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CHURCH z
NEWS MIN.
ZION BAPTIST

The text for the morning ser
mon was taken from Hebrews 2 3,
How shall we escape. II We ne
gleCt 50 great salvation 2"
The new members were Miss
Jackie Wallace, Miss Norma Jean
wallace. Mr.. Leon Wallace, Miss
Frearicka Perkins, Mr. John
Frasler. Miss Frances Scott, and
Miss Isabel Elliott
The evening scripture lesson
was the gath division Of Psalms,
Mss Alice Rivers OF Chicago IA
vored us with vocal solo The
evening service included sing
spirauon followed by a testimon-
tai period
There wall be a special Mothers
Day service on Sunday morning,
May y. that will be Of interest TO
children as well as parents.
on the evening OF May u a.
O'Clock there viii be musical
program presented by the Gospel
Chorus Of Zion and featuring
some Of the many talented singing
groups Of Minneapolis,
The prayer groups meet each
Wednesday evening at 1850
You are always welcome az Zion
The Friendly Church" - Evelyn
Smith
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SIOUX
r a L [ s
NEWS
NJ O 7 e S
ny Kaye Coates
$40 Nablc Str"'-'
SIOUX Failz, Co. %.

Dakota relays were The out.
standing sports event Of tho week
Maurice cuplllry Jr PAU Coax
ley D.. were right In there follow.
ira the CDakIoy tradition tops iu
their Held
Georgia Rose Clayton lMrs
Th0mub $40 ~ Mablo Az. unit
ed with So Johns Baptist church
Sunday \ NJ Mrs r viii be hap
died on Mothers Day AZ the
morning service The Sunday
School viii have a short Mother q
Day program also
Guys and Dolls Of Omega chap.
ter OEs had an Informal gather
ing at the J Cabbcll home Sat
ufday May tth with plenty 10
eat and drink. a friendly atmos,
phcrr ard all folt the warmth OF
tratcmal glory Each member is
giving this sort Of thing In their
home monthly 10 stimulate inter,
eat friendship and boost the
FUNDS Bertha White ~ the VIM
Maurice Coakley wP
About sixty youngsters enjoyed
a picnic and ball game at sher.
man Park Sunday afternoon un.
der the Supervision Of the Bap-
tiat Youth Fellowship Mrs
Coatea director ard Mrs Toibert
assistant The day was perfect
the cooperation splendid and the
food delicious I have a FEW aches
and pains but II IL well worth u
Thomas Anderson spent few
days with hia parents the V
Andersona Al 3OA w Bailey Az
Thomas was booking most elegant
and Tom IL a fine youuEptrr vlr-
gil Anderson IN stun ln Vets nos.
pithl ufrsrinE from q stroke
several months aEa
Shirley roJbert ms n pak
Az. ls matching her musical
skiIl with Tho beat she has been
ia several musical events Shirley
is accomplished 10 piano. singing
and ahc plays bass fiddle Shirley
ts the daughter og Mr. and MIS-
A. rulbert
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-10
LADIES AID SOCIETY
HID SPRING TIA
SUNDAY, MAY FIFTH

The spring Tea given Sunday
afternoon May o. by tho Ladies'
Aid Society OF Firat Communion
Christian Church has been re-,
ported huge success. The de.
llghttui affair was hold at the
home o. Rev and Mrs Charles r
Parker aat2 Fourth Az s from
3 20 q p M.
Two floral arrangements Of as
sorted flowers placed nc vantage
points enhanced the beauty Of the
setting Members altsrnatsd at
pouring and assisting a. hostess,
~
Mrs ~ Miller arranged ani
presented musical program that
was enjoyed Among those part.
ctPhtlng were Mr. A. Olson. who
gave an sccordian solo. Mrs Es-
Their Patrick, whlstling solo and
Mfa MILLER gave dramatic read
ing
Mrs Mary Davis. 1913 THIRD
81 . won first prize and Mrs
Jahruy Bslrsld won second prize
Mrs - Miller was general chair
man
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c ofholic Choral
Society Program At
Auditorium May Is

The St Paul Catholic Choral
Society will hold it's annual pro
gram Of sacred music at the st.
Paul Auditorium. Thursday eve
ming. May 10, at : 80 p m This
mixed chorus OF 80 voices. organ
izcd in 1888. annually presents
program 20 eKempllCy the best IN
various types of church music.
This year the chorus will be
augmented for part Of the pro-
gram by more than 800 members
81 the Gjec clubs Of the Catholic
high schools In order 70 present a
demonstration Of congregational
singing Together they viii pre-
sent several chants and hymns
suitable Tor use By entire couEre-
cations
In addition tho ch0rals society
viii demonstrate various kinds Of
music ranging from early Chris.
uau chant through the Polypbon-
60 masterpieces OF the sixteenth
century 20 modern and uontcn,-
p1ury settings
Tickets FOR the event arc now
available NJ FTcld-Sghlirk1s Ticket
office. and AZ the Catholic Youth
Center $50 " Smith Ave. S,
Paul Rev John a Sweeney pro-
fessur " sacred music AZ the So
p8uI seminary ia the director 81
the group. and Miss Ruth Diudo-f
0rEanigt az the So Paul Cathedral
Ia fHy Accompanies
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-10
Sondy Perry To
speok Az Mosfield
prA Meeting Mondoy

Sandy Perry Industrial serre-
ery q the So Paul Urban League
win b. guest speaker 40 the reg
uisr monthly meeting % the Max
Geld rTA 20 be held AZ The
ssh0oI Monday asv ia atsp. m.
p c. Cooper acting executive
dirertar % Tire Urban League. viii
introduce The speaker
Rev Floyd Massey Jr. pastor
% Pilgrim BAPTIST church win in
stsE the newly elected officers
Members sna The public On ger
srsI are invited 60 attend this
meeting ard meet the new score
tarT
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CARD OF THANKS

To all OF our friends who were
30 sympathetic and thoughtful
during our recent bereavement In
the death of our brother and
uncle. the late Curtis NJ. Reid OF
Chicago, we offer our heartfelt
thanks 10 was comforting 90
know that 80 many shared our
grief
Robert NJ Reid. Indianapolis.
Ind brother, Mrs. J y Brinsley.
Chicago. Mrs w c. Reid, Fulton.
No. Mrs James A. Green, St
Paul, siIters and Robert G, Reid
and family Krlwood, Mo. neph-
ew.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-10
Pride OF West
Chapter Annual
Tee Held Sunday

The lovely home Of Mr. and
aIr William Waller 3732 Fifth
Av 81 was the perfect setting for
the 18TH Annual May Day Tea
given by Pride of the West Chap
ter No 9 order of the Eastern
star Prince Han AtnHatlon. The
gala affair was held sunday May
Q from To- 2 p go.
Spring was delightfully."- mdi-
wted lu the decorations ana APP
pointmeHta carrying out the color
scheme 81 the Star The tea table
wBs enhanced by an ecu lace
handmade cloth. conferred with an
arrangement Of HEeetpeas Ia
green. red white. yellow and blue
TWO sets u twin crystal candle
sticks holding red yellow and
grrsn candles and a silver tsn and
coffee service az either end Of the
table and napkins cookies. mints
ana nuts carrying out the five
ool"rs OF the star added
charm 10 the setting
Mrs Earl Sims. mistress of
ceremonies. arranged and present
- musical program that WAS
highly enjoyed Participating were
Mrs Willie Mae Barber and
daughter Mrs clara Mae Davis
who rendered a vocal duet Mrs
William wardcr presented A pro-
gram Of soft background music
throughout the afternoon
Vocal solos by Miss Catherine
Norman, Mrs X Jackson and
Fred Ewing were given. other
numbers Included reading By
Mrs lillian Balengrri piano ssIec.
ton by Miss Harriet Lane.
damatic reading BY Mrs Dolly
Spencer and solo by William
Waricr
Mrs John Lawrence. worthy
grand mntrnn. brought welcome
greetings and camplimcntcd the
chapter on tho work it's doing
John q Lawrence worahipful
grand master gave a few brief re-
marks.
rrcMdtng at The tea table were
MIS- John Lawrence. worthy ma
tron Mrs geulsh Mitchell. past
worthy grand matrou and ma
irons 0f the various chapters
Registering the guests were Mss
Frank Curucrs and Mrs Don Ne.
Adams. hostrssss we're tho
Mines clara Mae Davis. Gene
We've Jackson and Lena la Fau-
rsuc
Committee Cor the toR Included
Mrs Lucy IRrua general chair
man. the Nnos Mamie FuEe
Lucille Walker and Leila Stewart
Mrs Alma Kinney ,s worthy n1a.
tron of Pride ~ ghe West chapter
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nine years has
been promoted
TO main floor
manager assist
a % 2 buyer M
chjldrcus sports
and lingerie de-
partmeut and
assistant 20 tho
manager
NJ RS Pierce
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-10
ST PETERS CHURCH
MISSION AIRY SOCIETY
MOTHERS DAY TEA

So Peters Missionary Society
Is sponsoring Mothers uay
Tea May n 81 p IN ~ the
church flst and an Ave south
puhle 81 ratt,aIIv invited -
Atvt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-10
Appointed Main
Floor Manager BY
Three Sisters. Inc.

Mra JphHyr Pierce. gS3 North
81 Adams. AN employee of the
Three Sisters Store Inc. 33 r
Seventh So 81 Paul for the past
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mothers who bear them has come
about
Relieving mon and nations
should retain this forum and 70
iaied agencies. we roafrirn our
support and pledge ourselves %
uac al our endaayura Ia counter
attacking The many campaigns ~
utilization and attacks against
the bN. and 10 rotated agencies
Rs t1 make even more effective
This instrument tpr world peace
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BRIEF NEWS
SCENE

tconiinasd from page ~
controversy especially 9a lbe RAJ
a5l problem
Buy q pack u fnIBp agrr,a
tgdayl
Eg GeNa la mat 50 Paala 81
new car dealers ia cooperation
with Saint Pallltes Inc are put
ting On a mammoth Auto Show -
me 81 Pau Auditorium Ngvem
Der n thru Dec This ought ~
be a honey ~ a shoa
Ward Fleming. Republican can
didats for Congress from the
Fourth Ditnct two years ago, was
one % The opponents lobbying
against the open Occupancy
housing measure az The capital
he other day Fleming il Catho.
ur When reminded about ne
liberalism on such matters ~
Archbishop Joseph HummelI u
New Orleans Fleming, causticaHy
critical II The Archbishop sug
guetrd that he favored me louis,
lana practitioners Who were join
ing ne White citizens Council u
go effort 20 balr igtrgratlon ~ the
parochlal schools Many southern
cH'nim,a clergy and tmfy are far
fu advance of ths northern variety
on The race question
IieminE went around mouth
ing his sympathy with "oi,il
rights" when he was running
FOR office but his story WIS
quite hit different ~ the capt
tot the ether day,
guy.twp southern HAACr
branches banned from operating
in their homo states by litigation
seeking % halt tho work Of the
organization have been adopted
by northern branches 81 raul'a
branch has adopted HE Hunts
vile Nla branch
The st Paul youth chapter 0f
the HAACr directed BY Beatrice
Boyd has adopted the Clauton
Ala branch
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-10

Tho Associated Negro rr--S
acws dispatches arc found eNyiu-
siyrly In this area In this news
paper.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-10

NJ sure 60 vote ter your favor
Ito candidate for Queen 81 Min,
nr-ota flk. -a AdNt.
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- - - rLErrnEa
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-05-10

enec and secured tho unanimous
adoption ~ four principal resolU.
-.Dn.
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a resolutions COMMITTEES pro
Honisd q summary ~ tho confer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Giunt and His Musterwork
Are Brought Into New Light

arly book. However. it takes
Diderot only half through his
life. Another volume sis to fol-
low.
Mr.. Wilson clearly has I'M
covered a great deal OF ma
terial, yet the book is mainly
about the encyclopedia. 1t was,
as all scholars of European
letters admit, Incompatible: A
compendium Of the arts and
sciences which contributed
greatly to the advance of
learning and made the 18th
century the age of enlighten-
ment.
Diderot was himself a man
OF many and varied talents.
He was a writer, editor, math-
ematician. economist. sociolo-
gist. critic and philosopher.
Perhaps he was too versatile.
He might never have achieved
lasting fame as any one of
thesA Instead, he became a
little of each as an encyclo-
pedist. He established the
formula. He made intellectual
history fighting the good fight
for freedom against bigots in
the church and state. He
won. and a great principle was
established in France. He was
a giant in his way.
EDWIN TREBLE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Inviting Artists

Hilltop House, Harpers
Ferry, will open its second an
nual summer art exhibition
there on July.4. All area art
lists are eligible to submit any
number of works, on Monday.
June "a, at 2816 N street
NV. from 4 to 10 pm.
Theodore Kane, chairman,
will send entry blanks on re-
quest, by writing to the above
address, or phoning CO. s.
037l. Subject matter is not
limited to views Of Harpers
Ferry as before, but may in
clude scenes from Virginia,
Maryland, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Delaware.
as well as the District Of
Columbia. and some still life
and figure paintings will also
be accepted.
D D. Kilham. director Of
Hilltop House, will offer ALL
expense holidays there as
prizes, to be awarded by Q
jury. The show will hang
through September. An entry
fee of 81 is charged to cover
expenses of transporting work
to and from Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Piper Solo

Elizabeth Piper is having a
solo exhibition at Collectors
Corner, 1925 Wisconsin avenue,
Georgetown, through next Sat-
urday, which will be her last
for a while as a Washington
artist. She and her husband.
Col. Earl Piper. who has been
stationed at the Naval Gun
Factory, are soon leavin G
Washington.
Mrs. Piper was one Of four
artists who showed groups at
the Colony Lounge last au-
tumn, and she received a we'll
deserved award for her still
life in the Washington area
group show at Collectors Cor
ner in April. Semiabstract,
we'll composed, high keyed and
fresh in color, it was the best
work ! have yet seen by her.
The present collection. COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Prize Printmukers

We who believe that things
seen are as valid subjects for
art as moods and emotional
impacts, find the two-artist
show at Fantasy Gallery. 1882
Connecticut avenue Through
July 81 a thoroughly satisfy
ing one. 1t comprises IL litho-
graphs by Stow Wengenroth,
and 10 drypoints and engrav-
ings by Armin Landeck.
Both artists are masters of
their media, have received i'm
portant awards. are repre-
sented in outstanding museum
collections. including the Lii
brary of Congress. Both are
we'll known here from work
in earlier exhibitions.
Selected Show
Mr.. Wengenroth had a 25th
anniversary retrospective ex-
hibition last winter at Ken
nedy Galleries, New York City,
in which more than so litho-
graphs exemplified his work
from 1881 to the present. His
group at Fantasy is a selection
from it. These are superb rec
ordS of subjects beautiful in
themselves - New England's
rock-bound coast with light
houses. ships and sea gulls;
shadowy, sun-dappled forests
in summer. or covered with a
blanket of snow, and wild birds
in their varied surroundings.
The artists consistently high
level Of performance is one of
the marks of greatness. his
prints appear to be technically
fiawless. Faithfulness to de-
tails, differentiation Of tex
lures from a birds wing to the
strata of a rocky promontory,
contrasts of lights and shadow,
velvety tones. all subordinated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
African Missionaries
THE WHITE FATHERS,

THE WHITE FATHERS,
by Glenn D. Kittler Harper;
So is the appealing, some
time heartbreaking story Of a
missionary order which for a
century has worked to bring
Christianity to Africa. The
headquarters of the order is in
Washington at Catholic Uni
versity. The paganism of
African tribes, the author ex-
plains, meant backwardness
and suspicion Of everything
modern, and these mission
aries helped tribesmen not
only spiritually, but practi-
cally, teaching them scientific
farming and other innova-
tons. White Fathers some
times met martyrdom. as
Father Tabart did only last
year as he worked among the
Arabs OF the Atlas Mountains
In North Africa. He was am
pushed and killed. The order
was founded in 1856 by the
Rev. Charles Lavigerie, Bishop
Of Nancy. France, who went to
Africa that year and set up
the first mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Works Of Dr.. Swiggett
In q Handy Volume
THE HOLY SPIRITS SEVEl

THE HOLY SPIRITS SEVEN
GIFTS, with FERTILE
FIELDS: ON READING
DANTE. BY Glen Levin
Swiggett. university of the
South Press. Sewanee.
Tenn: So
DR.. Swiggett is that remark
able 89-year-Old professor who
Is living in busy retirement in
Washington. He recently pub
lished a full-length transla-
ton Of Dante's Inferno and
now has issued this small and
handsomely published little
book OF sonnets.
They deal with religious
subjects and mainly with OBJ
servations upon the seven sins,
the seven virtues, the seven
churches. Mary's seven joys
and seven sorrows.
Mr.. Swiggett's academic
background is apparent In
many classical illusions and
in his adherence to the con.
ventional form Of the sonnet.
e, II,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
In the Times
.OfNopoIeonIII
GASLIGHT AND SHADOW.
BY Roger L. williams. Mac.
milan: $500

GASL1GHT AND SHADOW.
BY Roger l.. williams. MAC
milan: $500
The era from 1850 to 1870
famed with ideas still unap-
peased in the political frame
works Of all governments. 1t
was the time Of Napoleon III.
To bring this explosive period
into focus. to make it under
standable. Mr.. Williams has
sketched 10 lives in an excit-
ing volume.
Readers will marvel at the
frivolity of some. the wicked
ness of others. the courage
Gus individuaiism of those who
shouldered their ways to
power. To name a few: Of
fenbach. musician; Sainte-
Beuve. writer; Duruy. educa-
tor: Courbet. artist: Emile
Olivier, lawyer Liberal: Coun-
tess of Castiglione, favorite of
the Emperor. coquette. world
famous politician: Pasteur,
scientist.
The style is breezy, like a
breath Of gossip. which makes
otherwise staid material easy
to digest. Mr.. williams. the
author, is assistant professor
Of history at Antioch College.
HENRY A. LYONS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
Finland
vs.: Red Russia
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER,

AIG CKNnINVWN SO4OALMbs
BY Vaino Lima. &c. P. Put
mans Sons; $4.l
This Is a no-punches-pulled
account Of little Finland's Sec
ond war against Soviet Russia
written rather ploddingly with
what the author meant to be
unvarnished realism.
do not know If Finnish
troops cursed at and connived
against their officers. shot pris-
oners in the back. stole rations.
showed the white feather or
used four-letter words. / know
American troops sometimes
did. but / have always felt it is
possible to be real without be-
ing downright stark.
The Worst
THE Red Badge Of Cour-
age" was one of the greatest
war books ever penned and it
got by with only the most
piddling profanity, losing MOTH
ing of mans heights and
depths in time of strife. 1t
seems to me that war veteran
Lima set out to dredge up the
worst of Finland's men rather
than a whole picture Of how
they fought, lived and died.
Finland itself buzzed with
controversy the day Unknown
Soldier" was published. and
went on to sell 100000 in
nation Of 2 million. Critics de-
MED that Finnish soldiers
could be so devoid of ideals.
Good Firms
This reviewer feels 1t is pos
sible that some Finnish soldiers
fought without ideals, just as
some American soldiers did.
but the picture painted here
seems just bit too black. The
Firms always seemed like the
good guys to me, fitting phan-
toms in white uniforms man.
fully defending their snowy
forests against barbarians. l
don't like to lose my illusions.
so painfully acquired.
JERRY OLEARY, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16

trate villages and daily activ-
tiles. and there are q few
straightforward portraits. All
are done with minute atten-
ton to detail. in bright colors.
with formalized amin ais,
Landscapes and people. In
these refreshing paintings.
cows outnum Der human
beings, q situation which
makes for peace. quiet and
pastoral charm. The show will
not only take visitors minds
temporarily on the ulcer-pro-
ducing events and pronounce
ments OF today. 1t will prob
ably leave visitors briefly
wistful and nostalgia when
they return" to the present.
Varied Forms
The peasant artists used oil
on linen, cardboard and wood,
and watercolors on paper, or
relief on beaten tin. Among
nearly 100 items on view there
are also carved and decorated
objects in daily use-clocks,
cowbells, milking pals. cream
ladies, butter molds. toys and
many others.
Visitors who wish to learn
more details about this 10Th
century art. and the life which
inspired it. can obtain at the
gallery entrance, notes sup
piled by the Swiss Embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16

estimates, for far more deaths
than was his hero. Genghis
Khan.
Himmler, cut OF as he tried
to escape Germany. thwarted
the hangman by biting into a
pellet Of poison. There are
equally clear sketches Of Rein
hard Heydrich. "the hangman
of Prague" and other leaders.
Deathless
The machinery of the SIS as
a state within a state will be
forgotten because it never
achieved its ends, says Mr..
Reitlinger, "but. the racial
transplantations, the concen-
tration camps, the interroga-
ton cells of the Gestapo, the
medical experiments on the
living. the mass reprisals, the
manhunts for slave labor and
the racial determinations will
be remembered forever.
The book is an important
contribution to the history of
the desperate Nazi adventure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
More HitIerism

THE IS: ALIBI OF A Ma
TION, 1922-1945, by Gerald
Reitlinger Viking; $500 sup
plements and expands Walter
Schellenberg's posthumously
published The Labyrinth"
the story Of Hitler's foreign
spy ring reviewed on this
page last Sunday
Mr.. Reitlinger. London-born
Oxford-educated, a profess
sional writer, whose THE Final
Solution" described Hitler's
attempt to exterminate the
Jews, has done enormous re-
search for his history Of the
SIS (the Schutzstaffeln or pro-
lection squads. It's beginning
was modest. The first eight
years, while Hitler was gradu.
ally preparing to seize power
by legal means, mind you---the
IS hardly exceeded 200 men.
II became. In the 1905, nu-
merouS and powerful. The
Gestapo was only part Of it.
During the war 1t sent many
regiments TO the front, the
elite Of the Nazi combat forces.
Himmler Et Ais
There is a full-length por-
trait Of Heinrich Himmler,
head OF the SIS, a schoolmas-
ter's son who directed the de-
struction Of ga million persons
and yet was mentally just a
small-office employe himself"
He was responsible. the author
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
FOWLERS END. BY Gerald
KerSh. (Simon g. Schus-
ter: $685.

FOWLERS END. BY Gerald
Kersh. tSimon & Schus-
ter; $685.
New Yorker Magazine re-
Gently printed a cartoon in
which a book editor was saying
to a delighted young author.
II think this is extremely
promising. You tell your story
well. your characters develop
convincingly and you have a
very dirty mind"
Richard Taylor. who drew
the cartoon. might have been
thinking about Gerald Kersh.
For chronicling complete, sus-
tanned depravity he has few if
any equals. For the ability to
draw a picture Of utter degra-
dalton. he is to the printed
page what Hogarth was to pic
torial art. His EngliSh-lan-
guage translations of foreign
curses equal Hemingway's best
in picturesquenesS-and go on
page after page with hardly
even pause for breath
Bad to the Backbone
Fowlers End is the story Of
a flea-bitten Slum district of
London in depression times-a
locale and an era so far sunk
in Squalor that by comparison
Washington's wickedeSt pre-
cinct would seem like Ken
wood. The wretched residents
subsist on inedibles for no
other purpose. seemingly. than
to sustain themselves for adj
ventures in lust. crime and
drunkenness. The central