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Evening star., 1939-01-29

are started this winter. The largest
carlton ever built-75 bells-is al
ready under construction, the max
ing of which will take four months.
Before taking its place in the me-
mortal, the carrillon will be on
view at the New York Worlds Fair,
together with other Florida exhibits.
The bells will be played electrically,
either from a piano keyboard or
from an automatic player with rolls
resembling those used by the piano.
player.
The songs of Stephen Foster will
be heard every day and the hours
will be designated by the West
minister chime sequence. The cost
of the memorial and carlton will
approximate $35O,000 and is the gift
of the Florida Stephen Foster Me-
mortal Association.
Word has just been received that
Quintet for Strings and Piano."
by Harriet Nash, will be broadcast
on Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock
from Cleveland. 1t will be per-
formed by four men from the Cleve-
land Symphony with the composer
at the piano.
Miss Nash is sister of Walter H.
Nash, prominent organist and COM
poser of this city, and was formerly
a resident of Washington. She be-
gan the study of the piano at the
age of 8, supplementing her artistic
development by vocal work and the
study of interpretive dancing. Con-
centrating on composing, Miss Nash
spent six years here and abroad,
perfecting herself in its principles,
and in 1882 produced her first work,
"Nocturne," although her initial
venture, which decided her definitely
on a composers career, was a set
ting of Tennyson's poem, Break,
Break, Break"
The quintet was written in New
York City two years ago while Miss
Nash was studying with DR.. Vincent
Jones. 1t was produced at the New
York University on a program di-
rected by Philip James, again by
the Durieux Chamber Music En-
semble in Floral Park, Long Island,
and recently, on December IL, in
Ohio.
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Christine Charnstrom, gifted jun
ior pianist, is to give an invitation
recital in the sun parlor of the
Washington Hotel, Pennsylvania
avenue at Fifteenth street NV,
Friday evening at 8:15. She is
native Washington musician, carry
ing on the artistic tradition of her
family under the guidance Of her
mother, we'll known as a concert
singer here a few years ago.
The program Miss Charnstrom
has arranged includes: Bachs Fan
tasia in C Minor" and three move
ments from Beethoven's "Sonate
Pathetique, Opus 49," Also, 'Papil-
Ions, Opus g." Schumann; "Scherzo
in B Flat Minor, Opus 81" Chopin;
La Cathedrale Engloutie," Debussy;
LES Jeux d'Eaux a la Vile d'Este,"
Liszt, and La Campanella," Paga-
nini-Liszt.
AS an encore, one of the Chinese
dances by Bainbridge Crist, Wash
ingtoa composer, will be offered.
Miss Charnstrom II . pupil Of Nine.
Louise Coutinho.
Evening star., 1939-01-29

d SCllSC. WIFI WIldU We Cdll
American folklore is in many cases
Il ansference from other nationali-
ties, the circumstances surrounding
Its cultivation here give what may
be considered national slant to it,
Collecting our folklore has become
the prime interest of certain musi-
clans within the last few years and
the most recent addition in pub
lished form is that of Robert w.
Gordon. His Folk Songs of Amer
ica," the first to be released in book
form, has been given out by the Folk
song and Folklore Department of the
Federal Theater's National Service
Bureau as part of an educational
program.
For number of years Prof. Cor
don travelled continuously, pene-
trating every corner of the land
where folk music might be found
and recording what he heard, either
on phonograph or in writing, until
he had compiled a most compre-
hensive collection of every type of
this fascinating music. He has been
helped by contributions from inter-
ested persons, from college presi-
dents to hoboes, all over the coun-
try, who sent in an enormous
amount of material From this has
been assembled library of great
value, with the best and most char
acteristic bits forming the material
of the new book.
Furthermore, Prof. Gordon has
given the background and the use
of these songs for better apprecia-
ton of them. He explains the &C
tual use of Negro spirituals, why
lumbermen and cowboys sang after
work and sailors and Negros while
they work. He has gone into jails
and studied the songs of the chain
gang and has included the outlaw
songs with their frank portrayal of
crime. The entertainments of the
simple mountain people, the church
services in small, out-of-the-Way
community with its spirituals; the
songs at a baptismal or burial, all
these are combined in way to be
at the disposal of every one.
Stephen Foster and the Suwanee
River will be honored together when
the memorial amphitheater and
carlton tower at White Springs, Fla,
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Crouch in Recital
At Music Colle9e

John Crouch will play the third
recital of his sonata series at the
Washington College of Music on
Saturday evening at $3.50 o'clock.
This series illustrates the develop
ment of the piano sonata from
Scarlatti to Schostakowitsch; his
third program will include the
Brahms 'F Minor Sonata, Opus S."
and the Liszt "B Minor Sonata"
in one movement.
His fourth and last recital Of
the series will be heard on Satur-
day evening, March 4, at $50
o'clock.
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Vincent dTndy, and the First SYM
phOny in G Minor" of Kalinnikov.
Mr.. Powell, who was originally sche-
duled to play the Brahms "B-flat
Piano Concerto" consented to
change his program in response to
numerous requests received at the
National Symphony office asking
him to play his own compositions.
One of the most important Amer
lean works for piano and orchestra,
NEGRO Rhapsody" was dedicated by
the composer to Joseph Conrad "in
admiration for the story, Heart
of Darkness" Given its premiere
in 1920, DR.. Walter Damrosch chose
it as one of the works to be played
by the New York Symphony Orch
estra during its tour of Europe that
same year and presented it to en-
thusiastic audiences as a represent
ative American composition. On the
occasion of many Of the European
performances the composer himself
was soloist.
The work had the additional
distinction last season of being
chosen for one of the programs of
the N. B. c. Symphony Orchestra
and was the first piano concerto
played on the famous Saturday
night concert series, Mr.. Powell
again doing the honors at the piano.
A native of Virginia, Mr.. Powell
today lives in his home State. Born
in Richmond, he began the study
of the piano as child and his prog
ress was so rapid that his parents
decided to send him to Europe to
study. In 1902, at the age of 20, he
left for Vienna where, as pupil
of Leschetizky, he grew to the
stature of a mature artist.
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nQuld beauty OF true lyric voice
with ability at at coloratura; Robert
Casadesus, French pianist of one
of Paris most notably musical fam
lilies, who has taken Isador Phil
ipp's place as head of the piano
faculty at Fountainbleau, and Rene
LIE Roy, famous French f1utist, who
also is on the faculty of the con-
servatory at Fountainbleau.
Nine Sayao studied for four years
in Brazil, then went to Nice, France,
where she worked with the great
Jean de Reszke during the last
two years before his death. She
had her operatic debut in Rio de
Janeiro as Rosina in Barber of
Seville" She won immediate tri-
umph and followed with duplica-
tions of this success at the Teatro
Colon of Buenos Aires, the Opera
Comique in Paris, the Royal Opera
in Rome and La Scala in Milan.
Toscannini introduced her to New
York as prima donna in Debussys
Blessed Damozel" in 1886, and the
following year she was signed for
the Metropolitan and made her
Washington debut at the Pan-Am-
erican Union, followed by her first
Washington recital appearance un-
der Mrs. Townsends auspices. She
sang is performances at the Met
ropolitan last year and won in
slant success with audiences there
as abroad.
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Reviews of RECORDINGS

the Looking Glass" suite for or
chestra played in this recording by
the Columbia Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Howard Barlow.
He has approached this subject,
dear to every one, whether child
or adult, with the utmost sympathy.
He seems to have gone back to
the time when the charm of this
whimsy of Lewis Carroll operated
most potently and there brought
all his mature musical knowledge
to bear on giving 1t musical set
ting appropriate to it. After the
Dedication" you will find recorded
"The Garden of Live Flowers, -
"Jabberwocky," Looking Glass In
sects" and THE White Knight"
The story of Alice in Wonder
land" has been staged and filmed,
but no clearer or more ingratiat-
ing presentation of it has been
had than its musical form by Deems
Taylor. Thoroughly descriptive as
it is, there is also a continual de-
light in the inventiveness in his
musical speech and skillful use of
the orchestral instruments to attain
the right expression of what is being
related. Sometimes this is so un-
usual yet so appropriate that one
chuckles in deep appreciation of
the clever choice.
There Is, for instance, the use
of the bassoon to illustrate the
death of the Jabberwocky, the xylo-
phone for the ''vorpal sword" of the
hero and the cello and flute for
THE White Knight" The whole
battle with the Jabberwocky and
the personality of The White
Knight" are delineated at length
with the richest imagination pos
sible.
Then there is the very lovely
Dedication, following the first
stanza of the foreword of the story,
the brilliant presentation of the
chattering of the flowers and the
infinite variety that is called into
play to create the insects in this
fairy world.
The orchestra, an especially fine
toned one, plays it beautifully, the
difficult bassoon solo coming out
perfectly and the whole a most
refreshing performance under the
skillful direction of Mr.. Barlow.
For the chamber music enthusi-
asts is released Beethoven's Quar-
tet in E Flat Major" for piano and
strings, played by three members
of the Roth String Quartet, with
E. Robert Schmitz, pianist.
This quartet was originally a
quintet for piano and wind instru-
ments-the oboe, clarinet, horn and
bassoon-and as such was given its
premiere with Beethoven himself
taking the piano part and nearly
upsetting the performance by a
burst of sudden improvisation which
took hold of him in the last move
ment and which he developed while
his astounded fellow players waited
to continue the written part. This
group of artists give as fine a per-
formance of it as one could wish
to hear.
Among the single discs is one of
Eric Coates London Suite" a de-
lightful, brightly-colored work spir-
itedly reproduced by the London
Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted
by the composer, who has given
graphic musical descriptions of
"Covent Garden" westminster
and "Knightsbridge," in the form
of a tarantelle, meditation and
march, respectively.
Evening star., 1939-01-29

On Wednesday evening at $50 the
Florence Howard Studios will pre-
sent the second in a series of studio
programs. The singers will be Gladys
Wilcox, Elma Dotter, Myrtle Barnes,
Eleanor Westergren, Margaret War
then and Elsa Radle, who will come
from Richmond to be present. The
program will close with compositions
of List, played by Lois Abernethy,
pianist, and Die Lorelei," sung by
Elizabeth Everett, soprano. The ac-
companists will be Marjorie Davis,
Lois Abernethy and Wilma Kaplan.
The studios are located at 1408 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
At its regular meeting on Friday
the Friday Morning Music Club will
present music for two pianos, played
by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kaspar, and
by Irene Lerch and Henry Kaspar.
Dorothy Tyler, soprano. will be
heard in a group of songs, with Villa
Semple at the piano. This meeting
will be held, as usual, in Barker Hall,
Y. W. c. A., Seventeenth and K
streets NV, at 1870. am.
The program for the Sunday mu-
sic hour at the Young Womens
Christian Association at Seventeenth
and K streets today at 5 o'clock will
be presented by Doris Sturgeon, vio-
linist, assisted by Norma Simonson,
soprano, and Dorothy Radde Emery,
pianist. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
An instrumental ensemble is meet
ing at the Young Womens Chris
tian Association at Seventeenth and
K streets at o'clock on Friday eve
nings, under the direction of Muriel
Abbott Marshall, violinist. A cello
and viola are needed, and more vio-
Inns will be welcome The music Of
flee at the Y. w. G. A. will give addi-
tional information.
Additions to augment the present
membership of the Columbia Light
Opera Co. are now being held each
Monday and Friday evening at Z
o'clock at Thompson School, Twelfth
and l. streets NV The company is
planning an ambitious spring sea-
son and will soon begin work on its
new operetta. There is an especially
good opportunity for male voices in
the tenor and bass sections.
Emily Marsh Withers, soprano,
presented program of songs be-
fore meeting of the Huguenot
Society held at the headquarters of
the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton last Monday evening. She was
accompanied by Hester Smithey.
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Whittall PROGRAMS

Because of the inability of Andres
Segovia to come to America this
season, the programs for the con-
certs on February % and IS, under
the auspices of the Gertrude
Clarke Whittall Foundation, at
the Library of Congress, will be
changed. Instead of works for
chamber music with guitar, the
Roth Quartet will present two pro-
grams of string quartets. These will
be in addition to those already an
nounced for February is and 18.
The works to be presented will be
announced later.
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Concert Schedule
TODAY.

National Symphony Orches-
ira, DR.. Hans Kinder, conduc-
tor; John Powell, pianist solo,
ist; Constitution Hall, 4 pm.
Y. w. c. A. music hour, Doris
Sturgeon, violinist; Norma
Simonson, soprano; Dorothy
Radde Emery, pianist; Barker
Hall, S pm.
Dorothy Seegar, song recital,
Roosevelt Hotel, $50 pm.
Robert Barrow, organ recital;
Edwin Steffe, baritone, assist
ing; Washington Cathedral,
Sis pm.
MONDAY.
Bidu Sayao, soprano; Robert
Casadesus, pianist; Rene LIE
Roy, f1utist; Mrs, Townsend's
musicale, Mayhower Hotel, II
am.
TUESDAY.
Philadelphia Symphony Or
chestra, Eugene Ormandy, con-
ductor; Kristen Flagstad, So
prano soloist; Constitution
Hall, 8:45 pm.
Navy Band Symphony Or
chestra, Irene Lerch, piano SOLO
list; Sail Loft, Navy Yard, $3.50
pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira, $50 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy
Yard, 4:45 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 2::30 pr. and Marine
Band Symphony Orchestra,
William Pfeiffer, violinist, solo,
ist, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Benefit concert, Bennett
memorial fund, Central Union
Mission, Constitution Hall, 8:15
pm.
Fleurette Joffrie, song recital,
Arts Club, evening.
Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira, $50 pm.
FRIDAY.
Friday Morning Music Club,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kaspar.
Irene Lerch, pianists; Dorothy
Tyler, soprano; Barker Hall,
1870 am.
Christine Charnstrom, piano
recital, Hotel Washington, 8:15
pm.
Silver Spring Singers, Eliza
beth Clayton Bacon, director.
"The Bridge of Melody" audi
torium East Silver Spring
School, 8:15 pm.
Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy
Yard, 3 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 3 pm.
SATURDAY.
John Crouch, pianist, sonata
recital, Washington College of
Music, $50 pm.
District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Music Clubs, Junior de-
partment recital, Sale de Re-
cital, 1925 G street, 8 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Songs at Arts Club

Fleurette Joffrie, featured color
atura soprano of Western grand
opera and popular radio singer, will
present varied program on Thurs
day evening at the Arts Club OF
Washington. Mildred Deane, Wash
ington pianist, will play her accom-
nAnimeutS,
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John Powell in Dual Role
With Symphony Today
Pianist and Composer to Be
Solo Performer in His
Own COmnOSitiOn
Own Composition

John Powell eminent American pianist and will
dual with National this
Constitution Hail. the his
Negro Rhapsody"
Other works
IT, the
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Three Famous Artists
Chosen for Musicale
Brazilian Soprano Brings
Voice of Unusual Quality
To Program @,
lO Program

Three artists all OF whom have fame and popularity in the
National we'll
will combine promises
attractive Townsends
These areBidu Brazilian combines
Evening star., 1939-01-29
American Folk Songs
Gathered in Publication
Foster Memorial Has Form
Of Theater and Carlton
In Florida Exhibit
BY Alice EverSnan.

1t is becoming more generally realized that the folk Of
No other land has wide assembly
its borders each of them retaining their
nnal making
from
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Operating Revenues
Of Railroads Advance

Preliminary reports from 90 class
l railroads, representing 8l3 per
cent of total operating revenues,
show that these railroads, in July,
1899, had estimated operating rev.
enues amounting to 1927 ,293 ,346
compared with s243 3,624,e62 in the
same month of 1898, and 1868 ,989 ,094
in the same month of 1880, the
American Association of Railroads
said. Operating revenues CT these
roads in July, 1899, were % per cent
above those for July, 1888, but 1874
per cent below July, 1880.
Freight revenues of the class l
railroads in July, 1899, amounted to
S210091 1868 compared with S192 ,546,-
173 in July, 1888, and 1921 ,403 1923 in
July, 1880 Freight revenues in
July, 1899. were 81 per cent above
the same month of 1888, but 253 per
cent below the same month in 1880.
Passenger revenues in July, 1899,
according to these preliminary re-
ports from 90 class l railroads,
totaled $34,084,0 ,0O7 compared with
S31 ,486,314 in July, 1888, and $54,-
1872 ,460 in July, 1890. For the month
of July, 1899, they were 8.3 per cent
above the same month of 1888, but
38 per cent below the same month
in 1890.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Aug. Is LPl.-Eges, 90
730;. steady. Mixed colors: Fancy to ex-
ira fancy. 1Sl22294; standards, Is: frsts,
1914; seconds. 14a4-15'4 mediums, 14l2;
dirties, No. !. 14l2; average checks, lag
Whites: Resale of premium marks. IS
30i2 Nearby and Midwestern. premium
marks, 25-2112: exchange specials, "a =.
24l2; exchange standards. 81. Resale of
nearby heavier mediums, "3l2-"s. Nearby
and Midwestern, exchange mediums. 80:
pullets, 17E2-la: peewees. l-13.
Browns: Nearby extra fancy, 23l2-30.
,ials. ' 2cha-a3: exchange standards, 81
Nearby mediums 20
Duck eggs: Nearby. 1920.
higher than extra, a4,s.s5I.: extra oas
onds (s4-s7D. 2OA-2lA.
Cheese 215.o6s: firm. State, whole milk
fats, held 1888, 1919; Junes, 1871: other
fresh. 1915.
Flour, firm; spring patents. 5.oo-5 25;
soft winter straights 4.35-55; hard winter
straights. 4,7O90.
Rye flour. firm fancy patents. 4.10-35.
Rye, SPOT, steady: No. 2. American, fob.
New York lin carlots), go: No. 2, Western.
elf New York 50.
Barley, barely steady; No. 2, domestic
elf New York 81
Lard steady: Middle West, $50,
Tallow, easier; special loose. 4l4: extra
loose. 4sa.
Straw. firm: No ! rye. 22.00-23. 90.
Other articles steady and unchanged.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Crude Oil Production
Down 81 Per Cent
From Week Ago
Refinery Rote Holds
Practically Unchanged,
Institute Reports
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Crude oil
production in the United States
during the week ended August II,
reported by the American Petroleum
Institute, averaged 3,55O,1OO barrels
a day, decline of 92 per cent from
the previous week, but ST. per cent
greater than the same week last
year.
The rate of refinery operations
was practically unchanged, report
ing refineries operating at 84.7 per
cent of potential, compared with
846 per cent the previous week.
Runs of crude to stills for the in
dustry as whole were estimated at
3.460,000 barrels a day, against g.
AS 900 barrels the week before and
$685. 900 barrels a year ago.
Principal declines in daily crude
production were Texas, down $751;
300 barrels; Louisiana, down 24,55O;
Kansas, down $3.50, and New Mex
leo, down 1850. Largest increases
were Oklahoma, up 27,800 barrels;
Illinois, up l6,500, and California,
up 1900.
The institute placed stocks of fin
ished and unfinished gasoline at
reflneries, terminals, in transit and
in pipe lines at 75859,000 barrels,
compared with 76,431 900 barrels the
week before and 74,498,000 a year
ago.
Imports of crude and refined oils
at principal ports totaled 100000
barrels during the week, against
1852 900 barrels the previous week.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Steel Production
Hits Highest Level
In 10 Months
Further Strengthening
Of Scrap Prices Are
Noted by Industry
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The high.
est operating rate in nearly 10
months, further strengthening of
scrap prices and closing up of weak
spots in retail quotations combine
TO form a fairly pleasing picture in
the steel industry. the weekly re-
view OF Iron Age indicated today.
PRODUCTION at 62h per cent of
capacity is the highest since No
Vember, 1888, the review pointed
out. The Iron Age scrap composite
price rose to S15.46 ton, or II cents
above the spring peak of $3.50.
In the matter of prices the publica-
ton said:
Despite the large amount of low
priced business still on mill books
the current situation is the firmest
1t has been since 1887. An indica-
ton is the increasing amount of
sheet and strip business that is be-
ing booked at full published prices.
Since August 10 the reinforcing bar
price situation has been considerably
strengthened.
while orders from the automobile
industry are increasing" the re-
view said, "the full volume of busi-
ness for initial production of 1910
models has not yet developed. 1t is
expected the steel operating rate in
september will be above the August
average because of a larger volume
OF rolllngs for motor makers. -
virtually all steel products ex-
cept plates are registering at least
moderate increases over last month.
Business is coming from such wide
ly scattered sources as to indicate
a solid foundation for the coming
months when automobile require
ments will be added to those already
apparent"
Evening star., 1939-08-16
National Gypsum Co.
Approves Bond Issue
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opcSidl bISpdtSI 10 he SlHE.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 16.-Pre-
ferred stockholders of National Gyp-
sum Co., meeting here yesterday,
voted unanimously in approval of
the issuance of $5oOO,0OO in long
term debenture bonds. Seventy -one
and one-tenth per cent of the out
standing 10000 shares of preferred
stock were voted at the special
meeting.
The company proposes to sell these
debentures to underwriters, and a
registration statement covering the
new issue is expected to be filed
shortly with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission. Proceeds from
the sale of these debentures are to
be used to retire the present AZ per
cent debentures due May /, 1850, and
any bank loans then outstanding
and to provide additional funds for
added construction at the company's
New York plant.
Evening star., 1939-08-16
Dry Goods Marker

NEW YORK. Aug. 16 OP.-Worth Street
N fayon business today. mostly for forward
S1;I Delivery Prices were firm to slightly hieher.
WIN vlscose print weaves active at Va to
Inc normal between-season hull con-
I'M tinqed S to hamper activity in the. print cloth
restricted to flll-in lots at steady prices
>, Inquiry for silk fabrics was small
Hosiery dealers said future bookings were
goods trade buying centered on women's
and children's wear
Burlap was unclaimed despite a drop
at Calcutta
Evening star., 1939-08-16
U. S. Gold Imports
Advance During July
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department re-
ported yesterday gold imports in
creased during July.
July imports totaled s278,644,7 ,761
compared with $240 ,449,9 ,975 in June,
and $63 1878, ,655 in July, 1888.
Gold exports dropped to $S,561
from $19,482 in June and $65,07o in
July year ago.
Imports of silver dropped to S.
530,688 in July from $l4,769 300 in
June, and compared with $685.
354 in July, 1888.
Silver exports in July increased
to $639,773 from $3O2,5 in June,
and compared with s193,26 in June.
1898.