Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01

The announcement that President ana
Mrs. Taft would attend the May festivai
in Cincinnati has created q great rivalry
In the choice OF the boxes, and the recoru
was made In the history of music festi-
walls when the box adjoining the one 10
be occupied by President Taft was BID IN
at a premium of $3.50. Mr.. j. c. Schmio-
Iapp of Cincinnati, who secured the poX'
will have as his guest the, German am
bassador, Count Won Bernstorn, whlie
Representative and Mrs. Longworth Will
be the guests of his mother. and many
other notables from Washington VIII at
tend.
Miss Ruby Stanford. violinist; MISS
Ethel Lee, cellist; Mrs. Blanche Muit
Dalgleish. contralto. with Miss Sallie Ma
son as accompanist, gave program OF
choice music at the Soldiers Home last
Saturday evening Miss Stanford. schoi-
arship pupil of the Peabody. played an
adagio by Ries and Escher's 'Mazurka
Mrs Dalgleish sang Matters 20 leave
Me Not" Loewe's characteristic baiiao
Little Irish Girl" Goodbye. Rooin
by Moir. and Mora by Piggott. scoring
in a group of solos, 'Andante" by klenel.
Telma's Remembrance and Squire
"Tarantella" but the most successiul
numbers of the evening were the tr1os
Song Without Words and trio. op 80
by Otto Mailing, which were received
with enthusiastic applause.
Mrs. George w. Neipold of Georgia
avenue presented group of pupils IN
q piano recital Wednesday evening which
was a most creditable affair. The yoins
people were assisted in giving the pro
gram by Mrs. Arthur G. Dunn, soprano
who sang In Sunny Spain" and "A
Gypsy Maiden l." two popular numbers.
Irish songs by Lohr, and His Buttons
Are Marked L. S." by Carrie Jacobs
Bond. Miss Hoge. contralto. was also
heard in D'Hardelot's Il Know Lovely
Garden
Miss Jean Tonk. for many years the
contralto soloist of the Temple Baptist
Church, has returned from a year spent
in San Francisco. where she was heard
in several successful song recitals.
Mrs Eleanor P Beck was heard last
week In recital. assisted by her pupils
and Miss Grace SIckles, meZzo-soprano.
at her residence studio before an audi
ence that gave every evidence of ap-
prevail and appreciation. The program
Included duets by Wachs' Massenet.
and Wagner, vocal numbers by Bond and
Hawley and solos by Spaulding, Fanch-
etti Gottschalk. Gounod, Heller and
Chopin. The pupils taking part were
ID,
Weyrich, Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Hender-
son.
Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish, contralto,
will give O program of songs at an en-
tertainment to be given this week by the
Senior Christian EndeavOr Society or the
Washington Heights Presbyterian Church.
She will be assisted in giving the pro-
gram b. Mrs. Brahany soprano.
Through the MANAGERIAL ability of Miss
Mabel Dill the inmates Of the Home for
Incurabl have enjoyed seve. al musical
treats during the past season. The most
recent and one of the best was a program
given by Mr. Ernest Lent, cellist; Mr.
Arthur Deibert. bass: Miss Edith Holt
violinist. and Miss Josephine Dill. con-
tralto Mr. Lent was heard in Chopin s
beautiful E fiat Nocturne. Schumann'
'Traumerei'' and Schubert's Moment
Musicale: Nj. Deibert's rich base was al
chord" 1.-The Turkeys Song" and THE
order of Friars Grey; Miss Holt played
with much expression Bohm's "negende'
and Svendsens Romance, and M IS
Dill delighted the audience with Neidin-
GERS sweet Miss Mary" Nevin's RIOS
srv.' and Wilson G. Smiths setting of III
7 But Knew Miss Dill performed the
important role of accompanist in a most
satisfactory manner.
Mr. Thomas Evans Greene gave a ball
lad recital Wednesday evening in the ball
loom OF the Cairo. in which he was as
sisted by Miss Grace Adele Freely, plan
list and artist-accompanist. Mr.. Greene
ekill in giving Irish songs has been EVIL
dent on many occasions and his recent
nrorram was well up TO the usual stand
ard Miss Freely played Leschetizky's
..Toccata Etude," two numbers by
schuett and Chopins Scherzo in sharp
minor. All the numbers were received