Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1930, Page 70

14 Musigraphs (Continued Prom Fourth Page.) ‘Willard Hotel. Representative John C. Linthicum 1is to outline the history of the bill to make “The Star Spangled Banner” the national anthem. Leroy Lewis will up in in the . W. C. A. headquarters at 8:30 p.m. ‘Wednesday. Features of the program will be the first performance -locally of a song cycle called “The Mountebanks,” by Martin, to be sung by a quartet posed of Mary Pearson, soprano; Sue Kennedy, contralto; Harry tenor; Wilfred Nerlich, baritone; the first-time performance of Henry Smidt-Gregor's new song, “The Cow- boy's Requiem.” Soloists will include: Ruby Grims- ley, Elizabeth Kerr, Louise Hoover, Marie Powell, Watson Ahlenfeld, Clara Bernheimer, Minnie Volkmann and the members of the quartet. The accom- panists will be Christine Chindblom and Clara Bernheimer. Bonnie D. Sosamon, soprano, was guest soloist at last Sunday evening's concert at Wardman Park Hotel. Miss Sosamon has besn heard over the radio for the ruc two Sunday mornings at 10:30 o’clock in both secular and sacred nhumbers. She will be heard again this morning at the same hour. Louis “ Thompson is her accompanist. Dr. Jason Noble Plerce has written both the words and music for a patri- otic song, “'Tis the Flag of My Coun- ," which will be sung at the First Congregational Church this morning. Both words and music will be printed on the church calendar. Jeanette McCaffrey, Washington so- prano, will sing “The Star Spangled Banner” at the Maine Memorial exer- cises, to be held in the riding hall at Fort Myer, Va., Saturday at 2:30 p.m., under the auspices of the Nitlonlll Order of the United Spanish War Vet- erans. She will be accompanied by the United States Marine Band. Gov. Fred W. Green of Michigan, commander in chief of the Spanish War Veterans, will act as master of | ceremonies; Senor _Orestes Ferrara, | Cuban Ambassador; Department Comdr. Lorin C. Nelson and members of Con- gress will deliver addresses and the Marine Band will give a musical pro- gram. The exercises will be broadcast by the National Broadcasting Co. Gertrude Lyons will present a small chorus, made up of members from allied patriotic organizations, at the banquet to be given by the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, in honor of J. Edwin Foster of Boston, commander in chief, at the Raleigh Hotel Tuesday. The chorus will sing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Jeanette Mc- Caffrey will sustain the solo part of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Iyric soprano, who won second place for the District of Columbia in the Atwater Kent Foundation contest last Fall in “Musetta’s Walse Song” from “La Boheme,” by Puccini, and “Estrel- lita,” Ponce-La Forge. Margaret Bowle Grant will be the accompanist. Miss Briggs also sang for the mem- bers of the Women's City Club last Wednesday after the business meeting, when her selections were: *I g“lyg." by Gene Branscom! “In Luxembourg sketches of Paris, by Kathleen Lockhart Manning, with Miss Grant at the piano. ‘The Rubinstein Club resumed re- hearsals last Tuesday. ‘Work on the numbers for the second concert, to be given at the Willard Ho- tel May 12, has been started, desiring to join the chorus are advised to get in touch with Mrs. Albert Volk- mer, chairman of the audition commit~ tee, 23¢ Willow avenue, Takoma Park, or telephone Shepherd 2154 as soon as possible. The guest artist at the May concert will be Martha Whittemore, violinist, ‘who has just returned to Amercia after & prolonged concert tour all over Eu- Tope. The Chadwick Orchestra, & figun of young people sponsored by . De Witt C. Chadwick, will give its an- nual concert Tuesday at Mount Pleas- ant Congregational Church. Mary Rush and Anna Fugitt, vocal- ists, will assist the orchestra in an in- teresting program. Hollida and Lillian Lutz are serving on the hospitality com- mittee, The public is cordially invited. 0 " played by Mary Gastrock, pianist, and the first movement of Mozart'’s “D Major Sonata for Two Pianos,’ performed Iéfllfl;-nuy by Miss Gastrock and Anne mi Preceding rehearsal tomorrow night, the Lovette Choral Club, under the di- rection of Eva Whitford Lovette, will broadcast & program of choruses and solos from one of the local radio sta- tions. Nellie Barber Brooks, soprano and a soloist member, will sing a group of songs. Pauline Lishman is the club accompanist. Mrs. Lovette will be the guest solo- :::. :Ly tl}e luncl-wuf_')vnben;1 the D:tl;ne;v 3[ e Loyal Legion iven at the Wil- lard on Lincoln's birthday. This morning Mrs. Lovette will be heard in a broadcast of sacred songs ediately preceding the church hour. This will be the first of a series of Sunday programs which Mrs. Love- ette will give on the air. uu‘:‘lm« grams include Italian tas, French, German and English songs and other arias. Elsie Cranmer will as- eist at the piano at these appearances. Mabel Flehr, contralto, who has re- cently returned from studying voice with Mme. Marchesi in Paris, will as- sist Lewis Atwater, organist, in a pro- gram of Massenet music at All Souls’ Church, Sixteenth and Harvard streets, this afternoon at 5 o’clock. Miss Flehr will sing “Les Larmes” (Werther) and “Ave Maria,” medita- tion from “Thais.” ‘Washington organists in large num- bers attended the meeting of the Dis- trict of Columbia Chapter, American Guild of nists, held last Monday night at iphany Episcopal Church. Important and difficult matters of policy and procedure pertinent to their relation as musical ministers of the churches, were discussed and are ex- pected to take definite form in the near future. A varied program followed. Organ solos were played by Mrs. Frank Akers Frost, who used the second and third movements (allegretto and andante expressive), from the “Sonata in G Major,” by Sir Edward Elgar. Alice B. Hal prano, sang “They That Sow in Tears,” by F. Flaxington Harker. She was followed by F. W. S. Evans, tenor, who sang, “The Voice in the Wilder- ness” of John Prindle Scott. Mrs. D. J. Guy, contralto, concluded the pro- gram with “Alone With Thee,” by Eben H. Bailey. An informal soclal hour closed the meeting. ‘The choir of Christ Church, George- ¢town, will present a concert Thurxy ‘st 8 pm. in the parish hall. Mary Minge Wilkins will direct the program. iSolos and quartets will be sung by Ida Carow, rhnl.lt: wards, violinist, and Mrs. William Chan- ‘ning Johnason, reader, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY 9, 1930—PART FOUR. $10 Del $275 Four-Pe. Living Room Suite Built in the interest of comfort and service- ability and offered to you because of these; in addition to the unusual saving. 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