Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-14
ELABORATE PROGRAM
CONCERT FRIDAY NEXT By THE
GEORGETOWN ORCHESTRA.
Benefit Of Associated Charities and Ju-
nior Republic-Mrs. Henry Clay
Browning, soloist.

The National Junior Republic and the AS
ISOLATED Charities are to be the beneficiaries
Of the concert Of the Georgetown Orchestra
to be given next Friday afternoon at 4:15
O'Clock at the Columbia Theater. This is
the first concert to be given by the George
town Orchestra this season and 1t Is to be
notable entertainment In many respects
The orchestra is one Of the oldest and most
successful musical organizations in this sec
ton Of the country and its work in the past
has been Of a highly creditable character
The program for the present concert has
been especially arranged and will include
some Of the best orchestral numbers OBJ
tainable. The soloist will be Mrs. Henry
Clay Browning and the full program Is:
Overture, Der Freichutz. Weber; Aria
from Queen of SHEDS, !" orchestra accom-
paniment. Gounod. Mrs. H. Clay Browning;
Symphony in D Minor. OPP. A, Robert Volk-
mann (9 Allegro Patetico. CO. Andante;
songs. selected. Mrs. H. Clay Browning;
Gypsy Suite. Edw. German (a) Valse Mel
ancoiique Gonely Life. o. Allegro Dt
Bravura CThe Dance). (c) Menuetto Glove
Duet, (d) Tarantella cThe Revel)
The Benedciaries.
The concert Is expected to obtain the sup
port Of the people Of the District for three
reasons: 1t Is given by an organization made
up Of musicians whose homes are In Wash
ington and who are not professional players;
the National Junior Republic is to be one
Of the beneflciaries and the Associated
Charities is to be another beneficiary. The
National Junior Republic appeals to the peo-
pie Of the District as hardly any other In
stitution Of the kind can. Founded on the
principles that are the groundwork OF
American citizenship, 1t is becoming more
and more of factor in the successful is
sue Of the problem of what to do with the
homeless children. Under the shelter or
the Junior Republic are gathered number
Of boys who are being trained to be good
men and good citizens.
The Associated Charities Is another or
ganization that appeals forcipay 20 DOLL
the sympathies and pockets of the average
resident of the District. The amount OF
work in relieving distress performed by
this organization is hardly realized by the
people who have watched its growth from
comparatively small organization to the
broad and comprehensive institution which
now spreads it's branches throughout the
District offering protecting and helping
hand to all who are needy and require
city the branches Of the Associated Char
tiles are to be found, the nurses and
agents working for the poor, friendless,
sick and needy, performing thankless
ings usually. Half Of the money received
from the concert of the orchestra Friday
will go to the Associated Charities and
half to the Junior Republic.
The Orchestra's Origin.
The Georgetown Orchestra has attracted
attention to itself by the excellence of its
concerts for more than twenty years. 1t
was organized in 1877 by a quartet Of
musicians who desired to play over the
works Of the old masters. The quartet con-
sisted Of Mr.. Harry D. Cooke. T. H. Gibbs.
G. S. Helm and DR.. F. g. Barbarin. They
usually gathered at Mr.. Cookies house III
Georgetown solely for the purpose of play
ing over the masterpieces of music for
their own amusement. Each member OF
the quartet had friends who were good
musicians, and it became the custom for
them to invite these friends to come with
them and help them out with some OF the
music.
The organization thus grew until the
Cooke mansion was found to be too small
to hold the members and the organization
moved to the Curtis school building, where
it rehearsed. 1t took the name of the
Georgetown Amateur Orchestra, and Feb
ruary 10, 1882 1t gave Its first public con
the direction of Mr.. Robert C. Bernays.
AS the orchestra grew in size and popu-
larity the school building became too small
modious halls and theaters down town.
The orchestra Is regarded as having been
very fortunate in the leaders 1t has Sc
cured since It's inception. After Mr. Ber-
as leader and after him came Ernest Lent,
E.. Szemelenyi, Hermann c. Rakemann,
Anton GloetZner and Josef Kaspar. Mr..
Kaspar Is now the leader Of the orchestra
and is serving his third term. He has
welded the baton over the musicians that
compose the orchestra about twelve years
and is one Of the most enthusiastic must
clans in the organization.
Members Of the Orchestra.
The present members Of the orchestra
are:
Joseph Kaspar, conductor; Anton Kaspar.
concert master.
First violins-Anton Kaspar, Miss Minna
Heinrichs. Tyler Nordlinger. H. s. Richard
son, Ferdinand Weller, Mrs. D. G. Lewis,
Miss Florence Stevens, Mss Mira Chitten-
den Miss Katherine Bradford, Wilhelm
Morse Rummel. Miss Olga Judd and George
Siemen.
par, E. o. Weber, Miss Lucy Mortimer.
Miss Addie Lyon, Miss Elton Ronsaville,
Miss Bruce Carr Miss Elizabeth B. Ora
hame. Miss E. Bailey. Miss Ruth Tanner,
Edna Ballagh. Frank Hahn and Philip
Floria.
Violas-Percival Gassett Miss Maud Sew
ell, Julius Ulke, Joseph Finckel, L. M. Kru-
ger, Frank H. Book and Joseph Sattels.
Violoncellos-Miss Anna Uike, Miss Flor
ence Wieser, Paul Finckel, L. E. Bradford.
p. N. Erickson, Franz Rummel, ]. A. Jae-
gle, w. Villalpando and ]. Miller.
Double bassesLPaul Pfarr, w. A. Moffait,
A. Schmidt, F. Naecker, ]. H. Wilson.
Flutes-Robert e. Seel, E. w. Stone.
Piccolo-Wm. de Luca.
Oboes-F. Patschke, Percy 8. Angle.
Clarinets-F. Boettcher, A. Guimond.
Bassoons-H. P. Werres, T. A. Seven
huysen.
Trumpets-Dr. Wm.. Long, Walter F.
Smith.
Horns-A. o. Wacker, v. Patrola, L. Til
leux, Herman Jaeger.
Trombones-A. L. Bodwell Harry A.
Stone, w. H. Walton.
Tympani-Samuel Johnson.
Bass drum and cymbals-Fred Pfeiffer.
Harp-Miss Bertha Thiele.