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Porter, Organist,
In Howard Concert

The Howard University concert
series will present Hugh Porter, Or
ganist, at Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel Tuesday at $50 pm. The
program will be as follows:
"Toccata," Muffat; Fantasia in
Echo Style" Sweelinck; aria, )"
Handel; allegro from the Fourth
Organ Concerto" Handel; PAS
sacaglia and Fugue in c Minor" !"
Bach; Canon in B Minor"
Schumann; "Choral-1mprovisation
in Dulci Jubilee" Karg- Ebert;
"Intermezzo from the Third
Symphony" Vierne; Chant de Mai"
Jongen; allegro from the Sixth
Symphony" Widor.
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probation have been expressed in
the large audiences attending. The
members of the orchestra have been
welcomed as teachers in the COM
munity and it is safe to say they
have been often given preference
over others. The mere fact that
a musician was a member of the
National Symphony has given him
a special standing in the city. one
in which recognition of his merit
was warmed by the personal feel
ing that he was one of the group
bringing culture, beauty and pleas
ure to many.
Small Group Possible.
Although everyone will concede
that the larger the orchestra the
finer the tonal effects would be and
the greater the repertoire that could
be presented, no one would seriously
object to smaller group that the
fund raised might pay for. Better
this than sacrifice the orchestra en-
tirely and what it has stood for in
this community. The orchestra was
small in the beginning and, while
not comparable to the present one
in artistic performance, gave pleas
ure Notwithstanding. The point not
to be overlooked is that the people
of Washington wanted an orchestra
enough in the beginning to be will
ing to take the risk of starting one,
and that each year they have val
iantiy tried to give more and more,
so that 1t might become bigger and
better. Still more might have been
done, possibly. but under the most
adverse conditions, much has been
done.
Must this all go for naught now,
or If not, must each seasons end
bring the renewal of strife between
the board and the musicians. If
economy must be practiced in order
that smaller orchestra of picked
musicians might be held on to, could
not the musicians themselves be
made to see the advisabiGty of so
arranging matters. Harking back to
our favoyite belief that the music
profession could be operated on a
sensible business basis, it seems that
a solution of some kind could be ar
rived at shortly, If the facts in the
case were all clear. The subscribers
to whom it is claimed the National
Symphony belongs" will not object
to reasonable curtailment, for
after all, they are the ones who give
the money for its support.
Appreciation Grows.
No business concern overlooks the
good will of it's customers. It is
something to be cherished and re-
spected. The musical good will of
the citizens of this community has
been laboriously built up, mostly
through the unceasing efforts of DR..
Kinder and the artistic progress of
the members of the orchestra. It is
not confined exclusively to the SYM
phony, but extends in many rami-
f1cations through the city, making
by its encouragement, for an aston
ishing growth of musical apprecia-
tion and desire for learning. II
the good will toward music be lost
it will never be regained in this city
OF changing inhabitants. Their
spending power, their loyalty. their
desire for culture are the things that
count IN the last analysis.
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In between and rather up in the al
public that has so loyalty supported
the orchestra for nine years. The
situation is a strange one and GER
tainly discouraging one for those
who have so gladly given whatever
they could in order to have the
privilege of a first-class orchestra
in their midst.
It has often been stressed that
the National Symphony belongs to
the people of this city. This has
been pointed out as unique status
among symphony orchestras and the
citizens have been justly proud OF
their ownership. In most cases
where limited means did not allow
of expenditures on various musical
events, the total sum of what they
could afford has been dedicated to
the Symphony's cause, however
small it might be. And now, al
though familiar with these yearly
conflicts with the union, they are
faced with the most serious of all
without clearly understanding the
situation.
The plain facts are, of course,
that the musicians are demanding
increased pay and longer season
and the Orchestra Board feels that
the demand cannot be supplied in
the necessary funds by its sponsors.
One cannot help but wonder why
the musicians make such exorbitant
demands when they know they can
not be met. They have had an
assured regular season with an in
come coming in steadily on which
to arrange their living and this
may be lost entirely if no real COM
promise can be arrived at. Unless
there is some unknown reason max
ing the demand for an increase
feasible, it would seem that the
public will be left in the lurch un-
less it comes across with the money.
Must Know Limit.
Since the contributors are the
ones who will suffer privation, it
would be only fair that they be al
lowed some voice in the matter or
at least a clear understanding of
both sides of the question. The
statement that the board, through
past campaigns, is convinced of the
impossibility of an increase in the
sustaining fund is undoubtedly true
and it must know the limit that
can be reached by the givers. But
this does not answer the question
of why the musicians want more
money and longer season, know
ing that, if the additional sum is
not raised, the orchestra will be
dissolved or forced back to its pres
ent financial status. The desire to
better their circumstances and to
be adequately recompenSed for their
hard work is understandable, yet
. there are other factors involved Of
which the musicians must be con-
scious.
That the people of this city were,
and are, proud of their symphony
has been continually proven. Year
after year they have worked to
form bigger budget, giving of their
time, they loyalty and their money
toward this end. Their appreciation
has not only gone out wholeheart-
edly to DR.. Kinder as founder and
conscientious worker in his director
ship, but also to the men of the
orchestra. They have realized that
the salary paid them was not too
much or even enough for the hard
work entailed and have tried to
add to it by patronizing every event
where an orchestra member ap-
peared. Special groups have been
organized under sponsorship for
concert series and loyalty and ap-
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Concert Schedule
TODAY.

Micha Levitzki, piano recital,
Constitution Hall, 4 pm.
Harriet Payne. viola recital,
Roosevelt Hotel, $50 pm.
MONDAY.
Department of Agriculture
Orchestra, DR.. Walter Bauer,
conductor; Irving Ginberg, vio-
linist, and Benjamin Levenson,
cellist, co-soloists; South Build
ing auditorium.
Reino Luoma, piano recital,
Congressional Club, morning.
Navy Band Symphony Or
chestra. Jean Kayaloff, cellist,
soloist;; Marine Corps audi
torium. BIS pm. Navy Band,
sail loft, navy yard, 2::30 pm.
st. Johns Church, Sacred
Concert, Arthur Howes, direc-
tor, $50 pm.
TUESDAY.
Rubinstein Club, Claude
Robson, director; Alfred Hop
kins, tenor, soloist; Willard Ho-
tel, $3.50 pm.
Hugh Porter, organ recital,
Howard University, $3.50 pm.
Department of Agriculture
Orchestra, DR.. Walter Bauer,
conductor; Irving Ginberg, vio-
linist, and Benjamin Levenson,
cellist, co-soloists; South Build
ing auditorium.
WEDNESDAY.
National Symphony Orches-
ira, Edwin Macarthur, guest con-
ductor; Kristen Flagstad, So
prano, soloist; Constitution
Hall, $50 pm.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Musician John Auer,
cellist, soloist; Marine Barracks,
Sis pm.
THURSDAY.
"Red Mill" Ethyl Manning,
director; Roosevelt High School
auditorium, BIS pm.
"Die Meistersinger," Edward
Clement Potter, lecturer: Arts
Club, $3.50 pm.
"Down South" Agriculture
Chorus, Harwood Hall, director;
Agriculture auditorium, $3.50
pm.
Navy Band, sail loft, navy
yard, 1918 pm.
FRIDAY.
Friday Morning Music Club,
Frances Gutelius Smith, pian-
ist; Bernard Parronchi, cellist;
Barker Hall, 1880 am.
'Red Mill" Ethyl Manning,
director; Roosevelt High School
auditorium, BIS pm.
Evening of Music" series; Y.
M. c. A. assembly hall, $3.50 pm.
Felian Garzia, piano recital,
Arts Club, BIS pm.
SATURDAY.
Down South,"' Harwood Hall,
director; Agriculture audi
torium, $3.50 pm.
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present their pupils. The public is
invited.
On Friday, the Friday Morning
Music Club will present Frances
Gutelius Smith. pianist; Bernard
Parronchi, cellist, and Mary Camm
Adams, soprano. The meeting will
be held at 1880 am. in Barker Hall,
the Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth and K
streets NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Potter of the
faculty of the Washington Musical
Institute will present their pupils in
one Of the recitals which are held
monthly in the concert hall of the
institute at 1730 Sixteenth street
NV, on Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The following will take part: Eunice
Murray, Sophie Finkenstaedt, L. M.
Gates, Nope Hutson, Charles Con-
rard, Mary Long, Henry Jones,
Birdsall Smith. Peggy Stockett, Fin
ley Cheston, Catherine Murray, j.
L. Stinson, Madalynne Powell
Cheatham and Sally West.
The third in the Evening of
Music series sponsored by the Y.
M. c. A. will be held Friday at $50
pm. in the assembly hall at 1876 G
street NV. Justin Lawrie, tenor;
Gertrude Troutman, Pianist, and
others will participate. The public
is cordially invited to attend. Lloyd
Weidner, chairman of the Evening
OF Music Series Committee, will pre-
side.
On account of illness a vacancy
exists for first tenor, Lotus Male
Quartet, directed by Otto T. Simon,
a good reader with high lyrical
voice. Address, at earliest opportu-
nifty, 1924 H street NV.
Anita Schade will give q lecture
on Eduard Moericke, the poet, and
Hugo Wolf, the composer, at the
next meeting of the German Lit
erary Society Saturday evening,
February "a. at her home. Ann
Yago McGuffey, contralto, will sing
several of the songs by Wolf, ac-
companied by Helen Grimes, and
Irene Lerch, pianist, will play Mo-
zart sonata to follow reading from
Moerike's short story. Mozart On
His Journey to Prague"
The Elizabeth Somers Glee Club
of the Young Women's Christian
Association will give its 14th annual
concert in Barker Hall on Saturday
evening, March 9, beginning at $50
o'clock. They will be assisted by
members of the Girl Reserve Glee
Club of the Y. w. C. A.
Eva Whitford Lovette presented a
group of her voice pupils in stu
dio recital last night. Those who
sang were Dorothy Hobbs McPher-
son, Hattie Moler, Violet Hobbs
Hahn, Dorothy Sapp, Gloria Mas
goret, Ruth Rea, Esther Smith
Bond, Jean Doyle, Elise Free, Jean
Smith, Carolyn Schultz, Nellie Bar
Der Brooks, Eleanor E. Howe, Helen
Vrooman, Ruth French, Sally Dud-
ley, Hazel B. Cake and James E..
Rea. Florence Shelley Nielsen as
sisted with the accompaniments.
The young women's choral Or
ganization recently organized under
the dictatorship Of Harlan Page met
last Tuesday, January 80, in Kingan
Chapel, All Saints Church, Chevy
Chase Circle. On this occasion the
organization adopted the permanent
name "Kingan Choral Society,"" in
memory of Ann Kingan of Chevy
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Finnish Star Plays

Reino Luoma, 20-year-old Finnish
vtrtuoso, has been selected by the
Congressional Club to play for their
outstanding event of the year, the
annual breakfast, given In honor of
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt. The
breakfast will be tomorrow, on Lin.
coins birthday.
Evening star., 1940-02-11

Faith Jouvenal, i4-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. william
v. Jouvenal, was presented In q
piano recital at the Academy Of
Holy Names, Silver Spring. Nd, last
Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Flagstad to Make Last
Appearance Wednesday
Great Singer Appears With
National Symphony in
Debut of Conductor
Debut OF OOnduCtOr

Probably the last professional washington tho
sol she sings with the National Symphony Orchestra
direction Of Edwin Macarthur at $3.50 O'Clock in Constitution Hail.
symphony
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Symphony Has Friends
Hoping for Compromise
Impasse Between Board
And Union Believed One
Which Could Be Ended
Bv Alice Eversman.

Once again the future Of the National symphony in jeopardy but
Board Directors
canceng least sustaining
Evening star., 1940-02-11

present their pupils. The public i.
invited.
Evening star., 1940-02-11

MISCHA LEVITzKI,
Lett, In piano recital
this afternoon at Con-
stttutton Hall.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

wishes and create an endowment
for the library. Her only legal heir
Is her brother, Artur Cavalcanti of
Rio de Janeiro.
Register of Wills Theodore Cogs-
well indicated that the English
courts would have to appoint an
anciliary officer to obtain the Sc
curities from the bank and that the
bombing of London probably would
not speed up legal proceedings.
The Lima Library is the greatest
single collection of Catholic Uni
versitys huge library of almost
half a million books and manu-
scripts. A letter found in a safe
there addressed to Msgr. Patrick j.
Mccormick, vice rector of the uni
versity, from Mrs. Lima inspired the
current petition.
According to Mr.. Toomey, the let
ter stated that Brazilian, Argentine,
Australian and Portuguese securi-
ties comprised her property.
Mrs. Lima lived at 1923 Park road
NV.
Mr.. Toomey advised the court her
property on Park road has been
taken under control of the chief
clerk of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment as she has no relatives In
this country. A detail has been as
signed to watch the premises.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Agent Asked to Fly to London
To Save Bonds for Catholic u.

District Court was asked today to
appoint an agent to fly to London
at once by Clipper to rescue from
German bombs securities believed
to be in a bank there and which
may be used to further learning
through Lima Library at Catholic
University.
The request was made by Vim
cent L. Toomey, attorney for the
late Mrs. Flora de Oliveira Lima,
curator and co-donor of the Ii
brary, which contains 10000 vol
umes of Brazilian, Portuguese and
Spanish history and literature.
While admitting he did not know
where Mrs. Lima's will was nor the
value of her estate. Mr.. Toomey said
be believes securities of great value
still remain in the Bank of London
and South America, in London,
which were deposited some time ago
by Mrs. Lima and her husband, the
late Manoel de Oliveira Lima, Bra
lillian diplomat and educator who
died here in March, 1928.
If they remain there, the fear
was expressed in the petition that
the Nazi blitzkrieg may obliterate
them.
Mr.. Toomey added that he felt
certain the main object of the will
of Mrs. Lima, who died August TO-
was to carry out her husbands
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Fisher Body and Buick
Units Closed by Disorders
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FLINT. Mich, Sept. 10.-Fisher
Body Plant No. 1 was closed today
and several departments of the
Buick division of General Motors
suspended operations as result of
a labor dispute last night in the
body plant.
Buick officials said that as a result
of the interruption to body produc-
ton most of Buick would be closed
by nightfall. The two companies
together employ about 10000 work.
ers.
George C. Patterson, manager of
Fisher No. /, sent 1900 night shift
employees home as a result, he said,
OF fighting between members of rival
unions. Company officials said fisti-
cuffs developed when members of
the United Automobile Workers &C..
]. o. objected to working beside
nom -unionists and members of the
U. A. WA. F. L.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
u. ). 10 Have $1,000
Combat Planes by
1912, Knudsen Says
Current Production of
900 q Month to Double
In Year. He Asserts
b. the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 1O.-In 10
months, the Army and Navy will
have approximately 1000 combat
airplanes fighters and bombers-
William S. Knudsen, chairman of
the National Defense Commission,
said today.
Almost through with a nation
wide tour of aircraft plants in the
company of Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold,
chief of the Army Air Corps, Mr..
Knudsen said. I'VE know the United
States is making the best airplanes, -
and added:
Il believe that presently we can
say we are making the most air.
planes"
The figure of 1000 was based on
a total production by April /. 1912,
of 5000 planes, $4,000 destined for
Great Britain and 10000 for the
armed services OF the United States.
so Per Cent Combat Type.
Gen Arnold said that of those to
be delivered to the Army and Navy,
approximately so per cent. or
slightly more than 1100o, would be
so-called combat types.
Mr.. Knudsen said the current
American airplane production, in
cluding both military and large COM
mercial types of 900 a month, would
be doubled in the next u months.
The Defense Commission chair
man, seated in the Office of Burdette
S. Wright, president Of the Curtiss
Aeroplane Division of the Curtiss-
Wright Corp. fixed at three a day
the delivery of new CurtiSs P-40
tighter planes to the Air Corps.
Gen. Arnold said 524 P-40s. one
of the newest types of American
fighters. were on order for the Air
Corps and that 140 had been deliv:
cred.
Engine Output Figures.
Mr.. Knudsen estimated the total
United States engine production at
from 1900 to 2,4O0 a month, of all
horsepowers, and said that by July,
1941, pl oduction would be up to $500
to $500 engines a month.
He added that airplane produc-
ton, including military and large
commercial planes in the United
States, would be 5000 a month by
July, 1941.
Confirming a trend toward con-
struction of aircraft plants inland
for better protection against any
bombing raids had been established
Mr.. knudsen commented on the
forthcoming location of a new Cur
(See KNUDSEN page A-sl
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Seal Resigns, Keech Appointed
D. {. Corporation Counsel
Former Utilities
Chairman to Take
Office October 81

Richmond B. Keech. vice chair
man of the Public Utilities Com
mission and veteran in municipal
service. was appointed today by
the Commissioners as corporation
counsel of the District. succeeding
Elwood H. Seal, who rendered his
resignation. effective October 81.
The appointment of Mr.. Keech
will take effect on the same date,
which will give President Roosevelt
about month and half in which
to consider the selection of some
one to succeed Mr.. Keech in the
post of Utilities Commission men,
Der.
Intended to Quit Year Ago.
Mr.. Seal had announced his inten-
ton to return to private law prac-
tice more than a year ago but was
persuaded to stay in Office until
Congress had taken some decisive
action on the long pending pro-
poSals for reorganization of the Dis
trict government.
Mr.. Seal had planned to go into
general practice of law with a part
ner, a lawyer in the Federal service,
but these plans fell through because
of his continuation in District serv-
ice. it was said. 1t became known
recently that he had accepted an
offer, said to have been rendered
less than four months ago to be-
come general counsel to the Mary
iand- Virginia Milk Producers Asso-
citation.
Mr. Keech long had been regarded
highly by District and Federal off,
cials for services he had rendered,
first as an assistant corporation
counsel and later as peoples counsel
of the District.
1t was an open secret that the
Commissioners for some weeks had
been considering him as the even
tual successor to Mr.. Seal, but no
official word on that point had come
from the city heads until Mr.. Seals
resignation was filed shortly before
noon today and accepted
At the end of this session the
Commissioners said they had ac-
cepted with regret Mr.. Seals res
ignation. They thereupon appoint
ed Mr.. Keech on motion by Engi-
neer Commissioner David McCoach,
jr., and a second by Commissioner
John Russell Young.
In his resignation, Mr.. Seal said ::
L respectfully request that you
accept my resignation as corpora
ton counsel of the District, effective
(See KEECH, Page A-9D
Evening star., 1940-09-10

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Sept. 10.-Wave after
wave of German air invaders sent
harried Londoners underground four
times in daylight today but up to
early evening there had been no re-
newal of the devastating Nazi
bombardments.
The fourth alarm walled at SIS
pin. as the gathering dusk brought
anew the threat of deadly night
long raids which have kept this
city's millions huddled in shelters
each night since Saturday.
This alarm, like its predecessors of
today. was comparatively brief. the
all clear signal coming 81 minutes
later.
The German planes over Eng
land today we're believed to be
scouts sent over to determine the
havoc done in the preceding three
nights of unprecedented attack.
British fighter planes, however,
were said to have turned them back
Planes Over Wales.
Other Nazi planes were reported
over Wales today
The fourth alarm came only IA
minutes after the all-clear signal
had ended the third. Those who
had scurried for shelter barely had
time to reach the surface before
plunging below ground again.
One flight of reconnaissance
planes had been fought off in a
quick battle high above the city
during the first alarm at noon.
Traffic jams. as well as alarms,
were the lot o fthe London populace
who went to work today, after
nine-hour raid last night.
Huge Buildings Demolished.
Huge business buildings were de-
molished by the heaviest of explo-
sives in the nocturnal raids. Great
fires were set in warehouses near
st. Paul's Cathedral Fleet street.
the center of the citys newspaper
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Commissioners Hone
Senate Approves
Reorganization Bill
City Heads to Confer
With King and 'Cobinet'
Before Tokine Final Action

Hope that the Senate would ap-
prove the now revived program for
reorganization of the municipal
government was voiced today by
the Commissioners informally as
they withheld any official repre-
sentation to the Senate until they
could confer with Chairman King
of the Senate District Committee.
The bill as passed by the House
yesterday closely approximates the
views already adopted by the Com
miSSionerS, it was explained, and
one of the Commissioners added
that the several amendments to
this plan incorporated in the ap-
proved House bill did not appear to
be any serious change.
Just when the Commissioners will
consult with Senator King was not
known, but the Commissioners So
called Kitchen cabinet" which had
served in the preparation of the
proposed bill, was to meet late today
for a final recheck of the bill as it
now stands. Corporation Counsel
Elwood H. Seal is chairman of this
group.
Immediate consideration by the
Senate District Committee of the
bill will be sought today by Chair
man Randolph of the House District
Committee, and Representative Ken
nedy, Democrat, of Maryland, spon-
sor of the legislation.
Representatives Randolph and
Kennedy plan to make their plea
to Senator King at a special con-
ference which Corporation Counsel
Seal will be invited to attend
Called Up and Passed Quickly.
The bill, which had been slum-
bering on the House calendar since
May, was suddenly called up and
passed late yesterday without dis
senting vote. Action came after only
an hours debate
Representative Kennedy pre-
(See REORGANIZATION, Pg. A-20