Evening star., 1909-04-17
GREETED BY MANY FRIENDS
MISS FLORA WILSON SINGS IN
CONCERT AT THE COLUMBIA.
Notable Gathering Hears the Young
Prima Donna. Who Is Assisted
by Herbert Waterous.

Miss Flora Wilson. daughter of the
Secretary Of Agriculture made her debut
in Washington as a professional singer
a. the Columbia Theater yesterday after
noon. Her audience was a large and dis
tinguished one. embracing members OF
the cabinet. Of the diplomatic corps and
Of the higher walks Of society. Miss Will
son was assisted by Mr. Herbert Water
Gus, basso Of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, and Mr.. Karl Klein, violinist
There was a great profusion OF floral
offerings, and Miss Wilson's friends were
also generous with their applause.
The young prima donna was heard in an
aria, Que lie voce," by Bellinf; duets with
Mr.. Waterous, and groups of German
and French songs, closing the program
with few old English songs
Sweet, Clear Soprano.
Miss Wilson has a sweet, clear soprano
that gives evidence Of cultivation, though
q bit wayward at times In the matter
of control. The contrast with the rich,
deep basso of Mr.. Waterous served to re-
veal its every point Of merit. 1t showed
nade's Willamette" and Tschaikowsky 6
"Toujours a toi'' Of the solo numbers;
Bless in duet with Mr.. Waterous.
/ Miss Wilson has an attractive presence
and her work is characterized by frank
ness and earnest sincerity.
In addition to the two duets with Miss
Wilson, mr. Waterous sang as the open
ing numbers Of the program an air from
THE Magic Flute" of Mozart and Schubert E
Der Lindenbaum," and later group OF
ballads Israeli" by King; love Abid-
ing" by Jordan. and Shepherds when
All the World Was Young" He 10 mas
ter Of a magnificent voice.
Mr.. Klein played six violin solos and
the violin obligato to 'Chanson d'Amour,
by Holman, one of Miss Wilson'S group
of French songs. His rendition OF Schu-
bert Wilhelmy's Ave Maria" and OF HUI
bays Zephyr was exquisite and won
deserved applause.
Mr. Falck Of the Metropolitan Opera
Company was the pianist.
A Notable Audiences.
The boxes were occupied by Mrs. Sher-
man. wife of the Vice President, with
the French ambassador and Nine. Jusse-
rand, and her mother and sister, Mrs.
Babcock, and Mrs. Moore as her guests
the Secretary Of State and Mrs. Knox;
Senator and Mrs. Elkins, who had with
them Mrs James Roberts Mckee. daugh-
ter OF former President Harrison and
Mrs. Arthur Lee: Mrs. Letter, whose
guests were Mrs. Nicholas Anderson, Mrs.
Frederick Keep, Mrs. Charles Francis
and Miss Cotton: former Senator and Mrs.
Dryden. with a party; former Senator
Henderson and Mrs. Henderson. and the
Secretary Of Agriculture. who had as his
guests Senator and Mrs. Dolltver.
Others in the audience were the German
and their daughter, the Countess Alexan-
dra: the British ambassador apd Mrs.
Bryce. the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Dickinson, the Secretary of the Treasury
Williams: the Attorney General and Mrs.
Wickersham, and their daughters, Mrs.
Akin and Miss Constance Wickersham;
Chief Justice Fuller and his daughters.
Mrs. Francis and Mrs. Mason; Mr.. JUS
tice and Mrs White. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Mrs.
Foraker. Mrs. Burrows Mrs. Stanley
Matthews. Mrs. Hit. Senator and Mrs.
Gamble, Senator and Mrs. Carter, Sem
Misses Kean. sisters Of Senator Kean;
Mrs. Dewey. Mrs. and Miss Wetmore.
Mrs. Warder and her daughters, Mrs.
Ward Thoron and Mrs. Ellis, Gen. and
Mrs Gillespie. Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Cowles,
Mrs. Richard Townsend. Mrs. Lodge and
man. Mrs. Preston Gibson. Mrs. John
Hay. Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. James W..
Wadsworth. Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter,
Mrs. Denny. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
MacGowan. Mrs. James Pinchot, Miss
Cannon, daughter Of the Speaker OF the
Honse of Representatives.; Miss Mary
Lodge Mckee and Miss Adele Armstrong,
house guests of Mrs. Arthur Lee: Mrs.
Richard Harlow. Mrs. Clarence Moore,
Mrs. Clarence Edwards, Mrs. Maus and
her mother, Mrs. Poor. Mrs. Benham,
Mrs. Hornsby and her daughter, Mrs.
Evans. Mrs. Sheridan, the Bolivian min
lister and Mime. Calderon and Miss Cal
deron, the Misses Lowering. Mrs. Ely,
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman and Mrs. Low
den. Mrs. Huntington Wilson, Mrs.
George Howard, Mrs: Robert L Fleming.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
p. Lee Phillips. Mrs Charles HI. Ackert.
Mrs. Joseph sibiey. Mrs. Ridgley and
Miss Ridgely, Mrs. Briggs. wife of Ser
ator Briggs of New Jersey. and Miss
Wood. sister of Representative Wood of
New Jersey; Mrs George F. HUFF. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Mclean. Prof. and Mrs.
Willis Moore, Mrs. Bourke Cochran, Miss
Ide. Miss Cockreli, Miss Foraker and
Mrs Henry I. Oxnard.