The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-18
they will make their home temporarily with Mir. and Mrs Harris.

The open meeting of the Music Study
 club at the home of Mrs. P. H. Lal-
 lande yesterday afternoon was an oc- casion long to be remembered among the cultured circles of Birmingham.
 The Lallande home is one of the most beautiful in the city and it's spacious apartments are excellently adapted to use for concert work such as was done yesterday. There are over hundred members of the club and to each Is given on these occasions the privilege of in viting two guests. With the hostess priv iege of asking additional friends the number who enjoyed the exquisite pro gramme yesterday was almost 300 and was probably the largest audience ever seated in a Birmingham home to hear a musical programme.
 The sitting room, dining room, large music room and reception hall were thrown together in the semblance of l concert hall. A large balcony on the stairs was also occupied by party. ! Mrs. Lalande is a perfect hostess. A grace and exquisiteness of bearing, the graceful manner in which she intro i duced each member was a matter of i general comment and has given her place among the artists in this respect Her conduct of the programme and her gra- | cious charm in t reception which fol- lowed were notable. She looked exceed i inly pretty in a directoire gown of rose i broadcloth.
 The programme was In the hands of Mrs. Hoyt M. Dobbs Mrs Edna Gackel- Gussen, Mrs. T. H. Aldrich, Mrs. Louis Lee Gamble, Mrs E. G. Chandler, Miss Lena Jackson, Miss na Nunnally and MT G. o. Friermood. MT. Friermood was prevented at the last moment from ap- bearing.
 Mrs. Lalande introduced the presi- dent of the club in the following happy way:
 Ladies, there seems to be so little known of Edward Mcdowell that our club president has consented to tell us something of this remarkable genius whose music so affectonate and yet so tantalizing, so wonderful and so haunt ing and do not think it is necessary to introduce Mrs. Johnston for I believe all who are interested in music have felt her strength of purpose and enjoyed the result of her efforts to bring us in contact with this beautiful art" Mrs. Johnston's talk on Mcdowell and his compositions then followed, leading up gracefully to the work of the aft ernoon.
 A piano number. "The Sonata Tragica," first movement opened the programme and was played Dy Mrs. Hoyt M. Dobbs. Mrs. Dobbs is always thoroughly enjoy able and though this Is one of the com poser's big works and she was subjected to the ordeal of being first on the pro- gramme she proved equal to the oc- casion in manner altogether delight full
 Miss Lena Jackson followed with two songs (a) Merry Maiden Spring." (b) ''The Robin Sings in the Apple Tree" Her voice is sympathetic, sweet and well trained. It was especially lovely when, later in the afternoon she sang (a) "A Midsummer Lullaby" (b) "Confidence." The appealing note in her voice Is pre- eminent and thus 1t is suited to the lullaby "The Midsummer Lullaby was the gem of the little group. Mrs Cornne Tabler- Gamble sang '@rhe Swan Bends Low to the Lily" Long Ago, 1 Sweetheart" and "A Maid Sings Light and a Maid Sings Low" This is the first | time she has appeared before large aud fence except in the short solo sung at the Treble Clsf concert. Her voice is a dramatic soprano, and a charming person ality added 10 the great pleasure her sing ing gave to her audience.
 Mrs. Aldrich's piano number, the Con- cert Etude, Opus 26 was played brilliant ly as are all the numbers given by this superb artist. As an encore she gave the Schultz Evler Arabesque on the Blue Danube Waltz" which has been played extensively of late in the east, where it is popular for use as an encore among the celebrated piano virtuosos. and was played yesterday the first time in Ala bama.
 The quartet composed of Mesdames Cor rinne Tabler- Gamble and D. G. Chandler, and Misses Lena Jackson and Ida Nun nally, gave two exquisite numbers. There was the most perfect harmony in the voices and they evidenced magnificent training The quartet was chosen from among Birmipgham's best singers They rendered Summer Wind' and At Part ing"
 Mrs. Gussen's piano work Is too well known to necessitate comment. Her conn., ing to the piano was greeted with storm of applause Her work in the concerto in A minor first movement, received the applause that her playing always merits from her audiences. Mrs. Dobbs played her accompaniment brilliantly, the two performers using two Grand Steinway pianos. This was fitting climax to a superb programme. As an encore she played .'To the Water Lily" by Mac Dowell, in her splendid style.
 Among the many present were Mrs. Thomas H. Molton Mrs. T. o. Smith, Mrs. Motion smith, Mrs. Robert McDavid. Mrs. Ned McDavid, Mrs. Bradley Saunders Mrs. solon Jscobs Mrs. Chappell Cory, Mrs. Ed Lewis, Mrs. Walter Moore, Mrs. Henry I,adham, Mrs Mark Lewis, Mrs. Horace Adams, Mrs. Daniel Roberts, Miss Willie Allen, Miss Jennie Harris, Mrs. Bridges, Miss Stribling, Mrs. Charles Sharp, Mrs. J. E. Frazier, Mrs James Bowron. Mrs. William Pittman-Redd, Mrs. George M. Cruickshank, Mrs. W. l.. Sims, Mrs Frank H. Lathrop, Mrs. John K. warren, Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Daniel Roberts Mrs. George Bondurant Mrs. Alexander Birch, Mrs. w. S. Lowell,