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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
THEATER OWNERS
 COMBINE ATTACK
 ON ACTORS UNION
Twenty-Seven Leading Producers Join Hands to Bust Artists
 Organization

New York, March 8-A theatrical strike" June 1 appeared a step nearer certainty this week with the issuanc by the Producing Managers Associa- ton of its. first public statemsent signed signed by 2 producers, asserting that the association could not agree to the equity shop demand of the Actors Association, the working of which, 1t was said, would do enduring harm to art Tn the theater and would be humil- iat1ng, unjust and un-American"
 No matter what his artistic stand ing, or the nnmber of years he has spent in learning his art" the manag- CTS statement declared, mo actor who had conscientious scrup1es against join- ing a labor union, or who would not submit his private judgment to the rules that the equity counsel might hereafter lay down to govern his per sonal relations with his fellow artists or with his manager, could earn a liv- ing"
 T is to this, and to this alone that
 
 the producing managers cannot agree" said the statement which was signed, among others, by A. L. Erlanger, Dav- i'd Belasco, George M Conan, Charles Dillingham;, Florenz Ziegheeld, Sam H. Harris, John Golden, William A. Brady, Arthur Hopkins, Gilbert Miller, Henry Miller, William Harris, jr., Henry w. Savage, Winthrop Ames, Marc Klaw, George White, Georg BroadhurSt and Brock Pemberton. Closing of the theaters by strike" the managers declared, would "hinge upon one point of digsrence and only one-equity' shop. A fair contract and all other details of contract renewal had been or could be amicably ad- justed 1t was said.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
Parcel Pos May Carry Wage Boost
 of Mail Workers
Department Starts Inquiry Into How Employees Can Get
 Pay Jump

Washington, March 8-The Post office Department is conducting an in quiry into its parcel post business. As sistant Postmaster General Stewart an nounced today, to determine whether that service cannot be reorganized to postal employees.
 Mr. Stewart appeared before a joint Senate and House committee which is considering salary bill, but said the department would be unable to make recommendations until a report on the parcel post inquiry was i'll hand, prob ably in May.
 The bill under consideration would increase the pay of 100000 postal em- p1oyes by from 20 to 30 per cent. at an estimated annual cost of $122 2,000,- 900. A letter from Postmaster Genera, New read at today's session, declared passage of the measure would result in increased stamp charges or a direct charge upon the public treasury.
 Submission to some general body such as congressional commission of all proposals affecting increases in sal aries and changes in conditions of em- ployment involing increases in pay for postal service workers was recom- mended by Postmaster General Harry Is. New to Chairman Griest of the Postoff1ce Committee of the House in his letter.
 ficit for the present fiscal year is now estimated at $3OOOOOOO Suggestions that the increases could be met by a revision of postage rates, especially up on fourth-class (parcel posD matter, he asserted, were not based on reliable information which would justify them.
 C. F. Franciscus, president of the United National Association of Postof- flee Clerks declared that the clerks should not be disheartened over reports of opposition by President Coolidge as we'll as Mir. New to salary increases at this time.
 Postal salaries need not be paid from tax revenues, Mr. Franciscus insisted with reference to the Presidents ob- jections, but should be provided through a revision of postage rates, es- pecially on parcel post matter, which he asserted, are "absurdedly low as compared with express charges.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
Woman Gives Prize
 to Fight P Prohibition

Washing, March 8-The $25 prize prize for the word "spigot-bigot," de- hning prohibitionists of the fanaticaf type, has been forwarded by the winn- ner, Miss Katherine Green Yelling of New York, as voluntary contribution to the Association Against the Prohibi- ton Amendment, of which she is member.
 Accompanying the check was the following letter from Miss Yelling:
 "Very dear Association:
 Tt gives me greater pleasure than you can guess, to send you $25 won by me in Harvard Advocate competition, from which I emerged with a 'sunma cum laude' prize!
 for our glorious cause and pay as
 "Use these precious tome dollars for our glorious cause, and pay as few salaries as possible. Get rich members to do the work for nothing, as I a1- ways worked in my youth, in Calvary Parish here, long ago, under Bishop Satterlee, for nothing but my own de- light in uplifting the poor.
 Wishing you all success, and pray ing for the same, believe me ardently ever.
 Katherine Greene Wellinf."
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08

The Open Shop and the
 Union Label are discussed every week in The Labor
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-08
~DoiRgs in the
 Labor World

1oV. OlIHlH Ol NEW 1OIk IOtillcu iO- cal authorities Volstead Act must be enforced exactly as other laws.
 National Commander of American Legion urges Coolidge to support sol diers' bonus.
 The British Labor Government would welcome new disarmament conference, House of Commons is told.
 Owners Marion, O., Star sue Frank A. Vanderlip for $6OOOOO. ows' pension plan because funds are lacking
 Strike employees of United Railway of Havana settled.
 British recognition 10 Soviet Govern ment is an act hostile to democracy" Samuel Gompers says.
 Industrial news encouraging, Wall Street interests say.
 Irish Free State asks for own ambas- sador and immigration quota to United States.
 Trains pulled by gasoline motors coming into use on French railways.
 Autria formally recognizes Russian Soviet Government.
 British Labor Government carries bill for construction of warships with aid of Conservative votes in House of Com mons.
 Fourteen Sikh fanatics slain in attack on soldiers Ill India
 With help of Liberal Votes, British Labor Governmen passes new rent con trol bills.
 Seattle. Wash, Union Record estab- fishes page devoted to union labor activ- ities, edited by Harvey O'Connor.
 Twenty representatives from New York state oppose Johnson immigration bill.
 Lieut.. Gov. Lunn says power lease abuses in New York rival the oil scand- al
 Homicide rate in America twelve times that of England, says Metropoli- tan Life Insurance Company.
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cooperative Trust Company, of New York doubles assets in two months.
 Workers in English cotton mills put on short time.
 International Miners Committee in session at Brussels, appeals to Miners unions in all nations to fight increase of working hours.
 Ten division chiefs of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C.. discharged by late President Harding, are reinstated. Agreement for wage increase ratified
 D- .-f- IL
 Dressmakers belonging to Information al Ladies' Garment Workers Union strike in Chicago.
 New York State bonus for ex-soldiers to be paid in May.
 United Mine Workers offer to medi- ate in Delaware, Lacl1wana & Western railroad shop strike
 Conductors, trainmen and yardmen of Southern railroad get wage increase.
 Officers of Lufl1in, Texas, repel move seeking to take prisoner from jail, four men wounded.
 British Labor Government hopes to build 2,OOOOOO,OOO houses in ten years.
 Heavy buying bY railroads sustains steel trade report says.
 Charles M. Schwab back from Europe says Germany is willing to pay repar- ations when amount. Is fixed. Fifty thousand workers idle in Nor ,,rox, rec,1tt of cfr.tYeS and 1ocLroJ,fc
Evening star., 1924-05-18
Inez Miller, Music Delegate

Inez Miller, president of Rho Beta
Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon. will repre-
sent the local chapter as business dele
gate at a convention to be held in
June at Minneapolis, MINI. The dele
gates will be entertained at one OF
the hotels at Lake Minnetonka and
number of delightful functions are
being planned by Mu Epsilon Chapter
of the McPhail School of Music.
One of the most interesting features
of the convention is the musical pro-
gram given by artist pupils from rnu-
sical colleges and Conservatives OF the
United States. Rho Beta will not send
a musical delegate this year, as chap
ters alternate and the local chapter
was represented at the St. Louis con
vention in 1922 by Hazel Gibson W""-'-
stone Park and other places OF interest
before returning to Washington
Tuesday the annual banquet will be
given by Rho Beta in the Raleigh Hotter
oak room at 80 pm. An informal
musical program will be given by the
sorority girls between the courses
Beulah Beverley Chambers present
ed several students in an interesting
piano recital last Sunday afternoon at
Beverly Courts. Rose Polio, contral-
to, of the Washington Opera Com
pany gave some vocal selections, the
feature being an aria from Bizets
Carmen"
Children participating included
Master MacMorgan, Jane Cunning
ham, Anne Russell, Matilde Principe,
Elizabeth Mack, Winifred Israel,
Elizabeth Thomas. Frances Colella
and Catharine Hough.
Evening star., 1924-05-18
Band Leader Calls Jazz
"Music Cartoons

WILLIAM ]. STANNARD, leader Of
w the Army Band. has completed
plans for the most ambitious sum-
mer concert schedule yet offered
by the Army's representative mu-
sic organization. Noted for skill
IN the selection and preparation OF
programs, Mr.. Stannard has devoted
much of his time to the problem OF
finding the trend Of public desire IN
matters musical.
Unlike many conductors, Mr.. Stan
nard cannot be aroused to criticism
Of the trenl toward jazz music, nor
does he regard the syncopated style
and effects achieved by the modern
novelty orchestra as sign OF de-
cadence. Speaking of this class OF
music. Mr. Stannard said:
Jazz is to music what the cartoon
and comic strip is to the eoltorlai
page of the modern newspaper. IT
is the funny page OF music, ana
there are those who like to occa-
sionaIly turn to the funny page Tor
relaxation from the more serious az
fairs. I cannot see decadence in the
modern trend. On the contrary, i
helieye the immensely popular ap-
neal of this humorous phase of music
will awaken interest generally and
create the desire for more and bet
Evening star., 1924-05-18
American Composer at
Western COLLEGE

EDGAR STILLMAN KELLY, noted
American composer, is the holder
of a fellowship in musical composition
at the Wesleyan College for Women,
Oxford, Ohio. BY this fellowship,
given to DR.. Kelly in 1910-and the
first of its kind in the United States
western College set an example fol-
lowed by Miami University, Oxford,
Ohio, in giving a fellowship to Percy
Mackaye,. noted poet: the University
of Indiara to T. C. Steele. an artist
of note, and the University of Michi-
gan to Robert Frost, American poet,
and later to Robert Bridges, poet
laureate of England.
On the campus at Western College
the class of 1916 erected cottage,
now known as the Stillman Kelly Stu
dio, where DR.. and Mrs Kelly live.
DR.. Kelly is a lecturer in theoretical
music and Mrs Kelly is the head pro-
fessor of piano at the college. She
is also the president of the Ohio State
Federation of Music. Both DIR. and
Mrs. Kelly have made inspiring mu-
sical entertainment at the college
possible.
1t was in the Stillman Kelly Studio
that DR.. Kelly composed Ben Hur."
1.-The Headless Horseman." New Eng
land Symphony" Alice in Wouder-
land" and "Pilgrims Progress" The
last named is thought by many to be
his greatest work. Ever since he was
a little boy, DR.. Kelly states. he has
admired John Bunyan's book and
hoped that some day might set it to
was produced in Toledo, Ohio. with
great success, and again at Indian
apoIis, where there was an orchestra
Of eighty harps.
Evening star., 1924-05-18

afternoon by Acacia CHAPTER of
the Eastern Star, music was furnish ed
by a quartet from the evening choir
of the Church of the Covenant, com
posed OF Mrs. r. w; Reed. soprano;
Z. Pheley, tenor. and Capt. Walter
r. Cupp, bass. Miss Ruth. Peter. So
nrano soloist at the Church of the
Covenant, sang 20 Savior, Hear Me"
tGluck). Mrs. Howard Blandy was
the accompanist
Edward Crum, eight-year-old pian-
lst, was again presented by Miss
Gutelus IN WRC program last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Ida Willis Seaton. soprano.
was a guest artist at the monthly
Gmeeieins Gnaie1s , or the Massachusetts, State
sang sang "A May Morning" (Dan7a) and
The Valley of Laughter" Islander
Son), accompanied by Mrs. Richard 7
Jones on the piano.
Meta Craig, who will sing the
soprano solo this morning at the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Helen
Murray, organist and director. will
give several groups of songs at n
garden party to be held by the board
OF managers of the Mount Carmel Re-
,Teat House next Saturday afternoon.
Miss Charlotte Klein will be her ac-
companist on this occasion. Other
singers on this program will be Edna
oneeley. soprano, and Caroline Man
Ig, nlng, contralto Thomas Morrisey,
| celiist, will play.
Last Sunday Miss Craig sang at
Christ Church, the oldest and one of
the most beautiful architecturally of
Protestant Episcopal churches in
Brooklyn. Frieda Hempel sang at the
4 t>o -
| and many famous singers have been
heard in it's fine interior. Miss Crair
mas been re-engaged to sing there on
June 8, when Bishop Manning of New
YORK will be the honor guest of the
service, which is the last one for the
| season.
Olive Travers Houghton. contralto.
| is to be the guest soloist at a recep-
ton to be given by Mrs. James Dulin.
Woodward prior to her marriage to
! Mark Shoemaker, next Saturday, at
st. Columbus Episcopal Church.
Signe Lund, director Of the Nor
| wegian Composers Association, has
| expressed sincere admiration Of the
music given in programs at Howard
| University recently in this city. He
says in letter of May IL:
Their concert, which was given a
!
| the Women's International Ieaeue
| Peace Conference, fully convinced me
! that the colored people are musicaily
unusually gifted, have beautiful
sometimes wonderful-voices. and can
boast of excellent composers worthy
| of worldwide recognition. 1t is to be-
| hoped that before long the race prej-
udice will be overcome at least to the
/ extent that the musical students OF
| Howard University may be given the
opportunity of attending the concerts
offered in this city"
| Susanne Oldberg and Myra McCath.
ran Marks have moved into their nev
studio apartment in the Playhouse
| 1914 N street northwest, and are al
home Informally every Sunday, when
a musical program is given. Katherine
| Wright gave a program Of old and
modern composers two weeks ago and
Winifred McGregor Michaelson's pi-
ano numbers included excerpts from
| Russian operas.
Last Sunday the program was given
| by Ruth Roberts Hammer, who sang
| and. Evelyn Amcum, graduate and
medalist of the Royal Academy OF
Music, London, pianist
Lillian Evans-Tibbs. colored So
Evening star., 1924-05-18

ter music. Possibly we have had a
surfeit of jazz music, but I think the
quality is improving and that the
craze stage has passed"
With the advent of radio the ques-
ton, What does the public want in
music?" has been reduced to COM
paratively simple problem. At least
this seems to be the case so far as the
leader Of the Army Band is concern
ed. With thousands of letters from
far and near, the result of many con-
certs broadcast during the past win
ter, Mr.. Stannard feels he has fairly
accurate basis from which to prepare
programs of widest appeal
Basing conclusions on disclosures
in, the mass of correspondence re-
ceived from radio fans, Mr.. Stannard
voices the opinion that no conductor
can afford to play down" to his pub
lie and expect to achieve any degree
of permanent success. Offering the
best in music at all times, with
proper regard for universal appeal
and varying tastes, seems to be a
statement of Mr.. Stannard's guidance
in the preparation of programs for
his public
Mr.. Stannard recently received a
number of the characteristic selec-
tions being played by LIE Garde Re-
publicaine Eand of France and these
will be presented by the Army Band
during the summer concert season.
Evening star., 1924-05-18
Marine Band Concerts.

The United States Marine Band,
William H. Santelmann, leader;
Taylor Branson, second leader, will
give concert at Walter Reed Cen
eral Hospital at 8 pm today.
The program will be: March, "Sons
of the Brave" (Bidgood); overture
Tampa" (Herold; entracte, wal
ley of Poppies" (Ancliffe); trombone
solo. little Mother Of Mine" (Bur-
leigh) (Musician Robert E. Clark;
scenes from Bohemian Girl (Balfe):
waltz, "Donauweibchen," Strauss
grand fantasia, "Songs Of Scotland
Gampe). and '"rhe Star spangied Ban
ner."
At the barracks, at 4:3o pm, to-
morrow, a concert by the United
States Marine Band will include the
following numbers: March. Clear for
Action" (Blankenberg); overture, ''Fes-
tival' Qassen); idyl, 1.-THE Shepherd
Boy" CWilson); grand scenes from 1.-The
VaIkyrie" (Wagner); waltz, "Gold and
Silver" Uehar): excerpts from 1.-THE
Fortune Teller" (Herbert); csardas
from 'orhe Spirit Of the Wojewoden''
(Grossmann); Marines hymn, 'sThe
Halls of Montezuma," and THE Star
Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-05-18
T%AIgSAb';&2&$tS;';22 :;
" 7ASNGTONS feature this week will be the by
Nv President

w 1ASHNGTONS the by
w dancers the President Iheater
for the benefit OF the Home for Russian
Children that Anna Pvow famous Russian baena has established
When the Incompatible Anna here for her
friends the school which
established and frankly asked them for help meeting
expenses dancers, but
France
who to learn how More than girls
ranging from five learning stenography
bookkeeping and housekeeping Every day the girls the
Russian high school Paris add book learning their hancrat
knowledge Countess de erne OF the school Elizabeth
Gardiner Washington dancer who with Paul Tohnkof will direct this
Pavlowas three
The baets to be presented will include the popular Chopmana
and "Puppen Fee (geney translated The Fairy Dol) old
Nienne ballet familiar all Europe and avorite OF Pavowa The
score seemed to be unatabe in either this country
Europe and the local dancers despared when Lionel
Mpson librarian of the Metropolitan Opera Company learned of their
difficulty and loaned them the Dversse
men also will be given Wednesday night
LTHOUGH general many
"a OF the United Washington
children in
pubG concerts in Central Hon School dtof Th @ s give n @
Orchestra Nrdca Clubs Tuesday
called Folk Songs and Dances Of
Ireland prntcd Wednesday, graduation concert
OF the Army Music School will be program
of the will be piano by Joseph
kaspar
DIscUssloNs OF opera arc still filling Manager
D o1s the ops[a par who sailed wednesday
euamns den plans or next TO begin November He
GaIursse in in Italian and Leo Jnak nufa singers
@ T with @ gs 3H bsbst bss
RaiRh Eoe lalso hs3rd Washington h singing
SsssiS1 aases.as a3s
the pn 66sr e o qBsFa M Mao 0se Marie
Milan, and Francesca bass
@ rb @ effort % gs es e opsfs there @ osffs @
the cooperation
opened last week Two by aBamore
Puccnl La Bohcm presented Thursday
Cavaer Rstcana and "Pgacci
the De
The first weeks included BUTTERFLY "Rigoletto
osca La Boheme Romeo and Juliet" III
pght the second week will be opened with Carmen"
5oukaya striking
The Wahmon Opera Company here this
ManonL la Boheme "Cavaleria Rustcana" and
Paghcc Barber of Seville performance and
"Tosca' will complete the
THE University Maryland Glee Club held
grams tor the music festival last Wednesday and Thursday
Charles
5owbrdge Imnn bass well Mgery Maxwell
monds of Boston assisted the college
which
Iourneyed 10 loneee Park to hear HELEN FETTER.
Evening star., 1924-05-18

was given by Ruby Potter soprano.
Victor GolibaTt, tenor; Helen Gerrer.
violinist, and George Dixon Thompson,
pianist.
Mrs. Robert Dalgleish announced at
the first May meeting of the Dali
gieish Music Study Club that she
would entertain the members at the
Hotel Roosevelt for the closing meet
ing, May 26, the musical program to
be followed by a dance.
The selections last Monday evening,
with Miss Pauline Knoeller as ac-
companist, were presented by Clara
Stack, Sarah Bouson, Esther Wag-
ner, Mabel d: Mccarthy, Ray Palkin.
Mrs. George E. Corbett, the Madrigal
Quartet, and one number by the
whole club.
The Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae
Association will give its annual con-
cert Wednesday night at o'clock
For many years the association has
musical organizations.
The program will include Rosa
munde" (Schubert), "Polonaise" (Pad-
erewskD, "Capriccio'' (Wilhelm ten
Hays9 HayeS tGranas15 ssnsh95us' chi,asens ss,
Giant" Giant oscar tnssTii sWiide,, me "Minsetfo ssdfioh
lBoccherin), The Swallow" (Cowen),
"A la Hongroise" (Houser), and ban
ditenstreiche" (Von Suppe).
William F. GUIDE, Mrs. George
Schulze, Mildred de Hart, Frances
Gutelius, Wilhelmina GUIDE, Catherine
Prichard, George Myers, Edward Crum
and the Ferd Moran Orchestra will
present a musical program to cele-
brate the twenty-second anniversary
of the Rupert Home in Anacostia with
May festival this afternoon to be
followed by supper. The Ladies'
Aid under Mrs. Maria de Grain has
charge of the affair.
The Vipivoce Music Study Club met
Monday evening at the studio OF
Frances Gutelius, when Q program was
presented by Ambrose Durkin. Thelma
Evening star., 1924-05-18
IN THE CHURCHES

The quartet at Christ Church is
composed of Janet Pickett, soprano;
Alice Strauss. contralto: Ellsworth
Condron, tenor, and Russell Cordrey,
bass.
This evening at the Church of the
Covenant, beginning at s o'clock the
music will be by the evening choir,
100 voices, Claude Robson, director;
Harvey Murray, organist; Mrs. How
| ard Blandy, pianist, and the solo
, quartet.
The choir will sing, Behold, the
Master Passeth By (Berwald); God
So Loved the World" (Stainer), and
| Send Out Thy Light" (Gounod). Miss
Mclean will sing, THE Earth is the
Lords" Hynes).
The public is invited to this serv-
ice. the doors of the church are open
at o'clock.
The music for today's services in
the Mount Vernon Place NJ. f. Church
Shure, director of music of the
church, will be as follows: Morning,
organ prelude. Mrs. Frank A. Frost.
| "Musette" (Ravanello): anthem. Sc
Thee' Thee is GGerrish: organ postiude.
"W edding March" (SousD; evening,
tive enty- minute organ recital, by r.
Deane Shure; anthem. selected, male
quartet, more Love to Thee tBul-
lard): organ postlude. The Son of
Music at this mornings service at
Columbia Heights Christian Church
will include an anthem by the chorus
choir. I'm Heavenly Love Abiding"
(Holden), and an offertory number
by the solo quartet, THE King OF
Love My Shepherd Is" (Shelley).
At the evening service the chorus
will i
herd Lead Me" tWilliams). and the
| offertory by the quartet will be, How
Long wilt Thou Forget Me?'
(Pf1uegeD.
The Emmanuel Baptists Church choir,
| under the direction of Emily G. Dick
inson, will sing this morning, 30 That
Had Wings (Semiton), and Inez
| Crater will sing, The Voice in the
Wilderness" (scott). The evening
music. The choir will sing Ladies
Greeting" (Spross), MY Faith Looks
| Up to Thee" (Schnecker), "Sanctus'
(Gounod), Fear Not, Q Israel
Lord" CMalor). THE Day Is Ended
The personnel Of the choir is: So
pranos, Inez Crater. Mrs. Walter S.
Griest, Beulah Kaufman. Mary Spei-
den. Elsie Mcclure, Nell Erwin, Helen
Mrs. l. D. Yocum Mrs. l. J. Roberts,
Mrs. Earl Graeh,, Mrs. Charles E:
BoIes, Mable LOTUS, Winifred
| Michaelson; tenors, Denton Ledford
| L. w. Macomber, l. Maurice Rice. DR.
A. P Sturtevant. r. E. Fleharty;
bassos, w. H. Whiteside, 1. d. Yocum,
| E. D. RoSengarten, DR.. c. r. Dufour
| George S. Newcombe.
| Ruth Mae Hansford. soprano, will
sing "Consider the Lilies (Topliff) at
| the morning service of the Cleveland
| Park Congregational Church.
| Mrs. Page NICK. Etchison, piani ST
and musical director, will play as a
prelude Alteration" (BorowskD, as
an offertory, Song Without Words
| (Mendelssohn), and as a poStlude
! March" (Syre).