Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Mrs Frank Byram' of the music
faculty of the public schools of Wash
ington is spending part Of her vaca-
ton at Chapel Hill. n. c.. where she
went primarily to rehearse and con-
duct the pageant. PRO Patria." written
by her friend Mrs. Mary Mercer of
Rocky Mount, that state. The affair
took place the morning of July 4. on
the campus of the University of North
Carolina, under the shadow of Presi-
dent CaldwelTs monument. and was one
of the principal functions incidental to
the annual flag raising exercises of the
university. Miss Dicey Howell. a North
Carolina singer. who has met with pro-
sessional success through the north, re-
principal role, America" and among
her solos interpolated the setting of
Your Flag ard My Flag" written by
Miss Bernice Randall of this city, the
number receiving much favorable COM
went. Another Of the popular songs of
the occasion was VIII Parsons SONS
of America" which has been feature
IF many recent patriotic celebrations
here. Miss Ruth Mercer, who spends
ner winters here at Fairmont Semi
nary, was also one OF the soloistS of the
papeant At the conclusion of her stay
Rocky Mount. where she will be en-
.ertained by Mrs. Mercer. and during
her absence from Washington her
place at the organ of the Westminster
Memorial Presbyterian Church will be
supplied by John CHER.
Mrs Huron Lawson's vacation, which
she has been spending at the family
summer home, Mont Salvat. at Blue
mont. Va. was interrupted last week by
! frjy lit uI,n
gave a recital in Cabell Hall, Univer-
s:ty of Virginia.
At the Kendall Baptist Church the
music. under direction of Mrs. Isabel
Garvin Shelley. with Mrs. Hunter D.
! Watkins at the organ. will include this:
Morning: Organ prelude, Moderate in
y Minor" (Harrington): anthem. God
Shall Wipe Away All Tears" (Field);
offertory. Farewell" tTostD: vio1on
-"llo SOLO. "Rerceusc" tHanser,. Mr..
Henry H. Lorleberg: postlude, March
| Militaire" (Rosenkrans).
Evening: Prelude, "Credo from Mass
in B Flat" Farmer; offertory. "Ap
sweet Is Thy Mercy (Barnby), with
| obligato solo by Miss Lucille Wilbur:
! postlude. March" (Rosenkrans).
At the Mount Pleasa ant Congregational
Church this morning the music. di-
rected by Claude Robson. will include
| the organ prelude. "Berceuse." by Le-
| mare: tenor solo. ut Was for Me" by
Rlount. Charles D. Church: offertory,
duet for contralto and tenor, Crossing
| the Bar" by Lorenz. Miss Florence Stef-
fens and Mr.. Church3 organ postlude.
"Impromptu," by Donahoe.
F.! Student events of recent date include
| the recital given by pupils of Mrs.
Robert T. Frailey. which took place in
the crystal room of the New Ebbitt
| Hotel The students were assisted by
Mrs. Allen Garland and Miss Minnie
Bardwell. and others participating in
the affair We're: Misses Helen Oriani, NJ.
Garland. Alkaline Ragland, Bertha Ok
| enberg, Rebecca Shapiro. Jennie Lip
schultz. Jewell Lee. Gertrude Rosenberg.
| Olive OHern. Natalie Bacon. Jeanette
Morris. Anna Bullock. iris cowan. Beat
rice Pestell. Miriam Berman, Mildred
Garland Isabella Paulsen. Virginia
Baumbach. Ethel Klavens, Margaret
Whaley. Rosa Berman. Edythe Sauer,
Helena Aschenbach.. Florence Aaron,
Jessie Mccarthy. Frances Rady. Anna
Hueter, Mary jacobson. Dorothea Berry.