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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
Institute of Bonkinq
Elects Mittendorff

Ralph H. Mittendorff, vice
president of the American
Security & Trust Co. here,
today was elected national vice
president of the American In
stitute of Banking. This marks
the first time in history a
Washingtonian has been chosen
for national Office in the organ
ization, which is the educa-
tional arm of the American
Bankers Association. Gerard
E. Hayes, assistant vice presi-
dent, National Shawmut Bank,
Boston, was elected president.
Mr.. Mittendorff was chosen
at the national convention of
the ALB at Kansas City, Mo. A
stable delegation of Wash
ingtonians aided in putting him
over. Mr.. Mittendorff is now
in line for the presidency of
the organization next year. He
has been a member of the
executive council of ALB, a top
honor.
A past president of the
Washington Chapter on ALB.
Mr.. Mittendorff has taken an
active part in the affairs of the
organization for many years.
He also has been active in the
national group, having served
as chairman of the committee
on membership and enroll
ment. He has been a member
Of the ALB since 1888 and has
served in official capacities
with the Washington chapter.
MIR. Mittendorff began his
banking career with the Ameri-
can Security & Trust Co. as
a runner in 1882. He served
with the Marines in World War
II and is a graduate of the
School Of Banking at Rutgers
University. He is a past presi-
dent of the Exchange Club, is
active in Masonry and an elder
of the Bethesda Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
N. Y. COTTON

NEW YORK, June 8 LR.-Trading
continued quiet and prices lower DUR
sWitehed positions Of fror' Jaiy - 1 r..
tober in nearby months. Private
Washington trade reDOrgs suggeSseu
that prospects looked dim for the
omnibus farm bill. Traders felt such
for new cotton legislation as q separate
measure.
The weather in the cotton belt was
generally favorable. ThunderghoWerE
southern portions Of the Central and
Eastern belt for tomorrow.
Noon prices were 25 TO S. cents q
bale lower than the previous close.
July, 36.i1: October, 36.42, and De-
eember, 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Heavy construction contract
awards reported in the holiday
week ended Monday increased
to $481. 351 900 from $423, $780,
900 the previous five-day week.
A year ago, the total for the
corresponding four-day week
was SAP, $780, 900. The current
weeks total was made up of
$171,720,000 in private and
1909, 631, 900 in public con-
struction. - Engineering News
Record.
Rail freight carIOadings
dropped to 529,547 cars last
week as a result of the holi-
day. This handle, for the week
ended May 81, was 1923 cars
or 10 per cent below the pre-
vious week, 141,498 cars or
Oil per cent below the corre-
spending week last year, and
1862 cars or 26.4 per cent
under the same week two years
ago.-Association of American
Railroads.
Loans to brokers and dealers
on other than United States
Government securities held by
banks in New York City
totaled $1,138,0 10000 Wednes-
day, an increase of $191 million
from a week before, and an
increase of $83 million from a
year ore.-Federal Reserve
Board.
Inland Steel reports it will
boost production to IS per cent
of capacity this month but ex-
poets a sharp cutback in July.
Joseph L. Block, president, said
a current pickup in orders APP
pears to include hedge buying
because OF fear prices might
rise.
Motor vehicle output this week
will consist of 74,492 cars and
1870 trucks. Last week United
States production was 66,574
cars and 1890 trucks.-Auto-
News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
BALTIMORE
MARKETS

touotations supplied By the United
Flour-Reeeipts, 1883 100-pound
sacks.
Wheat-ReceiptS I00,ss5 bushels:
shipments, 12,505 busheis stocks, g.
3O9,205 bushels; 2.23A nominal No. 2
red winter Rarlieky.
corn-Reeeipts, none; shipments,
none: stocks, 2.6e4.614 bushels.
Oats--Receipts, none; Shipments,
none: stocks, 31S.S25 bushels.
Barley Receipts, none; shipments,
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments,
none; stocks, 2.S77 bushels
Soybeans-Receipts, none; ship
ments, 675 bushels; stocks, 5,2O9
bushels
Milifeed-Receipts, s7S tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
U. S. Exports Dip
Z Pct. in Month

United States exports in
April dropped about 2 per cent
below the March figure, the
Commerce Department re-
ported today on the basis of
preliminary estimates.
Exports in April totaled
81 ,530,000,000 compared with
$1.557 900, 900 in March.
Compared with April a year
ago, the figure represented a
drop of 10 per cent. Overseas
shipments in April, 1857,
amounted to 1864, 000,0 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
Stocks Reach
Another New
High for Year

NEW YORK, June 6 Dr.
Selected industrials moved for
ward in an erratic stock market
early this afternoon to push
the general price level toward
another new high for the year.
Trading was fairly active.
Leading rails, after some
initial follow through from
their pacemaking role of yes
terday, backed away and
showed little change.
Key stocks gained narrowly,
the range of their, advances
kept generally within a point.
Small losses and unchanged
prices were scattered through
the list.
Gyrations of some stocks be-
tween gains and losses indi-
Gated considerable switching.
Oils, aircrafts, motors and
steels were mostly higher.
RubberS and motion picture
stocks also showed plus signs.
Chemicals, base metals and
tobaccos were irregular.
Market background included
the report Of the House-S Senate
Economic Committee which
said the Nations economy
might not get back on its feet
until late 1860. Meanwhile,
auto assemblies were estimated
at a higher rate.
The news that unemployment
had dropped below 5000, 900
for the first time since January
was another bullish factor.
The Associated Press average
of go stocks at noon was up
40 cents to $172.70 with the
industrials up so cents, the
rails unchanged and the util-
tiles up 10 cents.
Corporate bonds edged
higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. June P1,-wheat flu
lures showed some tendency toward
weakness today in early dealings on
the Board Of Trade while cora ana
soypean prices were steady to Arm
Price shifts were mostly in minor
FRACTIONS. but some corn contracts had
initial gains near . cent q bushel
After. about an hour wheat vas un-
Jai hnSt & c Sfn' uhcS Saassi i %
% 2 hisher; July. 62: rye unehsnsed
70 l cent higher, July. 81 .26K: soy
beans st5 y to higher a. July S2;27H.;
July, Sl220.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06

houriS Sales o. the Exehanas
il;0O am $40 600 Noon lilo 600
200 pm 400 600 2OOpn. 600 900
Unit Of trading 10 shares or sales in
tut; Rates Of dividends in the foregoing
Table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual declare
non. Unless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included. 4 Also
extra or extras. b Annual rate plus stock
dividend. d Declared or paid In 1857 plus
stoek dividend. Declared or paid 50 far
this year; Payable in stock during 1857.
estimated cash value on ex-diYidend or
redistribution date. gPaid last year.
Declared Or paid after stock dividend
or splisup. Declared o. paid this year,
an accumulative issue with diyidends n
arrears. Paid this year, dividend
omitted deferred or no action taken az
last dividend meeting. Declared or paid
u 1858 plus stock dividend. PAYABLE IN
stock during 1888, estimated cash value,
on ex-diyidend o. ex-diStributiop date
y Equidatiug dividend cid Called. Ex
dividend KIDS Ex distribution n Ex
rights wv Without warrants. WV With
warrants. wd When distributed. vi When
issued nd Next day delivery. In bank
ruptcy or receivership or being reor-
CANNED under the BankTJIptcy Act, or
securities assumed b. such companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
Dollar Volume Rises
On Deeds Of Trust

Dollar Volume Rises
On Deeds Of Trust
An increase of about $500, 900
in the value Of first deeds of
trust was recorded in May as
compared with May, 1857, JUS
tin flinders, executive vice
president of the Washington
Real Estate Board. said today.
For May the figures were
$l4.830,6l7 against $l4.203,l70
for the prior May.
On second deeds of trust for
May there was $l,l82,104
against $873,715 for the same
month in 1857.
The number of deeds record
ed during May was 1909 CONF
pared with 1,466 IN May, 1857.
The number of deeds recorded
went down but the dollar vol-
ume was up.
On foreclosures, May, 1858:
70 compared with May, 1857.
of 40.
For the first five months of
this year, the number of deeds
totaled SAP compared with
the similar period of, 1857,
.5,772; deeds of trust, 1888
against AGO for the 1857 pc
rriod; the dollar value of first
deeds of trust totaled $74.119,-
234, considerably up from the
$63,737,437 for the first five
months of 1857: foreclosures
1863 compared to 800 for the
similar 1857 period.
Julian P. Green, chief of the
permit branch of the Depart
ment Of Licenses and Inspec-
tons, District government, said
for May l.474 permits for as
many buildings were filed, with
a total value of $4,562, $50. This
compares with S5,300,217 for
the 1,434 permits and 1,442
buildings for May, 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
D. c. Realty Business
Found Holding UpWeII
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN
star stan Writer

The Washington real estate business stable there
is let and hngs good" President Edward
j. Kyle Of the Washington Real Estate Board said today
AS proof of this he cited the sales
perry and particularly the fact that than million
worth downtown office buildings and hotel changed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06

hands recently. He listed
among these the Woodward
Building. the Windsor Hotel.
the Investment Building and the
Shoreham once Building.
Mr.. Kyle declared: "Ap-
praiser work is better than it
has ever been in the history of
the business" Redevelopment
in Southwest Washington has
employed a great number Of APP
praisers, he said.
On another real estate front,
he declared: Property mana
cement is going along all right
because the big properties
have to be managed efficiently :"
He said mortgage bankers
and building and loan associa-
tons are "out looking to sell
money" He added: This has
not happened for years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
0oD-LOT TRADING

NEW YORK June q R-The New
York Stock Exchange reported TODAY
these odd lot transactions By PRINCIPAL
dealers for June 81. Purchases OF 900
Ao7 shares: sales Of 223 627 shares In
"'ud'n~ 2.0s6 shares sold short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
Chilean Delegation Studies
Lumber and Housing

The Housing and Home FL
nance Agency announced today
a delegation from Chile is in
Washington to study lumber
and housing methods.
1t said 16 engineers, managers
and owners of forestry farms
and educators will begin a FIVE
week study into the use of wood
in house construction, lumber
grading, sawmilling, pine PLAN
tation management. prefab-
ricated housing and merchan-
dising and distribution of lum-
Der for housing. officials ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
Retail Credit Office
Moves to wisconsin Avenue

moves 10 Wisconsin Avenue
The Washington branch Of
flee of the Retail Credit Co.
has moved from the Ring
Building to 1880 Wisconsin
avenue, NV.
This Office has sub-offices in
Silver Spring, Clinton and
Lexington Park, Md. Manager
Bruce Butler said 10 persons
are employed by the Washing
ton Office.
Three new underwriting in
spection units-life and acci-
dent, automobile and fire and
casualty-have been set up,
under a permanent reorganiza-
ton, Mr., Butler said.
District Collects S946,793
Auto Fuel Tax in April
The District Government re-
ports that for April, the motor
vehicle fuel tax report showed
$946,79 in taxes and 15,779, 1894
gallons involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06

planned the tour is sponsored
by the International Co-opera-
ton Administration. The visi-
tors will confer here with Gov
eminent ofticials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-06
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Furnished ey the Assoeisisd Press
Sales
Stock and ADD Net
Dividend Rate DO High Low las cha
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DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK, June @.-Dividends
announced:
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xtra or extras. g Declared or paid SO
ar this year. Paid last year.
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D. c. SECURITIES

SALES
Pot Elec PVT com-9S at 259l, 100
s SS' % g q g. si iSS ae g, a Is s e
253A, 40 ct 25M.-
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-12-04
PERSO N AIS

Miss Betty Dvorak, 1035
Nelaview rd., has been named
secretary to the administrative
assistant, William Boise at
East Cleveland City Hall. She
is succeeding Mrs. lone John
son of Willoughby Hills. who
is giving up the post to devote
her full time to her home. Miss
Dvorak, a Shaw graduate, has
attended Flora Stone Mather
and Cleveland College.
One of the lovely events of
Thanksgiving was the party
held at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund Setback, 1858
North Lockwood ave-, for rela-
tives and friends. Turkey and
all the trimmings was the or
der, but the highlight of the
occasion was the talent show
given by the children. Place
cards and a special gift fish
pond had been arranged by the
four young Setback hosts.
Enjoying the day were Mr..
and Mrs. James Pennza, Mr..
and Mrs. William Pennza with
Billy, Ricky and Cheree; Mr..
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-12-04

and Mrs. Robert Pennza anc
sons, Bob, Paul, Chris ano
Perry; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Du-
bay and daughter, Andre; Mrs
Wade Greenaway and son, Ron
aid; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown and daughter, Gloria
Jean; DR.. and Mrs. Lee E. Cor
don, and Kathryn and Dale, of
Somerville, N. j.; Mrs. Alma
Vessel; Mrs. Glenn Segerlund
Of Findlay, and Mrs. Nicholas
Pennza.
Miss Elizabeth Ort, retired
Shaw High School teacher, has
moved from 146O0 Euclid ave.
to Mansfield, O., where she
plans to make her future home.
Mrs. Alfred H. Hartman,
1171 Brandon rd., has con-
cluded visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert E. Kayler
(Marjorie) and family in Den
yer and has gone on to San
Rafael, Calf, to visit her
daughter, Mrs. R. B. Carson
(Marilyn) and family before
returning home.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-12-04
Young Business
Firm Ready For
Christmas Sales

The Junior Achievement of
i Greater Cleveland, Inc. has for
many years been a guiding
force in the community in train
ing teenage boys and girls how
free competitive business works
- why it is so productive and
the part it plays in Americas S
future.
Unique Enterprise, Junior
Achievement company, is spon-
sored by Ferro Engineering Di-
vision, Oglebay Norton Com
pany. This brand new Cleveland
company, founded last month,
is operated by fifteen East Side
high school students who are
busily engaged in making bees
wax candles for the holiday
season. In addition, they are
learning the complexities of
operating q business engaged
in making a profit. This prod
uct, beeswax candles, will be
attractively boxed and sold for
S1.25 a pair. Call Jerry Clay,
sales manager, FA. 1-5054.
Officers of this company are
as follows: Mark Asadow, pres
ident; Pat Yeray, vice presi-
dent; Gaynelle Myers, secre-
tary; Dale Giafagna, treasurer.
Senior advisors to Unique
Enterprise are r. G. Trayte,
NJ. F. Auw and X. S. White
man, 1909 Strathmore ave, all
employees Of Oglebay Norton
Company.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-12-04
CHARGER MISSING

A three-foot tall charger was
removed from a supply room at
.O'Connell Chevrolet, 15201 Eu-
cid ave. over the weekend
Police trailed the removal
through the newly fallen snow
and lost them when the tracks
ended at widely swept area.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-12-04

KEEPING BOOKS is impor'ont in any Job as 0eft TO
rsht Dole Gionfoeneo, 942 Royoi rd.; GoyneIe
Myers, 1915 Weston I'd. and Adviser K S. Whitemon
know.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
PATTERSON
pViene de la Pag. 81

possible que ell csmpeon Sc presen-
tara en- ell mismo programa con
Zulueta, ell IA de enero. No diio
sin embargo con quien pelearia Pa
tterson en- esa fecha.
HOLLYWOOD enero 4. (UP)-
Ell campeon mundial de peso me
dian0. Carmen Basilio, declare que
q~uisiera medirse con Sugar Ray
Robinson en- una revancha por ell
titulo en- Yankee Stadium, de Nue.
va York, en- JUNO.
Basilio arrebato la corona a Ro-
binson en- Nueva York ell % de
septiembre ultimo. Dijo que Ro-
binson firmara pronto ell contra
to para la revancha.
FL manager de Basilio, Joe Ne
tro, dijo que ell conrrato con Ro-
binson asigna a cada boxeador ell
80 por ciento de la recaudacion
en- boleteria, asi como participa-
cion en- la recaudacion por dere-
chos de television y teatro.
LONDRES, enero 4. (UP)- Ell
boxeador cubano de peso liviano
Orlando Zulueta lego a Londres
para SUI pelea del IA de febrero
contra ell sudairicano Willie To-
weel en- accion. "Se que es un
del Imperio Br1tanico.
Acompanan a Zulueta su entire
nador y manager, Chicky Ferrara,
quien dijo que no ha visto a To-
weel en- accion, "Se que es I'm
buen boxeador, pero mi pupilo lie
g%anara", dijo.
Agreg6 Ferrara que considera
ell match con Towel otro raso ha-
cia la pelea de revancha por Ell
titul) con ell campeon mundial de
peso liviano, Joey Brown.
En- la pelea anterior, Brown
gano al cubano por knockout en-
ell undecimo asslto.
BOSTON enero 4. (UP)-- Ell
promoter Sam Silverman declare
que ell campeon mundial de peso
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05

Desp|az0 a
Mariana

LA HABANA. enero 4. (UP)-
Ell Almendares ocup6 anoche ell
primer lugar de la Liga Guiana de
Baseball con medic juego de ven
taja al veneer por cinco ~carreras
a una al Mariana gracias prin-
cipalmente a la labor de su lama
dor Bob Brodowsky, que no permi-
ti6 mas que cuatro incogibles y
que logro SUI decima tercera vic
toria de la temporada.
Brodowsky ayudo al triunfo i'm
pulsando una carrera con un SEN
clio en- la sexta entrada. Daniel
Morejon bate6 Tres incogibles, en-
tire eilos I'm doble, que impulse
una carrera.
La anotacion por entradas:
Marianao 900 DOL 900 / 4 2
Almendares 900 10 OK 5 10 0
Fornieles, Arias ~, Olivia CO
y Mccullough, Friol Ulm Brodows-
ky (13-3) y Nixon. Perdio Fornie.
les Ga. Jonrones: Smith (cuar-
to-.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
IcONcLUIDAS
(Viene de Ia Pseina 81

trados, miembros del cuerpo di-
plomatlco, perIodIstas y represen-
tantes de las diversas actividadeS
nacionales.
Sc destac6 la p~resencia de las
delegaciones de bomberos volun-
tarios, de las cuales ell finsdo fue
superintendent.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, enero 4.
'(UP)- La expedition italiana To-
gro escalar Ell Monte Paine, de
2.670 metros. de la cordillera de
Patagonia austral, Ell 81 de diciem-
bre, segun anunci6 hoy uno de
los esforzados andinistas, Guido
Monzino, de Milan.
Diio Monzino que en- la Gina de-
jaron las banderas de Chile y de
Italia.
Ell cerro Paine esta a IS grades
de latItud sur.
Ahora los expedicionarios Sc pre-
pararan a ascerder ell cerro To-
rres de Payne de dificil acceso
debido a SUI extrema verticalidad,
Adems de MoSnzino, hicieron ell
sscenso Juan Buch, Camilo Pelli-
Ger, Antonio Cobb y Perino Pre-
sion,
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05

Silverman dijo que esta reali-
zando negociaciones con ell boxea-
dor africano para que Sc mida
con Pep 81 este CANA a Tommy
Tibb5 ell dia ID del actual mes. Sill
verman tambiep diio que paga-
ria 10000 dolares a Bassey por una
pelea con Tibhs
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
CARTA NIEJA
DERROTO AL
BALBOA

PANAMA, enero 4 (UP)-- Ell
equipo Carta Vieja derrot6 por
ocho carreras a tres al Cerveza Bal
boa, para ampliar SUI ventaja en- ell
primer lugar de la Liga de Base.
ball de Panama, mientras al Ian
zador Jerry Davie Sc acreditaba SUI
quinto triunfo de la temporada
contra dos derrotas.
ANOTACION PoR ENTRADAs:
C. Vieja O20 O30 010-8 II 1
C, Balboa 102 600 OO0-3 10 1
Davie (5-2) y Snantz; Benedict,
Arthur ~ Correa (99 y Kellman,
Barnes (9) G.: Davie (5.2). P -
Benedict 3-2).
CLASSIFICATION G P Ave.
Carta Vieja % 500
Cerveza Balboa 6 7 1852
Chesterfield 6 8 .429
MARACAIBO, enero 4, (UP)-
En- Ell juego de la serie de play
off Pastora derroto por seis a cero
a Raplnos.
Anotacion por entradas:
Rapinos 900 900 900 0 7 8
Pastora 210 DOL OK 6 8 l
Carver (1-0) Y Saiwski; Hoskins
(0-1) y Hairston. HR: Sadowski,
Pirela.
pluma, Hogan kid" Bassey, de
Nigeria, podria ganar $4,000 do
lares y ell 40 por ciento de la
recaudaci6n por derechos de tele-
vision. en- una pelea con ell nor
teamericano Willie Pep, 81 acce-
de a pelear ell mes proximo en- Bos-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-08
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

PROTEST: When Baseball
Star Babe Herman was with the
Brooklyn Dodgers, his screw
ball antics we're the delight Of
sportswriters, who filled yards
of space with reports Of his
daffy doings.
So many incredible yarns
we're written about him that
Herman decided to call a halt.
One morning, in a hotel lobby.
he took one Of the sportswrit-
ers aside. In a sober tone he
registered a protest about the
circulation Of such fanciful
yarns.
I'm q serious ballplayer," he
said, with hurt In his voice. Il
would appreciate it If you and
your colleagues would stop Civ
ing your readers the impression
that I'm some kind Of a char
acter.'"
The writer promised to con-
suit his confreres.
Thank you" said Herman.
Believe me. you won't regret
It,"
So saying. he took q lighted
cigar from his pocket. placed
it between his teeth and walked
of in q cloud Of smoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-08

The high spot on last nights
very agreeable recital at the
Phillips Gallery by Gregory
Simms proved TO be the bari
tones lusty singing Of Francis
Poulenc's Chansons Gaillardes,
q set of eight songs to 17th-cen-
tury texts by unknown authors
The Chansons Gaillardes date
from 1926. the composers 9th
year, when he was busily bat
ing the powers-that-be together
with several other gifted French
creative musicians. AS music
ally witty as all get out. the
song-cycle sounds like q cross
between music hall, Gabriel
Faure and folk music. Cynical
youthful and full Of the devil
1t is still very amusing and
charming stun.
Mr.. Simms showed himself to
be an excellent interpreter Of
German and English art songs
as well as an expert farceur.
Much of this, it seemed to me
was attributable to his excep-
tionally clear .diction and his
obvious understanding Of the
meaning of the words he wa
singing, regardless Of the Ian
guage. His speech in French
and German was more service
able than beautiful, truth u
tell but it@Was-always com
pletely COMPREHENSIVE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-08
NEWS OF MUSIC
Simms' Lusty Singing
Stands Out in Recital

The singer is not gifted with
a voice Of lustrous. sensuous
beauty, and it is vocally effec-
tive only within a limited range.
The lower register tends to lack
support. as does the mezza voce,
which is almost conversational
in quality. But despite this, he
utilities his talent to the fullest
extent, and projects his mate
rails with unusual eloquence.
Thus Schumann's Der Arme
Peter" and Schubert's IAN die
Enfernte," both exceptionally
difficult songs from the inter-
pretive~ viewpoint, were set
forth with genuine poetry even
though there was little in Mr..
Simms' voice that could be
called excellent tone quality.
The clue to the singers weak
ness was quite clear in the
opening concert aria by Mozart.
which required considerable
vocal virtuosity and was the
least satisfactory Offering Of
the evening.
Patricia Roth provided serv-
iceable Accomplishments at the
piano keyboard.