Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1926, Page 24

24 - e e e T e SCIENTIST LECTURES. |NATURALIST EXPLODES | ANABOS"A BUBY | : MRS. BUTLER SINGS WELL IN MUSICAL Comes From Boston to Am pear in Benefit Affair for Refugees. Mrs. Morgan Butler, gifted daugh- terindaw of Senator William M. But- ler of Massachusetts, came especiall from Boston te glve her services and | of her accompanist, James “ker, for the benefit musical for the | Baroness Olgs Wrangle Fund :IK‘ Rauscher's last night. Those present | scemed most appreciative of Mrs. But- | ler's selections as well as of those by the trio of other musiclans, Elena de Savn, violinist; Herman Sevely, “cellist. | and Mrs. C. R. Chindblom, wite of | Tiepresentative Chindblom of Tllinois. The fund is for refugee hospitals in Risela and Serbia. Sa~ Rutler undoubtedly sang most brilianuy in the lovely “Cavatina” end the “Jewel Song” from Gounod's “Faust.” Hers is a dramatic voice Hler group of modern songs also stood out. The simpliclty and beauty of Rasmach’s “Trees,” as a lyric Jovee Kilmer's poem e especlally Suited to Mrs. Butler's voice and her | enunciation and emphasis were de Hghtful Like Mme. Schumann-Heink. Her phrasing of this song was not unlike that of Mme. Schumann-Heink. The French songs, Faure's ‘“Les Roes d'Ispahan” and Foudrain's vivid “(arnaval” were given individu | Mrs. Butler sang Mozart’s “Vo rapete” with good style, but the G nod alr was more suited to her dra- matic and vocal _talents. Winter Wat Shepherd Song” was an in- teresting encore to the first group. t encore was Maud White's ing.” in which she played her accompaniment. The trio played the beautiful Brahms' trio as the opening number of the program. They achieved some moments of beauty with the rich | wealth of melody and mus'cianly de- sign in this work. Their work in the | Charles Wakefield Cadman trio was | h more effective. 1 pizzicato work of the cello fol- Jowing the solo passages for the violin stood out particularly well, and the ke bell tones for the piano, probably suggested by the tolling of mission bells in Mr. Cadman’s beloved California, introduced a lovely theme. Syncopated Rhythms. The second part, “Vivace Energico,” was filled with sly, syncopated rhythms that were most attractf s De Sayn also p numbers, a Chopin n unusual mazurka b tone In the latter wi The swiftness of mar of notes in the nocturne were a severe test. The entire program had many fine compositions that were given good in- | terpretations, and a member of the committee in charge of the fund g those | rangead. Shows Pictures of Tracks Made by Prehistoric Animals. Motion picture slides of fossilized footprints in the Grand Canyon, shown by Dr. W. C. Gilmore of the National Museum, featured the 689th meeting of the Blological Socisty of Washington at the Cosmos Club last night. Among the most interesting of the slides were several showing some tracks made by prehistoric ani- mals, presumably dinosaurs. Waldo Schmidt of the National Museum gave an lllustrated address on the “Invertebrates in South America.” H. C. Oberholser, president of the soclety, presided. L g ‘SPOKEN SONG WINS PRAISE AT CONCERT Pan-American Union’s Latin . American Program Is Well Received. At the Pan-American Union pro- gram which was broadcasted last night via WRC and which was attended in the building's patio by a group from the diplomatic corps in Washington as well as interested local musicians, an unusual feature was the presentation of a ‘“‘Spoken | Song,” by Mrs. Gideon A. Lyon, well known as member of the Arts Club of this city. The work was entitled “Springtime,” and was an English translation of a poem by the famous Latin American poet, Ruben Dario. The poet died only a short time ago in Nicaraugua but his poems are sald to be well known all over the Spanish-speaking world. Additional interest in this work was lent by the fact that the composer of the remarkably original musical set- ting for this “Spoken Song” is Rafael A. Castillo, who is living in- Washing- ton. The music, written for an orches- tra of eight violins, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets and two horns, provided a charming and atmospheric setting for the verses which Mrs. Lyons read in her well modulated low tones, with dignity and dramatic em- phasis. The composer was among those present. Another nnique feature wee vhe sing- ing of a group of song. with guitarac- companiment. Artie Fave Gullford. soprano, sang songs of Costa Rica and Mexico, with accompaniment by Sophocles T. Papas, who made special arrangements of these accompani- ments. Mrs. Guilford's most effective song, however, was the Mexican “Mi Viejo Angor,” sung with accompani- ment by the United States Army Band, " | under Master Sergt. Theodore Bingert. received with marked en- sm. Mr. Papas played a group of solo numbers that included a particularly haunting air from Peru, doubtless owing much of its unusualness to Inca origin, which Mr. Papas ar- He also played a Cuban THE SUNDAY NATURE FAKE YARNS Guy C. Caldwell Shows Fallacy of Some Popular Tales Concern- ing Rattlesnakes. At Central High School last night apother ‘‘nature fake” yarn was ex- ploded when Guy C. Caldwell, guide in Rocky Mountain National Park, showed pictures to members of the American Nature Assoclation. In moving pictures Mr. Caldwell showed that the old story about the road runner, a curious Western bird, killing a rattlesnake by building a wall of cactus pads about the snake is not true. Mr. Caldwell built the wall himself and showed movies of the snake going through the spines of the cactus. He put this yarn in the same class with the one about a rope lariat stopping a snake. The biggest rattlers are in Texas according to Mr. Cald- well. 'He never saw any In the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Caldwell showed pictures of his climb up the east face of Long Peak, Colo. It was during her attempt to make the same climb in January, 1925, that Agnes Vall, secretary of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, lost her life. The first time this climb was made was in 1922 by Prof. Alex- ander of Princeton. The ascent is considered one of the hardest on this continent. Mr. Caldwell showed some remark- able examples of direct color photog- raphy called autochromes of Rocky Mountain wild flowers. He has the | finest collection of such photographs | in existence. The guide gave Summer campers a good +ip on how to hang a Navy hammock 60 feet up in a tree to met above the mosquito belt in the Summer time. Mr. Caldwell cautioned his audience not to try the stunt with an ordinary hammock. e RENEWAL OF CLASHES WITH STRIKERS FEARED Ban on Parades Leads to New De- flance From Leaders of Mill Workers. By the Associated Press. PASSAIC, N. J., February A renewal of clashes between police¥ dl striking textile emiployes seemed im- | minent today when Commissioner Preiskel of the Department of Public Safety announced that he would per- mit no more parades and not more than six pickets in front of each mill entrance. Albert Weisbord replied that he would have 2,000 strikers picketing the Botany Worsted Mills on Monday morning. Three hundred strikers attended the conference called by Mayor McGuire as a first step in arbitration by the city of the five-week dispute that has | made 11,000 idle. Weishord, acting as spokesman, de- manded the right of collective bargain- ing, and Mayor McGuire sald he did not believe the mill operators would | consider such a demand. e | Two Get Commissioned. i i John T. Taylor, Woodward Build- ing, has been commissioned by the War Department a major in the Chem- | letter carriers on duty in Anacostia. STAR, WASHINGTON, 10 BACK PROGRAM Indorses Joint Five-Year Plans for Improving South and East Sections. Indorsement of the joint five-year program of the citizens south and east of the Anacostia River calling for various Improvements in that lo- cality, including the erection of a reser- voir, a stadium for holding national and international games, a junior high school, a subpolice precinet and the taking over for park purposes of the Wilson tract adjoining St. Elizabeth's, and Fort Stanton, was given by unanimous vote of the Anacostia Cit- izens’ Assoclation at a meeting last night in the Masonic Hall, Fourteenth | and U streets southeast. The motion, comprising a detailed report, was presented by N. F. Jen- ney. The program also carried with it road improvements, sewer develop- ment, reclamation of the Anacostia flats and the erection of a more ex- tensive and better lighting system. Cites Water Situation. In citing the need for a reservoir on one of the high points of Anacostia, Mr. Jenney stated that the present water supply was carried over the Pennsylvania Avenue and Benning Bridges, and that in case of their be- ing put out of commission grave dan- ger would threaten all residents of Anacostla and thelr property. —Par- ticular stress was laid on the antiquity of the two bridges. Mr. Jenney also stated that there was a great need for a subprecinct, as the present boundaries of number 11 were greater than that of any pre- cinet in tha District of Columbia. In regard to the purchase of the Wilson tract and the Fort Stanton site, Mr. Jenney declared that additional parks were needed, and it was nec y for the Commissioners to act quickly before the two places were purchased | for real estate enterprises. Mr. Jenney also brought out that at present the children of Anacostia had to go to Washington for higher educational facilities, and stated® that it was im- perative that a junior high school be erected In the vicinity. More Letter Carriers. Upon the motion of James Bartlav, the association voted to urge Post- master Mooney to place two additional Mr. Bartlay stated that the growth of the section necessitated the extra men, declaring that letters that formerly were delivered at 8 o’clock often failed | to reach their destination until after The assoclation also adopted D. 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This, per- haps, is best substantiated in its position among those of higher so- cial and financial place. By these it has always been regarded as one of Massenet’s “Elegle.” La Salle Spier, well known local pianiste, played an unusual group of Haltian, Argentinian and Peruvian alrs. J. E. 8. Kinsella, basso, accom- panied by Mrs. Howard Blandy, sang several Latin American songs of which “Vidaleta,” a song of Argen- tina, proved an especlally quaint and colorful work. Leo Alvarado, violinist, gave two ficers’ Reserve Corps of the Army. numbers with fine Latin verve and | good tone. The Army Band, under Sergt. Bin- gert, deserves special commendation |its confidence in the work of the coun- for its numbers, of which the, Mexi- can Indian dance, “Danza Yaqui," was gorgeous in its barbaric rhythms | and native color. H.F. | Later the assocla- | ing Advisory Council. tion indorsed a resolution expr eil. 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