Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1935, Page 32

B—12 HOLSIG GOLPS DUTES QUTLND Col. H. B. Hackett Discusses Role to Be Taken by D. C. © Committee. The part that the newly named Washington Committee on Housing is to be called upon to take in co-opera- tion with the planning of low-rent housing projects for the National Capital was outlined vesterday at a Juncheon meeting by Col. Horatio B. Hackett, director of the housing di- vision of P. W. A. In response to a question by Mrs. Pranklin D. Roosevelt, who attended the meeting, Col. Hackett stated that his division is taking care to see that families occupying slum areas that will be eliminated obtain new quar- ters with the minimum of hardship. Through co-operation with local pri- vate welfare agencies, the local emer- gency relief administrations and the management branch of the housing division, approximately 12,454 families have been successfully relocated in the various cities where projects are located. Titles Holding Up Work. ‘The Washington Committee on Housing, Col. Hackett pointed out, is sn advisory group with no omglnl authority and no legal responsibility, tut the housing division expects to work closely with this group in de- veloping local projects. He assured the committee he would keep it ad- vised of major policies developed with 1espect to these projects. There are only two low-rent hous- irg developments being projected in ‘Washington, but as yet the Govern- ment has been unable to secure title 1o the sites. It is expected that Sec- retary Tckes may soon announce ac- quisition of a project site for white ‘amilies on Rhode Island avenue mnortheast. Col. Hackett stresed five ways in which the committee might be help- ful: Purnishing pertinent information on the sites under consideration and on various community facilities. Giving advice as to the location, design, construction and management of the projects. Public Opinion Is Factor. Keeping in contact with various groups in the community interested in the projects or that will be affected by them. In moulding and guiding public opinion. Helping to see that needed housing laws are enacted and that existing laws are properly enforced, in order to avoid creation of new slums. Clarence Phelps Dodge, chairman of the committee, was host to the membership at the luncheop given at the Y. W. C. A. He offered the zervices of the committee of 21 promi- nent citizens in the program for slum clearance and construction of low- rent home for small-wage earners. “I think it is fitting at this time,” he said, “to recall the wonderful work of Mrs, Archibald Hopkins.for over a period of 20 years.” Mrs, Hopkins, long a leader in slum clearance, was unable to attend the luncheon. , Mrs. Roosevelt, honorary chairman of the group, expressed her interest in the national program. She said she felt that Washington should serve as the model for the rest of the country. ARCHITECTS INDORSE| .CHANGE IN CAPITOL Three Famed Designers Favor | Extension of East Front and Marble Exterior. The plan under consideration since 1851 for extending the East front of the Capitol and resurfacing the sand- #tone exterior of the central portion with marble to harmonize with the porth and south wings was emphatic- ally indorsed yesterday by three archi- tects of national and international standing at a continued hearing before the House Committee on Public Build- ings and Grounds. Edgerton Swartwout, vice president of the Commission of Fine Arts, fellow of the Institute of Architects, and a member of the Academy of Design, with Francis J. Sullivan and Harry F. Cunningham, consulting architects of ‘Washington, who have co-operated in important work throughout the entire United States, heartily indorsed the statement made yesterday by Charles Moore, chairman of the Fine Arts Commission, that the Capitol will be an unfinished building until the ex- tension of the east front to give a proper setting for the dome has been carried out. ALBEMARLE TAX CUT OF 162-3% APPROVED By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.. April 19 —Albemarle County's Board of Supervisors have put their formal stamp of approval on a 162; per cent tax reduction, estimated to save tax- payers around $6,000 annually, which ‘was proposed to the board last month by ‘County Executive Henry Haden. 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AMES fairly leaped forward and caught his aunt by the arm, turning her abruptly about and away from Leslie. I “Is he here?” he asked, urging her impetuously forward. “Oh yes, and in a terrible state. He's come for Leslie and he says—" James did not wait for more, but dropped his aunt’s arm and raa. ‘When he reached the dancing plat- form at the further end of the lawn, he found the music stopped and the dancers crowded together at one end of the platform whispering and gig- gling and watching John Harris who stood just below them on the lawn, wearing his old-fashioned frock coat and bell crowned hat and swaying tipsily to and fro as he leaned heavily on his gold topped cane. But Howard and Jackson Crowell stood on either side of him vainly urging him toward the house. The whispering and giggling stopped abruptly as James came forward. “Good evening, Mr. Harris,” he said pleasantly. “Won't you come into the house with me and have some supper?” “Good evening, Mister . . . Mister Stimson,” answered his _uninvited guest, speaking at first slowly and distinctly and meticulously dividing his syllables. “There is nothing, sir, you can offer me now or at any other time. I have come, sir, for my daughter Leslie, a rumor having reached my ears late this evening that she was not a welcome guest in this picayunish provincial assem- blage that makes itself a laughing stock by trying to ape its betters of | the great world and calls itself society. | Society!” | Here he laughed, a great boisterous shout and then calmed himself and frowned. “But I must apologize to the | ladies present. I do apologize from | the bottom of my heart. It is, I sure you, sir, a matter rather for tears than for laughter, but alas my sense of the ridiculous sometimes betrays me. The first families of Kansas!” Again he laughed. laughed while the tears ran down his cheeks and he could barely stand, while he kept re- peating between paroxysms, “I do apologize. I do apologize. But it real- 1y is side splitting.” “No doubt,” said James somewhat grimly, “but suppose we go up to the house and talk it over. I am afraid we are delaying this dance.” “In a moment, my young sir, in a moment. And in the meantime please be so good as to take your hand off | my arm. It happens that I have a great aversion to being pawed. In my as- | | men left in this country who might | properly be called gentlemen, I would have run a man through for less af- front than yours.” (James hastily withdrew his arm.) “But have no fear. Have no fear. | My blood has cooled with my years. | If you will conduct me to my daugh- ter, young fellow, I will wipe the dust of ‘this household off my boots and guarantee to withdraw myself and any member of my family from a canaille which has dared to look down upon us.” “Come on, Mr. Harris,” interrupt- ed Sam Fletcher, who chose this mo- ment to appear from the shadows. “You know I never looked down on Leslie. Come along with me and | we'll hunt her up.” ! “I'm here,” said a little strained | voice and Leslie stepped forward, her | eyes red but her head held high. ! “Come, father, come along with Sam and me and we’ll all go home.” Mr, Harris' high-handed manner , GREAT RICHES Mateel Howe Farnhawe youth, when there were still a few|— suddenly forsook him and be began to cry. “You've been insulted, Leslie,” he sobbed, “insulted by a bunch of riff- raff your grandmother wouldn't have wiped her feet on. My God, Leslie, when I think of your grand- mother— -" “Never mind, never mind,” coaxed Leslie urging him forward and out of earshot, Sam had his other arm but James stuck valiantly to their heels, insisting that he and no other should drive them home. Miss Sarah, who stuck as persist- ently to James as James to Leslie, was forced to demur in no uncer- | tain tones, pleading James' duties as host, which her nephew impatiently | waved aside. { “Of course, you have got to stay| and look out for your guests,” inter- rupted Mr. Samuel Fletcher in his | loud truculent voice. “And since I brought Leslie to the party I'd like | to know why I shouldn’t take her | home.” ! & “Please, Leslie——" persisted James, but Leslie avoided his pleading eyes! and turned to Sam. All the life, all | the sparkle had gone out of her and it occurred to James he had never in his life seen any one look so tired. | As the three drove off, Mr. Harris still | sobbing and protesting weakly, James: could have cried himself. | Of course, it had to happen at this party. Of course, it had to be the mutt who had the good luck to be chesen as Leslie’s prop and staff in- stead of one who would have given 10 years of his life to have spared | | her one moment of humiliation. But he would see her tomorrow. He would show her as tactfully and delicately as he knew how just how much he respected her and looked up to her. None but a little thor- HAVRE DE GRACE RACES WEEK-DAYS, APRIL 15 to 27 53,40 Special Train Direct to Race Track Parlor Car, Dining Car, Coaches Lv. Washington (Penna. Station) 12.05 P. M. Ar. Hevre de Grace Race Track 205 P. M. Round-Trip Pullmen Seet $1.00 First Race Sterts 2.30 P. M. Returning from Track immediately eher roces Pennsylvania Railroad For the perfect DRY MARTINI MARTINI & ROSSI DRY VERMOUTH Imported by W.A.TAYLOR & CO, N. Y. Trip oughbred would have faced that gig- gling crowd as Leslie had and gone off with her head held high and not a suggestion of apology. Oh, he would tell her, he would show her. Damn the miserable old dance any- way! Damm the miserable, heartless brutes who had laughed at Leslie's shame. They were dancing again, gay and excited and happy as if they had not just watched a girl's heart break and her fine courage in bear- ing it—a girl so much finer than the whole pack of them that there wasn't a single one fit to tie her shoe lace. E He could not face them. He would not go back and dance and listen to their snickers and innuendoes. The least he could do to show his loyalty to Lealie would be to go off some place by himself and suffer with her, James hides out, tomorrow. _ Our Butter Production. More than 1,762,688,000 pounds of creamery butter were produced in the United States in 1933. ‘T HERE'S as much true Art in the preparation of tempting dishes as there is in painting on canvas. And White Star. Tuna simplifies the “technique” of the Art of Cookery surprisingly! 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