Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08

Another new organization composed OF
well known musicians and dramatic read
ers of the city, has been launched in local
circles and will be known as the Enter
tainers' Club of Washington. Edwin CAL
low. who was one of the moving spirits
and charter members of the Musurgia
Club and Motel Choir. is also responsible
for this latest addition TO local clubdom.
The first business meeting was held
Wednesday evening in the clubroom of
the Y NJ. &. ~, when the following Of
ticers We're elected: President. Edwin
Callow; secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Ar
thur Butler Pierce; board of governors,
Mrs. Ethel HoitZclawGawIer. Miss Mary
Emily King ana Carl Mass. The club will
be heard in a well arranged program
some time this fall and the membership
at present includes Mrs. Ethel HoltZ-
Claw-Gawler and Miss Mabel Latimer.
sopranos; Mrs Flora BerIlheimer Brylaw-
ski and Mrs Arthur Butler Pierce. con-
tTdltOS. John Bowie and Frederick Sill
ers. tenOrs: Earl Csrtaugh and John
Waters baritones; James = Hicks, basso;
Miss Emma l. OstraGder and Edwin CAL
low. readers; Miss Mabel Mathilde Pechin
leader and impersOuatOr; Miss Mary Emily
King. viOlinist; Arthur Butler Pierce
humorous songs: Mrs. Elizabeth II. Cal
low. Carl Mass and BYRON Blodgett. ac-
cGmDanists. and Oscar Franklin Comstock
OTGdIiSt and director. There will be an
other business meeting of the club Tues
day evening at the studio OF Oscar Frank
lin Comstock.
The many Washington friends of Miss
Mary Helen howe will be interested TO
hear that she has accepted the position
as director of the vocal department of
the Brenau Conservatory of Music Of
BTenau College. Gainesville. Ga. Miss
Howe succeeds Mrs. Lessie Southgate
Simmons. VINO is travelling in Europe for
her health Both President simmons and
mis- wife have expressed themselves as
being fortunate in securing so excellent a
tea her and artist. Miss Huwe's Euro
pean training as well as her concert and
operate engagements place her as one
OF the most competent instructors of the
times Vt the opening faculty concert
OF The conservatory she won immediate
favor in her new surroundings, both for
her voice and personality
The Washington Choral Society has de-
cided not To give d course OF concerts as
has been done in the past, but 10 center
all its work ia a May music festival
The solosts TO he some of the great
est oratorio artists obtainable. The prin-
cipal work will probably be new ora
torio, Lazarus The tentative plans
call for two evening concerts and n NATL
nee-the first night a miscellaneous pro-
gram by the artists, the matinee a SYM
phony concert and the closing concert the
oratorio. 1t is hoped that chorus of
2oo voices may be organized TO sing with
the society upon this occasion. Announce
ment OF rehearsals will be made later
Heinrich Hammer will be the conductor
Miss Alice Eversman of the Chica go
and Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
is here with her family before leaving
for her season. which opens in Philadel-
phia. She will sing this evening at the
services at Sacred Heart Church. where
the devotion of the forty hours" is in
progress.
Mrs. A NJ. Blair. director of the Mon
day Morning ard Rubinstein clubs. has
returned to the city and reopened her
apartment i'm the Dresden. There will
be a meeting OF the executive board OF
the Rubinstein Club next Wednesday
morning, at which plans for the coming
season will be discussed The rehearsals
for the club will be held at the Arlington,
as In former years, the first one to be
October Is, at 1915 in the morning.
The October meeting of the District of
Columbia Chapter OF the American Guild
of Organsts took place Thursday even
ing in the music studio OF Oscar Frank
lin Comstock, this being the first gather
ing in Mr. Comstock's new quarters.
There was d large attendance of members
and other organists of this vicinity. An
aetive season is planned, and the acqui-
sition of many new members is antici-