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The Washington times., 1932-09-06

would appeal only to a Barney
Gallant.
The Great Ascagnio, needless
to say, almost died. He scream
ed, howled, bit his fingers, tore
his hair, spoke fluent Italian,
and wound up by grabbing the
statue and walking out, never to
return.
Some ten years later I met
him in a speakeasy where I stop
ped to get little White Rock.
He stood behind the bar, check
ing over the figures he found in
the cash register and looking
glum. I was introduced to him,
and he told me that business
was fine. That in itself was so
unusual that I Immediately or
dered another White Rock to
keep from Swooning.
He also admitted, in a dis
couraging tone of voice, that he
was wealthy beyond his widest
dreams, that his speako made
so much money that he could
now afford to go to the Metro
politar Museum of Art and pay
his way in, and that it didn't
mean a thing in his life.
He pointed quavering fin
ger at a Whitish object which
stood on a stand in a corner.
"MeeSter Helling'," he said,
theresa my whole life. My
heart, he'sa wrap up in what
you call art. I maka that
Statchoo tena year ago. I taxa
heem up to de museum, and
they tella me they no want
heem. I tella them he'sa free,
and they laugh. What'sa mat
ter with such peepul? They
smusta be crazy. They maka me
so mad, I laugha myself"
I looked at the masterpiece.
Even the White Rock couldn't
improve it in my aging eyes. 1t
was simply frightful. But I
didn't laugh. I still have a silly
desire to continue living.
The raid came two weeks
later. The snoops walked in,
put the pinch on the place,
drove the customers out and
started to work with axes.
They tell me that Ascagnio
the Great didn't seem to mind.
But he had a paternal eye on
the statue, and even went so
far as to try to walk out with
it. Fatal mistake. The snoops
quickly came to the conclusion
that the Italian placed some
value on the piece of art and
rudely grabbed it from him.
Snnashes Ideal
He pleaded. He begged. He
even cried. But to no avail.
They simply put it on the bar
until everything else was
smashed, and then picked it up
and tossed it against a wall.
It broke into a thousand frag-
ments and Ascagnio the Great
let out a horrible wall and
tainted.
He could have opened up an
other place on the following
night. He could have opened
up a dozen places. Surely the
raid meant nothing to him for
he had plenty of money. But
he didn't open up any more.
A year later the boys came
around with the butterfly nets
and got him. He had spent
all his money in a big studio
trying to duplicate that little
statue! They tell me that
there were hundreds of 'em all
over the place. And he prob
ably wouldn't have been sent
away to the nut factory if he
hadn't startled the entire neigh
borhood one day by bursting
into laughter and smashing the
statues one by one against the
wall!
He's out now. Perfectly sane,
too. He doesn't say much, and
he never mentions art. But
the thing that hands me a big
kick is his present occupation.
He works as a porter in a big
art museum. And all night
long he dusts the sculptures of
the masters!
The Washington times., 1932-09-06
Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK. Sept. 6-Alice
Brady will co-star with Grace
George in Williad A. Brady's pro.
duction of the jacques Deval play
"Mademoiselle." Rehearsals begin
September IL and the play will
be brought here, probably to the
Playhouse, after four weeks on
the road. The out-of-town tour
will start in Boston October 5.
Miss George has adapted the
piece from the French. Miss
Brady is at present appearing in
Cleveland.
Crosby Gaige's first production
of the season will be Il Love You
Wednesday," a romantic comedy
by Molly Ricardel and William
Dubois. Rose Hobart, of the films,
and Frances Fuller will be fea-
tured. Rehearsals are scheduled
to begin Monday with a premiere
at Great Neck set for September
"a. The play will be brought here
the first week in October. Worth,
ington Minor is staging the COM
edy.
The Theater Guild has engaged
Helen Flint for an important role
in 'The Pure In Heart" by John
Howard Lawson, which will be
the Guilds second production of
the season. June Walker Osgood
Perkins and Paul Kelly have al
ready been signed for the show
The Washington times., 1932-09-06
Was Art Crazy

was Art OraZy
;. Ascagnio was art crazy. Abso-
lutely. All you had to do was
mention a name like Raphael or
Rembrandt and he Immediately
went into his act. He would
wiring his hands, pull his hair,
make funny kissing noises with
his mouth and Swoon. YesSir.
This kid was certainly cuckoo
about art.
On certain days the boy
would be found in the Metro
politan Museum of Art on Fifth
Avenue, literally eating and
drinking the beautiful works he
found there. Sculpturing was
his main passion. A marble fig
ure could do more to him than
q Minsky cooch dancer could
do to a front row patron.
Nobody in the neighborhood
ever took him seriously. Most of
the Italian folk kidded him un-
mercifully, and nicknamed him
>Ascagnio the Great when he
got his first job painting
; statues.
Ascagnio took the job with
disdain. It was far beneath him,
he felt, to paint red lips and
blue eyes on white plaster
statues, but it paid a few dol
lars a week and that was the
important thing.
All day long his hairline paint
brush would fit from lip to lip
and back to lip again. And all
day long his face would twist
itself into an ugly scowl and he
would mutter dark Italian words
about rubbish" and trash"
and the low-brows who bought
such things.
At noontime the workers
would sit and break bread to-
gether. They would chew mag
nificent mouthfuls of salami
and bread and still be able to
.twit AScagnio at the same time.
= when are you going to
knock off the great master
piece?" one would inquire.
Evolves Masterpiece
, Ascagnio would look discour-
aged and bounce his loaf Of
bread off the stone floor.
"De boss" he would reply,
she's ona crazy man. He'sa
know not ona thing about art.
Always he'sa foola aroun' wit
some kim statchoo what means
not ona thing. I tella heem
once. I say, Hey, boss. I
maka for you ona great, real
piece Of art. It don't costa
you ona penny, and the peoples
they maka you a biga hooray.
I do thisa for you-and I be
YER happy, too
'De boss, he'Sa say to me,
'Ascagnio, you joosta silly keed.'
But he no maka the fool from
me. I showa heem soma day.
You joosta watch"
The workers would laugh and
= prod him on. They would get
him steamed up about the boss
by telling him that the boss was
Jealous of him, and was afraid
that he might turn out a
masterpiece. Ascagnio, poor
kid, would go back to work
with homicide in his heart.
So he saved up his money
like most people don't, and
worked home at nights on his
masterpiece. It was almost
five years later when he be-
came satisfied with the job
and unveiled it to public gaze.
= With trembling lips he car
,fied the statue down to the
factory one day and put it on
the table for all the boys to
see.
Sad to relate, they were ILL
hammered enough to howl. And
how they howled! They
laughed until they cried, and
then rolled on the floor hold
ing their sides!
Well, you couldn't blame
them much at that. If there
was one thing Ascagnio didn't
know anything about, that one
thing wac ScI1I,of,1ra
The Washington times., 1932-09-06
Runs a Speakeasy

The statue was supposed to
represent Mother and Child"
The face of the mother looked
like a ham fighter who stuck
his head inside of a meat
grinder to discover how it op-
Grated. The infants feet would
make Carnera blush with envy,
and the figure of the woman
looked like something that
The Washington times., 1932-09-06

little unless you still have the all
wool goods.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
PASTOR TO INSTALL
COUNCIL OF CHURCH
Grace Lutheran Ceremonies Set in
Connection With Services at
IL O'Clock Tomorrow.

In connection with the II am. servA
ices tomorrow in Grace Lutheran
Church, the Church Council will be
installed according to the Lutheran
form. The pastor, Rev. Gerhard E.
Lenski, will preach on "Consecration
to Christ's Service" The following
are the members of the council: Leon
Chatelain, jr., president; Earl S.
Haislip, vice president; Marvin Bum
garner, treasurer; Noel B. Parks, Sec
retary; @. I. Anderson, financial sec
retary; o. R. Hoover, w. G. Lehman,
Nicholas Miles, jr.; F. w. Loetsch,
John Umhau, Frank McLane, Ray
mond Seeger, Louis Waple and Abner
Welsh
The young people Of the church will
meet at 6 pm. The topic for the de-
Votional meeting will be: MY Solu-
tion for the Present Problem of Un-
employment" Addresses will be given
by Norman Bratten, Cyrus Rachie,
Miss Ethel Butt, Miss Ruth Miles. The
meeting will be conducted by John
Nordberg. Supper will be served at
Z o'clock.
At 8 pm. the pastor will have as
the subject of his sermon: Lessons
Learned From Last Years Church Rec
ord"
The sewing circle of the Ladies'
Aid Society will entertain Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. N.
Miles, 7542 Alaska avenue.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
LUTHER LEAGUE

Zion's Juniors are being led this aft
ernoon by Jack Redinger in discus
sion of the topic "a Junior Prays." A
debate on Resolutions Are Worth
While" will be conducted by the Inter
mediates tomorrow at 7:30 pm. The
Seniors, led by Herman Yaggie, will
discuss the topic What Shall I Do
With My Money!" at the same hour.
IncarnationS League tomorrow at 1880
pm. will be led by Mason OFT. The
topic for discussion Is What Shall I
Do With My Money? The discussion
of this same topic will be led by Miss
Yvonne Mehling at st. Paul's League
tomorrow night at 7 o'clock.
The silver tea to be held by Luther
Place League and scheduled for this
afternoon has been postponed until
next Saturday from to pm. Roland
Peterson will lead a discussion OF the
topic What Shall I Do With My
Money!" tomorrow at GAS pm.
st. Marks League service Wednesday
at pm. will be conducted by J. H.
Gross, whose topic will be my Share
in My Home"
Evening star., 1932-01-09
SCHEARRER TO TALK
ON HIS OWN CHURCH
Sermon to Be Unit in Series on
"The Fellowship of
the Faith"

Rev. R. Paul Schearrer, pastor OF the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church,
will preach tomorrow morning on The
Rejection of the Essential" and at q
pm. will continue his series Of studies
on "The Fellowship Of Faith"-an ap-
probation Of the outstanding churches
in America-with an address on The
Presbyterian Church"
Richard Mattoon will lead the Senior
Society at 7 O'Clock, and Oliver Young
blood will be in charge of the Interme-
diate c. E. meeting at GAS o'clock.
Church school meets at $50 o'clock
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
Wednesday at 2 o'clock, at the home
of Mrs. Louis Bender, TOO Chestnut
street.
The Standard Training School will
meet Thursday evening. Miss Mabel
N. Thurston will give series Of ad-
dresses on Biblical Backgrounds"
The Light Bearers will meet Friday
at 4 pm, and the Boy Scouts Friday
at 7:30 O'Clock.
The Takoma Players will present
"Icebound," the Pulitzer prize play Of
1923, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings, in the Presbyterian Hall,
under the auspices Of the Ladies Aid
Society.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
MEN TO TAKE PART
IN PETWORTH SERVICE
Rev. Robert L. Wood, M. E. Pas
tor. Announces Program With
100 Voices q Feature.

Rev. Robert L. Wood, pastor, has
planned a service for tomorrow evening
at Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church
in which the men will have large part.
A male chorus of a hundred will be a
feature The sermon will be preached
by the pastor, who has selected as his
theme "HoW to Have Revival" In
the morning Mr.. Wood will have as his
sermon subject "The Coming Of the
Kingdom"
Sunday school classes will meet at
$50 am. and the Mems Bible Glass at
10 o'clock. Other Sunday services will
be the Epworth League at 7 o'clock,
with w. r. Gaumnitz conducting the
study, and the intermediate League,
which meets at the same hour.
The annual meeting of the Sunday
school will be held on Tuesday eve
ming. Dinner will be served at $50
O'Clock, to be followed by business and
election of officers.
On Thursday evening at O'Clock the
pastor will lead the Bible study and
prayer service, with F. D. Pollard serv-
ing as chairman of the Attendance
Committee.
An old-fashioned oyster supper will
be served Friday evening from S to 7
O'Clock by the Womans Guild for the
benefit of the debt fund The Woman'S
Foreign Missionary Society will have
food sale at the church on Saturday
at l o'clock.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
CLERGYMEN MEET.
WITH BISHOP F|SKE
Well Known Church Writer
Leading Sessions at
Cathedral.

Right Rev. Charles Fiske, bishop CO.
adjutor of Central New York, is lead
ing the conference on Preaching and
Pastoral Care" being held this week
at the College of Preachers Of Wash
ington Cathedral and attended by more
than a score of clergymen from all
sections of the country. The confer
ence will include daily lectures by
Bishop Fiske, who is one of the best
known writer's among Episcopal clergy,
being the author of a number OF BOOKS
and a frequent contributor to maga-
zines.
Among the members Of the con-
ference we're Rev. Walter Bihler OF
Chicago. Rev. Warren L. Botkin, TeXar-
kama. Tex: Rev. Lawrence L. Brown,
Houston, Tex: Rev. Nelson w. Bryant.
Gardiner, Me: Rev. Thomas S. Clarkson,
Raleigh, N. c.; Rev Arthur R. Cow
dery Malone, N. Y: Rev. Alan G.
Davis Rochester, N. Y; Rev. Goeftrey
C. Hinshelwood, Cedartown, Ca; Very
Rev. Frank Victor Hoag, Eau Claire,
wis; Rev. David E. Holt, Lake Provi-
dence, La; Rev. c. Ridgely Lytle, VIII
mington, Del; Rev. J. Keeny Nc
Dowell, Hudson. Ohio; Rev. Chester @,
Minton, Norfolk, Nebr.; Rev. Merrill
Moore, Bethlehem, Pa; Rev. Claude
r. Psrkerson, Astoria, N. Y; Rev.
Robert G. burlington, Baltimore, Md;
Rev. Henry w Roth. Racine. Wis; Rev.
John w Schmalsteig, Athens Pa;
Rev. Stanley c. S. Shirt, Dalton, Mass;
Rev. c. Burnett Whitehead, Winona,
Mimi: Rev. Walter M. Whitehill,
Hanover, Mass and Rev. Joseph C..
Wood, Milton, Del.
The conference will end January IA.
During their stay at the College OF
Preachers the members Of the con-
ference are participating in pngrimages
through Washington Cathedral.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
SERMONS IN z SERIES
BY DR.. DAUGHERTY
ga Sure Foundation" Morning
Subject at Memorial United
Brethren Church.

At the Memorial United Brethren
Church, North Capitol and r streets,
tomorrow the minister, DR.. S. B.
Daugherty, will preach in the morning
on "A Sure Foundation" the second
sermon in the series on Human Life
Studies With the Shepherd King" and
in the evening his theme will be TAX
ing Criticism Cheerfully," the second
message in the series on Mastering
Fear With Faith" Life questions will
be answered preceding the evening mes
sage. The Sunday school and Chris
tian Endeavor Societies are in a crusade
for increased interest and attendance
and will have special programs tomor-
row.
The Fultz Bible and the Fl 4endship
Classes will meet Monday evening. The
midweek service Tuesday evening at
745 o'clock will take the form of a
discussion period on vital spiritual
problems. The Otterbein Guild will
also meet on Tuesday evening at 8
O'Clock at the home Of Miss Marie
Spekenhier, Pill Third street northeast,
and the Womens Missionary Society
will meet on Wednesday afternoon in
the Sunday school house at 80 O'Clock.
It will be the birthday observance of
the evangel The Aid Society will serve
a roast beef dinner in the social room
Friday between and pm.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
FAIRY QUEEN Is TOPIC
FOR CHILDREN'S SERMON
Rev. S. C. Coale Will Preach To-
morrow Morning on "When All
Life Is Set to Music"

"The Fairy Queen of the Green For
est" will be the title of the children's
story told by Rev. S. Carroll Coale
minister, at the Brightwood Park
Methodist Episcopal Church, at IL
o'clock tomorrow. The subject of the
sermon at this service will be When
All of Life Is Set to Music" The
Epworth League and the oxford League
meet at 6:45 pm.
Guild Circle, No. 2, will meet at the
home of Mrs. Charles Belt, 829 Mari
eta place, and Circle. No. S, at the
home of Miss Ivy Miller, 5313 Illinois
avenue, Monday evening A dinner
will be served by Circle, No. 3, of the
Ladies Guild Tuesday from S to 7
o'clock The Sunday School Board will
meet Tuesday evening. The Official
Board will meet Tuesday at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Herbert Molineu and Mrs. B. B.
ZellerS will entertain the Downs class
meeting Tuesday, at 6010 Fourth street.
A MONDAY luncheon will be served
by the guild Wednesday. The Swartzell
Guild will follow at 1870 pm.
The Cole Glass Club will meet at
the church Wednesday evening Proper
meeting will be resumed Wednesday
evening.
The Girl Scouts, under Scout Capts.
Helen Leach and Elizabeth Ham, will
meet Friday at $3.50 and 7:30 pm, and
the Boy Scouts, under Scoutmaster
John L. Wolfe, at 7 pm.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
CHURCH TO HONOR
GEN. WASHINGTON
Bicentennial Service Will Be Held
at Trinity Lutheran Febru-
ary 81.

Trinity Lutheran Church, one Of the
few remaining downtown churches, Is
planning to fittingly observe the George
Washington Bicentennial by special
service February 81. This service is to
take recognition of George Washington's
Christian character and his continued
interest in his church, and is to have as
special features the ringing of the
church bells and the rendition of
special program of patriotic airs by the
organist.
In the service last Sunday Rev Mr..
Hennig installed the church officers as
follows: Deacons, L. Boehs, H. j. Schnei-
der, Edward Stohlman and DR.. H. F.
Sonnabend; trustees, Fred w. Cast,
William A. Heine and Frank H. Wurz-
bacher; president. Fred w. Cast; vice
president, H. j. Schneider secretary,
Wilbur F. Behn; treasurer w. A. Heine;
financial secretary, Oscar L. Rosin.
The Mount Rainier Mission Is being
fostered by Trinity Church and has
now been in operation three months.
Pastor Hennigs sermon topic to-
morrow will be Gods Kindom Within" ,"
Evening star., 1932-01-09
WOMEN WILL HOLD
ALL-DAY MEETING
Societies Of Foundry Methodist
Church to Be in Session
on Tuesday.

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris. pastor Of
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church,
will preach tomorrow morning on the
theme still Rich" At the evening
service the pulpit will be occupied by
Rev. Arthur Jennings Jackson of the
American University
The all-day meeting of the women's
societies will be held Tuesday at 10:45
o'clock.
A supper will be given Thursday by
the Woman'S Guild.
The annual open meeting Of the
Mems Club will be held Friday evening.
Gus Huderson of Chicago, Ill, will give
a lecture on Russia Today" illustrated
by moving pictures.
The moving picture, king of Kings"
will be presented at the church next
Saturday at o'clock for children and
their parents, and at o'clock in the
church school auditorium.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
Y. Nj. G.. A. News

The second lecture in the series THE
March of Christianity Around the
World" will be given at the Central \.
M. c. A. tomorrow at 4 O'Clock. The
meeting will be in charge OF the
Vaughn Bible class Of Calvary BaptlSt
Church. Freeman N. Stricklin, presi-
dent of the class, will preside and Linn
C. Drake, teacher and Boy Scout ex-
ecutive for the District of Columbia,
will speak on the subject THE Bal
anced Life" The motion picture tnat
will be used will be THE Young Man
of Nazareth" This will show the town
of Nazareth as it is today, with the
surrounding country, and also some
thing of the native life and customs OF
the people The motion picture "Ihe
Word of God in India" describing the
work of the Christian teacher today in
India, will be shown.
The meeting will open with song
service and musical program.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
DR.. DEPP TO PREACH
ON ADVENT OF JESUS
Calvary Methodist Pastor An
nounces Two Subjects-Young
People to Meet.

DR.. Mark Depp, minister Of Calvary
Methodist Church, will preach tomorrow
on Then Came Jesus" and at the
evening service on Defects of Morals"
The Young Peoples meeting is at
pm. Mrs. Charles Mcdowell will speak
on the work of Browning Home for
Negro Girls.
The church night program, from to
o'clock Thursday evenings, has been
resumed, and will continue for the next
four Thursdays. The program begins
with supper, followed by entertainment
until 7:45 O'Clock, when there is the
devotional service. The minister Is in
charge of this service, beginning at 8
O'Clock. Miss Myra McDade of Nau-
chang, China, will speak on the pro-
gram next week.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
CANDLE TO BE LIGHTED

Epiphany being the festival of
lights, Rev Meade Bolton MacBryde
has arranged special service for to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock at Grace
Episcopal Church. The church will be
lighted entirely with candles. Each
member of the choir will crary light.
At one point in the service all the can
dies will be extingutshed save one high
above the altar, from which, after an
anthem has been sung, all the candles
will be relighted, symbolizing the spread
of the light of the gospel from Christ,
who termed Himself THE Light Of the
World"
The preacher will be DR.. Ronalds
Tavlor, rector of st. Andrews Church,
College Park, Md.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
DR.. SMITH TO PREACH
ON TIMES CHALLENGE
st. Margaret's Workers and Com
municants League Corporate
Communion Planned.

Dr. Herbert Scott Smith. rector of
st. Margaret'S Church, Connecticut
avenue and Bancroft place, will preach
tomorrow at IL o'clock on The Times
Their Challenge to the Church"
The corporate communion of the
organized workers of the parish and
the Communicates League will be held.
Breakfast will follow in the parish
house. At $50 am. there will be a
service for the Sunday school. At IL
prayer
There will be holy communion Thurs
day at II am.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
RECEPTION ARRANGED
Eastern Presbyterian Church to
Greet New Members.

A communion service and reception
OF new members will be held in the
Eastern Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning Rev. Frank S. Miles will de-
liver the sermon at the evening
service.
Mrs George Kerns will entertain
Tuesday afternoon members Of the
women's Bible class at her home, Gil
L street northeast.
Miss Anna Mary Hamilton will lead
the westminster Society Wednesday
evening in a study of chapters 10 and
II of the book God and the Census"
The Ladies Aid Society and the mems
Bible class will also hold meetings.
Circles and 2 Of the Ladies Aid
Society will give a roast beef dinner
Friday.
Evening star., 1932-01-09
CHURCH TO CUT DEBT
Metropolitan Presbyterian obliga-
tion to Be Only SO, 900.

The trustees of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, by the treasurer.
c. o. Bohrer, will pay on January II
$596,25 on its indebtedness, cutting the
obligation to $4,000 P. Fred Snyder
is president of the Board of Trustees.
The whole obligation, including in
terest, has been about $4,000, in
CURED in a remodeling Of the church
building in 1922
The communion will be observed by
the congregation and new members
received on Sunday morning The
pastor Rev. Freely Rohrer, will give
the communion address on the sub
ject His Own Brother" The evening
service will present in story and song
THE Dedication of Life"
Evening star., 1932-01-09

was a chapel at Twenty-second and E
streets. On August %, 1854 the corner
stone of the old church was laid with
religious and Masonic ceremonies. Ihe
first pastor was DR.. T. N. Haskell.
The list of original subscribers In
cludes the name Of Franklin Pierce,
then President of the United States:
Cen u. S. Grant was frequent wor-
sinner. Jefferson Davis who, soon after
the completion of the church, became
President of the Confederacy was a
contributor.
Evening star., 1932-01-09

church bells in the United States, this
old bell was cast in England At the
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in
1876, it was awarded prize for its
fine tonal qualities.
History CoIorful.
The church building has had color
full history. 1t had its inception in
prayer meetings held in private homes
in "Foggy Bottom" as early as 1848;
first tangible effect of these meetings
Evening star., 1932-01-09
prRHhytRrta1t
Washington Heights
Columbia and Kalorama Rds.

Rev. John C. Palmer, ID. D., Minister
9:45-Bible School.
1l:00-Morning worship. Sermon by
DR.. Palmer, "The Master"
followed by Holy Communion.
] 7:00-Christian Endeavor.
j 8:00-Dr. Palmer's Sermon, God and
i the Ordinary Man"