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Evening star., 1963-01-06

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and look through the window
to some foliage and the clear
sky.
RectangleS?
In passing along, you can
note the way Clouet has lined
up a series Of rectangles, be-
ginning with that of the
whole picture and ending
with the window, to control
your visual progress. You can
note the superb painting of
the parted draperies which
reveal Diane and of the fruit
in the foreground. You can
read the sequence of faces,
from the maids non-commit-
tai work face to the nurses
cheerful smile to DANES to-
tai self-assurance. You can
see, too, the movement of the
spheres from the distant pot
to the nurses bosom to
DANES.
The picture, in short, is a
marvelously active harmony
of shapes and spaces and it
is made for your delight. If,
confronted with its delights,
you waste your time Won
dering about enigmas, you are
a klutz and are missing the
joy you are entitled to.
A Noteworthy Lady
Perhaps the most famous
of the ladies at the National
Gallery is one whose name
we do not know and do not
need to know. She was
painted over a century be-
fore Diane by the Flemish
master Rogier van der
Weyden.
Probably a lady of the
Burgundian court, she is
dressed in a rich and Somber
robe and is placed against an
equally somber background.
All this darkness dramatically
presents her cool and mod
est face, framed in a trans
parent wimple arranged over
her elaborate coiffure, across
her almost vanished eyebrows
and down to her shoulders as
a shining pyramid with the
lady at the center.
The pyramid continues, its
base formed by her slender.
folded hands at the bottom
and the broad, red, high
wasted belt which sets them
off. Against the austerity and
immobility of the pyramid
are the ovals Of her face and
collar. Framed in this geom-
etry, her downcast eyes and
closed lips create a vision of
nobility and purity as utterly
captivating as the self
awareness of Mona Lisa or
DANES garden of delights.
Rembrandt's Lady
In the middle of the 18th
century. Rembrandt also
turned his hand to enigmatic
ladies and his effort, too. may
be seen at the National Gal
lery. Typically of Rembrandt,
a democratic Dutchman, the
sitter is a non-aristocrat, "A
Girl With a Broom" but she
holds up very well with the
ladies at the National and
many will find her more hu-
manly appealing than any.
She leans across a barrier
gazing at us, holding the
groom, her young face a little
strained, her arms crossed.
She is beautifully painted and
exists in a spill Of golden
light that mellows in the
background, is warm in her
hair and softly concentrates
itself in her right brow. If the
light Of heaven became hui
manity. part Of 1t would look
like this girl.
Vermeer's Girl
Fay..-... ...
Evening star., 1963-01-06
THURSDAY

,ATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
Lloyd Geisler, conductor. Eastern
Hish School, l and 2;l5 pm. Youth
Concert. Overture and Finale, from
Walter Music, Handel: First move
ment, from symphony No. 8, Bee
thoven Excerpts from The Nut
cracker Suite, Tchatkovsky; Hoe
Down, from Rodeo, COPELAND; Gen-
eral Dance from Daphnis and Chloe,
RaYel.
WARREN THEW. pianist and lecturer.
Embassy OF Switzerland, 2900 Cathe-
dral avenue. NV, S.l5 pm. Con-
temporary Swiss and American
Composers, In discussion and per-
Torrance. Invitation only.
n WASHINGTON CAMERATA ORCHES-
IRA, GeorGe steiner, conductor.
Soloist. John LanEstaff, baritone
Lisner Auditorium. $40 pm, over
ture 70 Los Esclavos Felices, Arriaga;
Sinfonia In B-Flat Haydn. The
Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo,
Paris tpremiere)' Serenade No, 2
In A, Brahms
Evening star., 1963-01-06

convinced about cold baths,
your eye takes the same route,
but the turns are sharper, a
zig-sag rather than a serpen-
tine. You see a child leaning
on the tub and pass on to
a nurse, also smiling, with a
baby and then zoom to the
far room where a maid with
a low decolletage-though not
as low as Diane's-is lifting
a pot from the fire. Beyond
her the visual road is blocked
by the SCOT of the fireplace
interior, so you turn again
and look through the window
to some foliage and the clear
sky.
Evening star., 1963-01-06

brandt's Aristotle Contem-
plating the Bust of Homer"
also known as the city of
New York contemplating two
and a third million bucks.
The Met, in fact, originated
the trend in the first place
by exhibiting September
Morn" in the lobby as thou
sands peered. This time, at
the National, it's the Mona
Lisa.
Now the trouble with a
one-picture exhibition is that
there's only one picture.
When you've seen it, you've
seen it and the shows over,
even though it's only a quar-
ter past 10 o'clock, so to
speak. This makes for E
rather empty evening and a
disappointing one, especially
If you've been putting on your
Homburg and mussing up a
black tie to get there at all.
The evening, however, can be
saved. A little-known fact,
these days, is that the Ma
tional Gallery of Art actually
has, on permanent exhibition,
many, many pictures besides
the Mona Lisa. The thing to
do is go and look at the other
pictures.
Some IntrOductiOns
In difference to current
taste, here is a selective and
annotated list Of a few of the
ladies at the National GAL
lery, some of whom have
smiles as enigmatic as any in
the building.
The best place to start is
with the Francois Clouet pic
ture which the National GAL
lery, smiling enigmatically,
calls Diane de Poitiers." One
angina here is that the pic
ture is dated as about 1871
and Diane died in 1866. There
is no enigma at all about her
little smile. 1t is there be-
cause she is looking at the
Mona Lisa, which was the
property Of Henry II, who in
herited it from his father,
Francis I, along with the
kingdom of France and, quite
possibly, along with Diane as
well. At any rate Diane, 20
years older than the young
king, was his comforter and
guide for a quarter of a
century.
Bathing Beauties
Diane de Poitiers preserved
her figure by cold baths at
dawn. She began the pleas
ant custom, lately revived, of
fine ladies having themselves
pictured nude. Clouet's pic
ture shows Diane seated in
her bath. idly picking at some
fruit and convincingly dem
onstrating that the figure can
indeed be preserved by such
means. The Louvre has an
even more convincing demon
stration, a full-length, lifesize
picture of Diane as her name
sake, the well-known goddess,
Striding along, accompanied
by a leaping hound and
dressed chiefly in a CULVER,
the kind that holds arrows.
1t will be readily seen that
Diane was a much more in
teresting lady than Madonna
Lisa del Gioconda, but the
two pictures have points Of
contact beyond their subjects
enigmas.
Down the Lane
The chief of these points
is the visual path created for
the eye to follow from the
family smiling lady in the
foreground to the family
fading sky in the distance.
Essentially the same path is
used in both pictures. In the
Mona Lisa, after you give up
on the smile, your eye takes
a serpentine route TO the left,
to the right, TO the left. going
deeper all the time along a
stream, across the mountains
and into the sky.
With Diane, after you're
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Long Range Planning

Another troublesome OBJ
stacle" pinpointed by the
Commission was the lack of
any long-range planning,
something which had gener-
ated "a great many COM
plants and annoyances" in
the past.
To obviate this, a three
year forward projection of
the program" was suggested,
with the necessary planning
time and money snagged by
withholding commitment of
the remaining funds for fis-
cal 1868.
In plain language. this
would mean no American at
fractions abroad for the time
being.
1T is our opinion, said
the Commission. that such
a sacrifice at this time will
greatly enhance the poten-
tials Of the programs fu-
ture."
Evening star., 1963-01-06
IONAL SYMPHONY ORcHrsTRA
WEDNESDAY

JOEL BERMAN, violin. EFyln Kllnkon
cello Robert Paris, piano Student
Union University Of Maryland >
3 m YitebEk COPELAND Trio In q
on ~. BrHhms Trio Rayel
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHIsTRN \
Robert LaMafchina, guest conductor
Constitution Hall $50 pm. re.
toHNng Tuesdays program
UNITED STATES MARINE BAND, L.
Col Albert schoepper, conductor
intfrdepartnental Auditorium. \ iIO
pm Chimes Of Liberty, Goldman
HodgCfg Selection arr Jolly. Cafnl.
val Of Venice, Btalsers. i4th Hum
Evening star., 1963-01-06
NlIIoNM s.YNrn0NY oRcnEsTR.
SATURDAY

HARLAN LAUFMAN, organitt and lee.
turfr METROPOLITAN Memorial Meth,
ndist Church, Nebraska and New
Mexico avenues Mp pm Topic
Tho KIM nl InalTumnnIA
Evening star., 1963-01-06
TUESDAY

DR sHlGLO KIsHIBE, musicolorist.
lecturer West Auditorium. De.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Which to Buy?
PROGRAMS OF THE WEEK

garian Rhapsody, Liszt; March OF
the OlympianS, Linn Chorale and
Alleluia, Hanson; Cavatina, from
Faust, Gounod Excerpts from
Fantastic Symphony, Berlioz.
Evening star., 1963-01-06

dors of Austria and Great
Britain, will be a benefit for
the Opera Society Of Wash
ingtOn. Howard Mitchell
appears as guest conductor Of
the San Francisco Symphony
at concerts on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, on a
direct exchange with Enrique
JOrda, who will be here con-
Quoting the National Sym
phOny in March.
Evening star., 1963-01-06

ernmental United States Ad-
visory Commission on Inter-
national Educational and
Cultural Affairs to examine
the program critically for the
State Department.
The comission called upon
Roy E. Larsen, chairman of
the executive committee of
Time, Inc, and Glenn G.
Wolfe, a veteran Foreign
Service Officer, to prepare a
report for Mr.. Battle.
A Paradox
This 30 page document,
completed in nine weeks, is
now in Mr.. Battles hands. 1t
has some harsh things to say
about the cultural exchange
program, characterizing it as
"a paradox Of inspiring
achievement on the one hand
and troublesome obstacles on
the other"
A thorough-going admin
iStrative and policy shakeup
is recommended.
Clearly, one Of the most
troublesome obstacles" cited
by the Commission is the
American National Theater
and Academy (ANTA), which
passes on the artistic caliber
of performers, according to
the terms of its contract with
the State Department.
Overall Guidance
The report urges that the
arrangement with ANITA be
terminated. 1t suggests that
a little-known Advisory Com
mittee on the Arts authorized
by law in 1856 be revitalized
to provide overall policy
level guidance and counsel"
to the programs administra-
tors, and that the panel
members formerly used by
ANITA be formally appointed
its conSultants.
In effect, ANITA would be
fired. The State Department
itself would assume its func-
tions, even taking over such
odd chores as tour manage
ment and contract negotia-
ton.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Vermeer's Girl

From the same country and
from about the same time,
you can see a completely diff
ferent light on Vermeer's
Girl With a Red Hat" It's
a chill light and II catches
the girl just as she glances
at us over her shoulder. Time
stands still In Vermeer's light.
the tiny instant OF time OF
her glance, the time OF paint
ing the tiny work and the
time in which we lose our
selves before her, transfixed
at time merging into time
lessness.
The National Gallery is full
OF ladies. You shouldn't try TO
see them all on any one visit.
but you might take In the
Fragonard Young Girl Read
ing" and pull yourself into
the painting past the famous
three quarters OF a million
that was paid for II last year.
And you can proiitably con-
Evening star., 1963-01-06

weeks and months immedi-
ately ahead.
Il 4 4
NEW ARTS RITI
Navajo times., 1963-05-23
New Land Opened
For Oil And Gas

Raymond Nakai, Chairman of
the Navajo Tribal Council, an
nounced that the Navajo Tribe will
offer approximately $1,000 acres
of Navajo Tribal lands for Oil and
gas leasing at a competitive sealed
bid lease sale on June 27, 1868,
at Window Rock, Arizona. Forty
separate tracts in northeastern
Arizona will be offered for bonus
bidding. The lands offered lie in
Townships 40, ii and ~ North,
Ranges 24-3OEast, Apache County,
Arizona. Detailed tract deScrip-
tions will be available May %,
1868, at the Naval o Agency, Window
Rock, Arizona.
The oil and gas leases will be
offered on the standard Indian
tribal lease form and will call
for a 16 2/3 per cent royalty,
together with a SIPS per acre
rental payment per year.
Each lease will be offered with
a drilling requirement calling for
the drilling of a we'll to test the
Devonian formation or to a depth
of $500 feet within one year. The
term of all the leases will be for
five years and SO long thereafter
Navajo times., 1963-05-23

as oil and gas is produced inpaylng
quantities.
Many of the tracts being offered
are in the vicinity of a recent
apparent discovery of Devonian Oil
by Texaco Inc. in northeast Ar1-
zona. Several of the tracts have
been lie Sed before but little
drilling activity has taken place
on the leases.
1t is hoped that this lease sale
will mark the beginning OF in
creased oil and gas activity in the
State of Arizona on the Navajo
Indian Reservation.
Navajo times., 1963-05-23
ACTORS FIND II
"A SMALL WORLD

Both Michael Anderson, Jr.,
who plays the apostle Little James
in the George Stevens production
of '"The Create st Story Ever
Told" and Gary Raymond, who
portrays Peter, made their film
debuts in ''The Moon Raker" in
England.
Yet. they had never met until
going to Southern Utah recently
for filming of the story of Christ
and were assigned the same cot
tage at the location camp.
Each had worked at different
times during the making OF "The
Moon Raker.
Even more ironic, they dis
covered that they live within a
few miles of each other in London.
Navajo times., 1963-05-23
Kennel CUrIey Is
Stwdem OF Month

Kenneth H Curley. junior. son
of Mrs. Herbert (Nellie) Johnson.
of Toadlena, New Mexico, was
selected the April Student of the
Month at the all-School evening
program presented by the Indian
Club as the final of the May Day
festival.
Kenneth went toRiverside inthe
fall of 1861 after completing the
ninth grade in the Santa Fe Indian
School He Immediately revealed
his interest in books by making the
Honor Roll and staying on it each
consecutive marking period. Last
March he was inducted into the
National Honor Society.
Kenneth is a member of the
Science Club and Of the Square
Navajo times., 1963-05-23

Dance Club. He has been active in
the MIA. youth organization of
the church of Latter Day Saints,
to which he belongs. This spring
his local MIA. won the trophy in
the basketball tournaments held
both in the district and the state.
Kenneth's favorite subject is
mathematics. He plans to major in
mathematics when he goes to Brig
ham Young University. Provost,
Utah, after his graduation from
Riverside. He has a keen interest in
medicine and engineering but hopes
the future will reveal the career
for him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
CD Meeting
Scheduled i'm
Germantown

GERMANTOWN--Joseph La
fleur, Civil Defense chairman
for Germantown, has called a
meeting Jan. "a to organize Civil
Defense measures for residents
of the Germantown School Dis
trict.
The meeting, to be held at the
Germantown school at $3.50 pm,
is open to all persons interested
in CD procedures.
Lafleur' said discussion at the
meeting will concern proposed
training courses, a shelter pro-
gram, and organization of re-
gional CD committees.
He pointed out that though
the local CD organization was
originated by the Germantown
Parent Teacher Association, the
meeting is open to all persons
in the area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
By Maria Lewis

The curtain opened on the
stage at the Rockville Civic
Center recently on a most mem
orable ballet event performed
by two truly great artists, name
ly-Matteo and Goya. The full
house present illustrated the
need for such magnificent enter
tainment. What splendid artists!
Mr.. Matteo and Miss Goya
held the auditorium spellbound
from the moment they stepped
out on the stage to the final cur
tain call, and even then, the
audience refused to let them off
until they had done three en-
cores. The auditorium was filled
to capacity with enthusiastic
adult and children, and right
fully so when they book such
smooth and polished artists as
Mr.. Matteo and Miss Goya.
What could have been an ex-
tremely dull evening proved to
be an inspiring, exuberant, and
enlightening performance. Yes,
/ said, "Enlightening," because
Mr.. Matteo explained the his
torical facts of the countries
represented in their dance in
terpretations.
Miss Goya's striking appear
ance and superb technique left
no margin for criticism. AS the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Tightening
Of Car LaM
Advocated

ANNAPOLIS -Montgom-
cry County's legislative dele
cation will introduce an
amendment soon which Del.
James S. McAuliffe Jr. hopes
will lessen the chances of
fraud now possible under the
Retail Installment Act.
McAuliffe said the present
$1,000 limit of the Act is "un.
realistic" because of initiation
since the law was passed a mum.
Der of years ago. He wants to
raise the limit to $1,000.
He explained that he knows
of cases where automobiles
costing over $1,000 have been
sold, then repossessed without
notice when a payment is de-
faulted. 'Then the seller can
sell the car to friend for half
the actual value of the car and
get a judgment for the balance
against the owner who de.
faulted."
Il contend the Act should
have been changed long ago."
he told delegation members.
There aren't many cars sold
these days which cost less than
$1,000"
McAuliffe said a similar bill
was introduced by the Mont.
gomery County delegation two
years ago. 1t remains in the
Legislative Council awaiting
some action, he said.
That's a good way to kill a
bill" he said. you hand it to
the Legislative Council and then
just talk about it till it dies"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Ballet Show at Center
Was Memorable Event

worlds leading and greatest au.
thority on castenet playing, her
performances equalled her
knowledge, tremendous skill,
and superb artistry.
Mr.. Matteo's explanation of
the historical facts of each
dance performed by both Miss
Goya and himself revealed his
effervescent personality which
projected as brilliantly as his
performance. His dissertation
on the dances interpreted were
interesting, informative, and de-
livered with sincerity and humor
which left his audience in an
extremely receptive mood. His
dance interpretations of the
Highland Fling, Mid-Eastern,
and Japanese were outstanding.
The "Trip to Japan" was de-
lightfully hilarious and the au-
dience reaction was one of sheer
delight. After several curtain
calls, Mr.. Matteo and Miss Goya
graciously acknowledged the
presence and artistry of the
wonderf u l, Mr.. r a y m o n d
Sachse, who played a show
(Which calls for a symphony
orchestral by himself. When
he played his solo, the audience
received him warmly. More
curtain calls were in order for
the three artists.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Maryland National
Reports Big Year

Hooper S. Miles, board chair
man, announced that three new
branches - Silver Spring, Beth
esda and White Oak - will be
added shortly to the two al
ready in this county.
At the annual meeting of
stockholders Tuesday, a resolu-
ton was passed to set up a
subsidiary corporation whic h
will enlarge the scope of the
banks investment and mort
gage activities. An initial cap
ital of $15O,000 will be provided
by the payment of a dividend
of Is cents per share on the
stock of the bank.
], Howard Eager, Bird, was
named assistant vice president
of the bank at the meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17

The presentation of several
awards and the installation of
officers will highlight the an
nual dinner dance of the Bethes-
da-C Chevy Chase Chamber OF
Commerce Jan. "a, at the Ken
wood Country Club.
Congressman Charles Mathi-
as will present the Oliver Owen
Kuhn Cup to Howard Polinger
for his firms participation in
the erection of the new White
wall Apartments Town House in
Bethesda. Matthew Warren,
WMAL director of public af-
fairs, will be master of cere-
monies.
Awards will be presented to
Richard r. Price Jr.; Edward
H. Noakes, ALA; Croydon Tol.
son; Mrs. Dorothy G. Morris
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Business Ladies
To Organize Here

An organizational tea of the
Montgomery County Chapter of
the American Business Women's
Association will be held Feb.
10, from a to 6, at the home of
Mrs. Rex Hiney of 1913 Rem
wood Lane, Tilden Woods, Be-
thesda.
Mrs. Mile Lancaster, interior
decorator in Rockville, Is tenn
porary chairman of the group,
which Is being sponsored by the
Alexandria chapter. Any profess
sional woman in the county is
eligible to apply for membership
and attend the tea.
The national organization is
primarily concerned with i'm
proving the education and status
of professional women in the
country, and sponsors several
scholarships. Further informa-
ton may be obtained by calling
Pc. 2-5500 or 424-3299.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
SENTINEL

Maryland National Bank, the
states largest financial institu-
ton with 67 offices from Mont
gomery County to the Eastern
Shore, reported that 1862 was
of the best years in the banks
history.
Substantial increases wer e
listed in almost every category.
Net earnings climbed to more
than $4.4 million, with stock
holders reaping $2.47 million in
dividends at SAL per share.
Total deposits surpassed a
half billion dollars during 1862,
part of which was due to the
merger with Montgom cry
County National Bank and
The EaSton National Bank.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17

Charles Barber were patients in
Montgomery General Hospital
and Guy Howes in Frederick
Memorial Hospital last week.
A school bus driven by Jay
Tetlow and a station wagon
from the National Institutes of
Health collided in the fog on
Friday afternoon, near Hadley
Farms. There were no children
on the bus at the time of the
accident.
Tom King, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison King was the
guest of the Wrestling Coach.
Robert M. Getchall at Franklin
and Marshall College, Lancaster,
Pa, last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Wach-
ter and MIR. and Mrs. Howard
Norwood entertained at din
ner on Saturday evening.
Their guests were, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Green and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Schwab and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison King, Mrs.
Charlie King, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Wayne and family,
Mrs. Virgie Bowman, Mrs.
Helen Green and Mr.. Clinton
Wachter.
The new ambulance for the
Laytonsville District Volunteer
Fire Department has been deliv-
cred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Burke and
family were entertained on New
Years Day by Master Sgt. and
Mrs. Sherman Whitaker of Wal
ter Reed Army Medical Center
at a buffet supper. The occa-
sion was in honor of Burke's
birthday. There were Is guests.
Gary Baker returned on Mon
day to the Citadel at Charleston,
S. c. after spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Baker. Their other son
Gary, student at Shepherd Col
lege, Shepherdstown, w. Va.
spent the weekend with his par
ents also. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stipes
of Damascus attended the bas-
betball game at Shepherd Col
lege Thursday evening between
Davis Elkins and Shepherd.
Danny plays on the Shepherd
College Team.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Chamber of Commerce
Holds Annual Dinner

and Mrs. Martin for distinguish
ed service to the community,
and to winners of the Youth
Recognition Awards, Beverly
Schneider of Garrett Park and
Margaret Douglas of Chevy
Chase.
Officers to be installed are
Leon Sherman, president; Hugh
Johnston, first vice president;
]. A. Lazarus, second vice presi-
dent; Jessie Hilderbrand, third
vice president; Robert Smith,
treasurer; and Mary 10 Wild
den, secretary. Music will be
furnished by Ted Alexander and
his band.