Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1937, Page 8

DECATUR HOLS T BE ON VW Will Be Opened for Benefit | of Naval Historical Foundation. Historic Decatur House, the home buik on Lafayette Square in 1819 by Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the war against the Barbary pi- rates, will be thrown open to the public Friday and Saturday for the benefit of the Naval Historical Foundation. President and Mrs. Roosevelt have acéepted an invitation to act as spon- sors for the benefit, along with other Government leaders and Mrs. Trux- tun Beale, owner of the house. Each year Mrs. Beale has offered use of the old residence for two days to a worthy cause. Proceeds of this year's benefit will be used for the founda- tion’s work of collecting and preserv- ing naval literature, relics and pic- tures. Decatur was the first dwelling con- structed after the White House on Lafayette Square. Commodore De- catur, who built it for his bride, lived to enjoy it only for a year, because in 1820 he was mortally wounded in a duel with Commodore James Bar- ron at Bladensburg, Md. He died in the residence. Cannon to Be Displayed. ‘The cannon that Decatur captured from the Dey of Algiers during his encounters with the Barbary pirates of the North African Coast will be brought from the Gun Factory and placed on exhibition in the old house during the benefit. The Marine Band will play on Fri- day and the Navy Band on Saturday afternoon from 3:30 to 6 o'clock. Ad- mission tickets will cost $1, with tea in the garden 25 cents extra. They are on sale at A. A. A."headquarters and all hotels. Doors will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Two rooms on the first floor, the dining room and the library, and three drawing rooms on the second floor will be open, together with their his- torical relics, paintings, pictures, tro- phies, medals and early last century furnishings, all directly connected Wwith three famous naval families, De- catur, Truxton and Beale. Mrs. Beale is descended from the latter two naval families. The list of sponsors includes Speak- er and Mrs. Bankhead, Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Swanson, As- sistant Secretary and Mrs. Edison, Chairman Walsh of the Senate Na- val Affairs Committee and Mrs. Walsh, Admiral Leahy, chief of naval operations, and Mrs. Leahy, Maj. Gen. Holcomb, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Mrs. Holcomb; Admiral Andrews, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, hnd Mrs. Andrews, Ad- miral and Mrs. Joseph Strauss, Vice Admiral William L. Rodgers and Mrs. Robert Giles. Capt. Chester Wells, U. S. N, re- tired, is in charge of general arrange- ments. Served Under Truxtun. Commodore Decatur saw his first ective naval service under Commo- dore Thomas Truxtun, hero of the United States’ undeclared war with France from 1798 to 1801. Truxtun " won undying fame when, as com- mander of the frigate Constellation, he captured the French frigate L'In- surgente on February 9, 1799, in the West Indies. A year later he won a victory over the French frigate Ven- geance. Truxtun lved to see his youngest daughter, Emily, marry a Virgin- ian, George Beale, a paymaster in the Navy, who won & medal from Congress for gallantry in action in the Battle of Lake Champlain, Septem- ber 11, 1814. Their son, Edward Fitzgerald Beale, later gained fame and fortune and in 1870 purchased the Decatur House. The commodore died in 1822, the same year his grandson was born here. Edward Beale married Mary Edwards, daughter of Representa- tive Samuel Edwards of Chester, Pa., on June 27, 1849. He was appointed a midshipman at the Philadelphis Naval School on December 14, 1836, by President Jackson. He was com- missioned a past midshipman in 1845, was with Commodore Stockton in California during the Mexican War and served with the land forces in capturing the State for the Union before Gen. Kearney and his forces could arrive. He later was a witness for Col. John C. Fremont when the famous Army court martial of Fre- mont took place at the instigation of Kearney. Brought News of Gold. As a courier for two years after the Mexican War Beale brought back the first authentic news of the gold discovery, carrying eastward a bag of California gold as proof of his message. On this trip, he crossed the continent through Mexico at the risk of his own life. He resigned from the Navy as a lieutenant in 1851 after 15 years' service and entered business in California, where he made his fon- tune. He surveyed three important ‘wagon and railroad tracks in the West and helped President Lincoln retain Celifornia for the Union. In 1876 President Grant, s friend of Beale before the War Between the States, appointed him Minister to Austria. Edward Beale’s son, Truxtun, born March 6, 1856, in San Francisco, in- herited Decatur House, which is now owned by his widow. % 3 The dining room of the Decatur house. Commodore Thomas Truztun by Lloyd’s C clared war against France from 1798 to 1801. to Lieut. Edward F. Beale, Bureau. On the side table is a glass urn given THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. APRIL 18, 1937—PART ONE. Historic House Open to Public This Week Samuel Edwards, member of Congress from 1819 to 1827. The Truxtun Cup, on the table, was presented ta 'offee House of London, for his services in the unde- The two pitchers on the mantel were presented who purchased the house in 1870, by his colleagues in the Indian 'Yy Henry Clay to Truztun Beale’s grandfather, WOODWARD SCHOOL’S ANNUAL DANCE HELD Senior English Class Members Present Play, “The Valiant,” With Large Cast. The annual banquet and dance of ‘Woodward School was held last night in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium at 1736 G street. James J. King, headmaster of the scheol, presided, with George A. Lewis, chairman of the Educational Commit- tee, acting as toastmaster. Page McK. Etchison pronounced the invocation and Dr. Allen Stockdale addressed the students. Members of the senior English class gave a play, “The Valiant.” Those in the cast were Gilbert Rauh, North Longfleld, Charles Joyce, Martha Anne King, Buck Middleton and Albert Heltz. Fred L. Dawson was chairman of the Committee on Arrangements. Electrical Wonders to Be Shown. A miniature electric train that obeys the human voice, the use of light beams for voice communication and ‘“‘visible sound” will be among the elec~ trical wonders to be demonstrated be- fore the members of the National Press Club Wednesday evening in the Press Club Auditorium. ‘The demonstration is from the Gen- eral Electric House of Magic put on at the Dallas and Chicago expositions. “Yogue Quality CLEANING Known in Washington as the Best for Over 20 Years” o Now ... Have VOGUE Renew Your SPRING CLOTHES For Only C LADIES’ DRESSES, COATS AND SUITS Except Fency end Ladies’ 1-"ylm MEN’S SUITS AND TOPCOATS Coats plain CLEANED AND PRESSED V!BGBIUIE eaners 1744 Columbia Rd. N.W. 1735 Conn. Ave. N.W. 826 Bladensburg Rd. N.E. 1418 Wis. Ave. N.W. 324 Third St. N.E. 3707 34th St. (Mt. Rainier, Md.) You Need! STEINWAY (ued) 26 ON COMMITTEES Boys’ Club Trustees Announce Appointees for Year. The Board of Trustees of the Boys' Club, meeting at the Willard Hotel Friday, appointed 26 members to serve on committees for the current year. Col. Stephen Bonsal was elected chairman of the Georgetown branch of the club, while Albert F. E. Horn and William E. Russell were appointed chairmen of the Camp and House Committees, respectively. New Weaving Mill, Chile's new apinning and weaving mill near Santiago is one of the most completely equipped manufac- turing establishments in the country and most of the machinery is from the United States. [ POVERTY IS CITED ASCRIMEBREEDER Parole Board’s Chairman Deplores Reformatory Lack Here. Poverty and the improper treatment of youths confined to penal institu- tions were held the greatest barriers to solution of Washington’s juvenile crime problem in a radio addresf yes- terday by Wilbur La Roe, jr., chair- man of the District Parole Board, and the Committee on Civic Affairs of the ‘Washington Federation of Churches. Spesking over Station WJSV, La Roe said that, with’eradication of pov- erty, two-thirds of all crime would disappear. “It is difficult for a boy to refrain from stealing when economic distress pinches too hard,” he said. “At least, we who have not felt the pangs of hunger should not be too quick to Judge.” La Roe decried race discrimination in regard to crime, saying that where racial tendencies toward crime were seemingly apparent, the cause could usually be traced to the fact the par- ticular group was economically under- privileged. Reformatory Lack Deplored. “It is a disgrace to the Nation's Capital,” he continued, “that we have no reformatory for boys between 17 and 21. Boys of that critical age are sent to our penitentiary at Lorton and there mixed with hardened criminals. * * * We aught to issue an ‘M. C. (master criminal) degree to every boy who graduates from Lortor.” La Roe said liquor also was a prin- cipal cause of juvenile crime, adding that alcohol was often a messure of escape from a poverty-ridden environ- ment. “The whole world is looking to —_— JOE HIGH ‘INCORPORATED OUR PLUMBER’ Dinner Dance, Week of April 19th Supper Shows 9:30 and 12 Dinner $2.00 (Sat. $2.25) Supper Cover, $1.10 Dinner guests may remain for damcing without additional cover charge. DINNER AND SUPPER SHOWS Featuring ICE CARNIVAL The First Time in Washington! Ice Skating Exhibition EVELYN CHANDLER World Famous Skater and Bruce Mapes with Ballet of Girl Skaters and Ice Comedians Dinner and Supper Dancing on the RS OONNECTICUT AVE. AT CALVERT [4 HE old country doctor dedicated his life to service. « « No night was too black, no journey too long; when the call came he responded. He shared with his patients their sorrows, their joys and their problems. Our desire is to respond to your call with the same sincere and complete understand. " ing of your problems. « « Our officers are courteous, experienced and interested . oy America for leadership today,” ‘he said, “and America is looking to Wash- ington for political, moral and spir- {tual guidance.” Five Steps Suggested. He suggested the five following measures as & atep toward effecting better treatment of juvenlle crime here: “A continuous fight against poverty in a lsud of plenty. ““More boys’ clubs. “A modern Juvenile Couri system, where boys, instead of being convicted s criminals, will be subjected to rea- sonable processes of correction. ‘A modern reformatory for boys be- tween 17 and 31, equipped with every device known to man for improving boys of that age. “Relentless warfare against race dis- crimination and sgainst every other URfsir handicap.” Club Hears Seal Thursday. 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