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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
10th Anniversary

The Arts Club of Washing
ton will be forty years old
next Wednesday. 1t will launch
this afternoon a week-long
celebration of the anniversary,
with the opening of an exhi-
bition of paintings, sculpture,
drawings and other works by
founder and charter members.
The exhibition is composed
of more than so works by IS
artists, more than half of
whom are gone. The club
had many more founder and
charter members, some of
them spatial arts members
whose work was not available
for this show, others in diff
ferent categories; literary, mu-
steal and dramatic.
L. Morris Leisenring, emf
nent architect, a founder, and
one of the clubs foremost
members, who will lead the
"reminiscences at the ami
versary dinner next Thursday,
is represented with a group of
architectural drawings. There
is an oil portrait of him by
his wife. Mathilde Mueden
Leisenring, who was not only
gifted in several painting and
graphic media as exemplif1ed
in her group in the exhibition,
but was also an instructor for
many years at the Corcoran
School, where she was noted
for her ability to bring out the
best in her students.
Portrait Heads
Henry K. Bush Brown. sculp-
tor, founder and first presi-
dent of the club, U. S. J.
Dunbar and George Julian
zolnay are the only sculptors
included. all with traditional
portrait heads. 1t is impos-
sible to adequately represent
Sculptors in a small show. since
their major works are often
monumental, and not obtain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
Big City Doctor
Finds Small Town
Can Be Difficult
A CALL FOR DOCTOR BAR
TON. BY Elizabeth Seifert.
tDodd. Mead a. Co.; S3.50.)


Here is a worthy addition
to the long list of stories about
the small-town doctor. After
years Of grueling service in a
big city hospital, Grady Barton
located in the tiny twin-towns
Of The Hollies. Here, in an
ostensibly peaceful environ
ment, he expected to achieve
a satisfying existence. But. all
too soon, he found that many
OF the frailties OF human ma
ture were not the exclusive
possessions Of big city DWELL
ers. Unexpected difficulties
appeared, and, burdened as ne
was with a secret he dared not
reveal, he found himself in a
predicament which threatened
to drive him from his adopted
home and from June, the girl
he hoped to marry.
But those trying experiences
proved at length to be blessings
in disguise for they only
strengthened and glorihed
their mutual love. and gave
brighter promise OF lasting
happiness In their welded
years ahead.
GLADYS WOOD DANIEL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07

events, these cartoons were
selected for that spark Of Gre
ativity that makes for an art
rather than a skill and sets
the few greats apart from the
many" as stated in the exhi-
bition catalogue foreword. In
cidentally. this foreword in its
entirety is a penetrating COM
mentary on the nature of the
cartoon, whose creators CON
Germ is always with art as q
means rather than an end"
Every visitor to the exhibition
should read it.
The foreword concludes, I'm
choosing, we were constantly
impressed by the caliber of the
cartoons by Clifford Bergman,
longtime dean of American
cartoonists, and determined to
feature his work as a tribute
and an example. He epitomized
to us the American cartoonist,
self-taught, keen-witted, facile
and always of the people.
Along with about 80 of his
cartoons is a group done by
his son, Jim Bergman, who
carries forward the tradition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
Saints and Sinners
THREE SAINTS AND A S

THREE SAINTS AND A SIM
NER. BY Louise Hall Tharp.
Oittle, Brown & Co.; So
The Wards of Bond Street.
New York were a fabulous
family. The three girls, Julia,
Louisa and Annie were charm
ers. They all married faScinat-
ing men and lived long lives, in
which they had many children
and many adventures. Nothing
they did was dull, even though
they were exemplarily virtuous.
Their brother Sam was not
so virtuous, but equally fetch
ing. After a series of financial
mishaps he found his meter
as a lobbyist, and he was a
highly successful if cheerily
INSCRIPTIONS majesty.
Louise Hall Tharp, plainly
relishing every move made by
this golden group. who were
connected either by friendship.
love or marriage with every
important American family of
their day, has told the story
in chatty, sympathetic style.
Her heroine is Julia Ward
Howe. who wrote 1.-THE Battle
Hymn of the Republic" Julia
was a beauty and a wit, a
linguist. a scholar, a song
bird. She could write, lee
ture. fight for woman's rights
and even attempt to comfort
herself into the image of a
model wife demanded by her
totally sonable and
equally dazzling housband,
Samuel Gridley Howe. He
begrudged her success, he
heckled her in all her myriad
activities. On her goth ami
versary she wrote, I'm the
course Of that time, l have
never known my husband to
approve Of any act OF mine
which / myself valued"
The Ward story is a pleas
ant addition to the literature
OF American families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07

plant" At the beginning, he
expressed his debt to and adj
miration for Perkins in the
most eloquent and generous
phrases he could summon up.
But as he grew away from
Perkins he wrote long, bonn
baStic. self-justifying, illogical
reams that must have tried
poor Perkins good will to the
utmost.
His Beloved America
The letters have much riches,
much droSs. Wolfe is fasci-
mating when he writes of his
alteration of America, from
Europe, which he deplores but
continues to haunt for long
intervals. He adored Germany,
where turgidity is not a crime.
He can be boring and repeti-
tive and merely ranting. When
he writes of what happens to
American writer's who die
young, at least professionally.
he speaks with bitter passion.
When he writes of autumn in
North Carolina, he embarks on
one of those great surgeS of
pictorial prose that are so full
Of splendor and color and
exact detail that the reader is
borne along as a canoe on
rapids. And he even developed
a sense of humor. He was
never witty, but he could be,
IN time enormously funny.
He must have been a trying
and demanding friend. But
he could command devotion
from rare spirits because he
was so unquestionably one
himself. He was grandiose in
his claims for himself. but
there often right. He drama
tized himself endlessly, with
some cause. In other words,
he had a right to be tiresome
occasionally, but he was often
as good and as great as he said
he was.
The finest letter in the book
Is the final one. 1t is f1ttingly
addressed to Maxwell Perkins,
from whom he had been es-
tranged. Dying, Wolfe snatched
a moment to write to the best
friend he ever had. All the love
and humility and friendship he
was capable of went into these
few lines.
Whatever happenS-I had
this 'hunch and wanted to
write you and tell you, no
matter what happens, or has
happened. I shall always think
Of you and feel about you the
way 1t was that Fourth of July
day three years ago when you
met me at the boat, and we
went out on the cafe on the
river and had a drink and
later went on top of the tall
building. and all the strang-
ness and the glory and the
power of life and of the city
was below"
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Ruqs to Riches

When Aaron Montgomery
Ward was Is. a friendly barge
captain told him. "A mans
not a horse. He's got a right
to choose his own work" And
so Monty gave up hauling
bricks and signed up for odd
jobs in a store where he had a
chance to use his brains.
How well he used them is
told by Nina Brown Baker in
BIG CATALOGUE CHarcourt:
$2.75). Mrs. Bakers skill
makes Monty's rise from rags
to riches as romantic as her
biography of another ingenious
storekeeper in "Nickels and
Dimes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
Lewis Latest

John Chapman Lewis one
man show inaugurates the fall
season at the Franz Bader
Gallery, 1705 G street, remain
ing only through next Satur-
day. His show will be fol-
lowed by that of Herman
Maril, last fortnight of this
month. and Bernice Cross
until Thanksgiving.
MIR. Lewis. now president of
the Society of Washington
Artists, is showing oils. water
colors, pen and ink, and COL
lagos. These works are more
nearly abstract than any
group he has shown hereto
fore. although his trend has
been increasingly in this direc-
ton. His compositions are
built up with care: there is
nothing improvised a bout
these works. Although he
uses a wide color range. the
general effect of his schemes
is muted. He prefers grayed
colors and subtle harmonies.
My favorite in the collection
is "Harker's Island" with its
semi "A distract forms of houses,
wharves and boats. in blue.
gray and citron. He IS still
inspired by seacoast themes.
as interpreted by several other
works in the show.
Horses and jockeys con-
stitute a new interest. revealed
in a few semi-abstract but
easily comprehended paint
ings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07

NAVY PIONEER-Mat took
his sights with the sextant
from the top of San Lor-
EMO.
Illustration by Victor MAYS
from Trail Blazer of the Seas"
Schuster. SD follows the
film. THE ANDREWS RAID
by Samuel and Beryl Epstein
(Coward-McCann. $2.95) pre-
sents alternating chapters
from the Northern and South
ern viewpoints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
Who's at First?
BASEBALL'S FAMOUS FIRST
MA CEnMEAr n.r I.n Cn.niAl

BASEMEN. BY Ira L. Smith.
"a. S. Barnes e. Co.: $780,
This latest volume of Barnes
famous baseball players library
takes SO Of baseball's most COL
orful, most comic. most tragic
heroes likely to be found
around the first sack and gives
to them the human qualities
that can never be found in all
the statistics on fielding aver
ages, batting averages and the
like. Here are the stories Of
the mighty Foxy. the heroic
Gehrig. and the exploits, both
great and small, of first base
man from Cap Arson to Ted
Kluszewski. ID. K.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
Political Cumpuiqns

Every presidential campaign
from Andrew Jackson's to Eli
senhower's is covered by Amer
lean University's exhibition of
American Political Cartoons in
Watkins Gallery, where Repub-
lican and Democratic cam
paign booths have been set up
for the opening. The show is
co-sponsored by Miss Bertha
Adkins and Mrs. Walter
Louchheim of the Republican
and Democratic National Com
mittees, respectively. Some Of
the exhibiting cartoonists will
be present.
All of the cartoons in the
survey as we'll as in the Berry
man groups, concern presi-
Dental campaigns, tying in the
show with this seasons &C
tivities. Helene McKinsey of
Watkins Gallery said that the
university's staff members
went through the extensive COL
lectionS of the Library of Con-
gress and the New York His
torical Society, selecting car
toons from each presidential
campaign on the basis of their
artistic merit within the frame
work of the cartoon as an art
form "
Cartoon as Art
Therein is stated the objec-
tive which makes this cartoon
exhibition different from the
majority of such shows, whose
aim is predominately enter
tainment. This is an impor-
tant element in the Watkins
show, too. of course. Mrs. Nc
Kinsey continued, This prom
iseS to be one of our best and
liveliest exhibits, a really fine
show. Many of the cartoons
could well be used today with
out a change"
But in addition to their
witty. incisive and often bru-
tai pointing up of important
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Political Cartoons
OF America on View
BY FLORENCE S. BERGMAN

Several exhibitions Of exceptional interest and variety will
this afternoon remain for three weeks
timely appeal American Univerys historical survey
Political of the past 100 years. along with
smaller feature exhibition of 80 original by
clifford K Berryman borrowed from the Library
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Books
Thomas WoIfe's Letters
Mirror His Genius
BY MARY McGRORY

With Thomas Wolfe the letter writer with Thomas Wolfe
the novelist 1t seexpreson that matered than
communication Elizabeth Novel; the editor THE LETTERS
OF THOMAS WOLFE" Charles Scrbners 500 points
out in her mastery Introduction that the most interest
ing outpourngs this collection mailed What
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Trail Blazers of History
Make Lively Biographies
BY BARBARA NOLEN

Do men make history, or
does history make men? What
ever you may think, authors
and publishers Of children's
books seem to believe that the
march of history has been
changed by trail blazers who
could look into the future,
grasp a new idea, and fight
for it.
Lindbergh's Flight
One of these trail blazers was
Charles Lindbergh. Many of
us remember his first trans
Atlantic solo flight in the
Spirit of st. Louis" in 1927.
And thousands of youngsters
have marvelled at the original
Spirit of st. Louis" so small
and fragile looking, on display
at the Smithsonian Institution.
For these youngsters, and
others born into an age of
four-motored planes and let
flight. Alice Dalgliesh has writ
ten the story of Lindbergh's
historic flight in RIDE ON
THE WIND (Scribners; $2.75).
With the same skill she used in
telling THE Columbus Story"
she has stressed the human
highlightS, made clear the
combination of daring and
determination which kept
Lindbergh awake, without food
or sleep, until his goal was
reached.
Long before Lin dbergh.
another man dreamed of fly
ing the Atlantic. This was
John Wise. a forgotten bal
loonist who established a long
distance record Of over a
thousand miles, escaped death
In the air many times. and
tried to establish ballooning as
a science rather than a sport
or amusement.
Learning History
A biography like this gives
one a sense of shaking hands
with history. Esther Douty
gathered her material for
BALL IN THE SKY Holt.
$2.76 from many obscure
sources. She searched the
files of newspapers in Lam
caster, Pennsylvania, where
John Wise was born, and later
followed his trail in balloon
ascensionS across the country
to st. Louis and back again
to the big fiasco of his trans
Atlantic attempt in 1873.
In those days. balloonists
were often fakes or fools. But
John Wise had a scientific
mind and he was upheld by
his wife's faith and the advice
given him by Lafayette, do
not mind the doubters. and do
not mind the laughs"
Thanks to Lafayette
1t is a curious thing that
both John Wise and another
pioneer scientist, Matthew
Fontaine Maury, acknowledge
the announcement and in
fiuence of Lafayette on his
visit to the United States in
1925. Lafayette was an old
man then but he hadn't lost
his enthusiasm for new ideas.
He told young Mat Maury.
midshipman on the Brandy
wine, There is nothing more
powerful than an idea. if
someone believes in it enough
to fight for it," And he passed
along his motto: why not?"
which comforted Maury again
and again as he fought to
chart the winds and currents
Of the sea.
In TRAIL BLAZER OF THE
SEAS (Houghton. S2.75) Jean
Lee Latham tells how Mat
thew Maury, a mere lieutenant
in the Navy assigned to shore
duty, had a finger in many
important pies: The estab-
lishment of the Naval OBJ
servatory and the Naval Acad-
envy, and the laying Of the
Atlantic Cable. One of the
secrets Of his greatness was
that fame didn't matter.
Jean Latham tells Maury's
story in the same brisk style
which won her the Newberry
Medal last year for her biog-
raphy Of another scientific
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
Corcorun Faculty

The Corcoran Schools fac
ulty is having an exhibition
Arizona sun., 1956-04-19
ALICE CURRY GIVEN LAST RITES

Miss Alice Curry, 1921 w.
Buckeye Road, passed way Sun
day, April Is. Funeral rites will
be held tomorrow PM. at Rags
dale'S Chapel In The Valley, Rev.
C. N. Hall officiating. Burial will
be in Double Butte Cementery
in Tempe.
Miss Curry is survived by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Curry; two sisters, Helen Ann
Curry and Shirley Mae White;
four brothers, Henry Jr. Joe
Louis, Willie Clyde and Ernest
Roland Curry; and grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Albert, 1905
S. 10th Avenue.
Arizona sun., 1956-04-19
PHOENIX TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
keep RIGHT ON CLIMBING

PhoeniX still has a long way
to go to curb it's soaring traffic
accident rate recorded for the
first three months of 1856. The
March report of the Police Traf-
fic Division Indicated consid-
erable increase in all accident
categories with 10 fatalities re-
ported for the three-month pc
riod compared to 7 in 1855. In
creased efforts are being made
all along the line to reduce the
rising accident toll. The cit
liens for Safety" committee,
sponsored by the Mayor, is
spearheading drives aimed at re-
ducing the accident rate; the
courts have been cracking down
on violators; and the newSpa-
pers, radio and television sta
tions have been cooperating fully
to make the public more traffic
safety conscious.
Arizona sun., 1956-04-19
Veterans News

An important step towards
stricter compliance with Mini
mum Property Requirements in
the CT home loan program was
taken by the Veterans Admins
tration.
VA said it has instructed each
regional office manager to ap-
point qualified VA conStruc-
ton analyst to make sure fee
compliance inspectors are carry
ing out their assignments OF
assuring that builders are con-
forming to plans and specifica-
tions and VA minimum property
requirements.
The supervising construction
analysts will have the primary
duties of:
/. Making on-S1te inspections
of properties constructed or in
the process of construction for
which VA has received appraisal
requests and which are or have
been suject to either VA 1nSpec-
tions or Federal Housing Admi-
nistration supervision.
2. Reporting on the tlmelineSS,
effectiveness, accuracy and COM
pleteneSS and all other aspects
OF performance by each VA COM
pliance inspector, including any
irregular relationships wit h
builders, sponsors, or others and
any evidence of improper con-
duct bearing on performance.
8. Determining and reporting
adequacy and quality of the ex7
hibits against which each COM
pliance Inspector measures the
degree of compliance and the
quality of as-built construction
at the various stages.
Arizona sun., 1956-04-19
RITES FOR ALICE ALLEN

Funeral Rites for Alice Allen,
who died April 8, were held
Monday April 16 at Shiloh Bap-
tist Chuch, Rev. J. D. Daniels
officiating. Interment was in
Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Allen was born in Bull
lard, Texas January 5, 1904 and
came to Arizona in 1886. She was
owner and operator Of Aliens
Cafe, 10th and Buckeye Road,
from 1914 to 1949 when i'll health
forced her to retire.
Surviving Mrs. Allen are her
husband, Alfred Allen; mother,
Mrs. Lilly Crear; a sister, Mrs.
Vessie Williams, all OF Phoenix.
Out of-town survivors are sis
ter, Mrs. Vera Peal, Fort Worth,
Texas; five brothers, c. w. Wal
ker, Los Angeles, California;
Young and Leonard Crear,
Frankston, Texas; and Nose and
Earle Crear, Dallas, Texas.
Arizona sun., 1956-04-19
Former PhOenician Inferred Here

Knights and Daughters of Ia
Dor conducted funeral services
for Mary Simpson at RagSdale
Chapel In The Valley, l PM.
yesterday.
Mr.. Simpson died last Friday
in Los Angeles, California and
was brouht here for burial at
Greenwood Memorial Park by
her son, Richard Simpson.
She was a former Phoenician,
having resided here from 1903
until 1926 when she moved to
Los Angeles. She was one of the
founders of Tanner Chapel AME
Church here.
Arizona sun., 1956-04-19
DO YOU TRUST YOUR WFE?'
WON BY FORMER PHOENIxIAN

Steve Rowland and his wife
Dorothy, of Los Angeles, Calf,
first Negroes to appear on CHS
Television'S quiz program, do
You Trust Your Wife?" won the
first round Tuesday, April 10
(1O:30-11 PM, EST. This enti-
ties them to prize OF 500 a
week for an entire year and, if
they keep on winning, the prizes
can blossom into fantastic
$500 a week for life" The pro-
gram, which emanates from
West Coast, stars Edgar Bergen
and Charlie Mccarthy.
Both Steve. an insurance sales
man and Dorothy, a former
school teacher, are active in
community affairs. He has aided
membership drives of the N. A.
A. G. P. and she is president OF
the Wiltshire County Parent Tea
cherS Association. Steve, an in
surance executive is a business
administration graduate of the
University of Southern CaIifor-
MIA.
His wife, graduate of AriZo-
na State College at Tempe, Ariz.,
taught school in Phoenix before
she gave up her career to become
housewife. They have two chill
dren a son, 13, and a daughter,
IL. The Rowlands plan to set up
a trust fund for the education
of their youngsters with the
money they win on the program.
Rowland served in the Quar-
termaSter Corps during World
War II, and won a battlefield
commission in the Battle of the
Bulge.
He met bis wife at fraternity
dance at use and thev were
married just before the war The
ceremony was delayed. when
Rowland and his best man,
Olympic high jumper Cornelius
Johnson. were ticketed by police
for speeding to the wedding.
Arizona sun., 1956-04-19

The Rowlands will appear on
the program every Tuesday until
they are defeated by a new cou-
pie in the competitive section OF
the program.
Arizona sun., 1956-04-19
Card Of Thanks

wish to thank the DebOnair
Club for sponsoring a very sue
cessful Ben Washington Night
and the many clubs, friends and
business establishments for their
cOurtesies.
Jane Washington, wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07

.uh-1iSD comes from Greek
ophthalmos, eye" plus -logiSt,
lone who studies the science
of :"
The American Ophthalmologi-
cal Society, with a small and
limited membership. has added
considerable prestige to the use
Of the term ophthalmologist.
@. What is the difference be-
tween a chef and a cook?-B. A.
A. A chef (sheff) is a. male
head cook. especially used to
apply to French cook. A cook
is any person whose occupation
is that Of preparing food for eat
ing: loosely, anyone who cooks.
1t is interesting to note that in
French the word chef is not used
by itself to refer to cook; he is
called a chef de cuisine. chief
or head of the kitchen"
~. WnaC is tne QlHefence be-
tween a realtor and a real estate
agent?--J. r. A.
A. The title realtor was coined
and copyrighted by the National
Association of Real Estate
Boards as name for its mem
beers. The use of the word is
exclusive to those who are af-
filiated with this organization.
A real estate agent is anyone
who is engaged in the selling of
real estate for other people.
Some States have regulations
governing the licensing of agents.
/ distributed by McNausht Syndicate. 1nc.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE NJ. CATUDAL

1.-The first presidential cleo
ton held on a uniform date
throughout the United States
took place 108 years ago today.
A famous general won the cleo
ton. Who?
2-The President-elect left
Marion, Ohio on a special train,
SO years ago yesterday, headed
for a vacation trip to the West
Indies. Which President?
BIN the presidential election
held 30 years ago today, the
Democratic candidate led his
Republican opponent in popular
votes but did not become Presi-
dent. Who was elected?
ANSWERS on Next Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

@. What is the difference be-
tween an oculist and an oph-
thalmologist?-D. c. l..
A. If we disregard loose use Of
the terms, they have the same
meaning: Physicians who are
specialists in the study and
treatment of defects and diseases
Of the eye" Nowadays, however,
the word oculist is loosely used
in the meaning of one who Spe-
cializeS in the fitting of glasses
rather than the treatment of
diseases of the eye, while oph-
thalmologist designates a doctor
highly specialized in treatment
of eye defects and diseases.
Oculist (OCK- yoo-list) comes
from Latin oculus, EYE" Oph-
'thalmologist (AHF-thul-MOLL-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07

silly first-round spade finesse?"
That silly spade finesse was
the only play to make four, +"
snapped Mr.. Champion.
But the f1nesse lost" Mr..
Muzzy continued, Il still say"
You still say you don't know
a good play when you see it,"
broke in Mr.. Champion. Whose
deal is it?"
(copyrisht. 1856, General Features corp)