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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
Vinson Portrait Bill
Approved by House

The House today approved a
bill authorizing a portrait and
marble bust of the late Chief
Justice Fred M Vinson to be
placed in the Supreme Court
Building
The measure introduced by
House Democratic Leader Nc
Cormack would appropriate sl0,-
1000 for that purpose The bill
now goes to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
Fire at Rogers Store
Quickly Extinquished

Fire broke out at a fourth
floor sweater counter in the L. t
Rogers department store at Sew
enth and x streets NV. about
1890 pm. today, but the sprin-
kler system put out the blaze.
Store officials said there was
little damage.
Business continued as usual
on other floors but the fourth
floor was closed off temporarily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
HAVING LEGITIMATE ex-


cuse for celebrating yester-
day, the Birds pulled out all
the stops, even engaging a
pianist for background music
during the frontal assault on
their ham omelettes. Brooke
Johns, describing himself as a
broken down banjo plunker, :"
led his hayward followers
through a chorus of Il Want
a Girl, etc." and when You
Wore a Tulip, etc" Mr.. Som
merville himself led several
choruses of "Alouette," which,
for a crowd drinking nothing
stronger than coffee at 8 am,
wasn't bad.
There were gifts for Harry
in addition to the cake, of
course. A Photographic por-
trait of him as he appeared
about Is years ago, a bottle of
fine Irish spirits and neatly
wrapped, mysterious little
present which Harry refused
to unWrap.
With the clock pointing
ominously to nine tam, that
Isl, the Early Birds stood and
roared out their traditional
version of High Ho, Heigh
Ho" IA tune in no immediate
danger of being placed on the
top 10 list the way they sing
it,, and of to the days busl-
ness they marched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20

many for so long a time Any honest
search in this Book of Books will reveal
that the heart of its message is stew
ardShip
Stewardship applies to all things
in life. 1t is not just matter of tithing
a portion of our income to the church
of our choice. Much more important
and significant is the concept that
stewardship is a way of life.
Stewardship is the framework
within which we must live. 1t is the
personal concern and love that we have
for our neighborS, the understanding
and love that clergymen have for their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
Democrats Will Hear
Fuirfux Woman Official

Mrs. Anne wilkins, member of
the Fairfax County Board Of
Supervisors, will address the
Fairfax County Young Demo-
Gratis at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Grange Hall near Annandale.
She will discuss county affairs
and answer questions from the
floor, according to President l..
Farnum johnson. Annual cleo
ton Of officers will be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20

SQudl UdScIIlcIil Will Dt
used for one trade show.
The exposition is expected to
draw more than 100000 persons
during its Today run. 1t is
billed as Americas first worlds
fair of photography"
Six Photographic societies are
sponsoring the exposition and
will hold their annual conven-
tons here during the show. The
show will be open to the public
all 10 nights and four weekend
afternoons. The other periods
are reserved for the trade.
Five Month Job
The $4,000 spent by the
Armory Board includes the cost
Of building the two new STAIR
ways through the main floor
and of opening more exits in the
basement.
The job took five months to
complete. To make the holes in
the floor, workmen had to cut
through II inches of concrete, 8
inches of supporting sleepers. 4
inches of subflooring and more
than an inch of maple flooring
Then permanent stairways OF
steel and concrete were put down
to the basement level. The holes
will be covered with steel and
wood panels when only one floor
is being used.
The Armory is shouldering all
the expense because the addi-
tons will be the permanent
property Of the Armory and will
nearly double the available ex-
hibltlon space.
Can Raise Rent
This means higher rents for
big shows. because exhibitions
are charged on a square, foot
basis for actual space used.
Other extensive remodeling is
being done by Armory workers
but is being charged to the Pho
tographic Exposition. Among
the work is painting of the base
ment and installation of addi-
tional temporary lighting.
Because the photographers re-
quire more than usual lighting,
1853 additional fixtures. each with
a l.000-watt bulb. have been in
stalled on the first floor and l04
fixtures with 500-watt bulbs on
the basement level.
Facade Of Columns
Hundreds Of workmen have
also been Dusy this week putting
up the exhibition itself. The en-
tire East Capitol street facade of
the Armory is being covered with
multi-colored columns. Inside.
the space is being transformed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
Plea for Dalton

NORFOLK. Va. Mar. 20 (P.
"A resolution urging State SEN
ator Ted Dalton of Radford to
reject appointment to Federal
judgeship in favor of running for
Governor on the Republican
ticket was adopted by Young Re-
publicans here last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
Street Scenes

The annual Flower Show,
best yet, being hauled away
on trucks like a circus coming
down after the closing night.
A bus driver yexed after
waiting for a passenger, only
to have the latter decide he d
take the next bus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
Senate Probes
School Lunches
Morse Reveals Study
By Subcommittee

A broad inquiry into the ade-
quacy of Washington's welfare
program is TO be started next
week by the Health and Welfare
Subcommittee of the Senate Dis
jtrict Committee, under plans an
inounced by Senator Morse. DEM
ocrat of Oregon, chairman.
The starting point, under his
iplan is TO take a look at protests
over the lack of a school hot
lunch program for needy pupils.
Senator Humphrey. Democrat
of Minnesota. took the Senate
floor yesterday to protest against
the reported lack Of food for
hungry pupils in Southwest
Washington, calling this IAN in
tolerable situation" enator
Morse promptly agreed with the
Minnesota Senator but said he
had already planned to have
hearings on the subject by his
District subcommittee.
| Shortly thereafter he ar
ranged for public hearings. be-
ginning at 10 am. Tuesday. or
/ all matters related to the hun
gry-pupil problem. Witnesses
TO be called are to include the
District Commissioners. officials
OF the Board of Education
spokesman for the city's welfare
department and representatives
Of the Board Of Trade.
Broad Welfare Inquiry
Senator Morse told reporters
he is not going to stop with just
an inquiry into the question OF
hot school lunches for the needy
but plans to 90 into the entire
welfare operation in the Dis
trict.
He said the Board of Trade
and every church group in the
city Ought to be up in arms
if the reported situation is cor
rect.
TO this he added that he
thinks the report is true and that
Congress has a clear moral obi
cation to appropriate any needed
funds to alleviate the situation.
Senator Humphrey told the
Senate he was shocked to read
that youngsters are going hungry
in the Nations Capital and that
there is no school lunch program
here.
/ 1T is incredible that, in a
country Of our abundance
children should be neglected
within the shadow of the very
chamber where We are gath
cred. he said.
Questions Omission
1--WE have provided for making
our surplus food available
throughout the Nation and
Throughout the world to combat
hunger, yet we find it existing
in our own backyard. We have
school lunch programs, welfare
surplus distribution programs
special milk programs; YET
Washington children are left
out Why?
THAT question must be an.
swered and answered at once
Must the District Of Columbis
be penalized Just because it lacks
the stature of a State or lacks
self-government?"
The Minnesota Senator called
this an "intolerable situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
D. {. Teacher
Maps Job Fight
Hits 'SDup' Judgment
Of funk RuIino

A young teacher who made to-
grades in teachers college but
flunked with a class in front of
her set out yesterday TO get her
Job back.
Dismissed on charges of in
competency is Miss Joy Ann War
rem. math and science teacher
last semester at Paul Junior High
School. Before three members of
the Board of Education yes
terday, she started a series Of
hearings in which she hopes to
show school officials made a snap
judgment on her abilities-or in
abillties-as a teacher.
Miss Warren. a graduate of
Miner Teachers College, is
charged by school officials with
having been unable to maintain
discipline using improper Eng
lish. being unable to motivate her
students, using ineffective
of teaching. wasting
time and. despite the high
grades. being inadequately pre-
pared to teach.
Principal Testifies
Starting out last fall as a
probationary teacher, Miss War
rem was watched by her principal
at Paul, Thomas F. Perry.
He testified yesterday he found
Miss Warren. on one occasion.
devoted 40 minutes of a 50-min-
ute period to grading home
work papers. He said this was
an ''unwise use of time"
Another time, Mr.. Ferry said.
he found a similar situation in
Miss Warren's science class and
added she was handing out
verbal assignments" to her
charges. which produced con-
fusion.
Once. dropping in to resume
his inspection of her work. Mr..
Ferry said he found the students
a test. Looking over the
test. he said. he discovered an
error i'll the arithmetic of one
of the questions.
Lawson j. Cantrell. head of
the school systems junior high
schools. said seven school off,
cials attempted to straighten
Miss Warren out in her teaching
but failed.
He said she showed a LACK
of ability to take advice and
profit from it,"
Miss Warrens attorney
pressed Mr.. Cantrell on why a
period of two years is required
before a probationary teacher is
given full status.
Holds Time Justified
Mr.. Cantrell answered it
sometimes takes that long to
spot an incompetent teacher
He added that the school system
has no desire to dispense with
any teacher who shows any de-
gree of potentiality. This was
not the case with Miss Warren,
he indicated.
Mr. Ferry, a principal for the
last II years. added in his tes-
timony that Miss Warren failed
to hold the attention of her
class.
He was asked how he could
tell.
If the children are watching
the teacher OF they're ask
ing questions you can tell, ="
said Mr.. Ferry initiating a stu
dent hanging on every instruc-
tional word.
After three hours. the hearing
was recessed until 4 pm. Mon
day,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
The
Rambler
Getting Up With
The 'EorIy Birds

Harry P. Sommerville came
home to rooSt once again with
the Early Birds yesterday.
They knew he was coming and
baked a cake, or rather, bought
it. First time he ever got one
in the "a years the Birds
have been organized. although
members are supposed to get
one if their birthday falls on
Tuesday, the weekly meeting
day.
1t seemed ironical that
Harry had been overlooked,
because he founded the Early
Birds in 1888 when he was
managing director of the Will
lard Hotel. Business was bad
and he followed the Biblical
injunction about casting the
bread, and went out to the
highways and byways and
brought in some fairly re-
spectacle citizens, who prom
Used to breakfast at the hotel
once a week, provided they
could make a little noise. The
charge was rs cents a plate
and the hotel showed a
profit.
Mr.. Sommerville now makes
New York his headquarters,
where he is a vice president
of Broadcast Music, Inc, a
firm currently being sued,
along with two major net
works, for $3.50 million chats
right by 33 Songwriters.
They claim" Mr.. Sommer-
vile said, that we practically
picked their pockets by play
ing their tunes. But if it
hadn't been for us nobody
ever would have heard of
them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Council OF
Jewish Women enters its
fourth meeting day in the
Shoreham Hotel.
Winding up its convention.
the Association OF Military
Colleges and Schools meets
in the Mayflower Hotel.
The American College of
Surgeons sectional meeting
holds final sessions in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel,
The American Society OF
Association Executives opens
\ three-day convention in
the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20

MIR. SONIMERVILLE was in
no mood to be canonized by
latter-day Birds, although
some obviously were mentally
measuring him for a halo. He
borrowed the Early Birds
idea from a fellow in Spokane,
Wash, he confessed, to pro-
mote the hotels business.
There's absolutely no sense
to it," he said, except to get
together and have a little
fun"
And fun it is, at the break
fast, which is no place for
a man to stand on his dignity.
The Birds could make a Su-
pteme Court justice feel like a
defendent in a shop lifting
case, although the revelry is
not in a malicious vein.
Mr.. Sommerville recalled
the. time a live rooster was
brought to one breakfast
after the club transferred its
activities to the Carlton
Hotel. He called the manager
later to settle up for some
minor damage done by the
bird.
Never mind" he was told,
II had to send him to st.
Elizabeths, and I'll let you
know how he gets along"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
A TllnuDlrt fnr Unhay
Lenten Reflections on How the Bible
Hos Affected Lives Of People You Know
BY VINCENT +. JAY
STAFF Member. National Federation Of Federal Employees

Many people find the enen season an excellent time
to take inventory their lives how they spending
and where they making their real capital investment
This is also good time to the Bible and catch
again its all message which helpful to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-20
Armory Gets New Stairs
ToHondIe Show Crowds

Wormen have two $4,000 holes the main floor of the
Armory accommodate the Photographic
position which will open there Friday
The two holes each II feet by IA have been made allow
extra starWays be built the floor
time both the 80 000quarefoo floor the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Nicaragudn a Ambassador
Fetes General Son1ozd

Nicaraguan Ambassador
Sevilla Sacasa entertained
at a stag reception last
evening in honor of his
country's top military leader.
Brig. Gen. Anastasio Somoza.
The large party took place
at $50 in the State room of
the Mayflower Hotel.
Gen. Somoza is in this
country at the invitation of
the United States Army. He
is director Of the Nicaraguan
National Guard and will be
here until Friday when he
leaves for New York.
Among those invited to
the party were all the Latin
American Ambassadors and
Military Attaches. members
of the Inter-American De-
tense Board, members Of the
State Department headed by
Assistant Secretary Roy
Rubottom and representa-
tives from the Treasury and
Defense Departments.
Others receiving bids were
members of Congress, the Ex-
port-Import Bank, Washing
ton residential society, mill
tary aides to the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

ana representatives Of the
American Legion.
Also invited by the embassy
were Presidential Press Sec
rotary James Hagerty, Mr..
j. Edgar Hoover, head Of the
FBI: Mr.. Allen Dulles. direc-
tor of the CHA. Police Chief
Murray, members of the SUI
preme Court and the District
Commissioners.
Earlier in the day Gen.
Somoza was honored at a
luncheon by Army Chief of
Staff, Gen. Maxwell Taylor.
This party took place at the
Pentagon.
Guests at this gathering
included Ambassador Sevilla-
Sacasa. Col. Carlos Silva
who is travelling with Gen.
Somoza, Nicaraguan Military
and Air Attache Morales and
Army Vice Chief of STAFF.
Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer.
Others were 1t. Gen. VIII
liam S. Lawton, Mai. Gen.
Herbert Jones, Maj. Gen.
Robert A. Schow, Mai. Gen.
E. G. Wheeler. United States
Military Attache Chilson and
1t. Col. M. F. Felt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

sis on the new miracle fibers
and textures.
The club bridge luncheon
is planned for Thursday, No
vember 81.
U. S. Public Health
The nfficers Wives Club Of
the United States Public
Health Service have planned
their monthly luncheon meet
ing for noon tomorrow at
the Officers Club. National
Naval Medical Center.
Mr.. Edward L. Stock is the
guest speaker and his subject
will be Fall planting for
year : round beauty" Mrs.
Marshall C. Guthrie h a S
charge Of the program. Host
esses for the day include Mrs.
Kenneth R. Nelson. Mrs. Leo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
WARDS CAN'T HELP SPUTNIK DOG
BUT HOPES TO AID RESEARCH

Since 1t can't help Laika, the dog riding around in
space in the Russian Sputnk WARDS says it has found
new way to assist research animals.
The Committee for the Welfare of Animals Used for
Research in Drugs and Surgery has created fellowship
fund to study ways in which lower forms Of animals can
be used successfully to replace higher forms of life such
as dogs in research.
This is being done to help promote economy and
eciency in science program and to spare higher
forms OF life wherever possible" according to Mrs
Spencer Cosby who with Mrs. David E. K Bruce is an
honorary chairman of WARDS The fund will be admin
istered by the WARDS Advisory Medical Committee.
The committee will shortly contribute its first gift to
Georgetown Medical School to help build model quarters
for dogs that must be used for medical purposes Mrs.
Cosby pointed out.
WARDS gives those who really want to help the
opportunity to do something constructive" she added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

lula Smith
Speaks Here

Miss Julia Smith, native
American composer of the
opera THE Gooseherd and
the Goblin" addressed the
Washington chapter of the
National Society of Arts and
Letters yesterday on Aaron
Copland's place in American
music.
The meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. Clark Cliff
ford on Rockville pike.
Miss Smith, who is an &C
complished pianist as we'll as
a composer, illustrated her
talk with piano excerpts from
Mr.. Copland's works.
The speaker, who is the
author of a book on Mr..
COPELAND, studied the Juilliard
Graduate School of Music
and received her MA. and
Pho. from New York Uni
versity.
Her undergraduate work
was done in Texas, and she
has a strong interest in the
folk music of the Southwest,
including the cowboy ballads
which COPELAND used as the
basis for his modern Ameri-
can ballet.
There also was music pro-
vided by a former National
Society of Arts and Letters
contest winner, Bessie Levin
Radding. who sang several
compositions by the Wash
ington chapters own COM
poser Mrs. Bonita Grove, who
provided the accompaniment.
Before the program the
group held a business meet
ing, presided over by Mrs.
George Benjamin Green, at
which three Ambassadors
wives were invited to be dip
lomatic guest members of the
Washington Branch.
All three, it was stressed,
were invited not because they
were the wives of Ambassa-
doris. but because they met
the membership qualiflca-
tons OF the group.
The three are Nine. Thors
of Iceland, a painter; Nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Gov. Knights Decision
Suits His Wife Fine

Virginia Carlson, conducted
a weekly TV panel show in
Los Angeles before her mar
riage to the Governor. It
was through the panel show,
in fact, that she met the
then Lieutenant Governor
Knight, whom she invited to
appear on an II Am An
American Day" program to
promote the American Le-
gion's Poppy Day.
The widow of an army
lieutenant killed in World
War II, she had been very
active. in many veterans
groups after the war. Among
other things, she once was
national viola queen Of the
Military Order Of the Purple
Heart in 1954.-I.S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Continued From Page b.

Continued From Page B-1
God will give me the strength
sufficient unto the tasks Of
the day, whatever they
may be-"
She was sorry not to go
to the White House yesterday.
Mrs. knight said, but didn't
mind so much because I had
the chance to meet our WON
derful President and our be-
loved First Lady in Califor-
mia during the 1856 Republic
can convention.
II was born just 40 miles
from where Mamie was. She
was born in Boone, Iowa, and
I was born in Fort Dodge.
We had a nice little chat
about that in California"
Mrs. Knight, the former
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Mrs. Lawrence Ball
Is Elected

Mrs. Lawrence D. Ball,
president of the Arlington
County Unit of the American
Cancer Society, was elected
secretary of the Virginia
Division of the Society re-
Gently at its annual meeting
in Lynchburg.
Mrs. Ball is beginning her
third term as president of
the local Unit and has been
chairman of the State public
education committee for the
past two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Officers
Wives
Clubs

Highlight of the luncheon
meeting next Tuesday for the
Supply Corps Officers Wives
Club will be a musical inter-
Jude by the Navy Combo with
harmonica soloist, Mr.. Rich
ard Balm.
Mrs. Ralph j. Arnold, wife
Of the Paymaster General of
the Navy and honorary presi-
dent of the Wives Club will
head the receiving line at
noon at the Army. Navy
Country Club. She will intro
duce the honor guest of the
day Mrs. Stanley L. Scot,
President Of JANGO.
Mrs. Thomas L. Bechnell,
jr., honorary vice president
and Mrs. James S. Dietz
executive chairman will also
receive.
Anacostia Naval and Marine
Reserves
Mrs. Arthur Summerfeld,
wife of the Postmaster Cen
eral. will be the honor guest
at the luncheon tomorrow
of the Anacostia Naval and
Marine Reserve officers Wives
Club, at the Officers Club,
Anacostia Naval Air Station.
Mrs. Ernest Colantonio is
chairman of the group and
will introduce the honor
guests at the noon social hour.
Hostess squadron will be the
VR 661 with Mrs. Browning
Adam in charge.
Mrs. Louise de Winter will
discuss Color and Design in
the home TODAY" with emuha-
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Yang OF Korea, a dancer and
artist, and Nine. de Bercke-
meyer of Peru, a singer.
Co-hostesses with Mrs.
Clifford at the tea follow
ing the program were Mrs. H.
Russell Bishop, Mrs. Paul H.
Hatch, Mrs. Arthur Cunning
ham Hyde. Mrs. Robert Mil
ton Hanson, Mrs. David Eu-
gene Salladay and Mrs.
SWager Sherley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

j. Gehrig, Mrs. Ernest G.
Anderson. and Mrs. Willard
H. Wright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-27

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