Evening star., 1915-05-23

Ou0AC 4udI lel, hAu AN tAc CNSH-
ing by the choir of 100 voices with
SOLO quartet, both services being un-
aer the direction of Sydney Lloyd
Wrlehtson. with Harvey Murray at the
organ. The following are the musical
Lord" by Briggs, Incidental solos. Mrs
Defo and Mr.. Humphrey; baritone
solo. ut Is Enough" from Elijah"
ny Mendelssohn. Mr.. Wrightson; Yea
Tho. Walk Thro' the Valley of the
dental solo. Miss Harper; Now AS
Twilight Gathers" by Foss. Evening.
organ prelude. "Fantasie- -Pastorale."
by Renaud; Love Divine All Love Ex-
ceiling" by Stainer-Rees; bass solo.
Lo, Al These Things" by Robert
bridge Tittmann; 20 Saviour of the
World" by Goss. 20 Strength and
Stay" by Barnby: organ postlude,
Symphonic Allegro" by Salome.
An interesting musical program was
given Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ramsay, the
participants being Miss Caroline Cur
tiss of New York, girl of sixteen
years. and Sylvia Lent. not yet in her
professional musical career. Miss Cur
tiss sang recently for Nine. Calve. and
Tuesday gave some ambitious numbers
that were especially well received. She
was assisted by Otto Torney Simon at
the piano. and some Of the most ac-
ceptable of her numbers were THE
Swan" by Grieg; "On Wings Of Song"
by Mendelssohn; The Lake" and My
Dear" both by Lassen. and the aria,
"G1nnse alf1n un moments" from The
Marriage of Figaro" The youthful vio-
linist was equally. successful. giving
Song" from Die Meistersinger" BAL
lade" and ''Polonaise." by Vieuxtemps
and several others, her mother, Mrs
Ernest Lent, playing her accompani-
ments.
The Won Unschuld University. OF Music
announces the following program for
commencement week. May 81: Piano
Washington; June 2. of Miss Ruth
Bower Of Kansas; June 8. of Miss Fran
ces Gutelius, and June of Miss Ethel
Coffin. both of Washington. Theoreti-
cal examinations will take place June
5; These recitals are given in connec-
tion with the graduation of these pu-
pills from the piano teachers training
course. June II, initiation and ban
quet of the Rho Chapter of the Mu Phi
Epsilon Sorority. Commencement ex-
ercises for the branches will be held
June II and for the main school the
14th, at S:15 pm. at the New Willard
ballroom. The alumnae Of the uni
yersity. will give Its annual banquet
Miss Florence Marie Girouard, who
has dramatic soprano voice of great
promise, gave her first song recital
last Sunday afternoon before small
company of music lovers. Miss Girou-
ards songs were all well adapted to
her voice. but she proved most accept
able In Campbell Tipton's Spirit
a ia voix." from Samson ct Della
and Nevin's Doris" which was sung
with violin and cello obligato by
Messrs. Hobart and Paul Ramsdell. as
Miss Mildred Rider was the accom-
panist. and the program was pleas
antly aLy varied by several trios, among
song bn by Ronm Ps4te
Rein" by Bohm; Love Duet" from the
"serenade." by Victor Herbert.
Mrs. A NJ Blair, director Of tho Ru-
binstein. Monday Morning and Y. w.
c. A. Choral clubs, cancelled her sail
ing on the st. Paul and left Tuesday to
visit friends in Detroit. She will later
for England. where she expects to
carry on the hospital work started by
her last summer.
The newly organized chorus choir OF
the Church of the Ascension will make
it's initial appearance at this morn
ing's service. The choir Is under the
direction of Mrs. L. R. Boyer. formerly
Jansen at the organ.
A musical of interest was given Fri.
day evening at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Seth Bohmanson. when their
daughter Dorothy, eleven years of age
was heard in piano recital The pro-
gram, which consisted of compositions
by Bach. Beethoven, Grieg, Mcdowell
Heller and Dvorak, was well rendered
The young pianist was assisted by
drews. who brought the affair to 3
close with a rendition of "Polonaise'
by Chopin. arranged for four hands.
Miss Bertie Thompson, soprano. and
Miss Ruby Stanford, violinist, were the
assisting soloists at a recent students
recital, Miss Thampson being heard te
advantage in Woodman's "a Birthday
Irish Folk Song" by Foote. and
Spring Song" by Well. the last num-
ford. Miss Stanford played also, with
beautiful tone. the solo. Souvenir" by
Drdla. Compositions by Grieg. Men
delssohn, Schubert, Kullak, Beethoven
Schutt. Moszkowsky, Chopin. Schar.
wenka, Schumann and Rubinstein were
Schmitt, Harriet Ferris. Cecilia Whit
acre, Sylvia Parton, Maud Van Sickler
Dorothy Juelg, Ethel Phelps, Messrs
Leroy Marceron, Clyde Melville, Carr
Van Sickler, Edwin Blandford. and the
pragram closed with "Polonaise" in A
fiat major. by Chopin. played by Edwin
r. Fewell.
Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax. who, as
Lille May Bowen. was student for
many years at Mount Vernon Seminary,
gave her annual recital there recently.
receiving most cordial greetings from
the students and faculty. Mrs. Fairfax
gave three groups Of songs and four or
five encore numbers in response to the
numerous recalls. Among her selec-
"Morgenstandchen." by Strauss; I'm
Kahne," by Grieg; La Cloche," Saint
Saens; Mandolin" by Debussy: I'll
Neige." by Bemberg; "Serenade Hon.
Song. by Haydn: Spring" by Tosti,
and "Carmena," by Wilson. Encores:
"A Little Pink Rose," by Bond: "A
Mistake" by Remick: THE Island
Where Babies Grow" by Ford, and
The Elephant and His Portmanteau,"
The concluding recital of students of
the music department OF the Chevy
Chase Seminary took place Thursday
evening. the participants in the pro-
gram giving good account of them
selves in a well chosen program from
the modern composers. Among those
taking part were Miss Eden. Miss
Bailey, Miss Estelle Brown, Miss Kidd,
Miss Carsten. Miss Kirchhof. Miss
Walker. with Miss Corinne Lockett,
The Kate Gordon Chapter of the South
ern States Woman Suffrage Conference
has issued invitations for its first
to be held tomorrow evening
in the drawing rooms of Miss Timlow's
School. The program will be given by