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Evening star., 1940-03-24
Wood Sculpture
Alec Miller's Work Attracts
FnDornbZe Attention

That good works Of art grow bet
ter upon acquaintance is proved BY
the collection Of sculpture in wood
by Alec Miller, now on view In the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art. We have
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Lithogrophs of Cats

A collection Of Autographs of cats
by Mabel L. Greer of Rockport,
Mass, now on view at the Arts Club,
is proving very popular, no fewer
than eight sales being made in the
first week. Evidently there are nu-
merous cat lovers in Washington de-
spite the fact that live cats are said
to be, because of scarcity, at a pre-
MUM here. But Miss Greer's cats
are very appealing, imbued as they
are with the grace, the self-satis-
faction and the quiet domesticity Of
pussles at their best. Certainly there
is no animal which inherently Of
fers more to the artist as model
and yet there are few that have
Transcribed cats as sympathetically
and understandingly as Miss Greer.
William Lyon Phelps, who is an
avowed lover of cats, even when, as
once here in Washington, one from
back stage insisted upon sharing the
lecture platform with him, would
undoubtedly be enchanted by this
showing. Miss Greer studied at the
Boston Museum School, the Art Stu
dents League and the Grand Gen.
tral School of Art, New York.
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Cyrus DoIiin to Do Stotue

The many friends Of Cyrus e.
Dallin will be glad to know of his
recent good fortune in being award
ed q commission to execute an
equestrian statue Of Paul Revere to
be erected in Boston This is an
instance Of not only reward Of merit
but patient waiting, for the original
model for this work was made in
1884. At that time a competition
for . Paul Revere statue was In
stituted, but for some reason or other
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Italian Masterpieces

The Museum of Modern Art, New
York, has announced the extension
of the exhibition of Italian masters
through April Z. This is two weeks
longer than was originally planned
and will permit many to see these
world-famous masterpieces of paint
ing during the Easter holidays who
otherwise might not have had. the
privilege. The crowds attending this
exhibition are the largest in the
history Of the museum, far exceeding
the widely publicized exhibitions by
modernists, such as Van Gogh and
Picasso. The attendance on Wash
ington's Birthday was 8,700. In
order to accommodate these vast
numbers of visitors the exhibition
Of masterpieces will be open through
April 7 until 10 O'Clock at night and
the museum urges as many as pos
sible to come in the evening when
the galleries are less filled by visitors.
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Art Survey Announced

The Department of Fine Arts of
the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh.
has recently made several interest.
Ing announcements. OF foremost
Importance is the declaration that a
Survey of American painting" will
this year take the place of the usual
and long established international.
This survey will open in October,
and cover the work of American
artists from the earliest date to the
present day. About 300 paintings
will be shown, and the exhibition
will continue through December 8.
OF possibly more immediate inter-
est is the fact that in the Carnegie
Institute at the present time are
being shown masterpieces of art
from the New York and San Fran.
cisco World Fairs lent by the Louvre.
Paris; the National Gallery, London:
the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; the
Musee Royal, Antwerp; the National
Gallery Of Victoria, at Melbourne,
Australia, and foreign private COL
lections. This collection comprises
A masterpieces, an almost incalcu-
lably rich display. The closing date
OF this exhibition in Pittsburgh will
be April IA. If our National Gallery
OF Art were finished, these MASTER
pieces, as well as those from Italy
now in New York, might have come
here, but as it is, we must 20 to
them.
Evening star., 1940-03-24
Club Announces Exhibition

The Washington Water Color
Club announces its 44th annual ex-
hibition to be held in the Corcoran
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
|CATLETT SCHOOL
TO STAGE PLAY
THIS EVENING

A Christmas play will be presented
tonight at 1880 o'clock at the Catlett
school under the direction of the
teachers. No admission will be
charged, but a silver offering will
he accepted at the door.
bringing Santa Up-To-Date" will
feature Donald Wigs as Santa
Claus, and Madeline Coleman al
Mrs. Santa Claus. The three kings
will be portrayed by Everett William
son, Arthur burden, and Jack Bland.
The children will be played by
Donald Hardison, Mary Lee Smith.
Harris Neal King, Robert Moore,
Barbara Lee, Dorothy Meadows,
Dorse Boswell, Treva Vow, Virginia
Hicks, Vera Long, Helen Stanley,
Lora Mae Parker, Eugene Bevton,
Charles Blanton, Grace Watson,
Cecilia Farley, Alfred Jones, Colleen
Williams, Marjorie Watts, Ava Gray
Goodwin, Joyce Smith, Dolores Todd,
and Alyric Ray.
Members of the Christmas choir
will be: Mildred Jones, Mildred
Lackey, Margaret King, Madeline
Sutton, Fannie Mae Boswell, Iva
Rae McDuffy, Betty m a n,
Frances Spence, Mildred Packer,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
MRS. SLOCUMB AND
MISS LEILA HUMBLE
FETE ~BRIDE-TO-BE

Mrs. John Slocumb and Miss
Leila Humble entertained this past
weekend at the home of Mrs. Slo-
cumb honoring Miss Louise Roe
buck, bride-elect of this month. The
home was most a%ttractively ar
ranged with it's decorations of
Christmas flowers and bridge was
played curing the evening. Follow
ing the game an ice course was
served carrying out the bridal
motif.
Prize winners were Miss Eleanor
RothWell, high scorer, who was pre-
sented with a poinsettia; second
high score winner was Miss Louise
Roebuck.
i The honoree was presented with
a luggage rack and silver in her
chosen pattern by Miss Humble
and Mrs. Slocumb. Miss Kara Lynn
Corey, also a bride-elect of this
month, was presented with a gift.
Guests included Miss Roebuck,
honoree, Miss Kara Lynn Corey,
Miss Eleanor Rothwell, Miss Meta
MEG wan, Miss Marjorie Roebuck,
Mrs. ]. L. Allegood, Mrs. Otto
Wei, Mrs. Edward Ward, Mrs.
BILL Wells, Mrs. Thomas B. Lilly
and Mrs. John A. Sheehan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
WINTER PARK PIT. A,
HEARS ADDRESS BY
REV. R. M. ENGLE

The Winter Park Parent-Teacher
association met in the school Tues
day afternoon at which time the
regular meeting was held. Mrs. S.
w. Brinson, program chairman, led
the group in singing Christmas
songs. After the singing Of "Hark
the Herald Angels Sing" and
Silent Night" by the group, Mrs.
Collett read a very interesting story
of the beginning Of the Christmas
carols, telling where they originated
and when they first came into use.
The group sang. Away in a
Manager" and 80 Come All Ye
Faithful" after which the Rev. Ra-
leigh M. Engle, pastor of the Win
ter Park Presbyterian church, led
the devotional. Mr.. Engle using as
his topic, "If Christ Had Never
Been" called attention to the condi-
lions which would have resulted if
the Christ child had not come. The
world today would have no true con-
ception of the nature of God, no
great masterpiece Of Art, music and
literature, no institutions of learn
ing and benevolence, no great
scholars and leaders and no Savior,
but the fact that nineteen hundred
and forty years ago a babe was born
in Bethlehem Of Judia. The speak,
er concluded his talk by saying that
there is no place for encouragement
today, in spite Of the conditions
which prevail throughout the world,
because Christ won the victory and
enables us to victory also.
Mrs. Brinson sang 20 Little Town
of Bethlehem accompanied by Miss
Helen Brinson at the piano.
A short business meeting followed
the program, reports Of the various
committee chairmen showing pro.
gress along all lines of work.
Miss BizzelPs sixth grade won the
attendance award.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

MISS WORTH ARRIVES
VISIT HERE

Miss Ruth Worth, accompanied
by her niece Anna Worth, and hel
nephews, George and Robert
Worth, have reached Wilmington
having come from China on the
liner washington" which was
sent by this government to evacu
ate Americans in China. They are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Sprunt.
Miss Worth received her medi
cal education at University of Vir'
ginia after graduating at Agnes
Scott college, and since then she
has been a missionary of the
Southern Presbyterian church
training Chinese medical students
at the Presbyterian hospital at
Kiangyin and at the American
hospital for Refugees in Shanghai.
Miss Worth is the daughter OF
the late DR.. George Clarkson Worth
former resident of this city, and
descended from a long line of men
and women who rendered distin,
guished service to their church and
state.
DR.. Worth was for forty years
a medical missionry of the South
ern Presbyterian church in Kiang.
yin China.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
New Years Day
Party Is Slated
At Country Club
All Reservations Must Be
Made Before 1 O'Clock
Monday, December 80

Members of the Cape Fear Coun-
trv club are reminded OF the an
nua1 New Years Day party which
will be held at the clubhouse on
New Years Day in the form OF a
luncheon. As in the past, a large
attendance of member is antici-
mated for this charming event,
which has proved so popular for a
number years. AS was the custom
years ago, members would come
to the clubhouse to 7pend the day
and bring their lunch in baskets
which were spread on long tables
at the luncheon hour. Now all a
member has to do is call the club
house for reservati-1s. This en-
ables the busy housewife, as well
as her servants, o shed their du-
ties for the day.
Members of the club, both young
and old, are invited to come to
the clubhouse during the morning
hours and enjoy a game of golf,
tennis or renew old acuuai~tances.
Luncheon will be served in the
large club ballroom and in the
dining room at 2 o'clock. The
ballroom and dining room will not
be open before 2 o'clock.
AL tables for this event must be
reserved before l o'clock On Mon
DAY, December 30. Those desiring
to secure tables may do SO by
calling telephone 4751. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
Mrs. Jennings,
Recent Bride,
Is Entertained
Lovely Tea Given By Mines
Seay And Caldwell In
Lumberton

LUMBERTON, Dec. 18.-Mrs.
Henry Berchette Jennings, Of
Durham, bride of November q,
the former Miss Rebekah Wright
of Wilmington, was guest of honor
Tuesday at a formal afternoon tea
when her sisters-in-law, M r S.
James Aubrey Seay and Mrs. Viii
liam Edward Caldwell entertained
several hundred guests at the
Jennings home.
Mrs. H. A. McKinnon and Mrs
H. M. Baker received at the front
door and presenting the receiving
line was Mrs. John c. Fuller.
In the line were the hostesses,
the bride, her mother, Mrs. Isaac
Wright of Wilmington, M r S.
Horace Malloy Barnes, Mrs. Wal
ter Scott Shepherd, brides, and
the guest of honor's sister, Miss
Dalton Wright.
Tea was poured from opposite
ends of the dining table by Mrs.
N. A. Mclean and Mrs. A.. T. Nc.
Lean. Serving sandwiches, bridal
cakes, minis and sailed nuts were
Mines. Harold Goode, Jack Moi
fit, Frank Mcleod and Miss Lois
Johnson.
The brides register was kept
by Mrs. J. W. Priddy, Jr., and
Mrs. Graham McKinnon.
Others receiving were Mines.
W. w. Parker, w. c. Hammond,
Jr., c. H. Phillips, Dudley Jen.
nings, N. A. Jennings, E. K. But
Ter, S. F. Caldwell, M. F. Cobb,
R. S. Beam, Edwin Whiting, John
Knox. Music was by Mines. j. A,
Martin, Archie w. Mclean, R. A.
Mcintyre, Miss Mildred Akin.
The home a S decorated
throughout with red roses, poin'
settias, chrysanthemums a n c
burning red tapers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
Josephine Holleman, Virginia Rae

Josephine Holleman, Virginia Rae
Farley, Juanita Gore, Gloria Blanton,
Margaret HarvelI, Erzell Hicks,
Edna Walters, Arlene Hvpp, Will
helmina Benton, Estaleen Clemmons,
Ruby Clemmons, Elizabeth Goodwin,
Rosa B. Brewer, Doris Roberts,
Violet Mahan, Louise Watts, Peggy
Clervis, Cecilia Farley, Norm a
Spence, Elizabeth Butler, Laverne
Ballard, Martha Neal, Ruth Davis,
Betty Cook, Bessie Smith, Vermel
Perrett, Gladys Cherry, David Mes
haw, Vernon Hewett. Mazell Branch,
o. D. Simmons, Jimmy Clemmons,
Harrell Norris, and A. v. Long.
The choir will sing 20 Come, All
Ye Faithful" "Silent Night, Holy
Night" "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" "Fairest Lord JESUS" and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
MRS. WILL
BE HOSTESS TO CLUBS
MEET

The educational meeting of the
Thursday Morning Music club will
be held this morning at II O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. ]. B. Cranme1
on Market street.
This meeting will be a preparatory
study of Wagner's music. These
educational meetings are informal
and are designed to give informa-
ton on the composer and music
which will be presented on the pro-
gram of the next regular meeting OF
the club. All club members are in
vited to attend this meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
Country Clubs
Annual Holiday
Dance Slated
Members And Out-Of-Town
Guests To Be Honored
This Evening

The Cape Fear Country club
will entertain this evening at the
clubhouse in Country Club Pines
for members and their out-of-town
guests at the annual Christmas
Dance.
Van Keys and his orchestra will
furnish the music from 10 until 2
o'clock. Admission will be by card
only.
Invitations have been issued to
about 300 members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
DIAL 1911

Joy To The World" The sextst,.
will render Bethlehem Lullabv"
we Three Kings" is sung BY tn,
kings. The mother singers present
20 Little Town of Bethlehem" and
1T Came Upon A Midnight C,eayo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
CHRISTMAS PLAY

The Epworth League will give a
Christmas play Friday evening
at 7:30 o'clock. The Sunday school
will also have the Christmas tree
program. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin ]. Farrelly
announce the birth of a daughter, on
December II, at the Marion Sprunt
annex. Mrs. Farrelly is the former
Miss Mary Scott Symmes, of this
city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
ISAAC BEAR SCHOOL
TO GIVE CHRISTMAS
PLAY THIS N

why the Chimes Rang" a
Christmas story by Raymond Mac
Donald Alden, will be presented at
the Isaac Bear school this eve
ming at 8 o'clock. This play
will be under the direction of Miss
Roberta Mackenzie, Miss Mary
B. Foscue and Miss Anne Hender-
son.
A silver offering will be taken
and the public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

The manufacture of felt hats in
the United States requires more than
$4,000, 900 rabbit skins every year..
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

PROPOSES CROWN PROPERTY
If caught in British waters by a
British ship, porpoises become the
property of the crown, because
they are considered royal fish.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

The Cape Fear chapter. Unit
ed Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, will hold the monthly meet
ing this evening at St. James
parish house. All members
are urged to attend and bring
Christmas donations for the
ladies of the Confederate Home
in Fayetteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
ALBATRoss

TRAVELLING ALBATROSS
Released from a vessel 800 miIe,
off the coast of New Zealand an
albatross was captured eight dave
later off the coast of Chile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

The North Carolina Sorosis
will hold it's annual open house
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the clubhouse here. All men,
bers are invited to attend and
friends of members are cor
daily invited. An interesting
musical program will be given
during the afternoon. Mrs.
j. D. Edwards, chairman of
the music department, will be
in charge of the program.
The Seminole Council, No.
"a, Degree of Pocahontas, will
meet Friday evening at the
Odd Fellows hall. Officers will
be elected at this time. All
members are urged to be pres
emit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
Club Clock

The Bradley's Creek PIT. A.,
will meet this evening at 8
o'clock at the school. After a
short business session the chill
dren of the school will give a
short Christmas %operetta, 1.-The
Miser's Dream" All parents are
invited to attend. There will be
a meeting of the executive board
at 1880 o'clock and all officers
and chairmen are urged to attend
as matters of importance will
be discussed.
The East Wilmington Home
Demonstration club will meet
this afternoon at 3 o'clock with
Mrs. Lima Rochelle. A large at
tendance is requested.
The Castle Haynes Service
club will hold a meeting Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock at the
clubhouse.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
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Evening star., 1940-12-15
Gen. Patton of the Cavalry Sets
Fast Pace for the Tank Corps
Army Knows His
Name as Synonym
For Daring Action
BY NELSON nj. SHEPARD.

Whether astride a cavalry horse
or rolling along in a body wrench
ing tank, Brig. Gen. George S. Pat
ton, jr., late of Fort Myer, Va,
and now acting commander of the
I'd Armored Division at Fort Ben
ming Ga. bears a reputation in
Army circles that is a synonym for
daring action.
Nation wide attention again was
focused last week on this always
colorful figure of the old and new
Army, as he directed his force of
modern American panzer troops
and nearly 400 tanks on spectacu-
lar 125-mile dash that set the South
ern countryside agog. Regarded by
the Army as "the worlds most pow
erful striking force" the two Amer
lean panzer divisions at Fort Knox,
KY, and Fort Benning are said to
be superior in equipment. speed and
effectiveness to any of the Nazi di-
visions that overran France and the
Low Countries.
When the recent serious illness of
1t. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, COM
mander of the armored forces, ne
cessitated a change in organization,
it resulted in another step up for
Gen. Patton, then a brigade COM
mainder of the I'd Division. He took
the place of Maj. Gen. Charles L.
Scott a no less colorful figure of
the old cavalry who was placed tenn
porarily in command of all the
forces until Gen. Chaffee's return.
The latter is now recuperating from
pneumonia and soon may be we'll
enough to take the helm again.
Patton Knows the Answers.
Although Gen. Patton is said by
friends to have cut his teeth on
horses bit. he is equally at home in
the armored force, and he knows
the answer to blitzkrieg tactics. He
ought to, because he is one of the
American Army's pioneers with the
Tank Corps, receiving his baptism
of tank fire and two wounds as bat
tlefield commander of the American
tank forces during the World War.
This picturesque and dashing Off
Ger, one of the best-known COM
manders Fort Myer ever had, can
do a multitude of things and do
them bit better than most people
He started off as a West Point foot
ball player. A master swordsman,
he invented the heavy straight saber
and served as Master of the Sword
at the Mounted Service School,
Fort Riley, Kans.
He is equally at home in a sail
boat as he is in the seat of a tank
or the saddle of half-broken cav
airy horse. In May of 1885, when he
was transferred from Fort Myer to
Honolulu, he passed up the usual
passage on an Army transport. He
purchased 52-foot schooner and
steered it half way across the Pa
clflc in Is days. AS passengers he
took his wife and five friends. The
voyage proved he was no novice to
the sea, as he had studied naviga-
tlon under j. E. Lawton, Washing
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ton lumberman, who is we'll known
as lecturer on this science.
On Army Polo Team.
There are few better equestrians
in the Army-or the country, too,
for that matter-than Gen. Patton.
For years he was a member of the
Army polo team and during the
various periods in which he was in
command of the Sd Cavalry at Fort
Myer, he took part in Virginia Hunt
Club affairs and horse shows He
was master of the Cobbler Hunt.
Tall. athletic, gray-haired, the S.
year-old commander of the Army's
newest armored division is a figure
to capture any ones imagination of
a soldier. From the time he grad
uated from West Point in 1904 he
has been much in the public eye.
After studying saber methods in
France in 1918 and introducing his
own technique at Fort Riley, he took
part in the famous 1916 Mexican
Punitive Expedition as aide to Gen.
John j. Pershing. Gen. Pershing,
who knew a cavalryman when he
saw one, kept his eye on the younger
officer
Expert on Mechanizati0n.
Among other things, Gen. Patton
is an expert on mechanization. He
could always do things with his
hands and was one of the first to
recognize the new era of mechan-
ization in the Army. On November
II, 1917, he was directed by Gen.
Pershing to organize and command
the American Tank Brigade, which
he led on foot into the Meuse-
Argonne offensive. 1t was in that
battle he found himself in a she'll
hole when tank rolled across it.
For his tank service he was award
ed a Distinguished Service Cross
for conspicuous courage, GOODNESS,
energy and intelligence in directing
the advance of his brigade" near
Cheppy on September 26, 1918.
Later" the citation reads, "he
rallied a force Of disorganized in
fantry and led it forward behind
the tanks under heavy machine-gun
fire and artillery fire until he was
wounded"
He was also awarded the Distin-
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World War that soldiers walked be-
hind without difnculty because the
things couldn't travel much faster
than 3 or 5 miles an hour. But 1t
was good training, back in those
days, for what was to come 81 years
later for this pioneer in armored
warfare.
The new armored force was Gre
ated in July, 1910, at Fort Knox, KY,
its headquarters. The two divisions,
even now greatly under full strength,
are so far advanced in training that
officials say they are ready for any
sudden emergency.
The force started with the 7th
Cavalry Brigade (mechanizeO and
by next summer 1t is expected the
force will have $4,000 officers and
men and around 10000 vehicles, in
Guiding tanks, scout cars, carriers,
motorcycles and trucks. That rep
Evening star., 1940-12-15

abashed tears to eyes Of the vet
eran Of 81 years In traditionally
hard-boiled arm Of the service.
Soon after he emerged from the
old cavalry post he was made q
brigadier general.
One of the best things ever said
about Gen. Patton was that his
men swear by him and that he would
never order men to do anything in
action that he wouldn't do himself.
A social lion. well known in WASH
ington drawing rooms and at all
post functions, he Is, nevertheless,
hard-riding, hard-hitting "f1ghtin'
man" of the old school, with a mind
to absorb and improve on new mill
tary ideas.
Far Cry From Old Days.
It's far cry from the fast-rolling
tanks of the I'd Division to the cum
bersome, plated monsters of the
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cavalry officers watch his progress

cavalry officers watch his progress
with loyal interest.
After returning from France he
commanded the 304th Tank Brigade
at Fort Meade, Md, ana in 1920 he
was placed in command of a squad
ron of the Sd Cavalry at Fort Myer
until 1922. Again he served in Wash
ington, from 1928 to 1881 in the Office
of the chief of cavalry, and upon
graduation from the War College the
following year he saw more service
with the Fort Myer cavalry.
His last tour of duty at Fort Myer
began in December 1898. In July
of this year he bade farewell to
his cavalry command and left for
Fort Benning to join the I'd Ar
mored Division. He was escorted
from Fort Myer by a squadron of
horsemen and two armored cars
after ceremonies that brought un-
Evening star., 1940-12-15

resents an expansion Of about 20t
per cent from the original mechan-
lied brigade.
The wartime mission Of an
armored division Is to crash through
the soft spot" Of the enemy lines
and this it can do with II times the
firing power of an infantry division.
A demonstration OF how this
lightning thrust can be made was
given at Fort Benning by Gen. Tot.
tons division during a recent visit
of neWspapermen.