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Evening star., 1939-03-13
BY ALICE EVERSMAN,


A challenger to the front-place
men artists Of the violin is Ruth
Posselt, who yesterday appeared
again as soloist with the National
Symphony Orchestra at Constitu-
ton Hall. Attractive and unassum-
ing, pale green dress setting of
her golden hair, Miss Posselt quite
simply took the center of the stage
for her performance of Mozart's
Concerto in D Major, K. v. 2l8."
But she did not leave so simply at
the conclusion Of it for her exit
was accompanied with resounding
applause awakened by the beauty Of
her playing and her superb mu-
steamship.
Miss Posselt has lovely tone and
an impeccable technique, but, still
more, such great sensitiveness in her
musical approach as to make the
Mozart concerto one of the finest
works heard here on the violin.
There was so much sparkle in her
style and delightful grace in the
turn of phrase that a new charm
was disclosed in Mozart's music
which here found true interpreter.
Playing Rhythmic, Clear.
Very rhythmic and clear in her
playing, Miss Posselt is a master of
accent and employed it yesterday
in most revealing fashion. Her
bow arm is unusually sure and firm
and the tonal attacks have a bite
in them that Immediately assures
the fine development of the meas
ure. 1t was the most brilliant solo
playing Of Mozart, Of academic
thoroughness yet imbued with an
intuition of great sensitiveness.
For her second Offering she gave
the first performance in this city
OF Edward Burlingame Hills Con
certo. op. 49," Here again the
clarity Of her performance and SYM
pathetic understanding brought out
every detail in polished manner. Mr..
Hill has written an interesting work
which gives every opportunity to the
soloist for effects. Less colorful In
the first movement, he achieves
poetic mood of deep beauty in the
second and a gay, carefree note In
the third.
Composer Hears Concerto.
Miss Posselt played the second
movement exquisitely, emphasizing
its romantic lyricism with her warm.
finely drawn tone. and turned the
technical difficulties of the last into
dazzling bit of virtuoso display.
Refusing to accept the applause for
herself alone, she pointed out the
composer In nearby box and
directed the audiences attention to
him. Mr.. Hill had come from Cleve-
land, where a new symphony of his
Evening star., 1939-03-13
No PhOney Flavor

AS Rhett Butler in "Gone With
the Wind" Clark Gable will attempt
no Southern accent. Furthermore,
he will play the role as conserva-
lively as possible in dress and make
up. Even his sideburns will be only
slightly longer than he ordinarily
wears them. His desire Is to avoid
any "phoney" Southern flavor, he
saws.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Five Kings Here
Starting TOniaht

Give Kings" (part one), Or
son Welles' adaptation and pro-
duction for the Theater Guild
and the Mercury Theater of
Shakespeares chronicle plays,
opens a weeks engagement at
the National Theater tonight.
In addition to Welles, who
plays Falstaff, important in the
cast will be Burgess Meredith,
as Prince Hal. Others in lead
Ing roles will be Robert Spaight,
John Emery, Lora Baxter, Ed
gar Barrier, Morris Ankrum,
Lawrence Fletcher, Gus Schil-
ling, John Adair, Erskine San
ford. George Duthie, Eustace
Wyatt, Grace Coppins, Alice
John. and Margaret Curtis,
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{. One>Third of a Nation
A Film Of Importance
Belasco Picture Finds Chief Flaw
In Its Too.Emphatic Acting and
Over.Stressed Direction
BY JAY CARMODY.

That was valiant OF to make picture version Of
third OF Nation but it praise the spirit
the film Beasco
fervo in the films appeal for squalor
living At moments these qualities
artiaity
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Local Drama GROUPS
Two Plays About Something
Are Coming Up
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

PAU Vincent CAROLS The White steed turned out to be bit
thing according bit of dialogue the New Yorker
Communism and it's against
confused
Evening star., 1939-03-13
TwizzIer Answer

The farmer poured water from
the spring into the container and
the oil doated to the top. q oil
will.
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New Film Comedy
Started on Minor Scale
But Wife, Husband and Friend
Got Off to Merry Clip and
Up Came the Budget
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

Behind the scenes with some of the pictures:
"Wfe, Husband FendFast frothy triangular comedy to
sarize musical fends
Adapted from James NJ Gains novel, remained studio shelf
before being hauled possible B' effort
developed possibilities
Evening star., 1939-03-13

Special Matinee Wednesday for Children
$50 P.M.-Tickets 25c at Box Office
Tickets Mrs. Dorsey's Concert Bureau, 1900
G St.-Price, SOC. 75c. 90 and $50
Evening star., 1939-01-15

lie Assistance Division has not been
taken into consideration"
CASE OF "HELEN WHITE AND
DAISY GREEN"
Old-Age Assistance Case and Pub
lie Assistance Division, No. 600.
Type Of fraud-Acceptance of old
age assistance for period May l, 1887.
to June 80, 1898, or approximately
$370, while during the same period
Mrs. White concealed the fact that
she was the recipient of private in
come Of 1882 monthly, In the form
Of insurance; such payments have
been made prior to and at the time
Of applying for public assistance,
and will continue up to the amount
OF 1925. so: also, maintaining resi-
dence in the State Of New Jersey
while receiving public assistance
from the District Of Columbia.
Initial knowledge - Caseworker
Ford first advised of the insurance
payments in October, 1885, while
Mrs. Green (daughter) and client
were receiving general assistance.
Investigation-On September 8,
1888, this investigator received in
structions from Director Lewis to
inquire into possible fraud aspects
Of the case, and upon visiting the
Public Assistance Division Office
found the fraud was then being in
vestigated by Caseworker MCGUIRE,
who was having difficulty in con-
tacting Mrs. White or Mrs. Green.
July and August old-age assistance
checks were being held up.
This investigator hastily reviewed
both cases and learned there was q
good possibility Of forgery existent
in connection with some old-age as
sistance checks. and also that the
caseworker was being subjected to
pressure by Mr.. -, secretary to
Senator and others. to release Mrs.
Whites checks. This investigator
contacted Mrs. Green at her w. P. A.
project the following morning ard
arranged a meeting at the Public
Assistance Division District office
the following morning.
On September 10, 1898, Mrs. Green
appeared at the U street offlce, to-
gether with her w. P. A. supervisor,
Mr.. Henry, who had been inter-
ceding In her mothers behalf.
knowledge was disclaimed of any
private income that her mother re-
ceived, but Mrs. Green stated she
had signed several checks with her
mothers consent. Both she and Mr.
Henry promised to assist the Public
Assistance Division in the investiga-
ton and stated their intention Of
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Comdr. Pickerinq
New Head Of Naval
Reserve Officers
10th Annuo! Convention
Of Association Is
Ended Here

Comdr. Nelson w. Pickering, An
sonia. Conn.,, was elected president
OF the United States Naval Reserve
Oflcers' Association yesterday at
the concluding session Of the 20th
annual convention at the WASH
ington Hotel. He succeeds Comdr.
Albert Soiland, Los Angeles, Calf.
Other officers named were 1t.
Comdr. H. E. Dow, Maiden, Mass,
f1rst vice president; 1t. George w.
Akers, Detroit, second vice presi-
dent; 1t. Comdr. w. F. Grimes,
third vice president, and 1t. Comdr.
r. A. Van Voorhis, Washington,
secretary-treasurer.
1t. Comdr. Van Voorhis, who
served in the Treasury Procurement
Division, was reelected.
Washington was selected for the
1s4Q. convention of the group, with
January 1913 as the dates.
The association held its annual
reception and banquet at the hotel
last night, with a number of naval
of11cials and members of Congress
as guests.
The guest list included Rear Ad-
miral Charles Conard, chief of sup
plies and accounts, Navy Depart
ment; Capt. Felix Gygax, Bureau
OF Navigation; Capt. c. C. Williams,
assistant chief, Bureau of Construc-
ton and Repair; Capt. j. H. Towers,
assistant chief, Bureau of Aero
nautics; Comdr. D. E. Darby and
Comdr. E. T. Short, Bureau of
Navigation; Comdr. H. J. Nelson,
aide to the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy; Comdr. w. A. Pollard,
Bureau Of Yards and Docks; Comdr,
w. j. c. Agnew, 1t. Comdrs. w. s,
q. Davis, H. c. Daniels and Knowl-
ton Williams, Bureau of Navigation,
Naval Reserve; Lewis Compton
assistant to the Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy; Representatives Dirk
sen OF Illinois, Delaney of New
York, Magnuson of Washington,
Mas OF Minnesota, Mott of Oregon,
Senator Truman of Missouri and
Capt. l.. w. Hesselman, past presi-
dent OF the Naval Reserve Officers'
Association.
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bridge parties where prizes are given.
There will be no exception he
said. I'VE are not going to swallow
an elephant and choke on a gnat.
When a woman goes to q bridge
party she has her heart and soul
in the game to win a prize, Just as
poker player has his heart set on
winning the money"
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Earl Of Lindsay
Dies at Aoe of II

LONDON. Jan. IA R.-The Earl
OF Lindsay, one Of the Is Scottish
peers In the House of Lords, died
today at the age of Y. He was the
18th earl OF his line and had been
a representative peer for Scotland
since 1917.
A 67-year-old brother, Archibald
L. Lindsay OF Manchester-by-Sea,
Mass, Is heir to the family title.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
r. 6. Patton to Speak

R. G. Patton Of MINNEAPOLIS, an
authority on land titles, will address
the Committee on Comparative Land
Laws OF the American Bar Associa-
t1ons section on international law at
a meeting at S pm. Tuesday in the
Mayhower Hotel.
Another speaker will be Kenneth
6. Heisler of the Home Owners Loan
Corp.
Evening star., 1939-01-15

1884 there were some 1000 employees
In the public assistance division,
handling the cases Of about $4,000
recipients. At the end of the past
year there were about 5000 relief
cases but the divisions stad had
been cut down to l25.
Evening star., 1939-01-15

Mrs. White from
Grocery Co.. Washington, D. c., and
further, that Mrs. White stated
that she had not received old-age
assistance checks for August and
September, 1888, and none for five
months during the winter of 1887
and 1888" 1t is during this latter
period that the possibility of forgery
is indicated.
October 10, 1898, Caseworker Nc
Guire ascertained that Mrs. White
was being paid out Of a total In
surance fund of $500, Of which she
has received $4.275, to October IT.,
1898. leaving an additional equity
of s3,2z5, and that all Of which
was known by Mrs. Green.
Disposition - October II. 1898.
Factual letter to Director Hill, sub
mitting case as possible fraud and
forgery. Copy attached marked
Exhibit a."
October 10, 1888. Letter by Di-
rector Hill to Director Street recon-
mended that the old age assistance
case be referred to the United States
district attorney for consideration
in respect to possible fraud. Copy
attached marked Exhibit ''B."
November IS, 1898. This investi-
gator inquired Of Director Hill as
to what further action there was
In the case and she said that she
had not yet heard from Director
Street.
Investigators comment: This
case appears to present the elements
Of complete conspiracy on the part
Of Mrs. White, Mrs. Green and
Others to defraud the Public As
sistance Division and the Govern
ment. Also, 1t is quite possible that
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Bridge Is Included
In GombIinq Drive
~ the Associated Press,

Dy the Associated Press.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Jan. 14.-Mayor
L. w. Oliver announced today that
. drive against gambling will include
Evening star., 1939-01-15
driving to New Jersey to bring Mrs.
White to Washington, D. c.

driving to New Jersey to bring Mrs.
White to Washington, D. c.
On September IL this investiga-
tor, accompanied by Caseworker
MCGUIRE. visited Mrs. Green at her
apartment, street NV, where, with
Mr.. Henry present, it was learned
that they had been to -, N. j.,
and brought back a letter from Mrs.
White to Caseworker MCGUIRE,
wherein she states that she had
placed her hand on her daughters
hand each time checks were in
dorsed by her daughter, and in the
letter tacitly admitting her residence
In -, N. j., and the receipt of a
monthly compensation check.
On September IA, 1898, Casework-
er Mcclure addressed an inquiry to
the New Jersey relief agency, which
was answered on October 8. 1898,
giving information to effect that
compensation checks were coming to
Mrs Whifn froy,, fto
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PICKENS HERE FOR
NAACP MASS MEETING

William Pickens, field secretary, will
be the principal speaker Monday night
and the Columbus Ave. A.M.E. Zion
Church Choir, under the direction of
DR.. w. O. Taylor will furnish music,
as the Boston Branch of the NAACP
brings to a close at this church one of
its most successful campaigns for mem
bership in recent years.
The campaign, which has been per-
sonally directed by George Murphy, Jr.,
of the National Office, has had the
closest cooperation of local president,
Atty. Irwin T. Dorch, Atty. Roy TEX
iera, vice President, Alfred Baker
Lewis, secretary, and other officers and
members.
Among the activities of the week
have been the installation of a large
board on which the progress of the
drive is recorded, and the obtaining of
a radio broadcast for Friday afternoon
at 4 As over Station WEEI, on which
Mr.. Murphy will speak and a group of
musicians under Ernest O'Banyoun,
will be heard.
Memberships have been pouring in
all week from Boston, BrOckton, Nal
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CROWDS AT CENTER OPENING

Hundreds of people lined every
available space Thursday night to
attend the opening of the new Arm
strong Hemenway Foundation Center
at 43 Rutland Square, where a pro-
gram filled with prominent speakers
officially announced the Center's oper-
alton.
The official welcome to the public
had begun in the afternoon, when tea
was poured for about 300 guests. At
8 o'clock the program began that
brought Hon. Joseph Lee of the Bos-
ton School Committee, Walter O'Hare,
of the Overseers of the Public Welfare
(who spoke for His Honor, Mayor
Tobin, who was unable to attend)
Calvin H. Yuill, Boston Housing direc-
tor, Rose Pesotta, of the I.L.G.W.
order, Duncan Russell, Boston direc-
tor of community service, several
other well known local leaders and
finally Lester B. Granger, of the Ma
tional League and special consultant
in Washington.
The attendance at both the after
noon and evening affairs was a regu-
lar "Who's Who" of BostOn's outstand-
ing citizens. DR.. George Lyman Paine,
renowned liberal, acted as master of
ceremonies. Seen close around him
were Atty. Alfred Baker Lewis, Miss
Rose Pesotta, Louis c. Bartol, Rev.
Alfred Bliss, Lewis Bell, Samuel j.
Elder, Miss Faith Barney, Mrs. j. D.
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Steele, and many other progressive
figures.
The new foundation is the answer to
the narrow-minded element in this sec
TONS population who have not be-
lieved that a real unity of interracial
interests can be built in Boston That
the answer was an adequate one was
evidenced by the fact that no sponta-
neous enthusiasm has been seen in
this city in many years as great as
that shown by both races at the open
ing of the new foundation.
The Center will carry out a varied
and ambitious community program.
One of its chief activities will be the
fostering of the cooperative move
ment, which had its South End begin
ming under the guidance of the Foun-
dation Staff, and which will eventually
steer itself toward the full education
of Bostonians in cooperative market
ing and buying. Another major ac-
tivity will be the question of housing.
which will follow the preliminary
steps already taken by the South End
Planning body, which was headed by
Julian Steele for several years.
Other Center activities will include
close cooperation with a South End
Labor Committee for the coordination
Of labor efforts in this section, a stress
on education and recreation of chill
dren of the pre-school age, credit
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den, WObuTn and other nearby places
Added to these have been contribu-
tions to help swell the fund with which
the Association wages its unceasing
fight against lynching and other evils
Mr. Murphy, in a GUARDIAN in
terview, stated that Boston is one of
the most fruitful cities in which l have
participated in a membership drive
With the cooperation of the workers
| have received and the willingness of
the people to go forward, | have no
doubt of full success for our efforts"
The genial and tireless young official
warned, however, that every person able
to take a membership must do so, as
well as help swell the crowd at the mass
meeting Monday night that will climax
the weeks activities.
1--WE must answer the lynchers of
that man in Florida last Friday with
hundreds of new members, Mr.. Muir
ply stated. Boston is the home of the
abolition movement; Ok; let's abolish
some of the evils of the South with our
membership cards and our masses of
people. Colored people in Miami an
swered the Ku Klux Klan by voting;
let's answer the Bilbos and the other
enemies of the race by JOININGp
He added that the Boston people may
either give their memberships to Ma
ACP workers, to their ministers, or
phone the headquarters at AGA Massa-
cusetts Ave- and have them called for.
The meeting Monday night will be-
gin at s o'clock and the public is in
vited.
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FIRST LADY TO PRESENT NAACP
MEDAL TO MARIAN ANDERSON

subsequent concert on Easter Sunday
at the Lincoln Memorial in Washing
ton heard by $4,000 persons.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution meeting in Washington in
annual convention agreed to meet with
a committee from the Marian Ander-
sons Citizens Committee to go over
the banning of Miss Anderson from
Constitution Hall, owned by the OAR.
and possible reversal of the policy of
barring Colored artists. Mrs. Henry
M. Robert, Jr., president-general, in
agreeing to meet with representatives
of the Washington Citizens Commit
tee, stated that the convention was
such a busy time that the meeting
would have to take place after adj
journment.
StokOwski Asks OAR. Lift Ban
Leopold Stokowski, internationally
famous director of the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra, has written Mrs.
Henry M. Robert, Jr., president-gen-
eral of the OAR, urging that Con-
stitution Hall, be opened to Marian
Anderson and recognized artists of
all races"
Marian Anderson Mural Fund
Committee
An appeal to young people and
others who are interested to contri-
butte pennies, nickels and dimes for a
mural depicting Marian Anderson's
Easter concert was issued in Washing
ton last week by the Marian Anderson
Mural Fund Committee under chair
manship of Edward Bruce, chief of
the Section of Fine Arts, Treasury
Department, Procurement Division.
eve have undertaken this project"
derson's concert in front of the Lin
coin Memorial was one of the signifi-
Continued on Page 81
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R,R. Workers COnfab

NEW IORK-A two-day confer
ence of colored railroad workers to dis
cu,> their common problems and ways
and means of meeting them will be
he.d IN Washington, D. c., May 1920.
The tentative agenda, according to A.
PmIip Randolph, international presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters, will embrace: legislative
proposals to solve some of the prob
lens OF the railroad workers; shorter
hours; organization; relation of rail
road unions to colored workers; dis
placement of colored workers: how
coIored workers may exercise and Sc
cure their rights under the existing fed
eral railroad legislation
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HITS Wy" DISCRIMINATION

Discrimination stamp it outw
This slogan motivated a group of
local citizens this week as they called
on the officials of the Boston YMCA
and vigorously protested against Che
recent jim-crow action taken by the
YMCA against a visiting colored Rhode
Islander, who was refused housing ac-
commodations at the Huntington Ave.
Branch.
The delegation was headed by Alfred
Baker Lewis, Dr. George Lyman Paine,
Atty. Roy Teixiera and DIR. Vaughan
of Boston University. They conferred
for nearly two hours with YMCA Off
cial, who claimed at first that no dis
elimination was practiced, then admit
ted that sometimes clerks in the "Y"
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FUND FOR MURAL OF SINGER IN
DC STARTED

Do. STARTED
NEW YORK, May PIT was for
mally announced here today that Mrs.
Roosevelt will present the oath Spin
garn medal to Marian Anderson at
the closing session of the Both annual
conference of the N.A.A.C.P. on July
2 at Richmond, Va. The ceremonies
will be held in the famous MOSQUE,
largest and most beautiful of Rich
mond's auditoriums. 1t is probable
that one or more of the radio chains
will broadcast the presentation.
Publication of a rumor that Mrs
ROosevent would make the presenta-
ton has inundated the N.A.AC.P.
with requests for tickets of admission.
Although the ceremony is more than
two months away, individuals and
groups from as far north as Boston
and as far south as Atlanta have
already signifed their intention of
going to Richmond for this occasion.
Although the Mosque will seat APP
proXimately 5000 persons, the COM
mittee on program for the annual con-
ference is making preparations for an
overflow crowd. 1t is also consider
ing requests that have been made for
issuance of reserved seat tickets to
delegates to the annual conference,
expected to number around 1000, and
to members of the N.A.A.CP. Public
announcement will be made in the
press if it decided to do this.
Nationwide interest in the confer
ence and particularly in the presenta-
ton of the medal to Miss Anderson
by Mrs. Roosevelt has been greatly
accentuated bv the recent barring of
Miss Anderson from Constitution Hail
by the OAR. and from the use of a
public school auditorium by the Dis
| trict of Columbia school board and a
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Hall, Leon Hayes who represented
the Forum; Mrs. Jacqueline Gilbert
of the League of Women for Commu-
nifty Service. Julian Steele of the Arm
strong Hemingway Foundation; and
Mrs. Colin Mcdonald who represented
Mayor Tobin who was out of the city
at the time and who sent Fluctuations
and best wishes to the Club; Miss Lo-
rena Cuzzens delivered the excellent
history of the Club pointing highlights
in its long and varied interesting life
from its beginning to the present. And
Continued on Page s.
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used their own judgment in some mat
tiers.
A claim that the visitor from Rhode
Island, Philip Downing, was refused
as a matter of policy and not of race
was Immediately discredited by the
delegation who were given no satisfac-
tory answer as to why anyone would
call Downing undesirable.
In tacit admission of a past policy
of discrimination in housing at the in
stitution, the officials promised imme-
diately to instruct all clerks to discon-
tinue the practice in their buildings.
No discrimination in other YMCA ia
cilities was claimed by the delegation;
Mr.. Lewis, in fact, stated that none
exists.
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By "TOKI"

By "TOKP'
The Women's Service Club, which
had its start years ago in a hut built
on the Columbus Avenue playground
and which was the brain. child OF the
late Mrs. Butler R. Wilson, Sr., cele-
brated its twentieth anniversary We'd
nesday night in the handsome club
house at AGA Massachusetts Avenue
with elaborate ceremonies attended
by hundreds of beautifully gowned
guests. Mrs. Harriet Hall, president
for the past six years and who for
several years before that. was treasu-
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.rer, has successfully guided the des-
tiny of the Service Club through years
of depression to a now brilliant cul-
mination.
The anniversary proceedings were
under the capable craftsmanship of
Mrs. Katherine A. Lotion, who direct
ed the compiling of a handsome SOU
venir book whose ads include names
of prominent citizens and friends of
the Club. Mrs. Ethel C. Smith was
Mistress of Ceremonies and in her
charming manner introduced in turn
Atty. Matthew Bullock, DR.. John B.