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Evening star., 1961-11-23
s-sr
. Strangers Provide
Big Thanksgiving
For 9 Orphans

WARROAD, Mimi, Nov. %
tAP). - The bounty of their
Thanksgiving table has a Spe-
cial meaning for 20-year-old
Rita Foster and her eight
brothers and sisters-thanks to
total strangers in 35 States.
1t was only last week that
the Nation learned of Rita's
decision to shoulder aside her
own private life to act as
mother and father to seven
younger sisters and a brother.
CTheir father died of cancer
inCSeptember; their mother a
year earlier from the same
disease.
coWe got 40 letters one day
last week and 80 a couple of
days later" Rita said. II guess
we've received about 200 in
sill"s
About half contained checks
some asked Rita to list cloth
ing sizes for all the youngsters,
ranging from 4-year-old twins
to a .17-year-old sister.
People must be nice to
Send us all those things when
they don't even know u.s." Rita
said. Il haven't done any more
than anyone else would have
done under the same circum-
stances"
Evening star., 1961-11-23

ploded four Of her own nuclear
devices at the French atomic
testing site in the Sahara. and
is engaged in building and re-
search for long-range missiles
as delivery vehicles.
After the fourth test explo-
sion. last April, French officials
said this was the last of tests
in the atmosphere, indicating
future test blaSts-if any
would be conducted under
ground.
President de Gaulle said the
nation is building a highly mo-
bile striking force, capable Of
moving swiftly by land, sea
or air to any spot on the globe
Evening star., 1961-11-23
De GouIIe Tells roops
They'll Get A-ArsenoI

absolutely necessary for CO.
or6insting Western policy and
strategy.
Our first goal for national
defense is to possess strategic
and tactical nuclear warheads.
and the means for their de-
livery Just as long as others
have them" he said. I'VE are
on the way to this goal"
Thus far. France has ex-
Evening star., 1961-11-23

STRASBOURG. France. Nov.
% tAP).-President Charles de
Gaulle told his soldiers today
that he will give. them their
own. independent nuclear ar
senal to insure the continued
independence of France.
Addressing a special conclave
Of 5000 French officers. Gen.
de Gaulle also declared that
the North Atlantic Alliance is
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Three Children Burn
To Death in AIubumo

GREENVILLE. Ala. Nov. %
tAPD.-Two boys and their
sister burned to death when
flames swept their frame home
yesterday. The parents and
their five other children
escaped.
Mrs. Ella Montgomery was
hoSpitalized with severe face
and back burns suffered while
trying TO rescue hGr T>rped
children.
Tony Montgom ry. :. his, 4
year-old sister Judy and 2-year-
old brother Terry perished.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Anti-Semitic Policies
Denied by Verwoerd

that South Africa was having
a rough time at the United
Nations and probably faces even
harsher treatment there. But,
he said. I'VE need not be afraid,
we are fighting a great battle.
We must EXPOSE the hypocrisy
in the United Nations"
Evening star., 1961-11-23

ernment, approved by the Par
lament and ratified by the
French people" Gen. de Gsulle
said.
Evening star., 1961-11-23

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Kennedy Others
Pay Tribute to
Carl Vinson
BY The Assoclated Press

President Kennedy joined
generals and admirals in pay
ing affectionate tribute yester-
day to Representative Carl
Vinson. Democrat of Georgia,
for his long service as chair
man of the House Armed Serv-
ices Committee.
Sharing the limelight with
Mr.. VinSon at the luncheon in
the CapitopS old Supreme Court
chamber was 10-year-old Till
man Snead, son of a Vinson
assistant and a favorite COM
panion Of the 77-year-old legis-
lator.
Mr.. Kennedy, in a letter de-
livered by his military aide,
praised Mr.. Vinson for '4nany
accomplishments and the fine
Job you have done in your
country's service"
Speaker Sam Rayburn, who
entered Congress a few months
ahead Of Mr.. Vinson, noted
that his old friend is some
times called Uncle Carl"
around the capitol. Mr.. Ray
burn assured the luncheon
guests he had no wish to be
called Uncle SAM" and pre-
ferred to stick to his own nick
name Of "Mr. SAM"
Mr.. Vinson Is starting his
48th year In Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Akers Plan to Resign
HoIts Study by Groy

Mr.. Gray indicated the ruiz
ing was no longer necessary
since Mr.. Akers intends to re-
sign from the position.
Mr.. Akers said he would re-
sign in letters to Senator Bible,
Democrat Of Nevada, and Rep
resentative Mcmillan, chair
man Of the House District
Committee. He did not speci-
fically say when.
The letter to the two men
who have the power of ap-
pointment to one position on
the Armory Board was inter-
preted differently. Mr.. McMil-
Ian said he does not think the
letter can be considered q resig-
nation. Senate sources, in the
absence Of Senator Bible from
the city, think it is.
Whether Mr.. Akers has re-
signed or not, Senator Bible
and Mr.. Mcmillan hope to
meet sometime next week to
discuss O successor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Council Delaying
Urban Renewal
Report to House

The presentation Of a report
on urban renewal to the House
District Committee has been
postponed until late March.
The report, being drafted by
a subcommittee of the Federal
City Council, originally was
scheduled for presentation next
Monday. 1t was delayed be.
cause some council members
are out Of town.
M e a nwhile, Representative
Mcmillan. chairman Of the
committee, has scheduled for
1890 am. Monday testimony
by the District Commissioners
on the city's tax program.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he was
giving the Commissioners and
all interested parties IAN op-
portunity to advise the COM
mittee why it is necessary to
impose additional taxes on Dis
utct residents"
The tax program calls for an
increase in the sales tax from
2 to 3 per cent, as well as q
boost in current taxes on Gig
arettes, beer and alcohol.
: To date, Mr.. Mcmillan has
approved only the sales tax
increase. He said he would ask
the full committee on Monday
to consider the sales tax legis-
lation, which he introduced
early in the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
New Renoir Acquired
BY National Gallery

Of New York, 1t has rarely
been exhibited.
With the new acquisition,
the gallery now owns six
Renoirs and has six other
important works on loan from
the Chester Dale collection.
All are figure pieces typical
Of the artist. and the group
comprises a good representa-
ton Of his periods of develop
ment, starting with the very
early Diana" Of the Dale
collection.
Madame Henriot," painted
at the artists full maturity
Of powers. shows him still
very much a revolutionary for
his time, the gallery notes,
"dissolving forms. in atmo-
sphere, using light colors with
scarcely any shadows, and
emitting most Of the details
customarily found In portrait
painting"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
D. c. Debut

Howard Warshaw has been
making Q double appearance
In Washington galleries
since January. He is repre-.
scented in the Corcoran BIZ
ennial (today is its last) and
has his first Washington one
man show ct the Obelisk
Gallery. 3241 p street NV,
through next Friday. Open
today, 3 to s.: Tuesday
through Friday. II to g.
Warshaw has had an i'm.
pressive career for one Just
past 40. which is outlined in
the Obelisk's folder on him.
His exhibition comprises
studies for murals and other
large works. The subjects,
mostly animals, have the APP
pearance Of substantial ira
ditional forms. But some Of
them are colleges Of many
different papers. fine mesh.
dotted material which looks
like Ben Day screening, and
the artists own cross-hatch-
ing and painted areas and
lines defining forms. Other
studies are done in crayon.
watercolor, ink and combina-
tons,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

A newly-acquired Renoir,
one of the great French I'M
pressionist's most exquisite
portraits. will be on view at
the National Gallery Of Art
beginning today.
Madame, Henriot," paint
ed about 1876, pictures the
young actress Of the Coincide
FRANCHISE half length, wearing
a Iow-cut diaphanous white
gown and a blue-white band
around her neck. Its ethereal
effect has led one critic to
say it seems to be merely
breathed upon the canvas"
Ranked by John Walker,
the director, with the most
important single acquisitions
ever to come to the gallery,
the portrait was presented by
the Adele r. Levy Fund, Inc.
Since 1t was acquired some
20 years ago by DR.. David M.
Levy and the late Mrs. Levy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
3 D. c. Pointers

The Joint exhibition by
three well-known Washing
ton area artists, William r.
Walter. Ralph de Burgos and
Gustav Trois, at the Rock
vile Civic Center art gall
lery. 200 Richie parkway,
through March /, comprises
nearly go paintings, and
prints. sufficient to provide
the equivalent of a one-man
show for each. (Open today
3 to z. Wednesday 8 to s.
Mr.. Walters 20 oil and
watercolor landscapes OF
Washington area and New
H a mp shire, and harbor
scenes Of Gloucester, Mass,
have his high level of quail
ity, beauty Of subjects, and
excellent compositions adj
mirably executed. His in
terest in harbors. ships and
the sea was heightened rud-
ing his years Of service in the
canIouflage section, Navy
Bureau Of Ships, during
World War II.
Mr.. Trois' Is prints and
paintings begin with his
naturalistic etchings and
watercolors done in England
and France during his Army
service there in World War
II. Half Of his group pre-
sents recent paintings, semi
abstract, with recognizable
images. They include elon-
gated, simplified figures in
outline and architectural
themes C"Urhan Panorama"
is one of the best) and two
dimensional designs such as
Fish Motif"
Mr.. de Burgos is showing
81 oils which represent sew
eral techniques. One of the
best works is his many
faceted abstraction of tower
ing buildings. Several paint
ings, e. 6. MY Studio Chair"
are representational in form
and abstract in color with
sharp black, white and col
or contrasts. A third group
comprises such paintings as
"Fragmentation," animated
shapes in all-over patterns
with closer tonal harmonieS.
The catalogue contains COM
prehensive biographies Of
these artists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Washington the Man

George Washington the
Man" is celebrated with the
10th annual exhibition dur
ing his birth month by the
University named for him.
in its library, 2023 @ street
NV. Fifty-five engraved
portraits lent by the Mount
Vernon Ladies' Association
and the university's own por-
traits and sculptures present
nearly all the well-known
likenesses Of our first Presi-
dent.
Houdon's sculptures Of
Washington in his prime are
the noblest images, coincid-
ing with our mental concepts
Of this great man. Charles
Wilson Peale's portraits
painted from life while both
were in the Continental Army
have been called "bald mas
culine" likenesses of Wash
ington in his forties. Gilbert
Stuart's portraits of him in
his last years are the most
familiar.
Despite minor variations in
these and many other por-
traits in the current show,
we have a very good idea
Of Washington's appearance.
(Open 2 to 8 today, 8 to 10
pm. weekdays
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Versatile Artist

Marilee Shapiro's solo ex-
hibition of recent sculpture
and drawings at Associated
Artists Gallery, 2156 Florida
avenue NV, through next
Friday. reveals several facets
Of her talent. Sculptures
range from her beautiful ira
ditional garden head with
circlets Of leaves. to her abb
stract Flight" Of curved
perforated bronze plates.
Lovers" "Icarus" and other
small bronzes expressing the
theme in simplest recognize
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

wild romantic, sunstruck and
emotional. He was o man
Of his splendidly reasonable
century. He started out as
a pastry cook, and was for
tunate. after travelling to
Rome from his war-impov-
erished province, to work for
q painter whose best fame is
that he taught the young
ster how to use a brush.
Some other things no one
could teach Claude Lorrain.
First Of all the great land
scape painters, Claude took
his palette out into the open
air. This he did in a world
where painting had always
been solely a studio activity.
Claude mixed his paints out
OF doors and then ran back
to his canvas and painted
the sun, painted light and
shadow. light on the water
and light in the trees, as no
one had ever painted before
him. He created fanciful
palaces and dreamed-of sea-
ports. In the manner Of his
times he illustrated the
myths Of antiquity, tiny fig
ures lost in surrounding ma
ture his deep dedication to
catching the moods Of ma
ture. He became wealthy,
though never losing the hui
mility Of his beginnings.
Purpose Of Painting
With Poussin. the Norman
peasant. and lie Brun, the
commoner. Claude Of Lorrain
along with the sculptors. the
architects and the inspired
gardeners, left his unique
seal on the French 18th CEN
fury. Il was q century Of
vigorous, serious and prodi-
giously laboriouS personali-
ties, the most splendid of
which was the Sun King
himself. 1t was the age not
Of enlightenment but of rea-
son, searching out the why"
Of all things, certain that all
things, including man and
his works. were or should be
governed by reason.
Poussin, the most reason
able Of painters. wrote, how
ever, that 1.-THE purpose Of
painting is delight" And
Claude Lorrain, the classicist,
standing in the fields Of
Rome. painted, ecstatically,
the sun.
tcopyrisht 1851. General Features
Corp.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Old Washington

"Watercolors of Old WASH
ington" at Lees Gallery, 1903
Mount Vernon avenue, Alex
andria, through Thursday.
were painted by Betty Fast,
Mary Allen Hood and Doro-
thy Pouquet, three jumps
ahead of the bulldozers" in
many instances. Consequent
ly these portraits Of old
houses and streets In South
east and Southwest Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Correspondents Give
Lanterns to Kennedy

President Kennedy last night
received two silver lanterns
from the White House Corre-
spondentS Association to help
light his way along the New
Frontier.
The President was the honor
guest at the associations 34th
annual stag dinner-the first
press affair he has attended
as President.
The lanterns are repro
auctions Of one Of the tin
lanterns hung in Old North
Church in Boston on the night
Of Paul Revere's ride in April,
ITS, to warn the colonists Of
the approach Of British troops.
They were made for the as
ISOLATION by William DeMatteo.
master silversmtth OF Colonial
Williamsburg in Virginia.
Record ThronE Attends
The presentation was made
by Garrett D. Horner Of The
Washington Star. the outgoing
president, at the dinner at
tended by q record throng Of
1900 persons. including top
officials Of the Kennedy adj
ministration. Congress. the ju-
dietary and the diplomatic
corps and military representa-
tiveS.
Engraved on the doors Of
each lantern are the words:
Presented to President John r.
Kennedy by the White House
Correspondents Association,
February IS. 1861"
The association also presented
to Col. Walter Tkach, United
States Air Force doctor who
was assistant White House
physician during the Eisen-
hover administration, a cita-
ton noting Col. Tkach's con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

Chester H. Gray. District
Corporation Counsel, said last
night he had not been asked
to continue his legal study of
q possible conflict Of interest
involving the District Armory
Board.
Mr.. Gray, also the boards
general counsel, had previous
ly been requested, to render a
ruling by two members Of the
board, District Commissioner
Robert E. Mclaughlin and Mai.
Gen. w. H. Abendroth, Dis
trict National Guard COM
mander. In question was the
role of the chairman Of the
board, Floyd M. Akers, who
after his appointment to the
position became q stakeholder
in the new Washington Base
ball Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
MoguI Indion Fobrics

The Textile Museum, 1880
s street NV, has so many
more treasures than It can
show at one time. 1t presents
special exhibitions Of selected
fabrics. Through this week
Is its exhibition Of rugs and
textiles from Mogul India
(Which included parts Of
present-day India and PAX
istaEO. Fine examples Of ira
ditional Indian techniques
are seen in saris. turbans and
Kashmir Shawls. The rug in
dustry was begun by Shah
Akbar (16th century, who
brought in Persian weavers
to train Indian craftsmen.
In addition to the Indian
exhibits is q supplementary
display Of the Textile Mu-
Seum's recent acquisitions Of
Peruvian textiles and AEneri-
can Southwestern and North
ern Mexican blankets and
serapes. Absorbing informa-
ton on all these beautiful
items Is given in miIneo.
graphed material available
at the museum. (Open Tues
day through Saturday, !
to 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

ton are documentary records
Of landmarks nearing extinc-
ton, which for all their
ramshackle state, are consid-
erably more appealing to
some Of us than the slabs Of
concrete and glass replacing
them. .-
Mrs. Fast has the largest
group; her watercolors for
titled with ink lines are well
composed, clean in execution
and fresh in color. Miss
Hoods deal with similar SUBJ
jects, are uneven In quality.
Her best is French House"
Dorothy Pouquet's interest in
old buildings began during
Is years when she lived in
France and Morocco. Hers
is the smallest group, but in
cludes such admirable items
as Last Stand" (Open
Tuesday through Saturday,
to 6; Sunday, q to S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
Shows in Brief

Three young artists Of Ma
drid, all in their 20s, have
their first American exhibi-
ton at the Dickson Gallery,
1887 p street NV, through
next Sunday. Ricardo Mac
arron is responsible for two
thirds Of the paintings. which
are also the shows best work.
His near life-size mother and
child, tenderly and natural
ly depicted, his intense young
girl in blue. his picturesque
Spanish villages, landscapes
and harbor scenes, somber
and brooding. are romantic
in mood. Luis Balaguero and
Gloria Fernandez are repre-
sented with figure paintings,
the formers in modern idiom,
the latter's garish In colors.
weekdays, 10 to 5::30.)
Recent oils and watercolors
by Vaughn Jackson at the
Beef Treat Restaurant, 18th
and E streets NV, through
next Sunday, run q consid.
cradle gamut for so small q
group, from his representa-
tional row Of old houses, his
styled "Provincetown Fleet"
on wet paper, his semi
abstract animated wind
Symphony" to several abb
stractions with well distrib-
uted tonal contrasts and con-
siderable movement Of forms
and lines.
An exhibition by KEGS Den.
Tex ct Fantasy Gallery, 1885
Connecticut avenue NV, re-
mains only tomorrow and
Tuesday 90 to $500. This
Netherlands artist began to
paint five years ago. studied
for two years in Amsterdam
and elsewhere. has had o
previous display at the Fam
tasy. He is now showing oils,
watercolors, Autographs and
drawings. Several oil land
scapeS are near-abstract,
Soccer" has much simplified
figures: several paintings are
traditional. "Dordogne," with
its balanced composition and
Brittany" are his best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
NEW OPENINGS

PAINTINGS BY THEODORE KANE.
Arts Club Of washington. 2O17 I
street NV. This afternoon Through
March IL.
AMONG wAsHINGTON's BEST
a GROUP EXHIBITION or
Gallery. 1882 Connecticut avenue
NV. Current throush April l.,
PAINTINGS BY JAMES O'BRIEN.
Smiths Color Center, 20 =. Mont
gomery avenue, Rockville, Nd.
Current through March "a.
INTERPRETIVE PORTRAITS FROM
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND
OTHER RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS,
81 HELEN ,,.! raANn wsshinfften
HagerstoWn. Nd. Today through
April 2. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

slant help to reporters who
Travelled with Mr.. Eisenhower
on his numerous foreign and
domestic trips.
The original Paul Revere
lantern which served as q model
for the two silver ones pre-
sented to Mr.. Kennedy is In
possession Of the Concord An
tiquarian Society at Concord,
Mass.
The old North Church Ian
terms were made famous, even
with poetic liberties with the
facts, by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow In his poem, paul
Revere's Ride"
Entertainment Staged
The entertainment Of the
association dinner included
comedian joey Bishop, who
subbed for ailing Danny
Thomas. Other entertainers
were Julie London, actress and
recording star; Ralph Bellamy,
who portrayed Franklin D..
Roosevelt in Sunrise at Camp
obello";; Dorothy Provine, sing
ing and dancing star Of the
Roaring Twenties" television
series: concert violinist Mischa
Elman; Metropolitan Opera
singer Jerome Hines and the
Peiro Brothers. Argentine COM
edy jugglers and acrobats.
William H. Y. Knighton, jr..
Of the Baltimore Sun. was in
stalled during the dinner as
the new president Of the asso-
citation. The new vice president
is Robert Roth Of the Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The new executive commit
tee viii consist Of Merriman
Smith Of United Press Interna-
tional, william H. Lawrence Of
the New York Times and Alan
L. Often Of the Wall Street
Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26
The SHAPE OF THINGS
The Splendid Century
And the Art of France

to govern in all things and
yet encouraged the greatest
diversities Of personal genius.
We despise the academy be-
cause we think Of it as i'm
posing rules. We forget that,
at least in the Splendid
Century, the academy was
an exciting enterprise de-
voted to research. Its first
function was to seek out the
philosophic basis for such
rules as 1t might. later, seek
to define and. eventually, to
impose. We forget this, re-
membering only the abuses
Of its later dictatorship. In
the Splendid Century 1t was
not yet debating. 1t was
searching.
Poussin, though living in
Rome, had had the strongest
influence in creating this
trend. His persistent as
sumption was that q paint
ing--and every detail In it.
should be justified by reason
before brush touched canvas.
His personal success in this
philoSophic approach made
Paris and the young acad-
envy forget the lush color Of
Rubens and much Of the
baroque fantasy Of his riot
Gus inventions. The Rub
EXISTS" lost favor. The paint
ers Of France proclaimed
tn EN- selves "Poussinists."
Even while many Of them
painted like Rubens, they
talked like Poussin.
The LOrrain
Someone who talked hard
ly at all and wrote even less
because he never quite mas
tered the art Of spelling
his own name) is another
Frenchman who also worked
in Rome. Claude Gellee,
called the Lorrain because Of
his birthplace, or simply
Claude. painted the sun. Be-
fore him no one had such
courage nor such specific
talent to carry 1t out. Only
Turner and Van Gogh would
have it again.
But Claude Lorrain was no