The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

other OF its morning recitals last We'd
nesday before an audience composed of
its associated members and their invited
guests IN the ballroom Of the Arlington
Hotel. and scored another Of their signal
successes.
Mrs. Blair, conductor. was in her hap
piest mood and gathered new laurels both
for herself and for the club. an organi-
zation OF seveuty-odd OF the women solo
lists of the city.
There was never any lack Of quantity
OF tone. but the sopranos have been crit
icised by the connOisseurs for having
hard tone which in the past few weeks
Of hard work has been transformed into
mellow and beautiful one. both IN for
tissimo and piano passages. Their enun-
citation Is beyond criticism. every one IN
the audience hearing distinctly the words
sung.
The soloists were Mrs. Gage, AIRS. Rob
ert Fatt. Miss Kate NJ Ellis. sopranos,
Mrs B. +. Gilmore. c0ntraltO; Miss Olive
| Demarest. pianist: Miss Elton ROnsaviile.
violinist. accompanied BY Miss Ethel To-
l zier. and a string quartet composed OF
Miss ROnsavine. Miss Emily May King.
yiolinists; Miss Ethel Lee, 'celiist. and
Mrs RamsdeIl. pianist. in place of Mrs.
{ Pierce NevIn Neibcl, who was unavOid-
I ably detained
The work OF this quartet was especially
good. The players are al honorary mem
bers OF the Rubinstein- Mrs T. Pendle-
ton Dickinson. accompanies OF the club.
did splendid work IN her playing. accom-
panying with sympathy and skill
The work of the solOists was all good
Miss Ellis receiving special recognition
with her quaint little songs. which are
So well suited % her voice and style
I Mrs Gage showed a remarkable breadth
| Of STYLE, and made a very special sr--
( cess OF her solo. ably accompanied -
/ Mr.. Henry Xander. Mrs. Fatt display"d
la soprano voice OF power and beautiful
/ quality. and Mrs. Gilmore showed an
I equally delightful contralto voice Her
/ singing OF Carrie Jacobs Bonds "Lull-
( aby" was effective Her voice is rich
I In quality and Of large range, making her
/ one OF the valuable contraltOs IN local
/ circles. Miss Demarest PLAYED with splen-
{ did tone and technique and with much
I finish Miss Ronsaville also made dis
I tinct impression upon the critical audi
ence- The excellent rule of No encOres
I was enforced. Enough praise cannot be
! bestowed upon the conductor Of the club
/ Mrs. Blair, who has given so mus. time
and attention 20 the details Of the clubs
singing. Mrs. Blair spends her time IN
I this work. conducting the Rubinstein ana
I the Monday Morning Club as a matter Of
I pleasure. and receives no remuneration
whatever Tor her services. which makes
/ her work dOubly Independent
/ The club viii have another large even
I ina. concert this season at the Arlington
/ on April 2
/ The marriage Is announced by DIr- and
Mrs Norman H Cramp of their niece.
/ Miss Elise A. Jecko. 20 d. Frederick
Maurice spaIdfng. OF Boston Miss JecHo
/ is the daughter OF the late Bfr- stephen
/ Il Jecko. one OF the leading orgaRists
/ and local composers IN Washington. For
many years he was a factor IN local
] concert circles, where his beautiful songs.
/ The Sunbeam and The Moorish Love
/ Song" became well known.
The fourth recital in the course OF
I Lenten organ recitals In St Johns
/ Church was given yesterday afternoon by
| Mr.. Lorraine Holloway. F. R c. O.. or
ganist and choirmaster OF st. David's
/ Episcopal Church. in Baltimore. He was
I assisted by Mr. Anton Kaspar, VIC mist
I The programme was beautiful one. and
/ Mr. Kaspar's playing was especially ef-
fsctive. The programme was.
o-gzn-''Iorsndi overture in z minor; lsl
Z Largo" 10 '-Afinuet' Handel.
! Violin Andaute Reigioso' lThomei. Mr.. e H.
/ Freeman. acconipanist-
Organ-'' Fantasia and F1yue. in G minor Bach
| CThe great minor Andante IN ID lHo-Ensl-
/ Violin 'Iesende' lBohrnl. Mr. H. T. Free
man accoEnpanist-
OTean-JaI --serenade~ rHenselu: o. -Csp1c-i
uemaig-e} (cl ''Berceuse' lDslb7-lck- Holloway.
"Jubilaut March" (Stainerl
The fifth recital viii be given next
Saturday by Mr.. H. II. Freeman, as
1 sisted by Miss O'Tooie. harpist. and
Master Charley Horton. soprano soIoist
at St Johns.
The regular Tuesday evening chamber
recitals at Chevy Chase Co. ege have
long since become an important feature
in that popular institution. and the pro-
gramme of March Is. which Is given BE-
low. was unusually good
Piano. Pizzcato- Bluotte .......... Theodore Izck
Miss Edna BiEgs-
Pane ''Meuuer Pats-srsi
Miss Adele Maguder.
Song The Mission q a R0se '-...-...F. h Cover
Miss Nadine Whittls-
Piano. "Alicis Carl Bohm
! Miss Elizabeth Hopwocd-
Song Irish Love Song ------.-.-..-.-..NT P Lang
Aliss Josie Withers-
Pisno. 'ScherLno AIoszkovski
Miss Dorothy Hypes
Acconpaniss. Miss Hazel FreemEn and Miss
Carolyn Polock-
A musical event scheduled for the com
ing week viii be the concert TO be given
by the Nordica Mandolin. Banjo. and
Guitar Club. directed by Mr.. Walter T.
Holt. on Wednesday evening at Metropoli-
tan Methodist Episcopal Church. This IS
the first concert OF the season and Is
! looked forward 70 with much interest
The Mandolin and Guitar clubs will be
heard IN several fine numbers. including
/ Overture Nabucco." Verdi: Faust selec-
tions. and serenade by Pierne. The
Banjo Club viii play "Cupid's Realm by
Armstrong. and Moon winks.'' Jacques.
The assisting artists consist Of the Phil
harmonic Quartet, directed by Harry
Wheaton Howard; J. Walter Humphrey,
| barytone: William F. Green. vioiinist.
Miss Elizabeth n. Tiffany. mandOlinist.
Ray B. Gordon. banjoist. and Karl Holer
pianist The Philharmonic Quartet IS
composed of Mrs. Sidney p. HOlIings-
lwOrth and Miss Bertha Hansen. sopranos.
and Miss Lillian ChenOweth and Mrs
Dana g Holland. cOntraltOs- NIr- Harry
| Wheaton Howard is director. The mem
bers OF the Nordica Club are as follows:
Mandoiins-Niiss s T. Bsamer NJ S. II. Beck
Mr.. d. $ Burch. Miss A. BOEdle. Miss A. B.
Crown. Miss Agnes Dillon. Mr.. Ray B. Gordon.
Miss T. Henderson. Miss A. Z HiL Miss Fay
HoltzclsW. Mr.. r. J. Hoover. Ms. Z " Hen
dricEs. Mr. Osgood Holmes Miss L. A. r. Krzuse
Mr.. J. C. Milford. Miss Irene Marche. Mr.. g. T.
Moore Mr.. Arthur Merriam. Mss Juaniia Miller
liiss T. Lee Moore Miss n r. Murray. Miss
Marie Myers Mrs NJ E. NeUomer Miss Ethel