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GRANT FORESEES OFFICE SHIFTS Completion of Revenue Build- ing Will Make Room for Other Departments. A considerable shift in the housing of several branches of the Federal Govern- ment is fore.een by Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks, when the new In- ter Revenue Building, being con- structed south of the Post Office De- partment, is finished. This structure is expected to be ready for occupe.acy during the coming Summer, and the possibility now arises that the central _ portion of the new Department of Com- merce Building, being erected at Fif- teenth and B streets, may be ready for use during the Summer also. Government officials have advised Col. Grant_that this shift is a possibility: The War Department units—the Chief of Chaplains, the Inspector General's Office, the Judge Advocate General's Office, which have moved into the old Southern Railway Building at Thir- teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, to make way for the expanding State Department and the presidential exec- utive offices, may occupy the Walker- Johnson Building, on New York avenue near Eighteenth street, now used by a part of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department. The board of tax appeals, now in the Earle Building, at Thirteenth and E streets, is expected by Government officials to vacate that building when the new Bureau of Internal Revenue Building is completed. If the War Department _activities now in the old Southern Railway Building move to the Walker-Johnson Building the space vacated may be utilized by the United States Employes’ Compensation Com- mission, now housed in the Investment Building, at Fifteenth and K streets. ‘The Federal Radio Commission and the radio division of the Department of Commerce, now occupying crowded juarters in the Interior Department juilding, may be moved to the present Department of Commerce Building, at Nlneumu;l street ;nd Pennsylvania avenue, when part of this grou to the new building, now unfer con- struction. Officials in Col. Grant's office are studying these proposed changes, wif a view to have their plans in shape when the occasion arises for the actual rearrangement incident to the public buildings program. "VISITS TO CAPITAL PLANTS PROPOSED Bupport of Local Manufacturers Stressed at Commerce Chamber Committee Meeting. moves Education of the public to support manufacturers as well as retail- ers was emphasized meeting of the Wi of Commerce committee on manufac- tures, of which John A. Eckert is ‘hairman. cl 5 ‘The committee particularly concerned itself with Washington's rapidly grow- light manufacturing plants ana m‘ih out the de‘;sitrghfllty of encour- aging them thro e chase of their pmducv‘.lf Lol - As a means of educating the public regarding the extent and value of local , gteomml&- )3 Washington area. It is thought that such trips will help the members visualize the scope and problems of local industries and will direct the attention of the to e NEW.OFFICERS INSTALLED BY JEWISH SISTERHOOD Rabbi Volkman Officiates at Meet- ing—Congregational Co-opera- tion Is Urged. Newly elected officers of the Sister- hood of the Torah B'nai Israel gational co-operation with the new of- ficers were delivered by Mrs. H. Hol- lander and Mrs. George Levy, president of the Sixth Street Synagogue. President Harry Himmelfarb of the congregation presented Mrs. Charles Miller, the new president, with a gavel. A gold clock, presented by Mrs. J. Oser, vice president, was tendered Mrs. Bessle Friedenberg, retiring president. Mrs. Friedenberg also was unanimously voted an honorary life membership in the congregation. The new officers of the sisterhood are Mrs, Charles Miller, president; Mrs, J. Ocer, vice president; Mrs. H. Okum, financial secretary; Mrs. Louis Kalich- stein, recording secretary, and Mrs. Max Bernstein, treasurer. -— CARNATION IS URGED. AR Capital Florists Favor Blossom as National Flower. ‘The Florists’ Club of Washington, composed of the leading florists in the Capital, has joined a movement to have . the carnation officially designated as the national flower. Florists _throughout the Mountain and Plains States Flor- ists’ Association recently began agita- tion for a national flower. Thus far, the carnation, which figures prominently in most floral displays and is frequently seen at the House, has had the widest appeal. Rankin D.enounces Moving Pictures of Blaze in Capitol Charges Desecration and Holds Fire Was Grossly Exaggerated to Public. Representative Rankin, Democrat, of Mississippl, in the House yesterday, de- nounced motion picture machine oper- ators—particularly those with sound effects—for taking pictures of the fire in the Capitol structure on Friday night last. Charging that they had “desecrated the National Capitol,” the Mississippian sald “they had grossly exaggerated thc fire” by lighting flares that produced large volumes of smoke on the east side of the building where the actual fire , those talkie mo- tion picture takers,” Rankin declared, “put men with torches on the east side of the Capitol, and great volumes of smoke rolled up to make it look like a big fire. The pictures that went over east Congregation .and Talmud were installed Wed- Notwithstanding the absence of the First Lady of the Land, of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and with only four other members of that august body present—the honor guests—Presi- dent Hoover held the annual reception to the judiciary at the White House last night with splendid success. The hundreds who attended the re- ception to the judiciary declared with one acclaim that it was one of the most delightful affairs they had ever attend- ed in the White House. The usual dignity and stateliness accompanied the upenlnx of the reception with the procession down the state st . The arnngmm for admitting and receiv- ing the guests and the general infor- mality in the east room and other rooms of the state suite after the guests met the President was almost domestic in its atmosphere. Members of the District bar met the judges and jus- tices of the various courts and the members of the judiciary committees of the Senate and House, and there were a number of members of the Lower House and their families in attendance besides. Marines Serve as Flag Bearers. Two Marines bearing respectively the American flag and the President’s flag came down the state stairway with a number of White House aides follow- ing and the military and naval aides of the President walking directly be- fore him. Mrs. Hoover being ill, Presi- dent Hoover was alone, and behind him came the Vice President and his sister, B th Teeasery. Mr. Biellon, of the ury, Mr. Mellon, T o Assiculture being abscnt, There o absent. re ;Ary the other members of the cab- inet and their wives, except the Secre- tary of the Navy and Mrs. Adams, who have started on their trip to the Naval Oon!efen'ce in lnndon.md’r‘l:z ul::vz '?e- partment was represented by cting Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Jahncke, who walked at the end of the line, following the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Hoover, whose absence was con- stantly deplored, had even the smallest detail that would add to the comfort of guests studied, with the result that the body invited came up through the room and assembled there while Both before and after they were re- celved there was general and friendly conversation heard on all sides. Justices Assemble in West Room. The justices and members of the courts assembled in the red room be- fore the reception, and in this nuzust’ body were but four members of the Supreme court—Mr. Justice Stone, Mr. Justice Butler, Mr. Justice McReynolds and Mr. Justice Vandevanter—and only two of the Supreme Court ladies were there—Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Stone, The State dining room and the east room showed a charming asrangement of pink roses, while in the red parlor mf the blue room were white roses. In the long corridor near the west end there hangs a life size portrait of James A. Garfield, and on the stand beneath it there always is a vase of red carna- tions, his favorite flower, constantly worn on the lapel of his coat while he was & member of the House and all through his days in the White House. In the State dining room a wonder- fully fine oil painting showing Cali- fornia mountain scenery and an abode, or concrete house, all in splendid at- mospheric effect hung over the mantel, where was once the rare old Flemish tapestry presented by the late Stanford White at the time the White House was restored in the Roosevelt administra- tion. There was also a large radio set in the State dining room. One heard during the entire evening expressions of sympathy because of the fllness of Mrs. Hoover and the illness of the Chief Justice, Mr. Taft. This caused the one note of regret during the whole of the delightful reception. Gown Worn of Exceptional Beauty. Mrs. Gann wore a gown of black vel- vet, fashioned on long lines, the bodice trimmed with lace. She wore long bril- liant earrings and long white kid gloves. Mrs. Hurley was in a gown of tur- quoise blue and silver brocade designed with a normal waistline and a long train. She wore aquamarine jewelry. Mrs. Mitchell was in a charming gown of pink panne velvet, fashioned on long lines, the skirt slightly shorter at the front. Clusters of pink velvet flowers marked the low waistline and were caught at the left shoulder. Mrs. Brown was in a gown of egg- shell color satin designed with a V neci line and a long skirt, which flared at the hemline. A drapery of the satin lined with a deep violet-color velvet hung from the left shoulder and formed a train. Mrs. Wilbur was in a rose pink satin embroidered in rhinestones and crystals at the low waistline. The gown was made with circular flares at either side, which trailed the floor, giving the effect of side trains. Mrs. Hyde's Costume of Velvet. Mrs. Hyde wore a gown of black vel- vet cut with a V neckline back and front where there were touches of lace showing. The skirt was made with circular flares long at the sides. Miss Caroline Hyde wore a peach moire frock made with a fitted bodice and a long skirt, the high waistline marked with a the country in newspapers and news reels greatly exaggerated the fire. “It was only a small fire, presumably accidentally started and rapidly extin- guished by the efficient Fire Depart- ment of the District of Columbia.” Rankin said that the talkie motion picture men set the sirens on the fire m to “screeching after the firemen turned them off.” ~N narrow belt of the material, which was caught at the front by a rhinestone Mrs. Lamont was in a gown of crea: color lace over pink satin. It was fash- joned on the new long lines with the skirt designed in flounces. Mrs. Davis made a striking picture in Edouard Simone, sculptor, photographed with the bust of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, the venerable 89-year-old dean of the United States Supreme Court, which he has just completed at the justice’s RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE TO JUDICIARY NOTABLE EVENT President Hoover Greets Hundreds of Callers at Annual Function Which Was Marked by Dignity and Stateliness. . | close-fitting bodice. home. —Underwood Photo. flounces of lace and a narrow belt line, marked the normal waistline, the ends of the belt extending quite long. The gown was made with a square neckline back and front and was made over a foundation of ashes of roses silk. She had on long black suede gloves. Mrs, Jahncke had on a soft taffeta gown, in a delicate shade of pink. lelm B}‘:‘::;r' wife of M; Justice Pierce er, a gown of lavender silk moire fashioned with a train. Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone was in a gown of Burgundy flat crepe fashioned on severely plain lines. Mrs. Willlam J. Graham, wife of the presiding judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, , WASHINGTON, D.' C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930. with chiffon. , was among those in the blue room and wore a gown of pale orchi tin, fitting closely and forming & slight train in the back. Miss Laura Harl and Miss Ruth Harlan, daughters of Mr. Justice John M. Harlan, were among those representing other admin- istrations, Miss Laura Harlan in a pale orchid gown trimmed with silver and a scarf of rare lace about her shoulders. Miss Ruth Harlan was in a pale blue brocade, trimmed with a bertha of ex- quisite lace. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cogswell were in the company, Mrs. Cogswell wearing a blue lace gown with tulle flounce. Former Attorney General Guest. The former Attorney General, Mr. George W. Wickersham, who is chairman 1of President Hoover's “Crime Commis- sion,” was among the guests in the blue room and Gen. John J. Pershing was the center of a large group of personal friends wheorever he wandered. Former Secretary to the President and Mrs. Everett Sanders arrived early and took their places in the red corridor, Mrs. Sanders having a becoming gown of black velvet, cut low in the back and the skirt long to form a train in| the back. Former Secreiary to the| President and Mrs. Edward C. Clark were also among the several hundred guests, Mrs. Clark wearing black vel- vet, gracefully draped and trimmed with ecru lace. Former Assistant At- torney Genera) Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt was among those to arrive early, She wore a smartly-made gown of black transparent velvet, made long in the back and the bodice having a yoke of ecru lace which formed a round neckline. She wore long pendant pearl carrings and a string of pearls about her neck. Miss Helen Cannon, daughter of the late former Spcaker of the House of Representatives, Joseph G. Cannon, wore a becoming gown of deep orchid chiffon, the skirt full below the hips and having a flounce of tulle in the same shade. The bodice was finished in a round neckline and was without trimming. She wore diamonds and pearls, Miss Cannon was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Ernest X. Le Seure, who wore a gown of black lace and dia- mond ornaments. The Bishop of Washington and Mrs. James E. Freeman remained until after 10 o'clock, Mrs. Freeman having a gown of deep orchid velvet shirred at the back and falling long into a short train, about her shoulders she wore a tulle scarf of a slightly lighter shade. Mrs. Alfred E. Brosseau of Greenwich, Conn., former president general, N. S. D. A. R., wore a rich coral color velvet made with a shallow yoke of lace and trimmed with crystals, and about her shoulders a scarf of rare lace. Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman was in white taffeta, the skirt cut in a conventional pattern about the hemline, from which a flounce of tulle fell almost to the floor, and her ornaments were pearls, dia- monds and emeralds, with a band of diamonds about her forehead. Mrs. Cloman was accompanied by her house guest, Mrs. Henry S. Sturgis of New York, who was in a simply made gown of black chiffon and wore a band of diamonds in her hair. Mrs. Hennen Jennings wore a gown of violet panne satin and chiffon with draperies of chiffon in the same shade. Mrs. James Carroll Frazier wore silver cloth and wore a gown of dahlia color panne satin made long and he ve o whne,‘ d her gloves were Various Courts Represented. The chief justice of the Court of Claims of thé United States and Mrs. Fenton Whitlock Booth afe visiting in Indianapolis, where they went imme- diately after, Christ, Their daugh- ter, Mrs. Booth Moyer, attended the re- ception, accompanied by her cousin, Mr. Edwin Booth, and her house guest, Mrs. Keegin Beckpold of Indianapolis. Mrs, Moyer was in black chiffon made long in the back, a deep V neckline in the back, a string of pearls falling down the back, and she wore earrings and bragelet of pearls, the set being an heirloom of the family. Her black slip- bers were brocaded in silver. Mrs. Beckpold had a costume of dark blue velvet fashioned with full skirt falling longer in the back than in the front. Mrs. Charles H. Robb, wife of - clate Justice Robb of the Court ofi’fi- Ppeals of the District of Columbia, was In a gown of peach-color velvet made long and with a semi-fitted bodice. Associate Justice of the Court of Ap- DPeals of the District and Mrs. Josioh !Ae' Van Orsdel had with them the lat- Bel'a niece, Miss Kathryn Spillman of atrice, Neb., who is spending the Winter with them, and Miss Jane Rob- ertson and Miss Rosana Kilpatrick, aiso of Beatrice, Neb., who are visiting for 8 short time. Mrs. Van Orsdel was in @ gown of pale apricot chiffon trimmed With rhinestones and fashioned with a long, moderately full skirt. Miss Spiil- ;r;lnen Was in satin in an apricot shade, skirt made long fi?:, full, and a Rol b gown was of black fish net ;enr;:ug: straight lines, with very long skirt, slightly full. Miss Kilpatrick wore black taffeta with very full skirt, long in the back and shorter in front. e ‘Wears Gown of Black Lace. rs. Thamas S. Willlams, wi Judge Williams of the Court of C‘ll:in'&‘ Wwas in a gown of black lace made with full skirt, which fell longer in the back than in the front, and the bodice was finished with a bertha of the lace, which n’r‘;:'zn:ld a V neck line, and sh¢ ornaments. Miss Ruth ;,Vunlmz, daughter of Judge and Mrs. . llgloi;mna.o;m&figzompmled them, wore eorgette lrlce;u u!:e.'nevt'vmseuhoue‘ttel:x te e ef Justice Edward K. C: the Court of Claims, uti.r!d,"l:xgge}&l’o: Campbell were among those at the re- ception. Mrs. Campbell had a costume of amethyst velvet trimmed with silver, and their daughter, Miss Jean Camp- bell, who was with them, had a gown of I;l;irk n‘zgg‘e tl.‘r;cnl;med with crimson e, Wi she w imso! ““gdp"l : ore crimson rs. Frederick L. Siddons, wife of ate Justice Siddons of the Su-! g’r‘e‘meh(lkubnhgi the Pmncc of Columblia, velvet tri rhllx;uwms, immed with rs. Hatfleld, wife of Judge Charle: Sherrod Hatfleld of the Unlg!ed B:;Li Court of Customs Appeals, wore white panne satin trimmed with rhinestones and made in a gracefully draped fash- ion. Judge and Mrs. Hatfield had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heintz- man of Cincinnati and their daughter, Miss Edna Heintzman. Mrs. Heintzman was in salmon color satin and lace and diamond ornaments. Miss Heintzman had a gown of egg shell shade, moire trimmed with jade green bows. Mrs. Green Hackworth, who attended the party with the solicitor of the State Department, and their son, Mr. Earl Hackworth, was in a gown of black lace made on princess lines, with a ruffie of black tulle marking the hemline. Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan Gra- ham attended the reception, Mrs. Graham wearing a gracefully draped gown of pale green moire made with two narrow-pointed trains in the back and with which she wore pearls and emeralds. Judge Mary O'Toole wore a gown of pale blue satin, trimmed with lace. Congress Pays Its Respects. Senator and Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst were among those from the senatorial circle, Mrs. Ashurst having a gown of ruby red taffeta fashioned after the new model with draperies forming a train. Senator and Mrs. Charles S. Deneen were also_there, latter in a gown skirt and a round neckline. Senator Thomas J. Walsh was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Emmet C. Gudger, who had a gown of gold brocade, the deep shades of rose and blue figures bringing out the gold. Senator and Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett attended the re- , Mrs. Gillett having a becoming costume of orchid. Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, wife of the Assist- ant Sec of State, wore a gown of pale blue velvet, fashioned with a yoke about the hips, from which the skirt fell longer in the back than in the front, an bodice finished with a deep collar of lace. Mrs. Harry K. Daugh- erty, wife of the assistant solicitor of a black lace gown, fashioned on prin- cess lines, the skirt with two deep the Treasury Department, had a gown of pale green on, embroidered in of black lace, with a moderately full | black lace with draperies of tulle. Mrs, Henry F. Dimock wore pale blue and sil- r brocade with a scarf of rare lace, and her jewels were turquoise and dia- monds and a tiara in her hair. Mrs. Eugene Meyer's gown was of gold and black metal cloth with narrow black straps over the shoulders and made long in the back forming a train. Mvs. Enos Newman was in a becoming gown of deep rose chiffon embroidercd in rhinestones and with which she wore a scarf of rose point lace. She wore a necklace and pendent earrings of dia- monds. Mrs. Hobart Newman had a gown of white moire fashioned about the new silhouette. Mrs. LeRoy Vernon was in crimson brocaded chiffon, made with yoke about the hips from which the moderately full skirt fell longer at the right side of the back to form a short train, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Craig were accompanied by their young daughter, Miss Betty Craig, who wore a red taffeta gown fashioned with the new uneven hemline and falling longer in the back than in the front. Mrs. Craig was in black taffeta simply made and touching the floor in the back. The Rev. and Mrs, Wallace H. Rad- cliffe attended, the latter wearing a gown of blue crepe. Other Prominent Guests Listed. Col. and Mrs. U. 8. Grant, 3d, ar- rived shortly before 10 o'clock, Mrs. Grant wearing a becoming gown of ecru lace made with a wide yoke at the hips, from which the full skirt hung in graceful folds slightly longer Er:he back than in the front. Mr. and . Wilbur W. Hubbard, who are here from their home on the Eastern Shore ! of Maryland, were among those at the reception, Mrs, Hubbard having a silver blue panne satin gown trimmed with lace. Mrs. Edward A. Harriman wore a gown of pale blue and silver and Miss Mildred Huston, daughter of Mr. Claudius Huston, chairman of the Re- publican national committee, wore her debut frock of eggshell satin, cut low in the back, the skirt falling longer in the back than in the front. Mrs. Garrett ,vife of Judge Finis J. Garrett of the United States Court of Customs Appeals, wore a gown of black chiffon made with a cape back. Among others at the reception were Mr. and Mrs. Warren ers, Mrs, Nannie Green Jobe, Miss Elizabeth Van Dyke Jobe and Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Newman of New York; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stabler, Mrs. Stabler wearing a gray satin gown trimmed with lace; Mrs. Willlam Laird Dunlop, in a gown of black velvet and silver cloth, and Miss_Phyllis Hight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Hight, who was in a gown of black satin made on princess lines with a flounce of black tulle at the hemline. She wore long silk gl Under Supervision U. S. Treasury §This Bank has made over. 38 ‘thousand. loans aggregating nearly § millions of dollars to as- sist persons of character to accomplish some worthy purpose. §1n connection with the loan the borrower agrees to make monthly or semi-monthly deposits in a savings account 2515, WORKERS PLAN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Educational Campaign on Personnel Problems Also Is to Be Conducted. An educational campaign designed to acquaint Government workers with per- sonnel problems is to be sponsored by the National Federation of Federal Em- ployes, with an organization drive to extend the membership of about 16,000 in the District to 50,000 and cor- responding expansion throughout the country and insular possessions also planned. Authorizing the educational work, the executive council of the federation, meeting in Winter session here, an- nounced that the training program will be an extension course to enable em- ployes to “know their jobs better.” The course will be organized for all the 361 unions and classes will be held for leaders. The subject matter of the course will include the rules and conditions affect- ing appointment and tenure of office in the Government service, what the vari- ous positions lead to, and modifications of status that may have resulted irom legislation. Federal officials will be in- vited to address the classes. ‘The executive council took occasion to inform a delegation from the Sol- diers’ Home of Washington that it would co-operate in an effort to bring the employes of the institution within the retirement act. EASTERN STAR FETE ATTENDED BY 300 Installation of Officers and Ban- quet at Hyattsville Draw Throng, Special Dispatch to The 8t HYATTSVILLE, Md., January 10— More than 300 members of the Eastern Star from Washington, Baltimore, Seat Pleasant, Branchville, Hyattsville, Savage and other places attended the ceremonies incident to the installation of the newly elected officers of Ruth Chapter, No. 7, Order of the Eastern Star, Monday night in the Masonic Temple here. J. Leonard Mason, worthy grand patron of the Grand Chapter of Maryland and other officers of the Grand Chapter were in the assemblage. ‘The officers installed were: Mrs. M. Pearl Macgregor, worthy matron; Myron H. Flanders, worthy patron; Mrs. Margaret M, Barker, as- sociate matron; Arthur C. Moon, asso- clate patron (new office); Mrs. Emma R. Hutchinso: (twentieth Mrs. Gladys A. Barney, conductress; Mrs. Louise Coomes, associate conductress ‘Wilhelmina Flanders, chaplai: Thomas McDearmon, marshal Florence Crawford, organist; Macgregor, Adah; Mrs. Matsudaira, Ruth; Mrs. Marion Smith, Esther; Miss Norma Stansbury, Marth: Mrs. Gladys Johnstone, Electa; Mrs. Florence Smith, warder, and Milton M. Clll’{i sel:gnel. Mrs. M. Virginia Thompson, elected secretary, will be installed later. She was not present because of a death in_her family. Mrs. Emily G. Haas of Mount Rainier, gut grand worthy matron of the Grand ‘hapter of Maryland, was the grand in- stalling officer, assisted by Mrs, Beetam of Baltimore, acting as grand marshal, who served in the place of Mrs. M. Vir- ginia Thompson; Mrs. Althea Jardine, grand Esther of the Grand Chapter, and Mrs. Marie C. Felter, who acted as grand organist. Mrs. Esther Lee, retiring worthy matron, received a_junior past matron's jewel, and Louis H. Van Wormer, re- tiring worthy patron, a junior 'past atron’s jewel. Presents were given the coming worthy matron and various other new officers. wumt:n 2:: wnu?o? ceremonies there mént program and re- freshments in the blnql::{rhlfl. e, ‘The largest foreign colony in Mexi now is Spanish, with the é’hmese lef:? i rWyn, . | of Washington, Paul baus of this county and Carl Hurlebaus ond and the French third in size. SOL HERZO |z y Originators of the BUDGET BUYING PLAN IN WASHINGTON HOLOS LENFANT PLAN ORENAL Architect Declares French- man Did Not Copy From Versailles or London. L'Enfant’s plan of Washington was not copled from' that of Versailles or London, but was made on the basis of the topography he found here. The new National Capital was laid out exactly the seane as a modern city planner or engineer would do, Willlam T. Part- ridge, consultant architect of the Na- tional Park and Planning Commission, told the monthly meeting of the Wash- ington Chapter of the American Insti- tute of Architects, held last night at the Cosmos Club. The principal radial avenues follow the line of the existing roads, Mr. Part- ridge asserted, basing his address on an exhaustive study he has just completed of ancient maps and correspondence bearing on the question. A report on this subject will be made soon to the National Capital Park and Planning ‘Commission. Taking as his topic the method by which L’Enfant laid out Washington, Mr. Partridge disputed the idea that the French engineer copied the plan of Ver- sailles or Evelyn's plan of London. L’Enfant selected his sites here and connected them with streets and ave- nues, the principal radial avenues fol- lowing the lines of the existing roads, so that the plan of Washington was an evolution and a growth, determined by the principal sites and direct means of communication between the sites, Mr. Partridge asserted. He expressed re- gret that the suppression of many of the avenues by Presidents Washington and Jefferson marred the symmetry of the plan. Col. H. H. Dodge, superintendent of Mount Vernon, spoke of the building and remodeling from time to time of Mount Vernon and exhibited one of the shingles of the original mansion, cov- ered by later work. Edward Donn then spoke on the progress of the restoration programs under way at Kenmore, at Fredericks- burg, Va, and at Wakefleld, Va., the latter place being the spot where George ‘Washington was born. It is proj to have Wakefleld restored as it looked originally in 1732, in conjunction with the Washington bicentennial celebra- tion in 1932, MRS. LOUISE HURLEBAUS DIES IN DB. C. HOSPITAL Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 10.—Mrs. Louise Hurlebaus, 63, wife of Chris Hurlebaus, & well known Wheaton dis- trict farmer, died yesterday afternoon in a Washington hospital. 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