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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
Children of C0nfederacy
Hold Lee Ceremonies in Capitol.

The annual celebration Of Robert f
Lees birthday anniversary by the Chill
dren of the Confederacy will be held In
Statuary Hall, in the Capitol, tomorrow
at o'clock pm. The Confederate vet
Grams are joining the Children this year
in their exercises. Representative Henry
ST. George Tucker of Virginia will de-
liver the address and a double quartet
composed of Fannie HeartSill, Estelle
Dean, Lillian Chenoweth, Marie Koontz
Francis Heartsill, H. G. Mccartney
W. Arthur Mccoy and Fred Schaefer
will furnish the music. AS Is Gus
tomary, the president of the Childrcn's
Chapter will place wreath on the
statue of Lee. Mrs. Maud Howell Smith
is in charge of the exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs Max George Dennison
Prentice entertained a company at
bridge Thursday evening at their home
on Porter street. Among the guests
! were Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Harrison, Mr.
and Mrs Marshall Dean Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs Forest Sickler, Miss Ruth Decker
Mr.. William Kline and Mr.. and Mrs
Edgar Randall. Following bridge a
midnight supper was served.
Miss TousSaint Dubois entertained at
tea at the Willard Hotel yesterday, her
guests being out-of-town friends who
have been spending the week in Wash
ington. Miss Dubois has issued invita-
tions to a supper in her studio, LIE Ruby
Yacht, the last week in January.
The Pierce Hall Players have ar
ranged an interesting program to be
given Tuesday evening at o'clock in
Pierce Hall of All Souls Unitarian
Church. The main presentation will be
the one-act play, THE Curtain" by H
F. Flanagan, directed by Mrs. Carlton
Savage, which has been entered in the
one-act play tournament of the Com
munity Drama Guild. Preliminary mu-
sic will be furnished by members of the
Tuesday Evening Music Club, and Miss
Helen Williams. Several of Miss
Kathryn Dunkhorst's pupils will give
rhythmic interpretations of Brahms
waltzes. Mr.. K. Hiding Bell chairman
of the council of the Pierce Hall Players
will give a brief address.
Among those attending the Tuesday
evening performance are DR.. and Mrs
u. G. B. Pierce, DR.. and Mrs. Truman
Able, Miss Patricia Bennett, Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
GIVES TWO SUBJECTS,
Rev. A. E. Williams to Conduct
Services at Mt. olivet Church.

Jacobs Ladder" will be the subject
of sermon by Rev. A. E. Williams.
pastor OF Mount Olive Baptist Church,
Sixth street between L and M streets
northeast, at IL am. tomorrow. AT 8
pm. his subject will be Before the
Cock Crew." There will be a special
sermon by Rev. H. w. B. Colston at
$3.50 pm. and B. Y. P. U. services at
pm.
The Charles English family will con-
duct an evangelistic service Monday at
8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
"CITIZENSHIP" is SUBJECT
Pastor to Discuss Situation OF
Yale's Pacifist Professor.

"Our Kings Business" is the subject
of the morning sermon in the Temnle
Baptist Church by the pastor. Rev.
Thomas E. Boorde. Citizenship" will
be discussed in the evening service. at
which time the minister will give his
ideas concerning the refusal of Fed
eral Judge Burrows of New Haven,
Conn, to grant citizenship to Baptist
minister, Rev. Clyde Macintosh, a Yale
University professor, as wall as the
administrations present effort to en-
force the law.
The B. Y. P. U. will present its
program at o'clock and prayer serv-
ices will be conducted Thursday eve
ming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
CHAPLAIN WILL PREACH.
DR.. Phillips to Occupy Epiphany
Church Pulpit.

The pulpit at the IL am and pm.
services at Epiphany Church tomorrow
will be occupied by DR.. z. B. Phillips,
rector of the church and chaplain of
the United States Senate.
There will be celebration of the holy
communion at am. At $50 O'Clock
Epiphany Sunday School will assemble,
and at GAS o'clock there will be a Bible
class for adults. This class will be con-
Quoted by DR.. James w. Morris.
The meeting of the Young Peoples
Society will be held at Sis pm. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
"P0UND THAT FAILED"

At the services tomorrow at the
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Church, DR.. James Shera Montgomery,
minister. will preach in the morning on
The Pound That Failed" In the
evening at 8 o'clock he will speak on
the subject, THE Tragedy of a Pes
simist"
The Epworth League will conduct
devotions at 6:45 pm. The midweek
services will be held Thursday eve
ming at o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
Faith That Conquers" Topic.

Rev. Homer A. Kent. pastor of the
First Bethlehem Church, Twelfth and
e streets southeast will preach tomor-
row at IL o'clock on the subject Faith
That Conquers." At 7:45 pm. his mes
sage will be evangelistic in its nature.
Sunday school meets at $50 am. and
Christian Endeavor at GAS pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
RENEW BUILDING PLANS.
Washington City Church of Breth-
rem Announces Progress.

The building program of the Wash
which was temporarily halted by tie
recent stock market disturbance, is
about to be resumed. The plans are
completed by the architect, the contract
has been awarded, and the final ar
rangements to proceed at once, it is
announced.
The pastor, DR.. F. F. Holsopple, will
speak tomorrow morning on "A Mighty
Conqueror" At the evening service the
good will class of the Sunday school
will be special guests of the church and
the pastor will speak on THE Christian
Home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
Will Observe Boys and Girls Dav.

Boys and Girls day will be observed
at Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal
Church, Twenty-ninth street. between
Dumbarton avenue and o street. to-
morrow. There will be three services
At IL am. address by Kenneth Barnes:
and 8 pm, literary and musical pro-
gram. Church school, $50 am. Bows
and girls of all ages are invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

groom; Mr.. F.. Colston Young. brother
of the bride; DR.. Charles Y. Bidgood of
Hartford, Conn; Mr.. Louis E. Jeffries
of Washington, Mr.. James L. Benjamin
of Salisbury, Md; Mr.. William P.
Orrick of Hagerstown, and Mr.. Horatio
H. Whitridge, Mr.. John S. Stanley, Mr..
William B. Street and Mr.. j. w.
Thomas of Baltimore.
Mrs. Grain, mother Of the BRIDE
groom, was hostess in her Baltimore
home last evening preceding the re-
hearsal for the ceremony, and after the
rehearsal Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Col
ston, uncle and aunt of the bride, gave
a buffet supper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
A. M. E. SUBJECT GIVEN.
DR.. Thomas to Preach on "The Call
of the New Year"

The pulpit of the Metropolitan A. M.
E. Church will be occupied tomorrow
by the minister, DR.. William H. Thomas,
who will preach at the IL O'Clock serv-
ice on THE Call of the New Year" At
the evening service his subject will be
Launch Out Into the Deep"
Friday evening services will be held
marking the twenty-seventh anniver-
sary of the Independent Order of st.
Luke's Society. Mrs. M. E. Campbell is
grand deputy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Nine Roso will be hostess at tea this
afternoon at the Hotel La Fayette,
where she has an apartment for the
Winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Mrs. John Pell and her daughter,
Miss Marjorie Pell, who formerly made
their home in Washington at the Ward
man Park Hotel, have come from New
York, where they are now living, and
are passing several days at the hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Maj. and Mrs. Edwin c. Mcneil were
dinner hosts last evening in the palm
court of the Mayhower, entertaining in
honor of Col and Mrs. Otto Brunzell
of West Point, who are their guests
over the week end. Included In the
party were Col. Campbell Hodges,
United States Army; Col. and Mrs.
Hugh Smith, Col. and Mrs. Frank La
Flamme and Maj. and Mrs. Charles H.
White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Mrs. Charles j. Williamson was host
ess to a company of 48 at luncheon TO-
day, entertaining in the National Won
ans Country Club in Bradley Hills, Md.
the glowing logs in generous fireplaces
in the lounge and the dining room add
ing color as well as warmth to the
rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Representative and Mrs. M. Alfred
MichaelSon returned yesterday to their
apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel
from their home in Chicago, where they
have been passing some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Mrs. Arthur Stanley Riggs, who has
recovered from an illness that COM
PEELED the cancellation of all her en-
gagements has recovered and is sending
out invitations for tea on February l..
Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs have gone to New
York for a short stay,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Mr. and Mrs Walter D. Denegre will
entertain company Of 18 at dinner
this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

The Minister of the Irish Free State
and Mrs. Mac White will entertain at
tea this afternoon from 4:30 to $50
O'Clock in their home at 1851 N street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
SOCIETY
Vice President Curtis Host at Dinner
Last Evening and Guest Tonight of
Mrs. Loose of Missouri.

Princess Cantacuzene is in New York
for a short stay and entertained at
luncheon yesterday at Sherry's. in COM
pliment to Gen. and Mrs. Clarence H.
Sheriff..
Princess Margaret Boncompagni. who
arrived in New York from Europe
earlier in the week, was hostess at
luncheon yesterday at the Hotel Am
basSador in New York. her guests in
Guiding Princess de la Tour dAuvergne,
Lady Lister-Kaye and Mr.. Henry B.
Townsend.
Mrs. Charles Pittmann has gone to
Annapolis, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Pittman, and her niece,
Miss Jean Bryant who will attend the
dinner dance at Carvel Hall, and later
the boxing match between Dartmouth
and the Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Mrs. David Hopkins, wife Of Repre-
sentative Hopkins of Missouri, enter
tanned at luncheon in the Capitol yes
terday in honor of Mrs. ingalls, and
Mo-, who are in Washington for a few
days Her other guests were Mrs Ed
ward D. Rae of st. Louis, Mrs. Joseph
Manlove and Mrs. Charles P. Keyser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

Among those who will entertain at
the dinner dance this evening in the
gold room of the Wardman Park Hotel
are Mr.. H. w. Newman, who will be
host to a party of IL, and Mr.. T. w.
of 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06
% Speeches by Radio
President HOOver's Score

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
President Hoover has made % radio
speeches during his II months in ONCE.
It is said that he has used the broad
cast chain more than any other PreSi-
dent" But that is not remarkable, for
only three White House executives have
had mike" privileges available, and the
Nationwide hook-up has become the
usual thing only within the past few
years.
We have had other speechmaking
Presidents. Indeed, the public demands
that its Chief Executive speak fire.
quently in public. But it seems rea-
sonable to suppose that Mr.. Hoover, in
any one of his Nationwide broadcasts,
has addressed more citizens than the
Presidents Of so years ago addressed
during their entire tenures of Office.
But some of those Presidents would
not have found the radio an advantage.
Those who depended upon their stage
presence or gestures Of emphasis would
have lost by the broadcast method.
Probably the radio was doubtful asset
to Mr.. Coolidge, because his voice was
not suitable for radio transmission. Mr..
Hoover, however, has an excellent
makes for favorable reception. The fact
that he Is not a professional orator re-
acts in his favor. Radio is apt to
cramp the style of spellbinders. 1t Is a
help to the straight-from- he-shoulder,
plain facts, common sense speaker.
So the mike" may be considered the
mouthpiece Of the White House today.
In the next presidential campaign it Is
likely to play an important part, as in
the last. That means, or should mean,
that the leaders of both parties will
pick men with considerable attention to
voice qualities, because it is conceivable
that broadcasting might make or break
a nominee.
But, of course. there is television to
reckon with. If personality as well as
voice is to be broadcast. maybe the man
with stage presence will come back be-
fore the next election. Politics may
have to borrow experts from the Holly
wood studios for screen and voice tests
of all the possibilities before the ma
tional conventions are called to order
A mans deeds should be considered
more important than his speech and his
gestures while speaking, but with the
whole world listening and watching. it
will not pay any political party to take
chances, either before or after election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06
COIOred Art Exhibit
AT National Museum
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
May call the attention of your read
ers to the exhibit of modern Negro art
now being held in the foyer of the
United States National Museum at the
foot Of Tenth street northwest, think
that 1t would interest many Washing
ton citizens to know that there are
colored men and women in this country
who are doing very creditable work as
painters and sculptors. There are in
the collection certain Negro scenes,
portraits, landscapes and some pieces of
sculpture that show real talent and
technical skill.
Here is a field of Negro achievement
where no controversial social or political
questions are involved and where it Is
believed that Negroes will be able to
make a distinctive contribution Just as
they have in the field of music.
These paintings were brought together
in connection with the competition held
for the Harmon prize in the fine arts,
and are exhibited in Washington
through the courtesy of the United
States National Museum under arrange
ments made by the committee on race
relations of the Federation of Churches.
An illustrated catalogue of the exhibit
may be obtained at the entrance. The
exhibit is open daily from o am. to 4:30
pm. for the remainder of this week,
also next Sunday from / 80 pm. to 4:30
pm. It is believed that those who visit
the exhibit viii ind 1t most interesting.
ANS0N PHELPS Stokes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06

A young man rushed into our office.
Give ms" he asked. or rather or
dered, "a list of the worlds best books. y
Young man." we replied with our
best serious look, there have been at
least thousand such lists offered the
public in the last hundred years"
IT want to read something worth
while" he went on.
ITO draw UP such list for any given
person is quite task we resumed.
What might be q good selection for
one reader might not be for another"
We went on to explain that literary
adviser, If he took his gratuitous task
seriously, would find it necessary to
study his man just as a doctor would a
patient.
There would be no use in recon-
mending certain novels to certain per-
sons, we explained, because they would
not. could not, be interested in them.
II one seriously intended to make such
recommendations, we insinuated, We
would have to have the life history of
the man, with his likes, dislikes, and
so on.
Even then no doubt we would make
some vast mistakes, and, all in all, it
was q serious proposition-one which
every man ought to settle for himself
in the last analysis.
"Why not get copy Of the May num-
Der of the Golden Book and read
their list, as selected by the editors, of
we asked.
"What?" he exclaimed in horror.
Spend Quarter?"
We need not enter into a discussion
here Of the attitude shown by the above
remark, whether made in jest or all
seriousness.
The point Is rather the list itself,
which is the latest attempt on the part
of educated men to evaluate the millions
Of books which have been written since
writing began.
Truly 1t Is a gigantic task, but one
which men who love books are glad to
undertake. After all, such selections
are only opinions, but they are opinions
based on acquaintance with the world S
best.
Therefore, it may be said that all of
these lists (and the interested person
will find many of them are helpful and
interesting.
They are most interesting, of course
to him or her who is in some position
to pass Judgment upon them. No such
list should be taken as final.
There are too many factors involved,
both personal and literary, to permit
any one list to be regarded as the dc
tum Of fate.
Even time, that relentless old literary
Judge, cannot totally exclude a book
from the world If it have in it certain
merits which may appeal to certain
temperaments.
X \ Il \
Not every book, no matter how good,
can appeal to every reader. Many who
may fairly claim to be experts do not
like Dantes Divine Comedy" and If
they do not that settles it for them. For
them it is not great book. They may
prefer Alice in Wonderland" The
writer here does.
The editors Of the Golden Book" say
of their 100 books, Here are the low
est common denominators of the itera-
ture that is part Of the truly edu-
Gated mans life today" They speak
of these books as "the common heritage
Of human society,"" They say further:
Here is the greatest human wisdom,
the deepest understanding, the highest
and bravest flights of mans magma
ton. Here are 'Odysseus,' Don
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06

correction. In one Of these cases. the
Virginia terminus Of the Key Bridge,
1t is possible to make an appropriate
entrance setting without much further
delay, for the Government owns the
land that is necessary for the construc-
ton of circle and the elimination of
the present car terminal buildings. This
is one Of the most obnoxious points on
the periphery Of the Capital, and it is
greatly reassurine to learn that q
project for its development is In hand
and will probably soon be executed. 8
The District terminal of Connecticut
avenue at Chevy Chase Circle has been
under study for long time. It Is now
announced that plans for its treatment,
with a fountain as the central feature.
have been completed and now await
appropriations for its execution The
south end of the Highway Bridge is one
of the least attractive of all of the
approaches. But this is now under
treatment in connection with the
development of the Mount Vernon
Boulevard and in q comparatively short
time will be one of the really attractive
entrances to the District.
Thus the prospect is bright for a
series Of artistic thresholds for Wash
ington. The tide Of road travel into the
Capital is great and growing In another
decade probably as many people viii
enter the District by highway in half q
year as now enter it by train in five
years. If in that time the gateway plans
now in view are fully executed, the
Nations city will indeed be seen by It's
visitors, especially those who approach
it for the first time, in way to impress
them deeply with its beauty and its
significance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06

carried as usual and the price was six
thousand dollars apiece. The distance
covered was approximately eighteen
thousand miles. and the trip occupied,
including stops. twelve days,
Even to lighter-than-a air skeptics the
Graf Zeppelin has proved itself, and
DR.. Eckener probably need have no
fears as to the success of the projected
commercial airship line to be estab-
lished in the next few years across the
Atlantic. With the improvements in
ships that are bound to come BY that
time and the confidence that has been
inspired by the feats of the Graf. pat
ronage should readily be found among
those adventurous persons to whom
time is money. OF course, DR.. Eckener
cannot pilot more than one ship, but
Eckener-trained men are among the
worlds experts In controlling ships Of
this character, and the new line should
prosper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06
Public Gets a Hearty Laugh
From ''You Go and Fry" Hoax

that sit would be far better to have
maintained silence"
1.-The obligingness Of distinguished
folk" concludes the Albany Evening
News, "in answering letters Of this kind
got them into trouble. But it only goes
to prove that anybody and everybody
can be hoaxed. The public and its
leaders are just as they were in Bar
NUNS time. And this is a democracy.
Imagine any one daring to hoax king
in the Old Country in this way. Prob
ably, however, these distinguished folk
who were hoaxed win not again pay
encomiums to the memory of those they
never heard of. They will be frank
enough to say they never heard Of Mr..
Frye or whatever name may be used
for another hoax And this reminds
of the old saying of Bill Nye that If
some one were asked to speak on the
'Inhumanity of Dehorning Hydraulic
Rams he would Immediately work him.
self into fury over such inhumanity to
hydraulic rams"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06
The Thresholds Of Washington.

Discussion Of the development Of
suitable gateways to the Capital, which
marked meeting held in this city the
other day, under the auspices Of
the Garden Club VI America, indicated
that progress has been made toward
the adoption Of plans for these points
and that there Is prospect of their
comparatively early execution. 1t has
been q slow process thus to establish
suitable settings for the principal gate
ways of Washington. Years ago atten-
ton was called to the unlovely aspect
Of these points Of entrance, but nothing
practical was done until the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion got into action in the development
Of projects for the proper setting Of the
Capital. Now there is reasonable as
surance that the points through which
travel chiefly flows by highway into
Washington will in a few years be
cleared OF the conditions that now dis.
figure them and will be given in all
cases, If not monumental, at least some
distinguishing treatment to mark them
as BELTS their character.
In two cases these approaches can
be treated without the handicap Of bad
present conditions. These are the vir-
ginia end of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge and the point at which Sixteenth
street touches the Maryland boundary.
These are both new stations, as it were,
and they can be developed without
compromise or adjustment with long
standing obstacles. But ct the Virginia
end of the Key Bridge-as well rs the
Washington end-and at the Maryland
boundary on Georgia avenue, Wisconsin
avenue and the Baltimore Boulevard.
there are conditions that require drastic