Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24


haustible as sometimes the AFFAIRS
that looking back a decade or so one
cannot fail to find decided advance in
the standard demanded by the musical
public of the student and unless the
embryo musician measures fairly up 10
these ideals the teacher from material
as we'll as from artistic motives Will
hnd it tnexpedient to countenance per-
formances that are not satisfying Tor
their present achievement nor promis-
Ing in their future possibilities.
One Of the successful events of the
week took place "Wednesday evening In
the Willard ballroom, when Mrs. r. H
Dalgleish presented her vocal class In
a program of songs and arias. TWO
choruses. "Beauteous Morn" by Ger
man, and Indian Summer" by Hop
kins. were well rendered by the class,
under Mrs. Dalgleishs direction, and at
the close she was presented by the pu-
pills with a floral tribute. Special men
ton should be made OF the admirable
work of Mrs. Sue Burrows Jennings. as
accempanist. and. among the young
.ceived. special honors fell to Paul
Hines. tenor, who sang 'Where'er re
Walk" from "Semele," by Haendel. and
'Arioso," from "Pagliacci," by Leonca-
vallo.
Miss Elizabeth Jeffress, Miss Doro-
thy Frisard, Miss Lydia Bigelow. Win
field Hart, Mrs. Swift Boykin. Miss d.
Eleanor Garner. Mrs Arthur J. Rich
ards. Mrs. Alexander Koplin. Miss 10
sephine Daily. Charles Richmond. Miss
Virginia Robinson. Miss Mable Thomas.
Miss Frances Scherger. Miss Elizabeth
Yung Kwai. Miss Freda Steffen. Mrs.
Hugh Thomas, Mrs. J. X. Wallace, Mrs.
George Corbett, Miss Bertha Betz, MISS
Edith Graham, Mrs. Jesse kesfer and
Miss Viola Schippert took part in the pro-
gram
The Nordica Mandolin and Guitar
Orchestra and Banjo Club. directed by
Walter 7. Holt. gave it's eighteenth
Raleigh ballroom before capacity
audience. Assisting the clubs were the
Musurgia Quartet. consisting OF Mrs
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. soprano: Mrs
Backing. tenor. and Earl Carbauh,
baritone. with Harry Wheaton Howard,
pianist and director. and Miss Loretto
". Healy, mandolinist: Arthur u.
Bailey. banjoist, and Leon Coleman,
banjo solo. Waltz de Concert" by
Emo. accompanied by L. A. Lawrence;
Miss Healy gave a mandolin solo,
Cello" by Stauffer; Mr.. Carbauh sang
Under the Lindens." BY Buck; Mrs
Jenner; Mr.. Coleman. ]. E. Barry and
Mr.. Holt contributed several Hawaiian
selections. and the Musurgia Quartet
delighted the audience with one num-
instrumental numbers included: Ray
mond Overture" by Thomas; "Hunga-
rian Fantasia" by Tobani, and Echoes
of 81" arranged by Odell. rendered by
the Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Or
chestra: Dance Columbine." by Bassett
shaw, Nordica Banjo Club.
The personnel of the orchestra in
cludes: First mandolins-W. r. Barry.
Miss U. Berger. D. c. Carpenter. E. f.
Eddy. John Gately, jr.; Mrs. J. N. Han
cock, Miss Loretto Healy. H. L. LOTUS,
Miss George Lucy. Donald Murray.
Frank Quinn, Hugh Ramsaur. Miss Lulu
Robbins. DR.. X. Sherry, Miss L. K. Sim
mons. Roy Whitman. Miss F. Wyn-
Helena Zepp. Second mandolins-F. B.
Blackburn. Mrs. c. o. Bohrer. William
f. Bowman. Miss Margaret Call. e. V.
Carr. Mrs. E. V. Carr. Miss Ruth Cobb.
othy Diggett. Miss b. L. Grifiths. Miss
c. Harbers. Miss S. f. Harvey. Miss A.
E. Hill, Miss Janet Murray. Miss r. L.
O'Donnell. E. w. Quinter. Caldwell
Watts. Miss Mabel White: and Miss >.
Bischoff, r. A. Koontz and Miss L..
whitaker. Octave Mandola-B. W. De-
Loss Cello Mandola-Dr. w. S. Whit
man. Guitars-Miss Dorothy Cobb, G..
A. Conrad. tr.;- c. Q. Dodge. Mrs. J. H.
Miss Berta Lee and Miss Mamie Meikle-
John. Mando-basses-J. E. Barry. Ed
ward Di Toto and A. l.. Williams. Bantos
A. D. Bailey, Mrs. j. H. Doty, George
G
Loretto Healy. Mics A. f. Hill. e. r.
Kidwel and Miss Berta Lee. PIANO
Miss Ora L. Cersley.
William Stansfield. organist and choir
director of the First Congregational
Church. has arranged the following mu-
steal program for today: Morning-Or-
gan prelude. Communion in E Minor
(Batiste): anthem He Sendeth the
Springs" tWarringl: ofrertory. quartet.
Jesus. the Very Thought Is Sweet"
CHosmer); organ postlude. "Marche
Pontificale." from First Symphony" by
Widor. Evening-Organ prelude. Toe
cate and Meditation (d'Evry): anthem.
quartet. Master. the Tempest Is Rag
ing: organ postlude. "Andante Con
Motto" tGuilmant.
Music was one of the attractive fea-
lures Of the recent reception given by
the kallipols Grotto, No. Is, to the
Supreme Council Of the Order of Yelled
Prophets and Masonic and Eastern
Star officers. in connection with the an
nual convention of the former. The af-
fair took place in the Scottish Rite
Temple under direction Of Charles A.
Stevens. and among the numbers given
were the organ solos. Fanfare" by
Lemmens: ,'Larghetto." from Second
symphony, by Beethoven: ''Mnuet
Celebre." by Bocherini: "Lachinoma,"
by Grehde: "Offertoire," by Batiste:
"Evening Rells'' and Cradle song"
both by mcfarland: "Andante." from
Fifth SYMPHONY" by Beethoven:
March," by Scotson Clark. Fulton B.
Karr: vocal solos, Sunshine of Your
Smile" by Ray. and Sons OF America"
words by Arthur Holt and music by
Pearson, sung by Edward Hutchinson;
II Love You Truly" by Bond, Miss
Alice Stone; soprano solos. The Star"
by Rogers, encore. The Last Rose of
Summer: Mrs: Gertrude Lyons: tenor
solo. "Recessional." by De Koven.
Charles T. Myers: harp solos. Mrs.
Edythe Marmion Brosius. star Span
gled Banner. by the audience. In ad-
dition to her selections on the program.
Mrs. Brosius gave a harp recital in the
main nall. winning many encores.
The annual recitals by pupils Of the
preparatory school affiliated with the
Won Cnschuld School of Music took
place Wednesday and Friday evenings
Church. The students who participated
We're: Lois Beattie. Dorothy Hargrove.
Ruth Book. Marian Baumgarten. Vida
.arelia, Jeanne Mueller. Frances An
ore"s. Heien jacobson, Master Theodore
Lassagne. John Miller. Dorothy Dunbar,
Emma Moxley, Margaret Hammerley.
Helen Huguely. Hazel Davis. Olive
Setzer' Constance Finckel. Louise Finckel.