Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1931, Page 22

MEDIGAL SCIENGE - OF U S. ASSAILED Baltimorean Calls It Dismal Failure Despite Spasmodic Achievements. By the Associated Press. CHESTERTOWN, Md, May I1.— American medical science was called a “dismal fallure, despite spasmodic achievements,” by Dr. Wililam H. Pearce of Baltimore in an address at Washington College here yesterday. He quoted Dr. J. B. 'S. Haldane, British scientist, as authority for a statement that the death rate for Americans from 30 upward had been increasing steadily and blamed the de- velopment_of “medical science” at the expense of “medical art” as the e, America, he said, ranks twentieth among civilized nations in infant mor- tality, and added that midwives had & smaller percentage of death charged to them than did physicians. “Recently I made a survey of the alumni of Johns Hopkins University Medical Scheol residing in Baltimore with the idea of ascertaining their contribution to community needs,” Dr. Pearce said. “We found there are 320 alumni of | Johns Hopkins, less than 2 per cent| of whom are engaged in general prac- tice. The rest are specialists. The Committee on Cost of Medical Care estimates that 75 per cent of all phy- siclans should be general practitioners Many other medical leaders say th percentage should be from 85 to 90 1.9 general practice. A patient in a hospital is no longer a person, but a case. The center of interest is not the ill individual, but in the sort of contribution he will make to the institution. The nature of the disease rather than the needs of the individual are requirements of cligi- bility.” Chinese Inspect Passports. SHANGHAI, May 1 (#).—Chinese| port authorities inaugurated their in- spection of passports of incoming for- eigners today. THE EVENING STAR, Music and Musicians Reviews and News of Capital's Programs. University Club Presents Three Local Artists. EWIS LOFTON MONEYWAY, dean of the Entertainment Committee of the University Club, whose knack of culling the best among the local musical set is now something of & tradition, brought last night to his club three distinguished artists in a program that was neither too long nor too short— a program, in fact, generally approved of. While these artists — Agnes Whelan Mc- Laughlin, so- prano; George Anderson, tenor, and Dore Wal- ten, violoncellist are all splendid- ly equipped with the musical re- quirements of their art, some sort of a jinx * hung over them Agnes W. McLaughlin during the first part of perform- ance, and it wasn't until Mr. Walten intuned the melodic “Elegie” of Her- pin that all seemed to go well. This Jinx was said to be due partway to the piano and partway to the cloy- ing atmosphere of the room, the former rendering Mr. Walten's bow- ing a trifle abrupt for lack of space and the latter drying up the singers best tones. However, after space and time and lack of moisture had been overcome, the artists soared to con- siderable heights and seemed to find themselves and their audience very much at ease. It was interesting to note that in each case the soloists preferred to start with something a jot or two beyond them rather than with some- thing more within their especial powers. The Grieg Sonata was per- haps a trifie unpolished, the Handel “Waft Her Angels” was accom- plished deftly, but not perfectly, and the first soprano numbers, clear and resilient, seemed yet perhaps slightly forced. After the initial vocal and bow- ing vagaries, however, there was much_to delight the audience, for Mr. Walten's cello is warm in its lagato moments, Mrs. McLaughlin's soprano is true and Mr. Ander- son's tenor seems like one of the really sterling voices in the city. The “Madame Butterfly” “One Fine Day” as sung by Mrs. McLaughlin brought back reminiscences of Miss Farrar in_her heydey, Mr. Walten's “Berceuse” was soft and melodic and Mr. Anderson sang three songs by Curran, Cyril Scott and J. P. Scott, with a true sense of their value and everything to indicate that he knows what to do with a well trained and a well modulated and a handsome- ly endowed voice. E. DE 8. MELCHER. Catholic U. Glee Club Gives Interesting Program. AN interesting and varied program was given last evening as the annual Spring_concert of the Glee Club of the Catholic University of America, for which the rector of the university, Right Rev. James H. Ryan, and the club issued invita- tions. The glee club is under the direction of Dr. Leo Behrendt and rang in McMahon Hall of the uni- versity before & large and enthusi- astic audience. The work last evening was splen- did, from the singing of the “Alma Mater” at the opening of the pro- gram to its close, when they sang the “Hallelujah” chorus from Bee- thoven’s “Mount of Olives.” The voices are well blended and the club sings with good tone, particularly in the basses. The parts are evenly balanced. Thelr attack is clean, the shading at times exquisite and the enunciation clear, adding much to the enjoyment of the listeners. Par- ticularly well done were the few numbers at the opening of the pro- gram, which were sung without ac- companiment, the concert grand plano placed in front of the singers being too loud several times during the evening. Mary O’'Donaghue, dramatic so- prano of Washington, assisted and sang a group of solos which included “The Pages’ Song,” from Myerbeer's “Les Huguenots,” and “Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix,” from Saint-Saens’ Better Silks than Ever! Better Styles than Ever! SUMMER Polka Dots Canton Crepes Shantungs Chiffons Prints Navy Georgettes Georgettes Sizes 12-44 Evening Gowns Sports Wear Afternoon Frocks White Dresses Light-Weight Suits Silk Suits Transparent Wraps SALE of NEW fur trimmed Spring Coats Reduced to 0* Pebbly woolens, spongy rough woolens and others with fur trims of Lapin, Vicuna, Broadtail, Etc. natural and black. OTHER SMART 14- 4. Skipper blue, green, sandal, Spring Coats “Samson et Delilah.” Miss O'Dona= ghue has a beautiful voice of wide range and showed dramatic ability, delicacy and consclentious study and work. She sang the incidental solos with the glee club in Rubinstein’s “Reve Angelique,” more familiarly known as “Kamenoi Astrow,” writ- ten for the piano, William E. Hanrahan, a member of the club, played several violin solos and the obbligato in the “Reve ‘Angelique.” He plays with warmth of tone, which is clear and vigorous, and his bowing is graceful and easy, while his fingering gives facility. Frank J. Brennan had the glant's share of work in the program last night, playing the accompaniments for the club and the soloists, a group of piano solos, and singing the in- cidental solos in an arrangement of Schumann’s “The Two Grenadiers.” Michael McDonald played the piano accompaniment for “The Two Grenadiers” when Mr, Brennan ap- peared as soloist. K. B. Festival of Music Begins Today at Fox Theater. TTHE Fox Theaters festival of music, arranged as a special observance of National Music week, will get underway today, when the first of some 19 Washington musical organizations will appear in the orchestra pit. The Business High School Girls' Glee Club will sing at, the first after- noon performance and the Boys' Glee Club from the same school will sing at the second. Emma Louise Thomp- son directs both groups. The 25- plece orchestra of the American- ization_School Association will play at both evening performances Fri- day, This organization is directed by Vladimir Vasa and its personnel represents 10 nationalities. Telephone National 5000 For immediate delivery of The Star to your home every evening and Sunday morning. The Route Agent will collect at the end of each month, at the rate of 1% cents per day and 5 cents Sunday. mmnnm 2 WASHINGION, V. C, TRIDAY, Glee Club, dirceted by Bella Thomp- son, will sing Saturday afternoon. ‘The Girls’ Lyric Club of Central High School will sing at the first evening performance and the Cen- tral Songsters, a mixed group from the same school, will appear at the second evening performance. Both ¥oup- are ted by Janet W. ‘orbert. Winner Announced In League Music Contest. THE Natlonal League of American Pen Women, through its national chairman of music, Dorothy de Muth Watson of this city, has announced the winners in the 1931 national music contest of the league, recently closed. Mabel Wood Hill of New York City was awarded the first prize of $100 for her song “Clothes of Heaven,” written to the 'm of the famous Irish poet, Willlam Butler Yeats. MAY 1, 1931. Phyllis Fergus of Chicago, recently heard here in & number of her own compositions given at the authors’ breakfast of the league, was the winner of the first honorable men- tion for her song entitled “Wings,” and second honorable mention was given to Reah Jackson Irion of Arkansas for a song entitled “An April Bridegroom.” ‘The judges for the contest were Bruno Huhn of New York City, chair- man; David Guion of Texas and Howard Hanson of Rochester, N. Y. ‘These prize-winning compositions, together with the first and second rize winners of last year, Mary owe’s string quartet, and “Flower Cycle,” by Dorothy Radde Emery of Maryland, will be performed at the Pan-Pacific congress of the league in San Francisco in early June. They will be heard in Washington at the next biennial convention in April, 1932. R SARPOLIN 5 B R ¥ Sapelin Interior Gloss A Charming InteriorFinish for Walls and Woodwork ‘Washable and Sanitary Gallon $3.75 3d Floor Ponn. 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