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LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1942 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. PAGE 3C R. ARTHUR GOSTl'ICK Ex-Librcrian Dead SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Artist Dead MILNE PLAY OPENS GRANT fOD pie OF IOWA MS, DIES AT LITTLE EEITER Leonard Wood tomorrow DIES OF HEART DISEASE St Louis Librarian Who Re "Michael and Mary" Tells of Noted Artist Succumbs on Day tired in. 193 8 Was 81 wM be entertained at a concert in the new Field ta the afternoon and at a Lon nd dance afterward.

Soup wUl leave St Louis and will entrain ome 9 o'clock that 0 It includes Mr. and Mrs. rd V. Stephens, Mr. and Mrs.

cronk, Mr. and Mrs. Mar- Forster. Mr. and Mrs.

Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Ken- fl. Bitting, Mr. and Mrs.

T. k. Scudder, Mr. and Mrs. Capen, Mr.

and Mrs. English. Mr. and 'Mrs. T.

Wood, Mr. and Mrs. mmm i DR. ARTHUR E. BOSTWICK EXCELLENT SINGING it Harold Photo.

SERGT. AND MRS. JOHN WILLIAM SARGENT, Jewing the Central Presbyterian bar cb afternoon, Feb. 5. The bride, the former Miss Mary Louise Aldridge, is a daughter 'of Mr.

-and Mrs. Robert B. Aldridge, 1209 Woodland drive, Richmond The bridegroom, formerly of Centralia, 111., is stationed at Jefferson Barracks. SYMPHONY CAMP Associated Press WirephotA. GRANT WOOD 1.S.O.

SEEKS RADIOS FOR QUARANTINED MEN IN BARRACKS Z00 Sets Needed to Divert Soldiers Confined After Meningitis Outbreak. Music and soap operas to divert tne thousands of soldiers at Jef ferson Barracks, who are confined to tne reservation because of a meningitis quarantine there, are being provided through radio sets installed in recreation and day rooms at the post by the United Service Organizations. The USO is seeking to obtain 200 radios for the Barracks. So far, 31 sets have been donated by the Artophone Famous-Barr Stlx, Baer Fuller Scrugga- Vandervoort-Barney, the Bieder- man Furniture Co. and several in dividuals.

Persons who wish to contribute radios may take them to the U. S. O. headquarters in Munici pal Auditorium, at the Fourteenth street entrance. The quarantine was put into ef fect at the Barracks Wednesday when two cases of meningitis were discovered among soldiers quar tered there.

It is expected to con tinue for two weeks. U. S. Attorney Designate Put in 1A. Carl W.

Feickert of Belleville, who was nominated by President Roosevelt Jan. 16 to be United States Attorney for the Eastern Illinpis district was denied deferment from military service yes terday on his appeal on the ground of his wife's dependency. Married last summer, he appealed when the draft board placed him in Class 1A in a recent re-classification of men married after the Selective Service Act went into effect Feickert, 35 years old, told reporters he would notify the Justice Depart ment he could not accept the Fed eral appointment Bishop, Adviser to Morgenthau. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (AP).

The most Rev. Bernard J. Sheil, auxiliary Catholic Bishop of Chi cago, was appointed yesterday a consultant of Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau. 7 BY ST. OLAF Voices Seem Like Single In strument and Produce Subtle Dynamic Effects.

By THOMAS B. SHERMAN The St Olaf Lutheran Choir of Northfield, Minn gave a remark' able demonstration of choral sing ing last night in the Municipal Au ditorium when the organization made its first appearance here after an absence of several years The concert was performed under the direction of its celebrated di rector. Dr. F. Melius Christiansen, and the associate director, Dr.

Olaf Christiansen, and the composite tone of the singers had the same pure and indivisible quality as was in evidence in all its previous concerts. Tne Homogenous sound pro duced by the choir makes it have, quite literally, the effect of a sin gle instrument with a variety of stops. The comparison is further enhanced by the mechanical per fection of attacks and releases and in the manipulation of subtle dy namic effects. Moreover, the characteristic tone quality of the choir i quality that is almost entirely free from sensuous appeal makes it the ideal organ for the sort of music that the organization habit ually sings. Another evidence of rigorous professional training is the fact that the choir attacks without re course to a pitch pipe.

Presumably the singers get the pitch before they come on the platform, but to go from number to number with out further mechanical aid would not be possible without intensive ear training. The program at last night's con cert was devoted to the works of Sweelinck, Sebastian Bach, Tomas Luis de Victoria, Gretchaniniff and others. Sacred music predominated, but several folk songs were in cluded. The audience was most attentive and appreciative. Navy Commissions Hart's Son.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (AP). Roswell R. Hart, son of Admiral Thomas C. Hart, who relinquished his command of' the Allied Naval Forces in the Southwestern Pacific Wednesday, has received an ensign's commission in the Naval Reserve and been ordered to active duty.

Hart is a resident of Sharon, Conn. CHOIR Before His Fiftieth Birthday. IOWA CITY, Feb, 13 Artist Grant Wood died here last night in the heart of the farm belt, where he found subjects for many of his best known paintings. He entered a hospital Nov. 24 and underwent an operation Dec.

19. Had he lived until today he would have been 50 years old. Wood's most widely known works inciuaed "American Gothic," de picting an austere farm nair fmm his native Midwest: "Daughters of Kevoiuaon," which drew harsh criticism from D. A R. members.

ana "farson Weems' Fable." in which he paid his respects to the story of George Washington and tne cnerry tree. One of his earliest paintings was the "Woman With Plants," a por trait or his mother. His most recent were "Spring in Town" and Spring In the Country." completed last summer In Clear Lake. la. wood joined the staff of the School of Fine Arts at the State University of Iowa in 1934, and held a professorship from June, 1941.

He was elected to the National Academy in 1935. As sponsor of an art colony at Stone City, he was credited with regionalizing art. "The hope of a native American art lies in the development of re gional art centers and competition among them," he said. Some Iowans called "American Gothic" a "libel on the State, Wood replied that his sister, Ann, had modeled for the woman. A Cedar Rapids friend identified him self as the man.

To criticism of the "Daughters of Revolution" three dour, tight- lipped women Wood answered: "I don't like Toryism. I don't like to have anyone try to set up an aristocracy of birth in a repub lic" Wood married Mrs. Sarah Sher man Maxon or Minneapolis, -1 singer and teacher, in 1935. They were divorced in 1939. MEN'S CIVIL AIR PATROL GROUP TO BEGIN TRAINING First Session Sunday at Lambert Field for Squadron of 20, With Three Planes.

The first men's squadron of the Civil Air Patrol in the St. Louis district will begin a series of train ing sessions at Lambert-St. Louis Field Sunday under the immediate command of Robert H. Sommers chairman of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee, A women's group, popularly called the Powder Puff Squadron, was formed early in January.

The new squadron, recruited from members of the Young Men's Division of the St Louis Chamber of Commerce, has three airplane and nine pilots available for train ing. Its present membereship is 20, David W. Kratz, local group com mander of the Civil Air Patrol of Missouri, told a. Post-Dispatch re porter that applications are being received for the formation of more squadrons. Joseph Petarde, Sculptor, Dies.

PEORIA, I1U Feb. 13 (AP). Joseph Petarde, 76 years old, a sculptor whose statue of Abraham Lincoln stands in Statehouse Square at Springfield, died yesterday, on Lincoln's birthday. 2 OTI 75 Lbs. I I MAIL ORDERS Pleasa include sales tax and oostage ISc first 10c each additional Ib.

PHONI ORDERS flOO UGH FOR FUNDS TO GO ON Only $58,000 of $135,000 Total Sought Has Been Subscribed. The campaign to raise a 1942 maintenance fund of $15,000 for the St Louis Symphony Orchestra, originally intended to end next Monday, has been extended indefi nitely because only $58,000 has been subscribed thus far, Leicester Busch Faust, campaign chairman. announced today. Urging immediate contributions, of any size, Faust said: "The re sults of the campaign so far have been discouraging, but we still have faith in the people of St Louis. I know they realize that the 62-year-old orchestra is one of the city's major cultural assets, and that it has assumed greater imnortance as a civilian morale builder in these war times." He quoted a recent statement by Mayor Fiorella H.

LaGuardia of New York, former director of the Office of Civilian Defense, in which LaGuardia emphasized the necessity of continuing normal cul tural life during the war. The present chaotic condition of the world doesn't speak very well for our civilization, Faust con tinued. "Music is one of the accomplishments of civilization which we must preserve and America has assumed the role of guardian of the arts. It is our duty to keep music alive, for it is a vital part of our culture." Box office receipts provide only 54 per cent of the total cost of operating the St Louis Symphony Orchestra each season. The re mainder must be raised in the.

annual drives. Campaign headquar ters are on the second floor of the Paul Brown Building, Ninth and OUve streets. Devotion in Face of Danger. By COLV1N McPHERSON The story of a love that is great er than bigamy is being told these nights at the Little Theater in the revival of A. A.

Milne's "Michael and Mary." which Herbert Mar shall and Edna Best played successfully some years ago. Last night's performance was for a spe cial group, as are others for the remainder of this week, but the play will be open to the public beginning next Monday. Whether one likes "Michael and Mary" at the Little Theater depends, first, on whether he likes A. Milne, and, second, whether he likes the Little Theater's accom plishment with the play. Some persons regard the whimsical Eng lish author very highly, others as enthusiastically detest everything; he has written.

Perhaps the most that can be said is that if you can and do follow Milne all the time, you see his humor. If, however, the acting of one of his plays prevents that there is not much pleasure to which one may cling. Last night's audience apparently was not able to appreciate Mr. Milne for the comedy of "Michael and Mary" did not come forth. And the devotion of the two title characters, who recognize they are taking a chance in marrying and later have to face blackmail, seems pretty uninspiring.

Don Lochner and Dorothy Con-ard take the leading roles, Albert Miller plays the dastardly blackmailer, Jean Favre, Charles Hob-man, Al Hohengarten, Charles Sel-wyn and Ellen Peltason are others in principal roles. Gordon Carter directed and designed the settings. SAVE YOUR EYES If Your Eyes Tre Eos? If You Habitually Squint It You Haw Headachos yoiiA ijsia Vlsud These are all the symptoms of eye strain which should be attended to at once. Consult our registered optometrist today. Smartly Styled Glasses TERMS CONVINIENTIY AR1ANCM 619 LOCUST CE.

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ESTABLISHED IN 111 im Dr. Arthur E. Bostwick, librarian of the St Louis Public Library for 28 years until his retirement in 1838, died of heart disease today at Missouri Baptist Hospital. He was 81 years old. In his long term as librarian the Central Library at Thirteenth and OUve streets was completed, the number of branch libraries in creased from four to 19, and the number of volumes in the 'collec tion more than trebled to its present number of about 900,000.

On his retirement on March 1938, the Board of Directors of the Library adopted a resolution of tribute which pointed out the great growth of the library under Dr. Bostwick and said: "Dr. Bostwick's intellectual at tainments have contributed much to the members of the staff and the citizens of St Louis. Among these are the tremendous range of in formation at his command, his sci entific outlook, his freedom from prejudices, the openness of his mind to all points of view, and his wide and intimate knowledge of books." A good conversationalist and a frequent after-dinner speaker, Dr. Bostwick commanded a dry wit born of his long association with books and intellectual matters.

His autobiography, "A Life With Men and Books," was published in 1939. He once summed up at least one aspect of his life with the re mark: "I am a conservative who has had the priceless privilege of association with liberals." Connecticut-born and Yale-edu cated, he came to St Louis after serving as head of the Brooklyn Public Library and the circulation department of the New York Pub lic Library. In his autobiography, written in the days before St Louis had clear winter days, Dr. Bostwick told of his affection for his adopted city, but wryly denounced its smoke. have found St Louis a charming place to live," he wrote, "one of the few in our country with a de cided local flavor." Dr.

Bostwick was president of the American Library Association in 1907 and of the Association of American Library Schools in 1933. Author of several books and many pamphlets on library work, his volume on "The American Li brary" is the standard work in its field. It was published in 1910, and revised several times since then. Zn 1925, Dr. Bostwick was appointed by the American Library Association to visit China and ad vise Chinese librarians on the adap tation of American library methods to Chinese libraries.

Dr. Bostwick, who lived at the Winston Churchill. Apartments, was made associate librarian of the St Louis Library on his retirement a position he held until his death. He was succeeded as librarian by Charles H. Compton Dr.

Bostwick's wife, Mrs. Lucy Sawyer Bostwick. died in 1930, Surviving is a son, Elmore Bost wick of Seattle. CONGRESS ROUSES CLUB'S IRE POPLAR BLUFF, Mo, Feb. 13 (AF).

Indignation flared at the Poplar Bluff Kiwanis Club meet ing yesterday when the 50 mem bers unanimously indorsed resolu tions denouncing members of Con gress and other officials in Wash ington for the "silly things they are doing" and "the apparent com placency of our leaders toward the dangerous war situation." The club was furious over the pensions for members of Congress proposal "in view of the fact our fighting men need every dollai we have," and further insisted in the resolutions that "bundles for Eleanor will not win the war." Petent sparklers that catch every eye trimmed in faille or gilt nail heads. (Shoe Salon hrtt Floor) T. Stanard, Mr. and Mrs. -Tr Mr.

Charles Mr. and Mrs. G. Keeler, Mr. and Mrs.

J. Coulter, Mr. and Mrs. A. Mrs.

A. Lawton Gor- rs. Lawrence Howerton, ttniiiam Dee Becker, Mrs. ftungham FarreU Mr. and Mrs.

Russell, George a Fos-Cuiss Martha Love, Miss Mary Celine Morrison, Miss Nancy Mrs. A. Timon Primm sad Miss Elsa ZeibiglBrown. rU.roncert. which begins at o'clock, will be given by the Louis Women's Symphony Or-mhl conducted by Miss Edith Th oloist bc 1T" old Jeanne Mace of Denver The reception and dance will be Wa by the officers of the Sixth Son to the Central Officers' Miss Gordon, Miss Mace members of the orchestra will flnner guests 01 me wucera ir ind Mrs.

R- Fairfax Funs-Li 13 Wydown terrace, Mr. and jd waiter a. aouusu, wow boulevard, and Mr. and Mrs. P.

Hamilton Jr, 6443 Wy-down boulevard, left today for Tfinnetka, 111, where they are to 'mend the week end at the home Hr. and Mrs. Edward H. BalL Tbtj will return Monaay. Lcheon for Miss O'Reilly, RS.

JOHN F. DONOVAN JR, 1 7430 Washington avenue, was hostess this afternoon at the 'jnnior Leasrue Tearoom at Wheon for Miss Peggy O'Reilly, ihutAnte daughter of Mr. and Thomas A- O'Reilly, 5272 Westminster place. I Guests were Miss Peggy Jane Wnsine. Miss Mary Louise Ewing, Via Marilvnn Meyer.

Miss Julie Cm Leahv. Miss Janet Farish 'Brodhead. Miss Florence Noland, ZiM Lilla Jones, Miss Margaret jDfllon Mathews, Miss Peggy Cur-ran, Miss Elizabeth Ann Peters, Dorothy Jane Schlafly and iMiss Marybeth O'Reilly, sister of the honor guest Mrs. O'Reilly 'tt at a small table with Mrs. Cnovan.

ii. and Mrs. Percy J. Orthwem HunUeigh Village, left yester-'day tor Washington, D. to visit their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

'and Mrs. Adolphus Busch Orth-Veia. Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus are the parents of a son, their first child, who arrived The baby has been Wed Adolphus Busch Orthwein Jr.

His mother was Miss Anne Iitricia Thornley of New York. Mrs. Percy. Orthwein's brother id sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

'Adolphus Busch JU, of Huntleigh jYUlage, accompanied by Mr. and xrs. Adalbert von Gontard, also of Huntleigh Village, and Mr. and (Mrs. Edward Magnus, 4 Hortense 'jlace, have returned from a week's visit in Dallas, Tex.

While in Dai-Has Mrs. Busch visited her mother. Mrs. Dick Slaughter. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Hazlett Jiross Jr, former St. Louisans, Vho have been spending: 10 days it the Congress Hotel, left yes- jxeraay by motor for their home in a. m. Tneir aaugnter.

Louise Ann, is a pupil at Villa ON JIM RECORDS It th Victor RmrarA rtmU "Ulfind mil th, muiir you ijAVORTTE LOVE SONGS MloJLUnn' Tenor' ohestra tj Priee 263 ive You T1. AmAnii E.Z iQ Me Only W'U Thine I CU ld Wl Song; In Tl, i elMt Slory Fv' Told; Be- "an 10U record in an album V. ecorf Delivery ALDVIN PIANO GO IK CA. 4370 Iff! I t. oet, by IhttmrMV A fljj lrtmtr" mrliatt.

Duchesne. Mr. Gross is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.

Gross of 410 North Kewstead avenue; Mrs. Gross, the former Miss Blanche Adami, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Adami of the Congress Hotel.

Mrs. Gross spent last month at The Breakers -Hotel in Palm Flau, with her brother-m-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs, Charles W. Webb of Denver, and Mrs. Adami.

Mrs. Adami and the Webbs will be in St. Louis this week end and early next week Mr. and Mrs. Webb will return to their home.

To Be March Bride. THE wedding of Miss Mariana Phelps Parcells, daughter of Xf T- onil Mra rTViarlBa A Par. cells of Grosse Point, Mich, and Walter Dray Wagoner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Blewett Wagoner, 510 Trinity avenue, University City, will take place Thursday, March 12.

The bride's uncle, William Lyon Phelps, professor, emeritus of Eng lish at Yale University, will offi ciate at the marriage which is to take place at Grosse Point Memo rial Church at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Afterward there will be a reception at the Parcells home. Miss Parcells' sister, Mrs. Charles Arms of Cleveland, will be matron of honor. Miss Jean Wag oner, sister of the prospective bridegroom; and Miss Frances Al- lington are to be bridesmaids.

Mr, Arms will attend Mr. Wagoner as best man. Ushers will be -Charles A. Parcells Jr, and Frank Hub bard Parcells, brothers of the bride-to-be; Roy C. Sutton and James Martin of Boston.

Mr. and Mrs. Wagoner and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy C.

Sutton, will be among St. Louisans at the wed ding. Mrs. Leon 'Blair Perkins of Ok lahoma City. is spending a month with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.

and Mrs. Ernest Bashford, 1349 McCutcheon avenue, who are the parents of a daughter born Feb. 3. The baby has been named Susan Kay. Mrs.

Bashford was Miss Enid Cole of Oklahoma City. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Samuel, 5475 Vernon avenue, are parents of their second child, a daughter, born Monday night.

They have a son, Aderton Primm Samuel. Mrs. Samuel was Miss Louise Primm, daughter of Mrs. Samuel S. Primm.

To Be Wed in New York. I NVITATIONS have been received for the wedding of Miss Mary Harrison Reisinger, daughter of Mrs. Mary McK.ee Reisinger of Greenwich, Conn, and Curt H. Reisinger of New York, to Albert Edward Oelschlaeger Jr. Miss Reisinger has chosen as the date for her marriage, Saturday, March 7, the eightieth wedding anniversary of her paternal great- sTandparents.

the late Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Busch of St. Louis. She will wear Mrs.

Busch wedding veil. The ceremony 'is to take place at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church after which Miss Reisin-gert grandmother, Mrs. Busch Greenough, will give a reception at the St. Regis Hotel. Mrs.

Joseph Jenry Morsman will be matron of honor for her sister and Miss Jean Thornton of Sewickley. Pa, will be maid of honor. Bridesmaids are to be: MiM Dorothy Holzinger of River- dale, N. Miss Janet Fletcher of Mount Vernon. N.

x.i mm Dor othea Wilde of East Orange, N. Miss Gloria Reisinger, a cousin of the bride-elect: Mrs. William Poole of New York and Mrs. Robert Storv of West Newton, Mass. Mr.

Oelschlaeger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Edward Oelschlager. of New York and Carmel, N. will have Ravmond de Clairvilie of Huntington, L.

as best man, Ushers will bv Harry Sohmer, Robert Eblinz and Lieu. Ed- win B. Conklin of New York; Albert Borden of Jf ankers, Allen Kitchel, of th pros pective bride; Ersdford Tooery or Montclair. W. and William C.

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