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and a half ago, the singer became
acquainted with an exceptionally
gifted young Chicagoan with whom
she has formed q partnership. Mr..
Cook has helped Miss Holman to
find and arrange new material
which the artists now call earth
songs"
Many distinguished personalities
were invited to hear them, among
these Deems Taylor. dean of Amer
ican composers. The latter ex-
pressed surprise at the fresh ap-
proach to ballads and folksongs the
partners were able to discover at
this late date, when the interpreta-
ton Of such seems to have become
standardized ~
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Symphony Concerts
To Feature Traubel
And czech Pianist

Helen Traubel, leading soprano of
the Metropolitan Opera, will be the
,soloist with the National Symphony
Orchestra this afternoon in Consti-
tuition Hall at o'clock.
DR.. Hans Kinder will conduct to-
day and Wednesday night, when
Rudolf Firkusny. famous Czech con-
cert pianist, will give the local pre-
miere to Martinu's Concerto No. o.
accompanied by the orchestra. This
will be the third composition Of
Martini that the National Sym
phony will have played within the
last three years. OF these, 'Thun-
derbolt," presented in 1947, is dedi-
Gated to DR.. Kinder.
The University Of Missouri re-
Gently bestowed an honorary doc
torate Of music upon Miss Traubel
for her contribution to music in this
country. Last year she was hon
ored in the same manner by the
University of Southern California.
Following in the footsteps of her
mother, Clara Stuhr, a well-known
st. Louis church and concert singer,
Miss Traubel began her musical
career by singing in the choir of the
Pilgrim Congregational Church in
her native city.
Mr.. Firkusny was born in Czecho-
slovakia and entered the State Con-
servatory at Brno at the age of 6.
Four years later he made his pro-
feSsional debut with the Prague
Philharmonic Orchestra. A grant
from the Czechoslovak government
IN 1923 for three months study
In France enabled him to estab-
lish his residence In Paris until
1910, when he came to the United
States.
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Coolidge Foundation
Offers 2Concerts

The Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Foundation In the Library of Con-
gress will open its current season
of chamber music concerts. with two
programs Friday and Saturday. The
Albenari Trio, Giorgio Ciompi, vio-
lin; Benar Heifetz, cello, and Erich
Itor Kahn, piano. will present the
first program on Friday which will
be devoted to compositions Of
Schubert.
The Berkshire String Quartet will
appear on Founders Day, Saturday,
assisted by Mr.. Kahn. The en-
semble Is now made up Of Urico
Rossi, julius Hegyi, violins; David
Dawson, viola, and Fritz Maag, cello.
A new quartet by Ross Lee Finney
will be included in the program.
The distinguished American COM
poser is expected to be present at
the concert. Marking the observ-
ance Of Founders Day, Mrs.
Coolidge will make personally the
presentation Of the Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge Medal in recog-
milton Of special services to cham
ber music.
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Programs OF the Week

Martinus Concerto No. e." Mr..
P,nrlkIusny;; !, WsinOerser's Czech
WASHINGTON OPERA GUILD CON;
pm. Excerpts from Verdis "Aida,"
Carmen" Puccinis La Boheme."
LIBBY HOLMAN. song recital: Pierce
Hall, $50 pm.
THURSDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME sYMPHONETTE.
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ssf:h..:1 ss,a: DsiiSs: HEss'
sons ssaa. HerS:rs eS1: Fsr'ss sdn. ss0r oa: iF.
You" Al stone. eornetist; starf's
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MARCEL DyPRE. erssn. recital: First
G.: a Duprss vision. HHas'0' OF. elael AZ: y
LISTS Variations on 'weinen.
ssEs1sas sn Ths%s "a
BANQUET Celeste" Dgpres Prelude,
RSsSie ss imDso7ssstioHSs' nvsss S'' on 10 SVEN a,
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
Dr., Hans Kinder. conductor; neigh
sehoo sSFsoNd $50 sSp'sTs p ce4srs PlescoDads Hfs
No. 40" Bartoks "Roumanian
Dances" Khschaturian's Suite
LlgsXX a9dMAN, a,d I song recital. Pierce
FRIDAY.
MATHEW ATT. y n.sI MsEzEzAN9TTE, E.asSe ,,. violin violin
dston eenstitution HDseca aa gao fGSn. p
Tartinis Concerto, D Minor; God.
Si,Is SsIas .cconss..9 ASm.ntisH1s;" s,1:"
Serr5 te the and PF'sa Verses. chamSss 1s:
from Korngcld's Incidental music TO
MUCH ADO A6Sut 'f.I,...d Nothing; ,rer;
TWisniawskkfs Wi w "polonaise srilliants'
ALBENERI TRIO, Library Of Congress,
Ssior. ssS p6 3d. sseH0:Fss ss ti3 na,o. 5a.
"Trio, = Flat Major, op. 100.
SATURDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME sYMPHoNETTE,
Icy Hail, $40 pm; jewels March
Sf.rtnre 81 Tme p.ndiss Mnsse nsns
sainpsR fsafaiasR flea Gsfe. LAOS Hot Foot nians M
bur D. Kieffer. xylophone ,soloist;
Police Parade"
WADE N. STEPHENS, organ recital;
LID. 8. Chapel. 8 pm.
BERKSHIRE STRING QUARTET.
Erich Itor Kahn. pianist, assisting;
Library s, Of consrsss, $40. $40 Pm.
s;nGssn ss Hsnnsy. esss asrt.s ter nGs str,1s: 0p;
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material, the Library's equipment
may be obtained by loan. Further
more, the establishment Of archives
in each State is being encouraged
where local scholars may have as
sistance In collecting the material
Of the region. State universities
frequently have such an archive
but the growing Importance Of the
work and the need to garner all
the material while it is still possible,
and before modern life has pene-
trated too far into the out-of-way
corners Of the country to obliterate
native customs, requires more spe-
cific planning.
Duncan Enrich, chief Of the folk
lore section Of the Library, has Sc
lected the music and songs now re-
leased, editing four Of the albums
himself. These consist Of Anglo
American songs, fiddle and banjo
pieces. William N. Fenton of the
Smithsonian Institution has con-
tributed an album of American In
dian music representative of dance
ritual and ceremony. Songs col
lected from miners in the Pottsville
and Wilkes-Barre Pa0 area, sew
eral Of them recorded in the mine
tunnels, have been edited by the
authority on folklore Of anthracite
miners, George Korson.
Latin Collection.
The Latin American albums in
clude music from Brazil, Mexico,
Venezuela and Puerto Rico. One of
the most priceless of these is the al
bum of songs collected by Melville
and Frances Herskovits in Bahia,
Brazil, where the relationship be-
tween Bahian music and that of
African origin is made apparent.
All of this vast amount of musical
heritage lies waiting to fulfill its
destiny. AS in other countries and
other eras, 1t should act as an in
spiration to American composers
for the creation, from its primitive
impulse, Of an art music of national
character. The history of the
American people is recorded in its
folklore no less than in school books.
But whereas vital II somewhat dull
facts are inscribed In book form,
the very heart beat of the people
lives still in the music that reflects
their innermost feelings and the
conditions Of their lvings The folk
lore archive is not just q reposi-
tory, 1t Is q front from which q
real. lasting and national music
should spring.
Evening star., 1948-10-24
Libby Holman to Sing
Pierce Hall PROGRAMS
HELEN TRAUBEL,

Libby Holman, vocalist, and Ger
aid Cook, her pianist collaboration,
will give programs Wednesday and
Thursday in Pierce Hall at $50
pm. The artists, on a transconti-
mental tour, will appear here under
Productions, Inc.
A musical comedy star and famous
interpreter of popular songs such
as Body and Soul" and "Moanin'
Low" Miss Holmes is returning to
the concert stage with an entirely
new repertoire Of native folk songs
which originated In the Southeast
ern United States.
While auditioning pianists q year
Evening star., 1948-10-24

The National Gallery Orchestra,
Richard Bales. conductor, will pre-
sent an orchestral program tonight
in the Gallery of Art at 8 pm. with
Margaret Barnwell as soprano
soloist.
The Washington Music Teachers
Association will hold its first event
Of the 1889 season tomorrow in the
Willard Hotel at IL noon. There
will be two speakers, both comment
ing on Tanglewood. Richard Bales,
a former student Of DR.. Kousse-
vitsky, will give his recollections of
kouSsevitsky's first conducting class.
Charles Dana Beaschler, minister of
music. New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, who was in Tangle-
wood last summer. has chosen for
his subject Music, 1s4a, Ia Tangle-
wood"
Robert Frederick Freund will give
request program this afternoon at
6 o'clock at his residence, Harmony
Hill Farm, Lewinsville, Va. A silver
tea will follow for the benefit of
choir furnishings Of the new Mount
Olivet Church, now being built on
Glebe road, Arlington, Va. Beatrice
Downer Holland, contralto. will as
sist the singer. Mrs. Freund will be
the accompanist.
The Friday Morning Music Club
will entertain the student member
ship at musical tea on Saturday
at $3.50 pm. at the Womar's City
Club, 1888 I street NV. Members,
old and new, are invited to attend
The Takoma Park Trio, assisted by
soloists and saxophone trio, will
appear at Occoquan Workhouse on
Friday. The group played twice in
October at the Soldiers Home and
once each at Bethesda Naval Hos
pital, Walter Reed Hospital, Chill
dren's Hospital and Lorton Peni-
tentiary.
Thomas Moss, organist at the
Calvary Baptist Church for almost
quarter Of q century, will give q
25-minute organ recital every Sun
day at 1880 am, beginning at the
morning worship service today. His
program will include: Kreckels
Choral" Grave and Adagio" from
Mendelssohn's Sonata No. 2" and
Karg- -Elert's "Pastorale, Recitativo
and Corale."
Evening star., 1948-10-24
MRS. PARTY'S HOUSE
BY Caroline Slade. Vanguard:

Mrs. Party is q madame In spite
Of herself. A timid soul, widowed,
fatherless and incompetent, she fall
tiers into running a house. She
soothes her, troubled conscience by
maintaining a high standard of re.
spectability and decorum in her es.
tablishment and in time, since when
she notes the dirt and disease of
other houses, comes to consider her
self a fairly respectable citizen. As
index Of her regard for the proper
thing, she always insists that the
girls wear white gloves when they
appear In court.
Caroline Slade, who is one of our
better sociological novehsts, treats
Mrs. Party's dilemma in a sympa-
thetic, matter-of-fact way, and
shows that because of her completely
unrealistic upbringing conditioned
by sporadic religious training and
the movies, Mrs. Party Is more to
be pitied than censured. M. MEG.
Evening star., 1948-10-24
Folk Song Archive Releases
10 Albums of Original Tunes
BY Alice Eversmon

The Archive of American Folk
Song in the Library of Congress
announces the release of 10 albums
of folk music never before issued.
These cover not only folk music in
digenous to this country but also a
large collection of this type Of music
from Latin America. The latest
release brings the total of albums
available to %, containing 107 rec
ords. A complete catalogue covering
the new as we'll as the old releases
Is obtainable on request to the Re-
cording Laboratory, Division of
Music. for 10 cents.
These albums, however, represent
but small portions Of the collection
the archive owns. While more than
10000 songs from the United States
have been recorded, choice numbers
from Europe and other parts Of the
world await release, besides the valu-
able assortment from Latin America.
Some Of these recordings are unique
and irreplaceable and have been col
lected under most difficult circum-
stances. The originals were made
in the actual environment, one of
the rarest being first recorded by the
collector on a paper disc and later
transferred to the more durable ace
tate at the Library. The native
singer, the date and place of the
flrst recording, the type of song and
the collector are all listed in the
catalogue in which song titles are
arranged alphabetically.
Started in 1928.
This is quiet work that is being
carried on in the archive, which
was established in 1928 as part of
the music division. The various
sections Of the country that may
yield some folklore treasure are
combed by experienced members Of
the staff, many Of whom have be-
come widely known for their work.
A portable recording equipment is
taken along and in the very atmos-
phere where the traditions have been
preserved and by singers or players
10 whom the music was handed down
from generation to generation, the
recordings are made. Thus the un-
corrupted versions are attained to
form q rich storehouss for further
study and research.
The Library has the cooperation
ef colleges and universities as well
@ scholarly foundations. Whenever
thesa folklore enthusiasts seek new
Evening star., 1948-10-24
Dupre, Bach Master,
To Plav Thursday

Marcel Dupre, organist of st. Sui
pice Church, Paris, France, will be
heard in recital at the First Congre-
gational Church Thursday at 8:15
pm. Having played the organ since
the age of 2, he startled the musical
world % years ago, when he pre-
sented from memory all organ COM
positions Of Bach at the Paris Con-
servatory. This accomplishment in
volved the memorizng Of some 1000
printed pages of music and more
than 200 works.
Evening star., 1948-10-24

A hundred years ago, city fire COM
panies were still being manned by
volunteers and it was not until Oc-
tober 6, 1852, that the local fire COM
panieS were organized under the
name of the Washington Fire De-
Fpartment. the governing body con-
sisting of five delegates from each
company.
Late that year, firemen were placed
on the salary roll with John j. Pea
body as chief engineer and ]. H.
Thompson as assistant engineer. the
only two to draw a salary. Follow
ing this, the city government, in
1865, purchased five steam fire en-
gines to which two more were added
in 1867. The Government, however,
had previously acquired three steam
engines for the protection Of its
property and these co-operated with
the city Fire Department.
Old House Still Stands
So far as the writer knows, there
is possibly only one Of the old
volunteer fire engine houses stand
ing in the District Of Columbia and
this is the Old Union Engine House
at the corner of Nineteenth and H
streets NV.
The records of the Old Union
Engine House show that the ground
upon which it stands, lot II, square
141, was purchased in the sos by
H. K. Randall and that on April 4,
1887, he conveyed it to the commits
sioner of public buildings as q site
for the Union Engine House. This
fire company was the first to be
formed within the limits Of early
Washington, having been organized
August 18, 1904, and reorganized in
1914, though 1t again went out Of
existence in . few years and re-
NAMED dormant until about 1887,
when it was revived. From then on
it was one of the most active and
companies in the city.
At first it had its headquarters at
the West Market, building also
known as the Town Hall and the
construction of which was begun in
1902. It stood in the triangular
space on the north side Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue between Twentieth
and Twenty-first streets and its
lower floors were used to provide
the merchants stalls for the market,
while the upper door was used as a
public hall and for . while as q
meeting place for Hiram Lodge,
No. 10, FAAM.
Early Officers
This fire company was organized
mainly for the protection of the War
and Navy Buildings and was given
the use Of the engine that belonged
to the Government and which was
then said to be in a building near
the Treasury ONCE"
An oldtimer says that the early
home of the Union Engine Com
pany, attached to the market house,
was of wood, two stories high, with
a bell tower over the gable and that
1t resembled in appearance the
building now occupied by the Oldest
Inhabitants. It stood on the Twen-
tieth street side Of the market and
when the company was reorganized
in 1914, 1t occupied the same wooden
structure.
OF its first officers we find such
well-known names Is James Hoban,
president; Andrew Way, jr., vice
president; Washington Boyd, treas
urer; James Kearney, secretary;
Clotworthy Stephenson, Peter Lenox,
Lewis Marin and Henry Langtry
were the engineers; John Hewitt,
Thomas Thorpe. Thomas CARPENTER,
Evening star., 1948-10-24
Guatemala Artists
To Plav FRIDAY

Under the sponsorship Of the Am
bassador Of Guatemala, Senior DR..
Don Ismael Gonzalez-Arevalo, the
famous Guatemalan Marimba Or
chestra will give q concert in the
Hall Of the Americas, Pan Amer
ican Union, on Friday ut pm
The musicians will appear in their
colorful native costumes.
Evening star., 1948-10-24
By John CIoeett Proctor

Henry Hereford, John P. Van Ness
and Joseph Calvert, firemen; James
Huddleton, John Aiken, Orlando
Cook, Hugh Boyd, George Moore
Thomas Given, John Dobbin and
c. M. Nautz, laddermen.
After the old Union company was
revived. about 1887, it moved into
the old fire engine house at the
corner Of H and Nineteenth streets
The building was authorized by
Congress. and the company moved
into 1t when 1t was completed. The
West Market, former home, subse.
quently was torn down in 1856.
Union, Guards Organized
Here was organized, in the '4Os
the Union Guards, Of which Edward
Handley and James l.. Cathcart
were the successive commanders,
and here they met and had their
armory. The hall was also used, and
not infrequently for political club
meetings, and when, about 1849, ad-
ditional public schools were author
lied, one of them was located here,
over which Mrs. M. E. Rodier once
presided. Emma F. Redmond taught
boys here in 1864, as did Seraphina
Brown in 1866.
From 1892. the old building was
occupied by the Volunteer Firemen's
Association and since April 7, 1909,
the Association of the Oldest In
habitants has met here. Many
years after the former organization
had its beginning, it deposited from
time to time q large number of
relics which finally grew into quite
q museum. It is probable there are
no surviving members of this asso-
citation, but the Oldest Inhabitants
are very proud Of this collection and
are not inclined to let any Of the
relics go out of the building, for
fear they may be lost or damaged.
All the old volunteer companies
are here represented In one way or
another. particularly in the lower
room. In 1908 the veteran firemen
were fortunate enough to locate the
engine which was used by the Co.
lumbia Engine Company. founded in
1904. This engine, said to have
been built in 1850, was, curiously
enough, found in an out-of- -the-way
Virginia village and placed in the
Union Engine House. Here are also
nremen's trumpets, belts, hats and
other relics Of the volunteer fire.
men, including . leather bucket
dated "1727" bearing the name "P.
B. Key" or Philip Barton Key of
Georgetown, q relative of Francis
Scott Key, author Of "The Star
Spangled Banner"
Bell Is Historic Relic
There Is also on exhibition in the
hall, a collection Of fire markers,
which were placed many years ago
by the fire insurance companies on
buildings in order to distinguished
the property upon which they car
ried insurance.
The old bell, which is priced 50
highly by the Oldest Inhabitants,
has been associated with many OF
the early activities Of the city and is
tolled each Independence Day upon
the stroke Of noon. It is q historic
relic, and on April 28, 1909, during
the closing days Of the Veteran Vol
unteer Firemen's Association, when
the funeral cortege connected with
the reinterment Of Maj. L'Enfant
was passing the old Union Engine
House the bell was tolled solemnly
out Of respect for the memory of the
Evening star., 1948-10-24
Opera Guild Concert

The Washington Opera Guild will
hold its second concert in the Sc
ries Of monthly events in the United
Nations Club on Wednesday. The
program will consist of excerpts
from "Aida." Carmen" LA Fora
del Destino" and La Boheme" pre-
sented by Carroll Mattoon, Ethel
Shields, Ramona Nevros, Zoe Gale
vas, Carmela Braughton, sopranos;
Florine Hurley, contralto; william
Miller, Reno Pagin, tenors: DR..
Earle Thompson, Robert Kriegh and
Jack Baum, baritone. Adele Bush,
Villa Semple and DR.. Vigeneras are
the accompanies.
On November 18, the Washington
Opera Guild will present a concert
at st. Patrick's Academy and on De-
cember 8 at st. Paul's v Street
Parish Hall.
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Sonata Program

The Institute of Contemporary
Arts, 1922 New York avenue, will
present the third concert of a series
Tuesday at $50 pm. in the Institute
Concert Hall. Alan Martin, violinist
and Harry Mcclure, pianist, will be
heard in four violin and piano
sonatas.
Evening star., 1948-10-24
Stuart Engstrond
Writes Another
Startling Novel
1NCFlCWCu Uy
STANLEY BAITZ.
BEYOND THE FOREST
BY Stuart Engstrand. (Creatius
Age Press; $3.)

STANLEY bAlIZ.
Here is another psychological
novel by the same author who
created a stir with his Sling and
the Arrow" The story Is mainly
about Rosa, wife of o northwoods
village doctor. She Is beautiful,
cruel, self-centered, o woman with
a worm in her heart" She detests
her husband. his friends, the town.
She Graves riches, excitement, gay
ETY., a maSterful consort and many
other trappings for the queens rols
she has cast for herself in her bitter,
twisted mind. Where this obsession
leads and how 1t affects other lives
Is dramatically and suspensefully
told,
Evening star., 1948-10-24

The National Gallery Orchestra,
Richard Bales, conductor, will pre-
sent an orchestral program tonight
in the Gallery of Art at 8 pm. with
Margaret Barnwel as soprano
Soloist.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-27
OUTLAW CONNIE
PARTY IS DEMAND
MADE BY STASsEN

PORTLAND, Ore. April 27-tR--
Harold E. Stassen says the nation
should outlaw the Communist Party
and take steps to create a STRONG
world police force to halt war. His
address last night was filled with re-
ferences to what he called the men
ace of the Communist totalitarian-
ism OF Russia
The Presidential hopeful called
for a collective security association"
of freedom loving nations. He said
this would serve TO halt further ag-
Tression until the United Nations
can be strengthened. Stassen added
that tie UN must get rid Of the
veto. He said the real danger in
the world is that the leaders Of the
Krenlin may make a mad move to-
ward war"
The Republican: campaigner re-
ferred to the Colombia riots and
the experience of Czechoslovakia in
urging outlawing of the. Communist
Party. Stassen declared: "An Amer
lean policy must be formulated to
counter these dangers-outlaw the
Communist Party overground, and
vigorously dig them out from I'M
derground."
Stassen audience cneered this
statement. But during a forum ses-
sion after his speech a woman wav-
ed copy of the nations bill of
rights. She asked Stassen how he
justified his Relief as a citizen who
championed American Democracy.
In answer, he cited an Ohio Supreme
Court ruling backing up "Republi-
IAN germ Of government" for this
country.
Growing signs Oh a stop-Stassen
movement were countered today by
claims that Harold E. Stassen may
grab share of Washington States
10 COP Presidential nominating
yotes.
Stassen spokesman said supporters
of the former Minnesota Governor,
by working down into the precincts,
have put themselves in position to
challenge Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's
men for control of the states May
Is COP Party meeting.
That gathering will name the 10
Washington delegates to the Repub-
lican national convention at Phila-
delphia this summer
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-27
HEAVY VOTE
BEING CAST
IN PRIMARY
Many Turn Out TO Cast Bal.
lois Under Ideal Wealth
er Conditions

At 8 O'Clock this afternoon TIA
votes had been cast in the three City
OF juneau precincts and large vote
was forecast in view of the ideal
weather. AT two of the three pre-
cincts. at least seven or eight people
were waiting in line to vote at the
time the count was made.
Precinct No. reported 26o votes
cast: No. Q had 24O; and No. 8 had
PA voters appearing.
Polls win close at pm.
In the primary two years ago, on
April 30, 462 had voted at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. The weather was
stormy.
The vote then was first precinct,
ZIG Democrats, 10 Republicans; sec
ond precinct. 100 Democrats, 40
Republicans; third precinct, 81
Democrats, 81 Republicans.
Voters were casting ballots Tor
Delegate, Auditor, Highway Engin-
eer, senators and Representatives.