Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22

McNeal. Miss Mildred KoIb and Miss Ethel
Tozier. In the Newport homes of Mrs. LIE
Roy French, Mrs. French e. Chadwick,
Miss Livingston Mason. Miss Swinburne
ana Mrs. Mitchell Clark, at Gray Craig
respectively.
Mr.. Harrington Barker, tenor soloist in
the choir of Wesley Chapel, has shown his
talent In other lines foreign from music
this summer. He has been spending his
time building launch in which he will
cruise for some weeks during his summer
vacation He has also invented a machfIlA
for cutting music
Mr. Warren s. Young, one of Washing
tons leading baritone singers few years
ago. and now the chief clerk in the execu-
tive offices of the White House, viii sail
NON New York on the 18th on the Patricia
Tor Hamburg. He will be accompanied BY
MI Rudolph Forster, assistant secretary
at the White House. They will make a
tour OF the continent and spend some time
In England, returning to Washington some
time in September.
The only musicales being gwen among the
local musicians in the city are the Friday
morning recitals given by Mrs. Susanna
Oldberg in her studio in the Belasco
Theater. Last Friday the program included
songs by Mrs. Oldberg and Miss Price ard
some piano numbers by Miss Tabler Mrs
Oldbefg was in excellent voice and sang
with charming style and finish. These
musicaies are entirely informal and are at
tended by nearly all the musicians and
music lovers remaining in the city. Next
Friday Miss Sebring will give a program of
songs for contralto. Mrs. Oldberg will be
at home on Saturday evenings in her subur
ban place on Connecticut avenue extended
near Cleveland Park.
The latest announcements rom abroad
assert that NJ Ysaye, the great violinist,
has withdrawn from his proposed concert
tour in this country next season. This
Is great disappointment to the lovers of
violin playing. At the same time the an
nouncement is made that Miss Maud
Powell the young American violinist, who
stands almost at the head of her profession,
VIII be heard In all of the large cities in
GLIDING Washington. Miss Powell is also a
former Washington girl and is always sure
of being well received in Washington.
Miss Georgia e. Miller, director Of the
Virgil Clavier Piano School of this city re-
turned to Washington on Friday to remain
at home for some weeks. -
Miss Marjorie Follin, second soprano in
the Lyric quartet. viii leave this week for
visit with friends on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland.
Miss Franeeska Kaspar has changed her
plans for going to Maine for the month of
August, and will remain at Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa, where there is quite Wash
ingten musical colony. Mr.. and Mrs. Kefer-
stein are in their handsome cottage there;
Mrs. and Miss Heimendahl, wife and daugh-
ter of Mr.. w. Edward Heimendahl of this
city and Baltimore, have gone there for the
remainder OF the season, and Mrs. Willis
ton Hough, formerly Miss Lolita Mills of the
professional concert stage has chosen this
mountain resort for her rest and recrea-
ton. Prof. Hough Is also there for the
summer.
Miss Lena Woodruff is singing as soprano
soloist in the choir of the First Congrega-
tional Church to finish the season, since
the resignation of Mrs. Virginia Goodwin
McRoberts. Mrs. B. H. Smart has been
engaged for the position beginning with the
opening of the new season. September l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice X. Peck, hutist
and pianist respectively, aud Mrs. Logan
H. Roberts soprano, OF North Yakima.
Wash, gave benefit concert last Thurs
day evening at Table Rock. Neb. Their
program was as follows: Piano, Mountain
Stream Sydney Smith, Mrs. Peck; vocal.
a twilight lullaby, c. Mawson- Marks, and
Just for Today" Jane Abbott. Mrs. Rob-
erts; flute. Song Without Words" q
major, and Spring Song" Mendelssohn,
Mr.. Peck: plano, .Du Bist die Rub" Schu-
bert-Liszt, Mrs. Peck; flute. Meditation,
c. S. Morrison, Mr.. Peck; piano. THE
the Fountain Stephen Adams, Mrs. Rob-
erts; piano. Fond Desire" and Caprice
Ethel I. Peck, Mrs. Peck: flute. grand far
tasfa brilliante, Verde, Mr.. Peck; accom-
PIANIST, Mrs. Maurice X. Peck
Miss Anna E. NJ. Busch has returned to
Washington after another three years
course of conservatory and private study
at Leipzig.