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Evening star., 1940-10-17
Norwegian Envoy
And Guests to Hear
Undset Lecture

The Norwegian Minister and Nine.
Munthe de Morgenstierne will en-
tertain guests tomorrow evening in
their box at the lecture of Nine.
Sigrid Undset in the Mayflower Ho-
tel. Others who will be hosts in
their boxes at the lecture include
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Alexander
Sharp, the former United States
Ambassador to the Argentine and
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Will
liam Corcoran Eustis, Mrs. Kath-
leen Norris and Mr.. Henry I. Quinn.
The school of foreign service at
Georgetown University also has
taken a box.
The Minister from Sweden and
Nine. Bostrom have reserved seats
for the lecture but probably will be
out of town.
Nine. Undset, native of Nor
way. is not expected to be in Wash
ington longer than tomorrow and
tomorrow evening and will return
to New York Saturday. Her lecture
tomorrow is under the auspices of
America, the National Catholic
Weekly and the Washington Catho-
lie Library, which will open in the
Capital shortly.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Junior League
Luncheon Plans

Mr.. Milo Randolph Perkins, presi-
dent Of the Surplus Commodities
Corp, will be the guest speaker at
the opening luncheon Of the Junior
League of Washington Wednesday,
october 80. IN the west ballroom of
the Shoreham Hotel.
This is the annual social event of
the Junior League and Is expected
to be attended by q large turnout
from all the various classes Of men,
bership-be they new members in
training. active members engaged In
social welfare work, or those who
have served their time and give their
interest and valuable experience.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements for the luncheon is
headed by Mrs. David B. Karrick
and Mrs. B. Lowndes Jackson, with
the following committee members:
Mrs Theodore Achilles. Mrs. Lewis
Clark. Mrs. John Ward Cutler, MIS-.
George Maurice Morris and Mrs.
William w. Mackall, jr.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Mrs.. Norris
Aids Willkie
Drive Here
Author Is Guest
OF Honor at Tea
And Supper

Mrs. Kathleen Norris. well-known
novelist. who is actively supporting
the Willkie- McNary campaign. was
guest of honor at an informal tea
Yesterday afternoon at the George
town home of Mrs. Arthur Woods.
Here to address a political rally
at the willard Hotel last night, Mrs.
Norris began her schedule with
radio broadcast. which was one of a
series she is giving Mondays through
Fridays under auspices of the Asso-
ciated Willkie Clubs of America.
Later she was honored at a small
dinner party by Mrs. Ronald A.
Boone, and after the lecture was
feted at a supper party by Mr.. and
Mrs. George Marshall
Receives at Tea.
Mrs. Norris, who has written more
than so novels, took the day In her
stride and had leisurely. gracious
greeting for those she received at
the tea.
Guests at Mrs. Woods home in
cluded members of the press and Of
the Womens Membership Commit
tee of the Willkie -McNary Campaign
Club of the District, the latter spon-
sors of the rally.
Chatting informally. Mrs. Norris
revealed that she was a registered
Democrat and that this is the first
political campaign in which she has
participated.
FavOrs Willkie Foreign Policy.
She is carrying the torch for Mr..
Willkie because she believes his at
titude on our participat ton in foreign
wars inspires more confidence than
the Presidents. AS member of the
National Legion of Mothers of
America she said she is not satisfied
that President Roosevelt is suffi-
ciently reaSSuring that "our sons will
not be sent overseas"
Mrs. Boone. who is chairman Of
the group which sponsored the rally,
assisted Mrs. Woods. Others aiding
the hostess included Mrs. William E.
Borah. Mrs Marshall, Mrs James E.
Watson, Mrs. Prentiss Wilson, Mrs.
Emory A. Wheeler, Mrs. Mondell
Gregg and Mrs. George Angus
Garrett.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
DumbartOn Oaks
Gardens in Fall
Dress for Benefit

Visitors to the gardens of Dunn
barton Oaks, estate of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss at 310l r street,
which is to be open to the public
Saturday afternoon for the benefit
Of Washington's Self-Help Ex-
change, will see a different picture
Of these beautiful acres than during
the early summer tour.
For this Sd annual tour comes
just at the time when the chrys-
anthemums are at the height Of
their blooming-brillant maroons,
yellows and deep pinks-large, me-
dium and tiny seedlings. Beds of
lovely asters and of huge dahlias,
trees and shrubs in their autumn
coloring, will add to the beauty Of
these world-famous gardens which
visitors come miles to see every year.
Mrs. Emil Hurja isn't planning
on a rainy Saturday, but lust In
case" she wishes people to know
that the gardens will De open the
following Wednesday. october %.
at the same time, from 2 to $50
o'clock
OfI1cers and directors OF the Board
of Self-Help will pur tea during the
afternoon. Tables will be set up on
the terrace adjoining the conserva-
tory and visitors tired Of roaming
over the acres may rest there and
enjoy the vista.
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr; Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone, Miss Elizabeth
B. Howry. Mrs. Samuel Spencer,
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, Miss Selma
Borchardt and Miss Belle Sherwin
will be among those taking turns
at the tea table. Mrs. Henry Grat-
tan Doyle. executive secretary OF
the Self-Help, and Mrs. Richard
Seelye Jones also will assist Mrs.
Hurja and a group of debutantes
will make themselves generally
useful.
The entire proceeds of the tour
will 60 toward helping the 500
unfortunates who every month find
the means of life at the exchange.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

IT'S NO TROUBLE for Mrs. Edward G. Robinson
any other devoted wife, truly delicious coffee
every morning Just switch to mellow Beech.Nut.
With other supebtyp of coffee BEANS BeechNut skill
fully blends generous portion of prsernning mountain
grown beans from South Americas famed Mellow Flavor
Zone Those choice beans are known the world over for
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Sunshine Society
Plans Card Party

The Sunshine and Community
Society Of the District will hold a
benefit card party Monday at 1::30
pm. at Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. Frank M. Shortall, vice presi-
dent and chairman Of ways and
means, is in charge of reservations.
Assisting with arrangements will be
Mrs. Stuart Boyer, In charge Of cake
table: Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle,
in charge of candy, and Mrs. Ed
ward Stevens and Mrs. Alexander
p. Heron. in charge of prizes.
Mrs. w. w. Deal is president of
the society.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Film Premier
Tonight to Aid
Roll Call

The worlds premier of Para
mounts World in Flames" which
will be held tonight at $3.50 o'clock
at the Columbia Theater. will be
dedicated to the Red Cross Roll Call,
and will be attended by a brilliant
company Of officials and diplomats,
as well as the Red Cross leaders.
Mr.. Norman H. Davis. chairman
of the Red Cross, and Miss Mabel
Boardman. secretary of the Red Cross,
head the list of Red Cross officials
who have been invited to the pre-
mier by Mr.. Edgar Morris. general
chairman of the Red Cross Roll Call.
and Mr.. Carter Barron, manager Of
Loew'S Theaters.
Others invited included members
of the diplomatic corps, the cabinet,
the Supreme Court and high rank
ing District and Federal officials.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
PastOriZas
Hosts at Party

The Second Secretary Of the
Dominican Legation, Senor Andres
Pastoriza, jr; his sister, Senorita
Mathilde Pastoriza, and his BROTH
er, Senor Tomas Pastoriza, were
hosts yesterday afternoon at the
cocktail hour The function was in
the nature of a farewell party for
Senorita Margari0R Montero and
Senior Antonio Montero, who will
leave shortly for . two-month stay
in Cuba.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Miss Hanna to Sneak

The Washington City Club of Beta
Phi Alpha will have brunch Sum-
day at noon at the American As
sociation of University Women's
Clubhouse, 1884 I street NV. Miss
Margaret Hanna. formerly Ameri-
can Consul at Geneva, will be the
guest speaker
Miss Rose Lee Lamb, 62l2 Fifth
street NV, Is in charge Of reserva-
tions.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Speaks in Baltimore

Mrs. Parker Van Zandt was the
honor guest at luncheon today,
when Mrs. S. George Wolf enter
tanned at the Woman's Club Of
Roland Park in Baltimore.
Preceding the luncheon Mrs. Van
Zandt spoke on international Affairs.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Guest at Luncheon

Mile. Yvonne Du Peyron Of New
York was guest of honor yesterday
at a luncheon given at the Silver
Bowl Patio by Mrs. John Mitchell
Waters. Mile. Du Peyron has been
the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Waters at their home in Wesley
Heights.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

The leading freight commodity
handled by railroads of the United
States is bituminous coal.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

Brazil's new constitution was pro-
mulgated on November 10, 1897.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

heaved the first 1000 pages Of 1t
away and began anew.
Almost boyish in looks, mild-man-
nered and quiet-spoken, he is an
astounding antithesis of many OF
his rough-tough characters. And
when he writes of pioneers building
an empire, he works in a beauti-
fully appointed study, lined with
shelves Of books. The titles range
from somebody or -others History
of the Mohawk Valley" to the latest
mystery thriller.
He says he has no hobbies or pas
times, outside Of occasional fish
ing when he visits his native up
State New York in the summer time
But, if any one ever gets up the
wrinkle of running cows in races,
Edmonds has candidate for the
Seabiscuit of the dairy stalls.
It's the bossy which tagged along
with movie stars Henry Fonda and
Claudette Colbert from Albany, N
Y, to somewhere near Deerfield, u
in the Hollywood version of Drums
Along the Mohawk"
THAT would be journey of about
As miles between noon and night
fall" he smiled, land that's nice
going for COW, even for one that's
supposed to be a New York product. ,
But the incident of the barnyard
swiftly is only one of the bones
that he has to pick with movieland's s
treatment of his tale Of backwoods-
folk, tories and Indians in the pic
turesoue valley where it was born
The Mohawk Valley in the movie
version didn't look anything like
that great country" he said, land
many Of my friends in New York
State are peeved with me, because
they think 1 had something to &c
with 1t.
The film characters talked about
making hay, yet they were shown
binding wheat. The corn field-al
too obviously-were titled by ma.
chine. Fences around the home.
stead were made of poplar, which
no pioneer would have used-be.
cause poplar rots in year."
Another thing that bothered hin
was the seemingly limitless fancy
wardrobe that Actress Colbert sport.
ed in her role as frontier woman
Every time the Indians woule
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Things
Fill Stars
Spare Time
Guitars and Maps
Occupy Them
Between Scenes
HOLLYWOOD.

I1Ob1 "OoO.
How do the movie stars use the
between-scenes time when electri-
clans and prop men are arranging
camera, lights and other equipment? !?
When not studying his script or
entertaining visitors, James Cagney
practices on his guitar. He took up
guitar playing few months ago.
Now the backs of the pages in jim
my's script book are covered with
practice tunes.
Something new is always occupy
ing Priscilla Lanes attention. The
script girl on Three Cheers for the
Irish" is teaching her how to roll
her own" cigarettes at this writing.
Gale Pages time away from the
cameras is spent with a French
tutor who comes to the studio to
give her lessons.
Enrol Flynn's ranch headquarters
is in his dressing room. He looks
over horse auction lists, grain prices
and attends to other details of the
bucolic life while awaiting the next
camera set-up.
There aren't enough minutes be-
tween scenes for Bette Davis to
take care of all her correspondence,
but what time there is she utilizes
to go over the mail.
Edward G. Robinson takes maps.
John Garfield reads new plays.
Rosemary Lane works out song har-
monies if there's piano handy.
Pretty soon, however, comes the
anguished cry of the assistant
director:
Lets go Where is everybody?
Let's make mo-o-o-ving pictured"
Evening star., 1940-02-04

burn q house." he said, "she would
buu out In a new outfit"
While he was an undergraduate
at Harvard he had story of his
canal folk published in Scribner's,
and when he was only 26 he turned
out best-selling novel Of the same
locale, Rome Haul"
Since Rome Haul" he's published
three other novels ("Big Barn."
Erie Water" and Drums Along
the Mohawk") and many short
stories, including the familiar
Young Ames" saga, which he is
completing for book.
He has little patience with his
torical writer's who drag in love
interest by the hair, or the heels, as
you prefer"
you don't need petticoats to
make an historical novel live. If
the book is largely based on char
acter study, like Scarlett O'Hara in
Gone With the Wind well and
good. but I can't see dragging in
female spies with lacy lingerie just
because you're dealing with a war
story"
Edmonds is married and has three
children-"my reasons for working
both morning and afternoon"
He hopes some day to do a series
that will tell the whole story of New
York State. Recently he finished a
novel called Chad Hanna" a story
about the beginning of American
circus life in New York around 1886.
Il guess about everything began
in New York." he smiled, "even the
circus"
Evening star., 1940-02-04
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM
February 4ond s.

IL noon-WMAL,' Lucille Lawrence harpist. is
soloist with a string symphony conducted
by Emo Rapee at the Radio City Music
Hall
IL nOOn-WRC, "Faversham the Mighty Mouse"
is the story for children narrated by
Vernon Crane
2:OO-WMAI, Ireene Wicker and William S.
Rainey co-star in "Arrahna-Pogue the
Great Play presentation.
2:30-WRC. Three members of the University
of Chicago Round Table discuss War
Between the States
3:00-WJSV, Alexander Brailowsky,' noted
Chopin interpreter soloist with the New
York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra,
John Barbirolli conducting
Overture to Beatrice and Benedict" Berloz
Piano Concerto No. l in Minor Chopin
Alexander Brailowsky
Rondo for Orchestra Zador
Suite from LIE Coo dor" Rimsky- -Korsakof
4:30-WJSV, A dramatized portion of Grapes
of Wrath" is presented as high light Of
Pursuit of Happiness.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

girls at the tables in front
resort sequences.
Its kind of funny about that"
said Cherie May, because I have
a side line nowadays as hostess
attached to an escort service. It's
all perfectly proper. Sometimes a
lonesome man wants woman COM
panion to accompany him on a
round of the night spots. Some
times a hostess wants fourth hand
at bridge. 1t all helps out my
extras income. enables me to edu-
cate the boys"
In the old days, when Pauline
was imperiled, the Williams used to
throw knives at her, shoot bullets
all around her, throw her over cliffs,
ETC. AS Hollywood's premiere stunt
woman, Cherie May doubled for
Miss White.
Her earliest big stunt, the one
which established her. was to go
up in a plane with her 6-months-
son, toss him out with parachute
attached, then leap out herself
(also with parachute). She was
heavier, reached terra flrma first,
freed herself, then caught the in
FAINT as he came down.
Il can hardly believe it." she said
but he's in junior college now"
Evening star., 1940-02-04

AA1J O-UO-o " SAOSA SAoAAASooAAAe$AA ~A>
the heart of Wall Street.
Writing is a trade when you're in
1t to make living as I am" says
Edmonds, who surveys Americana
from the watch-tower of his Cam
bridge residence, not far fram Har-
ward College, land writer's who want
to make money have to keep regu-
lar schedule. Those who wait for
the spirit to move them just don't
get very far, that's ALL"
The would-be moneymakers CON
stitute one of the three main classes
of American writers today. An
other class includes those who feel
sorry for themselves and want to
tell every one about it, while the
third class includes those who have
nothing else to do but write, and
they are the real writer's.
"By the latter class I mean those
who write just because they have
something good to get out Of their
systems and don't have to think Of
anything else. Shakespeare wrote
for a living, I'll grant, but his main
urge came from the fact that he
had something that he had to get
out of his system"
At Just about the time bankers
are perusing the early market quo
tations, Edmonds is at his typewriter
cooking up shenanigans for Indians
prowling around frontier settle
ments or giving life to the hard
ridin', hard-drinkin' ruffians who
people some of his canal yarns.
His workaday stint often runs up
to 5000 words, and once he turned
out 1000 when he got really hot.
But, for the most part, when he is
working on a regular thing, he
knocks off about $500. OF course,
there are research days when he
makes jaunts to New England libra
ries.
II sometimes get panicky about
the time when I may run out of
ideas for writing, SO try to write
something practically every day,
even if 1 have to chuck it when I
finish it. The self-discipline keeps
me from getting in a rut."
The waste basket often catches
even more than just this "disci-
| pline" stuff. When Edmonds was
tussling with the first draft of
Drums Along the Mohawk" he
Evening star., 1940-02-04

and the family lived for time in a
bunkhouse.
Pleasant is Princeton man, class
of 1882.
The team of Kahn and Pleasant
have even managed to assemble a
group of IL temperamental choreo-
graphers, and keep them happy.
Some of these, it is said, had not
spoken to each other for years be-
fore they Joined up.
Beside Bolm. there are Michel Fo-
kline, Mikhail Mordkin, Anton Dolin,
Anthony Tudor and Bronislava Nj
jinska. And young Americans like
Eugene Loring, whose "The Great
American Goof" to William Saroy-
ans scenario is perhaps the most
American work in the repertoire.
New York already has had plenty
of surprises out of its ballet theater,
and the country at large, beginning
with Boston, is to have its look i'm
mediately. But, perhaps the greatest
of these is that it exists at all, since
there is no profit in it for the direc-
tors. On the contrary, it has cost
them money and may continue to
cost. them for quite spell.
FEEDER, who does the lighting, has
invented way to use spots as flood
lights, SO that many night the
audience has broken into applause
at the great pools of light upon
which float the gay costumes. Aron-
sons sets for The Goof" are only
oddly shaped flats, against which
lanterns throw patterns which chant
instantly with the mood Of the bal
let.
Saroyan, in the same work, has
even broken the centuries-old tradi-
ton the ballet dancers must not
speak-"The Goof" is full of good
lines. But, says Kahn, odd ideas
don't make the ballet. Work does.
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Evening star., 1940-02-04
Todoy's High Lights
(AH Time Pm. Unless Indicated. J

5:30-WMAL. Gertrude Gibson. soprano, and
Francisco Maya. tenor, are the young
singers heard on Metropolitan Additions.
6OO-WOL, Simone Simon, the French movie
actress, appears in a dramatic sketch,
Model Princess" on the new program,
Fifth Row Center.
6:30-WOL, Al Goodman gives a repeat per-
formance as the featured band leader on
Show of the Week
7:00-WOL, Bach Cantata No. 90 is presented,
with Alfred Wallenstein conducting
Mary Hopple, contralto; William Hahn,
tenor. and Raoul Nadeau baritone.
8:00-WJSV, Helen Hayes appears with direc-
tor-star Orson Weles in radio version
of Clemence Danes "Broome Stages"
9:00-WJSV, Grace Moore, soprano, is soloist
with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
under the baton of Franco Ghione:
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Overture to die Fledermaus' torchestra)-
Strauss
slavonc Dance in A Flat ORCHESTRAL Dvora;
"Ah, Love But q Day" miss Moore, or
Turkey in the Straw torchestral Guion
"Covent Garden" from London Suite lor-
'Depuis ie Jour" from the opera "Louise'@
Miss Moore and orchestra
'Ouvre ton Coeur Miss Moore, orches-
ira, chorus) Bizet
Annie Laurie tMss Moore, orchestra
Scottish Air
Italian Caprice Orchestral Tschaikowsky
I'VE Are of Thee The Children OF Thy Love
Sibelus
9:30-WRC, Jean Dickinson, soprano sings
Massenet's La Sevillana" as feature o1
the American Album of Familiar Music
10:00-WRC. Bertha Mccall, director general o1
the National Travellers Aid Society," i:
honored as the woman of the week or
the Hour of Charm.
10:00-WJSV, Ellery Queen and his studio detec.
tives unravef the mystery of the "Adven.
ture of the Blue Curse"
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Writer Holds to Schedule
Of Regular Office Hours
Walter D. Edmonds Picks Few Bones
With Hollywood Over Treatment
Of Drums Along the Mohawk
By Francis E. Carey,
Associated Press stan Writer.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

Perhaps the thing that distinguishes the historical novelist
Walter Edmond junior executive in downtown bank is the
his
an o'clock suburban local.
Otherwise 36year-old Along Mohawk
rgdy working
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Out of Not Much but an Idea
Came an American Ballet
Starting Last June, Ballet Theater
Has Now Become the Triumph
Of the Dance Season
By John SeIby
Associated Press Arts Editor.

everything but the mus
Conductor Alexander smalens from the pit of the Center Thea
thinks the music"
mol" Adoph group
boom
after six"
the people wrangle the lights.
This plus the
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Pearl Whites
Double Now
An Extra
HOLLYWOOD.

x1o1b1 I WOVoO.
When the late Pearl White popped
into the news again currently
through probating of her will,
chance revealed the woman who
actually performed many of the
th-defying stunts credited to
Miss White in her old serial, "Perils
of Pauline" is now working as a
Hollywood movie extra.
She is Cherie May, black haired,
vital, still looking like a girl, but
the mother of two sons in junior
college.
On the sets of primrose Path"
at R-K-O Radio, Cherie May is
playing a minor role in support of
Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea.
She is cast by Gregory La Cava,
producer-director, as one of the