Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1928, Page 22

22 @ UM SHOW DRAVS FLECTION THRONGS Exhibition Will Remain Open Until 9 Tonight—Florists’ Day Tomorrow. ‘The Election day throng is swarming to the Devartment of Agriculture “mum” show today. With an unusual- 1y large number of persons down- town to participate in the Election day excitement, large groups are following the drift toward the greenhouses at Fourteenth and B streets. More than 500 of those prominent so- cially in the Capital were guests of Mrs. William M. Jardine, wife of the Secretary, who, accompanied by other women of the cabinet, is holding daily receptions in the main conservatory, where more than 2,000 plants of at least 1,000 varieties of Japanese, Chinese, anemone, single and pompon plants are on display. Many members of| the diplomatic corps were in at- tendance. The show will be open until 9 o'clock tonight. There were 1,890 persons at the greenhouse yesterday. Pittsburgh and Detroit commercial growers yesterday selected more than a dozen of the new varleties on show this year for the first time, to be propagated Diext season. Tomorrow is “Florists' day” at the show, when florists from more than 20 large cities east of the Mississippi will attend. The Washington Florists’ Club, under leadership of Granville Gude, president, will make its inspection of the show and help to entertain the visiting growers. Groups of flower lovers from garden clubs within a wide radius of Washing- ton are to be at the greenhouses to- morrow. Special parking facilities have been provided in the Department of Agriculture grounds. MUSIC LEGINSKA CONDUCTS AND PLAYS DAVID F. CUSHWA, Navy Yard employe, who retired yes- terday after having commuted from Baltimore to the yard every working day for the past 31 years. In that time he traveledl 760,000 miles. —Star Staff Photo. TAKOMA ASKS 0. K. OF SCHOOL 400,00 Association Votes to Urge Approval From Bureau of Budget. ‘The Citizens’ Association of Takoma, D. C, unanimously voted to urge the Bureau of Budget to approve the item of $400,000 submitted by the Board of Education for the purpose of starting Ethel Leginska, planist, surely is en- titled to “disappear” as often as she likes so long as, when she reappears, she does something as remarkable as bringing & women's orchestra into being and gives as a climax of a highly in- teresting concert, a Liszt Hungarian rhapsody in which she simultaneously [ Geo conductor and soloist. Such a program dominated by this unique feature was given last night at the First Congregational Church. The audience was so enthusiastic that it won two encores, the intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” and a repetition of the clever and very tricky “Clown Music” from Rimsky-Korsakoff's opera, “Snegourouchka.” ~ Even after that, the people lingered with persistent applause and that warm glow prevailed that only inspiring music performed by sincere artists can arouse. It was & rare evening of music and one that was quite obviously “enjoyed by all present.” Later many leading Washington musicians expressed their appreciation to Miss Leginska. One enthusiast com- pared her to Stokowski—at which the you;i pianist-conductor modestly pro- tested, saying: ““Oh, but my musicians are just babies now! We have had only two years of practical experience. Wait- and sec how much better we are even one year from now!” The Women's Symphony Orchestra of Boston is unique from every point of view. About 50 of the members travel “on tour.” As leader explained, “many of my musicians cannot leave Boston. They are tied by children and | ¥ home duties, You see, we are not all completely emancipated yet.” Therefore, two young men fill necessary posts in the reed and brass sections. The marked excellence of this stringed section of woman musicians, the decided ability of those in the more unusual instrumental sections for women, the brass and reeds, and the two resource- ful drummers make a remarkable en- semble. Instant response to their leader’s slightest suggestion and obvious fitness that only thorough drilling can’ bring, make this orchestra one of the finest ever heard in the National Capi-~ tal, and that is saying a good deal. ‘The interpretation of every note in the Beethoven “Fifth Symphony” last night was admirable.- Traditions were ob- served, yet, at the same time, individuality of Miss Leginska’s own ideas had their part. The Soft, melt- ing phrases of pizzicato were given due legato and rounded, restrained playing. The forte passages were reached with clean-cut phrasing and those which were brought to swelling propoortions from more quiet moods were done in authoritative fashion. The Glinka overture, the Rimsky- Korsaoff selection, and the “Rienzi” overture of Wagner, likewise were given due and intelligent readings. It was the Liszt fourteenth rhapsody, known usualiy as the “Hungarian Fan- tasie,” however, which dominated the evening. Miss Leginska as the soloist made her audience realize what a rare planist they had missed from the con- cert platform for so long. At the same time flaming inspiration as conductor was at its height, and it is no wonder that thte":udiflu made her come back many es response to their en- thusiasm. Boston, Chicago and New York have acclaimed this woman genius as conductor as well as pianist; Washington, last night, added its nams to the list. PRISON TERI.J AWAITING FORMER HOTEL OPERATOR Daniel J. Shields, Denied Appeal, to Serve Two Years on Charge of Bribery. Deniel J. Shields, former wealthy ho- tel operator at Johnstown, Pa., is in the District Jail today, awaiting -desig- nation by the Department of Jus- tice of the place where he is to serve 8 term of two years for bribing a woman | in stenographer in the prohibition unit to furnish him confidential reports of spe- clal agents in reference to breweries in Pennsylvania. The United States Supreme Court re- cently refused to review the action of the District Court of Appeals, which af- firmed his conviction. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Shields was sentenced to pay a fine of $900, being three times the amount of the bribes in the two counts on which he was convicted. FREED OF DAMAGE CLAIM. Court Holds District Not Responsi- ble in Traffic Case. When setting up and operating a the | construction of a new building for the Business High School, at a meeting last night in Takoma Park branch of the ‘Washington Public Library. Dr. D. N. Shoemaker presided. The assoclation . was addressed by rge P. Barse, representing the Alumni Association of the Business High School, who stated that the sum referred to had been authorized as contemplated in the five-year building program, but that in the revision of the appropriations, when sent back by the Bureau of Budget, this amount had been placed in supplementary estimates by the Commissioners. He Pointed out that the normal capacity of the pres- ent school is 900 pupils and that this year 1,270 have been enrolled, with the result that the 370 pupils comprising the overflow are crowded into the as- sembly room and halls. The school site is on Upshur street between Georgia avenue and Fourteenth street. Viewing with concern failure of the District Commissioners to enforce the zoning regulations of the District as binding upon the municipal authorities in like manner as upon individuals, George E. Sullivan presented a joint report of the zoning and laws and leg- islation committees, scoring the Com- missioners for attempting to locate the Detention in a residential area in Northeast Washington and the final locating of the institution in a residential area in the southwest part of the city. The association unanimous- adopted a resolution directing the two committees to bring the matter to attention of Congress. New members elected were J. C. Sher- bohn, J. Dent Robinson and Robert A. Barton. D. C. Anderson was appointed chair- man of the subcommittee on schools and playgrounds. Dr. Llewellyn Jordan of North Ta- koma, Md., spoke on plans for elimina- tion of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad grade crossing at Chestnut avenue and fitlrs ml. truction of ‘a viaduct at Fern stree —_—— TEACHERS AT EASTERN IN LEAD IN BALLOTING Thirty-One of Faculty Vote in Per- son or by Mail—Other Schools Report. Eastern High School led the public schools in the number of voting teach- ers today, with 31 of its 89 instructors casting ballots for their favorite candi- dates, while Central High School is sec- ond with 30 voting. Of Eastern’s 31 voters, 5 have re- turned to their homes in distant States and 8 are casting their ballots in Mary- land or Virginia, while 18 have voted by mail. Twelve of Central’s voters went to the polls and the remaining 18 v;'otad by mail, ‘estern’s teaching personnel cast 13 ballots, 5 in person and 8 by mall. Eleven of McKinley's teachers voted in person, while one cast his ballot by mail. Business High School teachers cast 11 ballots, 8 going to the polls and the remaining three by malil. 2 Dunbar High School’s teaching per- sonnel was credited with 10 personally cast votes, Armstrong with 6 and Car- doza School with 1. HENRY WEAVER, COLORED, DIES OF AUTO INJURIES Was Run Over by Hit-and-Run Driver and Succumbs in Hospital. Injuries received on October 31 when he was struck on B street between First and South Capitol streets south- west by a “hit-and-run” driver, resulted the_death this morning in Emer- gency Hospital of Henry Weaver, col- ored, 45 years old, 27 M street south- west. An inquest will be held tomorrow. Weaver, who was employed as a track’ cleaner by the Washington Rail- way & Electric Co., bad just come out of a garage and started across the street when a speeding automobile struck him and continued on its way. No one got the tag numbers and the police have been unable to obtain any clues as to the identity of the driver, $500 FINE IMPOSED. Maximum Penalty for Intoxication Given J, W. Culbreth. ‘The maximum penalty for intoxica- tion—$500 or six months in jail—was street sprinkler for bathing purposes for the children of a nelghborhco“gotn the hot weather, the District of Columbia is performing a governmental function and cannot be held liable in damages for failure to prohibit vehicular traf- fic in the vicinity, according to an opin- on of the District Court of Appeals rendered by Chief Justice Martin, George Tillman, 9 years old, while playing about a sprinkler June 15, 1925, at Twenty-seventh and O streets, was run over by an automobile trick and sustained serious injury. Through his next friend, he sued the District for negligence in failing to protect the chil- dren by excluding vehicular traffic near the sprinkler. The lower court held with the District and the boy appealed. Tt is said by ranchers that a horse on the ranges will eat twice as much grass as a steer, / imposed on John W. Culbreth of the 700 block of F street southwest, by Judge Robert E. Mattingly in Police Court today, when it was testified that he Lad been intoxicated for a week and had thrown his wife out of their home. Policeman P. 8. Warner of the fourth precinct sald Culbreth was arrested on complaint of his wife who fatled to ap- pear in court because, the -officer re- ported, she was afraid her husband would harm her when released. An additional sentence of $100 or 90 days was added to Culbreth’s term when police testified that he had been disorderly on the way to the sta- tion house. SR e e In this country about 75,000 persons are committed every year to institutions for treatment of mental afflictions, either permanently or temporarily. THE EVENIXG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TelHeanCo fhreeyears | Buy Now—B\if Pay in January' Ch arge Customers who make purchases during the 3rd Year Sales May Withhold Payment Until January 1st. .Roadster Coat celebrating i TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998 YEARSAIES Infants’ 3-Piece Chinchilla Sets . 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