The Washington herald., 1914-12-06

mt sic will BE- under the direction Of T.
Tertius Noble, OrEanist Of the church,
and former Organist OF Yorkminster, Eng
land.
The committee wishes to announce that
the general public will be freely admitted
to all sessions
The officers of the guild are: ]. Warren
Andrews, ~ g. o., warden; = Lewis
Elmer, a. \. G. o.. Subwarden; Harold
Vincent Millisan, +. \. C. O., general
secretary; Victor Baier. musical director
\. G. o., general treasurer
d. c. Chapter officers are: Oscar Frank
lin Comstock, f. \. G. o., dean; Armand
Gumprecht, secretary; Harry Wheaton
Howard, treasurer; J. Edgar Robinson,
suhdean: Miss Mary Mullaly, registrar.
The purposes of the guild are to raise
the standard of efficiency OF organists by
examinations in organ playing, in the
theory Of music and in general musical
knowledge, and to grant certificates OF
fellowship and associateship to members
Of the guild who pass such examinations
and to provide members with opportuni-
ties for meeting. for the discussion Of
professional topics, and to do such otner
lawful things as are incidental to the
purposes Of the guild.
The local chapter is having an active
season. having had a fine paper read by
Srcss. and given most praiseworthy
performance Of Mendelssohn's Hymn Of
Praise"
Tho regular monthly meeting takes
place tomorrow evening in Mr. Com
stocks studio. when paper on church
organs and organists will be read by DR..
Stansiield. Mr.. Green will sing.
Mr.. Edward R. Whitman has been en-
1ns...
COpal Church.
The Motet Choral Society will give its
first concert of the season next Wednes-
day evening. December 9, at the Me
mortal Continental Hall. An unusual
choral program will be givon ending
with Christmas numbers. Mr.. Richard
LOrlcbcrg. 'ccllist. will render three solos:
"Abenlied," Of Schumann; "CantIlena,"
by Goltermann, and the Ave Maria" Of
Bach-GOunod.
A song recital will be given by Miss
Augusta Hill next Tuesday evening at
17lO0 l street northwest
Prof Emile E. Mori. director of the
International Observatory of Music, To-
Gated at 70S Thirteenth street northwest,
is known not only as a successful voice
a composer. One of his daughters, who
received her training at his hands, is now
in grand opera in Dresden. His second
daughter is n contralto of ability, and
is his assistant here.
Among the other instructors in this
conservatory are noted the names of Miss
Catherine McNeal, who has made a
thorough study of piano in this country
and also in Leipsiz; and Mr.. Richard
I,orleberg, 'cellist, who needs no intro
duction to the music public Of Wash
ingtOn.
Gurle I.uise Corey, American colora-
tura soprano, gave a recital for the blind
at the Library Of Congress last Monday
night A special number was the famous
Jenny Lind Echo Song" Miss Corey
was assisted by Emma Bender, pianist, |
and Marguerite Allen. accompanist.
Mr.. oscar Franklin Comstock has an
nounced his ninety-eighth studio recital, !
ext Tuesday evening, at Sis O'Clock. |
The program viii Include "Cracovienne" |
a.. Aloiz), ''Etude Opus 10, No l2' |
CFrederic Chopin, by Mr.. Comstock: |
when / Do Wrong edward Tesche- |
macher) and "Carmena" Oh. Lane Will |
tor Kemp's song cycle "The Trend of |
Time" by Mrs. Mabel F6ote Whitman, |
Miss NJ. Bowen, Mr.. Edward r. Whitman |!
and Mrs. James p. Schick.
"Gentlemen's Night" of the Twentieth
Century Club, last Thursday, at All Souls |