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at
Musicale
Violinist and Young
Singer Chosen by
Mrs. Townsend

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, who is
noted for presenting the best of
young professional artists as well
as established artists with familiar
names in her Monday morning
musicales, will have two debutantes
to present to her audience at the
Mayf1ower Hotel tomorrow morning
at HIS o'clock. They are Orrea
Pernel, English violinist who in 1885
was selected to represent her country
at the International Festival of Con-
temporary Music at Prague, and
Jean Tennyson, Norwegian -Ameri-
can soprano, who with her lovely
voice has succeeded in fields as
varied as the ziegfeld Follies and
grand opera.
The third artist of the morning
needs no introduction to local music
lovers. He is Felix Salmond, British
violoncellist. He first came to this
country in 1922 and was one of the
artists appearing in Mrs. Townsend S
very first season of morning musi-
Gales. He has played with all the
great orchestras of this country and
made joint appearances with such
artists as Paderewski, Hofmann
Bauer, Gabrilowitsch, Dohnanyi, etc.
Miss Pernel, the daughter of a
gifted metal craftsman and archi-
tect-Henry Wilson, whose last work
was tn. gold doors of the Cathedral
OF St. John the Divine-spent her
early years with her family in
venice, where her father was max
ing a bronze tomb for Bishop Ell
phinstone. However, she was born
in Kent, England. She began violin
study under Lady Campbell while in
Venice. Later she studied with Nine.
Adila Fachiri, sister of Jelly d'Aranyi
in London, and, afterward, in Paris,
She was in Edouard Nadaud's class
at the Conservatoire. In June, 1923,
she was awarded a second prize,
and year later enjoyed the honor
Of being the first English girl to be
awarded first prize"
Jean Tennyson, born in Chicago
of Norwegian and American parents,
did not begin musical training till
IA years old. It was a combination
OF her . appearance, ability as a
dancer and several years of thor
ough vocal training that gave her
her first professional opportunity in
the ziegfeld Follies. Then she
made good in musical comedy and
operetta. She gave up a lucrative
career IN such work to 60 to Italy,
having studied opera between re-
hearsals and performances in the
lighter opera over here, to make her
debut in La Boheme." She then
appeared in opera houses and on
concert tours all over Europe. Re-
turning to America, she was offered
two contracts-with the San Carlo
Grand Opera Company and with
the Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Reservations for this program can
be made with Mrs. Townsend at her
home, 1709 Twenty-first street NV.
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On Friday the Friday Morning
Music Club will present Elena de
Sayn, violinst; Mrs. Robert INLAY,
soprano, and Maxwell Galloway, So
prano. The meeting will take place
at 1880 am, Barker Hall, the
Y. w. G. A., 17th and K streets, NV
This afternoon the Sunday music
hour at S o'clock at the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association Seven
teenth and K streets, will be pre-
sented by Inez Payne. pianist, as
sisted by Ruth Alberty, vioInst.
A second series of "The Art of
Listening to Music" with Helen
Middleton Smith, will begin at seven
o'clock tomorrow at the Y. w. c. A.,
18th and K streets. Mrs. Smith will
analyze several important symphonic
compositions to be included In the
programs this season of the National
Symphony Orchestra, and will re-
view briefly the history of the de-
velopment of the modern orchestra
and its music.
MoZarts Overture to Don Gio-
vanni," Bachs Concerto for Two
Violins and Orchestra" and Rimsky-
Korsakov's "Scheherazade" will be
played for the Evening With the
Victrola" program in the music di-
vision Of the Public Library tomor-
row at 1880 pm.
The drama and music departments
of the National League of American
Pen Women, Mable Northrup Nor
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TwOY0uthful
Singers Have
Joint Recital
MOscOna and Ruhl
To Appear Here
On Thursday

Nicola Moscona, the young Greek
basso, and Edbert Ruhl, young
tenor hailing from Washington, will
make their first appearances here
Thursday evening in Constitution
Hall In joint recital. Unusual in
terest Is taken in this first appear
ance of Moscona, who, within his
two seasons with the Metropolitan,
has become one OF the outstanding
singers among the younger set.
Among his latest roles is Mephis-
to, in Faust" which he sang for
the first time only few weeks ago.
Then came the trying basso role in
La Gioconda." Opening the opera
season with Martinelli, Tbbett and
Nine. Rethberg in the Verdi opera,
Simon Boccanegra," Moscona more
than shared honors with those three
long established favorites.
Moscona is native of Athens and
begun his singing career In the
choir of the Greek Orthodox
Church. When it was discovered that
he had voice of exceptional quality,
friends of the young singer per-
suaded him to take up voice culture
in a serious manner. For several
years he studied in the Greek capi-
tai. then went to Milan. In the
Italian music center he became ac-
quainted with the management of
La Scala. In due time he was ready
for his debut and went to sing in
the smaller opera houses, where all
great Italian students make a start.
He later sang in Rome, Naples,
Florence, Athens and also London.
His debut at La Scala was a real
triumph. and it was from La Scala
that General Manager Edward john
son brought him to New York.
Edbert Ruhl, although born in
Baltimore, now claims Washington
as his home. He has been studying
voice for about eight years, and was
first spurred on by the late Nine.
-Heink, who took keen in
terest In him. Not long ago he met
Julia Smith of Texas, whose opera,
Cynthia Parker" which was pro-
duced last year ir Denton, proved an
success. so much so, that
now several well known managers
have become interested in its pro-
duction In New York. After hearing
some Of the arias, Mr.. Ruhl insisted
that the big tenor aria, The Years
Are Long" be included in his pro-
gram. In order to give the aria all
Its Texan flavor, the young tenor
has invited the composer to be pres
ent and play the Accomplishments.
Mr.. Ruhl will also sing in English
two songs by his teacher and coach,
Emilio A. Roxas, who will accom-
pany the artists.
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Concert Schedule
TODAY.


National Symphony Orches-
ira, Beloved Symphonic Mas
terpieces" series, DR.. Hans
Kinder, conductor, Constitu-
ton Hall. 4 pm.
Bernard Parronchi, cellist;
Hanna Kovnat, pianist, Roose-
welt Hotel, $50 pm.
MONDAY.
Jean Tennyson. soprano; Or
rea Pernel, violinist; Felix Sal
mond, cellist; Mayfower Hotel,
11:D am.
Navy Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, 8:15
pm.
Navy Band Sail Loft, Navy
Yard, 2:30 pm.
TUESDAY.
Kristen Flagstad, song recital,
Constitution Hall, $3.50 pm.
Army Band, Army Band Au-
ditorium, 2::30 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, 8:15
pm.
THURSDAY.
Edbert Ruhl, tenor; Nicola
Moscona, bass; joint recital,
Constitution Hall, $3.50 pm.
Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy
Yard, 1880 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 2::30 pm.
FRIDAY.
Friday Morning Music Club,
Elena de Sayn, violinist; Mrs.
Robert INLAY, Maxwell Gallo
way, sopranos; Barker Hall, Y.
w. c. A., 1880 am.
Heinrich Simon, lecture recit-
al; Nine. Elizabeth Schumann,
soprano, assisting; Washington
College of Music, $3.50 pm.
SATURDAY.
Army Band, Army Band Au-
ditorium, 11:30 am.
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kowsky's "Nutcracker Suite"
Rimsky-Korsakov's suite SYM
phonique. "Scheherazade," is based
somewhat on the Arabian Nights
story of the Sultana Scheherazado
who saved her life by telling her
husband, the Sultan, Schahriar. a
tale a night for one thousand and
one nights. Originally, Rimsky Kor-
sakov, entitled its various movements
with the names of four of the Sui
tana's stories. but afterward he
prefaced the orchestral score with a
note briefly telling the general story
OF Scheherazade's outwitting of her
cynical husband Finally, he stated
that he chose the title "Schehera-
zade" simply because to most people
it connected the East and fairy-tale
images. At any rate, however, Rim
sky Korsakov's music was inspired
by the legend, it is full of the lavish
richness of the Orient.
Called Perfect Piece.
Wagner called the overture to
"Iphigenia in Aulis" Gluck's most
perfect instrumental piece, and it
was because he liked this compost
ton so much that he added to it a
33-measure ending of his own. 1t
seems that he had been asked to
play some work of Glue S at one of
his Zurich concerts. l>aturally he
chose his favorite, but since the
overture led directly into the three
act opera which it introduced, it had
no definite close of its own. Wagner
solved this by writing an ending
for it, but to avoid appearing pre-
sumptious he finished the piece by
returning to its earliest motive. In
that way, Wagner felt-he had not
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violated the spirit of the original
and that he had simply allowed
Gluck to finish his own piece.
Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto,
No. 3, in G Major is of particular
interest to the conductor since it
consists of two allegro movements
separated by only two chords
marked adagio. The general con-
clusion is that at the end of the
first allegro Bach extemporized a
slow movement on the harpsichord
and that these two chords, with the
orchestra, represent its close. Vari.
GUS conductors have chosen various
excerpts from Bach's muic to fill
in this hiatus; DR.. Kinder uses the
lovely "Air on the G String"
Very Popular Suite.
The delightful suite called "Casse
Noisette,' or the Nutcracker Suite,
from which DR.. Kinder has selected
the Waltz of the Flowers" for per-
formance this afternoon, was one of
Tschaikowsky's last works. Expecting
to finish it in flve days, he COM
pleted it In two weeks and thought
the result sure evidence that he was
in decline. AS frequently happened,
the public reversed Tschaikow-
sky's judgment and the Nutcracker
Suite is one of the most popular
items in the orchestral repertoire.
1t was originally written as music
for ballet based on the Dumas
version of one of Ernst Theodor
Amadeus Hoffman's fairy tales. Linn
tied by precise choreographic re-
strictions, Tschaikowsky-in spite of
his own judgment of the work
nevertheless produced witty COM
position of almost universal appeal.
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By ELENA DE SAYN.

A magnlncent recording OF an
abridged version of Verdi's "Otello,'
with Martinelli, Tibbett and Jepson
has been released recently by the
Victor Co.. making a valuable ad-
dition to the library Of operatic
albums. especially since opportu-
mites to hear this opera in reality
are very scarce After a period of
rest which lasted 16 years, Verdi
came into his full powers as a COM
poser. and this opera is considered
as one OF his greatest masterpieces.
The requirements for the impersona-
ton of the title role are consider
able. There are not many tenors
whose vocal range permits them to
cope successfully or even to at
tempt this arduous task. The cast
Ing of Giovanni Martinelli for the
part is one of distinction. The as
sistance of the Metropolitan Opera
chorus and orchestra and that of
other singers in ensemble lends the
background which sets of the gor-
geous aria in act 2, "Credo in un
Dio Crudel," sung by Lawrence Tib-
bett; the love duet between Marti-
nelli and Jepson in the first act,
several of Otello's arias and the
famous ave Maria" sung by Jepson
toward the end of the last scene
The opera is sung in italian and is
excellently directed by Wilfred Pei
letter of the Metropolitan Opera.
Supplementing the already exist
ing sets of Chopin's etudes, waltzes
and nocturnes. another album of
his works has been released by the
same company This album con-
tains 20 of the best-known of
Chopin's "Mazourkas," played by
Arthur Rubinstein.
Chopin seems to have delighted in
that particular form of composition
which is thoroughly national. He
wrote some Sc numbers in this form,
Al of which have been published.
Mazourka was the dance of the
people as well as the dance of the
aristocracy and is characterized by
movable accent. There are sew
eral varieties Of mazourka form,
the tunes Of which belong to the
Polish folklore. They exist under
different names. a particular accent
being the only distinctive feature.
1t has not been definitely estab-
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Series at ShOreham

A series of concerts presenting
three young American artists will
be given by H. M. Upton of Cali
fornia, manager of Musical Artists
OF America, in the ballroom of the
Shoreham Hotel. On Thursday the
series will be inaugurated by Grace
Burroughs, interpretative danseuse,
followed by Steven Kennedy, BARI
tone, on Thursday, February l, and
Katya Parker, soprano, on Monday,
February S.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
200 in Choral Ranks

The Washington Choral Society,
which added a number Of new sing
ers to its ranks of $50 seasoned
choristers at last Tuesday nights
rehearsal for the Beethoven "MisSa
Solmenis," announces that addition
al additions will be held Tuesday
night, and on Tuesday, January 80,
at 7:30 in Central High School, look
ing toward the establishment of a
chorus of 30 voices for the presen-
tation of this work, during the
month of April.
The additions will be held each
night, preceding the regular re-
hearsal period at 8 o'clock in the
music room of the Central High
School, Thirteenth and Clifton
streets NV.
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bert's operatta "The Red Mill" at
the Roosevelt High School, have
been moved forward to February
Is and is. This was done, prin-
cipally, in order to make the occa-
sion a memorial for the beloved
composer, who was born February /,
1859, at Dublin, Ireland.
At the monthly meeting of the
German Literary Society last night,
the following artists were heard on
the musical program: Dorothy
Radde Emery, the well-known com.
poser-pianist;; Margaret Besler, So
prano, and Grace Powell, violinist,
accompanied on the piano by Helen
Grimes.
Anton Kaspar, violinist; Priska
Kaspar, pianist, and Mrs. william
Medford, soprano, gave . concert in
Oxford, N. c., this month for the
benefit Of the newly organized Ok
ford High School Boys Band. They
will have q return engagement later
In the season.
The Sligo Music Club met at
Lavergne Fairchild's Studio recent
~. The following gave an informal
vocal program: Alma Sampson,
Eleanor Howe, Virginia Battle,
Louise Dibble, Harriet Matushek,
Reinhold Briese, Carl Beach and
Edna Corley. Virginia Ring read
several Of her own poems.
The Orpheus Octet, consisting Of
Mary Owens, Margaretta Ecklo6,
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sopranos; Agnes Cox, Elizabeth Nc
Grory, contraltos; John Hall. Ray
mond Pigott, tenors; Busey Howard
and Watson Ahlenfeld, BASES, under
the direction Of H. lie Roy Lewis,
gave a program at the Maryland
Casualty Co., Baltimore, last Sum
day.
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The choir of st. Matthew's Cathe-
dral under the direction of Nation
Boyce, M. Mus, will give q program
OF vocal compositions, ancient and
modern at the Library Building
Purcellville, Va, at 3 pm. today.
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Songs With Lecture

Nine. Elizabeth Schumann, So
prano, famous singer of lieder, will
illustrate DR.. Heinrich Simon's lee
ture on the song to be given Friday
at the Washington College of Music,
1741 K street at $3.50 pm.
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Oriental Richness Given
To Symphony's High Light
Beloved Masterpieces to F
Continued in Concert at
Constitution Hall Today

Inc d concert in the highly popular Beloved Symphonic Master
Will
Hans Kinder this afternoon Hall Risky
koakovs Scheherazade" suite by Kinder as
heh light OF the which
lphgena in Auls Bachs Third Bandnbug
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Flagstad to Give Only
Recital Here Tuesday
Shares Washington Interest
With Grace Moore, to Be
Heard Next Sunday

kristen Flagad famous Norwegian
opera and probably the greatest Wagnern today
washington
Constitution Hall recital incidentally recital in
tns season AS usual Nine Flagsad auspices
OF Dorothy Hodkn
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American Note in Music
Needed in World Advance
Problem Complicated When
Aid for Others Is Parallel
To Cultivating Home Talent
Bv Alice Eversman.

In all the that the conditions the world
acute than the artists
We have had during
the depression of few This
after the
with the similar
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Cellist at Hotel

Bernard Parronchi, cellist, will
give the program for the Sunday
night musicale at the Roosevelt Ho-
tel this evening at $50. Mr.. Par
ronchi has appeared in concert
in the United States and Canada.
He has also been soloist with some
of our leading symphony orchestras.
He will be assisted at the piano by
Hanna Kovnat of New York. The
program Is as follows:
"Sonata-G Major" - Sammartini
"Concerto-A Minor" -- Schubert
Sonata" Cascade
"Tefilah" Chajes
"Jota" Granados
"Requiebros" ---- Cascade.
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7 >NoSSs~N NAA SAAS SoP
Flagstad is now in her sixth con-
secutive American season. Up to six
years ago, this magnificent singer
was unknown outside Scandinavia
and 1t was not until the summer of
1888 and again in 1884 that she
courted and won international fame
by appearing at the Bayreuth festi-
val, where her singing brought her
to the attention of Metropolitan
Opera officials.
Wagnerian Leader.
Signed for leading Wagnerian
roles at the Metropolitan. Nine.
Flagstad made her American debut
IN February of 1885 and was in
stantly and enthusiastically ranked
as one OF the worlds great singers.
Since that time, Flagstad and Wag-
merriam opera have been synonymous
at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Though Flagstad annually sings
more than one hundred perform
ances in opera, concert and recital,
her thrilling voice remains as fresh
and glorious as ever. Her program
at Constitution Hall on Tuesday
evening follows:
Wonne der Wehmuth Beethoven
Wiilst du dein Herr mir schenken- Bach
Mein glaubiges Herr -- Bach
SesereNas! ueeel Naeht c.,--------- HUGO Wolf
Lebestreu Brahmx
AZ Ml. ein t4on y.iIehep hna pr,,,, ppr,,,,------ Brshm:
Mainatt MAY Night - sindins
Der skreg Riras en- Fusl tThe Cry of
Both sung in Norwesian} s'ndins
Manen hanger appeltrat Moon
Boys steryl Hannikaiken
APfseuYGfs Piseons cal% 1Gner eThe ~92d %ar,.,,.,
Or se e,m., hun kom LAnd See, She ,
(Suns in Norwesian)
Es Naht der Herbst autumn is
~.
ao"e wagner
Scnmerzen ---- Wagner
Hat dich die Liebe beruhrt Joseph Marx
Seats for the Flagstad recital may
be obtained at Mrs. Dorsey's con-
cert bureau in Drops, at 1900 G
street NV, and at the Constitution
Hall box Office after 7 o'clock on
Tuesday evening.
Grace Moore Recital.
Another great star of song Is an
nounced for a Washington appear
ance in recital at Constitution Hall
next Sunday afternoon, January %,
at oclock, when Grace Moore, cele-
brated American soprano star Of
opera. concert, radio and the screen,
makes her only recital appearance
of the current season in Washing
ton, under the auspices of Dorothy
Hodgkin Dorsey.
Assisted by Mariana Sarrica,
pianist, and with Isaac van Grove
as accompanist, Miss Moore will
open her program with the III est
doux. IL est bon" from Massenet's
"Herodiade" and will include the
first performance here of a new
Medtner song, "Valse." as we'll as
a new song called Spring Voices"
that Roger Quilter has dedicated to
Miss Moore.
Grace Moore is coming direct to
Washington from her Metropolitan
Opera engagement, where she is one
Of the outstanding vocal favorites of
the current season. Seats for her
Constitution Hall recital may be OBJ
tanned at Mrs. Dorsey's concert bu-
reau, In Droop's. at 1900 G street
NV, or at Constitution Hall after
10 o'clock next Sunday morning.
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The Orpheus Octet, consisting Of
Mary Owens, Margaretts Ecklo6,
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The director Of the Columbia
Light Opera Co. announces that the
production dates for Victor Her.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

The largest port in Belgium is
Antwerp. Indeed it ranks among
the leading ports of the world.
Yet Antwerp is not extremely
large. It has about the same popu-
lation as st. Paul MINI.
I have said that Antwerp is q
great port, but it is not on the sea
coast. 1t is nearly so miles from
the shore of the North Sea. It has
become large port because it lies
beside the River Scheldt, which is
deep enough for the use Of ocean,
going vessels.
The River Scheldt is about 270
miles long. 1t rises in northern
France, then flows through Belgium
and Holland.
There is big cathedral in Ant
werp. Work on it was started In
the year 1852, about 100 years before
Christopher Columbus was born.
It was not finished until after Col
umbus died.
The Antwerp cathedral rises to
. height Of more than 400 feet. and
Is one of the landmarks Of Belgium.
Most Of the tall buildings of Eu-
rope are churches with high steeples.
Europe has few tall office buildings,
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Don't Take Nv
Word for Ii
BY FRANK COLBY.
Architect
Noun. One 1D1to plans buildings.


Noun. One ,pho plans buildings.
From Seattle: I am never sure
of words that begin with arch.
For instance, should the arch in
architect be like march or mark?
D. M.
Answer: Architect should never
be pronounced "ARTCH-i-tek."
Several such words are stumbling
blocks for the average speaker.
Let us, therefore, list few of the
more familiar words that begin with
the prefixes arch and archi- so
that the readers who clip this col
umn for their word scrapbooks may
have the information for future
reference.
The prefixes arch and archi-
mean master, chief, great" Gener-
ally speaking, arch ryhmes with
march Except in archangeD, and
archi-rhymes with darky.
These words have the march
sound:
Correct pronunciation:
0rCQOlSaOD AN fIlIf1sbA0k1~up
archdeacon ARTCH-DEE-kn
archduke ARTCH-DYOOk
arch-fiend ARTCH-FEEND
archpriest ARTCH-PREEST
These words have the mark
sound:
archangel ARK-AIN-jel
archives ARK-ives
archipelago ARK-l-PELL-uh-go
architect ARK-i-tekt
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented0
For a personal answer to your
Evening star., 1940-05-10
U. S. to Get Kenyo Teu

Tea growers Of Kenya, in East
Africa, are recovering from the
shock caused by the war in Europe,
where they sold 90 per cent of their
$2,500, 900 crop last year. The Kenya
Tea Growers Association, with
headquarters in Nairobi, has ar
ranged to ship 10000 pounds of tea
direct to the United States this
year instead Of through London as
before, and expect the American
demand to increase greatly.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Not This

Grandmother-I didn't let you
children play with our good books.
Mother-But grandma, you must
realize we have new methods of
rearing children now and can't use
your old methods.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
JOLLY POLLY
A Little Chat on English
By JOS. ]. ERISCH,

L. g. N-Purists condemn the ad-
verb awfully in any sense except
lin an inspiring manner; terribly;
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Among World Ports

No doubt Napoleon was thinking
Of Antwerp as strong, safe harbor,
from which warships could steal
forth and strike at England. It
might have served In that way, but
Napoleon was not able to break
down British sea power.
If Hitler wants to strike Z hard
blow at Great Britain. he may think
Of Antwerp as q base for submarines.
He could not, however, obtain this
great port without taking it from
Belgium. To have a clear path to
the sea from Antwerp. Hitler would
need to conquer Belgium, and prob
ably Holland as well.
Qor travel section Of your scrspbook,
II you want . free copy Of the
illustrated leailet, Mexico and
Mexicans," send me = Scent
stamped, self-addressed envelope
In care Of The Evening Star.
A~eA 'ead
Tomorrow: 4 Little Saturday
Talk.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Points for Parents
BY EDYTH THOMAS '

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
1t is important that We learn to
eDGluate both old and new methods
OF child rearing and not accept or
reject then, on basis OF whether
then are old or ne1D.