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guest of Loew's division manager,
Carter Barron, who sometime soon
will play host to her first big picture.
She still is so surprised about her
success that she has not decided
what to make of 1t.
She admits, with shyness that
will make the oomph departments
job very tough If it ever takes her
under its wing. that acting has long
been an ambition of hers.
II started" she says, with sum-
mer stock company at Whitestone
Long Island. My experience there
however, consisted mainly of carry
ing glasses of water to persons more
important, which included virtually
everybody. I was lucky to get a
chance in Hollywood"
Acting still is Miss Hayward's am
bition and she does not think she
knows much about 1t. She would like
very much to return to summer
stock in the East, where she feels she
could learn so much that she does
not know. A play on Broadway is
something she would like even
better, but she feels she is ready for
nothing like that unless the part
were of suitable dimensions.
In addition to be opposed to the
oomph build-up, Miss Hayward Is
virtually Indifferent to the person.
ality one.
Il want people to like me and
want to be able to act" she says.
That ought to be enough"
The origin of that idea is not hard
to determine when Miss Hayward
volunteers the information that her
favorite actress is Helen Hayes. It's
no wonder that Miss Hayward can't
bother her head about oomph.
Each Dawn I Die" the picture
which reunites Jimmy Cagney and
George Raft as hero and heel, will
be screened today. 1t is the
Earle's next attraction. .. With the
cast finally selected, full speed ahead
is the order on rehearsals for the
Capitols Going Native" revue,
scheduled for August 18. Prin-
cipals will rehearse in the Willard
room of the Willard Hotel. The
chorus. still to be completed, will get
its training elsewhere, a word with
out definite meaning at this point.
Evelyn Foster. Miss Washing
ton of 1882; the Sylvia Kaplowitz
sextet, Catholic University's Ger
man Band" George Williams, Ed
ward Dargan and Elizabeth Guth-
ridge, Marjorie King, Dorothy Walsh,
Banks A. Murray, jr. and Robert
Youmans will have starring roles in
the revue. A master of cere-
monies, to be found among the ranks
Of established stage comics, will be
chosen within the next 48 hours.
Congress may have been going home
Saturday when Lucia Lull, Olney
Theater star this week, visited the
Capitol, but when some one suggested
Miss Lull kiss the boys good-by, she
said no. :. There were too many of
them, Miss Lull sorta thought in that
nice Southern acent of hers.
Which probably was as tactful an
excuse as any.
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OOn I ask us VINO routed ner, MISS
Hayward became almost immedi-
ately the innocent target of a lot
OF questions about oomph. Her
innocence in the matter derives
from the fact that she is not really
an oomph girl, only an incipient one.
Her studio, Paramount, is merely
sparring with the oomph idea, and
only casually has it mentioned Miss
Hayward's name in connection with
1t. Even that, however, makes her
the closest thing 10 an oomph nymph
the Washington drama press has
seen, so she became the victim, how
ever innocent, of its questions.
I'm no oomph girl" she said,
"and I don't like the idea"
Miss Hayward paused at that
point. The pause was not designed
for that purpose, but it gave the
questioner chance to see that she
looked lot more like the sweetheart
Of Sigma Chi than cinema siren.
They really are not calling me an
oomph girl Miss Hayward ex-
planned. There's just a little men,
ton of it in the press book on Our
Leading Citizen, about that much"
the latter observation accompanied
by a spread between thumb and
foreflnger indicating a paragraph
modest to the point of being apollo
getic.
The auburn-haired, haZel-eyed
girl who came from Brooklyn to
land a pair of good parts in forth
coming pictures was here as the
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wives, I'D like you to show me the
fire marshal who would ask us to
take this bench out of here"
WELL" Mr.. C. shrugged after a
bit more polite repartee, "be that
as 1t may, I've sent word backstage
that the curtain can't go up until
this bench is downstairs"
Another sit-down strike was lost,
the Supreme Court will be happy to
know.
Tomorrow night is the night when
the general public will have oppor-
tunity to see Robert Speaight, the
distinguished British actor, as
GeneSiuS in the Catholic University
Speech and Drama Department pro-
duction of THE Comedian" The
French play, translated by Henry
Gheon, to be staged tonight at the
university, will be repeated tomor-
row as the weeks summer festival
attraction at the Sylvan Theater
on the Monument slope.
Several prominent local PLAYERS
will support the English actor in
this country this summer to lecture
at Notre Dame University. Denis E
Connell will play Diocletian, the
Roman Emperor; S. Carlton Ayers
will be Rufinius, the court chamber
lain, and Mimi Norton will appear
opposite Mr.. Speaight as Psppaea
Others in the cast are Edna Evans,
Richard Boulger, Edgar Kloten
Gordon Potter, Dee Shannon and
William Leggate. The Comedian" is
being directed by Walter Kerr.
4 + X
THE Curtain Rises" that trifling
comedy which seems to look better
for the presence of Izetta Jewel. jr.
starts its second week at the Cross
Roads Theater tonight This tale OF
a lass who wanted to be kissed and
therefore became glamour girl fits
II anything ever did, beautifully into
that light summer entertainment
category, but still it is fun to see
Miss Jewel romp through the role.
The quality of mercy, you can bt
fairly sure, does not droppeth like
any gentle dew from the heaven!
upon Aurora Floyd" the melo.
drama which makes its bow at tht
Roadside tonight. In fact it i!
strained and strained so fine yo,
will probably have hard time find.
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BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

Two prominent musicians were
introduced to the Sunset SYM
phonies" audience last evening,
when Charles O'Connell took over
the baton as guest conductor of the
National Symphony and Jesus Marie
Sanroma, pianist, was heard as solo,
ist. Both these artists have steadily
been acquiring an enviable reputa-
tion in the musical circles of the
country, but this was the first op-
portunity Washingtonians have had
to hear them.
Mr.. O'Connell, whose book on the
symphonies has helped educate
many to finer understanding of
music of this type, prepared varied
program especially we'll suited to
the summer season. The printed
order Of the selections was aban-
doned and the sequence announced
by the broadcaster. In the new ar
rangement. the Schubert Unfinished
Symphony" was placed between two
American numbers, Jubilee" from
Chadwick's Symphonic Sketches" ;"
and group of Americana open
ing with Lucien Cailliet's varia-
tions on Pop Goes the Weasel"
A Real Novelty.
Works by Chadwick find their way
seldom to concert programs, so that
the performance of this excerpt
from his Symphonic Sketches" was
real novelty. Reminiscent of
Dvorak and the American melodies
that he wove into his various COM
positions, Jubilee" has all the
charm of simple, moving themes as
basis around which is set a we'll
constructed symphonic frame. The
orchestral arrangements of Pop
Goes the Weasel" McBride's "Fu-
cato on a Well-known Theme" I"
Guion's Turkey in the Straw and
the "Rumba," from Harl McDon-
AIDS "Rumba Symphony" gave
these popular numbers a symphonic
dress that was thoroughly delightful
and highly appreciated by the audi
ence.
Mr.. O'Connell's Interpretation of
the Schubert symphony and later
the overture to Mozart's "The Mar
riage of Figaro" Bach's prelude in
E Major" 'Komm Suesser Tod"
and the "Fugue in G Major" and
Weber's Invitation to the Dance"
was rich with fine musical feeling
and authoritative exposition. Schol-
arly in his approach to music and
sincere in presenting it with full
dignity, Mr.. O'Connell impressed his
listeners more and more as the
varied character of the program
drew out the full extent of his
musicianship. Only in the final
climaxes did he fall short, the Gus
tomary sonorous effect giving way
to a milder finish.
Outstanding Performance.
The brilliant Puerto Rico pianist.
Jesus Marie Sanroma, chose Weber's
Concert Piece in F Minor" for his
solo, work that is more often heard
with second piano than with or
chestra. With pianistic delivery
that is smooth in it's sureness and
dazzling fleetness yet delicate and
unfettered even in more ponderous
effects, Mr.. Sanroma gave an out
standing performance that was re-
ceived with tremendous applaus.
Were one inclined to follow the story
which Weber had in mind when
writing this work rather than merely
hear it as rewarding opportunity
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Betty's Popular

Popularity of the current Earle
stage and screen show, featuring
Rochester, Betty Cradle and Frank
Masters Orchestra, on the stage, and
Unexpected Father" on the screen,
has caused the theater to schedule
five shows today.
The theater opened it's doors at
9:l5 this morning. with the first
showing of the film at Gas.
Stage shows were scheduled for
HIS am, LAS, AIS, $40 and 9:05
pm.
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ADJUSTMENTS. A
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Actress Namesake
Signed bv Warmers

Mary Anderson. 18-year-old
namesake of the late great Amer
ican dramatic actress, has been
signed to motion picture contract
by Warner Bros. following her debut
in Gone With the Wind"
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modate hundreds of extras. In
one scene, IL horses galloped across
stage, four drawing Kings heavy
coach. Mask locked on Louis
Hayward's head for prison scenes
weighed 10 pounds and strange sight
was star slipping water and soft
drinks through straw, rather than
remove cumbersome outfit. Queen
Anne played by Doris Kenyon, for
mer silent actress, operate star and
wife of late Milton Sills.
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Y. w. e.. A. News

At 1 o'clock today the Girl Re-
serves will give their annual Christ
mas play, why the Chimes Rang"
The play is adapted by Raymond
Alden. Music will be furnished by
choir composed Of girls from all the
junior high school Girl Reserves.
Wassail will be served to the public
at S o'clock by members of the
chapters.
Miss Kathryn Heath, chairman of
the Business and Professional Wom-
ems Department, will entertain the
Department Committee at her home
Monday night.
The Recreation League of the In
dustrial Department will have a
Christmas party Tuesday evening.
On Tuesday there will be a re-
hearsal of the Girl Reserve Glee
Club at the Library of Congress in
preparation. for the carol singing
at the library on Wednesday.
The Danish Club of the Nationality
Department will have a Christmas
party on Wednesday at $3.50 pm.
The Young Married Women's Club
will meet Wednesday. At IL o'clock
there will be a talking movie of
Mexico, with Lowell Thomas as the
commentator. Luncheon will be
served afterward
The Xenos Club and the Blue
Triangle Club will have a joint
Christmas party on Thursday. Din
ner will precede the party and
reservations are being taken at the
Business Girls Department. Any
young business girl in the city is
invited to join in the frolic.
The Merrimaids' Club will have a
Christmas dinner on Thursday at
IL o'clock.
Jefferson High School Girl Re-
serves will have a tea Tuesday at
3 pm. Mothers and the faculty
will be the guests. Miss Mabel Cook,
Girl Reserve secretary, is to be the
main speaker.
On Wednesday Wilson and Hy-
attsville Girl Reserves are having
Christmas parties at 3 o'clock. The
Eastern Girl Reserves are having a
fashion show on Wednesday at 3
o'clock.
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tional Broadcasting Co. will lead In
the singing Of Christmas carols.
The association Is planning to m
Christmas baskets for the needy
and to send toys to the Goodwin
Industries.
The school play, "The Christmas
Guest" will be given for parents on
Thursday at 9:45 am.
Park View.
Mrs. John Frederic, membership
chairman, announced an ENROLL
ment Of BOG and prizes awarded to
the following teachers: Miss Young.
kin, first; Mrs. Cranberry. second:
Miss Townshend and Miss Byrn
tied for third.
Fathers Night will be observed at
the next meeting of the association
with Arthur A. Rind, chairman.
Barnard.
The executive committee will meet
at 7 pm. Wednesday.
A Christmas pageant will be pre-
sented by pupils Of the school at 8
pm. on Wednesday, followed by
the business meeting of the asso-
citation.
Bryan.
The association will meet Wednes.
day at 7:30 pm. in the school audi
torium. The children of the school
will present play, "Children's
Friend"
The association is distributing TOYS
to underprivileged children this
Christmas.
Powell Elementary.
The association meets Thursday
at 10 am. Pupils of the school win
present Christmas program.
The Christmas box for new and
old clothing, toys or other useful
articles Is now ready to be filled by
members Of the association.
Janney.
The Library Committee met last
Wednesday to discuss plans for the
coming year. =.
The Study Group has discontin-
(See PIT. A., Page C-l3D ~
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needy child in Washington.
Heretofore there have been many
Christmas activities. all. however,
with the one objective-to bring
Christmas into the homes of the
needy. This year a united effort is
being made bv every agency en-
gagged in welfare work and every
public-spirited company or corpora
ton which collects toys or money for
Christmas to coordinate all activi-
ties and thus eliminate as much as
possible the duplication or omission
of distribution.
The D. C. Congress of Parents
and Teachers is acting as member
of the Distributing Committee for
the thousands of toys which are be-
ing collected. Already-and for sew
eral days past-our women. headed
by Mrs. Charles Sinclair, who is the
parent-teacher representative on the
Distributing Committee, have been
busy for long hours asserting the
toys which have been brought in and
f1llng the orders already on nle.
Truckloads of Toys.
Yesterday saw huge truckloads Of
toys brought in to the headquarters.
These had been collected at the
Warner Bros theaters, as The Eve
ming Star, National Broadcasting Co.
and Warner Bros Theaters share
in this community project. AS truck
after truck unloaded, it seemed that
there ought to be enough toys to
supply all Of the requests made Of
Santa not only in Washington, but
throughout the length and breadth
of our land.
1 say lit seemed"-in reality there
were not enough for Washington
children. For unbelievable as 1t
may appear, requests this year are
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The Christmas Opportunity
For Spreading Unselfishness.

No matter what differences Of
opinion may exist regarding the
many civic problems in which
members of all branches of the
civic army are, interested there is
now a fine opportunity for team
work. On every hand there are
the unfortunate who need others
to make theirs happier Christ
mas.
Then there are those who pass
by our door each day who we
may cheer by the bright lights
from the decorated windows or
better still from an outside elec-
trio display. These outdoor dis
plays, no matter how modest, are
so cheering to the passer-by.
Neighborhood groups may dis
agree over boundaries but they
now have an opportunity for q
friendly rivalry as to which Will
show the largest percentage of
bright homes which brighten
the corner where they are. To
have some associations show q
100 per cent of home decoration
in their territory will be some
thing about which they can brag
for a long time. Now is the time
to decorate and pass the word
along.
But the needy should not be
overlooked. Unless there is per-
sonal knowledge of such needs it
it best to give aid through some
of the recognized agencies. The
best intentioned efforts, without
such trained guidance, often re-
suits in some getting help from
several sources and other more
needy cases being left out. BY all
means the kiddies should be
given a happy Christmas.
Then don't forget that the use
of the tuberculosis Association
Christmas Seals on your cards,
your parcels and correspondence
will do a world of good. It may
be even the means of protecting
some of your dear ones from the
dread white plague.
That slogan of the Community
Chest is fine for a Christmas slo-
gan-"Give, and be glad you
can!"
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reaching new high peaks and there
are more children than ever to be
supplied.
Local parent-teacher associations
are forwarding their lists Of needy
children through their student aid
chairmen and these in turn are be-
ing Allied by the women who are
voluntarily working at the head
quarters.
More Help Needed.
And there is much yet to be done,
many toys to be distributed, many
lists to be filled. Help is needed at
the headquarters and everyone will
be welcome who can give an hour or
a day to this work. In spite of the
fact that much of the work is hard,
there is a great deal of pleasure
experienced in doing it, and much
personal satisfaction in having had
a part in this great Community
Christmas Heart Interest"
Let everyone who knows of a
child in his or her neighborhood,
unlikely to be remembered at
Christmas, send the name and ad-
dress Of the child, together with
his or her parents names to the
Community Christmas Committee,
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BY JESSE C.. SUTER.

Discussion of proposals to re-
organize the government of the
District of Columbia have been
enlivened during the past week
by comment and criticism of
the District Commissioners forth
coming report and the assur-
ance OF Representative Am
brose j. Kennedy of Maryland
that he will have District SUI
frage written into the plan. Just
what form this feature will take
has not been disclosed.
Speakers in the neighborhood
groups have continued to dis
cuss suffrage for local Offices
and to threaten to fight any plan
for reorganization which does
not include local suffrage pro-
vision. The reorganization prob
lem with the suffrage angle will
be the subject considered to-
morrow night by the Monday
Evening Club.
Opposition to the bill to in
crease the gasoline tax ! cent a
gallon, and repeal the income tax
met with additional opposition in
some of the bodies. This action
Is based upon two reasons. First,
the feeling prevails that motor
vehicles are already more than
adequately taxed, and second,
there is objection to the diversion
of motor vehicle taxes to the use
for general purposes.
An attempt is being made to
arouse interest in the Capper bill
for the election of delegates to
the national political party con-
ventions. There has been lack
Of interest in this proposal be-
cause OF the absence of election
machinery in the District. Then
there has been feeling that, not
being able to vote for the can
didates after their nomination,
1t would not be worth the ex-
pense.
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Enaineers Meet Tomorrow

The Washington section Of the
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers will meet tomorrow 1T 8
pm. in the auditorium of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co.
Vernon H. Grant, electrical engi-
neer with the Bureau of Aeronautics,
Navy Department, will preside over
q discussion of electricity In Avia-
ton" ..
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Magruder Building, Eighteenth and
M streets NV. It will then be
checked and If no record is found
of previous filing the child will be
cared for. Let every citizen of
Washington consider himself q COM
mittee Of one to see that all our
needy children have a peep at real,
honest to goodness Christmas cheer.
Peabody Hilton.
A Christmas festival will be held
Wednesday at 10 am. The children
will bring their gifts for the baskets
to be given to needy families and
put them around the tree. Parents
are invited and urged to attend this
festival.
Members Of the association will
meet on Friday to prepare the bas-
kets for delivery.
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eocher Groups Busy
Spreading Christmas Cheer
Active at Toy Headquarters;
Many Volunteers Are Needed
BY MRS. C. ID. LOWE,

President D. C. Parents Teachers
Once there particular building Wahington-nev
twice the locaionwhere activity
this time person. might
in wondement at the rivalry would
Christmas headquarters this
participating
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Macfarland Junior High.

Mcfarland Junior High.
The association will meet tomor-
row at pm. Mrs. Louise S. Shepard
OF the Petworth Branch Library will
speak on Books for Christmas
Gifts" A quartette from the Co.
lumbia Light Opera Co. will sing.
Music will also be furnished by the
school orchestra. A stocking
shower" for the student aid of the
D. c. Congress will be held and each
parent is asked to bring a pair of
stockings for this worthy cause to
the meeting.
The association is sponsoring
booth for the sale of Christmas Seals
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GIee Club to Sinq Carols

The Holy Cross Academy Glee
Club will present a program of
Christmas carols during a Christmas
program Tuesday night in the audi
torium of Dunbarton College.
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StOddert,

The association will meet tomor-
row at 8 pm. Mrs. J. F. Hilder,
specialist in remedial reading, will
speak on "Children's Books Prizes
for the membership drive will be
awarded. Stanley Bell of the Ma
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Burroughs.

At the executive meeting Decem-
Der Mrs Walter Valentine, men,
brship chairman, reported that the
association has enrolled 529 mem
bers, 19l of them being fathers.
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Grant-Weixhtman,

Mrs. Max Dobbins, president, is in
charge of the booth for the sale of
Christmas Seals at Kann's Depart
ment Store.
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Jackson,

The association met December
II in the Peabody room of the
Georgetown Library. Mrs. Muir and
Miss Coleman, librarians, discussed
Christmas Books
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Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Suffrage and Reorganization Proposals;
Residential Area Dry Demands

the most discussed one of the
coming year.
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for the tuberculosis Association at
the Bank of Commerce & Savings.
The association has 564 members,
102 Of them being fathers.
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Powell Junior Hixh.

The association will attend the
special performance of the Christ
mas pageant to be presented by the
members Of the school student body,
under the direction of Mrs. Thelma
McAdoo, December 10 at 8 pm.
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Wheatlev.

On Friday, from to 4:30 pm,
Miss F. c. Mortimer, principal, as
sisted by teachers and parents, will
have a Christmas dance for Wheat
ley pupils, with music furnished by
the w. P. A. Orchestra.
Miss M. Yarnell, teacher, is COM
pleting plans for an exhibition of
handcraft. which will include the
work done under her supervision as
an extracurricular activity for
Wheatley pupils. The material for
this project is furnished by this
association and pupils will present
the varied novelties to their parents
for Chritmas. This class meets each
Wednesday with Miss Yarnell from
3 to 4:30 pm.
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Brent-Dent.

nt-Dent.
Children from both schools will
present a Christmas play at the
meeting tomorrow at $3.50 pm. in the
Dent School.