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Evening star., 1945-01-07

to follow his own instincts-to bt
always himself. And this he was
and did, so long as he lived.
Made Rapid Progress
In 1906 Bellows set up a studio
for himself and from then his prog.
ress was amazingly rapid. On his
arrival in New York, it is said, he
was unsophisticated, without pa.
irons and also without means. But
he was undaunted, and fortune
smiled upon him. He was extreme
ly likable, simple, natural and very
much in earnest. He began exhib-
iting after only couple of years OF
preparation, and from the first his
paintings won applause. In 1908
two had been purchased for the
permanent collection of two of our
leading museums. At. the age OF
q he was elected an associate
(member) of the National Academy
of Design, the youngest painter ever
to be so honored. In 1910 he mar
ried Emma Story by whom he had
two daughters, Anne and Jean, both
of whom, as we'll as their mother,
he painted repeatedly.
All of Bellows life, 1t has been
truly said, he painted what inter-
.ested him and according to his own
inclinations. His tastes were sim
pie. He liked prayer meetings and
prize fights, books, music and the
drama. This was how he came to
paint the series of six well-known
pictures of prize fights at Sharkey's
of which that now given to the Ma
tional Gallery of Art is an out
standing example. He is said to
have had remarkable visual men,
ory because all of these were recol-
lections registered by sight, not
posed or studied. 1t is because of
their strength and sincerity that
they attained immediate and wide
spread acclaim.
Strangely enough, Bellows popu-
larity was not confined to any par
ticular circle. To be sure, he fitoed
in, sympathetically, with not only
Henri but Sloan, Luks, Glackens
and Speicher, all of whom were
seeking new paths. But also he
found favor almost Immediately
and continuously, with the conser-
vatives. John w. Alexander early
recognized his talent and advocated
his election to the academy OF which
he (Alexander) was then president
I'VE shall hear from this Young
man." he said to friend when Bel
lows was little more than a begin
ner, HE has talent and great sim
cerity." Essentially Bellows was q
mans man. He could, however. be
gentle and sensitive upon occasion.
Truly Great Art
Granted that some of his paint
ings may seem coarse and Ill chosen
and that his brush work was some
times too obvious, despite these
shortcomings there is no affection
in his paintings and occasionally q
note of real tenderness creeps in
especially in his paintings and
drawings of children. Also in his
Evening star., 1945-01-07
By Leila Mechin

DV ACbu 1F1 cCHItH
The National Gallery of Art has
announced the gift, from Mr.. Ches.
ter Dale, of two paintings by George
Bellows, one an early work pictur-
ing a boxing match at Sharkey's
entitled Both Members of This
Club" the other a portrait of Mrs
Dale, which must have been paint
ed shortly before the close of his
career. Both are thoroughly repre-
sentative.
These paintings will be placed on
view tomorrow, which will be the
Goth anniversary of Bellows death
and will be among the first works
by an American artist to be added
to the National Ganery's perma-
nent collection, under the ruling
that, as test of continuing artistic
value, 20 years must be allowed after
the artists death before eligibility
for acceptance be assured or even
considered.
This gives these works especial
significance. The National Gallery
Of Art has already an excellent
representation of portraits by our
early American painters and, of a
later date, outstanding paintings by
Whistler and Winslow Homer, but
there is large gap between to be
filled-a fact that these paintings
by Bellows strikingly emphasizes.
They rightly lead the way, for Bel
lows was accepted by both schools,
the traditional and the so-called
rlodern, and, first and last, was in
himself and in his work typically
American. He had an extraordi-
Eary career.
Bellows was born in Ohio where
his family had migrated from Long
Island after the whaling industry
had come to standstill. His
father was an architect and builder.
He attended the University of Ohio
at Columbus and in 1904, shortly
after graduation, went to New York
seeking a congenial career. Luck
lily, soon after arrival in the big,
bewildering city, which he learned
to love, he met Robert Henri, who
Immediately recognized his inher-
ent talent and very wisely directed
end encouraged it's development and
trend. That Bellows work was in
fuenced by Henri's teaching goes
without saying. but he was no weak
ling and Henri constantly urged him
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Uncle RAYS S Corner

Two hundred years ago there
lived in the heart of North America
some Indians known as Ottawas.
For the most part their homeland
was on land now in the States of
Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. Their
ancestors, however, had lived in
Canada In the valley of the Ottawa
River. Canada's capital city was
named after these Indians.
The Ottawas moved to the Great
Lakes region after being attacked
by the Iroquois. The Iroquois were
old-time enemies of the French who
had settled in Canada, but the
Ottawas were, in general, friendly
toward the French.
In 1746 there was a young Ottawa
chief named Pontiac. At the age of
26 he had become noted warrior.
During the French and Indian
War the Ottawas ranged themselves
on the side Of the French against
the British. It is believed that
Pontiac led the Ottawa and Chip
pewa warriors who helped the
French defeat Gen. Braddock and
his men near Fort Duquesne. The
battle took place in 1755 and Fort
DuqueSne was q stronghold at the
site Of present-day Pittsburgh.
The British lost the battle but in
the years which followed they de-
feated the French in several battles
around the Great Lakes. A meet
ing between Pontiac and a British
ofncer took place in 1850 on the
southern shore OF Lake Erie, on
ground now inside Cleveland's city
limits.
At the meeting the chief talked in
a friendly way with Maj. Robert
Rogers about the British occupation
of Detroit. Detroit had been under
French rule, but now the British
were taking it over. Pontiac was
friendly enough at that time and
for some months afterward he was
welcomed when he visited the Brit
ish at Detroit.
The British captured Quebec in
l760, but final treaty Of peace
between France and Great Britain
Evening star., 1945-01-07

The hand was differently bid at
the several tables, and the results
varied accordingly. The contracts
ran all the way from five clubs to
seven clubs and seven no-trump
doubled; in each instance 1t was
made, although it should not have
been in the case of the grand slam
no-trump bid That was due to an
error on the part of South, who had
the opening lead and, holding the
ace of hearts, refused to lay it down
and set the contract at once In
stead, she figured that she could not
lose it and that by holding it she
might set the contract two tricks
rather than one. 1t is almost always
unwise/ not to take the setting trick
when there is opportunity to do SO,
and it was in this case.
West opened with one heart, at all
tables, just a shade below the nor
NAL requirement. East showed a
strong hand by jumping to three
clubs. The bidding progressed until
East got to five clubs. Then West
abandoned her heart suit and called
six clubs. East figured that her
side ace was the ace of clubs and
bid six no-trump, and West, be-
lieving that her partner had the
singleton ace of hearts, as she had
the singleton ace of clubs, called
seven no-trump. The hand did not
warrant the bid. South held her
ace of hearts and led a small spade
up to declarer's ace-queen. He then
took the ace of clubs and returned
to his hand with diamond, and ran
six more clubs, discarding hearts
from dummy, the seventh one on a
high diamond which, with the good
queen of spades, enabled him to
make seven no-trump. South's ace
of hearts fell on declarerS queen
of spades.
Strangely enough, it would have
been easier for West to have made
seven no-trump, for with her heart
bid North would scarcely have led a
heart. Any other lead would put
West in, and she would run seven
clubs. discarding all her hearts and,
by flnessing the spade which North
would doubtless have led, have made
seven clubs, four diamonds and two
spades for grand slam in no.
trump. The ace of hearts would
have died in South's hand.
A seven-club bid by East could
not have been defeated, no matter
what the original lead was. Had it
been the ace of hearts, declarer
would have trumped, and the spade
finesse, although it would have held,
would have been unnecessary. Seven
clubs was the correct bid. 1t re-
quired, however, the queen and two
diamonds in Vests hand and a
fnesse in spades to make it.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Creative Arts Club
of Arlington

The Creative Arts Club of Airing
ton, Of which Mrs. Howard w. Old
ham is president, opened an exhibi-
ton in Clarendon. Va, on December
80 to continue for 10 days or more
Fifty paintings and drawings are
shown by 40 members. Washing
tons quota of artist-residents has
been greatly augmented since the
beginning of the war by self-organ-
ized groups in outlying districts
within the Greater Washington area
extending into Virginia and Mary
land.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Women of the Moose

The Women Of the Moose, Hospital
Guild, will open course in home
nursing and care of the sick at 2200
Twentieth street NV, Tuesday eve
ming. The classes will be held on
the second Tuesday of each month.
All members are invited.
The regular meeting will be held
Friday evening.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Friendship
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Gertrude Garnes, I3,

BY Gertrude Garnes, I3,
Banneker Junior High School.
My friends are my diamonds
I guard them with care.
! do not abuse them:
They're too precious and rare
My friends are the treasures
love most of all;
God grant that never
Fail to answer their call.
shall always keep the door
OF my heart ajar
To welcome more treasures
That come from afar.
I shall scatter sunshine
AS I pass on my way
To gather my treasures
At the end of the day.
Safe in my heart,
Secure they will play
Till I wake with the morn
On another new day.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

latter DAYS there was, especially IN
his Autographs, a bit of the infinite
las for instance in his lithograph
Of Edith Cavell going to her tragic
death-a truly great work of art.
The portrait of Mrs. Dale, which
has been on view in the National
Gallery as loan for some time, is
characteristic example oi Bellows
work In this field-strong, char
acterful, dignified and competent.
The pose is pleasing and the paint
ing of the gloved hands astounding
ly clever. This is essentially a pur-
trait Of our own time rendered with
grave certitude and skill.
Died in 1885
Bellows died, after a very brief
illness, on January 8, 1885, and the
following November-Decemb
Memorial Exhibition Of his work
was held in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum, New York, a signal honor.
This was made possible through the
corporation Of Mrs. Bellows, Henri,
Speicher and Bryson Burroughs,
then curator of paintings in the
Metropolitan Museum. A catalogue
was published by group OF his
friends. to which there Was an in
PRODUCTION by Frank Crowninshield.
Mr.. Crowninshield, who in later
years has become one of the lead
ing advocate of modern art, refers
to Mr.. Bellows as one, who while
making anarchy an avocation. was,
in truth, the most native of all our
American artists, and reflected in
his work most typical American
character. He was enthusiastic, ac-
cording to Mr.. Crowninshield, and
honest to the point of bluntness."
He was interested in every mani
festation of the painters art. He
reacted quickly to the wclter of life
in the great metropolis and he
loved it. He would never 60 abroad.
High Tribute
But Bellows was really no anar-
chist-all he wanted was TO go his
own way-and he was quite willing
to let others do likewise. ROYAL
Cortissoz, in his essay on Bellows in
his American Artists" gives recog-
milton to this fact, and while la
menting the lack of beauty in the
subjects this artist chose for inter-
probation, pays high tribute to his
sincerity and talent. "One delights"
he said, "in his strong, direct uech-
mic, and when he paints his portrait
of Jimmy Flanagan and uses
brushwork SO swift, so tingling with
life, that for moment we think of
Halls, we want only to cheer him
on"
John Taylor Arms, distinctly a.
lover of beauty and brilliant tech
nician, in his Print Making and
Print Makers" stresses Bellows con-
tribution through his bold and yet
sensitive Autographs, pointing out
their dramatic quality and fine
sense Of balance and harmony.
Bellows has been represented for
some years in the Corcoran Gallery
of Art by his we'll remembered
painting of the New York water front
in summer - "Forty-two Kids" =
and in the Phillips Memorial GAL
lery by potrait of Emma" The
two additions to this group, through
the generosity of Mr.. Dale, will be
feund very welc ome.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
New Shoes Announced
By PHILLIPS Gallery

The Phillips Memorial Gallery has
announced two special exhibitions
opening January IA, one a group of
paintings by Delacroix and the other
autographs and drawings by George
Bellows. The gallery will be closed
for installation January 9-13, in
elusive.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Playing Safe

Student--What is the date,
please?
Teacher--Never mind the date.
The examination Is more important.
Student Well sir, / wanted to
have something right on my paper.
Dunbar News Reel
Evening star., 1945-01-07

Britain's famed Lawrence of Ara
bia was rejected for front-line serv-
ice in World War I because of ane-
mia and short stature.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

Thirty-four of the 56 signers of
the Declaration of Independence
were lawyers. b..
Evening star., 1945-01-07

arrangements nave Deen perfected
for the first major bridge tourna.
ment to be held this year. 1t will
be the eighth annual meet of the
Northern Virginia championship
games and will be played at the
Wardman Park Hotel, to which it
is again transferred from Alexan-
dria, where it originated. Programs
have already been issued. The dates
are January IL, 13 and IA.
The schedule calls for five events
a women's-pair game, men's-pair
game, mixed-pair game, an OPEN
pair game and special-pair game
to be played by those who are
eliminated from the final round OF
the open-pair match. The first two
of these contests will occur on the
opening evening, Friday, simultan-
eously, and in one session. The
mixed-pair play also will be in one
session, Saturday evening, and the
open-pair event in two sessions
Sunday afternoon and evening. The
special game will also occur Sun
day evening.
Winners last year were Nine. j
F. Boschan and Miss Kathleen Nc
Mutt, women's pair: Thomas Hamlin
and Maj. L. R. Watson, jr., mems
pair; Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Butt OF
Richmond, mixed pair, and A. L
Westrich and H. R. King, open pair
Master points, national rating points
and victory certificates will be
awarded to the winners and the
runners-up. Mrs. Harold Young and
DR.. w, H. Gorton are co-chairmen
of the Tournament Committee; Maj
Russell ]. Baldwin and Paul E.
Golden, tournament directors, and
William Cheeks, tournament man
ager.
The second of the playoff games
of the Federal Bridge League was
held Tuesday night at the Wardman
Park Hotel, the cumulative results
being:
Section A-Penguins, 27la games
won, 201a lost; runners-up, Cascades,
27 lost, 81 won.
Section B-Gripers, % won and 20
lost; runners-up, Sky Rockets, 27
won and 81 lost.
Section C-Redskins, 261a won and
l51a lost; runners-up, Pickups, 24la
won and 17la lost.
Section D-Oaks, 37l2 won and
10la lost; runners-up, Fairchance,
29la won and 1872 lost.
The third and final game of the
playoff will occur Tuesday evening.
Prior to the start of the play, the
annual meeting of the league will be
held for the election of officers and
the submission of reports.
Mrs. william Cheeks has discov-
cred that bridge trophy, in addi-
tion to being good to look at, can
sometimes be put to practical use.
She SO employed the Washington
Bridge Clubs famous Eynon Bowl,
which she won in the leagues an
nual tournament, playing as sub
stitute for her husband. Her team
mates were John r. Moore, William
Benedict and r. E. johnson. Mrs.
Cheeks was permitted to have pos
session of the bowl and used it
during the holidays from which to
serve punch to visitors at the Cheeks
Club.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
With the Bridge Players
By Frank B. Lord.

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at least one instance, concerning
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Tough Stuff

Teacher-Jackie, these problems
are wrong.
Jackie-Teacher, you don't know
now hard worked to even get them
wrong.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

stamps and postcards.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-11-29
MONDAY-FRIDAY
Mornings

Mornings
7:OO-News and Music
7:30-Sports News
7:35-Rise and Shine
8:45-Family Altar
9:0O-News and Music
10:00-News for Women
10:15-Morning Devotions
10:45-Fay and Pete (Wed.)
11:00-Cecil Brown
11:30-Take 1t Easy Time (Mon.
Wed, Fri. only
12:00-News and Comments
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-11-29

9:30-Break The Bank
10:00-Chicago Theater of the Air
11:00-News and Sports
SUNDAY
Mornings
9:00-Young Peoples Church
9:30-Voice of Prophecy
10:00-Radio Bible Glass
10:30-News and Music
11:00-Church of the Brethren
Afternoons
12:00-Pilgrim Hour
12:30-Lutheran Hour
1:00-News and Music
1:15-Mennonite Choir
2:OO-REDSKINS
300 VS..
3:30-PITTSBURGH STEELERS
4:00-Murder Is My Hobby
4:30-The Nebbs
5:00-The Shadow
5:30-Nick Carter
Nights
6:00-Quick AS A Flash
6:30-Cedric Foster
6:45-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
7:15-Old Fashioned Revival
8:15-Souvenirs
8:30-It Happened During the Week
8:45-Gabriel Heater
9:00-Hookey Hall
9:30-Double or Nothing
10:00-Operatic Revue
10:30-The Name of That Song
11:00-Wm. Hillman
11:20-F'reedom House Sign Off
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-11-29

9:00-Gabriel Heater
9:30-Spotlight Bands MONDAY
Wed. and Friday only
9:3O-American Forum of the All
(Tues. only
9:30-Sealtest Show (Thursdays)
10:00-Informal Musicale (Mon.)
10:00-Ralph Slater (Wed.)
10:00-You Make The News (Turs. }
10:0O-Know Your Music (Fri.)
10:30-Detect-A-Tune (Monday)
10:30-The Better Half (Tuesdays)
10:30-Duke Ellington (Wed.)
10:30-Front Page Drama (Thur.)
10:30-Meet The Press (Fri.)
11:00-News
11:05-Sports Parade
11:20-Freedom House Sign Off
SATURDAY
With the following exceptions,
Saturdays programs follow the
weekday schedule.
Mornings
10:00-This Week In Washington
11:00-Billy Repaid
Afternoons
12:00-House of Mystery
12:30-Accent On Song
12:45-Sunday School Lesson
1:00-Opery House
2:000-Orchestr Music
Nights
6:30-Hawaii Calls
7:00-Football Scores
9:00-Leave It To The Girls
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-11-29

heard tonight, Thursday, $50 to 8
p. m, over WEI.
When Rogue, played by Dick
Powell, hits the joint the boy is
gone Rogue stays to hear the story
over a cup of tea. He doesn't know
it, but the tea is drugged. He soon
finds this out when he comes to in
his car-Tune in Tonight to hear the
climax of this murder mystery.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-11-29
Life Of Mime Schumann-Heink

The life story of the beloved sing
er, Nine. Ernestine Schumann-
Heink, whose artistry thrilled opera
lovers, will be dramatized on Free
dom of Opportunity" tomorrow,
Friday, $50 to 8 p. m, WEI.
Long after the peak of her career,
this great woman with a great voice
and a great heart remained dear to
millions of music lovers the world
over, and even today her memory
is one of the most cherished in music
circles.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-11-29

the straight goods to her son who's
in trouble. Rogue doesn't know it
but maybe he should have stood in
bed, according to the latest "Rogue's
Gallery" thriller-c hiller leadoff to be
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-11-29
B sssaE
Photo BY Stein
Richard Rogue Gets in Soup
And Out of 1t, Too

Richard Rogue, the private dick is
in the soup again. A lovely, little
old lady phones Rogue and asks
him to come to her abode and shoot
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-11-29
WEI PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE Y
ARE DAILY UNLESS OTHERWISE SCHEDULED

Afternoons
12:15-Songs by Morton Downey
12:45-Naval Academy Band
1:00-Mr. and Mrs. Reporter
1:15-Luncheon With Lopez
1:30-Paula Stone (Tues. & Thurs.)
1:45-John j. Anthony
2:00-Cedric Foster
2:15-Jane Cowl
2:30-Queen For A Day
3:00-Griffin Reporting
3:30-Remembe
4:15-Johnson Family
5:15-Superman
5:45-Tom Mix
Nights
6:05-Sports Parade
6:15-Faye and Pete
7:00-Fulton Lewis. Jr.
7:30-Fred Singiser
(Mon Wed. Fri.)
7:3O-Arthur Hale (Tues., Thurs,
Sat.)
7:45-Inside of Sports
8:0O-Bulldog Drummond (Mon)
8:0O-Leave 1t To Mike (Tue.)
8:00-Music Wednesdays
8:0O-Raising A Husband (Thurs.)
8:00-Hercule Poirot (Fri)
8:30-Music (Mondays)
8:3O-Quiz Show (Tuesdays)
8:30-Fresh Up Show (Wed.)
8:30-Rogues Gallery (Thurs.)
8:30-F re ON of Opportunity
Fridays only
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-26
First Table!

I have just enjoyed rare privi- lege. One of my associates has son, an officer in the Navy, and his ship was in for few days. We went down for visit. We were honored too, because we were asked to stay for mess. Good food these kids are getting and plenty oft That made me very happy and you'd be happy too, to see the practical workings of a plan that says to our civilian population, We've got to practice a mild self-denial; we've got to deny ourselves, quantitatively, some of the things that we are accustomed to, so that our fighting men, who are giving up so much more than we, to preserve our Nation, can sit at the first table until our objective is won.'
 And then we sat down with a group of these kids and talked about what they planned to do after the victory parades are over. These are days, you know, when postwar planning tops the list of "musts." We'll, we learned a lot and we gained a new respect for the soundness of these kids thinking They're way beyond their years and America need feel no concern about the future.
 And, then, just when it was time for us to leave, clear-eyed, clear skinned sailor, who hadn't said a word during our general conversa- ton, sort ofshuffied forward Shyly, naively, he handed me a snapshot of his little daughter a darling baby girl; and there was a huski- ness in his voice when he said, Mister, here is a picture of my postwar plan!"
 I had grand afternoon on that ship. It was so clean-and the air was fresh. Tonic!
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-26
SEARCH FOR NEW
 BALL GAR DEEP,
 BUT NEARING END
Cleveland Owner Says Nominating Committee
 May Meet This Week

CLEVELAND, Feb. 26.-The Con- mittee of major baseball club own CTS, is still doing it's homework be- fore nominating successor to Kene- saw Mountain Landis for the $50 ,0c0a-year job as Baseball's High Commissioner.
 Ava Bradley, owner of the Cleve- land Indians, a member of the Com mittee, says he spends all his spare time reading the personal histories of men who might fill the "czars' shoes. He said of his fellow Com mittee members, They are all doing Ia lot of thinking and Investigating. We'll likely get together early this week, or at least within a couple of weeks"