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Evening star., 1941-04-19

less they represent the faith of your
fathers which you are translating
into works
Maintaining that democracy
does not fail but that people fail
democracy" he asserted that the
democratic processes stop when they
run against the stone wall of self
interests of individuals and groups,
"a wall raised in the face of an
indifferent ajority"
New Officers Inducted.
At the close of the morning ses-
sion, at which the delegates also
heard committee reports, the State
regents, honorary vice president
general elect, retiring national Of
ficers and their successors marched
onto the stage of Constitution Hall
The organizing secretary general
presented the State regents and
vice regents, their election was con-
firmed by the president general and
the oath of Office administered by
the chaplain general.
Following the presentation of the
newly elected honorary vice presi-
dent general new national officers
were presented by the record.
ing secretary general and the oath
of office administered.
With the singing of "Blest Be the
Tie That Binds" and the retiring
of the colors the congress marking
the half-century milestone of the
national society was adjourned.
Report on News Space.
During the final session the dele
gates heard Mrs. Jacob Frederick
Zimmerman, chairman of the Press
Relations Committee, report that
the news space given the D. A. r.
during the year amounted to SOC. 900
column inches, or rs per cent more
than that of the previous year.
Mrs. Zimmerman also noted that
State press chairmen had reported
publicity decidedly more favorable
to the work of the Daughters than
in recent years"
whether outsiders always admit
it or not" she said, many folks
are beginning to realize that the
principles for which the Daughters
have always stood are basically
sound"
In reporting for the committee on
the correct use of the flag, Mrs.
Charles B. Keesee, chairman, said
the citizenry as well as the military
population is becoming alive to OBJ
servances or breaches of flag eti-
quette. She herself, she added, has
personally called attention to more
than Is errors in the use or display
of the nag in hotels, shops and
camps.
Other national committee reports
were given by Mrs. Joseph E. Pryor,
chairman of insignia; Mrs. Frank
w. Baker, chairman of the Filing
and Lending Bureau, and DR.. Jean
Stephenson, chairman of genealogi-
cal records.
The Children of the American
Revolution, convening in Memorial
Continental Hall, recessed their
meeting to be greeted by Mrs. Robert
in Constitution Hall. Lyons Mills
Rowland, national Junior president,
responded for the c. A. r.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Presidential Order
Putting Ramspeek Act
lin Effect Awaited
Reports Indicate Ban
On Hiring Outside
Civil Service
BY J. A. FOX.

With reports current that ban
on hiring outside of civil service
except in certain cases-will be
placed in effect on July 1, the Gov
eminent service today looked for
ward to issuance by President
Roosevelt of the long ex-
ecutive order applying the RAM
speck Act.
AS announced yesterday by the
President, the order Is due to be
signed over the week end at Hyde
Park, N. Y, and will be operative
January l. To qualify for classified
status under the law, however, an
employe must have had six months
satisfactory service, that would en-
tail closing the doors to non-clVll
service appointments July l If the
coverage is to be made universal,
as persons entering the Government
after that date, obviously, would not
have the required service.
It is understood that Civil Service
Commission approval would be re-
uuired for all non-civil service ap-
pointments after July /, and that
these will be permitted only for
those cases in which the commits
sion does not have appropriate reg
listers.
There is general belief also that
the President, in issuing the order,
will put into effect the so-called
"Frankfurter plan for selecting
lawyers, which will vest the ap-
pointive power in a quasi-govern-
mental committee, instead Of the
| Civil Service Commission. Reports
which seem substantial are that this
committee will be made up Of law
yers from governmental and civil
life, and will be headed by the AS
sistant Solicitor General.
This plan brough about sharp
difference Of opinion in the COM
mittee headed by Supreme Court
Justice Reed, which recently COM
pleted the comprehensive report on
personnel procedure for President
Roosevelt. 1t was backed by Justices
Reed, Frankfurter, Attorney General
jackson and Gano Dunn, an en-
gineer member of the committee,
and opposed with equal vigor as de-
structive of the merit system by
Justice Murphy, William H. Nc
Reynolds. administrative assistant
to the President; Dr. Leonard D.
White, former civil service COM
missioner, and Gen. Robert E. Wood.
Question has been raised as to
whether this plan, marked de-
parture from accepted civil service
methods, could be put into effect
without new law. Its advocates
contend the Government now needs
the best legal talent available and
that this selective plan will insure
it. Appointment of lawyers would
be from ungraded registers, which
would permit officials limitless
field from which to choose.
While the order will be effective
January /, many months will be
needed for its full force to be felt. as
the occupants of those positions
brought under civil service must
qualify to hold their places by nom
competitive examinations held by
the Civil Service Commission.
Policy-making positions will be
excepted from coverage, as will GER
tain groups of positions for which
it is not feasible to hold examina-
ton.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Morse Claim Destruction
OF Big Fish Oil Plant
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated tresS.
LONDON, April 19.-The Nor
wegian government in-exile said to-
day one of the largest herring oil
factories in German occupied
Northern Norway was destroyed by
explosives in a raid on Oeksfjord
April IL by Norwegian raiding
party which landed unopposed. The
raiders manning a former United
States destroyer started from a base
in England
The landing party, it was said,
carried out its task completely ac-
cording to plan"
Machinery was destroyed by ex-
plosives and the resulting fire was
Immediately extinguished to prevent
1t from spreading to other buildings,
the announcement said, adding:
mo one was brought away from
the hamlet. There were no prison.
ers to take as the only male Quis-
ling escaped while his wife was shot
accidentally by a bullet fired-after
warning-through the door of the
house in which he had taken
refuge"
Evening star., 1941-04-19
D. A. R.
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NSOlIllluCO V1OIll llSI IdSC.J
to release it's 50-year collection of
gowns, the Daughters will make an
effort to obtain another gown from
former chief executives of the
society as far back as they can go.
The Daughters also indorsed the
purpose of legislation expressed in
Senate bill to prevent mutilation
and desecration of the United States
flag.
Other resolutions commended
Warner Bros. theaters for their
"active patriotism" in showing the
American flag on the screen and
playing the national anthem in
their theaterS, and thanked Mrs.
Roosevelt for arranging yesterdays
White House reception and Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, wife of the Vice
President, and Mrs. Robert Jackson,
wife of the Attorney General, who
received. Formal resolutions Of
thanks also we're adopted for the
speakers, musicians, radio stations,
the press. police and firemen and all
others who served during the Con-
gress.
Baukhage Speaks.
Delivering the final address at q
Congress given over largely to con-
sideration of national defense, Radio
Commentator H. r. Baukhage
warned that I'VE here in America
are spending too much time fight
ing straw men"
I'VE think that If we can super
ciliously dust a few radicals OF of
our left coat sleeve or push q few
fat Fascists aside with our right
elbow, then we can relax, sing God
Bless America (and us) and the
country is saved" Mr.. Baukage said.
Answering the question Can
Democracy Be Defended" Mr..
Baukage told the Daughters that
it cannot be done by holding meet
ings and passing resolutions or by
singing songs and repeating shib-
boleths.
These things are empty symbols
unless they represent a living force"
he said. your meetings, your res
olutions, your songs, your shibbo-
leths are no more than the vain
repetitions Of an esoteric cult ua-
Evening star., 1941-04-19

Sh@h H. D' ana MIS-. VIII
liam H. Dunn. 3216 Cleveland ave-
nue. NV. and was formerly a Star
carrier boy. The youth was born
in Australia, his parents homeland,
and came to the United States as
hoy.
On graduation from Central. he
went to Canada to attend college
and was in his last year at McGill
University when ne decided to VOL
unteer for the air force.
He is an Australian citizen and
was taking science course at the
university. He was a champion at
table tennis and at bridge. A brother,
William Kenneth Dunn, is a physi-
clan doing work for the Common
wealth forces in Canada. His father
Is a public accountant here.
The Americans who were grad
uated were r. M Murchie, st. Paul;
H. A Putnam. Clarkwood, Tex: H.
A. Womac. Ell Paso, Tex: c. C. Nc
Donald, Shreveport, La, and r. M.
Murray, Indianapolis, Ind.
Evening star., 1941-04-19

Church, Alexandria, Va, after which
exercises will be held at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier of the Ameri-
can Revolution in the church yard
of the Old Presbyterian Meeting
House
At pm. wreaths will be placed
at the tombs of George and Martha
Washington at Mount Vernon, and
Junior national officers will take
their oaths at the C. A. r. tree
Gadsbys Tavern in Alexandria will
be visited on the return trip.
The convention comes to close
Monday with reports of retiring
senior national officers and installa-
ton OF new senior officers.
Evening star., 1941-04-19

Service Flying
Training School
of the British
c mmonwealth.
somewhere in
Canada.
He and five
Americans were
awarded insignia
as leading air
Graf TN en- at
cermonies at the
school yesterday.
He began his
training last fall.
Mr.. Dunn is
the son of Mr..
NE Iwy.Y
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Would License EmbuImers

Creation of an eight-man board
to set up standards for the licensing
of funeral directors and embalmers
in the District was proposed in a
bill introduced yesterday by Sena-
tor Bilbo, Democrat of Mississippi,
a member of the District Committee.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
No Common Tongue in Army

One division of the present Swiss
Army is entirely French speaking,
another mostly French speaking,
another Italian and three others
German.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Central High Graduate
Gets Winqs in Canada

Shan H. Dunn, "a, who was grad
uated from Central High in 1885, hat
another diploma TO hang beside that
one today-wings from the No. ,
Evening star., 1941-04-19

Planters In Ceylon are starting
Boy Scout troops on their estates.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Greece

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1941-08-10

Works of Rubens, Van Dyck and Moro
Make Fine Display at National Gallery
By Leila MechHn.

cenzo GonZaga, Duke of Mantua,
who became his patron, took him to
Florence to attend the marriage
of Marie d'Medici to Henry Nv, then
to Genoa, and in 1901, sent him to
Rome to make copies for him of
famous paintings. In 1902 he was
in Mantua, but the following year
the duke sent him to Spain with
gifts of paintings for the Spanish
King and others in power, and there
Rubens stayed nearly year, paint
ing and making friends for himself
and his patron. Then came a
further period in Rome, before word
of his mothers illness and death
caused him to turn his steps back
to Antwerp.
Built Mansion.
In 1909, Rubens, then prosperous
and wealthy man, married Isabella
Brant, niece of his brothers wife,
with whom he lived very happily
until her death in 1926. Meanwhile,
he was made court painter, built
himself a stately mansion cat a
cost of $4,000 florins), in which he
installed the princely collection Of
works of art that he had acquired
on his travels-a collection which he
later sold to the Duke of Bucking-
ham for 100000 florinS-maintained
a studio with apprentices and pupils,
and, by their aid and his own ad-
ministrative ability as well as talent,
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Popular Music

The f1edgling Keynote Recordings
Co. offers another album in its COM
mendable series of off-the-beaten-
track presentations. Its title Is
Talking Union" and its individual
discs-all dedicated to the memory
of Joe Hill, the wandering troubador
of the union cause-sing the praises
of union organization in no uncer-
tain terms. The Almanac Singers,
won't to cruise about the country,
too, with a song for any likely ham,
let in their path, handle the six
numbers in this set. And they OBJ
viously relish the job. The tunes
are simple, several of them taken
from old hymns or such ditties as
Red Wing" The words are direct
in homespun manner and they all
lead to the same conclusion by vari-
GUS routes: Organize, regardless of
whether people think you're Red or
any other subversive color. The
message is too intent to make for
sheer entertainment in every in
stance save that of the title piece.
Decca has found another Carmen
Cavallaro to make piano solos for
its public. Nat Brandwynne, also a
bandleader, takes time out from
ballroom duties to polish up
group of popular tunes in bolero
time, the assortment travelling un-
der the name of Havana for a
Night" His style isn't so fancy or
accomplished as the Cayallaro but
it is altogether charming in the
placid Cavallaro way. The tunes
have a lot to do with it: "Vereda
Tropical" "Cuatro Vidas," Per
fidia," "Frenesi," yours" "Ama-
pola." incidentally, Carmen him.
self makes his recorded orchestral
debut and a happy one: "A Ro-
mantle Guy, I'-"'Til Reveille."
Now it's congas for Mr.. Cugat.
From Victor's list of back numbers
crop, of the sleek senor's best
conga discs have been picked, busted |
and placed in albums for current
lump consumption. Even at best,
however, Cugat's method with the
favorites of South American hot
dishes Is disappointingly tame, save
for Say 81, 81" and Society ConSa"
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Review of Recordings

We can thank Arturo Toscanini
first who played it often last year
and, right now, the Victor Co. for
re-awakening interest in an over
looked work by Grieg, the lovely
"Holberg Suite" which is issued this
month recorded by the London
String Orchestra, directed by Wal
ter Goehr. Nothing more charming
has ever come from Grieg's pen
than this delightful suite in an old
style but with a touch of Nordic
color to it. Not only is the music
worthy of place beside other mas
tiers of this form but, because of its
subject. calls attention to the great
figure in Danish Literature. Ludwig
Holberg, whose 200th anniversary
celebration was the reason for
Grieg's writing this work.
1t was Holberg who made the
Danes conscious of the dignity Of
their language, writing books on
every subject to form a Danish lit
erature, until then amounting to
nothing among the Scandinavian
countries. Although Holberg did so
much for Danish culture he was a
Norwegian by birth and the COM
bination would hold a sure appeal
to such a devotee of Scandinavian
culture as was Grieg. He was COM
missioned first to write cantata for
the celebration and did so unwill-
ingly. The figure of Holberg how
ever could not be banished from his
mind and the suite followed, written
with complete understanding
Since Holberg was a contemporary
of Bach and Handel it was appro-
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Summer Guide to Art in Washington

The National Gallery of Art Constitution Sixth street
NWMasterpces of painting and sculpture from the Mellon and
Kress collections Prints from the Billiard other collections
The National Constitution street wv
Paintings sculpture and obe dart from the Harriet Jane Johnston
William Evans John Geaty and Ralph Johnson collections
Foyer Natural History Building, Currier & Ives prints.
The Library Of Congress- Arts, First and
East Capitol Echngs engravngs Autographs
prsed National Print Collection Original drawings in Cabinet of
American Illustration Photographs early American architecture
Art reading and reference library.
The Corc0ran Gallery of Art Seventeenth street New York
NW-Pantngs and sculpture by American artists Barge
Tapestries collection Whistler
and others.
Dumbaon Oaks Library Collection, 1908 Thirty
second street NWLbray of 10000 books 5000 photographs
Examples of early Christian medieval
Uni0n Seventeenth Constitution
NWWork by South and Central American artists craftsmen
Public Library Eighth and streets NW-Pantings by chill
dren Southwest Branch Seventh paintings
by Phillips Memorial Gallery.
ID. A. R. Building, Seventeenth and NW-Engraved
portraits of signe of the Declaration Independence
District w. p A. Galleries s1s Independence sw-
Mosacs California Administration Work
by children In the Memphis cTenn0 Academy Arts.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
By Alice Eversman.

cording While it has the quality of
thrilling with its aliveness, it is not
always subdued enough in legato
work. Nor do the two pianists
achieve so smooth an ensemble as
they have at other performances.
However, there is freshness in
their approach that will be welcome
in this familiar work.
1t appears that all this time we
have been listening to Ravel's DO
lero" played at entirely too fast a
tempo. Koussevitzky and the Bos-
ton Symphony record it for Victor
at the slow pace that Rayel himself
used and for which he would allow
no variation. The story is told by
Jose Iturbi that when Toscanini and
the Philharmonic toured Europe, the
"Bolero" was played on a program
when Ravel was present in the au-
dience Iturbi sat beside Ravel, who
could hardly contain himself during
the playing of his work After
ward. Ravel hurried TO Toscanini
and eXcitedly insisted that he had
taken a tempo three times too
fast" which robbed it of its mean
ing. Toscanini showed the COM
poser that he set it exactly at the
time indications of the score, caus-
ing Ravel considerable surprise.
Later, in order to be sure that it was
not hurried, Ravel placed II minutes
as the period needed to- perform it.
So here it is, played Just as the
composer visualized it, its unvary-
ing accent in the accompaniment
(also at variance with the ordinary
Interpretation since the tympani
and not the instruments are more
Important, making its hypnotic
power still greater.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

pirate for Grieg to choose the classic
form and the suite is composed OF
Prelude, Sarabande Gavotte, Air
and Rigaudon. The music has ring
of sincerity in its noblest moments
and irresistible gayety in its livelier
passages. These dances of another
era are as charming and convincing
as any that were written by men
of the period of their popularity
and are full of Grieg's command of
melody and smoothly spun phrases.
The Budapest String Quartet is
heard again in a Beethoven reading
this time in the quartet No. 2 in
G major, Op. 18, No. g." These
polished artists bring the finest
points of their musicianship to this
performance and it is a pleasure to
note again the delicacy of their
touch, the warm color of their tone
and the unity of intention in their
ensemble. This Victor release sup
plements others of Beethoven's
chamber music works by the same
group who are about the best in
their line.
1t seems that Beethoven and
Brahms still follow each other logic
ally ever since Won Bulow invented
his three BIS" At any rate. there
is also a recording of Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Haydn"
the "St. Antoni Chorale," played by
the -pianists Pierre Luboshutz
and Genia Nemenoff. This work has
been recorded also by Bartlett and
Robertson and in its orchestral form
by Toscanini and the New York
Philharmonic. Luboshutz and Mem
enoff have very vital note in their
playing and it dominates this re-
Evening star., 1941-08-10

One of the most sumptuous GAL
leries in the new National Gallery
of Art is that given over to por-
traits by Rubens, Van Dyck and
Moro, painters of the 18th and 18th
centuries, who, while natives of the
Netherlands. travelled extensively in
Italy, Spain and England and gained
extraordinary renown in all these
countries as we'll as their own
country.
Antonio Moro was the earliest OF
the three and his work would seem to
provide a link between the reti-
cence of that which went before
and the vital humanism of that
which followed. Born in Utrecht in
1919. he became master in the Ant
Werp Painters Guild in l547 and
painter to the Hapsburgs in 1549,
in which capacity he worked in
Portugal 1550D, Italy Q55D and
England Q553-4, and also in the
Low Countries from 1855 until his
death, at Antwerp, in 1915. The
painting by which he is represented
in the National Gallery is that of
a man, in years past youth, stand
ing with his right hand on his hip
and his left on the head of a hunt
ing dog beside him. He wears a
black velvet doublet with violet
satin sleeves. A double chain Of
gold hangs from his neck, and at
his side are sword and dagger.
Until quite lately this was sup
Evening star., 1941-08-10
San Carlo
Operas Open
Wednesday
Eight Popular
Works Listed
At Water Gate

The San Carlo Opera Co., For
tune Gallo, manager, and Carlo
Peroni, conductor, will open Wash
ingtons first Summer Opera Fes-
tival at $50 o'clock Wednesday
evening at the Water Gate.
A full week of operas is included
in this series. Eight works are to
be presented, concluding August l9
with the double bill-"Cavalleria
Rusticana" and Il Pagliacci." The
stars of these performances are the
same as appear in the winter series
and the company numbers l25, in
Guiding singers, a capable orchestra
and q fine corps de ballet.
The opening opera Wednesday
will be Verdi's La Traviata," to be
sung in italian, with the charming
Lucille Meusel, who has been ac-
claimed the greatest Violetta of
the American stage" in the colora-
tura- soprano leading role, supported
by Bruno, Sherman. Onofrei, Petroff
and wentworth. The ballet in this
opera is particularly graceful and
beautifully costumed
Thursday night Puccini's Madame
Butterfly" will be sung in English,
with Hizi Koyke, a sensationally sue
cessful "Cio-Cio-San.' in the title
role. She will be supported by a
cast including Gerard as 1t. Pinker-
ton. Vale as Sharpless, Bruno,
Sherman, Wentworth, De Cesare
and Curci.
Friday Aida" the spectacular
opera that Verdi wrote by commits
sion to celebrate the opening of the
Suez Canal, will be given. Mobley
Lushanya, the Chickasaw Indian
soprano. will sing the title role and
Anna Kaskas, mezzo- soprano of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., will be
the Egyptian princess, Amneris.
Others in the cast will be: Arnaldo
Lindi. who sings the aria, Celeste
Aida" in the first act; Thomas,
Bruno, Kravitt and Wentworth.
The ballet is exotic and colorfully
garbed for the several appearances
in this opera.
Saturday evening Bizet's Car
men will conclude the first half
of the opera series. 1t will be sung
in French, with Coe Glade as
Carmen, whose vivid Interpretation
of the fickle-hearted Spanish
heroine is so thrilling that her
characterization alone is said to
draw throngs of women, as well
as men, to performances of this
brilliant work. Again the ballet
has colorful national themes to
interpret and the other roles in
the cast will be filled by Onofrei,
Symons, Sherman, Dickson, Valle,
Kravitt and Wentworth.
Next week, beginning Sunday
night, August II, the second half
of the operas will be presented.
Martha" sung in English, will be
given Sunday: I'll Trovatore." in
italian, Monday, and "Cavalleria
Rusticana' and II Pagliacci," both
in Italian, Tuesday.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

and perhaps one or two others.
There are four records in all.
On the sentimental side among
single discs, Sammy Hayes Wind
Blows Free" and Under Blue Cana
dian Skies" outslush the field, But
then there's Charlie Barnet's tragic
Wasn't 1t You" and BE Fair;
Guy Lombardo's "Sweethearts on
Parade" probably measure for meas
ure as he did it or 10 years ago;
Dick Jurgens' extra a-smooth You
and I, and Glenn Millers doublv
so; Harry THE Bing" Crosby's It'll
Reveille" and with the Kings Men
and John Scott Trotter's boys my
Old Kentucky Home" You'll need
pail for your tears if you listen to
the Andrews Sisters disc of the old
sobber, Sonny Boy" On the re-
verse, Gimme Some Skin, NV
Friend" is somewhat of a contrast.
With complete recommendation
the following are submitted: Woody
Herman'S Hey, Doc" and Might
Waterman" (the kind of merchan-
disc of which Herman's reputation