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been winner in many local,
regional and national tournaments.
The master plan committee has
decided that master points won in
open pair events having three or
more sessions and in open team
events having two or more sessions,
OF all regional tournaments, shall
count toward life membership. The
requirements therefore now are that
80 points must have been won in
national championship competition,
or so points in national events and/
or open pair events, conducted in
two or more sessions of the follow
ing regional tournaments. All
American, M dwest Conference,
formerly the Western States, Gen.
trail States, Eastern States and the
Southeastern.
Mrs. j. G. Seabourne of Washing
ton and Mrs. Claire P. Barnet and
Mrs. r, w. Byrns both of Alexandria
have been made new masters.
The American Veterans Commit
tee closed its spring duplicate tour
nament series May Is at Pierce Hall.
The winners were Irving Rotten
berg and John Rosenthal, north and
south, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ely Wag-
ner, east and west. A new series will
begin next fall.
The monthly individual game at
the Capital City Chess Club last
Monday resulted in a tie between
Miller Roberts and Dr. C. c. Nc
Donnell.
In the eight table master point
game at Miss Maize Buie's studio
in South Cathedral Mansions the
victorious pair was Miller Roberts
and James G.. Stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
By Florence S. Berrymon

The Fifth Annual Exhibition Of
the Artists Guild of Washington
opened at the Arts Club last SUM-
day, to remain through June Is. AL
though this young organization was
started just after Pearl Hsrbor
by a group of artists of progressive
inclinations, it's exhibitions cannot
be termed radical. About rs per cent
of the present display of more than
20 paintings, sculpture and graphic
arts Is within the framework of re-
presentation.
In viewing each seasons crop of
local ANIMALS, largely composed Of
works available for acquisition by
the public, wonder why so small
a proportion of them have qualities
calculated to appeal to people, to
make them say, ooh, I must have
this" In the present exhibition, I
noted II items which I imagine
would not arouse spark Of desire
In the average homeowner.
Paul Leland Thompson's Dream
or" impressed me as one OF the
best things in the show-a fairly
large canvas depicting a young man
standing meditatively on the shore
of 1impid sea. The color is lovely,
and the scene has feeling Of in
finite space, fresh air and timeless-
ness; 1t suggests more than it repre-
sents. Aida Conover's nicely painted
'Mending Nets" on the other hand,
Is strictly matter-of-fact. The sea
has gotten into two other paintings
in the show: Lois Mailou Jones
nautical "Still Life with Fish" ex-
ecuted with her usual competence,
and Lenore Strauss little Descent
in watercolor and wax on plaster,
with a hint OF william Blake.
Several portraits in the exhi-
bition include two of artists who are
themselves represented: Carl N.Y.
quist's sensitive capture of Ann
Wolfe, sculptor, and Andrea Zerega' s
Interpretation of Walter Carnelli,
which does not strike me as like
ness. Eugen Weisz shows hand
some naughty profile Of woman
against warm blue background,
reminiscent of certain. Italian Re-
naissance portraits. Harold Giese's
Girl Reading" is the best painting
I have seen by him; the medium,
oil on paper. gives it an interest
ing texture. His watercolor Head"
too, is good. Pietro Lazzari's En-
lightenment" suggests gaunt st.
John or an early Christian.
About third of all exhibits are
landscapes or urban scenes. Paul
Arts synthesis of New York avenue
and Fifteenth street gives the
flavor of that busy corner without
being strictly naturalistic. Walter
Carnelli's "Hagerstown" is a remote
likeness in simple horizontal areas,
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for a printed cachet for July 4. with
mailing from Is different naval
vessels. Send unsealed. stamped,
self addressed envelopes, size 81
only, and remittance OF / cent for
each cover forwarding charge.
British evacuation of Egypt is be-
ing celebrated by the release of a
10-milliemes red-violet and green
Egyptian stamp representing a
native soldier raising the national
flag.
1 Airmail service will be inaugurated
at Bozeman, Mont, on or about June
20, and a special caehet has been
authorized for first covers flown.
The Netherlands Information Bu-
reau announces special cancella-
ton die to be applied to mail in
commemoration of the centennial
of the town of Holland, Mich, Au-
gust ] to "a. Readers desiring covers
thus marked should send self
addressed envelopes size 81 to Di-
rector of the Post Office, The Hague.
with international reply coupons to-
pay for stamps needed.
The keenest, most incisiye OBJ
servations on philately sometimes
are those of persons who are not
themselves practitioners of the
worlds favorite hobby. For ex-
ample, DR.. Luther H. Evans. Librar-
ian of Congress, in the course of
private conversation recently, re-
marked: Stamps are both docu-
ments of historical value and au-
tnentic works of graphic art
S. A. Wagner, 1172 City Park
avenue, and Leonard V. Huber, 204
Fairway drive, New Orleans, are
preparing to write a history of the
postal service in that city. They will
welcome the assistance of any and
all persons having information of
value on the subject.
The following lines from the
Christian Science Monitor have been
suggested for stamp collectors
scrapbook:
Regularly twice each day
Mr.. Driscoll came this way,
Trailing in his aura mild
Some adoring dog or child.
Twice each day, exactly timed,
Up the steep front steps he climbed.
Double chimed ...
And smiled" .
Kate Bracket is the author.
| Many members of the family"
of the Ringing Brothers Barnum
& Bailey Circus are stamp enthusi-
asts, and while they are in town
they will be welcomed at the Smith
sonian Institution, where the off,
cial Government display of phila-
telic material is on view, and at the
Philatelic Agency. where selected
| specimens of all current commence
rative stamps are on sale.
The illustrated .article on the
| postage stamp centennial in Life
| for June 2 contains inaccuracies or
half truths" of which the generality
of readers, as well as stamp col
lectors, should beware. For example,
the statement that Booker T. Wash
| ington was placed on an obscure
10-cent stamp to soothe Southern
Congressman.
Reproduced herewith Is the design
| for the new Canadian commence
| "a tive for the QQth anniversary of
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One Wife Was
One Too Many
MIR. BREMBLE'S BUTTONS #
BY Dorothy Langley. (Simon g.
Schuster; S2.75.)
Reviewed by
MARTHA LEWIS.

- >N osAAJ A1%AAS,ASJs iotptoh "
Schuster, S275.J
Reviewed by
MARTHA LEWIS. -
Mr.. Bremble liked to quote Eng
llsh poets, do word puzzles,
play word games, and secretly COL
lect buttons But mostly, Mr.. Brem-
Bile did these things as an escape
from his rotund, domineering wife
Amelia.
Living with Amelia was something
like spending your days in tor
ture chamber Not that she wasn't
| a good woman"-in the towns
eyes, that is. She theoretically or
ganized drives, headed crusades. and
loved club life. She was equally
devoted to making Henry Bremble
as frustrated a little man as DOS
sible.
Her conversation consisted main
ly of adages and generalizations
such as Children owe something
to their parents, "a gentleman can
always be judged by the appear
ance of his nails" and AN men like
to drive q car She gooed over
fellow club members, but knitted
them numerically when their backs
were turned She all but lived in
church, but seldom practiced Chris
tianity.
1t did not help matters in the
least that Amelia's mother, who
all too frequently visited the Brem-
Bile household, was exactly like her.
Between the two of them, Henry
Bremble was driven straight to the
couch of psychiatrist-at Amelia S
insistence. naturally.
Henry Bremble's troubles grow
and grow until one wonders how
this poor little man can ever pull
himself out of his unhappiness.
However, he eventually energies the
victor, though not through the ef-
forts Of the psychiatrist, nor of his
wife.
You'll feel that at one time or
another you've known a Mr.. and
Mrs. Bremble It's good entertain
ment, sometimes hilarious, some
times sad. Mrs. Langley has done
herself proud.
NOVELS AND STORIES. BY
Robert Louis Stevenson Duel, Sloan
& Pearce; $3.50.
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Art and Artists

as Is also margaret CaIeS phultlllS
OF "Aurora-W West Virginia Farms.
Alfred McAdams' CONSTRUCTION
constitutes an allover pattern In
soft warm colors. Alice Aeheson's
Spring Landscape" and Herman
Maril's "Slum Clearance" are I'M
mistakably characteristic Of their
respective techniques.
Prentiss Taylor's 'Tepozotlan
Rooftop" has the uncompromising
bleak brightness of an early Chirico
without being surrealistic. Mr.. Tay-
lor's lithotint Budapest Quartet
is an engaging addition to his long
series of musical portraits. Jack
Perlmutter's Elevated Scene" In
harsh bright colors is successful in
conveying the speed and clatter OF
the 81" which is acquiring a curious
nostalgia charm as 1t becomes ex-
tinct.
The works in sculpture are few
but varied. Ann Wolfe shows the
major exhibit in this medium,
Woman" of central American in
fiuence, cut from a block Of Italian
marble of dark red and white
qualification Sarah SHERMAN has
taken full advantage of the grain
in her beautifully textured wood
Burmese Head" Alice Decker s
mahogany monkey is a winning nat
uralistic little animal. Leo Steppat
is represented with a larger-than-
life-size head In terra Gotta, of repel-
lent archaic simplicity.
Six Washingtonians
The Barnett Alden Gallery has a
group show of "a paintings, by six
Washington artists, each represented
by four works. Although five of the
artists are experimentalists, their
approaches differ radically, and with
the conservative paintings by John
Robinson, have added up to show
of considerable variety. Incidentally,
four of the six are represented in
the Artists Guild annual. q
Jack Berkman's expressionistic
group includes Sunday Morning" a
shrewd comment on the subject.
William Calfee's Winged Dispute"
a mysterious, abstruse work, was be-
yond my comprehension, but his CO.
lossal Toad" and Horse" painted
on two surfaces, the upper one of
glass, are ineligible. Pietro Lag
zari, haunted by the war, the atom
bomb and related evils, has sug-
gested their effect in such works as
his polychrome cement, Things We
Don't Talk About" In the same
medium he has a much lighter
Composition" with incised nude
figures.
Jacob Kainen's paintings range
from his near realistic Gray
Church" and Rose Window" sug-
costing the effulgence of stained
glass, to his distractions based on
marines. Jack Perlmutter also Is
abstract in some works, semi in
others, but sharp and clean cut, with
harsh, bright colors and jutting
angles, in contrast to Mr.. Kainen' S
muffled colors and softened outlines.
Mr.. Perlmutter's Bronx Evening"
seemed particularly good to me, and
his caustic Highway Scenery" a
panorama of billboards, ought to be
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rary of Congress for the Pennell
Collection in addition to three prize
winners.
Mr.. Thal's drypoints are natural
istic in treatment, and deal with
picturesque or dramatic aspects of
rural and urban life.
Exhibits in Portugal
Alexander Clayton, a native of
Chevy Chase, Md, and long resi-
dent of this area and prominent in
the artists colony here, was honored
with an exhibition of his paintings
recently in Lisbon. The show, spon-,
- ny the United States Embassy
there, inaugurated Lisbon's new
Galeria de Arte Instanta. 1t was
opened by Hon. Cavendish w. Can
non, our new Ambassador to Yugo-
slavia, in the absence of Ambassador
Baruch.
Mr.. Clayton received extensive
and praiseful reviews in Lisbons
newspapers for his display of more
than 40 works in oil, tempera, water
color, pastel and drawing, some of
his work being done on plastic ma
terial, instead of paper or canvas.
Some startling statements appeared
in these reviews, for instance:
American painting. as other
manifestations of culture of the
Great Hemisphere is of recent crea-
ton. The first notable works have
only appeared in the middle of the
present period when new esthetic
processes have been revealed"
Westinghouse who are well &C
quainted with Mr.. Clayton's paint
ing, may be interested to learn that
one Lisbon art critic described it as
accumulated vanguardist expression
marked by spiritual feeling"
The artist, who has been in Por-
tugal since early in 1916, is returning
home this month.
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The post Office at Treasure Island,
N. j., will be reopened for the sum-
mer on June Is. Collectors wanting
cancellations should send stamped
and self addressed envelopes to
postmaster with clipping of this
notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

International airmail tonnage has
increased 77169o since the reduced
rates went into effect November J..
According to an official Navy De-
partment statement, the Navy will
sponsor a special John Paul Jones
cachet on July 6. the booth ami
versary of the birth of the first
American naval hero" The design
is an adaptation of the bust of Jones
by the French sculptor, Jean An
tome Houdon. Covers (self -ad-
dressed, stamped and ready to go)
should be sent to Public Informa-
ton Officer, United States Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md. not later
than July 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
What We Must Do to Protect Ourselves
AGAINST AnnihiIotion by Atom Bombs

THE PROBLEM OF REDUCING vULNERABnITY TO
ATOMIC BOMBS
BY Ansley j. Coae. princeton University Press, s2J
Reviewed by WILLIAM H. HARRISON.
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reproduced in q large edition and
sent to every highway commission in
the country.
John Robinson's naturalistic works
comprise the most ingratiating group
from the lay standpoint. Among
them are speaking likeness of the
Barnett Alden Gallery, a clever self
portrait with reflections on the glass.
and a sympathetic Mother and
Child"
Boston Printmaker
The Division of Graphic Arts
United States National Museum, a. :
Just opened an exhibition of d.
points by Sam Thai of Boston, j,
the Smithsonian Building, to re-
main through June %.
The artist, born in 1904, studied
painting and sculpture at the Beaux
Arts Academy, the National Acad-
envy of Design and the Art Students
League of New York, as well as the
school of the Boston Museum of
Fine Arts. Interested at first in
architectural sculpture, he has aban-
doned 1t in recent years to devote
his time to print making.
Although Mr.. Thai is represented
In the permanent collections of five
museums, and has been the recipient
of a number of awards, the present
exhibition is his first one man print
show. He is simultaneously repre-
sented in the fifth national exhibit
ton of prints, which opened last
month at the Library of Congress,
with two of the drypoints also in
cluded in the Smithsonian show.
These are "Chad's Place." a dra-
matte mountain landscape with a
lonely cabin and farm buildings
seen in the distance beyond great
gnarled dead tree, which fills the
foreground, and Time Out" lush
pastoral. The aforementioned was
one of 80 prints acquired by the Lii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

Reviewed by JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
the known everybody
but the number who actually read his with unaoyd
follow
Auld difficult understand
without compromising what they The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Two Biographical Works on Robert Burns
Called Instructive and Satisfying

WIND THAT SHAKES BARLEY
BY James Barke. (Macmiuan; So
ROBERT BURNS: RANTIR DOG POET OF COMMON MAN
BY John Lindsey. (LiDeright; $249J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Qbe Sunday Star
Weekly Book Survey

The Sunday Star has arranged i1ith some OF
the leading booksellers OF Washington and
suburban areas to report each t0eek the books
Which sell best as guide to what Washington
is reading. A title must be named BY at least
four stores to appear on this chart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

average printed cachet with
Pnlatel Agency to mailing
Evening star., 1947-08-21

are reproduced in the final issue
Of the Congressional Record. filling
nearly 40 pages of fine print.
Yet, Senator Young said, "some
fellows who are doing the most ef-
fective lobbying here now are not
even registered"
No Examination Provided.
Senator OMahoney put it this
way:
"The futility of the law is evi-
oent in the fact that no committee
of Congress has been designated to
examine these reports or what ex-
penditures have been made in the
attempt to influence Congress to
pass or suppress certain legislation" "
The wyoming Senator noted that
many of the registrants showed
neither salaries nor expenses on the
ground that only part of their ef-
forts are devoted to lobbying.
"Publica ton of this list is in need
Evening star., 1947-08-21
CaroIinians 10 Gust
Inferracia| Group
By the Associated Press

HALIFAX, N. c., Aug. 21.-An
interracial church group composed
of white persons and Negroes had
until today to clear out Of Halifax
County-or meet sanitary regula-
tlons governing camp facilities.
The ultimatum was delivered by
County Sanitarian E. A. Hastings
Of Halifax. The move-on order
followed disclosure last night that
the group had camped earlier at a
colored womans' home in the
county.
Mr.. Hastings denied the group
was ordered to get out of the county
because of its interracial character.
He added, however, that there was
not a camping site in this North
eastern North Carolina county
which could comply with regula-
tions governing rest room facilities,
adequate fresh water supply and
garbage disposal.
1t was the second time within a
few days that representatives of
this organization favoring inter-
racial relations had been asked to
leave a North Carolina county.
In Columbia, also in Eastern
North Carolina, several white COL
lege students identified with a
Evening star., 1947-08-21

of revision so that more information
is available, Senator OMahoney
said. Congress will have to take
some action in self defense"
Lobbyists Must Register.
The lobbying law is part of the
Congressional Reorganization Act.
1t requires sworn statements by any
person attempting to influence the
passage or defeat of any Legislation"
showing data on employer, pay and
expenses.
Senate officials said that to date
the only action has been collection
and publication of the reports. They
added that they knew of no instance
in which the list was checked by any
committee to learn whether its wit
nesses were registered as lobbyists.
The act carries maximum PEN
atty OF a $1,000 fine and up to one
year imprisonment. To date no vio-
la ton charge has been filed.
Evening star., 1947-08-21

Yugoslav zone B OF the italian ter
ritory of Venezia Giulia.
Activities indicating that the
Army is digging in for the winter
and Gen. Lee and his staff make no
bones about them-include:
Preparations to install central
heating in requisitioned summer re-
sort hotels at Viareggio, search for
more space in the Leghorn area,
preparations to winteriZe temporary
| barracks and sidewall tents.
Stoves Are Returned.
A .rainload of stoves shipped to
Leghorn from the Morgan Line area
has been shipped back.
The ban imposed on further ship
ments of dependents of soldiers to
Italy. imposed when the Army be-
lieved it would be out by June 80,
has been lifted and the first new
troops the theater has received since
February-500 men-are due Au-
gust 81.
The italian government, biggest
buyer of surplus American war sup
plies, has been told the Army may
want to buy some of its stuff back.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Former Head Of WAVES
Named Insurance Director
By the Assesioted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Mrs
Douglas Horton, the former Mildred
McAfee, president of Wellesley Col
lege, was elected director of the
New York Life Insurance Co. yes
terday-the first woman in the his
tory of the company to hold such
a post.
During the war she served as
director of the WAVES. the Navy
women's reserve group, with the rank
OF captain.
George L. Harrison, New York
Life president, said that with a
large number of women holding in
surance or named as beneficiaries in
policies, it is only natural that they
should be represented on the direc-
tOrate
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u. ). Forces in ItaIy,
Awaiting Peace Pact,
Prepare for Winter
Nv the Associated pras.

LEGHORN, Italy, Aug. 21.-What
is left of the American Army in
Italy expects to spend the winter
here.
Departure of the remaining Allied
occupation forces hinges on Rus
sia's ratification of the Italian peace
treaty, already approved by the
United States, Britain and France
The troops are to be withdrawn
within 90 days after the effective
date Of the treaty. (Moscow has
not indicated when Russia will
sign.)
1t. Gen. John c. H. Lee, acting
theater commander. said he had
asked the War Department for
more money and supplies, as well
as replacement troops, to enable his
forces to continue their mission in
the theater.
Morgan Line Guarded.
That mission Gen. Lee defined as
the execution OF American commit
ments in the area under wartime
agreements, especially guarding the
western side of the Morgan Line
dividing the Allied zone A and the
Evening star., 1947-08-21

church organization opposed to
racial segregation. earlier this week
were ordered by about 300 irats
citizens to leave the community.
The students had been living at the
home of colored person.
A white spokesman for the Hail.
fax group identified himself as the
Rev. A. N. Durham, and said the
band Of about 80 white persons and
Negroes were representative of the
Church Of the Lord Jesus Christ of
the Apostolic Faith" He said they
had headquarters in New Jersey.
Other members of the group
identified their leader as a Bishop
Shay johnson, colored, of nearby
Tillery.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
West Virginia Hangar,
II Planes Ruzed by Fire
By the Associofed Press

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Aug. 21
Fire of undetermined origin
swept the municipal hangar at the
Morgantown Airport late yesterday
and Ralph Bishop, assistant air.
port manager, said that both the
structure and II planes inside were
a total loss.
Mr.. Bishop could give no immedi-
ate estimate of the damage. No in
juries were reported.
The city was struck by briet
electrical storm about the time the
blaze was discovered.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Lobbying Law Called
Futile by Senator'S;
Enforcement Urqed

Senator OMahoney, Democrat, Of
wyoming called the year-old con-
gressional lobbying law futile to-
day and Senator Young, Republican,
of North Dakota said it "either
should be enforced or repealed
In seperate interviews, both law
makers called a'reporters attention
to the BAT registrations filed with
Coungress. under the statute. These
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Sofe Yields S. in Pennies

NEW YORK. R.-Burglars who
took a 300-pound safe and a large
cash register from Louis Gold
dolfos bakery and hauled them
three miles across Brooklyn to break
them open got: From the safe, $5
in pennies. From the cash register
nothing.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
F u R n | S II N GS

ROBES-Cotton, rayon, nylon and
rayon, part WOOL plain shades.
plaids and bold motifs
were $40 to 1925, NOW s7.95