Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1925, Page 9

QUARTETAND HARP PLEASE N REGTAL De Reszke Singers and Al-| berto Salvi Present Un- usual Program. A beautiful program was present- ed at Poli's Theater vesterd noon by the De Alberto Salvi, 1 and more concerts ington this son there few which possessed the merits of this recital and which at the same time seemed so fully appreciated and enjoyed by the audience Enthusiastic applause and instant response was given to the mood and presentation of every number by both singers and harpist. Encores were demanded after each group. When with the Duncan Dancers last scason Washington music lovers had the opportunity to hear the remarkable nique of Salvi. Yesterday M program gave wider scope f exposition of his skill and of his artistic, reading of compositions rarely heard in harp recitals. There have been at-| tempts to ¢ heard in have been here | ‘arrange” works of Chopin, | master composer for the plano and for nearly every other instrument w such attempts are successful. Yester-| day, however, was proved that Chopin's compositions may be given excellent sympathetic interpretation through the medium of the harp. M.| Salvi played his arrangements ol‘; “Etude in A a nd the Impromptu” _ beautifull opening number was Zabel's “Per petual Etude in E Flat,” a difficult and er. M. Salvi's arrange s exquisite n in retained thé compose! style and mood. The rippling effe gusts of rain was perfectly achieved. | “Amaryllls,”. th dainty gavotte from | “Louis XIII,” was among the encores. | “redit is due both Jean De Reszke and Oscar Seagle, his pupll, for that remarkable organization, the De Reszke Singers. This is & quartet | extraordinary. to be to Flonzaleys quartets—a superbly blended unit of individual artists. esty Johnson and Floyd Towns- wyn Mutch, baritone, basso, are the fine soloist. inging, how- rfection of their ensemble work. he unity of s ing, clean-cut attack and rh: unusual Their selections also are unhackneyed. opening group ineluded Saint-Saens’ “Serenade Hiver,” “Languir me fais” and “Dieu to garde voisin Thibaut,” both ongs of the seventeenth cen- Why Grieve You Still nglish madrigal of the sixteenth century, written by Thomas Morley, and “Lure, Falconers, Lure!” another madrigal by John Bennet of the seventeenth century. All were charming and both languages excel- lently enunciated. Vaughn Willlams’ arrangement of an old English folk- song, “Bushes and Briars,” was a de- lightful encore. Unusually and laughably quaint were the musical parodies, including “There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” after Brahms; y Had a Little Lamb,” after Delibes; “Simple Si- mon,” after Coreli, with amusing | “sad” chords in the piano accompan- iment 'Doctor Foster Went to Glou- cester,” after Handel; “Humpty and “Tom, the Piper's written in the general style of Mr. Nelson the Garden” It s what the So! the French modernists. had special opportunities in the Brahme imitation, and the other loists had bits in gach number. Mr. Johnson played the accompaniments A group of megro spirituals, well sung, included “'Tis Me, O Lord” (also called “Standin’ in the Need o' Prayer”), andalize My Name, “Were You There? and “Heav'n, Heav'n” (also called “All God's Chil- lun Got Shoes”). Burleigh's arrange- ment of “The Creation™ and the pop- ular “Me an’ Ma Li'l Banjo" were the | encores. | Features of the last group were a comical song by Cyril Scott, “The Ratcatcher,” and a breezy, vivid “Pirate Song,” by the American com- poser, Clarence Olmstead, who was present_yesterday to hear the quar- tet. John Hyatt Brewer's “We Are the Music Mukers” opened the group, included Mendelssohn's n Wings of Song,” sung and Schumann’s “The Peaceful e.” “Swing Along,” by Will Marion Cooke, was the final encore. WIN HARVARD HORORS. Two District Students in First Group of Rank List. Dana B. purand and Edward G Lowry, Washington students at Harvard University, have won places in the first group of the rank list as a result of thelr work in the recent midyear examinations, according to word received today from Cambridge. They won this honor by receiving all A’s in their required courses. Their names automatically go on the dean's list, which allows them discretion in ordering their college work Lowry is editor of the Harvard Crim- son. | Holden. SOCIETY (Continued from Eighth Page.) and lilies of the valley. After the ceremony Lleut. and Mrs. Gibson left town for a wedding trip, and will be at home at Camp Vail, N. J., after March 25, | Licut. Gibson is the son of Mrs.| John Gibson of Newport, R. 1 | Mrs. W. Walton Edwards will en- tertain the members of the Gov. Thomas Wells Society of the Children of the American Revolution at a danc- Ing party Saturday evening in honor of her son, Mr. Walton M. Edwards. The party will be held at the garden house of the.Grace Dodge Hotel McPherson Crichton ght in honor of Dr. and Mrs. gave a dinner last 1 Miss Annette Steel, who will be mar- ried in April to Mr. John Gardner Ladd in St. Luke's Church in Mechan- icsburg, Pa. Miss Dorothy Ladd will entertain at a bridge party this afternoon in honor of Miss Steel Mrs. Dan A. Sutherland of Alaska will entertain at luncheon Saturday at the Hotel Hamilton in her honor. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. B. Barber ave issued invitations to a r tion and musical in their home urday evening from 8 to 11 o'clock in celebration of their twenty-first wed- ding anniversary. Dancing will fol- low the musical. the hostess will be Miss Gordon ven, Mrs. Miss Marie Stewart, Miss John B. and eorgia Ladies Hosts at State Club Luncheon. The ladies of the Georgia State Club entertained at luncheon today at Kew Garden tenroom: The affair had a Patrick's day setting, the color heme being in green and white. Miss Elizabeth Harris spoke briefly on the plans of the Club for enterta ing the members of the Emory Gl ‘lub of Georgla, which the Georgia State Club is sponsoring on its ap- pearance at the New Willard Hotel March 25. Mrs. R. E. L. Hall was in charge of the luncheon, and was a sisted by the members of the regular cial commijttee of the club, of which she is chairman. The committee in- cluded Mrs. S. B. Felker, Mrs. George Middleton, Mrs. J. D. Battle, Mrs. Edgar Mars, Mrs. Minnie C. ood and Mrs. R. W. Curbow. The next social affair of the club will be a dance to be given at the Washington Club, 1701 K street northwest, April 23 and Mrs. Charles Mayo Cotton Crepe New Spring Shades from Japan at 35¢ a Yard The Pagoda 1720 H Street H-HHEHEHHEH Washi? Smartest wrant NO.1 Jhomas Circ! 5 Phone Main 4336 for RESERVATIONS »r. and ties have attracted so much favorable com- ment among our patrons that we have set aside— Tonight—Thursday and Every Thursday as CROSS-WORD PUZ- ZLE Night. Prizes of $25, $15 and $10 will be awarded the winners. Contest starts at mid- night! Dancing Until 2 AM Meyer Davis Famous La Paradis If Your S Was hteou Would Have It Cleaned Oftener VERY one know serge becomes soiled, but few real- ize that dark garme as rapidly. Cleanin of the garments a killing the germs of tagious ‘diseases that may be in the fabric after exposure to dust and soil. To be sure of comple should always be sent to a reputable cleaning company. valuable fabrics sent here are cleaned, pressed, altered and dyed in our own plant and promptl prom Carmack DrY CLEANING CO. 1120 Queen There are 139 B Street S.E. 6 Dupont Circle 1308 11th Street N.W. 2417 14¢h Street N.W. 2469 18th Street N.W. s how quickly white nts collect dust just g lengthens the life nd sterilizes them. the commoner con- te cleaning, garments Delicate and returned y when ised. Street N.E. Lincoln 239 other Carmack Stations at: Lincoln 462 Franklin 5232 North 7430 Columbia 2376 Columbia 636 ton’s ¥ P Y TN IN THE EVENING daughter Loulse loft Tuesday for Florida after a short attendance at the American Medical Congress, join- ing friends until the first of April when they will sail on the Homeric for Italy. The concert to be glven at Gunston Hall School for the restoration of Kenmore, on March 27, by Immanuel Wad, has the honor to have Mrs. Coolidge und Mrs. Dawes head the list of patronesses. The committee is greatly gratified by the Interest manifested in this concert, the list of patronesses including Mrs. Minni- gerode Andrews, Mrs. Murray Addi- son, Mrs. A. D. Addison, Mrs. Thomas Bayard, Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs. Theodore V. Boynton, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. John Barber, Mrs. lugene Byrnes, Mrs. Antony Wayne Cook, Miss Cryder, Mrs. Victor Kauff- mann, Mrs. Ryan Devereux, Mrs. Har- rison H.'Dodge, Rev. F. Ward Deny Mrs. Milton M. Elliott, Mrs. Henry = Erwin, Mrs. James Freeman Henry Gower, Mrs, Edward Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, Pearl Moore Gray, Mrs. Cary on, Miss Gildersleeve, Mrs. David Pierre Galllard, Mrs. Frank Hight, Mrs. A. Harriman, Mrs, Rose Gouvernour Hoes, Mrs. Austin Kautz, Mrs. Harry Reed, Mrs. Harry Lee Rush, Mrs. Wallace Radeliffe, Mrs. S L. Rutherford, Mrs. Willard Sauls- bury, Mrs. Aurelius R. Shands, Mrs August King-Smith, Mrs. Sweger Shirley, Mrs. Lewls Smoot, Mrs. Richard Ewell Thornton, Mrs. Alfred P. Thom. jr.; Mrs. Charles G. Warden, Mrs. Edwa Hood Watson, Mrs. Gheen, Mrs. T. Gr one soune T weanr WILKINS BREAKFAST Buy It From: All Independent Grocers All Piggly Wiggly Stores All Peoples Drug Stores STAR, W Charles ASHINGTON, V. Wheeler, Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Mrs, David Meade Lea, Mr. Willlam Lybrand, Mr. Lynch Luquer, Mrs. Wil- liam Beverley Mason, Mrs. Beverley R. Mason, Mrs. Jullan Jaquelin Mason, Miss Maud Burr Morris, Mrs. R. C. Marshall, Mr. Charles Moore, Mrs. Charles Graves Mathews, Mrs, Cres- son_Newbold, Mrs. Penn, Mrs. J. M. C. Patton, Mrs. Archibald Campbell Pryor and Mrs. Edward Frederick Durham. A few hundred ladies, including the wives of the speakers, attended the annual banquet of the American Medical Congress, at the Mayflower Tuesday night. Gathered at the head of the banquet table were the mem- bers of the congress and the regents. Promptly at 10 o'clock the program was broadcast from the ballroom by Mr. Frederic Wiliam Wile. The president of the congress, Dr. William Gerry Morgan, spoke upon the hygienic conditions xnd im- provements of the sanitary equip- ments in the Canal Zone. The presi- dent laid a speclal stress oh tne leprosarium and advocated & univer- . S e Sise § G Sts. Ph, M., 2 Formerly with Woodward & & TO EQUIP YOUR HOME WITH MADE-TO-MEASURE Window Shades Let Us Estimate Factory Prices l 830 13th St. N.W. D. €., THURSDAY sal collection for support thereof. After the banquet dancing followed at 11, where the younger people were busily engaged. The executive officers of the Aid Society of Hamline Methodist Epis- copal Church will be hostesses at a silver musical tea at the home of Mrs, W. A. Paul, 2707 Woodley road northwest, tomorrow from 3 to 10 o'clock p.m, ; Among those donating their talent are Mr. Frank E. Boyer, Miss Sau ders, Mrs. D. D. Walker, Mrs. Harry James, Miss Guerney, Misy Kthel Cauley, Mrs. G. F. Willlams, Mrs. Otto Roepke, the Misses Stevens, Mrs, Solomon Smith, Mr. Paul Grove, Mr. Dewey Gardner, Miss Marjorie Keim, Mrs. Bugbee, Mrs. J. Bhera Montgomery and Miss FEdith Athey. NACINA’S 1009 E St. N.W.—2d Floor Still serving the quality of food that has made us justly famous throughout Washington. Luncheon, 50c Regular Dinners, 85¢ Chicken Dinner, $1.00 Try Our Famous Spaghetti BET Factory Phone Main 4874 W. BTOKES SAMMONS, Proprietor. Tomorrow 1227 F Street N.W. 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