Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11

twelfth annual commencement exer-
cises, to take place Thursday evening
in the ballroom of the New Willard.
Closing events of the school will in
clude also an illustrated talk on voice
culture by Mrs. Stacy Williams of Chi
cago. who will be in charge of the vocal
department next year; the annual piano
recital of pupils of the preparatory
schools Wednesday at Calvary Baptist
Church and the annual banquet of the
alumni of the university. which will
take place Friday at the Raleigh Hotel.
The last meeting this season of the
District Chapter of the American Guild
of Organists was held Monday evening
in the parish hall of Trinity Episcopal
Church. The program of the December
meeting, which proved an ENJOYABLE
novelty. was repeated including
MES and The Sleigh Ride, by
Chwatal. the toys being played by
members of the guild. assisted by
small orchestra. The following mem
bers and their friends were present:
Mrs. H. G.. Wilbur. Miss Jennie Glen
nan. Miss Edith B, Athey. Miss Char
lotte Klein, Miss Lorena B. Adamson
Miss Grace Riggles, Mrs. Watson Kari
Miss Hollister, Harry Wheaton Howard
dean of the chapter; Armand Gum
precht. DR.. William Stansfield. Oscar
Franklin Comstock. Lewis Corning At
water, Fulton b. karr. J. Edgar Rob-
Mattession. 1utist; Paul Finckel. cell
list: Armand Gumprecht, jr., futist;
George d. Mitchell. bass.
Miss Vera Rudd. soprano, and Miss
Olive Budd. violinist, were the assist
Ing soloists at recent students recital
At the Rhode Island Avenue NJ. p.
Church. Miss Vera singing "A Song
core, "A Bowl of Roses CLARK, and
Miss Olive playing Melody in F.
(Rubinstein) and "Canto AMBROSE
tMischa Elman). The program. made
up from eminent modern composers
was presented by Miss Regina Daut
Miss Irene Deutermann, Mrs. Julius
Gebickle, Miss Virginia Murray, Miss
Florence Dougherty, Miss Elizabeth
Clampitt Miss Mary Stroup. Mas
ter Carr Vansickler Miss Elizabeth
Archibald, Miss Margaret Reavis. Miss
Ruth Wilson. Master Frank Perley,
Miss Ellen Reinmuth. Miss Helen Muir
ply and Miss Marian Lohr. Gold med
ais. awarded by Mrs NJ Edith Lohr
were presented by Rev. l. G. Humph-
icy to Miss Helen Murphy, Miss Eliza
beth Archibald. Master Vansickler,
Miss Ellen Reinmuth. Miss Margaret
Reavis and Master Frank Perley.
Mrs. Hattie Richie Prescott, director
and leading soprano of the choir of St.
Peters Church, gave a concert Thurs
day evening at Blue Plains. assisted by
x u.
and other members of the choir. The
program ranged from classic numbers
TO old-time melodies, and in the au-
dience were many singers who Joined
as Annie Laurie" "Suwanee River"
and odd Black joe" In addition to
Mrs. Prescott, the singers were Miss
Margaret Ryan. Miss Mary Mccormick,
MISS Alice Cotter. Mrs. James Golden,
Miss Ola Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. n. T.
Tabler and Messrs c. l.. Arello, A. F.
Conner and Edward Morris. Miss Nc
kenna was the accompanist of the
evening.
Residents at the Home for the Blind
were entertained Tuesday evening,
when program of voice. piano and
John T. Megrew. soprano: Mrs. Rose
Maxwell. D1ckey. violinist, and Miss
Pearl Waugh. pianist Mrs. Megrew
sang % Dry Those Tears" by Del
Speaks: Mrs. Dickey played compost
lions by Cecil Burleigh and Fritz Kres-
Ter. and Miss Waugh gave "Fantasie
lmpromptu" &C. sharp minor) by Chopin,
"Polonaise." by Mcdowell. and for en-
core, 'Valse Courante," by Lechaume.
The last few days of the public high
schools are filed with events of all
sorts of interest to pupils. teachers and
parents, many of them finding their
main expression in music. At the grad
uation exercises of the business depart
ment of Eastern High School Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. the musical
portion of the program will be given by
Miss Florence Steffens. contralto. who
will sing the aria, "Che faro senza Eu-
ryidice." by Gluck: sheep and Lambs"
by Sydney Homer: "Serenade," by Neid-
linger and "Berceuse." by Gounod. with
violin obligato by Chester La Toilette.
violinist, who will contribute also some
solo numbers. At the class night exer-
cises of the same school on June IS
trio composed of Miss Isabel MCGEE,
violinist: Mr. Hoeke, cellist. and Miss
Louise Santorelli. pianist. will play sew
eral times during the evening, and
cal numbers will be given by Miss Eli
nor Hills, who will sing DenZas "A
May Morning. and by Miss Corder and
Earl Jonscher. who will give Hildachs
Passage Birds Farewell" Miss Hills.
Miss Corder and Mr.. Jonscher are all
members of the class of 1916. At the
Western High School exercises for class
night. Thursday evening. the music will
be given by three of the graduates. Miss
Elizabeth Yung Kwai. soprano: Miss
Ruth kincer. pianist and Chester La
Follette. violinist.
The annual spring entertainment Of the
Western High School. given last week
took the form this year Of an operetta.
"Hiawatha's Childhood by Bessie NJ
Whiteley. Miss Whitley has woven the
Indian motifs throughout the operetta in
q weird but attractive manner and the
parts were all sustained in most credit
able manner. Special mention should be
made Of Miss Katherine Drain who took
the part Of Mudjekeewis West Wind ::
Hiawatha 'as young child. Hamilton
Bell. cas- "A YOUTH Paul Culbertson: No
komis. Leila Emig. 1agoo 1.-THE Boaster)
George Nordlinger: Paul DonalIy. Reber
Littlehales and Heath Davidson. India n
youths: Mary Helmsley Forman Airline
Gangwisch. Nancy Williams and Olive
Reynolds. Indian maidens Henrietta
Gumprecht was the solost in scene first
beth Yung kwai in third. Miss
Ruth Spicer OF class 1917 deserves much
credit also for her handling Of much of
the difficult music at the piano Miss
Drains wind dance of the fea-
lures Of the evening. as was the dance of
the firefies by Alva Robinson. Diana
Cumming. Margaret Conlyn. Florence
Fenton. Madeleine McGregor. Achsah
Waters. Margaret Simpson. Dorothy
Garner Kathleen Braitmayer. Marion
Kutz. Marion Balenger. Helen Burns and
Helen Harmon. and the Indian war dance.
which was given by members of the base
ball team. attired as Indian braves
Frank Bridget. John Mackall. Tom la
gan. A Mckelway. Nevins Gardner. Ray
nond Peck. Lester Pene. Sheppard Roh-
r~r. Stuart Smith. Prescott Willis and
Hamilton Knox The music under
direction Of Mrs. Frank Byrau. assisted
by Mrs. + Donaldson Miss Ruth Spcer
and Joseph Fitzgerald. drummer
Mrs Ada Arundel Pillow. contralto
soloist OF the Mount Pleasant Cougrega-
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