Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1942, Page 4

—3 e Clipper Officers Here Affer Globe-Circling Flight From War 2 Flyers Tell Only Part Of Their Story on Orders Of Military Intelligence Two officers of the Pan American Airways’ Pacific Clipper, which flew around the world to get back to this country from the Far East war zone, gettled down in suburban Washing- ton today to see what they could do about regaining the weight and equiliorium they left scattered along the 31,500 miles of their journey. With great understatement, the two wan, weary flyers told the story of the flight—the first ever made around the world by a commercial transport PFirst Officer John H. Mack and Becond Officer Roderick Norman Brown of the Pacific Clipper are guests of Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe Spen- cer, No. 8 West drive, Bethesda, Md. The fiyer's wives are with them and ‘Mrs. Brown is the former Mary Garland Spencer, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Spencer. Here at Request of Military Men. The two came to Washington, with other members of the Clipper’s crew, to be interviewed by officers of Army and Navy intelligence serv- ices. The military men sealed the fivers’ lips on many aspects of the flight. The Clipper left San Francisco December 2 on a routine flight which !was to go to Hawail and New Zea- \land and return. When the plane !was between New Caledonia and + Auckland, New Zealand, word of the jJapanese attack on Pearl Harbor } erackled through the air. \ The plane reached Auckland safely 1 and waited a week for orders. Then | Jg E > came word that the plane was to = ! proceed back to the United States ‘h\' way of Afyica and South Amer- ca. “We didn't know what we were getting into,” said the fivers today. “We knew it was going to be a long trip, but—" Reticent on Hardships. ‘The men weren’t inclined to talk much about the extreme hardships of the trip. but their wives and Mrs. Spencer filled in some of the details ‘They didn't reach this country until | NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Axis Forces Refreat From Agedabia Under Cover of Sandstorm - British Imperials Slash At Rear Flanks of Foe On Road to Tripeli By the Associated Press. CAIRO, Jan. 8—Axis Libyan forces, failing to give battle at Age- dabia, are falling back even farther west along the road to Tnipoli under cover of & swirling sandstorm and desert-1ajd mines, but with the Brit- ishr imperials slashing heavily at their rear and flanks. (British sources in London said the offensive into Libya was now 600 miles from its starting points along the Egyptian border. (If this was an airline distance, it means that the British had cut around far to the rear of the main German-Italian force to somewhere in the vicinity of Misurata, Mediterranean port only 120 miles east of Tripoli, or Khun, an inland city 310 miles southeast of Tripoll. (If the longer highway and caravan trail distances were meant, it was probable that the British advance was still no far- ther than the flanks of the re- treating Axis African corps.) 20-40 Mile Penetrations. Penetrations of 20 to 40 miles into territory previously held by the enemy were reported south of Age- dabia, itself some 300 airline miles within Libya near the innermost curve of the Gulf of Sirte. 1 The Axis forces had stood for| days in the Agedabia region after a| fighting retreet from the Bengasi| region before finally choosing with- | drawal as against further battle. Surging tank attacks developed at! their rear. Meanwhile, R. A. F. and Free Prench planes continued their heavy pounding of the Axis defenses at Halfaya, near the Egyptian-Libyan border, where an Axis garrison still holds out more than 300 miles east | of the main battle zone. Another in the long series of Axis air assaults on the Mediterranean base of Malta was recorded in the communique, which said “some slight damage was caused.” THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1942 Woman Employe of U. S. Dies In Fire as Rescue Efforts Fail Welles Leaving Today For Parley in Brazil On Unity in War Satisfactory Meeting On Hemisphere Defense Predicted by Hull ‘Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles and his staff of technical ad- visers planned to leave late today on the first part of their journey to Rio de Janeiro, where a special con- ference of the foreign ministers of I the American republics will meet January 15 to consider what unified position the New World will take in the war. Secretary of State Hull said the American delegation leaves with Lopes for a satisfactory meeting so far as the main points involved are concerned—the defense of the West- ern Hemisphere from threats from abroad. Mr. Hull said he thought the spirit of solidarity and the spirit of co-operative help to protect the peace and safety of this hemisphere was very pleasing and encouraging as far as the important aspects of the situation are concerned The Secretary refused to come ment on the statement by Foreign Minister Guinazu of Argentine that his country would refrain from join- | ing in any policy that meant a gen« eral American war against the Axis. The conference was called by the | United States in accordance with | previous inter-American declar: tions favoring joint conference in the case of anv threat against this hemisphere. The formal agenda for | the meeting call for consideration of measures for protection of the | Western Hemisphere and for the economic co-operation of the ree | publics. Meanwhile, the State Department sannounced the American Govern= ment has accepted Chile’s invitation to be represented at the first Pan- American Congress of Mining Engi- neering and Geology, which is to meet at Santiago, Chile, January 14 to 25. | The three men named by Presis dent Roosevelt as delegates to San- tiago are D. F. Hewett and Elmer W. Pehrson of the Interior Depar’- ment and C. W. Wright, Office of N—— A Tommy Hungo, 15, is shown looking at the bed on which Miss Annette Beatrice Nelson, War Department worker, burned to death early today at 351 Eleventh street 8.E. Tommy tried to rescue the young woman, but was driven back by flames that singed his eyebrows. Beside him is his mother, Mrs. Julia Hungo. —S8tar Staff Photo. AROUND THE WORLD TO WASHINGTON—OfMcers of the Clipper plane which flew around the world to escape the war, are pictured here with their wives. Left to right: Roderick Norman Brown and his wife, the former Mary Garland Spencer of Washington; Mrs. John H. Mack and Mr. Mack. —Star Staft Photo. | Miss _Annette Beatrice Nelson, ! colored, a greenhouse employe. He about 32, a War Department em- ' got out safely. ploye, was burned to death in a fire | Because of the nearby dormitories, that broke out early today in her ' a large number of fire apparatus room on the second fioor of a frame | responded, but none of the school house at 351 Eleventh street SE. | buildings was threatened. Two futile attempts to rescue her . were made, one by Arthur Webster, | Fire Destroys Bungalow. a roomer on the second floor, and | A family of four fled from fis the other by 15-year-old Tommy | home when fire from a defective flue Hungo, member of a family of five | gutted a small frame bungalow at 'Japs Could Nullify Singapore ‘Without Actually Capturing It | Communiques Japs Rush Troops to day before vesterday. They had set their huge flying boat down in ports where a plane of such «gize had never been seen. They had | lived on a diet consisting almost ex- | breakfast, | clusively of fish—for lunch and dinner—for three weeks. They had been drilled by without baths or clean clothes, worked like slaves and flown by in New prayer—and had landed York in the bitter cold, with only the thinnest of garments. Mr. Brown lost 20 pounds on the trip and Mr. Mack lost 15 pounds. They weren’t allowed to disclose the route they took. Once, they passed within 200 miles of an area where Japs were operating, but no enemy planes saw them Passed an Enemy Craft. Once, they passed an enemy craft, but on this subject they were sworn to silence. Mr. Brown had some extra clothes which he handed over to a native wash woman in a Far Eastern port. | Before the clothes came back, the Clipper got orders to take off. Mr. Brown spent the next couple of weeks in the clothes he was wearing. In most of the out-of-the-way | ports where they stopped, living con- | ditions were nearly unbearable and the two officers developed an over- whelming yearning for American standards. On Christmas Day, they worked like dogs in & port loading 4,000 gallons of gas into the plane by hand. They had to carry 1,000 cans of gasoline by hand and by row- boat out to the ship. On New Year, they were down in an African port— too weary and unhappy to care. Coming up from South America, they ran into rough weather and Mr. | Brown—along with almost every one else on the plane—got air sick for the first time in his life. “It was the kind of ordeal that you are glad you can look back on—and can hope you never go through again,” said Mr. Mack. Almost Shot Down by Dutch. Coming into one Far Eastern port, they were met by a Dutch fighter plane. They were under orders not to use their radio and therefore couldn't identify themselves. For some time the fighter hovered near them, inspecting the ship warily. Then the fighter signaled to the ground for reinforcements. The Clipper flew circumspectly | and landed and the crew learned that the Dutch fighter had almost shot them down. The unhappiest man aboard was a radio technician who'd gotten on the clipper in Los Angeles to make some repairs. He hadn't finished when the ship was scheduled to take mos- quitoes, roasted in the tropics. gone . Philippine Fronts The text of War Department Communique No. 51, as of 9:30 a.m. today, follows: 1. Philippine theater: E Fighting of varying intensity is reported from all sections of the front. These operations are prob- .| ably preparatory to a large-scale general attack by the enemy. Japanese reinforcements are being brought up to the front and indications point to a re- newal of the offensive by the enemy. Gen. MacArthur reports that the morale and determina- tion of the American and Philip- pine troops are high and that they may be counted on to con- tinue their resistance with skill and courage. For the first time in several days there were no enemy at- tacks on the fortifications of Manila Bay. Enemy air activity was confined to reconnaissance. 2. There is nothing to report from other areas. The text of War Department Com- Spm.(E.S. T.): 1. Philippine theater: Gen. | Douglas MacArthur, command- | ing general of the United States Army forces in the Far East, has | received reports of widespread | damage to defenseless towns in Luzon by Japanese air raids. These attacks took place at va- rious times during the invasion and were without military value to the enemy. | Among the towns mercilessly | bombed were Baler, Santa Rosa, Calamba and Tarlac, all of which were completely razed. Many natives were killed in these at- tacks. None of these towns con- tained any military installations. During the last few days civilians in Arayat, Camiling, San Fer- nando and other towns, were machine-gunned in the streets by low-flying enemy planes. The Japanesé apparently de- liberately chose Sundays and re- ligious holidays for these attacks, knowing that on such days a large number of civilians would be attending church or on the streets. The first attack was made on Sunday, December 7, 1941, and on each subsequent Sunday and on Christmas and New Year Day enemy air at- tacks have been particularly heavy. As was the case in Ma- nila, the churches in the towns and villages were made the spe- munique No. 50, issued yesterday and | based on reports received here up to Defense of Vital Al By DEWITT MACKENZIE, Wide World War Analyst The Japanese today intensified the fury of their thus far successful | drive down the narrow Malayan Peninsula toward the British naval base of Singapore, and the threat to | this keystone of Allied Far Eastern ! operations was, indeed. serious. ‘The real danger, as I see it, lies in the not generally recognized fact that the Japs don't necessarily have to capture this island stronghold in order to render it ineffective. There is satisfaction in the proba- bility that Singapore can withstand a long siege. But hope shouldn't be pinned to that. If the heavily punished Japs can | keep their offensive going with blood transfusions and establish themselves on the tip of the penin- sula just across from the island, possible to use it as a naval base. The fleet then must seek another mothering haven. Air Power Important. In this respect, Singapore is rather | like the Rock of Gibraltar—almost impregnable as a citadel, but a crippled giant if it is unable to carry the warships beneath its guns. It is increasingly evident that Singapore's successful defense must depend heavily on air power. That | power has been lacking thusfar, and the Nipponese control the air. The question of why this should for the answer can't help much now. Perhaps one reason was that it took Pearl Harbor and the Allied posi- tions in the Orient to bring the world to a realization of the awful strength concealed in the warplane. Anyway, Allied air reinforcements This need is emphasized by today's emy is employing “swarms” fighting planes and dive bombers in the growing offensive on the penin- suls. It is further emphasized by the fact that the Japs have cap- tan, in eastern Malaya, only 190 miles from Singapore. That is but a stone’s throw in these days of fast warplanes. Allied air reinforcements un- doubtedly are arriving. In this con- nection it is interesting to get from Tokio the report that the British today for the first time bombed they may be able with siege guns | and bombing planes to make it im- out its main function of protecting | be so can be left to the historians, | the Japanese surprise attack against | are essential to meet the situation. | report from Singapore that the en- | of | tured the British airport of Kuan- | lied Base Said To Depend Heavily on Air Power | Those warplanes presumably winged ! | their way over the mountains from British Burma. Japanese imperial headquarters yesterday asserted that “enemy air power in both Malaya and the Phil- ippines has been crushed.” The communique also claimed that “the main power of the British air force has been destroyed and what is left has fled to Singapore.” This was about the time that British bombers were unloading a spot of | bother for the Japs at Bangkok. Probably the Japs don't believe their own communiques. In any event, there can be little doubt that they are throwing all possible strength into their drive toward Singapore, in an effort to achieve their objective before the Allies do | get reinforcements and counter- | attack. Burma Reservoir of Trouble. Burma, which lies up against the Japanese bases of Siam and French Indo-China, is a reservoir of trouble for Nippon. Not only will air power | come from that direction, but there is talk of an Allied land offensive against Siam and Indo-China from British sofl. Such an offensive, if successful, would catch the Jap troops on the Malayan peninsula in a trap. However, such an attack from Burma wouldn't be at all easy, be- cause of the mountainous country, which would have to be crossed. 1If the Japs aren't stopped, and are able to drive the British fleet and air force from Singapore, they will have broken the greatest barrier to the Netherlands Indies. That is the Garden of Eden which they seek, in order to secure the means with which to continue their emulation of | Genghis Khan, whose military | prowess and barbaric practices they obviously admire. The nullification of Singapore’s striking power wouldn't win the war for Japan, but it most certainly | would make the Allied task much greater and would prolong the con- flict. Bases Talks to Be Held | HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 8 (®). | —Four members of a Bermuda de- | fense committee, W. J. H. Trott, H. J. Tucker, jr.; Sir Stanley 8. Spur- | ling and E. H. Trimingham, will leave | soon for Washington to discuss with | United States authorities certain | matters in connection with the build- | ing of United States bases in Ber- it was announced officially | mud: British informants declared the Axis holdout forces in the Halfava- Salum area were being “closely in- | vested.” A military spokesman in London praised the navy and R. A. F. for their co-operation with the British Army in the campaign. A military commentator in Lon- don said British tank regiments had suffered enormous casualties but “the men did frightfully well” and German Gen. Erwin Rommel had little left in the way of an armored force. A British officer who has just re- turned to London from the Near East declared that men who used “ the United States light tanks in | Libya “swore by them” particularly because of their “extraordinary mechanical reliability” and easy ac- | cess to motors for repair. | ‘The tanks compared unfavorably with some#nat larger British cruis- er tanks in only two particulars— | lack of power attachments to move quick-sighting guns and their rela- tively short range, necessitating | more frequent refueling. 20,000 Prisoners Taken In Libya, British Say NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (#) —Twenty thousand Axis prisoners, including 5,500 Germans, have been captured by the British in Libya since the offensive began in November, the British radio said today. The broad- cast, heard by C. B. S., said many other prisoners have not yet been | counted. Gels \Overage Veferan | [ TR In Army by ‘"Word Blitz | By the Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif, Jan.! 8 —Emmet J. Donnelly, a gardener and World War veteran, refused to | take “no” for an answer to his re- | | peated efforts to re-enlist. Finally he telegraphed the adjutant gen- eral in Washington: “Since Pearl Harbor I can't sleep | or do anything decently. * * * I can outshoot, outmarch and outcrab any | guy from 18 to 35 years old you can | enlist. * * * In three weeks I can make a better soldier than you can | make out of a kid in 12 months. * * ¢ “I am 43—so what? The draft will let me in—in later years—but I | want in now. Look at your map and | ask me to go on planting pansies! | If there is no place in the American Army for a trained and willing sol- | dier I'd like to know why!” | The War Department instructed | living downstairs, Both were driven back by flames. ; Arthur Marks, who also roomed on | the second floor, jumped out a front window in his underclothing. He was unhurt. Damage was confined to the sec- ond floor, firemen said. Mrs. Julia Hungo, who occupies the downstairs apartment, said smoke began filtering through the house about 12:30 am. Her children, Tommy, and Joe, 12; Helen, 17, and Margaret, 10, were sleeping. Her husband, Andrew, was at work. Mrs. Hungo aroused the children. Rescue Attempts Fail. Mr. Webster, she said, broke down the door of Miss Nelson's room but was unable to reach her. Tommy cept a radio and some clothes for | Hungo ran upstairs and tried to rescue her but was driven back by flames. His eyebrows were singed. Mr. Webster ran to the street, hailed a taxicab, and went to a nearby fire station, but when fire- men were able to enter her room | Miss Nelson was dead. Mrs. Hungo said Miss Nelson took the room a few days ago. She came | here from West Virginia. | Another early morning fire burned | the upstairs of a small building ad- 1 joining the greenhouse of Gallaudet | College. Florida avenue and Seventh | street NE. The only person in the building was Richard Carroll, | Corcoran Géllery fo Show i Ariist Movie fo Children | A film showing the painting of a demonstration picture by Wayman Adams, well-known American por- trait artist, will feature the chil- dren’s classes at the Corcoran Gal- lery of Art Saturday. The film, in color, will enable the young art students to see the development of a likeness on canvas from start to completion. | Motion pictures of tapestries and stained-glass windows also will be | exhibited, after which those attend- ing the classes will be shown out- standing examples of these arts in the permanent collection of the gallery. Gallery officials said parents would be welcomed to the classes, which run from 10 am. to 12 noon, because the films also would appeal to adults interested in art. | The Saturday morning sessions are open without charge to children ranging in age from 8 to 14 years. | They are designed to foster an un- derstanding of the history of tech- | niques of art. Practical instruction in painting, drawing, sculpture and other media is provided by the 3411 Seventeenth street north, Arlington County, this morning. ‘The blaze was discovered shortly after Ashley A. Brent, Capital Tran- sit Co. bus driver, left for work. His wife and her two children were sit- ting near a coal heater when one child noticed smoke coming from the wall. Mrs. Brent ran to the kitchen for & pail of water but discovered the pipes had frozen during the night. She then ran next door, but when she returned the living room was blazing furiously and the two chil- dren were on the front porch | screaming for help. Mrs. Brent said all of the family possessions had been destroyed ex- the youngest child, 3 years old. The Brents were taken in tem- porarily by neighbors. The county fire department extinguished the blaze in about an hour. AT YOUR NEAREST the Co-ordinator of Inter-American Affairs. Cufes?oid H(;W to_Avoid Check Loss in Air Raids By the Associated Press NEW YORK, Jan. 8 —Advice from the New York State Restaurant As- sociation on how its members may avoid losing money should diners flee without paving their checks during air-raid alarms: . “When an air-raid alarm occurs, honest but panicky guests will prob- ably want to leave the premises for safer shelters before payment is made. In such cases restaurants must be guided by only one consid- eration—customers’ safety. “However, if adequate warning is given, service might be discreetly arranged on a pay-as-you-order basis.” HOME & AUTO SUPPLIES PEOPLES HARDWARE STORE MEN’S SOFT TOE HOCKEY SKATES Flyaway Racer Flexible Steering *40-ineh lenst A fleet ap; sled with sturdily cor reoved runaers. treamlined desien jch_earbon steel runners. tructed and easy steering. REDUCED TO 3.70°7 *Tubular Construction. *Nickel Fin- ish. “Quality steel blodes. “Full grain, black leather shoe. An excep- iional ice skate velue—at @ real saving. » Women's White Shoe Skates . $4.98 cial objects of attack. Each church is an outstanding land- mark and its distinctive character is readily apparent, hence the destruction of places of worship was obviously premeditated. 2, There is nothing to report from other areas. off for San Francisco, so phoned his wife and said he would travel to San Francisco and get back for dinner. When he reached San Francisco, it was discovered that the radio officer was sick and the technician was pressed into duty for the flight. For the next month, the man’s wife got messages from him from all| parts of the world—carrying the | strong hint that he wouldn’'t be | home for dinner, after all. Mr. Mack and Mr. Brown will epend the next few days in Wash- ington. Mrs. Brown's father is a| Public Health Service physician and | she went to school at the Bethesda- Chevy Chase High School. Bangkok, capital of Thailand.' toda: Weather Report (Purnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia and vicinity—Fair and continued cold tonight, | Senate: | face and arms suffered yesterday with lowest temperature 5 to 10 degrees above zero; gentle to moderate| Continues debate on price control | when the blankets on the chair in| | winds. | legislation. | which he was sitting caught fire. | House: | The blaze was believed to have been River Report. Considers $100.000,000 civilian de- ‘ started by a lighted cigarette. His| Potomae and Shenandoah Rivers clear | fense authorization. wife put out the flames. He was taken 3t Harpers Ferry; Potomae clear at Great | Naval Affairs Committee consid- | to Providence Hospital and later i | ers wartime measures. | transferred to Gallinger. 7 7 227777 ikaiadasd Donnelly to report to the nearest| Corcoran School of Art. recruiting station and be sworn in. — Congress in Brief ‘TODAY. Chair Fire Burns Man Frank Simmons, 33, of 313 South Carolina avenue SE., today was re- covering from severe burns on the DRIVING AUTOROBE GLOVES .. . 2 98 50"x72"__ ro 510 DBE 2z, v . sFull patierns o ehor deal for _taki STEERING WHEEL pe Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Yesterday— Des: 4pm. Apm - Mldnient Today— Lauded by Ghormley By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 8—Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley of the United States Navy declared today that American-British naval co-ope: tion is of the highest order and tha the danger confronting the United States Pacific Fleet extends to the shores of California. Speaking as honor guest at a meeting of the St. James Club, famous London diplomatic organi- zation, Admiral Ghormley pointed out that “Japanese fishing boats with a cruising range of 10,000 miles and ‘bait bins' capable of carrying mines and torpedoes have ete. Weather in Various Citles. ~Temperature— Precip- High. Low. itation. Abilene, Tex. 5 25 Records for Last 24 Hours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest. (26, at 2:15 p.m. Yesterda ey 0, 39, = ',’g’st. 7. at 7:50 am. todsy. Year Former R. A. FTPi]ot Enlists as U. S. Private By the Associated Press. DENVER, Jan. 8—Albert W. Strauel, 24-year-old-Colorado ranch youth who won his wings as a Royal Air Force pilot officer, has been, worn in to th Mt 3,‘}:':&,5‘:,,“: :;;?fi\ been patrolling the shores of North- cation for assignment to the Air|ern California for years. Corps is under consideration. | Lord Harewood, cousin of King Mr. Strauel volunteered at Ottawa, | George VI, _introduced Admiral Canada, February 17, 1941, and put | Ghormley. United States Ambas- | in 150 hours of combat fiying with | sador John G. Winant also at- the American Eagle Squadron in| tended. England before returning to his Ala- mosa (Colo.) ranch home last sum- | mer. i He volunteered in the R. A. F.| because he could not meet the U. 8. Alr Corps’ requirement for two years of college education for a fly- ing cadet appointment, a require- ment which still has him stopped temporarily. “I could go to night school or something to get the education re- quirements, but in the meantime I could be getting a few Japs,” Pvt. Strauel observed. (U oo RRn 38 e DEFROST- AIRE FAN 3.98 B posed parts. Keeps windehield siear. SEbAGRL Table Radio s1ue. 11.93 *Ultra-modern ien. *Hlumin; dial, Record Temperature This Year, ishest. 5% on January 3. west, 7. on January 8. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 80 Der cent. at 8 a.m. t Lowest, 35 per cent, At 8 p.m. yesterd; The Sus ows Denver. Colo. Des Motnes, Towa. Detroit. Mich, El Paso. Tex. LAZLS sk L25a BATTERY 2 a3 PSPV S S | Sun, today 8un. tomorrow ___ Moon. today New York, N. Qklahol e 23 Ppm. 1067 a.m. 11 5 be turned on one- Automobile lights must nalf hour after sunset. Tide Tables. | (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) | Today. Lo haassl £ s den Denies Britisp Bid To Buy French Fleet By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 8.—Foreign Secre- tary Anthony Eden today told a questioner in the House of Com- mons that the British government had not offered to purchase the | French fleet for gold. Nor was he “aware that the United States Government have done so, either,” he added. o st «35355884 Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in iriches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. January Pebruary March 2254335882522 NORTHWEST 2475 18th Street 3655 Geergis Ave. #3511 Cenn. Ave. #5021 Conn. Ave. 1311 Seventh St. #7717 Geersis Ave, 3160 Mt. Pleasant SOUTHEAST #3813 Alabams Ave. 31 | Stenotypists to Meet Percy Budlong, official reporter in the Senate, will discuss “General Re- porting Problems” at a meeting of the Associated Stenotypists of Amer- ica at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the New Celonial Hotel. Beth-sda, Md. #6817 Wisconsin Ave. ’”