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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Federation OF Music Clubs Will
Open Convention On Wednesday

lotte: r. G. Wicker, baritone of Vir.
| ginia; and a trio of faculty members
of the University including DR.. Glen
Hayden, William Klenz, and Her
bert Livingston. Mrs. Grace Tow =,
of New York will speak prior to this
program.
On the Junior convention program
on Saturday, Juniors winning sup.
erior ratings in the district festivals
will be presented under the direction
of Miss Madge Hedrick of Wake
Forest,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
St. Andrews
Choir To Give
Sacred Program
Choir To Present Musical At
Music Club Convention
In Elizabeth City

On Wednesday evening, the st.
Andrews Presbyterian church choir
will present a program of sacred
music at the North Carolina State
Federation of Music club conven-
ton at Elizabeth City. The choir
was invited to present this pro-
gram by Mrs. w. H. Davis, state
federation president. This will be
the fourth program for the group
since they became federated a few
months ago. Their first concert
after they became federated was
given at Richards, at a district
meeting of the music club. Their
second was given at Burgaw. Their
third program was presented just
this month at the church.
The convention will be held at
the Virginia Dare hotel, in Eliza
beth City; guests for the meeting
will include: Mrs. Vincent Ober,
national president of Federated
Music clubs; Mrs. John Bateman,
president of South Atlantic dis
trict; Mrs. E. F. Montgomery,
president of Florida Federation;
Miss Martha Gait, national junior
chairman of education; and Grace
Towne of New York, national
chairman Federation Artists bu-
reau.
The program in which the st.
Andrews choir will be presented
will begin at $50 Wednesday eve
ming, when the convention will be
officially opened, and an address
will be given by the national pres
Mrs. Vincent Ober. After Mrs.
Ober's address, a program of spe-
cial music will be presented by the
Artists bureau. This organization
is presenting the st. Andrews
choir at the convention. They will
also present during the week other
choral groups, including members
of the music faculty of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, the
Salem college choral ensemble,
Guilford college A Capella choir,
Brevard Glee club, and the junior
choir of Durham.
After the choral program on
Wednesday evening, a reception
will be held honoring Mrs. Ober
and the participating artists on the
program.
Those members of the st. An
drew's choir who will attend are:
Carroll c. Riddle, choir director;
Mrs. Eric Norden, organist; Pete
Berry, Gertrude Brown, Clyde
Case, Nathan Cole, John Covil, Ed
ward Craig, Clell Farmer, Caroline
Farrar, Charlotte Gardner, May
Grant, Eleanor Haskell, Kathryn
Haskell, Dorothy Hearn, Frances
Hearn, James Hearn, Margaret
HUM, Mrs. Dorothy HUM, Mary
Elizabeth Jones, Bill Kenan, Miss
Isabel MacDougal, Mrs. Mercer,
Bill Mintz, Jack Mintz, Frances
Murray, Billy Peters, Juanita Pet
ers, Gladys Skipper, J. E. South
erland, Walford Thompson, Jen-
nings Williams, Lilly Pearl Will
Hanson and Mabel Williamson.
The program to be presented by
the st. Andrews choir will be as
follows: Cherubin Song (Bortnian-
sky); o Holy Father (Palestrina) (;
Hear My Father (Arcadelt) o
Sing Unto the Lord (Hasler).
Two Chorales q. S. Bach) !;
(Jesu Priceless TREASURE; Bless
the Lord Qvanof) o Praise the
Lord (Tschaikowsky); Beautiful
Savior (Christiansen).
Comfort Ye, Laurel Howell Nor
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
St. Marks To Observe
It's 18th Anniversary

Today st. Marks Episcopal
church will celebrate it's 74th ami
versary. The evening service at 1870
will consist of a musical program.
AS a special feature, several num-
bers will be rendered by Frank
Roane, baritone and Colonius Davis,
pianist. concert artists who are now
completing a southern tour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Parker an
nource the marriage Of their daugh'
ter, Lille Mae, to Wilbur C. John.
son, on April 5, at Marion, South
Carolina. They were accompanied to
South Carolina by Rev. and Mrs.
Herman Dukes and Marvin Pier, Jr.
Miss Parker wore a blue dress
with white accessories and a cor,
sage of red roses. The Rev. Mr.,
Dukes performed the ceremony.
The couple is making their home
in the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

den; Heamy My Prayer, Will
James; Brother James Air, Jacobs:
Now Thank We All Our God, Cru
ger-Mueller; The Lord Bless You
and Keep You, Lutkin.
It will be noticed that the first
number in the third group, Com
fort Ye," is by Laurel Howell Nor
den, organist at st. Andrews
Presbyterian church, and director
for the southeastern district of the
North Carolina State Federation of
Music clubs.
Chapel Service
The Rev. Raleigh M. Engle, of
the Winter Park Presbyterian
church, will preach at the Chapel
on-the-Boardwalk at Wrightsville
Beach Tuesday night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
MISS NARY SNEEDEN
ENGAGED TO R
DONALD RIVENBARK

Mrs. ". NJ. Sneeden announces
he enaagement Of her daughter,
Mary Omego. to Donald Gabriel
P:vsnbark, son of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Rirsnbark. OF this city.
The wedding will take place dur
irg the summer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Thursday Music
Club Addition Is
Planned Here
Local Club Will Sponsor Event
On Saturday Morning
At st. James

The addition for the Thursday
Morning Music club scholarship will
be held Saturday, April 27, at II
o'clock at st. James parish house.
This contest is sponsored every
year by the club to assist some
music student in the city who is in
need Of a scholarship fund to con-
tinue music study, and is open to all
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
EAST WILMINGTON
HOME CLUB CONVENES

The East Wilmington Home De
m~onstration CPS met Thursday at
ternoon at 8 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Will Ch1nnis, 2313 Market
street road.
The home was attractively deco.
rated.
Brief talks were made by Mrs. c.
F. Jones and Miss Anne Mason,
home agent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
TELEPHONE $500

school age music students in the
city.
The winner of this contest will
study with some music teacher in
the city. Judges in this contest will
be Mrs. J. B. Cranmer, Mrs. w. A.
French, Mrs. H. E. O'Keefe, and
Mrs. ]. M. Gregg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Mint
the birth of a son, Lawrence Joseph
Jr., on April 10, at t h e Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Mintz is the
former Miss Lula West.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

The Woman's auxiliary Of
st. A WIS Presbyterian
church will meet Wednesday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock with
Miss Weber, Bible Instructor
at New Hanover high school,
as guest speaker.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
Club Clock

The Goldenrod chapter, 142,
Order of the Eastern Star, will
hold a meeting Monday night at
SIS o'clock at t h e Masonic
Temple.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

The Lansford Bible class of
the First Baptist church will
hold the regular meeting Mon
day night at 8 o'clock at t h e
home of Miss Reba Russ, 216
North Seventh street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

The Ladies auxiliary to t h e
Lions club will hold a meeting
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at
the chamber of commerce office.
A full attendance is requested.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21

The Audubon Home Demon.
stration club will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
with Mrs. j. C. Leeuwenburg.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Library Suggests Books
For October Migrants

Whether or not the householder
joins the October migration from
one home to another. his autumnal
urge to remodel and redecorate is
usually followed to some degree, in
old or in new quarters. Forewarned
is forearmed, and regardless Of
whether the work is being done by
a professional or under the home
makers own direction, it is well to
have definite plans concerning COL
or. arrangement, and furnishings
The Central Public Library. Eighth
and K streets NV, and its branches
have many volumes in the field of
home decoration and management
that should prove helpful both in
ideas and in ef1ecting possible econ
omies.
Some of the best in recent British
decoration, shown in color plates of
rooms. the work Of outstanding
young English decorators. is given by
Derek Patmore In his Color
Schemes for the Modern Home" and
Modern Furnishings and Decora-
tion." In II Decorate MY Home" he
tells more intimately of his own ex-
periences in decorating a London
Maisonette. while in Decoration for
the Small Home" he uses some IL
lustrations of what Is being done in
America.
Colonial Homes.
Practical volumes by women who
know their subject and the prob
lens facing the average home dec
orator are: Whats New in Home
Decorating" by Winnifred Fales, and
How to be Your Own Decorator" by
Winifred Kones. Followers of that
omnipresent authority, Mrs. Emily
Price Post, will probably want to look
over her The Personality of a
House: the Blue Book of Home De-
sign and Decoration"
For those who are planning and
furnishing Colonial homes, Nancy
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Essops in the Spring
BIZ Clare Boothe. New York: Alfred A. Knopt.

Miss Boothe best known playwright this book she turns
b
what the hony war was IKE Before she got back to
France Holland England and Portugal Every she
I'd to
ntermnab talking doing democraces is
vivid S noneheless
learned from the allies in those
England and
invasion of the Low Countries America E The trouble with
dmocraces that they time anything
worth dying standing
profit by their mistakes She dep our futile little
partisan pickering internal
expended protect that dmoc
openly the United States that
Engands fight is
deal happened since Miss Boohe in Europe lot
confirms
spring saver the holds
Americas future.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

Vincent McClelland has written
FURNISHING the Colonial and Fed
eral House" Much material Of ex-
ceptional interest will also be found
in THE Homes Of Our Ancestors, as
Shown in the American Wing Of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art Of
New York, from the Beginnings of
New England Through the Early
Days of the Republic"
There are number Of works COW
ering the business of housekeeping
as we'll as decoration. among them
Jay Carver Bossards invaluable
little volume Your Home and You" ;"
and Blanche Halberts excellent
Better Homes Manual" No end
inspirational are The Studio" year.
books of decorative art, filled from
cover to cover with fine plates show
ing houses, plans, color schemes,
rooms. textiles. ceramics. glass. ETC..
as they are developed from year to
year.
Other Subjects.
As the purchase Of an Oriental
rug usually involves considerable
investment, such guidance as is af-
forded in j. K. Mumford's Oriental
Rugs" and G. G. Lewis Practical
Book Of Oriental Rugs" may be used
to advantage. The handy man who
wants to repair his own antiques
may find reliable instruction in
Furniture, Furniture Finishing
Decoration and Patching" by Albert
Brace Patton.
In addition to its chapters on fur
niture, collecting Antiques for the
Home" edited by Henry H. Saylor
has articles on silver. glassware,
china, pottery and metal work. The
library has books on silver, old pew
ter. antique clocks and other collec-
tors items which may be located
through inquiry at the information
desk.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Best Sellers

The following list of best
sellers is compiled weekly from
information obtained in Wash
ington by The Star and in
New York, Boston, Chicago and
San Francisco by the North
American Newspaper Alliance:
Fiction.
"The Family" Nina Fedor-
ova; Mrs. Miniver," Jan
Struther; You Can't Go Home
Again." Thomas Wolfe; "Foun-
dation Stone" Leila Warren;
THE Beloved Returns" Thom-
as Mann; STARS on the Sea"
Van Wyck Mason; "Raleigh's
Eden" Inglis Fletcher; How
Green Was My Valley" Rich
ard Llewellyn; Quietly My
Captain Waits" Evelyn Eaton;
"The House of Lee" Gertrude
Atherton.
N0n-Fiction.
Country Squire in the
White House." John T. Flynn;
Faith for Living" Lewis Num-
ford; THE Pilgrims Way"
John Buchan: New England:
Indian Summer, Van Wyck
Brooks; Bet It's q Boy" Betty
Bacon Blunt; "As I Remember
Him" Hans Zinnser; Tragedy
in France" Andre Maurois;
"J'Accuse," Andre Simone;
"Bottlenecks of Business"
Thurman w. Arnold; Europe
in the Spring" Clare Boothe.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Neither Pest Nor Puritan
BIZ E. Berry WALL NeU York: Dial Press.

E.. PTeSS
requires introduction Members of the older
themselves which for
the histories of those how MI
Wall without
Wall for
himself years he looking backward life
feel well spent
finding familiar with memoirs
politicians fdders OF
specialists of specialists of DOCTORS woman
OF
skebreak Scotland
city editors of na-tovn editors OF country
social Of chronic
dude Somehow other
did talk about their
it-he talks
with padonabe land
fuller
large fortunes
father both fortunes million
smaller wisely
chow dogs but only
anomaly these My friends kind
carcalred man the world
his like the
places vanished world Saratoga Newport Fifth
Bal Quatz Arts Monte
his naave-why repeat
folly what he
history life which in its time the ido-the ide
held them high
looked admng those few ded and
which social cls tooay
or
a obviously with
times indicate that apology due
before entertaining and shrewdness
there plainly to be seen NC r.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Brief Reviews

Juveniles.
THREE AND THREE. BY Chalhs
Walker. New York: Coward
McCann.
Story Of some unwise animals who
wish to be other animals and get
their wish. Delightful pictures by
the author. For the very young.
LITTLE 30. Story and pictures by
Vera Neville. New York: Thomas
Nelson.
Story for the very young of a poor
little street boy and his friends. Very
nice.
CAPTAIN JEFF AND THE
SQUEEZE BOX. BY Ruth K
Todt. New York: Albert Whit
man.
Story for the very young of the
high jinks Of q box full of marion
cites in their OF hours. Illustrated
with photographs by r. D. Richard
son, which are very nice.
TITO, THE PIG OF GUATEMALA
BY Charlotte Jackson. Illustrated
by Kurt Wiese. New York: Dodd
Mead.
Story Of the mad aventures of a
little pig which belonged to little
Guatemalan boy. Very pleasant
For the very young.
THE TWIN CALVES. BY Sanford
Tousay. Chicago: Albert Whit
man.
Ranch story-two little boys adopt
two calves. illustrations by the
author, very colorful and attractive.
For the very young.
EMMA BELLE AND HER KIN
FOLKS. BY Eve Knox Evans.
New York: Putman's.
Story for older girls about little
Southern girl back in the sos and
how she got into scrapes and out
of them.
MYSTERY MOUNTAIN. BY James
Cloyd Bowman. Chicago: Albert
Whitman.
Story for older girls about ad-
ventures Of two little girls in a
mysterious summer hotel. Pleasant.
PISKEY FOLK. BY Enys Tregar-
then. Collected by Elizabeth
Yates. New York: John Day.
A book of Cornish legends. Very
nice.
FUN AT THE FAIR. BY Elsie Jean.
New York: Dodge.
The ubiquitous Bobby and Betty
bounce on through the World Fair.
If you liked the rest of the series
THE MAIL WAGON MYSTERY.
BY May Justus. Pictures by
Lucia Patton. Chicago: Albert
Whitman.
Story of robbery in the Tennes-
see mountains, feud and some
brave boys and girls who fix every
thing.
MANOEL. BY Claire Nelson At
water. Pictures by Theresa
Kalab. New York: Longmans,
Green.
Story of little Portuguese boy
and his dog. Charming illustra-
tions.
SPARKS AND LITTLE SPARKS.
BY Ruth Harrop Freeman.
Chicago: Albert Whitman.
instruction for the young in
electricity, given by way of story.
Practical.
MOTHER GOOSE SAFE T Y
RHYMES. BY c. M. Bartung
Pictures by Marjorie Peters.
Chicago: Albert Whitman.
Safety rules set in parodies Of the
classic Mother Goose verses. Prac-
tical.
AT MIDSUMMER TIME. BY
Emma L. Brock. New York
Alfred A. Knopf.
Story of Sweden, a little girls
part in the midsummer celebration
Pleasant.
SAINT ANTHONY'S PIG. BY
Isabel de Palencia and Ceferino
Palencia Tubau. New York:
Longmans, Green.
Story of little Spanish pig which
was given as present OH ot
Anthony's day and returned nine
fold. Amusing.
THE CROOKED MAN. BY Emily
Barto. New York: Longmans
Green.
The old Mother Goose rhyme
with very charming Illustrations
A delightful book.
MILL CREEK MYSTERY. BY
Maristan Chapman. New York
Appleton-Century.
The Glen Hazard girls plunge
into a mystery in the Tennessee
mountains. For older children.
A MYSTERY FOR MARGERY
BY Gladys Blake. New York
Appleton-Century.
Young girl solves mystery in
which President Andrew jackson is
a character. For older children.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Mark Twain and !
By Opie Read. Chicago: Reilly & Lee.
Were Mark Twain alive to read this book


Were Mark Twain alive read this last of than 50
phoophize Immortality Jokes political
less gifted reader after
this collection of anecdotes about the Of the
Mississippi Esqures Of what
the 194l will featuring button
Shoes probably with bull dog
told about two dogs circing
ferocious neither daring start the fight
mouth teeth whereat the
vanquhed He discussing
President Cleveland
conversation with minister favored international arbitration
illustration might
politics. bandits slot
machines apparently much In the public mind then
His opinions all these subjects and recorded by Mr.
Read first hand.
Like all natural-born Mark Twain seldom used the
Yes NO anecdote
a deterrent. He proved this point thus
Take Prouty for instance down in Missouri who
guible the amateursh with
After last of savings Of slot
he finally Chicago where he job In
q q
repair machines
on location.
called repair machine a
Michigan had take completely
got it all back working order Of the
suddenly said to his companions Wait let
this machine know just how to work It, The fellow that makes it
told and nickel
the And luck would it, hatu Of
nckes poured out
Zeb dropped his tools went the and said humby
tell machines TELL honest
enjoyed rather extensive reputation
before his death November bfor his s7th birthday
'@ '''''' " '''' '' A'''' '"-''' BEN Il pEARsE
Evening star., 1940-10-13

not q wise one" he leaves one with
q feeling of having lived the events
in the authors life and q hope that
there Svill be again one day sane
world where people may wander Is
he has.
DONN p. sTRAUsBAUGH.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Timely Biography Reveals
Joshua Barney as One
OF Great Naval Heroes
Work Promises to Establish
Hubert Footner as Writer
OF Historical Material
By Henry Muslin.
Sailor of Fortune: The Life and Adventures Of
Joshua Barney

Joshua Barney
By Hubert Footner. NeD York: Harper & Bros.
This timely should accomplish things: Establish Hubert
contemporary chonic
writes pedestal already occupied John Paul Jones'
Oliver the wen-known naval heroes
work timely because with naval affairs Of the
United States unfolding exploits
blind could this defense
recall downfall ddng
politicians selfish here will be
reminded the Repubct almost did
publishers II dis
covered great hero" The discovery
that
n the 49, later through the death OF
the catapud command Of eaky old ship and
barely with Thenceoh long without
high adventure.
Mr. Foone in his story of Baneys berays
elation resulting from being
history His research
profitable for he with deathless
that would intrigue only the which laid and
his central character
intimate the of his including
Martha Washington Benjamin Franklin John Paul Jones'
Napoleon
James Monroe James Madison Toussaint
exciting
Revolution
1872 nearly turned the tide battle Badens
British marched Washington Between times he
fought British flag paeered and sailed
a merchant captain.
his his virtues But Barreys
forgivabe rnsh Mr. Footner paints OF
handsome incredibly daring and condemng mener
For he had enemies well friends They
opportunity himself, judgment
hardly hang the balance.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
For Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

BIZ George Martin. York: Wilfred Funk, Inc
started writing and this his
published novel has music line Its simple story Actually
unfolding
Wisconsin town where dwell farmers OF Norwegian stock .
heron S
pgas and sensty Chmaxes are passed over
all the action happened of stage There is birth
editor teacher hood
with cruelty and the gentleness OF the
all its smpcityphaps because OF t-reates
compexles
could be Selma it.
his Perhaps the
all Selma and his
farm You his face
know anything wanting quietly and
insisted talking said only
Fritz Ksler and all the time he was playing some
man how beautiful it was
IT'S that kind Of book and
around BENSON
MIRIAM OIlENBEH1.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Ny Life in q Mon-Mode
Jungle
By Belle J. Benchley. Boston:
Little, BroUn & Co.

By Belle J. Benchley. Boston:
Little, BroUn & Co.
Mrs. Benchley is director Of the
San Diego Geological Garden, the
only woman in the world to hold
such a position. When appointed l3
years ago her only preparation for
the Job was a few months expe-
rience as ZOO bookkeeper! She Is not
a scientist, veterinarian, explorer or
naturalist; her success is apparently
due to her love of animals, coupled
with plain common sense in ham
ding them.
It is difficult to pick the best"
story from the many good ones in
cluded in her book, but some of the
most interesting are about: The
two huge gorillas, Mbongo and
Ngagi. each outweighing the 500
pound Gsrgantua of circus fame:
the two tame llamas who Joined
forces against Mrs. Benchley when
she tried to break up a fight be-
tween them: Jiggs. the old orang-
utan with a reputation as a killer
who became gentle and friendly
under the attentions of the keeper
and Mrs. Benchley; the fat baby
walrus, Marie, who had to be fed
with q bottle; the bridal veil"
feathers grown by the white herons
for their courting season, and the
counting bower built by the satin
bower birds" from Australia; the
daddy monkey who took a hand in
breaking his timid son Of his baby
ishness, mother monkey who de-
stroyed her babies because she had
no milk for them and could not
stand to see them starve, and the
old one-eyed seal who taught all the
baby orphan seals to swim.
Mrs. Benchley's book is both en-
tertaining and instructive and
should make good reading for every
one-animal lover or not.
RUTH 6 ERWIN
Evening star., 1940-10-13
South American Roundabout
By Agnes Rothery. Ne1O York:
DOdd. Mead & Co.

DOdd, MeGd d co.
Here is an excellent travel book,
written for a juvenile audience. but
still of sufficient interest to attract
adult readers who are interested in
the countries and peoples of South
and Central America.
With the background Of six sum-
mers in these countries, the author
approaches her story from the
standpoint of the appearance of the
lands she visits, the interesting peo-
pie, the unusual customs and the
strange flora and fauna. She goes
into historical backgrounds and the
stories of nttle-known or forgotten
civilizations.
There are enough good black and
white drawings to enliven the text
and an inside cover map for those
who like to put a finger on the spots
they read about.
JOSEPH S. EDGERTON.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
The World Knew
RI Iouis GoIdin1 Mem York. Vikin0 Press.

Stopping wandering Mr. Goldng has recorded
philosophical sketch world BY world perhaps none Will ever
again Not be cased just another AUTOBIOGRAPHY
writing OF
uaVeing ana seeks tne
commonplace rather than the spectacular -
childhood recolecons In Nam
England laid chiefly between World Wars and II HIS IN
through four continents places
wanted He gets the most f out OF e DONG
the OF the momenuch Things for
example, as trying to ski climbing patent leather shoes
Island sticking in Ager travelling among
visiting the Holy Land and sitting
with an old overlooking Nazareth drinking beer and
problems old German
barrel in Corinth - .,.
His Impressions of America while perhaps peculiar nonehe-
is land where paradox follows paradox
ong disappointed the Chicago eanssters
like college students
But as he says less now and barriers are going up
all horizons movement left to such people
London and Parand since his writing even Paris is gone
OF his stories including his
Magnolia reconted and sprnked into his boa-
phy flexible that always exciting and should appeal
nostalgia of lovely world Lord but