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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
News Of Music
National Symphony Delights
Audience of Six-Yeor-OIds
By Doy Thorpe

The National Symphony Or
chestra. Howard Mitchell, con-
ductor. yesterday gave two
concerts the success of which has
never been surpassed in its his
tory. 1t was a highly critical
audience the orchestra had to
please. 1t had few false con-
ceptions of good music; it had
few conceptions of good music.
But it knew that when one hears
good music. one should dance.
And dance it did.
This audience was a select one
of music-lovers not more than
s years old. Each could bring
an older friend, such as mother
or father, if the adult contributed
to the symphony's sustaining
fund drive. The concerts in the
Statler Presidential Ballroom
were strictly for the youngsters,
however. and they all made the
most of it.
Several hundreds were on hand
to hear DR.. Mitchell show of his
musicians group by group, brass.
woodwinds, percussion, and
strings. The large ballroom was
empty of chairs except for a few
around the edges. and the child
rem made the most of the open
space. dancing. beating time,
and applauding.
Confusion and hustle there
was, but one who was not present
will find it hard to believe that
there was so little noise and so
much attention. It must be a
great satisfaction to the hun
dreds of Washingtonians who
underworld these concerts that
this was a true benefit. 1t not
only helped the orchestra, but
was an unparalleled delight to
the audience.
Two more such tiny tots con-
certS are scheduled for this sea-
son. They should not be con-
fused with the students concerts
of which there are 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

and the Shepherd. taylor: The Way
brio brio. FSsinnssEis: Mods.R Music: BiIl:
Rose Of Sharon. Billings: Prelude.
for Organ on "Adests Eidslis." Ives;
sing .Light-souled and Fancy Free.
Van Vactor: Ode. Bacon
In remembrance of Wash
ington's birthday, a bargain
package was presented yester-
day at All Souls Unitarian
Church. The musical vespers
featured an unhackneyed selec-
ton of brief instrumental, vocal.
and choral pieces composed dur
ing the first Presidents lifetime.
and a group Of modern works
to serve as contrast.
The audience was given a
good chance to evaluate one
portion of the American-com-
posed music heard in Washing
toms day. To me this particu-
lar variety Of American music.
well made and pleasing to the
ear as it is, is no more than
a pretty echo Of the contem-
poraneouS European scene. Han
del and Haydn. even at their
most uninspired. did it better.
The only genuine American COM
poser of the period whose music
was sung was William Billings
the rest were emigrants with
roots still in the Old World.
jackson. Bremner. Reinagle.
Taylor g. Co. represent only one
not overly important aspect Of
18th-century American music.
OF the 20th-century pieces the
three works by Charles Ives
proved Of most substance. Even
these were not completely salts
flying, however. Ives can write
like an angel or a devil. but he
frequently does not, and a high
degree Of selectivity is neces-
Sary IN programming his music.
Unfortunately, except for the
strange prelude on "Adeste
Fidelis," the music chosen was
not representative of the best of
this curious composer.
The performance Of this in
teresting If somewhat hetero-
geneous program was regrettably
uninspired. The singers seemed
to be having trouble with pitch
and diction. and they were not
helped by a lumpy organ &C
compartment. One can hardly
blame the quartet for not sound
ing like a full choir in the choral
works. but one can question the
propriety of saddling them with
an impossible task. Such a pro-
cedure works an injustice on
singers and music alike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

MAJ Al Saints W;,, Chorists.S Of WStsestsr
With Thee. Grazioli; We're LansSores,
Lott; Adoramus TIE; di Lasso: Mass Of
Q. Marrying. Morley: In Natalie Domtni,
Praetorius: folksong ARRANGEMENTS.
It was remarkable that the
boys of All Saints Choristers
could sing a long concert with
freshness and power last night
after having had an Evensong
program at the National
Cathedral a few hours earlier.
Four of the pieces they sang,
including those by di Lasso.
Prateorius. Lott and Grazioli,
were examples of or were in
fluenced by the sustained. con-
trapuntal writing of the great
Renaissance choral composers.
Singing this music requires the
utmost in tonal purity, accuracy
and almost endless breath. These
primary tests were met almost
without fail. The boys sounded
clear and fresh most of the time.
Their voices are capable of a
rich blend. with evenness and
power in every register. Their
high tones often acquire a
breathtaking brilliance and glow.
One MUS object, though. to
allowing them to sing most of
the time with volume ranging
from mezzo forte to forte. This
not only is foreign to the style
of the music. but occasionally
it causes sudden fatigue and
slips in pitch and clarity. "A
group Of robust boys need not
necessarily sing most Of the time
near the tops of their lungs. nor
in halting, foursquare rhythmic
versions of phrases that should
flow easily together. It is surely
not called for, for instance in a
Praetorius motel. suddenly to
adopt an erratically fast tempo,
with the splitting enunciation Of
group Of young singing
CoSSackS.
Later Elm the evening the
choristers proved their ability
to sing with easier quality in
Morley's Nov Is the Month of
Maying."
Healy Williams Mass of st.
Hugh is a model of simple,
sensitive writing beautifully de-
signed for young voices. Although
the music Is not experimental
in any sense, it manages a con-
temporary feeling that is at the
same time unaffected and NOV
ing. A
Sprinkled throughout the
program were folksong arrange
ments for various national
origins. These are probably great
fun for the boys to sing, but
some of them are hardly worthy
of the considerable technical
and musical abilities of the All
Saints Choristers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
81 900 for Heart Patients

The Heart Association of
Northern Virginia has granted
$1,000 to the Arlington Hospital
lzation Fund for care of heart
patients. The association also
has donated $3.50 to the Uni
versity Of Virginia for medical
research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

ample the Queen Mary. or in
the music salon of a hotel-a
good one. for example the
Homestead. Facile and form
less. the music last night con-
centrated the interest in the solo
part. the voice or the cello. The
lush tones are strung out one
after the other in a way that
would make fine background
for conversation. tea and sand
Wiches. but which becomes
weariscme in the concert hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Musical Vespers Feature
Woshington's Time
By lrvinq Lowens

Musical Vespers. Program Of music
contemporary American music. Lewis
Atwater. director. Soloists: Florence
Miller. Soprano. Mary Apple. CON
tralto;, Irving Chandler. tenor: John
At All Souls, Unitarian Church. Pro-
gram: The Presidents March, Phile;
The Toast. to Washington. Hopkin-
General Washington, Jackson: Trum-
pet Air, Bremner; Beneath q Weep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

Every balance scale in Peoples DRUG Store
Prescription Department Is checked regu-
Iarly by the Government. Accurate grad
yates and other measures of the finest
quality are used. 4 professional Pha rna-
rist will compound your prescription in the
safest and most modern manner. Then II
will be double checked for accuracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Choristers Heard
At NotionoI Gallery
Bv Fronk C comnhelI

All Saints Choristers Of Worcester.
Mass. William Self. conductor;
Henry Hokans. accompanist. National
Gallery of Art. Program: God Be
Lott: Adoramus Te, di Lasso: Mass Of
st. Hugh. william; Now Is the Month
Q. Marrying. Morley: In Natalie Domtni,
PraetOriuS; f0lkSong ARRANGEMENTS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
PLUMBER CLARIFIES STATEMENT

Editor, The Ciizen
kindly allow me to clarity the statement which
made at recent meeting of the city commission APP
paren my remarks have been misnterpreted in several
quarters and would appreciate the use Of your paper
to set the record straight.
First, let me say that my remarks were in no way
intended to criticize the entire sewer system am
not quafied sewerage engineer and therefore have had
no occasion to investigate question the operation of
the main system. hope that the system will prove to be
excellent one which will serve the people of Kew West
for many years in the future.
However, am plumber and my experience with
connecting to the ateras up until the present time has
not been too satisfactory have been hired to connect a
proxmately twenty-five homes to the sewer lie OF
this number has been necessary have about 40 per
cent OF the ateras in the street ake up and read to
permit proper gravity flow of sewerage from the ndvid
uals property line to the main 1t is my contention
that some of the atera not properly laid allow
this gravity flow While the sewerage contractors are in
the City, perhaps will be possible for them to continue
to rectfy this and make changes they dis
covered However, after they leave who will make the
necessary changes? -ae 81 s#-.. Iss s
When appeared before the City Commission It was
purpose to bring the attention Of the proper author
tiles my experience outlined above with the aterals
from the individual property owners lot line the main
sewer It and is my thought that some action could
be taken to determine how extensive this improper grad
ing of the ateras before the sewerage contractors are
completely paid off and leave Key West After that time
the city the individual property going to pay
to takeup and relay aterals which are not properly
graded2 -
Very truly yours
a<r- MIKE, THE PLUMBER
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
DIFFERENT CHURCH EXPERIENCE

Editor, The Citizen
Does such a minister really exist as c. c. A
churchgoer described in last weeks forum? Or it wish
full thinking on bis part?
1t has been sad experience to never be missed
whether absent from church Sunday or fifty
two of them.
We've been hospitalized several times and by way
of the daily paper requested friends to write Friends and
neighbors fulfilled request but did the minister call at
the home hospital drop CHEEKY card to the suffer-
er? Not once!
There was a death in the family. Did the minister
call to comfort the bereaved ones? Only once
after funeral This done from sense of duty no
doubt?
Our pastor was unlike E. G's pastor Ours believed
firmly in gaining persons good will" To use his own
beautiful GU expression Tm coming over to shoot the
bull with you some fine day."
In other words he obviously preferred being con.
sidered "ha fellow, well met" rather than a saver of
souls
Doubtless he considered many souls beyond redemp-
on Perhaps this is why he ignored apologies offered by
Or could be that he sensed the apology should be
offered by himself?
Our minister such an excellent mixer" he car
rled JUICY bits OF gossip from member to another
linen wnen divorce occurred among the members
ne sided with the opposer and ercely condemns the op
posed. (Prestge?)
If our minister learned that one of his members at
tended services in other church. he fastened to o
in touch with that minister requesting that he take the
visitor under his wing saying he (himse had failed to
reach" him:
Yes, E. G., pastor made beautiful PRAYERS AZ ths
altar but has yet to beautiful prayer in our home
OF course, such minister as this could nevar ha
found In Key West. Or we mistaken? Could he,
Let hope they all like the one E Z. WITT,
about.
THREE EX-CHURCH MEMBERS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

with scores Of friends, was one a
Key Vests most enthusiastic boz
ing fans of that era, Felipe Car
bonel. Look for attorneys fight.
ing the suit brought by the state
road department to gain title to the
keys land to come up with some
startling errors in the bill of CON-
plant. Monday marked one Of
Cuba's most important holidays, el
Critic de Yara. It marked the date,
Oct. 10, when Carlos Manuel de
Cespedes uttered a cry for free
dom from his plantation at Yara.
For the first time since we can
recall, Key Westers of Cuban des-
cent had no formal observance Of
the holiday We note that there
are four coconuts growing on a POM
ciana tree near Pepe's Cafe. Well,
take look for yourself II you don't
believe me.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

is becoming increasingly so. But
if you dwell in the heart of a
big city, as l do, an automobile
can become a financial and nerve.
wracking nuisance.
1t costs more to feed, water, oil,
and bed down a car il crowded
Manhattan than it does a baby,
and I'd simply rather have the
baby.
l find it cheaper to use any mum.
Der of taxi cabs than to support
a car of my own in tne style il
demands. When l come home in q
cab, and pay the driver Pm
through with the problem of trans.
portation. l don't have to have my
wife come out and throw sand.
witches to me to keep from starv-
ing while / circle the block looking
for a parking place.
On motoring trips with a friend
0OA Get al lCuSc anu Upset
because he's doing the steering and
l am not. Most drivers are that
way-they can't relax unless they
are at the wheel themselves.
When you don't know how to
drive, your ignorance can be quite
bliSsful and refreshing. You are
free to enjoy the beautiful scenery,
and your friend is free to enjoy
that fine view of the white line
painted down the middle of the
highway.
This makes me sound like a self
ish opportunist. And perhaps am.
But it works two ways. Mos
motorists seem to get real pleasure
out of driving, and some like te
have someone like me along be-
cause it gives them a feeling oi
superiority.
Cant understand a guy like
you," they say. ''You don't know
what you're missing"
Whatever I'm missing, it sure is
mt the scenery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

In the good old days, when you
looked into your mailbox, you'd
find letter - or at least a couple
of overdue bills.
Not so, these days.
The Post Office has come up
with a gimmick which allows ma
tional advertisers to make "bulk
mailings" which means that they
merely address their advertising
literature to Occupant, Letter Car
rier Route" and cover an entire
city for a minute fraction of the
former cost.
The result: Key West along with
other cities, is being deluged with
tons of advertising material. Un-
less something is done pretty soon,
we'll be buried under it.
The citizenery is getting upse,
about the situation, but their ire il
nothing compared with that of the
gs,af p
over-worked mail carriers. It's q
major problem up for considera-
ton by the mail carriers union.
For good reason - used to be that
a mailman could cover his route
in eight hours but now he needs
upwards of 10.
For example, local post office Of.
ficials tell us that there were U.s.
600 separate pieces of bulk mall
to be delivered to each home ON
each mail route last week. That
amounts to more than Is per cent
of the total amount of mail of all
classes coming into Key West. It's
rough On the mailman.
Besides, it cutters up the mail
box.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
A Grain
Of Salt
BY Bill SpiIIman

Some of our progressive city
commissioners had a private get
together the other day to plan ac-
tons to assist in making Key West
modern city legislative wise.
Heading the list of planned ac-
tons is a request that the mayor
appoint board of intelligent and
progressive thinking, non parti-
san citizens, including an attor-
ney, to completely review the city
ordinance book to make recon-
mendations.
These recommendations will be
for abolishing unnecessary ordin-
ances, amending ordinances to
bring them up to date, eliminating
ordinances that are discriminating,
etc.
This plan is truly a step forward.
It would be in line with actions
taken by modern cities Throughout
the country to rid themselves of the
plague of old and obsolete laws
that are never enforced except for
political reasons. If you have had
the pleasure of looking through the
local ordinance book you can rea-
Oily see that it could use some
streamlining.
The plan, if followed faithfully,
should take the special interest
from the ordinance book.
AS l understand it, the mem
bers to be appointed would be paid
for their services of reviewing the
ordinances.
Another action the commission
ers decided to take was the study
of the Duval County Jacksonville
tax plan. 1t seems that they have
an assessment procedure that takes
the guesswork out of tax assess
mentS. The areas are zoned. If a
certain house is of a certain di-
mension and made from certain
type material and construction, the
assessment is fixed for the parti-
cular zone. All the assessor does
is measure the building and look it
up on the list. / first heard of the
plan from Paul Sher.
Speculation has it that the CON-
missioners, if they find the tax law
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

put you down either as an idiot or
perhaps a secret conspirator r.
gainst the American way Of life
Actually there are hundreds Of
thousands of adults TODAY who
don't drive a car. Some don't he.
cause they dislike machinery
Some don't because they have
chauffeurs to do it for them fThis
is the class I'm trying to ioinl.
And some, like number Of air
plane pilots, simply are afraid of
automobiles.
Historically speaking, of course.
most of the great men of the hu-
man race never learned to drive
Caesar, Napoleon, Calico, Abra-
ham Lincoln, or, I suspect, even
Albert Einstein, who has done as
much as any man to unlock the
secrets of the. universe.
A car is an urgent necessity TO-
day in most parts of America and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

The fluoridation issue viii be de-
bated tonight at 8 o'clock In the
Poinciana School auditorium.
1t promises to be highly infor-
native session with two local den
fists matching words with a man
who says that he is a retired re-
search chemist.
One fact that has impressed US
since this entirely unnecessary con-
troversy started, is that opposition
to fluoridation has come from q
small minority.
Those who are in favor of huori-
dation are preponderantly more
credible.
For example, q host of national
magazines have endorsed CONTROL
ed fluoridation. None, that we
know of, have opposed it.
The latest is McCall's Magazine.
Here, in part, is what they had to
say on the subject in their August
issue.
"In recent years the value of the
mineral fluorine in preventing
tooth decay has been demonstrate
ed in many communities. Children
who drink water which contains
10 part per million of fluorine
have about half as much tooth de-
cay as other children. The effec-
tiveness of fluoridated water is
greatest during the period when
the permanent teeth are devlop-
ing, from birth to about IL years
of age, and the favorable effects
carry over into adulthood. Proba-
bly, fluoridaton is the outstanding
achievement in the field of public
health in the last decade. Over 900
communities with Is million peo-
pie now enjoy its benefits. Many
smaller communities with a total
population of more than 315 mil
lion enjoy the benefits of fluorida-
ton as result of the natural &C.
curence of the mineral in their
drinking water. In time, almost all
communities will know the bene-
fits Of nuoridation and realize it is
safe, intelligent procedure.
"a friendly smile can do won
ders for ones personality, and so
can teeth free of the pain of den
tai decay. A smile looks better and
is better when it reveals firm,
white teeth. Take these simple
steps to improve your teeth and
your child's:
l. Eat a variety of wholesome
foods every day.
2. Rinse teeth after eating. Brush,
or use dental floss when pos
sible.
3. Have a check made of the flu.
orine content of your water sup.
ply. If it is not 10 part of flu
orine per million of water, en-
courage your community to ad,
just the fluoride content.
McCall's article was penned by
DR.. Frederick J. Stare, M. D., and
Julia A. Shea, both of the faculty
of the Harvard School of Public
Health - the nations best.
It was mailed to US by a Key
Wester, Mrs. Everette Sweeting
who says of fluoridation: "Pm for
it!".
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
Hal Boyle
Says

NEW YORK R-There are few
greater pleasures in life than
motoring-particularly if you don't
know how to drive car yourself.
l never have learned to operate
an automobile and now, in my
mid-forties, / have decided to
spend the rest of my life as a
machine age parasite-and have no
intention of learning to drive a car.
My attitude isn't based on any
hope that the horse will stage a
comeback as Americas most popu-
lar vehicle. ! never learned to ride
a horse for the same reasons 1
never learned to drive a car -
never felt sure l could keep either
one on the road, very long.
People always seem startled
when they meet a grownup man
who admits he can't or won't drive
car. For some reason they also
get mildly indignant They tend 20
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
By jim COBB

Look for a definite offer to lease
Garrison Blight for conversion as
a yacht basin in the near future. !.
Bobby Waugh, who entertained
Key West boxing fans of . cou-
pie OF decades past with his whirI-
wind style. tossed his annual birth.
day party In Duffy's Tavern FRI
day. On hand for the affair, along
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

PoTPoURRI: Any doubt that the
city Is not undergoing 4 housing
boom may be dispelled by the fol-
lowing: A local contractor is set to
build 81 new homes. He has IS
1ames on the waiting list for those
homes. The Lions Club viii hog
State Representative Bernie C.
Papy at testimonial dinner Thurs
lay = the first time anyone has
thought of it in long time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
MORE DEAD BACK

PANMUNJ0M, Korea @AThs
Communists today returned an ad-
ditional Is Allied war dead which
they said were recovered ''ss a re-
suit of continued investigations"
It was the first delivery of Al
lied bodies since Sept. n.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
CLEAN BASEMENT

CHICAGO R-One of the articles
Mrs. Mabel Bryan didn't get out
of her basement before the flood
waters hit was a case of soap
flakes. When the rainwater poured
in, the case popped open.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

Resolutions from the City of
Homestead, urging that the road
to Cape Sable be made a state
road, were received by the Mon
roe County Board of County Com.
missioners at their meeting last
nights.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes expressions az m. v,.w. a, ~. ,..a
10 PVT ne eaer the right delete any items which
are eonsidsrsd sievs The wriisr shS \.
M snd eene HE letters 100 and write on enc side
NE paper en Signature Of the writer must accompany ne
ssrs and VIII BE- published unless requested eihsrwiss
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

A man was taken to city Jail the
other day for being drunk. 1t seems
that he had passed out while driv-
ing the wrong way on one-way
street. Shortly after the man was
at the police station. it was dis
covered that he was diabetie and
was suffering from shock. A doc
tor was summoned Immediately
and the proper treatment was CIV
en-. This man was discovered to
be a diabetic because he is Known
locally and was recognized.
Two lessons. should be learned
from this experience. The first is
that it is doubtful that people SUBJ
ject to these spells should be al
lowed to drive cars and endanger
other people. Second, the man
could have been stranger.