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Evening star., 1961-02-19
BY BETTY BEALE
star staff Writer

Mrs. Kennedy doesn't have
to have Q special hunting
companion when she takes
to chasing the fox again.
says Chief Baughman Of the
Secret Service. All that talk
that the SIS was looking for
q protector who can handle
any hurdle the hunt field
might offer Is just talk.
"If she wants to 60 off
alone, we won't interfere
with her privacy when she
hunts" said the chief. "A
Secret Service agent does not
necessarily have to be there.
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt
didn't have any agent. She
didn't want them at any
time," he said, which he fig
ured was q break. for his
men. "She really travelled
and at the rate she Travelled
1t could have worn them
out"
But If Mrs. Kennedy is
riding with the President
(and 1t Is understood that
the two did ride together
last week end it's an en-
tirely different m natter.
There will be agents around
in the field" added Mr..
Baughman.
The law reads that they
must protect the President
and his immediate family,
but the immediate family"
means according to "the
wishes Of the President" he
explained.
1t is reported that the
First Lady told the Secret
Service last week end that
she did not want an extra
horseman constantly at her
heels. OF course, she will not
Evening star., 1961-02-19

take on all this extra social
life, his wife Is too hard
pressed to get all the neces-
sary chores done for him,
the children and the house.
Whereas if she we're chauf-
feured around, she could get
through the chores more
easily and still have time for
The role Of cabinet wife.
You are absolutely right"
said Senator Clinton Ander-
son and other guests.
Il agree with you," said
the hostess, "she should use
the car. But If she does my
A., husband might write about
it. I've argued this point
with him so many times"
said Mrs. Drew Pearson.
PHILIPPINE AMBASSA-
DOR Carlos Romulo, whose
latest book, II Walked With
Heroes" is Just off the presses,
was surprised and delighted
the other day when Ethel
Kennedy told him that she
wrote her high school thesis
on his first beStseller. "I
Saw the Fall Of the Philip
pines"
The much loved and dec
GRATED Pulitzer prize winner
who calls himself "a small
man from o small country"
begins his new book with
characteristic humor. MY
proudest hour" he writes,
found me, the newly elected
president Of the United
Nations, perched atop three
thick New York City tele-
phone books given me in lieu
of a cushion that I might
see and be seen by the del
egates below the podium.
Incidentally, the General
has the distinction of being
interviewed back in 1o45 at
the first meeting of the U. N.
in San Francisco by q young
U. P. reporter, John Fitz-
gerald Kennedy. =. This
should be q lesson to the
VIP's OF the world: Never
be abrupt or discourteouS to
the newSman Cor woman, or
inquiring photographer who
is interviewing you; you
might be talking to the
future President Of the
United States Cor First
Lady,.
A DEFINITE DISAGREE
MENT is politely waging
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Spring Homes Tour
Planned in Potomac

and Mrs. Joseph p. Kreeger
on Congressional parkway:
A valuable collection Of
antique dolls and hand pup
pets plus two antique doll
houses furnished to the last
detail will be the attraction
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pat Munroe on Bronson drive.
Lemonade will be served
thirsty tourgoers in the
beautifully Handicapped gar
dens of the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Granville Curry on
Bealls. Mountain. The Currys'
traditional brick house is
filled with family treasures.
Contemporary Homes, Too
For the contemporary
minded there's the stream
lined home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Tager, jr., designed
to meet the growing needs
of a large family. The house
with pool and tennis court
is set on two acres designed
by Landscape Architect Boris
Timchenko.
Luncheon will be served
at the st. Francis Chapel,
where a style show will be
presented. Home baked goods
will be on sale in the chapel's
country kitchen.
Mrs. A. G. Keyser. jr.. and
Mrs. Rollin Atwood head the
tour committees Of the Wom-
en- of st. Francis. Proceeds
will benefit the church'S
building fund.
Tour hours are from noon to
6 pm. Sunday, April 80, and
from IL am. to 4 pm. on
Monday. May /. For advance
ticket information, contact
the Rev. and Mrs. Martin T.
Lord, Potomac, Md.
Evening star., 1961-02-19

Snow may still be on the
ground, but spring plans are
blooming in Potomac for the
annual Country House Tour,
April 80 and May /,
A total of seven houses
. including two Of Civil War
vintage-will be open to the
public during the two-day
tour.
Plans also include a coun-
try luncheon to be served at
st. Francis Chapel in Poto-
mac.
Tea will be served at Mon
tevideo, the historic home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Kip
linger on Seneca road.
Civil War Homes
During the Civil War
Montevideo served as a
stopping place for Col.
John Mosby (the Gray
Ghost) during raids across
the Potomac. The house was
originally built in the early
1820s for John Parke CuStis
Peter, great-grandson of
Martha Washington.
Also dating back to Civil
War days is the remodeled
farmhouse of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Finigan on Deakins
lane. The historic smoke
house will be the setting for
a plant sale on the days Of
the tour.
The rustic River road re-
treat of Mr.. and Mrs. Drew
Pearson with its panoramic
view Of the Potomac is also
on tour.
A kitchen with male appeal
including an indoor barbecue
and brick oven will be spot
lighted in the home Of Mr..
Evening star., 1961-02-19
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN
star HomefurnishinRs Writer

There can be no doubt as
to the authenticity Of a
magnificent English oval
dining table owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Francis H. (Jack)
Whitaker Of Alexandria.
1t came directly from the
Whitaker ancestral estate.
Holme, close by Burnley,
Lancashire, England. where
1t was used by his forebears
for 260 years. The Tudor
manor house has been a
stately home Of England
and the Whitaker family seat
for 600 years.
5 The tables origin Is re-
lated in a rare old English
volume, also acquired by Mr..
Whitaker. which was written
by an ancestor, Thomas Dun
ham Whitaker (1729-182D,
entitled History Of the
Original Parish Of Whalley
(England) and Honor of
Clitheroe."
A brass plaque, embedded
in the tables center, tells
its history and that of 18
matching chairs.
Nearly 200 years before
Columbus discovered Amer
lea. a Whitaker was residing
at Holme.
In the great dining hall,
after the year 1700, there ap-
peared a huge. hand-rubbed
dining table Of graceful pro-
portion, which was duly re-
corded in the family annals.
Another century passed and
1S matching chairs, with the
Whitaker crest carved in the
backs. Joined the table. They
were meticulously listed in
the same archives, with their
origin and history noted.
He Planted the Tree
In the 10th century the
Whitaker in residence at
Holme was Robert, whose
younger brother William
was doctor of divinity and
master Of st. Johns College,
Cambridge.
DR.. William was described
In a contemporary British
news story as the greatest
classical scholar of his day,
and a champion of the Ref
ormation. He died in 1895.
Evening star., 1961-02-19
The 7 ale of a Centuries-OId Table
Whitokers Building New Home for Acquisitions

cahontas and later officiating
at her marriage to John
Rolfe.
A painting Of the bap-
tismal ceremony hangs in the
United States Capitol.
He Came to Virginia
Jabez. Mr.. Jack Whitaker's
antecedent. was listed as o
lieutenant captain. 1S95-1626.
who emigrated to America In
1920. was q member Of the
House Of Burgesses (1620
and council. Colony Of vir-
ginia.
OF the present-day Whit
akers, Mr.. Jack says in his
lifetime the family always
knew Of the ancestral home,
Holme. He does not recall
anyone Of the American
Whitakers visiting there,
however.
AS a cotton specialist with
the Federal Government, in
Foreign Agriculture Service,
Mr.. Whitaker spent many
years in Europe.
He first visited Holme in
1949. phoning the parish vicar
to pave the way and intro
duce himself. He was imme-
diately invited to tea at
Holme. by the then resi-
dent, a Mrs. ,MacNamara,
now deceased.
The great family name
Whitaker died out about 40
years ago in the Holme
branch. the last Of the line
being q Mrs. Master-Whita-
ker. When she died no legal
. heir could be found for some
years until a Col. MacNamara
of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers
was found to be the lucky
man. His mother had been
a Whitaker.
The Mrs. M a Nam ara
greeting Mr.. Whitaker at the
carved oak door was the
stepmother of the heir and
widow Of the heirs father.
who had arrived at Holme
some years before as the new
squire.
In the ensuing years Mr..
Whitaker visited the man
sion many times and learned
to love the collection of
treasures - medieval beds,
four-posters and eight-post-
ers, rare wall tapestries,
Evening star., 1961-02-19

He will be long remem-
bered in Whitaker history
as the ancestor who planted
a certain yew tree in the
back yard of the small Tudor
mansion. The tree, according
to the chronicle, flourished
for nearly $50 years. until
along came Q windstorm In
1700 and blew down half
Of the venerable yew. It was
made into q splendid dining
table with additional leaves
for the dining hall.
About 100 years went by
before a windstorm knocked
over the remaining half Of
the yew, and another Whit
aker. Thomas Horden, had
18 matching dining room
chairs made from the wood.
The chairs. all numbered,
were designed with individual
fitted needlepoint seats and
hand-carved family crests on
the high backs.
Legend In Brass
The legend Of the table
and chairs was engraved on
o brass plaque embedded
in the table under Thomas
Horden Whitaker's inStruc-
ton. His name is attached
to the tale.
The Whitaker family name
in England died out about
40 years ago, the local Mr..
Whitaker learned.
His research and visits to
the ancestral home ard ac-
QUESTION Of the renowned
family heirloomS came about
because the Whitaker family
in all branches has always
kept records, handed down
from generation to genera
ton.
His famed forebear, DR..
william Whitaker d547-
1880 had three daughters
and five sons. Since the fam
lily manor house fell to the
eldest son, the youngest son,
Jabez, came to America.
Preceding him to Virginia
was an elder brother. the
Rev. Alexander Whitaker,
who emigrated to America in
1911 and died a bachelor.
Alexander is renowned for
having baptized Princess Po-
Evening star., 1961-02-19
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
First Lady Doesn't Need
Hunt Companion, Says S. S.

) around the famed Christy
portrait Of Mrs. Calvin Cool.
idge which Mrs. Kennedy re-
Gently moved into the Red
Room.
To begin with the long
red dress in the portrait was
believed by some to have
been short originally and
later heightened in the
painting because the short
styles Of the day were dis
tasteful to Mrs. Coolidge.
This belief that the dress
was once short probably
arose from the fact that Mrs.
Coolidge's dress in the Hall
Of First Ladies at the Smith,
sonian Is q short one. In
fact the ShortneSS Of it is so
In contrast to the graceful
long ones Of the other First
Ladies, that the long ostrich
fan Mrs. C.'s model is holding
was hung downward so It
goes below the hemline. 1T
tends to obscure" says
Smithsonian head Leonard
Carmichael, "the fact that
the dress might seem peculiar
to people who did not live
through this particular style
cycle"
But. wrote Mrs. Coolidge
herself in 1866 shortly be-
fore she died, the one at the
Smithsonian Is an entirely
different dress. THE Ameri-
can beauty pan velvet is
fashioned differently from
the one in the portrait as
can be seen by comparing
the two"
The skirt in the portrait
was never heightened, says
Miss Mary Randolph, the
White House social secretary
at the time. It was always
long despite the knee-length
fashions of that day. "A few
people had a long dress for
occasions like the White
House." explains Miss RAN
dolph. II had q robe de style
that went right down to. the
ground"
Miss Randolph, who was
there when ChriSty painted
the portrait, and also vet
eran Washington news
woman Vylla Poe Wilson
both say that the white coll
lie In the portrait Is Rob Roy
and not Prudence Prim as
John Coolidge stated last
week. John, both women say,
probably made the mistake
because he was away at
school so much.
You could not depend on
Prudy to pose the way Rob
did," says Miss Mary. He
(Rob) was a more settled
creature" Says Vylla. Rob
Roy was chosen because he
was a much bigger and
handSomer dog"
4 = AA
OVERHEARD ON LONG
DISTANCE LINES:
Washington operator:
Whats wrong with that
Middleburg operator. Why
doesn't she answer?"
Upperville operator: II
guess she can't get over the
shock that it's getting so
busy"
Washington operator: Il
used to live there when I was
a little girl before it got so
popular. You go RI ght
through it and you don't
even know you are there"
Evening star., 1961-02-19

This is copy Of an engraving Of Dr.. WIIiom
Whitoker in the John RyIond Library in Man.
chester, Ene1ond. The fromed photo copy
hangs in Mf Jack Whitoker's Alexandra din
ing room DR.. Whitaker, who died in 1915,
wos 10th century Cambridge professor and
one Of Eneonds greatest classical schoIors in
his doy He planted yew tree from which
the dining room tobIe and chairs were mode
Evening star., 1961-05-28
BroyhiII BoIks
At National Jets

The possibility that jet air.
craft may use National Air
port soon is totally unaccept-
able" Representative Broyhill,
Republican Of Virginia, says,
Mr.. Broyhill said If Jets are
brought in to National it will
"precipitate violent objections
from the residents Of North
ern Virginia"
The 10th district Republican
made the comments in q letter
to Najeeb E. Halaby, Federal
Aviation Agency AdminiStra-
tor. Mr.. Halaby recently said
he thought the use Of National
Airport by short and medium
range Jets was inevitable"
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Paper Reports 6
Quit Wisconsin u.

MADISON, Wis, May 81
(AP).-The Capital Times of
Madison said today that DR..
John Bowers, dean of the
University of Wisconsin Medi-
cal School. and five depart
ment heads have resigned.
The newspaper said the res
ignations grew out of the year.
long controversy over appoint
ment of a new chairman for
the schools Department of
Surgery.
DR.. Conrad Elvehjem. Uni
versity president, told the As
sociated Press he would neither
deny nor confirm the report.
DR.. Bowers office said he was
in Chicago for a medical meet
ing and could not be reached
Immediately. The Times said
inquiries it made brought
neither confirmation nor denial
from DR.. Elvehjem and DR..
Bowers. The newspaper did not
name the department heads
who reported resigned.
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Eight From D. c.
Held for Jury on
Gambling Counts

Six District men and two
women were ordered held for
grand jury action Friday on
gambling charges by United
States Commissioner Thomas
Moncure of Alexandria.
Seven were freed under $2,-
500 bond and one was held for
violation of parole from an ear
lier offense.
The eight were arrested May
2 by Internal Revenue Service
agents at a Loudoun County
CVa0 horse farm. The agents
said the raid broke up a $4.5
million-a-year numbers opera
ton.
All were charged with failing
to buy $50 Federal gambling
stamps.
United States Attorney Plato
Cacheris said he will present
the cases to a Federal grand
jury June 5 or 6.
Held for parole violation was
Othello Washington, 81, of the
TOO block of Rock Creek Church
road NV, owner of the farm
near Leesburg.
Evening star., 1961-05-28

vision, furniture, china, glass
ware, silver, appliances, recrea-
tional and outdoor furniture,
carpeting, draperies, antiques,
lamps and interior furniture
all will be represented at the
exposition.
A large-scale prize program
for visitors has been planned.
Local retailers and decor
ators and leading national
manufacturers have been in
vited to exhibit in the nine
day show. Reservation of space
for exhibits is being handled
through The Stars advertising
department.
Evening star., 1961-05-28

the cardboard frame Of your
|transparencieS and address
them to the Snapshot Editor of
The Star, 225 Virginia avenue
Sc, Washington 3, D. c. Prints
cannot be returned, but every
reasonable effort will be made
to return transparencies accom-
panied by stamped, addressed
envelope.
Each week, starting July %,
SUNDAY, The Star Magazine,
will publish the four pictures
judged beSt-one in each class.
A $40 prize vial be awarded for
the top photo, and each of the
others will win SIS. An honor
able mention also will be
named in each class.
Prizes For Winners
After the close of the con-
test, The Star will award a
500 Savings bond to the best
color entry in each class and
$25 bonds to the four best
color entries. These eight
grand-prize winners then will
be entered in the 23d annual
Newspaper Snapshot Awards,
where they will compete with
prize winners in contest con-
Quoted by some 80 other United
States and Canadian papers.
In the national contest, to be
judged here this fall, there will
be some 500 cash prizes total
ing more than $4,000. These
will include eight grand prizes
of $1,000 and other awards
ranging from $500 to $25. In
previous contests, The Stars
entries have captured their
fair share of the top prizes.
The contest rules will be
found on today's Hobbies page.
Copies also are available at
The Stars business counter and
in condensed leaflet form at
photo supply dealers through
out the Washington area.
Evening star., 1961-05-28
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Evening star., 1961-05-28
First Snapshot Contest
ToCIose on Wednesday

not too late to enter your favor
ite snapshots in time for the
first of the 10 weekly judgings.
Entries received by Wednesday
morning will be eligible for that
judging which will be held on
Thursday.
. Any black-and-white or color
snapshot made since last July /
is eligible. and you may enter as
many pictures as you wish as
often as you wish between now
and the close of the contest,
July 90.
Simply print your name and
address and the entry class on
the back Of your prints or on
Evening star., 1961-05-28

Your best bet right now for
winning a cash prize in The
Stars Amateur Snapshot Con-
test is a really good entry in
either Glass C (Scenics and
Table -Tops') or Class D (Ani-
NAL Life).
The competition in those two
categories was rather weak, as
Of yesterday, the Snapshot Edi-
tor reported, but the two other
classeS-A (Babies and Chill
dren) and B (Activities)-were
drawing many appealing prints
and tranSparencieS.
Although the contest opened
officially last Sunday, it still is
Evening star., 1961-05-28

A new kind of home show
an nside-the-home exhibition
featuring distinctive interior
arrangements for every room
in the house-will be presented
October 7 to Is at the National
Guard Armory.
The National Capital Home
Furnishings Show, sponsored
by The Star, will work toward
presenting "the most stimulat-
ing and dramatic presentation
of the home furnishings in
dustry ever offered to the pub
lic."
1t is being produced in re-
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Inside Look Is Planned
For Stars Home Show

sponse to current consumer
interest in good decoration.
The Armory's $4,000 square
feet of unobStructed floor
space will be divided into room
like bays and sections where
furnishings will appear in the
scale of a normal-sized home.
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ner opening the White House
fall social season.
The Prados will go to New
York on Friday and later will
visit Boston, Chicago and Mi
ami.
While in New York Mr..
Prado will meet with Argentine
President Arturo Frondizi and
/ it is expected that their dis
cuSSion will touch on Cuba.
Peru has taken a strong pub
lie stand against the Fidel
Castro regime and broke re-
lations with it last year. Mr..
Frondizi two weeks ago found
himself in political hot water
after meeting with Argentine
born Ernesto Guevara, Mr..
Castro'S economic chief.
President Jose Maria Velasco
Ibarra of Ecuador is scheduled
to arrive October 4, but there is
some doubt he will make the
trip.
Mr.. Frondizi is in the United
States in connection with the
opening of the United Nations
General Assembly and not on
an official visit.
Mr.. Prado arrived at Will
liamsburg, Va, yesterday for
an overnight stay before flying
to Washington
Evening star., 1961-09-19

hurricane tracking and advi-
sories sometime tonight. The
Switchover from the Miami
office will come about the time
Esther reaches Hatteras, if her
course takes her there.
Extra Men Called In
The bureau is calling in
extra men, canceling days off
and preparing for an invasion
of newsmen in the event the
going gets rough herabouts.
Today'S early rain was not
attributed to the hurricane but
rather to a high-pressure con-
dition over Maine and a low
one to the south. Sometime
tonight the rains are due to in
crease in intensity, and that
will be Esther kicking up a fuss.
Boat owners were warned by
the Maryland Department of
Tidewater Fisheries to keep
their craft in harbor until the
storm is over. They also should
double their mooring lines and
leave sufficient slack for high
tides.
Evening star., 1961-09-19
PRADO
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
rhythm" Mr.. Kennedy said
History does repeat itself, even
if sometimes in a slightly diff
ferent form"
He recalled that a Peruvian
President came to Washington
in 1912 when the United States
was engaged in World War II
Mr.. Kennedy said President
Roosevelt had invited Mr.
Prado to this country then
to express appreciation for the
leadership he had taken in this
hemisphere in the fight against
the Axis powers.
THE Presidents are differ
ent," Mr.. Kennedy continued
THE times have changed. The
adversaries take a different
form.
But I believe in a very real
sense that both Peru and the
United States, still standing
shoulder TO shoulder, fight for
the same things, and that is
this:
"A world at peace, a world
of law, a world which permits
us to develop in our respective
countries a better life for our
people, which uses the advan-
tages of science to build life
instead of to destroy it,"
Mr.. Kennedy noted that the
Peruvian President is the first
leader of a Latin American
country to come to this coun-
try in his administration and
added:
1.-The Good Neighbor policy
has passed into history. We
have sought to replace it by a
partnership, North and South,
an alliance for the progress of
our people"
The Kennedys will honor the
visitors tonight at a state din