The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
MUSIC And MUSICIANS

S0Ao AhtD uOOhO1ihU
sydney Lloyd Wrightson has announc-
ed the engagement of Richard p Back
Ing by the DanvilIe Choral Society to
sing the tenor solo parts In Hadyn's
Creation" on Thursday, April q. The
other soloists are a soprano from Bos-
ton and Ricardo Martin, bass, of New
York. The Choral Society of DanyilIe
Va has membership of 100 voices and
will sing in the Danville Opera House
with an orchestra. Mr.. wrightson has
been invited to be the guest of the socI-
ETY. on that evening. and will 60 down
with Mr.. Backing to hear him sing on
that occasion.
Mrs. L. B. Thompson, Of 342s Sixteenth
street northwest, entertained Our FLAG
Chapter, D. A. R.. on Tuesday. Miss
Ramsey, the regent, presided. Mrs. E.
L. Harvey, chairman OF patriotic educa-
ton, gave an account of the meeting
held at the Thompson Night School on
Monday evening, at which Representa-
tive Foster, Of Illinois, gave an interest
ing talk.
Five dollars were given for a Philip
pine scholarship. and SO was donated to
the Washington College of Law. Eight
cen dollars was put aside to pay for a
fence and marker at the milestone store
at Scott Station. A protest was entered
against the use of the American flag as
table covers, which was done at a recent
suffrage meeting
The chapter Endorsed Mrs. Braun
baugh for State regent, Mrs. Mary st.
Clair Blackburn for State vice regent,
and Mrs. Charles L. Robbins for State
corresponding secretary.
Miss Ramsey and Mrs. Howard L.
Hodgkins were elected delegates to the
national congress. The alternates elect
ed were Mrs. Edgar Allan, Mrs. Ellen
spencer Mussey, Mrs. H. B. Polkinhorn,
Miss Lucille NJ deV. Colby, Mrs. Isaac
Pearson, Mrs. A. N. Walker, Miss Sarah
c. Hannay, Mrs. J. F. Beal, Mrs, I. r.
Thomson and Miss Fannie Wyatt Fort.
Mrs. Talbot, of Maryland, gave a
snort talk. Mrs. T. A. Broadus, OF AL
exandria, gave an interesting address
on Alexandria, especially washinrton,s
gee gave an address on st. Marys, Md
Among the guests were Mrs Talbot, of
Maryland. and Miss Bertha F. Wolfe re-
gent of Wendell Wolfe Chapter.
Every Sunday evening at First Pres
oyter1an Church, John Marshall place
Mrs. Schultz and Miss Elizabeth Leckie
VIII give short recital before the .ery-
Ice. beginning at 7:45 o'clock. This even
ing Miss Leckie will sing Henchers
ii'is hymn, anu tne organ num-
oers will be "Reverie," by Minor c.
Baldwin. and "Kammenci Ostrow," by
Rubenstein. The anthem will be The
Landing Of the Pilgrims" by Wagner
and at the offertory Miss Leckie will
sing The Endless Day" by Herbert
Johnson At the morning orrertory Miss
Leckie will sing Jesus, Lover of NV
Soul by MacDougall.
Henry H. Freeman. organist and choir
master of st. Johns Church. has an
nounced the beginning of his eighteenth
season of public Lenten organ recitaIs
on Saturday afternoon at 4:40 o'coick.
The series win be as follows:
March IL, played by Henry H Free.
man. assisted by Edythe Marmion Bro
sius. harpist: March IS, played by Percy
Chase Miller. Of Philadelphia, Pa, as
sisted by Paul Bleyden. tenor; March Is
played by Henry H. Freeman, assisted
by Richard Lorleberg, violin cellist:
April /, played by George Alex A. West.
OF Philadelphia, Pa. assisted by Charles
Trowbridge Tittmann, bass; April 3
played by Henry H Freeman. assisted nv
Anton Kasper. violinist; April Is. ola we'd
by S. Wesley Sears, of Philadelphia
Pa, assisted bv the full male choir OF 81
Johns Church
On Thursday night, March %. at San
o'clock. Edwin H. Lemare, the distin-
guished English composer and concert
organist, Of London. now on tour IN the
United States and Canada will be heard
In recital at ST Johns Church, Lafay-
cite square. Admission to the church on
this occasion will be strictly by card Of
invitation. A limited number win be ia
sued in the order received to non-mem-
bers Of St Johns. Requests should be
sent to Henry H. Fireman, orsanist and
choirmaster Of st. Johns Church.
Clarence Eddy. of New York. world
renowned concert organist, will give n
secital tomorrow night. commencing
at $3.50 o'clock. in St. Johns Church
Lafayette square. assisted by Ger
trude Lyons, soprano.
The program follows: The Great
Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor a. 8,
Bach); Romanza (scarlatti-BestI.
Fugue in e fiat Corpora BossD: The
Tragedy of Tin Soldier. new Gordon
Balch Nevin), characteristic suite for
the organ; 1, The Return from the
War; 2. His Jealousy; 8, His Farewell
Serenade; 4, The Tin Soldiers Funeral
March; Come Unto Him All Ye that
Labour" (HandeD. from the .oratorio,
The Messiah" Henry H. Freeman, ac-
comyanist; by the Sea" (Schubert): :
Vilga River Boatman's Song (Anon),
arranged for the organ by Clarence
Eddy; fourth Sonata in E fiat, Opus
~, new Creme L. Backer), in manu-
script; Mountain Idyi, new Oscar e.
Schminke); Persian Suite, new Or. g.
Stoughton); 1, The Court of Jamshyd !:
2, The Garden of Tram; 3, Saki; let
the Bright Seraphim" HandeD, from
the oratorio, Samson" Henry H. Free
man, accompanied; Toccata in F Major
(Thomas J. Crawford).
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stutsman enter
tanned the Nordica Mandolin and Guitar
Orchestra last Monday evening at their
home. This was the first Of a seriee Of
social evenings planned by the club.
After a short talk by the president, DR..
w. & whitman, the following program