Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1925, Page 16

SUBSCRIPTIONLIST FOR OPERA OPENED Patrons Assured of Same Seat Throughout Excellent Schedule This Winter. n lists for the most of opera yet offered shington Opera Company been opened, Director Albion announced The subscri i £ istory of possible to as- > seat for each the season v has been Doctor Restores Part of Tongue TOKIO, September 15.—Strange things in medicine and surgery are often reported from Japan, but one of the strangest is the re- cent case of a girl whose three- inch tongue was eaten up to one inch hy microbes. By cauteriza- tion, the surgeons report, they were gan to restore one inch of the or- gan so thut the girl now has a tongue two inches in length. The patient, Miss Sonoko Torii, 18 vears old. found while she was attending school that her tongue apparently was getting shorter. Within a few months the tongue had decreased to such an extent that the girl had difficulty in talk- ing. She consulted o number of doctors who sald they could do nothing for her. Finally one of the most prominent Japanese sur- of condi- productions whenever | s available and m | stions an impossibility. | on, however, the company | Washington Audito- | rium for its performunces and the full | sehedule of five operas has been ar- ranged. geons decided the tongue was “col- onized” by unknown microbes. He tried cauterization and a ‘“cure” apparently was effected. Japanese scientists there is no record of a similur case. Season Starts November 16. { November 16 with | is to be followed | Romeo and e given on Samson and will be supg. eat out- sught for | but has | © an appear- on March and as the great Rus- ard in Don Car- Festival. Wil Aid n . five operas, cers yperas addi- may request mind a won a pl composition. Albion is rea old favorites In addition, Mr. ¥ to produce one of the has already d the size of that of last vear, ecause of the more extensive < being undertaken this yvear, the | t is to be increased. The possibili- | te: the Washington Opera Com- pany lovers of th iugton the tion has 1 e apy iul and busines s in lendi: movement. Growing Civic Pride. The srowing civic pride of the city #s finding new sources of food in the 1 usic of the Capital and the posses- tion of a resident opera company viewed as particularly gratifying. Gen- eral Director Albion’s pol of build- ing his casts of Ameri ngers as | possible has won many for the company, who are Mr. Albion in his efforts o | apital of the na- ent to leaders life and they s thefr support n s to a point where all ation will point with pride an produce er lands. ason tickets Opera season moderate music with the bLest of o The charges for the s for the Washington range from a FOUNDED 18557 1/ AT o PIANOS (IN MAHOGANY) — — [TTITIIRE 'ifi $875 ll'l‘_li'.’lilllllllfllllllllll Founded in 1857 by EDWARD F. DROOP, our House has been identified 68 years with every stage of our city’s musical devclopment. From its inception until now, our greatest comfort and happiness in business has come from efforts sincerely planned and thoroughly pgrformed. Each and every day we work with the Creed of Waiting List as Soon as 2,600 Mark Is Reached. The Washington Board of Trade soon will close its membership and start a walting list. For the first | time In the history of any similar or- ganization in the National Capital this step has been taken. By unanimous decision it was de- cided that as soon as the membership reaches 2,600 the roster will be closed and applicants will be put on a wait- ing list in order of their application. The membership of the board is near the 2,600 mark now. The chief reason of this step on the part of the Board of Trade is its growing inability to take care of the large number of people that attend its = With nearly 2,600 members functions. many are forced to remain on the outside when the regular full monthly meetings are held. The annual shad bake is also prov- ing a problem because of the number that has been attending these yearly outings. Almost 1,000 persons were handled last year on the outing. As | this affair is usually a boat trip the problem is more difficult ‘The membership of the board will remain closed at 2,600 unless there ever occurs some special reason to alter the arrangements. Every effort will be made to make the organization one of live workers with everybody on at least one committee, according to Samuel J. Prescott, president of the organization. A special meeting has been called for Wednesday night at the New Willard Hotel, to consider business of the board. further the best seats down to a rate so low that grand opera is made available to any who desire it at a charge hardly more than that made for a good movie. Mr. Alblon, it is de- clared, has taken a long step toward popularizing grand opera by arrang- ! ing this price scale. NEW STEINWAY MAY BE PURCHASED FOR AS LITTLE Eaten by Microbes TRADEBOARDPLANS T0 CLOSE OSTER the ques- | Will Establish Membership THE COOLIDGE AT OPEN AIR SERVICE TODAY Cabinet Members Also to At- tend Masonic Devotions on.Temple Heights. President Coolldge and most of his cabinet, in addition to other high Government officlals, will attend the big open-air Masonic religious service at Temple Helghts at 4 o'clock this afternoon. A fair day is promised by the Weather Bureau, ‘The occasion will bse marked by the annual gathering in religious devotion of the Association of Worshipful Mas- ters and the members of all District lodges and thelr families, together with members of the Eastern Star | and their familfes. Rev. John C. Palmer, grand chap- lain, will offer invocation. Rev. George M. Diffenderfer, pastor of the Luther Place Memorial Ghurch, will read the scripture lesson. An ad- dress will be delivered by Rev. Jason Noble Plerce, pastor of the President’s church, the First Congregational, and prayer will be offered by Rev. Charles E. Fultz, pastor of the United Breth- ern Church and assistant grand chap- lain of the order. = pe The Army Band will furnish appro- priate music under the direction of J. Walter Humphrey and under the leadership of William J. Stannard. The choir of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church will sing. Entrance to the heights will be through the Connecticut and Florida avenue gates. Automobiles will not be permitted in the grounds. MASONIC OFFICIALS GUESTS AT SMOKER Grand Masters of District and West Virginia at G. W. U. Affair. Roe Fulkerson, grand master of Masons of the District of Columbia; Clyde Dutton, grand master of Masons of West Virginia; Worth Landon, manager of the Masonlc Service Association of the United States of America; Howard L. Hodg- kins, dean of George Washington University; Clarence M. Updegraft, member of the law school faculty of George Washington University: De Witt C. Croissant and Audley L. Smith, members of Columbia College faculty of George Washington Uni- versity, amd John R. Lapham, A. F. Johnson and James H. Platt, mem- bers of the engineering school faculty of George Washington University, were guests of honor at the third an- nua! joint smoker of the Acacia Fra- ternity and the George Washington University Masonic Club to the Masons of the university, held at the Acacla Fraternity House, 1707 Massa- chusetts avenue, Friday evening. More than a hundred Masons of the student body of the university at- tended the meeting. A. & P. Store Is Held Up. Another link was added to the long chain of chain store hold-ups last night when a bandit walked into the A & P. store at 1636 R street and pointed a pistol at Edward Sheehy, 5621 Georgia avenue, the manager. ‘The bandit got $109 in cash from the cash register. He was about 38 and welghed about 140 pounds. He was wearing a brown overcoat and slouch 35 SEEK SING SING POST.: Rush Is Reported for Job as Exe- cutioner. Special Dispatch to The Star. OSSINING, N. Y., October 10.— Thirty-five applications for the job of executioner at Sing Sing prison have been recelved by Warden Lawes since the recent announcement that John Hulbert, the incumbent, will retire on pension’ next June 30. Never, the warden sald, has there been such a rush for any prison position. Some of the applicants offer “experience in killing Germans in the war” as a rec- ommendation. - $1.250,000 CHURCH DRIVE PLANS LAID Children to Aid in Raising Funds for First Congrega- tional’s New Edifice. Active solicitation among members of the First Congregational Church in its campalgn to raise $1,250,000 for the erection of a new church at Tenth and G streets will be begun Tuesday, it was announced yesterday. The campaign organization has been completed and final instructions were given the workers at a_meeting held last night at the First Congrega- tional Church. A force of 150 will carry on the campaign among the church mem- bers. . Four divisions have been formed, men’s, wWomen's, YOUnNg peo- ple’'s and chiidren’s, each under a chairman. Under the divisional chair- men are captains, each of whom heads a team of six members. Progres will be reported at meet- ings to be held every evening. except Monday, next week. In order that the workers, many of whom are em- ploved in the Government depart- ments, may utllize their leisure time for solicitation to the best advantage, specal plans have been made. The report meetings are called for 5 o'clock each afternoon; reports will be made during dinner, which will be served at 5:30 o'clock; and immediate- ly after dinner the team workers will leave the church in automobiles to make thelr canvass. 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