Evening star., 1925-11-01

| Key and Scanlon went down in n
heap that day to the joy of the boys.
| one of the papers next day headed
! its story "A Whisller and Ear Pulling
Match Key had the whiskers.
Then there was the game that re-
suited in a riot because O'Rourke of
! New York had soft ball in his
blouse that he put into play when the
| Nationals went to bat. What a time
| that was.
! I'VE thought Bob Barr was the
greatest pitcher in the world in those
days. Believe it or not. And the year
| Washington won the only pennant
they ever had before last year, when
the Virginias of Richmond. leading
the league (Eastern only a month
before the seasons end, disbanded
and left the victory to the Mats who
We're in second place.
You must recall the Olympics of
Georgetown. l came past their old
morning. natural stadium-and to-
day just as it was 40 years ago
Yours, II. c. G. STILES"
!: :. x x
MEET Ed Scanlon, Mikes son, at
lunch in THE Plate Of Stew" every
day and l will see that Harry Stiles
letter comes under Mikes glasses.
Mrs. r. Ii. Frere. 1901 Euclid street
northwest, sends to the Rambler a
faded dance invitation on the first
page of which is: First Grand Ball
of the National Blues. The homer of
your company is respectfully solicited
at the first ball Of the National Blues
TO be given in the assembly rooms on
the 22nd of February, 1860. Invita-
ton committee: Capt. Watt, Lieut.
Foxwell, Lieut.. Rapley. Richard
Brown. Daniel Donaldson, Robert Bos-
well, William Flood"
L have another letter whose coming
gave me pleasure. but I must not put
1t in this column. II is from a woman
and although Mrs. Rambler does not
read this part of The Star, | am not
taking a chance. The letter is from
a Washington girl who has become Il
great singer. Her name was Vera
Murray and her name is Vera Murray
Covert. She lives in New York City
She Is the soprano soloist at the
Church OF St. Mary the Virgin
New York City, and she gives many
song recitals on the opera and CONCERT
stage. Vera began her music life on
the piano and studied with Alice f.
Burbage and S. NJ. Fabian of Wash
ington, Rafael Joseffy, Sigmund Sto-
JOWSkl ana Harold Bauer
She was given public recognition
as an excellent pianist, and while
playing the piano she turned to sing
ing. In the art of song she studied
with Charles w. Clark of Chicago
Clarence B. Shirley of Boston, William
Shakespeare of London and Herbert
Witherspoon of New York. 1 have
before me praise Of her work by music
critics in New York. Philadelphia and
Boston and they speak of the beauty
or her voice, her sympathy, skill and
understanding. 1t also pleases me
that they say much about IAN attrac-
tive personality" Charming stage
presence" and all that. Vera is pretty
and her face is intellectual and ami
mated. l remember her when she was
child at her piano practice with
Alice Burbage and dear, good old Sam
Fabian. This girl went forth from
Anacostia and the thought comes to
me that several girls in that little
town across the Eastern Branch, be-
cause of talent and ambition, have
won high place in the world. Vera
is one of them. Her mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F.
Murray, are living in the old home,
2oll Nichols avenue. My hat is off to
you, Vera, and l hope that some one
sends you copy of The Star with this
humble salute to your success.
The Rambler is nonplussed, or
rather, stuck. for means of becom-
ingly illustrating this story If he
should put in a photograph Of Clio
wearing a sport hat. the five hundred
thousand classicists of Washington
would protest and some pious readers
would say, That Rambler is too
friendly with pagans." If I were to
put In photographs of the gentlemen
whose letters l have shown you, l
might not add to the beauty of this
page. If / put in Veras picture no
man would see else in this story, and
the only photograph l have of her is
gold-framed on my desk and | think
1t not good manners to pass a lady's
picture around in public. The best 1
can do for you Is to reach in my file
and take out three negatives which
have no relation to this story. But
they were made with the famous S1.95
lens, ground for me by the Jena works
and presented to me in recognition
of my service to Photographic art by
the King of Anchovia.