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Evening star., 1944-05-28
"A Night in May at the G Place Gallery;
Bookbindine Exhibition at Phillips

acter; others range from austere
modern simplicity to bizarre ma
terials and designs.
One assumes that Mr.. McLean's
favorite material is Nigerian goat
skin, since he has used it oftener
than any other But there is no
repetition or monotony in his ham
ding. In some books, it covers both
back and sides. In others, it forms
the back strip, while the sides are
covered with early bandana, or
carved walnut, or embroidered
panels, Or hand-colored paper, not
to mention all.
Martha Graham" by Barbara
Morgan, has a particularly felicitous
binding of double level Nigerian
goatskin in deep blue, with outline
profile figures in blind tooling.
Faulkner's LAS I Lay Dying" is an
other volume in which the subject
is effectively emphasized, by the
binding of goatskin inlay with a
vulture overlay.
Five or six books are covered with
snake skins-rattlesnake python,
red racer and bull snake, which
most people will recall, have strik-
ing natural patterns. One volume
is bound in young calf, complete
with brown and white hair. 1t ap-
peals to the sense of touch, but is
more a curiosity than a style setter,
because it offers an invitation to
dust and moths unless given special
care.
Several books on Indian sub
iects have appropriate and beautiful
bindings, which are also very color
full. "Hopi Katchinas," for ex-
ample, is bound in calf skin, colored
after Indian body painting designs.
Exhibitions of book binding are
comparatively infrequent and the
present one is rewarding. 1t should
not be missed.
Mr. Mclean, a native of Colorado,
was trained as dancer with Mary
Wigman and Martha Graham. He
took up bookbinding after his mar
riage to Hazel Dreis, who became
| his instructor. She had studied in
London under Laurence de Coverly,
and is now working at the Mullen
Library, Catholic University.
Motion Picture Masterpieces
| lOf the Past.
The G Place Gallery on May 20
inaugurated a series of informal
shoWings of outstanding motion pic
lures: French, Russian and German
as we'll as American films of the
past, now regarded as masterpieces.
Admission is on a membership basis,
similar to that of the Film Society
Of Washington, which carried out
several years programs during
the 30s.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Order of the Eastern Star

At the meeting of Esther Chapter
on June l, Right Eminent Grand
Commander of Knights Templar
James Stringfellow, will be honored.
Patriotic program by the Dramatic
Club.
The Ways and Means Committee
Will meet June 5, at the home of
Mrs. Katherine Beale.
The Dramatic Club will have a
picnic supper at $50 pm, June 7,
at the home of Mrs. Grace Williams.
For reservations call WA 1919.
Friendship Chapter will have a
special meeting Tuesday for grand
visitation.
Martha Chapter will have initia-
ton Friday evening.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

called back into active service as
chief of staff under Gen. Petain.
In this position he came into close
touch with British and Italian gen.
erals and was admired for his firm
will and quick grasp of military
problems. In the dark days of early
1918 the feeling grew that all the
Allied armies in France should be
under command of single general.
For this task Foch was chosen.
With a sure hand Foch met the
new German offensive and proved to
the British and Americans that he
could rush troops to their aid in
moments of stress. The Germans
were checked in the battle of the
Aisne and in the second battle of
the Marine.
Not content with checking the
foe Foch made ready for a. huge
drive in August, 1918. This drive
hurled the Germans back to the
Hindenburg Line, which ran
through Northern France. That line
later was cracked and the German
generals asked for an armistice.
Three months after the armistice
Foch had been given the title of
marshal of France" After the VIC
toriouS ending of the war he was
hailed in all Allied countries.
Great Britain gave him the hon.
orary title of British field marshal
He was made a member of the
French Academy and in 1919
marched at the head of thousands
|of Allied soldiers through the Arch
of Triumph in Paris. Later he made
a tour of the United States and
gave talks In several cities. He died
on March 20, 1929, and his body was
laid to rest in Paris, near the tomb
of Napoleon.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Washington Centennial Chapter
will meet Friday evening. Members
having birthday anniversaries in
May will be honored.
Bethany Chapter on June 2 will
have mems night" The star points
will meet June IL with Past Matron
Annebel Tillett.
Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter
will honor Associate Grand Ma
tron Charlotte Spencer, Associate
Grand Patron Robert Riley and the
associate matrons and patrons
OF this jurisdiction Thursday at
Northeast Masonic Temple. The
Afternoon Bridge Club meets June
6 with Mrs. Esther v. Cross.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Safety Chalk Talks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of detectives, is
giving a series of chalk talks on
safety to pupils of elementary,
junior and senior high schools. The
talks are presented under sponsor
ship of The Junior Star in co-opera-
ton with school authorities of the
District and nearby Maryland and
Virginia. This weeks schedule:
Monday, 8 am, Bladensburg High;
l:35 pm, Upper Marlboro High;
"wednesday, LAS pm, Rose Lee
Hardy: Thursday, II am, Marlboro
Elementary; Friday, $50 am,
Horace Mann.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Civic Season Nearing End

Only three citizens groups, the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and the Burroughs and Forest Hills
Citizens Associations, will meet this
week. 1t will be the final meeting
of the season for all three.
The Burroughs group will elect
officers, and the Forest Hills asso-
citation, following an annual custom,
will hold it's final meeting outdoors.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

spectively, to Lance Corpl Robert
Bruce, for a painting, in mixed me-
dium, of a heavyweight private,
pressing his uniform, entitled I'm
Your Own Time"-which certainly
provokes smiles; and Pvt. Molly
Lamb for painting in oils, Meal
Parade" Pvt. Lamb, for a drawing in
pencil of Dinner Perade", received
an Honorable Mention, which how
ever like the former is purely
factual.
Fine Water CoIors.
Among the most amusing of the
pictures of camplife are two in
which stoves play the leading role.
These are both in water color and
very clever. The first, by Don j.
King, entitled "The Stove" shows q
group OF men standing in ring
around small stove warming their
backs, with evident satisfaction; the
other, by Bombadier Donald Sex
ton, is entitled THE Toast Makers"
and shows merry group indulging
in this pastime and extra rationing.
The stove, with open door, again
takes first place in the composition.
Sexton's Sessions at the Legion" !"
in which the boys are having a
raucous time to the tune of "Chop-
sticks" played as piano duet, is
perhaps funnier but not quite SO
we'll considered, from the standpoint
of craftsmanship.
On the training side, Bridging" !"
a water color by Harry Aslin, won
an honorable mention, well-deserved,
and Bridge Building" also in water
color, by Corpl. J. B. Bennie, like
wise notable for merit in compost
ton and rendering.
Water colors are prevalent and
excellent, broadly treated, fresh and
direct. OF such character is a group
of three by Sergt. George T. Foord,
all done at Petawawa. where winter
cold is most severe, as these and a
clever work in the same medium
by Sapper Norman Kucharsky well
show These concern themselves with
effects of weather and temperature,
whereas "Winterized Marques" an
oil, by Pvt. Evan Macdonald, in
terprets an outdoor scene in terms
of color-and quite charmingly.
There is only one work in this
collection which shows, markedly,
modernistic influence. This is Mod
ern Warrior" by Pvt. Helen E. Her
bert, which rather coyly borrows
from Picasso, and yet, while seeking
decorative effect through new ap-
proach, holds fast, fundamentally,
to tradition.
Too Remarkable DraaUines.
The smaller works in this en-
gaging collection have been placed
in upright cases in the atrium of
the Corcoran Gallery, and here one
Evening star., 1944-05-28
lust Between
Ourselves
By Philip Fl. Love,
Editor The Junior Star.

Eoltor Inc Junior Quar-
The Weather
All ,Dinter long sit and ptne
For summers sunny days:
think hoao pery nice 'ticonld be
To bask in Old Sol's rays.
At work I'm cold, at play the
same,
Whate'er I do I shiper;:
Taking baths almost as bad
As freezing in the riDer.
"Gipe me the good old summer
time"
say to dlI-dnd mean II.
"This ,Deather Is about as rough
As I haze euer seen IT,"
But nou that summers here
again,
With all its heat and stnect,
/ sit and iDish for fDinter--
And mean the coldest yet.
Summers fine in tDinter,
And tDinter's stDeH tn June,
But tDhen either is the opposite,
Life seems out OF tune.
Oh, to haze hot ioeather
When snotu's upon the ground.
And ,otntry blasts in summer
Don't you think the idea sound?
X
Judy Solomon, 13, of Paul Junior
High School, has figured out way
to earn money for war stamps and
have fun at the same time.
THE other day." she writes from
6817 Georgia avenue NV, my girl
friend and 1 decided, on the spur
of the moment, to hold an auction
sale. We got together an assortment
of knick-knacks and auctioned them
off to the highest bidders. We sold
pins, wooden dolls, rings, bars Of
soap, books and other things that
children like.
1--WE collected $1-only small
amount, but enough to buy five war
stamps apiece. And everyone had
such fun! The children tried to
outbid one another, and 1t became
a game. But of all the kids there.
my friend and I had the most fun,
because we knew we were helping,
in our own little way, to win the
war"
Now Betty and her friend are
planning to present play to make
more money for more war stamps
and, of course, to have more fun,
too.
Reed F. Maier, 502 Buchanan
street NV, has never been late or
absent in the IL years he has been
attending school. He Is a member
of the June graduating class Of
Roosevelt High School. Betty
Kurshner, Western High School
sophomore, writes the verse for her
own greeting cards, which she also
designs, her classmate, Charlotte
Gordon, ID, would have you know.
Another talented member of the
class, Charlotte reports, is Rosslyn
Brown, nicknamed Georgia who
"let loose her talents in the spring
show, The Tangled Web" i.
Members of the Mckinley High
School Girl Scout Club serve food
trays at Emergency Hospital on
Sundays. -. Inge Chwang, IA, Gem
[tral High School, completed the
Powell Junior High School course
in two years. Gen. Benjamin o.
Davis, highest ranking Negro officer
in the Army, once was captain Of
Company A of the Dunbar High
School cadets. !. The biology de-
partment of Tech is encouraging
the Victory garden program by sell
ing tomato and cabbage plants to
| students at Is cents a dozen.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Coolidge High
School Orches-
ira. Th ou g h
Coolidge has had
m a ny musical
programs, this
was the first one
this year pre-
sented by the or
chestra.
Neal has been
S t u d y in g the
flute about four
years, under the
guidance of the
first hutist of the
Marine B a n d 4.
III. ,.arfnrx,anHaa
Evening star., 1944-05-28
IUSe US u UUSLIHLH.
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Joy Smith, Is,
Holton Arms School.

One rainy day, I was rummaging
through mothers glovebox and
came across pair of gloves which
reminded me of the soft fur of a
baby mouse. I remembered a sketch
I had of cute little mouse and de-,
cided to make stuffed one similar
to it. So set to work making the
mouse out of the gloves, which hap
pened to be beige kid. I drew in
saucy facial features with indelible
ink.
When I had finished the mouse,
I thought it should have a bed. In
a collection of small boxes, I came
across one which had come from a
wedding reception and had con-
tanned small piece of wedding
cake. The cake had left spicy
smell, making the box ideal for a
mouse, so decided to make a
tester bed of it.
From an old white voile curtain I
made ruff1e around the sides of
the box top, which I used for the
lower part of the bedspread. The
canopy, or tester, was made with
the lower part of the box supported
on four clothespins, clasped to the
bedspread corners. I trimmed the
canopy with bits of lace from the
curtain. I thought there should be
little curtain draped around the
bedposts so I used a bit of pink
lawn, a scrap of my favorite sum-
mer dress.
I made the mattress and pillow of
ticking, cutting some of the curtain
into shreds and using this for stuff
fing.
When I had finished the bed,
realized I must name my mouse be-
cause she must have sheets and
blankets, and, of course, the bed
spread should have a family crest
embroidered on it. So I chris
tened the mouse Skeets and made
lovely crest for her.
With the bed complete 7 thought
Skeets should also have a chair, and
SO I found another little box. and
made an upholstered armchair with
pink ruffle around the bottom and
pink piping at the seams. 5.~e.
Now that Skeets had bed and
chair, she should certainly have a
room, so I found a carton not too
large, but rather cozy. I decorated
the inside with scraps of wallpaper.
The paper is nile green, which goes
very well with pink and white.
But no bedroom is complete with
out dressing table and a chaise
Tongue, so made these from small
boxes, too. I made tiny pillows for
the chaise Tongue and also made a
little screen to put in an unused
corner of the room. The screen is
made with three pieces of cardboard
hinged with cord and decorated
with floral pictures.
decided then that such formal
bedroom was not complete without
a chandelier and sconces. I made a
chandelier with some glass buttons
and beads strung on cord, and at
tached this to the ceiling. For
sconces, used some of mothers old
drop" earrings. I placed these on
either side of the dressing table
mirror, punching small holes in the
wall and sticking the earclasps
through.
I made small tables by pasting
round cardboard tops to old thread
spools, and one day mother came
home with a miniature lamp and
books.
Skeets loves her house, and espec-
tally her bed with its spicy smell.
She feels very much at home and is
very happy.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Following is the list of scheduled
meetings:
Monday.
Burroughs-1614 Monroe street
NE, 8:15 pm.
Tuesday.
Forest Hills-2600 Upton street
NV, 7:30 pm.
Saturday.
Federation-Di istrict Building
nm
Evening star., 1944-05-28

was so good that fellow students are
hopeful he will play again before
school closes.
But music is not Meals only hobby.
He has an elaborate collection of
tropical fish, including an angelfish
and an assortment of bluemoons,
catfish, redmoons, rosy barbs, wag-
tails and zebras.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
By Florence S. Bergman.

"a Night in May" is the enticing
name of Caresse Crosby's current
Offering at the G Place Gallery
until June 4. The title is literary
rather than descriptive, as those
who visit this exhibition will dis
cover. The show comprises IA sur
realist paintings by Enrico Donati,
of whose work Andre Breton said,
"I love the painting of Enrico Donati
as I love a night in May"
This is high praise from one of
the founders of the Neo-S -Surrealist
movement in Paris 20 years ago.
After the discoveries of Freud in
the subconscious, Breton, a trained
psychiatrist, became interested in
the merging in a New Oneness of
conscious and subconscious" ex-
periences.
Most visitors will probably be con-
tent to accept Donati's paintings for
their decorative quality They are
executed in the academic technique
affected by surrealists, but the forms
have no associational value. If they
remind one of anything, it is under
sea life. Imaginative people may
find the titles of the paintings sug-
gestive. Lamp of Rapture" for in
stance, is a large egg-shaped form
in delicate orchid and lemon colors
illuminating dark objects against q
black background. 'Embers" is q
composition in tones of rose-reo
with blue accents. From One Mo-
ment to Another" appears to be ar
irridescent whirlpool or luminous
funnel Bird Echo" presents light
colored swirls against dark blue.
One of the paintings on view is
reproduced in the special souvenir
program of Toscanini's Red Gross
concert held last Thursday in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York City
Each work to be played was illus
trated with a painting by Fantir
La Tour, Donati or Dali. Donati''
painting was for the Tannhausel
page. 1t did not suggest Wagner!
opera to the writer; but other visi.
tors may be more successful in re.
conciling the painting and tht
music,
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Musician Collects
Tropical Fish
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Lois B. Mari, Is,
n Coolidge High School,

Calvin Coolidge High School.
Neal Bozarth, 16, of 246 Willow
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, recently
was featured as flute soloist In an
assembly program given by the
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Ingenfn0S
Night fell and the two tramps
began to look around for a place to
lay their heads.
What yer going to use as pill
low?" asked Willie.
This bit of drainpipe," said Tom.
"Drainpipe?" echoed his COM
panion. Wont that be a bit hard?"
Course not" said Tom. I'm
going to stuff it with straw"
Tech Life,
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Mays Gardens
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Billy Andres0S, II,

West School.
May is month that brings
So very many wonderful things:
1t brings the gardens gay and bright,
With pansies, tulips and blossoms
white.
The Victory gardens are fresh and
nice,
With crispy lettuce to put on ice,
And spinach and onions and rad
ishes, too;
I like to grow them to give some
to you.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Kindness
Lady-Have you ever been offered
work?
Tramp-Only once, ma am. Other
wise, I've met with nothing but
kindness.
-Snpford Weipfnld
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Recent Obenines at the
PhiIiits Gallery,

Modern bookbindings by Edward
Mclean and paintings by Laura
Douglas opened in the printrooms
of the Phillips Memorial Gallery
May IA, to remain only until next
Tuesday. Mr.. Mclean, who is on
the staff of the Folger Library, is
showing IS bindings, which reveal
considerable variety and imagina-
ton. Some are traditional in char
Evening star., 1944-05-28

finds two remarkable drawings by
Pvt. Ernest A. Harris, both in pen
and ink-one of a Mess Hall" dur
ing meal and crowded, factual
rendition; the other, entitled "Ob-
stacle Course" Illustrating, also in
line, all the hazards of such, in a
most ingenius manner, reminding of
the master wood cuts of the early
days OF engraving--a work imbued
with Gothic humor and set forth
with the early masters skill-an
amazing performance, meriting the
highest praise.
A unique achievement, set forth
with the drawings, is picture of
Quebec, simply seen and executed
in marquetter1e, wood in several
shades of brown, suitable for an
over-mantle, and quite astonishingly
artistic for work in this rather
unyielding medium Others, per-
haps, no less worthy, must remain
unmentioned, but enough perhaps
has been said to indicate the in
terest and excellence of the exhibi-
ton as whole.
This is not the first exhibition of
paintings by Canadian artists to be
held in Washington. In March, 1880,
an excellent collection of paintings
by contemporary Canadians was ex-
hibited in the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, later to go to two or three
other art museums in the United
States, under the auspices of the
American Federation of Arts,
through arrangement with the Hon.
Viscount Massey, then Canadian
Minister to this country. Among
the exhibitors were A. Y. Jackson
and Arthur Lismer, who were on
the jury of selection and award of
the present exhibition, as well as
Lauren Harris, F. H. Varley and
other artists, of Canada, then out
standing. That exhibition, IA years
ago, opened our eyes to the charm
and merit Of current Canadian art
and its promise to the future-a
promise which is evidently finding
fulfillment.
Hallmark of Civilisafion.'
Especially is it reassuring at this
time for, as the Governor General
of Canada, the Earl of Athlone, said
at the opening of this exhibition
in Ottawa, "art in every form is
one of the hallmarks of civiliza-
tion"-and it is this for which we
are fighting; not merely for what
it may mean to us, but for those
who will come later-a precious
heritage so valued that young men
and women are giving their lives to
save It.
This exhibition will continue
through June II. The Corcoran
Gallery of Art is open not only on
weekdays but Sunday afternoons.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

DeAmercanized Americans and g" Am an American Day."
little Tine m m Of @ ag s Ann Ame0an psy
people of the District of Columbia BY editorial and Cliff Beyman
observance capital graphically portrayed
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the attainment of citizenship by aliens
who became Such ceremonies
the Of the Government the
Here such falls far short hort Of the Doassd
not mean that they were to be given the privilege Of
Their induction citizens nothing than
be entitled m to the name & citizen but would
Government of their country
Representative Republican ranking
ity member Subcommittee
81 Int eGany M ,as s1a ps Sn e Wo @ M hs @
of the District want vote OF percentage Federal
that we should who obey the they hsve
viii always want to retain its over
Of nw M s fo TINS o a d soud D m
the citizenship merely they residents
long Columbia
position taken by the Districts good friend Senator
Overflow
equity for the District of Columbia he regarding its political equity
legislation
mediate suffers
will be the the solution the other District problems
widespread lack knowledge throughout the
numbering million participation through
that these
United States
permitted President Vice President AS the
asn hs of this m noa
in the furthemost
acquant with this condition which only
the Constitution the United States
peonng
people required the Constitution
which will through legislation extend the
elections
patriotic Americans who votees and for
other their Capital Nation While
legislators the people such amendments
the
Judiciary brief enabling amendment which would Congress
legislation,
Columbia fundamental American privileges which they
House
add
in the following
provide
the electors President and Vice President
District constituting
of the United States such numbers with
shall All legislation
81 amendment repeal"
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
District 1945 Budget Passes Record;
Fiscal and Political Equity for D. G..
BY Jesse C.. Snfer.

House Passes District l945 Appropriation Bill.
House of Representatives Wednesday
District Columbia
ending &c. 945 This bill 60 which
District of Columbia supply bill
entire appropriation with the
of Federal funds is be charged
District obtained local taxation
of the entire budget leaving s paid the local
taxpayers.
The District Subcommittee the Committee
recognizes the inuity existing which arbitrarily
limiting the annual Federal share 60000 Members of the
committee that
largely its annual the consumption
the nearby They also mention sadng
District
located in the District the police National Library
Blind institutions
of the District.
The bill by the items
and the
budget principal boost resulted
public works investment fund from 100000 0OO0
1t that the District Subcommittee
iations Committee headed by sena Oahoney
ming will begin hearings the bill Immediately
final enactment prior to the end of
Evening star., 1944-05-28

On Thursday
that will
Federal payment toward the $6s8 GOT District bill
the fiscal starting holds
small in proportion to the increasing local burden"
making this he
encouraged recommendation
of the Senate subcommittee that will
sympathetic attitude
attention the services
government.
Senator Overton still believes
ment between the Federal Government
Columbia
for apporoning the the Capital
Five when his formula adopted by th
rejected which
adherng to the method then
which increased the lump from $o0ooo0 to 100000
which latter continues.
Senator overon holds that definite formula not adopted
equity adequate provided
Treasury.
practical consistent advocacy
political
the voteless and people of the District of
who continue that requested
will reconsider his decision retire
American citizens isolated