The Washington times., 1916-12-01
Richmond to Have New City
Auditorium That viii Seat
1000 Persons.
INAUGURAL NEED IS CITED
Capital Has No Suitable Hall
for Public Meetings
and Concerts.

Richmond, Va, announces that II IL
soon to reconstruct It's old city audi.
torium and have a municipal audi
forum properly equipped for the Civ
ing of grand opera or for other festi'
vais. with n seating capacity for 1000
people.
Tt awakens with us the hackneyed
and weary pleas put forth for Wash
tnRton, the National Capital. Again
we contemplate an inaugural OF
President OF tho United states with
no facilities for entertaining the mdny
citizens OF the nation who come, not
merely to Washington, but to their
Capital City, and find--what?
Decorations nut Temporary.
The old-time decoration OF bunting
and bedraggled flags mot n pretty
fdeaO which serve TO cover temper
ary structures OF circus variety-no
symbol OF n permanent government
Of a great nation.
In Richmond the reconstructed
building will be owned and controlled
by the city and will be used for pubic
meetings and concerts. so large an
auditorium, IL is true, would not
serve Washington, but the situation
here grows sadder and sadder as the
years move on.
Pension BuiIdins Not Adapted.
rf we are to have an inaugural ball
and the following promenade concerts,
it seems somewhat disauieting to an.
ticipate the old Pension building as
the only place available. For with IL
we have also the plaint OF the inter.
rupted service TO the Government, OF
an obviously ill-eauipped encourage,
and OF. when all is said and done.
We are often vaingiorious about
ourselves In our Americansim, but
this national shortcoming must sure.
ly "give us pause" The beautiful we
have furnished In our civic growth,
but In our national celebrations ~
the Capital OF the Nation we bear still
the hail-marks OF n mushroom growth.
Rybinstein Club Enassenent.
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair announces for the
Rubinstein Club the engagement OF
the Criterion Quartet OF New York
for the club concert OF February Z.
This engagement is OF particular In.
torest to Washington. for Il brings
back to us one OF our popular singers,
Horatio Rench, tenor. Mr.. Rench has
been singing with this organization
for several years and the quartet has
gained an enviable reputation for n
distinct personal charm, and for the
blend and style OF their singing.
In Nine. Hulda Lashanska, who will
be the soioist for the Rubinstein Club
at their frst concert. December 20.
Mrs. Blair says we will hear n high,
lyric soprano whose high voice II
particularly sweet and beautiful.
II senbrich Pupil
Nine. Lashanslka L. a Sembrich pupil
who has recently been heard with
success In a concert with Gogorza,
the eminent baritone, In Detroit.
The Y. w. G. A. Saturday evening
'Bandage Class" under Mrs. Blair's
guidance. In now sending each week.
60 England. one large box OF specially
prepared bandages and other hospital
necessaries. Already many hundred
items have been sent. The class meets
in the domestic science room OF the
Y. W. c. A. building every Saturday
from to o p IN It's membership is
constantly growing
Get Artists Viewpoint
The artists viewpoint Is one we
seldom consider Nor do We often es.
timate how much personal impetus Is
put into the impression We receive
from a particularly telling perform
ance. Ethel Lekinska, pianist. gave a