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Evening star., 1961-12-03
Beauty Flowers
By MRS HERBERT " GREGER
In Anticipation of Christmas

leaves will swing with flair into
the air if they are fastened to
the hollow stems of your by
gone daylilies and then to a
large, securely anchored. nail
holder. Any seedpods will add
interesting forms, but if your
angels wear pleated gowns,
look for seedpods which sug-
gest a similar pattern and at
once you have a rhythmic har-
mony. Any cones will add in
terest, but should you use some
of the cones in cut sections,
you will have coneflowers
These will give you a variation
of brown which greatly adds to
your picture. A few silver
Christmas balls can repeat the
silvery sheen in the pleated
gowns of the angels and a few
sprays of a yellow tipped ever
green relate themselves happily
to chartreuse accents within
the group.
I feel that it is not at all
that I tell you
exactly what each component
consists of or what botanical
name it may have.
I have simply taken things
that I had near at hand and
arranged them high and tall
reaching upward in anticipa-
ton at one side of the mantel
On the other side, descending
from a fragile, shiny paper
form are the Christmas angels
bringing peace of mind and
good will.
These two groups are closely
related to each other in color
pattern and spirit, and con-
tinuity is present.
When I look at this mantel
I feel sure that even in oul
time Christmas shall continue
to mean peace on earth and
good will toward men.
Evening star., 1961-12-03

Ralph L. Shirley, Washington;
Miss Hilah Thomas, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn C.
Thomas, Chevy Chase; Miss
Blair Whitehead, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Whitehead,
Glyndon, Md, and Miss Sarah
Wilcox. daughter of Mrs. Sarah
G. Wilcox, Arlington.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
CheverIy Greens
Show Thursday

The Cheverly (MdD Garden
Club will hold its Christmas
green show from 7 to 10 pm.
Thursday in the cafeteria of
the Cheverly-Tuxedo School.
Exhibits will include holiday
decorations for the home, gift
ideas and Christmas corsages.
The public is invited.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
Hardwood CUTTINGS
Process Described

corrected by the judicious use
of pruning shears.
The cuttings should be 6 to
10 inches in length-at least
four buds are desirable. Cen
orally two buds are covered
when planted and two are
above ground. Take a dozen
or more of each variety and
kind and tie into bundles. These
should be carefully labeled and
the bundles buried in peatmoss
or SawduSt. This should be in
freeze-proof place and one that
will not dry out during the
winter storage period. The bum
dies are placed preferably on
end with the butts upward.
This because some believe they
will callous better in that po-
Sition.
/ In March when the soil is
dry enough to be worked the
cuttings should be lined out in
rows a foot or more apart.
Space the cuttings at least 6
inches apart for the first
growing season. Any good gar
den soil is adequate, although
it should be in a sunny situa-
ton and reasonably well
drained. Some gardeners put a
small quantity of peatmosS in
the bottom of the planting hole
or furrow. Firm the soil about
each of the cuttings.
/ During the growing season
a mulch will help to keep the
soil moist and to control the
weeds. Watering is imperative
whenever rainfall is inadequate
Try a few cuttings and see
if this method is not easier
than the glass jar method en-
ployed during the summer.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
CITIZENS
MEETINGS

Meeting announcements
must be in the hands OF the
CiOic Calendar editor By noon
Thursday OF each Ueek TO
insure publication in the
column on Sunday. Those
received too late tUiN not be
used separately unless there
is some special ne1DS SignJt-
canoe attached to them.
Henry H. Brylawski will
speak on Washington During
the Civil War" at 8 pm. to-
morrow to the Forest Hills Citi-
zenS Association, meeting at st.
Pauls Lutheran Church, Thir-
ty sixth and Ellicott streets
NV.
Mr.. BrylawSki serves as
chairman of the Districts Civil
War Centennial Commission S
education committee.
Other civic groups meeting
at 8 pm. this week unless
otherwise specified are:
TOMORROW
Citizens Association of Takoma,
u. C.-Takoma Elementary School IL
nrary, Piney Branch rd. and Dahha
So. NV
American University Park Citizens
AssOciation-St. Columbas Episcopal
Church, 42Ol Albemarle St NV
Dupont Circle Citizens Association
-4:3O pm MayfloEer Hotel, Con-
Fort Dupont Civic Association-Four-
teenth Precinct, 42nd and Benning
rd. ne.
Lamond- Rigs Community Associa-
tion-La Sale School, Riggs I'd. and
Michisan Park Citizens Association
Bunker Hill School, 14th st. and
Michigan ave. ne.
Public Interest Civic Association
Christ Child House, COS Massachu-
Brightwood Citizens Association
Music room. Paul Junior High, Sth
and Oglethorpe SITS. NV.
Adams Morgan Community Council
ISL Columbia rd. NV
Palisades Citizens sAssOciatiOn-Pali-
sades Field House. Sherrier and Ed
munds places.
WEDNESDAY
Arlington Ridge Civic Association
Gunston Junior High, 270O South Lang
Bennins Ridge Civic Association,
Inc,-Davis School, H st. and 10Th
pl. Sc.
THURSDAY
Colmar Manor Civic Association
CIVIC center, 3!Ql Lawrence St,
Colmar Manor, Md
Association of Oldest Inhabitants of
ID. C.-6:30 pm. dinner. Presidential
Arms Hotel
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
ciatiOn-Cleveland Park Library. Con-
necticut ave. and Macomb st. NV
FRIDAY
Pleasant Plains Civic Association
Banneker Community Club, $500 Geor-
EIa ave. NV.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
COLLEGE NEWS

A $1,000 grant to serve as
student assistant in the Howard
University Citizenship Project
for the current school year has
been awarded to Vernon S. Gill
of 1929 Shepherd street NV.
The Citizenship Project,
established in 1858, is a political
education program designed to
provide facilities for bringing
students of government closer
to actual political environments
A Junior majoring in govern
ment, Mr.. Gill is campus CO.
ordinator of the school chapter
National Student Association
He also is a member of the
liberal arts honors program and
for two years was on the liberal
arts student council.
4 4 4
Three Washington residents,
now students at the Harvard
Law School, figure in the news
from Cambridge.
Reelected to office in the
Harvard Law School Forum are
Stephen P. Robin of 5000
Cathedral avenue NV, pres
ident, and William R. Crank
of 1000 Cathedral avenue NV,
treasurer. Both are third-year
students.
Benjamin B. Grossman of
718 Peabody street NV, a
second-year law student. has
been invited to join the Har-
ward Law Review. Membership
is reserved to the top Is stu
dents in each class.
= =
Two honor societies at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
have chosen members for the
1872 year. Chosen for Pi
Delta Epsilon, national jour-
Evening star., 1961-12-03
TVS Penney Parker
Elopes to Las Vequs

LAS VEGAS, New, Dec. 2
(AP) .-Television Actress Pen
ney Parker, co-star of the
"Margie" TV series. eloped last
night to Las Vegas and was
married to Edward Bright, a
Beverly Hills, Calf, electronics
executive.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
COLLEGE NEWS
Student at Howard u.
Gets Grant Of 81, 900

nalism fraternity, are John L.
Brauer and Warren w. Gar
man, both of Alexandria; Ron
aid A. Steinacker of Arlington
and Bonnie M. Stephenson OF
Bethesda.
New members of Omicron
Delta Kappa, which recognizes
leadership and scholarship, in
clude Russell G. Durkovic OF
Silver Spring and Raymond P
Massie, jr., of Ferndale, Md.
At the University of Michi-
gan David M. LIE Vine, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. lie Vine
of lila Meurilee lane, Silver
Spring, has been pledged to
Eta Kappa Nu. The national
honorary elects juniors and
seniors from the upper eighth
of the electrical engineering
class.
Four more area students
have joined the ranks of class
officers at their schools. AT
Rollins College in Winter
Park, Fla, Tim Brown, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip S. Brown
of 1404 North Pegram street
Alexandria, has been chosen
freshman class president; and
Larry Abraham, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Abraham of 5701
Twenty-sixth street NV, was
elected sophomore vice presi-
dent.
Miss Susan Beers, newly
named president of the fresh
man class at Mount Holyoke
College in South Hadley, Mass.
is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas M. Beers of !
Admirals way, Potomac, Md.
Miss jamie F. Renaud, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
N. Renaud, 3342 Stuyvesant
place NV, has been chosen
freshman class secretary at st,
Mary's College, Notre Dame,
Ind.
On the deans list at Smith
College in Northampton, Mass,
are IA area students. They in
clude Miss Susanna Adams,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
Adams, Chevy Chase; Miss Hol-
ley Lyon Coulter, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliot B. Coulter
Arlington; Miss Gillian West
Covel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas E. Covel, Washington;
and Miss Barbara Anne En-
meier, daughter of 1t. Col. and
Mrs. James M. Enmeler, AIRING
ton.
Others include Miss Nancy
Alma Goodman, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Good
man, Washington: Miss Ellen
Kamarck, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Kamarck, Chevy
Chase; Miss Agnes Lewis
daughter of Mrs. Thomas D
Lewis, Bethesda, and Miss Pa
tricia Nichols, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Nichols. jr.
Alexandria.
Also, Miss Mary E. Schneider
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. G
Schneider, Springfield; Miss
Elizabeth Ann Sher, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Sher
Washington; Miss Susan Shift
ley, daughter of Capt. and Mrs
Evening star., 1961-12-03
AmoYiIis

1t is not too early to buy
amaryllis bulbs and to get them
potted ready for forcing by the
first of the year. Remember,
the bulb should be at least
half out of the soil.
Evening star., 1961-12-03

Professor Of Education, University oi
Southern California
These answers are right but
the teacher says they're
wrong!"
Embittered words. If you
have never heard them, you're
lucky. If you have well,
let's hope you asked, "Why?"
Very often the answers are
right. And yet. nearly always
the teacher is right, too. They
are wrong. Without taking any
liberties with logic, it's possible
Every teacher is familiar
with the assignment that is
turned in with the correct
answers, but in completely diff
ferent form than requested. Or
the right answers to the wrong
assignment. Or infinite varia-
tionS.
From the teachers point of
view, there are only two logical
explanations for such mis-
takes. Either the student didn't
listen to Tor read) the instruc-
tions or he prefers not to follow
them.
Listening Takes Skill
The chances are good that
the first explanation is correct,
He just didn't listen. Some
students seem to make a career
of not listening. When the
teacher discusses the problem
with the parents it's not at all
unusual to find that the same
thing happens at home. Sur
prisingly, until they think about
it, some parents haven't even
noticed 1t.
There is no reason, of course,
for anyone to be surprised
Evening star., 1961-12-03
HARL0TTE HALL ACADEMY

Charlotte Hall, MoryIond
(SS miles from WdSiinotonJ
's-Supervised Study. Spseiol Reuding,
n-Cotologve Upon Request.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
BY LESLIE ]. MASON

Professor Of Education, University {
Southern California
Evening star., 1961-12-03

Tuesdoy Ion Feoture Poee): 6rodes
too Iow2
Evening star., 1961-04-24
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Unreported phone calls department: Secretary of State
Dean Rusk to Central Intelligence Director Allen Dulles
Say Allen what happened to in Havana?"
Kennedy confers with Ike Right Mr.. Eisenhower
could charge pretty fancy consuant fees how
build up quick father image"
1st Democrat: How do explain this Cuban thng?"
2nd Democrat: Just boast that this the first admnSra
ton to lose without costing single American life"
Dick Nixon will fire off political speeches week
He's not expected to his main argument of last fall
that United States prestige has never been higher
The new Minnesota Twins Major League ball team likes
to play doubeheaderS for Minneapolis and for
ST. Paul.
In searching for fall guy for the Cuban setback John
Kennedys aides going through the old exercise of who
struck-John.
Evening star., 1961-04-24
Compass Needed on Cuba Policy

dition than clandestine sup
port Of revolutionaries who,
incidentally, can also be in
filtrated by Soviet stooges.
Only a few months ago the
United States, under Presi-
dent Eisenhower. undertook
an air and sea blockade along
the Guatemalan coast to pre-
vent Communist landings.
Active protection of Ameri-
can lives and properties in
Cuba means an air and sea
blockade of all Cuban ports
and airfields. But it also
means cleaning out Havana
and other places in Cuba and
deporting all Communist
agents and military men,
among them the Czech fliers
and Red Chinese helpers.
Eliminating Communist in
fluence from Cuba would be
q lesson to other countries in
Latin America, where al
ready several anti-American
demonstrations have been
launched, including last week
an attack on American news
papermen's offices in Cara
cas-, Venezuela, and the de-
struction Of their property.
The theory that the United
States can initiate the Soviet
Union in guerrilla tactics has
been given some support in
official circles, but, while
help of that kind could be eX-
tended to liberation move
mentS, the fact remains that
this country cannot depend q
on any military force except
its own to protect the lives
and property of Americans
and other foreigners in revo-
luton torn Cuba.
The charter Of the United
Nations, moreover. under Ar
ticleS 81 and So, gives to any
member 'the right to indi-
vidual or collective self-de-
fenSe." Hence, an action
taken in Cuba by the United
States alone in defense of the
rights of its citizens Is in ac-
cord with the basic principles
of the U.N. charter. The only
legal requirement is that the
move be formally reported to
the Security Council, which
can later take steps Of its own
to restore peace-subject, of
course, to a United States
veto.
(Copyright, 196D
Evening star., 1961-04-24

timidation and economic black
mail" against its critics.
The Internal Security Sub
committee is considering
whether it has jurisdiction to
investigate the society founded
by Robert WEIGH, retired Bel
mont (Mass0 candy manu-
facturer. Mr.. WEIGH himself
has requested an investigation
by that subcommittee.
Senator Keating, in a program
recorded for television and
radio stations in New York,
said the society claims chapters
in 35 States and has a goal of
one million members.
Under its dues schedule, -
the Senator added, 1T has a
potential income of over $1S
million per year. Yet it is alleged
hat the society makes no ac-
counting of its funds to its
membership"
Evening star., 1961-04-24
WILLIAM S. WHITE
COP. Ponders Leadership

therefore, that Mr.. Nixon in
his forthcoming series of
speeches will hit Mr.. Ken
nedy hard only on domestic
issues. These happen to be
the only issues in which he
is effectively open to criti-
ciSm. And they are also the
only issues on which a ma
tional party leader can
rightly be as partisan as he
may choose.
1t is also a reasonable fore
cast that Mr.. Nixon'S line
will shortly become the gen.
eral G. o. P. line. Actually,
he is going to find himself
in much the position oc-
cupled by the Democratic
congressional leaders all dur
ing the Eisenhower Nixon
administration. Though in
cesSantly pushed by ultra
liberal Democrats to get
tough with Eisenhower" they
rightly refused to do this on
world affairs. Mr.. Nixon will
hear from ultraconServative
Republicans demands that he
get tough with Kennedy
particularly as to admins
tration policy in Cuba.
But Mr.. Nixon, whose high
sense of public responsibility
was fully shown during the
last campaign, is no more
likely to succumb to this kind
of pressure than were the
equally adult democrats in
II time in opposition. He
knows now what they knew
rnen: When it is the coun-
try itself that is in trouble
every politician entitled to,
call himself a leader has the
obligation not to seek petty
advantage of that country's-
troubles.
Evening star., 1961-04-24
Nixon Return to Helm Considered
Aimed at Choice of Right Nominee

The big necessity of the
moment is for the man who
heads the party at the mo-
ment to take up the obliga-
tion of speaking for it, and
most of all to determine what
tone this. speaking for it
should now take.
So, what the Republican
line should be is now Mr..
Nixon's true concern. For the
time being. at least. he frank
ly reports "a great deal of
popular support for President
Kennedy as an individual"
but virtually no support" for
Kennedy domestic programs.
And he emphatically re-
fuses to pop off" in any way
about the Kennedy admins
tration's grave foreign policy
problems.
This summary by the man
who so nearly became Presi-
dent IS arresting in two ways.
1t is renewed proof that Mr..
Nixon is an undoubted polit-
ical pro. For only a true pro
will concede what is obvious
to his opposition and thus use
obvious candor to gain maxi
mum credit for the rest of
what he intends to say-in
this case that while Demo-
cratic President is popular his
program isn't.
And, it is plain notice to
all other Republicans, in
Congress and in the national
committee. that the G. o. P.
headman is not going to al
low mis- party to be committed
to mere partisan attacks on
the Kennedy Presidency in
foreign affairs in a time of
danger to the country itself.
1t is a reasonable forecast.
Evening star., 1961-04-24
DORIS FLEEsON

The cautious optimism Of
the early days of the Ken
nedy administration that its
advent might give the Rus
slams an excuse to permit a
thaw in the cold war has de-
clined perceptibly following
events in Cuba, Laos, Wet
Nam, and Geneva. but it has
not been entirely abandoned.
No visible progress is being
made on a ban of nuclear
testing at Geneva, although
President Kennedy says that
this was the area in which he
thought agreement with the
Soviet Union was most pos
sible. Despite Russian STALL
ing, President Kennedy in
tends to keep our chief nego-
tiator. Arthur Dean. there.
I'VE must press on" he says.
A cease-fire for Laos like
wise seems up in the air. The
negotiations for an agree
ment are being conducted on
behalf of the West by the
British. The President says
I'VE continue to be hopeful"
After the failure of the
Cuban adventure the Presi-
dents words may sound like
whistling in the graveyard.
Yet the price of failing to get
some sort of an agreement to
relax East West tensions has
now gone UP precisely be-
cause Of that failure. The
clear prospect now is that
II some agreement is not
reached the result will not be
Evening star., 1961-04-24

Wisconsin and Western Branch:
535l WISCONSIN AVENUE, N
Evening star., 1961-04-24
DAVID LAWRENCE

What is needed here Is q
compass to steer by. Inter-
national relations nowadays
!. bob around on turbulent seas.
The piouS words of Khru-
shchev, with their blatant
hypocriSies, are spread around
the world. Inside the United
States-indeed, inside the
Americas as a whole-there
still are doubt, Skepticism and
uncertainty over the policy
of the United States toward
Cuba.
While President Kennedy's
I, words in his speech last
week are in line with his
toric policy. the question of
how to implement those
words has yet to be answered.
What shall be done?
The United States in this
controversy has a funda-
mental principle to stand on
lit must keep the Com
muniSts out Of Cuba and
Latin America. Enough evil
dence is at hand to show
that the Soviets already have
sent munitions of war, planes
and tanks into Cuba. The
United States is in duty bound
to seize such equipment and
confiscate it. Otherwise, the
Monroe Doctrine becomes
meaningless.
The justification for such
a step is to be found not only
in this doctrine-which now
has been embraced by the
Organization of American
StateS-but in basic interna-
tional law. American lives
and property have been en-
dangered. 1t is up to the
United States to furnish pro-
lection not only for the lives
Of its own citizens, but
for those Of other foreign
citizens. The United States
has long been acting as the
trustee in this hemisphere of
European nationals as we'll
as Americans.
But wouldn't this be lin
tervention?" Not as between
domestic factions, but only
as between the United States
and the Soviet Union, which
already has intervened in the
internal affairs of Cuba. The
United States itself seeks no
Evening star., 1961-04-24
Adverse Events Throughout World
Still Find Administration Hopeful

a continuation of present
tensions but an increase Of
them.
Hindsight is being vigor-
ously applied here in the
wake Of the failure Of the
Cuban rebels to gain a foot
hold in their country. It is
being said that the invasion
forces were never great
enough to have a chance of
success in view of the vigor-
Gus military build up Of the
Castro forces. 1t is charged
that the effort was badly
timed and that it was the
product more Of emotion than
wisdom.
1t is also charged that the
Central Intelligence Agency
advocated doing in Cuba
what it successfully had done
previously in Guatemala and
failed to take sufficiently into
account the great differences
between the two nations,
militarily. politically, and
otherwise.
The CIA wraps It's opera
tionS in such secrecy that it
is difficult for anyone out Of
the highest levels Of Govern
ment to assess its degree of
responsibility, If any. for the
failures on the Cuban
beaches. Yet the quality of
its information and the in
depreciation of it is being
blamed now as it was previ-
ously in our operations in
Korea and Indo China.
Yet If the CIA erred in its
Evening star., 1961-04-24
Step in Line With PIott Amendment
Uroed to Recover Cuba for Cub0ns

authority over the internal
affairs of Cuba-it's up to
the Cubans to set up their
own government and to hold
free elections.
Supposing, however, resist
ance is encountered? The
United States has a right
under international law to
use military force to suppress
any opposition to its seizure
of ports, homes or buildings
where Americans and their
assets are sequeStered.
The argument is made that
this will hurt to some extent
the prestige of the United
States in Latin America and
elsewhere. It can also be
noted that, unless the United
States fulfillS its obligations
under international law, it
will forfeit all its prestige.
No government ever lost
prestige by fighting for its
lawful rights.
The United States, there
fore, cannot stand merely on
the unstable premise that it
will encourage revolution
aries engaged in a worthy
cause. Aid to revolutionary
movements is an age-old Gus
tom. but the United States
cannot rely on a band of
hastily organized revolution
aries to make its own rights
secure.
For many years Congress
was reluctant to give up the
"Platt amendment" whereby
the Cuban government in a
treaty signed in 1903-five
years after the Spanish
American War-had agreed
to permit automatic entrance
of the forces of the United
States if Cuban independence
were threatened. This was
abandoned in 1884 by the
Franklin D. Roosevelt ad-
miniStration when it was be-
lieved that Cuba was i'm
mune from outside interfer-
ence. Another step must be
taken now in line with the
spirit of the PLAT amend
ment" to recover the terri
tory of Cuba for the CubanS.
. Such a policy-open and
aboveboard - is more in
keeping with American ira
Evening star., 1961-04-24

ness card bearing Mr.. For
reSter's name and Group Hos
pitalization, Inc, had been
found near the body. No wallet
or other Identification was
found.
An employe of the Edgewater
Stables. in Rock Greek Park,
found the body early Saturday
morning under the bridge. Po-
lice said Mr.. Forester, white,
about 5 feet 10 and $50 pounds,
was well dressed in q light
colored trench coat. olive drab
suit. white shirt, blue tie and
socks and brown shoes.
Evening star., 1961-04-24
KeutingAsks
Inquiry on
Birch Funds
By the Associated Prs,n

Senator Keating, Republican
Of New York, wants the Senate
to decide whether the John
Birch Society should be re-
quired to account for "a po-
tential income of over $18 mil
lion per year"
Senator Keating. a member
of the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee, said yesterday
either that group or a specially
created Senate committee also
should determine whether the
militantly conservative society
is resorting to "harassment. in