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Where the concerts are given.
Mr.. Kolar will conduct tonight's
concert. Mr.. Grofe will WELD the
baton at the concert on Wednesday
evening Emerson Myers, talented
young Washington pianist, will play
the solo role in George Gershwin's
Rhapsody in Blue" on the Wednes-
day program. Both concerts begin
at 8 pm.
Schumann's Fourth Symphony"
will be the main work to be presented
on tonights program under Mr. Ko-
lar. The concert will open with the
playing of the familiar "Ruy Bias"
overture Of Mendelssohn. The second
half Of the concert, lighter in its ma
ture, will include an orchestrated
version of Rachmaninoff' Prelude in
c Sharp Minor" Lszt's 'Liebestraum,"
the Strauss waltz, "Cagiostro" and
Tschaikowskys brilliant Caprice
Italienne"
The Schumann symphony has been
described by no less an authority
than Donald Tovey as perhaps the
ColIlpOSeI highest achievement lOI
originality Of form and concentration
Of material. The whole work was from
the outset fully as advanced an ex-
ample Of free form and concentrated
thematic continuity as any symphonic
poem that professed to be revolu-
tionary." The symphony exists in two
versions, of which the revised one,
published in 1851, will be heard.
THE Mendelssohn overture was
written as incidental music for q
production of Victor Hugos drama
"Ruy Bias" in Leipsic in 1889. Typ
ically Mendelssohnian, it reflects also
the stormy spirit Of the Spanish
drama. to which it serves as prelude
The "Cagliostro" waltzes come from
an operetta, "Cagliostro in Vienna" :"
written by the younger Strauss and
produced in 1875. First performed in
1880. Tschaikowskys Caprice Ital-
ienne" is an outstanding manifesto
ton Of the love of the Slav for the
color and fire of the Latin life and
temperament. The brilliant work ex-
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BadlyLightedR Rotunda
in Museum Is Now
Their Home.

nificant work. While he was making
studies for this he did several other
paintings Of similar character which
some years later came into the possess
sion Of the National Collection. Also
in the early years Of the war, a charm
ing collection Of drawings by French
artists, all Of ability, and some of re-
nown, was sent over from France as
gift to our Nation in appreciation Of
what we had done for the relief of
French artists. The collection COM
prises 81 drawings and sketches among
which are some of exquisite beauty.
These. too. have been made part of the
National Collection of Fine Arts.
A ND now a few words concerning
recent developments. During a
long period of years Thomas B. Clarke
OF New York. art lover and connois-
seur, assembled a remarkable collec-
ton Of portraits, chiefly by early
American artists. Shortly after his
death in 1928 announcement was
made Of its prospective sale in one OF
the leading New York auction rooms
At the last minute it was withdrawn
and for some time its fate was un-
known, but In February, 1896, it was
purchased en- bloc by Knoedler 81 Co.,
for client who proved to be none
other than Mr.. Andrew w. Mellon
This splendid collection, comprising
about ITS canvasses was, Mr.. Mellon
himself declared, intended for a Ma
tional Portrait Gallery. presumably to
be housed in the Smithsonian Gallery
of Art. Included in this collection
are no less than IS portraits by Gill
bert Stuart. the portrait of THE
Washington Family at Mount Vernon"
by Savage, and other notable works.
Some of these may find their way into
the National Gallery of Art, but many
will more suitably take their place
IN National Portrait Collection. The
estimated value of this collection alone
is over $l,00000O.
The splendid historical exhibition
held in the Corcoran Gallery of Art last
winter in celebration of the anniver-
sary OF the framing Of the Constitution
gave evidence of many other sources,
as yet untapped, from which a Ma
tional Portrait Collection NAV be
handsomely augmented. Probably no
feature of the proposed Smithsonian
Gallery OF Art will make wider appeal.
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IN THE production Of William
Shakespeare's pastoral comedy,

Shakespeare's pastoral comedy,
AS You Like It," at the Sylvan
L Theater Tuesday night, four old
English ballads which run through the
action Of the story in the idyllic For
est Of Arden, will be included.
The Washington Players who are
presenting the comedy h2ve invited
Robert Frederick Freund, Washington
baritone. to appear in the role of
Amiens, attending the banished
duke, who will sing Under the Green
wood Tree" and Blow, Blow, Thou
Winter Yind" in one Of the most i'm
portant scenes in the play.
A double quartet of singers from the
Estelle Wentworth Opera Group have
also accepted the invitation of the
Washington Players to appear and will
be heard in 1T Was a Lover and His
Lass" arranged by Barnby; the group
comprising Nina Norman and Mar
garet Schroebel, sopranos: Helen Eddy
and Jeanne Rose, altos; Marvin Fisher
and George Holmes, tenors, and Lee
Conant and Melville Veitch bassos.
The male quartet will also sing the
hunting song, What shall he Have
That Killed the Deer?" composed by
Sir Henry Bishop for this Shakespear-
can ballad Estelle Wentworth will
direct the singers Of her group. The
United States Army Band, conducted
by Capt. James F. Darcy, playing the
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financing, and (2) support Of the gen.
eral public through contributions and
patronage (ticket purchases. Either
sponsorship depends on large public
interest in such enterprises and con-
sequently emphasizes that the music
auditorium Of the future must have
large seating capacity in order to IA
cilitate attendance of large numbers
OF music-loving citizens at admission
rates within their means. The large
seating capacity will also make pos
sble big enough income to cover
the cost Of these productions"
HAZEL Gibson Wood indorses the
idea Of committee, as follows:
"As one of your very interested and
grateful readers, I should like to ex-
press myself as a strong supporter Of
any movement undertaken toward
providing the National Capital with
thoroughly equipped music hall, or,
better still, an opera house in the pro-
posed new auditorium.
"As a member of Mu Phi Epsilon,
sunni VI Ciic oDJeCIS Ol WHICH are
the advancement of music in Amer
lea" and cooperation with national
and civic music movements of impor-
tance,' and also as a member of
the Friday Morning Music Club, I will
gladly do all that is in my power
to promote such a project, in the
event all musical organizations and
interested musical people in Wash.
ington, in concerted action, work to-
ward this end. I should like to see
meeting called of all interested
music lovers to select a committee
to submit appropriate plans for the
inclusion of an opera house within
the new auditorium
MARGARET HOPKINS WOR-
RELL, executive secretary of
the Ladies of the Grand Army Of
the Republic National Shrine Com
mission, sent copy of bill sub
mitted for an auditorium designed
to be erected as a memorial TO the
veterans who saved the Nation. While
the bill is still tied up in Congress.
it is sponsored by notable list of
people. and calls for the erection Of
"a building containing a great audi
torium providing suitable arena for
symphony concerts and other useful
and patriotic purposes"
SO far, this is the extent of the
interest shown in planning a uniform
action by local people toward in
f1uencing the planning of the new
auditorium. Once again the plea is
made that committee be desig-
mated to represent the music public
of the city at any future time, when
the bill comes up for congressional
! consideration.
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Chicago, is more conventional, but
very spirited-a masterpiece. To the
lot OF Charles Hopkinson. then in the
fullness of his power, fell three very
picturesque sitters, representatives Of
countries then little known on this
side Of the world, but destined to
take. in the years to come, more and
more conspicuous place in world news
dispatches. His portrait of Prince
Saionji is very simple, but the face
Is a mask-typical not merely of
the man, but his nation. Even more
today than when this portrait was
painted, our neighbor to the East,
Japan, does not divulge her secrets.
Hopkinson's Pashich and Bratiano are
likewise notable as character studies.
Cecilia Beaux's portrait Of Cardinal
Mercier was painted in the Arch Epis-
copal Palace at Maline in great hall
where the cardinal was won't to receive
distinguished visitors. It is almost a
full length, standing. There is droop
OF WEAKNESS to the shoulders, but a
great gentleness and spiritual quality
in the face. The hands are unfinished
but expressive.
7 IPoN one occasion when he gave the
artist brief study period, stand
ing patiently before her in the pose
she had selected, he asked her If she
had always painted portraits. ITO
amuse him and make little story"
she says. Il told him how, when I was
a girl at home and far from being an
artist with a studio, drew and litho-
graphed fossils for scientific books.
At this" she continues, "he threw up
his hands and bowed over, laughing
like schoolboy" You are continu-
ing that occupation now," he gaily ex-
claimed. Get vous continuez encore!"D
Clemenceau was harder to catch as
he was perpetually being called away
from Paris, but fully considerate as
soon as assured Of the earnestness of
the artists purpose and her skill. His
portrait was painted in a studio lent
by Mrs. Paul Bartlett, widow of the
sculptor. The Beatty portrait was
done In very foggy weather in London,
but with excellent result. The story of
the painting OF each Of these 20 and
more canvasses should be recorded
What other nation has ever conceived
or given SO remarkable a commission
to its artists and thereby paid more
gracious compliment to its allies?
The story does not actually end
here. Johansen painted, it will be re-
membered, not only his quota of por-
traits. but a composition. The Sign
ing of the Peace Treaty." a very sig
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other agencies legally entitled to them.
The Public Documents Library, now
about ~ years old, contains approx
mately 768,500 exhibits made up of
books, pamphlets and maps, including
many issued in the century preceding
its establishment. Among the library
treasures in which the public printer
takes great pride are documents auto
graphed by ex-presidents, their cabinet
officers and general of the various wars
in which the United States has been
engaged; historical prints Of early CEN
suses, tiny blue books, Army registers,
Navy registers and congressional di-
rectories of very early date.
This priceless historical collection Of
United States documents, which, Incl
dentally, has been assembled without
the necessity for single purchase, is
the most nearly complete collection of
its kind in existence. However, the
Library of Congress justly claims title
to more complete collection of orig
inal prints of documents of the first
IA congresses, 1789-1S17, but it should
be remembered that this institution Is
nearly 100 years older than the Pub
lie Documents Library.
TO THE great satisfaction Of re-
search workers, the Public Docu-
ments Library is arranged 20 that all
publications, of each department or
bureau are grouped together. This is
accomplished by unique classification
system, devised within the organiza-
ton, of marking each book with a
combination of letters and figures
representing in general the depart
ment, bureau, series and individual
book. This helpful method is further
augmented by a much-used shelf list,
unusual in that the cards contain full
photographed Information end notes.
Some idea Of the stock represented
by this shelf list may be gained from
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~ Sans Bookshelf? Did you
~ know that he has the dis
a tinction Of being the most
prolific publisher?
I was amazed when this knowledge
came to my attention recently through
association with the Public Printer
and the controller of the Government
Printing Office. Being a lifelong
resident of Washington, I knew that
the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments sold copies of Government
publications, but gave it no thought
beyond that point until close contact
made me aware of its interesting ac-
tivities and magnitude.
The Printing Act of January IL,
1895, created the Office of Superin-
tendent Of Documents for the purpose
of supervising the sale, distribution,
cataloguing and indexing of Federal
Government publications. Through
this Office, which sells only the publ
cations of the United States Govern
ment, there is available to the public
scientific. industrial and economic
information on practically every sub
ject of interest to man.
These data are practical in use
and widely diversified as indicated
by the following titles, picked at ran
dom from a list of best sellers:
Chemical Composition of American
Food Materials" Fifty Common Birds
of Field and Orchard" House Insula-
tion-Its Economies and Application, :"
Grade Marking of Lumber for Con-
sumer's Protection" Clothes Moths
and Their Control" Classroom
Growth Record" Infant Care" "A
Description of United States Postal
Stamps From July l, 1s47, to Decem-
ber 81, 1886"
p EFERENCE may be made to any
~ or all Government publications
in the Public Documents Library, op-
Grated as q part of the ONCE of
Superintendent Of Documents in the
Government Printing Ofice, Washing
ton. For the benefit of those to whom
this library Is not available, the
Superintendent of Documents COM
piles for free distribution a weekly
list Of selected Government publica-
tions, a monthly catalogue, which is
the only periodical listing all Gov
ernment publications, and a document
catalogue, listing all United States
public documents under title, Official
author, personal author, subject and
number. The law requires that copies
Of all Government publications be sent
to the Superintendent Of Documents,
who, in addition to maintaining ref
erence and sale copies, makes distri-
buttons to depository libraries and
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Jazz Composer.

Andy Melvin, production manager
of L. E. Ryan National Advertising
Agency, who has written many songs
popular in radio broadcasts, is one
of the aspiring composers of jazz who
has received the encouragement Of
Frede Grofe to continue in his avo-
cation. Mr.. Melvin was the recipient
of an unique autograph of Mr.. Grofe
in the from of diminutive baton with
his name initiated on it,
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Monday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh M. Smythe. Mrs. Dud-
ley C. Jackson presented Eva Smythe
in q piano recital. Miss Smythe
played numbers by Bach, Beethoven,
Schubert. Chopin, Grieg, Rimsky-
Korsakoff, Poldini, Reinhold and
Tschaikowsky. She was assisted by
Mr. smythe, who gave several dra-
matte readings.
Miss Smythe leaves this week for
Chicago to erser Sherwood Conserva-
tory for q summer course.
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the fact that on June 80 Of this year
Uncle Sans book store contained more
than 100000 publications. They
are widely sold despite the fact that
little or no effort has been made to
dispose of them through advertising.
Several hundred thousand copies have
been sold of the following issues:
Health Education Series No. e." Diet
for the School Child" Child Man.
agement,' Manual of First-Aid In
structions for Miners" Prenatal
Care" The Child from to g. Keep
ing Fit" Healthy, Happy Woman
hood"
AN INCIDENT occurred recently
which fully convinced me of the
outstanding popularity Of at least two
Government publications. A friend
from New York City visited me, bring
ing along her 2-year-old daughter. The
child was so alive and brimming with
good health that she attracted atten-
ton everywhere. One day I re-
marked to her mother how fortunate
she was to have such healthy young
ster. Her reply was that the doctor
who attended her at the babys birth
advised her to secure copy Of the
Labor Departments publication on in
FAINT care. She followed his sugges-
ton and found the information inval-
liable, particularly in view OF her in
experience as a mother. She said she
felt that much Of the child's whole
someness was due to advice contained
in this booklet.
had never heard of this particular
publication, so I decided to check up
on it at the first opportunity. To my
surprise I found that approximately
1,75oo0O copies had been sold and
that it ranked second as best seller
having been outsold only by the Glass
room Growth Record" which boasts q
total sale Of more tiAn 100000
copies.
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MOST publications for sale by the

Superintendent of Documents
are extremely moderate in price, many
selling for as little as cents each,
with lower rates on quantity lots. In
view OF this, several convenient meth
ods OF payment are in use. The small
and occasional purchaser will find
the coupon method handy. Twenty
coupons with face value Of 5 cents
each may be bought for dollar, the
coupons detached and used as needed
Then there is the c. o. D. method for
patrons desiring immediate delivery
without awaiting price quotations. An
other method. and a popular one, Is
the deposit account for those placing
frequent orders. This plan eliminates
the necessity for remitting with each
order and approximately $500 such
accounts are now active
The superintendent of documents
Is legally authorized to sell at a dis
count Of IS per cent to book dealers
and to quantity purchasers of 100 or
more copies, provided the purchaser
will adhere to the established public
sales price and that the publications
shall not be overprinted with any ad-
vertising matter.
For the last decade receipts from
such sales have amounted to more
than half q million dollars annually,
the fiscal year 1887 showing an in
come from this source Of over $500, 900.
The Public Printer receives many
letters Of commendation and appre-
citation as the result Of information
thus distributed. One such communi-
cation stated that as taxpayer, the
writer felt that the value received for
money spent in this connection was
greater than that derived from any
other expenditure. Uncle Sam should
be gratified that at least one taxpayer
is sufficiently satisfied with value
Of that fact.
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Music Leaders Respond
In Auditorium Campaign
Several Renew Interest and
Give Force to Demand for
United Action Here.
By Alice EverSman.

ONE time ago this column more local interest in the
posed auditorium for the CITY, which
within auditorium"
cers and performances Although
consideration
question will undoubtedly
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Symphonic Jazz to Have
Place in Sunset Music
National Symphony to Open
Third Week in Concert
With Guest Leader.

ME standard symphony repertoire will with modern
by
National Symphony Orchestra
Sunday Symphony
hare podnm the Potomac
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FEDERAL BOOKSHELF HAS BIG BUSHES
publications Bought in
Quantities by Many
Citizen Readers.
By Im0sene HerreU.

A RE you familiar with Uncle
n Sans Bookshelf? Did you
~ know that he has the dis
4 a tinction Of being the most
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-10-07
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stle8l1y FIR Washington wl1e
JaMea Kirk. lhe rebel yelled foe
Minnesota Wei. Minnesota DOES
na9e an outstanding Negro star
zen. IN its team Mrs Tyer IL
figf waiting for an eZcuse to re-
turn - Seattle and her many ao-
tfuainfancea ard friends fnere Mr.
ane Mrs Jar0es KIRK have just
moved f1fo their newly purchased
home. Their eldest son. James.
has spent one ye8r IN the 0niver
sifg. D11t is working This year with
the nope N returning next fam.
The seobnd son. Gordon. entered
this term Mr. and Mrs 6seorge
Thomas are very much at home
IN St. Paul Mrs Thomas r. en-
p1oyed in q hotel and Mrs. Thomas
continues her dressrnakin2 which
Is az famous there AZ here. Mrs.
Mae Ffollifleid Reed looks not one
day older than she did clever years
ago when she left Seattle Fer
daughter. however, is taller than
she. Mrs. Feed MAINTAINS that
sweet personality Gl4at Is quite cap
tivatlng. Mr. Reed, you win re-
member, il IN the government SER
vice. met Mrs Foy Green at
the station ard she was happy to
send greetings 10 her frferds Mrs
I Walter McPheeters has 5eeu III
I but i better now. Her daughter.
VeTuice, is wearing an engage
nent ring the wedding Ray take
place any day now I was sorry
not 70 have met her other daugE-
ter. Other SeattIeires we're Mrs.
Mccullough, who no DOUBT VIII Re
home by the tine this goes 70
press; Mrs. LaBeIIe Jackson was
passing through with a friend on
her way East; and Mrs George
Hobbs. who IS vacatiouing IN St.
Paul with her son ard his wife.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-10-07
Life Tells Story of
Negro in Pictures

NEW YORK, Sept. 30-Twelve
full pages of the October 3 issue
of Life magazine contain an es-
say in pictures on the Negro in
development in politics, economics,
art, literature, social life, educa-
ton, and sports.
The panorama includes pictures
of the new buildings on several
Negro university campuses, full
page photo of Augusta Savage,
showing the sculptor working on
figure to be shown at the New
York World Fair; and. more than
score of Negro leaders from
Frederick Douglass to Walter
White. According to observers
the publication of so large a num-
Der of pictures of Negroes by g
national picture magazine, repre-
sents new trend in this field.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-10-07
Tells How 40-Mill
Tax Can Be Permanent

"why cannot the 4o-Min Tax
Limit law be made permanent, in
stead of reenacting it by initiative
every two years."
This question, asked by hun
dreds of voters each time the 40
Mil Tax Limit initiative measure
appears on the ballot, was an
swered by Laurence s. Booth, vice
president OF the 40-Min Tax Limit
Committee and an original advo-
cate of tax limitation IN this state.
ITO make the 4o-Mill law
permanent II viii have to be an
amendment to the constitution,
Mr.. Booth said. ''An initiative is
safe from amendment or repeal by
the legislature for only two two
wears. A constitutional amend
ment is permanent unless changed
by a subsequent amendment to the
constitution
ITO pass an amendment TO the
constitution, il is necessary to pro-
pose to the legislature n the form
Of a resolution the request that
the measure be placed on the bal
lot at the following general cleo.
ton in the form of constitution.
al amendment.
After consideration by proper
committees, the resolution is ther
considered by both Senate and tbs
House. To pass, two-thirds ma
| jority of each house is necessary
but the Governors signature Is
not required.
1.-THE resolution directs the Sec
rotary Of State to place the meas
ure on the ballot. IT must then b.
approved by majority of thos'
voting at the general election"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-10-07
v. F. W. News

Lewis Ford Post no. 289, WV,
is making plans for its second an
nuaI AaTnissioe Ball. Watch the
Enterprise for further particulars.
All members Of the Post are
urged TO be present next Wednes-
Day evening, October IL, the ladies
have a surprise for us. Don't for
get that Commander A. r. Baker
has offered a useful prize for the
first comrade that pays his 1899
dues. All ex-members may REIN
state by paying their 1899 dues in
full which is only $500.