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player next to her. That's moth
ing he said. look outside the
windows
"She looked, and what she
saw was massed Indian faces in
hooded parkas-leaving not q
vacant inch Of observation space.
OF course, this audience could
not hear a word of the play, but
not a member of 1t left until the
play was over.
1.-THE temperature was 80 de-
grees below zero"
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CURTAIN-RAISER: It is quite
possible that the overture for
Washington's CARE-ANTA Al
bum telecast on March 20 at the
Capitol Theater will be as dra-
matte as the main event.
This will be a concert, an hour
long prelude, featuring William
Warfeld as soloist and the How
ard University Choir. Mr.. War
field. whose first stunning sue
cess was scored here in 1851 as
the male star Of "Porgy and
BeSS" at the National, viii sing
a widely varied program.
Highlights of his first proun
will be BE Comforted" and 1.-THE
Lord Worketh Wonders" from
Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, +"
Schumann's 1.-TWO Grenadiers"
and verdi's lagos Credo" from
"Otello."
Three American folk songs by
CeliuS Dougherty and two old
native tunes, arranged by Aaron
COPELAND will feature his second
group.
The Howard choir, under the
direction of Warner Lawson, will
sing three numbers, among them
Ringwald's arrangement of "Bat-
tie Hymn Of the Republic"
The musical prelude to the
telecast from the Adelphi Thea
ter in New York will begin at
$3.50.
DANCE CONCERT: More than
so student and alumni members
OF George Washington Univer-
sity dance groups will participate
in the annual spring concert
next Friday and Saturday nights.
The event. under the direction
OF Elizabeth BURNER, will be
held in Lisner Auditorium with
curtain time for each perform
ance $3.50 pm.
Assisting Miss Burtner, direc-
tor OF the schools dance program
for IL years. will be Tom Pence
and Evelyn Lohoefer.
Highlights of the varied pro-
gram will be "Abstractions," a
theme by Stan Kenton based on
progressive jazz rhythms; 1.-THE
Queens Conscience" a tradi-
tional number inspired by Eliza
bethan figures, and "Facades, ="
to the recorded verse and voice
of Edith Sitwell.
BULLETIN BOARD: An espe-
cially invited audience will see
the first Washington screening
of "A Man Called Peter" at
Loew's Palace at 10 am. Friday.
-. Guests will include Washing
tonians who knew and worked
with DR.. Marshall when he was
pastor here of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church and
Chaplain of the Senate.
"Chandra," midas first highly
budgeted spectacle film, will.
have it's American premiere at
the Little Theater here on April
l.. A special program of color
documentary f1lmS on Bolivia will
be presented on March Is, at
1880 and 8 pm, at the Pan
American Union. .. The series
of five films represents Bolivian
culture from its Inca heritage
to today. Also on the docu-
mentary film program is And
Now Miguel, And the Earth
Shall Give Back Life" and
Stepping Along With Televi-
sion," which will be shown March
"a by the Washington Documen-
tary Theater. This, the
groups third program, will be
shown at the Jewish Community
Center with q starting time of
BIS nm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-23
The Passing Show
The Posing Show
Moose Knee Saw st. joan
In 3O-BeloW temperature
By jay Cormody

There nothing bitter hippant when members the
Players saint Joan" company They
Moose Knee"
it the word Of Tom Patterson cofounder with
Douglas Campbell Of the touring that the performers
Evening star., 1955-05-09
NEWS OF MUSIC
Beethoven Cello Sonotos
Well Played at Phillips

my good fortune to hear his
music often.
In the last work of the pro-
gram Mr.. Ohmes seemed to
reach his full and expansive
stride. Whatever lofty attitude
one takes toward the flashy,
pseudo-gypsy airs Of Pablo
Sarasate, they hardly lack color
and pronounced character of
their own. Mr.. Ohmes possessed
every technical requisite called
for. from a weeping pianisSimo
to racing double stops and piz-
zicato. and his performance
yesterday had real fair and
brilliance.
The violinist's playing in the
opening solo sonata of Bach was
solid, though his ordinarily i'm
peccable intonation was appar-
emily affected by tuning that
suffered from the humid wealth
er. His Mozart, while technically
accomplished, tended toward the
interpretive" side.
Mrs. Shears support of the
violinist was expert. even in the
reduction of Mozart's orches-
trail accomplishments; and in
the Elwell piece, where she was
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Points for Purents By EdytA rAo~o. woloe.

Putting their Interpretation something parents try to
keep from them dsturbs children than does facing reality
Evening star., 1955-05-09
Low Air Fares
To Europe Set
BY the Associated Press

Special low family fares" for
air travel to and from Europe
will go into effect for the first
time November /.
The transatlantic reductions
will apply on every day of the
week. On domestic air lines re-
duced fares for. family groups
are available only on the low
volume travel days - usually
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednes-
days.
The International Air Trans
port Association said yesterday
the family fares will be offered
Evening star., 1955-05-09
New American Music
Presented by BoIes
BY WENDELL MARGRAvE

National Gallery Orchestra; RICH
tional GALLERY. soloist: theodore
snss from SrsaR he oa sqf Ha qE
symphony No. q949l: Ned RoTem;
nlefs psni. and dust String m OF orchestra' aerbert
E. McMahan: Concerto for organ and
Orchestra in G minor, Opus 46. Seth
Bingham
Richard Bales presented a
program of American orches-
trail works entirely new to Wash
ington last night as the 600th
concert at the National Gal
lery. This was the third of six
concerts scheduled in the cur
rent American Music Festival.
The opening work, a set of
three string pieces based on
tunes found in the Missouri
Harmony of 1887, struck me as
being facile and commonplace
composition, something on the
order of folk-tune elaboration
of Hoist or Vaughn Williams.
The symphony of Ned Rorem,
however, was something else en-
tirely. This is the sure work of
a composer who has mastered
his idfom and has something
vital to say. The style is econo-
mical and condensed, and the
orchestra has fine big sound.
Only in the last movement were
to be found passages of trite
rhetoric, reminiscent of the oc-
casional pieces of Elgar.
Evening star., 1955-05-09

on North Atlantic and Middle
Atlantic routes during the OF
season, November 1 through
April /.
The saving, for the tourist
class round trip between New
York and London for a family
group Of four would be $500 un-
der the normal off-season fare.
IATA said-an average fare of
1892 a person, tourist class,
against the off-season average
last winter of $482.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
NEWS OF MUSIC
By DAY THORPE

Ardsth n,,h, Alton esIlG: Jams: Wolfe; Wolfe;
IDof s9Data 6D%s 6TSsram Tce oESs Eo 30, ms;oSi q
Opus 50 A major.
There is no apparent bio
graphical reason why Bee
thoven, who wrote twice as
many sonatas for violin and
piano as for cello and piano.
should have shown a greater
interest in the latter combina-
ton than in the former. Yet
while the fiddle sonatas as
group are not weak works, every
one of the cello sonata is finer
than the violin sonatas that
are its chronological counter
part. The first three have a
breath and sweep that put them
among the best of Beethoven's
pieces in the grand manner,
and the last two are concise
fantasies no less profound than
the A major sonata. Opus l0l.
or the last string quartet.
Ardyth Alton and James
Wolfe are both local musicians
1t has not been my pleasure to
hear before. Both are in COM
plete command of their re-
spective instruments, and, to
Judge from their recital yester-
day at the Phillips Gallery,
both are musicians of excep-
tional musical taste as well as
good ensemble players. 1t is
not to say that Mr.. Wolfe is a
second Schnabel to record my
feeling that his approach to
Beethoven is much the same.
Like Schnabel, who now and
then would slough off a passage
that was too hard for his
fingers but for whom nothing
in Beethoven was not musically
compelling. Mr.. Wolfe has the
knack of making each point as
1t comes along clear and con-
vincing, and of giving each
movement life and color.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
VioIinist Ohmes Plays
Rewording Program
BY FRANK C. CAMPBELL

Allen Ohmes. violin. Charlotte
YWCA Program: Sonata No. in
9 minor, for violin alone, Bach:
Concerto No. 4 in D, K: 2lS: Mozart
Theme and Variations for Violin and
Piano. Elwell: Gypsy Airs, Sarasate.
Allen Ohmes' recital in Bar
ker Hall yesterday afternoon,
in spite of muggy weather and
q discouragingly thin audience,
was a rewarding affair.
Placed toward the end of the
program, Herbert Elwell's Theme
and Variations for Violin and
Piano. unfamiliar to at least
this reviewer, was a discovery
of sheer pleasure among con-
temporary pieces for these in
struments. Elwell's name has
heen almost a staple on con-
temporary American programs
for years, but it has not. been
Evening star., 1955-05-09
AustruIio to Open
Four Oil Refineries

Opening Of four new oil refin-
cries in Australia will save the
nation $50 million annually In
foreign exchange. Canberra esti-
mates.
Two are now operating, the
others near completion.
Evening star., 1955-05-09
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Evening star., 1955-05-09

playing piano music, she was
equal to Mr.. Ohmes in every
respect.
Evening star., 1955-05-09

Mother-I have told YOU all
that the doctor told me, and I'm
counting on you girls to nelp me
obey him about resting awhile
every day.
Evening star., 1955-05-09

Daughter-Mother must be
very sick, but when I catch her
lying down she just says she is
tired or has a headache or some
thing like that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24

The lawn furniture has not passed
through the winter without mishap, and
It is a source of amazement that what was
carefully stored away in the fall could now
appear in need of so much attention. The
canvas on the folding chairs has mildeWed.
The paint does not appear as bright as 1t
did last fall. A rung has somehow become
cracked and will not support the weight.
Despite precautions, the metal chairs have
managed to accumulate water on the seats,
and this has caused layer of rust.
One does not agree with the suggestion
that the lawn furniture deteriorated before
1t was put away for the winter. 1t is re-
membered bright and gay. But the newly
finished patio, bleak without the metal and
folding chairs, seems even more bleak
when they are brought from the garage
in their present state. One is told that the
outdoor life does not necessarily mean that
one must rough it with rusty and mil
dewed lawn chairs. Evidence in support
Of this contention is the brightly painted
furniture on the lawn next door.
Sitting outdoors is pleasure con-
templated all winter long. One cannot
understand why. to be comfortable, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
Help Needed

The Endorsement by the District COM
missioners of proposed changes in the law
of insanity, plus the referral OF the pro-
posals to the Budget Bureau, marks the
limit to which local authorities can go IN
this important matter.
A seven-month study by subcommlt-
tee of the District Council on Law Enforce
ment preceded the recommendations for
new legislation. In the course OF this
study, there was careful evaluation OF
the impact on the community of a line
of decisions by the United States Court OF
Appeals. The conclusion was that the
courts interpretations of the insanity laws
even if correct-had created danger
Gus imbalance" in favor of accused persons
who plead insanity in criminal cases.
The recommended changes, while re-
Enforcing the new definition of insanity
laid down in the Durham case, would go
far to offset consequences OF these rulings
which seem clearly and needlessly adverse
to the public interest.
Since most of the authorities who
have expressed themselves are In general
agreement on the desirability OF the
changes, it should be possible to get them
enacted at this session of Congress. So 1t
is to be hoped that the Budget Bureau will
act expeditiously to send up the legislation,
or as an alternative, that some member
of Congress will take the initiative IN in
PRODUCING and sponsoring the changes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24

lawn furniture must be sparkling and
clean. Except for the broken rung, it sits
just as well as ever, and If one is careful
of what one wears for the outdoor life, the
rust will make little difference. Attempts
to impress this attitude on ones compan-
ion in the rugged life meet with little
success. If one is to remain socially &C
ceptable in the neighborhood, one is told,
something must be done about the lawn
furniture.
So the paint, the turpentine, the
brushes, the rags and the steel wool are
dragged from the workshop and the work
begun. And as it progresses, the annual
sad fact of spring-that one has come
through the winter in but little better
shape than the lawn furniture-again
becomes evident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

(if any, wash their sins away.
In the meantime, by flap
ping and bathing vigorously in
baths. the feathered folk man
age to flap most of the water
out. thus preventing mos
QuitoeS. .-.s
So careful people need not
worry about mosquito control
Of their bird baths. Let the
birds do it!
The small pool is another
matter. Birds ordinarily find
little good, as far as they are
concerned. in the home yard
pool, because 1t is too deep.
Therefore, fishes are needed
to eat the mosquito larvae as
soon as they appear.
Goldfishes are used for this
control. as we'll as smaller spe-
cies. but if the latter are put
in the pool the goldfishes must
be left out. as they will eat the
controls. Nature is very COM
plicated!
Probably no bird flies more
efficiently than the mocker.
We watched one land on a
bush the other day, and the
way he practically stood still
in the air. for few seconds,
was wonderful to behold.
He lit without sound. with
out the slightest culver of the
small branch on which he
landed.
A mocker does not weigh
much. it is true, only a few
ounces. but if he had come in
full force the branch would
have waved as if a bullet had
hit it.
BY perfect coordination Of
muscles and desires. the mock
ingbird struck the little bough
without making 1t move. his
weight counterbalanced and
nullified by his wing action.
No conscious thought was
there, but just centuries Of ex-
perience. call it instinct or
whatever one will.
1t is this way Of making q
landing that is said to be a
safeguard from accidents
among human beings. That
is, the closer to nature one is,
the surer he is to fall, If he
does fall, without hurting him.
self much. His mind, in other
words, does not get in his way.
Education is all right, but
our instructive acts. such as
falling easily and what might
be called properly, have their
uses. too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
Birds have no traffic filters.

Birds nave no trafflc filters.
They will nest almost any,
where, so householders along
much travelled roads need not
add to home worries on this
account.
Least likely to mind heavy
traffic is the common pigeon.
This game fellow will eat
placidly in the gutter until a
moving vehicle is within two
feet of him. then calmly step
up on the curb.
just what he eats there, is
something of a mystery. but
he evidently finds it sufficient.
In collecting his daily food,
the wild pigeon of the city's
streets and building tops does
a valuable scavenger service.
People who inveigh against
this bird. as many do-there
is always somebody kicking
about everything-fail to give
the pigeon the credit which is
its due.
If it were not for this large
bird. our streets would be
great deal dirtier than they
are.
Bits of loose straw, paper.
twine-
All these go into. the making
of nests of the various species
to be found hereabout in sum-
mer.
Every one of them is taken
from places they might other
wise be out of order.
No one would say tn birds
can take the place of proper
human cleanliness. but it is
we'll to keep in mind the va
rious extra services they give
us.
Their seed eating is always
told about to their credit,
along with insect consump-
ton.
The seeds, of course, are
weed seeds, and the insects.
those regarded as inimical to
man.
Even the starlings eat va
rious beetles. including the
Japanese beetle, now happily
a memory. Control measures
to handle this specimen have
been successful, but we must
not forget the measures"
taken by the starlings and
common sparrows against
them.
It is true that sometimes
birds in large f1ocks consti-
tute a nuisance. but the rains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
Charles Donoqh Moqinnis

The May number of the Journal of the
American Institute Of Architects is largely
memorial to Charles Donagh Maginnis,
one of the few architects of modern times
of whom it truly may be said that they were
world famous. A native of Londonderry in
Northern Ireland born in 1857 he came to
Canada in 1885 and settled in Boston in
1890. The instruction and guidance which
started him on his career as designer of
beautiful buildings were provided by Ed
mund Wheelwright, worthy master.
But Mr.. Maginnis himself was excellent
material. The inspiration of religion quick
ened him into his noblest work. Washing
tonians have before their eyes prize
winning example of his artistry in the
imposing chapel of Trinity College. Other
outstanding productions for which he was
responsible are the apse of Trinity Episco-
pal Church. Boston; the Gothic spires Of
Boston College; the Carnnelite Convent,
Santa Clara, California; and the design for
the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception, now under construction at
Catholic University. Edifices with the same
distinctive qualities of grace and charm
are scattered over 20 States. and in at least
three foreign countries. Members of his
profession showered their highest honorS
on him, and his church gave him papal
knighthood and the Laetare medal.
Mr. Maginnis, however, through all his
SO years, was modest, gentle, kind, rich in
good humor, man good to know. The
commemoration he undoubtedly would
have appreciated most is that of Arch
bishop Cushing, who said: Scores Of his
one-time pupils, now masters in their own
right, are proud to acknowledge their in
debtedness to him and to proclaim their
determination to perpetuate the ideals
which have become associated with his
name"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24

A drive to elect an Adlai
Stevenson delegation to the
1856 Democratic National Con-
vention, in New Hampshire.s
presidential primary next
March. Is already under way.
John Rogers Penn. Democratic
State treasurer. is spearhead-
ing the drive.
New Hampshire's presiden-
tial preference primary, ex-
pressed through the election of
national convention delegates.
is the earliest in the Nation.
To win it may mean a valuable
psychological victory. For ex-
ample, President Eisenhower
was entered in the 1852 New
Hampshire primary by his sup
porters and won, over the
active campaigning of the late
Senator Bob Taft of Ohio and
Harold E. Stassen, former Cow
ernor of Minnesota. In the
same primary. Senator Ke-
fauver of Tennessee sprang a
surprise victory over the slate
of delegates pledged to the
then President Truman. And
while Senator Kefauver did
not go on to win the Dem
ocratic presidential nominal
ton. he did go on to win many
other presidential primaries
and was runner up to Mr..
Stevenson, the nominee.
So far. none of the three
outstanding potential NOM
inees of the Democratic Party,
Mr.. Stevenson, Senator Kefau-
yer and Gov. Averell Hartman
of New York. has announced
publicly his candidacy. The
Stevenson supporters, how
ever. confidently predict their
man will be a candidate. Sen
ator Kefauver, his intimates
say. will not make UP his mind
whether to get into the presi-
Dental race until next fall. He
is not a candidate today
whatever he may be later on.
Despite Gov. Harriman's nom
committal answers to ques-
tons regarding his plans, many
believe his hat will be in the
ring when the time comes.
Real Fight Forecast
The 1856 New Hampshire
primary has all the possibilities
Of turning out to be a real
political battle. however, if MI.
Stevenson gets into the race
for the States delegates, and
either Senator Kefauver or
Gov. Hartman. or both, put
up states Of delegates, too.
On the Republican side of
the fence-if President Eisen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
THE POLITICAL MILL
Drive On for Stevenson
BY GOULD LINCOLN

hover does not take himself
out of the political picture
the New Hampshire delegation
will be instructed for Mr..
Eisenhower beyond a doubt.
Should the President step
aside, plenty of Republican fur
may fly. Senator Kefauver
has a lot of friends in New
Hampshire. He campaigned
the State thoroughly in 1852
almost from door to door.
Some of the Stevenson sup
porters in New Hampshire,
among them Mr.. Penn. would
like to see the Tennessee
Senator nominated for Vice
President on a Stevenson
ticket, believing Mr.. Kefauver
would add much strength to
the Democratic ticket.
Further, Mr.. Penn believes
the Democrats will have a good
chance to carry New Hamp-
shire, pointing out that New
Hampshire's industries are lag
ging "far behind the national
BOOM" The late Franklin D.
Roosevelt carried the State
once and former President
Truman lost by only a narrow
margin there in 1948. Should
Mr.. Stevenson finally decide
not to run, then Mr.. Penn
would like to see Gov. Harri-
man nominated-presumably
with Senator Kefauver as the
vice presidential candidate.
Possible Running Mate
1t is believed that Demo-
cratic State Chairman John
Hodsdon takes a similar view
of the party situation and its
potential candidates as that
expressed by Mr.. Penn. Any
way, the Stevenson supporters
in the State are not letting
grass grow under their feet.
The suggestion that Senator
Kefauver should become the
Democratic nominee for Vice
President may not appear at
tractive to the Tennessean.
In the first place, Senator Ke-
fauver may wish to leave the
field open for a Stevenson
presidential nomination next
year, particularly if Mr.. Essen
hover is to be the Republican
candidate again. A Demo-
cratic nomination in 1860
could be more valuable.
Mr.. Stevenson recently re-
turned to this country and his
law practice in Chicago, fol-
lowing trip to Africa. Out
side of a few nonpolitical
speaking dates. the 1852 Dem
ocratic candidate has no pub
lie engagements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
Retarded Youth
Pediatrician

This is in response to your
May 16 article headed Home
for Retarded Youth Blocked
by Executors"
Retarded children are not
deranged! If they are emo
tionally disturbed, it is due to
the very attitude expressed by
the normal" neighbors of the
Anderson estate. Retardation
can occur in any family
through an accident Of birth
or early injury. Three out OF
every one hundred children
are mentally retarded. That
means we have four and one
half million mentally retarded
children throughout the coun-
try. Can they all go elsewhere?
Many retarded children can,
with special training, become
useful citizens. Wouldn't it be
wiser in view of the great
number of these children to
attack this problem together?
Are stable horses more i'm
portant than our handicapped
children?
Harry Hayman,
President, Help For Retarded
Children, Inc; General Man
ager, w. P. G. c., Inc.