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land" was the subject OF a recent iee-
ture recital given by Mrs. G. NJ. Lama
sure to the pupils and friends OF CEN
tral High School in assembly hall Inc
lecture was well attended and the pro-
ceeds are to be given to the play
grounds fund. The opera, which Will pe
produced for the first time at Los
Angeles during July. will be sung oy
an all-American cast with one
ception, when it will form the climax
of a series of pageants representing
the development of music the oooh
of the opera, by Brian Hooker, recites
tale of love and romance beginning
in fairyland and ending IN never
never land" after the lovers nave
escaped from the evil genius or the
story to the kingdom OF sprnss anu
elves. where they are crowned king
and queen. The music follows the ac-
tion throughout with sympathy ana Is
original and striking, but always
melodic. Mrs. Lamasure gave .he
ing of the prologue and many OF the
songs, and explained the various
themes and their development as she
played the score. Her Interpretation
and splendid technic combined 70 pr,
duce a dramatic rendering of score ana
book.
Mrs. T. S. Lovette, formerly Miss Eva
TU.
and Mrs. Whitford of 18th and Newton
streets Mrs. Lovette, who has been TOT
several years director OF the Vocai oe-
partment of Baylor College at Belton'
Tex concluded her work there for thls
season about two weeks ago and mas
been making series of visits with
friends en- route to Washington. Last
week she was in Kansas City, where
she was the guest of former pres1-
dent of Baylor College, DR.. w. A. Will
son. Last Sunday she was the oner-
tory soloist in the Westport Baptist
Church of the western city, her inter
probation of How Lovely Are Thy
dwellings," by Liddle, causing much
fiattering comment.
The following program will be rem
dered today at the First Presbyterian
Church: Morning, organ prelude, Ave
Maria" by Shelley; anthem, "Benedlc-
tus," by Bracket; offertory, "Ho, Every
One That Thirsteth." by Martin, and
organ postlude. "Fugue," by Mendeis-
SHARE .March in F." BY wallis, and 'Idyl."
by Kinder; anthem, Lovely Appear"
from The Redemption" by Gounod; !;
offertory, NO Night There, by banks.
with incidental solo by Miss Nouchen,
and organ postlude, Grand Chorus, by
Rogers.
Rho Chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon. the
National Musical Sorority. held its an
Saturday evening at the home of Miss
Viola Schippert. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs.
Henrietta Flynn, president; Miss Louise
Lakin. vice president; Miss Edith Gret
corresponding secretary; Miss Margery
Snyder. recording secretary; Miss Viola
Schippert, treasurer: Miss Carrie Bruce.
historian, and Miss Frances Gutelius.
warden. The meeting adjourned with
a banquet, which winds up this years
meetings.
A musical program was one of the at
tractive features of the recent meaSur-
ing party given under the auspices of
the Associate Legion of Loyal Women.
Among those contributing to the pleas
ure of the occasion were Mrs. George
Johannes, soprano; Miss Ida Seyboth.
contralto: Maurice Fitzgerald, tenor,
and Mrs. Williams and Claude Robeson,
accompanies. Miss Edla Gregg Dono-
hue presided.
Recent pupils recitals included pro-
gram of songs given at the Gibson
studio. the participants being Mrs. An
ma Role. Miss Hester Munger, William
Roxby. Bayard Gibson and Mrs. Bessie
Latham Gibson. Piano mum bers by
Miss Margaret G. Grant, Miss Maxine
Role and Miss Munger gave pleasing
variety TO the program.
Mrs George Johannes substituted last
Sunday at the Northminster Presby-
terian Church for Mrs. l. T. Smith,
when she sang effectively Allitsen's
Like as a Hart"
Miss Florence Macdonald of Belcourt
Seminary has gone to Mansfield, Ohio,
her former home, for the heated term.
Miss Pearl Waugh has concluded her
musical work for the season and has
gone to her old home, Upton, Ind, to
spend the summer with relatives.
Mrs. Ernest F. Parkinson. soprano
soloist of Temple Baptist Church, has
gore to the Pacific coast for her sum-
mer outing She made the trip via New
Orleans. Los Angeles, etc, and will
return by way of Salt Lake City, Yel-
lowstone Park and Chicago. During
her stay on the coast she will be a
member of house party at the Presi-
dio of San Francisco. to be entertained
by Mrs. Ford. formerly Miss Edith
Pickering of this city.
The Musurgia Quartet. composed of
Mrs. Helen Donohue De Yo, soprano:
Mrs. William T. Reed, contralto: Richa rd
p. Backing. tenor. and Edwin Callow.
bass. with Harry Wheaton Howard. di-
rector and accompanst, furnished the
. music at the annual memorial service of
the knights of Pythias Tuesday even
Ing at Pythian Temple. Mrs. De Yo
sang THE Plains of Peace" by Barn
ard: Mrs. Reed gave Face to Face
by Johnson; Mr. Backing was heard
In Lead. Kindly Light. by Hawley.
and the ensemble numbers were Gross
Ing the Bar, by Protheroe; ''One
Sweetly Solemn Thought" by Ambrose,
and an old hymn. Peace, Perfect
Peace"
Miss Florence Steffins, contralto
soloist of the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church. will leave the city early
next week for New York city where
she will be the guest of relatives At
the conclusion of her stay there she
will go Ithaca, n. Y, where she will
attend the sessions of the Cornell Sum
mer School. Miss Steffins was one OF
this years graduates at the National
School of Domestic Art and Science
in domestic economies, as well as the
course in music.
The musical portions of the service
at the Incarnation Church this morn
ing. under the direction of Mrs Henry
White, will include the organ yolun-
tary "Cantique," by Gilbert: .'Te Deum.
In &. by Dudley Buck: ofYertory, Praise
fe the Father" by Gounod and post
lude, War March of the Priests, by
Mendelssohn. by Miss Emile Margaret
White.
The music at the Mount Pleasant
congregational Church this morning.
under the direction of Claude Rooe-
son, will include the organ prelude
Pastorale.' from First Sonata by
Gullmant; anthem, Who Takest Away
the Sins Of the World" tQui ToIlis),
from Marcos Fourth Mass; ofrertory.
contralto solo. ] Can Wait" by
d.