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This Strange Adventure By Mary Roberts Rinehart Coprright. 1920. by North American Newspaper -Alliance and Metropolitan : Newspaper Service. SYNOPSIS. Missie Colfaz-is married off at 20 to Wesley Dexter, gay, florid, 35. He soon tires of her and just when she feels that life holds mothing but unhappiness, she meets Kirby Phelps. Suddenly they realize that they are in love. She wanis to lcave Wesley, but there is a sharp struggle between her heart and her sense of duty. Then she learns thas she is go- ing to have a child and she knows that she must put Phelps out of her life. She is very unhappy, but she became accustomed to unhappiness during her childhood. She was the daughter of Stella, a burlesque actress, and Lambert Colfaxr, a member of an aristocratic family. Colfax deserted his wife and, ajter futile attempts at reconciliation, she killed herself. Then Missic went to live with her grandmother, old Mrs. Colfaz, and her Aunt Adelaide. The dull, formal atmosphere of the Colfar home stified Missie. From her father's Uncle Archibald she learned that her scapegrace father is old Mrs. Colfar's favorite. Adelaide submits to parental tyranny, and Cecily, another daughter, has been disinherited. During these years Missie had been cut off from all her old acquaintances, and only now and then saw her step-sister, Ellen, who, after marrying Tommy Wilkins, became | Eileen. TWENTIETH INSTALLMENT. IRBY PHELPS came back tri- umphant _from his long ab- sence. The factory site was bought, the plans made. It | was a great time in which to live, to be an engineer. A subway to be driven under New York City, ram- med through the living rock: talk of a huge steel combine; new oil flields be- ing opened up: rumors of a new device ! for speech without wires. all the automobile, steam, electric, o line. Still experimental, still to be | tinkered with, improved, beautified, but | come to stay. | Sitting_in the train he thought of | Missie. He felt very happy, very ten- | der, strong enough for both of them. He would marry her, and together they would face the future, that future which | nromised so much for an engineer. When Missie learned that he was | back she sent for Eileen. | “What's the matter? You look sick.” | “I'm going to have a baby,” said Mis- | sie apathetically. “Well, it's time. Maybe Wes will set- tle down now. I must say—" “Wes doesn't matter. Let him live his life and I'll live mine. Eileen, I| want you to tell Kirby Phelps.” Eileen sat down suddenly. “What business is it of his?" “1 was fond of him and he knew it. | {‘Woh:ldn’! like him to come here now. | changes a good many things.” | “What kind of things?” Eileen de- | manded_suspiciously. But Missie was still in: vaguely protecting Kirby. ¥ant to see any one, really,” she said. “T'm ill, for one thing, most of the time. { Jjust want to get it over, the best way can.” But it seemed that Kirby had taken | Eileen's news very hard. “I was sorry for him. He looked crushed,” Eileen said. “You didn’t say he cared for you, Missie.” “He'll get over it. They all do, don't they?” said this new Missie. Eileen, however, did not tell her how Kirby had received the news; how he had looked stricken at first and how then he had laughed. Had laughed | until she was shocked, and then had | bolted out of the house. ‘When Missie could think she wanted 8 boy. Women had too hard a time. Life trapped them. After a time she found that Wesley ‘was not only reconciled, but that he was secretly proud. He even made an effort | I' to be considerate. He was at home more but he was poor company for himself. He did not read. He would sit down over a book and drop asleep. And at last he would give up the effort alto- gether; would tiptoe to her door, find , her light out, and with relief go down again, get his hat, close the front door quietly behind him. She was gentler with him and she saw that after his fashion he was try- ing to be kind. At night sometimes he * would walk around the block with her. ‘The arclights had vanished from some of the city streets and some visionary had built a series of huge skeleton tow- ers, 60 feet in the air. They threw a pale moonlight over the roofs and left the sireets submerged, dim canyons walled with brick. | ‘Within a month of Eddie’s birth Mis- | sie felt that she had found the meaning of life. All that had gone before had been directed toward this one end, that she should bear this child. When she lifted him she held the world in her arms. She would sing him to sleep, rocking backward and forward, with a soft, exalted look, and once Wesley.came in and saw it. He stooped awkwardly and kissed her. He was trying hard, she saw that. He brought her gifts; a barpin set with pearls, a sealskin coat, and once again | he tried sitting at home in the eve- | nings, yawning over a book. But he | loathed reading: he liked the company of men, men who played cards or talked | business; or of women, gay, sparkling | ‘women who laughed who made it a bus- | iness to amuse him. And often Missie took pity upon him. “Don’t you want to go to the club, | Wes? It's so dull for you here.” He would try to hide the eagerness 1n his eyes. “How about you?” “I'll be all right. I'll go to bed early.” He would affect reluctance, move slowly to get his hat, his stick, his gloves. And outside on the pavement he would draw a long breath, hurry, almost run. Yes, he was trying. During her con- vaiescence she had heard much sawing of wood, hammering. She had asked no questions. But on the day she was to take her first airing it was no livery | stable hack which drew up at the door. It was a shining new brougham, with a | Tair of handsome gray horses. Wesley was on the pavement, nonchalantly | waiting, boyishly QzllThted. | “Well, how do you like it?" She was moved almost to tears. He |8U got in beside her; she felt the springs | sag under his weight. Suddenly she | put out her hand to him and he took | it awkwardly. | “Priends again, eh?” “I'll do my best, Wes.” | Incredible to think that only a few months before she had been hating him, planning to leave him. 8She knew, sit- ting there in the beside him. that she could never love him as she had loved Kirby. But she was growing, ripening. ‘There were still untouched depths of tenderness in her. There was | But above | e to think of her always as youny and | lovely and lovable. | chambers in the ple. | crib beside her. He was safety, he was her peace. Then, at the end of a year, she mct Kirby once more. | Elleen had sent for her, sent Tommy's | latest model car, for Wesley had the | brougham. He often used it now—more | than she did. Eileen was waiting for Missie. She had not changed with the years, Missie thought. She was pretty, an important young matron now. She looked at Mis- sie as she sat down and took off her hat. “Look here, Missie,” she said. ‘“How long are you going to drag along be- hind Wes? You can do one of two things with a man—follow him or go ahead of him. And Wes is ambitious. You can't.go on being a mother forever. | He has pulled himself up by his boot- | straps and he's holding on. If you | don’t play his game you'll lose him for “He's doing better, | along pretty well.” “There isn't any pretty well in .nar- riage,” said Eileen practically. “It goes or it doesn't.” Then she turned and saw Kirby in the doorway. There was an instant's pause, then: ™ she said. “And how's the inventive genius getting along? Here's issie, too. Scold her for me, Kirby. She’s in the house too much these ays.” She shook hands with him, saun- red out of the room and up the stairs. She had no intention of being made uncomfortable. and there had been afilenethlnl electric in that second of stlence. Downstairs Kirby smiled as the door closed. Not his old whimsical smile, but the smile of a man finding himself n‘dll:ulmu and trying to make the best of it. “Shall I call her back?” She did not reply at once. She was looking at him carefully, gravely. She saw that he had changed. His eyes were not the dreamer’s eyes of a year . They showed disillusion and dis- appointment. His movements had We're gotting | quickened, too; were nervous and wary. “No. I shall have to go now, any- oW “Don’t let me drive you away. Are you_quite well again?” “Perfectly well.” She got up, reached for her hat.- He saw then how thin she was. | “And the boy?" “He is fine. I would ltke you to see him, Kirpy.” And then he laughed—at himself, at her, at the trick he had been played. He saw her, armored against him, forti- fled in her maternity, shut off in the world of mother and child. He had adored her. All that was best in him had gone into his love for her. Suddenly he saw that her hands were :rwegz:el‘x’ng. He took a step toward her, “Ang"hu makes up to you for—other “For everything, Kirby,” she said In a low voice. He knew then that there were things she could not say to him; never would say. His anger died. “Then what is best for you is best for me.” He made a curious little, futile gesture. that, Missie. I only want you to be sl “Try not to hate me, Kirby.” “I could never hate you. Why should I don't change as easily as that.” ou hated me a moment ago.” “I don't know where hatred ends and love begins, Missie. They are pretty close together. I think there is some- thing in me that will always care for you. Maybe that's grotesque circumstances, but it is true.” Then, as if he had said either too little or too much, he turned abruptly self thinking of Kirby. She was not afraid to think of him now. He could play no part in her life, but he had glven her back her pride, her dignity. And although she did not know it, his flat statement that he still cared for her had warmed and comforted her. He was to be a part of the background of her life, to be counted on. would never be lonely again. (Continued in tomorrow's Star.) Army and Navy Union The Gen. Hamilton Smith Hawkins Garrison, No. 17, of the National Corps of the Army and Navy Union, will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the lower Soldies’ Home. garrison unanimously adopted a reso- lution embodying a resolution previ- ously adopted by the President’s Own Garrison, No. 104, also of this city, registering a protest against hasty con- sideration of the Pension Bureau and soldlers’ homes and other permanent Government agencies dealing with vet- erans, with such temporary units as the 1917 Veterans' Bureau and more recent activities. The return transfer of the charter member and organizer of the n, J. C. Muff, from a garrison of the Ohio department was accepted. Officers were elected as follows: Jud- son Norcross Knappen, commander; J. G. Muff, senior vice commander; John Walsh _(re-elected), junior vice com- mander; Adjutant and Post Comdr. W. Campbell, quartermaster and pay- ter; Henry Folgmar, officer of the C. J. Broussow, officer of the and Fred Upperman, officer of It is e ted that Maj. J. J. Hartnet of Atlantic City, N. J. national com- ary 8. Stran;e li‘la‘;;pein’ir—nga. ANOTHER curious coincidence is re- rted out of Hollywood, where co- incidences, or unplanned happenings, | accomplish now and then the creation still & chance that between them they could build thei marriage into a suc- | cess. It must be, for the boy's sake. He must grow up in harmony, in peace, in beauty. “Why can't we be always like this, Wes? Il try to do better, be more what you want.” “That's the girl” He squeezed her hand, let go of it, sat a little forward in the seat so as to be seen. “There goes Wes Dexter. New brougham, too! He's a coming man; making money hand over fist” He threw out bis neavy chest, settled his tie, raked his at. ‘They had named the boy for her family, Colfax Dexter. Trust Wesley for that. But it was unwieldy for a child, and Missie called him Eddie. She had not seen Kirby Phelps again. ‘That part of her life was closed off, like a locked and shuttered room. She did not want to see him; it would be #opening & door to emptiness. Nor did _she want him to see her. She wanted ‘passionately to have him remember her % u:uu and the production of box-office Harry Green, who is appearing in ! “The Kibitzer” in its screen version, was luncl with Jesse L. Lasky and | recalling his rise to importance on the | stage. He recalled that he started with an Italian ':hlecl act in v':’uaevlll:. I used to sing a song to top off my | act,” he said. “‘One night in 1905 when | I was appearing in Cohoes, N. Y., I re- | ceived a letter that simply said ‘Stop | doing Italian.’ The signature was a | huge black hand. |, “On my next performance I switched | uf !Jel'lsh dialect, and riot. the top and I never went back to Italian.” | “What was the name of the song?” Lasky inquired. “It was called ‘My Brudda Sylvest,' " | gl‘]e’en nswered. Lasky’ | half- “I wrote that song,” he declared. Lasky once appeared vaudeville and later produced acts fof the larger circuits. as the woman of that second blooming, But sometimes at night in her sicep she crept into that closed room, as the old Phoenicians crept to their aresm Ske wou'd waken with a start, a sense of gullt, and reaching out touch the child in his | reward, he was the gift of God to bring “Of course, you know | under the | and left the room. Missie went back | to her house, her boy, her lonely eve- | nings. Now and then she found her. ! He was | to ask nothing, to give everything. She | lodge rooms, Stanley Hall, United States | At the recent annual muster the mander, will install the officers Janu- | the song was a That started me on the way to SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTC D. - Cy 2y JANUARY 1930—PART FOUR. STARS IN WAGNERIAN AND MOZART OPERAS TO BE GIVEN BY GERMAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY HERE GOTTHOLD Drrrerg - GADSKI - KARL JORN- Stories of Ger “DIE WALKURE.” “T)IE WALKURE" (the Valkyries), Richard Wagner's second opera of the cycle “The Ring of the Nibelungen,” opens the season of the German Grand Opera Co. here tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Poli’s Theater. “The Ring of the Nibelungen” is actually a ring, made from the gold stolen from the Daughters of the Rhine, supposed to possess the power to rule the world. Wotan, head of the gods and present ruler of the world, has wrested the ring from Alberich, the Nibelung ruler of the dwarfs, who made it, in “Rhinegold” (the first opera). Loge, god of fire, has aided Wotan with an ulterior motive to gain the gold for himself. Wotan’s aims are frustrated when Alberich puts a curse upon the ring in revenge for its loss. “May it bring death to the wearer. May no one profit by it, but may the possessor be torn by anguish. May he who does not possess it be consumed with envy!" Wotan desired the gold to pay the two giants, Fafner and Fasolt, for the building of Walhalla, home of the gods. Yet with cunning born of this thirst for power, Wotan plots again to re- capture the gold. For this end he creates a mortal, Siegmund, who is to slay the giants with a magic sword and s0_regain the treasure. With the opening of “Walkure” Sieg- mund enters, exhausted from his battle with the tempest that one hears raging through _the orchestral prelude of the opera. Wotan's son, he was born with a twin sister whom he has not seen since chiidhood. He enters her abode, spent with fatigue, and then Wagner brings in music Sieglinde’s *‘compassion” as she cares for the stranger. rally enough, since they are of ly heritage though they know it not. They fall in love and, to escape her, brutal husband, Hunding, flee into the forest. Before they go Siegmund withdraws the magic sword that is imbedded in a tree in the cabin and which no mortal before had ever been able to release. Act 2 takes us to Wotan's world. Fricka, his wife, is furious because of the power he has given his eight goddess daughters whom he created to assuage the ills of the world brought about by the thirst for gold. Also, now comes this second outrage, these “ordinary human beings,” as she scornfully says. Because of this unholy mating of Sieg- mund and Sieglinde, che demand Steg- mund’s death. Wotan charges his favorite daughter, Brunnhilde, to bring him Siegmund’s soul to Walhalla, where he gathers an army of fallen heroes. Knowing her father's sorrow at this bidding, Brunnhilde dares to disobey him and almost succeeds in protecting Siegmund against Hunding’s wrath. But Wotan intervenes and Siegmund is slain. Wotan 1is enraged at Brunnhilde's disobedience @nd condemns her to a most humiliating punishment. She must become a mortal and live a mortal’s life. Act 3 finds her plead- ing against this fate. Wotan relents enough to place her in a magic sleep, where she will lle surrounded by pro- tecting flames, until the greatest hero of the world comes to awaken her. At the close of the opera, that has brought us the famous music of the “Ride of the Valkyries,” and then of the magic fire music, we hear a bold theme that tells of Siegfried, son of Siegmund and Sieglinde, Who 15 to do 50 in the next opers. of the Rhine. “TRISTAN AND ISOLDE.” The first act shows the deck of the ship conveying Isolde and TrLflllntkl Cornwall, she having accepted King Mark’s proposal, made through his nephew. During the voyage, however, the refusal of Tristan to see her, the exuiltation of the sailors over the killing of Morold by Tristan (which freed Cornwall from its subjection to Isolde's royal fathers) and disgust at the love- less marriage she is about to contract infuriates the princess and she resolves 's fork stopped | to die and drag Tristan down to death with her. She tells Tristan she is aware of his crime in killing her lover and demands vengeance. He admits her right to kill him and offers his sword, but she bids hes maid, Brangane, pre- | Ju A strange | attraction is felt between them, natu- | man Operas To Be Even This Week | pare two cups of poison from her casket. | Brangane. unwilling to see her mistress a love potion, the effect of which is immediate, and the lovers sink into proaches the shore and the King ar- rives to claim his bride. Act II takes place in the garden out- side Isolde's chamber., The King has gone on a hunting expedition, but Brangane fears that it is merely a ruse and thinks the King's courtier, Melot, suspects the true state of affairs. Bran- up wholly to the intoxication of the potion and sings with glowing exalta- tion. Refusing to heed Brangane's warning, Isolde gives the signal for Tristan’s coming by extinguishing the torch. He appears and a long scene en- sues, interrupted by the return of the King, who surprises the lovers in a fond embrace. Mark bitterly reproaches his nephew, and Melot, shouting “Treason,” stabs Tristan, inflicting a fatal wound. The third act shows Tristan dying of the wound at his castle in Bretagne, whither he has been carried by his faithful servant, Kurwenal, who has sent, for Isolde, knowing that she alone can care for his master's wounds by means of her healing arts. Despairing of her coming, Tristan in his delirum tears off his bandages and is at the point of death when Isolde ar- rives. He dies in her arms. King Mark and his courtiers, closely pursuing Isolde, arrive and are attacked by Kur- wenal, who kills Melot and is himself slain by Mark’s soldlers. Mark, seeing Tristan dead and Isolde senseless on his body, repents his rags and gives way to grief. Isolde revives and when she re- alizes that Tristan is dead, her grief “Love-Death” motive. She sings this wondrous death song, so full of touch- ing sadness and inexpressible sweetness, and dies. “DON JUAN.” Mozart’s “Don Juan” brings a series of the exploits of this famous character of Spanish literature, set to music filled with magic melodies such as only Mozart may write. The scene and period are Seville in the middle of the seventeenth century. In act one, in the court of the commandant’s palace at Seville, the stage seems wholly dark until among fantastic moonlight shad- ows is seen the figure of Leporello. He awaits his master, who is within making love to Donna Anna. A scream is heard, Don Juan rushes into the court- yard, followed by the lady. Her father appears, sword in hand, and a duel is fought, Don Juan running the aged swordsman through. The don and his servant escape. Donna Elvira, the next lady on the list, meets the pair and taxes the fickle don for his cruelty. He runs from her reproaches, leaving the irate lady to his don's conquests, is a peasant girl whom he meets at a village festival. She is on the eve of marrying a youth of the village when Don Juan appears and in- vites her into the palace, Donna El- vira comes upon this scene and warns the maid, but the don, to cover his motives, declares Zerlina insane. Donna Anna and -her lover, Don Ot- tavio, are seeking the murderer of An- na's father .and, not knowing his identity, enlist Don Juan’s aid. Elvira ain unmasks him. There is an end from pursuit. enters with Leporello cemetery in which Don Pedro is buried. There, while engaged in light discourse, the siatue of man he had_killed ing the matter lightly the don jeeringly repast i merriment the statue Don Juan to be his guest, Don Juan flames, thunder and lightning. Yet with all this blood-curdling story the lJovely music of Mdjart brings gay- ety and beauty to the’ opera of “Don die. secretly substitutes for the poison | each other's arms just as the ship ap- | gane then confesses that she intention- | v ally substituted the philtre for the | Tarmecaon fof e e ce: Pipaented: poisoned cup intended for Tristan. This | confession meets with but faint re-| proaches from Isolde, who gives herself | heart-rending | servant. Zerlina, third in the list of the | of all easy things. Don Jusn, to escape | e utters a warning to the libertine. Treat- invites the efigy to supper. A splendid pread and in the midst olk:he asking accepts the offer and is carried off to the infernal regions in the midst of MUSIGRAPHS (Continued From Fourth Page.) fill which applications may be made to Mrs. Stahl, the director. An after-rehearsal party, accompanied by a gift and best wishes, was tendered Mr. Hyde Saturday by the choir in ap- preciation of his valuable service, fine spirit and many contributions. Elizabeth Radley Freeman will now become president of the choir. The Slattery Trio furnished music for a Christmas party last Monday at the home of Mrs. James H. Baden. Op- eratic selections as well as the custo- ‘The members of the trio are: Margaret M. Slattery, violinist and coloratura so- ; Eugenia L. Slattery, harpist and prano, and Mary J. Slattery, Two of the Baden children. Mary Adele and Tom, assisted in the program, playing some piano duets. Carolina Randall, violinist, announces the opening of studio classes at 1729 G street northwest for Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Robert Ruckman and Clay Coss, pi- anists, announce the opening last Thurs- day of a downtown studio at 1618 H street northwest. Their residence studio is at 3414 Mount Pleasant street north- west. < In mid-December a recital was given by their younger students, including Dorothy Marks, Elizabeth Hall, Neil M¢- Killen, Audrey Moler, Elizabeth Hunt, Frances Boss, Grace Swift, Anna Hunt- er, Wilmer Helmuth and Gwendolyn Eddy. Edith Martin, soprano, was as- sisting soloist. Mr. Ruckman and Mr. Coss played as the final number two short works for two pianos, written by Mary Howe, Washington composer. The selections were “Spanish Folk Dance” and “Habanera de Cinna." Marcelle Prival, mezzo-soprano, and Louis Potter, pianist, are scheduled to give the recital for the Friday Morning Music Club this week at the Y. W. C. A. auditorium, Barker Hall, at 11 am. Friday. At a meeting of the German Literary Soclety a week ago last night a program of music was presented by Grete von Bayer, pianist; Franceska Kaspar o son, soprano, and Richard Lorleberg, cellist. Mme. von Bayer played, among her numbers, a “Lullaby” written by her brother, Mr. Lorleberg. Mrs. Lawson sang as her second group two compo- sitions by Anita Schade, distinguished dramatic reader and authority on sev- eral languages here. The songs were “Question” and “The Way of the World.” ‘This afternoon at 5 o'clock at Al Bouls’ Church (Unitarian) Lewis At- water, organist, will present a program of Russian music. by Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass, who will sing Chaliapin’s arrangement of “The Song of the Volga Boatmen.” | Mr. Atwater will play numbers by Gla- | zounofl, Tschalkowsky and Strawinsky. ‘The Lovette Choral Club will have as | guest artist tomorrow night Mrs. Fran- ces Harland O’Brien, contralto, promi- nent in musical circles in Philadelphia, | her native city, and also in the Philip- pines, where she resided for some years. Mrs. O'Brien is the wife of Capt. Theo- dore M. O'Brien, U, 8. A, who is sta- tioned in this city. of a series of special features planned for rehearsal nights, when guest and member artists will be presentéd. director, Eva Whitford Lovette, will continue her group vocal lessons inau- gurated at the beginning of the season | for the benefit of club members. The He will be assisted | This is the first| ‘The | Mary Elizabeth Baird, Dorothy and Ruth Carpenter. The prize for the best work was won | by May Dixon. Maud G. Sewall will give the fourth in her seties of 10 illustrated lectures on the history and appreciation of music at the Institute of Music Art tomorrow at 5 p.m. . The subject is “The German Co.'s Opera Repertoire in Washington.” A survey of the Wagnerian and Mozart works, scheduled for January 6, 8, 10 and 14, will be presented. Male Sopran: Surprius. 'HE greatest surprise arising from John Maxwell's fame as a soprano singer is that experienced by John Max- well himself. £ Audiences marvel and applaud the trick John plays on them as one of the performers in Chester Hale's “Eton Days,” stage presentation, which is now touring the Loew circuit. While Maxwell has been acknowledged without a peer as a male mmno‘ it 1s as a tenor that he wishes 8 fame to be acclaimed. In fact, he started capitalizing his unique falsetto talent for the sole purpose of earning the funds to become an operatic tenor. And he is still studying to be a tenor with the same end in view. He first burst spectacularly across the New York horizon in the “Bunk of 1926.” Although the show failed, it brought success to Maxwell, who had previously been struggling for recogni- tion in the chorus of musical comedies and film theaters. His last appearance in a Broadway production was in John Murray Anderson’s “‘Almanac.” “Eton Days,” in which he is now fea- tured, Broadway, where it was produced un- der Louis K. Sidney’s supervision. il i Can't Please 'Em, Anyway. ‘WEEK'S developments in New York give further unfortunate evidences of an unhappy season for the theater, and with particularly unhappy experi- ences for such a star as Billle Burke and for such a producer as L. Lawrence | ‘Weber. The comedy of matrimonial things, “Family Affairs,” which had Miss Burke as its star, closed after a run of only five days at Maxine Elliott's Theater. Crities had generally agreed that the play in itself was without exceptional merit, but that the charming perform- ance of Miss Burke should at least give it an excuse for living awhile, But even Miss Burke’s personal popu- larity and thoroughly capable perform- ance in a play which, at any rate, had some good situations, failed to give it a first lease on life. Mr. Weber was the producer of the play, which was written by FEarle Crocker and Lowell Brentano. It was the second play he had sponsored to be | R. closed with no more than a week’s run. The other was “Diana,” a play based on the life of Isadora Duncan, which had a run of a full week at the Long- acre Theater. Critics were rather out- spoken about what they saw as bad qualities of this pla; Stage to Work for Screen. HE first of the feature screen musi- cal productions to be produced for Paramount by Schwab & Mandel, New York stage producers, will be “Follow Through,” which will be made at the Paramount West Coast studio early in 1930, according to announcement by topic tomorrow night will be “The Im- | Jesse L. Lasky. portance of Breathing and Vowel For- mation.” Elizabeth Carpenter held a plano recital and Christmas party for students during the holidays. Those taking part were Virginia Drescher, Helen Matthews, Hugh Clagett, Peter Delaney, Rebecea Osias, Peggy Cross, Dorothy Sinclair, Jean Dixon, May Dixon, Doris Shupp, Ella Mary Embrey, Margaret Rogers, Lora Baird, The ‘stage producers will make at | least two talking-singing-dancing musi- cal comedies each year for Paramount. These will draw on the Schwab & Mandel forces for stellar talent, stories, music and lyrics, and may. be selected either from the recent stage hits of the Pared eapegially by them e3) ly em. Zelma eal will head the cast of “Follow Through.” No screen director has been announced to date. is from the Capitol Theater, | material pre- | Louise FRATERNITIES MASONIC. HE work for the week, as for publication, is as follows: Monday, Potomac Lodge, No. 5: B. B. French, No. 15, and Pentalpha Lodge having a. g6t sc- with a “get ac- quainted m';m" in sddition. Tuesday, National, No. 12, F. C. and social; M. M. Parker Lodge, No. 27, E. A. de- Pleasant Chapter, No. 13, R. grand visitation at 8 o'clock. ‘Tomorrow, starting at 4:30 pm., the House of the Temple of the Su- preme Council of the Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction, Gen. John J. , commander of the Ameri- can Expeditionary Forces during the World War, with others elected by the Supreme Council at its session last Oc- tober, from the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland, will be invested with the rank of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor, and, following & dinner to be served in the banquet hall at about 6 pm,, to which Scottish i Rite Masons of the rank of K. C. C. H. and thirty-third degree are invited. Gen. Pershing, together with those of the three jurisdictions who may have been | elected to receive it, will receive the thirty-third and last degree at a cere- mony in the Supreme Council chamber, at which Sovereign Grand Comdr. John H. Cowles will preside. The last-named ceremony will start probably at 8 o'clock. Among the many distinguished Masons who are expected at these rites are Sovereign Grand Inspectors General Robert 8. Crump of Virginia, Willlam Booth Price of Maryland, Senators De- neen of Illinols, Fess of Ohio, Allen and Capper of Kansas, McMaster of South Dakota and Robinson of Indiana; also Representatives Woodrum of Vir- ginia, Ayres of Kansas, T.eadway of Massachusetts. Murphy of Ohio and Darrow of Pennsylvania, with Gen. Amos A. Pries, U. 8. A, retired. ‘Tuesday evening in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Third and E streets north- west, the Scottish Rite bodies will in- augurate a monthly tournament for members, embracing games in billiards, bottle pool, chess and bridge. The tour- naments are to be given on the first Tuesday of each month, and at the close of the season, in' May. there will be a grand tournament. Prizes will be awarded each month in the several sven:.a and also in the grand tourna- men agechl announcement by the master of Brightwood Lodge, No. 43, schedules the M. M. degree for Wednesday eve- ning of this week and states that Hen- ry C. Stein, the first master of the lodge, is arranging a m of enter- tainment for the celebration of the lodge's fifth anniversary the evening of P Ebrod ! Lodguihan b ecksd W ust elect and installed the following officers: Clarence E. Fowler, master; James E. Wilson, senlor warden; Alvan C. Chaney, junior warden; Henry C. Stein, secretary: Charles J. Sincell, treasurer; L. Roy Swab, senior deacon; William H. .Thies, junior deacon; Harry E. Benson, marshal; Rey. Henry Mankin, jr., chaplain; C. H. Anderson, assistant chaplain, and Harry B. Knee, tiler. Also R. L. Schreiner, Louis J. Stoll and H. B. Hundley, trustees; representatives, Frank L. Asch, Masonic and Eastern Star Home; Willlam K. Coakley, St. John's Mite Association; C. H. Ander- son .lll.‘:l Frank A, Gould, Masonic board of relief. The Lambskin Club has announced that its election of officers will be held ‘Thursday evening of this week, closing in time to enable its members to attend the installation of officers of the Ma- sonic clubs, which will occur the same evening. " The Washington Railroad Square Club held its annual banquet Satur- day evening, December 28, at Nort! east Temple. A rising vote of thanks was lven to President George F. Mergell, E. H. Goels, secretary of Rail- road Y. M. C. A, and C. A, Broker, the chairman of the banquet commit- tee, for their activities during the year 1929. The ladies of the club super- vised the serving of the courses. Among the visitors were J. O. Burnham, State vice president National League of Ma- sonic Clubs; J. L. Bateman, Ionic Clul Joseph D. Sullivan and George Schwal Circle Club: C. B. Cramer; past .presi- dents of the Railroad Square Club, | Brewer, Sullivan, Riley, Shepherd, | Bowersox and Cunningham, and the | following from Silver Spring Lodge, No. 215, Silver Spring, Md.: John T. Crawford, past master; George F. Hamilton, worshipful master; Martin H. Kinsinger, senior warden: Harry G. McComas, junior warden; Garland W. | Wolfe, senior deacon; Lloyd W. Howes, senior steward. A. W. Brewer, past president, Con- | gress Lodge, urged an effort to cap- ture the banner presented to those dis- posing of the greatest number of | cherry blossoms in commemoration of the birth of George Washington. Henry Eanet, as an evidence of ap- preciation, was presented a live gander. Edward H. Goelz sponsored a program which included selections by the Ter- minal Railroad Department Y. M. C. A. Orchestra, Field sisters, Lansburgh Harmonious Quartet; Andy and Amos, by h and Mahoney, in “Something News,” a musical comedy act, recognition. ‘The officers of the club for the en- suing year are: President, W. C. Pierce; senior vice president, J. B. Ed- monds; junior vice president, A. A. Wright; marshal, M. S. Gassman; inner | sentinel, A. Roy Blanford; outer | sentinel, Charles W. Jones; secretary, A. Frank Kreglow; treasurer, T. F. Foltz; executive committee, Bernard R. Tolson and D. M. Pisher. They will be installed by the advisory board at the next regular meeting of the club. Elections. The Temple Club of Master Masons of the Post Office Department: Presi- dent, E. W. Van Metre; first vice presi- | dent, P. D. Bartholow; second vice president, Lafayette Buehler; marshal, Francis Dony; inside sentinel, John Hargett; outside sentinel, Raymond Kii The officers were installed by dvisory board of the District of Columbia, headed by the president, John Bowen. Among the visitors were Capt. Cheney L. Bertholf, U, 8. A, president of the National League of Masonic Clubs; M. D. Hensey, third vice president, and L. H. Troutman, past president, who made brief ad- dresses. The circle Club of Master Masons: George H. Schwab, president; F. H. Beuchler, first vice president; Archie Baker, second vice president; F. A. Varney, third vice president; E. L. Phil- lips, secretary; E. E. Lewis, treasurer; . V. Brownell, sergeant at arms; W C. Heider, tiler. The officers were in- stalled by the advisory board. Capt. Cheney L. Bertholf, president, and M. D. Hensey, third vice president National League of Masonic Clubs, and John won board, being present. EASTERN STAR. Temple Chapter at the meetin; - cember 23 installed officers, as follows: patron, A. Kenneth Armstron, ciate matron, Eva C. Putrovsky; clate patron, Martin Smith; con- ductress, Sarah Peden; associate con- ductress, Mildred Steiner; treasurer, Nora H. Henry; secretary, Fannie E. Abell; organist, Sylvia Kaplovitz; chap- lain, Emma Demaray: marshal, Hattie ley Levitt; Esther, Ethel Norwood; Martha, Bertha Holober; Electa, Mollie C. Berman; warder, Rebecca Himel- farb; sentinel, Henry Holober; board of directors to Masonic and O. E. 8. Home, e Hoskinson; trustees, Henrietta Becker, Cora Campbell and Charles | Shreve. Henrietta Becl was install- ©O. Bowen, president of the advisory | Matron, Alice Larrimore Schramm; | Flax; Adah, Frances Okun: Ruth, Shir- | lain. Matron Alice Larrimore Schramm entertained her officers December 27 with a Christmas party. A birthday party will be held January 13. ‘The following officers of Brightwood Chapter were installed December 26 by Past Patron Joe Haight, husband of the incoming matron, assisted by Past Matron Mollie E. Bateman, as marshal, and Past Matron Beulah E. Coakley, as chaplain, as follows: Matron, Anita 1. Haight; patron, G. Balis Kinslow; associate matron. Ardell Payne; sec- retary, Past Matron Bertha Steker; treasurer, Grace M. Newin: con- ductress, Ethel Nagle; associate con- ductress, Agnes Motyka: chaplain, G. Irene Tippett; Marshal, Gertrude Hllfiht; organish, Bertie Barrett: Adah, FEdith K. Robinson: Ruth, Pauline Harris; Esther, Nellle Gilfil- lian: Ma Lillian Voigt; Electa, Emily dge; warder, Dee 8. Coch- ran: sentinel, Gould. The matron was presented with a gavel from her first matron, Past Ma- tron Beulash Coakley: also several presents from her relatives and many friends. The junior past matron and patron were presented with their jew- els and presents from the past officers. The meeting scheduled for January 9 has been called off on ,account of Grand Chapter session. Installation of officers of Lebanon Chapter was held December 30 by Past Grand Matron Tillie Chauncey, assisted by Past Matron Florida Net- tleton, as grand marshal, and Past Matron Cora Myers, as grand chap- lain. The officers are as follows: Mrs, Nellie K. Lynch, matron; J. Carol Harveststraw, patron; Mrs, Johns, associate matron; Woods, associate patron; Cromelin, conductress; Mrs. Madella Smith, assoclate conductress; Mrs. Lillie McKenzie, secretary; Mrs. Blanche Barghausen, treasurer; Viola Thomp- son, chaplain; Mrs. Fannie Loehl, marshal; Mrs. Ione Holst, organist; Grace Pauly, Adah: Mrs. Ruth Hell- wig, Ruth; Mrs. Anna Priddy, Esther; Hulda Braden, Martha: Mary Hutchin- son, Electa; Elsie Beck, warder; Wal- ter B TS, sentinel. Jewels were pre- sented the outgoing matron, Mrs. Florida Nettleton, and outgoing patron, Alva Thompson, who also exchanged gifts. The newly elected matron was the reciplent of gifts from officers, family and friends. The next meeting, nglry 1::.'1 ":rl:ni';\' A reception to the officers. iment will be fur- nished by the choir, 8t. John's Lodge Chapter will mect tomorrow night. ~ A reception will be tendered the cers, followed by re- freshments and dancing. At the meeting December 27 of Good Will Chapter the following officers were installed: Florence D. Walters, matron; Rufus 8. Tucker, patron; Peari Armack, assoclate matron; Samuel Hawkins, as- soclate patron; Eunice B. Mars, secre- tary; Edith I. Lusby, treasurer: Caro- line Okey, conductress; Mary Por- ter, associate conductress; Eva Hop- kins, chaplain: Grayson Walte, mar- shal; Dorothy Bartlett, Ruth: Ella Okey, Esther: Mary Lou Tucker, Electa; James Cormonham, sentinel. The installing officer was Past Wor- thy Matron Lillie Patrick, assisted by Alice W. Newhand as marshal and Sarah Morrow as chaplain. The retir- ing matron was presented with & past matron's jewel and silver candlesticks. The retiring patron received a Masonic {ring and book ends. Mrs. Walters' re- ceived flowers, gifts and a gavel made | from wood from the battlefield of Bull Run. Miss Hockenberry and Mrs. Alice Nell sang. The chapter will eelebrat> {its fifth anniversary January 24 and a | reception will be held in honor of the | new officers, At & special meeting December 26 of Brookland Chapter in King David Tem- | ple, 'Twelfth and Monroe strests north- east, the “following officers were in- |stalled by Grand Matron Pearl Watt Gibb, assisted by ‘Past Matrons Henri Mackle and Harriett Burnside as grand mershal and grand chaplain, t- ively: Ruth B. Speake, matron; William M. Ziegler, patron; Evelyn L. Booker, associate matron: T. Paul Speake, ms- Sociate patron; Anna Gutshall, secre- tary; Sidney G. Wright, treasurer; Nell F. Hiscox, conductress; Bernice Carlton, associate conductress; Clara V. Lord, chaplain; Alice I. Jacobson, marshal; Gwynette C. Willis, organist; Agnes C. Miller, Adah; Mary Ziegler, Ruth; Mar- | garet Hunt, Esther; Grace B. Tubbs, Martha; Cl L. Warthen, Electa; Eva Richardson, warder, and Edwin F. Wil- liams, sentinel. . Christmas gifts were | distributed to the outgoing and the in- coming officers by Doris and Stanley Speake, the children of Matron Speake. The ways and means committee met at the_home of its chairman, Evelyn L. Booker, January 3, The chapter will meet January 8, At a meeting December 27 of Unity Chapter the following officers were in- slalled: Minnie M. Rabbitt, matron; Charles H. Miller, patron; Mildred M. Hicks, associate matron; Thomas R. Dobson, associate patron; 4 Hicks, secretary; Mary E. Steiner, treasurer; Elizabeth M. Titus, conduc- tress; Elsie E. Chamberlin, associate. conductress; Eleanor McNamara, mar- shal; Ida C. Johnson, organist; Isabel Wilkerson, Adah; Kathryn G. Logan, Esther; Clare I. Terrett, Martha; Edna B. Passeno, Electa; Bessie E. Meyers, warder; George B. Clark, sentinel. Ruth Byers and Lola Mayo, who were appointed chaplain and Ruth, respec- tively, were out of the city for the holidays and will be installed at a later meeting. Right Worthy Grand Secretary of the General Grand Chap- ter Minnie E. Keyes acted as installing officer, assisted by Lena Stephenson, past grand matron, as grand marshal and Amy C. Hollander, grand conduc- tress, as grand chaplain. Thelma Rice rendered vocal solos, accompanied at | the piano by Mrs. Prank Byrum. The meeting of the chapter January 10 is called off on account of Grand Chapter session. A meeting of the officers and committee chairmen is called for Jan- | uary 7 at the home of the matron. | The ways and means committee will meet at the home of Mrs. Titus Jan- uary 15 to make plans for a turkey | dinner to be given at the Northeast | Masonic Temple January 30. The re- | tiring matron and patron entertained | their officers at dinner December 20 at. | the Continental Hotel, Mizpah Chapter will hold a short business meeting Januar y7. Treaty Oak Chapter installed officers | at the last meeting. Past Grand Ma tron Sallye C. Bogley was installing officer, assisted by Past Matron Mabel Boyd and Mrs. Nell Scott Beebe. Past Grand Patron Reuben A. Bogley pre- sented the chapter's gift to the outgo- ing patron, Reuben A. Bogley, jr., and Past Matron Eva Lynch made the presentation of the past ma‘ron’s jewel (Continued on Eleventh Page.) for = PRIVATE Phone Decatur 1636 for Full Details ing officer, with Adriencs Sheve as marshal and Mary Larrimore as chap-