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What's Done's Done

But We're VndoneW;E DON'T KNOW whether to crawl up

to Washington and apoiolize to President Kennedy tirst, or just to eo on and

'ump oft the nearest cliff DOW. Such 11 the

mortification that IOmetimes beJ'alb edi-torial writers when their flowina: tales ofprose get caught in the vagaries of the

typographical process.

I t all started out as aueh an innocent

little piece, too. The accounts of the appear-ance of James Christian Pfohl and hisTransylvania Symphony Orchestra in • COD-

eert on the White Rouse lawn had recalledanother instance when a resident of Salem

bad played music for a President of theUnited States. I t was the tamillar ItOry ofthe little girl who played the piano forPresident Wa.shinJton when he stopped atSalem Tavern and of how the Presidentdidn't compliment her for her playing but

recommended instead a cure for the warton her hand.

President Kennedy, we laid, had beenmore tactful. He had pra ised the youn,

musicians from Transylnn ia. And be bad

lone on to say: "AI an American, I havetbe Ireatest possible pride in tbe work that



THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1961

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Mr. John I. Anderson, Editor

The Transylvania TimesBrevard, North Carolina

"Dear Editor:

I.t was with a feeling of pride that I list-ened to the Transylv,ania Symphony Orches-tra perform at the White House.

The people of Western North Carolinawhose sons and daughtens are in this orches-tra have every reason to be proud of the fine:J.ppearance here.

I e ~ t e n d my pensonal congratulations to

the orchestra, to Dr. Pfohl, its outstandingdir&1or, and to the people of TransylvaniaCounty for their continuing support of the

Brevard Music Center. Also, Mr. Editor, Ieongratulate yell for your recognitionthrough news items and editorials of theBrevard Summer Music Program downthrough the years.

The two leading Washington newspapers,the Washington Post and the Star, have both

featured pictures and front page stories ()fthe concert. Washington has taken officialnotice of the Transylvania Symphony Or-chestra and again I was proud of a s,plendidconcert presentation by an accomplished mus-Ical organization from Brevard."

Sincerely yours,Roy A. Taylor



M u s i c ~ Salem and Presidents-'

Can Boast a Long AssociationWTHEN George Washington visited Salem

Win the spring of 1791, a band of trumpets,

French horns and trombones greeted thePresident's carriage as it drove up the hill

to the village. The church organ pealed awelcome. Musicians of the community en

tertained their distinguished guest during

dinner at Salem Tavern.And, of course, the story has been told

and retold how a little girl of Salem playedthe piano for the President and how, when

she had finished, General Washington ex

tended her no praise---only recommended

a cure for a wart on her hand.As can be seen, the association of mu

sic, Salem and Presidents of the United

States dates back a good long way. I t isnoteworthy nevertheless that this week-

170 years and 33 Presidents later-they allgot togethel' again.

James Christian Pfohl, who draws hismusical heritage from the heart of Salem,took his young Transylvania Symphony Or

chestra to Washington for a concert on the

White House lawn. President Kennedy came

out to greet them. The orchestra played

"Hail to the Chief" in welcome. And we

must say that the President's response to

the music was considerably more tactful

than his predecessor's.He praised the young musicians most en

thusiastically-said, in fact, they played"Hail to the Chief" better than the Marine

band. He fitted his Bostonian accent over

the tricky pronunciation of "Pfohl" as if

he'd grown up saying it. And if he noticedany warts on the hands of the musicians,he refrained from mentioning it.

Despite the terrible burdens of interna

tional crisis on his shoulders, he even man

aged to stamp the occasion with a seal ofimportance.

"As an American," he said, "I have thegreatest possible pride" in the work that isbeing done in dozens of schools stretching

across the United States-schools where de

voted teachers are studying with interested young men and women and opening up

the whole wide horizon of serious music.

This is a great national cultural asset ..."As an American," he said. "I have the

the lasting qualities of President Washing

ton, the little Salem girl and the wart. But

the music; of which he spoke is of lasting

value. And his words are ones that schoolauthorities in this time, faced with the curtailment of so-called "frills," could well

take to heart.



By Norml.n DriKoU, Slat! , " , ~ " . " " rCUl'Olor Murgaret Bouton (le ft) und White House social secretory Letita Baldrige shows the musicia1ls

the National Gallery



President Kennedy shakes hands with handicapped children before a concert

on the While House South Lawn yesterday. Some of the Quests are blind,

crippled or suffer from heart Ollments.-Stor Stoff Photos by Paul Schmick.



After Channing Their Young Audience

Art Hath Charms for Youthful

Carolina Mu s i c i a ~ ONE

OF THEMOST interested "students" on the

t 0 u r w h i c h the Hrevard

group took at the National

Gallery yesterday following

their concert at the White

House, was Letitia Baldrige,social secretary to FIrst

Lady Jacqueline Kenn.edy ."I was an art major m

college," Miss Baldrige explained. "I've been here somany times I couldn't count

them." She turned out to bea fan too of Margaret Bouton the Gallery's associatec u r ~ t o r of education.

Miss Bouton headed upone of the four groups thatwent on simultaneous toursafter the Gallery had closedat 5 p. m. The Brevard groupof 85 arrived at the Galle-ry

at 6 p_ m., remaining for

about 45 minutes.

1'he Brevard visitors had

very little to say at the be

ginning of the tour but

warmed up later. They de

cided that they thought Rem

brandt's self-portrait made

him look "sad" . _ . they

noticed Roman 'buildings inthe background of Raphael's

"Alba Madonna" and "texture" in a Monet painting

of Rheims Cathedral. Everybody had heard of Van Gogh,the French impressionist.

Gallery D i r e c to r JohnWalker greeted the group,standing on one of the

benches in the downstairs

lobby to speak to them. Hepointed out to the young

musicians that the National

Gallery "is the only museum

in the country to have a full

time music director . . . Rich

ard Bales . . . I'm sure you've

heard af him . . . and his

record, 'The Confederacy'."

. Along with the gallery

aide who explained the vari

ous pa.intings and sculptures to each group, went

one of the Gallery'S blueuniformed guards.

In 45 minutes, the Gallery leaders had given thestudents a quick ru.ndownon art from the RenaIssanceto the late 19th Century.

A few -of them said they

"preferred con temp 0 r a r yart." .

Among the other artIsts,

whose paintings were discussed were Boucher, Courbet, Fra Angelico.

The thing that impressed

one of the visitors the mostwas the Gallery's rotundafountain . . . "because it's

on the second floor."



'AGI8-

President Hears Brevard OrchestraBy Lloyd Preslar

II.., 11-""

WASHINGTON _ Dr. James

Christian Plobl directed an Of'

ebes!ra of teen-agers from theNorth Cerolbla mountains )'ester·dIIy in • festive outdoor concert

. for haDdieapPed children and thePresIdent of the United States.

But anyone wbo migbt bave n -

pected. mountain music at the con-cert on lhe Wblte House Ian

would have been disappointed.

The music of such long·haircomposers u Wagner, Prokofiev,Dvorak and DohnInyi made upmost of the pro&ram. And the aswell-disciplined orchestra members from the Brevard Music Cen-tet played with precision underDr. Pfohl', baloll.

I t was the first 01 a seriel of

"coacerlI fot )'GUlli people by),ouq: people" spcIIISOnd by Mrs.JobD F. KermedJ. The first lady

is YKationiD( -' 1I)t8Jlllis Port.M .. . but her bUIbaDd made •brief appearance on ber bebaU.

Cri . . . . . , . . . . . .

The luests of honor were aboutJOel cr ippled and blind childrenand children with heart ailments,a ll of them students in Washine'ton area school• .

Also present were North Caro-lina Gov. Terry Sanford, whocame to Waabiagtoa especially

lor the concert aDd wbo entert.aiDed the muaidaDa afterwards:

Comrnerte Seeretary L u the rHod&H, Sanford's predecessor;and Tat Heel Contressmen RoyTaylor and Basil Whitener.

Presid@nt Kennedy introducedWinston-Salem native Dr. Pfohl,who founded the Brevard schooland who il conductor of theJaclLsonvitie. Fla • Symphony.

Kennedy said he has ,·the great·est possible pride" in the Brevardcenter and others like it acrossthe natiOCl. He said Americans are"not u aware u we should be"of the "&rUt cullural asset" 01·fered at the adMds.

It.,. DM r o,.e.TbI President returned to IUs

GUice about 100 yards from theorchestra'a platform before theconcert bepn. "I have to goback," he explained. "I do wantto 18) ' that 1 plan to keep mydoor open."

Onlookers noted that the Presi·dent did keep the door open. Aft·er the concert word sifted out lhatKennedy had told members of hisataff during the performance heWII pleased with what was goingan oulJlde.

The orchestra members, witocaJi themselva the TransylvaniaSymphOfl,. Orcbestra, IlTived inWu hiorton b,. train ear ly In themorning. Their trip and the re-tum trip to North Carolina last.nlgbt were IiIWlt!ed by the R. J.ReynoJds Tobacro Co, 01 Winston.........

0 ," Polk,.

Reynolds president Alex H. Gal·Joway said ia a llatement thatthe company'. contribution "is infloe with GUt policy of assistilllworthy educational, cultural andother community betterment projects."

He said the selection of theTransylvania Symphony to pre·Rnt the firs t of Mrs. Kennedy'sconcerU "renects national pres·tile ia which all North Caro-linillll ta D lake justiflabJe pride."

LEADERS SHAKE-President John F.Kennedy anels James Christian Pfohl.conductor of th e Transy lvania Music

Camp Orchestr a from Brevard. N. C. at

W a s h i n ~ t o n where th e orchestra .(ave

th e lirst of a series of concerls for younll:people on the White House south lawn,

Pfohl of Charlotte is th e son of Bishopan d Mrs. J. Kenneth Pfohl of Win stonSa lem.

Gov. Sanford, who spoke 'n\@ auchenct sa l under a 13rledurinl the conoert. said tent decorated with colorful bal·

.1 1 "proud" that IhrI ~ : ; ~ I IDd pitched under the)'OWIIItefl bad been .. the south s ide of the"North Carolinians like to be mansioo. Nearby. for-

Tom Lambeth, the )'GUlli for·mer Winstoo-Salem newsJIWI woois Sanfoni's administrative assistani. came with the ,overnor-,

ia everythiq we do." theemor aald-"DO matter, ~ ~ j ~ ~ ~ ~ t . t . ~ : I alon, with Geoqe StepbeDs, San-fter that was finished Kenne. ford's special assistant for area

dy spoke brieny to the orchestra redevelopment.members. Turning 10 the micro- Larnbet.b said he had beeo 10

* * * phone, he ex pla ined that he had the White House as a child , but

Most or the orchestra membetl "They played never in the company of dipitar·lion, are Southerners. Many of them ,"C· " .0 ; ; better than the ,·c::., ,, ies.

he attended the music camp this ~ , ; : J J ! ~ ~ ; ; : ; , ' ~ ~ \ ; : '''nUl is the first time," beI . .

." summer on scholarshi.... said, "since we've beeG lD office,"~ E f ~ : ~ ; E ~ ~ Lambeth.stressed the ··we."And I ""ant to say," he added, Amon, the North caroliniaD5 la thet h a ~ we appreciate Reynolds' 1M orchestra are David Edwards before . . . * * *

doIni all they did." of Winston-salem, James carter After the concert the orchestra

Dr. Pfohl took time out be- of Salisbul")' and Randy Melton. IM;;;;;: HaD Wilson, the former ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ c l i m b e d back .boIrot'NeeQ aeled.ions to explain the Katharine Menefeegn, Car 0 I attorney who is DCJIIIt a ;; headed for thecompoa.ltiona; and describe the Moon! and Robert Palmer, aU of congressional liaison offiCft' at '; ; ._:;-"-,;:= of Art. At Mrs.

composers. He said the firs t of Lenoir. the While House, was caUed to 1 i < ' ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ I calleI")' offi·the selectlOlll, Wagner's overture Most of the musicians are from the orchestra's platlorm near the r i closin, hou r10 "Rienzi." required the coopera. 12 to 18 years old, but Edwards end of the performance to direct youngsters.Uon of all the orchestra's is older. He is the son of Mr. and Sousa's "Slars and Stripes For· Gov. Sanford treatedbers, Mrs. Nesbit Edwards ol ever." them to dinner at WashlnJlOD's

Road. He graduated from TII"enty·five summers ago-the Sand W cafeteria. The lovernor"It's the kind of ,. t t· heson Colle,e last spring and will IN! Ime t music camp was noted that North Carolinians ovm: h l . a a ; ; a ~ ' ~ ~ I : ~ a ! a ~ ~ k for enter Duke Law SchoollhiJ fall. held-Wilson was a sludent there. the cafeteria chain and " ' .... " I

A _ '. 01 vocal s e I - ' : - n ~ Carter. II, son of Mr. He played the oboe. Tar Heel managu....... oeo<;......... J . Lowry Carter 01 Before : : - · : : , ' - - , - ~ . c

Miss Beverly Wo1lf, mezzo or " " ~ ; ' ; is first violinist and tra, Wilson

prano from Spartanburc. S. ( the orchestra. to the stand i ; ; ! ! : : ~ : i . : . ~ : ; Iere the most popular to to make aure The lovernor

audieDce. They listeoed in tune and to In the rear and It : ; ; ~ I , ; ; ; ; . ; throuJhout the performance he said. seconds for him to e=omeapplauded enough to win an 'lbe ,overnor said M had beencore from Miss Wolff and Ilstenina: to the concert. "The rea.

more from the orchestra. 1 was so far ," he IThe mu sicians that when I II.

ton and the White forward: ... : ; ; ~ . ; 'cial buses provided as farThey had a lunchand meatballs before the

Sanford wasn't sure, though,whether" his guests would le t speci.l treatment. When he arrivedhere IIId started for the WhiteHouse, the pilot of the slate's..... airplane uked him when he

wou ld be through with dinner andread, to return to North ca roUna.

" dOD't know," the ' ~ ~ " ~ ~ I replied. ")t'. a c c o r d i n a : · ~ IoaCII takes us to le t throuCbline."



CELEBRITIES WHO WERE APPLAUDED at theconcert are shown in the left photo. At fJle left ishe\'erly Wolff. who received a tremendous ovationSliter each of he r solO&. Dr. Pfohl is next in Jine, and

b.:!SidE' him is Mrs. Henry Hall Wilson, wife of theguest conductor. With the group is Secretary ofCommerce Luther Hodges, former Governor ofNorth Carolina. In the photo at the right is Governor

Terry S:mford flanked by Mrs. Ed M. Anderson.pubJislu::r of The Times, and John I. Anderson, editor, who covered the historic event.

(Photos by JOD E. AndeI'BOD)

Brevard and TnllQ'tv .. .roo", an reapinl vast pabUI:,&, becaase of the blj: bit t.heTrauyln.Dia Sympboll)' Or·(:beslra made la d week wbUeplaying ror PresideDt Joha F.

&enDedy on the lawn of the

White House.Splendid articles arc being

carried in newspapers fromcout-to-coast, praising Dr.Christion Pfohl and hisyou\hlul musicians.

&.dlo s&atlou an I:Ul"JIng

recerdtngllJ of Ute eoneen,

aIoag with TV ....UODa.

ODe of the finest articles&he preSll was that of u . ~ , ",'.land.staff writer for themeton Even.ing Post.

I t follo . .

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TIle ..,. odter doee en-. . . . . . il l Ule nee ... Prell-.. eued7 . . . . . .

The e v e ~ " ~ i w u : ! : : : . . : . . eI'ofPeoPle byIIOI'td by MFa.

, 15-PI«o_11Ie 'eoocert was liven by

. . . . ere TnDSYlvania , - ~ camp orebestn from

.... d ,MUlic Center, In " ' •• -'bilk 0( the Blue Ridgetalllll 'near Brevard. N. C. ThelfOuP i I ' composed or studentsbetween'12 and 18 yean old.

GuelLa invited by Mrs. KenDedy included crip pled children.,:Joqngaters with heart ailmentsand blind children from theWuhlngton area. The ages rang·ed from S'to 17.

Tbe $ene on the South Lawnof the 'EJ:eeutive Mansion waspy. A teot for seating wasconted with baUons and a

le t tent at the side, with aand white striped top,.. ollemonade and

Bus ~ d s aI. childrenhelped to 'their seats as theb' dreued membe" of theCU'olina ordJeatn., all in.. ied up, wait iq lo r thea t when th e President of the"UDited . States would arrive.Apln, it was hard to teU whichJrOUp was the more nervous.'fte moment arrlved aDd In

• hUlhed aileaee Mr. Keue4J

lhf' PresJdent said, "As aD

.-\Jnerican I have the p-eateatpornble pride in the worll. Ou tis beiq done In doze. ofschools strekhing al:roefI theLnited States-schools wberedevoWd teachers are studyingwith interested young men andwomen and opening up thewhole wide horizon of seriousmusk.

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In . her,,,",,,,, to

."" ....f ........... t.he ..... .e dOl

livea to l in . Kemted7 . , SM·In PremIer &bnIsIIdtey, . . . .

called to Ute raeae. WIlli aev·en d we i Deb and. lew Jampa,Pulblnka . . . . restored smite.to the 10...,-aler.

Th e guests at thisHouse reception were in'S uoday beat"

A1m08t fading into theground of the rolorfuJ

the braces, wheel < ~ ; " ~ , , Ihearing aids

.alckIJ strode eDt of the SootJa I ; ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ! ; i onlro eatnaee ' " the WIdIe-. . .onIb ...... . . . . .

'" era . . bed ..... evetJ. . e wIdI • leak. . UlI& . . snipping down'"""",,;,,

lite ODe thae . . . , . We. tent po8ta so that eaehS&udI at AI&eatlOD would have a gay mementoThe President, wearinl a take bome.

D\')' blue suit, went directly Works al a Teamthe baodstand. He 8tood at As Dr. James Christiantention whUe the youthful founder and director of

cbeatra played the National Ii,. I m,US;lc camp and orchestra,them and theD ''Hail to stand , he drew anChief." liaid. "Listen to aD of •• ; '--,':"I ju t said to them (tbe ments and remember an 00 . . . 1

cheatra) that 1 think tr a must work as a team."

Rliltct the Chief better ' : : : : l l g T h ~ . n = h ~ . ~ t ! ~ O O : ~ k ~ h ~ b ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : 1 arine Corps 8Jlnd, snd • • ~ . , yery grateful to them," Mr.ned1 . . d. Bnhms,

Liter with more Iincerity and Maleolmn Aroold.any reall%ed for a time, the .adent aid, '"'So while 1 . . 11

to go bad: to my

want to that 1keep the ,,-_" . ~ . : : , :" .



THE SETTING OF THE CONCERT is shown inthe photo at the left. Over 300 handicapped ebild'-en of the \V 8shington area were seated in the tentto the left ') f the stage from which the youthfulm 1 l 8 i c i a m ~ played . In the photo at the right iJ a groupof the dignitaripCl. present for the concert, who are,

left to right, Paul C. Thomas, of Spartanburg, S. C.,chairman of the Board of Trustees of thp BrevardMusic Fonndatinn: Oliver Daniel. of Broadcast



'BetterThanMarineBand,'

JFI( SaysOfBrevardGroupWASHINGTON (AP) - An or- tra from Brevard: N. C., made

chestra of youngsters struck up up of musicians aged 12 to 18."Hail to the Chief" and President Kennedy complimented theirKennedy strode across the White sprightly playing of "Hail to theHouse lawn to meet his guests. Chief," saying he thought they

Some of them couldn't see him played it "better than the Marineand others couldn't rise to greet Corps Band, and we are gratefulhim. But they were delighted as to them."

he moved along a line of wheel The President mounted thechairs smiling and shaking hands. bandstand to shake hands with

The occasion Tuesday was the the conductor, James Christianfirst of a series of "Concerts for Pfohl. I

Young People by Young People" Kennedy said "as an American I<:It the White House. r have the greatest possible pride '

The special guests were 325 in the work that is being done. inchildren who are blind crippled dozens of schools stretchlOgor have heart trouble ' across the United States-schools- They heard a v ~ r i ~ d program ~ h e r e .devo.ted teachers are studyfrom Wagner, Brahms and Pro- 109 with. mterested young ~ e n kofiev to Aaron Copland and a n ~ . opemng ':IP the ~ h o l e WideSousa, played by the 85-piece h O . ~ l z o ? serious m u s l ~ . Transylvania Symphony Orches- ThiS IS a great n a b o n ~ l .cul-

tural asset, and therefore It IS agreat source of satisfaction to me,

representing as r do today mywife, to welcome all of you hereat the White House.

Mrs. Kennedy, who is sponsoring the concerts, is vacationingon Cape Cod.

Kennedy said he couldn't leavehis desk long enough to stay forthe- 75-minute program but hepromised he would leave his office door open so that he couldhear the music.

The children, many of whosecrutches lay on the grass duringthe concert, seemed to enjoy thehighbrow music too.

The biggest hit was Beverly

Wolff, 30, a mother from Atlanta,Ga., who sang a Brahms lullabyand a spiritual, "Let Us Break



'Hail to the Chief' DelightsHandicapped atWhite House

Kennedy Greets 325 Beaming ChildrenOn Lawn as Orchestra Opens Concert

By the Associated Press Up of musicians from the agesWASHINGTON, Aug. 23 - An of 12 to 18. _

orchestra of youngsters struck Mr. Kennedy compltmentedup "Hail to the Chief" and their sprightly playing of "HailPresident Kennedy strode across to the Chief," saying he thoughtthe White House lawn to meet they played it "better than thehis guests. Marine Corps Band, and we are

Some of them couldn't see him grateful to them."and others couddn't rise to greet The President mounted t.hehim. But they were delighted as bandstand and shook hands. Witil

he moved along a line of wheel- the conductor. James Christianchairs smiling and s h a k in g Pfohl.hands. Mr. Kennedy said: "As an

The occasion Tuesday was the Ame.rican ! h ~ v e the greatestfirst of a series of "concerts p o s s J ~ l e pnde the work thatfor young people by young peo- IS being done d a zen s ofpIe" at the White House. s c ~ o o l s stretching across the

Umted States.~ h e special gues.ts w e ~ e ·325 "This is a great national cuI.Ichildren who are .bllnd, Crippled tural asset, and therefore it is

ir have heart trouble. a great .,ource of satisfaction

They heard a varied program to me representing as I do todayfrom Wagner, Brahms and Pro- my wife to welcome all of you

!OfieV to Aaron Coplal1d and here at the White House."

Sousa, played by the 85-piece Mrs. Kennedy. who is sponsorTransylvania Symphony Orches· ing the concerts. is vacationingtra from Brevard, N. C., made on Cape Cod. .t 3 ~ ~ ~

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2A-Durharn Moming Herald, Wed., August 23, 196\

TarheelTeen-Age OrchestraBrings Kennedy's Applause

North Carolina'. Gov. TelT)'Sanford, who came up especiallYfor the event with Mn. Sanford,made a few weleomin. remarksand paid tribute to the man whowith lIiM Letitia Baldrige, s0c

ial secretary to Mrs. Kennedy,had a lot to do with making th econcert poaible.

This was Mr. Henry Hall Wi!$00, now a White House liaison



19A-The Durham Sun, Wednesday, August 23,1961

PLAYING FOR THE PRESIDENT_The Transylvania symphonyorchestra of Brevard, N.C., has President Kennedy. left-center.among its listeners for part of a concert on the White House

grounds yesterday. James Christian Pfohl conducts.-AP Wirephoto_



~ b t n i n g j lnfWASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1961 \

Handicapped children from the oreo were invited by Mrs. Ken.

nedy to hear (I "concert-by-children-for-children." Dr. James

C. Pfohl, conductor, leads the orchestra of the Transylvania

Music Camp of Brevard, N. c., as President Kennedy, on the

bandstand, listens. Mrs. Kennedy was at her home at Hyonnls

Port and could not attend the launching of the concerts.

President Plays Host At,Children's MusicaleB,. D A I ~ Y CLELAND

I I . 81011 W r l l ~ r An orehe/llra of teen-llKers

played to an audlenee madeup mainly of dlMbled children yeaterday on the WhiteHOUle. lawn, and It 11'13 hardtt ) ~ I I who had the better

time.Th e onl, other clOlle con

testant In the raee w.. Presi

dent Kl'nn!dy, himself.Th e t'vent w.. tn e t int In

a &erlell ot "'Coneerts forYount P@Ople b1 Younlhoplt'''. sponsored by Mra.Ktnn@dy.

I & . p t ~ ORbeitra

Th e conef'rt W . Iflven by

th e 86-DI@Cl' TranlYlvanJaMualc Camp orehtsua fromth e Brevard MUsil.' Center. Inth e tOOthl1l.s of the BlueRldee Mountains near Bre'ard, N. C. Th e arouD Is com·!)OIled at studenl.i between12 and 18 yeara old.Guests Invited by Mra. Ken

nedy includ!d erlppled ehll

dren, younllteu with heartallmenta an d blind children

from. th e Wuhlnltcn aru ,

Th eir ..,t'll ranged from 8 ton.

Th e IICl'"ne on th e SOuthlA'Iwn of tht' becutlvf' Mansion w.. Uy. A tent for IMtIn , 11'/14 deconted n th bal-

lonll and a 3I11aller tent at the

aide, with a red an d white

striPed top, houaed galions

of lemonade an d eookles.

BWl loads of ehlldren 1i'ere

helped to their IMtI AI the

neat.,. drtMed members o(

the North Carollna oreheatn , all In white, tuned up,wa!ti", lo r the moment whenth e President of th e UnitedStatM would arrive. Alain. I t

... hard to tell whleh groupw u th e more nervous.

The moment alTlved an d Ina huahed IIl1enc:e Mr. KennedyQulck.,. st rode out of theSouth Portleo enuanee of theWhite House. aneral hundred pairs of eyea . . . .ched hl l

every move 1i'1th a look of"thl l 1I the one Ume In myJUe".

8pnl l l at Attention

Th e Pre sident. wearing II

navy blue suit, went directlyto the bandstand. He stood atattention while the youthful

orehelltra played the NationalAnthem and then "Hall to theChid."

'" I JUlt SAid to them 4thI.'orchestra) that 1 think theyplayt'd Hall to th e ChidbtUt'r than the MarineCoTPI' BAnd. and we are veTJ

,",Ateful to them," Mr . Ken

nedy Mid.

Laler with more sinceritythan an y reallted for a time,the Prellldt'nt IlIld. '"SO,while I will have to 10 beekto my otrkle, I do want tosa y that I am ,olng to keepthe door OPtn." And he did.

.....Isea Yo_tl,

In ItreSlllna his ~ t r o n g ~ l I n a lor th e youth in thlll

country golnl Into th e musical field th e Prf'l ldl'"nt Mid," A ~ an American I have th eIfTe_test poulble pride In th e

work that la bein, done IndOl!V\I of aehooll .tretehll\Jaerou the United State&lIChools where devoted teach

eu are studylnl with Interested youn. men and womenan d oJ)l!'nlna" UP tne wholewide horizon of IleriOUI music.

"'I think that aometlmes Inttys countTJ 1I'e are nOt asawal'e u we .hould be ofth e extraordinary work thatIs bell\8 done in thill flf'ld.This Is a grt-at national,cultural U!II! t , an d theretoreit is a lreat BOurce ot satisfaction to representlng

a . I do my Wife. to wt'lcomeall of YOU here today at th e

WhIte Hou.".A. he Id1. to to back to hi'

offlee. t h ~ Pre,ldent .o;topped

to shake many handa In th eaudience And to p a ~ one or

two eurly head I where a

handahake lI'ould have been

diffleult.

A pretty blond HI-year-old

girl told th e Prel\ldent. from

he r wheel chair that she ha d

gone l int to the Joseph P.

~ n n e d y SChool In Boston~ f o r e It 11'11.. felt that ,h e~ ' a s wrl! enoulfh to comeback 10 ht'r home In Mount

Rainier. Md. Mr. Kennedy,compl!mentinK her on he r

proe:reM, remarked that th e

nunll do Illonderfui work

theu.Breaks Into T ~ a r s

One of th e crippled children was .0;0 o'Otreome bymeeting her Pre.o;!dent thathf'r JOY turned to tear.o;. Atthis point a Kennedy '"aide"by th e name 01 Pushlnka,

th e white dog given to Mrs.

Kennedy by SOviet PremierKhrushchev, WU ealled to

th e rescue. With sl'veral wet

!lcks lind a few jumPl\,Pushlnka had restored smiles

10 the founQ:llter.

Th e Q : u e ~ t a at t h l ~ White

ehelltr& m ust workas

a WI8e A I 1 ~

'PlI.ppa Brahm..: " own turn li t cnnr!Uttmlfteam," North Carolina's Gov. Terry "Star,o. lind S t r ! ~ s Fore\'(>r",

Then he took his young Sflnford, who clime UP tI<- After the concert. mernb!>rs

audience throuah l e l ~ t l o n s peelally for the e\'eTlt with of th e orchestrll. were taken

of Warner, Prokofiev, Aaron Mrs. SanCord, made a lew on a special quick tour of the

Copland, Dvorak, B r a . h m welcoming r e m a r k ~ and paid NAtional Oallery of Art b!'forf'Dohnany!. Souaa an d Mal- tribute to th e man who with bOll.l'dllll their train to return

eolm Arnold, ?-Usa Letitia Baldrige, social to North Carolina,

Th e utlst applauded m o . ~ t secletary to M r ~ . Kennedy. 0111.' member of th!' flroup.by th e children w u 1I0101s\. hl'ld a l o ~ to do with milking IIdmltllnll;" that he was tlrrdBeverly Wolff, a meu.o thl' concert po . sible. atll'T ~ u c h ada}'. !<aid. h o ~ ' _ IOpTano. She explained be - This 1I'U Mr. Henry Hall l'\·er. after SlOlnl: throur;h the

fore ahe un , the Brahms W I I ~ n , now a White House !lAUery, '"SOmethln, like t h l ~ LIInabJ, "Brahms 1i'''' a very 1 I 1 1 1 ~ n man With th e House lIure Ptrks YOU up". And to-

IPaUtII ma n an d be loftd. 01 R f , , ~ . . nt.atl\"es. But 25 da,.. UW y will al l be ptUUUI

Hou M'i reception were In their

"Sunday best."AlmOlt fadin g into th e

background of th e eolorful

&tene were th e bucee, wh",l

chain, crutchel, bearing aidaand the many helplnl hand.of thOle who brourht th e

ehildren, Including membenof th e Dlst.rlct Red CrouChapter ' . Motor Servloe.

Teen-aRe children ot WhiteHouS!! atAff members were.o;ervl nlf refre5hments an dpaMlnl out programs. an dfor once the White HoulII!walters seemed to be .lmplYaMistinl.

M th e end of the after

noon came for these children, th e mOllt popular ma nabout WI.I\ a White HOUle

mUltary aide; who w. . . lp_

plnR down balloons fromth" tent posts 110 that eachcilnd would have I. gay memento to take home.

Work., a. a Team

As Dr. J ames Christian

Plohl, founder and directorof the musle eamp and orchestra, took the stand, he1r"w Au eyell u he lI/lid,"Llsten to ,.11 of th e iftl:tru

mf'nta an d remember an or-

t b l l d ~ n - M 11M1 hear hl l Y'-"rA"o he w u R m e m ~ r a,.aln In wir North carolinab -________________ N D . ~ ~ . f l U m . . h . ' ~ . ~ ; . .~ M - : : ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ __ _____________



,THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES. BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA


AS PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY walked onto th e improvisedstage on th e lawn of the White House last Tuesday afternoon, the

Transylvania Symphuny orchestra broke out with "Hail To TheI Chief". At the right. Plcsid:;>!'t K-cnnedy tells the audience ho w im-

pressed he is with t h i ~ first in a series of concerts for you ng peopleby young peo91e. (Times Staff Photo)



Pennsylvania Avenue

Concerts B and For Children to StartTHE FIRST of a series of as w 11 as cardiac and blind Uan Pfohl, who founded the House and have a picrili:

concerts given by and for children from the District camp 25 years ago. Repre· lunch on the lawn beforechildren at the White House of Columbi" area, all of the sentatives from the school their concert. They will re-

same age range as the musi· inspected the lawns at the turn to the camp by sleeperwill be presented Tuesday, cians. White House yesterday. that night.Aug. 22, at 4 p. m., on the The concert will be con· The musicians will come In case of rain, the con-South Lawn. ducted by the director of the by train to Washington. cer t will Ibe held inside the

The concerts were ~ 0 t ; ; . : .,:;D:,;r.:,. . , . : : ; : ; . i . .. " . . " , , . ; ; ; ; ; . ; l o : . . , . . ; e __W;.;l . " , , " ; ; < : . ; . ; . ; , ; ~ l ' ! ' ! ~ : : : : 1 ~ : l t ! iranged by Mrs. Kennedy,

who will not be present fo r

the firllt of the series. How

ever, President Kennedy isexpected to greet the youngmusicians and their younga\ldience.

The concert will be givenby the 8S-piece TransylvaniaMusic Camp Orchestrafrom the Brevard MusicCenter which is located inthe foothills of the Blue

Ridge Mouptains near Brevard, N. C. The players arestudents from 12 to 18 years,representing talent from 20states. The youngsters al lspend six weeks at the sum-met" camp.

The audience will be composed of crippled children,




lb DcMtt:l» CIInaUer. PI. f ! Pho t . . . . p James C. Pfohl conducu the TrQlUylvania Symphony Orchestra and IOlo;,e in B r a l u n s ~ Lullaby

Refreshments for 'he young audience are served before the concert



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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ chooses a mountain topC. to rehearse selections i t

the fir st of several studentlay

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ onof Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy.

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Ex-Oboist BringsGroup To Play at White HouseA man .h o played oboe In It nedy d l ! C l d ~ llIe would 1poruor l ..hleh II fnr c h l l d ~ n 12 1.0 11 1 "Arttr the cone,"rt, we '11'111

young North CaroUna orehellra II. ~ r l e l 01 conur18 for 1oun, yean old, will play It 4S-mhaut.e hue dinner 'II.'lth Gov. • nd

21 ),eara _'0 had .. lot to do people. the fonner obofl player, protram which will Include Mr, Sanford" Nr Pfohl aaIdwith brln&'lnr lhf' orchestra to Mr. Wilson. now I White Hou se selections from WaIner. Pro-- • . , . •

the White House to play thll lIaiaon man with th e HoUle of kone", Aaron Copllnd, Brahms, " but. I don t 'll'now wherew ~ l r : . Represent..Uves, remembered D o h n ~ n y l . Meredith WlIJaon,lthe dinner will be,"

Th e l iM of . . series of Con- the TtaDQ'lvanla Mwle Camp Maleolm Arnold, Bouu., Dvorak "For cu r finale, . 'e will p1Q

eertl for YoWll People will be Orchestra. and lOIIle American folk tune•. BeUla" "Stara an d 8tri

plapld on the White Houae Mr. P f o ~ II.Id that t.hrOuJh Mr. Phohl aald tM 2&-year- Porever" and " ' I I have ourICMIlh lawn TUeada, by th e Mr. WllIon, intereea&lon. and old camp haa 23(1 student.l and W tbeTrlDI1lYanla MWlJe Camp Or- thai of North Carolina Gov. a .taU of tOO teaehera. old oboist, Mr. ilion d ~ " clMatra from the Brevard Terry Banford, the invltaUon podium u .. auNt con .Mwlc Cenloer. 800n arrived by ....y of lira. T..e" In td Cba.In Mrs. XelUle4J' 11 not ezpeet.ed

The camP. nestled in the Kennedy'a preas aecretary, Miu "WI! teach . . ctvlq the to attend the e o ~ r t abe 11.

toothilll cf the Blue Rlelle Leuua BalcIrlce. etuden'" a chance tc pla, with IPOI'IlOrin,. SIte Will be InMountalJII near BTenrd , N. C" Mr. Pfohl II.Id the u-plece iexper1enCed men and women:' Hnnnil Port., lIaa., on vaeawu Itarted 25 years a,c . At orchestra, which w1ll lnclude 20 he u.kt. "The student.l pia, Uon with her ch1ldren. Bu tthat Ume. acecrdlna to the cr - faeUl", memben, wtll travel ta in th e flrat chair poatUona and her ,ueata. crippled eh1ldren.chestra'. conductor, Jame. Waahlnaton by train on the Ihe Ceachera I i the RCOnd earcHae paUenl.l and blind

Chrtatlan Pfohl, dl!f'p amona nl,ht before the oneert and will chain." Many of the nudentaI hlldren from the otat.rk:tthe wood .. lnda A t one Henry return to Brevard after the are on scholer.hlp' to the area will be there to hear Mr.

Han Wliaon. concert . nine and a hllf ...eek rummer Wilson lead he orchestra heWhen Mra. JICQuell,.. Ken- The muale camp orchestra, c o u r ~ . left 25 YUrI 1,0.

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White Honse Concert

JFK Follows

An Open DoorPolicy on Music

By Marie Smith

P R E S I D E ~ T KENNEDY

couldn't stay away from his

desk {or the 75 ·mi nu t e

youn, p e 0 p ie ' s concertplayed on the White Houselawn ye-sterday by tb e M-piece Transy I van i a Symphony Orebe&tra from Brevard, N . C. But he left thedoors to his office open so

be could hear the music.

the District area who were specialguests at the eoncert.

I t was the fint in theseries.. of "Concerts fo rYounl People by YoungPeople" to be sponsored byFirst Lady Jacqueline Ken

at tbe White HOUse.was not present yester

day, however, to enjoy themusic or watch the (aces ofthe delighted audience.

She is vacaUoning at theKennedy summer home inHy.nnls Port, Mass., and inhis welcoming remarks, thePreaident aaid he was rep._h e r .

As he approached theopen bandstand, erected lac·ing the South entrance tothe ExecuUve Mansion, theb.nd struck up the ··StarSp.Riled Banner" and 101·lowed it with '·Hail to theChier."

"I think they played Hail

to the Chief better than theMarine Corps Band, and weare Jl"&teful to them," Presi·dent Kennedy remarked aft·er mounting the bandstandand sb.kina bands with con·ductor J.mes Ch r l s t l . nPfohl.

AFTER PAYING tribute

to th e conduetor and hiswhtte-clad youthful .tudents,President Kennedy said', "AI

an American I bave the

greatest possible pride in

the work tb.t is being done

in dozens 01 schooll stretch·ina across the United Stales_ schools where devo tedteachers are studying with

How They Got

The BookingTransylvania Symphony

Conductor Plohl said yes·terday that Mrs. Ken·nedy's Social Secretary,Letitia Baldrige, toldabout plans for WhiteHOWIe youth c o n c ~ r t s be·fore the National Symphony Orchestra Leaguein Ph i lade lph ia lastspring.

He said be contacted• friend, Henry Hall WII·

son. on the President's

staff and asked whether

his orchestra coUld r lay,in the series, A !low of

correspondence betweenPfohl and Miss Baldrigeresulted in an invitationto the 85·student NorthCarolina group to playthe first concert.

interested young men andwomen and opening up the

whole "ide horizon of serioous music."

He added ". .. I trunk

that sometimes in this coun·try we are not .ware as weshoUld be of th e extraordI·nary work tN t is beingdone In thiI fleteL"

Oiapl:aytn. htJ kIlowleda:eo[ musk, th e New Enaland.

born President nm.rtedthat "probably tIbe beltchamber music In th e worldIs pleyed in Vermont, byyouna AmericlUl8-<mJd bere

THEY SHALL RAVE MUSIC-Nine-year·

old Mary Dement and be r nurse, MaryE. Weber, intently listen to the strains ofWagner's Rienzi Overture as performedyesterday at the White House by the allyouth Transylvania Symphony. Some 32:;

infirm children from the Washin,ton met-ropoUlan area were special guests at the

concert which included a program of

classical music fro maround the world,spiri tuals, patriotic marches and nUfSU"ysongs.

in this school. where they

have produced extraordinary

musicians and teachers, andtheir work i8 being dupli·cated all across the United

Stales."This is a great national

cultural anet, and there·fore it is a &reat source oflaUlfaotion to me.. represent·ing as I do today my wife,to welcome all of you here

today at th e White House."As he le n the bandstand

to return to hill office, theslender, sun·tanned ChiefExecutive paused along theway to shake hands with themembers of the audience inwheel chairs forming thetif8t row under the l1eldtent se t up for the guests.

He expressed surprise to

learn that pretty, blondePatricia Holbrook, 16, ofMount Ramler, had attend·ed th e Joseph P. KennedySchool lo r the Handicapped

in Boston. "The nuns theredo a wonderful work," thePresident commented. Patricia now attends the C.Melvin S h a r p e HealthSchool in the Distrlet.

Each of the children in·vited to th e concert w.ore •name ta g marked with ared, white and blUe ribbon.They enjoyed lemonade andcookie!! served before anddllriDl the concert by teen·age sons and (buBhters of

members of the WhiteHouse staff.

MANY of the music·loving members of the Presi·

dent's staff gathered around

thc tent listening and walth·

ing the rapt attention givenby the youna seated .J.udi·

cncc. And it turned out tobe more of a family aftail"

than expected. Henry HallWilson, a student at Ole mu·sle caDlp 25 yeaB _'0 alHlnow on the President'. ,taft'as liaison representativewith the House of Repre·sentatives, turned lUest con·ductor for a Sousa march,the "Stars and Stripes For·ever."In introdueln, Wilson ,

who was inst rumental ingetting the TranQ'lvania Or·ehestra for the f in t concert,Pfohl recalled that All • teen·

aaer Wilson played oboe in

the orchestra.

After the "Rienz!"' Over·

ture by Wainer, the orches·tr a played three dances eachlrom a different country.Conductor Plohl explainedto the appreciative audiencethat "music is a univel"sallanruage understood aroundthe world," and introduceda lavotte, from the "Classi·cal Symphony: ' Opus 25, bythe Russian composer Proko·fiev.

the Hungarian refugee com·poser, Dohnanyi, which was

based on American folktunes.

.\ t first Pushlnka was in I

little pen near the concert

area, but a White House

gardner led her on a leash

to the lemonade stand where

he {cd her cookies.

There followed a hoedown,

from ·'Rodeo" by the Amcri·can composer Copeland, anda Slavonic dance, No.8,Opus 46, by the Bohemiancomposer Dvorak.

BIGGEST lilT of the con·(·ert was mezzo soprano

Two t:nglish Dances by

Sir Malcolm Arnold were

the last on the scheduled

45·minute procram but the

audience caUed for mor"and Conductor Pfohl dp·lighted the children with aChildren's March by Ed·mund Frankel Goldmancomposed oC favorite nun·ery rhymes and BOngs suchas "Merrily We Roll Along,"··Farmer in the Dell," "Three

Blind Mice" and "Pop G o e ~ the Weasel."

The orchestra also played<'The Do Re Me" sona: from"Sound oC Music", stretch·

AT THE END o{ the con·

cert, White House aides

gave gay colored balloons

which decorated the tent toto the crippled, cardiac andblind children. The childrenwere selected from a list sup·plied by tbe D. C. Board of

Education.North Carolina Gov. Ter·

ry Sanford told tbe Districtboys and girls bow happyhe was that an orchestra

(rom his state was sele<:tedto play the first concert inMrs. Kennedy's series.



To for

os1

Music Lovers Exchange GreetingsPresldut K ~ l I . I I e d 1 ,reels the hont-row

audience at the fln t In the series .r "COD'uris for Y01Ul6 People by YOlln,pie." The lS·piece Trab51lvanla 8)'111pbODY

Orehestra 'rom N.

of yOUllPten U to 18, provided tbe ma,i'.1Some 3%$ crippled cbUdren frolllWashIartoD area were the special • •at yesterday'. eODcert Od the Whitelawn. 8tory on Cl.

Busy JFK Leaves Office Doors Open,l\r Marie Smith

PRU;IDENT KENNEDY

coukln't skoy away from his

desk {or the 75·minute)'Oung p c 0 p ie ' s coneert

p l a ~ ' e d on the }Vhlte Housewwn yesterday by the 8$.piece Transy I y a n I a Sym·phony On:he81ra from Brevard, N. C. BUt he left thedoors to his ofllce open 80he could hear the music.

Al " p. m. the President

lett the White House to wei·come the YOUDI m ~ l c i a o s . atudents from the ages of 12to 18 who spend sik weeDat the Brevard MwN.c CenterIUmrner camp, and to greetthe 326 crippled, eatCliac an dblind children from th e Dis·trtct area .110 were specialguests at th e cqncert.

I t was the tlrst in theseries of "Concerts forYoung People by YoungPeople" to be sponsored byPirst Lady JacqueUne Ken-llIedy at the White House,She was not present. yNtfrda y , however, to enjoy (hemualc or watch lite facef oftbe delighted audience.

She is vaqationioa at the

Kennedy s u ~ home in

Hyannis Port, SII. , and inhis . tVelcomlna markl, thePresident said was rep.resentin. her.

As he appr ched th e

open bandstand, ereeled fac-

ing the South entrance tothe Executive Mansipn, tb e

band struck up the "Star

Spangled Banner" and fol·lowed It with "Ha il to theChief."

" I think they played Hailto the Chief better than theMarine Corps Ban!!, and weare Itateful to them," Presl·dent Kennedy remarked aft.

er mountlna: the bandstand

and shaking hands with con·ductor James Chr i s t i anPfohl.

AFTER PAytNG trlbuteto the conduNbr and' hiswhite-clad youthful swdent&,President Kennedy said, "Asan American I have tbegreatest possible pride inthe work that Is being 40ftein dozens of schools strekh·ing across the United States

- schoo18 where devo tedteachers ar e studying withInterested young men and.women and opening up thewhole wide horizon of Nrl·ous music."

"'Ibis is a great nationalculturaJ asset, and therelore it is a great source of

satisfacUon to me, representiDl u I do today my wife,to welcome el l of you beretodaJ at the White House."

A. be left the bandstaDd

to return to his office, the

slender, sun·tanned ChiefExecutive paused a lon, the

way to abate hfmds with themembers of the audience inwheel chairs forming the

ftrst row under the fieldtent se t up ror the guests.

He expressed surprise tolearn that pretty, blondePatricia liolbrook, 16, ofMount Ramler, had attend·..... J_ P. "'nn . . .

!ieattol for "):landloappelfhi 1 I o t ~ ~ . . nww.-theredo a w«t .. ShePrealdeDt eat.ecL.. Pa -trida DOW ads ·tbf C.MelvlD. S" a t p e HealthSchool in the DistrJtt.

Eacb of tbe children ....vlted to the concert wore aname ta g marked with ared, whIte and blue ribbon.They enjoyed lemonade andcookies served before anddurina: the concert by teen·age SOIlS aJld daughters 01

members of the WhIteHouse .taff.

MANY 01 the music-loving members of the Presi·dent's staB' gathered around

the tent listening and watch·

inc the rapt attention givenby th , YOWlg sealed ,audioence, And it turned "lit tobe more of a family aft'airthan expected. Henl'J HallWUson, a student at the mu·sic c a m ~ 2S years a, o andnow on the P r ~ i d e n t ' s staffas liaison representativewith the Houoe of Representatives, turned guest eon.duetor for a Sousa mArch,the "SLars and Stripes k·ever."

Mter the "Riend" Over.ture by Wagner, the orchestra played three dances each

from a dUferem. eowla'.Conduclor Pfohl elrplainedto the appreciative audieocethat "music is a univel'll81languqe understood arouadth e world," and introduceda ,avotte, from the "Classi·ca l Sympboay," Opus 2:1, bythe Russian composer Proko-fiev.

There followed a hoedown,from "Rodeo" by the Ameri·can composer Copeland, anda Slavonic dance, No. 8,Opus 46, by the Bohemiancomposer Dvorak.

BIGGEST HIT of the COD-

cert we.s mezzo eoprenoBeverly WaUf. a .year-old

from Atlanta, Ga .,Who ..... BnIIws lullaby

and tbe traditional spiritual

"Let Us Break lkead Together." The applause wu

80 great she came back forauoiber seleeUon, "ClimbEvery Mountain," and w..called back for .. second bow

after that'I'he ch II d re n. men,y of

whose cnrtehes lay in th e

er- duriDa th e C<lncert..giated ."ttb del.iil1t .. fb iordlestr. played an Amerlcan Rbapsody, Opus 47, byth e Hungarian refugee com·poser. DobnanyJ, whlCb wasbased on American foLttunes.

AT THE END of tbe COD.cert, White House aldesgave la y colored balloonawhich decorated the tent totp the crippled, cardiac andblind ehildren. The childrenwere selected front a ILst sup.plied by the D. C. Board ofEducation.

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