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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

-FOUR GENERATIONS TAKE TO THE AIR
This Washington mother daughter team four genera
lions longe is shown boarding Capital Arnes plane at
National Airport yesterday for flight to Milwaukee For
Mrs Henry Hanford 78 (center of 3040 Idaho avenue
NV, it her first time aboard plane Her daughter
Mrs Preston Haynes 324 Thirtynnth street NV is at
right her daughter Mrs Charles Lueck r OF Johnson
Creek Wis., and formerly Washington at left and her
son. 1-monthod Charles Lueck ILL., is being carried by
his great-grandmother.- Staff Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
Easter Pastel Tcppers

c. Bon-bon shades of blue. beige,
pink, corol, gold, olso black, and
novy. Three fourth length in tux
edos, mondorins. button styles.
Choice Of O variety Of fobrics. 9 to
IS, 8 to l8, l6Kz to 24h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

.IDAY, APRIL ~. 1887
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
AFTER MANY YEARS
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

Antique hunting is full of ex-
element and historical sleuth-
ing for Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dennis whose Washington
home is furnished with relics
of every size, shape and de-
Scription.
Their quaint house, on Ne
braska avenue just off Foxhall
road, literally abounds in an
tiques from attic to basement,
all unearthed in out-of the
way shops or at auctions.
Each acquisition provides a
happy event-uniting the Dem
misses and son, Frank Liant, jr.,
in a quest for background lore
or enjoyment of a gay anec-
dote linked with its discovery.
They possess oil paintings in
the Old Masters tradition, rare
chests, desks and tables, can
delabrum. chandeliers, lamps,
clocks. varied accessories and
unusual collections of tin, cop
per, silver and pewter, as well
as dozens of distinctive objects
acquired only for, their unique
usage in days gone by.
May Be ValueIess
Many Of their more rare
pieces may be invaluable. Or,
according to Mrs. Dennis, they
may be valueless. not having
been authenticated.
The charm of the Dennis
family's philosophy in collecting
antiques lies in their Joy of a
beautiful acquisition combined
with their personal research
into its history. Outlines
friends have remarked that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Dennis Home Tiled
With Rure ANTIQUES
some of their finds would be

some of their finds would be
welcome museum additions.
Why haven't they had their
most treasured items authenti-
Gated? The answer brings a
smile and a I'VE have so many
things, we haven't time" lead
ing the questioner into the
same romantic and hopeful
belief in its authenticity.
The collecting habit extends
to all members Of the family.
Mrs. Dennis, a vivacious au-
burn-haired woman. started
as a young bride in Boston.
She attended an auction in q
Beacon Hill mansion and came
off with a prize Roos painting
acquired for a minimum sum.
1t was her first antique pur-
chase.
Former Journalist
Mr.. Dennis. a former news
paper executive and now as
sistant deputy director Of the
United States Information
Agency. lends not only his own
finds to the family collection
but a personal knowledge of
historical background.
He acquired the family's old
est treasure. a bronze statu-
cite believed to be of "Terpsi-
chore." one of the nine MUSES.
of mythology. An expert in
Roman archaeology. now de-
ceased, judged it to have been
excavated from either Pompeii
or Herculaneum. Roman cities
destroyed by volcano eruptions.
Encrusted with dirt and
oxidation Of the ages, it was
Continued on Page DIS, Col. /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

University will be entertained
Friday at the Chancery OF the
German Embassy. Mrs. Hanna
Kiep, Women's Affairs Secre-
tary Of the Embassy, will re-
ceive the club members with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

Mrs. Martin Mason, president
OF the Faculty Club, and Mrs.
B. H. Jarman and Mrs. Mitch
ell Dresse, committee members.
During the afternoon. Am
bassador Heinz L. Krekeler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

will stop in to greet the
guests.
Mrs. Kiep. with, some of her
colleagues, will discuss the
status Of women In Germany
and a recent newsreel from
Germany will be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

News four ways in this
suit by Monarch. In the
jocket's new lesser length
and in its bloused back.
In the velveteen collored,
stond-owoy neckline. And
the fobric's exciting new
blend: 500 wool, 40oo
linen. Groy or sand, sizes
10 to l6. 1925
Turning its beautiful
softly tucked and hoIf-
belted back, short-jock-
eted suit by Oscar Of Bev-
erly Hills. Crisp. light
weight wool, blue or beige.
Sizes IL to l8. 1880
WGL--Misses' Suits. Bird Floor
:. selection OF Chevy Chose,
7 Corners and Alexandra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18
Multiplication
Here Disputed

The directoNof the Federal Bu-
reau of Prisons doubts that the
District can use probation more
than it does now in order to pre-
vent prisons here from becoming
more overcrowded.
About IS per cent of those
convicted of felonies in local
courts are now being put on pro-
baton. said James v. Bennett
yesterday.
This rate of Is per cent pro-
baton compares with a country
wide average of about IS per
cent" Mr.. Bennett said. In
some Federal district courts,
about rs per cent of the cases
are placed on probation"
Mr.. Bennett said the Districts
law on probation differs from
that in other Federal courts be-
cause defendants here with a
Iprior felony conviction are not
eligible for probation.
Approximately 40 per cent Of
the cases convicted in the Dis
trict of Columbia involve pre-
viouS offenders and therefore are
not entitled to probation" Mr.
Bennett said. Moreover. under
the statute passed by the last
Congress. virtually no narcotics
law offender is eligible for pro-
baton.
Taking into account the fact
that a conservative percentages
of convictions in District Court
are for aggravated assault, homi-
eide and serious sex offenses. l
would question seriously the be-
lief that probation could properly
be used much more extensively
than it is at present under exist
ing law" Mr.. Bennett told the
corrections section of the United
Community Services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18
Quicker Relief Group
Spends 81 Million

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 18 up
The American Friends Service
Committee announced today
nearly 81 million has been spent
by the Quaker organization fol
relief and service projects in the
last Is months.
The committees annual re-
port stated $6,732,OOO was ex.
pended for the fiscal year which
ended September 80. A supple
mentary report said $4,000
cash and a half million pounds
of supplies were raised for Hun
garian relief in the past siz
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18

and Juvenile court representa-
tives, will confer tomorrow TO
ARRANGE for professional help
for the boy, who is an honor
Student.
The youth, whose name was
withheld by authorities. was
trapped yesterday when a police
man, masquerading as a West
ern Union messenger, brought
him fake money package to
1.-THE school.
Postal inspectors said the boy
admitted mailing to Mr.. Rogers
a threat that unless ne paid a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18

half million dollars he would be
|ubjected to moral disgrace" by
distribution of ALTERED photo
graphs" showing him nude.
Il did it as a big Joke the
frightened boy said after his
arrest. He insisted he didn't
mean to harm anyone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18
Boy, "A, to Get Probation
In Rogers Extortion Plot

BARBERTON, Ohio Jan. 1s A 14-year-old boy who tried
extot 100000 helped
instead of punished by authorities.
Postal inspectors and police said charges would be filed
the and that he would be
The Barberton Juvenile Council made of church. school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
Deputy Shoots
Two FugitiVes

Two men who escaped from
the Southampton County Pris-
on Farm last Thursday were
shot by q Loudoun County dep
uty sheriff last night as they
turned up at his service station
near Leesburg.
In fair condition at Loudoun
County Hospital were Stanley
Thomas. wounded in the chest,
and Bruce Crawford. wounded
in the back.
Loudoun County Sheriff
Roger F. Powell said Deputy
Sheriff Dick Downs blasted the
two with a shotgun when they
resisted arrest. Sheriff Powell
said they were trying to break
into a service station on Route
q. five miles east Of Leesburg.
Deputy Down. who owns the
staten, had q bunch the two
might show up at that point.
Thomas and Crawford had
been serving 20-year-sentences
on a series Of breaking and
entering charges including q
previous attempt at the service
station. according to Sheriff
Powell.
Both men were armed when
captured. Crawford was carry
ing a pistol and Thomas. a
knife.
Since their escape. they had
stolen a truck and had broken
into q house where they picked
up the pistol and knife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
Mother Is Killed,
Daughter, Others
Injured in Crosh

A 37-year-old mother was
killed. and her five-month- odd
daughter and four other per-
sons, were injured. when their
car hit a tree yesterday in Hay
market CvaJ.
Dead was Mrs. Mary Frances
Robinson. Being treated today
at Arlington Hospital we're:
Barbara Robinson. fair con-
dition: Mrs. Mary Stewart. fair:
Theodore r. Young. II. driver
Of the car. unsatisfactory: Rob-
ert Lansdowne. IS, unsatisfac-
tory: and Carlyle Hogan, "a.
fair.
All are Haymarket residents.
Two occupants Of the vehicle
escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
KonoId Appointed
Acting Chcirmon
Of Fuirfox G. P.

William G. Konold, first vice
chairman of the Fairfax County
Republican Committee. has
been appointed acting CHAIR
man due to the illness OF
Daniel D. Neviaser, committee
chairman.
Mr.. Konold also has, assumed
the post Of finance chairman.
Mr.. Neviaser is in Emergency
Hospital with complications
following an emergency APP
pendectomy.
Other changes in the COM
mittee's staff include: Mrs.
Kathryn Young, chairman Of
the Mason magisterial district,
to become vice chsirwcren Of
the committee: Mrs. Maxine
Ganley. administrative assist
ant to the county chairman
will be the "coffees" chairman
for the campaigns of Lois
Miller and Robert c. Gotten,
jr.. for the House Of Delegates
and Mrs. Dorothy Solomon, re-
cording secretary for the com.
mitee and precinct captain for
the Haycock precinct. who
takes over the job of precinct
organization chairman for the
Dranesville district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

their first campaign tour OF the
county at $3.50 am. Thursday.
On the Democratic ticket
with Mr.. Almond are 1t. Gov.
A. E. S. Stephens, who is seek
ing reelection. and Albertis
Harrison, candidate for attor-
ney general.
The three Democratic con-
tenders plan to visit Rosslyn,
Westover. Ballston and the
county court house in the
morning. and Clarendon and
Columbia pike areas in the
afternoon.
Mr. Almond will still be at
torney general during his Ar
Iington visit. His resignation
from that ONCE to devote his
full time to the gubernatorial
campaign takes effect Septem-
Der is.
While Mr.. Almond Is out
Misunderstanding, several Negro
students expressed the inten-
ton Of appearing at white
schools and asking to be
admitted.
Court Cases in Prospect
Edwin c. Brown. IT,. North
ern Virginia representative for
the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People. said a majority Of the
Negro students planned to 20
to Stratford Junior High
School.
Under existing Virginia anti
integration laws, local school
ofhcials have no authority Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
Chalk Misses Goal
Of Million for Year.
TRAIN THUNDERS
OVER MAN.; HE rs
MERELY PUNCHED

STANLEY, Va, (R.-
Four diesel locomotives and
A number of freight cars
passed over the body Of AZ
year-old Norman Hackley
here Saturday.
Moments later. Hackley.
his sleep disturbed, crawled
drowsily from underneath
the halted train. He didn't
have a scratch.
Train engineer r. B.
Burner said he saw a figure
lying face down between
the tracks of the Norfolk
and Western line but was
unable to brake his south
bound train in time. Ger
tain that the man had been
killed. Mr.. Burner called
police.
Just as they arrived,
Hackley appeared from
underneath a freight car.
DR.. F. Thomas Amiss,
Page County medical ex-
aminer, gave Hackley q
thorough checkup. No in
juries were found.
Police, however, jailed
him on charges Of drunk
enneSs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

found behind a Chinese restau-
rant peeping dolefully. Hence
the name.
Fed ground meat and nursed
from an eye dropper, the bird
rapidly outgrew boxes and
cages and learned to fly on its
own, first In the house and
then in the yeard. 1t kept re-
turning for food and to sleep
in the cage at night.
Then It learned It's bad
habits. The Stewards are re-
modelling part Of their home at
1864 S street NV. Kin to
crows and Unfortunately fond OF
shiny objects. the baby Jay
took to stealing pencils from
the workmen's hands and
pockets and flying of with
them overloaded. barely clear
ing fences and trees.
It would swoop down ont
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

queried by The Star on this
problem generally come up with
q statement like this:
mo. there's no written policy
that know Of. Gosh, I'd say
it's up to the discretion Of the
director. Everybody does 1t, you
know"
Most firms and agencies
operate on q system whereby a
light flashes on the telephone
switchboard whenever anyone
Is dialing .. But there Is no
way of determining whether
the call is for business or
pleasure.
That doesn't stop Com
|merce. however. Employees are
told 70 avoid dI&linR 3 f1r al
but really emergency personal
calls"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

admit students to schools I'M
less they are assigned there by
the State Placement Board.
After the Negro students are
denied admission to the white
schools. they are expected TO
take their pleas to Federal
court.
Six Negro students who filed
placement applications for
transfer to white schools have
been reassigned to Hoffman,
Boston School for Colored. At
least one of them intends to
turn up at a white school on
Thursday, however.
Fairfax Tour Planned
The major event of Mr.. Al
mond's Arlington visit will be
a public reception set for 1880
am. Thursday at the home Of
Mrs. Harry X. Green and her
son. H. Bryce Green, county
clerk. The Green home is at
l407 North Barton street.
on Friday. the Democratic
candidates will tour Fairfax
County. They will participate
in the formal opening Of Fair
fax-Falls Church Democratic
headquarters. and will tour the
Seven Corners and Penn Daw
areas in the morning. A re-
ception will be held at $3.50
pm. Friday at the home Of
Fairfax Delegate Omer Hirst,
and at 4 pm. Friday the candi-
dates plan 10 visit the Fairfax
Courthouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

the heads Of guests as they sat
out in the Stewards yard. 1t
would scream its head OF early
in the morning outside the
windows for its breakfast. A
call came from q neighborhood
garage to "come and get your
bird out Of here"
Then Mr.. Peppers disap-
peared. The Stewards feared
the worst but ran an ad In
the Sunday papers. Several
days later the jay was back
again, calling for breakfast.
Malcolm Davis, head curator
Of birds at the Zoo, agreed TO
take Mr.. Peppers to his farm in
Herndon, Va. and to release 1t
there. At the last report the
bird was still looking for PEN
ellis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

ton within six months, he said.
He estimated the first at the
Friendship Heights terminal
on Wisconsin avenue NV.
would be started in 80 days.
II would like to buy more
than 200 new buses and replace
a lot Of existing equipment"
he said. s
H pooh-pcohed speculation
that he would pull out Of the
local transit picture within q
few years to make way for q
public rapid transit system, ex-
pected to be urged as a long,
range solution to urban trans
portation ills by a $500. 900
congressional study this fall.
Permanently Set in d. C.
II am permanent" he insist.
ed. Maybe, indestructible."
AS for rapid transit, Mr..
Chalk said it was wonderful
theoretically"
you also can theorize on let
ting people stand still and NOV.
ing sidewalks and roads," he
added. But Congress never
will vote hundred-odd million
dollars to build a subway or
rapid rail system here. Con.
gressmen rightfully wouldn't
even vote 81 million to buy out
Louis Wolfson's Capital Transit
Co. last year.
I'VE have an excellent sys-
tenn. And it can be expanded
and improved.
"One way would be to make
streets more available. perhaps
with transit lanes. perhaps with
more one-way arteries, perhaps
with lots of experiments not yet
tried. The city must be willing
to experiment in order for met
ropolitan transit to expand"
MOnOraiI TO PentagOn
Mr.. Chalk said he would be
willing to risk a 81 million
experiment with a monorail
from Union Station to the
Pentagon.
We'll never have monorailS
criss-crossing the city," he pre-
dicted. But private credit and
private MANAGEMENT can give
passengers at least one fast,
express monorail service"
Noting his debt obligations
of close to 100000 annually,
Mr.. Chalk said his system had
no margin for problems. and
they're always coming up"
But with fair treatment from
regulating agencies. Mr.. Chalk
insisted D. c. Transit could
make mass transportation work.
Il like the future prospects
of Washington" he said. I
like the company. I like my
job. And Twill be here doing
my job for years to come"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

Winding up q four-day
convention. the seth Navy
Construction Battalion
meets in the Washington
Hotel.
The Maryland State De
Molay conclave goes into
its fourth and final day
with sessions in the Hotel
Statler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
PenciI-Thieving Pet Jay
Deported to Rural Life

yard is over,
Mr. Peppers. really miss" has been deported to the
country TO end her days Of stealing pencils and to her
from marauding cats.
She got her name when brought home by Mr. and Mrs
David Stewards 3yearod Tam The bird minus feathers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

RIGHT AFTER THE WAR
the Prince of Wales visited
this country and was enter
tanned by the Letters. Daugh-
ter Margaret attended the
party. The Prince was so
much impressed by her
beauty that he requested his
equerry to see her home. The
equerry said the Prince would
call tomorrow:
The Prince Of Wales did.
Mrs. Calhoun gave him a
sword and Mr.. Calhoun, who
was an honorary member
of the Sioux tribe, appeared
in the regalia of a chief and
treated his royal highness
to some authentic war
whoops.
In 1922 she built Rossdhu
Castle west Of Rock Creek
Parks Beach drive beyond
the District line. 1t was
modelled after the castle of
the Calhouns In Scotland. It
was. in part, a real estate pro-
motion, to enhance the value
OF the surrounding woods.
During the depression the
Calhouns abandoned the
castle and moved into the
lodge house. He died in 1888;
she in 1919.
The Rambler visited the
castle yesterday. Two men
with a derrick and a one
ton wrecking ball we're work.
ing on 1t. What they we're
doing to its walls was worse
than catapults, even worse
than artillery could do.
They were exposing hollow
tile and steel reinforcing bars
behind the stucco. The
Rambler hoped they would
be careful when they got
to the quarried stone about
the entrance, which con-
tains a 18th century stone
from the original castle sent
by Sir lam Calhoun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

HER FATHER DIED. Her
mother married Gustave A.
Breaux, a leader Of the bar
Of Louisiana. She took
the stepfather's name, and
became q Creole belle Of New
Orleans.
At IS, she married Andrew
Calhoun SimondS, a Charles
ton Is. c. banker. He built
Villa Margherita for her on
the Charleston waterfront.
During this period she
entertained three Presidents.
Grover Cleveland, after his
terms Of office; Theodore
Roosevelt, while President,
and william Howard Taft
before he became President.
She suggested to him that it
would be a good idea to run
for the office.
Mr.. Simonds died and
she married another bank
president, Barker Gum
mere of Princeton, N. J. He
built a country home for
her, Rosedale House, in q
s7-acre park. At its house,
arming Henry Van Dyke
J. rote a poem and Woodrow
Wilson. president of the uni
= ,-sity, was in attendance.
Mr.. Gummere died, and
she came here with her
strikingly beautiful daugh-
ter Margaret during World
War /. They occupied a rela-
lively small house on New
Hampshire avenue, cater
corner from the great Letter
mansion, replaced by the Du-
pont Plaza.
Mrs. Gummere wrote a
play for the Red Cross, or
some other wartime charity,
which was produced at the
Belasco Theater. 1t was en-
titled "The Manageable
Mother" She played the
lead. A lawyer from Ken
lucky named Clarence Crit
tenden Calhoun, who repre-
scented Indian tribes, played
the male lead. Not long
after, they were married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
The
Rambler
Traces Life
Of Castle Builder
By GEORGE KENNEDY

~ O6Os06 AGkN1NEDx
The front-page picture in
The Star on Tuesday Of
wreckers demolishing . cas-
tie In Chevy Chase fasci-
mated the Rambler.
He had his FIRST European
tour three years ago and, as
he drove along the highways
of Southern France and
Italy, the castles behind
walls on every other hill
fascinated him. What were
the stories behind them? He
wished he had time to stop
and find out.
This castle was a challenge
he could meet.
The story behind Rossdhu
Castle is the story of Daisy
Breaux.
There has been some vul-
gar dispute in the penny
dreadfuls in recent years as
to who is the hostess with
the mostess.
There can be no dispute
about this: The woman who
built Rossdhu Castle was the
greatest lion hunter ever to
stalk the washington social
preserve.
She was born Daisy Dono-
van O'Donovan, the daughter
of Cornelius MacCarthy
Moore Donovan O'Donovan
in st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
Indignation Tests Due
This Week in Arlington

The forces Of segregation and migration descend
lington County simultaneously this week. with Lindsay Al
mond jr arriving in the county the day Negro
students plan to show up at white schools
Mr. Almond the segregation pledged Democratic candidate
for Governor and his running scheduled TO begin