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Evening star., 1934-03-11
Officers Elected. :

At THE monthly board meeting Of
the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton Of Music Clubs, held last
Monday in Gertrude Lyons stu
dio, a Nominating Committee was
designated to select candidates for Of
fee, to be elected at the general meet
ing May IA, when a president, first,
second and third vice presidents, re-
cording secretary, corresponding Sec
retary, treasurer and auditor will be
elected to serve for two years. Mary
Gresham. member Of the board. was
chosen chairman and Mrs. Paul
Brumbaugh, Mary Park Clements.
Mary liant Couch. Mrs. Albert Jones,
Wilma Benton McDevitt. and Mildred
Committee. Mary Ware Goldman
reported that a meeting Of the COM
mittee for the revision Of constitution
and bylaws would be held In her
home on Wednesday.
Thelma Tawney, president OF the
Washington Alumnae Club, was ap-
pointed by Gertrude Lyons, president
Of the D. C. Federation Of Music
Clubs, as chairman of the Commit
tee on Arrangements for the banquet
March 20, when Mrs John Alexander
Jardine. national president. will be
guest of honor, to be assisted by Mrs.
j. Lester Brooks. treasurer Of the D.
C. Federation. Mrs. Edward Philip
Linch. national chairman for the BIZ
ennial convention to be held in Phila-
dephia, will be present and Mrs.
Joseph c. Byron. Capitol district
president. who resides in HagerstoWn,
and Mrs. Vincent Oberox. national
junior counselor. Of Norfolk, Va. are
also expected to be present. All re-
quests for reservations can be made
through Mrs. Tawney. 29l5 CoEnecti-
cut avenue, or Mrs. Brooks, 4218
Thirty-eighth street northwest.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Blind Artist In Concert.
ABRAM HAITOWITSCH, blind vio-

A BRAN f1A11OW11OOt,D DllIlu Vlo-
linist, and Prince Alexis Obo-
lensky, Russian basso-cantante, will
give a recital Wednesday evening at
9 o'clock in the ball room of the May
flower, accompanied by Nicholas
Stember. The concert is being spon-
sored by Mrs Gibson Fahnestock, and
the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia
has consented to serve on the Com
mittee Of Patrons and Patronesses.
Blinded at the age of 2, Mr.. Hal
towitsch began the study of the vio-
lin in Russia, first in the music
school OF his native province and
later at the Imperial Conservatory Of
Music, in Petrograd The war inter-
rupted his career and he came to
seek his fortune in America. Through
the interest taken in his case by the
New York Light House, organized by
Mrs. Rufus Graves Mather, one OF the
sponsors for the Washington concert,
a recital was arranged in New York.
Since then Mr.. Haitowitsch has made
several tours of the United States.
Prince Obolensky. who made a
world tour with Nellie Melba and her
opera company. will appear fer the
first time in Washington.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Sir Edward Elgar and His
Vision of National Music
SeK.Taught Composer Who Died Recently
Advanced Many Ideas That Were Orig
inal Unique and Altruistic.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

education. At the time of his inaugu-
ration as professor of music at the
University of Birmingham he made
an address in which he spoke plain
facts in plain manner. He said the
reason English music did not rise to
any heights was because it was COM
monplace and that IL evaded every
thing except the commonplace. He
begged of the young composers to
draw their inspiration directly from
their own country, their own litera-
ture and even their own climate.
He asked the question why artists
who. at 80 years of age, were leaders
in their fields, dwindled to nonenities
between so and 60, and found the
answer in the want of inspiration to
spur on their work rather than de-
cline of technical ability. The pursuit
of inspiration must never be relaxed,
was his theory, if music was to con-
tain the essence of life.
He told them if there was ever to
be an English art, the creators of art
in every branch must cease initiating
and search deep in the life about
them for material. AS illustration Of
the tendency to follow a foreign
model he pointed out that 25 years
ago or more (at that time) some rhap-
Sodies of List became popular and
since that time every Englishman had
called some work rhapsody" To
rhapsodize was a thing an English
man could not do, yet, irrespective of
this national difference. they at
tempted to copy man whose native
temperament urged him easily to
this form.
He looked forward to a time when
all arts would be united in a give
and-take of inspiration and stimula-
ton. The presence even of a great
painter or actor of overpowering per-
Sonality acted as vivifying element
on music, keeping alive the spirit Of
competition and setting a standard
to be emulated. A cherished idea of
his was to induce great art critic. a
great painter. an author. sculptor.
etc, to visit a series of concerts and
tell why they liked one composition
and not another. He felt it was not
so much the technical criticism such
as student of music would give, that
was needed as to find out what clever
men, trained in other branches of art.
found of good or bad in what they
heard. In this way could be ascer-
tained what cultured, artistic people
missed or found in music and what
was their opinions as regards the
merits of composition.
Perhaps the future will see a reali-
cation of Sir Edwards dreams of a
national music. Perhaps it will be
given to us, the sister nation, to unite
the arts in the helpful union he ad-
vocated. At this moment in our
musical affairs it might be well to
give it serious consideration. for it
was enviSioned by a man of great
mind and great soul who was not al
lotted the privilege of seeing the
crystallization of the idea into def
mite plan. When the time does arrive
it is to be hoped that the name of
Sir Edward Elgar, who had the cour-
age to speak unvarnished truths, will
be the first to be inscribed on this
temple of the arts.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Club Soloist.
FLORA McGILL KEEPER. cha

FLORA McGILL KEEFER. chairman
of music for the Political Study
Club. has announced that the guest
artist for the meeting to be helo at
the Washington Club Saturday at
2:30 will be Marjorie Lamkin of Mis-
sissippi and New York. Miss Lamkin
will give program of Negro spirituals
and will accompany herself on the
banjo. She is we'll known to radio
listeners, appearing on the Rudy
Vallee programs.
Evening star., 1934-03-11

-WO weeks ago yesterday there
passed away England's fore
most composer, Sir Edward
Elgar, a man who had ad-
vanced the cause of the music
of his country as had no other Of his
generation. With his passing there is
removed from the musical field a
personage o. great dignity. of honest
convictions and of STURDY national
feeling He believed in the future of
English music and did all in his power
and understanding to broaden its
course, to deepen it's vision and arouse
its originality. Many of his ideas
were unique and altruistic, envision-
ing a Eutopia Of art for the better
ment of his particular subject.
The life of Sir Edward should ap-
peal to Americans, for he was a self
made musician in the literal sense of
the word. Throughout the greater
portion of it. he struggled against
poverty that retarded his musical de-
velopment by many years. Although
he lived with music all around him
(his father was music seller and
organist in ST. Georges Church in
Worchester. where Sir Edward died,
for 81 years., there was no money for
him to take up the subject with the
seriousness necessary for career He
taught himself piano, organ. violin,
cello, double bass, basSoon and from
bone and played them with profess
sional skill. He taught himself to
70 hnrirniv,n ~ La of ( ,r,La
the story goes. he did not yet know
the musical staff was made up of five
lines and never forgot the lesson
learned through the ridicule of a
brother at his four-line attempts at
composition. He never had a lesson
in orchestration in his life, learning
only from study and observation He
knew nothing Of conducting, but he
watched and figured out not only the
essential technique, but a method of
his own.
In this laborious manner he per-
fected himself as a performer, form
ing, eventually, part of several note
worthy ensemble organizations of vari-
Gus instruments. In his writing he
developed notable facility of express
sion which grew in power as he ma
tured. He was fond of strong melo-
dies Of broad design that, in their
unfolding of theme, sometimes fol-
lowed the pattern of Beethoven and
again the individual turn of Liszt. As
an orchestral composer he understood
the strength of contrast through his
intimate knowledge of the different
instruments and their resources, and
attained sonorous and commanding
style. He was. perhaps. less expert
as conductor, although gifted with the
ability to inspire his men to give out
his musical and emotional concepts.
The list of his compositions is long
and their worth to be estimated from
both a popular and classic standpoint.
Aside from his efforts to contribute
to the glory of his country's music,
he sought at every opportunity to in
spire his countrymen to try of their
own accord for better appreciation
OF music. His ideas on how to attain
this end were sound. springing from
a clear-sighted knowledge of the in
hibitions that formed a part of their
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Service Band Concerts.

| NE UN11cD . "A Ed N "A
BAND ORCHESTRA, Lieut..
Charles Benter conducting. will play
at the Sail Loft, Navy Yard, Monday
evening at 8 o'clock. The program
to be presented includes the overture
to Verdrs opera "Sicilian Vespers, "
Tschaikowsky's "Nutcracker Suite"
and LISTS Second Hungarian
Rhapsody"
Other concerts at the Sail Loft this
week will be Monday and Thursday
mornings at IL. and Tuesday after
noon at 4.
The schedule Of the United States
Marine Band and Orchestra for the
coming week will include the fol-
lowing:
Monday. March IL, at 3 pm.-Band
concert, Marine Barracks.
Tuesday, March 13, at 1870 a I'M
Band concert. Marine Barracks,
patriotic shut-ins' dream hour.
Wednesday, March IA, at 8 pm
Symphony concert. Marine Barracks.
The soloist for this concert will be
Musician Clayton Lindsay, flutist,
who will play Doppler's "Fantasie
Pastorale Hongroise," for flute and
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Operatic Recital.
THE International Art Forum

THE International Art Forum, Nine.
Amelia Cont. president. an
nounces an operate recital next Sun
day at $50 at the Admiral l640
Rhode Island avenue northwest.
The artists are Nine Regina vi
carino, operate soprano: Clelia Flora
vanti. operatic mezzo-soprano, Nine.
Amelia Cont, harpist; Kroom Bag
ranoff, tenor, and Domenic 1ascone,
flutist Marie Hanson will be at the
piano for Nine. Vicarino and Miss
Fioravanti. Admission is by men,
bership or individual tickets available
at the T. A. Smith concert bureau,
1880 G street northwest.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Opera-Vocal-Dramatic

Training in lovely residence studio Of IA
nous prima donna now living In Washing
ton. Teacher Of contest winning artist.
Only limited number of ambitious girls
accented as pupils. LanEuages. repertoire
and thorough preparation for professional
or social career. Appearances in opera
concert. radio. club; classes and musicales
Voice Trial by Appointment
Emerson 800
Evening star., 1934-03-11
In Local Music Circles

Three songs Of the early classic
period, Niedt's In Mirth and in
Gladness," Arcadelt's Give Ear Unto
Our Prayer" and Schubert's God Is
Our Guide" the last-named arranged
for male voices only, will be included
in this seasons Lenten program to
be offered by the A Cappella Choir
Of Washington at the Hotel May
flower, Monday night, March 26, at
s:45 o'clock, conducted by Ruby
Smith Stahl.
Russian numbers, English numbers
and American numbers stand out in
this seasons program, the last-named
group including William Dawson's
American spiritual, King Jesus Is
a-Listenin, as we'll as Monsons ar
rangement of Martin Luther's "Eine
Feste Burg" distinctive example of
polyphonic writing. Other American
compositions to be sung by this
splendid group of church choir sing
ers include Mabel Daniels The
Christ Child" Mark Andrews Rock
of Ages" Dickinson's arrangement of
Bring a Torch, Jeanette" and
Trowbridges Peace Be Unto You," to
be sung by male voices.
Solo numbers and obbligato parts by
Mrs. Stahl, Dorothy Wilson Halbach.
Louis Annis and Dale Hamilton will
be featured in the program, tickets
for which may be had of the choir
members and at First Congregational
Church Office.
Lenten musical tea will be given at
the home Of Mrs. Rae Shafer, 6605
Meadow lane, Chevy Chase, Md The
artists appearing are Mrs. Joseph
White, pianist; Harlan Randall bari
tone; Joe Thomas. tenor; Ruth Bron-
son Logan, violinist; Harriet Inger-
soil. reader; Mrs. H. L. Shrader con-
tralto, and Mrs. Leon Bibber. soprano.
The Friday Morning Music Club
will present Gretchen Hood, soprano,
joint recital on Friday at II o'clock,
in Barker Hall.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club,
Florence Howard, director, will hold
its annual reception next Sunday,
from to o'clock. at the studio, 1929
G street northwest. There will be a
musical program of choruses and solos.
Marjorie Davis, pianist, and Evelyn
Scott, violinist, will accompany the
singers.
An organ recital will be given by
Charlotte Klein tomorrow evening at
8:15. at st. Johns Church. assisted
by Vera Nicely Ross, contralto. Miss
Klein's program will include Water
Sprites." by Walter H. Nash of this
city; Karg-Elert's "Rondo ALA Cam
PAMELA" dedicated to Miss Klein,
and the Finale" from Vierne's
Symphony H."
Norman Frauenheim, pianist, will
give musical program at the mu-
sicale and tea in celebration of the
40th birthday anniversary of the
Washington, D. c., section of the Ma
tional Council Of Jewish Women at
the Jewish Community Center, on
Tuesday at 2:30 pm.
Kathryn Hill Rawls has been ap-
pointed organist at the Western Pres
byterian Church, beginning Febru-
ary ].
The Slattery School of Music pre-
sented the operetta, Mother Goose"
by Spalding. at the Christ Child So
ciety last Monday. Prizes for per-
feet attendance for three years were
presented to Eugenia Chaillet, Mar
2aret Ysaser and Lee SUIT; for two
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Program of German Songs.
AN EVENING of German lieder will

be given at the Arts Club, 20l5
I street northwest, on Saturday at
$50 pm, when William Huntington
will present Herr Ernst Conrad Haase
of Munich in a recital.
Herr Haase will be accompanied by
Thomas Geale Rice. The program
will be as follows:
ddela5ee 4Hppe aus dem sseih8ysa sehnSelt
An Silvia
"Rastlose Lebe."
Standchen"
'Stille Tranen". "...........R r., Schumann
"Auftrage"
Die Mondnacht."
Der Hdalgo."
Won Ewiger Liebe". Brahms
'SchweSterlein."
'FeldeinSamkeit."
"Botschaft"
"Genesene an die HoHnunR". H. Wolf
'Tambour."
"AnakreonS Grab"
Der Freund'
Tickets for the performance may
be secured through Mr.. Huntington at
1915 Sixteenth street.
Evening star., 1934-03-11

The Friday Morning Music Club
will present Gretchen Hood. soprano,
and Margaret Tolson, pianist in
joint recital on Friday at II o'clock,
in Barker Hall.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
81 elders
Reduced

Every Glider is reduced
now including those
modern streamline styles
in black and chrome.
You will find coil spring
Gliders with cocktail
arms reduced to $16.75;
Gliders with 6 remov-
able cushions at $23.75.
The Streamline Gliders
that were $49.50 are now
$39.75, and there are
many others.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
RECIPROCITY CLUBS
TO MEET HERE IN 1885
Jack Mullane, Head of Local Or
ganization, Announces Con-
vention Plans.

The National Convention Of Reci-
procity Clubs in 1885 will be held here,
its was announced yesterday by Jack
Mullane, president of the local Reel
procity Club, This was decided, he
said. at this years convention held in
June at Holyoke.
Plans are now under way to make
this the most successful convention in
the history of the club, Mullane said.
Edward c. Baltz has been appointed
as head of the Convention Committee.
and Mrs. Baltz is chairman of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the committee.
Club members and delegates from
the Eastern part of the country are
expected to attend. Gard parties,
dances and other parties are being
planned to defray the expenses OF the
convention.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
LIQUOR PERMITS ISSUED
FOR TWO STEAMBOATS,
Seven Retail and One Wholesale
Licenses Are Approved by
Beverage Control Board.

Liquor licenses were issued yesterday
by the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board to the Norfolk e. Washington
Steamboat Co. for the steamers North
land and District Of Columbia.
The board also issued permits to the
following retailers: Abraham Danzig,
200 Ninth street southeast; Senate
Meat Market, l48 c street northeast; /;
Broadway Lunch. 1902 Seventh street;
Max Myer Datlow, sol Fourth street
southwest; Morris BaSSin, SO D street
southeast: Ray Miller. 2400 Virginia
avenue, and Frank A. Wright, 1920
Fourteenth street.
A wholesale license was issued to
the Union Beverage Co, Inc, l343
II street
Evening star., 1934-07-15
BENEFIT BOXING
BOUTS ARRANGED
Junior Board OF Commerce
Backs Events for Camp
Scholarships.

Taking A. iis frs major welfare
activity the sending Of group Of
boys 20 Camp Reeder. the Boys Club
camp on the WicoTnico Riyer. the
Junior Board Of Commerce yesterday
concluded arrangements with Joe
Turner. local boxing promoter, 70
stage a star boxing bout on the night
of August 10 Special tickets for this
bout. redecmable at face value on the
regular tickets, will be sold under aus
plcek of the Junior Board Of Com
Inerce and the entire proceeds will be
devoted 70 scholarships" for boys at
the camp
The scholarship" viii be pro-rated
among the members OF the four Boys
Clubs which are affiliated with Boys
Clubs OF America, Inc. This includes
the Boys Club Of Washington. the
GeorRetovn Branch. the Northeast
Boys Club and the Merrick Boys
Club. Charles NJ Fyfe. director Of
the Boys Club Of Washington. will
have charge Of the distribution Of the
scholarships
The committee In charge Of pro-
noting the boxing bout consists Of
Henry J. kaufman. chairman: Ray F.
Mccarthy, Henry Gichner and Sam
Kaufman This group has consulted
with Lucian Vandoren. chairman. and
Mai "Heinie" Miller. secretary Of the
Boxing Commission. and have obtained
the approval Of that group for the
show
Because every penny realized from
the special tickets for this bout goes
to charitable purpose. and because
Camp Reeder closes on August 90 ar
rangements are being made whereby
the money. as fast as the tickets are
sold, will be turned over to Fyfe so
that a constant stream Of boys can be
kept going TO the camp.
Robert w. Wilson. president OF the
Junior Board Of Commerce, said yes
terday: we hope to raise at least
81 900 for this cause"
Evening star., 1934-07-15
ATTEMPT TO GAG PRESS
is PREDICTED BY SCHALL
Minnesota Senator Declares Aim
of Johnson's Speaking Tour Is
TO Fool Electorate.

TO Fool Electorate
Bv the Associated Press.
Hugh S. Johnson's speaking tour
was described last night by Senator
schan. Republican. Of Minnesota. as
"a deliberate attempt to again fool
the electorate so that the tenacies
Of dictatorship may be fastened
upon It
In a statement, the Minnesotan as
serted the administration is prepar-
ing bill TO gag the press, and
added the bill would be introduced
at the next session
This administration, he said.
has not kept one promise made in
its platform and how can We now sus-
pect that any of its utterances are
to be believed7
The enly thing that even sounds
Democratic about this covenant with
the people is the 16-to-l issue, but
this l6-to-1 is is broken promises in
one Democratic platform.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
WINS AIR RACE

British Pilot Flies 134,16 Miles
Per Hour.
HATFIELD, HertfordShire, Eng
land. July IA oh. NJ. Schofield
plotting a MonoSpar plane, today won
the Kings Cup in Great Britain S
annual aviation speed contest. Scho-
field few six times around the IS
mile course at lS4.16 miles an hour
Thomas Rose, plotting a Miles
Hawk. finished second. while L. Lip
ton was third In his De Haviland
Moth.
Originally there we're Al entrants,
but Examinations reduced the number
Of competitors to 10.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
FRIENDS OF ARMENIA
ELECT VAHAN ARSLAN

ShdpNer NotSS 10 nave oIdhSu
Aid Society Here and Execu-
tive Committee Is Chosen.
Vahan Arslan. rug dealer at 17l9
K street, has been elected chairman
of the Washington Chapter of the
Friends of Armenia. formed here last
week
The chapter voted to have a branch
of the Armenians' Aid Society in
Washington. and elected an executive
committee as follows: S KhoSsrofian.
chairman; Arslan, secretary; Krikor
Avedikian, treasurer, and Sahag
VrtRneSsian, adviser.
The object of the chapter is to aid
distressed ArmenianS TO build homes
and send them agricultural imple-
mentS and medicine.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
Is Pieces Of Rustic
and Recliners Reduced

In this group you will find some of the
most luxurious styles ofRecliners you ever
laid eyes on. Steamer Chairs with foot
rests as low as ST. 40. A large variety.
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
Speaking Contest
Finals on TOniOht

Finals for the first Washington
district in the Archdiocesan ora
torical contest being conducted
in the Catholic high schools of
the District and Maryland by the
Catholic University Conference
of Clerics and Religious of the
Catholic Students Mission Cru
SADIE, will be held tonight at 8
o'clock in knights of Columbus
Hall, Tenth and K Streets North
west.
Representatives Of six schools Of
Washington and vicinity will
speak on the Catholic Students
and the Maryland Missions" st.
Johns College orchestra will play
VOTERS REGISTERING
The annual registration of new
voters will be held today and
next Monday from 7 a. m. to 7
p. m. in the council room Of the
Municipal Building, Hyattsville.
The Washington times., 1934-04-16
WEATHER REPORT
What's Doing

Meeting-Monday Evening Club.
8 p. m, Willard Hotel.
Meeting-Protected Home Cir
Gle, 8 p. M, Willard Hotel.
Buffet Supper-Worcester Poly
technic Institute, 1880 p. M, UNI
versity Club
Meeting-Lincoln Park Citizens
Association, 8 p. m, Bryan School,
1900 block B st. S. e.
Recital-Von Unschuld Univer-
sity, 8 p. M; reception at 1O:3O
p. M, Willard Hotel.
Entertainment - Benefit Bingo
Party, $3.50 p. M, 8 Q st. N. z.
Meeting-To organize barn the
ater, 8 p. m, auditorium Of Mt.
Pleasant Library, Sixteenth and
Lamont Streets N. w.
Meeting-MinneSota State So
ciety, 8 p. M, washington Club.
Meeting-National Lodge No. 2,
Order Shepherds Of Bethlehem, 8
p. M, 8O8 st. N. w.
Card Party-Local No. 372, N.
F. F. E., 8 p. M, Roosevelt Hotel
Meeting-E Dorado Club, 8 p.
M, Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting - Psi Omega Dental
Fraternity, 1880 p. M, Hamilton
Hotel.
Dinner and Card Party-Five
Hundred Club, $50 p. m, Hamil-
ton Hotel.
Meeting-Fellowship Club Of
Master Masons, Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing, 8 p. m,
Hamilton Hotel. 8
Observation-Disclosures r etai1
Hardware Association, 8 p. M
Mayflower Hotel.
Dance-Georgia State Society,"
$3.50 p. M, Shoreham Hotel.
Meeting-West End Citizens AS"
sociation, 8 p. M, Grant School.
Westinghouse Hills Citizens
Association, 8 p. m, Ben Murch
School.
Card Party-Happiness Club OF
German Orphan Home, 8 p. nl.'
614 H st. N. w.