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Evening star., 1936-01-12
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n YEW ORLEANS, La, January IL.
nj -Louisiana's picturesque rural
VI lands, the Teche Country and
n the SparSely settled hunting
and fishing grounds which surround
New Orleans, are reaping their annual
harvest of Winter visitors.
A few hours out of New Orleans,
the visitor may hunt deer or hook tar
pom or be among the oaks Of the
Land of Evangeline, that haven Of
| the Acadian settlers along the banks
Of Bayou Teche.
Only 103 miles from Canal street
is Grand Isle and its pompano and
red fish. st. Mary Parish and its
deer-hunt grounds are 100 miles
away. 1t Is less than 100 miles to
the threshold of the Mississippi Gulf
Coast and not much farther to the
doorway Of the Teche Country. The
train are less than o dozen miles
from the city's center and only a few
miles away are the duck-Shooting
grounds of Chef Menteur.
Southeast of New Orleans, down
the Mississippi River, are scattered
the hunting and fishing camps from
which, during the duck season just
ended, thousands Of sportsmen pad
died forth by pirogoue through
marshlands to bag the limit. Elk
perts in conservation estimate that
the more than 2500,000 of marshes
in South Louisiana harbor rs per cent
of the wild fowl Of North America
during Winter months.
Every name in the hunting and
fishing country is famous, Phoenix,
Pointe a Ia Hache, Buras, Pass q
Loutre, Shell Beach, Yscloskey, Della
crox Island, Lafltte, Golden Meadow,
Montegut and Des Allemands.
NOT "in" but "of" Louisiana, ac-
cording to Louisianians, is the
Gulf Coast Of Mississippi, east Of
New Orleans: There IS miles Of sue
cessive towns line the beach that
skirts the Gulf For the whole dis
tance a gradually sloping gulf bottom
offers from 200 to 400 yards of waist
deep bathing. Piers take the SWIM
mer directly to the end Of deep wa
ter, and a ridge of long, narrow
islands breaks the force of the Gulf
Of Mexico and presents safe grounds
for small sailing vessels
In st. Tammany Parish, just north
Of Lake Pontchartrain, visitors find
the pine woods towns of Slidell, Abita
Springs and Covington. all in
higher, more stimulating atmosphere
than that of New Orleans and the
marshes to the south.
Grand Isle, former base of the
brothers Lafltte and their buccaneer
bands. is southwest of New Orleans,
in the Gulf of Mexico-hard by Bara-
taria Bay. The island, furnishing
Louisiana its best surf bathing. Is
headquarters also for saltwater fish
ermen.
Around Berwick Bay, in St. Mary
Parish, west Of Grand Island, is q
country Of heavy vegetation. where
deer, 'possum and muskrat are plenti-
full and where bear, wood thrush and
other game are seen frequently.
THE Land Of Evangeline, where ex-
lies from Grand Pre- came to
find peace and beauty, Is regarded
Evening star., 1936-01-12
The Travellers Notebook
By Jacques F,utrelle, Jr.

time belts is welcoming the new year
twice. There are hundreds of towns
bordering these arbitrary lines, weav-
Ing or running straight from north
to south, where this unusual, dual
celebration is possible. For illustra-
ton, take Pierre, capital of South
Dakota. The Missouri River, which
skirts the city on the west, is the d.
v1ding line between central and noun
tain time. Pierre has central time
westward, across the river. Is the
town OF Fort Pierre, which rises, works
and retires by mountain time. The
trick is turned by hailing midnight
December 81, in Pierre, leisurely cross
ing the highway bridge and joining a
Fort Pierre celebration which still Is
expecting December 31's midnight
mountain time. The old year Is not
dead there, and law supports the the
ory. Within an hour the new year Is
born again.
Hawthorne's House Of the Seven
Gables is located at 81 Turner street
Salem, Mass.
The airplane has been introduced
into the beautiful floral pageant staged
each year by Valencia, Queen City OF
the Orange Groves" Skyrockets shoot
through blizzard of blossoms dropped
on the celebrations merrymakerS by
aviators. In former days the flowers
We're scattered from roof tops.
Men, Maidens and Mantillas" Is
recommended reading for those who
would learn of Chile.
Like SO many other places in Amer.
lea, Dahlonega, Ga, was named BY
the Indian. 1t means yellow money
The region is a noted Eastern pro-
ducer OF gold, and the United States
established a mint there to strike of
coins in native metal.
Evening star., 1936-01-12

them, the clouds and the bright sky
above their heads. A light wind blew
here, but Coos Pond in the valley lay
like a mirror now, no current riffling
its surface. To the west the valleys
we're deep with color, and the shadows
reached toward where they stood.
Elmer disappeared and Kay turned,
composedly to face Bob. "Sit DOWN."
she suggested. Bob obeyed, and she
seated herself beside him and said re-
fiectively: 1--WE always liked to climb
up here with some one or alone. and
Just sit and-watch the shadows
move"
He nodded. "It's a grand view," he
agreed.
She said nothing, and presently he
looked behind them toward where FL
mer was gone. Mice Of him to pull
out" he remarked.
"Elmer's very thoughtful and con-
siderate," she agreed. 1--WE grown so
fond of him." And she said. a mis-
chievous light in her eyes, averted
from his: "He has come ahead pretty
fast. Invented something or other
that the power company thinks is
pretty important, and he's assistant
superintendent at the plant here now,
and slated to be in charge. Elmer's
going to be a big man" Her heart
was racing, but her tones were calm.
"I liked his looks" Bob agreed.
"I used to be amused at him." she
confessed. "He was o funny, embar-
rassed youngster. He's always been
crazy about me, of course. And since
came home -.
What do Kay's words mean? Is
she fully recovered from her heart
ache now that she has seen Bob
again? Is she really planning to
marry Elmer? See tomorrows's con-
cluding instalIment.
(To be continued)
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to the Acadians' section of Louisiana,
the forest primeval"
Principal agricultural products Of
South Louisiana are sugar and rice.
and the growing fields and active mills
provide a majority Of its residents
with their means Of support.
Northwest Of New Orleans, east Of
Baton Rouge, is Jouisiana's strawberry
belt, whose principal towns are Ham
mond. Ponchatoula, Denham Springs
and Amite. The strawberry belt en-
braces Louisiana's Florida parishes, I"
so named because they once were part
Of the Territory of Florida.
Towns in the country surrounding
New Orleans may be rea :hed by train
or by automobile, and many Of them
have modern hotels. The hunting and
fishing headquarters south Of the
city are generously supplied with
lodges for visitors.
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by most visitors as South Louisianab
priceless gem.
The Acadians' land. referred to al
the Teche Country or as the Land
Of Evangeline, is just west of Berwick
Bay. In its numerous towns are
dozens Of historic homes, most Of
which face Bayou Teche.
At New Iberia, on the bayou's
bank, is the Shadows, built 105 years
ago. Its gardens in Midwinter are
hlled with azaleas, ligustrums, bamboo
and camphor trees.
st. Martinville, also on Bayou
Teche, in st. Martin Parish, long
has been known as the capital Of the
Land Of Evangeline. It's residents
include many direct descendants Of
the refugees who came to Louisiana
after their expulsion from the Grand
Pre- Valley of Canada.
Overhanging the hyacinth-f filled
bayou in st. Martinville is the Evan
geline Oak, claimed by many Louis
ianians to be Americas most famous
tree. 1t was under this oak, accord
ing to legend, that the Evangeline of
Longfellow's poem met her lover, Ga
briel. Near the oak, also according
to legend, is the site where the Acad-
ians landed first in 1765.
French Is still spoken by a majority
Of residents of the Teche Country, who,
in addition, are masters of English
Because descendants Of the Acadian
refugees prefer to speak French, at
every political meeting in their
country Is at least one speaker who
makes an address in that language.
The Evargeline State Park recently
was created for the preservation of
relics and traditions OF the Acadians
in st. Martin and adjoining parishes.
PICTURESQUE scenes are not the
only attractions OF the Teche
Country. Game preserves. particularly
that of Avery Island, and salt and
sulphur mines hold interest for visitors
Evening star., 1936-01-12
New Neutrality Act Is Seen Tool
To Force U. S. Into League of Nations

able to make the United States a CO.
belligerent with the League in the
wars it wages against countries which
1t pronounces to be aggressors? To
this the Leaguers reply in the af-
firmative, asserting that ratification
Of the Kellogg pact constituted
actually the assumption of moral re-
sponsibility for the punishment of
aggression and that now to refrain
from sharing in the collective actions
of the League is to be guilty Of going
back on our pledges.
Twisted Kellog Pact.
In point of fact, of course, the
Kellogg pact not merely imposed no
duty, but was expressly interpreted
by its author and by the Senate
which ratified it as destitute of all
obligations for enforcement. Yet
little by little, the pro-Leaguers in
this country have turned statement
of principle into a contract Of en-
forcement. Having promised to settle
our international disputes exclusively
by peaceful means, we are now told
that we also bound ourselves to
share in the punishment of states
resorting to violence. And this same
Kellogg pact has been made the basis
Of demands that. in the present crisis.
existing neutrality laws should be
twisted and tortured to the detriment
of Italy, and thus to assure American
involvement in the League war with
Italy.
Does Congress desire to keep the
country out Of the mess in Europe or
to make it the partner Of certain
countries which, for reasons that are
at least complex, are making A mil
lions Of Italians the guinea pigs Of
their experiment with the collective
system, with a foreknowledge that
any honest attempt to make sanctions
effective must result in armed con-
flict? The answer to this question
must be disclosed in the decision to
make the new neutrality act manda-
tory or discretionary.
Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-01-12

The motion picture "Sn,dH TotDn
Girl" iDiu soon be sho,Dn in q Wash
ington thedter.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
Pinehurst's
Winters Are
Lasting Fall
Out Of Door Sports
Thrive in Ideal
Climate.

INEHURST, January 11.-Pine-
- hurst, in the south-central
part of North Carolinaf1 began
- in June, 1895, when a pine
stake was driven into the ground.
The stake was to be the center Of
town. Here James w. Tufts of Bos-
ton had purchased 5000 acres and
began to make q city, "a place for
men and women to flee from cold,
WEAKNESS and worry, to spend the
time by resting in the invigorating
air and sunshine, or to pass the time
with outdoor activity"
The whole region is one of gently
rolling sand hills, abundant with
long leaf pines and pure springs. The
presence of the sand Is q mystery,
but one explanation is that the sand
hills WERE. hundreds of years ago, a
huge beach of the Atlantic Ocean
which receded in time to it's present
coast. The sand, from 10 to 30 feet
deep, makes mud an impossibility-
the water simply disappears in the
porous soil.
Climatically. Pinehurst can be
called a New England Autumn re-
peating itself In the Winter. It is
a Fall, Winter and Spring resort
meeting a need similar to the Sum-
mer resort.
EQUESTRIAN activities vie with
- golf for first honors in Pinehurst.
The climate and soil are ideal for
this sport. The equestrian life here
includes riding. driving, racing. fox
hunting, gymkhanas, polo and horse
shows. The stables have driving and
saddle horses, buggies, surreys and
victorias. There are more than 100
miles Of bride paths and carriage
roads almost entirely away from
automobiles, over level stretches and
gentle hills, through pines and dog
woods, cotton farms and peach
orchards.
In Pinehurst and the region sur
rounding, men of wealth and culture
have purchased country estates where
they combine the pleasures Of Pine
hurst with the interests of country life
and special concerns of their own.
An atmosphere Of golf prevails and
there are seven courses within radius
of three miles. The country club is
the center of the athletic life. includ-
ing tennis and badmlnton. There is
also a gun club and approximately
z, 1000 acres are maintained as field trial
courses.
The Professional Golf Association OF
America has selected the No. 2 course
at the Pinehurst Country Club for its
championship, to be played next Fall.
The Carolina Hotel is the heart of
Pinehurst social life. 1t accommodates
500 guests.
The Holly Inn, with accommodations
for $50 guests, and the Berkshire vie
for second place in general Pinehurst
hotel merit. These two are hotels
with somewhat moderate rates The
Pinecrest Inn and the Manor, also
with somewhat moderate rates. add
a necessary touch for completeness
and variety of the Pinehurst hotel life.
THE village of Pinehurst was well
planned. making its present phys
ical beauty q reflection Of a friendly,
congenial atmosphere. Its rambling
thoroughfares, beautifully studded
with evergreen Towering shrubs and
dotted with parks and open spaces,
are designed to avoid the appearance
of city. 1t is exclusively residential,
though, of course, there is a village
center with bank, theater. stores,
a public library and all other such
establishments. There are three
beautiful churches, two non-sectarian.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
London Changing Names.

7 ONDON, January IL Up. - A
slaughter of street names has
begun here to end the great confu-
sion resulting from Implications.
The rechristening may take five
years and is meeting with strenuous
objection from citizens who object
to streets losing names carried for
generations.
Evening star., 1936-01-12

HOTELS-NEw YORK.
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Continued From First Page)

actually involved in the present dis
cuSsion, in so far as neutrality itself
is concerned. Beyond that, Of course,
lie a score of problems as to the
modalities of neutrality.
You put the question simply and
completely if you ask: Shall Con-
gress be deprived Of the power 1t
possesses under the Constitution to
declare war and that authority vested
in the President, so that he may be
Evening star., 1936-06-13
Famed BaSSO
Will Teach
Course Here
Leon Rothier Plans
Class for Local
Voice Teachers.
T EoN RoTH1ER, famous basso of

T EON ROTHIER, famous basso Of
the Metropolitan Opera will teach
a four weeks master course in voice
culture in Washington beginning We'd
nesday under the management Of
Elena de Sayn. director Of Concerts
Intimes. Plans are being formed for
master class meeting of vocal teach
ers, advanced students or anyone in
terested in the opera or song reper-
toire on Tuesday evening at o'clock
as an introduction to Mr.. Rothier. De-
tails may be had by writing Miss de
Ssyn.
Mr.. Rothier belongs to that great
school Of singing exempliied by Plan
con, Emma Calve, de Reszke. During
his activities as leading basso Of the
Metropolitan Opera for the past quar-
ter of a century, he sang with such
celebreties as Farrar. Caruso, Scott,
Ruffo. Amato, Destinn in all the
French and Italian repertoire as well
as in several Wagner operas.
He began his operate career at the
Opera Comique in Paris where he re-
manned four years after his graduation
from the Paris National Conservatory
with high honors. Many other Euro
pean engagements followed prior to
his contract with the Metropolitan
Opera. For several years Mr.. Rothier
has been identified with the Julliard
school, New York City, as teacher Of
bel canto.
Mr.. Rothier will teach in Washing
ton, opera in English, French and Ital-
ian, miss-en-scene. French and Italian
diction and song repertoire.
Evening star., 1936-06-13
W. Musical Institute.

THE annual commencement and re-
l. cital of the Washington Musical
Institute will take place Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock. Bachelor OF
music degrees to be awarded Winifred
Chamberlain and Mary Paul Freeman
in piano will be presented by DR..
Edwin N. C. Barnes, who also will
make the Introductory speech. The
w. M. I. String -Woodwind Ensemble
will play the overture to Mozart's
"Cosi fan tutti," after which the fol-
lowing program will be given by the
graduates.
@r.ntssi. C Minor" Bach
Sonata r Fiat Major" (compIetel;
Mary Paul Freeman, piano. -.r,,.,
"Adasio' .----------------- Tsrtini
The swan vs. Sens Ssens
0''''NO Joseph Harrison. cello;
Two Unser G.. Murnan. jr.. voice.
MYSTIC Procession chon,n-TSaHszt
Af Winifred Chamberlain. plano,
"csvatina" from Robert lie Diseie'
c..,sgs.y Mary Stevens stsv;nst,., voice csirr,u,,.a
..rfase Saseef5f4ni 8 fiat Major, ,r,--neGGHisssstt Gisst
N'N Mary paul Freeman. piano.
Till wake From Indian Love
M ". N. I. String -woodwind Ensemble.
Accomplishments. Charles Davis. tr.
of Faculty.
Evening star., 1936-06-13

TO Vocal Art
OF Flagstad
Triumph Here Match.
ed By Brilliant
Success Abroad.

THOSE Washington music-lovers,
who heard Nine Kristen Flag
stad's debut In Washington last Win
ter, as we'll as those who look forward
TO hearing her Constitution Hall ap-
pearance next season as one Of the at
fractions Of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey's
evening recital series at that audi
torium, will read with interest that
Nine. Flagstad has recently dupii-
Gated at Covent Garden, in London.
the spectacular vocal triumphS Of her
first and second operate seasc>s at
the Metropolitan in New York.
Francis Toye, music critic Of the
London Morning Post, while admit
ting that he had been more prejudiced
than otherwise by reports of Flag
stad's New York triumphs. which he
ascribed to mere publicity" con-
hrmed American opinion that Flag
stad "is great artist and a wonderful
singer"
After every act" Mr. Toye wrote in
the Morning Post, "she received ova-
ton after ovation from a frenzied
public whom one almost begins to sus-
pect Of knowing great singing when
they hear 1t. For that is the primary
element of Flagstad's performance.
There are other excellencies, too, no
tably Of significant movement. have
never seen an Isolde make the mean
ing of the various situations so clear,
even before she sang note"
Olin Downes, critic Of the New Yor;
Times, in commenting on the London
criticism Of Flagstads Covent Garden
debut, takes exception of Mr.. Toyes
condescending tone toward New York
and American estimates of Flagstads
genius. Pointing out that Nine. Flag
stad has been singing for years III
Scandinavia, with a few appearances
N European opera houses at Londons
backdoor, 50 TO speak, Mr.. DoVnes
feels that critical condescension in
London is somewhat out of place after
Flagstad had to be discovered" BY
New York before the British capital
became aware of her existence.
Mr.. DoUnes, however, calls Ernest
NeWmaniS remarks about Flagstad in
the London Sunday Times the most
| Just and penetrating estimate" Of this
singer he has read anywhere to date
Mr.. Newman, among other things.
wrote: Whether it is that Nine. Flag
stad is just a natural singer, or
whether it Is that her art is so con-
summate that 1t conceals every trace
of art, will not attempt to decide:
I can say no more than that her sing
ing is so easy to her that it sets the
listener also completely at his ease 4"
Nine. Flagstad is one Of five noted
artists that Mrs. Dorsey will present
in next seasons evening series at Con-
stitution Hall, the others being Kreis-
Ter. the violinist; Rachmaninof, plan
list; Elizabeth Rethberg, soprano, snd
Ezio Pima, basso, the last two-both
members, like Flagstad. Of the Metro
politan Opera ASSociation-in a join.
recital.
Evening star., 1936-06-13

sistant teacher, 1886 Mount Pleasant
street northwest. The players, aged
from IL to 16 years, who will be heard
in mandolin, banjo and guitar selec-
tions are Bob Rappleye. Dorothy Pestle,
Welles Fendrich, Phyllis Buxbaum,
Robert Guy, Joseph T. Perna, jr.; Mar
guerite lie Noir, Elaine Thomas, Mar
guerite Stewart, Talbot Sigafoose,
Louise Teller, Albert and Ethel Selby.
Warren F. Johnson, organist, will
play "Chacone," Gustav Hoist; "Rondo
ALA Campanella," Karg-Elert, and
Duet" Op. 81, No. 2, by H. W..
Nicholl. before the evening service to-
morrow at the Church of the Pilgrims
Felian and Francis Garzia will pre-
sent some of their music pupils In a
recital Wednesday evening at S:15 at
their residence studio, 1881 Jefferson
place.
On Monday at Calvary Baptist
Church the pupils of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Potter we're heard In recital
with Delphine Desio assisting, ac-
companied by Dorothy Russell Todd.
The students who performed were
Robert HUM and Paul Stewart, piano;
Winifred Chamberlain and Richard
Wagner, organ; Doris Smith and Will
liam Green, voice.
Thn ~ Gpeirtty fe
making plans to honor the 15oth an
niversary Of the birth of Carl Maria
Won Weber with memorial evening to
take place in the home of the presi-
dent, Anita Schade, on Saturday, De-
cember 19. A program, comprising
excerpts from the composers works, is
in preparation.
Katharine Morrison announced the
closing recital Of the Takoma Park
and Edgemoor branches of the Wash
ington Children's Music Studio (Ca-
mile Allensworth, director) at the
principal studio, 2040 s street, last
Sunday.
Those students who took part are
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son, Mary Bradley, James Kell, Philip
Bradley, Jean Kell, Bates Warren and
Pauline Timoshenko Of Edsemoor, and
Gertrude Jean Potts, Chester Potts,
Myra Mae Pittenger, Margery and
Roger Saunders, Beverly Clare, Jack
Stinson, Sheila lockwood, Horace
Siegler. Frank Colbert and Glenna
Irene Potts Of Takoma Park.
Pupils of Daisy Fickenscher will be
heard in recital on Thursday evening
at .8:15 pm. at Mount Pleasant Con-
sregational Church, assisted by Claude
Robeson, organist. The program will
be given by Mildred Petrey, William
Hollenbeck. Esther Yost, John
Jaeschke. Elizabeth, Mary, Coursen
and Doris Conklin, MareEet Talbert,
Ann Louise and William Slbs, Helen
Ruth Shearer, Marian apd Lawrence
johnson, Jean volland, Liza xnAmwA