Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1926, Page 48

AMERIGAN OPERAS | MORE PLENTIFUL Medals Already Awarded for 25, Including 11 by lllinois Composers. U. S. REPORTS DENIED. Mexican Court Corrects Idea That 0il Law Is Not Retroactive. MEXICO CITY, March 26 (#).—De- nial was made by the Supreme Court yesterday that it had rendered any de- cislon rhat article 27 of the Mexican constitution, which has to do with mineral and ofl lands, is not retro- active. The announcement was made by Manuel Padiila, president of the court, as a consequence of réports sald to have been published in Ameri- can newspapers. _THE EVENING. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1926. GUILD IS ADDRESSED BY BISHOP FREEMAN Each Group Reports on General Activities at Annual Spring Session. Bishop James E. An address by Freeman of the Episcopal diocese of Washington and reports on the prog- ress of 16 group organizations of the Bishop's Episcopal Guild featured the annual Spring meeting of the guild in St. Alban’s Guild Hall yesterday. Bishop Freeman told the various groups that he hoped enough of the Washington Cathedrai would be com- pleted to enable the seating of about 2,000 persons by the time of the gen. eral convention of the Episcopal Church In October, 1928. The conven- tion meets every three years. The Bishop's Guild is composed al- most entirely of women and each group organization reported on its general activitles, including contribu- tions made, general needs and the financial status of each group. The groups making reports and their heads were as follow: Women's Auxiliary, Mrs. William D. Hurd; United Thank Offering, Miss Lucy Grant; Church Periodical Club, Mrs.| H. T. Cook, the report read by the general secretary, Mrs. C. M. Wilkes; National Cathedral School, Miss J. C. McDonald; Church Service League, Miss Emma W. Abbott, re- port read by the general secretary, Mrs. Wilkes; Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Mrs. Louis Makall; House “of Yeo; Episcopal Mrs, David L Spiscopal Church Home, Mrs. m . Johnson; St John's Orphanage, report by one of Mercy, Home ~for Deaconess Children, the Sisters of St. Margaret's: First Needle Work Gu Mrs. Willlam C. Dean, report read by the general sec tary, Mrs. Wilkes: Girls Friendly So- clety. Mrs. Ben Hellen; Daughters of the King, Miss A. B. Voute, report read by the secreta Mrs. Wilkes; Junior Daughters of ‘the King, Miss Mary R. Kurtz; Washington Commit- ' tee of the National Cathedral As- soclation, Rev. C. T. Warner, and All Hallows Guild, W. R. Tuckerman. Prior to the meeting, holy commu- nion was celebrated in Bethlehem Chapel by Bishop Freeman. . Texas produces 99 per cent of the sulphur mined in the United States. filled on Christmas day, was given as the reason SANTA CLAUS BAR ASKED. Vancouver Parents Say lmperson-‘ ators in Stores Promise Too Much. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 26.—The Vancouver Dr. ) 9 City | Council and the Vancouver Retail| yons Merchants’ Association were con- TOOTH POWDER fronted Wednesday with a resolution sed b the Vancouver Parent- Reachers' Cleans Teeth Safely Wins Teachers’ Association asking that im- personations of Santa Claus be discon- tinued. Disillusionment of children, | when promises made by the joily saint new users every day in department stores remained un-| T TTTY Br tha Associated Pres CHICAGO, March 2 of writing American operas is mnot such an infant industry as one might Dbe led to suppose. This has been brought to light by an announcement of the American Opera Society of Chicago that 25 na- tive composers of operatic scores al- ready have received the David Bisp- ham Memorial medal for American grand opera, of either the tragic or comic variety. In addition to talent and technique, requisites for the award include American citizenship and a libretto in the English language. Seven Illinois composers received the award this month, while four had won the honor previously. Outside of Tliinois, the Rispham medal has been awarded to 14 musicians. Mrs. McCormick Chairman. irman of the American ety, which was founded and is now directed by Mrs. Eleanor Ever- est Freer, well known American com- poser. Its purposes are set forth: “To encourage the use of our native language in opera and concert in English-speaking countries by recom- mendation of adequate translations: to encouraze the performance of American opera or music-drama, and to give just recognition to the Ameri- can composer of ability. “To award the David Bispham Me- morial medal in Chicago whenever possible; or elsewhere, when satisfac- tory information of an American opera_has been obtained by the so- clety.” Seven Composers Listed. 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Others Get Awards. Previous Illinois awards were to J. Lewis Browne, “The Corsica Girl"; Simon Bucharoff, “Sahkara": Isaac Van Grove, “The Music Robber": Mrs. Freer, he Legend of the Pipe: nd Massimilliano, “The Court Jester." Other composers who have received the medal are Charles Wakefield Cad- man, Victor Herbert, W. Frank Har- ling, Aldo Franchetti, Carter, De- Leone, Stearns, Hugo, Lyford, Patter- gon, Stewart, Hadley, Converse and McCoy. Operas by Harling and Franchetti were presented last season by the Chi- eago Civic Opera company, which next season will produce . Cadman’s “The Witch of Salem.” $1,000,000 FOR BUILDINGS. Fort Humphreys and Camp Meade to Get $500,000 Each. 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