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and has long and interesting his
tory. But the prize of the collec-
tion is the cello, made in 1897, and
in a perfect state of preservation
Arthur Hills says of 1t in this book: 81
have always regarded it as a remark
able example of Stradivari's work
both on account of its beauty of form
and its wonderful state of preserva-
ton. Its dimensions are as left by
the maker, the cutting of the sound
holes and the carving of the head
superb, and I repeat, taken as q
whole, 1t is amazing to think that
the instrument should have pre-
served its present pristine state from
the year 1897"
Mrs. Whittall's own poetic de-
scription of this group of instru--
ments, as Mr.. Orcutt records it,
deserves to be repeated: THE
three violins are as different as
human beings. They have strong
personality: the'Betts" is of royalty;
it is outstanding in beauty and
perfection, and, as Walt Whitman
once said of Mount Shasta, Alone
as Cod The 'Castelbarco' is fem
inine, the Ward is Sophisticated
it lived long in London and knows
SO many things. The 'Cassavetti' is
marvellous. A viola, when played
by great artist, can wiring your
heart. 1t can express secret thoughts
that you have felt and never could
put into words. 1t can say unsayable
things. AS for the 'Castelbarco'
cello, any artist who has once drawn
his bow acress its strings will be
haunted forever by its unforget-
table tone. When all the strings
are playing together the ensemble
is like heavenly choir, for they
all speak the same language"
But Mrs. Whittal has done more
than make a gift of these marvellous
instruments to the world, she has
provided the means by which htey
will be constantly heard. Just taking
care of such treasures is not enough,
they must be allowed to fulfill their
destiny. that of making music. Many
other famous instruments, notably
the Paganini violin, famous Guar
neri, are speechless now from the
effect of long disuSe. The Guarneri,
on view in glass case in Genoa.
has succumbed to the special ravages
OF time in the case of violins and
cannot be used in public any more.
So, realizing that the beautiful
instruments of her collection are
valueless unless their exquisite tone
can be enjoyed, Mrs. Whittall added
the gift of foundation to pay for
the best artists to come periodically
to the Library and play these in
struments in concert programs. Fur
thermore, and most recently, she has
built real home for the instru-
ments in the new auditorium which
has been specially designed to house
the Stradivari quintet where all
who wish can see them at their will.
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Gigli Tells of Years
Spent in Visits to
Many Lands

On my arrival from Europe every
one started asking me: what do
you think of swing?"
I was puzzled because the only
swing I knew was the comfortable
American veranda vehicle. 7
couldn't get very excited over this.
because I had never owned one
when I was here before.
Finally some one produced q pho
nograph and a record on which q
woman hurried through something
which sounded little like Map
pari." Now, I didn't know the lady,
but I do know "M'Appari," and
If this was the swing they were
asking about I didn't like it. I
like the old-fashioned way much
better.
Aside from swing, I am glad to
be back in America again, glad to
be back with the audiences with
whom I have really lived the great
er part of my musical lifetime.
I had only had a few years Of
public singing before I came to the
Metropolitan in 1920. So I don't feel
that the last six years were wasted,
because did a lot of things had
always wanted to do and never had
time for. I was very young, you see,
when I first came to America and
had little time for travel or relaxa-
ton. had sung for Is years with
out break.
During the last six years I made
my way quite leisurely around the
world. wandered into strange ports
and sang "M'Appari" in stranger
places. I don't thing that there is a
known country that haven't been
in-or sung in.
1t was the motion pictures that
got me down to business again. For
them I came back to the large CEN
tiers. There the sounds Of orches-
tras tuning up, the sight of crowded
music halls. the exciting storms OF
applause persuaded me that I was
really happiest in harness.
But first of all I signed a movie
contract and spent two years in the
studios. with only occasional appear
ances in concert and opera. 1 made
eight movies, of which, think For
ever Yours" was my favorite.
Then last spring I sang at Covent
Garden, in London, for the first time
in several seasons, and the en-
thusiasm of old friends and the mar
velous interest of audiences per-
suaded me that I was too young to
consider even semi-retirement. I
would get right back into the busi-
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Songs of Christmas

The 5 o'clock music hour at the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, at Seventeenth and K streets
today, will be a program of Christ
mas music, with q talk on the origin
OF Christmas songs given by Anita
Schade, German Christmas carols
sung by Helen Perry, contralto, and
carol singing by the audience to be
included in the program. The public
Is cordially invited to attend.
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The Don Cossack Russian Male
Chorus, Serge JarofI, conductor, viii
make Its ninth consecutive annual
concert appearance in Washington
at Constitution Hall. next Sunday
afternoon, December IL, at 4 O'Clock,
under the management of Dorothy
Hodgkin Dorsey, who has presented
the last 1ive concerts here of this
remarkable organization, which, in
cidentally, has never failed to at
tract capacity audiences In this city.
The Don Cossack Russian Male
Chorus sings entirely 4 cappella,
without musical accompaniment,
and 1t Is noted for its thrilling, elec-
trifying musical effects in programs
that offer Russian church music,
Cossack soldier songs and folk songs
Of the singers native Russia to which
the Cossacks cannot return. Their
complete program will be announced
later.
Sergei Rachmaninoff, eminent
Russian pianist and composer, who
was heard here earlier in the season
as piano soloist with the Phila-
delphia Orchestra under Eugene
Ormandy, will play his annual full
length recital at Constitution Hall
on Tuesday evening, December 13,
at $50 O'Clock, under the local man
agement Of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey.
Seats for any attraction on Mrs.
Dorsey's 1889 list, including
Swarthout, Menuhin. Crooks and
Meisle, Lily Pons. Heifetz, John
Charles Thomas. Bidu Sayao, Nelson
Eddy and Josef Hofmann. now may
be obtained or reserved at Mrs.
Dorsey's Concert Bureau In Droops,
1900 G street NV.
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be had at the Eighteenth street en-
trance the night of the concert.

be had at the Eighteenth street en-
trance the night of the concert.
Additions for local singers inter-
ested in joining the Washington
Opera Chorus will be held by Nine.
Amelia Cont at the Homer L. Kilt
Co. annex. 1923 G street. on Tues
day evening at 8:15 pm. Applicants
must bring accompanist.
The Nordica Mandolin and Guitar
Orchestra will present its second
concert of the season under the di-
rection of its organizer and director,
Walter T. Holt, at the Atonement
Lutheran Church, Rhode Island
avenue and North Capitol street,
Tuesday, at 8:l5 o'clock. under the
auspices of the Mems Bible Class.
Helen Eddy, soprano, and Marvin
Fischer. tenor. of the Estelle Went
worth Opera Co. will be guest
artists, With Miss wentworth at the
piano. Mr.. Holt will conduct the
orchestra.
Justin Lawrie, tenor, and his
child accompanist, Gertrude Trout
man. will give an intimate program
at the Grafton Hotel before the D.
c. Branch of the League of Ameri-
can Pen Women on Wednesday
afternoon at ( o'clock,
The board of directors of the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation of
Music Clubs will hold a meeting on
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock
at 1910 N street NV. Eva Whit
lord Lovette, president, will preside.
A number of matters of importance
will be brought up for discussion at
this meeting.
Eva Whitford Lovette will present
a group OF her voice and piano pupils
on Thursday evening. Among those
who will appear on the program are
Carolyn Schultz, Hazel Cake, Fran
else Bass Wilson, Violet Hobbs, Hat
tie Moler. Kathleen French Crisp.
Freda Hill. Gloria Masgoret, Marion
Leigh, Esther Bond, Mary Schmitt
and Messrs. lie Moyne Blank and
Joseph Emmons. The recital will
be given in the studio, at 1910 N
street NV.
An entertainment was given at
the Home for Incurables, Upton
street and Wisconsin avenue, last
Tuesday evening by Ruby Arnold,
soprano: Thomas Leef, baritone;
Granville Leef, tenor; Edith Athey,
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CnIec VlOllllS, LQe Viola ana CIe CelIC
that form the group made by the
famous master and appropriate bits
Of verse here and there add greatly
to the charm of the book. The final
chapter deals with the collection of
Tourte bows used with the instru-
ments and also donated by Mrs.
Whittall.
1t is of great value to succeeding
generations to have a history of this
unique foundation. Since it was
designed for lovers Of string music
for all time, there should be an op-
portunity for them to become
acquainted with all the information
connected with the establishing of
this gift and the book serves this
purpose admirably Since the in
struments can never leave the
Library now, all the details of their
measurements, appearance and past
owners are available to every one.
Because there is very little in
formation to be had about Stradivari
and his work, there is no attempt to
expand what is already known in
this book, but whatever has been
the impression of experts about the
master and his instruments Is set
forth impartially. For instance, to
the accepted idea that Stradivari
was the apprentice of Nicolo Amati,
Mr.. Hart of the eminent firm OF
Hart & Sons, violin makers, will
subscribe to only part of that
theory, although he proves at length
the similarity between the designs
and methods of workmanship OF
Amati and Stradivari.
George Hart of this firm wrote,
besides a book on THE Violin, Its
Famous Makers and Their 1mita-
tors" an account of the violinS, tools
and drawings. bought by Count Cozio
de Salabue, the last remaining bits OF
the great Stradivari's work left in
the hands of Paul Stradivari. He
was also the sixth owner of the
Belts violin of the Whittall COL
lection.
The instruments of this group, the
"Betts," Ward" and "Castelbarco"
violins. the "Cassavetti" viola and
the "Castelbarco" cello, represent
the best output Of. the years from
1897 to 1924 by Stradivari. The
master was 56 years old and had
reached the perfection for which
he had striven during all his younger
lifetime He had learned from imi-
tating his predecessors and had now
definitely embarked on style of his
own. In 170O he decided on one
model and varied little from it in
all that he designed afterwards until
1720, when his medium sized vio-
lins showed changes in appearance
and in tone. The violins in the
Library collection have all been
definitely classified by those re-
nowned authorities and, at one time,
owners of the instruments, the
Messrs. Hill of London
The viola is from the year 1927
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Music at Arts Club

Margaret Tolson, well-known con-
cert pianist and member Of the
Arts Club, will give program In
the Arts Club auditorium on Tues
day evening. Her numbers will be:
Fantasia in c Minor" Mozart; ;
Thirty two Variations" Beethoven:
Prelude, Choral, Fugue." Franck;
"Papillons," Schumann; La puerto
del vino." Debussy; La terrasse des
audiences du clair de lune," Debus-
sy; "Alborada del gracioso," Ravel.
Miss Tolson has also assisted DR..
Charles Edward Russell in the
ANALYSES of the programs Of the
Washington Symphony Orchestra.
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Prelude and Fugue In A Min
Anniversary Music

Gertrude Smallwood Mockbee
celebrates the beginning Of her 18th
year as organist Of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets
Me-, today.
Mrs. Mockbee's first assignment as
church organist was made when
she WAS IA, ut the Bethany Baptist
Church, where she played for two
years, later changing to her pres
ent position. During this time she
has occupied the console Of many
Washington organs and has played
concerts to dedicate three organs in
Washington and one in Roanoke,
Va. In the early days Of broad
casting she was well known to radio
audiences TOR her weekly noon
hour, organ recitals over WRC.
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Friday Club Songs

The Friday Morning Music Club
will present songs by Schubert,
1877 1928, with Florence Ludy, So
prano, and Constance Russell, pian-
list, and group of Rachmaninon
songs by Elizabeth Everett, soprano,
at its regular meeting in Barker
Hall, Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth and
K streets NV, on Friday at 1850
Am.
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ness again. So I cabled an accept
ance to standing offer from a
famous American manager and
made arrangements to come back to
the United States this autumn.
My daughter had grown up and
married since our return to Italy
and Signora Gigli decided to stay
in Rome with her, especially since
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I expected to be in America only
three months this trip. Signora
Gigli's brother had never been to
America, so invited him to join me
for the trip. Besides he would make
a fourth for "scupa' on long hauls,
along with Amedeo Grossi, my faith
full secretary, and my accompanist.
My season here has already been
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pianist and accompanist; Violet
Pierson. readings, and Paul McCrea
assisted by Roscoe"

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
Glee Club recently entertained the
Optimists Club Of Washington at
the Mayflower Hotel and partici-
pated in the entertainment at the
Elks annual charity ball, held 1T the
hotel on Wednesday, November ,23.
j. Humbird Duffey is the director
and Cornelia Kinsella the accom-
panist.
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Giglito Give Recital
Here This Afternoon
Great Italian Tenor to Be
Followed by Cossacks
And RachmaninOff

Benamno Ggh pronounced Jeelyih who
succeeded House and vhe
signed the Metropolitan for decade following death returns
the American concert operate
and viii be heard At Constitution Hall o'clock
In full recital ~ ~
oigns Washington first Appearance he
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Allegro" from the Sixth SYMPTOM"
"Eelokues" Triptych> (after readings Of
vlrKin Conrad Bernier
(O When the Dew on the Tender Grass
Is Sweetest to the Cattle
(b) May Your Reed and Ny Voice Be
Joined in . SONG"
(c) Behold! All Rejoice In the Ase to
Come"
Nirst performance)
"Westminster Chimes' l. VYerne
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Whittall Foundation
Made Subject of Book
Stradivari Story Is Told
With Recognition of
Instruments Value
By Alice Eversnpan.

little book has Just been released by the Gertrude
Clarke Wha Foundation of the Library Congress called
stradiva Memorial written by William Dana orcu
the history the foundation the Sradar instruments brief
outline of how Whts
Library lovely
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Frauenhein Recital
At Sulerave Club

BE- The program Of the piano recital,
by Norman Frauenheim, to be given
at the Sulgrave Club, 1901. Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, on Tuesday
evening, At 0:45 O'Clock, Is rs follows:
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AAesO AAWOS AAA VAAC N0PAtdA olAlCS A1OA-
will be under the local management
Of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey and
precedes by two days his ofIicial re-
turn to New York music In q recital
he will give at the Metropolitan
Opera House on Tuesday evening,
December 6.
In mid-January, Gign will return
to New York for one Of the major
events Of the 1859 season-hts re-
appearance with the Metropolitan
in . production Of either "Aida" or
lie Boheme," both Of which are top
favorites with 0igi's American au-
diences. In the meantime, Gieli Is
making 4 series of guest appear
ances with the Chicago Opera and
filling a series of concert and recital
engagements in various parts of the
country. ...
Gigli will sing the following pro-
3ram.
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Notice
The special muse page,
IanA%aI

1Ne Special UlHSlc page,
deDOted to Christmas music,
1Dill be published on Friday,
December %. Or0anists 1oill
please note that the dead
line for receiuing such no
tices is Thursday, December
-, Copy must De tyPeWrt-
ten and sent to the Music
Editor and any receiDed after
that date z0iX not be used,
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Organist to Give
Howard Recital

Conrad Bernier. organist, will be
heard in a recital Tuesday evening
at the Rankin Memorial Chapel.
Howard University, at $3.50 pm.
The program is as follows:
''Fantasy and Fugue in q Minor"
J. g. Bach
Noel ct variations L. c. DaQuin
"Pastorale" Cesar Eranck
Choral in A Minor" Cesar Franck
Piece Heroiaue" C Cesar Franck
Evening star., 1938-02-21
Submits Proposal to
Relieve Unemployment

To the Editor OF The Star:
We must think of one thing, first last
and alWays-the Unemployment OF every
person who wants to work.
Who shall re-employ our people?.
Private employers. Seven million of our
people must be re-employed at prevail
ing rates predicated on so weeks Of
work, with a 52Week guaranteed annual
income of no less than 81 500. This re-
employment will cost $875 900 900 a
month, or 101a billion a year. which,
however, will be received by the Gov
eminent through semi-annual or quar-
terly special tax returns
The Government should not issue any
more tax-eXempt bonds, which are large
~ acquired by the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn. The bonds are tax exempt, yet the
money is taxed to pay the interest.
II the Government can issue its bonds.
it can also issue its own money and
properly regulate, and control it for the
well-being Of the people.
Regardless of whether the Govern
ment will issue its own money. tax free,
the pay roll money should be distributed
by the Government through the private
employers.
The employer should submit and GER
tify the proposed pay roll to the Gov
ernment.
The Government should collect
through a IL per cent Federal gross in
come tax on all receipts OF activities con-
Quoted for profit.
All industries assuming their share of
the Unemployment should be required
to remit with each pay roll check for
one-half of the cost of such pay roll. All
income and profits taxes should be tempo
rarily increased to return to the Govern
ment 3ss billions additional revenue to
balance the budget
ROBERT j. TIERNEY.
Evening star., 1938-02-21

plans to goose-step their way across Eu-
rope, is dismissed with the words that
lose nothing of significance because they
are relatively few. II am happy to an
nounce," Hitler says. that have now
completed an agreement with Austria" !"
Evidence mounts that this Happiness" is
conf>ned to Berlin. Vienna, shackled and
sullen, is oppressed by other emotions,
which today must ramify like terrifying
mirage far beyond the Blue Danube.
Evening star., 1938-02-21
Maritime Labor.

Despite the admittedly unsatisfactory
conditions in maritime labor relations,
the bulk of expert opinion is that pend
ing proposals for establishment of a
mediation arbitration system similar to
that operating in the railroad industry
will not solve the problem at this time.
In simplest form, the explanation is
that the shipping industry, from neither
employer nor employe viewpoint, has
achieved the enlightened status in
labor relations which results in success
full operation of the mediation system in
the railroad industry. Over a period Of
years, the railroad unions had become
responsible agencies accustomed to deal
ing in responsible manner with employ
ers who had become convinced of the
value of dealing with organized workers.
AS consequence, there has been little
difficulty in achieving mediation of rail-
road disputes or voluntary arbitration if
such is necessary. In the process, the
railroad union discipline has been such
that they would abide by the waiting
period provisions before taking precipi-
tate strike action
Such conditions do not prevail in the
shipping industry. Over long period,
the ship owners have been able to avoid
any strict bargaining responsibility.
During the same period, the seamen
and allied workers were becoming in
creasingly disgruntled, finally reaching
the stage where the possession of collec-
tive bargaining power brought them a
virtually uncomfortable urge to demand
concessions without delay or exercise
their rights to strike
BY the measure now under considera-
ton. jurisdiction of maritime labor would
be divided, with the Labor Relations
Board and the National Mediation Board
sharing principal responsibility.
Both agencies have informed the Sem
ate Commerce Committee, considering
the proposal that they feel such an
arrangement to be impractical.
In view of this and other testimony
from sources experienced in labor rela-
tions, it may be reasoned that most
effective guidance of maritime labor
might be reached through the continued
application of the national labor rela-
tions law to that industry and the edu-
cational and conciliation procedures Of
the Maritime Commission and the De-
partment of Labor
Evening star., 1938-02-21
Wagner Act an Example
OF Logic in Farm Bill
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Wagner Act is logical absurdity.
There is no power on earth that can
separate authority and responsibility, nor
even change their coincident measure
ments one-millionth part of an inch.
In the Wagner Act, this fact is ignored.
Authority is given to the majority Of
employees in unit" to represent "exclu-
sively" all employees, whether the minority
like it or not The majority has no re-
sponsibility, according to the act, as to
what happens to the minority who might
not want to join union. They are de-
prived Of the right to make living in
the way they have been making it.
The majority is given authority in
several ways to take action which will
directly affect the profit and loss account
of the employer. but the employer, ac-
cording to the act, remains solely re-
sponsible for this profit and loss account.
Only few thousand words are sufi-
cient to obscure this logical monstrosity
in this act. What may we expect in the
$4,000 word farm bill.
w. STANLEY FREEMAN.
Evening star., 1938-02-21
Truck Sizes Limited.

The United States Supreme Court, in
a unanimous decision recently rendered,
has pointed the way to eliminating from
the highways those great juggernauts
of commerce that 60 bearing down the
roads night and day, driving the little
fellows mostly upon the shoulders, but
sometimes contracting and leaving death
and destruction in their wake. They
have been getting longer, wider, and
heavier. causing the destruction Of hard
surfaced highways.
The court ruled that South Carolina
regulation which limits the gross weight
of such vehicles to ten tons and the
width to ninety inches docs not in
fringe the fourteenth amendment. and
the resulting burden on interstate COM
merce is not forbidden"
Other statSs, confronted with the prob