The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-26

scented in pavilion z at the Library OF
Congress on Tuesday evening at s:15
o'clock by Oscar F. Comstock. Harry M.
Forker Miss Marguerite Harbers, Miss
Lola Overman. Miss Myrtle Began, Miss
Mary Hartley, Mrs. John Morwin. Mrs.
G. p. Hoover, and Mrs. Walter Cham
! bin.
The program follows: Gavotte in D. for
plano (Bach-Mason), o. F. Comstock;
two songs from Philemon and Baucis,
THE Sparks Fly Thro' the Smithy Door"
and "Slumber Romance" Charles Gou-
nod, Harry M. Forker; sonata for vio-
lin and piano Gustav Jensen, Miss Mar
guerite Harbers and Mr.. Comstock;
"Dusky Night Now Spreads Her Pin
IONS Uuigi Donza) and I'm Our Boat"
(Frances Allitzen), Miss Lola oyerman
and Mr.. Comstock; Evening Star song
Laugh and the World Laughs with
You" John Leechman, Mr.. Forker;
cantata, The Fisher Maidens" Henry
SMART. twelve singers, the solists being
Miss Myrtle Began, Miss Mary Hartley.
Mrs. John Merwin. Mrs. G. P. Hoover,
and Mrs. Walter Chamblin.
Rho Chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon So
rority, was entertained at a delight
full musical tea by one of their pa
tronesses, Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels, at
her home in BrookIand on Sunday aft
ernoon.
Those who contributed to the pro-
gram were Miss Margaret Moreau, So
prano: Miss Agnes Bowling, pianist:
Miss Elizabeth Leckie, mezzo- soprano:
Miss Isabelle Primm, pianist; Miss
Margery Snyder. violinist; Miss Francis
Gutilius, pianist; Mrs. Henrietta
Flynn, contralto, and Miss Carrie
Bruce, and Miss Dorothy Snyder &C
companists.
The National Quartet. composed of
Elizabeth s. Maxwell. soprano: Lillian
Chenoweth, contralto; William e.
Braithwaite, tenor; Joseph K. Scho-
field, basso; and Ethel Garrett John
'ton, pianist, will furnish the musical
numbers of the program at the mass
meeting OF the Clara Barton Memorial
Association at the First Congregation
al Church this afternoon. The quartet
will sing Star Spangled Banner
(Key), "ReCessional' Ode Koven), and
Crossing the Bar" (Buck).
The National Quartet gave a pro-
gram of patriotic and war songs at
the Forty-ninth anniversary reception
and banquet of Kit Carson Post, No. 2,
Department of the Potomac, G. \. r.,
on Wednesday evening.
The following program will be rem
dered tonight by the Ingram Memorial
Congregational Church Choir at the
church. Tenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue northeast.
Prelude; professional, Onward.
Christian Soldiers" anthem. From
Egypts Bondage Come" choir: solo,
Not Half Has Ever Been Told" Mrs.
oliver; male chorus, One Sweetly
Solemn Thought" Ingram Male
Chorus; solo and quartet. Now the
Day Is Over" Mrs. Babp. Miss Thomas.
Messrs. Toense and Kinsella: anthem.
"Oh for a Closer Walk with God" Mrs.
Beall and Choir; duet, The Lord Is
My Light" Miss Smith and Mr.. Kin
sella: offering. violin solo, "Medita-
ton" Miss Wilbur: trio. Hear Our
Prayer" Miss Benzler. Messrs. Toense
and Kinsella; solo. Eternal Day" Mr..
Simon; anthem, Jerusalem choir;
solo. Hold Thou My Hand Miss Edith
Scott Smith; Thy viii Be Done" Mr..
Moore; anthem. Unfold Ye Portals"
choir.
leCture-reCital on ultra-modern composers
to the members of the Friday Morning
Club and their friends in the ballroom of
the Raleigh Friday morning.
The modern Russian composer. Stravin-
sky, was represented by excerpts from
the ballet music "Petrouschka." and
''Sacre du Printemps." To the ear I'M
accustomed to the forceful. rugged har-
monies and abrupt melodic phrases. the
Russian music seems harsh and jarrng.
The listeners were restless and moved
uneasily. and the same uneasiness in the
audience was noticed at a recent concert
of the Boston symphony Orchestra when
they played the Russian symphony.
"Antar."
The music possesses emotional force
rhythm. and melody, however barbaric 1t
may at first sound. This cannot be said
of the depressing sounds that issued
from the piano when Mr. Sweet played
some short pieces by SChoenberS. the
modern Austrian composer Only one
composition showed any beauty, accord
ing to present standards.
The works of the English composer,
Cyril Scott were eXemplified by his
unique harmonic arrangements of the old
ballad. "All Thro' the Night" The
background for this simple melody was
complicated and imaginative. Cyril
SCOTS music is mysterious and unusual,
but not unpleasant. 1t lacks forcefulness
and is tnged with Oriental fancy.
OF the different types of composition
destined to affect the music of the fu-
ture the Russian composers will prob
ably have the strongest influence.
G. X Weston, who has been director
and basso of the Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Protestant choir for the past
year, has resigned. the resignation hav-
ing become effective March l. Mr.. Wes-
ton will continue his management of the
National City Concert Company and will
substitute in the various churches
throughout the city when occasion de-
mands
A number of the piano pupils of Miss
Edith NJ. Gallant, assisted by Miss
Angela Van Doren, soprano and Miss
Virginia Grey violinist, were heard in
recital Wednesday evening, March 10, at