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Evening star., 1911-08-11

Weaver aud Thornburg for the winners
eacE landed two hits. Bail. Suess and
eaCS.
Evening star., 1911-08-11

As testimonial Of his administrative
ability and 20 show the regard and es-
TEEN in which he is held be ause of the
excellence OF his work during the past
season. the board OF managers of the In
dependence League will present President
Roakes with handsome silyebr loving
cup just before the beginning of the Man
haitian Kendall game this afternoon.
1t was desired by the managers OF the
teams in the league TO show that they
appreciated the capable manner In which
President Roakes handled its affairs, and
II was decided that rhe best way to do
II was to pursue the method mentioned.
Evening star., 1911-08-11

STANDING or HE CLUBS.
v L. Pct. ". l.. r..
Aorsius 7. IS SIS Bureau. ~ IL 900
s1ems Zap II .66. Columbia ell 500
Ccmn's. ~ ia .524
Evening star., 1911-08-11

IODA . CANIE.
vs.. Kendall at North Capitol
and v streets northwest.
Games called at 0:45.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
MEETING OF PEN WOMEN.

Mrs. r.. r. Beck Receives Warm
Greeting on Return Here.
The League of American Pen Women
held its regular monthly business meet
ing Monday night. in the Oakland. the
apartment Of the president. Mrs. r. T.
Beck.
from the members, as this was the first
session of the league since her return
from Colorado. and, in turn. Mrs. A. S.
Hamilton. first vice president. was cor
daily welcomed by the president Mrs.
Hamilton had also been in Colorado for
several weeks.
The reports of committees were given.
and marked progress was demonstrated
by those in charge Of the work. Mrs.
Gielow. for the committee on moral and
educational welfare of the child. had an
interesting report. Mrs Wilder. histo-
rian. gave in detail the work Of journal
lists and authors who have membership in
the organization, and the librarian, Mrs.
Rhodes. had the titles OF several books
which had been presented to the league
by the authors. The president, Mrs.
Beck, told of being the guest of the
INSTRUMENTATION meeting recently
held. when she talked about the agitation
of the league against the comic supple
ment as it now stands in most papers,
and plans for a change in tn. character
Of the supplement.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess and a social hour enjoyed. Two
new members were admitted, Mrs.
Charles Oliver Norton. Of Kearney. Nebr.,
and Mrs. L. Byrd Mock, Of Seattle. The
new members are prominent journalists
and authors.
The next meeting will be held We'd
nesday at the headquarters. ls47 L street
northwest, when the programme will be
furnished by Mrs. Virginia King Frye
and Miss Barnes.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

Church. and Edwin calIow. chorus basso.
st. Patrick's sanctuary choir.
In addition to the church choirs, the
Musurgia is represented in four of the
leading Masonic Choirs by Oliver \.
Phelps. Fred Sillers. George Rollings.
David A. Hart, and James s. Hicks
Miss Hazel Franklin. a young singer
with beautiful mezzo-sop-ano voice, is
singing for few Sundays as soprano in
the quartet of the West Street Presby-
terian Church. Her voice has an unusual
Il sympathetic. mellow quality. and she
sings with much simplicity and soulful
ness, which makes her sacred solos es-
peciaIly effective.
Fl. H. Freeman. organist. and Anton
Kaspar. violinist. will be heard in a
joint recital at old st. Johns Church this
afternoon at o'clock. assisted by the
regular choir of tho church. Special So
Iections to be rendered by the choir will
include festival "Magnifcat and Nunc
Dimittis' in c major. by Steane: offertory
anthem Behold, There Came Wise Men
from the East by Steane, and Hide
Me Under the Shadow of Thy Wing"
by West.
H. H. Freeman announces the first in
the series Of his advanced pupils re-
citals at st. Johns Church next Thurs
day evening. The organ solos viii be
played by Miss Elizabeth Carter Davis.
Of Leesburg. Va. The vocal numbers will
be given by Miss Flora A. jackson, So
pranc. and Mr.. Arthur B. Emple. tenor.
George Proctor. of Boston. gave a piano
recital Friday morning At the Washing
Music Club. His programme was most
interesting and was delightfully."- given.
1t was as follows:
Giguc safabnnde tfrom 6fth Eneiish suite). Ga
volt. en- Rondeau'' 6rum sixth violin sonate) Bach
Senate. opus :6. Andante con variaxioni. Sohefso
Motto allegro Marcia funehrc. "suiia Mofts dun
major Chopin: Gavotte. Toslta. 6nmhati: Reflects
dams rean Poisons d'oe. Deh1ay; sasnade, Rach.
maninof: valse caprice. Gabriel Faure.
Tomorrow evening. at the Monday
Morning Club concert in the New Willard
ballroom. Sydney Lloyd wrishtson. as
sisted by FIVE of his pupils-Mrs. w. d.
De 70, Miss Faye humphrey, Richard
Backing. william c. Mills, and George
H. Miller-will sing. the famous sextet
from Lucia df Lammsrmoor." by Doni.
xetti.
Sydney Lloyd wrishtson IL issuing in
vttations for = recital In the Arlington
Hotel ballroom on Thursday evening.
January .. He win present the Mem
delssohn Quartst. who win make their
anaaA aoUearaace T1e luAsfeE = eo0'
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
IN THE MUSIC WORLD

Busoni. the great Italian pianist, hal
made one of the greatest hits of this sea.
son in New York. where he made his
first appearance last week in Carnegie
Hall. He will play here February :.
The Music Study Club will meet to-
morrow afternoon at the home of Miss
Marguerite Howard, in n street. Dvorak
his life and his compositions. will be the
subject.
Myron ". Whitney. basso: S NJ Fa-
bian. pianist, and Mrs. De Yo, soprano,
will be the soloists at the concert of the
Monday Morning Club. to be held to-
night in the ballroom Of the New Will
LAID. Mrs. A. NJ Blair conducting.
The choir of the Dumharton NJ E.
Church will repeat the cantata. "PronI-
Use and Fulfillment." tomorrow evening
in the church. William T. Glover con-
Quoting. This choir gave the cantata
first on New Years night. and the per-
formance was pronounced the best work
ii has ever done. The soloists
will be Miss Bessie Birch. soprano; Mrs.
J. A. Houghton. contralto: w Adrian.
tenor. and John Waters. barytone.
The Apollo Orchestra will give the fol-
lowing programme in Mckendree NJ f.
Church tonight. Albert p Johnston con-
ductor: I'm a Garden of Melody (Sudds).
''Traumerei'' CSchumann). smiles and
Caresses" (Bendix). and Hearts and
Flowers" CTobanD.
Reed Miller, tenor of New York, and
Richard Lorleberg. 'cellist, will be the
soloists at the concert of the Rubinstein
Club next Wednesday evening at the
Arlington. They have an unusually at
tractfve programme. which is as follows:
Onenbach's ''Barcarolle," for chorus: !:
"Oh. Lovely Night" from Tales Of Hof-
man" group Of solos by Mr.. Miller; two
choruses. ''Maicen's Song" by Meyer
Helmund. arranged by Kramer, and But
terffies." waltz song. by Albert Milden-
berg: group Of cello solos, by Mr.. Lorle-
berg: chorus, with obligato Of violins and
'cellos. "Ode to Music" by Herman
4ohr: group OF solos by Mr.. Miller, and
two dnal choruses. 'Day. Is At Last De-
parting" by Joachim Ram, and Neidlin-
gers 'Berenade." the incidental solo OF
which In to be sung by Mr. Miller. The
instrumentalists who win play the obli.
cato to the ''Ode to Music are Mrs.
AOfAco Dulfn. nee Ronsayille: Mrs. Dur
1DW1A 4rG JeosicA CoWiing Thomas.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

Miss Eda Bowers. Miss Rubie Stanford
Miss Edna Snyder. Miss Helen Dodge
and Miss Daisy Siekensehr, violinists
and Miss Florence Wieser. Miss Ethe
Lee. Miss Mary Stanley. and Mr.. Lorie-
berg, cellists. Mrs. A. NJ Blair is con-
ductor of the club. and the concert is for
the associate members and guests. in
Memorial Continental Hall.
A successful concert was given Friday
right in the Church of Our Father by
the Rebew Orchestra, H. W. Weber
director. A large audience was present.
and a neat sum was realized. The SOLO
lists were Miss Josephine T. Gould, So
prano. who sang Bishops celebrated
Echo Song" responding to a decided
encore with "Ah. Let Me Dream Mrs.
A. ". Cummings, contralto. who gave a
fine rendition of Gould I?'' (TostD. her
encore being Three Green Bonnets''
ID Hardelot,. and Mr.. Thomas L. James,
tenor. giving a delightful reading Of
Rose of My Life CRose), and for en-
core whisper and Shall Hear The
orchestra numbers were all well rem
dered, and were as follows: March,
Flag Of Truce" (von Blon): overture.
"Orpheus' (Offenbach): waltz. "Lysis-
Normandy" Planouette): American fan
tasie. Gems of Stephen Foster" CTo-
banD. and march. America Forever"
(PaulD.
The first Musurgia concert Of the sea-
son will be given in the New Willard
Thursday evening, February is. under
the direction Of Edgar Priest. musical
director. The club will be assisted by
the Madrigal Male Quartet. which is COM
posed of four Of the original members of
the Musurgia and directed by Charles
r. Bartlett. who was one Of the founders
Of the club six years ago. The Musurgia
will also have the assistance Of a local
violiniste. There are about twelve local
church choirs represented in the club
membership. prominent among the num-
Der being Joseph r. Matthew. tenor SOLO
list. New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church: Henry w. Jaeger. jr., tenor
soloist, st. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
Church; J. Victor Golibart. tenor soloist.
ST. Paurs Catholic Church: Arthur q.
Pierce. basso soloist, Luther Memorial
Church: Robert Jonscher. tenor solo,st,
Luther Memorial Church: George F. d.
Rollings. basso soloist. Rock Creek Prot
estant Episcopal Church: Carl Mas,
besso soloist Christ Protsstant Epleoopai
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
THE CHIMNEY.

Written for The Washington Herald)
Its walls SO black. and closely bound
But the smoke goes up to fresh. pure an,
And the sky above is clear and fair.
little bird with wandering wing,
On top of the chimney began to sing
mo prison walls can eer control
The fight and freedom Of the soul"
The smoke replied. ITS good to soar
Out of the chimney's SCOT and roar.
And I've asked the wind to-day
To help to watt me on my way.
And so to the chimney ! said sood-by.
Up, UP, ! float, where troubles die,
In sun and air know I'll find
The JOY and freedom Of my mind
But the little bird. with underbreath.
Sang: An life is mixed with SCOT and
death
The lily fades after its pure white face
Is lifted out of the foulest place"
The smoke replied: Til try to throw
A ray Of light as up go.
But must own up-the way is steep:
My courage. / find, is hard to keep"
The little bird sang through SCOT and
murk:
Forget where all hobsoblins lmk:
Do not listen for their cries
Go up through fog with fearless eyes"
Thus the bird kept up its silver song
To urge the timid smoke along.
You must climb high. before you rest!"
The bird sang. from the chimney nest.
Close to life's chimney's SCOT and smear
God keeps a love-bird singing near,
Yes, the bird is love, to teach US so
New courage in our souls will grow.
The fire of love knows its wilderness.
In its great heart no forEetfulness-
And the SCOT in the chimney-had m
From . glowing fame-on loves hearth.
SCOT Of Ife's fire. It's error and fear.
The smoke Is Hope. upleaping and clear.
The birds sweet song, from the chimney
dark,
Is the Masters voice-in the throat Of .
lark.
God knoweth our dust: He pitieth our
He biddeth our souls rise to light again.
And out OF the SCOT OF black despair
The heart grows glad and life grows fair.
And the little bird sang thro' SCOT and
murk:
Forget. dear heart. where hobgoblins
From . soul to soul the truth is known.
And Love, will never lose his own"
ALl13 o0A1ee 1A10
S9s - N
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

"valse Venetiene'' CRingueO, responding
to an encore with Atherton'S "A New
Virginia Dance" An enjoyable feature
was the excellent rendition Of the diff
cult Accomplishments by Mrs. j. G. Klein.
The orchestra numbers were intermezzo.
Light Cavalry won Suppe): waltz.
ION the Dreamy Hudson" Engelman:
idyll, "A Gypsy's Serenade" CNoeD: Sc
lection, Martha" (Flotow): American
fantasie. Gems of Stephen Foster (To-
banD, and american Volunteers march
(TobanD.
Bethlehem" composed by Donald B.
pal Church. West Washington. this
evening with an ENLARGED choir. The
solo parts will be sung by Mrs. Brown
and Messrs. Edward L. Springer, Carl
Mass. and S. Percy Thompson. Mr.. Mac
Leod, the choirmaster, will direct the
music, with Miss Ross at the organ.
An event prominent among this weeks
amusements and of interest to both dra-
matte and musical circles is the enter
tainment to be given Wednesday evening
in Immaculate Conception Auditorium
under auspices Of the Immaculate Con-
CeptlOn ACADEMY alumude. n varied pro.
gramme has been arranged, which will
include a comedy in one act. 'Our Aunt
from California to be presented by
members Of the alumnae. The arrange
ment committee has been most fortunate
in securing Al. Fennell. jr., for some of
Hrs well-known comic songs and Misses
Mabel Latimer and Marguerite Howard
as soprano soloists. Miss Mary f. King
will give a violin selection. and the pro-
gramme will also include recitation by
Mr.. Peyton Fletcher. q trio by Misses
Mabel Latimer, Blanche Young, and Mr..
Lucius Randolph, and a couple of inter-
esting drills by pupils Of the academy.
Miss Katherine McNeal will give an
other of her Sunday musicales to-day at
her studio. The following programme
will be rendered:
:. Prelude" .Rachman1nC6
Miss valeska Plate tpianol.
Inc swan
Inc souvenir
Mira Duff Lewis tvio,in).
TO q Wild Rose," From an Indian Lndse."
AT an Old Tnstins Place." and ''Czartas'
Maco0wel
MiA Katherine McNsal tpiano,.
Song tselected).
Mis F1oea Nc(;nl tsopnno).
'Hungafian Rhapsodie ..Ant
Nis Katherine McNsal tpisDo).
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
B.illi.s Designs Inspected.

Many visitors inspected the ifty-seven
designs submitted in competition for the
Department OF State. Justice. and Com
meree and Labor buildings which II IL
proposed to erect In the city on the south
side OF Pennsyivania avenue. near the
TtUosuS1.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Rep.blicans to Meet.

The Congressional Republican Associa-
ton will hold It's annual meeting and
election Of o6icers Monday evening ut
the headquarters Of the National Rspub-
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

Mrs. Marjorie Hart Moulton will sing
Fear Ye. Israel" from elijah at
Trinity Episcopal Church. Third and C
streets northwest, this morning.
The next meeting OF the Students Club
Of the Washington College Of Music will
be held next Tuesday night At the COL
lege. Among those on the programme
are Mr.. George Miller. Miss Thompson.
Miss Flora Kampfe. Miss Matthews. Mr.
william Engle, jr.. Mrs.. Marjorie Hart
Moulton. Miss Faye humphrey. and Miss
Steward. All members are urged to be
present.
The Rebew Orchestra. under direction
Of H. w. Weber, gave . splendid public
rehearsal in the lecture room Of the Kel.
Ter Memorial Church Monday night Mrs
A.. g. Dunn. soprano; Mr.. J. @. Klein.
tenor. and Miss Mabel Daily and W. J.
Weber, pianists. were the soloists. Mrs.
Dunn sang "Senora" (NafhAn) in nne
style, her encore number being Lanes
"Fireiight Faces" Mr.. Klein's number.
.'On the Road to Mandalay' (Clay). met
with q hearty encore. He responded
with "rli sing Thee Songs Of Araby''
lCzAsA Miss Dalx ~ - veDR Dsavsd
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
PROGRAMME FOR THE BLIND.
Thomas Nelson Page win Reat
Selections from Stories.

The following Is the programme for
volunteer readings and music In the lee
ture hall of the Public Library:
Tuesday. at p. m. selections from own
stories. by Thomas Nelson Page.
Thursday, at 8 p. m. vocal and instru-
mental recital, by Mrs. Blanche Muir
Dalsieish. contralto: Mrs. May Ramsdell.
pianist: Robert Ramsdell. vio.inist. and
Paul Ramsdell. 'cellist.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

posed of four prominent singers. The
second part Of the programme will be
devoted entirely to the rendition Of Liza
Lehmanns beautiful composition. In q
Persian Garden" The programme will
close with the famous sextet from Lucia
di Lammermoor.'
Carl Mass. barytone of the Musursia.
will sing the solo parts in The Star Of
Bethelehem." a sacred cantata by DON
aid Macleod, at Christ Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, this evening.
The programme to be given by Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, assisted by five OF his
pupils-Miss Gertrude Reuter-. Miss Faye
humphrey. A. D. De Yo. William c.
Mills. and George H. Miller-Friday
evening. January 20. at the Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church, for the
Mems Club. is as follows:
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

well out of hearing, we take the
yacht. We may not find a living soul
aboard her: and we certainly can't
leave one there. But we'll steam up
and take our gold aboard-all our
gold. And then. well--there's where
you'll come in"
But what then, man! My Gotl
what then? Do you suppose we can
go steaming into San Francisco. or
any other port in the world, with all
that gold In our hull and another cap
tain's log and papers? We might just
as well hang ourselves from our own
crow-jack yard"
Il hope your wits will improve when
you get a deck under your feet" Ros-
coe growled "0n land here you're
about as much good as a pelican In
a foot race. No. your sailing orders
won't be San Francisco, nor any 9th.
er port that has such thing as q
revenue officer about. But you ought
to know the north coast line over
there as far east as Mckenzie bay.
You must know some harbor there
where we can lie up for the winter
and not be bothered"
YES" said Planck. II could take
the yacht to such a place as that
There's very good harbor In behind
Hirshel island But what will We dc
when we get there?"
AFTER that, it's my affair."" said
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

This from the old gentleman, who
had controlled his patience with diff
ficulty during the little silence. But
the younger man hesitated and looked
into the girls face. mutely. half-qaes-
tioningly, before he spoke.
"The words" he said. seemed to be
your fathers name-Captain Field.
ing it sounded like that"
She went quite white and reeled a
little. Then clutched at the shrouds
for support. The old gentleman was
at her side in an instant his strong,
steadying arm across her shoulders.
Tom himself half rose from his chair,
only to drop back into II again with q
pimace of pain and little dew Of
perspiration on his forehead. He
looked rather white himself under the
tan.
II suppose"-the girl said almost
voicelessly. u suppose mustn't dare
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

The moment Mr.. Fanshaw and
Jeanne emerged upon the deck they
heard the sound of oars beneath them,
and looking over the rail saw one OF
the boats In which the shore party
had set out. pulling up alongside the
accommodation ladder Three men
were In It. two of the crew and Tom
Fanshaw.
What news, Tom?" his father
called out anxiously enough to belle
Lis former tranquil manner, Have
you found anythingH l hope there's
nothing wrong"
The younger man looked up, He
saw his father. but not the girl.
Nothing wrong" he growled, except
this internal ankle Of mine. I've
sprained 1t again. and did 1t just
when" He broke the sentence of
short there. his eye falling at that
moment upon Jeanne.
She paled little, for she had been
quick to perceive that something he
had been about to tell would not be
told now, or must be told differently.
But she waited until his father, to-
gether with the two sailors, had got
the disabled man up onto the deck
and safely installed in an easy chair
Then gravely, but steadily. "Just as
what, TomY What clue had they found
Just as you had to come awayf"
1T was very wonderful" he said;
quite inexplicable Just as we were
about breaking camp this morning we
saw man coming toward us across
the ice. We thought at first that II
was Hunter. and we were mighty
glad to see him. because he had stray
ed off somewhere and hadn't camped
with us. But we soon saw II wasn't
he, wasn't a man anything like him
He was queer. slouch.ng, shuftline
creature, dressed In skins, and he
came UP In hesitating way, rs II he
was afraid of us. He couldn't tall
English. nor understand II, apparent
ly. He looked to me like Portu
guese. and tried him in Spanish
good Filipino Spanish--on the chance
| thought 1t startled him little. ant
he pricked up his ears at II, but b,
couldn't understand that either. HI
Just kept reckoning and repeating tw'
words
What words. Tom2 Out with I'll
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

And then building this ship and COM
Ing up here yourself, facing the dan
gers yourself and letting Tom face
them, all for such an impossible, hope
less hope as that message the sea
brought to US"
Her voice faltered there, and she
bent down abruptly and kissed the
hand that was still caressing her own.
my child" he said, your father
and were like brothers-nearer to
each other than most brothers. He
went away, knowing that If his ven
ture failed, II it ended fatally for him,
as 1t probably did, should regard you
as my daughter-as just as much a
child of mine as Tom TO- If you
hadn't been in the case at all, we'd
have built this ship and come up here
to find Tom Fielding Just the same.
There, don't cry. Put on that big fur
coat of yours and come out with me
on deck"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

Iiitterin9 Maieolent W.
cup half way to his lips, Your
what?' he questioned. "Oh, under
stand" And then he laughed. But
his face grew suddenly serious, and
he looked intently, curiously, into
hers. my child" he cried; 1T can't
be that you are taking that dream of
yours seriously. II l thought that,
would have to believe that this queer
arctic climate was doing strange
things with those nimble wits of
yours. A man alighting on the Ice
foe. out of mid air, and telling you
that he had just dropped in from Point
Barrow; it's like the flight from the
moon of Cyrano de Bergerac."
She pressed her finger tips thought
fully against her eyelids. II know"
she said, 'it's perfectly incredible, I'm.
Gle Jerry, but it's perfectly true for
all that"
Nonsense! Nonsense!" he said
explosively. Don't carry joke too
far my dear"
IL any lulu5 but JOhSp Su6 Sdlu
slowly, land If 1t was a dream-if
the sky-man, was nothing but vision.
he certainly left me a material souve-
mir of his visit" Then, with nod to-
ward the buffet, she spoke to Mr..
Fanshaw's big negro valet who was
serving their breakfast: Hand Mr..
Fanshaw that queer looking stick,
Sam, the one on the buffet. Why
why, what's the matter7" For she had
lifted her eyes to the mans face as
she finished speaking. 1t was wooden
with fright and the whites showed all
around the pupils Of his eyes.
mo, Miss jeanne" he said, "Scuse
me. wouldn't touch dat stick, not
for all de gop and jewels In de world;
not even to oblige him"
whats that?" Fanshaw exclaimed,
whirling upon him. What do you
mean? What the devil are you talk
ing about?"
II seen him. Mr.. Fanshaw: l seen