Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

Lord Kitchener of Khartum. one of
@e heroes and victims of the underseas
warfare in the cataclysm of 1914 and
after, has, according to British opinion,
his most enduring monument in the
capital of Sudan, from which his title
was derived. A fine modern city is
Khartum on the Blue Nile, with one Of
the most imposing vice-regal residences
TO be found In all colonial Britain. This
Winter and coming Spring, Khartum.
and the Sudan generally, attracts trav-
elers from this land, many of them
having exhausted the beaten paths and
are determined to penetrate into the
less known beauty spots of the Nile.
The vice-regal palace on the Blue Nile
Is about midway of a three-mlle
esplanade which offers resistance to the
swollen torrents and which have been
eloriously planted in the native fauna.
The surface of the water is dotted with
sailing boats on the order of the gay
caraveis on Lake Geneva and on the
Mediterranean coast, and many different
flags are displayed. Yachtsmen from
Uncle Sans domain have been slow
about discovery of this marvellous
Winter resort, but they are numerous
this February Thirty years ago, mud
village inhabited by fishermen, Khar-
tum today is a populous city with
steeples and handsome houses and up
to-date business places, large hotels and
many attractive small houses to be
rented by the Winter visitor. Camel
rides into the desert are the main d.
version.
Mr.. Franklin Adams, counselor Of the
pan-American Union, to whose unre-
hitting labors, washington and music
lovers in all parts of the country
have, through means of the radio. be-
come familiar with the best which
Latin America has produced. is rejoicing
in substantial aid received for his
worthy propaganda from Mr.. Adolph
Lewisohn of New York City. For the
past four years the concerts given at
intervals in the beautiful Hall of the
Americas in the Pan-American Build
ing have been recognized as most i'm
portant portions of the musical offerings
in the Capital. But the Spring and
Summer schedule will be eliminated aft
er concert in early April because the
Army Band, Mr.. Adams CHIEF asset at
these musical evenings, has been grant,
ed permission to sail for Europe during
the latter part of that month. The
Secretary of War, because Of the active
participation of this band In the plan
of the counselor of the Pan-American
Union to present Central and South
American music to the United states,
granted permission for its appearance
ut the Ibero- American Exposition, which
will open in Seville, March Is. Ten
concerts vii be given in the United
States pavilion, and all the best speci-
mems OF North American music, includ-
ing spirited popular marches-many by
SouSa-are being listed. But besides in
Seville, and perhaps at Barcelona, where
another exposition viii be in progress,
concerts viii be given in Paris and in
San Sebastian.
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Mr.. Karleton Hackett, in establishing
o new club in Chicago with headquar-
tiers called The Tavern, proposes to
bring together good fellows, whether
they be writer's, painters, musicians, In
dustrial leaders, bankers, actors or just
interesting people, Is convinced that
this sort of membership is lacking in
nearly all such organizations and at
tributes this as the reason many ind
them q bore. The Tavern is estab-
lisl1ed on the top floor of one of those
skyscrapers In the midcity which are
90 rapidly changing the skyline as seen
from the lake front. Although young,
as clubs 60, the charter having been
granted within the year, artists at pres
ent comprise about one-fourth of the
membership and other. disciples of the
fine arts are creeping up, while the COM
mercial group remains rather small.
But this includes such potent names as
those of Mr.. Harold Mccormick and
Mr.. Joseph T. Ryerson, whilst the
financial group includes MIR. Wayne
Chatfield- Taylor and several members
of the Dawes family Mr.. Jacques Cor
don, vice president, is a musician, and
the president, Mr.. Hackett, fills the
idea of being an interesting person con-
cerned with all views of life spiritual,
cultural and material. No club exactly
like The Tavern has been formed in any
city of this country, although several
exist in Paris. One prominent feature
Of such group would be to bring
artists directly in touch with their pos
sible patrons, and the same might be
true of musical composers and potential
singers, to say nothing Of the genius in
the writing line to whom the publishing
world has been unkind
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Dame Nellie Melba, famous coloratura
soprano, is living in seclusion In her
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