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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
Picnic Meeting

The Potomac Valley Homemak-
ers Club Meeting was held in the
beautiful glen on the grounds of
Mrs. Nettie Burgess on May End.
After the rain of last Sunday, the
branch of Great Falls Creek was
a beautiful sight as it rushed by
the picnic tables and fire place
where the members enjoyed the
luncheon before the meeting. A
member of the Suburban Parking
and Planning Commission spoke to
the group on the Park Plans for
the Cabin John area before the
Home Agent gave her talk on de
sign in Furniture"
Potomac-Glen Club
On Tuesday the Home Agent at
tended the Potomac-Glen Home
makers Club at the Home of Mrs.
Max Thrift.
Mrs. Harry Westcott read a
letter from the Mother of the
French family to whom the club
has sent gift and CARE packages
since March, 1916. This mother
wrote in deep appreciation for
shoes sent her husband and sons
and the food that the whole family
needs so much.
There were several letters from
organizations interested in French
Relief, who wrote to thank the
Potomac-G Glen Club for their faith
fulness in constantly caring for
their relief project for so many
years.
The clubs exhibit window dur
ing National Home Demonstration
Week told the story of the help
that has been given, in a very fine
way.
Agent Talks To Seniors
The evening of May Bird, the
Home Agent gave a talk to the
Senior girls of the Home Economic
Department of George Washington
University on the Extension Pro-
gram of the University of Mary
land.
Three of the young women pres
ent were interested in such work
back in their own states, two from
Virginia and one from Nebraska.
After the class they stopped to
say that they felt from the talk,
that it was the type of work that
would interest them, so would
send their applications to their
State Leaders in Extension.
% At Club Breakfast
Wednesday, May 4th, the Home
makers in Damascus were out
early to attend their Club Break
fast. Mrs. Mark Thatcher, Presi-
dent, called the group to breakfast
at 9 A. M. Twenty-three were
present and enjoyed the beauti-
fully decorated table and the good
food. After the meal was served a
short program was presented.
7,s The club voted to make the
Breakfast an annual affair during
National Home Demonstration
Week. Their club window showing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

The men. bless 'em. love any food
with chocolate favoring and it's the
thoughtful wife who keeps cIoco-
late cookies on hand in the o0kie
jar for 'between.meal nibbliny! For
Chocolate MeHnOne Cookies sift to-
gether 2 cups sifted CONFECTIONERY.
sugar. t6sp. fOar. v tsp. sdIt. Beat
8 egg ohites until stiff. Add sugar
mixture tbsps. at time until thor
oughly blended. Fold in. 5 squares
Hnsioeetened chocolate (melted and
cooledl. y cup shredded c0c01nWf.
and I tsp. Vanilld. Drop from tea
spoon ON lightly creased baking
sheet. Bake In moderate gas oven
(3750F.) for 10 minis.
A two or three-burner gas hot
plate is inexpensive to operate and
a helpful addition In the laundry
when starch must be. cooked or
handkerchiefs boiled. g
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

This affair promises to be the
highlight of the year. Music will
be rendered by the Esquires' Or
chestra, which has become quite
popular with RMHS students dur
ing the past two years.
Flowers, soft music, boys slicked
up in "tux" and gals in their pref
test evening wear, will top off the
festive evening.
1949 Yearbooks Arrive
Well, the Rockets have arrived
and with them worries and unceas-
ing labor for Miss Brown and COM
pany. These Rockets are the best
yet, as some 225 students will tell
you.
This year the Rockets are more
of a school yearbook than senior
annual, thereby increasing the in
terest and sales of the class books.
Bound in white, carved leather
with a gold inlay, they make a
yearbook to be proud of.
Baseball Notes
The RMHS Rockets baseball
squad won its sixth straight game
by defeating the Priory team, 14-2,
on the losers diamond, May 3.
Leading the Rockville smuggling
with two hits each were Bud Bris-
coe, Bill Redifer, Carl Holland and
Lee Richard who were we'll sup
ported by the superb pitching of
Bud Briscoe and Waldo Ricketts,.
Spirited Priory boys collected a
total of five hits, no two by one
person.
On Friday the 9th, the Rockets
lost their second game of the sea-
son to hard-fighting Bladensburg
team, 4-3, on the winners field.
Rockets collected six hits to the
three by Bladensburg but, due to
poor fielding and a last inning up
rising by the opposition, managed
to be squeezed out by one run.
The Richard Montgomery team,
however, is looking forward to an
annual clash with the powerful
Gaithersburg nine on the Rockville
field, May Is, at 2:3O.
Dates To Remember
May 10, 2:3O RMHS VS.. Cal
thersburg, Rockville.
May Is, 900 = Junior Senior
Prom, Manor Club.
May II, 500 = Student Panel,
P-TA.
May 20, 8:00-Music Festival.
May 81, 900 = Record Dance,
RMHS Gym.
Election To Be Held Monday
AS a result of the direct primary
held last week four juniors are now
in the run for the offices of presi-
dent and vice-president of Richard
Montgomery 1949-'5O Student Gov
eminent.
Vieing for the top honor are
Larry Payne and Pat O'Brien,
while Anne Wilson and James
Spring compete for the second po-
sition.
Out of 1877 votes cast by the
senior high students, the opposing
candidates polled the highest num-
Der of votes among five nominees
for each office.
Final ballots for the most inn
portant offices in the school will be
polled Monday, May 16.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

NAAOO NAAAAeAAA AOAAGAS
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond C. Fish
err of Rockville announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Marie,
to j. Arthur Mott, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard H. Mott of Hyatts-
town. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Miss Fisher, a graduate of Rich
ard Montgomery High School, is
now employed in the Clerks Office,
Montgomery County Courthouse.
Mr.. Mott, graduate of Coolidge
High School, Washington who
served in the U. S. Air Force dur
ing World War II, will enter
George Washington University in
the Fall for his second year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
Richard
Montgomery
News
Junior-SeniOr Prom

prom Week." as this week is
called, has been one of anticipation
and excitement for the juniors and
seniors of RMHS. Friday night,
May 10, the long-awaited event,
the junior-senior prom, is to be
held at the Manor Club from til
IL.
In spite of the fact that the day
happens to be that ancient day of
bad luck, Friday the 18th, the
Prom holds an air of brightness
for everyone involved. =.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

Soviet economists plan new text
book on Stalinist ideology.
Evening star., 1949-05-15
pows THAT PAN AMERICAN
HIGHWAY

~ Roger Stephens fPNhssahs6
bv Roger Stephen. fT5eI
AY. Stephens. s~ars q euFa Armed
eater Of the losns, is ere q tssase
waso do not only yearn for the far
awaY places. but also onea sasps-
tslnx about n HsFEEE taansed
over Europe, covered tie cas1e-
bean and exsss~eross<t saae unssed
States. II 10 rses sssgpFsssssE usss Pc
planned ard executed . Trip fsusn
Laredo. Tex. - Panama CITY svsF
TIE snsssecntlnental highway Tor
a little more than ssas esst-
% " -
Evening star., 1949-05-15
o. Man MeSvC

This mans uew Army that
home away from home where re
cra!t writes monthly 70 mother -
setting mere wonderfu! al the
time.
Uncle Sam. Il has 1Qst beer ar
nouncec. viii turn literary Asen;
for his nephewE In uniform and Is
sponsoring the srxi short story
contest In literary history Nth
prizes az 81 400 each for the three
best volunteers
We car see the Army day rooms
all over the world fof the next 'e~
months The juke box sileneed The
card game conducted in whispers
the sergeant, iihrRrlRnllke sfush-
ing the light-mlnded element
while some stripelesS Hemingway
enaws his pen In the corner,
The Library Branch Of Army
Special Services, which is directing
Operation Foolscap. reports that
the entries. which are limited &c
one per 2.ooo group strength. wtll
be screened st command level
Winners in cominand-Wide con-
tests will be submitted 10 the
Headquarters OF Special Services
here by November /.
Besides the handsome prizes and
publication In Golfers Weekly. for
the three top winners. 10 or more
of the best stories will be pub
lished in a collected volume BY
Rinehart a. Co,
The names OF the judges still
constitute a military secret, And
all entries will become the prop
erty Of Uncle Sam
Evening star., 1949-05-15

p. T. BaTnun. the great show
man. not only brought Jumbo 20
town but brought here beside
many freaks for the delight OF the
youngsters as well as their elders,
But II Is quite certain that the
greatest thing he did was when
he brought to the United States
and TO the Nations Capital Prima
Donna Jennie Lind. the Swedish
Nightingale" who was the SEN
sation of her day. and with whom
Barnum signed an agreement for
her to sing 100 concerts At $1,000
each. and. according to the agree
ment. deposited SlS7 500 IN q
London bank. an amount sum
cient TO pay Miss Lind as well as
the orchestra leader and for Incl
dental expenses. Her first con-
cert given In this country took
place at Castle Garden In New
York and the tickets sold amount
ed to s17,s64.05. some of which
sold as high as s25 apiece.
Jenny Lind made her first ap-
pearance In Washington on Mon
day, December IS. 1850. Just two
years before The Evening Star
published Its first edition. The
building in which she sang was
specially constructed on the site
Of the National Theater. which
had burned to the ground for the
second time on March 5. lS45.
Messrs. Willard and Reside erect
ed the hall for the purpose and
the event was an epoch In Wash
ington musical life.
The President Called
The morning after the Night
ingale" arrived in Washington
President Fillmore called at her
lodgings and left his card. the
diva not being at home. The next
day she returned the Presidents
call. Both this concert and the
one given on Wednesday. Decem-
Der 18, were attended by the
President and his family and
every member of the cabinet. and
Mr.. Barnum tells US he noticed in
the audience Henry Clay. Benton,
Foote. Cass and Gen. Scott and
nearly every member Of Congress.
The following day Mr.. Webster,
Henry Clay. Gen. Cass and Col.
Benton personally called upon
Miss Lind.
1t is related that when she Wis
tied the Capitol both Houses of
Congress were in session and that
she took the arm of c. F. Cleve-
land, Representative from Con-
necticut, who escorted her into
various parts of the Capitol and
grounds. She also visited Mount
Vernon, accompanied by Col.
Washington and Mr.. Seaton. edi-
tor of the National Intelligencer.
Here a book was taken from the
library and given her. signed by
the illustrious Washington HIM
self.
The concert given at the Ma
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Enjoying Art as Pictures
By Hermon J. WechsIer
Au.hos ss Pocket Beek of Old Masters and Numerous
Articles Ar.

/ not expected you, Mr.. Everyman,
| to come to their works fortified
with great knowledge Of art terms.
art history or fancy labels"
We are trying to say that there
is no reason for people to be
afraid of art. afraid to go to
museums and art galleries. and
afraid to say exactly what they
think when they do 90. Down
! through the ages. most painters
have been addressing themselves
to you-the public. A few. OF
course. painted special pictures
for their patrons; few painted
only for themselves.
/ But the great. lasting works
were intended for the masses
They were painted on church
walls to instruct the observer. tc
depict graphically episodes from
the lives of saints. or to render
visions OF Heaven and hell to en-.
courage or frighten. There were
no guide books to tell what Il
look for!
What we are pleading for here
then, Is that art ''be given back
to the people" We would like
them to feel that they need not bt
art historians to enjoy art. We
would like them to 60 out anc
Il look at lots of pictures. and take
pleasure In this pursuit. WI
would like them to feel free II
like the wrong pictures. For 1t Il
inevitable that If they continue
the practice Of looking at pictures
and making honest and persona
evaluations. that nebulous thins
called appreciation will result
ko,th AmeyIeop NeNSspnpef Aftionee
Evening star., 1949-05-15

~he became TOO involved n hes
marriage
A eicndsxs lnisfss syeSf woman
wha xgseAks ssgQ with . a.tsht az
cent q her native RaSaaa Afs
Scott admits that ARE srt tfss tlgsas
~ Scr latsss novel 'r~ centuries
back 'gst 70 sugar ihs pl3 aat
Sns hanks that shs problem ~
the woman sho Egws ever esoa q
fof he; husband ard Loses hrf can
soul thereby remains . rnA'ns cFs,
and q eonlrteatlnk faetos IN tHs
high divorce rate
In the last 100 wears women
have advanced intellectually, eut
they are xtsll eEnotlonAliy inmA.
turs and are toe easily over
whelmed by emotional sxp~T'.
encr sAys Mrs Scot, who's ewn
marriage ended In divorce many
years agc
Ar ardent feminist shs fssls
that wives should model them.
selves after Roman mAtrona.
grave and serene and dlgnjfed
With every love IN 'ts place
Art Of Anpeas~msnI
Since the book was published o
few weeks aso. sl0e said shs hAa
turned INTO an informal MTs An
thony. hAvlns been told the story
Of many MARRIAGES which on ths
surface appear happy. but which
conceal much distress on the pAY1
of wives Who have 10 he DIS
honest 10 appeAse their hus-
bands.
Too many women have % he
sly and centfiYing. Mrs Scott IN
sisted One woman told me that
whenever abe wants 10 80 snfns-
place she has TO pretend abe .sn I
interested 80 tina. her husband
Will decide they viii accep, the
invitation That ls . small thing.
you kAy. but year In and year cut,
II tells ON her and makes her q
mere shell And her husband loses
interest In q woman who is Just q
mirror or D yek-uAn and LOOKS
elsewhere for company
why is the term housewife
contempithle7" Mrs Scott ns-
manded 10 know Because ths
wife has made IL SO Her life to
so narrow Her interest Ia limited
70 her husband Ne, that think
. wife should have Q JOB and .
home. too. But shs aaould strive
always to be- the emotional equal
OF her husband"
And what OF the supposedly
downtToddrn American husband
who does the washinR and the
dishes and minds the ehiidren7
Mrs Scott paused but only
briefly Then firmly. Never feel
sorry for q man He can RIwsys
take care Of himself"
Evening star., 1949-05-15
News Of Art and Artists
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLEY o. Art. ccn-
PAINTINGS: seulpturss, n, BY msstsfs'i ssn,T'
On 'sseeht'ts speeisi sxhfbition' auIbentisn
collection Of Egyptian SCULPTURE
and French 18th century art. Ital-
ian ensravings, through June l9.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, National Col
lection OF Fine Arts, Constitution
avenue and Tenth street-Wssh-
ington Water Color Club $50 an:
nual. <perican paintings and old
masters.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, Division
of Graphic Arts, independence
by Minnie Briggs Raul through
FREER GALLERY OF ART, Twelfth
street and Jefferson drive-ori-
entail and Far Eastern arts. Paint
tngs and etchings by Whistler and
other American artists; changing
exhibits.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Sew
enteenth street between New YORK
avenue and Z street-American
". A. CLARK collection. American
water colors and drawings.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL, GALLERY.
ings and prints. Exhibition by
Grandma Moses through May 81.
ARTS CLUB, 2O17 / street-Exhibi-
ton of American Indian arts.
WATKINS GALLERY, American Uni
throush sro June Diiio 10. 1D
TEXTILE MUSEUM. 1890 O. street
N.W;-Russ, tapestries and other
textiles OF the e.S SesT ona.1 ana FSs wsdnss
n,ission az ana by yfiusd card obtsinabls % at of.
fce Of George Hewitt Myers. 730
Fifteenth street NV.
DUMBARToN OAKS COLLECTION.
1903 Thirty-second street NV
Early Christian and Byzantine art,
PM. Closed Mondays and HOLIDAYS,
streets Nv. Exhi6ition By B. {.
Penwomen, through May.
tsenth and c streets NV Exhi-
bition by Nemecio Antunez through
UNITED NAr1oNs Clue, Nineteenth
and r streets R;w.1gExthio,isSion ,SrG,,sb 2,
May.
waxrE eDt .Ssnn. SAL.EHfN es SSSninsssa1
Artists, opening today.
BARNETT;ADEN GALLERY, 1e7
Juanita Marbrook, through May.
ALFRED FOWLER PRINT GALLERY,
1714 CONNECTICUT avenue Nv
Color block prints by Louis Novak.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY
ARTS, 1922 New York avenue
NV. Exhibition by contemporary
ensrAyers
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. East Capt.
tol and First streets. Seventh
Pennell exhibition. through July.
HoMARg UNIVERSITY GALtERf ga I1a,
ard place NW.-Paintings by
Laura waring. through June 10.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIvER-
SITY, Library, 2023 G street NV,
-Paintings By Augustus Vincent
Tack. through May %.
STUDIO GROUP, Hillyer court
(rear Phillips Gallery. Paintings
By Marjorie Deo, opening to-day.
Week ends only.
Evening star., 1949-05-15

tional Theater by this wonderful
singer was an affair many Wash
ingtonians never forgot. Accord
ing to an article written by ths
late Aloysius Mudd for the Co
lumbia Historical Society. "tht
audience began TO assemble a.
early as 8 o'clock. and when o.
last the appearance Of Miss Line
gave TO reality the place Of pent'
UP expectation she was greetec
with a burst of applause which
fairly shook the stout walls OF the
building. Silence was at once re
stored and as the beautiful strains
OF the 'Casta Diva came clear and
liquid from the lips of this queer
OF song a deathlike stiffness pre-
vailed. When she finished there
was q torrent Of applause which
was repeated again and again.
Her next was a trio for voice
and two flutes. called Camp oi
Silesia, composed expressly fol
Miss Lind. The flutes were played
by Messrs. Kyle and Seide.
Set Audience Wild
In this piece she initiated and
surpassed the most exquisite tones
Of the hute by her finer cadence
Nothing could excel the brilliancy
Of this performance and 1t fairly
set the audience wild.
The bird song and the echc
song we're given with marvellous
accuracy and a sweetness Of mel
ody perfectly unimaginable until
heard.
AT her second concert she sans
for the first time in America the
national song of Hail Columbia,
to which her unrivaled voice. &C.
companied by Signor Benedict's
powerful and admirable orches.
ira, gave the highest effect.
Her matchless purity OF style
surprising vocal powers and ex'
cellence of private character hac
Evening star., 1949-05-15
.Mountoin Folklore
We'll Interpreted
LONESOME VALLEY
BY Henry Hornsby. fWti'drt
Sloane Associates. s3soJ
Reviewed by
JEANNE ROGERS

Lonesome Valley" Ia a study Of
the thoughts OF boy.
Unlike the tormented whoris
characteristic OF Thomas Wolfe
and James Joyce. the author spins
simple--although certainly not
happy---tale.
The reader follows unloved
Johnny Baker through the Ken
lucky hills and hollers" in
search for happiness. The fleet"
| ing pleasures OF q boy being de-
prived OF the affection he seeks
are described with poignant real
/ ity.
To have q central character who
Ia not q psychological tangls OF
complexes. emotions and fraxyled
nerves Is refreshing Johnny did
normal thing. he left his I'm
pleasant surroundings. He got an
education and returned 10 the
hollow, where he faced his prob
lens.
! Henry Hornsby's nrst novel fac
tualiy portrays the inper tickinE'
OF mountain folk. or any folk for
that matter. Even the tempo o'
mountain speech Ia honest.
Evening star., 1949-05-15
Are Americon Women
Stoves to Their Husbonds'

American women have been &C
cused of many things. but rarel,
OF being slaves to their hus'
bands"
This minority report comes from
Natalie Anderson Scott, whc
frightened a generous section al
the reading public with The
Story OF Mrs Murphy" and re-
Gently sent their blood pressure
soaring again with The Hus.
band" the story of nice str
Evening star., 1949-05-15

We. In America, are the most
picture minded" people in the
world. But we are not the most
art minded"
Advertisers Of every type oil
merchandise or service use pic
lures of strange variety and un-
equal merit to call attention te
their product or message. These
pictures appear in magazines. or
lbillboards and posters and ir
countless store windows.
And since the appeal OF pic
lures Is so strong, and since oul
citizens take such delight In them
why can't more people look al
the better pictures? There mus
be an easy approach to that mys'
terious thing we call Art. for dis.
tinguished pictures can also be
exciting to look at.
There have been some attempts
to calculate the public's attend
ance at the art museums. These
are difficult statistics to compile
| for some visitors appear but once
while others come time and again
II can safely say, however, that
the attendance Is terribly small
relative to our enormous popula-
ton.
Some Good Experiments.
Some far-seeing museum d.
rectors have made brave and sue
cessful experiments to combat
museum fright" or "art fright.
They have made over whole sec
tions of the palace" or temple
so that the atmosphere is
friendly one. They have also en-
couraged the members Of the
community to consider the mu-
scum as their own" They have
offered 1t as a place for meetings
| for concerts and for lectures. And
often they have proved that you
don't need a Phi. D. to be an art
lover.
I would like to cite two in
stances. A national magazine re-
Gently published series Of color
reproductions of the works OF an
early Italian Renaissance painter
Fra Angelica of Fiesole. The
editors were amazed at the num-
ber Of requests for reprints Of the
articles and extra copies OF the
color reproductions.
Then there was the 25-ceni
Pocket Book Of Old Masters
which had the privilege to edit
Within 10 days of its recent issue
$50 ,000-a quarter Of q million
copies were sold out of the drug
stores. stationery shops and Of
the subway stands of this country
And the second edition Of 0.0o0
lis almost completely subscribed
by dealers, schools and museums
who have had requests for this
book.
Reply to a Question
| Yes. our American public does
want to know more about art.
/ But over a period Of many years
II have been repeatedly asked one
of those simple questions which
one finds 1t so difncult TO answer
do I have to know great deal
about art to enjoy looking at pic
ItureS?"
/ That is what is holding back
a wider spread Of the sort Of en-
thusiasm I have just illustrated.
/ l am always tempted to answer
For the love Of St. Luke tif
remember correctly. he Is the
patron saint Of painters) 90 out
/ and have as good time as yoa
can looking at pictures. Don'
worry about the high-soundine
talk Of some Of your friends, OF
the mysterious phrases you some.
times encounter In art books and
magazine articles.
I Most Of the great painters oi
the world have. In the course Of
centuries, addressed themselves n
the average man And they navl