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Evening star., 1935-05-22
CHORAL CLUB
IN II RECITAL
LAST EVENING

The Lovette Choral Club, named in
memory of the late DR.. Thomas S.
Lovette, pianist and composer, gave its
eighth annual Spring concert last
evening in Barker Hall of the Y. w.
c. A. Eva Whitford Lovette, who
assisted her husband, the late DR..
Lovette, in organizing a choral group
in 1925, is the director of the Lovette
Choral Club, composed of "a women
singers. The chorus was assisted last
evening by Ethel Lynn Fast, soprano,
a member of the club, and Evelyn
Scott. violinist, the latter accompanied
by Marjorie Davis. Elsie Cranmer
played the accompaniments for the
chorus as well as for Miss Fast.
The chorus is well balanced and
sings with good tone, well marked
rhythmn, well rounded phrases and
artistic shading. The pianissimo pas
sageS were beautiful and Mrs Lovette
small a group. The opening number
was conducted by Francise Bass
Wilson, assistant director, who also
sang the mezzo soprano solos in the
cantata which was the second part of
the program. Mrs. Wilson also sang
the solo part and conducted the chorus
in the "Allouette, a French-Canadian
air arranged by Saar.
"A Midsummer Night" a delightful
cantata for womens voices, the music
and text written by Paul Bliss, was
given as the second part of the pro-
gram. The music is light and tune
full and the harmonies well worked
out. Nellie Barber Brooks, soprano,
sang the spirit of Silence of the
Night; Mrs. Wilson, mezzo- soprano,
1.-The Spirit Of Storm" and Hazel
Dawn Wilson, contralto, 1.-THE Spirit
of Danger" while the chorus sang the
parts of stars. fireflies, shadows, storm
f1ends, raindrops, birds and sunshine.
The effectiveness of the cantata was
greatly enhanced by the clear enuncia-
ti0n Of chorus and SOloiStS throughout,
this being characteristic of the work
of the Choral Club The chorus,
"song Of the RaindropS" was exquisite
In It's delicacy, particularly effective
following Immediately after the more
dramatic chorus of storm-fiends.
Mrs. Fast has naturally clear
soprano voice of wide range and she
was enthusiastically received last eve
ming. She responded to an encore.
Miss Scott played the obligato for
Schumann'S Der Nussbaum," ar
ranged for chorus and played two
groups of solos. Her work Is well
known in Washington for its clarity
Of tone and well balanced technic, and
she included among her numbers last
evening Romance" by the late DR..
Lovette, composition of grace and
beauty of theme.
Mrs Lovette, in acknowledging the
applause at the close of the program,
shared the plauditS not only with the
soloists from the chorus but with Miss
Cranmer, whose accompaniment for
the chorus were excellent throughout.
K. B.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
WAGNER MUSIC.

An all-Wagner program will be
given by the Arts Club Choral Group,
under the direction of Otto Torney
Simon, with Katherine Morrison at
the piano, tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock. Harry Cherkassky, violinist,
will be the assisting artist. This is
the first program of Wagner choral
music given in some time and the
Arts Club group will present di-
versity of selections from the "Flying
Dutchman' to Die Meistersinger. !"
This Is the fourth season OF the
choral group, which has this year
been enlarged to full stage capacity.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

THE May festival concert of the
Washington Choral Society,
with Louis Potter conducting,
L was given last evening at
Roosevelt High School. The
chorus was assisted by the Washing
ton Chamber Music Society Quartet,
with Helen Heinl, pianist, and Sylvia
Meyer, harpist. Walter Nash was
at the piano and Lyman McCrary at
the harmonium.
The principal number on the pro-
gram was Rachmaninoff's cantata
"Springtide," given q first hearing In
Washington. The cantata Is written
chiefly for baritone solo with choral
Interpolation, the solo part being sus-
tanned last evening by Edwin Steffe.
The composition Of the cantata was
the means of Rachmaninoff winning
the coveted Glinka prize in 1906 and
was given its first public performance
by the Moscow Philharmonic Society.
There is an auroralike quality to
be distinguished in the accompani-
ment more than in the singing part.
While the story lends itself to a burst
ing climax wherein the glory Of Spring
works its influence on human
tragedy, the composer has not risen to
the heights musically in the oppor-
tunity offered him. In fact. there is
little height of any kind, the music
revolving on an even plane that never
theless indicates the possibility Of q
more joyous development.
| In vocal color and exactitude OF
rhythm the chorus demonstrated a
new and significant control. Mr.
Steffe sang the solos with dramatic
effect and musical feeling. A lack
of vibrancy and a low tone placement
rather dimmed the natural beauty oi
his voice, which is one of the most
noteworthy baritones in the city.
The opening group sung by the
Choral Society was devoted to Russian
composition, followed by part songs
by Gibbons, MendelSsohn and flaming
of fine melodic content. The singing
of the group contains the pleasing
quality of easy emission and elastic
control and the different sections are
well matched in tonal color. Mr.
Evening star., 1935-05-22

as 10 WIidI WdS WIlCdU VI Slinn III o1iC
amusement fare; but never did we
see the close tie-up between reader
and reviewer in those halcyon days
that obtains here in the District.
I'VE have seen fine notice of a
coming attraction bring a crowd to
the opening performance, or first
showing of a film; per contra, we
have seen meager attendance follow
a lukewarm notice of meretricious
production. And, what is more to the
point, we have seen at no time the
faith Of the reader in his reviewer
betrayed. That's all to the good, and
congratulations!
But last week we had our convic-
tions unsettled bit; fine perform
ance-one Of the finest performances
of excellent drama in years - was
passed unnoticed, practically, by the
screen followers of Washington; and
twas pity. I refer to the perform
ance of McLaghlen in THE Inform
er." A splendid bit of work, both by
the leading performers and by that
great stage director, John Ford. How
Gomez"
7 EST you think that these G men
films aren't having their effect on
the public, we should like to show you
letter received this AM 1--WE can't,
but we should like to all the same)
from gentleman who would like to
know exactly what G men killed So
and-so, and so-and-so, etc. He pre-
sents a fine list of candidates with
the hopes that we can tell him what
Federal man did the deed.
The only thing, so far as We have
heard. that has gotten the Department
of Justice really excited, is not this
sort of thing, but the idea maybe of
having as fine gymnasium as Holly
wood said it has. Already many a G
man has been caught grinning with
nice new grin at the thought of swing
ing himself up and over those parallel
bars of warm Spring morning.
X X
MYRT and Marge, popular radio
stars coming to the Fox this Fri
day, will be given breakfast" at the
Variety Club in the Willard Hotel by
Carter Barron Friday morning at 9
O'Clock.
Don't forget that Paul Whiteman
will only be here six dayS-and that
therefore In Caliente" opens one
week from Thursday at the Earle in
stead Of Friday.
Smoky" will be presented at the
Palace Saturday morning at o'clock.
Since announcement was made in
these columns that there is a posi-
bility that drama reviewers will be
asked to choose three local beauties
for possible roles in Annapolis, Fare
well" now being filmed at Annapolis
the mail is thick with beauties say
ing how about me?" Unfortunately
the moment is not ripe for such things
yet. You beauties just hang on. If
and when the time comes we'll let you
know
Evening star., 1935-05-22

Miss West appears IN one sequence
as Delilah, singing away at Sampson
with all the vim that Miss Garden
used to put into that role. While
the West vocal cords are in no way
comparable to Miss Gardens, she is
pleasantly sly and sleek and operatish
as she croons at her bearded boy
friend and, even though the famous
aria was never sung that way at the
Metropolitan, Miss West has sufficient
breath and sufficient girth to remind
you vaguely of some of the more fam
boyant opera stars.
Delilah lasts only for bit in this
story of the Argentine, Southampton,
etc, and Miss West otherwise has
her usual assortment of attentive gen.
tlemen bowling and scraping before
her The film gives its star an op-
portunity to wear the kind of jewels
and clothes to which she is accuS-
tomed-as also to amble along in
that Steam-roller manner, and to
speak her words with that continued
reminder that she should have her
tonsils cut. A preview audience yes
terday at the Fox Film Exchange
viewed Miss West with evident
pleasure.
*x X X
THERE is another star singing in
- town this week-one about whom
you have probably heard little. Her
name is Martha Eggerth, and she ap-
pears in The Unfinished Symphony" "
which is having its first local run to-
day at the Belasco. and our suspicion
is that she sings her own songs.
While an august aSSemblage of music
critics the other day, invited to see
this Franz Schubert film ahead Of
schedule, was inclined to doubt that
Mr.. Schubert really never finished his
famous b Minor Symphony"-be-
cause this lady had broken his heart
so long as Miss Eggerth sang her nice
blond head off, nobody really seemed
to care. With a musical background
effectively supplied by the Vienna Phil
harmonic Orchestra, Hungarian
Gypsy Band and the Vienna Boys
Choir, there was little reason to COM
plain if the movies had sentimental
ized Mr.. Schubert's life.
The only thing that worried us was
that when they started to play the
ave Maria" at the very end,
Miss Eggerth would be sitting there
pensively in that shrine She didn't
But the worry was there, just the same.
TN THE morning mail and from the
\ Hotel Grafton and signed ]. w. w.
comes the following:
"One Of the most interesting reve-
1ations which have been ours during
year and halfS residence in Wash
ington, is the influence welded by the
newspaper critics on the readers OF
your amusement reviews AS a young
man We saw somewhat of the power
of the press in New York in this
matter of guiding, counseling and
teaching the follower of the theater
Evening star., 1935-05-22
IN FESTIVAL TODAY.

washington's Russian Chorus Of 80
singers and IL dancers from the
Bekefl Ballet School are the headliners
in the Fox Theater's music festival to-
day. This group will appear in
Russian costumes and give four
piece program on the Fox stage to-
night, with Nine. Marie Salipsky con-
Quoting.
Two of the city's outstanding junior
clubs will also appear. the Senior
Girls Glee Club of Gordon Junior
High School at 1910 and the orchestra
of the same school at o'clock.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
DANCE RECITAL.

The annual Spring recital Of the
Adelaide Courtney School Of Dance
will be given Friday evening at Ward
man Park Theater at $3.50 o'clock.
A varied program of classical, modern
and national dances will be pre-
sented, featuring interpretations by
the senior and Junior dance groups
and a Novelty Powder Puff Frolic''
by the baby group.
Evening star., 1935-05-22

Elephants on Trek.
Elephants are treking from the
slopes Of Mount Kenya to African
plains.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
MORE BUYING SEEN
IN HIGH.PRlCE FIELD
Packard Sales Manager Sees
Auto Development for
1885.

Marked increase Of buying in the
high-priced car field may be one OF
the developments for the automobile
industry in 1885, according to r. E.
Chamberlain, sales manager Of the
Packard Motor Car Co. There are
many indications of increased buying
interest in this field already, he be-
lieves.
Together with the increased de-
mand, now present. there are pros
poets for further increase this Spring
now making itself apparent. The
number Of people becoming interested
and with a real buying interest-in
larger cars is growing rapidly. Well
illustrating this is the fact, for in
stance, that in one Of the larger cities
the number of active prospects now
on hand exceeds by more than 100 per
cent that registered at this time year
ago. 1t is of course true that all
prospects do not buy automobiles, but
the ratio of sales to prospects is
constant figure, so more prospects def
nitely means more sales.
lone point carries considerable
weight in my opinion. There are many
people who have always been big car
owners and who want and can pay Tor
Evening star., 1935-01-13
GREAT PROGRESS MARKS
1925 MOTOR CAR MODELS

usually rugged. Bodies are all-steel
and carefully insulated against sound
and weather, the fuel tank Is con-
cealed, the frame is a double-drop
X-type, while the brakes are Of the
cable and conduit four-wheel type.
Other features such as downdraft car
buretion, forced feed fabrication, hy-
draulic shock absorbers, steel running
boards and the large combination air
cleaner and silencer place the car in
q class with the most modern Offer
ings of the year. The frame Is inter-
esting because Of the fact that side
rails are supported by two cross men,
bers at the rear, the forward one being
reinforced to make it box section in
the center. Into this frame through
q special floating power mounting is
suspended the motor. The third
mounting of the motor is torque arm
which receives and cushions the rota-
tive tendency Of the motor so that its
tendency to move around the natural
axis Is not noticed by occupants Of
the car.
Headlights have been moved closer
to the radiator. but have retained
their built-in effect, since the fender
bridges the space between the fender
and the radiator grill to form a solid
apron. Hood louvres on the new
WHY'S are of the portable type. With
an overall length of 155 inches, the
car has long appearance that is not
just due to its stfeamlining. Body
construction is steel, even to the doors
and inner panels, pillars, sills cross
members and floor panels.
Evening star., 1935-01-13

Automobile club memberships, long
considered an important index of
business conditions, show Q large gain
over last year.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
CAR SALESMANSHIP
SEEN MUCH CHANGED
Dodge Company Director Says
Enthusiasm and Confidence
Are Needed.

In the Dodge Bros. organization,
Emerson j. Poag is director of two
closely linked efforts-advertising and
notwithstanding him to look
at automobile shows, the crowds and
the display of salesmanship with a
discerning eye. Mr.. Poag has been
in the automobile business for many
years. In his judgment one of the
most significant changes to be OBJ
served at the shows, as indeed in other
places where cars are sold, is the
change in the qualifications of the
automobile salesman.
"The old-time salesman" Mr.. Poag
finds, "was often recruited from the
ranks of wine agents and such-good
fellows whose chief asset was their
acquaintance with folks financially
able to purchase the then rather ex-
penSive cars. These men were good
takers and they succeeded in way,
though they knew little of the busi-
ness and less about the product.
THE up-to-date automobile sales
man is an entirely different individual.
He has learned-and practices the
knowledge-that the primary requisite
of successful selling is enthusiasm and
confidence in what he sells. Having
these, he has confidence in himself,
in his ability to make the proper sales
presentation. He realizes that con-
f1dence in what he sells, plus his
knowledge of the merchandise, will
Hndle similar confidence in the pros
pective customer.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
STREAMLINE HELD
AID
De Soto General Sales Manager
Sees Answer to Economic
Problems.

The transportation world apparently
has found the answer to a great many
Of the economic problems that have
confronted 1t in recent years.
It is streamlining, according to L. G.
Peed, De Soto general sales manager.
The conquest Of wind resistance,
cutting down unnecessary operation
costs, has come to mean the differ
ence between profit and loss in some
forms Of commercial transportation.
Almost every form Of transportation
has taken advantage of aerodynamic
research for increased economy.
Streamlined ships, streamlined truck
and trailer combinations, streamlined
busses, all have come because they
were in commercial operation, because
the economy of streamlining meant
more profit, because streamlining
brought higher speeds with no increase
in power and no increase in the cost
of operation.
Even the railroads. always conserva-
tive. have adopted streamlined trains
because Of the savings in operation
costs. Recently a streamlined train
crossed the continent in less than 81
hours. The operation cost was almost
negligible. when compared with that
Of other trains.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
TERRAPLANE

The electric "hand" and the all
metal roof are outstanding features
of the 1885 Terraplane, which Is Of
fered as q six in both special and de
luxe series on q 112-inch wheelbase.
ALI models are equipped with mod
ern ventilating system. On the
standard Terraplane there is now
found rising and sliding front win
dow operated by continuous rotation
of the window regulator.
-Four body types in the special and
five in the de luxe comprise the Ter
raplane line. The entire car has q
more graceful fleet form due to the
deep, narrow radiator. A lower flare
at the rear end Is also featured.
Flatter spring suspension has per-
mitted making the car 11a inches
lower. The metal roof is part Of the
body structure. being spot-welded in
place and silenced by careful padding.
Terraplane louvres are the permanent
door type, decorated by three long
chrome mouldings.
In addition to improved brake
drums, more flexible shoes and equali-
zation through the new rotary equal
izer, many engineering improvements
are in evidence throughout the car.
Terraplane's 3-by-5 bore and stroke
motor develops 88 horsepower at $500
revolutions per minute, with a 6-to-1
compression ratio. The de luxe series
carries the big output generator to
take care of the higher electrical
loads of today's elaborate equipment.
Greater cooling efficiency is obtained
through use of a six-blade water
pump supported by needle bearings.
The new gear shift has its control
mounted on the upper side of small
bracket extending to the right on the
steering column. Selection of gears is
electrical and may be made while the
car is already operating in one Of its
forward speeds. The actual shift is
accomplished by energy provided by
intake vacuum. Where an automatic
clutch is used, the actual shift is
cleverly accomplished when the driver
lifts his foot from the acceleratol
! pedal
Evening star., 1935-01-13

bility, beauty and safety.
In analyzing the high fatality rec
ords Of 1884, only a small percentage
of these fatalities was due to the
mechanical condition of the motor
vehicles involved in accidents.
We are further confronted with the
facts that the human failure on the
part Of operators or pedestrians was
the cause Of the majority of fatalities,
and as We enter the year 1885, both
motorists and pedestrians should CO.
operate fully in exercising care and
consideration for the safety of others,
that the District of Columbia at the
close Of 1885 will point with pride to
the record Of reduced fatalities.
ERNEST w. BROWN,
Major and Superintendent of Police.
Evening star., 1935-01-13

seeming paradox Is explained by the
re-entry into service Of great many
vehicles which had been forced into
dead storage" by the depression.
With these vehicles again operating
and therefore In the process Of being
worn out, the day Of their ultimate
replacement by new cars Is brought
that much closer. This means added
business for the future.
Dependent ON Auto.
It Is doubtful whether any other
single industry has contributed more
to the country's economic rehabili-
tation than the automobile and its
allied groups. The $2,2l6,471000 re.
ceived for the 1884 output Of new We
hicles, tires, parts and accessories was
distributed through many channels
and was an important factor in the
operations of many Of the country's
basic industries. The automobile pro-
vided the largest single market for the
gasoline, rubber, steel, malleable iron,
mohair, upholstery leather, lubricating
oil, plate glass, nickel and lead in
dustries. In addition, automobile fac
tories were substantial consumers OF
copper, hardwood lumber, aluminium
and cotton and many other COM
modities.
AS might have been anticipated.
the stimulation of general business
activity and the improvement in the
construction industries as the result
of public works projects and private
enterprises produced an almost in
stantaneous effect on the commercial
vehicle division.
As a result truck sales showed a
greater increase for the year than did
those in the passenger car field. Un-
der the impetus of this increased de-
mand for commercial vehicles, the in
dustry produced $4,000 trucks during
1934-more than twice the 1882 pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
N. J. J.EASTERWOOD
:. CONTEST WINNER
Awarded First Prize by
Washington Automotive
Trade Association.

M J. Easterwood of 1873 Lee High
way. Va, was awarded the first
prize in the Automobile Show puzzle
contest conducted by the Washington
Autonotive Trade Association and
The Evening Star.
MIR. Easterwood will receive $50 and
IL tickets to the Automobile Show.
The second prize, that of $25 and eight
tickets, goes to J. S. Buynitskey Of
1927 Eighteenth street. Mrs. David
Mcpherson of 104 West Thornapple
street, Chevy Chase, Md, won the
third prize and will receive $40 and
6 tickets. The fourth prize, that OF
IS and 4 tickets, was won by H. W..
Luth Of 1907 I street.
Winners of 81 and 2 tickets were:
L. H. Hughes, 4l9 M street; Mrs.
Guy Francis Allnutt, Seneca, Md;
e. B. Coffman, 1901 N street; Frank
lin A. Coffman, ia North Virginia
avenue, Clarendon, Va; Elizabeth F.
Peacock, $40 Lamont street; Miss
Margaret Baxter, 1921 Twentieth
street; Jerome Gordon, SIT Kenyon
street; Robert Weaver, 63l5 Connecti-
cut avenue; Walter F. Shenton, 1905
Porter street; Mrs. Carol P. Wall,
184O Ingleside terrace.
Those receiving two tickets for hon.
orable mention are: Betty Black, 1921
Connecticut avenue; Miss Josephine
Lessnitzer, 2063 Park road; Mrs. ES-
telle Griffin, 5602 Thirty ninth street; {;
Thomas N. Roane, 720 c street south
east; w. Peyton Blamire, jr., 1920
Jenifer street; Helen K. Gongwer, 2l27
California street; Edith c. MacRae,
1922 Nineteenth street; Brice D.
Duckett, Mitchellsville, Md; Miss
Irene Harwood White. 410l 1ngomar
street; Anna P. Randers Pehrson. GALS
Ridge drive; Marie K. Saunders, Ma
tional Press Building; Florence Mil
dred Christman, 525 Third street
northeast; Edmund C. Burnett. 1904
Newton street northeast; Mrs. Edwin
r. Fleming, 1457 Park road; Mrs
Samuel c. Major, 1920 Macomb street
C. Helms, 1841 Columbia road; Pau
E. Tullar, 718 Eighteenth street; Mrs
Mary B. Allen, Stafford Court House
Miss Beatrice Spasoff, 1925 M street
Mrs. ". G. Burnett, 48O1 Thirteenth
street; Clarence F. Coffin, 6523 FirS
street; Anna w. Schoeneman, 200t
Klingle road; Dorothy D. Detwiler
4301 Thirty-seventh street: Mrs. Ed
ward SWartZ, 7701 Georgia avenue; ant
Eve Chamberlain, 1906 K street.