The Washington herald., 1920-02-10
In the Linelight
By George Perry Morris.

OF Virginia. TO q place on the Federal
Interstate Commerce Commission win
bring TO the personneI OF that body
very substantial representative Of the
Old Domfnicn- His varied interests a.
a citizen and as q man Of large af-
fairs have given him q knowledge Of
the general principles involved in the
ADMINISTRATION OF the commission.
and the technical knowledge requisite
he will easily acquire.
One Of the most interesting develop
ments IN the art world is the revalu-
alton of Edgar Allan Poe ana the
turning TO him by men who do not
work in the field OF literature for In
spiration as artists. A case in point
is the recent first rendering In Amer
lea Of Rachmaniov's third symphony.
The Russian has taken Poe's poem,
The Belis'' and utilized II IN a pro-
ductive way with great originality
and an extraordinary mating Of music
to words OF course. the bell mo
tive" is worked to the full Not that
bells are actually used. for he gains
his effect by skiiiful combinations OF
horns, trumpets. trombones. woodwind
instruments and groups Of voices sing.
ing. The similarity In the tempera-
ments of the two men. a common lik-
ing for the fantastic. a dread of the
horrible unseen and threatening
makes the combined product OF the
Slav composer and the Southern poet
tremendously effective.
Boston lived up TO its reputation
as the home of the first Browning
Society in the United States, when
Sir Oliver Lodge was lecturing the
other night in Symphony Hall TO
1000 people who haS struggled out
through the blizzard TO hear him
talk on Mans Destiny" He started
a quotation from "Pippa Passes" /" and
then was at loss for the right words
with which to complete his citation.
At once from various parts of the
hall his ignorance was turned into
knowledge by the Informed Brown
ingites who were before him. In
the same lecture he departed some
what from his general subject to
discuss the international situation
and especially the duty Of America
to the world. He does not believe
that the United States will be sat
isfied with a period of isolation or
that the nation will fail TO respond
to the call of humanity even though
! IL does entail sacrifice. He admits
that IL win not be a comfortable
procedure. Response to the higher
call never is" he said.
The appointment of william d
Dinsmoor as librarian of the School
Of Architecture OF Columbia Univer.
sity is a recognition OF his special
fitness for this responsible position
He graduated from Harvard Uni.
versity School of Architecture anc
has specialized in the history OF
architecture and art He will have
charge Of a collection Of 25,OOC
volumes relating to architecture and
the allied arts. 1t is the largest OF
its kind in the United States and is
memorial OF the late Samuel p
Avery and his SON The School OF
Architecture and the Library hither.
to have not had organic relations
such as will exist in the future.
Lymon L. Pierce, who is to b,
director general OF the finances OF
the Interchurch World Movement
began his career as Y. NJ. c. A
secretary. and for twenty-sever
years continued in this work. Wash
ington was the second city of i'm.
portance in which he Iabored on g
Y. NJ. c. A. stan and later he wen
to San Francisco and Pittsburg. s,
successful was he in the fnancia
and administrative phases of tn,
work that he was sent out L
Australia and New Zealand TO es
tablish the national organization
there. and incidentally he raisec
l funds for eight large buildings II
the Australian cities. When the wa
opened he became an advisory di
rector OF the American Red Cross
and directed the campaign in tn,
territory west of the Missouri river
and through the war he also hal
been one of the closest advisers o
John r. Mott He is the author o
the Plan Book OF the National Re-
Cross Campaign. and he has don,
the same important work for tn,
Methodist Episcopal Church Soutl
in preparing literature for thei
Centenary Campaign. This recon,
shows that he. is equipped for hi
very important new position.
when the members Of the Ma
tionsI Federation of women's Club
meet at their coming annual con
vention they are going to- find Al
active candidate for the presidenc,
of the organization in Miss Georgii
Bacon, of Worcester, Mass. She ha
New England and many OF tn,
Eastern States committed to he
candidacy and is not lacking in in
fuential friends in other sections o
the country. Just at the presen
time she is using her influence a
an officer Of the clubs of the feder
alton in Massachusetts to very ma
terially and practically reduce tn,
cost of living.