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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-05
BY CARL L. DENIES

The final number on the
program was the "Hallelujah
Chorus" from THE Messiah"
(HandeD, with Eva Whitford
Lovette. president of the D. C.
Federation of Music Clubs, direct
ing the maSsed choirs of over 200
voices in a mighty climax of
choral praise.
The only other chorus from the
oratorio reporter was sung by the
Mt. Vernon Church Choir with R..
Deane Shure conducting. This
choir was the largest in point of
numbers, with 18 voices each in
the soprano, alto, and bass Sec
tons; the tenor section boosted
but nine singers, but such was
the power and resonance of this
section as to balance in an even
manner with the whole choir.
With a chorus of such proper
lions, Haydn's "Allelujah Chorus"
from THE Creation" was sung in
a true oratorio style with plenty
of dynamic power and each Sec
ton carried its respective parts
through with surety and clarity,
even in the difficult fugue sec
tions. The chorus opened the pro-
gram with Dett's spiritual setting
Of Listen to the Lambs" The
only feature that marred this per-
Torrance was when the sopranos,
in singing sustained tones, over
powered the bass run near the
end of the work. The chorus re-
sponded well to the conductors
baton.
The Hamline M. E. Choir, John
Marville conducting, sang a group
of four short works, with "The
Lords Prayer" (Gretchaninoff),
attracting much favorable atten-
ton becase of the quality of tone
of the accompanying chorus with
the solo. The more spirited "Alle-
lula: We Sing With JOY" Jacob
HandD, brought out more of the
power of the chorus, although the
female voices were double the num-
Der of male voices.
The A Capella Choir of the
First Congregational Church, Ruby
Smith Stahl conducting, displayed
beautiful crescendos in Gloria
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-05
BY CHARLES A. SMITH

LONDON, May 5 G.N.So.-
Twelve lovely American debu-
tantes and matrons will curtsy
tonight before King George and
Queen Elizabeth, seated on golden
thrones in the famed white and
gold throne room of Buckingham
Palace, in the first of the three
royal courts of coronation year.
It will be the first court since
June, 1885, no courts having been
held last year during the brief
reign of King Edward VIII owing
to court mourning for the late
King George V.
Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham OF
Louisville, KY. wife of the Ameri-
can Ambassador, will make the
presentations. The lucky Ameri-
can women are:
Miss Eleonora Bowdoin, OF
Aiken, S. c.; Mrs. George Temple
Bowdoin, of New York city; Miss
Vesta Putnam Culbertson, Of Chi
cago; Mrs. F. Vernon Foster, OF
West Orange, N. j.; Miss Lydia
Fuller, of Boston: Mrs. Dozier L.
Gardner, of st. Louis; Miss Julia
Henry, of Philadelphia; Miss
Catherine M. Maher. of Lincoln,
Neb.: Mrs. John Perrin, of Boston;
Miss Anne Schenck, of New York
city; Mrs. Homer Cummings, OF
Washington, D. C. and Mrs.
Granville T. Emmett. Of The
Hague, Holland.
Pick Of Thousands
They have been chosen from
thousands seeking the honor of
presentation, and will be among
800 of the fairest of Britain and
other lands who will throng the
magnificent room in Buckingham
Palace.
The ladies will drive through
London to the palace, where they
will pass inspection by attaches of
the department Of Lord Cham
berlain.
Then, they will be heralded be.
fore the presence"
King George, sitting in a setting
of Splendor and magnificence, is
to wear the uniform of
an admiral of the fleet, with the
robe of a knight of
the garter over his shoulder and
his chest ablaze with many deco
rations.
Near him will sit Queen Eliza
beth, magnificently tiaraed. Other
members of the royal family will
sit in the royal circle"
EScorting the Americans, Mrs.
will whisper their names
to the King. They will curtsy first
to the King, then the Queen, take
a few steps backward and be
ushered away.
List Kept Short
No American women will be pre-
Sented at the second court tomor-
row evening, but eight more will
be presented at the third court,
scheduled for July l.
The 20 to be presented this
year compare with the average
number of 40 American women
md girls in previous years. The
list was kept short at
he urgent request of the British !
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-05
Walter Reed Bridge,
Garden Party, May y

The annual bridge and garden
party at the Army Medical Center,
Walter Reed Hospital, will be held
Saturday afternoon, May %, for
the benefit of the Memorial
Chapel Guild and the Arm. Relief
Society. One of the popular
features this year will be a fash.
ion show. ..
Arrangements are under the di-
rection of committee / AIDED by
Mrs. Wallace Dewitt, of the
Memorial Chapter Guild. and Mrs.
Albert N. Bags, Of the Grey
ladies of the American Red Cross
in Washington. Music will be
furnished by the United States
Army Band.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-05

Patri" (Palestrina which work
was all too short. The Gretchani'
noff "Nunc DimittiS and Gloria,
and Noble Gains Roll Chariot,
Roll" were performed with close
attention to detailed expression,
but on several occasions, the So
prano section was driven to a
fortissimo beyond the bounds of
good tones which resulted in an
ear.piercing hardness of tone.
The Calvary M. E. Church Choir,
Louis Potter conducting, sang
Temple of My Heart" (Snow) !;
ITO Thee, Oh Lord, Do I Lift Up
My Soul" (RachmaninofD, with
out accompaniment. For the third
and last number of the group, I'm
flammatus," from "Stabat Mater, !"
Mr.. Potter played the organ as
he directed the chorus. The chorus
did the best work in accompany
ing the solo voice.
The Takoma Presbyterian
Church Choir, Lottie L. Volkmer
conducting, sang Come, Let Us
Worship" (Palestrina), Peaceful
Night" and received prolonged
acclaim following the perform
ance of R. Deane Shure's 20 Silent
Hills" which was written for and
dedicated to the Takoma choir.
The participating choirs showed
a wide range of style for which the
various directors are largely re-
sponsible. Then, too, the limiting
factors always present in building
up volunteer choruses, largely gov.
ern the size of the sections ire
Spective of the desires of the direc-
tor. The general showing of the
choirs was of a high order. The
only regret being that more choirs
of the city did not see fit to par
ticipate.
The Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Capt. Taylor Branson con-
Quoting, will give the following
program tonight at 1880 o'clock
at the Marine Barracks:
Overture, THE Gypsy Baron"
(Strauss); waltz, "Viennese Para
disc" and air de ballet, "Pompde-
bile" (R. H. Greenwich clarinet
solo, prelude and Rigaudon"
(Avon), played by Clyde Hall; Sc
lection from "Maytime" Rom-
berg); bassoon solo, Concerto
Opus IS" (Weber), played by Emil
eraser; "Fantasie of Negro
Spirituals" Foulds); overture,
Loves Spring" (von Blon).
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DOT KILGALLEN
CURTS|ES TO
REAL DUKE
Continued from Page II

from parliaments of the empire
the first important social function
Of the coronation season-and I
was the only American present!
The great hall in the Middle
Temple, one of the ancient inns
of court, IVES crowded with nobil-
ity. Everywhere I turned I bumped
into an earl, and baronets we're
a dime a dozen.
Standing at the far end of the
hall, the Duk and Duchess of
Kent were attended by an equerry
and lady-in-waiting. Marina, the
Duchess, was lovely in a dusty
pink crepe vening gown, ornac
mented with a huge bow knot.
She wore a pearl tiara and dia-
mond ear rings. The Duke wore
the decorations of the order of
the Garter.
Royal Greetings
Those present 'ent up one by
one or, if married, two by two. 1
went up alone to a highly deco
rated gentlema and announced
my name.
The first thing I knew the Duke
had taken my hand, and I was
making what I fondly hoped was
a graceful curtesy.
The Duke smiled and said Glow
do you do?"
"Your loyal HighneSs!" was the 1
only thing I could say. don't get
much practice at this sort of thing
at home.
Better At Curtsies
Marina, smiling graciously, was
r-:it. She held out a gloveless
hand and I curtsied again deeply
and, I think, little better.
To Marina's chow do you do?"
I gave what was by then my
stock reply.
I was followed by a dowager
GIdId, SO IelG was uOG neeQeQ |
for conversation purposes and re-
tired to the side of the room.
There at a long refractory table I
had myself a Strawerry ice and
met the Viscounte Dunedin, who
the meaning of his
various ribbons.
Night Spot Next
The Kents left shortly after II
o'clock, when all the ladies, in
Guiding me, swept to the floor in
another curtsey. was actually
good at it.
After the reception the Duchess
shed her tiara and went to a
night spot. Drinking champagne,
she and the Duke stayed up till
all hours with Noel Coward and
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey Butler.
They are getting circles under
their royal eyes trying to make
the official functions and whoopee
at the same time. !
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-05
Dam Contract Is Let

Guy E. Hall, Of Los Angeles,
was awarded a contract yesterday
by the Bureau OF Reclamation for
construction of buildings at Friant
Dam on the Central Valley project
in California, on q bid of $44,021,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-05
Mattson Suspect Held

PITTSBURGH, May (U.S).
Another Mattson kidnapping sus-
pect was in jail here today. Police
said he resembled pictures sent out
by Omen, but the suspect said
he was Raphael Mascilli, 80, alias
Raymond Wagner, of st. Louis,
and denied ever being in Tacoma,
Wash.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-05
ISU. s. Women to Bow
Before King Tonight

court, which made similar requests
to all foreign embassies and lega-
tions, on grounds King George
wished as many British and en-
pire debutantes as possible to be
presented in the year of his coro-
nation.
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can Legion, and Defense Post, Vol
unteers of Foreign Wars, particip-
ated in the massing of the colors.
The Elk Club Boys Band played.
Invocation and ben ediction
were by the Rev. j. M. Jillum,
pastor of Brookland M. E. Church.
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WOr" Of Music


Theme From Vennese Paradise" Waltz by R. H. GreenWe
suggestion for using preserving daily
appreciation qdue their pupils to clip and
them filing the top
and file them in alphabetical orderJ
By CARL L. DENIES
The local observance of week responsible for most
interesting choir festival last night at the Mt Vernon Place NJ E.
Church. with five representative church chor taking part
the
Evening star., 1937-12-09
new CIVIL SERVICE
APPEAL UNIT ASKED
Mas Bill Would Set Up Inde
pendent Agency to Be Work
ers' Final Resort,

Esta abllshment of a bipartisan board
OF civil service appeals separate and
independent of the executive depart
ments and other Federal agencies is
proposed in a bill introduced today
by Representative Mas, Republican,
of Minnesota.
The board would consist of three
members appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, with
not more than two of them of the
same political party. The chairman,
designated by the President, would re-
celve $4,000 a year. Salaries of the
two other members would be fixed
by the President in accordance with
the classification act
The proposed board would hear and
decide appeals from employees of the
Federal and District Governments
relative to ALLEGATIONS or realloca-
tlons under the classified act. They
would also pass on appeals from any
person occupying position in the
CLASSIFIED service who was removed
reduced in rank or salary or sus-
pended without pay and whose rein
statement had been disaliowed by
either the Civil Service Commission
or any department or Federal agency
The proposed board would also pass
upon appeals from employees or for.
mer employees regarding their rights
under the Civil Service Employment
Act, including the employees of thu
Canal Zone.
Evening star., 1937-12-09
HOUSING PROGRAM
SPED BY CONGRESS
Leaders Attempt to Jockey
1t Into Line Behind
Farm Bill.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
House and Senate leaders, hopeful of
completing farm debate this week,
started maneuvering today for prompt
consideration of the administration
vast housing program.
In the Senate, this involved the
ticklish problem of temporarily side
tracking the politically powerful cam
paign for immediate Enactment of the
anti-lynching bill
Senator Van Nuys, Democrat, of
Indiana, co-outhor of the anti-lynch-
ing measure, said he would not object
to delaying debate for a day or two in
order to pass the housing bill.
There was some talk Of setting a
definite date next session for a vote on
the anti-lynching bill. but Southern
Senators were expected to block that
procedure
Wage-HOur Bills Position.
The Wage-hour bill comes up auto
matically in the House Monday, but
leaders intend to follow it with the
housing legislation, which is designed
to stimulate residential construction.
The Senate was less hopeful than
the House of getting farm bill vote
by Saturday. Because only two weeks
of the scheduled special session re-
main, party leaders started applying
pressure for action. Attempts were
being made to negotiate compromises
on some of the more controversial
issues.
Friends of the Senate bill said the
strength of the campaign to send il
back to committee was waning.
Attempts to revise the farm legis-
lation were defeated yesterday in both
Senate and House.
The Senate rejected. 38 to 81, g
proposal by Senator O'Mahoney, Dem.
ocrat, of Wyoming to prevent imposi.
| ton of marketing quotas for corr
| unless the carryover exceeds Is pei
cent of the normal supply. The
amount is set at 10 per cent in the
| bill.
Amendment Rejected.
The Senate also turned down ar
amendment by Republican Leader
| McNary, which would have elm.
| mated authority for the Secretary
of Agriculture to require corn anc
wheat farmers to store up TO 20 pei
cent of their current crops.
The House rejected two changes
Objectionable to Chairman Jones o.
the Agriculture Committee. They
We're:
Provisions suggested by Representa-.
tive Patman, Democrat, of Texas call
ing for the Government to max.
mandatory loans on all crops in ar
attempt to raise the farm income tt
the l909-19l4, or parity" level
A proposal by Representative Lucas
Democrat, of Illinois to substitute
mandatory corn loans for the bill!
provisions for loans at the discretion
of Secretary Wallace and the Com.
modify Credit Corp.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

through 100000 Federal grant, will
be available beginning December IS
to all who apply through private
physicians.
mo longer will Pennsylvanians be
deprived of serum pneumonia treat
ment because of the high cost" DR..
MacBride-Dexter said. Until now
only the very well-to-do could afford
it."
DR.. j. Moore Campbell, director Of
the Health Conservation Bureau, said
the serum costs between $50 and s75
for each patient under ordinary cir
cumstances"
The Health Department also is mall
ing thousands of booklets to Pennsyl-
vanians describing pneumonia symp-
toms and giving instructions on what
to do until the doctor comes"
Evening star., 1937-12-09

Tonight Christmas music OF old Russia aOi be heard
Station WMAL from 1880 to II pm2 when artists OF Helen
Hamton Club Troika radio part
of The StarWarner BosN B. c. Christmas Campaign for the
needy Of Washington IN the left picture Sascha Bart
nopsy Distinguished pianist 0ho ,oH play on the pogram
Nick Hope Gypsy Bokar and Vera Vaega Seated left to right
are MScha Markof Lola Lolk Dena Larena and Emil Wadn
off, Vanya Orlk sitting the foo the left
Vaya Ork Lola Lolk Emil Wadimof costume for
feature of the lo10er riqht
Evening star., 1937-12-09
1000 B|LLB0ARDS
TELL OF SERUM AID
Pennsylvania to Give Free
Dosages to Prevent Pneu-
monia This Winter.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 9.-Penn-
sylvania today ordered erection of 1000
highway billboards advertising free
serum to shield its citizens from the
ravages Of pneumonia.
DR.. Edith MacBride-Dexter, secre-
tary of health, said her department
would place the signs along all high
ways to warn against the dangers of
pneumonia and call attention to the
preventive treatment offered without
cost to all Pennsylvanians for the first
time.
Her announcement came as the first
cold spell tumbled thermometers and
renewed dangers of the disease which
in 1895 caused 1904 deaths in the
Keystone State, giving it the fourth
largest pneumonia death rate in the
Nation.
The free serum, made possible
Evening star., 1937-12-09

A new aerodrome has just been
opened at st. Marys on the Scilly Is
lands.
Evening star., 1937-12-09
Air to Ring With Yule Music
To Remind 'Santas' of Needy
Club TrOika Artists to Recall Christ
masses of Old Russia-P-T. 4. Con-
greSS Held to Tell of Distribution.

Anything but silent will be the night
when gypsy choruses, violins. guitars.
accordions and Slavic voices go on the
air this evening from Helen Hamil-
tons Russian Club Troika from 1890
to IL pm. over Station WMAL. This
show, the most elaborate presented by
the club this season. is part of The
Star-Warner Bros-N. B. C. Christ
mas Campaign, designed to give the
needy of Washington a CHEEKY holi-
day
Broadcasting from N B. c. studios,
Mrs. Walter B. Fry, president of the
District Congress of the Parent
Teacher Association, will open the
program, telling about the associa-
tion's work in distributing toys and
clothing collected through the cam
paign. It's at Christmas time each
year that the parents and teachers
of the city take time from their own
homes to sort, wrap and deliver per-
sonally thousands of toys to children
who might otherwise be forgotten. And
all of this manual work is done with
out remuneration beyond the pleasure
Of helping less fortunate people.
Yuletide music of old Russia will be
featured on the Troika program, with
SaScha Bartnovsky, pianist, and di-
rector of the orchestra, doing solo
number. Durward Bowersox. whose
violin numbers were admired by Vim
cent Lopez last week, will be heard by
the aerial audience. The lovely Lola
Lolik will sing. For the finale the en-
tire cast of the floor show will present
thunderous Hungarian gypsy chorus.
Last night a broadcast from Chill
dren's Hospital on behalf of the cam
paign made a hit with radio listeners.
Lee Everett, N. B. c. announcer, inter-
viewed a number of children from their
beds in Ward on the subject of what
they wanted Santa Claus to bring
them for Christmas.
These broadcasts, and every part of
the drive now under way in hundred
Offices in Washington, are designed
to remind you that you are Santa
Claus and that unless you take that
fact seriously an appalling number
of children will find their stockings
empty on Christmas morning.
This campaign offers you three
methods of playing tn, part of the
patron saint of Christmas. They are:
l. Attend toy matinee Saturday
morning, December 18, at any Warner
Bros. theater. A new toy or new article
of clothing is the only admission cost.
2. Leave new toy, new article of
clothing of on-perishable food (can-
ned food is excelient) at Federal
building collection centers, at any
Peoples Drug Store collection box or at
any night club toy party. Donations
made at all of these places go to The
Star-Warner Bros B. c. Christmas
campaign.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

without regard to membership or
non-memberShip in any organization
and to bargain individually
80. The right of employees to bargain
collectively, either directly or through
voluntarily chosen representatives,
and to determine the form of their
own organization for collective bar
gaining.
g. The right of employees and en-:
ployers to form organizations for their
mutual advantage.
a. The right of employees and en-
ployers to consult freely with each
other.
IS. The exercise of all these rights
without coercion from any course.
"6. In the process of bargaining
whether it be collective or individual,
either party should be free to accept
or reject proposals made by the other,
provided only that there should be a
genuine effort on both sides to reach
a mutually satisfactory arrangement.
u. No employer should be penalized
for failure to deal with any labor
organization organizing, supporting or
. maintaining strike for illegal pur-
poses, or by illegal means among his
employees.
g. Employment, promotion and re-
tention of employees on the basis of
merit with due regard for length of
| service.
g. Legal and social responsibility
OF both employers and employees for
their commitments and their acts"
Hopes for Growing Prosperity.
The manufacturers platform pic
tured broad vista of increasing pro-
duction and growing prosperity, pro-
vided all groups try to understand ano
help solve industry's problems
But among road closed signs il
| pointed to the undistributed profits
and capital gains taxes as removing
the incentive to invest in capital goods
making no allowance for previous
losses and debt burdens.
1t mentioned also continued un-
certainty involving Federal regula-
| tlon OF industry beyond the field OF
necessary public safeguards" and poll
cles which have the effect of redis-
triouing existing wealth and income
instead of endeavoring to produce
more national wealth and income"
Other stop" signs mentioned were
the continued unbalanced Federal
budget, certain non-beneficial tariff
policies, Government competition with
private industry and increasing CEN
tralization of power in the hands oi
the Federal Government.
american industry seeks the CO.
operation of all citizens in removing
these stop signals" the platform said
and warned, unless they are removed
the American standard of living will
be reduced and century trend OF
improved living standards will be re.
versed."