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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-16
MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
Arlington 6. o. P. Hints
Return to County Politics

Arlington Republican leaders have trial balloon
return to the traditional two-pary system for
elections.
Action taken last night by G. Executive Committeeman
could the for another reagnment of the couny
political forces.
In addition to launching search for 1857 County Board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-16
'McKeIdin Opens Sections
OF Three Nearby Roads

Malylands Gov McKeldn today urged tterbugs to mend
their ways and help Keep Maryland Beautiful"
His plea included speech delivered at the first OF
three rbbon-cutng ceremonies for sections
Georges County.
Gov McKeldn spoke before cutting a ribbon across
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-16
Nine CABS Here Run I ests
In Plan to Install Meters

Iaxicab drivers hopeful of meerizng their cabs with he
np OF Congress running tests show the House District
Committee how the public would fare
Nne caoS equipped with meters supplied by three meter
companies are circulating the city determine the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-16

lLWO-tIiile relOcatlOn OF East west
highway between Ager road and
the intersection OF Queens Chapel
and Colesville roads.
Third Ceremony Set
Later the Governor shipped
ribbons opening q new three
mile dual section of Edmonston
road from Upshur street to Brier
Ditch. This section will be a
continuation Of new Kenilworth
avenue in the District.
The Governor then went to
Clinton for the third ceremony
Opening one lane of relocated
Route S, which runs for Al miles
from Clinton, near Andrews Air
Force Base. south to TB, where
lit joins Route sol.
Gov. McKeldin noted that
these three sections Of clean.
white pavement we open today
ARE unspotted. unsoiled and un-
Isullied-completely free of litter.
mo hot dog napkins-no paper
lcupS-no tin cans-no beer bot
ties.
Waste of Money Cited
This time next week." he add
led, there will be, sadly predict,
the usual weekly quota of trash
on these fine new highways"
He noted that the State Roads
Commission spent $4,000 pick
ing up trash on the roads in
1854. In the year ending last
July /, he said the sum had risen
to $4,000.
This is money that could have.
gone into making our roads safer
and more comfortable to ride"
he said. Lets tackle this prob
lem with imagination and vigor
:. If we do, it can be licked
and the money saved can be used
to promote safety on the high
ways. :"
The costs of the projects were:
East-West highway. $4S8, 900;
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
When Winston Churchill
Tried His Hand at Fiction

is the struggle between ty-
rant and democrat. His hero
is a lofty public man-dedi-
Gated, mastery, calm. His
heroine is the tyrant's pure
wife, whom the tyrant basely
maneuvers to compromise with
his democratic rival. There
is gunf1re and violence, and
automatically high minded
dialogue between hero and
heroine, and most Importantly
a great speech from the hero
"Savrola." stately, decorous,
a little bit dull, is happiest IN
its asides. Here is one which
gives the flavor admirably:
The mother loves her child;
that is maternal nature. The
youth loves his sweetheart,
that, too, may be explained.
The dog loves his master, he
feeds him. a man loves mis-
friend, he has stood by him
perhaps at doubtful moments.
In all there are reasons; but
the love of a FOSTER mother
for her charge appears abso-
lutely irrational. 1t is one of
the few proofs. not to be ex-
planned even by the associa-
ton of ideas, that the nature
of mankind is superior to mere
utilitarianism, and that his
destinies are high"
OF the author. Of course, you
can say that again.
MARY McGRORY.
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New Gallery .

Another Washington reStau-
rant has made wall space
available for the exhibition of
paintings by area artists: De
Sando's at 1920 H street NV.
Theodore Kane will arrange
about 6 shows a year, on the
walls in the cocktail lounge
and lower dining room, with
one or two in the entrance
window.
For the initial show, Mrs.
Kane has hung II of her own
Watercolors. a few of which
have been previously exhibited.
The majority she painted this
past winter on a Caribbean
cruise. One of the best is
"Harbor at Nassau" with its
fire Sh, clear colors. High
Noon, Haiti which received
LIST prize at the Georgetown
Artists Group show. other
glimpses Of Haiti, also of Cuba.
compose the major part of the
exhibition. Illumination is
good, the restaurant manage
ment has provided a light for
each painting.
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SAVROLA. BY Winston S.
Churchill, Random House;
$3.50

SAVROLA. BY Winston S.
Churchill. Random House;
$3.50
This novel shows its age as
its author never has. Sir VIM
ston Churchill. that mighty
oak Of the Western world, was
a mere sapling of % when it
first appeared in 1897. Precious
little progress has been made
in the intervening years, but
surely 1t is not churl!Sh TO
Churchill to say that his de-
clSlon to quit fiction after TINS
first and only attempt was
wise one. AS he belongs 10
history, he belongs in history.
So "Savrola" with one of
the most enchanting jacket
photographs in memory is of
interest as a novelty. as a
period piece. as an early effort
of a man who, using the same
26 letters in the alphabet
available to everyone, has FASH
Toned some of the sublimest
utterances of the era.
Churchill, the master mason
Of prose, even in his appren-
tice days, was incapable of an
ill-made sentence. 1t is in
characterization and plot that
he is disappointingly like his
fellow turn-of -the-centry ro-
mancers. His setting is the
mythical Mediterranean re-
public Of Laurania. His theme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Young Mississippion Writes
Of q Southern Prison Farm
THE PRISONERS, by Evans

THE PRISONERS, by Evans
Harrington Harper; So is a
first novel by a young Missis-
sippian about a prison farm in
a Southern State,
The authors protagonist,
Howard Walker, is a well-edu-
Gated, well-meaning young
man who has been educational
director of the prison and is
dedicated to helping the pris-
oners rehabilitate themselves.
There has been d shakeup in
the top administration. A new
warden, a Pho. has come in,
and most Of the brutal SER
geants have been fired and
whipping prohibited. But
Howard. promoted to assistant
warden, finds that all is not
quite as it promised to be.
Gwin, sadistic sergeant. has
been retained because his
brother is a political power.
Gwin is preventing the parole
Of young Johnny, who has
done five years for what is not
even a crime except in that
State and a few others-boot-
Logging.
Johnny is Towards protege,
the officials consuming inter-
est. and he tries To. get the
warden to override the SER
geant. But to no avail, and
Johnny. discouraged, jumps
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Gwin one day. beats him
severely. and tries to escape.
He is caught. Gwin even gets
permission from the warden
to fog Johnny. Howard con-
tinues his efforts to protect
and help Johnny, but it is a
losing venture. Johnny be-
comes steadily more embit-
tered, more brutalized. more
hopeless.
Howard. like a lot of WELL
intentioned men. is highly in
effectual. He succeeds merely
in annoying the warden and
the chairman of the parole
board He seems to achieve
nothing else, though his al
truistic interest in Johnny as
a symbol of all prisoners be-
comes an obsession.
MI. harrington, VINO lives IN
Oxford and is an instructor
at the University of Missis-
Sippi. succeeds in enlisting
sympathy for Johnny, even
some for the fumbling Howard.
The writing at its best is
effective. at its worst awkward.
When the author attempts a
page-long sentence, as on page
Sc, it might be suspected that
he has read too admirinRly
the work of his illustrious fell
low townSman. William Faux
ner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

ciety of Washington Artists
and the Washington Water
Color Club.
A native New Yorker, Mr..
Trois won a scholarship to the
Corcoran School and has been
a Washington area artist for
more than two decades. Dur
ing 3 years of war service he
painted rnurals in soldiers
clubs in England and Ger
many. and had a one-man
show in London. He has con-
tinued to translate sketches he
made during that period, and
later trips abroad, into paint
ings and etchings. Some of his
Italian paintings and pastels
are on view.
There is variety of subject
and handling in Mr.. Trois'
collection. ranging from alb
Stract still life and figure
paintings to conventional por-
traits. as we'll as landscapes,
old houses. religious themes,
imaginative and fanciful sub
jects. One of the best works
on view. and new to me, is his
Classic Figure" with columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
A Misleading Narrative
Of Misguided Passions

maid; while the wife. a blue
stocking becomes the mistress
of the novelist. None is any
the wiser. an no harm is done,
you might think. Mr.. Hartley,
very loW-voiced writer, ex-
plodeS this notion in a burst Of
gunfire.
If this sounds lively we have
misled you. 1t is not. Adult
terry was never duller. The
married couple are crushingly
genteel as they go about their
sordid business. They have
two children, whose watering,
no more worthy of record than
most childish patter. Mr.. Hart
ley exhaustively records. The
novelist, dimly limmned, has a
Welsh mistress. who seems a
poor copy Of Theda Bara. 1t is
impossible, in short, to care at
all about any of them. Matter
of-fact narratives about I'M
likely and misguided passions
are all very well. but they fire.
quently end Up by being more
matter of fact than passionate,
and that is the case here.
M. Meg.
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Two at Arts Club

Merle Foshag and Gustav
Trois have solo exhibitions at
the Arts Club through next
Friday. Mrs. Foshag S 80 water
colorS and gouacIles in the re.
ceptlon rooms are lively cap
lures Of many subjects-land-
Scapes. marines. street scenes,
industrial themes, architecture:
but one suspects people are her
major interest. She not only
has a few portraits. the best
being La Chilena," and subtle
but incisive social commentary
such as The Charming Peo-
pie she also introduces in
cidental figures in her land
Scape and urban scenes.
Her work is broadly ham
died, with strong colors. Most
OF 1t is simplitied and repre-
Sensational. But there is an
occasional abstraction, e.g.,
Aftermath, " with swirling
strokes Of black and color.
A native of Spokane, Wash,
Mrs. Foshag has lived in the
d. c. area for some years. and
has been an active participant
in local exhibitions. She has
won II awards, including one
at the Corcoran annual area
show in 1919. She studied art
extensively in schools and with
private teachers, including
here. the Corcoran School and
Eliot O'Hara.
Won 30 Awards
Gustav Trois was requested
by the Arts Clubs exhibition
committee TO include in his
Retrospective show in the GAL
lery, as many as possible of the
paintings which have won for
him since 1850, 80 awards and
mentions in competitions in
the D. c.. Virginia and Mary
land. Consequently, most of
his % paintings and 4 prints
are works of the past 5 years.
Awards include such coveted
honors as those Of the So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Contemporary Greeks

A special exhibition of con-
temporary Greek paintings is
being shown at Loew'S Capitol
Theater in conjunction with
the film Alexander the
Great" The collection, includ-
ing loans from the Ambas-
sador of Greece and Nine.
Melas, and D'Amecourt, Inc.
inaugurates a project of The
l. F. A. Galleries, 1928 Con-
necticut avenue, which will be
a continuing series of exhibit
tionS in the theater's down.
stairs lobby, revamped for
art displays. Greek Art" will
remain through the engage
ment of the motion picture
spectacle.
Eight artists are represented
by the II paintings. Photis
Kontaglou. said to have had
extensive influence in the field
OF ecclesiastical art, hanks
back to Byzantine painting,
better known today through
ikons of the Greek Orthodox
Church. Yiannis Morals, a
neorealist. has two still life
arrangements and a large
study of nude figures in a deli
cate linear pattern.
Other portrait and figure
painters include N. Nicalaou.
whose large tWo-dimensional
figure in an open window,
comes nearest to recalling the
forms Of Greek vase painting;
Pappas, whose two simple di-
rect portraits OF women also
reflect earlier practices; and
SlkeliotiS. whose little group
OF musicians is primitive in
character.
Landscape painters are the
most naturalistIc in the show:
SpyroS VasilOu, whose two
harbor scenes are colorful and
well drawn; ManouSsakis.
whose naturalistic Street
Scene has the charm OF pic
turesqueneSs; and Linakis, an
lmpresslonist, whose luminous
little seacoast town is the best
of this group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

artists regularly exhibited by
The Obelisk. Ivan Mosca's
group includes large and min
iature paintings of field and
other flowers in browns, cool
blues and grayS, semi abstract,
but conveying the quality of
fragile stems and evaneScent
blossoms. Schenk's young arti-
chokes and melons in pale gray
greens and violet make the
visitors mouth water. The
same artists portrait of two
little sisters in the spring of
life, full of hopes. dreams and
illusions, is touching.
Costanza Mennyey'S large
painting of two pixie-faced
girls, presumably of the thea
ter. hints of young love. in the
bouquet of tulips and an en-
velope which surely contains
a billet-doux. William Walton's
Clown" is gay in his vermil-
ion, black and white costume,
with a good pattern. Failla's
Balloon Man" is Offering his
wares in a park in Rome; but
he is universal and beloved,
even though he presages
storms of crying kids as the
bright-colored bubbles get out
of hand and ascend to the
stratosphere.
Andreola Vinci's Terrace on
the Adriatic" and Bedard's
landscape show the business
Of early summer. Several abb
stract still life paintings by
Ajmone have beautiful color
schemes in turquoise and jade
greens.
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private cOllect0r6
The earliest works in the
collection of 113 paintings are
predominantly portraits of
outstanding personalities of
the time, and scenes depicting
the life and landscape of Ar
gentina's early settlers. They
date from 1910, when Argen-
tina gained its independence
from Spain. and include the
work of both primitive paint
erS and those we'll verSed in
contemporary European ira
dition. The exhibition will be
reviewed here in detail next
Sunday. 1t will remain
through May Is. when it will
go on a tour to Louisville, KY:
San Francisco and Chicago.
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Rare Birds
THE PARADIS

THE PARADISE BIRD. BY
Howard Otway. Harper &
Bros; $3.50.
Deep in an East Indies
wild, an pathological expedi-
ton goes seeking rare birds
of plumage. The men and the
wife of one OF them are all
facing up to emotional show
downs. for which the stark,
savage heartland and the
folkways of the eaters of
"long-pig' form an appro-
pirate setting. The rightness,
the vivid beauty. of life I'M
touched by the white mans
culture is freshly presented by
this comparatively new writer.
The style is crisp. full Of
realism and imagery.
H. A. L.
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VernuI Season

Spring has come to The
Obelisk Gallery, 3241 P street,
Georgetown. in its Prlmavera-
PrlntempS exhibition through
April 90. More than 20 paint
ings celebrate such gladstone
symbols as garden flowers,
tender young vegetables. rip
enlng fruit, trees opening
leaves. young human beings,
young love, circus clowns and
balloon men in city parks.
These ancient but eyer-new
subjects are interpreted in a
variety of personal expressions
by European and American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
FINE WRITING IN A GROWING
BUT STILL UNFAMILIAR FIELD
SOMETHING ABOUT MY FATHER AND OTHER pEOPLl

SOMETHING ABOUT MY FATHER AND OTHER PEOPLE.
BY Charles Angof tThomas Yoseoff: $450J
Here IS short stories by Americas leading writer
in growing but sti unfamiliar field that of American
Jewish literature.
Mr.. Angof author Of Semiautobographcal series of
novels of which the fourth volume will appear later this
has unusually sensitive way Of dealing with the
humans who people his stories Be they ovable hateful
be they Jew GENTLE they always and even
when he treats them harshy. he them under
standing.
Though Mr. Angoh the first person only as
vehicle there to be in this collection OF stories
thread OF autobiography just there is his novels
The stories start in Orthodox Jewish meu proceed TO
the mainsream of life later involve their teller with
gentles almost exclusively and the bring him back
to different kind of Judaism.
Books like this rarely get the sort OF distribution they
deserve Philosophers might ponder the reason whyand
what can be done about IL. WILLIAM HINES
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Encore at Barnett

Merton D. Simpson. a young
New York artist. is having his
second one-man show at The
Barnett Alden Gallery, 1877
Randolph place. NV. through
April. The Gallery is open
Sunday afternoons from 2 to
5. and by appointment.
Born in Charleston, S. c.,
the artist began his study of
art there, and taught fine arts
at Burke High School, before
going to New York City where
he attended New York Univer-
sity and the Cooper Union Art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Rudyurd KipIing Treasures
In q Souvenir Package

SO well known, but most Of
them deserving to be remem-
bered, are included. Most of
the more famous ballads are
in this volume.
Mr.. Beecroft, who is direc-
tor of the Literary Guild, con-
tributes an introduction. The
two volumes are the Guilds
selection for May.
&C. B. j.
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Korean Handbook
Is Fine Reference
KOREA TOMORROW.

kOhEA TOMORROW. BY
Kyung Che Chung. Mac
milan; $685.
Mr., Chung, an instructor in
the Army language school in
Monterey, Calf. has perceived
the crying need for an ALL
around reference work on Ko-
rea. This is a careful. frankly
friendly study OF Korea's his
tory, culture, political back
ground and economic base. 1t
draws generously on the latest
statistics, developed under
American tutelage since l945.
Students Of Korea, in govern
ment and out. should find this
work to be a valuable easy-to-
read handbook.
EARL H. VOSS.
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A PERFECT WOMAN. BY L. P.


Hartley. Alfred A. Knopf:
$685.
Mr.. Hartley seems to be
fascinated b. the fate of those
who are Intermediates between
lovers. His The Go-Between"
was a poetic evocation of their
lot. This present variation on
the theme, is, alas. prosey
almost past endurance. Not
content with conveying the
atmosphere of a hum drum
household, he details its every
yawn.
Here we have a story of a
husband and wife, who in their
efforts to help a busy novelist
friend pursue an Austrian bar
maid. find themselves changing
partners. The husband, a
stuffy accountant is seen
enjoying the favors of the bar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
KIPLING: A SELECTION OF
HIS STORIES AND PO-

KIPLING: A SELECTION OF
HIS STORIES AND PO-
EMS. by John Beecroft
Doubleday; 2 vols. $3.50 i.
These two volumes contain
many Of Rudyard Kipling s
finest stories and poems. His
novel Kim" considered by
many critics his masterpiece.
is published in full; so is the
jungle Book" Puck of
Pook's Hill" also is contained
in the first volume.
The second volume has some
OF the most popular short
stories, such as Without Ben
eft Of Clergy" THE Phantom
Rickshaw," THE Man Who
Would be King" wee Willie
Winkie." and THE Mark Of
the Beast" Some stories not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Water Color Show

The 59th annual national
exhibition of the Washington
Water Color Club will be held
June 8 to "a at the U. s.
National Museum. Constitu-
ton avenue at 10th street,
NV. Entry cards may be OBJ
tanned from Merle Foshag,
secretary. 1902 Westwood
drive, Washington Is and must
be returned to her by May %.
Non-members of the Club
must also send a fee of 50.