Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

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FIREWORKS. FIREWORKS. FIREWORKS.
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England. under the leadership OF Lieut.. H.
g. Amors. who 10 the youngest bandmaater
in the English military service holding the
kings commission.
Miss Marie Grice Young will leave to-
morrow for the Green Spring Valley near
Baltimore. whore she win be the quest OF
she VIII go north and stay for while with
friends at Orange. N. J.. and at Mamaron-
neck. She will remain away until October.
The members Of the faculty of the
Washington College Of Music are now con-
stderably scattered. Mr.. Sydney Lloyd
Wrightson. the president and director. win
remain IN Washington until the first Of
SeptemDer Dr. Rubner. the dean. is
spending his summer in Bread Loaf Yer
mont Miss Clara Drew is in Paris study
ing ana Will later visit Berlin and Lon
don Mr.. Samuel NJ. Fabian Is In Vienna
visiting with his pupil. Mr. Frank Norris
Zones Zones who Is studying there with Lesche-
his summer in New England Mr.. 8. Fred
erlck smith is teaching a summer class
ana training a chorus choir for the Pres
py,e'ian church at Moorefield, West Vir-
GINA. lie will also give two piano recitals
anu anu mas several organ engagements pend
ing IN tnat state Mr.. Harold Eisenbere
@lli remain in New York until the first Of
ington. Mr. Charlemagne Koehler Is spend
ing MS summer at his farm near Ocean
Grove, and Miss Arley c. Mott has rone
to Santa Paula Cal eoi0
Miss Georgia E. Miller. director Of the
sIsH CIaEler Piano School Of Washington,
mas oHered four free scholarships for nexf
season examinations for which will he held
IN the early fall. ISIS Miller Is at Paeon
man Springs for the month of July with
lain
An interesting club organized during the
p .h season was the Stage Fright Club,
Hough. the well-known pianist. 1t was or
gained Tor the purpose of overcoming
nervousness during public appearances and
naa as !ts personnel. In addition to Mrs.
kimbail kutchin, Mrs. Emma Prall Knorr.
Miss Marie Grtce Young and Mr. s. Mon
roe Fabian. the last named being the only
MEMBER 5,. or the male persuasion. All Of
these distinguished and well-known local
artists suffer intensely from the very ham
dicapping ailment Of stage fright They
met once a week at the homes of the DIFF
ferent members. and the rule was for each
one to play at each meeting. not once, but
several times. and always without the notes
before them. At the end of their programs
they had lively discussions on the program
rendered and partook of refreshments 1t
was extremely interesting and will be con-
tnued next season.
Mr.. Fritz Scheel conductor of the PhIla-
delphia Orchestra, was reelected at a re-
cent meeting of the executive committee
OF the orchestra for a priod of three years.
Mr.. Scheel was made conductor of this
splendid organization when it was organ
lied and has held the position ever since
His previous contracts with the orchestra
have been only for one year. and this en-
timonial of his splendid work and the APP
probation of it by the committee
Miss Ada Armstrong is substituting for
Mrs. Charles B. Ramsdell. organist of tie
North Presbyterian Church, since the death
of the late DR.. Ramsdell, pastor of the
church.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson has been
engaged as precentor and soloist at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church for
the Sunday morning services during the
month of August.
The most interesting musical event of the
week was the morning musicale given by
Mrs. Sesame Old5erg, in her studio in the
Belasco Theater on Friday morning The
program was given by Miss Margaret
Veitch, soprano soloist. In one of the most
important churches in Alexandria. Her
numbers included some excellent German
songs and the Five Christmas Songs by
Cornelius. The first named were Loewe's
die Mutter and der Wieges'' and 'Nieman
hats Gesehen' and Bungerts "Geuss an
dem Rheine' and Bonn and Franz's
Marie" Miss Veitch sang her program
i. with much intelligence and grace. Mrs.
Oldberg has changed her afternoon musi-
Gales to these morning affairs, which are
extremely popular, and attracted almost all
the social and musical friends of the
teacher and singer, who are remaining in
town. Next Friday morning Mr.. Halstead
P. Hoover, one of the music teachers In the
high schools. will be heard.
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Minister have given up
their apartment in the Westminster. where
they have been since they were married,
and taken possession Of their new home,
1879 Ontario place.
Mrs. Thompson, wife of Mr.. 8. Percy
Thompson, basso, has gone to Cupeper,
Va, with their children for the summer,
where Mr.. Thompson will make weekend
visits until August.
The Rebew Orchestra. the only amateur
organization of its kind in the city, closed
its most successful season recently. AL
ready they have made ambitious plans for
next season, and their winters programs
will include Beethovens first symphony,
adding to their present list of three SYM
phonies. They have done creditable work
in this line, and are all eager and earnest
students. They will continue to give one
public rehearsal each month next season,
and have laid their plans to give program
of Paul Dresser's music, out of compliment
to the native state of the leader, Mr.. H. w.
Weber. This will be played at one of the
meetings of the Indiana Society.