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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-01-30

The Cascade Mountain range,
running through Washington and
Oregon from the Canadian border
to California, has Is major snow
or glacier-clad peaks.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
.Kreiter-Mess
Ceremony Held

The wedding of Miss Helen Rose
mary Mess and Mr.. Emory Bandor
Kreiter took place at o'clock yes
terday in the rectory of st. Johns
Church, Forest Glen. with the Rev
Joseph Kennedy officiating.
The bride, who is the daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. Henry F. Mess o1
Silver Spring, was escorted by hel
father She wore a gown OF white
satin designed with a French lace
panel which extended the full length
of the train. Her flngertip veil OF
illusion was held by tiara ol
orange blossoms and seed pearls
and she carried white roses.
Her only attendant was her sister
Miss Marian Elaine Mess, who was
gowned in aquamarine satin anc
carried American Beauty roses
which matched her headdress.
The bridegroom, who is the sor
of Mrs. Letitia Kreiter and the late
Mr.. Robert E. P. Kreiter, had his
brother, Mr.. Robert Kreiter, as his
best man.
The wedding was followed by a
reception at the home of the brides
parents and later the couple left
for a honeymoon in New York
They will make their home in
Washington.
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.WestP0ut " eddMg
For Cabital Girl

The wedding of Miss Joanne Dur
fee. Graham and Lit. John David
Miley yesterday in the chapel of the
United States Military Academy at
West Point is of interest here, as the
bride is the daughter of Mrs. Leo
v. Warner, wife of Col. Warner OF
this city.
1t. Col. L. v. H. Durfee, uncle OF
the bride. escorted her and she was
attended by Miss Nancy Anderson
of Washington and Miss Ann Stamps
of West Point as bridesmaids. Miss
Valerie Warner, step-sister Of the
bride, was her maid of honor.
Ivory brocade satin was worn by
the bride, with a veil of illusion
drapeG from a crown of heirloom
duchesse lace and she carried white
roses. All of the attendants were
in white brocade taffeta and net
and carried red poinsettias.
1t. Miley is the son of Brig. Gen
and Mrs. William M. Miley of Fort
Benning and is a graduate OF the
Military Academy 1t. Joe H. War
ren was his best man and the ushers
were 1t. E. Parmly ", 1t. j. M.
Gridley, 1t. J. D. Park, 1t. F. c.
Badger, Capt. c. L. Steel and Capt.
j. A. Stewart. The Rev. John B.
Walthour officiated at the ceremony
After their wedding trip 1t. and
Mrs. Miley will go to Columbus, Ga,
where he will be on duty at Fort
Bennine,
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Princeton Visitors
To Be Entertained

Members Of the Princeton Tri-
angle Club will participate in gay
round of parties while they are here
Friday for the presentation of the
clubs 1916 musical extravaganza
Clear the Track" to be held that
evening at Roosevelt High School.
Judge and Mrs. J. Edgar Murdock
and their deputante daughter, Miss
Sarah Martha Murdock, will give an
informal buffet luncheon for about
so members of the group. All of the
seasons debutantes will be included
in the list of young ladies invited
to the fete.
The visiting undergraduates also
will be among the guests at the
debut tea to be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Winslow B. Van Devanter for
their daughter, Miss Ethel Earling
Van Devanter, on Friday afternoon
at the Sulgrave Club. And in the
evening, some of them will attend
the informal dance at which the
Brazilian Ambassador and Senhora
de Martins will present their daugh-
ter, Senhorita Nora Martins.
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Station, Miss Ethel Van Devanter
Miss Sophie Finkenstaedt, Miss
Helen Harrison and Miss Nancy
Slocum, who used to live here and
is visiting Miss Chaplin. Their din
ner partners included Mr.. Bates
Littlehales, Mr.. John Tierney, Mr.
William Blair, Mr.. Grant Wilson
Mr.. Peter Van Slyck, Mr.. John
Keppel, Mr.. Robert Goelet, Mr.. John
Minor and MeSSrs. James Scott and
Arthur Birney.
The debutante's sister, glamorouS
Miss Muriel Maddox, who has been
| following stage career in New
York, was down. of course, for the
party and for Christmas too. Last
night she looked extremely chic in
black trimmed in sequins. Her bro
ther, Mr.. Charles H. Maddox, jr.,
was just back from New York, where
he went for Miss Abby Rockefeller
Millions debut at the Ritz Carlton
on Saturday.
Causing a mild sensation were
the identical Baker twins, Eugenia
and Betty, who never took more
than two steps without being cut
in. In contrast to most of the
girls who wore strapless gowns
they were dressed in long -sleeveo
jersey blouses, pencil slim cream
satin skirts and gold belts. Also
obviously having much fun were
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Kaufman
Miss Edith RedWay, her brother
Mr.. Albert j. RedWay III, Mr.. Perry
Wheeler, doing a snappy polka; Mr.
Michael Scott, whose samba was
good enough to be professional
Miss Delight Wood, attractive in
gold satin, and Mr.. Dorsey Fisher,
celebrating his homecoming from
England.
Still others who wanted this party
to go on and on were Miss Rosalind
Rust, Mr.. Monroe Hunter, Mr.. John
Galliher, Miss Marion Norris, Mr..
James Parks, Mr.. Harry Hoskinson,
the William Merriams, Mr.. Lewis
MacCracken, Mr.. Nathan Bartlett
and Mr.. Sherry McAdam. Mrs. Wal
ZACH Merriam was there, of course,
and Commodore and Mrs. John
Magruder, Mr.. and Mrs Laurence
Green and Mrs. Rudolph Max
Kaufman.
Capt. and Mrs. Maddox dined at
the F Street Club with Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Owen Coffin, whose other
guests were Vice Admiral and Mrs.
Patrick N. L. Bellinger, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Jerauld Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles C. Glover, Mr..
Pendleton Turner and Mr.. George
Meyer, Mrs. Collins brother. Still
another dinner was given by Miss
Dorothea Drayton who entertained
Miss Anne Bryan, Mr.. Robert Sim
mons, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dormer Can
non, Miss Peggy Houghteling. Mr..
George Haselton and Mr.. Charles
Happier.
Capt. and Mrs Paul Cassard en-
tertained at dinner before this
dance for their daughter, Miss
Karen Cassard, who is home from
Bryn Mawr. Their guests were
Miss Leslie Anne Smith, Mrs.
George Rector, Miss Patricia Appel,
Midshipman Robert Jasperson, jr.;
Midshipman Warrington c. Cobb,
Mr.. Halbert M. Sloat, jr, and Mr..
Jonathan w. Sloat.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Betty St. Clair
Becomes Bride

The marriage of Miss Betty st.
Clair, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Labert st. Clair to Mr. Jerome
Hardy, son of Mrs. Irene Hardy of
Pelham, N. Y. formerly of Washing
ton, took place In the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church in New York
December l3.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and had as her maid
of honor her sister. Miss Jean ST.
Clair of MuSkogee, Okla. Mr.. Neil
Hardy of this city was his brothers
best man
The bride and bridegroom both are
engaged in editorial work in New
York. Mrs. Hardy is on the staff of
"a fashion accessories magazine and
Mr.. Hardy is with Doubleday Doran,
book publishers. The couple will
make their home at ST West 88th
street in New York City. They are
both former editors of the Old Line,
University of Maryland magazine.
Evening star., 1946-12-24

fortably furnished, and Mrs Hemp
stones on-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Swift, will
make their home there through the
remainder of the winter.
Mrs. Sheldon ard Mrs. Hempstone,
with their niece, stood in the wide
hall to receive their several hum
dred guests and Sidney played for
dancing in the music room, the
dancers also using one end Of the
hall. Quantities of holly with other
Christmas green's and red berries
were used to bank the mantels and
fill the vases on the small tables
placed for the guests. The long
buffet table in the dining room was
centered by a large cluster of holly,
the leaves of which were edged III
white. This was held in a large
loving cup presented to the debu-
tantes great-grandfather, Crosby
S. Noyes, by the citizens of Wash
ington in appreciation Of the many
valued services rendered to the Ma
tion's Capital during his so years
of service. The cup was presented
June 7, 1904.
Evening star., 1946-12-24

Miss Noyes wore a becoming
gown, the long, full skirt of black,
with a plaid blouse in pastel shades
of pink, silver and blue. On her
shoulder she wore a cluster of pink
camellias and carried an old-fash-
ioned bouquet of pink sweetpeas and
roses with forget-me-nots. Both
hostesses were in black gowns made
long, Mrs. Sheldon's having gold
sequins embroidered in flower de-
sign on the bodice. and Mrs. Hemp
stones having transparent yoke
embroidered in black sequins.
Presiding at the prettily appointed
table yesterday were Mrs. Rudolph
Max Kaufman, Mrs. Samuel Hay
Kaufman, Mrs. Crosby Noyes
Boyd, Mrs. Benjamin M. McKelWay,
Mrs. Henry D. Flood, Mrs. Berkeley
L. Simmons, Mrs. Alfred Chester
Flather' and Mrs. Gretchen Smith.
Mrs, Green, mother of the debu-
tante, also assisted, as did Mrs.
Swift and Mrs, Arthur M. Hill,
daughter of Mrs. Sheldon.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Mission Group Brings Sunshine
To Umderbrivileged Children
By Ruth Dean

With shouts of delight, a group
of small children gathered around
a tree at the Gospel Mission yester-
day and waited with impatient ex-
citement for distribution of the
gifts piled beneath it.
The party was given by the Sum
shine and Community Society, COM
plete with ice cream and cake. and
though Santa couldn't manage to
be there in person, his image por-
trayed by life-SiZe Christmas seals
was on the gift-filled shopping bags
distributed to each child.
The children began the festivities
with singing Christmas songs un-
der the direction of their kinder
garten teacher, Mrs. Leon Donly-
colt. After the last childish treble
had died away on strains of Away
in the Manger," the boys and girls
gathered around a long table and
wasted no time making the ice
cream disappear.
The big moment arrived when
Mrs. E. P. Evans, chairman of the
party, and Mrs F. L. Moore, her CO.
chairman, announced the presents
were ready to be given out. In a
whirl of excitement, the children
gathered around them. Assisting
Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Moore were
Mrs. Hazel G. Matson, acting presi-
dent of the society, and Mrs. Harvey
V. Prentice. wife of the superin-
tendent of the Mission.
One little girl. with blond hair
and blue eyes, was too shy to say
anything when presented with her
bag, but her wide-eyed wonder
ment spoke louder than words.
Some of the little ones stood by
anxiously. wondering as each name
Evening star., 1946-12-24
|TW0 Buds Presented
at T ea Dance IN
|Cbeuy Chase Club

Judge and Mrs. J. Edgar Murdock
and Mr.. and Mrs. Neville Miller
were Joint hosts at a tea dance yes
terday at the Chevy Chase Club,
where they introduced their daugh-
ters, Miss Sarah Martha Murdock
and Miss Gale Miller, to Washing
ton society.
The debutantes and their parents
| formed the receiving line before the
fireplace in the ballroom, with Sid
neys Orchestra playing for dancing
at the far end of the gaily deco
rated room. The buffet table on the
adjoining inclosed porch also was
adorned with holiday greens.
Both young girls wore bouffant
gowns of white tulle. The OIL
shoulder bodice and puffed sleeves
of Miss Murdocks gown were
trimmed with silver cording, and
the high, round neckiine and bodice
of Miss Miller's gown were trimmed
with gold kid. Both held arm bou-
quets of scarlet carnations.
Mrs. Murdock's gown was OF yel-
low crepe shot With gold thread ana
Mrs. Miller was in wine color crepe.
Between three and four hundred
young folk, members of old Wash
ington families, were invited to the
party, and from out of town there
were Miss Murdock's roommate and
classmate at Smith College, Miss
Christine Williams Biddle of Port
land, Oreg.; Miss Mary Elizabeth
Simmons of New York, formerly of
Washington; Mr.. Richard Kraffert
and Mr.. Thomas Lowrie of Titus
vile, Pa, and Mr.. Catesby Jones
and Mr.. William Jones of Rich
mond.
Miss Miller returned Friday from
Vassar College where she is fresh
man, and both she and Miss Muir
dock will return to school January s..
Evening star., 1946-12-24
|, if his or hers would be

was called, if his or hers would be
next.
There were new dolls and dresses
for the little girls and bright new
red fire trucks and other me-
chanical toys for the boys. 1t was
like any big childrens birthday
party, but for many of these chill
dren it will probably remain an un-
.forgettable Christmas.
The party followed a 20-year Gus
tom. The kindergarten is a special
project of the Sunshine and Com
munity Society, Mrs. Prentice ex-
planned. and every year the party
which it gives for these children,
many of whom come from under
privileged families in the neighbor-
hood. is the high light of the So
ciety's Christmas philanthropic pro-
gram
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Patricia Martin
Becomes Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Adolph Martin
of Westmoreland Hills have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Patricia Hammond
Martin, to 1t. Raymond Edward
Thayer, now on duty at Fort Sill,
Okla.
A graduate of, Holy Cross Acad-
emy, the bride-elect also attended
the University of Maryland and now
is a student at VaSsar College.
1t. Thayer is the son of Comdr
Lewis Mckay Thayer of the Coast
Guard and Mrs. Thayer of San
Francisco. He attended San Juan
Military Academy in Puerto Rico
and the Severn School and is a
graduate of the United States Mill
tary Academy.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
In the NezVs

Word has been received in Wash
ington of the appointment OF Sir
Reginald Leeper as Australian Min
lister to the Argentine. Sir Reginald
is the uncle of Miss Monica Kaspar,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Kaspar of Washington. Miss
Kaspar now makes her home in
London, where she is connected
with the British Foreign Ohce.
After the death of her mother she
made her home in Washington for
some time with her grandparents,
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Josef Kaspar,
and has visited her uncle and aunt,
DR.. and Mrs. Huron w. Lawson In
Washington.
Miss Mary Stewart Price will join
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Allen
Ingram Price, today after attending
the debutante cotillion and Christ
mas pail last evening in New York
She was among the guests at the
dinner which her uncle and aunt,
DR.. and Mrs. Virgil Damon gave
for their debutante daughter, Miss
Mary Marshall Damon, preceding
the cotillion.
Miss Damon and Miss Cornelia
Vanderbilt Davis, daughter of Mrs.
Robert l.. Stevens and Mr.. Henry
Gassaway Davis III of New York,
will come to Washington Thursday
to spend the holidays with Capt
and Mrs. Price and take part in the
many debutante festivities here.
Miss Davis is a great-great-grand-
daughter of the late Senator Henry
Gassaway Davis of West Virginia
and a granddaughter of Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Stevens
Gaillard have given up Gilcliff, their
home near Charleston, IS. c., and
have come to Washington to make
their home with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
A. Erwin.
Miss Jessie Mason Mcneil of Ell
Paso, who is senior at Duke
University, has arrived here to spend
the Christmas holidays with her
aunt. Mrs. Frank Lassiter, and he1
cousin. Miss Lillian ChenoWeth.
1t. Col and Mrs. C. A. Baumanr
were hosts at an eggnog party Sat-
urday evening.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
To Be Married

Announcement is made by. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank H. Griffin OF Ole
Orchard, Wawa, Pa, of the engage
ment of their daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Logan MacCoy, jr, to 1t
Comdr. James Sands, son OF Mrs
William Franklin Sands of Wash
ington and the late Mr.. Sands. He
is the grandson of the late Real
Admiral and Mrs. James Hogan
Sands of Washington and OF the
late Or. and Mrs. John Keating o1
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Engagement

Mrs. o. C. Gordon of Litchfield,
ILL.,, announces the engagement of
her daughter, Miss Dolores Overfield
Gordon, to Mr.. M. j. Kehrberg. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus j. Kehr-
berg of Washington.
Miss Gordon was graduated from
the Akin School and the Tomlinson
Business College of st. Petersburg
Fla, and is an employe at the
United States Marine Corps Head
quarters in this city.
MI. Kehrberg served three years
with the Navy in the South Pacific
during the war.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Miss Mira Noyes Given Party
Home Of Late Grandparents
BIZ Katharine NJ. Brooks

Washingonians members Of families prominent in the
the debutane uncles
Luther Sheldon Capt and
daughter
Theodore Moves She is home from Wells
dbutanes Of the
Theodore
w. Hampshire the of the e
Both Sheldon Mrs Hempsone
their formal
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Coming Out Party at Sulgrave Club
Brilliant Ball Last Eueuivg
Marks Evelyn Madd0x's DebAt
By Betty Beale

York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
took place the Sugave Club last night
NJ retired Maddox Of
debutante about
this which carried
parties Newport
able invite
only few Evelyn will be
parents friends at tea in the spring
bellies handsomest beaux town. beautiful flowers
the finest champagne
Cquo this of the special affairs of the
held forth
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Parties Planned

Capt. Richard Martin Scruggs,
! U. S. N, and Mrs. Scruggs will
entertain at an eggnogg party Sum-
day from to 8 o'clock in their
| home in Arlington.
Their daughter, Miss Louise
Scruggs, will be hostess at din
ner Saturday evening, entertaining
before the cotilllon at the officers
Club Of the Army War College.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Martha Ann Harper
Engaged to Wed

Mrs. Joseph S. Harper OF Chevy
Chase announces the engagement
of her daughter. Miss Martha Ann
Harper, to Mr.. William H. Pattison
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pattison
of Bethesda. The ceremony will
take place February II at 4:3O
o'clock in All Saints Church, Chevy
Chase, DR.. C. w. Lowry officiating
The .bride-elect was graduated
from the Washington School for
Secretaries. Mr. Pattison is grad
uate of Dewitt Preparatory School
and the United States Merchant
Marine Academy
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Makes Debut
1t Luncheon

Miss Joan Frances Nicholl, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard c.
Nichol, made her debut in Wash
ngton at a luncheon yesterday
at the MayfoWer Hotel. The
Nichols formerly made their home
in Baltimore and about half of the
guests yesterday were from that city.
Miss Nicholl was presented to
Baltimore society at the first Mon
day German of the Bachelors Co.
tjllion
Evening star., 1946-12-24

In the drawing room On the IlTSt
floor and later in the ballroom
whenever the orchestra took rest.
But wherever he was he was sur
pounded by the most appreciative
audience.
Miss Maddox, who has blue eyes,
light brown hair and is very lovely
looking, made an arresting picture
as she stood with her mother and
father to receive their guests. She
wore a Tape gown of white tulle,
sprinkled with silver stars and Sc
quins, over cloth of silver. 1t was
fashioned off the shoulder and with
full skirt. Rhinestone stars in her
hair and a spray of 10 orchids, three
white and seven lavender ones, which
she held, completed her costume.
One would never have guessed by
her appearance last evening that
she haG been sick in bed with q
Sinus infection ever since she ar
rived home from school. With IA
invitations for the tWo-and-a-half
weeks of vacation, her own party
was the first she has been able to
attend.
Rivalling the debutante in attrac-
tiveness was her equally good-look-
ing mother. Mrs. Maddox wore a
light blue, almost ice blue, crepe
gown which was exquisitely ap-
pliqued with blue lace shot with
silver. Her gown was perfectly set
off BY her beautiful diamond neck
laces, earrings and orchid hand
corsage.
White chrysanthemums and mag
nifcent baskets and bouquets Of
flowers sent to Miss Maddox, formed
q background for the receiving line
and decorated the ballroom, card
rooms and ovalroom. Spruce trees
stood on either side of the entrance
to the ballroom and the green and
white motif was carried out in the
buffet centerpiece. And the first
thing the guests saw as they entered
the Sulgrave Club was an enormous,
gayly decorated Christmas tree.
This dance got under way almost
Immediately after 1890 o'clock and
at no time during the evening did
the numbers on the ballroom floor
thin out. With at least two nen
to every girl, there was never a
slow moment, even after o'clock in
the morning when Cliff Hall took
over in place of the orchestra.
Engrossed in playing at some
point in the evening were Miss
Clare Fahnestock, Mr.. Brooke Ar
matt, Miss Jaqueline Bouvier, who
is home from Pennington; Miss
Hills Morris, lovely in eggshell
tulle; Mr.. Robert P Patterson, jr.;
Miss Leila Dickey and Mr.. Lucio
IaiS.
Having a whirl on the dance floor
were Miss Mira Moves. Miss Miriam
Bellinger and Miss Ellen Blair
jackson, the latter wearing a white
tulle gown trimmed with irridescent
seouins. Miss Jackson was hostess
at a dinner last evening in honor
of Miss Helen Chaplin, who was cos
TUNED in cream satin topped by a
corsage of red camellias. Miss Mad
dox was supposed to have been AT
this dinner, but because OF not feel
ing well, she rested at home until
time for her dance.
Others at the dinner were Miss
patricia Southgate Miss Lucy
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announcement.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Sickel Of
Somerton, Philadelphia, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Jean Aloise Sickel, to Mr.
George Guthrie Patrick, son OF DR.
and Mrs. Austin L. Patrick of Over
brook Hills, Philadelphia, formerly
of Washington.
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Deb to Be Feted

Miss Joan Burke, daughter OF
Mrs. Stephen Burke, entertained
at luncheon today in honor Of Miss
Sarah Murdock, debutante daugh-
ter of Judge and Mrs. John Edgar
Murdock.
Included among the guests were
Mrs. Edgar j. Murdock, jr., ano
the Misses Sallie Garrett, Suzanne
Bell, Patricia Fraser, Elizabeth
Murdock, Christine Biddle, Patricia
Liebell, Joan Carson, Jean Croker
Nancy Sullivan and Patrice Schu-
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Christmas Fete

Comdr. and Mrs. Walter r. Ames-
bury, jr., entertained at gay
Christmas party late yesterday at
their home on P street. The large
group of guests included a number
from the diplomatic corps and from
official Washington society.
Evening star., 1946-12-24

Mrs. Roscoe H. Alleman Of this
city has announced the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Alleman to Mr. Louis r. Kengla, son
of Mrs. Thomas G. Kengla and the
late Mr.. Kengla of this city.
The wedding will take place in
February.
Evening star., 1946-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Holman,
Stillman of Montclair, N. j., viii
arrive today to spend Christina
with the latter's parents, Brig. Gen
Fred Sewer Robillard, U. S. M. c.
and Mrs. Robillard. They will re-
main through Sunday.
Evening star., 1946-03-24

abroad. Four of them have been hung in
New York's Museum of Modem Art. The
pictures on these pages show Siegel as
musician and photographer, and include some
of the finest examples of his camera work.
Siegel hardly ever photographs anything
but musician. He says he likes to show what
goes on inside people when they're under the
spell of music - what is in the face is in
the mind" Still, he would have little chance
to ride his hobby but for the indulgence of
Eugene Ormandy, the orchestra's conductor.
Wanted 0zm2nAy's Leica
lHE two men have been good friends for
Is years. The conductor, reformed camera
addict himself, once brought Leica over
from Europe. In 1887 Siegel, who had been
puttering around with inferior models, spot
ted it and asked to buy it. With certain
pride, Ormandy says, II am not in the selling
business, 50 gave it to him."
Siegel Immediately began swapping pictures
at rehearsals. He sneaked thenl." Orn,andy
Evening star., 1946-03-24
by James r. Miller

recalls. He thought didn't know, but l
saw him every time. Finally told him l
knew what he was up to and hoped he was
enjoying it."
Orn,andy's sanction has made it easy for
Siegel to photograph almost every fine
musician of the day - his fellow orchestra
members. dozens of guest conductors and
scores of celebrated soloists. Since none of
them has ever complained, he can only con-
clude that they like it as much as he does.
Siegel was somewhat apprehensive when
he prepared for his first photographs of Arturo
Toscanini conducting. Counting heavily on
the maestros nearsightedness. he went ahead
There was no incident. After the performance,
it befell Siegel to help Toscanini into waiting
automobile. The conductor peered into his
face. "Ah, the cellist. Please let me have some
of the pictures if they are good"
Fritz Kreisler, to whom Ormandy had given
one of Siegers pictures, later met the cellist
in restaurant. Siegel asked if he could photo
graph him again. ANY time, of course" said
rw-sau