Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
CA on BARNETT; His Life. Work
4 Rna Friends. BY hts wife. Boston:
! Houghton Mifflin Company.

Houghton Mimfn Company.
ALTERED up in these tive
volumes is the story of a
life given over in exclusive
devotion to the making OF
happier world. And no other mar.
rator could have filled the place OF
this one. since the wife of Canon
in this pioneer work for the uufor-
tunates of east London This frank
~ full and intimate story is that OF
rich man-one rich in true love
for every other man-oae. too. in
command of the forces that con-
tribute both in substance aud spirit
TO the basic conditions OF weIl-being.
Through this story one comes into
the presence of Il statesman of souls.
Here is a man who applies powers
of clear craftsmanship to the indus
trial and domestic and human needs
of the notorious itechapcl dis
frict of London. Under this admin
1stration industry slowly takes the
place of idlencss cleanliness sup
plants filth of body and mind. in
terest is awakened. education begins,
small savings accumulate tastes turn
toward pictures and books and music.
ST. Jude's becomes healthful center.
Toynbee Hall grows to meet a def
mite need. Around this work the rich
and powerful outside begins to turn
In attention and support: In a de-
lightful simplicity the story grows
here by letters. daily tottings. record
ed Incidents. spirited accounts of ex-
pertinent In this direction and that.
till the whole rounds to rich story
Of the work of Whitechapel. story
that has more than one touch of
genuine Dickens artistry in n thou
sand gl!mpses OF Whitechapel and
it's charging borders of awakened
life and duickened interest. The
sanity of this book should appeal to
the social worker everywhere. It's
pure humanity and plain wisdom
give ii a distinct place among gen.
eral readers.
FROM UPTON TO THE; MEUsE; With
the 305th Infantry. Fly Capt. w.
Kerr Rainsford, New York: D. APP
pletoa G Co.
This chapter of war history appeals.
first, quite naturally. to those about
whom il is written-to those Of the
fighting 3O7th who are here to read
IL. But its reach is wider than this,
for it is the kind of story in which
every American takes q personal
pride and shares 4 sense of individ
ual gratitude. For it is the story of
the long road through the fierce Ar
gonne forest. of the stand at the
Oise-Aisne offensive. and on to the
taking of GrandPre by this particu-
lar unit. Capt. Rainsford makes
plain work a-day story of this war
record of the 301th, avoiding point
edly any slant toward exaggeration
and overlooking Conscious that the
bare truth Is the point of his work
here he carefully sweeps away some
of the fighting fictions that have
sprung up from one source and an
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that records. orders. individual and
common testimony. and the evidence
that the battle areas themselves have
yielded. as the basis of his work. The
result is a compact. dependable, dra-
matte story that is calculated to serve
n q permanent memorial to the sery-
ice Of this unit that was formed, IN
the main. from the citizens of New
York city-on the surface unlikely
soldier stuff. but as matter Of fact
an organization of unsurpassed GAL
lantry and efficiency. Graduate from
Harvard and the Beaux Arts. ambu-
lance driver with the French In 1915,
and later an officer in the 3o1th. capt
Rainsford was chosen to write inns
history which he has achieved with
% much of sincerity and distinction.
UP, THE REBELS. By G. A. Birming-
ham. author of spa nish Cold" etc.
New York: George II. Doran Com
pany.
Not once in a blue moon will one
come across a bit of comedy so de-
ffcious as this. 1t Is Ireland-sketcn-
Cd as a stage in all the charm of its
native beauty of landscape. That Is
the shadowy BACKGROUND. To the
front is an Irish rebellion. an irish
republic, set up in the little town OF
DunaIly. girl is the center of this
uprising-Mona Connolly, who has
worked il out to her own certainty
that she is Maeve or Deirdre. incar-
nate again for the rescue OF her De
loved sod from the tyranny of the un-
speakable Englander. Sim Feiner.
Gaelic Lacquer, republican, patriot.
poet. rag-tag -and-bob-tail OF every
brand of grievance and dream. mock
about this modern prophecies. In IN
fmitable cleverness and humor. and IN
. spirit of pure geniality. this author
OF Dunally. Now, If the Irishman has
that sense of huuor OF which he
boasts. he will be able to laugh
heartily over this mellow joke-so
true In it's essence-that is mere
turned upon him. Thai is the test OF
humor. Delicate. kindly. true. amaz-
ing in Characterization, the BOOK Is
q delight of comic invention.
THE GREAT INCORPORATION. BY
4. Phillips oppcnheim. Illnstra-
tions by Mana French Bedford.
Boston: Little. Brown & Co.
An artful twist OF the wrist by the
writer at the beginning of this story
serves to confuse in the readers mind.
up to well toward the last moment
the essential and central fact of this
development. The matter opens in
Africa with the meeting of two men,
so exactly alike in appearance as to
III ~ tn
quent proceedings. One is German
training native troops. The other is
a temporarily down-and-out English
man. For the former to take the
place of the latter, and then to pro-
coed to London for highly important
and delicate espionage service Is the
course of this adventure. y personal
encounter in the African wilds set
ties the case of the Englishman- The
story has to do with the polished and
convincing work of the iEposter. with
German sources of information. with
the country estate of the Englishnlan
with the English family and servants
and villagers. Very smooth work
that rings so true in its role of EnG-
lishman that the reader finds hin
self liking the fellow and looHins
with regret to the time when. his
mask off, he must stand as the treach :
erous Hun that he really is. Oh, We'll.
It is all right. One does not. as IL
turns out, have to waste any sym
pathy. Good work this. and good
story in proof of il.
DARKwATER; Voices from within
the Veil. BY W. Z. Burghart Du
Bots, author of The Souls of Black
Folk" etc. New York: Harcourt,
Brace & Howe.
A very eloquent poetic impassioned
series of essays whose common theme
In the tragedy of the negro. The elo-
quence. the poetry. the passion here are
Of profound depth of bitterness. The
hAl IL La q tinIa n a HeNnlI