Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1927, Page 17

y-....«.)F >1’_mf P THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 9. 1927— BAN SRS DEBATE] il iMusical Circles Divided on Certainteed Floortex Rugs Merit of “Beauliful Isle Secconds of $5 and $6 Grades New Merchandise Is Specially Priced for Mmmaflay and Tuesday New Purchase of $1 and 51.25 Women’s Smart Hosiery Perfect and slightly B the Associated Press. | stockings of pure silk or silk with ray- NEW YORK, October 8.—The action y on. Square and pointed heels. Rib- of Cardinal O'Connell of Baston in i bed tops, regular and extra sizes and Satisfaction Since 1859 " Ekonomy K Kolumn Hair Clippers, 95¢ Fine and medium cutting blades, guaranteed nickel fin. irregular ish, of Somewhere.” 2 Fashionette Hair Nets for 25¢ and one more free. barring from the Catholic funeral a splendid array of new shades for ritual in the churches under his juris- diction, a hymn, “Beautiful Isle of | Somewhere,” was ubject of discus- sion in both church and musical circles Lo k inal declared the song to| be “cheap, trashy and vulgar,” a sob- producer which had no place in the| dignified ritual of his church. es and Bishop William ed to comment upon the action of Cardinal O'Connell, but spokesman for Cardinal ‘Hayes de- d that while the head of the New < diocese of the church would not subject, Cardinal O'Connell t right to ban the hymn | muull(llun it he considered it A \Lmnmt. re compose nn fr no masterpiec l\u! T would not be so positive in demning it as Cardinal O'Connell. | The Rev. John Haynes Holmes mever uses the old hymn in the services melody is of the tered in the familia hymns of gencration funeral soh-maker.” foores” spokesman. publishers d the hymn to be “cheap and m asserting that no competent musici ed it as worthy of considera- Praises Hymn. A dissenting opinion was voiced by Guard, amha r of Gatti-| maestro of the Metropolitan | ‘0. While not familiar wi “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” \lr | Guard knows many of the Moody and | Sanky hymns, the composers of which | he declared to have been possessed of a marvelous gift of melody i “Were the modern writers of sen- timental songs to take the old hymns | and change the rhythm a bit,” he said. “they would have an inexhaustible | supply of melodic motifs.” WRITTEN BY WOMAN. Condemned Hymn Was Set to Music by Chicagoan. | CHICAGO, October (#). — The hymn, “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” forbidden at funerals by Cardinal | O'Connell, Archbishop of the Roman | Catholic Diocese of Boston, was writ- ten by a deeply religious woman, who was the wife of a_minister. J. S. Fearis of Chicago, who wrote the music for words he. purchased from Mrs. Jessie B. Pounds, then wril ing under the name of Jessie declared today that, although ver knew Mrs, Pounds person- v. he knew that she maintained | convictions deeply religious and be- came the wife of the Rev. John G. Pounds, a Disciples of Christ preacher. ! Both the Rev. Mr. and . Pounds are dead. Musician’s Statement. “I had in mind merely the writing of a suitable melod; Mr Fearis said when asked what influence had dom- inated when, he get the words to music. He recalled that the verses were among a number his hymn publishing business of tnat'day purchased from Mrs. " the only one which be- came popular.” he said. It was thirty years ago that the hymn was copyrighted, but that it still is popular was attested by the Forester Music Company of Chicago, publishers and holders of the copy- right. Royalties still are paid to the estate of John G. Pounds through the Citizens’ Bank of Miami, Fla. “Vulgar,” “trashy,” and ‘“inane” were adjectives applied by Cardinal O'Connell who placed the hymn among several English compositions “by people who have no faith but plenty of maudlin sentiment.” “I never regarded it as maudlin and its popularity attests its worth,” said Mr. Fearis. “It does picture Heaven as vague, but who of us can give it any more definiteness?” Wilson Condemned. Mr. Fearis recalled also that several years ago while the late President Woodrow Wilson was president of Princeton University he stirred up a discussion by declaring the hymn was not_appropriate. “That made good business,” chuckled Mr. Fearis. Mr. Féaris added that a few years #go a Boston newspaper devoted a whole page to the hymn, some of the comments severely critical. TUpon another occasion, after the Aymn had been sung at a funeral, a father related to him that his son had sent back a message from the spirit world saying that the singing of the hymn had been beautiful. The “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"” has been very popular in Chicago. It recently was played at the funeral of J. Ogden Armour, the deceased packer having left such a request‘ INCREASED EFFICIENCY FOR ARMY BANDS IS AIM @tandard Strength of 26 Musicians Is Authorised by War Depart- _ ment October 15. Moying to increase the musical ef- ficiency 6f Army bands and to provide for higher grades, so that promotion and pay may be sufficient to attract civilian musicians, the War Depart- \ment has directed that all bands au- |thorized for regiments and military +achools, shall have a standard strength of 28 musiclans, in addition to a war- jrant offiter as band leader. The standard strength consists of one technical sergeant, a staff sergeant, Mour;sergeants, two corporals and 23 |first class privates of the highest grades. Regimental and other com- manders are authorized to attach to the standard bands, “desirable men to {insure the authorized instrumentation against Josses and to vary the strength of the bands to suit local conditions.” The changes made go into effect October 15, but by specific direction, will_not affect the Army Band at ‘Washington Barr s nor the U. 8. Military Band at t Point. BR{TI8H WEDDINGS DROP 1088 Had Fewer Ceremonies Than Any Year in 40 Except 1917. Correspondence of the Associated Press. LONDON.—The most popular mar- riage months in England are July, Au- gust and September. Marriages in 1926 were the fewest for 40 vears with the exception of 1917. Official figures just published show 1ges, more than Ul al for the months. Wl for marrying is arter of the year. Imperfections are really trifling, a slight misprint that is scarcely noticeable is the extent of the hurts. New patterns in delightful colorings and border effects. $10 and $12 $2 Lace Panels Perfect Certainteed $1.55 Each Silk fringed or Floortex Rugs 9x12 and 9x10.6 taiey Guaranteed 1o = e 3 i give satisfac ruffled effects. Very service. v Se H B 3 s sblne, Ecru, in plain and all tan and rose. new. Third Floor—King's Palace. Boys’ $7.95 and $9.75 4-Pc. Suits or Mackinaws 97 Each The Svits are all-wool tweeds, cassimeres and other wool mixtures. 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None Sold Singly ; Sold in Pairs Only Second Floor—King's Palace o, e 9098 Presentmg the New “Whippet” Hat And Scores of Other Chic Hats Worth $5 and $6.95 Second Floor—King's Palace Mill Purchase of Turkish Towels Ordinarily wmarked 39c to $2 Featurcd in three large groups at 25¢ 50c¢ *1° Every one needs an abundant assortment of Heavy, Spongy Towels—and this is the opportune time to replenish linen closets. We recommend these to all who delight in absorbent towels in beautiful colors and patterns. Jacquards, stripes, plain colors, mottled effects, colored monogram borders, hem- stitched and plain white ones are featured. Street Floor—King's Palace Fur Trimmings Are Very Chic Here are a Few Special Values 4-inch Coney, $4.98 yd. Cross cut, in beige, gray, cocoa, white and brown 4-inch Thibetine, $598 yd. Dyed to simulate raccoon, stone marten and cocoa shade. ch Black Pointed Coney, $7.98 yd. 1-inch Reversible Coney, $1.59 yd. 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