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Evening star., 1958-07-06
By MARY McGRORY
Star star Writer

Many books promise an
inside" story. One of the
few that really delivers is
INSIDE THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY, by Jack Redding
(Bobbs-Merrill; $4.5O), who
was there.
Sentimental America n g
who merely vote have long
regarded the Truman victory
Of l948 as a magnificent one
man triumph that made
underdogs stand up straighter
all over the world. But what
Mr.. Redding, who was pub
licity director Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee,
makes clear is that every
gimmick, gambit and angle
was being exploited to q
fare-the-well behind the
scenes, while the President
made his jaunty whistle
stops. His unblushing account
is not exactly disillusioning;
it is, however, an eye-opener.
The Democrats had no
money. The pollsters saw to
that. But what they lacked
in cash. they made up in
brass. For instance: A Sem
ate page delivered to Mr..
Redding an envelope marked
simply National Committee. ;"
He opened it and discovered
1t to be a bald appraisal Of
Republican National Com
mittee members intended for
Senator Taft. He took 1t to
his boss. the then Democratic
National chairman and Sen
ator. Howard McGrath. The
latter was Mortified, insisted
on its immediate return to
Senator Taft. Mr.. Redding
sent it back, not, however.
before he had photostated
the material. which in due
course he fed to a we'll
known columnist.
Ingenious Plotting
Making q virtue Of neces-
sity was the stock-in-trade
Of the Democrats. who were
harassed by the Wallace
threat. the Dixiecrat defec-
ton and lack of enthusiasm
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Deportee's Story
THE DANGEROUS AMERI-


CAN. BY A. E. Hotchner
(Random House: $3.50.)
The author has a great
deal Of sympathy for his
hero which readers may not
entirely share. Johnny Celia,
wlite-collar employe of q
big gambler. Is deported to
his native Italy because at a
Senate hearing he said he
was born in st. Louis. His
only friend in the hated land
Of his birth is the deported
gambler, who has now turned
to vice. His only hope Of
subsistence, as he sees it, is,
to run dope for his old boss.
Since Johnny lands with $4,-
600, q veritable fortune in
Italy, some may feel that his
plight is not quite that des-
perate.
Johnny has a fling with a
diSSolute American exile, then
meets a sanity Italian girl,
who rehabilitates him. sue
ceSsfully, not before he has
done a great deal Of whin-
ing and a little dope-running.
There are many scenes Of
action, well-described, with
a climactic free-for-all in st.
Marks in Venice. The Italian
scene is authentic and surely
the theme Of deportees is q
topical one. It's Just that
many readers may feel that
Johnny got what he deserved
in one sense and a great
deal too much in another.
M. Meg,
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Young Dancers

Noel Streatfleld has writ
ten many books about young
prima donnas, including one
called Ballet Shoes" DANC-
ING SHOES (Random House;
$2.95) is concerned with dam
cling Of another sort, as prac-
ticed by Mrs. Wintle's Little
Wonders on provincial Eng
lish stages. It's a very agree
able book about some very
disagreeable people, both
children and adults.
For young moderns de-
voted to ballet DANCE TO
MY MEASURE by Lee Wynd-
ham MeSSner: $2.95) COM
bines romance and ballet.
The backdrop is the famous
Theatre Arts High School in
New York City and several
summer theaters.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Parks and Gardens

Summer is burgeoning in
the Playhouse Art Gallery
(727 Fifteenth street n.w),
where IL works by six WASH
ington area artists celebrate
the lush season. through
July IS. These few pictures
range from Margaret Gates
traditional work, including
her Terrace" overlooking a
fine stretch of country, to
good distractions by Mary
Driven and Andrew Bucci.
The spectator has the feel
ing of being in the very heart
Of q garden in Miss Orwen's
bright floral tapestry, and
lying in the deep grass in
Mr.. Bucci's "Tangle."
NJ. Jane Wichser's impress
sionistic little glimpse I'm
Meridian Hill Park" with the
st. Joan statue, and James
McLaughlin's wine" too. are
pleasing. There Is novelty
and charm in Merry Beans
needlework pictures, one Of
Evening star., 1958-07-06

explaining he had to make q
phone call at q filling station.
He called jules home, got
her father out Of bed. told
him Julie had been kidnapped
and would be safe II her old
man oheyed later instructions
and didn't call the police.
Nolan hung UP and drove
Julie into the woods. The boy
turned up with q switchblade
when Julie tried to blun him
ito letting her go. Young
Nolan proved q real menace.
We fit about from Julie
to her parents, to others In
volved, as the hours from
midnight on crawl by. Any
thing could happen. What
did? There's your story. The
authors swift. panoramic
method does not leave much
time for portrayal Of char
acter, but he tries anyway.
Perhaps Mr.. Hayes has an
other best-seller. Who knows?
"The Desperate Hours" not
only sold furiously. but was a
success on the stage and in
the movies.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Analysts Examined

A local psychiatrist, Sol
omon Katzenelbogen. M. D..
is author Of ANALYZING
RSYCHOTHERAPY (Philos-
optical Library; $3).
DR.. Katzenelbogen for Is
years has been director Of re-
search and laboratories at st.
Elizabeths Hospital and clini-
cal professor Of psychiatry at
George Washington School Of
Medicine.
He writes that treatment
in pSychiatry, it is said, is
not scientific, because of the
lack Of knowledge about the
cause Of illnesses the psychi-
artist is called upon to treat.
In this respect, the psyche
therapist is not in any worse
position than the therapist in
general medicine; for the
latter has to treat numerous
diseases whose origin remains
unknown. Fortunately the
success or failure Of medical
treatments are not necessari-
" bound to the knowledge or
lack Of knowledge Of the
cause Of the disease ="
The author discusses the
latest treatments and theories
of psychotherapy. He pref
aces his discussions by citing
10 typical case histories Of
patients who are not con-
fused or in any way mentally
incompetent" and yet who
have difficulties which they
describe as more or less
intolerable.
A clear and helpful book.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
cctsrpiIIcrs

Who likes caterpillars?
Many six.year-olds are fas-
cinated by anything small
that viii creep or crawl.
Caterpillars may be soft and
fuzzy. They may be striped
like a tiger. They may smell
queer. Best of all, they can
be found from New England
to New Mexico.
l LIKE CATERPILLARS
by Gladys Conklin and Bar
bara Latham (Holiday House;
$2.75) grew out of a child's
question: Haven't you got
a book on just caterpillars?
Butterflies are all right, but
I like caterpillars."
The book that developed
from this question combines
art and science. It helps to
identify more than a dozen
commons varieties with such
splendid names as Hickory
Horned-Devil and Tiger
Swallowtail. The illustrations
are vivid cloSe-ups, as If
seen under a microscope.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
White-Mon's S Magic

To a Navajo shepherd boy,
an eagle feather was a to-
ken Of good luck. But Chez
dah never imagined how
much good luck one feather
would bring him when it
dropped from the sky. It
brought knowledge Of white
mans magic: Water that
spoutS from a wall and ma
chimes that travel faster than
a horse.
In GOOD-LUCK FEATH-
, Err Houghton, Mifiin;
$2.75) Florence Hayes por-
trays the warmth and sim
plicity Of Navajo family life,
Spiced with q boys curiosity
about the world outside his
desert home.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Pond Pets

Any parent knows that
boys and girls love to bring
home all kinds Of pets from
local ponds and streams;
lizards ana turtles, tadpoles
and snails. Such pets are free
and fascinating. The problem
is: How to make them happy
in a home aquarium.
In PETS FROM THE POND
(Abingdon: $3), Margaret
Waring Buck, author, artist,
and naturalist. offers a small
encyclopedia Of information
about freshwater pets. The
sections are well-organized
under such topics as where
to find. how to collect, and
what to feed. Simple dia-
gramatic drawings explain
life cycles and steps in set
ting up q home aquarium.
Ten-year-olds and up will
use this book themselves.
Parents Of younger "col-
lectors" viii do well to arm
themselves with this guide.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Denton Festival

Washington artists carried
Of most Of the first and sew
eral other professional class
prizes in the art exhibition
at the Delmarva Chicken
Festival last week end in
Denton. Maryland. Philip F.
Bells water color Sun and
Rippling Water" fetched first
in that medium class. and
also best-of-Show award over
386 other entries. Laura
Glenn Douglas semiabStract
1.-TWO Sisters" received first
prize in the oils class. Row.
land Lyons Hen" carved
from paulownia wood, was
given first award in sculp-
ture. Miss Douglas also re-
ceived second water color
award. Gwen Anderson of
Falls Church and Leslie Bur-
den of Washington were
awarded second and third
places in sculpture, and Gus
tav TTois a mention in oils.
The art exhibition listed II
classes: 4 professional, 7
adult amateur and children's
groups. Judges were William
p. Campbell, curator of paint
ing at the National Gallery
of Art; Michael Lantz, New
Rochelle sculptor Whose
muscular equestrian groups
flank the Federal Trade
Building at the Apex of the
Triangle" at Pennsylvania
and Constitution avenues);
and Alfred Maurice, execu-
tive director Of the Maryland
Institute of Art in Baltimore.
Nance Hall Asher Of Denton,
who exhibits frequently in
Washington. was chairman Of
the art exhibition committee
for the Festival.
Seventeen Washington area
artists were among the 81
with entries in the profess
sional classes. All Of the top
awards were cash prizes, and
some included merchandise
as well.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Out Of Town

During the season, space
seldom permits mention Of
many Washington artists who
have solo exhibitions Of are
represented in important
shows in other cities. In the
1880 annual exhibition last
March, Of the National Acad-
emy Of Design. New York
City, the second oldest ma
tional professional artists or
ganization In the United
States, Washington artist
Robert Sivard won the
Thomas B. Clarke prize Of
$3.50 for his figure painting
Roma" this prize restricted
to nonmembers of the Acad.
emy.) Mr.. Sivard shows regu-
larly at the Corcoran Gal.
lery's annual area shows.
Marianthe Karaberi and Don
Turano, Washington area
sculptors, also were repre-
sented in ten academy an
nual, the former with her
portrait head Of her mother,
reproduced in these columns
in connection with the Corco-
rams last area annual. Eliot
OHara, one of Washington's
flve members of the Academy,
and Prentiss Taylor, associ-
ate member, also were repre-.
Sented in the academy's
133d annual.
Mr.. Turano, faculty mem
ber Of Sculptor's Studio,
Georgetown, and the Corco-
rams Saturday class, had a
one-man show Of sculpture at
Petite Galerie, New York
City, last month.
Also in June, Helene Nc
Kinsey Of American Univer.
Sity's art faculty. was repre-
sented in a show at New
York's Stable Gallery.
Evening star., 1958-07-06

outdoor sculptures by william
Taylor. Harold Vogel. Tony
Podovano, Nancy Lloyd and
Jennie Lea Knight, and
Philip Arrow, who has been
studying with Miss Lloyd at
The Studio for two years.
Richard Collins, has a one
man show of photography.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Zuni Masks

The intricate tribal lore of
the zuni Indians, their
masks, music, and dances,
have always fascinated visi-
tors to the Southwest. The
symbolism as well as the ar
tistry are stressed by Val
Gendron in her junior novel.
BEHIND THE ZUNI MASKS
Oongmans; So. Her story
focuses on a boy scout from
Cape Cod. who tries out some
OF his Yankee trading no.
tionS among the Zunis.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Tried Ingredients
THE SUMMER LOVERS. By

AnE COMMEn LOVEnS. by
Hollis Alpert. (AlfRed A.
Knopf; $3.50
Sexy people, inbred plot with
an unexpected switch, and 9
heroine Of 10 years who learns
only by doing-all these, plus
Ia certain economy of words,
should make this a fast seller
Mr.. Alpert is Q graduate Of the
New Yorker staff. practiced in
the short story. His plunge into
the novel viii offend many who
learned long ago that selfish
ness Is obnoxious, especially in
the realm Of boy-meets-girl.-
HENRY A. LYON.
Evening star., 1958-07-06

(Random House; SO Is an
other excursion in suspense
by the author Of "The Des-
perate Hours"
Like the other book. The
Hours After Midnight"
should chill your emotions. If
not your body, on q humid
night.
It's not as original and
does not carry quite the i'm
pact Of "The Desperate
Hours" which, despite q few
silly comments in certain
critical circles, was an ex-
tremely competent job Of
writing.
Nevertheless, the new book
is warranted not to bore any
one. and it should provide q
tense evening.
In "The Hours After Mid
night" there's no mystery,
no unfolding Of unguessed
elements. We know pretty
well from the first what's UP.
The suspense comes from
not knowing what's going to
happen from moment to
moment.
ImpuIsive Girl
Julie, an attractive II, had
been on q date with her
steady beau, who was home
from college for the Christ
Evening star., 1958-07-06
New Odyssey

THE VOYAGE HOME by
Ernst Schnabel, translated
from the German by Denver
Lindley CHarcourt, Brace:
$3.75) is q new version of the
epic voyages Of Odysseus. It
is not. however, q mere re-
telling Of Homer's Odyssey,
but an imaginative narrative
based on sources Homer
might have known before he
wrote his masterpiece. There
is irony, a deft touch and
literary art in this revision
Of old materials. Some Of the
characters appear in q diff
ferent light. which Is what
the author intended.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
GondoIier's Son

The gondola which Gabri-
clio inherited from his father
was in worse condition than
Ronnie's antiquated truck. In
fact, 1t was all smashed up.
For q while Gabrielle was as
discouraged as any 12-year.
old boy In Venice could be.
THE SON OF THE CON-
D0LIER by Elsa Steinmann
pantheon: 90 Is an unusual
career story, absorbing In
human interest aS well aS
eolorful . Venetian back.
ground.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Girl On Her Own

The other novel is ASK
ANY GIRL, by Winifred
Wolfe : (Random House:
$3.5O.)
This Is Of q species which
unfortunately seems TO be in
creasingly rare-an amusing
story. The writer Is Just nat
uraIly funny, without de-
pending much on rigged
situations to carry her story
along.
Meg Wheeler has left her
home In Wilkes-Barre to
make her way In New York.
She puts up at a girls hotel,
called by the tenants "the
nunnery," and sets out in
search Of q job. She finds q
job, several. in fact, In the
course Of the next few
months. Some she quits be-
cause her employers turn out
to be wolves, without even
hoods and cloaks 10 disguise
them: others because more
promising opportunities are
offered. s
How . Girl Learns
She meets a wide assort-
ment Of people, and her ed
ucation in life proceeds apace.
But one Of her employers
she likes much more than she
thinks she does at first. It's
he who once remarked: "I've
always wondered why q pretty
girl Is always called naive,
while q homely one is con.
sidered just plain stupid"
As entertainment Miss
Wolfe'S first novel rates high.
It's true that the effect Of
trying to maintain q casually
amusing style at book length
sometimes wears q little thin.
But the author has a way Of
describing situations and
turning phrases that induced
in one constant reader I
know--a reader perhaps as
weary and cynical as the next
one "a large number Of
LAUGHS.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Art Lecture

A special illustrated lecture
on The Preservation Of
Antiquities" will be given
next Tuesday at 8 pm. in
the air-conditioned audito-
rum Of the Freer Gallery Of
Art at 18th street and JET
ferson drive S.W. The speaker
is DR.. Harold j. Plenderleith.
keeper Of the Research
Laboratory Of the British
Museum.
Evening star., 1958-07-06


Of which the latest is HERE
COME THE WILD DOGS
(Scribners; $3.50. Like her
earlier books on beavers,
deer, elephants, whales, etc.,
this story Of a fox family is
beamed at 8-to-10 year old
who want the facts.
For teen-age botanists, an
author-photo otographer shares
his enthusiasm, bis knowl.
edge, and his skill In photog.
raphy In STRANGE PLANTS
AND THEIR WAYS Grand,
McCaily, $3.50.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
International


media by artists of several
nations are at Veerhoff Gal
leries. 1912 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, through July II.
Among them are works by
two abstractionists who have
had one man shows at
Veerhoff's in past years
Washington's Rudolf Won
HUM, and English-born
Stanley William Hayter, a
foremost innovator in the
graphic arts field, who has
had enormous influence. Mr..
Hayter::S work is nonobjec-
tive, with complex patterns,
great textural variety, and
superb execution. Mr.. Won
Huhn shows his beautiful
nonobiective "Premonition"
and his abstract "Ngoma
Dance" with ingenious styli.
1ation Of fast-moving figures.
The Swiss Hans Erni Is
represented with two Of his
vigorous linear figure sub.
jectS. American sculptcrs
Mary Gallery and Chain
Gross are showing prints
which could well be studies
for their respective sculp-
lures.
French artists Henri Des-
champs and Jean Lurcat
have colorful Autographs, the
latter a pair Of very decora-
tive roosters. Italian artist
Music has (for mel the most
boresome print in the collec-
ton; it suggests a landscape
Of quonSet huts.
Evening star., 1958-07-06

appraisal of current chill
dren's books.
From my own observation,
1t seems to me that some Of
our best American books are
those which combine imagi-
nation, good bookmaking and
a solid slice of children's own
absorbing interests in every
thing from caterpillars to
careers,
Evening star., 1958-07-06
DIG Thut Eutthworm!

One of the latest and more
lucrative small business
ventures" for teen-agers is
raising earthworms for profit.
AS q hobby, 1t can bring in
more cash than baby-sitting.
AS q serious business venture,
1t can soon pay for college or
become a career in itself, If
the novice viii follow Tom
Parsons good advice in
HOW TO MAKE EARTH
WORMS PAY (Abelard,
CoI,,v,oap. coy
Evening star., 1958-07-06
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Hobbies Ronge From
Odd Pets to Careers
BY BARBARA NOLEN
special Writer for The star

English books for children excel in imagination and
literary quality but American books reflect contemporary
life and higher quality bookmaking" said speaker at
recent Chens Book Guild luncheon This provocative
statement debatable does lead
Evening star., 1958-07-06
These Novels Are For
Those Hot Days Ahead
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES
star Dook Critic

Why publishers their lighter frohy novels for
summer the theory that readers don't like to be provoked
into heavy thought during the hot days. something for
psychologists to ponder But the fact remains TO large
extent For what used to be called hammock reading
recommend two novels this week
THE HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT, by Joseph Hayes
Evening star., 1958-07-06

49, eAA O8e~oNA 80 Va AACAAA6CA
ship" That is q one-sentence
clue as to why the Arts Club
summer show is less than
satisfactory, year after year.
The Painting and Graphics
Committee judged the show
and made ribbon awards,
two Of which are incredible.
The blue ribbon for oil paint
ing was bestowed on a figure
subject in which the FORE
ground figure has something
radically wrong with the
arms. A white ribbon was
awarded to a lithograph of
an improbable smirking cat
which was obviously not in
tended to be a cartoon.
The other two awards
went to worthy works: in
oils to Jules Eboli's "Sur-
vivor." an old tree in a rocky
landscape, with stress on
angles, and the blue ribbon
in watercolor to Theodore
Kane's Tourist Season." q
summary, simplified treat
ment. Of crowds In front Of
the White House. I preferred
her capture Of "St. Luke's
Church, New York City" O
century and Q half old struc-
ture In the midst Of modern
warehouses.
Much Good Work
OF nearly so oils, water
colors and graphics, a good
proportion comprises COM
petent work. I like William
walters three landscapes in
as many media: Garnet Jex'
beautiful Cape Breton Har-
bor," Marguerite Shafer's
Gloucester Harbor," Henry
OlSon's "Rockport," Mildred
Payne's "Dockside;;" Roger
Rittase's strong carrying
"Silo," Phoebe Pryor's House
Top Views" "Old New Or
leans" by Martha Bache;
Marguerite Munn's two
watercolors of the Southwest
ern desert; and Ruth SAT-
ford's admirable interior of
the Stabler-Leadbeater Apo
thecary Shop in Alexandria.
Two life-size portraits. one Of
Senator Edward Martin Of
Pennsylvania by Roma Har-
Ian, the other a Latin Amer
ican girl by Helen Minifie,
carry conviction as to like
ness.
Outstanding is one of Jules
Eboli'S little fantasies like a
bit Of Gothic tapestry. Block
prints by Vida Mackenzie.
Isabella Walker and Darline
Bekkedal, too, are good.
There is nothing unpleas-
ant about the Arts Club sum-
mer show; the trouble is SIM
ply the inclusion of amateur
work. Pastime painters al
most invariably choose at
tractive subjects, but fum-
bling and uncertainty of ex-
ecution cannot be concealed.
Twenty-Five percent of the
.club's members, in the latest
directory, are listed in paint
ing and graphic arts cate
gories, which unhappily in
clude amateurs as well as
professionals. Nevertheless,
there are other excellent
painters not included in this
show Undoubtedly by their
failure to submit workr.
In some future summer
Zone hopes not too remote)
it would be interesting If the
Arts Club presented a really
top notch show by its spatial
arts membership, even II
there were only enough works
to I'LL the gallery.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Arts Club AnnuoI
Shows Wide Variety
By FLORENCE s. BERGMAN
star Art Critic

The Arts Club Of Washington (2O17 Eye street NW),
has its annual members show In the gallery and reception
rooms, to remain through September H. The clubs June
bulletin issued fortnight before the opening carried
notice:
This annual show is open to work Of all club members
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Studio AnnuoI

The annual sculpture and
photography exhibition Is at
The Studio Gallery, 8l4
Prince street, Alexandria,
through next Saturday. It
Is composed Of indoor and
Evening star., 1958-07-06

he inherited Big Caesar, an
antiquated monster Of q
truck with seven speeds and
q wooden steering wheel that
would not have disgraced the
pilothouse Of a steamship.
In BIG CAESAR (Hough-
ton, Miflin: $2.75) Charlton
Ogburn creates his third
memorable story about an
adolescent. The violent drama
Of the big blizzard, and the
superb performance Of Big
Caesar in the crisis, give
Ronnie the break that he
needs.
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Need to Know

"The need to know" about
some special subject has
sparked a series Of small ma
ture books by Alice Goudey,
Evening star., 1958-07-06
Truckers Son

The boy Ronnie did not
have much choice in choos-
ing a career. From his father
Evening star., 1958-07-06
NEW OPENINGS

PAINTINGS. DRAWINGS AND
ssssESTs ssP fownLL W cSSsaAN SasEFY egSIIs. SSIIss.
tcT's Corner, 1928 WISCONSIN
EXHIBITION or SCHOOL ARCHI.
TEXTURE THE OcTAQoN,, 1141
NEW YORK AVENUE NV. Cur
PAINTINGS By MILDRED CAS-
GRAIN. NAPOLI RESTAURANT
9l0 SHERIDAN STREET NV.
Current-AuRust 10.
Evening star., 1958-07-06

the Mall from Capitol to
Monument. and the richer,
more colorful Flora"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1958-03-07
BAHA'I WORLD FAITH

BAHA'I WORLD FAITH
Bahai Center, 3O4 Steadman Ave.
Red 142 or Red 1873
"God ledues not His children comfort
less, but l1hen the darkness of t0i1lter
ouershddolDs them, then again He sends
His Messengers. the Prophets, 11ith a
rene1U1l of the Blessed Spring. The Sun
of Truth appears again on the horizon
of the loorld shining into the eyes of
those tDho sleep, dtodking them to be-
hold the glory of nel0 DdlDn."
MONDAY
Adult Discussion-7 to pm.
WEDNESDAY
Adult DiScussion-7 to pm.
SATURDAY
Teenage Discussion-7 to $3.50 pm.
SUNDAY
Children's Class to pm.
AL Races Cordially Inuited
No Charge or Collection