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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
FOUGHT WOUNDED LEOPARD.
Swiss Traveller Dies From Effects of
Struggle With Beast.
pccial CabIesram to The Star.

Special CabIegTam to The Star
GENEVA, January News has
reached the relatives OF NJ. Emile Solder
at Rheinfeldon of his death as the result
of struggle with leopard at Usumbura.
ncaf axe Tansanyika.
near Lake Tanganyika.
tray cling through the bush when the
leopard charged him He shot the ami
NAL twice and wounded IL severely, but
could not check its onslaught
The natives fled and NJ. Sober left
alone. drew knife and fought the
wounded beast for nearly half an hour,
the natives watching from "A safe dis
tance. They did not venture to approac h
until the struggle ended. when they found
the leopard and NJ. Solder lying dead side
by side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
MASS FOR THE ITALIAN DEAD
MGR. FALCoNIo oFFICIATEs I'M
ST. ALoYSIUS CHURCH.
Attendance Includes Members of the
Diplomatic Corps-Sermon Ex-
pressive of Sympathy.

In tho presence of Mgr Diomcde ral-
COMO, the apostolic delegate of tho Cath
Ollie Church in this country. and a host
of sympathizers among the members of
the diplomatic and official corps of Wash
ington. solemn mass of requiem was celc-
brated this morning at 10 O'Clock In ST
Aloysius Church for the repose Of the
souls of those who lost their lives in
the recent earthquakes and tidal waves
in Sicily and Italy
The interior of the church about the
altar was heavily dEaped in honor OF tho
dead, the black contrasting sharply with
the garlands of green. hung for the
Christmastide. Hundreds of blinking
candles burned on and about the altar
and the categorical bier. representing the
unfortunate victims of the disaster.
Diplomats in Attendance.
Desiring to take part in the service. in
sympathy with the stricken nation many
members OF the diplomatic corps had re-
quested reservations in the church
Among those who attended this morning
were the Italian ambassador. Baron
Mayor des Planches. and suite; Charles
j. Bonaparte. Attorney General, repre-
senting the administration; Mrs. Wright
wife of the Secretary of War: Dr. WI
11ng-fang. the Chinese minister, and
suite; Ambassador Jusserand, the French
ambassador, and suite; Baron Hengel-
muller. the Austrian ambassador and
suite; Senior Calvo. the Costa Rican min
lister. and Senior Pima, the minister from
Spain
Right Rev. Mgr. Bonaventure Ceretti.
auditor of the papal delegation celebrated
the mass. Rev. Father w p Cannon,
Sd. of GonZaga College. was the deacon.
and Rev. Father Nicholas Jesselli of St.
Augustines Church. the slbdeacon.
Priests Who Participated.
Rev. Father Bede Oldeseering, O. F. NJ.
superior of the Franciscan monastery.
was the assistant priest. Very Rev. Z.
+. O Rourke. O.P. prior of St. Dominic's,
and Rev. Father q. A. Dougherty OF the
Catholic University. acted as deacons OF
honor to the papal delegate. Rev Faith
ers OConnell 81. of Gonzaga College
and Himmell of Georgetown University
Were also on the altar
y short sermon expressive of the sym
pathy felt by the entire nation for the
sister nation in distress at the terrible
catastrophe was preached by Rev Father
Charles CT. Lyons. Sd. the new rector OF
ST. Aloysius Church. The chancei choir
sang 1.-THE Gregorian chant and the mass,
under the direction of Ernest + VIM
chester, choirmaster of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
ONLY THE DEAD REMAIN.
Soldiers Find Calabrian Villages in
Ruins and Deserted.

REGGIE, January A detachment of
troops which went to the villages on the
east coast Of Calabria found nothing but
ruins and the bodies of persons killed in
the earthquake. The survivors had fed
There is every reason to believe that
dreadful havoc was wrought in the noun
tain villages that have not yet been eX-
plored.
A convoy with one thousand rations of
bread which was going through Bagnara
was rified en- route by famished persons
there.
A number Of small boats. all of them
overloaded, put out into the channel to re-
quest food of incoming steamers, which
the officers of the vessels were compelled
to refuse them. Several of the smaller
craft capsized and number of persons
were drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
DARING MOTOR CAR ROBBERY.
Well Dressed Man Appropriates
Valuable Property of Countess.

Special Cahlcgram TO The Star.
LONDON, January - The Counties.
of Caedon WAS the victim of a daring
motor car robbery the other day i'm Abe
marie street. Pcadilly \ well dressed
man of gentlemanly appearance entered
the motor car while the countess WAS
shopping and stole a red morocco dispatch
case containing private papers, jewelry
and a sum i'm gold.
The countess had driven from Princes
restaurant shopping in the West End and
her car was waiting outside a shop in
Albemarle street at the time. Among the
stolen property was lady's gold hunter
watch.
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JULIUS LEEDE DIES.
Inventor and Neutrality-suspicious.
From Germany Thirty Years Ago.

julius Leede. well known as an inventor
and metallurgist in this city. Baltimore
and Minneapolis. died last night at 1920
o'clock at the residence of Jlis brother-in-
law, ~. H. Iiersmann, l4ft Harvard
street, after lingering illness
Mr.. Leede WAS native OF Germany and
WAS about lifty-siN years of age. He had
been a resid"n; of this country for more
than thirty wears.
His wife and daughter. Mnette. who are
now in this city. survive him: also two
sons, William and Carl, who have recent
ly graduated in medicine In Germany and
who now taking a postgraduate
course at the Eppendorfer Hospital in
Hamburg. Germany.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence of Mr.. Bergman "Wednesday al
30 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
HELP FOR SUFFERERS.

Subscriptions to the fund
for the relief of the Italian
earthquake sufferers will be
received by The Star for dis
tribution through the Red
Cross, all such subscriptions
being acknowledged daily
through the news columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
Fatal Riot in India.

CALCUTTA, January 4.-The prohibit
ton by the police, in Difference to Hindu
feelings, of Mohammedan sacrifices of
cows led to serious riots at Titteghum.
just outside Calcutta. Troops were sum-
moned from Barrackpur to queu the
trouble, and were compelled to fire upon
the rioters, several of whom We're killed
and sixty seriously injured. Two hundred
arrests were made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
POPE HAD NO VISION.
Stories Denounced by Chamberlain
as Pure Inventions.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
ROME. January 4.-rhe Italia's story
of the appearance of a vision of the
Virgin Mary. which was published recent
~. was a pure invention. His holiness is
Il practical man. not visionary dreamer
He believes tho calamity in southern
Italy was the act of God but he scorns
the idea of visions and apparitions.
In the course of an interview today
Mgr. Bressen. the pope's chamberlain.
said the pope is overwhelmed with sor-
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row, but is hopeful and never despairs.
He puts his trust in God always.
The monsignor remarked that reports
of visions We're circulated with the OBJ
ject of bringing discredit and ridicule on
the church. If the pope had had vision
he would not be Shamed to own it. AS
he had not done SO. it shameful and
mean to inSinuate that God had warned
him of the coming calamity and his holt
ness had not moved u finger to mitigate it.
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assistance, for he iInpersonated to the
unfortunate Sicilians and Calabrians the
fellowship of all Italy.
Her majesty the queen was sublime.
She made the battleShips, and princi-
paIly the Regina Elena, the scene of her
labors She attended to hundreds Of
wounded on the Regina Elena with her
own hands. and she assisted Prof. Basti
In performing a number of operations
PREDICTS MORE SHOCKS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04

SAN RAFAEL. Cal, January Alden
Emmons. a member of the Alabama leg
islature in 1868. formerly a judge of the
probate court in Dallas county, Ala. ana
prominent in the reconstruction work in
that state after the civil war died here
yesterday. at the age of seventy-three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
Collections in Churches.

In many of the churches of the city ap-
peals for contributions for the earth
quake sufferers resulted in liberal dona-
tons yesterday. Nearly $1,000 in cash
was collected and pledges of contributions
we're made which will swell the fund to
$1,000 The collections taken up In the
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
THE LAST KLEIN pop.

The series Of Sunday Pops will be ended
this afternoon at the new German Theatre with
the nineteenth concert Fer this occasion Hermann
Klein has obtained the services Of Miss Ellen Beach
Yav and Arthur Hartmann, and the programme
will be OF more "misCellaneous'' order than has
been the rule at these concerts. Miss Yaw Will
sing the Bell Song from ''LaKme,' group Of three
songs-one French. German and one Italian
and The Russian Nightingale by Alabieff. a
selection that should give her the opportunity to
show her command OF high notes. Arthur Hart
mann, who will make his last appearance in NeT
York this season. will have for OF his solos
the opening movement Of the Mendelssohn violin
concerto in Z minor. The pianist will be Julius
Schendel Philippe Couderl. a barytone. who has
studied under Jean Reszhe will sing three songs
IN English.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
CONCERTS AND RECITALs.

This afternoon al its clubhouse No l4S East S6th
street. the Aschenbr6del Verein will give its first
matinee concert Of chamber music Miss Mildred
Potter. contralto, wal sing four songs, ''Nur wer
die sehnsucht kennf' CTschaikowskyD DIE Lotos-
bluue' (Schumann). A Dewdrop" and Elm from
rner Wunsch' &C. Hauser). Frank Hauser piano;
Henry ?. Schmidt, violin. and Frank Listemann.
vIoloncello, will play the Trio in D minor by Aren-
sky and with Henry BuTck, violin. and Josef
Kovarik, viola. the Dohnanyl quintet IN c minor.
An entertainment for the benefit of the Italian
earthquake sufferers will be given this evening at
the Casino Theatre. Besides Sousa and his band,
Nine Helen Nodi. soprano; Miss Alice Dean, q
young English yioI!nist; Edward Boccalari and
John 6. Perfetto viii take part. The programme
is made up Of classical Italian music The concert
IS under the patronage Of Count Raybaudi Massig-
lia. Consul General cf Italy and president Of the
Italian Central Relief Committee.
Mr.. and Mrs David Names Will give the fbjrd
and last recital Of their series at the Stuyvesant
Theatre this evening Folio wing is the pro
gramme.
sonata major o a. rgu:zer sonata ReeihdTs liS5asi
Sonata III D minor Op Brahms
Mr. ana Mrs. Names announce third series Of
sonata recitals, 10 be given during the season Of
I9o9-'IO.
The fourth evening concert by the Sneisel Quar-
tet- at which The assisting artist will he Ernesto
Console, viii be given MendeIssohn Han on
Tuesday evening. Following IS the programme:
Quartet in minor. Op. 1872 ............ Br.tbov.p
Third and fourth movements Quartet + major
(Op. posth), completed BY Julius R6ntEen .CSrfex
ouintst in minor 1Or EtrnEsJ o 81 Brahms
The quartet Of Beethoven is one Of his last COM
positions in the field OF chamber music one Of the
''srent Quartets-''
The quartet OF Edward Grieg was found incom-
plete among HIS papers after his death As has
been previously noted these columns the laRt
TWO movements had been sketched out in enouRn
detail 10 permit their completion by Julius R8nt-
father OF the second violin OF the Kneisel
Quartet. Those two movements are stnl in manu-
script. and were performed for the first time IN
New York by the Kneisel quartet January IS
last.
Al its fourth concert in the Academy OF Music
in Brooklyn, Thursday evening. the quartet will
be Joined by Josef Kovarik second viola, the
playing OF the Mendelssolsn quintet in b fiat aior
Mr. Console will again be the pianist in the clos
ing number or the concert. the Brahms quartet for
piano, violin. viola and voloncelo. The Kneses
wiz be heard Gleas In tbs sohsTz0 from D'Albsrtm
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
LINCOLN AND THE PHILHARMONIC.

The fifth and last concert Of the twenty-thiTd
.easo-, Of re New York Philharmonic Society was
se- down for April p. 1865. a week previous 70
-hfS dat rhe country was shocked by the news OF
If-oins aesass5nat ion. and "A meeting OF the phil
harmonic society directors held al once. It
was .hen decided postpone the concert uati APIl
q -Four days later. al second meeting the d.
Yeefers resolved 10 omit She choral portion Of the
Ninth symptom which 1o ba given with the
aid OF the Liodcrkranz. and substitute FOR il the
funeral march from the "F-roica-'
TIE urograrsule q. the next concerts of the Phil-
harmonic Society. Rfich are 20 be held on next
Friday afternoon and SATURDAY evening At Car
neEie Hail .vl recall t1is incident by number IN
memory Of Abraham Lincoln. Il Is q tone poem
by Fritz ssahlberg. called Abraham Lincoln; IN
Eencorlan' and viii bc conducted By the composer
On the fy leaf he has written: The fundamental
purpose this composition IS 10 present the psyche
logical drama illustrated IN the life Of the hero
who is named in the title. Let It be looked upon
as q canticle IN praise Of Strong VIII and Unset
hsh Love. traits which most promi-
nent in the character Of Abraham Lincoln. the
traits which enabled him achieve the goal of his
lie IN spite Of doubts and struggles To this union
of VIII Power aEc Love embodied by the hero this
work Is Inscribed. Fritz Stahlberg Pi;tshurg.
January. Is03"
The work first performed by the Pttsburg
orchestra under Victor Herbert II March. 1903.
months after its composition. Stahlberg was born
n KeIzn. small OF Prussia. in 1877 studied
music in Stuttgart. ana. the completion OF his
studies, TO this country and found employ
with the pirrsburg orchestra. l. has COM
posed other works the large forms, Of which.
-'Ceber's Weitenmcer.' performed last season
b. the Voipe Orchestra. Celebration of the Men
5elEsohn centenary VIII be continued by the ap-
sss<asss al thess concerts OF Aisch& Ellnan. whs
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07

sINDAY.-CaTregie Hall. p n. concert q t9e &
S-rnVh0ny SoCiet-. $50 concert Of the Banks
CsIee+ club: New German Theatre. p. n. Her
mann Kleins popular concert Belasco StuyEe-
Theatre. 80 = recital OF sonataS f.[
piauoforte and violin by Mr.. and Mrs. David
Names. Metropolitan opera House. $50 ? m
popular operate concert: Manhattan opera Houst;
D popular operate concert. college or
The tty OF New York. so 2. free organ
recital by Samuel A Baldwin; Ascheuhrodei club
house 3 30 2. concert OF chamber music,
Casino Theatre, .. concert by SouSa's Band
for benefit Of the Italian earthquake sufferers
acknowledgements Opera House p m.
italian opera Aida. Manhattan Opera House.
= German opera in French. 'Salome
Plaza Hotel. 3 80 p. recital Of sonatas foT
pianoforte and violin Miss Carolyn Bcebe aui
Edouard Dethier. Academy of Music B-ookiYi,
) =. lecture Chopin by Carl Fique
TTFSDsY.-Metropolit Opera House. ? D m.
Lincoln memorial benefit; Mendelssohn Hall HiS
% m. concert OF chamber music by the kneiSel
Quartet; Waldorf Astoria. II a. m concert by
Mss Geraldine Farrar and Ernest Scheling Tor
he Of the Little Sisters Of the Assumt'-
ton: at PauI's Chapel. Columbia University. 10
. m. free recita} by VIII 4. Macfa-lane.
WFDNESDAY.-Metropolita opera House. . m.
German opera. "Tsnrhauser'. Manhattan opera
House s ,. IN. Italian opera. Aida: Mende's-
sohn full, s15 p. concert O. chamber music
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
AUX TTALIENs AT THE MANHATTAN

Although there viii be no novelties presented az
the Manhattan Opera House this week. or reriVals
tn the sense that the opera-going public has been
brought 10 regard the term. the representation OF
En- opera after It's absence from the reperto-y FOR
.er- o. say three years least. there VIII be two
frst performances Of the season IN this its four
teenth week. These operas. 70 be reproduced on
th- Manhattan stage are both the product OF italian
composers. VerdTs familiar Aida" and Bellinis
la Sonnarnbua' the latter not entirely forgotten.
but not so prominent n the repeTtory Of companies
playing 20 New York audiences a. II used 70 be.
Ve7dFs work VIII have its hearing Wednesday
evening with Nine. Agos1ineln in the title part and
Nr. Zenatelo as Rhadames Mr- Sammarco will
be Anonasro; Mr.. ATimondi Ramhs. Nine Doria,
Araner3s. snd Mr.. de Grazia, the King Nj Cam
psnini IS announced 20 conduct this performances. as
all others OF the week. except la SOnnambula,
when NJ. ParclN viii have q guiding hand.
Tie rrslisci;ation of the ReIlin! opera IS, Of
course. for the benefit o. Nine Tetrazzini, and it
goes without saying that on Saturday evening there
will b. ? large audience a. the Manhattan TO ap-
piaud her work as Annina. The production Of La
Sonnaubuia" will also give Ar Parola his first
-eal opportunity since the beginning Of the season
q the Manhattan. when he sang L Conte di Al
rravira n Il Barbie-e d Sty3glia-" The others
IN the cast will he the Misses Trenttni and Avezza
ss Lisa ard Teresa respectively and Messrs de Sc
Eu-ola- Resch,gliaa and Pie-ucct-
C,r1v one performance Of 'Salctne' will be given
this week tomorrow evening. Nine Tetrazzinl
snd Messrs. Taccsni and SamT1arco Will have the
rrircipal parts n Lucia di Lsmmsrmoo- Friday
evening and the usual excellent cast will be heard
sn : repetition % LES C5ntes d'Hofnan' Saturday
afternoon.
A. ief-'s popular concert NJ. Ca-lpaninl viii
conduct the orchestra. augmented 70 i-o men IN the
musical accompaniment 20 The Dance Of the seven
Veifs IN the Strauss nlusic-drsra, and IN the Fde
Of the VaIlxvries. from Die Walklre- Miss Labi2
vii sing group of Italian popular songs and two
.s,eo-:o-s from Scrrnann The other soloists viii
be Nine Na-4slzs- AI7rch Mss CIerviIe-Ieace and
Nessrs Taccanf Polese Wales and Gianoli-Galletti
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
FREE LECTURES ON MUSIC.

Following Is the list OF free lectures on music
arranged for the week by the Board OF Education:
Monday-"3dodern Song from Schubert 10 Foote. .
Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Dunnam fillustrated by oy
seiections), Institute Hall, No. 21S East lOetn
street The Songs and BasketTy OF the North
American Indians" illustrated by songs and ex-
hibits. Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Humphrey St
Peters Hall, 10th street and Eighth avenue:
Edward Grieg and the Scandinavian Sorss MISS
CURL / Lennborn. Lafayette Hall, Alexander ave
nue. and 37th street.
Tuesdsy-'Irish Life in Song and story" Miss
Minnie D. Kuhn, Public Library. No los west
1S5th street
O. Hanchett Young Mems Christian Association
Hall, No. 8 West 125th street; Beethoven ana
the Ct1imfnation Of Classiclsn." Daniel Gregory
Mason. Young Mems Hebrew Association Hal. Sza q
street and Lexington avenue; "SScottish MUSIC,
illustrated by vocal and instrumental selections
Mrs Katherine Hand Public Library, No S31 last
10th street. =,
Thursday-''MusicaI Authorities." Dr. Henry g g
Hanchett, Morris High School Boston Road and
le6th street; "Lohengrin." Miss Pearl Cleveland
Wilson. Public School ~, Overins street West
chester.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
TIE 6g1eekIy Calendar.

by the Hess Schroeder Quartet. college Of the
city Of New York. . .. m. free organ recltal oy
Samuel 4. BALDWIN
TIT RSD DsY.-Metropolita Opfra House, ? m
T-aiau ''TuSCa'. Carnegie Hall 3 y. NJ
concert OF Reathoyeus music by the symphony
Society: s.15 p m.. concert Of the Russian sym.
phouy Society in association with the Ben Greet
Players; Mendeissohn Hal l" p. m conceTI or
chamber music by the Olive Mead Quartet: Wal
dorf-A astoria, afternoon. concert OF ptanoforte
music by Adele Verne. ACADEMY Of Music, BROOK
Iyu S-15 p. n. concert OF chamber music by the
Kl.isei Quartet
FRIDAY.-Manhattan Opera House, p. m. Italian
opera. Lucia. Metropolitan Opera House, l
2. m German opera. "Parsifal. s ? m. French
opera. Carmen. Carnegie Hall . 80 p m. sixth
afternoon concert Of the Philharmonic Society
Chapter Room. $ u . m, concert OF the Woluens
Philharmonic Society
Metropolitan Opera House. 45 p m.
German opera. "Tannhauser''; 30 .. m. Italian
opera. Aida. Manhattan Opera House p
French opera. Les Contes d HOfnanu' p.
italian opera. La SOnnamhula' Carnegie Hall.
s:1I 2 m. concert Of the Philharmonic Society:
Chamber Music Room. $50 OF
chamber music by the Max Jacobs Quartet; Men
delssohn Hal S:15 p. song recital by DIR.
Ludwig Wullner for the benefit OF the German
GoverueSses Home.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
REPET1TIoNs At THE METROPOLITAN.

TIE rere--o--- fer me thirteenth week Of opera
g rne Metropolitan opera House viii consist only
q works that have eady been performed. Aida"
-iU b. sung on Monday evening with cast that
viii Include Mines. Emma Eaul@s- Homer and
Spa-lses and Nossrs. Car1so, Scott Didur. Rossi
and Bada Verdi's opera viii Ice repeated on Sat
,rdav evening at regular prices This performance
viii he for rhe benefit Of the italian Hospital and
the cast on this occasion VIII be the same as on
Monday evening except that Nine. Destirln VIII be
heard in the titllar part NJ Anaato as Amonasro,
snd Miss Fornis as the Priesress NJ. Toscanini
viii conduct both performances
-'Tanrhsuser" viii be given Wednesday even
snE and the principal parts viii be sung hy Mines.
Noreua Frernstad and Srarhes and Messrs- Bur
rfs- Feirhals Rlass. Reiss. Bayer. NUhlrnann and
Csun-her- Wagner's opera VIII be performed also
or Saturday afternoon. with the same cast, save
-hst NJ CScritz viii replace Nj Feinhals Wolf
ram. Both performances vii he directed by M
He-7z
with Mines Emma Earnes and Ranzenberg and
sees-s Car1Iso Scott Anauian. PateTna, Bada,
Pkcus and Nissisno- Mr.. SQerrino viii conduct
A special matinee performance OF "Parsifal. IS
announced FOR Friday afternoon lLncoln's Birth
dsvl. on this occasion NIr Burrian viii be heard
gr the tfruIar part for the first time here The cast
viii also include Mines. Frerustad Ranzenberg,
For-ia and Wakefield ard NassrS. Feinhals, BIass
CSori7z Bayer. Mailman. Iieiss and Harden. Nj
Hertz VIII conduct
Carmen viii be heard Friday evening. with
the Misses Gay. Farrar Fornia and Won Niessen-
stone and Niessrs. Martin Note. Besue. Cibelli
Bsda and Parer1a. Ny Toscanini VIII be the con
6vctor. The soIoisJs at The popular concert to
night viii be Mines. Aida and Kaschowska and
hsessrs. Jorn. Anatc and Fe-niaIs. M Hertz
New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

This afternoon at the o'clock service IN the
Church Of the Incarnation. the choir, under the d.
pection Of Warren r Hedden will sing Gaurs can
+.+a 'Tsrael IN the Wilderness" Besides the or
gan there will be an orchestra accompaniment
A musical entertainment will be given by Miss
Una Fa!rveather, vocalist, and Miss Else Fischer
violrist at the University Settlement this evening
The public is invited.