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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21
DEATH OF LASSITER
Is HELD SUICIDE
Dependency Over Business
Troubles Is Responsible, Po-
lice Are Told.

Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt has issued
q certificate of suicide in the death of
Norfieet Lassiter, so years old, real
estate agent, who was found overcome
in the gas-filled kitchen of his apart
ment, at 3033 Sixteenth street, yes
terday afternoon. Firemen of No. 2
rescue squad, summoned by Mrs. Las
sitter when she returned home from
shopping trip to find her husband in
chair with a jet Of gas stove open,
failed in efforts to revive him.
Lassiter is survived in addition to
his widow, by a young daughter. Police
were informed that he had been de-
Spondent because of business diff
cultieS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21
RUDY VALLEE is LISTED
AS PRESS CLUB GUEST

Yankees at Function Scheduled
for Tuesday Night.
Rudy Vallee and his band of Con-
necticut Yankees will be guests of the
National Press Club in the clubs audi
torium next Tuesday night from 9
O'Clock until midnight.
The original orchestra of eight men
will appear here, augmented by four
additional musicians. Arrangements
for Vallee's appearance have been COM
pleted by the National Broadcasting
Co. and Lee Poe Hart, chairman Of the
Press Club entertainment committee,
At noon Tuesday Vallee and his or
chestra will play at the Congressional
Clubs annual breakfast in honor of
Mrs. Hoover
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
Then The
Reading Group

"Then plan the reading
group-one or two comfort
able chairs with a lamp and
table for books, magazines
and smoking accessories.
Maybe this will be Dads
corner, in which case select
a big, mannish lounge chair,
with or without. an ottoman.
Whenever two chairs are
used in group, remember
to use contrasting types.
Zone chair may be a
large overstuffed; the other
a less massive, though COM
Portable chair. Where there.
is a youngster in the family,
one of the new small-size
arm chairs will add a
piquant touch to the room.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

Italian or Jacobean furni-
ture.
"Solid colors, small all
over patterns, or indistinct,
delicate designs are the best
selection for the small room
where furniture of light and
graceful line is used. The
delicacy of the furniture re-
quires a floor covering in
keeping with it, Added zest
may be secured in the room
where the plain tone carpet
is used by placing on it
several small rugs, carefully
selected to heighten the
decorative scheme of the
room.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
Finally Writing
Group

"a writing group is a
practical addition to any
living room. In desk styles
there is almost limitless
choice-the colonial, Span
ish, kneehole, secretary and
kidney types are among the
most popular. For a room
without a fireplace, the
writing group may be made
the center Of interest by
adding a tall pier-case on
either side of the low desk,
using the upper shelves for
colorful bric- -brac.
"None of the groups
should be shut off from the
rest of the room. Set them
out in IL or " shapes,
with the open part facing
more or less toward the cen
ter of the room. This not
only makes each piece more
accessible, but also tends to
keep the room as a unit.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
Beauty
In Black Glass

Among the many beautl.
full things to be purchased
In glassware are the plates,
bowls, glasses and candle
sticks in black glass. They
give the table an unusually
interesting appearance and
contrast strikingly with the
linen and the silver,
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
Three Furnishings
Essential

Family life should center
in the living room, Helen
iTownsend Barton, national
ilv-known authority, sets
forth IN a discussion OF
home arrangement in her
latest book, when Good
Furnishings Get Together,
copies Of which have been
received by local furniture
dealers in connection with
the Home Furnishings Style
Show. 60.
friendly greeting in the
living room where family
life should center, MISS
Barton writes. "Thus tins
room has a double response
bility. Its arrangement
must minister to the needs
of every member OF the
home circle, and at the same
time must be ever ready to
extend hospitality to call
ers-to convey an impress
sion that makes your words
of welcome ring true.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
Rugs and Carpets
Must Be
Harmonious

Rugs and carpets can no
longer be considered with
out regard to the furnish
ings Of the room, according
to Miss Helen Townsend
Barton, authority on home
furnishings.
"The time has passed"
Miss Barton said, "when
women bought a rug solely
because they liked it, and
did not think of it as part
of the decoration scheme of
the room in which it was to
go. Women now realize that
infinitely more satisfying re-
suits may be obtained by
the selection Of just the
right rug.
"There is a great demand
now for highly decorative
rugs. For a long time we
have been using the plain,
neutral tone carpets, but
for large rooms we are be-
ginning to appreciate the
color and decoration which
can be introduced through
the use of figured carpets.
Even in unfigured carpets
we are going in for livelier
colors. Tones running from
cerise and spring green to
rich orange and deep laven-
ders are now available.
'The heavy old English
styles now so popular de-
mand q the rich subdued
tones of dull reds; the
equally popular eighteenth
century designs are most
happily used on rugs of
light and delicate cclorA.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
Latest Furniture Fashions; Lowest
Prices in. Years Now
Being Shown

"For the spacious room
the figured designs are ap-
propriate. Rugs and car
pets which are strongly
marked with patterns in
bold and vigorous colors
find their place in the large
room where somewhat mas
sive and sturdy furniture is
used. They make the cor
rect background for heavily
carved pieces of Spanish,
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

provements for greater COM
fort have been made.
Mr.. Herman said the
Georgian styles are very
popular at this time and so
are the provincial, peasant
and early English and early
American designs. The early
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

ufacture and modern ideas
Of comfort have made pos
sible great improvements in
furniture in the past years
and while the beauty of
line and proportion of the
designs of the old masters
has been retained many i'm
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

English styles are probably
more popular than they
have ever been before and
the French Provincial and
the Swedish Peasant are
recommended because of
their charm and simplicity.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
Old Masters
Retained

According to g eneral
Chairman j. P. Herman, of
the Furniture Style Show.
Modern methods Of man.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25

Practically everything now
ON display in local furniture
stores represents the latest
in fashion. Therefore, the
local dealers point out, the
public will be able not only
to buy furnishings that are
fashionable but at prices
which, while low, will be
maintained at their present
levels.
Inventories have been low
for some time, due partly
to the fact that the business
depression which the coun-
try recently experienced
caused merchants to buy
cautiously and because mer-
chants were preparing to
restock for a complete new
line of goods for fall show
ing.
Considering all these fac
tors, the local dealers ex-
plain, the dates for the
Home Furnishings Style
Show are opportune, advan-
tageous both for the public
and the merchant alike.
The Washington times., 1930-09-25
First
Conversational
Group

I'm the arrangement OF
d living room, the show place
of the home, there should
be three furnishings CON
versatfonal, reading and
writing. In smaller rooms,
perhaps, the first two may
be combined, or the second
and third. The minimum
number of pieces for any
group is three: A chair,
table and lamp. Other pieces
may be added-but never
have less.
Arrange first the conver-
sational group, with daven-
port or love seat, armchairs
and occasional chairs, and
the essential tables and
lamps. This group may
have as its center Of in
terest a fireplace, or a pair
Of French windows, a radio,
or an impressive piece of
furniture. Pieces should be
close enough together SO
that conversation can be
neighborly.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29
TO OFFICERS AND CREW

Honoring the visitation here of the Destroyers Wasmuth and Perry, their officers and crews, the City of Seward is rendering a monster public dance tonight in Dreamland Auditorium. It is hoped that every citizen who can attend, will do so, and ex- tend that personal hospitality they are noted for. The best mu- sic in town is being secured by members of the Fire Depart ment, who are taking leading part in putting it over big.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29

L. D. Henderson, superintend- ent of the Uganik cannery of the San Juan Fishing & Packing Co.,, accompanied by Mrs Henderson, were arrivals last evening on the SS Redondo. They go south on the SS Yukon.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29

George King, superintendent of the Tutka Bay cannery, and Mrs. King, arrived on the SS Redondo, enroute to Seattle on the SS Yukon.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29
PIANO TUNER HERE

George Anderson, we'll known piano tuner, returned to Seward last evening from long stay at Interior points where he has been kept busy going over his large clientle. During his stay here he is registered at the Seward hotel
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29
Capt. Peter Sather, head of the Nuka Bay Transportation Company, steamed into port last night from the quartz camp.

List your labor wants with us; we will endeavCr to secure for you the help desired Phone Adams 126 or c1ll at the M & w Club, Seward, Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29
COULD NOT MEET HER

Alonzo Cope, the handsome and skilled airplane mechanic who, with Pilot Dorbandt, are now operating independently, expected to fly to this city tor day to greet and carry back to Anchorage, Miss Margaret Bolf, member of the Anchorage pub lie school teaching staff, but ? call from the Interior necessi- tated abandoned of his plan and taking off for the north.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29
kT THE HOTELS

VAN GILDER-Jas. Truitt, MT. and Mrs c Henderson, MT. and Mrsf1 Gowan.
 SEWARD Monson, John Gahncen, Tom Walker, V. E. Nyblom.
 OVERLAND D. Coppez, F. H. Wilcox.
 GILLLAND-C. Mahoney, L. T. Hanson, B. A. Buthford.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29
TWO AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS

PARIS, Aug, 29, (P-Ten men were killed in two airplane acci- dents in France. At Corcelles, Lesmonts, two commissioned officers, the pilot and wireless op- orator died when their machine fell. Two other occupants of the machine escaped by leaping in parachutes. Six army aviators were killed in crash of their airplane during night manoeuverS.
 Al meat ana nothing else in the Frye -Bruhn Meat Market.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29

John Shanty, local resident, was discharged yesterday from the Seward General Hospital after three or four days of med ical attention.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29

MIRACLE BINOCULARS AT T, L. CRAFTS. .
Seward daily gateway., 1930-08-29

FRUIT and JELL GLASSES al J. L. Graef's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Caruso Fellowship to Be
Sponsored by League

THE Caruso American Memorial Foun-
dalton. Inc, has announced that it will
cooperate with the National Music
League in its annual series OF COMPETE
tive additions to be held in New York
City during the month of November.
The winner of these additions will be
awarded the Caruso Memorial Fellow
ship, which entities the holder to $4,000,
to be used for year Of operate study
in Italy.
Candidates for the operate fellow
ship must be citizens Of the United
States, not more than 80 years Of age
must be able to sing complete roles in
three or more standard operas, and must
have had suficient preliminary training
to be ready for actual stage experience.
All types Of voices may compete in the
competition, and the fellowship will be
awarded on the basis Of vocal equip
ment, musical training and ability, gen.
eral education, seriousness Of attitude
and dramatic ability. The holder OF the
fellowship must devote the income for
musical training, dramatic instruction
and foreign language study, as well as
for travelling and living expenses, and
is expected to spend approximately one
year in Italy under the supervision Of
competent musical authorities
Application blanks will be furnished
upon request at the offices Of the Ma
tional Music League, lib West Fifty
seventh street, New York, and no APP
plications will be considered after Oc-
tober IS
Preliminary additions will begin No
vember and the final additions will be
held as soon thereafter as practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Quebec Festival to Show
History of Folklore

THE history of musical folklore in
Canada will be illustrated at the
Quebec Festival Of French-Canadian
Folksongs and Handicrafts, which Is
taking place this year October 10, II
and 10.
At the opening concert at the Cha
teau Frontenac on Thursday, October
l6, the Bytown Troubadours will sing
a number Of "chansons populaires" OF
the Province of Quebec and OF old
France. Folk dances Of Normandy will
be performed by a group OF quebec
children, and hese will be followed by
"a Vision of Folksongs," q shepherdess
group, interpreted by Les Disciples de
Massenet, and with the music OF Oscar
O'Brien. Folk dances from the North
west, a song recital Of folklore nature
by Phileas Bedard and folk dances Of
Limousin will conclude the f1rst eve
ning's program.
On Friday evening the youthful
Quebec dancers will perform folk
dances Of Brittany, after which the
sailor group Of "A Vision OF Folksongs"
will be performed by the Massenet
group to Oscar O'Brien's music. Lionel
Daunnais, baritone, will be heard In
a number of folksongs arranged by
various Canadian composers, after
which "Folksongs of Anjou" will be
sung by Les Disciples de Massenet.
The program will conclude with q per-
Torrance of "a French-Canadian We'd
ding of $780," interpreted by members
of La Societe Canadienne dOperette
of Montreal.
Saturday evenings program offers q
presentation of a favorite ballad opera,
"L'Ordre de Bon Temps" recording in
cidents in the life of the early settlers
in Acadia under Champlain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Chicago Civic Opera Co.
Plans for Repertoire

& ANNOUNCEMENT Of the Chicago
Civic Opera Co.'S proposed roper
toire for the rapidly approaching sea-
son (season opens Monday evening,
october I'D discloses the fact that 26
composers are represented in the works
comprising the completed list Of operas
scheduled. OF these, Giuseppe Verdi
leads with eight of his operas In the
list. Richard Wagner is second with
five. Jules Massenet is in third place
with four works. Giacomo Puccini fol-
lows with three. Mozart and Doni-
zetti each have two. Alfano, d'Albert,
Bellini, Beethoven, Boito, Charpentier,
Debussy. Won Flotow, Forrest, Giordano,
Gounod, Halevy, Leoncavallo, Mascagni,
Montemezzi, Moret, Rossini, Smetana,
Strauss, Saint-Saens and Thomas are
represented by one each
Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier'
and THE Battered Bride" by Smetana,
are two operas listed among the novel;
ties to be presented in German this
season.
Massenet's La Navarraise" has been
added to the revivals for the 1930-31
season. 1t first American performance
was in New York on December IL, 1925.
Mary Garden will sing the name role
and the opera will be given as q COM
panion to the same composers lie
Jongleur de Notre Dame"
Among the more popular operas
which we're not heard last year and
which are included in this years pro-
posed repertoire are Giacomo Puccini's
La Boheme" and Madame Butterfly"
Won Flotow's Martha" Donizetti's
"L'Elisir d'Amore." Mozart's 1.-The Mar
riage of Figaro" and the operate twins
-"Cavalleria Rusticana" and II Pag-
liacci"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Philadelphia Orchestra
Personnel Assembled

FOURTEEN new musicians were an
nounced in the various divisions of
the Philadelphia Orchestra when the
personnel assembled to begin rehearsals
for the thirty first season last Monday,
under the baton of Leopold Stokowskt.
Edna Phillips, the second woman ever
TO be engaged by the Philadelphia Or
chestra as a harpist, is among the more
interesting of the newcomers. Miss
Phillips, pupil Of Carlos Salzedo at
the Curtis Institute Of Music, replaces
Vincent Fanelli, Dr., former first harpist
VIII the orchestra.
Other new players will be Simone
Belgiorno, trombone: Arthur /. Berry, a
pupil of Anton Horner; Milton Feher
and Jacques Singer, two additions in
the violin choirs, and Louis De SAINTS
in the clarinets.
Seven of the musicians for the sea-
son of 193o-31 come to the orchestra
after preparation in the Curtis Insti-
tute Of Music and its orchestra. They
are Frank Miller, violoncello; Oscar
Zimmerman, double bass; Robert
Bloom, oboe and heckelphone; Max
weinstein, oboe and English horn;
Meyer Sinkin, violin; Robert McGinnis,
E-flat clarinet, and Paul Ferguson,
VIOLA
It is Mr.. Stokowski's intention to
maintain during the current season the
system Of alternate concert masters,
each man In the first violin section TAX
ing the post in turn, as was done last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Friends of Music
Announce Soloists

THE soloists who will take part in the
first American performance Of
Janacek's Festival Mass" at the OPEN
ing concert of the Society of the Friends
Of Music at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, Sunday afternoon,
october 20, have been announced by
Artur Bodanzky, musical director Of
the society.
They are Editha F1eischer, soprano;
Karin Branzell, contralto; Friedrich
Schorr, baritone-all three of the Metro
politan Opera Co.-and Dan Gridley.
tenor The chorus Of the Friends OF
Music. trained by Walter Wohllebe, and
the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will
complete the forces for this event. Mr..
Bodanzky will conduct.
An all-Czech program has been pre-
pared by Mr.. Bodanzky for the opening
concert, the Janacek novelty being pre-
ceded by the prelude to Smetana's
"Libussa" and -Four Biblical Songs"
Opus 90, of Dvorak, sung by Miss
Fleischer They are "Hore Colt mein
Flehen, o I1or auf mein Gebet." IAN
den Wassern Babylons sassen wir und
weinten," "Gott erhore mein Gebet"
and Herr nun sing ich Dir Elm neues
Lied"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
NJ u S

sored by the Manhattan Opera
Co. in 1928. Incidentally, Frederick
Schorr, who sang the role of the
Dutchman then, will do it over
again this season for the Metro
politan.
Another revival will be Verdis
La Fora del DeStino," absent for
two years, and in which Rosa
Ponselle and Martinelli will have
chief singing honors.
The novelties for this year seem
especially interesting. Besides
Deems Taylor's Peter Ibbetson,"
which will have its world premier
in February, embellished by no
table cast including Bori, Johnson
and Tibbett, there will be Nous
sorgski's THE Fair at Sorot-
chinsk," never before heard OPP
eratically in this country, al
though various concert sopranos
have used excerpts from it. And
Felice Lattuada's LIE Preziose Ri
dicole," adapted, as may be mag
ined, from Moliere's comedy, Lies
Precieuses Ridicules," with set
tingS to be executed by Robert
Edmund Jones and a leading role
to be sung by Miss Bori. Other
items and operas of note will in
clue Won Suppe's "Boccaccio,"
Mascagni's Iris" and Rossini's
William Tell"
Word has just come, too, from
the vicinity Of Stamford, Conn.,,
that Composer Deems Taylor, who
finished the libretto and score for
his peter Ibbetson" in July, has
completed the orchestration with
the exception Of the last four
scenes of the third and last act.
Furthermore, it seems that Luz
crezia Bori, Edward johnson and
Lawrence Tibbett, the fortunate
principals-to-be, have been re-
hearsing their parts for some
weeks and that the chorus will
commence its work in another few
days.
One can't but help think of the
lovely picture of Prof. Taylor at
his typewriter, throwing the newly
printed copy out Of the door to
the waiting preSsmen, with anx-
ious singers lingering nearby for
the gradual fulfillment of their
parts; the chorus somewhere in
the off1ng champing at the bit,
and Mr.. Gatti-CasSaza beaming
in his managerial lair at all the
excitement that attends the COM
position Of this opera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

|WO artists of world fame, Josef
Hofmann and Efrem Zimbalist,
will appear here during the week
L of December /, 1880, as soloists
with the Boston Symphony Or
chestra during the celebration at Con-
stitution Hall, on December 2, 3, and
6, of the flftieth anniversary of the
founding Of this noted musical organi-
alton.
Announcement of this was made yes
terday by Mrs. Wilson, Greene, follow
ing the receipt of advices from w. H.
Brennan, manager of the orchestra,
who made flying trip from Boston to
New York during the past week to well
come Serge Koussevitzky, conductor of
the orchestra, back from Europe.
Hofmann, it was stated, will play
Beethoven's piano concerto as soloist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
w VILLA sEMPLE, pianist, will
IA give a recital this afternoon
wv at 4 o'clock at the Harvey
V V School Of Music. Miss

w VILLA sEMPLE, pianist, will
give recital this afternoon
wv at o'clock at the Harvey
School of Music. Miss
Semple, graduate of the
New England Conservatory of Music,
recently came to this city as instructor
at the Harvey School.
Special music has been prepared for
the Rally day service this morning at the
Universalist National Memorial Church,
Sixteenth and s streets. The program
includes: Organ prelude, first movement
Of Peer Gynt, Suite ]" Greig; anthems
by the National Capital Choir, Turn
Back, 0 Man Forswear Thy Foolish
Ways" from old Genevan psalter, and
20 Worship the King" old French mel
ody; postlude, "Commemoration March"
Clarke. DR.. Albert w. Harmed organist
and director Of musical ministry.
Kurt Hetzel is to coach the local
chorus that is being assembled for the
Freiburg Passion Play which comes TO
town the week Of october 81. The first
rehearsal Is to take place Tuesday night,
October Z, at 8 O'Clock at the Thompson
School Building, Twelfth and L streets
northwest.
The Lovette Choral Club, under the
direction Of Eva Whitford Lovette, will
commence regular weekly rehearsals to-
morrow night at the studio zoos @
street. Elsie Cranner, pianist, has been
engaged as permanent club accom-
PIANIST.
Harry Wheaton Howard, who is be-
ginning his thirty-flrst year as organist
and choir director of Immaculate Con-
ception Church, returned last week from
a three-month automobile trip through
Europe Mr.. Howard visited, among
other places, Oberammergau and Bal
reuth.
John Russell Mason has resumed his
work as organiSt of the Central Presby-
streets northwest after an absence Of
two months in England and France.
Nine. Louise Coutinho announces the
opening of her studios at Chevy Chase
and Kalorana road.
Helen Turl. contralto. has reopened
her studio at 1910 Vermont avenue
northwest. after Summer spent in
New England and Canada. While in
Peterboro, N. H, she was guest at the
Mcdowell Colony.
The Whitecroft Piano School, starting
It's nfteenth year under the management
of Mrs. George F. williams, announces
the opening Of new branch studio at
1910 Connecticut avenue northwest.
The Claviarco Club of the school will
hold its first meeting Of the year early
this month.
Elizabeth White, organist, pupil at
the Hamline School of Music, under
Edith Athey, played recently in Balti-
more at the Wolfe-Barnesly wedding,
which took place at the Western Me-
mortal Church.
The Capital City Choristers will hold
their first rehearsal Of the season to-
morrow, october 6, in the studio OF
Hester Walker Beall at Stoneleigh Courts
at 8 pm. A business meeting was held
last Monday, at which officers for the
year were elected.
The Chaminade Glee Club will hold
its rehearsals Monday evenings this
season instead of Thursday as an
nounced previously, starting tomorrow,
Monday, October 6, at 7:45 O'Clock, in
the Institute of Musical Art, S3l Eigh-
tenth street northwest.