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Evening star., 1961-12-29

difficulty. Joined South Cap
itol Street Bridge traffic to-
ward downtown.
From a helicopter, incoming
traffic appeared light on all
Washington's bridges. Many
workers apparently took a
four-day week end, for the
Memorial and Fourteenth street
bridges traffic was also light
and the Pentagon's parking
areas were only about two
thirds full.
Today's light traffic was q
contrast TO yesterdays opening
traffic jam.
Cars jam Span
Minutes after Secretary oi
Commerce Hodges opened the
long sought span joining
Northern Virginia and Mary.
land, hundreds of motorists
trying to be among the first tt
cross it were stalled bumper-to.
bumper just as they often are
on the older Potomac Bridges.
However, congestion is ex.
pected to be unusual for Wilson
Bridge, at least during the next
few years. Yesterday it ended
in less than half an hour a:
police cleared the ceremonial
site at the bridges center anc
freed all six lanes for use.
Mr.. Hodges provided the cere'
monial touch that evoked the
most cheers from spectator:
shivering in frigid winds whip.
ping off the river.
Waving a copy of a prepared
speech, he said: II don't thinl
anyone wants to listen to thi.
on a day like this. This bridge
is nearly 5000 feet long, cos
SIS million and was paid for BY
all the Federal Government anc
everybody in the country ha!
an interest in it. Let's cut thu
ribbon"
The dedication plaque wa
unveiled by Francis B. Sayre
Sr., son-in-law of Presiden
Wilson. The ceremonies werl
held on the 105th anniversar!
of the World War I President
birth in Staunton, Va.
Wilson Eulogixed
Mr.. Sayre. high commissions
to the Philippines at the star
of World War II, eulogizet
President Wilson, read excerpt
} from two of his speeches anc
expressed appreciation to thos,
who named the bridge in honol
of President Wilson.
Set on the south side of thu
bridges control tower, tn,
Evening star., 1961-12-29
DormitorY Bid Okd

RICHMOND, Dec. 20 (AP).-
"A low bid Of $1.165,900 for
construction of a 380-bed dor
mitory at Radford College by
Trinkle & Dobyns of Dublin
was approved Wednesday by
the State Budget Office.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Traffic Is Light .
On Wilson Bridge
After Dedication
New Potomac Spon to Alexandria
Proves Aid to Area Travellers

Christened with traffic jam yesterday Woodrow Wilson
Bridges six lanes seldom bore than
time this morning!
The moved smoothly the bridge Point
in Alexandria, va to Oxon Hill Prince Georges County Md
swept swiftly through Southeast Washington with little
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Never Met Before

Never Met Before
The Dun-Loring ard Mclean
Volunteer Fire Departments
answered the first alarm, and
the blaze was we'll under way
Evening star., 1961-11-22
BY DAISY CLELAND
Star Staff Writer

Mrs. Kennedy's deep in
terest in making. the White
House as historically perfect
as possible has gone one more
step.
1t was announced yeSter-
day by the White House that
the First Lady and Mr.. Henry
Francis dupont, chairman of
the Fine Arts Commission for
the White House talso started
by Mrs. Kennedy have ap-
pointed a special committee
to acquire American paintings
for the White House.
The job for this group is
to obtain a permanent White
House collection of the works
of 18th and 10Th century
painters to be hung in the
Executive Mansion.
The works will be of the
same period as the furnish
ings and other objects which
are being returned to the
White House" according to
the release.
Special Committee
The Special Committee for
White House Paintings is
an adjunct to the Fine Arts
Commission for the White
House.
Chairman of the new or
ganization is Mr.. James w.
FoSburgh of New York City.
Mr.. Fosburgh, a long time
art collector. has been a men,
Evening star., 1961-11-22
Mognusons
Are Hosts

DR.. and Mrs. Paul B.
Magnuson entertained at o
dinner party in their George
town home last night in
honor of the Rt. Hon. J.
Grieg Dunbar, the Lord Prov
ost of Edinburgh, and the
Lady Provost, who are visit
ing here as the houseguests
of former Ambassador and
Mrs. Myron Cowen.
Other guests attending the
dinner, in addition to the
Cowens, included the British
Ambassador and Lady Orms-
by Gore. Associate Justice
and Mrs. John Marshall
Harlan, Mr.. Arthur Schle-
singer, jr.; Special Assistant
to the President, and Mrs.
Schlesinger; Mrs. Alben w.
Barkley, and the United
States Ambassador to the
Organization Of American
States deLesSeps S. Morrison.
Evening star., 1961-11-22
Of LOVE and
LAUGHTER
A Mothers Prelude
I o THANKSGIVING
By MARJORIE HOLMES

This lively, heart-warming material written by
Mrs. Aileen F, Sheehan mother of five.
1t is so much in the spirit not only of the Thanks
giving holiday but of this column that publishing
Evening star., 1961-11-22
Groupto Acquire American
Paintings For White House

ber Of the staff of the Frick
Collection for more than 20
years.
The committee is made up
of art historians and COL
lectorS.
Plans call for the expan-
sion of the present White
House collection of portraits
to other representative works
by American artists.
These paintings will in
clude landscapes and still lifes
in keeping with the history
and tradition of the Presi-
dents House." the announce
ment stated.
Mrs. Kennedy and Mr.. du-
Pont said in the release that
the hope also was for the
committee to be able to re-
place certain nonhistorical
paintings of past presidents
with those actually painted
from life"
No painting will be placed
in the permanent collection
until it is authenticated and
approved by the Fine Arts
Commission for the White
House and the Fine Arts
Commission.
The announcement also
said that under law any
painting in the permanent
collection, not on view in the
White House during a future
administration, would be
transferred to the Smith
sonian Institution on a loan
basis. 1t could be returned to
Evening star., 1961-11-22
Times When You Are Thankful
For the Qualities Of Love und luudhte

Such the day before Thanksgiving when you
have worked like mad baking pies, cooking cranberres.
unoaded and reloaded the refrigerator three times trying
to make things fit .
Polished silver. regued the darned coffee table leg
waxed floors mopped and busted Strengthened, washed
diapers scrubbed kitchen floor dug out and cleaned COM
pany serving dishes and candlesticks .
mot too tactfuly disentangled yourself from friend
who has maid or is eating out and wants to talk.
Rubbed the gums of teethng baby at least times
remembered to ade doses of medicine to the two home
from school with sore throats not too kindly enlisted
of the other Just home from school, whom you've been
mentally saving odd jobs for all day.
When you suddenly remember you have to put
couch just roned the day before and that although
you've washed everything else in the house forgot
to wash best tablecoth which has been the table
all week staring you in the face.
when you've still got to make the stuffing and fix
the turkey but wishing fevershy for hot BATH and
Wishing just as ferventy that you could lay your hands on
that drafted Pilgrim who first invented Thanksgiving
When by six-thirty feeling cranky and very
UNhankfu suddenly the head of the house through
the door ruddyfaced and glowing with holiday cheer.
things nice and all he has to do is to hold aoft the noble
bird he's just purchased and say Gobble gobbe gobbe!
and your children jump up and down with Appreciation
Daddy, they proclaim, REALLY has the proper
spirit and the baby the fun and smiles and
Surgles for the first time that day.
And all of sudden you laughing too, so had that
tears appear But the tension the worry, the bonered
ness is gone and you find yourself loving them all in
tensey and being very thankful indeed for the privilege
Of making it nice for them Thanksgiving"
The Small Fry Say -.
Oracle Weber H. rakng leaves: IF you ask me what
I'm thankful for I'm thankful yard isn't bigger and
that only have to do this once year!
Beth Hathaway g. when told to put her shoes: But,
Mommy can't you see, I'm wearing my feet?"
.Teen-Aqe TribuIations
Will be minor ner-wise if they are exposed to roll
hcking book published by Ives Washburn, Tiffanys
Table Manners For Teen-Agers Training in table
ners must be started early enough to make them auto
matte Walter Hovng of Tffanys, in introduction.
The instructions which follow clear sparkling
collection, but pungently to the point and the
drawings BY Joe Eua
Evening star., 1961-11-22

with the deepest part at CEN
ter back. Then, cut off the
excess fabric and finish as
you would normally.
+ y
QuestiOn-You always have
such pretty ideas with rick
rack designs. But. I don't
know how to use it when
trimming an edge such as a
neckline or the edge of an
apron. Can you show me
how? Mrs. N. H. E.
Answer-Stitch the rick
rack to the right side of the
garment with points meeting
the raw edges and the stitch
ing line through the center
as in the top illustration.
Then, turn the rickrack to
the wrong side and trim the
Evening star., 1961-11-22

tions will include a bridge,
cherry blossoms, wisteria and
a goldfish pond.
Booths will offer hand
made cakes and pies, can
dies, pecans, plants and white
elephants. A special attrac-
ton will be the booth offer
ing handmade Christmas or
naments and decorations.
A turkey dinner will be
served at 5 and 6:l5 pm.
The bazaar is under the
chairmanship Of Mrs. John
E. Wolf.
Evening star., 1961-11-22

raw edge Of the garment so
that the edge will be hidden
after it is top stitched mid
die illustration). Now, top
stitch on the right side of
the garment, being careful to
have the stitching line even
to the edge (bottom illustra-
tion).
Question: am sewing for
myself and for others as well.
I was asked to alter a suede
coat. Can I sew it on my
machine? Mrs. G. L.
Answer - Yes. Here are
some hints. Don't rip seams
because suede is a skin and
it tears easily. Mark on the
wrong side with chalk in
stead Of pinning. because pins
leave permanent marks. Use
a light pressure on your
machine and a medium
length stitch C10-12 stitches
per inch). You can either
stitch or glue facing to the
coat. The hem also can be
glued, but edge stitching the
hem is a better and finer
method.
Miss Scott is oIwoys slod TO hear
from her readers, ond whenever
possible will use their questions in
her column, but because Of the
greet volume Of mail received dolly,
she connot answer individuoI letters.
&C. 1851, Field Enterprises, Inc)
Evening star., 1961-11-22
BAZAAR
CORNER

The WOmen's Information
at Religious Fellowship will
hold a bazaar, supper and
dancing in celebration of the
anniversary of The Declara-
tien of the Rights of the
Child" on Friday. December
1 I at All Souls Unitarian
Church.
The international bazaar
and cultural exhibits will be
held from 5 pm, and the
supper from 6 pm. Proceeds
will go for child welfare in
participating countries.
"A bridge bazaar sponsored
st. Gertrude's Guild will be
held at 2 pm. next Monday.
Articles suitable for gifts as
we'll as a variety of home
made baked goods will be
available.
Mrs. Ralph Dwan is chair
man of the committee in
charge of arrangements for
the event. which will benefit
st. Gertrude's School of Arts
and Crafts. The school offers
specialized training for re-
tarded girls.
The WOman's Society of
Christian Service of the Ar
lington Methodist Church
will hold it's annual Christ
mas bazaar on Thursday,
November 30, from 1O:3O
am. to 9 pm. at the church,
on Glebe road at South
Eighth street, Arlington.
AaJapanese garden will be
the bazaar's theme. Decora-
Evening star., 1961-11-22

the Executive Mansion at a
later time.
Members of the special
painting committee serving
with Mr.. Fosburgh include
Mrs. Joseph Alsop of Wash
ington. who with her hus-
band. is an art collector; and
Mrs. j. Cheever Cowdin, New
York, a member of the Met
ropolitan Opera Association,
who also serves of the Board
of the New York University
School of Fine Arts.
Prominent Names
Others are Mr.. Lawrence
Fleischmann of Detroit, ex-
ecutive vice president of the
Arthur F. Fleisc ann
Carpet Company and Ma
tional President of the Ar
chives of American Art; Mrs.
Walter Halle of Willoughby,
Ohio, wife of the President
of Halle Brothers and a COL
lector; and Mr.. Stanley Mar
Gus of Dallas. Tex, President
of Neiman-Marcus and a
Trustee of the American Fed
Grafton of ArtS-he is also a
collector.
Mrs. William S. Paley, of
ManhaSSet, Long Island, wife
of the Chairman of the Board
of Columbia Broadcasting
Company, and an art COL
lector, is in the group as
are Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer, jr.,
of St. Louis, editor and pub
Usher of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch; and Mr.. Nathaniel
SaltonStall, a Boston archi-
tect who is the founder and
President of the Institute of
Contemporary Art in Boston.
Completing the list are Mr..
Whitney Warren CT San
Francisco, who has long been
interested in painting and
architecture, and Mrs. Morton
Zurcher of Chicago, owner of
the Pocahontas Press, whose
books have been exhibited by
the Institute Of Cratic Arts.
The later is also President
of the Women's Board of the
Art Institute of Chicago.
Evening star., 1961-11-22
EXCLUSIVELY
YOURS
Burd Of O Street Speaks;
Miss Arden Is Decorated

ing guests at the luncheon.
Madeleine Gilpatric was fresh
from the next to the last
Gordon Bleu cooking class
conducted by Dione Lucas for
the benefit of the Northwest
Settlement House, and she
was full of such oddments of
information as keep your
mouth open when you are
cutting an onion and you
won't cry" She is thinking
of taking the full course of IL
lessons when Mrs. Lucas
comes back here to teach in
two or three months.
Maggie Wimsatt talked Of
the forthcoming Chilean
Christmas Ball, the Bale de
Navidad, for which she is CO.
chairman with Rose Saul
Zalles. 1t will take place on
the 9th.
Rahel Broun broke the
news that her daughter, Jen-
infer Fitch, a tall, sylph-like
brunei beauty, has embarked
on a modelling career in New
York and has been photo
graphed for the February is
sue of Town and Country.
Others present were Mrs.
J. Creig Dunbar. the Lady
Provost of Edinburgh, who is
on tour of this country with
her husband to promote the
Edinburgh Fe stival; Mrs.
Fletcher Plumley and her
young married daughter, Mrs.
James Lemon, jr.; Mrs. Fred
erick Lee, Mrs. Bruce Sund-
lun, Mrs. Walter Loucheim,
Mrs. Rollwage Collier, Mrs.
Raymond Barry, Mrs. Ridgley
Chapline and Mrs. Hope
Ridings Miller.
ELIZABETH ARDEN was
decorated at the French En-
bassy yesterday at a small
6 o'clock gathering that drew
particular friends and some
of her business associates.
Miss Arden. who has been
i'll and was hiding a broken
wrist in a cast under the
coachman's collar of her Dior
blue coat, received the red
ribboned medal Of the Cross
of Chevalier of the Legion
of Honor from Ambassador
Herve Alphand.
Noting with deadpan hu-
NOR how generous his coun-
try was to decorate a woman
who had entered the field Of
perfume and fashion, M.
Alphand paid high tribute
to the noted fashion and
beauty tycoon. He then at
tempted to pin the medal into
the fabric of her coat and
encountering a little diff
Guilty, cracked. This is good
stuff. Is it French?"
Yes" Miss Arden came
right back. ITS Dior" Later
she confessed it was an Ar
den-made Dior copy.
witnessing the ceremony
were Nine. Alphand. Finnish
Ambassador and Mrs. Sep
pala, the Wiley Buchanan
Ruth in stunning red wool
Chanel suit-Perle Mesta,
who was in town on another
flying visit. Oatsie Letter. in
a beautiful brimmed mink
hat turned off the face, Miss
Arden's niece Mrs. Patricia
Young, and Mary Dendramis,
wife of the former Greek Am
basSador here who joined the
Arden staff when her hus-
band died.
Evening star., 1961-11-22
BY BETTY BEALE

umnist is threatened in verse
and by a friend, too.
But as a result of noting
in my Monday column a most
unusual observation by Mrs.
Chip Bohlen-i.e. Its going
to be a very cold winter"
said Avis Bohlen, because
caterpillars have thicker
coats. Il have received the
following poem from that
bard of o street, that man
about town, one Mr.. George
Abel. I pass it on only to
show the wife of Ambassador
Bohlen what problems she
may have caused in the in
sect world.
Clad in a coat OF gorgeous
green,
Snug in her urban Uilld,
Reading a spiel By Betty
Bedle,
Sat Mrs. Caterpillar.
Beside her, smoking his cigar,
Relaxing NTH q thriller
And blotDing rings of purple
smoke,
Sat Mr.. Caterpillar.
at says the Winter WiH be
cold
A real old fashioned killer.
Ny dear, I'll need another
coat"
Said Mrs. Caterpillar.
~ said I'll need a thicker
coat"
Her Uoice grew much
Shriller.
"Td like to kill that Betty
Bedle,"
Said Mr.. Caterpillar.
-
THE AUSTRIAN EN-
BASSY was the scene yester-
day of a large luncheon for
ladies, large referring to both
the number present and the
meal.
The Trailer sex loves to
talk of living off a lettuce
leaf garnished with a raw
carrot, seasoned with calorie-
free salt and washed down
with Metrecal. But. alas, 'tis
rarely the case. and certainly
never the case at an en-
bassy. The "a around the
long table in the paneled
dining room of the Wyoming
avenue residence Of Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Platter par
took of soup, breast of
creamed chicken in a delect-
able sauce surrounded by
peas, carrots and molds Of
rice, and wound up on that
thinning divine dish known
as crepeS Suzette.
Edith Platter gave the
luncheon as her own fare
well before spending two
months in Austria with their
son Wolfgang with whom she
has already planned some
skiing expeditions.
Present at the party and
fresh from Europe in a
stunning new red tweed
Fabiani suit was Lily Guest,
who has been visiting Sir
Edward and Lady Ford in
England. AS Sir Edward is
one of the Queens secretaries,
he is domiciled in st. James's
Palace which is right next
door to Clarence House where
Princess Margaret's son was
born.
The day before the birth,
said Mrs. Guest, television
cameramen and journalists
took up their vigil outside the
house but just before the
baby was born the next day
she sailed forth on an
errand convinced that she
would miss none of the
excitment because no less a
person than the milkman
had informed them the baby
would not be born that day.
In the newspaper business
that is what we would call
IAN authoritative source"
MRS. EDWARD DAY, wife
of the Postmaster General,
and Mrs. Roswell Gilpatric,
wife of the Deputy Secretary
Of Defense. and Mrs. Elvis
Stahr, wife of the Secretary
r. H.. ,,,.a., .-,..- A.. ..-I.
Evening star., 1961-11-22
WHY GROW OLD?
For the Busy Woman Here
Are Combination Exercises

this position. Roll over onto
the left side, placing both
hands on the left side Of your
body. Continue. rolling from
side to side and changing
the position of your hands.
Do this Is times morning and
night.
The following exercise Is
slimming to the waist, hips
and tummy, but is more diff
ficult to do. Lie on the floor
on your back with your arms
resting on the floor, extend
ing straight out from your
shoulders, palms against the
floor, legs straight. Keep
your hands on the floor and
your knees stiff, as you swing
your legs to the left and then
to the right, like the pendu-
lum of a clock.
Heels on Floor
Keep the heels close to the
floor and bring the feet as
close as you can to each hand
at the end Of each swing.
If you have been annoyed
by rolls over the girdle and
bulgeS on the hips and thighs,
or a pad of fat on the abdo-
men, take exercise as a daily
habit.
Evening star., 1961-11-22
BY JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

HeBlsteT ana 1Glbune oSnulCAte
Life is so busy for every
one today that it is essen
tial to learn to cut corners.
discard extra motions and
confusion if we are to have
any leisure time for Self-in-
veStment.
Realizing that modern
women lead complex lives. I
designed my Combination
Exercises. These exercises are
corrective to more than one
figure defect. This exercise is
for the hips, thighs and waist.
Evening star., 1961-11-22

Sit on the floor with your
legs straight and your feet
together. Place your hands
on the floor a little behind
you for support. Lift your left
hand from the floor and
place it on the floor by your
right hand as you roll your
body to the right so that your
weight rests On the right
thigh. Keep your elbows
straight.
Stretch
Take time to stretch the
leg and hip muscles while in
Evening star., 1961-11-22

Question: am sway back
and would like to know how
to fix my skirts so they won't
cup in. Mrs. R. c.
Answer-The best thing to
do it to alter your pattern be-
fore cutting the skirt. If
you've already cut the skirt,
you can do this. Raise the
skirt at the center back waist
line as much as is necessary.
Mark a new waistline at CEN
ter and taper it to each side
seam. where the original
waistline was. You will find
that you have a semi-circle
from side seam to side seam,
Evening star., 1961-11-22
Seams
7 o
Ne
By PATRICIA SCOTT
Contributing Writer

Women who sew have cer-
tainly changed. And how
happy I am about this! Now,
getting a professional look is
most important, whereas be-
fore, making something in
as little time as possible was
their goal.
Evening star., 1961-11-30

Miles City First National
Bank: acts as advisory board
member Of the city's live
stock sales Sard; and helps
the Chamber of Commerce.
Ed Yoos retired in 1857
from the company's Denver
district office. Sixteen years
before he had given his son a
small handled printing
press. and like fathers who
give their sons electric trains
ne had been tinkering with
the press ever since. In the
process he had added about
$4,000 worth of printing
equipment to his basement,
Evening star., 1961-11-30
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Retired Men Develop Variety Of Activities

the basement and gross s4,-
900 a year.
Q Or manage a trailer park.
The American Oil Com
pany wanted to find out how
its retired employees were
faring, and H. NJ. Applewhite,
editor of its company mag
azine Torch & Oval, made a
survey. Here Is what he
Evening star., 1961-11-30

Anne. Years ago, before he
went to work for the COM
pany. he was a shortstop in
the Southern Association. He
switched over because he
thought the pay checks
might be a bit more regular
in the oil business.
Max Van BuSkirk was the
company's agent in Miles
City, Mont. He retired on a
Evening star., 1961-11-30

pension in 1889. several years
short of SIS. He figured he
had earned a rest, but it
took me less than a year to
discover I needed something
more to do I wanted a
business I could call my own,
where I could meet and talk
to people" He bought a 60
ing business. a coin-operated
laundry. 1t takes about a
couple of hours of his time
a day. The rest of the time
he plays golf at the Miles
City Town and Country
Club, where he's president:
serves as director of the
Evening star., 1961-11-30

found. as reported in the
magazine:
Max Monutegut retired last
year from the Texas City re-
finery on the Texas Gulf
coast, and is a baseball scout
in that area for the San
Francisco Giants. It's fOr
fun, primarily, because his
retirement income is ade-
quate for him and his wife
Evening star., 1961-11-30
THE GOLDEN YEARS
BY THOMAS COLLINS

Men who retire nowadays
can:
. Become a scout for a ma
jor league ball club.
. Acquire a coin-operated
public laundry, and be presi-
dent of the towns country
club.
o Set up a printing plant N
Evening star., 1961-11-30
THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. c. ~~" 6AAkVIHAe z Gil
Thursdoy Nov. 30, 1861 HSSASHSS

and when he retired he went
into business printing
stationery, calling cards and
business forms for 80 or so
regular customers. Last year
the business crossed over
$4,000.
@. Lloyd Brook is a CLAM
our boy among American
Oils annuitants. He retired
in 1858 from the South Bend
(Ind.) division. Up until that
time he believed that living
Evening star., 1961-11-30

in a house trailer was only
a step above living in a tent.
Since then he has built q
trailer park in Sarasota, Fla,
has accepted the job as its
manager, and with his wife
has moved into a trailer
home in the colony. He
thinks it is the finest sort Of
living to be had by retired
people.
CCopyriEht, 1851, GenT Features Corp ]
Evening star., 1961-09-29
Wogmon Shows Kingswood

The exhibit home, which is
of brick and frame construc-
ton, is at 1902 Kingswood
lane, in the College Park area
of Prince Georges county.
The building firm has been
constructing houses in the
Washington area for some IL
years and over that period
has built more than 1000 of
them.
Speaking of aspects of the
houses that will particularly
appeal to Festival visitors, a
spokesman for the builder
said:
The homes are unusually
we'll designed to accommo-
date family traffic without
everyone tracking up the liv-