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Vermont Avenue Baptist.

Rev. c. T. Murray will preach at IL
am. The Juvenile of the Ideal So
ciety will have their anniversary SER
mon preached by Rev. T. E. Hopkins
at $3.50 pm. Rev. G. T. Murray will
preach at 8 pm.
Rev. j. c. Beckett, pastor of the
Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, will
preach special sermon Wednesday
under the auspices of the Young Peo-
pie Of the Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church. Proceeds for the mortgage
burning rally.
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TOPIC SELECTED.
Rev. H. T. Cooke to Speak
on "Our Idea of God"

Our Idea of God" is the subject
OF Rev. Henry Teller Cooke, rector
Of All Saints Episcopal Church to-
morrow at the II o'clock service. Holy
communion at 7:30 am.
Members Of the Rector's Aid will
meet at II O'Clock Tuesday at the
church to complete plans for the
annual Spring supper and flower
show, June 2.
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ELDER TO PREACH
St. Paul M. E. Congrega-
tiOn to Hear DR.. Beerv.

At st. Paul M. E. Church South to-
morrow morning Dr. E. C. Beery. pre-
siding elder of the Washington dis
trict, will preach. At pm. Rev.
William F. Locke will speak on
"A Study of Temptation This is
the fifth in a series Of sermons on the
Lords Prayer. The Young Peoples
Division will meet at 7:l5 pm.
The Third Quarterly Conference will
be held at Mount Vernon Place M. E.
Church South Tuesday at 7:3O pm
This will be a joint conference of all
the Washington City churches of the
M. E. Church South.
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BISHOP TO VISIT
Wesley A. NJ. E. Zion
Church Services.

Bishop Cameron Chesterfield Al
leyne will make his Official visit to-
morrow ut John Wesley A. M. E. Zion
Church. It will mark the close Of
the present conference year. He will
preach at IL o'clock
At 8 O'Clock the bishop will confirm
. class OF more than 200 Of the new
members added to the church dur
ing the past year. This service will
mark the renewal Of the custom in
augurated by Bishop William Cor
nelius Brown, one-time pastor Of John
Wesley Church, who developed serv-
ice Of augmented ritual for this pur-
pose.
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RehObOth Baptist,

Rev. Johnson will preach tomorrow
morning on When the Soul Drifts
From God" Thursday will be educa-
tional night with a special musical
program for the benefit of the Ma
nassas Industrial School.
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Vermont Avenue Raptist.

AT the regular weekly meeting of the
Baptist Ministers Conference OF
Washington and vicinity Monday DR..
William J. Clark, president of Virginia
Union University. Richmond. Va,
will be the guest speaker.
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Mckinley Memorial Baptist.
DR.. T. j. Fisher of New York City
will preach at IL am. and Rev. j. L.
Bennett will preach at $50 pm
Preaching every night next week, ex-
cept Monday
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BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
The critic. you will often find.
To failings of his own Is blind.
Grandfather Frog

~ EDWING THE BLACKB1RD
- has known Grandfather Frog
ever since he can remember.
n Vo,, COO in a r,,orrar of SreQk
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ever come day when these same
identical plots with the same dialogue

ever come a day when these same
identical plots with the same dialogue
would be used, except that now they
are dependent upon the glitter and
shine Of scenery. lovely music, period
costumes rich in hue. material and
design, cleverly handled and beauti-
fully nodded into masterpieces by
genuises Of art, like Max Reinhardt.
A lasting memory in itself, the
Eizabethan theater and all for which
1t stands will survive for centuries
yet, not to be easily ruff1ed by exciting
and ephemeral innovations. Long
after the Folger theater is gone, future
Washingtonians will hear by word of
mouth from their ancestors about the
classical theater whose roots lie deep.
Epilogue from King Henry VIII:
"'Tis ten to one this play can never
please
All that are here; scme come to
take their ease,
And sleep an act or two; but those,
we fear,
We've frighted with our trumpets;
so It's clear,
They'll say It's naught; others, to
hear the city
Abus'd extremely. and to cry,
That's witty!'"
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Some of these went as high As three
stories
A respectable lady did not appear
among this vulgarity, considered just
that at the time, and If her weakness
prompted her to yield to this temp
tation, then she would don mask
coming an expression-to save her
face. AZ result, she believed that
by the use Of this camouhage she re-
tanned her dignity and self-respect,
but this was not 50, since only coarse
women frequented the theater. There
were not even women playing the
female roles, 50 instead young boys
of immature, high-pitched voices took
the parts.
lust as we Of today delve into our
papers for news, so did this motley
assembly from all walks of life attend
the theater, primarily to seek infor-
nation. And not a very attentive au-
dience this was until things began to
take on . coarse appearance, such as
fighting, which they whole-heartedly
enjoyed.
Curtainless and bare, the stage.
partly medieval and partly modern,
ran way out into the pit directly over
the filthy "groundlings," this front
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cessful conclusion, and by wise coun-
sci to establish good government.
MR.. PETER later moved from this
house when ne built Tudor
Place. at Thirty-first and Q streets,
and rented his K street residence to
three British ministers - Anthony
Merry, Francis James Jackson and
David Montague Erskine, successfully.
1t was while Mr.. Merry resided there
that Tom" Moore. the Irish poet,
was his guest in 1904.
Mr.. Hines substantially corrobor-
ates the crossing of Gen Washington
over the K street bridge. and his visit
ing the Peter house, in the following
statement:
Il believe I only saw Gen. WASH
ington twice in my life. The first
time was when he came up in a boat
and landed at the lower bridge, at the
foot of K street north, and stopped
with his nephew, Thomas Peter, ESQ.
I saw him the last time, think, in
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but I remember he was very large
and tall man."

but remember he was very large
and tall man."
NEAR the K street stone bridge on
the east side of Rock Creek and
at its southeast junction with Twenty
eighth and K streets there was at this
same period a handsome stair landing
place for the river travellers coming to
the then embryo Capital. James
Birth, father of William w. Birth, was
one Of the pioneer settlers in this
neighborhood, and the latter was
reared here. and in his recollections Of
this landing he says:
There was built in the 90s of the
eighteenth century convenient and
handsome stair landing place for river
travellers coming to the then embryo
National Capital This structure was
made Of Stafford County, Va, sand
stone, from the same quarries that fur
nished the material used in the con-
struction of the Presidents house and
the old sections Of the Capitol. 1t
was not finished with the chisel, but
with the pick, or quarry dressed
The form of the landing was semi
circular At low tide level suhstan-
tial platform. some by 8 feet. was
solidly bedded on a gneiss foundation.
and from that rose series Of IL or IA
steps of by IL inches rise and tread,
terminating at the then street grade
in graceful sweep up and down the
creek, some 80 feet in length by a
breadth OF about Is feet"
In speaking of the business carried
on at this part of the creek prior to
1880. Mr. Birth says: The first wharf
about 100 feet below the bridge. was
owned and in use by Shaw g. Birth
my grandfather and father; the next
one was used by man named Miller
who carried on the pottery business
there; then came the public fish wharf
and below it three or four landings
used for general purposes, bringing the
line of wharves down to some 200 or
300 feet from the river.
up to the time of the construction
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
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Food

Continued From Page F-1.)
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part probably used for street scenes
and soliloquies, both common dra-
matte devices of Shakespeare. How
many times the different Hamlets
must have stood on these outer plat
forms, pompously delivering the many
deep-thought orations, spoken aside,
and not meant for ears OF the other
actors.
Curtained OF at the rear was an
other stage, smaller, but necessary
for parts requiring furniture and
scenery, for such scene as that
where Desdemona met her fatal doom
IN the hands Of her Jealous husband,
the Moor Othello, not to disregard the
regal fixings for the thrones Of the
different kings. What was q love
scene then without balcony? Moth
ing. So the growth of the balcony
developed from the necessity and it
is located directly over the small stage.
Through the square trap doors that
conveniently cut into the flooring. of
two or three in nul 1ber, extra material
could be easily = led to take care of
rising situations.
7 TITLE did these companies OF
- actors dream that there would
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the year 1898, when he crossed the
Potomac in ferry boat near Aque-
duct bridge On Water street, from
the foot of High street, Georgetown,
to the bridge. the citizens were ranged
on either side while Gen. Washington
walked between them, uncovered and
bowling to the people as he passed
along.
Il recollect the Georgetown College
boys were all formed In a line on the
north side Of the street, and nearly
opposite to where stood. They were
dressed in uniforms consisting in part
OF blue coats and red waistcoats, and
presented a fine appearance. They
seemed to attract the attention of the
general very much. After he had
crossed the bridge. and as he ap-
preached the house of his nephew
tThomas Peter, his escort, the volun-
teer companies of Georgetown. fired
few volleys, and then all dispersed
had no opportunity OF seeing his
face distinctly on account OF the crowd
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at that point-about 1830-these
wharves were in constant use, and
a considerable business was done
there. My grandfather's dwelling was
nearby and / was, therefore, familiar
with the locality down to the year
1880, when the canal construction
doing away with the line Of wharves
changed the character of the entire
neighborhood."
THIS part of Rock Creek was an
important place in more than one
way before the days Of pure drinking
water, and it may surprise many
to learn that when Washington was
in its infancy and when Georgetown
was still not entirely grown up. the
people residing to the west of the
creek got their best drinking water
from spring issuing from the foot
of a gum tree on the east bank of
this stream. and for long time it
was peddled around Georgetown at
2 cents a bucket, and it was over
the old stone bridge at K street
that the w..ter cart made its trips to
the spring.
Georgetown also got good supply
of its food from this creek, as the
lower part was we'll supplied with
fish at one time Indeed, so abundant
we're herrings in the early days that
section of the town was called
Herring Hill" But fish were not
confined alone to the lower part of
the creek, but were once caught in
large numbers as far up the stream
as Rowles or Lyons Mill. and many
a family salted down enough herring
to last them all the Winter. The
building of the canal, however. had
much TO do with virtually eliminating
this supply.
At an early date there we're also
on the lower banks of Rock Greek
factory for cloth and carpet weaving
operated by Mr.. Didenhover, who
had moved his looms from Vermont
avenue and l. street.
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Time. Granted there have been ex-
purgations and adaptations, but not
too many. Shakespeare would still
recognize his style, characteristic of
one man alone.
THE following statement as to the
beginning Of theatrical enterprise
in London is made by Cuthbert Bur-
badge and his family in the so-called
Sharers Papers of 1885:
The father Of us, Cuthbert and
Richard Burbadge, was the first build
er of playehowses, and was himSelfe
in his younger yeeres a player The
Theatre hee built with many hundred
poundes taken up at interest. The
players that lived in those first times
had onely the profits arising from
the dores to themselves and halle the
galleries frome the housekepers. Hee
built this house upon leased ground,
had q great suite in law, and by his
death the like troubles fell on us. his
sonnes; wee then hethought us of al
tering from thence, and at like expense
built the globe" Note the peculiar
spelling in few instances.
In our Washington Elizabethan
theater here no plays have ever been
staged. as recalls Miss jenkins Smith.
assistant to the refernce librarian,
since the production would entail an
expense and the place Is too small.
However, yearly, on ShAkespeare's
birthday anniversary. . proper celebra-
ton in tribute to . great parsonage
takes place there before the stan MEM
bers, . few teachers and others who
are listed for this invitational affair.
From time to time lectures are also
given for the benefit Of practically
the same interested audience.
IF WE had lived In London, say,
during Elizabeth's reign, it would
not have seemed unique to see, in
perhaps q tavern, then . favorite
meeting place, where young David
Garrick, Ben Jonson and the like met
to talk and be gay with drink. an
advertising placard, interspersed with
colorful scrolls and other meaning
less decorations, reading like the copy
dated 1887 which hangs in the display
room OF Folger Library. One must
remember that this kind Of advertise
ment existed IN the eighteenth CEN
tury, but 1t has the earmarks and
taste. of the Eimbethan period. scru-
thinking 1t carefully. though. one will
ind . couple Of variations, Like the
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Among the early settlers in this
vicinity were Levi Washburn, grocer;
George Macdaniel, Governme--, clerk:
Richard Elliott. quarryman; William
Knowles, said TO be prominent in
Masonic circles: Richard Emo. Cebert
Scott, and others. The Ringgold
house. at Twenty-fifth and l. streets,
and the group of houses called Round
Top" were among the earliest resi-
dences in this neighborhood.
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THEATER OF NATIONAL FAME HAS NEVER HAD PLAY STAGED
Elzabehan Reproduction in Foger Shakespeare Library
Utilized Yearly on Birthday of Playwright for One
| Special Event-Oassica1 Roots Undyng.

presence Of curtains and q different
time element set for plays.
Any one visiting England even to-
day could not help noticing the strik-
ing resemblance between the inn yards
and the public theaters. veritable
take-off. The public theaters, claim
ing the sky alone for roofs, were cir
cular shaped. having a cover over
only the gallery and stage; pit
was located directly underneath the
stage in the same spot that our pres
ent-day theaters use for orchestras.
The private houses, little different
from the public ones, were provided
with lights. roofs and tiers Of seats
In . lengthwise arrangement. A dis
solving Of these two types plus syn
thetic notifications usher into our
midst the modern theater. especially
since the restoration 1T the time Of
Charles II.
ON ACCOUNT Of the lack Of lights,
almost an essential today In
bringing forth dazzling effects, the
plays, 30 physically handicapped, were
compelled to commence early in the
afternoon, at 2 O'Clock sharp, shortly
after the last blow Of the horn from
the cupola that jutted out into the
sky. where the trumpeteer was sta
toned. As . matter Of fact. the duti-
full trumpeteer came out at intervals
Of every minutes. beginning Is min
utes before O'Clock. Shortly after
the play started, q white nag was
hoisted for the purpose Of informing
the townspeople the play was In
progreAs.
The penny stinkards," as Shake
speare often referred to them, or
"groundlings," who, after payment Of
q penny or two, were allowed to stand,
huddled together In the pit. From
the dregs Of society these people came,
coarse in manner, dirty of dress and
low of class; the assembled there at
any early hour in order to preserve q
space. It was not an uncommon pro-
cedure for them to bring along q
basket filled with food. which helped
t. increase the stencil. During seri-
Gus moments Of pathos. loud outlaws,
typical of this unruly group. emerged
from there.
Choice seats, available to the
dressed-up fops or dandies, who spent
their leisure hours at the theater.
were on the stage; next in choice came
the tiers Of seats, in stall form, the
length Of the house on both sides,
comparable to our present-day loges.
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providing producers and consumers
with new model varieties. designed
for specific purposes, is indicated in
connection with the Nippon sorange.
quat.
Among the citrus fruits which for
centuries have been largely used for
crystallizing and preserving" DR..
Gould says. "the kumquat is perhaps
the favorite. Its utilization. however.
is much more important in Oriental
countries. especially in China and
Japan. than in the Western Hemi-
sphere 1t plays an important part
in the dietary of these oriental peo-
Piles, and preparation of the fruits for
crystallizing and preserving is a high.
ly developed art. which is handed
down from father to son through
many generations.
"One reason why the preserving Of
kumquats in crystallized from has
never reached important proportions
in this country is that the very small
size of the gruit necessitates a large
amount of hand labor in harvesting
and preparing it for the final treat
ment. A somewhat larger fruit hav-
ing much the same quality as the
kumquat, with a peel of mild flavor,
would reduce greatly this item of hand
labor. A hybrid between the Sat-
sunla orange and the sweet kum-
quat promises to meet the need for
fruit of this character 1t bears no
relation to the common citrus fruits.
Especially for the home fruit garden
the Nippon orangequat has distinct
promise. not only as a preserving and
crystallizing fruit, but as an 'ade'
fruit as we'll"
A NEW variety Of fruit which Is
gaining some prominence is the
plumcot, which. as its name G.iicates,
Is a cross between a plum and an
apricot. And then there Is that man
devised Youngberry. which combines
the pleasing features of the Phenome-
nal blackberry and the Austin Mayes
dewberry. This fruit has proved es-
pecially desirable for preservation by
freezing, and Federal scientists have
done much vital experimental work in
this connection.
There are two fruits which the
public generally considers to be
made" types, or crosses. They are
the grapefruit and the Loganberry.
Both of these. however, are distinct
kinds in their own right, and are so
found in nature.
A relatively new development in
dietary habits in this country has
pushed tomato juice into emphatic
prominence. In every restaurant in
the land it has an important place
on the menu, and in countless homes
1t is served daily.
AS result of this phenomenal in
crease in consumption, Uncle Sam
scientists now are testing and select
ing progenies from crosses made a
few years ago to develop disease-re-
sistant varieties which will give a full,
rich volume or Juice. The Importance
of this work to home as well as COM
mercial makers Of tomato juice. and
to the ultimate consumer who likes
a zestful, havorful cocktail, Is quite
obvious.
And so it is that as dietary fashions
change, Federal scientists, working in
cooperation with State and other
agencies, strive to meet the de-
mands-some Of them more or less
esthetic. most Of them based on q
desire for something fundamentally
better to place upon the Nations
tables.
There's a whole lot more than ap-
pears on the surface to this Job Of
giving Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and
their family exactly what they want
to eat
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Kudzu a Big Help.
THE kudzu vine. known In the So.

THE kudzu vine, known In the South
as the porch vine. has become one
of mans greatest allies In the battle
against erosion.
The vine, because Of its rapid
growth and habit of taking root every
few feet at the nodes, almost pins the
top soil down.
1t is not at all unusual for a kudzu
to send out runners so and rs feet
in length in given season and In .
short time, . mat Is spread over any
barren surface on which 1t Is planted.
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By Agnes E. CriveUa,


TUCKED away In an obscure
and dim wing of the new Folger
i Shakespeare Library, in the
Southeast section of the city.
stands a somewhat precise reproduce
ton of an Elizabethan play house that
resembles in many features the one
time outstanding Globe Theater Of
London, associated with Shakespeare
an plays.
"All the worlds a stage
And all the men and
Women merely players"
This philosophical and popular
verse from the joyous comedy, "As You
Like It," printed in heavy black type
on the beige canvas roof over this
duplicate house, embodies the very es-
sence Of drama and tends to unite the
past with the present. The English
theater for its genesis goes back to re-
ligious motifs, church festivals from
the fifth to the ninth century, mys-
terry cycles, influenced by Bible stories
miracle plays pertaining to the lives
Of saints and morality plays that typi-
fed the quality of virtue versus evil in
an attempt to attain everlasting glory
Out of this developing cycle grew
the Elizabethan theater Of the latter
sixteenth and early seventeenth cen
turies, by this time society subcon-
sciously seeking a departure from the
too holy element to something more
novel.
Ruler Elizabeth, self f-centered, proud
and an admirer Of the beautiful. In ad-
dition to the fiery zest Of the enlisht-
ening Renaissance period, served the
need of society by . volcanic upheaval
Of new ideas that raised the standards
Of not only the theater architecture
but also the plays.
William Shakespeare, foremost play
wright of them all, contributed the
most to the stage then and now, with
his penetrating philosophy, plot, pun
ming, style and superhuman power o1
juggling few words into vast mean.
ing. the last quality still phenomenon
to his many students OF today.
1t was just in such theaters as ths
one over at the Folger Library, fol
examples the Blackfriars, the Curtain
the Fortune and others, that Shake.
speare depicted with needed ingenuity
the historical incident, the tragedy ane
the comedy. al Of which have stood q
! bulwarks against the greatest critic
Evening star., 1937-06-22
INVESTING TRUST
RULES CONSIDERED
Exchange Collects Data From
Members to Help Draft Ad.
ditional Regulation.
By the Associated Press.

e, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 22.-The New
York Stock Exchange sought infor-
nation today from its members which
was expected to guide it in formulat-
ing additional rules governing rela-
tions between member Arms and in
vestment trusts.
The Committee on Stock List asked
exchange houses for detailed data on
investment trust associations, either
through participating in the organi-
zation or management Of the trust or
by offering or distributing its securi-
ties"
In exchange circles the survey was
interpreted as aimed toward formu-
lation Of rules for member relations
with management investment trusts
to supplement rules made several
years ago for member participation in
the fixed type of investment compa-
nies.
The Securities and Exchange Com
mission has made an extensive inves-
tigation of investment trusts with an
eye to Federal regulatory legislation.
A spokesman for the exchange said
however. that data it sought was in
the routine Of carrying to completion
regulations begun during the rush of
investment trust promotions before
and after the 1929 stock market COL
lapse.