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Evening star., 1945-11-04
I he AT WorId
Works of Electra Waggoner Given First
Washington Showing at Corcoran
By Florence S. Berrpman

BY Florence S. Bergman
Sculpture and jewelry by Electra
Waggoner comprise the special exhi-
bition which opened last Sunday at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art, to re-
main through November as. 1t
includes nearly 40 portrait busts,
statuetteS and plaques, as well as a
varied collection of gold and silver
objects decorated with miniature
portrait bas-relief, and is the artists
1nauoural showing of her work in
Washington.
Miss Waggoner has gift for
achieving close likeness, easily
recognized by friends of the subjects.
This Is still accounted by most people
as necessary virtue in portrait
sculpture. Four of the busts on
display depict men so generally we'll
known that these likenesses can
serve as gauge Of the fidelity of all
the others, to their respective sub
jects. The bust of President Tru-
man Is preliminary study for a
bronze statue of him, which will be
placed In the State Capital In Jeffer-
son, Mo. Commissioned to make this
statue by group of Missourians,
Miss Waggoner was the first artist
to execute likeness of the President
following his induction into Office.
The head of former Vice President
John Nance Garner is an outstand-
ing capture. just lifesize. 1t was lent
by Texas Neurological College. A
head of the late viii Rogers in a
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Uncle Rays Corner

The writing on this papyrus tells
about the life Of spirits, or "dou-
bles," after death. 1t describes the
terrors which the Egyptians thought
they must pass through In the I'M
derworld before they could reach the
pleasant Fields of Aalu.' 2
The pen which the scribe used
was reed cut at one end into a
sharp point. The sharp end was
pen point" Of sort.
The dark ink of the Egyptians
was made by mixing water with SCOT
taken from pots hlackened while
hanging over fires. Gummy juices
from certain plants were added to
thicken the ink and to make it hold
to the paper.
AS in Babylonia and China ths
first writing in Egypt was done by
means of picture words. It is only
natural that writing should have be-
gun that way In different countries.
Instead of writing SUN the
Egyptians drew a picture OF the SUI,
"A circle. sometimes with a dot In
|it. For MAN thew drew pic
ture of q man. In the same way
picture words were used for "eye."
arm" and scores of other things.
The Egyptians invented the earle
lest alphabet known to history, and,
with changes, 1t was passed on to
the Greeks and Romans. They also
invented a system Of numbers. OH
er nations did not adopt their num-
Der system, but it is interesting TO
give the number 100 900" the Egyp-
Etians made q rough sketch Of tad
pole; for 10000" they set down tne
outline Of q finger: for = 900. TO-
tus flower, for "l0o,' coiled rope.
for 10, : an arch, and for . Ans
like our nsurs Z
Evening star., 1945-11-04
9l)e 9ulliol' Sta1
Blair Songsress
Entertaius Disabled Soldiers
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Kathleen FanIconer, IL,

Montgomery Blair High School.
Reta Carothers, 17-year -old Mont.
gomery Blair High School senior
is talented and experienced song
Istress.
She began to sing at the age OF
AZ, but has been taking music les
sons at the Peabody Institute, Bal
timore, for less than two years.
Last June Reta was auditioned by
the concert manager and the vice
president of Wanamaker for a
forthcoming concert. Late In Sep
ten1ber she stepped out on stage
in Philadelphia to sing as soloisi
at the Wanamaker concert. This
was the first time she had given an
out-of- town concert. She sang foul
solos and two selections with Ed.
ward Ryan, well-known Philadel-
phia singer.
Reta is a mezzo soprano anc
hopes some day to have radio ano
concert career.
She has appeared In two Blail
Variety Shows, and last years per.
formance was prize winning one
She is member of the Wash.
ington troupe of Scottish dancer.
and has been in many performance
for disabled Sc liers at Forest Gler
and Walter Reed Hospitals.
Reta was guest soloist at meet
ing of the Silver Spring Board Of
Trade at the Indian Spring Coun.
try Club and has sung at the Stage
Door Canteen.
After her graduation in June she
will enter the University of Mary.
land. but plans to continue hel
voice study at Peabody.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Public Library
YOUR POSTWAR HOME
By Jean M. Ericsson

Assistant to the Librarian, washington
Public Library.
The day Of decision has come for
many an American to own his own
home. # you are one OF the l,500, 900
prospective home-owners 1t Is not
too soon to start lining up your
ideas.
The most complete and up-to-
date guide book available today is
B. K. Johnstone's Building or Buy
ing House This is check list
OF things to plan or look for-costs,
plans. construction details, sites and
financial and business advice.
The Small Home of Tomorrow, =
by Paul Williams, and r. B. wills
Houses For Homemakers' also offer
new and useful suggestions.
II you are declaring your inde-
pendence and want q home to chal-
lenge the future you viii be pleased
with The Modern House Ia Amer.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Con-
stitution avenue and Sixth street
~paintings Painting and sculpture by great
French and Belgian paintings. Spe-
cial exhibition.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, National Col
lection of Fine Arts, Constitution
can paintings from private coliec-
tons and other gifts and loans.
Eighth Metropolitan State Art Con-
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING. Division
of Graphic Arts, Independence ave-
nue. and Tenth street-Special ex-
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
and streets .W.--Oriental and
etchinss S'Ioy By VIII; whistler idS' and other her
American artists; changing exhib-
coRCoRAN GALLERY OF ART,
Seventeenth street between New
can. paintings and sculpture, the
w. A. Clark collections. Sculpture
and jewelry by. Electra Waggoner.
through November 25. -
1900 Twenty-first street0brawinss
by Fragonard for Ariosto. through
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, East Cap:
itol and First streets-Division of
trated books and manuscripts from
the Rosenwald collection, to Janu-
ary Is, 1916.
ARTS CLUB ao15 I street NV
Rubenstein. through November 8.
BARNETT-ADEN GALLERY, 1877
Randolph place N.W.-Paintings by
Jack Perlmutter, through Decem-
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and K
streets N.W.-Exhibition by Ed
ward Millman.
TEXTILE MUSEUM OF THE DIS
TRICT Of COLUMbA. 1880 9
other textiles of the Near and Far
East. Open Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. 2-5 Pm; admission by
card obtainable at office Of Gcorge
Hewitt Myers, 730 Fifteenth street
NV.
Evening star., 1945-11-04

If certain tall reeds had not grown
on the banks of the Nile River,
we probably should not know SO
much about ancient Egypt, and the
people of Egypt might not have
gone so far ahead.
The reeds were papyrus plants,
and they grew to heights of from
IL to IA feet. From the long, woody
stems the Egyptians made light
weight boats, as well as rope, sandals
and mats. Most important, they
made paper from the stems. Strips
were cut and placed crosswise. then
pounded and pressed. The result
was q tough paper which would tane
ink. Some of this paper has lasted
thousands of years, and modern
scholars are able to read the writing
on it.
Egyptian priests knew the art Of
writing with reed pens and ink.
They wrote down the lore Of gods
and goddesses, Of mummies and
life in the Underworld.
The priests became more powerful
and more wealthy than any other
group in Egypt, and they needed
clerks, or "scribes," to keep account
of the animals and grain which
came from their farms, OF wages
for laborers and other items. They
trained boys and young men In tie
art OF writing and in the practice
of arithmetic.
Among the remains OF ancient
Egypt is 9 roll Of papyrus which
dates back 3,400 years. II has q
length OF l8 feet and contains hun
dreds Of Egyptian words. The mar,
VINO did the writing was "TIu the
Good, 9 scribe employed BY Seti
the First, ruler ot the klnedom.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Safety Circus Talks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
of The Stars school safety program
and former chief Of detectives, is
giving q Safety Circus" series Of
chalk talks to pupils Of elementary
and junior and senior high schools.
The program is sponsored by The
Junior Star in cooperation with
school authorities Of the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia.
This weeks schedule is as follows: i
Monday, 2:l5 pm, Hardy; Tuesday,
2:l5 pm, n p. Cooke; Wednesday,
2:l5 p.r1la Emery; Thursday, ais
pm, Thomson; Friday, 9::45 am,
|Langdon.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Fun for Every One
BY Dorothy Inefee. Is.

Fun. spelled with a capital F, IS
something in which every one, old
and young, is supposed to indulge
and there are only few who do not
seem to want the pleasure found in
following some happy pursuit.
We all should try to have fun, but
while doing so, cause a minimum
amount of hazard for other persons
There are types of fun in which all
age groups are interested. Tops in
that list are such sports as base
ball, football. basket ball and ice
hockey. These games thrill the
spectator, but are of danger only to
the participants and even that small
danger has been lessened greatly by
safety rules.
In trying to have fun, we must
consider the other persons feelings
We must also remember that we
have manners and should try to use
them. Others will respect us and
our efforts.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Mike Maroney: Raider, bv David
Lavender Westminster: S2)-Dur-
ing the Civil War a handful of
Union men penetrated enemy terri
tory. stole a locomotive from under
the noses of regiment and dashed
northward in daring and sus-
penseful raid This is the story of
an 18-year-old boy who participated
in the raid. It's exciting reading.
Stuart Little, by E. B. White
(Harper; s2)-A famous author OF
adult books turns his hand to writ
ing for children It's an engaging
story he tells of Stuart Little, the
mouse, and Garth Williams draw
ings help lot.
Gaiewood Crossing, by Alta Hal
yerson Seymour. Westminster: s2)-
Story OF a tomboy in a tiny new
settlement in the wilds of Wiscon-
sin in the early half of the last
century. Good.
Mr.. Pimney, by Justus Edwin wy
man and Charles Surendorf {Ack-
erman: $D-Mr. Pimney is about
to be ousted from the ghosts union
because he doesn't know how to
haunt. Not so funny as it sounds
Swish, by Gwynne Dresser Mack
(Hebberd: $D-Whimsical story of
whimsical sea serpent, illustrated
with whimsical drawings by the
author.
Eeeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo-and
Still Mo, by Sam Campbell (Bobbs-
Merrill: S2)-Five frisky red squir-
rels are used by the author of "How's
Inky?" and TOO Much Salt and Pep
per" to teach another of his good
humored lessons in living"
Adventure in Radio, by Margaret
Cuthbert {Howell, Soskin; $2.50)-A
know-how book on radio, including
scripts by Edna st. Vincent Millay,
Archibald MacLeish, Stephen vim
cent Benet, Arch Oboler and Ellery
Queen.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip II. Love

A girl in my neighborhood went
out the other day to gather some
beautiful fall leaves.
OF all the leaves she found, the
loveliest, she thought, were those
of a small shrub that looked as If
1t might be a baby hickory tree
The smooth, somewhat featherlike
leaves were as gorgeous a shade OF
red as she had ever seen. She
gathered them by the arfmul and
took them home.
But, as the old saying goes, all
that glitters is not gold. And in
this instance, the leaves turned out
TO be considerably less desirable
than they appeared.
In few days, the girls hands,
arms and face were sore and
swollen, and she had to go to a
physician.
Poison sumac," he said.
A woman in the neighborhood
seeing the girls eyes as swollen as
if she had been beaten, echoed the
doctor.
But I don't blame you for gath
ering the leaves" the woman said
They are beautiful-the most beau
tiful leaves in the woods at this
time Of year, I think.
I'm fact, they're SO beautiful" she
continued, that / once dug I'D sew
eral OF them and planted them in
my yard. I was very proud OF them,
too-until I began to itch and break
out with rash"
AS matter of fact, sumac seems
to affect most skins more seriously
than poison oak or poison ivy. And
you don't have to touch it to be
poisoned by it.
Toxicodendron vernix, as the bot
anists call it, contains an oil which
on hot day, can burn" sensitive
skin from a surprising distance. A
Navy officer of my acquaintance
once was so susceptible to it. he
told me, that he couldn't even drive
his automobile past a sumac plant
without winding up in a hospital
The Navy finally gave him immu-
nifty, however, through a series OF
Shots"
OF course. not all sumac is poison
Gus. The kind to avoid, the experts
say, bears greenish flowers changing
TO greenish-white berries. Which is
sound advice, no doubt, but even
sounder practice is simply to stay
away from all kinds of sumac.
Junior jottings: The Woodrow
Wilson High School Beacon has had
a complete change of typography
including a new great head OF
'nameplate" designed by Jean Chal.
mers and Dick Guy. Western
High School has 35 more boys thar
girls. Editor in chief of this
years Silver Chips, Montgomery
Blair High School newspaper, i.
Kathleen Faulconer, veteran cor.
respondent of The Junior Star.
Eastern High School has nine new
teachers. And Frances Brooke, an.
other j. S. writer. is associate editor
OF the student newspaper. the East.
erner. Drawing is the hobby O.
Mary Woo, 8, of Lafayette School
Lucille Campbell, IL, Richard
Montgomery High School, Rockville
has pet colt, months old, which
she says. "often comes running a,
my call" ;. Jim Lemon, Is, Ana.
costa High School, is campaignine
IN his New Moon newspaper for {
recreation center for children oi
the Congress Heights area.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Henry Ostrich
A Bedtime Story for
Little Folks
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Marguerite Loyis Fake, 10,
Anne Beers School.


Once upon a time, there was a
little ostrich named Henry, who was
always running away from home
when his mother called him. One
day he went into nearby woods to
play. He did not know that a big,
bad wolf named Otto had moved
into the woods, SO he kept on walk
ing deeper and deeper into the
woods.
Otto also was out walking and
was looking for his dinner. He saw
what he thought was a bunch of
feathers stuck up on two sticks just
ahead of him. He decided to in
vestigate and as he got closer, he
smelled food and he made up his
mind to get some.
Henry did not see the wolf, so
he kept walking slowly until he
happened to look back. Then he
spied Otto close behind. He started
running and Otto did the same.
Henry, with his long legs, found
himself running in big way until
the first thing he knew, he had
passed "a wolves, all looking exactly
like Otto. Suddenly, he knew that
he had been running in circles.
Henry started to run again, and
this time he ran straight ahead
When the wolf was far behind
Henry stopped to catch his breath
and also to put on his thinking cap
He thought and thought and then
a happy thought came to him.
He thought of his long legs, SC
he stood behind a clump of trees
and waited until Otto almost
reached the place where he was
hiding. Suddenly, he stuck out one
of his long legs and tripped the
wolf, who fell head-first into q
spring. Then Henry dashed back
the way he had come. When he
got to the edge of the woods, he
heard his mother calling, Henry
Henry Ostrich" This time. he was
happy to reply. Coming. mother,
and he never ran away from home
again.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Tree
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Carol Marion
Leberman, N,

Knox School.
I'd love to be tree, in summer
garments green,
Swaying to the beckon of the soft
caresSing wind,
Then silent. listening.
Now the soft rustic of shaking
myself to the breeze.
Now the reckless bending, creaking
groaning,
And the push of playful gale.
But then, in the winter, the loyine
spirit leaves
And the green turns to gold, ther
blankets my roots;
The spirit sleeps
Until
The warmth Of the sun wakes me
from my coma
To live and love the earth again.
Evening star., 1945-11-04

ground, illuminated by sunlight
from an open door. His eyes are
painted in such a way that II the
observer walks in is or 20 foot arc
from right to left of the portrait,
they appear to follow one around.
The artist, a New Yorker. painted
this portrait last summer in the
Corcoran Gallery's studio reserved
for the use of out-or-town artists
under commission.
X
Sanfo Domingo Artist
At Whyfe Gallery
An exhibition of paintings by Err
nesto Lothar opened yesterday at
the Whyte Gallery, to remain
through the month. It is not only
his first one-man show in the Unit
ed States, but also is said to be the
first solo exhibition by any artist
from the Dominican Republic to be
held in this country for many years.
AS matter of fact, Mr.. Lothar is
not native Santo DOMINICAN, but
found refuge in the little West In
dies republic in 1941. He was born
in Vienna (1906), studied there and
began his career as an illustrator for
the Polish magazine ,Kyryr Cod
zenny and later worked in Italy and
Switzerland as an illustrator and
cartoonist.
Mr.. Lothar lived for four years
in Sosua Settlement, a colony for
Central European refugees estab-
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Business Groups
Three Units Meet
In Coming Week

The Board of Directors Of Thu
Federation of Businessmen's Associ.
ations and two member bodies Of tn,
Federation are scheduled to NEE
this week.
Tuesday.
Electrical Contractors Association
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth stree
NV. s pm.
Wednesday.
Master Plumbers Association :
Hotel 240o. s pm.
Business Federation Board Of Di.
rectors American Security Il Trusi
Building, Sis pm.
Owning Victory Loan Bonds in.
spires thrift Thrift banishes pow
ertys
Evening star., 1945-11-04

characteristic pose, and a bust of
Victor McLaglen, film actor, lent by
Griffith Park Stadium, Los Angeles,
appear to be little larger than life.
Child Subjects
Miss Waggoner has a way with
children, too, as fully half the works
IN marble, red stone, plaster and
bronze on view, depict young people
ranging from few months to their
early teens. 1t must be particu-
larly difficult to get individuality
into youthful faces devoid of charac-
ter lines, in this medium wholly de-
pendent on form, without the aid of
color, which is so often an outstand-
ing charm of children. Yet she has
caught personality in its various
guises, the elusive bloom of infancy
still to be seen on children barely
out of 1t, the sturdy independence
Of those nearing 10 or more, as well
as expressions of innocent trust,
carefree happiness, straight-for-
wardness and others.
The artist who in private life is
the wife of 1t. Col. John Biggs, now
on duty in the War Department
here, has made two polychromed
statuettes and one plaque of her
year-old daughter Electra Sd, at
different ages. Her-flower- like face
at months, is appropriately in
closed in petal-shaped frame.
Character Is strong in the face of
"Tony," small bronze of a West
ern outdoor type "a cowboy, tajudge
from his sombrero); in the black
marble head of an Indian Negro
woman, and in a smaller head en-
titled Exotic" done this year of a
Negro woman with interesting bone
construction.
A large bronze fountain in the
shape Of a Wind" such as one sees
filling the sails of vessels in old
nautrical prints and maps. is the
only piece on display that gives an
idea OF Miss Waggoner's imaginative
work. 1t is hoped she will find op-
portunities to do more of this.
The jewelry was inspired by a
Lincoln penny, given her to study
by one of her art instructors. For
the first time, she saw 1t as a
portrait, and began to make like
nesses of members of her family in
bas-relief on gold discs the sizes of
coins. This highly personal jewelry1
is carried out in bracelets, cigarette
cases, lighters, compacts. cuff-links,
brooches, clips, etc, in gold and
platinum, some pieces being set with
precious stones.
y r.
Corcoran Thom
Portrait on View
The Corcoran Gallery of Art has
recently placed on exhibition a.
portrait of Mr.. Corcoran Thorn,
president of the American Security
& Trust Co. and a member of the
gallery's board, painted by John C.
Johansen. 1t is a loan from the
company.
The portrait, on display in the
southeast corner gallery on the
second floor, is an outstanding work,
In the conservative field, work of
dignity and vitality. Mr.. Thorn is
depicted three quarter length, look
ing directly out Of the canvas, as
alertly as If he had just risen from
his desk. Clad in dark suit, he is
standing against q gray-blue back
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Buffalo Fertilizer

Buffalo Fertilizer
Years after Buffalo Bills time the
buffalo bones were gathered and
sold to make fertilizer, buttons,
chicken feed, knives and other tools.
1t is said that more than $4,000, 900
worth OF these bones was taken out
of Kansas in 10 years.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
ProbIem-National Representation

ica," by James Ford, and "Tomor-
rows Homes" edited by Archi-
tectural Forum.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Cattle Profit

latte 'FRONT.'
After the Civil War cattle were
bought in Texas and New Mexico
for from SIS to 81 a head and sold in
Kansas City and st. Louis for six
times as much.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Prineeton's EorIy Trustees

When Princeton was founded Il
OF its 23 trustees were Presbyterian
ministers.
Evening star., 1945-11-04
Robert Parsons
.Leaves COrcOran

Robert L. Parsons, long on the
staff of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
and for some years assistant di-
rector, has resigned in order to
accept the position of director of
the Associated American Artists,
New York City. His resignation
took effect November /.
For three and half years he
has been on a leave of absence
from the Corcoran, serving as
officer in charge of the Navy De-
partment's war art project. A fine
record has been made by artists
commissioned to make paintings,
drawings and prints of the war in
many areas. Net few exhibitions
of work done under 1t. Parsons
have been held in Washington, most
recently that of 1t. Millman ct the
Central Public Library, last month.
On Sunday. November 18, an ex-
hibition Of paintings and darwings
by 1t. Mitchell Jameson, U. s. N. r.,
lent by the Navy Department, will
open at the Corcoran Gallery.