Evening star., 1939-07-12
President 10 Attend
Opening Wafer Gate
Concert Tonight
Crowd Of 10000
Expected; Perfect
Weather Promised

Music, varying from the symphonic
overtones of Brahms to the lighter
mood Of Schubert, will echo over the
Potomac Water Gate tonight when
the National Symphony Orchestra
opens its third season of Sunset
Symphonies before an estimated
audience of 10000 music lovers led
by President Roosevelt.
The President is expected to be
accompanied by members of his staff
and a number of Government Off
cials. Mrs. Roosevelt is out of town.
Perfect cooperation Of the weather
has been promised. Fair skies have
been predicted by the Weather Bu-
reau for tonight.
Final rehearsal for the concert
was scheduled to take place aboard
the barge this morning. The barge.
which the w. p A. has been enlarg-
ing for this summers concerts, was
moored in position at the Water Gate
late yesterday and the acoustical
shell, built last year through a w.
P. A. grant and by w. P. A. labor,
was assembled on it.
Program Opens at 8 PM.
DR.. Hans Kinder, director of the
orchestra, will open the program at
pm with the '"Toccata" of F'resco-
baldi and continue with Brahms
First Symphony" the major work
of the concert.
The second part Of the program
will include Handels Largo" Schu-
bert's Ballet Music" and Schoen-
herr's "Perpetuum Mobile" the
"Valse Triste" of Sibelius, and the
polka and fugue from Weinberger's s
folk opera, "Schwanda."
In the audience at tonight's con-
cert will be a number of repre-
sentatives of Government, social and
service circles Among those who have
made seat reservations are Attorney
General Murphy, Admiral William
D. Leahy, chief of naval operations,
and Mrs. Leahy: Gen. George Mar
shall, Army chief of staff; Senator
King and Representatives O'Day and
Randolph.
AS before, canoes will be permitted
to tie up between the shore and
the orchestra barge. Concert pa
irons planning to attend in motor
boats have been asked to arrive well
before the opening number so their
motors won't disturb the audience
on shore. During the concert q
harbor police launch will patrol the
waters around the barge.
Parking Permitted.
Here are the answers to parking
and transportation problems:
Parking will be permitted on both
sides of the roadways leading to
the Lincoln Memorial, although the
roadways will be kept clear to in
sure an easy flow of traffic.
Special bus schedules have been
instituted by the Capital Transit
Co. for symphony nights. Buses
of the Potomac Park line will run
at flve-minute intervals from Sew
enteenth and K streets NV. begin
ming at 6 pm. The Connecticut ave-
nue. line will make two special trips
to the Lincoln Memorial, leaving
Chevy Chase Circle at tbs pm.
and 7:25 pm. A bus will leave
Georgia and Alaska avenues at
TOT pm. and Kansas avenue on the
Petworth line at 1908 pm. A large
number of busses will be on hand
after the concert to take care Of
the departing crowds.
If the weather should double
cross the fair predictions the con-
cert will be postponed until to-
morrow at 8 pm, and If tomorrow
nights concert is called because OF
rain tickets may be exchanged for
tickets for next Wednesdays con-
cert at the National Symphony box
Office in the Homer L. Kilt music
store.