The Detroit times., 1914-11-02

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church, Friday evening, Nov. ..
!. The proceeds OF the concert will be
devoted to the general fund which is
being raised by the alumnae Of Well
lcsley college for the erection OF new
buildings to replace College hall
which was destroyed by fire last
spring. Tickets for this concert
were placed on sale in Grinnell's, Sat-
urday morning. They may be pro-
OF the Wellesley club: Mrs. William
II. Fries. president; Miss Ethel stott.
vice-president; Miss Sara Hadley, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Oran e. An
derson. secretary-treasurer
Harmonic society will give con-
cert Thursday evening. Nov. 5. in
Harmonic hall. presenting Miss Eiea-
more Osborne. soprano. as soloist.
The second meeting of the mem
bership committee OF the Tuesday
Musicale will be held Wednesday
morning, Nov. 10. In the home OF the
chairman. Miss Lucy r. Cook. No. 20
Bagg-st.
The Lavery Ladies Mandolin or
chestra, under the direction Of Mrs.
Marguerite B. Lavery. played several
numbers at a concert given by the
Young Peoples society OF the First
German Methodist church. Thursday
evening.
A glee club has been formed In the
Y. w. c. A., to which any member
Of the association may belong. re-
hearsals to be held every Friday
evening, In sthes association ), parlors.
Miss Fiossie Freeman II director Of
the club.
Mrs Guy Bevier Williams, A. Edison
LANG. Guy Bevier Williams, William
wrigley and Charles Frederic Morse
will give q concert In the Congrega-
tionai church, In Wyandotte, Tuesday
evening, November 8.
The Tuesday Musicale will present
the Trio de Lutece, Of New York. IN
the Hotel Pontchartrain, Thursday
evening, Nov. IL. The concert Is
complimentary to Tuesday Musicale
members, but a limited number OF
tickets will be placed on sale for the
general public.
The following pupils OF the Detroit
Institute of Musical Art appeared In
the regular weekly recital. wednesday
afternoon: Misses Irene Rosenberg,
Gladys Crittenden, Isabelle Rose, Mar
ion winckler, Dorothy Chaddock and
Margareta Meyers. Miss Mildred Rel
- n n
of the east side branch OF the insti-
tute gave a piano recital, Friday
evening.
. In its flrst meeting OF the season.
In the green room Of the Hotel Pont.
chartrain, Monday evening, Nov. 8,
the Chamber Music society will pre-
sent the American String quartet OF
Boston. The, quartet has often been
called "the feminine edition Of the
Gertrude Marshall, first violin; Miss
Adeline Packard. viola; Mrs. Susan
Lord Brandegee. cello.
The Apollo club has decided TO
change Its name to the Classical
day evening, In room No. Is, In the
officers have been chosen for the
secretary, Leo w. Wickson; treasur-
ar. Mrs. Florence Smith. Fred Gull
YER, James Wright and Miss Anna
Barron were appointed committee
to draw up a constitution and by
has In ~ H.. -.
In limited to "a.
Thu Tuesday Musicale opened its
season, Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 81,
with an informal reception In the Cen
fury building, about 200 members at
tending. Mrs. Dewitt Taylor, Mrs.
James Coslette Smith and Miss Alice
I.adue acted as hostesses. The first
OF the club concerts will take place
Tuesday morning. Nov. 8, In the Cen
tury building, business meeting pre-
cedlng the program.
Nine. Louise Homer, who viii give
the second concert In the Philhar.
monte course, In the armory, Tues
day, Nov. IL, bears the distinction of
being intimately associated In the
public mind with more famous roles
than any other contralto. Her first
great hit was made as Anneris In
aida" which she followed with
Erda IN "Siegfried," Fricka In "Dss
Rheingold.- Azucena in I'll Trova-
tore" Orfeo In "Orfeo Euridice."
Mona in Horatio Parker's opera OF
that name, the Witch In "Koenigs-
kinder" and many others. Her fav-
orite role. she has sometimes said. Is
that OF Orfeo. II r. very grateful
part, full OF melody. and especially
suited TO the optimistic. lovable Nine.
Homer while nearly all the other con-
tralto roles are more or less disagree
able. Erda r. . gloomy dame. Fricka
4 \ scold, Anneris q jealous princess,
Oxucona . has. Mona . sad heroine :
orfoo alone q . brlkhl and GloxlAG