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Evening star., 1918-02-03

entire song as an introduction. No
where can his ability be better demon
strated. The tempo should be exactly
that which the choir subsequently will
sing, the accented note of each meas
ure should be exaggerated and every
tone should sound with authority and
ring with fire and life and vitality
and enthusiasm.
gospel pianist enthused and conse-
Grated to his task can bring chorus
to it's feet, alert and eager to sing
with power and might. or by lacka-
daisical Introductory work he can be-
come heavy millstone about the neck
of the most proficient director.
Letters frequently are at hand MAX
ing the inquiry: Just what do you
play?
The question is not easy to answer.
The average gospel song is written
simply for the four-voice parts. This
is not sufficient for the piano accom-
paniment.
In what way is it built up and am
plified?
An attempt to reply touches, upon
tho third requisite for the gospel plan
ist-the need for discretion.
The obligation of the pianist first
of all is to sustain the rhythm. This
does not necessarily always mean the
melody, though that generally is the
The accent chord of each measure
should have a crisp attack and the ac-
cented note of each phrase p still more
positive enunication
often / play the melody in octaves
with the righehand filing in the com
plete chord between each time. With
the left hand l take the suboctave of
the dominant note of the chord, gen.
orally what is written for the bass, as
the first beat of the measure, and for
the subsequent beats play the COM
pleted chord on the bass staff between
the ledger lines, or about that location.
This plan, coupled with "a judicious
use of the sustaining pedal, gives a
sonorous and a swinging quality to the
accompaniment. Frequently at the end
of a phrase or during sustained note
there is opportunity for an arpeggio
up or down. or succession of inverted
chords. or even a scale ending on a
dominant note.
But right here lies the pftfall for
many gospel pianists. Musically we'll
trained and equipped with a facile
technique. the tendency is to introduce
every variety of establishment at
every possible opportunity. while
choir and director wait until tne
paroxysm is over. Instead of striv-
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Ewes Needed for the Navy

Company F. named Heffle bower. He
served with distinction with his regi-
ment. and at Cedar creek. in 1864. was
captured by the enemy and sent to
Richmond. Va. Later he was trans
ferred to the prison at Salisbury. n. c..
and in 1865 was paroled. He had done
his duty in that war of fifty years ago.
Today. an old man. he awaits the last
roll call. But before that time comes
he is being made happy by the knowl-
edge that once more he has aided his
country. The letter Heffiebower wrote
Secretary Daniels was as follows:
Il herewith send you field glass. wish
ing to contribute my mite. l hope it may
be of service on one of the patrol cruisers
and aid in finding and destroying some
German submarine. ] will be glad to know
yours, J. A. HEFFLEBOWER' -
the old soldiers gift, sending letter of
acknowledgment and thanks. And in that
letter went additional thanks for the sug-
gestion the letter had contained--the fact
might be obtained for use in the Navy.
Through this old soldier the call went
forth to all in the land that the Navy
needed eyes" and eagerly has the coun-
t,.y responded. At the naval observatory.
with each mail. come packages. bundles
aud boxes, while every express delivery
brings it's quota as we'll The old Spyglas $
dating back to revolutionary times. the
semi-modern glass, down to the last word
in hish-power binoculars of French and
German make. are all included. AS each
glass is received it is numbered and a
record made, that it may be returned to
its owner at the close of hostilities, pro-
vided 1t has not been lost in action.
AS the glasses pour into the observatory
there come also letters from other patriotic
Americans, inspired by the same impulse
to help their government as that which
caused Private Hefiebower to send the
first glass received. One old lady OF
eighty-twO wrote
Il am the widow of true. faithful
patriotic American, captain of various
vessels In answer to the cali for lenses
l am sending his giass-if he could speak
he would tell me to do So
A veteran writes I'm response to the
call. am sending you a pair Of glasses
and trust they may be of use. l. too. was
a soldier in the civil war and gave my
right arm In support of the government
and am now ready to do everything In my
power. little although it may be. to help
my country and uphold the flag in this
another dire extremity"
So it is that the Navy Department to-
day is able 10 supply the bureau of navi-
CATION and the bureau Of ordnance with
eyes
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The Observer Makes an Important Journey to Baltimore

Observer held his package close to his
side. He learned to do that by seeing
another gentleman of a far more reck-
less disposition fling his bottle into the
free air The bottle never returned.
1t dashed to the floor.
In passing. it might be stated that the
car was fairly we'll stocked with SUIT
cases and packages. You may apply
the word packages" as broadly as you
please.
1t was late in the evening when the
Observer reached the front steps of his
boarding house. He was tired ana
weary and disgusted with all mankind,
including himself And it was cold,
and the front steps were slippery.
Hence. it was not surprising that
when upon attempting to mount the
lower step. he slipped and fell. crushing
the two bottles under him, he cared not.
But he did care when the sticky mess
that the bottles contained soaked
through his clothing, and his irate
landlady came tearing down the steps,
berating him soundly.
After all this time that I've waited
for those bottles of special sorghum
moiasses you fall and break them, YOU
clumsy clown" she shouted. III
never trust you again on such an
errand'
Here and now the Observer desires to
state that he cares not what the land
lady thinks How did he know he was
being intrusted with such valuable
property as sorghum?
THE OBSERVER.
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Nayy is asking for eyes"

1THE Navy is asking for eyes,
To detect the periscope of the
q German submarine, to follow the
whitish wake of the enemy's undersea
craft. the Navy demands "eyes' capable
of seeing at great distances. These
ewes" are binoculars
But because Germany has for years
manufactured many of the binoculars
on the market, new shipments of glasses
are out of the question. The only
means of supplying the Navy is to use
what is already in this country.
1t is for this reason that Franklin
d. Roosevelt. assistant secretary of the
Navy, has issued a call to II patriotic
Americans for glasses they are able to
spare. No matter what kind. no matter
what make, the Navy Department
wants glasses--in fact, must have them
if Germrs-, s submarines are to be de-
tected and destroyed, for the supply on
hand is sadly inadequate
All glasses sent to the department
and accepted will be acknowledged,
and. because it is against the law for
the government to accept property or
services without compensation. 81 will
be sent the donor.
The department will keep a record OF
every glass put into use, and will. in
sofar as possible, return all glasses
after the war is over. And what is far
more interesting. with each glass that
is returned will go record of its
life in the Navy. containing all infor-
nation as to it's use. Thus, If a sub
marine is sighted by glass loaned
the government by John Doe. he will
know of it at the close of the war
provided the glass is not lost in action
as well as the fact that the submarine
was or was not destroyed. In conse-
auence. all glasses loaned the govern
ment will come back to their owners
with an added value attached to them
The story of how privately owned
glasses were first suggested for use
in the Navy is contained in a letter sent
to Secretary Daniels some time ago. 1,
came from J. a. Eeffiebower. a veteran
of the civi, war, and now an inmate at
the Soldiers Home at Sawtelle, Cal.
When the 123d Regiment of Infantry
Ohio Volunteers, marched off to the
front in '62 there was a member OF
Evening star., 1918-02-03

termaster sergeant This surmise
proved correct.
Just as Bill finished his narration a
loud splash was heard. and Happys
voice came to US. 1t sounded very iar
off:
Help. I'm in the we'll. Hurry up, |
can't swim" Then few unintelliglpie
words intermiNed with blub, blub. ana
no more.
We ran to the well and away down
We could hear an awful splashing. sal
lor Bill yelled down. Look out. below :
stand from under: bucket coming.
With that he loosed the windlass. In a
few seconds a spluttering voice from
the depths yelled to us. Haul away
1t was hard work hauling him up. We
had raised him about ten feet from the
water when the handle of the windlass
got loose from our grip. and down went
the bucket and Happy loud splash
came to US, and. grabbing the handle
again. we worked like Trojans. \ vol
lev of curses came from that Wen
which would have shocked Old NICK
himself.
VIXEN we got Happy safely out, he
was a sight worth seeing. He did not
even notice us. Never said a word; Just
filed his water bottle from the water ~,
let We followed. Ny mess tin was
still sending 5 q 5
Happy, though dripping wet. silently
fixed up the milk for the dog. In appe-
t,te the canine was a close second to
Hungry Foxcroft. After Topping all he
could hold, our mascot closed his eyes
and his tail ceased wagging- Sailor
Bi;i took a dry flannel shirt from his
pack, wrapped the dog in it and in
formed US:
Me and my mate are going below. so
the rest of you lubbers batten down
and turn in.
with the dog, but did not dispute Sailor
Bits right to the privilege BY this
time the bunch were pretty sleepy and
tired. and turned in without much
coaxing. as it was pretty near daybreak-
Next day we figured out that perhaps
one of the French ki,idies had put the
dog in the grain bin, and. in the ex-
citement cf packing up and leaving. had
forgotten he was there.
Sailor Bill was given the right TO
christen our new mate. He called him
Jim. In a couple of days Jim came
around all right, and got very frisky.
Every man in the section loved that
dog.
Sailor Bill was court-martialed for his
miX-up with the quartermaster sergeant
and got seven days field punishment
Nc 1. This meant that two hours ca ch
. day for week he would be tied to the
wheel of a timber. During these two
hour periods Jim would be at Bill :
feet, and. no matter how much we
coaxed him with choice morsels OF
food he would not leave until Bill was
united When Bill was loose Jim would
have nothing to do with him-just
walked away in contempt Jim re-
spected the kings regulations and had
no use for defaulters.
At a special meeting held by the sec
tion Jim had the oath of allegiance
read to him. He barked his consent.
so we solemnly swore him in as q
soldier of the imperial British army,
fighting for king and country. Jim
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Playing the Pianos at the Billy Sunday Revival Meetings

good many strings into the service.
When Brewster amplifies the treble
do the same with the bass, and vice
versa.
The question of the part the piano
should play in the accompaniment for
the gospel solo is open to discussion.
Personally / believe the accompani-
ment should be subordinated to that
point when 1t becomes a hardly tangi-
BILE BACKGROUND, such as the back
ground of a master painting, which
serves only to emhpasize the profile of
a portrait
II voice is worthy of being heard at
all it should be heard in its purity and
eiearness and not cluttered up with an
accompaniment that seeks to obtruda
itself and share honors with the solo
l prefer to hear the foundation tones
emphasized and just enough of the har.
monic structure built upon this to pro-
vide warm. sympathetic and scarcely
perceived background
The ability to transpose readily from
one key to another is rare among
gospel pianists. but is an acquisition OF
great value. When choruses grow
weary it is often a great advantage TO
lower the key one or two half-tones.
Often to raise the pitch will add bril-
lancy- Soloists, limited by the condi-
tion of their voices. often wish a change
OF Key Some pianists. gifted with
FACULTY that seems almost uncanny
easliE transpose note by note to any
place on the staff. Others recognize at
glance the fundamental chords and
select the same chords in the new. KEY.
Stiil others who succeed at the task
quickly commit melody and harmony
ard play by ear in the altered kew
The questions of physical strength
and well ordered nervous system should
not be forgotten The demands upon
both are great The gospel pianist must
bring to his task day after dav and
month after month the same enthusiasm
the same hre and magnetism. the same
- c-ihcing tenacity and devotion.
what his technical equipment, should
aspire TO become a gospel pianist an
less he himself be in full accord and
sympathy with the purpose of all union
evangellstic services, the winning of
men and wohen to q personal knowl.
edge of the Savior
Evening star., 1918-02-03

line and fought for space. Then he
found his way to the counter ana
asked for his landlady's package. The
clerk searched franticalty. but found
it not. Upon being advised that it had
been ordered two weeks previously,
the clerk sighed and guided the OBJ
server to the aged and damaged goods
department.
Nothing is kept longer than week
in these wild days" the clerk said
Eventually the Observer found the
package in the department to which
he was referred, but it was in a di-
lapidated state.
I'VE don't sell much of this stuff any
more" the clerk said as he adjusted the
wrapper.
The Observer merely laughed and
gathered up the bottles. He may be
Old and easy, but he knows when a
store is busy.
AS he emerged from the store he was
the butt of many jokes.
"Oh. you lucky guy" one man cried.
line before I'm waited on"
The Observer rushed for a car. Again
he was too late. He stood all the way
home But he didn't stand still Ger
tain merry gentlemen on the car in
sisted on singing, and dancing, and a
few-just a few-whnted to fight. The
Evening star., 1918-02-03

ing to support the chorus. some pianists
even ride on it, permitting the director
and singers to sustain the melody and
tempo while they gallop from the
tiniest treble to run9bling bass through
an intricate maze of trillS. runs. arpeg-
gios and even digressions from the
original key.
This is not meant in the least to dis
courage brilliancy or the spectacular
so long as these are made secondary
to the prime necessity of precise, stal-
wart support of rhythm and melody.
l do not object to a suggestion of syn
copation in the accompaniment of a
lively tune, but this also should be
used with discretion. and the pianist
who will deliberately rag" beloved
old gospel hymn for the sake of novelty
is guilty of exceeding poor taste, to say
the least | am somewhat of a crank.
too. with reference to the singing of
the older hymns. Often the tendency
is to chop the end of a phrase. and in
some of the older hymns folks have
come to hold certain notes, as in He
Leadeth Me" and others. l am always
inclined to allow these inaccuracies to
time necessary for their correction in
learning new songs and singing these
in whatever fashion is desired.
The position Of the gospel pianist, as
between the chorus and the director, is
not always as delightful as might be
imagined. and he is subjected to a
nervous strain the tension of which is
somewhat great
The tendency is to remain with the
choir. and the director frequently Will
see the necessity of altering the tempo.
Much of, this he accomplishes through
suggestion to the pianist
Not often do musicians have the same
interpretive ideas. The pianiSts obli-
cation, no matter what his priva te
opinion, is always absolutely to the di-
rector, whose is the responsibility. But
the lot is easy and delightful for the
gospel pianist fortunate enough to be
associated with the director for whose
musicianship apd sound judgment he
has profound respect. ] have the priv
ilege of playing one of the pianos with
the w. A. Sunday evangelistic party, of
which Homer A. Rodeheaver is the
chorus director. The other piano is
played by George Ashley Brewster. We
use two concert grands-
l recall 4 conundrum of boyhood days:
What makes more noise than a pig un-
Evening star., 1918-02-03

the Observer seated himself however.
when his seat companion rose, adjusted
two empty hot-water bottles which he
carried, under his overcoat and. profusely
apologizing. made his way to the door
way.
when you have made this trip as
often as ! have, he remarked to the
Observer, YOU will waste no time get
ting TO the first life-saving station. TO
travel all the way to Baltimore is a
dreadful waste of energy and carfare.'
Now the car settled down to a buSi
neSslike grind. The few melodious souls
who had sought to stir ND envy among
their fellow passengers by declaring in
barber shop notes that they would
not return until morning either had
dropped off at the junction or had got
ten off to run ahead of the car. that
no time might be lost. The Observer
slept
Suddenly he was awakened by a
great rushing of the passengers to es-
cape from the car. Looking out of
the window. he saw that he was in the
heart of Baltimore and ascertained that
the hawkers were about, handing out
cards and boosting places where fire
extinguishers might be bought by the
half pint or the barrel The cards con-
tanned the names of certain damp
places.
Go to Charles old joint; no advance
in prices" one card said.
Freddie furnishes you with free
baskets a second confided.,
Pats joint wraps 1t until it re-
sembies laundry" said another.
But the Observer had no time for
such foolishness, He was in Balti-
more on very definite errand. and
he was determined to discharge it as
quickly as possible and return to Wash
ington He hurried to the Busy Be-,
and, after standing in line for not more
than half am hour. was admitted to
the grocery.
The clerks We're quite busy-in fact
they were perspiring, running about
madly and shouting: "A quart of old
Snagproof" and Thirty half pints OF
Squirrelor' were some of the cries the
Observer heard. 1t seemed very strange
for a grocery store.
For fully half an hour after entering
the store the Observer simply stood In
Evening star., 1918-02-03

gentleman next to the Observer inquired.
Two quarts the Observer said, hon
estly.
Great heavens" calculated the stran-
ger do you make this trip every day or
twice a day? You must get awfuliy tired
of car riding
"Well, we don't use as much at our
house as we used to- the Observer said.
"OE, ] don't suppose anybody does,
the stranger responded. Very few of my
friends are shampooing themselves with
il any more
Nor cleaning their russet shoes with
it," said a gentleman dressed in a straw
berry nose
And the Chinese laundrymen dom I
sprinkle clothes with it now, either" re-
marked a third.
just before the conductor shouted
Academy Junction a gentleman whose
face was several feet away from the OBJ
server stepped off the Observers feet.
and things looked brighter. Scarcely had
Evening star., 1918-02-03

the wreck of the Hesperus. uniform
torn, covered with dirt and flour. and
a beautiful black eye. but he was
smiling. and in his hand he carried
the precious can of milk. We asked
no questions. but opened the can. Just
as we were going to pour it out Happy
butted in and said it should be mixed
with water; he ought to know, be-
cause his sister back in Blighty had a
baby and she always mixed water with
it's milk We could not dispute this
evidence, so water was demanded.
We would not use the water in our
water bottles. as it was not fresh
enough for our new mate Happy
volunteered to get some from the
well-that is, if we would promise not
Evening star., 1918-02-03
The Vampire.

66 A MOTHER type of woman" said
"a George Ade, in responding to a
toast. bleeds her man like a vampire.
She can turn any occasion into an oc-
casion for vampire work
The sweetheart of one of these vam.
pire females said passionately last
New Year eve:
VIII you loEe me all through 1877
Yes. / WILL, she answered
. swear it" he murmured. clasping
her in his arms
II do, she breathed
Their lips met Thcn-
What do you swear il by?' the in
fatuated man proceeded
once more she pressed her lips TO
his. Then she breathed:
- swear il by that magnificent and
really very reasonabl string of pearls
1 showed you in Biffany's window yes
terday afternoon
Evening star., 1918-02-03

to feed his royal highness until he re-
turned We promised, because Happy
had proved that he was an authority
on the feeding of babies. BY this time
the rest of the section were awake
and were crowding around us, asking
numerous questions. and admiring our
newly found friend. Sailor Bill took
this opportunity to tell of his adven-
lures while in quest of the milk.
Il had fair wind, and the passage
was good until / came alongside the
cuartermaster's shack. then the sea got
rough. When l got aboard. 1 could
hear the wind blowing through the rig
ging of the Supercargo (quartermaster
set my course due north to the ration
Evening star., 1918-02-03

kept sending $. O. S. against my mess
tin. Every tap went straight to our
hearts. We would get something to eat
for tat mutt if we were shot for 1t.
Sailor Bill volunteered to burglariZe
the ouartermaster's stores for can of
unsweetened condensed milk, and left
on his perilous venture. He was gone
about twenty minutes. During his alb
sence, with the help OF a bandaSe and
capsule of iodine, we cleaned the
wounds made by the rats. | have BAN
daged many a wounded Tommy. but
never received the amount of thanks
that that dog gave with its eyes.
Then the billet door opened and
Sailor Bill appeared. He looked like
Evening star., 1918-02-03

hold. got my graphing irons on cask
of milk and came about on my home
ward bound passage, but something
was amiss with my wheel, because I
ran nose on into him. caught him on
the rail. amidships. Then it was repel
boarders. and it started to blow big
guns. His first shot put out my star
board light. and / keeled over l wa6
in the trough of the sea, but soon
rignted, and then it was stern chase.
with me in the lead. Getting into the
open sea, l made a port tack and hove
to in this cove with the milk safely in
tow
Most of us didn't know what he was
talking about. but surmised that he
had got into a miX-up with the quar-
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Lots of Talk.

serT HERE will be nothing but war
talk heard all over the world for
many years to come" said an author.
land our various armchair and cozy
corner campaigners will be lucky IL
they don't make lot of military mis-
takes.
"It was the same thing during and
after the civil war. / remember asking
a young lady at musical in Boston
back in those distant days If she didn't
think Mozart's Twelfth Mass was SUI
perb.
superb she cried. 1T certainly II
superb! Why. my two brothers are
in that regiment"
Evening star., 1918-02-03

Choruses move through the phrases of
steal erratic variations. The success
ful gospel pianist must grasp this
tempo and emphasize it without a
or accelerando A poor sense of rhythm
completely incapacitates the performer.
This points to an important thought
in the preliminary playing of tune.
first and last phrases of song or the