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Evening star., 1943-11-28
Leaves From an Old
Washington Diary

By Elizabeth Lindsay Lonar
Edited by Lindsay LomaI
Wood. fDutton.)
This intimate peek into the pri-
vate lives of those who represented
the upper strata of social and
official life in Washington in the
period leading up to the Civil War
and in the trying days after the war
started, first was published in serial
form in The Star in l941.
In book form, the diary is longer
and contains more personal detail
All the graciousness of life in the
Capital, the composure and courage
,of a woman who fought in her
widowhood to maintain her stand
ards and those of her lovely daugh-
ters and her fortitude in heart
breaking days are barred in this
glimpse into the mind and heart
of Elizabeth Lomax, who on one
occasion walked through the front
door of the White House to ask the
President for work which she needed
badly.
Much of both national and local
historical Importance is touched
upon in this book, which reads as
smoothly and delightfully."- as a
novel. HOWARD P. BAILEY.
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NOVELS.

Janissa, by Robert Thomas New
comb (Destiny)-A story of ancient
Egypt and Palestine. Religious slant
Mary Carstens, NJ. D., by Mildred
Foulke Meese (Bobbs MerrilD -
Novel of girl doctors year as inferno
Usual hospital romance.
The Grand Design, by David Pill
grim Harpers)-Costumepi piece OF
higher order. Romance about ma
tural son of an English king in 18th
century Europe.
The Fleet in the Forest, by Carl D
Lane Coward Me- Cann) Historical
novel. Theme is Commodore Perry
fighting in War of 1872.
A Sweeter Woman. by Louise
Platt Hauck Oodd, Mead STORY
about smart businesswoman who
marrleS not-So-smart man and gets
used to it. Trade piece.
Birds Of Passage, by Ivan Heilbut
doubleday. DoranD Novel of Nazi
oppression and sorrows of refugees
If Come Home, by Nellise Child
Doubleday, Doran)--Story of young
couple of the depression generation
who married and found economic
conditions too strong for their forti-
tude.
The Bradshaws Of Harniss, by Jo-
seph c. Lincoln (Appleton-Ce Century,
New Cape Cod story.
The Walsh Girls, by Elizabeth
Janeway doubleday, Doran Story
of the rivalries and loyalties of two
sisters.
This Is My Son, by Elizabeth Alex
ander doubleday. Doran)-Story oi
relationship of mother and son, after
long separation with the boy being
educated in Germany.
Portrait of Laurel, by Kenneth
Thomas (Appleton-Century)-Story
of young lady skating instructor
Trade piece
Hunters Moon. by Helen Topping
Miller (Appleton Century, -Ligh
love story with Virginia background
Trade piece.
HISTORY.
| The Wake of the Prairie Schooner
by Irene D. Paden (Macmillan)- -
Story of the emigrant trails west
Highly interesting.
WAR.
The Infantry Journal Reader
edited by Col. Joseph I. Greene
doubleday, Doran)-Collection OF
articles on modern war by profes-
Sional soldiers.
FINANCE.
The Romance of Credit, by Jesse
Ralnford Sprague (Appleton-C Cen
tury)-A history of credit as force
in building modern history. Inter.
esting.
| SPANISH.
Spanish at Sight, by Clark Still.
man and Alexander Code (Thoma.
Y. CrowelD Popular text which
utilizes illustrations and the STORY
form. Easy to understand though
1t might not produce a pure Cas-.
lillian accent.
An Invitation to Spanish, b,
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Background for Peace
By Carolyn Johnson,
Petworth Branch. Public Library.

Hitchcock edition has explanatory
footnoes. A readable and factua'
Interpretation OF the basic principles
Of the Nazis is found in the State
Department booklet, National So.
cialism."
Those blundering years following
the last war are described in Ga.
briel Jaysicas' "A Shortage Of Vic
tory" and in Chambers, Grant &
Bayley's This Age Of Conflict" Mer
who watched the Nazis intrencf
themselves during this period have
written challenging accounts-W
E. Dodd. in Ambassador Dodd's
Diary" and Louis Lockner, former
chief Of the Associated Press in Ber-
lin. in What About Germany?'
Other books picturing modern Ger
many are Last Train From Berlin,
by H. K. Smith; This Is the
Enemy" by Frederick Oechsner and
four other American correspondents
interned in Germany; Education
for Death" by Gregor Ziemer, di-
rector of the American Colony
School in Berlin, and Its Your
Souls We Want" by S. w. Herman
pastor Of the American Church In
Berlin.
These and many other books on
Germany are to be found in the
Public Library, Eighth and K streets
NV, and at many OF the branches
Evening star., 1943-11-28

display Of photographs, about 80 in
number, by Edward J. Steichen, a
commander in the U. S. N. r., and
one of the foremost American pho
tographers. These also are all of
naval aviation and those who direct
it. There are portraits of Admiral
King and of Vice Admiral Mccain
both of exceptional character
works of art. There are also ex-
traordinary pictures of combats and
of daring featS. While many oi
these are breathtaking, it is
strangely enough, their artistic
quality which first and last i'm
presses
Comdr. Steichen was one of the
first in this country to realize and
demonstrate the potentialities OF
photography as an art. During
World War he went to France
with the AEF and rendered val
liable service with or through the
medium of the camera. The photo
graphs now on view witness to the
present height of his achievement.
The exhibition-"Natal Aviation
will continue here until Decem-
Der II.
Paintings and Drauyings
By Merchant Seamen
The second annual exhibition of
paintings and drawing by merchant
seamen of the Allied nations will
open in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
this afternoon, under the auspices
OF the United Seamen's Service and
the War Shipping Administration.
These works will be displayed in
the gallery Of special exhibitions on
the second floor, and, in all prob
ability in cases in the upper atrium.
They are by merchant seamen in all
parts of the world and will, for the
most part, illustrate convoy expert
ences and duties.
They were selected from the MANY
submitted by a jury composed OF
John Taylor Arms, Roland Clark,
10 Davidson, Gordon Grant, Ra-
phael Soyer and Leon Kroll, we'll
known artists. and C. Powell Min
nlgerode, director Of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. This exhibition will
continue to December "a, after
which the works included will be
sent out on circuit under the charge
Of the United Seamens Service.
Ross Mofen at Arts Club.
Ross Mof1ett, who is exhibiting at
this time and until December 10. at
the Arts Club, is a versatile artist
Born in Iowa, he studied first at
the Art Students League in New
York and then under Hawthorne
at Provincetown, where now for
years he has had a home. 1t is
Provincetown and nearby places on
Cape Cod that he has painted bv
choice, and quite a number of his
works have found their way into
some of our leading museums. Also
he has done mural paintings for
Post Offices at Holyoke and Somer-
Vile, Mass. For his paintings
shown in current exhibitions in
New York and elsewhere he has
received numerous awards.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Arrival and Departure
By Arthur KOeStler. (Macmil-

By Arthur KOeStler. (Macmil-
ldn.)
In this short novel Arthur Koestler
sets out the idea that the basis
of political dissent is the dissenting
individuals personal unhappiness
rather than clear passion for social
reform. 1t is, of course, a fairly
obvious thing, if one considers the
separate members of any group of
outs; they are the frustrated am
bilious or the covetous who see little
likelihood of realizing their desires,
or they are the psychologically
marred who have SO poor an opinion
of themselves that they must as
sociate themselves with some class
which is, by category, still poorer.
They are, as individuals, very seldom
happy. successful and we'll adjusted
and their trouble is themselves. But
as class they are generally viewed
as "selfless" idealists.
MI. Kcestler has taken the case
of such one and resolved it into
its psychological components. 1t is
that of young man of comfortable
surroundings who throws himself
into the working class movement in
some European country not named.
He is arrested and tortured but does
not betray his associates. AS a re-
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Exhibition Of Early Metalwork
At The OAR Museum
BY Florence s. Berryman.

Silver and early metalcrafts COM
pose a timely exhibition at the
museum of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. 1t has beauty
historic interest and much more
variety than the title conveys. It
is also reminder, according to Mrs
c. Edward Murray, curator general
of the OAR, of how much greater
hardship and inconvenience scarcity
|of metals caused during the Revo-
luton and other early conflicts than
it does today. when we have many
plastic substitutes.
The need for bullets caused many
an 18th century housewife to give
up to the melting pot copper and
pewter kitchen wares which she
could i'll afford to lose. The good
lines and simple, sturdy shapes OF
similar pieces on view at the OAR
Museum make one regret that 50
many of them had to be turned into
ammunition that there exists today
almost no american pewter ware
made before 1776.
The exhibition starts with warm
ing pans, the copper and brass lids
of which are decorated with at
tractive designs. Other brass OBJ
jectS range from brass-rimmed spec
tacles, through graceful candlesticks
to dishpan. They include such
Historically interesting things as a
large key to Alexander Hamilton S
Hudson River home, and lock from
Ruthven Lodge. which once stood
on Massachusetts, avenue near OBJ
servatory Circle. and was a famous
place during Revolutionary times.
The display of early silver is the
most impressive part of the exhibi-
ton. Early silversmiths created
beautiful, well-balanced shapes in
coffee pots, sugar bowls, creamers
and other objects, which are coveta-
BILE possessions today. There are
spoons made by Paul Revere, whose
famous midnight ride has not
dimmed the luster of his silverware.
Incidentally, there is an iron lantern
in the show, replica of those he
directed to be hung in the Old North
to give the alarm. "One if by land
two if by sea-"
A large, handsome, elaborately
decorated Sheffield tray, given to
the OAR Museum by Mrs. Finley
H. Calvert of this city, a group of
painted tin trays made by Penn
sylvania Dutch and French artists
and other objects too numerous to
mention, make an exhibition no one
should miss. 1t was arranged by
Helen johnson, who gives a gallery
talk every Wednesday at 3 O'Clock
for the duration of the show (to
February 8, 194D. It Is open to
visitors daily from $50 to 4:30,
Saturdays until 1890.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Brief Reviews of New Books

Margarita Madrigal and EZeQuias
Madrigal Simon 81 Schuster)-
Popular text which utilizes illustra-
tions and question and answer form.
See above.
HUMOR.
The Sex Refresher, by Cleo ct
Anthony (Howell-Soskin) - Funny
papers on such matters as educa-
ton, manners, courtship and so on
Pretty fair.
The Ordeal Of Sergt. Smoot, by
Louis Paul (Crown)-Comic tale OF
screwball Army outfit.
Sailors Are Gobs Of Fun, Hattie!
by Johnny Viney MilD-Letters
from a Navy boy to his girl friend
You can laugh.
SATIRE.
Horns Of Glass, by Paul Eldridge
(Harbinger House OF
epigrams. Fairly keen.
BIOGRAPHY.
The Holmans Of Veraestau, by
Israel George Blake Mississippi
Valley Press)-Life story of Simon
Cameron, Lincoln's first Secretary
of War.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
How to Treat the Germans
By Emil LudlUig. (Willard.)

6y Emu LUuUlg. w LttuTu./
In this little pamphlet Emil Lud-
wig sets forth what seems to be q
remarkably sensible answer to the
question which looms largest as the
war moves toward its end-Wha1
can be done with the Germans?
BY now the idea has been pretty
we'll disposed of that there is a class
of good Germans" who will spring
to virtuous public life after the re-
moval of the Nazis. So what are we
to do with 100000 people whose
only dependable conduct in our time
has been crime? DR.. Ludwig
answers with great cheerfulness
Treat EN- tough"
| The answer will aSsuage the
emotions of many Americans, too
but the doctors motive, it should be
said is not revenge. He says that
the only kind of treatment Germans
understand is the tough kind, and
above all, they expect Conqueror
to be Tough with a capital T. They
will submit to that kind of invader
but if we try sending smiling Amer
ican soldiers in among them to give
away cigarettes and make dates with
the frauleins we are just asking for
the old trouble over again. We
must set up an occupational force
which will have absolute authority
and it must use that authority ruth
leSsly, says the doctor. 1t must
even make a show of its ruthless
ness.
| Within that frame, the Germans
should be allowed to run their own
affairs. Such an arrangement will
make the Germans feel comfortab bly,
beaten, whereas Kindness will make
. them assume that they never were
beaten, after all. DR.. Ludwig is
amusing. but perfectly serious. And
he is German. World planners of
jof the kiss-and-make-up variety.
foLo r,nfioo
Evening star., 1943-11-28
7 he Art Word
Paintings of Naval Aviation
At the National Gallery of Art

descriptive catalogue. Three Navy
mechanics of ground crew are
critically watching a practice flight
and showing, by their expressions,
complete approval 1t is of such
lads and loyalty that our combat
forces are formed, and on whom, to
great extent, our hope of victory
rests.
War is horrible, but of it nature
takes no concern. OF this we are
reminded by other paintings in this
collection in which moonlight plays
part, as does serene, dazzling sun
light in others.
Howard Baer's Interpretation of
the Ladies of the Navy" is both
good and impressive in, which con-
nection special mention may be
made OF his picture of women re-
palrers, working on damaged
plane, Patched to Fly Another
Day." and others, witnessing to
technical ability, seriousness and
skill, commingled with feminity.
despite overallS and slacks. Until
now the public has known too little
OF such service, gladly rendered. In
no way could the people of the
country be better informed than by
these paintings by competent illus
traitors who are, at the same time,
Well-tralned painters and patriotic
citizens. Happily, after the exhibi-
ton is concluded here, the collec-
tlon will be sent out on tour
through the United States.
1t adds further interest to this
exhibition to know that it is in the
truest sense an example of CO.
operation of the best sort. The
artists were commissioned by an
industrial corporation-the Abbott
Laboratories which financed the
project and issued the catalogue,
and at the opening of the exhibit
ton here presented the pictures to
the Government. Cooperating with
the donor were the Navy Depart
ment, the Bureau OF Aeronautics,
the art and poster section of the
Otice OF Public Relations, all of
which lent hearty approval and un-
failing aid. The administrative
work was done by the Associated
Artists of New York, with which
the artists were connected, to saw
nothing of the spirit in which the
work was undertaken by the artists
and aided by those with whom thev
worked-all of which speaks well
for art and the future.
Exhibition Is Large
This notable exhibition occupies
the whole of the large gallery for
special displays and also two small
galleries which are nearby. Mean
while in the anteroom to the east
Is a separate but complementary
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Ne,O Exhibitions
At Textile Museum.

<Ae -<tbC lN HSeHW,
The Textile Museum of the Dis
trict OF Columbia has many new
exhibits on view, in addition to rugs
tapestries, shawls and other fabrics
OF the Near and Far East, which
are familiar to the public. Further
more, a number of textiles which
have not been shown for several
years can be seen again this season.
Scarves from Bali compose the
largest group of new acquisitions.
They are probably not earlier in
origin in the 10Th Century. But
SO rich are their colors, and so ex-
cellent their condition they seem
at flrSt glance to have come only
yesterday from the hands of their
creators.
Some of the Bali textiles are
ikats.' which are far superior to
batiks, from the technical stand
point. 1kats are made by tying off
the designs and dyeing them in the
thread before the strands are woven.
One of the most arresting of these
is double ikat with design tied and
dyed in both warp and weft) sup
posed to have been dyed with human
blood, considered magically powerful
by the Balinese and used in rituals.
Its elaborate design is Egyptian
Castle" combined with Wajong fig
ures, which appear to represent men
and women.
Earlier and rarer textiles shown
Tor the first time, with these new
acquisitions, include a knotted pile
rug fragment of silk and wool. from
India, dated about 1900; Balinese
green and red sheer fabric with an
all-over design in gold, of the 18th
century or earlier, and an Indian
silk sari brocaded in gold and silver
to mention only few of these treas
ures.
The public is casually familiar
with sarongs, after seeing many
moving pictures, with characters of
the South Seas. At the Textile Mu-
scum, one can become really ac-
qualnted with beautiful examples.
There is a mans sarong from Su-
matra. of black silk, brown cotton
and metal, in an all over design of
a star and diamond st has beauty
and dignity, and the visitor may
wonder why Gandhi, for example,
does not wear such a garment as
this, which would give him a more
impressive appearance.
The Textile Museum is open Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday from 2
to O'Clock. Admission Is by card,
obtainable without charge at the
once Of George Hewitt Myers, 730
Fifteenth street NV,
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suit he is deemed a hero. The
truth is that he has no real feeling
for the workers of the movement
but has turned radical solely be-
cause Of psychological complica-
ton deriving from a childhood ex-
perience. He falls under the in
fluence OF wise woman psychiatrist
who straightens him out. The virus
Of defeatism, however, has bitten
too deep into his mind by that time
and, though he then understands
his futility. he returns to his dis
sent, hoping to die.
The thing is powerfully done and
most impressive The idea is one
which probably will receive increas-
ing attention as the pendulum OF
popular enthusiasm swings from its
present direction back to the in
evitable opposite.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Hamilton Basso
TELLS of Making
of Americans
|Moinstreom


By Hamilton Basso. (Reynal
4 Httchcock.)
You couldn't possibly agree with
everything Mr.. Basso says about
the making Of Americans, but you
will admit that the author deserves
a place among those who have gwen
US readable history. Essentially,
you will admit that the attitudes
OF Martin Applegate, the average
American Mr.. Basso has created for
the purposes Of his book, are mace
up subconsciously of ideas handed
down to him by great Americans
Of the past. The principal point Of
difference between you and tie
author may be in the selection Of
those earlier Americans who haze
exerted the greatest influence On
democracy.
Mr.. Basso, who has previously G
rected his considerable talents so-e
toward interpreting the South 6. d
its people, starts with Gotten
Mather and Capt. John Smith. Eze
goes on from there to Thomas Jer-
ferson, John Calhoun, and inevita Nv
to Lincoln. Tested by time, tre
mark these people have left On
American life can be only mildly
disputed, and the only criticism Of
scholars may be that other pre-
Civil War figures were equally i'm
portant.
The period since the War Between
the States, however, is relatively
short and Mr.. Basso's evaluations
may be open to debate among philo-
(Sophical scholars of history. He
begins his discussion of this modern
era with Andrew Carnegie, and in
cludes P. T. Barnum, Henry Adams,
William Jennings Bryan, Theodore
Roosevelt, Huey P. Long and Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. Concerning the
present Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Basso
says that unless the evidence
accumulated during his first IL years
in office Is completely swept aside,
he will be seen as being
rooted squarely and firmly in the
democratic tradition"
When you've finished reading Mr.,
Basso's book, you will inevitably
examine yourself and ask, What
have these people, from Cotton
Mather to Franklin D. Roosevelt,
done to shape me as I am today?"
NORMAN KAFL.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
To All Hands
By John Mason Bro,0n. whit
feSey House,

By John Mason Bro,0n. whit
tlesey House,
John Mason Brown. the dramatic
critic, now 1t. John Mason Brown
U. S. N. r., when crossing the ocean
to Sicily to take part in the recent
activity there. was assigned by Ad-
mlral Kirk the job of broadcastine
daily to the men Of the convoy
whatever seemed to be news. The
admiral said it was a democratic
war and the men who were working
the ships had right to know what
was up. So he appointed 1t. Brown
to be voice of the convoy, as it were
This volume is the collected speeche.
which the lieutenant delivered. They
are both literary and popular; they
sometimes have big things to con-
vey, as blow-by- blow accounts oi
fighting, and again they report
nothing more than the sighting oi
a dead whale. But they are a good
job. Illustrated with photographs
from the fleets crossing, they make
a very nice little book.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Best Sellers
FICTION.

FICTION.
So Little Time, by John p.
Marquand.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by
Betty Smith.
The Apostle, by Sholem Asch.
Th u n d r h e . d, by Mary
O'Hara. -
The Robe, by Lloyd c. Doug
las.
NONFICTION.
Under Cover, by John Roy
Carlson.
Burma Surgeon, by Gordon
8. Seagrave.
CO Postmaster, by Corpl.
Thomas r. st. George.
Here Is Your War, by Ernie
Pyle.
Paris Underground, by Eta
Shiber.
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Evening star., 1943-03-14
Navy Plans 10 Examine
Special Training Aspirants
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Navy said last night that It,,
like the Army, will hold qualifying
examinations for its specialized
training program on April in high
schools and colleges throughout the
country.
Examinations of the aspirants Of
both training programs will be
given jointly.
Students eligible for the tests in
clude present high school or prep
school seniors to be graduated by
July /, and recent graduates of high
and prep schools as well as present
college students who do not hold
certificates of graduation from sec
ondary schools.
The age limits for candidates for
the Army's specialized training pro-
gram, which is designed to train
men in the technical and profess
sional skills, are II through 81 years.
Age limits for candidates in the
Navy's program, designed to provide
officers for the Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard, are II through
19 years.
Those who qualify in the exam
nations will be taken into the serv-
ices as enlisted men. Army men
will then be given a 13-week basic
military training course preliminary
to beginning their specialized train
ing in college, but Navy men will go
directly to the college classrooms.