Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30

the large audience that filled the parlors
of the Columbia Polytechnic Institute was
given Friday night by the piano pupils of
81 r. w. Miles. assisted by Miss A. c. D.
Murray. soprano Those taking part were
Miss Pauline C. Ratledge. Miss Bessie H.
Ratledge. Miss Florence Smith, Miss Julia
Neale. Miss Katie Atz Miss Lottie Sheehan.
Miss NJ Claire Collins. Miss Valira AL
Rice. Miss Florence Mildred Lithgow. Miss
Alice M Vaux. Miss Helen Broderick and
Miss Annie A. Sheehan.
Mr.. Wrightson announces that the Arion
Singing Society of Brooklyn. NJ Y, the
finest male chorus in America will give
a concert at the jamestown exposition on
Saturday afternoon. August 81. The
the exposition on the afternoon of Labor
day. September 2. These are two of the
biggest choral events scheduled for the
exposition.
Miss Bertha Bean. who possesses fine
alto voice OF rare quality. has returned to
Chapman. new singer in Washington be-
came a member Of the choir last Sunday.
<He has rich deep voice and every one
who has heard him has expressed much
pleasure over his voice.
The annual piano recital by the pupils OF
Miss Julia M: Maedel took place Tuesday
evening at the Church of the Reforma-
tion on Capitol Hill before a large an APP
preciative audience. The program was
tastefully arranged and the numbers well
rendered.
The committee in charge of the Edward
MacDowell fund made acknowledgment
Friday OF contributions received from for
elgn countries. 1t was intended at first
to limit the contributions to the United
states. but the interest shown in the work
In other countries has caused the COM
mlttee to change its plans in this respect.
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considerable money has been received from
Germany At the concert given in aid of
the fund in Paris on June under the
auspices of Consul General Frank II.
Mason over $500 was cleared. Active in
terest has been shown in England and
subcommittee has been organized there
with G.; T.. Ashton Jonson as treasurer.
amount to s7oss y. It is expected Dae that that
the summer concerts which will be given
In different places in aid of the fund will
add to this materially. and that by jan
uary ], 1908. the whole of the $1,000 re-
Quired will have been raised
Henry w. Savage returned Friday on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse from a six
weeks vacation abroad. He was met down
the bay by his Office force and a band
Mr.. Savage had a pocket full of contracts
with him. and announced some of the
pieces he purposes offering the public next
year While in London he witnessed the
first English performance of die Lustige
Witwe'' at Days Theater This is the
opera which he will produce in this city
next season under the name of 1.-THE Merry
Widow" Talking of this opera Mr.. Saw
age remarked that King Edward had Of
fered this translation in place of THE
Jolly Widow" as was first suggested.
The Merry Widow" Mr.. Savage said.
lis unquestionably the most captivating
play OF its kind brought out on the con-
unent in years
The pupils of Prof. Theobold Frech gave
their first annual recital Thursday even
ing at Naval Lodge Hail. The program
was varied and well executed
The annual recital of the pupils of Miss
Bessie n. Wild was given Thursday even
ing at the Pythian Temple. Among those
taking part were the following: Miss Flor
ence Meyer, Miss Frances Swaine Miss
Florence Gompers. Miss Beatrice Wilson
Miss Nettie Smith. Miss Yolande E. Burch-
field. Miss Deborah Louise Hickman Mrs
Carrie Rudy. George Erwin Proudley, Miss
Fern Prince. Miss Edith Williams, Miss
Pauline Hobbs. Miss Nettie Smith, Miss
Margaret Humphreys. Miss Marian w. Paul
Miss Ethel Swaine. Mrs. Carrie Rudy, Miss
Mary Louise Wood Charles Proudley Miss
Grlue Wild and Mr.. Rodger E. Croley.
Mr.. Arthur D. Mayo, organist and d.
rector Of the choir of the Calvary Baptist
Church. will leave about the middle of July
for his former home in Boston to spend his
vacation. This Is the first year Mr.. Mayo
has been able to spend his vacation time in
New England. owing to the Ill health Of his
PARENTS.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Malcolm Kutchin.
the latter formerly Miss Mary Kimball,
have gone for q I'VE month"; trim to thu