The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-05
Noted Horpist Is
Most Interesting
Morning Hostess
BY E. NJ. B.

by T.. Nj. ID.
Good posture plays an important
part in national defense" stated
Mildred billing. concert harpist who
appeared here Monday night under
The auspices of the Community
Concert Association, in personal
interview Tuesday morning. In de-
scribing har latest hobby, Pos
lures Miss billing says the men III
this country have plenty of stamina
but are greatly in need of improved
posture and that the time to start
training a person in good posture
IS when he is five or SIX years old.
Exercise Your Child
"A child should not be allowed
10 indulge in strenuous sports such
as basketball until he has developed
a good physique 1t looks ter
rible to see these under-developed,
humped-over boys participating In
strenuous sports and something
should be done about it j. Build
ing a child's physique is the most
important job a teacher has-l0
or Is minutes a day spent in special
setting-up exercises will help lot
to improve a child's posture Miss
Dilling, who is the personiflcation
of good posture and in apparent ex-
cellent health, has been pupil of
the Messendieck School of Posture.
Dislikes Drinking, Smoking
In referring to health. Miss Dill
ling voiced emphatic disapproval
of the habits of smoking and drink
ing. To those girls who smoke be-
cause they wish to appear sophls-
ticated and nonchalant. Miss Dilling7
says that the better people all over
the country have quit and are quit
ting smoking The smartest thing
to do is to look interested and dy-
manic and not nonchalant and
bored, continued Miss billing. so
girls who smoke for the latter at
feet are not striving for the smart
est thing after all
Increased Need of Music
Speaking of her tours, Miss Dill
ing says that greater love and
appreciation of music is sweeping
the country People have never
been more attentive or spellbound.
In Canada music appreciation IS
even more conspicuous because
there the war has already caused
extensive sacrificing of many Of
the better things of life we have
all been striving for . This war
is going to cause extensive hard
ship here, too, and don't think we
are going to be able to 60 on TAX
ing it with the business as usual
attitude" Miss Dilling quoted the
words of her Paris teacher. Henri
cite Renie, sWhen war breaks out
the thing to do is to play and Mis-:
Diliing hopes the world will follow
this advice.
Liked Hawaii, Hated Germany
Il lust loved HaWaii-oh. its sim
ply wonderful said Miss Dilling il
reference to her visit there, and Q
Germany she said, 1t was the WorS
country I've ever been in--the PEG
pie are so rude and | endured NOR
iostling there than in any othe
place | had ever travelled
had my first and only case Of ny
sierra when | made by debut il
Berlin-and it all began when tn
men were SO careless about hand
ing lily idl II IdoI--iL WoiliG ~
so But I loved the English
they are so sweet and polite an
the French are SO excitable but
like them"
G5 Appearances
Miss Dilling lives in large Me-
York apartment with windows OK
erlooking the East River but annu;
winter concert tours keep her ava
from her home about six month
out Of the year. This winters TOT
lis for SIS appearances with tn
tour ending at Havana While toui
ing, Miss billing carries her cor
cert harp in a seven-foot case s
roomy that it can also hold sewers
small, ancient harps and most !
her clothes.
Since the early twenties, Mi
Dilling has established all KIM
of records. She was the first perst
-te-give- harp recital ln-Londf
since the days of John Thomas, Il