The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
CORDIAL RECEPTION
 TO MIR. WASHBURN
Appreciative Audience Heard Recital Yesterday for Benefit of South
 side Baptist Church

l At no time this season has more appreciative and delighted audience gath cred to enjoy a musical programme than that which attended the beautiful recital yesterday afternoon, which was given by MT Charles C. Washburn of Nashville for the benefit of the Southside Baptist | church.
 MT. Washburn's friends here in his old home arc legion and that they are very appreciatve of his excellent quail ities as a musician is always manifest, by their desire to hear him sing.
 He was in splendid voice yesterday aft ernoon, and rendered his programme in the most charming manner, displaying that exquisite arr which always char acterizes his work and his high musi- cianship for which he is famed. tt
 Mir. Washburn has made for himself national reputation as an artist and if he does one thing better than an other, 1t is the manner in which he rem ders his Child Sings"
 Like Miss Kitty Cheatham. his art is incompatible and the depth of feeling and beautiful interpretation which he gives the simplest numbers renders his singing always d pleasure and delight to his audiences.
 Miss Corrie Handley played MT. Wash burns accompanments most sympathcti- caly and artisically and added much beauty 10 an already beautiful pro gramme, by her art.
 In the first group of songs Mir. Wash burn was particularly happy.
 Seated in a chair he gave Some Nur- sery Songs frradtionaD, in the most delightful manner some of them were scarce two lines in length, yet so ex- qusitely done that each was n gem, making a perfect whole in the setting.
 Mr. Washburn prefaced these songs by saying that they were little strains that he remembered hearing his father sing when he was q child and incidentally made the clever remarks that he recall cd tlfat his mother had such beaut- full voice and yet he seldom heard her sing. while his father had very poor voice and yet sang frequently.
 In the Five Songs From Nature" per- haps the ceverest was the "Three Lit tie Chestnuts," while "The Bee, the But terfly and the Bul1frog," was most ar- tistlcally and charming rendered.
 The "Six songs," by Christina Rosetti from Sing Song Lyrics" and the Rob- ert Louis stevenson verses were most artistic and the appreciative audience regretted when Mr. Washburn's last beautiful notes were sung on the very attractive programme.
 The following is the programme in its entirety:
 Some Nursery Songs" cTraditionaD.
 Six Nursery Pictures:
 "When I'm Big I'll Be a Soldier" tMal- loy).
 Love Me. Love You" "The Dog Lies in His Kennel" (words from Christina RosettD GIomer).
 His Lullaby Jacobs Bondl.
 'Mammy's Lil' Baby Boy" CEdwards).
 "Shet Dem Eyes Up Tight 6PigotD. Six songs from 'fThe Little Past" by Josephine Preston Peabody.
 Early" Late" "The Busy Child Sunset" "Cornering Love" Secrets" CMusic by William Spencer Johnsom.
 Five songs from Nature
 '"rhe Bee and the Butterfly fAshford).
 'Three Little Chestnuts" Qage). "Chantceer' (Terhune)-
 "Elephant and His Trunk CNorton).
 Wise Old Owf' (Ashford).
 Six songs from Sing Song Lyrics, by Christina Rosetti:
 Flight O'Clock" "Baby Cry.' Dead in the Cold" Boats Sail on the River" "Who Has Seen the Wind' Hurt No Living Thing" 01omer).
 Child Word Phiosophies:
 Tiny Fish tGaynor
 "The Candid Bow CRobinson).
 "The Martyr" CAshford).
 "Vistors tAshford)
 Little Girls Lament G.ohrl.
 Learning to Play (Gerrit smith,
 "rhe Splnet" trerhune).
 From Child's Garden of Verses by Rob ert Louis Stevenson
 Pirate Story" Singing Young Night Thoughts" GIomeD.