Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08


ness of the manager Miss Root. are nov
well under way Circulars we're sen
out during the week by the board of oil
rectors 10 friends and former patrons o
the organization and on the response L
this appeal depends largely the uitimat
decision as to whether the orchestra is II
future ito be or not to be- At the ias
meeting the directors voted TO continue
their advocacy of a permanent organlza
ton. and the present campaign is intehd
ed to reach all residents of Washington
with the object of obtaining their mate
rial support in establishing for all TIM
a representative symphony orchestra 10
the National Capital. The concert. TO-
which plans are now being formulated
will take place the week after Easter
Heinrich Hammer, as in former seasons
conducting A soloist interesting to al
will be engaged and it is earnestly hopet
that the support manifested in this oc
CASTOR will be indicative of a general de
sire on the part of the public Tor
permanent organization and VIII be SUI
fieient to warrant the directors in max
ing plans to that end.
The boardaof managers of the w ashlng-
ton Oratorio Society has concluded &c
have the organization adjourn .or the
remainder of the season. Many OF the
members are affiliated with church choirs
that necessarily demand extra time for
Lenten services and in preparing Easter
music and il was felt that the time is too
short to prepare for another concert pS
MAY, such as the society would wish 10
present The society closes its work 1ol
this season after paying all its expenses
with clear balance of S16l.3o in the
treasury This is a credtable showing,
taking into consideration the fact that
no tickets were sold for the performance
of Elijah and the previous two con
certs of last year. and that the only
source of revenue the society has is
monthly dues from its members and the
collections it has taken up at the perform
ances. Encouraged by the success OF the
past. the board of managers proposes TO
give next Christmas. mammoth per-
Torrance of The Messiah either IN
some theater or concert hall with a cho-
rus increased to about ;a0 members, and
with orchestral accompaniment
An affair of much interest. especially
among the younger musical contingent.
took place recently in the ballroom of the
New Willard when Mrs. Robert H.
Dalgleish presented class of students
in recital. The program included both
solo and ensemble selections. and the
rendition of the various numbers re-
Elected credit on both students and in
structor. notable progress being evident
in some who have appeared before on her
student programs. The occasion served
ALSO to introduce Mrs Dalgleish as
conductor. the opening and closing num-
bers being sung by chorus of twenty
eight students under her direction. Spe-
cial mention should be made of Eliza
beth Yung kwai daughter of the Chi
nese minister. who acquitted herself
ss-t., IN
Is Sylvia ?" and He Was a Prince by
Lynes All the numbers were given from
memory and were we'll received. but
Viola SchippeTt easily carried off the
honors of the occasion. her interpretation
of the aria. zone Fine Day" from Mime.
Butterfly and the colorature work in
Thou Brilliant Bird from the Pearl
of Brazil rousing a storm o. applause
In the latter number she was assisted
by William De Luca. flutist of the Marine
Band. III. II. Ramsdell. vioiinist, and
Paul G. Ramsdell.- cellist, also assisted
Other selections on the program were the
choruses "Rarcarolle. by Offenbach;
"Chanson Provencale. by Del Acuua.
with obligato by Viola Schippert: solos.
las; Bid Me to Love by Barnard.
Edith Graham; Leave Me Not" by Mat
tel. Mrs. j. Malcolm Holloway; Song of
the Woods by Draper. Emma Cohen:
All So Pure, from Martha. and
Mother Machree (by reauesU. Russell
McGee; ~ Necklace of Love" by
Nevin; Sweet Miss Mary" by Neid-
linger Julia Doyle: Because. by
d'Hardeiot: Sunset. by Buck Mrs.
Jesse kester: duet, I'm Live and Love
McGee: solos. The Nighungale's Song"
by Nevin, and Sing. Smile Slumber.
by Gounod, with violin and cello obi
satos, Catherine Cannon: Thou Wondrous
YOUTH by Abt, with violin and cello OBJ
ligato: June Morning" by Willeoy. Mrs.
and "A Spanish Love Song by Cha
minade Augusta Hill: The Swallows"
by Cowen: Doris. by Nevin. with vio-
lin and cello obligato. Vera Budd; chorus,
"Serenade." by Neidlinger. with tenor
obligato. by Mr.. MCGEE. All of the solo
lists took part also in tine chorus. the
other members being Mrs. Charles Gals
berg. Mrs. William Hutterly. Misses Ruth
Boyd Virginia Robinson, Eulalie Gmith,
Ruth Curtiss, Eleanor Doyle. Emily Hal
tigan, Caroline Manning. Freda Steffens.
Eva Burche. Bessie Cohen. Pauline Gold
stein. Ida Kouns, Gertrude Parsons and
Mrs. John Craven. The accompanies
were Mrs. ]. II. Cunningham, Miss Rose
Peake, c. Z. Doyle and Howard Wood.
Dr. William Stansfield. organist and
choir director of the First Congregational
Church. has arranged the following mu-
steal program for today: Morning-Or-
gan prelude. Pastoral in A." Sonata
No. II. by Rheinberger; anthem. by
Babylon's Wave" by Gounod: anthem.
tenor solo and chorus, Seek Ye the
Lord" by Roberts; offertory. organ,
''Serenade." by Gounod: organ postlude.
Allegro in F." opus 81. by Guilmant.
Evening. at I:i5rOrgan recital. Sonata
No, l. in f. by Mendelssohn; Noe
turne,' by Mendelssohn; anthem, so
prano solo and chorus. When Thou
CONTEST" by Rossini; offertory. contralto
solo and chorus 20 Rest in the Lord, =
by Mendelssohn; choir hymn "One
Swcetly Solemn Thought by Ambrose;
organ postiude, march, .'Pomp and Cir
cumstance," by Elgar
J. Willis Conant organist Of Epiphany
church. will give a recital this afternoon
at b o'clock in the Bethlehem Chapel of
the Nativity. Washington Cathedral. Mr..
Conant's numbers will include Sonata in
c Minor by Mendeissohn: "Pastorale
by karg Ebert, choral. 'tiierzlich thut
mich veriaugen," by Bach. and Prayer
and Cradle Song" by Guilmant.
The piano recital announced by Felix
Garzigha will take place March 10 at
i:3O o'clock in the New Masonic Audi
torium Cards of admission will be is
sued shortly and may be had on request
at Droop's and T. Arthur Smiths. The
occasion will be Mr.. Garzglias first pub
lie appearance since the injury TO his
finger a year ago. which for q time in
one time threatened to be a permanent
handicap. He will give a program en-
tirely from French composers.
TO the Library of Congress Tuesday even
ing when Miss Corinne Lockett soprano