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cinating folklore of the country, and
the wise, humorous character Of his
associates among the serving class
all were indelibly photographed on
his soul.
Out of this colorful material that
formed the food for his childish
mind grew the dramatic substance
Of his Boris Godounof1" and the
charming musical pictorization Of
man visiting the exhibition Of
his friends work, which Stokowski
has Transcribed. All of "old Russia +"
lives In his writings, with its Law
ishness and its poverty, It's power
and its servitude, and, above all,
that strange, strong thing that is
called the Russian soul.
Gave Up Career.
Moussorgsky gave up his career
as ofiicer to devote himself to COM
position. He endured the praise
and the censure Of his friends with
equal meekness and the rebuffs Of
public disapproval. Perhaps he tried
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the forgetfulness that intoxication
brings. At any rate, this was his
great weakness, the one that drew
him down to the depths, cut of his
life span in its most profitable years
after a long experience with hunger
and loneliness.
His many friends were not idle
after his passing. They began to
write about him, to arrange his
music, to perform 1t and in every
way possible see that what he
has done lives and will live" Rim
sky y-Korsakoff, Glazounov, Liadow
Balakirev and Cui-all names that
have made Russian music famous
worked toward this end. Others,
such as Debussy and Ravel, took up
the same work, until today the
gorgeous, powerful music that Nous
sorgsky left is known the world
over.
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CHORAL
Tossing at
Cathedral
Advent Program Is
Evening Event
Wednesday

Music lovers are awaiting the
Advent program to be sung at the
Washington Cathedral on wednes-
day night at 8:15 o'clock by the
Washington Choral Society, con-
Quoted by Louis A. Potter. The pro-
gram will be all Bach, from the
organ prelude beginning at 8 pm,
played by Lyman McCrary: through
two opening chorales, sung by CAL
vary M. E. Choir; the cantata,
"Sleepers Wake; the offertory, two
more chorales and "The Magnificat"
In climax.
The chorales will all be sung a
capella, the first two being "Now All
the Woods are Sleeping" and "Zion
Hears Her Watchmen's Voices" the
motif-choral for the cantata, Sleep
ers Wake" The cantata and ''The
Magnificat" will be accompanied not
only by Lyman McCrary at the
organ and Mildred Kolk Schulze at
the piano, but with a section Of the
National Symphony Orchestra--in
order to present the work according
to the original Bach score. Soloists
to be heard in "Sleepers Wake" are
Joseph Whittemore, tenor, from
Richmond, Va: Cathreen Carrico,
soprano. and Howard Samsel of this
city. "Sleepers Wake" written by
Bach in 1742, is one of the most
beautiful of the many church can
tatas, the music being built around
Nicolai's hymn.
The Choral Society will be heard
in the next two chorales, the first be-
ing How Shall Fifty Meet Thee?"
taken from the Christmas oratorio,
and the second, God My King"
"The Magnificat" is the Song of
Mary as found in the first chapter
Of the Gospel according to st. Luke,
used as the vesper canticle in the
Western church for many years. The
setting by Bach is of an original
type having no antecedents, and Is
one Of his most representative works.
In 1t, he uses his musical symbolism
tn its most quaint and powerful
forms. He wrote this masterpiece
for a festival service for Christmas,
1873. at Leipzig.
The soloists for "The Magniflcat"
will be five: Charlotte Watkins, So
prano, formerly of Holyoke, Mass,
and now soloist at st. Adams;
Madalynne Powell Cheatham, mezzo
soprano, Of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church; Mary Apple, contralto, of
New York and Washington; Joseph
Whittemore, tenor, and Charles
Towbridge Tittmann, basso. Mr..
Whittemore is one of Virginia's out
standing oratorio and concert sing
ers, and Mr.. Tttmann Is recognized
as an outstanding Bach singer
throughout the country.
The public is invited to attend the
Advent program.
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BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

The admiring fans Of Lily Pons
and Nelson Eddy will be delighted
to know that there is now released
albums Of songs recorded by each,
the former by the Victor Company
and the latter by the Columbia. Lily
Pons sings some of the finest songs
Of the literature for her voice and
these include Benedict's La Capt.
nera," Debussy's Green" and MAN
doline," Hue's "A des Oiseaux," Liza
dow's "Une Tabatiere q Musique, /"
the delightful encore she has sung
here many times, Faure's Les Roses
dTspahan," LISTS Comment disa-
ient-ils," Delibes' Les Files de
Cadiz," Strauss lie beau Danube
Bleu" and Dell'Acqua's Willamette. "
Assisting Miss Pons is an orchestra
for some Of the numbers directed by
her husband, Andre Kostelanetz, In
others the piano accompaniment is
played by Frank LaForge and in
some q flute obligato is provided by
Frances Blaisdell. The artist is at
her best in these recordings, many
Of the faults that have marred her
work the last few years being alb
sent. The one number that requires
more straight singing without any
snowy coloratura display Is Com
ment disaient-ils" N which the truly
sweet quality Of her voice is heard
to advantage. The album has q
charming cover showing the artist
In most attractive pink costume.
Nelson Eddy Is less successful In
the group Of songs he records, bu,
this will doubtless be overlooked by
those who would ask for nothing
better than to hear this popular
baritone sing the famous -Four In.
dian Love Lyrics" by Amy Wood.
forde-Finden. "The Temple Bells,
Less Than the Dust" 'Kashmir
Song" and It'll I Wake" have ar
universal appeal, at the same time
Eddy should be able to make these
more effective both vocally and In.
terpretively than he does. This /.
the first recording Mr.. Eddy ha.
done for the Columbia people.
A delightful number, quite out ot
the ordinary, on the Victor list Il
the "Concertino da Camera for Sax.
ophone and Orchestra" by Jacque.
1bert. Many who have grown tc
loathe the saxophone from the Gus.
tomary use made Of 1t, will be sur.
prised at how beautiful it can be.
come when interpreting q work o1
artistic merit. The concertino /.
just that, charming in style, with
no tainting melodramatics for thu
instrument, yet showing to advan.
tage the possibilities for tonal color
and brilliant technique that 1t DOS.
sesses. The artist Is Marcel Mule
alto saxophonist, and the orchestrs
is directed by Philippe Gaubert. On
the last disc is . Rhapsody" by
Pierre Welcomes with harp and
celesta accompaniment which is an
other exquisite number. Indeed, SC
fascinating is the artistic playing
OF Mr.. Mule In these two works, that
q great desire has grown In US to
hear a concert program Just for this
instrument.
Ihe second book Of Debussy Prel-
udes has been issued by the Colum-
bia Company completing the entire
set OF these lovely tone pictures. The
Preludes in this book are not all the
favorites Of the public as are most
OF the hrst book, possibly because
they are seldom played, but, as
played by Walter Gieseking, there
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Teachers to State
Their PROGRAMS

The Washington Music Teachers
Association will hold q forum
meeting at the Mayflower Hotel
tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock. Repre-
sentatives of important organiza-
tions in the city will present briefly
their program plans for the years
activities and will make suggestions
as to cooperation with this asso-
citation.
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and the newly finished transcription
Of Moussorgsky's Pictures at an Ex-
hibition." In place Of Debussy's
"Clatr de Lune." formerly an
nounced, Mr.. Stokowski will play
three Debussy Nocturnes, "Nuages,"
"Fetes" and "Sirenes," in the latter
Of which the Womens Glee Club of
the University Of Maryland will sing.
OF the Pictures at an Exhibition
Mr.. Stokowski himself says: THE
sketches which Moussorgsky made
for piano Of this music are among
his greatest creations. Some have
regarded Moussorgsky as q talented
amateur, but not q born musician.
The truth Is that he Is 20 original
that he cannot be measured by con.
ventional standards. Every melodic
contour, every rhythm, every har-
monic sequence Of these sketches
shows him to be q profound musi-
clan who created . musical Ian
guage Of his own, but who is so
individualistic that the more con-
ventional musicians of his time
completely misunderstood him.
Ravel has made q brilliant orches-
tration Of this music. It Is q
masterpiece in the Gallo manner.
Moussorgsky's music is the quintes-
sence Of the Slavic spirit. He sings
Of the old, primitive Russia with
modern freedom Of tonal expression.
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Sulgrave Concert
Is Polish Benefit

Mime. Elvina Orlicz Dresser, well
known American concert singer and
widow Of the late Polish air minister,
Gen. Gustav Orlicz Dresser, will
give concert at the sulgrave Club
Sunday evening, December 3, for the
benefit Of Polish refugee children
Nine. Dreszer's last concert was
given several months ago at the
home Of the United States Ambas-
sador> 70 Poland and Mrs. Anthony
]. Drexel Biddle, jr. In Warsaw
The garden where tshe sang therG
has sance been Destroyed ~ bombs
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Review of Recordings

are every bit as beautiful. To be
found in this album are "Brouil-
lards, "Feuilles mortes," La puerta
del vino," Les fees sont d'exquises
danseuses," "Bruyeres," General
Lavine," La Terrasse des audiences
du clair de lune," "Ondine," HON.
mage s. Pickwick, Esq. p. p. M.
p. c." "Canope," Les tierces alter
nees" and "Feux d'artifice."
Another gem that will delight the
taste of the discriminating is the
Mozart Concerto No. 2 in D Major
for flute and orchestra, played by
Marcel Moyse, flutist, and an Or
chestra conducted by Piero Coppola.
So seldom is an opportunity given
to hear the flute in q work writ
ten for it that this fine performance
by Mr.. Moyse Is a revelation In
many respects.
It is said that Mozart did not
like the flute and complained of
difficulty in finding the proper in
spiration for his work. But lack
Of inspiration Is not present In this
charming work, which has the purest
melody imaginable and Is smooth
and perfect in its form. The calm,
nostalgia quality Of the flute is
heard to the best advantage in
beautifully spun phrases with gay
roulades to relieve the style. The
most anti-Mozart listener would be
won over by this lovely work. It
IS part Of the Victor list.
And as . climax, there Is q
specially fine recording by the
London Symphony. conducted by
Bruno Walter. of Schubert's Sym
phony No. 8 in G Major" which has
often been catalogued 40 Sym
phony No. T." This great G major"
symphony was the last from the
great composers pen. Written six
months before his death, in the
year that saw also his greatest
oratorio, Miriam's Siegesgesang, :"
its beauty is fitting summing up
OF the enormous gift that was
Schubert's. The composer was q
very Ill man and much worried
about financial affairs when he
wrote the symphony. Strange that,
under such circumstances, such
marvelously powerful music could
be forthcoming, music that flows
with every evidence of joy and free
dom from care. The divine urge
never abated through the entire
work and so Schubert left to poster
ity, as his last gesture, his greatest
composition.
| The spirit in which the London
Symphony Orchestra plays it is also
inspirational, the whole album being
one of the finest given out by the
Victor Co.
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Talk on Local Music

At the regular meeting Of the
Friday Morning Music Club on De-
cember l, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, pres
ident Of the club, will give = brief
talk on Music In Warrington. y
Irene Lerch. pianist, viii play the
a Chopin preludes. The meeting
will, - usual take place In Barker
Hall, the =. w. g. A., Seventeenth
and Z streets NV. at u:9o a0.
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Academic Music

On Saturday evening ut 8:45
o'clock Edwin Hughes of New York
City, guest teacher OF piano at the
Washington College Of Music for the
last eight years, will present Flor
ence Richardson Of Richmond, Va,
in . performance Of the Chopin
'F Minor Concerto" Mr.. Hughes
will play the orchestral accompani-
ment at q second piano. William
Holden Of the College Of Music fac
ulty, also student Of Mr.. Hughes,
will play excerpts from the ''Kreis-
leriana" Of Schumann; also . De-
busy group.
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Concert Schedule
TODAY,

Yehudi Menuhin, violin re.
cital, Constitution Hall. 4 pm.
Beatrice Lanheer-Roes, vio-
linist: DR.. Kurt Hetzel, pianist,
Roosevelt Hotel, $50 pm.
Y. w. G. A. Thanksgiving ves-
per service, 5 pm.
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Program Offered
Bv Russian Trio

The Howard University School of
Music will present the Russian Trio,
Nina Mesirow- Minchin, pianist:
Herman Felber, violinist, and Ennio
Bolognani, cellist, tomorrow evening
at $50 O'Clock at Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel, university CAM
pus. The program viii consist Of
Beethoven's "Trio No. 3, Opus l, in
G Minor; Brahms Trio No. 4, Opus
101," and Arensky's Trio, Opus 80,
D Minor"
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Baltic Observance

The Baltic American Society Of
Washington, D. C., viii hold m in
formal musicale, following . dinner,
at the Wesley Hall, 1703 K street
NV, tonight at Z O'Clock In OBJ
servance Of Thanksgiving and In
commemoration Of the independence
days Of Finland and Latvia. The
musical program will be provided by
Reino Luoma, q gifted young Fin
nish pianist, and by Oily Kukepuu,
soprano with the French Opera
Guild Of New York.
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In Local Music Circles

board harmony and piano solo and
ensemble work.
The senior group meets on We'd
nesday afternoon and the Junior
groups on Saturday morning. Miss
Morrison Smith Is in charge Of the
juniors at the Maret School, where
Mrs. Wells is director and Mrs. WILL
son Greene in charge Of the Michi-
gan Park classes.
The Newcomb Bethesda Com
munity Singers have begun their
sixth consecutive season with re-
hearsals held every Tuesday night
at the home Of the director, Ruth
L. Morgan. The officers for this
season are Pauline Hoover, presi-
dent; Eleanor Avant, vice president:
Sara Almgren, secretary; Margaret
Curry, treasurer: Helen Wheeler,
historian. Eleanor Avant is rehear-
sal accompanist. Owing to removal
from the city and illness Of several
members. there are vacancies in
some of the parts. Singers who re-
side in the general Bethesda area
and who would like to be considered
for membership in the Singers are
requested to contact the secretary
at 1922 Walsh street NV.
Elena de Sayn, violinist, filled re-
Gently two out-of- town engagements.
On November 8 she was heard at
the Verdi Club musicale at st. Regis
Hotel, New York City, and on No.
vember Is she delivered a lecture,
illustrated by violin selections. in
Philadelphia, Pa, before the Music
Teachers Forum. This lecture will
be repeated In Baltimore early in
December.
The piano students of Mrs. Irving
A. Lehman were presented in an in
formal recital last Sunday afternoon
at her studio, $3.50 Tennyson street
NV. Those taking part were Bev-
erly Back, Dorothy Baker, Marshall
Baker, Virginia Lee Blore, Ann D'Es-
pinosa, Corine Fyfe, Geraldine Cat
Il, Gwendolyn Gwynn, Billee Marie
Hatcher, Caroline Haynes, Mary
Hudson, Albert Klopfer. Donald
Lehman, Jean Nilsson, Barbara Ros-
son, Dorothy Smith, Barbara Strang
and Phyllis Zimmerman. A social
hour followed the recital.
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Musicale at Hotel

The program at the Sunday night
musicale series ct the Roosevelt
Hotel tonight ut $50 O'Clock will be
given by Beatrice Lanheer-Roes,
violinist, and Or. Kurt Hetxel.
pianist. The artists will be heard
In the ID Minor Sonata" by
Brahms. Dr.. Hetsel will also play
Accomplishments to two groups OF
violin soil. Mime. Landheer-Roes
had Z fellowship with Carl Flesh.
At the age Of u she y said to
have played for ths sx-Kaiser at
Doom. -
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Notice TO
Choir Directors

All material rstardint music
in the churches at Christmas
must b received by the Music
Editor in typewritten double
space) form not later than Mon.
day, December IL. The special
Christmas Church Music PATE
will appear Saturday, Dscem.
Der e.
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Friday Morning Music Club,
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. speaker;
Irene Lerch, pianist: Barker
Hall, Y. w. G. A., 1880 am.
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MONDAY.

Russian Trio, Howard Uni.
versity, $3.50 pm.
Washington Music Teachers
Association forum meeting,
Mayhower Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Evening with the Victrola, I"
Public Library, Eighth and K
streets NV, 7::30 pm.
Washington Chamber Music
Society, candlelight concert,
Phillips Memorial Gallery, S
pm.
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Moussorgsky Gets Due
As Musical Genius
World Lays Tributes to His
Greatness on Grave of
One Who Suffered
ByAHce EveSsnsam.

When stokowsh plays his new version Of Pictures It
this great who his lifetime little public
and only within the last receiving his just
q figure general public
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Stokowski to Present
His Own Transcriptions
Two Are Placed on Program
Of Philadelphians for
Tuesday Evening Here
MUSIC.

Leopold sokowsh popular and thoroughly mucianl orchestra
conductor will Washington with Phadpha
Tuesday evening the
Constitution Hall. at 8:45 O'Clock.
In this Mr.. Stokowsk will transcript
tons the familiar and much admired
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TUESDAY.

Philadelphia Orchestra, Leo
pold Stokowski, conductor;
Constitution Hall, S:45 pm.
Army Band, Army Band Au-
ditorium, 2:30 pm.
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY.

Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 2 pm. =
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WEDNESDAY.

Washington Choral Society,
Louis Potter, director: WASH
ington Cathedral, 8:15 pm.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, 8
pm.
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SATURDAY.

Army Band, Army Band Au-
ditorium, 1880 am.
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Dorothy Ifert Lal1in has resigned
her position Is organist and choir
director Of Christ Lutheran Church,
Bethesda, Md. Mrs. Laktn has been
organist at this church for . period
Of nearly flve years.
The Eta 0chmid Wells School of
Music q Cleveland Park = preeent-
Ing weekly clAs1es b theoIy, ksy-
Evening star., 1939-01-19
Public Health Forum
Of Georgetown U.
Opens Feb. 7
Free Lectures Set
In Campaign Against
PreventubIe Diseases

Georgetown University will direct
six-week educational campaign
against preventable diseases, COM
mencing February 2. in cooperation
with it's own and other local physi-
clans, the Very Rev. Arthur A..
OLeary, S. j., president. said today
in announcing the university's sec
ond annual Public Health Forum.
The forum sessions, arranged
especially for parents, teachers and
high school children, will be held
every Thursday evening through
March 9 in CASTOR Hall on the Hill
top campus. In addition to these
public lectures, DR.. OLeary said ar
rangements we're being made for q
series of national radio broadcasts
and an essay contest for high school
boys and girls. Prizes will be Of
fered to the boy and girl writing
the best essay on Health"
Many generally accepted meas
ures for the prevention of diseases
are little known to the public and
consequently there is a much higher
morbidity and mortality than there
need be-" the Georgetown president
said. With that in mind, it is our
purpose in conducting the forum
this year to reach as large an au-
dience as possible" The scope also
was extended in recognition of the
university's general sesquicentennial
observance.
Cavanagh Heads Committee.
DR.. John R. Cavanagh, associate
clinical professor of medicine and
director of the outpatient depart
ment of Georgetown University Hos
pital, again will serve as chairman
of the Forum Committee this year.
He is being assisted by DR.. Henry
B. GWynn and DR.. T. Mario Mollari.
Specialists from George Washington
University, Catholic University, the
District Health Department and the
Maryland State Board of Health will
contribute to the lectures and radio
health talks.
The opening forum lecture will be
given by Dr. Ellen Oppenheimer,
director of infant and maternal well
fare of the District Health Depart
ment. She will talk on the problems
of child welfare from the viewpoint
of preventing common diseases. DR..
OLeary will make the opening ad-
dress at the initial forum session
and DR.. George c. Rutland, District
Evening star., 1939-01-19
5. f. {. May Broaden
Probe 10 Include
Mortgage Firm
Expected to Act on
Proposal Made by
Commission LAWYER

Resuming its investigation Of
Transamerica Corp, big West Coast
investment company, the Securities
and Exchange Commission was ex-
pected to act today on a proposal
that it broaden its proceedings to
include Pacific Coast Mortgage Co. s
transactions in Transamerica stock,
The proposal was offered yester-
day by o. John Rogge, commission
attorney, after counsel for Trans
america had objected successfully
against his going into the mortgage
company's affairs, on the grounds
that they had been given no notice
he would pursue such course.
Mr.. Rogge asked the commission
to amend its order for the hearing
SO that it would include an allega-
ton that Transamerica failed to re-
port, as remuneration to A. P. Gian-
mini, chairman of board of the cor
poration, $350,00O allegedly received
by Mr.. Giannini in dividends from
the Pacific Coast Mortgage Co.
Henry Fits, trial examiner, re-
ferred the amendment to the COM
mission for a decision. He indicated
an opinion that the order could
be amended legally. but that, if it
were, attorneys for Transamerica
would have to be given additional
time to meet the new allegations.
During yesterdays hearing, Mr..
Rogge told the commission that
Transamerica had placed stock ac-
quired from other companies on its
books at value of O,O00 900 more
than the book value assigned to the
securities by their previous owners.
His statement brought an imme-
diate objection from William STAN
ley, attorney for Transamerica, who
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declared every one knew that In
1928, when the. securities were ac-
quired, stocks were earning well and
were selling far above their book
value. The only way Transamerica
could set up its stock acquisitions on
Its books, he argued, was for the
price it paid for them.
Mr.. Giannini commented to re-
porters after the hearing recessed
that stock of Bancitaly Corp, which
Trensamerica had placed on its
books at the then market price Of
about $125 share. later went to
$225 on the market.
He issued statement later saying
the commissions proceedings were
unfair, unjust and palpably frivo-
lous." When Transamerica was
formed, he said, assets acquired in
exchange for stock were capitalized
at their actual cost, (which included
the good will value as going con-
Germs during q period Of great pros
perity."
The Securities, Commission is
holding the hearing to determine
whether Transamerica stock should
be suspended from trading on ma
tional exchanges.
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health officer, will introduce the

health officer, will introduce the
speaker.
Schedule Of Lectures.
Other lectures scheduled are as
follows:
February 9-Dr. Custis Lee Hall,
clinical professor of surgery, George
Washington University, on Grip
pling Conditions in Children" DR..
Hall is nationally known ortho-
pedist.
February 16-Dr. j. Edward Routh,
assistant professor Of psychology
Catholic University of America, Be
havior Problems in Children"
February 23-Dr. Fred r. Sander
son, associate professor of surgery
Georgetown University, Common
Household Poisons."
March 2-Dr. John P. Burke of
Georgetown University, former pres
ident of the District Of Columbia
Dental Society, Making Better
Teeth"
March 9-Miss Catherine Leamey
chief nutritionist of the Maryland
State Board of Health, diet Fads
and Facts"
Evening star., 1939-01-19
kiwunis Fete Held

The Oath anniversary Of the In
ternational Kiwanis was observed
by the Arlington (Va) Kiwanis Club
yesterday at the Washington Golf
and Country Club. Lyman F. Kelly,
lieutenant governor Of the first divi-
sion, Capital district, read message
from H. G. Hatfield, president OF the
international organization, after
which the Rev. P. G. Helmintoller
jr., spoke on the history Of the
Kiwanis and its objectives. The
meeting was held under the auspices
of the groups Education Committee.