Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1929, Page 15

& CROWD HEARS CHOIR'S FAREWELL Westminster Singers of Day- ton, Ohio, Give Performance at White House. The original Westminster Choir of Dayton, Ohio, John Finley Williamson, director, made its farewell appearance before a public audience in the National Capital last night at the Washington Auditorium. The mezzanine boxes were occupied by distinguished folk, includ- irg Mrs. Edward E. Gann, official hostess for the Vice President, and the | balcony was filled with representatives | of mang local choirs and choruses well as others. The audience dow stairs wee not so large. but all seemed quite enthusiastic. During the after- noon the choir had sung before Presi- dent and Mrs. Hoover and their in- vited guests at the White House. From ‘Washington ‘they go to New York and will sail from there this month for a tour of Europe. Upon the return of the choir from abroad the 60, individuals who have made up this first Westminster Choir will satter to fill vacancies long sched- uled for them in churches throughout the country, where, as “Ministers of Music,” as they term themselves, they will carry on the same type of directing and teaching that was instituted by Mr. Williamson. The director himself is to become the dean of music at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., where he will direct the music and continue | his work in charge of the Westminster Choir Scheol, which had long since out- &rown its original quarters in the West- minster Church of Dayton. Second Group Formed. ‘The second Westminster Choir, "or- ganized a year after the first choir, will then become the touring organiza- tion until it, in turn, is replaced by a third choir now in training. Mrs, H. E. Talbott, original patroness of the cholr in Dayton and still a gulding spirit, co-operating with Mr. Willlam- son in every way, stated yesterday that already there is a waiting list of 100 invitations for graduates from this’| choir-directors’ school beyond the 60 vacancies which will be filled when this first choir will be dissolved. ‘The Washington public by now knows this Westminster Choir too well to need ~comments on its singing. The pro- gram contained many old favorites of " local listeners, and two of the soloists were singers who had long since won definite admiration from music lovers in the Capital. They were Lorean Hodapp, leading soprano. and Eliza- beth Cecil, contralto. A new soloist to ‘Washington, but familiar as a member of the choir, was Lueila Conn, whose | light soprano voice was featured in “The Three Kings,” which was repeat- ed, and also in the final number, “The Shepherd’s Sto American composer, Clarence Dickinson, and dedicated to Mr. Willlamson and the choir. Mrs. Hodapp was heard to good effect both in Dvorak's “Going " as arranged by Willlam Arms Pigher, and the encore, “Steal Away to Jesus,” which was perhaps the most effective of all the lovely numbers on the program. . Dedicafed to Director. ‘The song “God Is a Spirit,” which was written by David Hugh Jones, organist at the Westminster Church in Dayton, and dedicated to Mr. William- son and the choir, was very well re- ceived and Kopolyoff's ~“Alleluia! Christ Is Risen!” was repeated in re- sponse to the persistent applause. This Westminster Choir is indeed the m@st unusual and outstandingly written by the | Hoover to Be Sent Skin of Huge Bear Killed in Finland| Hunters Tell of Thrilling| Chase to Obtain Princely Pelts. By the Associated Press HELSINGFORS, Finland. March 9.— | A magnificent bear skin, the finest pelt | | obtained in this Winter's shooting, will| | soon be sent President Hoover, on whose | behalf it has been purchased for the | White House. It is the skin of a large | male bruin with thick brown and almost | | black fur. It was obtained by three | noted forest hunters, Thorolf Biom- | | quist, Kivinen and Poyhonen, during | jone of the season’s most exciting bear | | hunts. | The hunters related a thrilling story | of their long drive with horses and | reindeer into the heart of the snow-| | clad forest of Finnish Lapland whe: two brother Laplanders had “ringe the lairs of a female bear with two cubs {and that of her huge consort. Intending to capture the latter alive, | the hunters placed a sling of wire rope | before the entrance of the den. when[ the head of the old bruin appeared they attempted to imprison him by pulling the sling taut, but the rope, stiff with frost, failed to function, the animal then rose on his hind legs to launch an attack, whereupon the hunters were | forced to shoot him. The forest king, who locally as | dubbed “the president-bear.,” was over | 8 feet long and weighed 330 pounds. | Bear shooting is the favorite sport in Finnish Lapland, where large num- | bers of them are hunted each year.| Foreign Ministers are among the fash- | ionables participating in this sport. The British Minister in Helsingfors also 1s | an enthusiast. FINCHER GIRL TO AID UNCONSCIOUS CHILD North Carolina Accident Victim, | Who Recovered After 10 Days, | Will Go to Virginia Patient. By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTE, N. C, March 9.—Sev-| enteen-year old Nell Fincher, apparently | normal again after a 10-day lapse of consciousness, is planning to leave here | | tomorrow for Lynchburg, Va. to offer her assistance to the parents of 10- | vear-old Marjorie Dowdy, who has been unconscious for 30 day: | Miss Fincher will ccompanied by | | her father. The visit will be the result | |{of a correspondence between the Dowdy | | and Fincher families which began when | the failure of both girls to regain con- | sclousness after similar accidents re- | celved wide publicity. | Miss Fincher was injured by a fall in | a basket ball game here. The Dowdy | |child was struck by an automobile | iFebmnry 8. { American musical effort of any size produced in this country to date. In the finished style of its singing, the clarity of its diction, the thoroughness of its sincere preparation, and most of all its prime object to prepare choir directors adequately, it is unique. It has won enthusiastic support of prom- inent people everywhere in this country and has a long list of dis- ‘tlnguished sponsors abroad awaiting its initial appearance in the countries of Europe. Deep-rooted interest and ap- preciation felt by audiences attending this choir's concerts, are indicated by the fact that they never hurry out be- | fore the program is over but sit in-| stead until at least one encore is given | before departing. Last night a beauti- ful benediction was the final encore. H P THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©, MARCH 10, 1920_PART 1. “An Orchestra All Their Own" Is Boasted By New Attorney General at:d His Family By the Associated Press. William DeWitt Mitchell, the new Attorney General, and his family have an orchestra all their own. “We started it much too long ago to tell about,” Mrs. Mitchell said yester- day. “It was when the boys were small. They played the banjo and cello, Mr. Mitchell the clarinet, and I the piano. We've always kept it up, and we look forward to it whenever the boys are at home.” She added that she “did it to keep them from going out to the movies.” Mrs. Mitchell observed that she is just as much concerned over youths in danger of “going to the good” as she is over youths in danger of “going to the bad.” For if she has one pet aversion, she added, it is over-right- eousness. ‘Though she looks forward to the so- cial activities she will enjoy in her new role, Mrs. Mitchell said she will remain at heart “just an ordinary person, in- terested in people and what they do— and in books and saddle horses.” On a table in her home are photo- graphs of her friend, Grace Coolidge, and of her own two sons. One son is studying business into his father's law firm in St. Paul. 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