Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1942, Page 7

Ann Sheridan Weds George Brent in Surprise Ceremony Film Stars Are Married By County Judge at Palm Beach, Fla. Bv the Associated Press. PALM BEACH, Fla,, Jan. 6.—Ann Sheridan and George Brent were on their honeymoon today. The couple arrived unheralded by train yesterday from - Hollywood after weather conditions canceled their plane flight en route. They were married last night by County Judge Richard P. Robbins at the home of Mrs. Sam H. Har- ris, Mr. Brent's sister and the widow of the renowned Broadway pro- ducer. Willlam O. Cain, Palm Beach at- torney. gave the bride away and Mrs. Harris' son, Pat Watson, was | best man, Miss Sheridan was un- attended. The only other persons at the ceremony were Mrs. Walter Giblin, the former Constance Talmadge; Mrs. Cain and Mrs. Harris. Ann wore a champagne-colored | tulle dinner gown adorned with | white orchids. and a white mantilla that once belonged to her grand- mother. It was the second marriage for her and the third for Mr. Brent. She married Eddie Norris, an actor, several years ago, but it ended in divorce in 1939. Both of Mr. Brent’s | previous marriages, to Ruth Chat- | terton and Constance Worth, ended i1t the same manner. In the license application, the bri le gave her name as Clara Lou Sheridan and her age as 27. Mr. Brent gave his age as 37. Ann’s film career began when she won a “search for beauty” contest in her native State of Texas. She currently is appearing in “The Man | Who Came to Dinner” and “Navy | Blu Her latest picture, “Kings has just been completed. Mr. Brent has been an established star for several years. Some of his more recent pictures include ‘“The Fighting 69th,” “Adventures in Dia- monds” and “In This Our Hour.” Work cfD.C.. Composers | | Heard | By ALICE EVERSMAN. A program in which works of Washington composers were fea- tured was offered by the Washington Chamber Music Scciety at its can- dlelight concert yesterday afternoon ! mn Phillips Memorial Gallery. Two members of the Pro Musica String | Quartet, which has been giving these | concerts for vears, were repnsemed\ with premieres of their composi- | tions while two other well-known | writers of music, Mary Howe and i!ohn Alden Finckel, completed the ist. Theodore Podnos, violist of the Pro Musica group, had written a quartet | in one movement especially for this concert, but the work was his 17th | opus in a line apart from his duties | as member of the National Sym- phony and of other organlzamom,i Jeno Sevely, who has played in chamber music foursomes for some | time, as well as serving in the violin | section of the symphony, had the scherzo from his quartet, written in 1932, played for the first time to- | gether with “Plaintive Melody,” a charming number dedicated to Joan Dodd and composed in January, | 1941. These two composers offered a de- | cided contrast in invention, Mr. Podnos’ quartet sustaining a high dramatic level, while Mr. Sevely’s two selections bear a suave and | poetic touch of great appeal. Mr. | Podnos uses the four instruments | continually in their interrelation, | creating a rich substance of sound | against the serene and lyric note which is the basis of Mr. Sevely's | writing. Both musicians were hearti- | 1y applauded. their confreres in the | ensemble group stepping aside to al- | low them full recognition after the performance of each number. Mrs. Howe and Mr. Finckel chose & more impressionistic style, the former basing her pieces on three | poems by Emily Dickinson, “The Summers of Hesperides,” “Birds By | the Snow™ and “God for a Frontier.” and Mr. Finckel naming his work simply “Four Moods.” Although “Four Moods" was composed over a period of eight vears, from 1933 to 1941, a continuity was preserved throughout. The music is strong in | its structure and its content and skillfully varied in effect and in writing. The three poems of Miss Dickin- | son have found an instrumental | voice in the manner in which Mrs. | Howe has recreated the deoth and | purity of their fantasy. Heard for | the first time, ther rank among the finest outout of this gifted com- | poser reaching a new form of emo- | tional and technical exnression. In | themselves they are a complete unit with a steady rise to an impres- rive finale of broad design and al- though bearing a modern stamp in | harmonic usage the delicacy ,of feeling is held uppermost at all times. ‘The concert, which was plaved by the members of the Pro Musica Quartet comprising Owen Lusak and CLASSES STARTING THE FAGULTY WHIGH 1S TEAGHING 1128 Goan. Ave. ANN SHERIDAN and GEORGE BRENT Dining in Santa Monica, Calif., recently—A. P. Wirephoto. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Mr Sevely, violins; Mr. Podnos, | viola, and William Brennand, cellist, concluded with Robert McBride's “Wise Apple Five” in which the string instrumentalists were assisted by William McCormick, clarinetist. | This work, heard here before, was | the only one not by a local com- poser. Wilson Ieachers’i:llege ! Begins Lecture Series | A special series of lectures on the | war was inaugurated last night ror{‘ students and faculty of Wilson | Teachers' College. Dr. Ellis Ha- | worth, science professor, spoke on | “Civilian Defense Against Gas At- tacks. | While Dr. Haworth pointed out; “this war is not a chemical war as | was the last World War,” he enu- | merated certain gases which might | be used and remedial measures | which should be taken. | The lecture series was arranged | by Dr. Paul O. Carr, prafessor of social studies and co-ordinator of | defense activities at the college, to broaden the knowledge of the stu- dents on various phases of the war.' Jap Attacks Disrupt Isle Workers’ Finances By the Associated Press. | SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6—The Japanese attacks on Wake and Mid- | day Islands, and Guam, have thrown | a thousand families on the Ameri- | can mainland into financidl dis- tress. 1 Banks are unable to carry out a deposit agreement between con- tractors and the workmen em- ployed on the islands at the time of the assault, Timothy Riordan,| member of the California Indugtrial Accident Commission, said today. | He asked Federal and State of- ficials to help work out some finan- cial provision for the workmen’'s families. WANTED ‘41 FORD QUICK HIGH CASH PRICE FLOOD PONTIAC 4221 Conn. Ave. WOodley 8400 Oldest Pontiac Dealer in D. C. Philadelphia Ledger Suspends as Court Bars Week of Grace Employes’ Proposal Rejected, Receiver Will Be Named By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.— The Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, publication halted by a Federal ed today for the grave! The 27-year-old newspaper's end came last night with rejection by the court of a last-minute employe proposaly to operate it without pay for a week while efforts were con- tinued to find new capital. Clarification of the paper’s Asso- | ciated Press membership and of its good will, id the court, were all that remained before formal ap- pointment of a receiver. The judges did, however, make a formal order permitting the Ledge! Co. to continue operating the Ledger Syndicate for a maximum period of 30 days so that efforts might be made toward finding a purchaser for the syndicate. Publisher Put Up $30,000. Rejection of the employes' plan meant that yesterday's final edition was the last. It went to press too early to print its own obituary. The judges’ decision closed a last- i ditch fight in which 715 employes sought to convince the court of feas. ibility of their plan, although Sher- man Hoar Bowles, publisher of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, put up a certified check of $30.000 to cover operating expenses of the paper for the week under the plan. ‘The Ledger’s passing left the Na- tion's third largest city with only See us and save from 10% to 25% on latest model spinets, grands, consoles, small uprights of stondard makes Cash or terms. Also bargains in used pianos—uprights, $25 to $75; spinets, $125 up; grands, $195 up. We ore ex- clusive local agents for Cable- Nelson, Everett and other fine pianos. PIANOS FOR RENT ... PHONE REPUBLIC 1590. two afternoon newspapers, the Eve- ning Bulletin and the Daily News, & tabloid. It was the last survivor of a chain of publications which the late Cyrus H. K. Curtis had hoped to weld into & great press empire. Proposal Oppesed By Trustees. ‘The collapse came two months after the paper sought permission to reorganize under the Chandler Act. Court-appointed trustees on Decem- ber 9 reported assets of $3536,270.01 and liabilities of $1,730,116.14. The assets included a figure of $1,000,000 set as the value of its Associated | Press membership, while the liabil- ities embraced $1,075000 in notes held by the trustees of the Curtis estate. The employes’ proposal was op- posed by the Curtis trustees. Their attorney told the court last month that continued operation of the | paper was like “throwing good money after bad.” For the last month, the Ledger, | operating largely on capital bor- | rowc® = the court’s permission, had | & daily circulation of about 165,000 Just a year ago this month, a com- pany headed by Robert Cresswell, former treasurer of the New York Herald-Tribune, purchased the | paper. | . . Crews for Ships Lacking Argentina cannot find enough | trained officers and crews to operate | all the 16 laid-up Italian ships re- | cently acquired by the government, | and only six were operating in De- | cember. RUG Beax Our Duty CLEANED A 3 4 Pyle wa.sas? SANITARY CA| | 4 RUG-CLEANING CO. 106 INDIANA AVE. 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DIstriCT 3822 BROS., TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1942 Hankin's Forum Plan On Utilifies Issues Indorsed by Group Citizens' Association of Takoma (D.C.) Commends Civil Defense Workers The program of Gregory Hankin, | chairman of the Public Utilities I(:mmmmcm, providing for public discussion forums on utility matters was indorsed last night at a meet- ing of the Citizens’' Association of Takoma, D. C. A resolution adopted | provided that the association’s presi- dent and chairman of the Public Utilities Committee will represent the association at such forums in the future. The association also adopted a resolution taking official coghizance | of the accomplishments of several | hundred citizens in the Takoma | area who are participating in the defense program and commended deputy air-raid warden and his as- sistants for their patriotism, their | WITH HEE H S VE. AN Stores Open Gl DI 1900 9 P the “Civilian Defense Committee, | AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGER 811-816 F St. V. W, 107-3109 ¥ St. V. W. good citizenship and neighborliness in responding to this call for duty for the well-peing of all.” The committee was voted an appropri: tion. "Wallace C. Magathan, association president, was authorized to appoint a special committee to obtain mem- berships in the Metropolitan Police Boys' Club, following indorsement of the club. Mr Magathan announced ap- pointment of the following commit- tee to arrange details for the a nual banquet to be held February Lafayette C. Carey, chairman; Carl V. Hickman, vice chairman; R. S. ‘Washburn, Dr. and Mrs. Norman E. McIndoo, Erwin J. Hibbs and Prank B, Duschene. ‘The resignation of D. Stewart Pat- | terson as chairman of the Police and Pire Committee was accepted and Mr. Hickman appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Patterson will serve as vice chairman. Indorsement was given to the plan proposed by Fort Stevens Post No. 32, the American Legion, for the association to appoint honorary members on membership teams, this co-operation being in recognition of | displayed | 1 the community spirit through past years by the post. The following were elected to| X A-5 N | T. L. Hayes, C. H. McGuire, Bertha' W. Martin, J. T. Harper, Ray P. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bru-s baker, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 8. Dem-. ing and F. J. Whitmire. The meet- ‘mz was held in the auditorium ofs | the Takoma (D. C.) Public 8chool.; | 22 73 |Swedish Ships Attacked |By British, Nazis Say BY the Associated Press. BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Official Broad- : | cast) —The German radio said today British planes attacked the Swedish ships Hilde and Ingrid of th Swedish Orient Line and the Hilde was sunk.” The identity of the vessels is not | established by Lloyd's register. It lists only two ships named Hilde, |one a 1595-ton Danish craft and | the other a 173-ton German fishing | vessel, and two Ingrids, a 2,606-ton Norwegian freighter and a 119-ton | German motorship. Combating the Pain of membership: Mr. and Mrs. Beverly | #3! P. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. David Blose, Mrs. Mary E. O’'Brien, Mrs, Mo ME:. REGULAR °*99.95 1942 FAMOUS MAKE Radio-Phonograph 69 Take a Long Time to Pay L/ WASHINGTON'S LARGEST DEALERS!