The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-05
With the Local
Musicians

James w. Cheney. r.. who has
been recently appointed organist in
Pittsburgh, will give his farewell
recital under the auspices of the Dis
frict chapter of the American Guild
OF Organists at st. Paul's Church.
( Twenty-third street, near washing
non Circle, on March q.
A rally recital was held by pres
1. ent and former pupils of Bessie N.
ing. Those singing were Miss Thel-
ma Payne, Miss Estelle Wild. Miss
Louise Lowe, Mrs. Gertrude Frazier,
Mrs. Deborah Hickman Lawson,
Mrs. Anna Boeckler. and Ar
chic Davis. Piano numbers we're
given by Misses Florence Meyer,
Florence Gompers. Mildred Mooney,
dred Fultz. Ida Gum, Florence
King. Louise Espey. Mildred Orr.
Dorothy Humphreys. Mary Louise
Hussey. Geneva Wallace, Margaret
Harrington. sue barley, Matilda
Senior. Mrs. Cora Clarke, Mrs. Ger
trude Frazier, John Conliff. and
Charles Proudley
Mrs. Huron w. Lawson has just
returned from a short concert trip.
having given recitals at Martha
Washington College, Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson's alma mater: and at Lititz,
Pennsylvania, where she sang with
Henry Quincy, former sololst of the
Church OF the Ascension.
A musicale was given by the stu
dents of the Wilson-Greene school
OF Music at the Cairo on Wednes-
day evening, followed by a dance
at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Greene presented
Miss Newton, Miss Fiske and Miss
Hodgkin as soloists. The program
opened with two chorues for women
given by twelve students Of the
= school. They contained excellent
I. harmony and balance and also held
TO the spirit Of the music by Myles
:. b. Foster.
=. Miss Newton, soprano. displays alb
solute surety in her high voice and
intonation. She sang with taste ana
!. style the aria from Gounod's Queen
/, OF Sheba." Yesterday and Today"
BY spross, and Rummel's Ecstasy"
MISS Fiske, contralto, gave sympa-
:, thetically La Colombia" a Tuscan
;, folk song, ''Un Doux Lien" by Del
bruck; Light" Sinding. and Rose
% The debut Of little Miss Hodgkin
brought an unexpected surprise.
she has voice of range that is
spontaneous IN its freedom, and has
both beauty and charm. With an
excellent equipment for professional
.. work she gave, with the joy and
., exuberance of youth, "Amarella,'
by Whine: Happy Song" Del Rigo:
will o. the Wisp." by Spross, and
The Lay of the Jay" from dolly
.. warden In the duet from 'Rigo-
4, ietto' with Mr.. Greene. Miss Hodg-
Kin proved this music well within
her range. and Mr.. Greene, in the
colo scene. displayed the art OF the
4. dramatic opera singer. Miss Newton
and Miss Fiske gave the duet, "Quis
|. est Homo" from the "Stabat Mater
and Harry Wheaton Howard pre-
sided at the plano.
The Amphion Glee Club. Prof. ].
Henry Lewis. director. has returned
> from Baltimore. where II was en-
tered In a contest with the Alphian
Glee Club. of that city. the glee
= club of Morgan College.
3. The affair was given for the bene-
Mt Of the Y. NJ. c.. A. The Judges
+, awarded the Amphions first prize.
They made the trip in a special
car furnished by the Washington,
baltimore and Annapolis Railway
accompany. and the following persons
Messrs. Jefferson. Reynolds. Key
Champ, Ellis. White. Braxton and
Lewis. Bassos-Messrs. Washing
dton. Chapman. Beale, Barbour.
Leonard Taylor nroun uon -