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program was in operation with interest
groups, where the girls. working In
small groups, do the things which APP
peal to them most, and worship was
held. based on the theme that girl
must be victorious over self.
In the afternoon sport events OF
every kind were held. Nine girls sue
cessfully completed the Junior me-
saving test of the American Red Cross
and two girls passed the senior test. A
dual water meet and a track meet were
held between the Blue and White
teams which aroused much enthusiasm.
The water meet was won by the Blues
with a total of IS points. against 50
secured by the Whites.
At S o'clock the music and dramauc
group presented pageant or the
Settlement of st, Mary@s by Leonard
Calvert, The pageant was under the
direction of Miss Mary Fox and MISS
Verna Schuster. The part OF Prologue
was taken by Nell Griffith. that OF Cal.
vert by Marion Lloyd. and that OF
Cromwell by Amy Vernon. Mary
Middleton was the Indian blanket
singer. It is expected that this will be
the first of a series OF pageants based
on the history of Southern Maryland.
Thursday was Gypsy day at Kamp
Kahlert. The members of the Kamp
Kouncil. who planned the day, aroused
the other girls by the singing OF gypsy
chants Upon learning the program
for the day, each girl manufactured
gypsy costume from the contents OF ner
wardrobe, and the waytarers were
ready to set forth. The first part OF
the trip was by rowhoat to Gypsy Point.
and cooked their MONDAY meal. After
a rest and a sing about the campfire:
they hiked to Tulip Hill" the home OF
Mrs, Fathers. In recognition OF me
kindness they had received there. the
gypsies erected a ro1nany pattern 10
tell all their sisters that here was
place where there was sympathy and
hospitality for all Each girl took
stone from a well loved road she nao
Travelled and added 1t to the pattern
with a good wish for the wanderers VINO
should follow her. Then the gypsies
continued their wandering. their leader
suiding them 10 the pier, where they
found launch waiting to take them 70
Ramp Kahlert.
VACATION LODGE.
AS the hot days come, many are turn
ir~ toward the cool quiet of Vacation
Lodge in the beautiful wooded country
of Virginia. Among those joining the
household at the lodge this week are
A. =. Reidy, Mamie Ragwen or Honea
Path. s. c.; Miss Christine Ross and
Miss Mary Louise Brown. Miss Ella
Prescott and Miss Mary Wolfard were
week end guests last week and this week
Miss Maude Muzxy is expected to come.
Miss Sherman. director Of the lodge.
and Miss LuedderS, both entertained
guests at dinner at the lodge the past
week, and there were ii guests VINO
came in for tea during that time.
An informal Sunday evening service
is held each week at the lodge. Miss
N lam r. Sherman, director, has PLAN
ned a series OF services TO be used and
occasionally there are special speakers
and music. Last Sunday evening Miss
Elizabeth r. Pierce. member OF the
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scape. with green lawns and flower
beds in the foreground.
The big chairs In the living room
| have soft seats, and not only look well,
| but afford real comfort. Two deep
sofas flank the fireplace; in front of
the book shelves is a long refectory
table, copied, as is most of the furni-
ture, from plaster casts made OF old
English pieces in the Kensington
Museum.
All the upholstery fabrics were Sc
| lected with a view to making the place
seem restful. Blue-green Is the pre-
vailing color, with soft brown rug,
| bordered With broad design In blue
green. On the walls are etchings; a
group of them hangs above deep sofa
piled high with pillows. There Is a
large writing table. built for use, and
a cabinet of carved wood In the old
Flemish style, and little tables stand
ing here and there. Everywhere are
bowls of wild flowers that carpet the
| fields, and change their colors with the
| seasons.
Between the living room and music
room is hall whose rug, Ike all the
others, was made to order in Spain.
| II is circular and has in. the center
| glowing plaque Of fruits. on this
| hall, and for the convenience OF guests.
| Is a dressing room In which the fur
niture is japanese.
The iridescent walls of the music
| room are paneled part way up With
wood The apartment. two stories high.
| is crowned with pointed wooden cell
| ing, crossed by heavy oaken beams II
| makes a good place to sing In. and is
! big enough to give me an idea OF what
| my song effects viii be In a hall or
| opera house.
Draperies for the long windows are
| claret colored; the sofas have green
| blue pillows, with here and there one
of yellow. A purplish tapestry from
| the Strozzi Palace at Florence hangs
| against wall section Behind marble
bust that the talented young sculptor,
| Allan Clarke. made OF me, is another
| drapery. dark and rich, which brings
the white marble into relief. Clarke
modelled, too, the pair OF tall bronzes,
dancing nymph and faun, which
stand in front Of long windows on both
sides of the fireplace. There are also
| two lovely bits OF Chinese furniture.
| One a music cabinet in black and gold
| LACQUER. the other screen OF ver-
million -colored wood, set with groups
of carved ivory figures yellowed by
age.
The dining room is many Widowed,
with q piece Of Florentine embroidery
In half-point over the carved sideboard.
and along the walls gayly colored
prints of English hunting scenes. The
| breakfast service is of Paul Revere
china, in glowing yellow, and the table
| cloth and napkin match 1t.
| The kitchen and laundry have white
enameled furniture; there are electric
washing and ironing appliances; all the
pots and pans are OF aluminium. The
/ servants have their own bright, cheer
/ full dining room.
| I believe in order. One can look into
every drawer In our home and find 1t
neat. In this matter I have my dear
mother TO thank for early training which
| has followed me through life.
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Rare Violin Collecting.

MORE than one million dollars worth
1vi OF rare old violins have changed
ownership in the past year, according 10
the annual review of the trade Of J, G,
Freeman, expert In charge. Of the Wur-
liter collection and world renowned
authority,
After two decades in which the gen.
eral public has manifested each year
an increasing interest In rare old
Italian instruments" Mr.. Freeman
stated, there has been marked
broadening of the hobby Of rare violin
collecting. Although trade In the past
two or three years has held Its own as
far as the number or violins purchased
by professional players is concerned,
there has been marked increase IN
the interest from persons of means who
look upon such instruments as works OF
art which they are as anxious to become
acquainted with as they are to view the
paintings of the old masters.
II lis plainly to be seen that the avail
able number of violins. violas and cellos
by Stradivarius Guarnerius. Amati and
others of the first rank, always limited.
will be in a short time thoroughly In
adequate to satisfy the demands OF the
collectors"
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Dramatic Incident
Inspired Composer.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BERLIN. July 6.-The dramatic cir
cumstances under which Chopin was In
spired TO compose the Funeral March"
OF his sonata I'm B minor are recounted
In Ernst Decsey's collection of musicians
anecdotes, die Spieluhr" The Music
Box.
Adolph Ziem, the painter. had decided
to present his admired friend Chopin,
with new grand piano, and for that
purpose invited the master 10 dinner,
together With two other Partisan artists,
Prince Polignac and the painter Ricard.
Chopin arrived late. as ever, after dark.
AS he seemed more depressed than
usual, the three jolly Bohemians tried
TO cheer him up by playing one prank
after another.
tesuue idea of dragging human skele-
ton from the adjoinins studio and with
ludicrouS ceremony seating II at the
pianoforte. He grasped the bony hands
and ran them over the keys now softly,
then louder. The others extinguished
the candles and listened to the grue-
some performance In breathless silence.
suddenly three dull. blows reverber-
atnd through the darkness. Ricard had
perpetrated the lurid Joke OF kicking
| the chest on which he sat. While the
others laughed TO ease the nervous ten
sion. Chopin dashed TO the piano and
dragged from the chair the skeleton.
which he passionately embraced. He
| then sat down and began 10 play WITH
out his friends remnrkirig that 1t was
! he. The sadness and sweetness oil the
| music gripped the three friends
Abruptly the flow of melody ceased with
a elarine dissonance, The three friends
rushed 10 the piano and picked up
Chopin, who had ALLEN from the chair
when several months later Chopin
PLAYED his b minor sonata for the firs'
time In public the third movement. con :
tanned the improvisation nearo w
Z,en1's staAio that eyentful night. And
the first person to be carried to his
grave TO the strains OF this marche
| fitnehrp was-~Choptn.
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" VERY woman pictures in her
l. mind the home that Is her
ideal And blest is she who
IL has her ideal fulfilled But
getting that home, or any
home. In fact, is only half of its reali-
zation. To keep 1t as home const-
tutes the other and bigger half OF
the achievement.
Ny American husband, Homer
Samuels, and / we're resting at High
mount, in New York State, after long
season of opera and concert: we had
made the four-ho journey from New
York City to get complete change of
air. quiet and seclusion. One day we
went to q picnic on the top OF Belle
Ayre Mountain, the highest in that
section. When I saw there, stretching
below us the vast expanse OF wooded
peaks and valleys. dotted thick with
little farms. knew that ! had found
the ideal spot for rest. Home means
that very thing, place of rest.
The style of architecture followed in
building any home should as we well
know, be in keeping with Its surround
ings and the site on which 1t Is to stand
So we began searching in the maya
zines for pictures OF the type OF house
we wanted. Having found 1t. we en-
The next Summer work began on SUI
Monte. It's name. On the mountain.
literally describes 1t. BY good fortune
a stone quarry was on the place, and
of stone its walls were built with q
mellow-toned red brick added here and
there to give touch Of color. The
style was old English. solid, plain, en-
during.
Slowly 1t grew. All that Summer
and the next went daily In my holi-
days to see its progress and to talk
with the workmen. II was to be our
home in all the coming Summers and
after that, at some distant time, when
I should no longer sing, 1t would be
history. Those workmen seemed to
catch my enthusiasm: they grew to be
my friends, and love instead OF per-
functory labor went into their task.
In the planning of 1t all took as
great an interest in the kitchen as in
the laundry and every other portion
Of the house In designing the living
room, where so much OF our time would
be spent, another kind Of problem had
70 be considered. This was also the
case with the music room. where I
would study and rehearse my opera
roles and concert programs.
The living room Is. OF course, the
center and heart OF any home. At one
end OF ours rises a big fireplace. q
carved oak beam topping IL. At the
opposite end stand my book shelves
crowded ones they are, too. for books
make good friends
Along the two free sides of the vast
apartment are big windows set with
loaded panes of cathedral glass that
let In . tempered light on rough-plas-
tered, old-ivory- TINTED walls. These win
dows overlook great sweep OF land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
Philip Hale Honored.
DARTMOUTH recently honored a

DARTMOUTH recently honored son
of Yale when the honorary degree
Of Mus. D. was awarded to Philip Hale,
musical and dramatic critic Of the Hos-
ton Herald.
One of Americas leading critics, Il Is
Dr. Hale's work in the Boston SYM
phony programs and his criticism Of
musical productions that undoubtedly
have won him this deserved honor.
Written in that straightforward, un-
adorned style that his readers know
so well. DR.. Hales newspaper articles
probably receive more attention from
students Of music and drama. both
here and abroad. than the comment
of any other critic In this country.
In. his daily column. AS the World
Ways" by which he has beconae known
to thousands Of admirers, he discourses
upon a vast numoer Of subjects with
humor and wisdom. His readers win
rejoice with him in his new honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
BY LEOPOLD sToKowsKI.

PARIS, July g. R.-I think great
changes are coming ia our Western
music. II Is only a question of q few
years before we viii have entirely new
methods Of tone production by cleo
trical means.
Some Of these new possibilities have
been demonstrated by the Russian, The
remssn, and two American scientists,
Charles Weyi Of the University of Penn
tylvania and John Hays Hammond, tr.,
have shown me other methods Of cleo
trieai tone production.
believe we shall have orchestras
Of these electrical instruments. Thus
viii begin q new era in music. just as
modern materials and methods Of con-
ssrsiction have produced new era In
architecture, Of which the skyscraper
IL one phase.
These new electric instruments will
demand great accuracy Of ear on the
psrt Of the players. believe our pres
enf-osY artists In the orchestraS viii
soon be taking up these new electric In
strugne0ts in addition " their present
ores. They will retain the latter be-
cause sll the marvellous wealth Of music
Of the past must always be played by
the instruments for which II was WITT
ten sno only the music Of the future
All be played on the new electric In
sr1n5entS.
One wonderful feature Of the new
electrical instruments is, or viii be, that
there is practically no technical dini-
c,lity ia playing them. There VIII %
no more long hours Of practice every
cav. Electricity will do all the n1echsni-
csl part
The musician Will give musicianship
Interpretation. variety Of tone-color aflc
tone volume. and all the non-rnateria
side ~ music, Such things as quarter
tones which are extremely dlnicuh on
our existing instruments, VIII be duit'
easy on the new ones.
/ went 10 the Orient this past Winter
because for centuries Oriental musicians
have been employing notes which III
between the notes Of our musical sYS'
ten and ! wished 10 study their MUSK
r. first hand and see now this question
AZ quarter tones would ~ into the nev
fn9eic which I believe is coming 10 ID
nf the Western world
After hearing the Eastern music
can SEE infinite new possibilities for Gu
music II is only question Of Dm'
,befogp these new electric means Of tori
production viii be placed at our disposal
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board of directors Of the Y. w. G. A.
and formerly chaplain general OF the
y. A. r., gave q talk which was both
religious and patriotic In character.
On Tuesday evening Miss sherman
ner. They were Or. Frederick Harris.
pastor Of Foundry Methodist Church,
and his family: Mr.. and MRS. John D.
Sherman of New York, and Charles
Leeds Of Atlantic City. Mrs. Sherman.
who Is q well known singer. gave q
song recital after dinner.
The Fourth OF July was passed quiet
" at the lodge, with many guests from
the city spending part OF the day.
There were ii guests for dinner and
six for supper In the evening there
was a display Of fireworks On tina truns
lawn
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New Music Promised

giving us resources with which to de-
velop new music.
/ Electrical methods OF tone production
are natural after ali. because electricity
!. BY its nature vibration, just as Is
music.
In one way Western music Is far In
advance OF Eastern music. That is. In
harmony. Oriental music has no har.
mony as we know It,. but In rhythmic
freedom, melody and in power Of subtle
and almost hypnotic expression. ORR
entail music is highly developed.
never intended TO try 10 bring back
Oriental music from the East and play
it on our Western instruments because
Oriental music is very ancient and for a
modern musician TO initiate this ancient
~a,sic would be as though q modern
painter should copy a. picture OF the
fifteenth century darkening it so as to
try to give an impression 0f age. Imi-
tation is always fatal In art.
But I did want to learn from the
Orient some deep-lying principles OF
, music which are eternal and TO confirm
, In my own mind whether the use. OF in
| teryais of tone smaller than those oi
| cur modern piano is possible In the
| creation of music ola high order The
, Orient has been doing this for centu-
! ries and. I believe, now that have beer
out East and studied their music, that
! we shall absorb 1t into the harmony Of
our Western music. =.
Electrical methods Of tone production
! win be wonderful for our, radio and oui
#, monographs ! believe some day greal
/ Iii,rar iox N 1l.onoOrauh records wifi IN
! built. iugt as today we have great libra.
ries of books They will be invaiuabl,
for education purposes because they car
be PLAYED al any time and so 1T int
the school program OF work. Also, 4
| monograph record can be repeated a.
| many times as necessary TO illustrate
and make quite clear any idea.
Bizarre as 1t may sound, the time y
also coming. / believe. when we will n,
TO other planets and find other princi
pies Of music and beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

IF Walter Hampden had not suffered
the pangs OF hunger while wooing
the !ickle muse of melody Washington
would have been deprived the pleasure
OF witnessing three unusual histrionic
presentations scheduled for local
heater this week. when this distinguish
ID player will appear.
Walter Hampden Is one OF the
few men In the dramatic profession
who not only 70 star upon the ms
trionic stage, but who could appear
upon the concert platform as an ae-
complished cellist, or grace the lyric
stage with a finely modulated baritone
voice.
When Mr.. Hampden left Americas
shores about the beginning or the
twentieth century he did so to embark
upon musical career. Possessing a
magnificent physique and voice OF
richness and range. he was urged by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

his friends TO try his fortune within
the confines OF the famous Sorbonne,
Paris With his violoncello under his
arm few dollars In his pocket and az
ambitious heart, he sailed for France
There he labored faithfully, consci
entiously developing his art, but de
plotting his pocketbook, Then one daS
he crossed the Channel to England
end In less than one week secured an
engagement at a salary equivalent 10
$40 per week In American money TO
appear with the Benson company mt
Stfatford- on- Avon In a series OF
Shakespearean REVEALS, This small be-
ginning laid the foundation for ca
reer that is almost spectacular In his
trionic achievement as well as en-.
viable IN the world OF letters and edu-
eational recognition So Walter Hamp-
den turned his back on the muse OF
music and wooed the muse Of drama
instead.
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Vegetarian Pianist
Gets Radish Bouquets.
of the Associat Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
BONN, Germany, July 6.-Elly Ney,
internationally famed pianist. who calls
Bonn her home, finds people saying 1t
with radishes, beets and other vegeta-
bles instead of flowers at her concerts
IN Germany.
American reporters during her recen.
tour of the United States discovered
that she is a vegetarian. Interview fol-
lowed interview on her devotion to car
rot juice.
Returning to Europe, ELY Ney found
that these interviews had preceded her.
Whenever she played at Leipsic, Baden
Baden, Karlsruhe, Cologne. Dessau,
Dusseldorf or Halle, someone who had
read her statements would present her
with bouquet OF radishes oeautlfully
arraved or carrots or beeSs bound in ar
tistic clusters. In Berlin she was even
handed a bottle of carrot Juice instead
Of flowers.
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Rattle.nake Bracelet.

CORLISS PALMER. who plays In the
Tiffany-Stahl production. George
washington Cohen" starring George
Jessel, has started a fad Of rattleSnake
bracelets. Her husband, Eugene Brew
ster. well known publisher. while on q
hunting trip killed RATHER. had Il
skinned and made into q cartwheel
bracelet. The rims Of the wheel are
covered with the rattler's skin: the
spokes and hub are composed OF dia-
mond chips. and the wheels are caught
with gold links.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

RS J. AHEARN and James ClarK'
products Of Prof. George Fierce
Bakers classes at Yale. have signen
contracts as members OF the paramount
writing star. They VIII JOIN Leo
Pride, another Baker student signed py
Paramount two weeks ago.
Norman Burnstine also has signed a
Paramount contract. He is the young
Columbia man who wrote Sins OF the
Fathers" an original screen story ac-
cepted AZ Emil Jannings' next Para
mount production.
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Ruth Chatterton Screen Star.

ID UTH CHATTERToN. widely known
IN star OF the legitimate stage. who
has been playing in Los Angeles and
other Pacific Coast cities for the past
year or more, has just been signed BY
Paramount to appear in Emil JanninEs'
next picture. sins of the Fathers
Miss Chatterton was starred on BROAD
wav in such PLAYS ~ Come Out OF the
kitchen" Daddy Long Legs" MARY
Rose. The Man With load ct Mis-
chief" and in . revival OF Barrie's The
Little Minister"
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The U. S. Marine Band.

The following is the schedule OF pro-
grams for the current week to be played
by the United States Marine Band.
Capt. Taylor Branson leader, and
Arthur S. Witcomb second leader.
The schedule:
Tomorrow at 400 pm. at the Marine
Barracks.
Wednesday at 1880 pm, at the
United States Capitol.
Thursday at 1880 pm. Sylvan Thea
ter. Monument Grounds.
Detailed programs will be published
In daily issues of The Evening Star.
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with exterior scenes on the Princeton
University campus safe In the fiim.
Charles Rogers, youngest Paramount
star and his company are back at work
in Hollywood making interior sequences
for their new picture Of college life,
Sophomore. Famous pfincsto1 build
inps and customs will be featured In
the picture, T.
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Ken Maynard Pirst National picture
The Phantom City" lis an Original
story by Adele Burlington OF the de-
serted mining camps OF the West
mans OF which are stu staining,