The Washington herald., 1910-04-10
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

! D., president Mount Holyoke College, sub
1 jeet. What Every College Woman
| Knows The music viii be given by the
! Collese Woman's Glee Club soloist Miss
Edna James Sheehy. soprano.
The executive committee is as follows
Mrs. Frank c. wilkins. president. Mount
Holyoke; Miss Frances Davenport first
vice president, Radcliffe; Mrs. /. b,
Swormstedt. second vice president, Wei
lesley Mrs Kari C. Corley, secretary.
/ University of Pennsylvania; Miss Fanny
B. Manning. treasurer, Vassar. Mrs
Thomas ". Sldwell, president ex-officio,
Nassar; Mrs. George +. Bowerman. Uni
versity Of Syracuse; Mrs. Y X Chestnut.
| University of California: Mrs John +
Dolliver, Wellesley; Mrs. W H. Heron,
George Washington University; Mrs Rob
ert l. La Toilette. University OF WiscOn-
sin: Mrs NJ. A. Martindell. the Western:
Mrs. Frederick Pyles. Swarthmore. Miss
Laeta II. Ramage. Columbia; Mrs. E. 3
Rosa. Dickinson: Miss Eliza Tonks. Cor
NELL Miss Emma II Turner. Franklin:
and DR., Ada R. Thomas the Womans
Medical College. Of Philadelphia
A rehearsal for the theatricals to be
given for the benefit Of the Working
Boys Home next Tuesday evening was
held yesterday in the small ballroom
Of the New Willard Mr.. Preston Gibson
and Miss Eleanor Ferris are giving much
Of their time 10 coaching the PLAYS. The
first, The Outpost" is a strong sketch
OF army life in the Philippines. and the
second, The Happy Medium, is a
comedy full Of amusing lines. Miss Ham
mond. the authoresS plays leading part
The concert by the Nordica Mandolin.
Banjo and Guitar Club, Mr.. Walter T.
Holt, director on Wednesday evening AZ
the Metropolitan Church was a great
musical success. The large audience
showed its appreciation by its enthusi-
astic demand for encores.
Special interest was shown in the rem
dltion of Flag Lily March" a new com
position by Mr.. Holt, as rendered by the
Banjo Club, and a new song. "Oh. Prom
!se to Be Mine" the music Of which was
also composed by Mr.. Holt and the words
by Miss Gertrude NJ Walsh. Both num-
hers made a favorable impression and
called for repeated encores. Miss Alice
z. HHl showed the possibilities OF the
mandolin as a solo instrument in her two
splendidly rendered numbers, Concert
Waltz" by Siegel. and Cradle Song" by
Meyers
Numbers by the mandolin and guitar
clubs included Bridal Rose. overture.
c. Lavallee; Souvenir de Florence" Bel
length; Three Twin Selections, Hosch-
ma. and ~. $. a. Patrol. Peck. played
with the banjo club. Clever work was
done by the Nordica Sextet in "The Flat
terer." by Chaminade. and The Rosary
by Nevin, and its pleasing accompanI-
ments to the songs, His Lullaby" by
Bond, and ooh. Promise 10 Be Mine" bv
Holt-Walsh. which were delightfully."- sung
by Master c. J. Merrick soprano. Mr.
Holt was fortunate as usual in the Sc
lection of his assisting talent which were
Mr.. William G. Atherholt, tenor. i'm |
''Elisire d Amore," Donizetti, Mr.. Arthur 1
H Deibert. barytone. i'm THE Two Grena- /
diers," and the Euterpean Quartet com /
posed Of Misses Edith Stoweu and Jose |
phine Din and Messrs. DeIbert and Ather- I
holt, who delighted the audience with 1
''The Milier's Wooing" and Absent |
The piano soIoist was Miss l. Clarine 1
McCarty. who gave an excellent rendi- /
ton Of "Andante Spiante and PoIon- /
aise,' Chopin. Mrs. Grace Dufour Brown 4
was the piano accompanIst for the vocal |
numbers and Miss Helen Herbert assisted /
for the club numbers
The Apollo Orchestra, Albert P. John
son, director, gave its fourth monthly