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Evening star., 1948-09-26

Henry E. Amos. Henry Neumeyer
and John e. Nelson.
Theodore K. Nelson became a
druggist, and for years conducted a
drugstore at the northeast corner
of Ninth and p streets NV. Oscar
Nauck turned to law; William E.
Wise-called Billy by those who
know him best-became a great
baseball player in his day in the
American and Union Leagues, with
the Washington and Baltimore
clubs; a kind of Win Mercer Wal
ter johnson sort of pitcher. When
he started playing. in the autumn Of
1879, as a 17-year-old kid, he had
as companions on the team such
old-time notables as Sam Trott
James Mckinney, Aben Kipp. Lusk
J. Hollingshead, Pliny Hough and
Oscar Bielaski.
Speaking about baseball brings
to mind q popular baseball field
in those days which was In the next
block northwest of the school build
ing, or between Ninth and Tenth
and S and T streets. This square
also served as q circus ground in
the '70s and early sos, and here
the writer saw OBrien's Circus, a
one-ring affair, and memory indel-
IDLY fixes in mind, upon this oc-
casion, monkeys riding ponies
around the ring. Forepaugh and
Barnum always occupied this block
with their circuses, in the early '80s,
and when their shows needed more
ground, the block east was also
used, it being entirely vacant prop
erty In those days. There was al
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Trvon Is Finalist

Jesse James Tryon, violinist OF
the Navy Band, will be one of l6
fnalists of the Mad h-wide audi
tions conducted by The Associated
Concert Bureau. to be presented in
a concert in Carnegie Hall Friday
The young artists were selected
from over 1,400 auditioned last sea-
son. They represent pianists. vio-
linists, sopranos, mezzo zo-sopranos
contraltos, tenors, baritones and
baSSeS.
Edward F.. Gummel, member o1
the National Symphony and for
merly with the Marine Band, will
accept pupils in trombone at his
studio, 1915 Rookwood road, Silver
Spring, Md.
The summer series by the Soldiers
Home Military Band will conclude
Thursday with a program in the
bandstand. The winter orchestral
concerts in Stanley Hall will be
resumed on Saturday, October l6
at $50 pm.
Helen Treichler, soprano, will be
presented in recital by Francis
Garzia tomorrow in the Arts Clut
at $50 pm. Her program, which
Mr.. Garzia will accompany, will
consist of songs and arias.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Mozart Festival
Opens Tonight

The Mozart Festival In the Ma
tional Gallery of Art will open to-
night with a program by the Ma
tional Gallery Orchestra, with
Richard Bales conducting. Britton
Johnson, flutist, and Sylvia Meyer,
harpist, will be heard in Mozart's
Concerto in C Major, K. 299" for
these instruments.
The programs devoted exclusively
to the music of Mozart will continue
each Sunday throughout October.
The Orchestra will play again on
October 3 with Peter Schaeffer ap-
pearing as soloist in the piano
Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major, K
238." The Tomasow String Quartet
will give the program on october
10 and Lonny Epstein will be heard
in recital of Mozart's piano music
October IT. For the orchestra con-
cert on October "a, Mr.. Bales will
have as soloist Margaret Barnwell,
soprano, in the Motette, "Exsultate,
Jubilate"
The Mozart Trio. consisting OF
Therese Nye, soprano, Joseph Col
Inns and John Yard, baritones, with
Margaret Tolson at the piano, will
present the final concert of the
series on October 81.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Programs of Week
TODAY,

NATIONAL GALLERY ORCHESTRA.
Richard Bales. conductor; Britton
johnson, fiutist; Sylvia Meyer.
of Art, s pm. Mozart program.
symphony No. "a. B Flat Major.
K. 1872. Concerto for Flute and
Harp, c Major, K. 300" Mr..
Johnson. Miss Meyer; -Serenata
Notturna, D Major. K. 239":
symphony No. 36, c Major,
K 425"
Evening star., 1948-09-26
By Alice Eversmon

It has become almost an axiom
in this country that such major
cultural enterprises as symphony
orchestras and grand opera cannot
be operated without financial loss.
This has been so generally accepted
that no one has really endeavored
to find out to the contrary. These
past months the same excuse has
been brought forward outside and
inside Washington and among some
of our Oldest Institutions. 1t has
the Endorsement of tradition and
also of the American public, which
is singularly acquiescent in such
matters.
There is no getting around the
fact that music has become one of
the business ventures of the coun-
try. Lots of people are making a
great deal of money out of it. Why,
then, must there be this indulgence
with the losses of musical under
takings that, quiet apart from their
artistic side, have the same end in
view as any other commercial prof.
ect. It is high time that music
making as presented to the public
is recognized as a business. Such
an acceptance would be Of benefit
all down the line and to all con-
cerned.
Investing in the Future.
A musical education Is a finan-
cial investment where returns are
expected. Very few are the artists
who have not spent large sums of
money on lessons, concert giving,
coaching, advertisement and way
Of living that assures them access
to opportunities. Whatever the
caliber of their talent, they go out
with the intention of earning
living and, from reports. the re-
turns are worth while. True, only
rarely is a fine artist good busi-
nessman at the same time. There
Is always some one close at hand,
however, to see to the business de-
tails and to superintend the gath
ering in of monies.
The teaching profession is a large
one and concert managers prosper.
Their work is run on a business
basis, with as little risk as possible.
Never before in the history of the
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Programs Sketched
For Openings by
National Symphony

The program for the gala OPEN
ing concert of the National SYM
phony's Wednesday evening series
is announced by Dr. Hans Kinder,
who will conduct. The concert will
take place on Thursday, October ID,
the only one of the series scheduled
for another day than Wednesday.
With Fritz Kresler playing the
Mendelssohn violin concerto as So
loist with the Orchestra, the
remaining numbers will consist of
the Purcell Suite" as arranged
by the English conductor, Albert
Coates, Sibelius' Symphony No. /"
and Riissager's "Quarrtsilumi," a
symphonic poem on an Eskimo leg
end to be heard in America for the
first time. This will be Mr.. Kreis-
ler's sole appearance here this
season.
DR.. Kinder will conduct also the
opening concert of the Sunday
series on October "a, when Helen
Traubel, Wagnerian soprano of the
Metropolitan Opera, will be the
soloiSt. DR.. Kinder will devote the
first half of this season to the di-
rection of the National Symphony,
his local duties later in the year
being interrupted by guests engage
ments in Europe and this country.
The European tour is an outcome
of his successful directing of Euro
pean orchestras this past Spring,
the itinerary to be announced later.
In the United States, one of his
major engagements will be the con-
Quoting. on two occasions, of the
Philadelphia Orchestra.
During his absence, several of the
Sunday and Wednesday programs
will be conducted by Howard
Mitchell. the orchestras associate
conductor. Guest conductors who
will direct the remaining concerts
will be Louis A. Potter, Georges
Enesco, Howard Hanson and Walter
Hendl.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
| OES Activities
In Local Chapters
Special chapter notices:

Special chapter notices:
Lebanon n-Tuesday, initiation;
Thursday, Swiss steak dinner. 4209
Ninth street NV, $50 to 7:30 pm,
benefit of infirmary fund.
Bethany-Monday. Home Board,
with :. Mrs, Lavinia Durham, Fri
day. honoring appointive officers.
Warren G. Harding, - Tuesday,
imitation.
Martha-Wednesday. Life Mem
bership Committee, with Mrs. Carl
ton Fry; Friday, initiation, welcome
to new members. .
East Gate-Monday, Star Point
Society. Friday, entertaining mem
bers of Brookland Chapter.
Bethlehem-Tuesday, mems night;
entertainment.
washington OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Temple Committee, with Mrs. Hazel
Jones. Friday, honoring birthdays
Saturday, Starlet's silver tea, with
Mrs. Hattie Miller.
Acacia-Wednesday, Star Point
Society with Christine jackson.
Grand visitations will be held at
$50 at the following chapters this
week: Miriam, Monday; Columbia
Tuesday; Chevy Chase (speciaD
Wednesday; Mount Pleasant. Fri
day.
Brookland Monday. Friendship
Club with Mrs. Alma Marshall
Thursday. General Infirmary din
ner, S to 7 pm, Joppa Hall. Friday
|neighborhood night. Eastgate Chap
tier. Saturday, Infirmary Commit.
tee bake sale with Mrs. Mildred
Hooper.
Miriam-Monday, grand visitation
and entertainment. Wednesday, in.
Urinary dinner and card party
Fairfax Hotel.
National Defense Eastern Stal
Club-Monday, 8 pm, Hotel Stat.
Iler. Election OF officers. Charter
still open.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
TOMORROW.


WADE N. STEPHENS. organ recital;
LID. S. Chapel 8 pm.
HELEN TREICHLER, soprano; song
recital. Arts Club. $50 pm;
''Elsa's Dream" from Wagner,,ss
"Lohengrin.; sehSbeTts ,i IT. IL. W9hin' Rnb':
einfs Alcs ;.rosesa; ;sssfi aa5se Psee. @ pace, MILO
Do" from Verdi's LA Fora del
Dsstino": Chadwicks ;. "La Dana, "a.
Mhsn Ths sieG h1ss Il u tiaa' she wi1derness.
Upton ,campbell's "The Spirit
TUESDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME MILITARY BAND.
Franklin B. Charles, band master;
bandstand, 8 pm. Drumm,s The
psnuss sarRsr sIues 81 ssSiif Davis sr rBiiuesird.
Ioae's SBrigadoon:" Brahams'
simshSnss .se9.nsss of S'afs ts. Beige ec'ns Won
TiIser's when the Autumn Leaves
Begin to Fall" Ruby's "I'll Always
Be in Love With You Hoizmann's
Uncle Sammy"
WEDNESDAY.
WADE n STEPHENS. organ recital;
LID. S. Chapel, pm.
WASHINGTON OPERA GUILD CON
CERT, United Nations Club,
$40 pm. Excerpts ana =. scenes sasa.
Verdi's La Traviata," "Riso-
letto.'
THURSDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME MILITARY BAND.
Franklin B. Charles, bandmaster:
bandstand, 6 pm. Austin s
Parade OF the Air Patrol"
Buchtels "The Traveller" overture.
Cobb's March of the Walking
from Berlin's Annie Get Your
Gun" Pryor's Polka Fantastic"
Robert Z. Clark, trombone soloist:
Greenberg's "Auf Wiedersenen,
Morse's up the Street"
SATURDAY.
WADE N. STEPHENS, organ recital;
LID. 9. Chapel, pm.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

ways q poor attendance In school
the three days the circus was in
town, and the colored janitor was
kept busy notifying the parents Of
the boys who were playing hockey.
A Senator Arrested
On one occasion, when Fore
paugh's Circus was in town. Sena-
tor Riddleberger, the Readjuster
Senator from Virginia, was arrested
at the grounds and taken to the U
street station house. 1t seems that
he and q party Of friends. who had
just returned from the races. pur-
chased tickets from Q scalper. but
as the doors were closed, there
being a capacity crowd inside, the
senior Adam Forepaugh. who. was
usually at the door, would not admit
the distinguished party, whereupon
the Senator became quite abusive,
resulting in his arrest and his being
conducted to the lookup, where,
after identifying himself, he was
released.
In the early '80s, about the time
it became known as Athletic Park,
this block was inclosed and q grand
stand erected at the T street side.
An added attraction at this time
was q quarter-mile track upon
which mainly bicycle races were
run. Here Prince, the American
champion, beat Higham, the Eng
lish champion, and here Prince
raced against a trotting horse. the
horse probably being the victor.
These races were all run on high
wheels, such as the Columbia, the
Eagle and the Star. 49,
Buffalo Bill used this block for
his Wild West Show and 1t was also
put to q number of other amtse-
ment purposes, such as wrestling
and similar sports.
As late as 1873 the bloc between
Ninth and Tenth and f. and S
streets had not been built up, and
this block, and at an earlier date
the baseball block to the north,
were being used by a German named
Braun for truck gardening. MIR.
Braun had to discontinue using the
baseball block as people began to
build up the neighborhood, because
of the great quantity of vegetables
his fellow citizens appropriated to
themselves. For quite while after
ward, however, he continued to truck
part of the block through which
later French street was run.
School Songs
Braun's house, q story -and-a-half
frame, was at the north side of the
square and faced S street. It had
the appearance of being a very old
house. This pioneer of the North
west had one charming daughter,
named Lena, who afterward be-
came the wife of Charles Meyer.
Maybe 1t is unwarranted, but 1t
does seem that the songs they sing
today in the early school grades
do not breathe the same love, pa
triotism and sentiment and, per-
haps, have the same educational
value. as did the good old songs
of yore. For instance. the follow
ing song in natural history by Theo-
dore Titus:
Baby bye, here's a ny:
We will watch him; you and ].
Yet Yet he he never never faillsI
I believe with those six legs
You and could walk ON esssl
There he goes on his toes,
Tickling baby's nose.
Spots of red dot his head,
Rainbows on his wings are spread!
That small speck in his neck;
See him nod and beckl
I can show you. IL you choose,
Where he looks to and his shoes.
Three small pairs made Of hairs--
These he always wears.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Baseball Career

Edward Woltz carried of the
medal in the fourth grade, and
those who were second best in
cluded William e. Wise, Ira K
Moore, William McCristal, Franklin
Henry, Robert w. Talks, Theodore
X. Nelson, George M. Dorsey
Maurice Heilbrum, Oscar Nauck,
John Preinkert, John c. Weidman
Evening star., 1948-09-26

The Friday Morning MUSIC CIun
announces that additions for STU
dent membership will be held Sat-
urday, October 9. in the Church o1
the Holy City at 2 pm. Additions
are open to artist students under q
and those qualifying will have the
opportunity to appear on one OF the
evening programs presented
monthly. Further information may
be had from Anne Yago McGuffey
1908 N street NV, the director, OF
from Lois Abernethy.
Betty Baum Stone, pianist and
teacher, has returned to Washing
ton and will resume her private
teaching. Mrs. Stone has lived In
Boston for the past two years, where
her husband, David Stone, was
teaching in the music department
of Harvard University. Mr.. Stone
is now one of the music faculty OF
American University.
Elsa Louise Raner, violinist, who
had her training with Leopold Auer
has started her seasons teaching in
her new resident studio, 4523 Har-
rison street NV.
Summer piano students of Mabel
Frost will be presented in recital
Thursday in the Musical Art Gen.
ter. The following pupils will be
heard in SOLOS and duets: Virgil
Teti, Barbara Rose. Patricia Moss
Eleanor Lund, Vernia Hall, Ramona
Grigsby, Barbara Engle, Erik Elior
and Judith Catlin.
Certificates awarded in the Ma
tional Piano Playing Additions in
June will be presented to Judith
Catlin, Joyce De Ment, Erik Elton
Ramona Grigsby, Timothy Kearney
Eleanor Lund, Barbara Rose and
Virgil Teti Other certificates for
work completed during the past six
months will be received by Miss
Moss, Miss Rose, Lawrence Rose
Roberta Russell, Sue Sheriff, Paul
Wilkins, Esther Kearney, Elizabeth
Kinsella, Virgil Teti, Miss Lund
Timothy Kearney, Miss Engle, Miss
De Ment, Erik Elton and Miss
Catlin.
Elisabeth Papas, daughter OF
Sophocles Papas, president Of the
Columbia School of Music, was en-
gagged as pianist by the Philadelphia
Piano Orchestra upon her gradua-
ton from the University of Penn
sylvania recently. The orchestra
consisting of "a women players and
one soloist, under the direction OF
DR.. Carle Knisley, opens its season
in Trenton, N. j., tonight.
Marie Eeuel-Holst has returned
to her studio at the Columbia
School of Music after spending part
of her vacation in conferences with
publishers of her new piano COM
positions. She will resume the
Junior Music Club activities, also
repertoire and ensemble classes be-
SlIullIlS IOlIlOlI IOW Will t1lC OPSAAAAiS
programs at the branch studio,
1448 Rhode Island avenue NV.
Mrs. James F. Albert has been
appointed soprano soloist and choir
director at Union Methodist Church
after an absence of several years
during which she directed choirs In
Iowa and Kansas City, Mo. Mrs
Harold Hasle will continue as Or
ganist with Mildred Croft. alto;
Everett F. Brown. tenor, and James
Bunce, bass, as soloists.
Eunice Wilson Greene has re-
sumed her piano teaching after
vacation period spent in attending
classes in New York conducted by
Hans Barth. She is organizing a
class for children from ages 4 to
5 in which music appreciation
rhythm and related subjects will be
taught through the use of toys and
records. Julia Peacock, graduate OF
the Burgess Preschool Method, will
conduct the class.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

WARREN r. JOHNSON, oRGANlST
CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS
I'D and P SITS. NV. 1880 O'CLOCK
Psstcrales tSuite)-P. J. Hillemacher
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1948-02-13
HENLOPEN CARD PARTY

A big card and game party on
wednesday, February IS, at the
Grange Hall with lots of prizes.
fun and refreshments will launch
the years program Of Henlopen
Grange No. 20 as adopted at the reg
ular meeting on Tuesday, Febru-
airy 3.
The program plans for another
OF the famous Grange bingO PARTIES
In March; a dinner in April; an
other bingO party in May. and an
ola fashion strawberry and ice
cream festival early in June. Dur
ing the summer there will be pic
mes on the lawns of several of
the members. Then beginning the
fall program there will be a dinner
III October and another bingO party
IN November and a bazaar in De-
cember. This is a big program but
all the members are enthused and
anxious to do their part.
Arthur and Louise Handy were
given the fourth degree of the
Grange and welcomed into full
membership.
The program of the evening was
presented by Brother V. Lay Phil
lips and Lecturer Kenneth Givan.
who explained the National Grange
Contest and proposed an entry for
Henlopen by which they would
have a good chance of winning.
Delicious refreshments were ser
we'd by the committee, Sisters EN-
ma Johnson, Alice Hart and Blanch
Joseph and Brothers Moulton los
eph and Eddie Jones.
The program for the meeting on
February II will be in charge Of
Brother V. Lay Phillips and re-
freshments served by Brother and
Sister John amid Helen CULLEN.
Brother and Sister Alton and Dor
othy Birmingham and Brother and
Sister Harry and Nellie Hazard.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1948-02-13
Il. VI. PHILLIPS HEADS
MILFORD COMMERCE BODY
tcontin':eo from nrst page,

Mr.. Rose said that ice alone was
not the cause of the collapse. and
that there was more ice TANNED in
the inlet on Monday than Tuesday.
terrific pressure on the pilings sup
porting the bridge resulted Tues
day from a strong northeast wind
which created huge swells through
the inlet. Added to that pressure
was the swift rush of the incoming
tide, he explained
Plans for a dinner meeting for
the entire membership we're dis
cussed and the following commit
tees were appointed: To secure a
speaker, Clarence M. WEIGH. Jr..
and Robert H. Yerkes; to secure a
meeting place and caterers, Edwin
L. Fisher and George r. Sheaffer.
While the actual date for the
membership dinner meeting has not
been set, it will, in all probability.
be held the week of March Is.
There will be a special meeting
of the chamber membership and the
Milford Athletic Association at the
L. D. Caulk Company Auditorium
on Monday evening, March /. Mem
bers will be notified of this meeting
by special invitation. There will be
a buffet lunch.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1948-02-13
Training Course For
Herd Testers Offered
Sessions VITA BE Held At Uniyer.
sity Feb. Is To p

A special training course for
Dairy Herd Improvement Asso-
citation supervisors will be held at
the University of Delaware. New
ark, from Feb. Is to Feb. q. ac-
cording to an announcement of
Delmar J. Young, extension dairy
man.
This training course to prepare
young men for dairy herd improve
ment association work will be UNI
der the direction of Extension
Dairyman Young, and will include
instruction in keeping herd rec
ords, computing production rec
crds, principals of milk testing, and
the supervision of Dairy Herd I'M
rrOvement Association and Ad-
yanced Registry records.
Young states that men interested
in taking this course to prepare
themselves for dairy supervisory
work must have graduated from
high school and should have a gen
eral farm experience.
Persons interested in taking this
free course of instruction should
contact their county agricultural
agent or Delmar J. Young, extern
sion dairyman, University of Della
ware. County Agent offices are To-
Gated in the Post Office Buildings
at Georgetown and Dover, and in
Wolf Hall, University of Delaware.
Newark.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1948-02-13
Two Women Burn
To Death In Sussex
CONTINUED from nrst pagel

HOrsey who was asleep in his sec
Cnd-fOOr bedroom when he was
awakened by smoke. He told police
he ran downstairs and attempted to
awaken his wife and the other wO-
man but was driven back by the in
tense heat. HOrsey ran outside,
summoned Edward Bell, a neigh
Dor, who turned in the alarm. How
ever, by the time the fiTemen ar
rived the house was a flaming in
ierno and they were unable to en-
ter the dwelling.
When the two bodies were re-
covered, the victims were prOnoun-
ced dead at the scene by DR.. Chas.
NJ. Meyer Of Laurel. They were
turned over to the Deputy Coroner
John Cannon of Sussex County.
Returned After Visit
HOrsey told state police the Wa
ters woman and Harold Gaines,
both neighbOrs, visited the Horsey
dwelling about 10 o'clock last Sat
urday night but left shortly after
ward. He said he went to bed soon
after their departure and was I'M
aware that the woman had return
ed alone. It was not known that she
had been burned to death until af-
ter the fire was extinguished.
Cause of the blaze is believed to
have been either a carelessly dis
carded cigarette or an Overheated
stove in the living room where the
women were found. HOrsey said he
was awakened by the smell of the
smoke about 4:10 o'clock yester-
day morning and dashed down the
steps to the first floor in his night
clothes. BY that time, the entire
living room was in flames, he said.
The victims were so badly
burned, identification was difficult.
state police reported. Mrs. Horsey
was identified by her husband and
the second wOmans identity was
established by Gaines.