11 OGDENSBURG JOURNAL, WED., MAY 16,

Remington Collection Violinist Most Impressed

Praised By Rubinoff; By His Western Bronzes:

••SMASH HIT'" PERFORMANCE—Violinist David Rubinoff (top photo) is shown, "on stage" at George Hall Auditorium Tuesday night, where he charmed and enthralled an audi­ence of over 800 persons with his musical wizardry, humor and vigorous, warm-hearted personality. His "Pops Concert" under the auspices of the Kiwanis Club followed appear­ances before several thousand local public and parochial students during the day at school assemblies and a special

matinee performance. In lower photo, he is shown during a "coffee break" at the Hearthstone Inn Tuesday morning, where he met several local music teachers. Left to right are: Mrs. George Liebler; Piano Accompanist David Burk of the American Conservatory, Chicago; Rubinoff and Kiwanis President Albert Gilbert. Mr. Rubinoff will be 65 in Septem­ber and said this was his "final" nationwide tour. (Chuck

Kelly Photos).

Rubinoff Charms Young And Old By PAULA WILKINSON

The versatility of a violin, his one a sweet-toned 1731 Jtradiva-rius, delighted ap­

proximately 800 Ogdensburg clever string innovations, music lovers Tuesday evening] The Chopin splendor was as the accomplished David [captured in a refreshing man-

Mrs, Hall Dies At 67 [n Norwood

Norwood—Mrs. Ida Simonds lall, 67, wife of John A. Ha-H lied at '2:30 a.m. this morning t her home. Cause of death vas attributed to a heart at-ack.

Funeral arrangements are ty the Buck Funeral Home vhere friends may call this •vening and Thursday after-

ioon and evening at their con-'enience. Funeral services will ie held at the funeral home ""irday at 2:00 p.m. with the lev. Frank Smith, pastor of he Norwod Methodist Church fficiating. Interment will bejto the violin solo innovation

Rubinoff "fiddled" the gamut from Debussy's "Clair de Lune" to colorful variations of •file folk ballad of Davy Crockett and halfway back again.

Accompanist David Burk, •25-year^old faculty - member for the Chicago American Con­servatory, on leave-of-absence for the tour, began the evening program at the piano key­board. He played Dohnanyi's Rhapsodie, Op. 11, No. 3, with adept interpretation for the least-familar selection on the program.

Rubinoffs appearance was heralded by his own composi­tion, "Dance of the Peasant", which, he wrote for the motion picture "You Can't Have Any thing". The colorful rendition portrayed the Polish contrast from fantasy to stark tragedy and the peasant certainly danced atop Rubinoffs bow in numerous passages of the work.

Gershwin Outstanding The evening's introduction

a Riverside rood.

Cemetery, Nor-

Surviving besides her husband re two daughters, Mrs. Wil-iam (Betty) Hinkle, Johns-own, N. Y. and Mrs. William Mary) Brouse, Norwood; a ister, Mrs. Eli (Emma) Mason, Jratenton, Florida; four broth-rs, Albert Simonds, Massena. Iharles Simonds, Doddsville. 'red Simonds, Amsterdam and liley Simonds, Gloversville; nd five grandchildren.

Mrs. Hall was born March , 1895 in Norwood, the daugh-?r of James and Carrie South­e r tfh Simonds. She wed John .. Hall on Nov. 15, 1919. Mr. lall is a retired cashier of the Torwood Bank. Mrs. Hall was

member of the Norwood lethodist Church, the WSCS f that church, Norwood Lyra lhapter, OES and Clark-Rob-ison Post, American Legion auriliary, Norwood.

for revered piano classics came with Debussy's "Clair de Lune". For those in the audi­ence especially fond of the ro­mantic melody in the piano tradition, "the variation was certainly interesting and set the pace for the artist's inter­pretations of other great piano works including the "Warsaw Concerto", Gershwin's "Rhap­sody in Blue" and the most-familiar Chopin classics, "Po lonaise, Opus 53.

This writer favored Gersh win's contribution for the vio­lin interpretation. The artists's ability to capture tonal majes ty, similar to full orchestra­tion for the modern jazz clas­sic was most apparent in this selection. In the Warsaw Con­certo, Burk's accompaniment brought a slight revery for the full piano presentation as many of the selection's com­plexities were virtually im­possible for the violin and were simulated toy Rubinoffs

ner with the violin variation and again with this presenta­tion, Burk's piano was more than accompaniment in many segments.

Romantic Melodies

The artist stirred the audi­ence with his rendition of the modern romantic melody

Only You" and anticipation was almost tangible when he began the first strains of the contemporary favorite, "Jal­ousie". On completing the se lection he gave a short repeat of the final refrain for the ob­vious enthusias-mi from the au­dience.

Burk began the second por­tion of the program with Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 6, in a scintillating man­ner. All the rumbling flavor from this all-time favorite mu­sical aura was deftly captured.

Bubinoff recaptured the scene with his variation for "Around the World In 80 Days" and then presented an­other of his own works, "Fid-dlin' The Fiddle."

A surprise for local school instructors came when the ar­tist dedicated the selection "Souvenir" to teachers of the schools in the area which he had visited for student con­certs earlier in the day.

Square Dance Finale

He ended both portions of the program with appropriate fanciful selections, playing 15 variations of the Ballad of Davy Crockett, just before in­termission, and concluding with a group of square dance themes ranging in familiarity from Arkansas Traveler to Turkey in the Straw. With the Crockett ballad, • Rubinoffs transition of moods, from waltz a la Strauss to Mambo style, or from the Irish to Scot­tish technique was fascinating.

Before the encore, Rubinoff thanked members of the Ki­wanis Club who sponsored his appearance here, for their hos­pitality and he recaptured the day's activities for the audi­

ence. Apparent highlights for the violinist were the visits to the schools and the tour he took of the Remington Art Memorial in the company of Franklin R. Little, whom he recognized along with Kiwanis President Alfred Gilbert and general chairman of the pro­gram, Peter Klein.

Klein reported Wednesday morning that an attendance'of 1100-1150 was recorded for the Tuesday student matinee' and the evening attendance was approximately 800. Klein re ­ported the Kiwanis profit from the evening totaled $557. after entertainment taxes, but ex­penses for the event which should total $150-$200 must

OGDENSBURG HAS A MAGNIFICENT collection of the paintings and bronzes of Frederic Remington. It is a priceless heritage," David Ru­binoff, world famous violinist said Tuesday after being shown through the Remington Memorial.

Rubinoff came to the Mem­orial following his 2 p.m. ap­pearance before an overflow assembly at OFA. He spent nearly an hour looking at the Remington paintings, bronzes, and the priceless collection of Remington items on display in the Memorial. He was met at the Memorial by Mrs. Cather­ine Taggart, curator, and F. R. Little, chairman of the Board of Trustees. Alfred H. Gilbert, president of Kiwanis who sponsored his Ogdensburg ap­pearance, accompanied him.

"I have been the . guest of some famous Remington col­lectors and have seen their collections of Remington art," Rubinoff said. "I knew Presi­dent Phillips, founder and president of Phillips Petrole­u m Co.; Thomas Gilcrease, the fabulously rich. Choctaw Indi­an whose Oklahoma land was found to be rich in oil; Will Rogers:, the great humorist and writer; Amon Carter Sr., the famed Texas publisher and oil man; Sid Richardson, another immensely rich Texan and close friend of Carter who col­lected Remingtons. I have seen their collections but noth­ing that can' compare with what you have right here in Ogdensburg. This is something which becomes increasingly important and valuable to the city each passing year."

Rubinoff said that Frederic Remington and Charles Rus^ sell were two of his favorite artists. "Their work is so American. They pictured the American West, the Old West of the Frontier, the cowboy, the Indian, the trooper of the Plains, the trapper, the cover-' ed wagon, the great .trek West —a world which has vanished. Remington, greatest of all the artists of the Old West, pre­served this phase of American life on his canvases and in his bronzes for all time. There was no Western Frontier in any country in the world as there was in the U.S. Here in the Remington Memorial the visitor can relive that historic and dramatic period in Ameri­can history which has gone forever."

Rubinoff examined the Remington., bronzes with par­ticular interest. "I am always amazed at the perfection of Remington's knowledge of an atomy," the violinist said. "I understand he did these before the visual aid of motion pic­ture photography was availa­ble to catch a horse, a steer, a cowboy or a cavalryman in action. Yet, later studies with motion pictures demonstrated that his knowledge of anatomy was complete. Every muscle and motion of his horses, cat­tle, buffalo or men is repro­duced correctly in his bronzes. Ogdensburg has the finest and largest collection of Reming­ton bronzes I have ever seen. Some of the millionaire Rem­ington collectors I have known would give a fortune for them for their own collections."

Rubinoff told Mrs. Taggart he was impressed with how well the Memorial is maintain­ed. "It is beautifully kept up, as it should be/ ' he said. "The collection is beautifully dis­played and lighted. I can as­sure you that one of the high­lights of my trip to Northern New York was the opportuni­ty to visit the Memorial and see your unequalled collection of the immortal art of that Master Painter and Sculptor of the Old West—Frederic Remington."

"REMINGTON IS INCOMPARABLE" — David Rubinoff, world renowned violinist^ right, said as he admired Frederic Reming­ton's "The Bronco Buster" at the Reming­ton Memorial Tuesday. Rubinoff told F. R. Little, left, president of the Board of Trus­

tees of the Memorial: "Ogdensburg has a wonderful heritage in this Remington col­lection. I have seen many of the famous ones, but none to equal this. This city should be very proud to own it." (Chuck Kelly

Photo)

Sales Tax Will Be No. 1 Topic Tonight

At Council Meeting The main issue at tonight's

Common Council meeting will be the proposed City Sales tax. The Council placed the four local laws pertaining to the tax on the table last week, and will take action on the mea­sure tonight.

The DOERS are the only or­ganization that is openly fight­ing the sales tax. Robert Simp-on, President of the DOERS :

has written a letter to the Mayor and Common Council which will be read at the meeting tonight.

Hymaai Fisher and Patrick Cash have been named spokes­men for DOERS and are ex­pected to support the letter from the floor at. the meeting It is understood that the Mayor and Common Council wish., to get ;the jS-afesr t ax l aw ' on * the books for the purpose of beat­ing the County to the gun.

None Pending The Board of Supervisors, at

Monday's meeting, stated that there was jiot a sales tax pend­ing at this time. Joel Howard, Republican, Waddington Su­pervisor, told those present at the meeting that the Board had the power to institute a sales tax at a single meeting. The Common Council will also have this in mind when they vote tonight.

The DOERS are expected to turnout in full force to voice

their objections. The Council will also consider the amount of objection offered when they vote. There is no announced group supporting the sales tax although it has been talked about quite strongly for the past year or so.

The Council meeting is open to the general public.

Another topic on the agenda for tonight's meeting will be the appointment of one man to the police force. Monday after­noon men , who passed the written test, took the physical test at OFA. Two men report­edly passed it. Don Lockhart, who served as a special police officer, is one of the two men.

Mayor Comments Mayor Edward .JFS Keenan

-said, "I - expect- that -at least one group will be at tonight's session to protest against a lo­cal sales tax, and I am glad that they ate coming. The more people who attend Coun­cil meetings shows that more are interested in local civic and business affairs, and that's how it should be."

Many feel that a sales tax is the proper approach to our local municipal financial prob­lems and that it will eventual­ly come.

But, as someone has said, "Ogdensburg should advertise the fact that it has no sales tax; it would help business."

Mrs. Veronica O'Neil Died At Plattsburgh

Word was received here late Tuesday of the sudden death of Mrs. Veronica O'Neil, a former local resident and sis­ter of Leo E. Trombly, who was Collector of the Port here for many years.

It was reported that Mrs. O'Neil suffered an attack in a Plattsburgh business place Monday afternoon and died, immediately. She was well known here in Ogdensburg.

Recently Mr. Trombly and

Violinist Delights Rotary, Kiwanis With Wisecracks, Musical Artistry

Earlier in his busy day in Ogdensburg, Rubinoff "fid­dled for his luncheon" (as he, himself, described it) at a joint meeting of the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs at the Sey­mour House. About 80 mem­bers of both clubs attended and gave the performer a standing ovation.

With his accompanist, David Burk, he performed two num­bers — "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" (in honor of his first American sponsor, Victor Her­bert) and the dramatic "War­saw Concerto" of World War II fame, originally written for piano.

In addition, he kept up a steady darumfire of' wise­cracks, dialect stories and comments on his. ' numerous appearances before the school children of each city he visits. In one of his rare serious mo­ments, the violinist said: "There is a certain nervous tension playing for children." Then he offset this by a hu­morous account of an Ogdens­burg assembly where a child thought his famous Will Rog­ers watch had been given "by George Washington," and an­other identified Will Rogers

him on television!" Among other quotable

statements were: "Music, re­ligion and love 'must come from the heart" and "That Khrushchev — he looks like a dirty Mr. Clean!"

Rubinoff said the Sey­mour House piano "must have been made 300 years before my violin" (which dates from 1731) and after Jim Ingram and Ed Shea had led the group in song in their inimitable fashion, he commented: "I've known some famous conductors but neyer in my life have I seen

K Of C Will Initiate 70 At Massena Sunday

The Knights of Columbus will confer the 3rd degree on 70 new members at Massena on Sunday at 2 p.m. The cere­mony will be held in the churehroom at St. Mary's Church in Massena.

M. Francis Dalton and the degree team from Bronxville. N. Y., will have charge of the initiation. Several other activ­ities, including a parade, are

with "Roy Rogers — I've seen scheduled.

anything like this! One was going up while the other was going down."

Kiwanis President Albert Gilbert and Rotary President Frank Schwartz . presided jointly. Kiwanians were ad­vised to make their reserva­tions for a Charter Night din­ner in Cornwall a week from Saturday and Rotarians were reminded of June 28 Interna­tional Night at Gran-View, at which they will play host to members of the Ottawa Ro­tary Club, with a disting­uished speaker. Franklin R. Little is chairman, assisted by a large committe'e.

CHURCH DIPLOMATS

New York — (AP) — The United Presbyterian Church has opened a special "Interna tional Affairs" office near the United Nations headquarters.

Stewardship That Swings

Kennett, Mo. —(AP)— Sign on the bulletin board outside the Methodist Church:

"Giving is like the Twist. You're not really doing it until itt hurts."

Mrs. O'Neil have made their home at 77 Saily Street, Plattsburgh.

The funeral will be held Friday morning at Altona, their former home.

Mrs. Nellie Johnson Dies At 79

Mrs. Nellie Lancto Denny Johnson, 79, of"903 Mechanic St., widow of William John­son, died at 4:50 a.m. "• today (May 16, 1962) in Hepburn Hospital where .she was admit­ted yesterday afternoon after suffering a cerebral hemorr­hage.

The body is resting at the Lalonde-Briggs funeral home where a prayer service will be held Saturday morning at 11:30 to be followed at 12 noon by a funeral mass,of. requiem in Notre Dame Church. Burial will be in Notre Dame ceme­tery.

Only survivor of Mrs. John­son is a sister, Mrs. • Erwin (Dorothy) Poore of DePeyster.

Mrs. Johnson was born . in Ogdensburg on Nov. 20, 1882, a daughter Of Joseph and Josephine Bushey Lancto. She was married twice, first to Henry Denny, Who died about 25 years ago, and later, to Wil­liam Johnson. Mr. Johnson died in 1950.

A son and a daughter, born of her first marriage died, the son at the age of 40 and the daughter, in infancy.

For a number of years, Mrs. Johnson was housekeeper for the Howard family here and later, for the late Miss Kate Vilas.

Mrs. Johnson was a member of Notre Dame Church.

Edgar J. Ward Dies Aged 64

Edgar J. Ward, 64, of 1205 Knox St., died early Tuesday evening (May 15, 1962) at Sun-mount Veterans Hospital, Tup-per Lake, where he had been a patient one week. He had been in failing health for some time.

The body is resting at the Lalonde-Briggs funeral home, where a prayer service will be held Friday at 9 a.m., to be followed at 9:30 by a solemn funeral mass of requiem at Notre Dame Church. Burial Will be in the family plot in St. Mary's cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Eliz­abeth; three brothers, Law­rence, Francis and John Am­brose Ward, all of this city; and a sister, Mrs. Genevieve -Markey of Ottawa.

Another brother, Victor Ward, died here several weeks ago.

Mr. Ward was born in Og­densburg on Feb. 17, 1898, a son of the late Frank and Elizabeth Laughren Ward. He attended St. Mary's Academy. He served overseas during World War I, entering the Army in-1916. He was, gassed and shell-shocked in the Bat­tle of the Hindenburg Line. He was honorably discharged in 19.19. On Sept. 19, 1921, at Cleveland, Ohio, he married. Elizabeth Seward of Burling^ ton, Vt. The couple lived in Cleveland until 1946, when they moved to Detroit where Mr. Ward was employed by several companies as manu­facturers representative. Two years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Ward moved to Ogdensburg. Mr. Waa-d retired at that time be­cause of failing health.

Mr. Ward was a member of Notre Dame Church and of the American Legion.

LAST RITES HELD FOR BRUCE VANSCHAICK, 34 Funeral rites for Bruce Roy­

al VanSchaick, 34, who died Sunday in Hepburn Hospital," following a stroke which he suffered Friday afternoon, were held at 2 today at the ' family residence, Black Lake Road. The Rev. Charles E-Thompson, pastor of the United ' Christian Church of-Morristqwn, officiated. Burial Was in i?ine Hill cemetery, Eel Weir Road.

Bearers were George Finley," Lawrence Evans, Clyde Tulle"y; James Bogardus, Alden Young and Alfred Eames.

GRASSHOPPER TRYOUTS , The Kiwanis tryouts for.

Grasshopper League players will be held tonight and to­morrow night at Morissette Park, Walter Bracy, baseball chairman announced today.

All boys who have not play­ed in the league in the pastj-must tryout at these two ses­sions.

^Entered MoDZett Mrs. Nellie Lancto Denny

• Johnson, 79, Widow of /William

Johnson, Ogdensburg, N. Y„

May 16, 1962. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Irwin, (Dorothy) Poore of DePeyster. The body 'is resting at the Lalonde-Briggs funeral home where a prayer service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, to be foUowed at 12 noon by a solemn funeral Mass of requiem at Notre Dame Church. Burial will be in Notre Dame cemetery. Arrange­ments by the Lalonde-Brigg" Fun'eral Home Inc.

LALDrof-ftRIGGS JunetHifJIome. inc.