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than this In Europe, where not only
has he gained recognition as one
OF keen, lntuitive Judgment and dis
elimination, but also because OF
generosity of impulse and action
His love of Italian art has been
manifested not merely in what he
has take from but given to Italy
For the restoration of the Gonzaga
Palace and its famous frescos at
Mantua, one time the home OF
isabella dEsti, he has supplied the
necessary funds. Restorations else
where in Italy of historic monu-
ments have been made at his ex-
pense. In appreciation and admira-
ton, Italy has conferred upon him
the Order of Knight of the Grand
CroWn-the highest honor within
its bestowal. But what delight he
must have taken in the doing and
what pleasure to him it must have
been, all along. to himself, to do
honor to the works of those masters
who have so touched his sensibilities
with their appeal!
Mr.. Kress has also bought in this
country, when opportunity offered
and In more than one instance
through prompt intervention and
acquisition, has prevented a great
work of Italian art from recrossing
the seas. Through the late Lord
Duveen he has also made acqui-
sitions in England, but his collection
does not bear the stamp of any
one adviser; the choice has appar-
emily been his own, probably in con-
sultation with many. In short, to
make 1t what it is he has spared no
pains. The price he has paid is
merely matter Of conjecture.
What, some will ask, will the COM
ing Of this collection to Washington
mean-other than in glory? First,
1t should, and undoubtedly will, give
great pleasure; second, it must set
up a standard, and third, it cannot
fail to help to establish tradition,
that foundation upon which the art
OF the future must be built. The
great painters of Italy for 800 years
were true artists and brilliant crafts
men; they had something to say
and they said it beautifully. Theirs
was an art of very high order. and
therefore it has survived. To an
extent, of course, it reflects the cul-
ture and the spirit of a very great
age and people, but, strangely
enough, it is not outdated; not a
thing of the past. but alive today,
vital, full Of meaning, subjective,
esthetic and spiritual and, while it
once belonged to those by whom
and for whom it was created, it is
now ours, a great heritage, as well
as a great trust, from the past,
which we may, if we wish, make
part Of the fabric of our own goth
century lives. Such is the gift
which Mr.. Samuel H. Kress-follow-
Ing the example of Mr.. Andrew w.
Mellon-has made to the National
Gallery Of Art at Washington.
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Concerts at G.. w. u.

The Symphony Club Of the
George Washington University is
presenting series of free yard con-
certs in the university quadrangle
on four succeeding Thursday nights,
the first having taken place on
Thursday. July 13. The four pro-
grams will be heard from the ter
race back of Corcoran Hall. In
case Of inclement weather the con-
cert will be held on the following
Friday evening. The hour for all
concerts will be $3.50 pm. The pub
lie is invited.
On Thursday joint recital piano
and voice, will be heard. On August
3, scenes from Faust" will be Of
fered in costume.
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BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

lnere is a pralSeWOrtny euOrC on
the part of the recording companies
to make known to the public the
symphonies of Haydn, doing more
in this respect than most of the
symphony orchestras. The Colum-
bia Co. adds to the list the Haydn
symphony No. SO in F Flat Major"
known as No. of those written
for the noted London impresario,
Solomon. 1t was through this en-
terprising man that Haydn was
brought in contact. and his works
made known, to the world outside
his own country, and from that
time on he became in every sense
dear to those who might have looked
upon him as just another great for
eign musician.
With the great number of SYM
phonies that seemed to flow so easily
from Haydn's pen, it is astonishing
to find that each carries its own
bit Of originality. While the genial,
fluent style is always the same, the
little touch Of syncopation in the
first movement of this symphony
and the obbligato played by the violin
In the finale are distinctive features
All of Haydn's minuettes are full of
charm, and this one of the third
movement is no exception, while the
symphony ends with a movement
full of spirit and melody. The sor-
row caused by the death Of Mozart,
the news of which reached Haydn
as he began to write, dimmed his
enthusiasm somewhat, but the work
had tremendous success at its first
performance, with the composer at
the harpsichord and Solomon the
concert master. The recording Is
played by the Columbia Broadcast
ing Symphony, directed by Howard
Barlow.
From the classicists has also been
taken the "Partita No. 6 in E Minor"
by Bach for recording by Walter
Gieseking and the Beethoven so
nata No. 8 in G Major, op. No. g."
recorded by Nathan Milstein and
Artur Balsam. Gieseking is as fine
a Bach interpreter as one could
wish to find and in his playing of
this Partita brings back the charm
of long-past music united to his
own sensitive discernment. The
Beethoven sonata is one of the most
delightful that the master wrote. full
of his most genial moods. sparkling,
gracious and lighthearted. The two
artists are masters of style and
technique. and their presentation
is a finished one.
Egon Petri Is to be heard again,
this time in novelty of which not
even a single performance in this
country can be found listed
Liszt's Fantasia on Beethoven's
Ruins Of Athens" Mr.. Petri plays
with the London Philharmonic Or
chestra, directed by Leslie Howard.
The arrangement keeps the pianis-
tic point Of view foremost, and Petri
takes advantage Of the opportuni-
ties offered for the display of his
fluent and, when needed, delicate
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The source Of his prediction is
undeclared. but. whatever it may
have been, he has held to it without
deviation and with great singleness
OF purpose.
His career is that generally de-
scribed as "typically American" won
by diligence and wit, with more than
the usual measure of that most
precious possession called common
sense" Beginning as school,
teacher, he became for a short time
shopkeeper, in little town in
Pennsylvania. Later he established
a wholesale business in Wilkes
Barre, out of which grew the chain
of 240 stores now operated from
coast to coast under the name of
S. H. Kress g. Co. From his Rev.
olutlonary ancestors he must have
inherited courage and perseverance;
from the stars his love of beauty
in art. Also, somewhere In his
makeup, Is desire evidently to
share that which he prizes most
with his fellow man.
For Small Museums.
In 1882 Mr.. Kress began circu-
latlng collection of approximately
60 paintings by Italian masters to
small museums throughout the
country-25 in all-in 13 States. The
collection was sent under the charge
OF a capable manager, without cost
to the institutions in which it was
shown. In connection with these
displays handsome catalogue, with
color reproductions and informative
text, was distributed freely, to the
number of 1875 900.
No exhibition was ever more ef-
flciently handled and few have met
with greater interest and appre-
citation. In every place there were
exceptional records of attendance.
In no instance. furthermore, was
the exhibition used to advertise. or
magnify, in Importance, the Kress
stores. Few really knew that there
was any connection between the two.
Not only did Mr.. Kress circulate
the excellent exhibition freely, but
followed 1t with gifts of one or more
paintings. In this way IS works
by Italian masters have found their
way into small public museums
throughout the United States, many
OF which are in cities and towns
where no works by the old masters
were previously to be seen. From
the educational standpoint alone
this enterprise has been of ines
timable worth.
Known in Europe.
Gradually, about five years ago,
the name of Samuel H. Kress began
to appear in catalogues of impor-
tant loan collections as lender,
and in 1896 he was elected trustee
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York. Incidentally, he has now
been elected to the Board of
Trustees Of the National Gallery Of
Art.
But Samuel H. Kress, the COL
lector, has been known much longer
Evening star., 1939-07-23
By RowIand Lyon.

Washington has one of the finest
geological gardens in the world, and
artists resident here should enjoy its
advantages. Sketching at the Zoo
offers the Utopian opportunity OF
combining business and pleasure.
The ideal time for the stumbling
follower of Rembrandt to ply his
trade is the forenoon of any day ex-
cept Saturday or Sunday. To appear
at these times, or on any holiday, is
to court a fate worse than death.
Hundreds of children licking ice
cream cdnes and munching popcorn
will surround the luckless painter
and swamp him with flattering but
inconvenient attentions. Adults, too,
will Immediately transfer their in
terest from simian or reptilian at
fractions to Homo Sapiens Arts
ticus.
The animals, however, maintain q
polite indifference. After all, a
painter looks to them not unlike any
other two-legged guest, with the pos
sible difference that he clutches an
array of boxes, brushes, water bot
ties, and camp stool, instead Of a
bag of peanuts. To the animal mind
peanut has possibilities, but a
paintbox is worse than useless.
Each animal offers certain indi-
vidual attractions as a model. Per-
haps the most cooperative is the al
ligator, for he will hold the pose"
for hours, without so much as bat
ting an eyelash. Unfortunately, his
immobility hardly makes up for his
lack of charm-and the market for
alligator portraits is singularly
limited.
The two-toed sloth, hanging up
side down, Is runner-up for lethargic
honors.
The elephant won't necessarily
stand still, but he has the priceless
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Review of Recordings

technique. The work is interesting,
combining the March in E Major"
the Chorus of Dervlshes" and the
Turkish March"
Dvorak's Quartet No. in E Flat
Major, cp. 81" is also released this
month by the Lener String Quar-
tet. All of the Dvorak qualities are
there, the melody and flowing
rhythm, minus the nostalgia Amer
ican themes and the richer sub
stance that marks his other works.
1t is pleasant composition but not
one that leaves a deep impression,
nor does it reveal any additional
facets of the composers art.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

hurtz WILL conduct tonight are
among those which brought him
ovations both from the audience and
from the personnel Of the New York
Philharmonic when he conducted
the fourth week of the Lewisohn
Stadium concerts recently.
Wednesdays Sunset Symphony
concert will introduce to Water
Gate. audiences as guest conductor
OF the National Symphony Orches-
ira man long familiar to them
through his intimate connection
with the motion pictures and the
radio, Emo Rapee. With Mr.. Rapee
will appear one Of the most distin-
gulshed artists to be engaged for
this summers concert series, the
young Viennese violinist, Ossy Re-
nardy, who makes his Washington
debut on this occasion.
Mr.. Kurtz's complete program to-
night, In the order In which he will
present the numbers, consists of
Mozart's Abduction From the
Serial, Overture" Arensky's "Varia-
tions on Theme of Tchaikovsky,"
"Scherzo and March," from Proko-
f1eff's Love of Three Oranges;
'Bacchanale," from Saint-Saens'
Samson and Delilah";; King
Dodon In His Palace and END of
Dodon," from Rimsky-Korsakovs
"Coq dor" and Tchaikovskys
Sixth Symphony"
Emo Rapee, who makes his debut
as guest conductor with the National
Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday
Evening star., 1939-07-23

even q nice personality, the wart
hog, In the antelope house, is unsur-
passed. His only token of recogni-
ton is an annoyed grunt. The an
telopes themselves, however, are
graceful creatures, perfect subjects
for the student Of design and mod
ern streamlined form.
A pupil Of mine was once doing
. water color Of q group Of sebras.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

mained motionless long enough for
the picture to be completed.
It is said that an artist must suf-
fer for his art. I have suffered the
scorn Of the eagles, the indifference
Of the big cats, the mockery Of the
monkeys, and the dignified reproof
Of the shoebill, but I. have been
spared one final indisnity:: As yet,
none Of the visitors has thrown me q
peanut!
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Suddenly the animals, firing of the
hot sun, retired into the stable built
for them In their cage. The young
woman was at q loss what to do,
and. as the sketch was one Of her
best, she enlisted my aid. I cut
some long grass and held 1t entic-
ingly through the bars. The zebras
stampeded In my direction like .
group Of equine couvicts, and re-
Evening star., 1939-07-23

but 1t consists of supreme MASTER
pieces, so that in comparative merit
1t vleS with the greatest in the
world. This standard Mr. Mellon
insisted should be upheld. AS the
Kress collection is one of the great
est, If not the greatest in the world
OF Italian paintings that has been
assembled by any private collector,
1t completely meets this condition.
Many have asked with wonder,
why so large building was being
erected for the National Gallery of
Art when the Mellon collection could
be displayed in such comparatively
small space. These now have their
answer. Special galleries for the
reception and display of the Kress
collection together with works by
artists of the Italian schools from
the Mellon collection, will be
promptly prepared and available
when, little more than a year from
now. the National Gallery of Art
opens.
Mr.. Kress is the first collector to
follow the example of Mr.. Mellon,
but he will not be the last to en-
itch the National Gallery of Art
The wealth of private collections in
this country is manifested by the
works now on view in the Master
pieces of Art Exhibition at the New
York Worlds Fair, as in the past,
from time to time, in the distin-
guished loan collections exhibited by
the several museums and under pri-
vate patronage. What more logical
than that many of these will event.
ually find placement permanently in
the gallery of art at Washington
which is the property of the people
of the whole Nation?
Remarkable Examples.
The Kress collection includes 375
paintings (many of which have come
from famous collections in Italy and
elsewhere on the continent of Eu-
rope and 18 pieces of sculpture
the former beginning with the 18th
century and extending through the
18th century Sir Kenneth Clark
director of the National Gallery of
London, says There can be no
doubt that it is one of the most re-
markable collections of 18th and
18th century Italian art ever
formed" to which DR.. Wilhelm Sui
da, another outstanding expert adds,
mo other American collection or
museum, or scarcely any European
museum gives-as it does-Such a
universal idea of the development
Of Italian painting from Cimabue
TO Veronese."
Count Cintini Bonacossi of Flor
ence goes even further, asserting
that the Kress collection is "the
most important, extensive, best or
ganized body of Italian painting Of
high quality which has been as
oembled by any individual in mod
srn times" and Bernard Berenson,
critic and author, remarks that as
Q collection ut is unique not only
In quality but as completely salts
.ying to both students and anna
Seurs."
What higher praise could 1t have?
Very truly it has been stated by Mr..
David Bruce that when this collec-
ton is installed In the National Gal
lery Of Art, with other masterpieces
- previously given, one of the most
important centers for the study Of
italian art in the world will have
been created.
Certainly the value of this gift is
tnestimable. There are included in
the catalogue of the Kress collection
many great names, but mose sig
nificant still is the breadth of the
representation. If one would know
the fun measure of the achievement
Of the Italian schools of painting
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KreSs Gift of Art Works
HOnOrs National Gallery
Painting and Sculpture of
Italy's Great Masters
For American Benefit
Bv Leila MechIn.

The gift OF the Samuel OF
sculpture to the National Gallery David
Bruce president
July l3
as uih Mr. Melons hope that
a Woud JOIN with
AZ t same time makes OF Mr. MELONS magnificent
cene truly national institution
gallery he founded should bear his
something bigger and finer and unselsh
and this conception is taking
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Kurtz to Direct Sunset
Symphony This Evening
Wednesday Concert Leader
To Be Erno Rapee, With
Violinist in Debut

For his hna o'clock tonight
with the National Symphony Orchestra this
phonies series at Potomac Water
first conductor Of the
placing
his choice nationality
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Warren F. johnson, Organist
Church Of the Pilgrims
22nd and p Sts. NV.
1880 O'Clock
"Maestoso" (Finale) from
Sonata In E nat BairstoV
Folk Song Prelude Edmundson
Evening star., 1939-04-27

was no doubt about it. Suddenly It
stopped sailing in circles and began
to move swiftly in Chatterer's direc-
ton. He knew now that it was
Redtail beyond a doubt and he be-
came almost frantic with fear. He
began to run back and forth along
the old rail.
whats the matter with you?" de-
manded the Merry Little Breezes.
Chatterer told them. The Merry
Little Breezes saw Redtail and they
knew that if he hadn't already seen
Chatterer with those wonderful eyes
of his he soon would.
'Listen!" cried one of them sharp
ly. IF you don't sit still and let us
use your tail for sail well 60 of
and leave you right now"
Evening star., 1939-04-27

It wouldn't have been much of a
ship for you or for me, but for Chat
terer it was quite all that he could
ask. At first he was sadly fright
ened at being so close to the water,
but when he found how steadily his
ship sailed along he lost that fear
and began to enjoy the voyage. In
fact, he began to feel quite impor-
tant and to think himself very smart.
Il don't believe" said he, talk
ing to himself, that there ever was
Squirrel so clever before. believe
I am the first one ever to 60 sailing.
I wish Peter Rabbit and my cousin,
Happy Jack, could see me now"
OF course, Chatterer wasn't the
flrst Squirrel ever to go sailing, Just
as this wasn't the first food. No,
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Edgar Rice Burroughs

"Oh!" cried Chatterer. "Please
don't do that. I'll sit still! Indeed,
I will if only you will blow your
hardest!"
The Merry Little Breezes prom
ised that they would and Chatterer
sat still, though it was dreadfully
hard thing to do. You see he felt
as if he was doing nothing. Nearer
to the shore drifted the old rail and
bigger and bigger in the sky grew
Redtail the Hawk. The Merry Little
Breezes blew until they were almost
out of breath. Redtail seemed to
stop right overhead. Then he shot
down with closed wings. The Merry
Little Breezes gave mighty blow.
Chatterer raced along the old rail
and jumped as hard as he knew
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

In the nick of time is a way of
saying just in time, the very last
instant in which a thing could be
done. If you Jump out Of the way
of an automobile just in time to
avoid being hit you do 1t in the nick
OF time. And this story Is to ten
you of something Chatterer did in
the nick of time.
You remember how he had dis
covered that his tail made a splen-
did sail when the Merry Little
Breezes blew against 1t from be-
hind. In a little while Chatterer
began to enjoy his voyage. That old
rail made q fine ship for q Squirrel.
Evening star., 1939-04-27

things. He certainly wouldn't have
enjoyed that voyage a bit if he had.
It wasn't until he was almost to
shore that Chatterer thought Of
Redtail the Hawk. Why he hap
pened to think of him then he
doesn't know to this day, but think
OF him he did. He looked up In the
blue, blue sky this way and that
and then with a little gasp Of fright
he fixed his eyes on tiny speck
far away. It was sailing round and
round in the sky. No one but Red
tail or one of his relatives sailed
like that. Chatterer's heart sank and
he glanced anxiously toward the
shore. for 1t seemed to him that speck
had grown larger even while he was
watching 1t. In q few minutes there
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LETTER-OUT

the uord
letter in center column onnoIe
the correctly
o Yesterdays Leter-Out
Letter-Out
90 QUOTERS-OUSTER (put out).
(U) DUNDEE-ENDED (stopped).
(O) CAPR1OLE-CALIPER (rneasuring instrrment)
Cd PORTOISESTOOPER (bends down..
(T) MINARETS-REMAINS Qeavines).
Evening star., 1939-04-27
indeed. But he liked to think he
was and to feel very brave.

indeed. But he liked to think he
was and to feel very brave.
In the excitement Of his strange
voyage Chatterer forgot everything
else. He quite forgot that there
might be any danger save from the
water. If he had been on land he
wouldn't have thought of making
such a long journey right out In the
open unless he could run his very
fastest all the way. Even then he
would have tried to find things to
hide under on the way. But here
he was sitting right in plain sight
of any one who happened to come
that way, and with no possible place
to seek safety If an enemy should
happen along. It was just as well
that Chatterer didn't think Of these
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For q. 8. Patent OEcs
BY Mormon Morsi
ADVERTISEMENT.
BY Hobon

how. He landed on an old log, onl
end OF which was on the shore, raced
along this and darted under soml
rubbish. He had been just In thu
nick OF time to escape those great
claws OF Redtail's. With a scream Of
disappointment Redtail flew off. Al
Tor the Merry Little Breezes, they
danced for Joy and then went ofj
to rest while.
(Copyright)
Evening star., 1939-04-27
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ley, who has returned from a tour
of many states and visit to the
San Francisco Worlds fair.
He did not indicate, of course.
whether Farleys favorable report
would be taken as a green light"
in regard to third term, but said
he planned a trip to San Francis
co, Seattle and Alaska, probably
next month.
Some observers were quick to
read political significance into the
forthcoming western trip. They
pointed out that he would have
numerous opportunities for speech
making and sounding out political
sentiment in key states.
Meanwhile, Sen. George w. Nor
riS, Ind, Neb., said Mr.. Roosevelt
may be forced to seek third term
to complete the New Deal because
of the lack of a candidate who
would carry on" his policies.
This week Mr.. Roosevelt will make
last minute preparations for re-
ceiving the British royal family.
The king and queen are scheduled
to arrive here June 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-01
JOE PALOOKA
By LOGAN JENKINS

Babies or books pocketbooks
or pants =. =. sleepy gentlemen or
discarded stockings
They are all the same to Hugh
Quinn. He gets them in his Christ
mas sock" because every night is
Christmas morning to the assistant
manager and doorman of the Unit
ed Artists theater in El Centre.
Quinn was showed under Thurs
day, but not disheartened. He was
showed under by an accumulation
of 'lost" articles that rivaled in
variety if not in numbers a dis
play of the British museum.
The Christmas sock" angle en-
ters the picture through the GER
tainty that someone every night
will leave something somewhere
within the theater It may be any
thing at all, but it is as inevitable
as hangover.
Quinn thumbed through the as
sortment in the theater's Lost and
Found" department and made pro-
fessional comments now and then:
you'll notice a numerical pre-
ponderance of pocketbooks and
wallets. Most of them are sans
cash
Here's a ducky item He
held up pair of pants
And our collection of vanity