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to attend the May festival in Cincinnati.
which will take place during the hFst
week of the coming month. The great
event Of the week will be the unveillng OF
the memorial statue of Theodore Thomas.
the first to be erected in this country In
memory OF the great leader. The ceremo-
niles attending the unwilling will take
place the evening of May 3. and VIII De
simple but impressive. President Taft'
who was a warm personal friend OF the
deceased conductor will make the speech.
The cer1nony will occur during the inter,
mission of Handlers Judas MaccaDeus,
which will constitute the program OF the
first nights concert. The statue Is IN
bronze, seven feet high, and is the work OF
Clement Barnhorn of the Cincinnau Ar.
Academy, and is being erected py the
general public of Cincinnati. when SUD
scribed $4,000 to the fund for that pur-
pose. The statue is to be permanently
placed in the foyer OF Music nan .he
historic structure erected at popular SUD
seription for the festivals which Tneodore
Thomas founded. Mrs. Taft at one tune
sang In the May festival chorus. quite
accompany the President from Washing
ton. including the German Ambassador
and his wife and Admiral and mrs.
Dewey. The supervisors Of music In tne
public schools of the United States Will
also hold their convention in Cincinnati
during May festival week, in order that
the delegates may be given the oppor-
tunity of attending the splendid concerts
arranged for the event.
Miss Clarine McCarty. a pupil OF
Scharwenka, Fraulein Siebold and others,
of the Klindw orth-ScharWenka conserVa-
tory, was heard again in recital last week,
on this occasion at the Episcopal Church OF
the Advent. when she scored her usuai
success. She was assisted by Miss Jeanne
Winston, soprano, and Mr.. Charles L.
Frailey, violinist Miss McCarty was
heard in compositions by Schumann, Mo
art. List. Beethoven and CHOPIN. the
group of Chopin numbers especially ex-
cited much enthusiasm.
The quartet of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, composed OF Mrs.
Nellie Wilson Shircliff. soprano: MISS
Pauline Whitaker, contralto; Mr.. Joseph
r. Matthew, tenor. and Mr.. John Nolan,
bass. will give its last musical serv-
ice of the season tonight, the entire pro-
gram being made up OF selections from
weber's Mass i'm G major. The work OF
this group of singers Is too we'll known
to need any comment and a genuine treat
may be anticipated. Mr.. John Porter
Lawrence will preside as usual at the
organ.
Mr. Norman Esputa DAILY was the solo
list at the meeting of the Gaelic society
Of Washington in the auditorium OF Car
roll Institute Wednesday. His numbers
az appropriate to the occasion were
quaint and plaintive old Irish airs. rare
ly heard nowadays. among them, Dlree
OF Owen Ruadh o'Neil'' ds4eo. "Planxty
Kelly" u72O), "Huish the Cat. Battle
of Argan Nor third century compost
tom, AN Culifhionn' and The Two
penny Jig.
The choir of the Metropolitan NJ. +.
Church will be heard this evening in
program of compositions by Dudley
Buck. beginning with the FESTIVAL TIE
Bsum and including n.n the s1nr A,euia
Forth 20 BE Joyful: the soprano solo,
MY Redeemer and My Lord" Miss
Francesca kaspar; bass solo, Remem-
Der. Now Thy Creator Mr.; James g 9.
solo, In the Night Shall My Song Be
OF Him" Nh. lie Roy Glider.
The Motel Choir that made such
pronounced success in its two concerts
tbs winter, under the direction Of Otto
Torney Simon. has elected the following
Ealbrey. president Charles l.. Smell
secretary: lie Roy Gef. treasurer: Miss
MARI Pond. corresponding secretary
Robert n. Atkinson. librarian Mr. 81
mon fes already started rehearsais on
some difficult works. which will be given
hext season. Applications for active
membership may be made to Charles L.
Snell. Seward apartments, city.
Miss isabelle Buchanan. dramatic So
prano OF Philadelphia, q sister of Lr
William Buchanan OF this city. will sing
Mt the annual spring entertainment given
under the auspices of the Mems Club
of the Mount Peasant Congregational
Church early in May. She will be assist
ed in giving program by the Madr1gal
Quartet of this city, composed OF Jo JOSEPH
F. Matthew first tenor: lie Roy A. Glider.
second tenor: James s. Hicks. first bass;
Theodore r. Apple. second bass. with
Mr. Charles r.. Bartlett. accompantst
ard director Miss Buchanan is also an
accomplished pianist.
Mrs Lenore Sherwood Pyle. by voice,
personality and musical culture, is well
.apnsa for gene the n nh,es sse
gave Wednesday. under the auspices OF
the Congressional Club. Mrs. Charles Tir-
reli assisting at the piano. Mrs. Pyie's
insight into the heart Of the great love
pressed both in words of choice diction
and songs OF passionate utterance.
schumann she describer as Heine's double.
SO interdependent are the poet and the
hare developed the Heine lyrics, Mrs.
Pyle close some of the compositions OF
Schubert. Schumann. Franz Won Ffelitz,
Tschaikowsky and like artists. as best
expressing the poets moods Mrs. pyle
was educated for grand opera, but pain
full accident changed her LIES plan and
ene now fnds fullest expression in the
song recital She Is the daughter OF Ger
and Mrs. Isaac r. Sherwood. Over the
pen name of Kate Brownlee Sherwood
her mother has written and translated
some of the songs that she sings. and
''Molie Pitcher which she sang last
week at the Continental Congress, music
by Arthur w. Kortheuer, has since been
adopted the chapter song. by Nellie
Pitcher Chapter, D. A. r.. OF Washington.
Mrs. DR.. Lovett Of Baylor College. Tex.
we'll remembered in washington musical
circles as Miss Eva Whitford, will re-
turn to Washington to spend the months
Of June. July and August with her parents
at their home on Newton street. Mrs Low
EFT gave her closing recital Of the schol-
Astic year at the college last week, the
special feature OF the program being
group OF songs. compositions Of her hus-
band, Dr. Lovett. who Is 4 graduate Of
I.eipsg Conservatory and Is In charge OF
the piano department at Baylor College.
The Rubinsten Club, Mrs. A. NJ. Blair
director, will give the last OF its morning
Yecitais wednesday In the ballroom of the
New willard. Besides the chorus n,in-
bers by the club. there will be solos by
Miss Edna Sheehy. Mrs. Emily Glover
and Mrs. Pollard. and q group Of duets
for two violihs by Miss Roberta Allen and
Miss Mary E. King
Miss Blanche Polkinhorn, soprano So
Nn;at of All aa{uf'a Ch,,pct (~hoyr, Fsha