Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1923, Page 65

THE SUNDAY STAR,. 'WASHINGTON, D. C. Musigraphs. | Music, Club and hif? USIC teachers, students ar are tuning up literally an nd organizations all over the country \d figuratively for the music lestivals of the late Spring. The week of May 27 will be celebrated as Music week in Washing cities of the plans to have some of t Music week programs. Miss Isabel Lowden, director o ciation, Incorporated, has announced May 5. According to Dr. Frank Dam committee, New York’s Music wee general growth of music appreciati, “In spite of sporadic discourag ton, and word is coming from other he world’s greatest musicians on the i the New York Music Week Asso- that city's music week as April 29 to nrosch, a member of the Music week k is a significant indication of the on throughout this country. ements in the way of craze for jazz and saccharine bathos, the increase of distribution and appreciation of ~music in America is steadily going forward,” “In this past hali century we have declared Dr. Damrosch. advanced front a land where great musicians had difficulty in securing sufficiently large audiences to pay their traveling expenses, to one w here the bare announcement of the appearance of an artist or orchestra fills the auditorium. That means a sound foundation of musical apprec of the people.” EE E of the outstanding example applied locally to Washington iation and interest in the great mass * X s of the truth of this statement as is the manner in which the public upported opera as well as concerts this season and then seemed eager for more. Washington has also musical representatives of devastate to raise funds for their native lands. proved unusually hospitable to the d European countries in their efforts This week a gala sightseeing tour is planned for the thirty-five little Czechoslovakian children of the famous Bakule Chorus of Prague, w a local committee for Russian relief, sponsoring a concert for the benefit of the Rus * A MONG the many festivals plans N ¥ festival of April 25, 26 a ho will give two public concerts, and , headed by Mrs. Robert Lansing, is jans Thursday night. * % ned in other cities are the Newark, nd 27, when such notable artists as Paderewski, Heifetz, Florence MacBeth and the orchestra of the New York Philharmonic Society will g Cincinnati contralto, is staying in the United S part in the programs in the mid. when the “Passion Music Accordin *Minor” will be features of the Bac! a marvelous Wagnerian festival an celebration of the Chickering centen has its big celebration. What with ive numbers on the programs; the Music weck, for which Sigrid Onegin, the Metropolitan tates until early in May so as to take -western city, and Bethlechem, Pa, g to St. John” and the “Mass in B h festival. Boston has just enjoyed d Baltimore is planning to enjoyv a nial at the same time that New York the biennial festival of the National Federation of Music Clubs in Asheville on May 8, it looks as though the United States was certainly increas * HE concert season for Washingt concert attraction last Friday ing its interest in music. * on was formally closed with a double B afternoon, when Paul Althouse, the Metropolitan tenor, sang in T. Arthur Smith’s last of the Star series, at the National Theater, while little el even-year-old Shura Cherkassky, the Russian boy pianist, gave the last program of the Wilson-Greene concert Both theaters hous * ¥ series at Poli's. ANY Washingtonians are unaw: the distinction of having one midst, as it were. been working since the spring of 191 ‘tiful decorations by Brumidi in the beautiful instrument, made by Nicholas Amatus in Cremona, Ital Amatus was the creator of the wonderful Italian type of instru- 1675. ment, which has not been equaled in violin makers were his pupils, Rogeri, etc. The Amati violins have always tone, and Mr. Whipple loaned his valuable instrument to Mr. the Columbia Theater so as to have him play it last night at the theater | and demonstrate the carrying powe: toned violin. EAKING of musical instruments SP the larg instruments is to meet here in conv * ed enthusiastic audiences. * ok are of the fact that this city enjoys of the famous Amati violins in its | Charles A. Whipple, the well known artist, who has 9 at the Capitol, retouching the heau- Senate wing, is the owner of this in 250 years, and all of the most famous including Stradivarius, Guarnarius, been, noted for their sweetness of Rossi of r in a large auditorium of the soft- * % reminds one of the fact that one of st organizations of instrumentalists and makers of musical | ention during the week of April 22, This is also the time of the Jonas Chickering centennial, emphasizing the great part that musical instruments music in the United States. CONC Washington College of Music School, Tuesday night. Bakule Chorus at Poli’'s; Wednesday® afternoon; at the President, Thursday afternoon. have played in the development of HELEN PETTE ERTS Students’ Concert, Central High Concert for Russian Refugees, Church of Our Fathér, Thursday night. ‘War Mothers’ Concert, April 23, Franklin Square Hotel. ‘Washington College of Music Con- cert. The thirty-third students’ concert| of the Washington College of Music | will be given in the auditorium of| Central High School Tuesday e\'omnxi promptly at ¥.15 o'clock. The concert | will be concluded by 9:45 p.m. and those who wish to attend it are re- | quested to be punctual. C. E. Chris- | tiani will direct the student orchestra of over fifty pleces. The program will include: Selec- | tions from “Tannhauser” (Wagner), | orchestra: voice, “Hear Ye, 1 (“Elijah”) (Mendelssohn), Mr; Hyer Hartung violin, Romanza' (Vieuxtemps), Miss Virginla Cureton; | “Kulawlak” (Polish dance) (Wien- wsky). Miss Ethel Bliss; piano, | “Concerto, A Minor” —first movement | irieg) (with chestra), Miss Sara | Becker: voice, nset” (Buck) Bravest Heart” (“Faust”) (Gounod), | Douglas Shaver: “Symphony nent””’ (Haydn), © cherzo Symphonique in Major” (Faulkes). “Evensong” Martin), Miss Hermania Ellis; violin, ndian Lament” and “Slavonic Dance No. 1" (Dvorak-Kreisler), Henry Christiani; _voice, ‘Adleu, Forets"” Jeanne ' D'Arc") (Tschaikowski), (with orchestra), Miss Hazel Wood; piano, “Sonata Op. 10 No. 2—First Movement” (Beethoven); “Moto Per petuo” (Weber), Benjamin Ratne violin, “Romance from 2nd Concert (Wieniawsky): “Hungarian Danc (Haesche), Kenneth Douse: voice, “Prologue” from “Pagliaccl” (Leonca- vallo) (with orchestra), Luciano Fur- land; accompanist, Miss Dorothy Rus- sell. Bakule Chorus ‘Wednemy and Thursday. For the first time in Washington the Bakule Chorus of Prague, Czecho- slovakia, will sing Wednesday after- neon at 4:30 o'clock, in Poli's The- ater, under the auspices of the Amer- ican Red Cross. These children of the Bakule School will sing new and old melodies, classical music, folk songs and hymns. The program will be varied by other features, one of which will be “the marionette show of little Frantik. Wrantik is a star pupil of the famous school, and although born without arms, he is a unique pantomimist, and Works his whole show with his feet. There will be only two concerts ziven in Washington—the first at Toli's, Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock: the second at_the President MOUNT VERNON and ALEXANDRIA, round trip, 80c Arlington, side trip, 10c additional Flectric _Cars leave 12th and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the hour and half bour 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Rusning Time—S55 Minutes Washington-Virginia Railway Co. Phone Main 397 | school | Mrs. | “Viens Mallika,” from oper: Even | Theater, on Thursday afternoon at {3 o'clock. This second concert is glven by special arrangement for the children of Washington and members of the Junior Red Cross. Conceit for Russian Refugees, Thursday. Marguerite Brown, soprano; Bessie Brown, mezzo-soprano, and Malton Boyce, planist, will present the fol- lowing program at the concert Thurs- day night at 8 p.m., at the Church of Our Father, 13th and L streetsnorth- west, under the auspices of the Com- mittee for Russian Relief, of which Robert Lansing is president: Duets, “The Angei” (Rubenstein), Lakme" w a Bank,” from summer Night's the Misses Brown: avotte de Mignon™ (Thomas) ‘Chantez, riez, dormez” (Gounod), “Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix." de “Sampson et Dalila” (Saint Mi Bessie Brown; “Tell Me, Why Are the Roses » Pale” (Tschaikow- sky), “Home, Sweet Home” (Bishop), | “Lo, Here the Gentle Lark" (Bishop) | Miss Marguerite Brown; Plano solos, “Liebestraum (Liszt), “Prelude in C Sharp Minor' (Rachmaninoff), “In vitation to the Dance” (Weber), Mr. Boyce; “When Love Kind" '(0ld Melody). “Provencal Song” (Dell'Ac- gua), " “Robin Adair” (arranged by William Gooch), “Happy Days" (Del Riego), Miss Bessie Brown: “Chan- son Indoue” (Rimsky-Korsakow), Laughing Song,” from Manon Le: caut (Auber). “Indlan Bell Song. from “Lakme” (Delibes), Miss Mar- guerite Brown. Duets, “O That We wo Were Maying” (A. M. Smith) Mira o' Norma.” from opera “Nor. ma” (Bellini), ' “Barcarolle,” from ‘Contes_d’ Misses Brown. (Delibes) and Shakespeare' Dream” T K “Mid (Horn), Saens). ‘War Mothers’ Concert. The D. C. Chapter, American War Mothers, has completed arrangements for a concert to be held in the ball- room of the Franklin Square Hotel Monday evening, April 23, at 8:15 for the benefit of disabled war veterans. . Alabama Backs Local School. AT the convention of the Alabama |, Federation of Music Clubs, which took place in Montgomery, Ala., last week. an announcement was made of the gift of two scholarships for piano and volce to the Lovette School of Music of this city. These scholarships were given at the request of members of the federation, who expressed themselves as having long been inter- ested in the invaluable work for mu- sic in the great state of Texas accom- plished by Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Lovette, and would esteem It an inestimable privilege to be able to.announce this gift from the floor of the A. F. M. C. sonvention, aria | Hoffman” ¢Offenbach), the | ' LeRoy Lewis of Washington. will give his third concert in Baltimore this season on Wednesday, at the Women's Club, when he will be as- sisted by Clara Ascherfeld, planist. Mr. Lewis will conduct a summer class in voice culture for a month be- ginning the middle of June. Sylvia Lent, o the young Ameri- can violinist in whom Washing- tonians have such a deep in- terest, as both her parents for- merly were active in local music cir- cl will be on a program at the concert matinee to be given in_the {town hall, New York city, next Sun- day afterngon. She is a pupil of Auer and made her musical debut in New York March Germany, where she has spent sev- cral years studying and playing In re- citals, Other artists on the program with this seventeen-year-old. Washington- lian are Gluseppe de Luca, leading baritone of the Metropolitan; Signora | Gazella, soprano, and Signor Sevasta, harpist! Announcement York city that comes from New the original manu- seript of John Howard Payne's Home, Sweet Home" was recently sold there for $1,590. Ty Washington- ians, who are proud that the grave of this American musician, actor and dramatist is located in the Capital city, this has an especially poignant interest. The homeless, wandering life of John Howard Payne makes more pathetic the immortal quality of his song. Comparatively few people who sing the lovely strains of “Home, Sweet Home” or dance to it know that it was originally a song hit in the opera, “Clari, or the Maid of Milan. The Bernhelmer Trio of this ci gave an Interesting musical program at the annual spring festival at Cum- berland, Mr., last Friday. Mrs. Clara Bernheimer was at the piano, Eliza- beth Bernheimer played the vioiin and Louise Bernheimer was cellist. vashington Quartet, assisted Prof. Anton Kaspar, gave a con- ert_in Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, 16th and Church streets, last Friday night. Clelfa Fioravanti, contralto, assist- ed by Marceil Greenhalgh, ' pianist, sang several selections at the memo- rial services of the fraternal order of Eagles last Sunday night. Miss Mary J. Bean, contralto, sang Ashford's “My Task " at the Christian Endeavor at the First Congregational Church last Sunday. i Wash;ngton Clubs: Motet Choral Soc;ety The Motet Choral Society, one of the oldest® organizations in Washington and one of the first societies in Amer- ica to bring out the practical appli- cation of the blending of music and color, was organized by Mr. and Mrs. Otto T. Simon twelve years ago. Mrs. Simon acted as advisor and accom- panist until her death, in August, 1916. Mr. and Mrs. Simon were very closely afiiliated in their artistic life and ideals, and they spent twenty summers abroad studying conditions and all progres: tried out in Europe. Mr: a student under Godowsky, Burmeis ter, and at the Matthay School, in London. Mr. Simon. before coming to { Washington, was professor of singing nd chorus training at the Peabody Conservatory, in Baltimore. The work of the Motet Choral So- ciety has stood in particular for an element of subjective singing { which quality. rather than quantity of musical sound, was the first con- sideration. The programs have al- ways been carefully considered and selected each summer after consulta- tion with one of the standard music publishing houses. The society is especially noted for the Christmas presentations of an im- pressive, devotional character which always featured the “Motet of the Nativity” and were given about the mbolic lighted tre, A goncert that was greatly enjoyed and concerning which the soclety re- ceived much favorable commendation was that given at_the Belasco before former President Wilson and the la- dies of the cabinet, in which scenes of the nativity were exemplified through tableaux, and Handel's “Messiah™ was given. o In recent years the organization has been giving its programs for the ben- efit of civic needs. At a recent con- cert more than $1,000 was raised for the Foundlings' Home and from the last concert, about a month ago, considerable sum was raised for the same charity. The Motet Choral Society has given music of many schools, of which the following composers may be men- tione: . Palestrina (Italian school), Vittoria, Durante, Eccard, Calvisius, Praetorius, Bach: miscellaneous compositions by Handel (German), Beethoven, Men- delssohn, Wagner, Liszt, Brahms, Ru- binstein " (Russian), _Tschaikowsky, Glinka, Taneyef, Gretchaninoff, Kopy- low, Hamerik (Scandinavian), Gade, Beriloz ~ (French), Massenet, Arne (English), Elgar, Bantock, Coleridge- Taylor and Holbrooke. During the last season Mrs. Walter Nash has been the efficient sccompa- nist of the organization. Other- of- ficers who have successfully served re Alexander H. Galt, executive | chairman; Mrs. Joseph Dunn and Mids fildred 'Smith, secretaries; Miss Hacker and Le Roy Goff, treasurers; Miss Hazel G. Hughes and Emil Arz. berger, librarians; R. Conybeare, chairman of arrangements. There are about seventy-five now in the society and: interesting programs are being discussed for next season. In addition to his work as director of the Motet Choral Soclety while in Washington, Mr. Simon has also di- rected the Polymina Soclety, the Mu. sical Art Society, the Entar) Apollo clubs. i eng Conservatory Staff Im:{eased. PRESIDENT ERNST WLADIMIR LADOVITCH of the Washington Conservatory of Music, Dupont cir- cle, announces the following additions to the conservatory teaching dtaff: Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Bond, dramatic: Prof. Schoed]er of the Leipsig Royal Conservato! plano and orgar; Prof. August Bingert, ol harmony and sight-reading (as taught in Dam- rosch Institute). The conservato: will remain open all summer and will feature a summer normal course for teachers under Profs. Schoedler and 5, upon her return from| in | HE thirty-five young people of the | Bakule Chorus will arri in | Washington at 1 o'clock Tuesday, | keen for a sta of three days in they capital of the country which is sec-| ond only to their own Czechoslovakia | in their affection. The District of Columbia Chapter of | the American Red Cross and the of- | ficials of the District of Columbia | united with the officials of Red national headquarters in th ment of the role of host. The District Commissioners have gener ously tendered the use the main building of the Industrial Home School for the housing of these Czech girls and boys during their stay here Upon thefr arrival in Washington they will be greeted by lo school children bearing flugs and singi the Junior Red Cross song of we come, deputation from the Czecho- slovak legation and a group df Red Cross officlals. After lunch, they will be formally received by Chairman | Payne. They will later visit the Mu- | seum, after which they will be re- ceived at the White House by Presi- dent Harding, who will, if his en- gagements permit. greet them both as President of the United States and a president of the American Red Cros From the White b to transport the visitors to the home of ex-President Wilson, in order that they ay group themselves in front of his residence and serenade the man whom they regard the lead- | |ing exponent of those als which | gave birth to their repu of which | they are so proud and for which they lentertain the deepest affectior 1 patriotism. At 4:30 they will be ten- dered a reception by the mi ter of Czechoslovakia at the legation For | this reception invitations have been | extended to membe of the diplo- matic corp: the State Department and prominent Washingtonians. The tentative program for the sec- ond day of their stay includes a v to Arlington cemetery. where P Bakule will place & wreath on tomb of the unknown soldier: a stop at the Department of Commerce, to| be gr ed by Secretary Hoover, whose name is a famillar one in ev ery home in Czechoslovakia; a brief drive over the city, terminating at Walter Reed Hospital, where chorus will sing for the soldier The last day of their stay iven er, From Washington the to Baltimore for a stay of une day, after which will come a d: in Phila- delphia, three days in Pittsburgh, and | a swing through the west as far as Omaha. Th will be followed by stops_at St._Jo Cedar Rapid !Des Moines, Minncapolis, Milwauke | Chicago. Syracu: week or ten days at Boston and various New Eng- | land citles. H President Masarwk of Czechoslo-| vakia and the Czech Red Cross select- ed the Bakule unit for this tour be- | cause the Bakule School stands forth | as the crowning achievement of the | relief and educational work carrled out in Czechoslovakia in the name of { the school children of America. Prof. Bakule and a dozen of his crippled 1 AMERICAN COMPOSERS JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. OHN PHILIP SOUSA, the “march| king” of the werld, is not only | a shining' light among American | composers, but is also a Washing- | tonian. He was born in the capi: | tal of the United States November | 6, 1854. His father, Antonio Sousa, | was a political exile from Spain. His| mother was of German birth, Eliza- beth Trinkhaus Sousa. In many ways the life of Sousa is icomparable to that of .Johann Strayss, the ‘waltz king”’ In both cases. the father of the composer was | strongly opposed-to the son's de- | voting 1L1s musical talents to dance music composition: and, in both cases, the mother encouraged her son in working out his own ideas regard- less of the father's objection. As the music of Strauss brought the waltz to the day of its greatest popularity, 80 the music of Sousa. is said to have originated the two-step which, in one form or another, has practically superseded the waltz in social dancing. dancing. 1t is interesting that Sousa’s father played the trombone in the very band "in Washington which later proved a definite milestone in the march king's career. Sousa was first a violinist, and when eleven years old made his first; public apvearance as a soloist. Four years later he was teaching harmony. When he was twenty-two years old he was a first violinist in the ochestra. conducted by Offenbach. when the latter toured this country. After conducting various theatri- cal and operatic companies, he was appointed leader of the United States Marine Band in 1880, then an organi- zation of little importance. However, in the twelve vears in which Sousa held that leadership ne developed the Marine Band into one of ‘the greatest musical organizations of the world. He served with the band during the adminfstrations of Presi- dents Hayes, Garfleld, Arthur, Cleve- land and Harrison. He then resigned August 1, 1892, to organize his own band, which i said to have given ore than 10,000 concerts in 1,000 cities_on its many tours throughout the United States, five trips to Europe and a fourteen-month world tour. Sousa’ has received decorations from several countries in.honor of his genjus as a ocomposer & band leader. them are the decoration of the Victorian Order (British), the Grand Diploma. of or of the Academy of Heirhault (Belgian), the French decora- tion of palms of the French Academy ol . Bakule Chorus Eager to See Washington. | ve iof | York ! large audie i throughout A { rhyme ! Liovd pupils were housed in three and were struggling to keep id soul together when they were found by a representative of the American Junior Red” Cross, trans. ferred to sanitary and adequate quar- ters and 1 opportunity to de- op @ work which held untold pos- sibilities for good. That this con- fidence in Prof. Bakule was not mis- placed is evidenced by the fact that today he and his original little group crippled boys are now training and educating more than 300 children. taken in from the streets of Pragu nd given ope for a life of usefulness and a happy, confident look toward the futur The 35.000 school children of Wash- ington who have become familiar with the Bakule School through the stories they have read in their mag- azine. the Junior Red Cross News. are gerly awaiting the coming of their tle friends from across the sea and preparing o extend to them a rdial greeting. Those who attend the public concerts arc assured of an entertainment of the highest artistic merit and one which is cer- tain to be unique. At the first public the chorus in_Carnegie Hall, New on last ‘Wednesday night, the ce was most enthusiastic were insistent demands the week for repeated ances of the singer rooms | body | appearance of and there app: Concert by Six-Year-Olds. M children, five of whom were only cears old, was the feature of a musical nd Easter party given at the home of Mrs. M. S. Parker, 3718 Ingomar street, last Tuesday after- noon from 2 to 3 o'clock. These young musicians did not have any nursery program, either, but gave any selections by the master com- even including opera. Littlé Roger Lloyd played Flower Song” from “Faust and Rubenstein’s “Melody in F”; Mary ved a waltz by Spalding and anied her little brother, Lad- die, who played the violin; Mary Jane Allen played Beethoven's “Minuet in G Catherine Brown pla Spal- | ding’s “Little Rosebud” and a waltz by Brown: Mercedes and Victor E zalde played a piano duet: Lioyd gave a selection from lett] Myrta Williams gave “The Swan’; Mary Jane Allen and Edwin sang a duet from “Martha Marthellen” Kane gave “The Pixie and “Good-Night Song.” by Brown; Jack Mahoney played a selection by Bach and Mascum Luchs played a waltz. Mr: ICAL program presented by six “The i Rigo- | Kane, one of the mothers pres- gave a reading and other moth- s, who assisted In the dining room following the young artist' program, were Mrs. Dallas Grady. Mre, P. C, Grady, Mrs. Mahorney, Mrs. Alien and Mrs. Brown. Later in ker's new was Sung. the afternoon Mrs. Par- song, “Cherry Blossoms,” 1‘Ceci’ Arden at Authors’ Brealzfast. CIL ARDEN, the prano of the Metropolitan Opera young mezzo so- [ | Company, known as “the radiant Ar- den,” a tributé both to her voice and to her personali will sing two se- lections at the authors’ breakfast, to be held by the League of American Pen Women, at 12 o'clock, next Sat- urday, at the New Willard Hotel. Miss Arden comes from New York at the invitation of Mrs. Dorothy De | Muth Watson, director of music for the authers' breakfast, and will re- main in Washington for the recep- tion to be given the evening of the breakfast. by the national executive board of the League of American Pen Women at the general federation headquarters, in honor of Mrs. Louls N. Geldert, national president. Miss Arden's appearance is of interest to Washington music and opera lovers. Instrumentalists’ Convention THE twenty-second tion of the Amer Banjoists, Mandolinists ists will meet in the Hotel Ralcigh sembling on April th 4 sessions fr 25, inclusive. This unique music con- vention will bring together about 200 teachers from all over the United States and from British Columbla. It is under the direction of Walter T. Holt of this city, who is president of the guild. Monday and Tuesday evenin certs will be given by the Nordica clubs of Washington, which have a personnel of 150 players in the three Soloists of the guild will be ting art including Miss Marguerite Lighti, Sioux City, lowa, guitarist; Claude ¢. Rowden. hicago, 111, banjoist; Johnson C. Bane, New York cit guitarist; Samuel Siegel, New York city. mandolinist; Frank < Bradbu Hartford, Conn., joist; Lloyd Loar, Kalamazoo, mandolinist; Charles Conrad, ington, D. C. guitarist, and Edward Foster, New mando-cellist. Miss Ruth Peter, so- nnual conven- n Guild of and Guitar- Washington at week, as. hold xt and g April to Mich., Wash- William York cit Musle, and offered an officership of pub- lic instruction in France. Besides his musical compositions, which are mostly marches, Sousa has written a number of books on musical subjects, prominent among them being his a- tional, Patriotic and Typical Alrs of All Countries,” written under the aue spices of the United States government. | He is a member of many musical societies and other clubs and in 117 was aesigned to the naval tralning sta- tion at Great Lakes, IlL., in the capacity of musical director. He also gave a number of free concerts on behalf of the liberty loan drives during the war. According to a statement made re- cently by the march king, he belleves that “there is music for each of seven stages in life, just as Shakespeare has described them in-the famous passage from “As You Like It.” “There are seven ages of music in each person’s life, beginning with the lullaby and ending with the funeral dirge,” he is quoted as saying, when addressing the forum at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. “Of thes none awakens as much pride and joy as the folk songs that are part ef the life of every people.” Among the most famous.of the 200- odd -compositions Sousa are: Stars_and Stripes ton Post March,” “The ‘High S¢hool Cadet: prano, of this city, will be assist- ing artist on each program. Wednesday evening the convention will close with a banquet. Spring.Concert and Ball L UCY DICKINSON MARX, well known soprano of Washington, assisted by O. J. Hodge, accompanist, will give a program of songs and arias at the spring concert and ball of the United Daughters of the Con- federacy, District Division, at the New Willard Hotel. the night of April 30. This ball will be the first effort in the campaign of the local branch of the society to raise funds to enter- tain the general convention of the D. of C.. when -meeting here next November. Mrs. C. Leonard Cham- bers is chairman and Mrs. Walter E. }{ulton ‘president of the District Divi- sion. 5 Mrs. Marx was presented at the Arts Club in January by Miss Mary Cryder, and auso sang before the Congressional Club early in February Before coming to Washington Mrs. Marx gave concerts throughout the south and west. Mr. Hodge is the son of the late Karl Hodge, a foremost Amerlcan flutist, and is himself quite well known as an excellent accompanist. The musical will last from 8 to 10 o'clock, and dancing will then begin to last until 1 o’clock. Rubinstein Nominations Rubinistein Club held a busi- ness meeting at the close of the regular rehearsal Wednesday morn- ing, at which nominations were made for election of officers for the season of 1923-24, as follows: For presi- dent, Mrs. Robert H. Dalgleish; first vice president, Mrs. H. W. Myers and Mrs. John W. Dawson: second vice president, Mrs.’ Harvey L. Rabbit; sec- retary, Mrs. Willlam R. Benham and Mrs. George O. Wilcox; treasurer, Miss Alice Broas and_ Miss Isabel Hacker; librarian, Mrs. Frank B. Lord and Mrs. Willard E. Buell. ' Miss Mat- tie_Gibson, Mrs. <Archer, L. Haycock and Mrs. Elmer E. Curry, present members of the executive board of the club, declined renomination. The anhtal business meeting and election of officers will take place Wednesday, May 9, at the Willard Hotel. ‘The third and last concert of this season will be given Tuesday, May 1, at the Masonic Auditorium, when the club will be assisted by the America contralto, Kathsyn Meisle. 3 con- | ban- | Helen Edgar Lancaster, contralto, who is soloist at Ingram Congrega- | Mrs. Ly Coyle, Eng- | pianists. tional Church; Leslie F School Notes Novella Mavo of Shreveport, La., and don B. Jeffers of this city, Miss Katharine Brooks, so- lish baritone, who is sololst at Christ | prano, and ldmund Boyer, tenor, will Church, Georgetown, and Erma Strom, pianist, will give the following pro- gram in recital at Mount Pleasant Lodge Hall Wednesday night at 8:15 o'clock, under the di Henry Hunt McKee and assisted by Charies T. Ferry, accompanist: “Man- dalay” (Ollle Speakes), Mr. le “Yesterday and Today” (Charles Gil- bert Spross), Mrs. Lancaster; Sublime, Sweet Evening Star” (“Tann- hauser”) (Wagner), “Danny I (Damrosch), Mr. Coyle; (Lisat), “Gollywogs" (Debussy), Miss Storm; “Only a Yearning Heart” (Tschaikowsky), “The Snowdrop” (Gretchninoff), Mrs. Lancaster; “Prologue (“Pagliace (Leoncavallo), Mr. Coyle; top” (Cox), “Deep River” (Burlelgh), “An Open Secrey” (Woodman), Mrs Lancaster; “0 Divine Redeemer (by request) (Gounod), Mrs, Lancaster- Mr. Coyle. A program of MacDowell composi- tions was given on Monday evening last by some of the members of the MacDowell Music Club, Georgia E. Miller, president. The clubrooms were filled to their capacity and the audi- ence gave evidence of pleasure and appreciation by prolonged and enthusiastic applause. The songs and piano pieces were given by Anna Edith Austermuhl, Harriet Kennedy, Kathryn Beck, Pauline Graff, Eleanore Colborn, with Mrs. Mary Ponder Hatch as a skillful and sympathetic accompanist. A recital of the third season of the Associated Studios will be given Tuesday evening at 8:15, in the audi- torium of the Y. M. C. street northwest. Mrs. al and Otto Simon will be at the piano. ic is cordially invited to following program will be (Heller): (Chopin); B_Flat_Minor" Flat Major” Major” (Chopin) Lascia Ch'io ¥ Rinaldo™) ~ (HandeD. “Good Night" lassenet), “Open Thy Blue Fyes' (Massenct), Gladys Nelson: “Ca zonetta’ (D'Ambrosio), Souvenir’ (Drdla), Harry Cherkassky: “Cycle From the Seasons” (Tschaikowsky), “By the Fireside” (January), “Ride in a Three-Horse Sleigh” (Novémber), “Harvest Song (August), Gertrude Locker: ongs M Mother Taught Mo (Dvorak). “Love’ (Godard), “Springtime” (Mackenzie), Anna Pat- terson: “Spanish Dance” (Granados), “Siciliano,” “Rigaudon” (Franceur- Kreisler), Leo Alvarado; “Would You in tha Tender Creature” (from ‘Acis and Galatia”) (Handel), “Wa der '#s Night Song"” (Shubert) iHark the Lar] (Shubert), Hazel Hughes “Andante Spianatc “Polonaise” (Chopin), Mrs. Blaisdell. The ciation concert last vided by Miss Cassle_Davidson son Meyers, “Waltz, Mulfora Asso- lobby Young Men's Christian service department Monday night was Mabel Bowie, and Master pianists; Frederick Freund, baritone; Mrs. Frederick Freund, monologist: Miss Beasley, soprano, and Miss Marjorie G. Davis, accompanist. A delizhtful musical was given by Josephine Mattson, soprano, and Le Lewlis, baritone, in Studio Hall 1ast Tuesday night. Their program of French, Russian, Italian. Norwegian, Indian ‘and Engl eciated. Mrs. Macon s accompanist. Rice Mac- The Columbian Male Quartet sang for the Beta Christian Endeavor So- clety of the Ninth Street Church Wednesday, quartet numbers constituting the program Mrs. Willard Haynie and Mrs. Ledig were accompanists for th numbers. Christian and solo lo Dr. and Mrs. T, their last Sunday tea mnext Sunday S. Lovette will hold fternoon musical- from 5 to 7. Mis HE following music will be ren dered in connection with the ded- ication service of the Cleveland Park Congregational Church today, 11 a.n.: Double quartet, “Sing Allelujah | Forth™ (Buck). sopranos, Mrs. Arthur Henning and Mrs. Orme Thornberry: {altos, Mrs. Samuel Loomis and Miss I Dorothy Wilson; tenor: Conybeare and Mr. Thomas man; basses, Mr. Elwin Sile Capt. E. W. Scott; solo, “The Heaven- 1y Voice” (Granville English), Mrs. Orme Thornberry. Prelude, from “The Deluge” (Saint-Saens) and offer- tory, “Adagio” (Ries), by Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks, piano, and Mrs. Randall Chase, violin. The musical program for Washing- ton Heights Presbyterian Church, Kalorama and Columbia roads, today will be: A M—Morning meditation, “Invocation” (Drew): solo, “Foreve: With the Lord” (Gaunod), Raymond Moore; lo, "God is Our (Ward-Stevens). Mrs. Wheeler: recessional, lude” (Kinross). P. M. iitation, “Sabbath solo, “The Lost iMrs Wheeler; rec (Lerman) Mrs. J ihitm is organist of the church. (Sullivan), “March' At the musical vespers this after- noon at the First Congregational Church, at 4:45 p.m., Harry Edward Mueller will be assisted by +Mrs. Mary Sherier Bowie, soprano, and J. F. M Bowie, tenor, in the following pro- gram: Tenor solo, “Be Thou Faithful Unto Death” (St. Poul) Mendels- sohn); duet, “My Song Shall Be Always Thy Mercy” (hymn of praise), (Mendelssohn): soprano solo. “Be of {Good Comfort” (Ruth) (Cowen); duet, “Hosanna” (Granier) The vested chorus choir of sixty ces will assist the quartet of the st Congregational Church in the ition of the music at the regular morning at 11 o'clock. “Thanks Be to God” (ife atthews), and at 8 Wipe Away All r services this Singing, everlas fpom. Tears” (Field). i The choir of the Church of the In- carnation, under the dir: ion of Mrs. Henry White, will sing this morning “Te Deum in D" (Mackenzie), “Jubi- late in A" (Bruche), and at the offer- tory “Send Out Thy Light” (Gounod). There will be a special service in_the ovening, when the united thank offer- ing of the Women's Auxiliary of the diocese of Washington will be pre- sented at this church. The musical portions of the service will consist of opening anthem, “I Am Alpha and Omega” (Stainer), “Magnificat” and “Nune Dimittis in F" (Field), choral liturgy, and at the offertory so- prano solo, “Wondrous is the Story"” h music was much | Paul | 'O Thou | B. | with i give the informal program. The Dalgleish Music Study Club met Thursday evening for the study of tion of Mrs.|Oley Speaks and Pearl G. Curran. The lives of the two composcrs were diss cussed by Mrs. Dorothy Schermerhorn and the following program was given “Life” (Speaks), sung by Mrs. Frank Lord; “Morning” (Speaks), sung Mrs. Milton C. White. “Rain,” Autumn,” and “The Lord Is M Shepherd” (Curran), sung by Mrs. Frank B. Lord; “Dawn” and “Ho, Mr. Piper” (Curran), sung by Miss Esther Melick. The singers were accompanied by Mrs. Howard Blandy, who has bee made an honorary member of the club. Miss Mary Daly, accompanist, also has been made an honorary mem- ber. It was voted that the Dalgleish Mu- sic and Study Club would stand spon- sor for a subscription dance to_be held at the Columbia Country Club on Thursday evening, May 10, for the benefit of the national biennial convention of the National Federation of Musfc Clubs, to be held in Ashe ville, N. €., June 9-17, inclusive. ~All federated clubs in the District of Oy~ lumbia will be invited to participate. expecially interesting and en- jovable song recital given at the Arts Club last Wednesday evening, when Raymond G. Moore, baritonc, assisted by McCall Lanham as ac- companist, presented a group of songs to an appreciative audience. Moore's selections included: MAmi® (Pergolesi), “Care (Handel), “Phyllis Has Such Ch ing Grace” (Wilson), “Hear Me! Winds and Waves” (Handel). “Wid- mung” (Franz), ° n Mit Dem Rothen Mundchén” (Franz), “An Dem Sonnenschein”_(Schumann), Am Thy Harp” (Woodman), “The Last Hour” (Kramer), “Standin’ in the Need o' Prayer” (Reddick), “Sunset” (Russell), “Come to the Fair (Mar- tin) b Iyric soprano, will national’ convention when she will sing by request, rmant_Oiseau,” from rle du Bresil,” by Feliclen” David, flute ebbligato and accompani- ment by the J. Stan- uard, lead also sing'a com- poser. C the piano accompaniments A memorial service will be held or Tuesday afternoon, When a trio that Mrs. Lyons has been coaching will sing the trio from “Elijah,” by Men- dlessohn, She will be assisted Nancy Stillwell and Bernice Randall Gertrud, be soloist of the D. ons, the R will i Columbian Male ing for the lowa Sta ciety morrow evening at Rauscher's Tuesday evening at Ballston, Va., Friday evening at Springfield At the latter place they will 1 isted by Mrs. Daniel Llovd, re and Mrs. Mary Lineback Nes, soprano. The members of the quartet are Paul Ledig, first tenor; W. B. Braithwaite second tenor and director: W. S Haynie, baritone, and B. A. Lineback, The Quartet Md Evelyn [ bass. The music section of the Takoma Park Civic Study Club_recently held its April meeting at Columbia Hall of the Washington Missfunary College. Anita Blanche Hunter, pian- and Mrs. Genevieve Spohr Kep- violinist, gave the club a hearty welcome. The program was given by Mrs. G Kidd Waldo Schmitt, Miss nita Blanche Hunter, Mrs. Alice Me- Morgan, Mrs.” H. E. Seldel, Chester J. Hunn, Mrs. John M. ienevieve Spohr Kep- de Shade und Mrs. A \ announcement was made by Mrs. man of the music - May meeting of the be entertained b | the ! (Reichard), sung by Mildred Maxwell | Smith. The other members of the quartet are Lucllle Forrest Hastings, mezzo- contralto; B. R. Cady, tenor, and G. A. Johnson, bass. At the opening and close -of the service Lynch Luguer, violinist, will play, Emilie Margaret White at the organ. This morning at the Mount Pleas- ant Congregational Church the mu- sic will be given by the Mount Pleas- ant choir, under the direction of Norton M. Little, with Claude Robe- son at the organ. For the vesper service. the music is given by the solo quartet compo ed of Miss Frances Scherger, soprano: Miss Cleo Scanland, contralto: Wil- ifam P. Shanahan, ténor, and Herman Fakler, ba: The morning service will be: Organ prelude, “Cujus Animam” (Rossi anthem, “Seek Ye the Lord” (Rob- erts), Mount Pleasant <horus and junior choir; offertory chorus, “Awake, Ye Saints” (Hammerell): rgan postlude, “Grand March,” ‘Aida” (Verdl). At the vesper service the music wil] include: Organ pre- lude, ‘“Caprice” (Sellars); soprano “The Lord Is My Shepherd” Curran), Miss Scherger; offertory » “Our Soul On God With Patience = Walts” (Garrett); organ postlude, “March” (Goldman). accompanied by | | husbands of the members MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES The at the afternoon service h of the Covenant, begin- is under the direction of Harvey Murray, the organist of the church. ~The soloists today will be Miss Raner, violinist; Mr. Loreleberg, oncellist: - Mr. Fakler, baritone. ibers will he: Organ prelude; vin- “Andante” (Handel): cello (Schubert); baritone solo, -'eceia) baritone solo owles): offer- (Kistler); organ music at the Chur ning at 3:15, tory tr postlude The n beginning for the 1t 8 o'clock Evening Choir (100 Robeson, director; Harv Murray, organist; Mrs. Howard Blandy, pian- ist, and the solo quartet, Miss Ruth Peter, sopran. McLean, contralto; Ross tener, and Herman Fakler, ba: The following is the program: gan prelude: anthem, “Thine Forever. God of Love” (Price); trio (soprano, contralto and tenor), “Protect Us Through the Coming Night” (Cursch- man), sses Peter and McLean and Mr. (requested); contraltc Wilt Keep Him in Perfect (Isaiah) (Patten). Miss Me- offertory anthem, “Out the (Wi san postlude, Baptist Church, §th H str northwest, the male rtet, co. ed of W, K. mond ; John Marty tenor: Fred Eabt, and Edg: ¥. b . will this _morr the anthem is the Day of Light,” by Ber- wald, and also Nevin's “Some Blessed Day At the evening service the quartet will & ant Us, Heaven- Iy Father,” by in, and Adams' “The ‘Light of Sabbath Eve.” Louis F. Potter, organist, at the Sund morning scrvice, will play Sturgess’ “Med tion” as prelude and “Festiv- 1 March,” by Miller, the service postluc evening serv is given by the voices), Claude Lean: Deep” At and qu teng baritone, render “Th the Calvary MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. 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