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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Willis Smith In
County Tuesday
Possible Candidate for Demo.
cratic Nomination For
Governor was Here.

Willis Smith, prominent Ra-
leigh attorney who is expected
to announce his candidacy in the
near future for the Democratic
nomination as governor of North
Carolina, was in the county
Tuesday visiting friends and feel
ing out the sentiment here to
wards the ensuing governors
race.
Mr.. Smith and Wade Eller were
schooljmates at Trinity college
and he also has number of 9TH
er personal friends in the coun-
ty.
From the looks of things this
is going to be a hard foughtcrace
for the Democratic nomination, -
Mr.. Smith declared.
Those who have already an
nounced are Mr.. Horton and ].
M. Broughton. Besides Mr..
Smith, two others are also ex-
pected to run.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
WORK GOING FORWARD
AT MILLER'S CHURCH

Work on Miller's Church is 60
ing forward. When we build q
church we start in the woods and
come out with logs which are
sawed into lumber. The excava-
ton is completed, so the first
construction can begin at once,
We do not go, so fast in building
as a large w. P. A. project takes
all voluntary labor a great deal
of the time. All work, all umber
all hauling, saw milling, have
been donated by the community
thus far. When the men of the
community are off from work
we have about 18 men working
on the church building, all vol
untary work.-The Ashe Presby-
terian.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Will Give Xmas
Program Here At
Church Friday

The annual Christmas pro-
gram of the West Jefferson Meth
odist church will be given to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock in
the church auditorium and all
members of the Sunday school,
church and their friends are cor
daily invited to attend, Rev.
Hoyt Wood, pastor, stated yester-
day.
A special program has been ar
ranged. It includes a brief mes
sage by Mr.. Wood, reading by
Myrtle Dean GRAPHICAL, a talk by
Mrs. Wood and singing of Christ
mas carols by the Epworth
League members.
At the conclusion of this pro-
gram, Santa Claus will distribute
presents and treats.
A special Christmas service is
also being planned for the Sun
|day morning service. Mrs. Sharpe
Shoemaker will render a Christ
mas solo selection and Mr.. Wood
will deliver his annual Yuletide
message and distribute favors.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
McNutt To Speak
At Jackson Day
Dinner Jan. 9Th.

Hon. Paul V. McNutt, Federal
Security Administrator will be
the speaker at the North Caro-
lima Jackson Day Dinner on jan
uary 9th. Definite confirmation of
this appointment was received
during the weekend by State
Director John D. Larkins, Jr.
North Carolina is indeed fortu-
nate to get this distinguished
speaker. The invitation was ex-
tended some weeks ago and at
that time Mr.. McNutt expressed
desire to accept, but several con-
flicting invitations left the matter
in doubt until the past week.
Georgia particularly wanted him
for the same date.
The Jackson Day Campaign,
conducted annually by the Demo-
cratic party for the purpose of
raising party funds, will culmi-
nate in dinner to be held in the
Virginia Dare Room of Hotel Sir
Walter, Raleigh, on the night of
January 9th. This date was adop-
ted several years ago, it being the
anniversary of Andrew Jackson's
great victory over the British at
New Orleans on January 9Th,
1915. The dinner this year will
observe the 125th anniversary of
that battle.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
GOOD PROGRESS MADE
ON THAXTON CHAPEL

The outstanding disappoint-
ment of the quarter is that the
Thaxton Chapel was not ready
for a Thanksgiving service. This
was due to several things over
which we had no control. One
was the promise of lumber on a
certain date, which was not de-
livered; another was inclement
weather.
But the work is going forward
as this is being written. The sub
flooring is going down and the
framing is going up. If weather
conditions allow and if we have
no difficulty in securing the pro-
per materials, the Chapel will
soon be closed in and made rea-
dy for services. We trust that this
can be before Jan. /, 1910.
Mr.. VIM. Roy Wallace, of Win
ston-Salem, drew the plans. The
Chapel will have Gothic windows
that once were used in the South
ern Presbyterianism's greatest
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
MRS. CORA BROWNE
DIED AT AGE OF II

Funeral service for Mrs. Cora
Browne, II, who died of pneu-
monia Thursday, Dec. 7th, were
conducted at Southfork Baptist
church at 1000 P. M. Saturday,
with Rev. w. D. Ashley, Rev. H.
M. Winkler, and Rev. A. E.
Browne officiating. Interment
was made at the family cemetery.
Surviving are her father, Will
liam H. Blackburn, SO years old;
one sister, Mrs. w. M. Day; her
husband, j. S. Browne. Six child
rem: Edgar Browne, Austin,
WASH; Walter Browne, Fleet
wood; Mrs. ]. F. MsGuire, Todd;
Mrs. w. H. Reed, Tacoma, Wash;
Mrs. 0. T. Watson, Laxon; Miss
Maude Browne, Holston, Va, al
so survive.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

Mrs. Mack Fox and daughters
Betty Sue and Imogene, from
Statesville are spending the no.
lidays with her parents MIR. and
Mrs, John Dixon at Nathans
Creek. ......... ... =, -,
Mrs. G. H. Mcclure returned
from a Charlotte hospital last
week.
Miss Aileen Hardy, a student
nurse at Grace hospital, Banner
Elk, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Z
Hardy Of Grassy Creek.
Miss Virginia Covington, stu
dent at Appalachian State
Teachers college will visit her
sister Mrs. J. C. Wootton this
week end. She and Rev. and Mrs
]. G. Wootton will leave Mon
day for a visit with relatives ano
friends in Asheboro, Reldsvllle
and Ellerbe.
After many months of patient
work, Mrs. Howard Morphew ha:
been successful in placing little
Polly Anna Gentry in the Grand
father home for children.
Ray Blevins who has been II
school at Emory Henry college
and Peck Davis who is in schoo
at Wake Forest, both OF Lansing
have returned home for the
Christmas holidays.
The following students from
Ashe county, who are registered
at Mars Hill college, have re-
turned home for the Christmas
holidays beginning December 10
and ending January 2: Re1
Campbell, James c. Gambill, o.
West jefferson; Marie Heller
Clark, of Lansing; and Doris
Spencer, of Grassy Creek.
Mrs. Herbert Littlewood, o:
Helton was a pleasant visitor II
town Tuesday.
Misses Virginia and Elizabeth
Speers spent the weekend II
Winston-Salem as the guests o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Tucker.
Mr.. John Donnelly arrived here
Tuesday, from Mooresville tt
spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Tucker
were the dinner guests of judge
H. c. Tucker, Sunday evening.
Mrs. w. G. Thomas and small
daughter Ruth Barker who have
been spending several days II
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Miss Mcneil, MIR.
Sturdivant Wed

A wedding of much interest
here and elsewhere, was that of
Miss Mary Lillian Mcneil and
Mr.. James Sturdivant, which oc-
Cured at Huntington, w. Va,
Friday, December 18th.
Mrs. Sturdivant is the attrac-
tive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. McNeill of Jefferson. She is a
graduate of West jefferson high
school and has been attending
Draughn's Business college at
Winston-Salem.
Mr.. Sturdivant is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Sturdivant OF
West jefferson. He is a graduate
of North Wilkesboro high school
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturdivant will
make their home in Akron, Ohio
where Mr.. Sturdivant is en-
ployed.
Past sorrows, let us moderately
lament them;
For those to come, seek wisely tC
prevent them.
JOHN WEBSTER
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Miss Alexander,
Mr.. Waddell Wed

Of interest to their many
friends in Ashe county is the
marriage of Miss Sallie Grace
Alexander of Crumpler, to Mr..
Dwight Waddell of Grassy Creek,
which took place at Indepen-
dence, Va. on Dec. IL. 1889.
Miss Alexander is the talented
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. V.
Alexander of Crumpler. She is a
graduate of H. S. H. S. and at
tended business college at
Blacksburgh, Va. She has had
special work in music and has
taught in different schools in
the county.
Mr.. Waddell is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Waddell of
Grassy Creek. He is a we'll known
livestock dealer in Ashe and ad-
joining counties.
They are making their home at
Lone Pine cottage at Crumpler.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
PRINCIPALS ASKED TO
SEND REPORTS IN NOW

Supt. j. B. Hash is requesting
all district principals to have
their reports in his office by Fri
day afternoon if possible in or
der that December checks may
be released as soon as possible.
He states that through the
courtesy of the Belk's Depart
ment Store he has a large brief
case to give to each teacher who
calls or sends for same at his
office.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Miss Oliver And
Mr.. Lewis We'd

Miss Matte Oliver, attractive
daughter of Mrs. Sherman Oil
yer, of Milan, and Charles Lewis,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roby Lewis,
of West jefferson, were married
in Trade, Tennessee, last Satur-
day by Rev Tom Farmer, it was
announced here this week.
The couple will make their
home here with Mr.. Lewis pa
rents. He is a graduate of Jeffer-
son high school and is employed
by the Vannoy Manufacturing
Co.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
STEPHEN PERRY WAS
BURIED ON WEDNESDAY

Funeral service was held yes.
terday for Stephen Perry, "a, al
his home at Apple Grove, with
Elders Dewey Rotten and Ed Da.
Wis in charge.
Death occurred suddenly at his
home on Tuesday. The deceased
who had long lived in this coun-
ty was engaged in farming while
his health permitted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
PERSONALS

Sanford, returned here Tuesday
Miss Grace Roland, former en-
ployee of Graybeal's Drug Store
who has been off to school is
helping there during the Christ
mas rush.
Mrs. Robert Barr spent last
Friday night as the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Faison, in Winston
Salem.
Mrs. Mary Belle Breeze, is
spending this week in Banner
Elk where she is assisting in a
special F. S. A. clinic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Graybeal,
MIR. and Mrs. Amos GRAPHICAL ana
! Miss Maude Witt motored to
Lynchburg on Saturday. Miss
Witt who has been spending seve-
raj days here with her sister,
Mrs. Glenn GRAPHICAL, remained
at her home in Lynchburg as did
Mrs. GRAPHICAL. The others return
ed here Sunday.
Mrs. w. L. Dent and Mrs. Ray
mond Francis were in States
vile on Tuesday.
Mr.. Levern Johnson has re-
turned from business trip to At
lanta where he also witnessed the
Gone With The Wind" celebra-
ton.
Mr.. J. B. Coward, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, was in town yester-
day en- route back to his home
for the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. E. A. Ray and Mrs. ANNA
Ray spent Wednesday afternoon
in North Wilkesboro.
Miss Virginia Speers has been
appointed to the position of libra
ry supervisor in Ashe and Allie
ghany counties.
Miss Josephine Robinson who
is teaching at Mountain View
high school, is spending the
Christmas holidays with her pa
rents.
Miss Evelyn McClain, of the
Elkland faculty, is spending
Christmas with her sister, Miss
Lillian McClain in Washington
ID. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Bowie and
Mr.. Thomas Bowie left today for
Birmingham, Alabama, where
they will spend Christmas with
their daughter, Mrs. Carter Redo
and family.
I Miss Mae Goss has been spend
ing a few days with her sister
Mrs. Ivan Miller, in Roanoke, Va
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Harwell who
are visiting her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Ed GRAPHICAL, were in town
Tuesday.
Rastus Gentry of the Baldwin
community entered the Baptis'
hospital this week.
; Charlie Davis took his small
child to the Wilkes hospital thi!
week. The child is said to be sui
fering from a severe case O:
diphtheria.
Mr.. J. N. Tulbert went to Char
lotte this week where he is tax
ing treatment.
Mrs. Joe Robertson, of CreSto1
was in town Saturday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Jake Little was a visitor
in town Saturday.
Mr.. Cornett, section foreman
for the N & w has about recov
cred from injuries sustained in /;
motor car accident recently.
| Miss Bessie Greer of Roanoke
Va, visited at DR.. Reeves las
week.
| Mr.. Boyle Heath has been Wis
iting here for some time. He nov
makes his home in New Mexico.
Mr.. D. Plummer of Montana
! formerly a native of this section
| who has been away for over thir
| ty years is here on a visit now.
| Mrs. Clyde Farmer, Misses Del
| la Perry and Madeline Han
lwere here on business Saturday
| Miss May Goss and her mothe,
and Miss Essie Gambill were Wis
itors in North Wilkesboro OF
Tuesday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

Experiments have shown that
syrup prepared from sweet po-
tato starch is comparable in ap-
pearance and flavor to corn
starch syrup prepared under SIM
liar conditions.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

Seminary's Chapel - that of
Watts Chapel in Union Theologi-
cal Seminary.
A picture of the Chapel and
complete list of the donors will
be printed in the next issue
The Ashe PRESBYTERIAN.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21
Welcome

To the Shell Service Station
at Warrensville, we are glad
to supply you with Shell Pro-
ducts.
We are we'll equipped to
wash and grease your car.
Courteous men to serve you.
A. G. CAUDILL, Mgr.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

Mrs. Bruce Dent accompanied
Mr.. Dent to Charlotte on Tues
day.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16

Accident, were Friday afternoon Wis
itors with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nick
low.
Mrs. Jennie Frazee returned to Can
ton, O., after spending the past week
here with friends.
Jonas Bittner, Johnstown, Pa, Wis
tied his grandmother, Mrs. LYDIA Saw
age, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Guard, Brad
dock, Pa, spent several days here at
their home recently.
Meshack Casteel was a business cal
Ter in Cumberland, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Frazee and their
daughter Patty visited Mrs. Mary
Cuppett on Thursday. They returned
to their home in Canton, o., Friday.
Mrs. Earl Guard and Mrs. Paul
Friend spent Wednesday in Cumber-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Jenkins and
daughters were callers on friends in
Bruceton, W. Va, Sunday.
Foster Glover and family, Cumber-
land, visited their daughter, Mis-:
Cleora, who is with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Murphy, over the weekend.
Miss Marie Wicklow visited her par,
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day morning and Rev. Knoell, Confu-
ence, preached on Sunday evening in
the Christian church here.
Edward Filsinger, Cumberland, was
a weekend guest of his grandmother,
Mrs. Hattie Casteel.
Rev. Henry Knoell, Confluence, was
a weekend guest of Mrs. Minnie Har-
ris.
James May and John Lucky, Con-
nellsville, were guests on Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Warthen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Fike, Cove,
visited the formers mother and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Lytle.
E. S. Thomas, Confluence, spent the
past week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ly-
tie.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. limbaugh and
Meshack Casteel attended the COM
munity sing at Markleysburg on Sun
day.
Eddie Bartholomew was a business
caller in Oakland on Wednesday.
Campbell Ryland, Washington, D.
c., has been visiting with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. w. Ryland, the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haenftling, CT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16

The Republican heard from a form
er resident this week, who was just
paying his subscription with his own
money, and not, as he stated, with any
of F. D. RS millions.
He added: 81 can't for the life of me
understand what is wrong with people.
AS long as l lived in West Virginia l
was able to keep her Republican.
Thinking Maryland needed me moved
over and gave my valuable service and
brought her out of the red. Then
thinking Pennsylvania needed me l
came here and you can readily
see what l did over here. But
here's the rub. Maryland and West
Virginia both fell by the wayside. Sor-
ry there isn't time to come back and
straighten things out again. Signed,
E. NJ. Stallings, New Paris, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16
Another Contribution

Little boy blue come blow your horn,
There's a government agent counting
your corn;
Another one lecturing to the old red
sow,
On the number of pigs she can have,
and how.
PAS gone to town to find out what
He can do next year with that old
meadow lot;
Aunt Minnies in Washington drag
ging down pay
From the old age pension or the AAA;
The hired man quit when the work
didn't please
And got him job trimming Govern
ment trees;
They will be telling you soon, if you
don't take care,
Where you can live, and just what you
can wear;
How much you must pay for your
pants and your shoes,
So this is no time to be taking a
snooze.
Little boy blue may be buried deep,
under red tape,
But he's not asleep.
The Whole Works
We were informed this week of an
undertaken, who doesn't even live in
the county, who conducted funeral
service the other day in the county,
and when we say conducted, that is
what we really mean.
He did the preaching, he did the
praying, he led the singing, and was
the soloist; he was one of the mem
bers of the quartet, and even commit
ted the body to the ground. He may
have had other accomplishments which
our informer forgot to mention, but he
appears to be an exceedingly valuable
man for any community.
Isn't He Cute?
Russell Browns face may not still
be red, but it probably will get that
way if you ask him about the fol-
lowing incident:
Down in a hospital in Baltimore
where his wife and infant son are re-
siding for the time being, Russell was
pointing through the window into the
babies room for the benefit of some
visiting friends just to show them
which one had the name of Brown.
"That little fellow over there with the
LIGHT hair" he grinned, and added,
just as any proud father might, "Isn't
he cute?" "Why he looks just like
you," said one of the friends.
At this point a nurse came along.
care you looking for your baby? l
moved him about ten minutes ago over
into that other corner"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16
Going Back Fifty Years

A visitor at The Republican office
on Tuesday asked to see the files of the
paper of fifty years ago. In going over
an issue dated in October, 1889, his
attention was attracted to letter ap-
pearing therein, which reads as fol-
lows and is reproduced in this column
with the thought that human nature
was the same half century ago as it
is today:
Oakland, Md, Oct. %, 1889.
To the People of Garrett County:
The undersigned County Commits
sioners Of Garrett county desire to say
that they are not invaluable and do not
pretend to say that they have not
made some mistakes in the perfor-
nance of their duty, but all the
charges made against US by the Demo-
crat in its editorial columns concern
ing the contingent fund, Selbysport
bridge, Selbysport road, alleged illegal
levies to the Clerk, physician and other
persons, and for other purposes, and
all charges, imputations and insinua-
tionsT of official misconduct, corrupt
jobbery, extravaganza, squandering
public funds, violation of law and dis
regard of our official oath, are NAL
icious, unqualified and unmitigated
lies, conceived, written and published
in malice, to misrepresent and damage
us, to deceive and mislead the people
for political purposes and influence
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ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wicklow. al
State Line, over the weekend.
John Capel and family were n
Frostburg Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Wicklow were Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Spear and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hart and Miss
Louise Wicklow, Oakland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Wicklow and daughter, of
Terra Alta; Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Dun.
ham, Emert Shoemaker and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Mitchell and
son.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16

their action in the pending campaign,
as was well known to the person MAX
ing those charges, at the time he made
them. Whatever has been done by US
in the discharge of our duties has been
done conscientiously, of our own vo-
lition, uninfuenced by any person or
anything other than due regard for
the best interests and welfare of the
county and it's people, in observance
of the law and our oaths.
Brison Welsh,
w. P. Hansel,
Michael burst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16
BEVERAGE ALCOHOL AND ITS
SOCIAL PERILS

LESSON TEXT-Amos 6:1-6; Peter Pill,
IL; AIS.
GOLDEN TEXT-It is good neither to eat
flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything where
by thy brother stumbleth.-Romans 14:21.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16
When He Doesn't Worry

His Satanic majesty never wor-
ries about the man who has come
to the conclusion that there is no
devil.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16
Lesson for February 10

! Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
Iected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Chapter Names Delegates
To Convention,
Russian Trio Gives
Unusual Program

It is not often that one has occa-
sion to hear three works so foreign
to one another in style and content
as those performed by the Russian
Trio at the Howard University last
night and carry away the feeling of
q thorough esthetic satisfaction.
Three artists, Nina MesiroW-M Min
chin, brilliant pianist, who under
stands how to make use of all the
hidden resources of her chosen in
strument; Herman Felber, violinist,
endowed with an admirable sense of
proportion and style, and Ennio
Bolognini, cellist, with a beautiful,
warm tone and many subtle shad-
ings at his command, combined their
forces in the presentation of Beetho-
vens Trio No. 4, Op. H." Rachman-
inoff's Trio Elegiaque, Op. g. and
Joaquin Turina's Trio No. 2, Op.
76," the latter two rarely heard,
possibly never before, in this city.
In their ensemble, the group has
achieved perfection equaled only
by a combination of instruments of
the same nature, such as that of a
string quartet, for instance. The
piano tone is never disturbing under
the firm and singing touch of Nine
MesiroW-Minchin; on the contrary,
as it should be, it adds brilliancy and
character to the strings. In the
Beethoven work, minute attention
was paid to form and the classic
accent, while the trio of Turina.
lyric IN nature, moved along in long,
graceful lines offsetting the serious
ness OF Rachmaninoff's composition.
Most unusual, Rachmaninoff'
Trio Elegiaque," written in memory
OF Tschaikowsky, Immediately after
his death, and performed a month
later at memorial concert, shows
the young man already master
at 70. Although this trio is sup
posed to be fashioned after Tschai-
koWsky's similar work, dedicated by
the latter to the memory of Nicholas
Ruolnsteln, 1t is different, as this
opus does not offer any relief in the
intensity of the grief expressed.
The trio is abundant in rich har-
monies, unmistakably identified with
Rachmaninoff. Somber in its be-
ginning, with the marchlike pre-
clslon OF funeral procession and
solemn bell tolling, the composer set
himself to the loving task, as it were
OF gathering strains of music belong
Ing to the departed master and
weaving them into this memorial
work. Full of poignant sentiment,
1t introduces also bits of the Rus
sian orthodox chanting, developing
toward an effective finale with it's
closing, long sustained and dimin-
1shing note by the cello which seems
10 express the tragedy and the
pathos of the occasion.
The composition places MANY ex-
acting technical and interpretative
demands upon the performers. The
mood alone imposes a tension which
can easily result in the slackening
OF attention on the part of the
listener. if played by an ensemble
less qualified than the one heard
yesterday.
There was spontaneity and genu-
Inc appreciation in the applause
which rewarded the artists for their
achievement. de s