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STILL BUSY WITH MISSIONS

party were no less famous. the Right
| Rev. Frederick William Heating,
Bishop of Northampton-his see. by
the way. includes Sulgrave Manor, an
cestral home Of the family of George
Washington-and Mgr. Arthur Staple
ton Barbes. for several years chaplain
of the Roman Catholic students at
Cambridge until few years ago. when
he succeeded the we'll beloved Father
Maturin in the same position at Oxford.
Shane Leslie, editor OF the Edin borough
Reriei1. completed the British contin-
gent.
To turn for moment from the
tours OF internationally famous guests
to the plans OF a nationally famous
girl-for whom also there will prob
! ably be considerable entertaining II
the influenza let's up bit and the
ban Is lifted. Lucy Burlcson has an
! nounced her wedding date and her
plans for her marriage to Ensign
Charles Greene Grimes, L. s. n. II
| Is not TO be a house wedding after all
She has decided on Saturday. Novem-
Der 2, at 4;45 p, NJ. at st. Johns on
Lafayette Square, and is confidently
counting on the lifting OF the ban
on church gatherings of any sort be-
fore the day arrives. Dr. Roland Cot
ton Smith is TO offic!ate and only
few intimate friends and near relatives
are TO be present
Miss Burleson Is to have only two
attendants, her sister Miss Sidney
and his, Miss Mary Grimes. who will
| from 10 ha
az will her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Grimes. Mr.. Grimes Is not an
rouncing his list OF ushers as yet, for
such lists nowadays are like railway
time tables. subject TO change without
notice"
Another engagement OF which
Washington received news during the
week and In which It's smart set is very
generally interested is that OF Lord
Eustace Percy, youngest son of the
Duke of Northumberland, to Miss
Stella Drummond OF London. No plans
for the wedding are yet announced,
and II is not probable that even the
set which plays around with the
Diplomatic Corps would expect to at
tend very generally. even II II Is asked.
None the less It is interested, for
Lord Eustace has twice been stationed
In Washington. His personality Is at
t.. tive and he Ia generally regarded
as one OF the particularly promising
young members OF the British diplo-
matte service.
! Influenza has played such havoc
here, especially in the Diplomatic
Corps, that one is almost glad that
any one who was generally popular
happened not to be here at Just this
juncture. Besides Capt. Angus Mack
intosh. OF whose death. leaving a
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American College OF Surgeons. which
was to have been held in New York
last week and was abandoned because
| OF the influenza epidemic.
When upon reaching America they
found that the congress had been per-
| force abandoned they decided to make
a short tour OF the country anyhow
| beginning OF course with Washington.
where they were entertained by DR..
Franklin Martin, chairman OF the
general medical board Of the Council
of National Defence. Admiral Grayson
OF the naval medical service and AS
sistant Surgeon General Charles Rich
ard, L. S. A. The party included Sir
Thomas Myles OF Dublin, formerly
president of the College OF Physicians
and Surgeons of Ireland; Col. George
F.. Gask, d. S. c.; Major George Grey
Turner. Major Pierre Duval OF Paris,
n member OF the faculty of the Uui-
versity OF Paris; DR.. Henry Beclera,
an X-ray expert OF Paris; Major
Adrien Piollet Of ANDRE. France
Lieut.. George Loewy, an instructor at
the Rockefeller Institute for Medical
Research OF New York. and Prof. Ra-
faele Bastianelli, a member of the
faculty of the Royal University at
Rome and one OF the best known sur
geons in Italy.
As for the Roman Catholic mission
1t was made up OF several missions,
| French British and italian. sent over
here primarily to help celebrate Cardi-
| nal Gibbons's golden Jubilee in the
| episcopacy. or course they went to
I Baltimore first and took part In the
impressive ceremonies there before
coming on to Washington to spend
most OF the week as the guests of
DR.. Shahan at the Catholic University
of America. 1t was a notable group
Of churchmen, made up Of men dis
! tinguished not merely in the church
but also as authors, educators, public
] spirited and influential citizens, lead
ers of thought of their own countries.
The French group was perhaps the
most interesting. 1t brought over the
! Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
which the French Government be-
slowed on Cardinal Gibbons on the oc-
casion OF his jubilee, the first time, ]
believe, II has been bestowed on a
churchman. There was Mgr. Eugene
Julien, Bishop OF Arras. He has been
decorated by King Albert of Belgium
for distinguished service. He was
chosen orator for the celebration OF
the fourth anniversary OF the battle OF
the Marine, held AT Meaux. the see OF
Bossuet. He had with him Mgr. AL
fred Baudrillart. vicar-general Of Par
and rector of the Catholic University
of Paris. and recently elected men,
Der of the French Academy, succeed
ing the late Count Albert de Nun
| Two OF the English members OF the
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young widow and a little daughter, l
told last week. the British Embassy
has this week lost Major the Hon.
Charles Lyell. assistant military at
tache. Like Capt. Macintosh, he was
honOrs.
The Japanese Embassy has lost its
military attache, Col Self Tnnakawa:
the Cuban Legation has lost its coun-
sellor. Dr. Joaquin Torralbas. who has
on occasion been Charge d'Affaires
and whose death caused general and
genuine regret. Nine. Torralbas has
also been very Ill, but I understand
that she is recovering.
Then there were the Minister OF
Hayti. Mr.. Menos. and the young son
of the Charge d'Affaires of the Do
minican Republic, and Sonora Galvan.
and Sonora Davila, wife OF the Porto
Rican Commissioner in Washington
and OF course little Mrs. Koo, who
was one - the earliest victims before
Washington really understood that It
had a serious epidemic on its hands.
An emergency relief service has
been organized to deal with the cpl
demic and rout It out from peoples
homes. and especially to look after the
unfortunates who fall i'll in boarding
AID lodging houses. Hundreds Of
nurses have been enrolled, not merely
graduate nurses but women who have
had nursing experience and are willing
to help 1t is under the direction Of
the Public Health Service, and i'm
mediately in charge OF Lieut.. Howard
Fisk. who has his headquarters in one
OF the disused school buildings-all
schools have been closed since about
the first OF October--and is one OF the
busiest persons in this town.
Mrs. George Vanderbilt is one OF
the women Of social position who
have flung themselves and their cars
into the breach. Cars are needed to
convey emergency nurses and doctors
tn their cases. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
was one Of the first TO respond. She
has rented her house on X street
to Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer of
New York. and expects to spend most
OF the winter at Biltmore. near Ashe-
Vile, n. c. But she was temporarily
at the Shoreham when the need was
brought to her attention,
Mrs. Cary Grayson, wife OF Nd
miral Grayson, and particular prote-
gee Of Mrs Wilson's, Is doing similar
service. Mrs. Thomas =. Gore, wife
OF Senator Gore of Oklahoma Mrs
Victor Kaufman. Miss Louise Tho
ron. debutante OF last season, and
Mrs. Charles j. Bell. wife OF the
president of one Of the largest trust
companies In town and sister OF Mrs.
| Alexander Graham Bell and Mrs.
David Fairchild. are others who nave
| volunteered for the influenza emer-
! gency motor corps.
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NOTES OF MUSIC.

The Philharmonic Orchestra will show
slight changes only In its personnel at
the opening concert OF the Philharmonic
season on Thursday evening November
IA. The engagements OF John Lotto as
solo harpist and OF CASTOR Dubois as
second solo violoncellist. two musicians
OF reputation, are OF special interest.
While the seasons offerings will EN-
brace a large number OF American and
foreign novelties. the standard works OF
the symphonic repertoire. classic and
modern. will not be neglected. Josef
Stransky has also a number of revivals
In view. such az Chadwlck's "Melpo-
meme; Dvorak's Symphony No. 4: SINE
tana's From Bohemia's Woods and
Fie,ds"; Cesar Franck's '"rhe Wild
Huntsman"; Swendsen. "Zorohayda"
Smetana. "Vysehrad" Sinigaglia. La
Baruffe Chiozzote": Grleg. "Holbsr z
Suite; Brahms. symphony No. .:
Dvorak. Slavic Rhapsody No. 2 Slbelius.
symphony No. 2 Littolrs Overture. "A
song OF the Belgians"; Tchaikowsky' q
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Aeolian Hall last Tuesday afternoon
by Miss Dai Buell..
That the young woman loved the
sonata and believed In it WITH all her
heart need not be doubted. But she
could not accurately strike all the
notes In 1t, and she buried many OF Its
finest passages in a mass of confusion.
Poor -Nmelodic enunciatlon. inartistic
phrasing and disordered rhythm were
quite as conspicuous in her playing
as they were two years ago. II she
had ever played the sonata in that
fashion for Lszt he would promptly
nave invited Ilonka or Kraftmayr to
play 1t for her and show her how II
ought to be done.
On Wednesday Grace Hofheirner
played on a piano In the same hall
She appeared TO be a very honest and
well meaning pianist equipped with q
good serviceable technic and inteili-
gent ideas of style. The latter were
probably a reproduction of the ideas
OF her teacher, who assisted her in
playing a Mozart piano for two pianos
Blu. there was nothing in the recital to
excite enthusiasm. It was workman
like Playing without inner warmth or
Imagination.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. IS.

~ + missions and plans for mis-
sions there is apparently no
end. Having been visited by
military and naval missions, po-
litical missions and scientific mis-
sions: missions saying please" and
musings saying thank you; mis-
sions showing how. and missions ask
ing how; only last week by a very
distinguished educational mission.
Washington has this week had on its
hands a medical mission and a church
mission-each OF interesting per-
sonnel.
Woodrow Wilson certainly is a busy
man-unless one accepts the doctrine
of rest In diversity Of employment.
In the matter of mental adjustment
hs must be a lightning change ar
During this past week he has re-
ceived a medical mission-British,
French and Italian-a Roman Catho-
lie clerical mission, also British,
French and Italian: additions to his
German and Austrian correspondence;
the usual grist OF politicians and
statesmen, people who wanted 10 do
something for Uncle Sam and people
who wanted Uncle Sam to do some
thing for them, and mere people from
back home who knew somebody who
knew the President we'll enough to
secure an appointment that they
might tell him how proud they We're
OF the way America was figuring in
the war, and a distinguished Jap
anese editor. who presented him with
Samurai sword.
Perhaps the most picturesque OF
them, personifying as he does the i'm
peiishable sentimentality and oriental
symbolism OF his race, was Yasujiro
Ishikawa, himself a Samural and edi-
tor Of one OF the leading newspapers
OF old--and new-Japan. 1t was Wis
count Ishii. the Japanese Ambassador,
who presented him to the President.
that In accordance with Japanese ira
dition he might arm the worlds ar
bitter with this symbol Of honorable
peace" How I wish l might have
been there! Ones imagination riots
in the wonderful language and cere-
mony with which a son OF Japan
could invest a function Of the sort.
OF the others, one doesn't know
whether the medical or the religious
mission was the more interesting Ger
tainly the churchmen were the more
imposing. and stayed the longer and
had much more fuss made over them
Put perhaps II is scarcely fair to
call the group OF distinguished sur
geons a mission at all. They were
really a group OF foreign delegates to
the annual clinical congress OF the
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Ravel; "Rigaudon." Mcdowell; May
Night" Palmgren: paraphrase on
themes from Eugene Oneguine,"
Tschaikowsky- Pabst.
The hrst pair OF Boston Symphony
Orchestra concerts will be given In Car
negie Hall Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 7. and Saturday afternoon. Novem-
Der g. Through the courtesy of Mr..
Gatti-Casazsa of the Metropolitan
Opera Company these concerts will have
az conductor Pierre Nonteux. Mr.. Ra-
bud, the new conductor, does not take
charge OF the orchestra until the fol-
lowing Monday. The programme for
the Thursday night concert comprises
Schumann's Manfred" overture. Dukass
ia Perie" and Debussy's Iberia" For
Saturday afternoon the programme
comprises Handers Concerto Crosse In
d major, Charles Martin Loeffier's
poem. La Bonnie Chanscn," Vincent
dIndy's symphonic variations ''1star'
and Beethoven's symphony No. in
A major
Augusta Cottlow's programme for her
piano recital tomorrow evening at Aeo-
liam Hall Is as follows: Toccata In c
major, Bach Nocturne. b major. OPP. 81.
No. Ballade. F minor, OPP. 81. Chopin ;
Morse Sonata, OPP. 81. Mcdowell In
dian Diary. Busoni; Mephisto Waltz.
Liszt.
On Saturday evening, November 2. in
Aeolian Hall, the Tollefsen Trio. under
the auspices of the American-Scandina-
Wan Society, will give an interesting
programme of Scandinavian music.
Works by LANCE Muller. Sjogren. Grieg
S!nding. Halversen. Borresen and Gade
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R9 HADLEY'S "BIANCA'

"Hamlet"; schumann's First Symphony,
and others. a novelty of Importance
lately added to the Philharmonic list of
manuscript performances Of American
composers Is Rubin Goldmark's SYM
phonic poem for orchestra, REQUIEM"
The Symphony Society OF New York,
Walter Damrosch conductor. will open
the New York orchestral season on
Thursday afternoon. October 81, with a
concert In Carnegie Hall The pro-
sramme will include Beethoven's Seventh
symphony. In accordance with Mr. Dam
rosch's custom of performing a symphony
or that master at his initial concert OF
each season; Debussy's Andantino and
Scherzo from the Quartet for Strings.
and Tschaikowsky's Concerto for piano
with orchestra In B FIAT, in which Ossip
Gabrilowitsch, the noted pianist and con-
ductor OF the Detroit Symphony Orches-
ira, will b the soioist.
A concert for soldiers and sailors
will be given In Carnegie Hall on Fri
day evening. November /, In coopera-
ton with the New York War Camp
Community Service. This event has been
arranged for the men In khaki and blue.
| who may obtain tickets OF admission
upon application either at the Office of
the symphony Society, room 1909, AGO.
ian Building, or at the War Camp
Community Service headquarters. Unit
No. s.
The Sunday afternoon subscription
| series In Aeolian Hall will begin on No
ven,ber 8, when Mr. Damrosch's forces
will play Bach's Suite in C (arranged
by Walter Damrosch). Beethovens
symphony No. Z. the Andantino and
Scherfo from Debussys quartet for
strings and the overture "Benvenuto
| Cellinl," by Berlioz.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock at AGO.
Han Hall Mile. Guiomar Novaes, the
Brnzilian pianist, whose rccitals are
| gala events in the musical calendar, will
give her first recital of the season, Of
ferlng programme of unusual inter-
est. as II will include Beethovea's quasi
una fantasia, opus 81, No. /; Schu-
fnanns fantastic pieces. opus 12: Chop
ms ballade In G minor, opus "a and
nocturne and Cracovienne fantastlque
by Paderewski.
Harry Anderton, the young American
pianist. will appear at Aeo.ian Hall to-
| morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, Offering
a programme Of much variety and un-
usual interest with compositions of Mac
DoweN. including the sonata Tragca-
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Mr.. Gatti-Casazza Announces Plans
for the Metropolitan Opera Season
Events in the Musical World
By w. J. HENDERSON.

TENRf HADLEYS Blanca" finally getting itself
vealed at the Park Theatre Friday evening" october 49, It
was strenuous time Pergoes ia lin Eng
hh had to be first and provided
and her genuinely beautiful role David
Bphm ably assisted her. although not always
be merclessly busy the stage.
Then the Liberty bond nermssion when new marching
good by Mr. Hadey by singer from
the embracing Chicago Opera and
took long time to squeeze assembly people
Who like every ese had already still
suove to raise little more to help the cause.
1t interesting to note how the appetite dmnsh
the event to be described ecede de-
mand long and meditatve consideration Friday October
49, week later shrins to the dimensions passing
another argument against the theory believe that
critical comment should be
Mr. Hadey has written pretty opereta about foolish little
tale Even in opasnd whore things
Godons people do mcompehenbe things
all these laced galants honestly keeper? Yet
there no suggestion of anything but
possibilities of marriage. ~
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Carregle Hall, Saturday afterroor-

Tuesday night OF this week, for as he
plays his carefully selected programme,
including some of his own compos.; 'ons
written in his Belgian studio at Liege,
his own family will be entering that
devastated city after four years exile.
when they, including the young artist.
were driven from home. Mr.. Dambois's
programme includes n sonata by Jean
IiaptiSte Breval, concerto in d
minor by Edouard Lalo and several
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ANCA' A PRETTY LITTLE OPERETTA
CONCERTS OF THE WEEK.

sUNDAYGuiomar Noyaes pianist Aeolsn Hail. P M Yvete
Guilbert. Maxine Elliott Theatre, 8:l5 p M.
MONDAYHarry Anderton pianist Aeoan Hail. p NJ Augusta
Cottlow pianist Aeoian Hall, S15 p M.
TUESDAY-Edna Thomas. song recital Aeoian Hall, P. NJ
Maurice Dambos, ceist, AeoHan Hall, s15 P. M.
Society, Carnegie Hail. p NJ Raymond
Wilson pianist Aeolan Hail. p M ElshukO Trio Aeolian Hail.
FRIDAY-Alice Babe recital Aeolan Hall, M Felix
Garzigia, pianist, Aeolian Hall, S:15 P. M
SATURDAY-Mabe Garrison, recital Carnegie Hall, p NJ
Julia Causson recital, Aeoan Hall, p M Tollefsen
Trio, Aeolan Hail. 8:15 p M
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and a group ITO the Sea-" "Nautilua."
A Chopin group including Etudes opus
Is, No. valse f minor; Berceuse opus
81. bailade in F major, also compost
tons OF Debussy. Cyril Scott and Pad
erewsk:.
Added interest is given 10 the an
nouncement that Maurice Dambos. the
brilliant young Belgian cellist. is to
give his first recital at Aeolian Hall
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original numbers played for the first
time in America.
Raymond Wilson will play the fol-
lowing programme at his recital at
Aeolian Hall on Thursday afternoon
October 81. at 3 O'Clock: Sonata, OPP.
II. No. l. Beethoven Fantasia. # minor,
Mazurka, A minor waltz, A fiat major
Chopin; Intermezzo. F minor, Capriccio,
minor. Dohnanyi. THE Fountain"
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On Tuesday evening at the Clarendon
Broadway and 125th street, a dinner
dance will be given by the University
Forum of America, DR.. Alexander Cum
ming president. Miss Eleanor Carol
Butter will be the hostess and Charles
J. Everett will be chairman of the eve
ming.
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10 morrow evening

will be played. All the proceeds from
this recital will be given to the American
Red Gross Society.
II Is announced that, owing to the en-
thusiastic reception and overwhelming
ovation accorded Andre Messenger and
the men of the Paris Conservatoire Or
chestra at the concert held at the Met
ropolitan Opera House last Sunday
night, the French American Association
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GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY,

THE American Criterion Society,
Mrs. Leonard l. Hin. president,
Will inaugurate its seventh season
on Friday with a luncheon at the Hotel
Plaza. This will be the first of a series
OF monthly luncheons, the only formal
functions OF the organization during the
winter for the members have decided to
omit their usual dances until the SOL
diers lighting in France return.
The chief guests at the luncheon will
include Col. Charles Stevenson. medi-
cal supervisor at Governors Island, and
Mrs. Stevenson; Miss Marjorie Kay. one
OF the first women ambulance drivers in
France: Princess Radziwill OF Russia,
who will tell Of the work done by women
in the war; Mabel Potter Daggett. au-
thor Of Women Wanted" and Lieut..
Arthur F. Mckeogh. who carried the
message back from the Argonne Forest
that brought about the rescue of the
Americans surrounded there.
Mrs. Helen Whitman Richie, president
OF the Professiona! Womans League,
has contributed $500 with which to fur
n!sh room with ten beds in the ser
vice house Of the Stage Women's War
Relief at 251 Lexington avenue. The
league will give a Halloween house
warming Mt its new clubhouse. 81 West
F'orty-eighth street, on Wednesday.
The Government Club will have its
first meeting Of the season tomorrow
afternoon ut the Hotel Aston. The presi-
I dent, Mrs. George u. Owens, will be In
| the chair Mrs. j. w. Loeb will dis
| cuss current events and the subject OF
| universal military training will be in
charge OF Col. ". ]. Boardmau. who
Will answer the question why Women
| Should Be Trained as Well as Men"
Minerva, Mrs. Mary Stokes MacNutt,
president, will hold its first meeting of
the season tomorrow at the Waldorf
Astoria. The usual luncheon will he
served and Mrs. Lillian Martindale will
| be chairman OF the day. Mrs owen Kill
dare who has made a special study OF
Reconstruction of the Wounded SOL
diers" will speak on that subject. and
the Rev. Warren Giles will also address
the members.
Minervas Red Cross meetings under
the direction OF Mrs Caroline +. Marsh
viii be held on Tuesdays at the Waldorf
Astoria from 9 until IL o'clock
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Mabel Garrison. soprano. will give a
song recital at Carnegie Hall on Satur-
cay afternoon. A group of French ly-
rlcs, group OF American and a group
OF folk songs will be on her list.
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The particular purpose of Nine Julia
Claussen's all-Scandinavian programme
prepared for her first recital OF the sea-
son Saturday afternoon. November 2, is
to familiarize her public with the beau
ties OF much Scandinavian song litera
ture quite unknown to this public
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Felix Garziglia, the French pianist
who has received special recognition for
hi playing of Chopin and Debussy, will
include groups by both OF these COM
pcsers at his first Aeoiian Hall recital
on Friday evening. November 1.
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~ missions and plans for mis-
l sions there is apparently no
end. Having been visited by
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Harry Anderton, the young American
pianist. will appear at Aeo.ian Hall to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, Offering
a programme Of much variety and un-
usual interest with compositions of Mac
DoweN. including the sonata Tragica-
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Ravel; "Rigaudon." MacDowell; May
Night" Palmgren: paraphrase on
themes from Eugene oneguine,"
Tschaikows -Pabst.
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for Musical Art has decided to comply
with the demand for another New York
concert before the organisation starts
on its Western tour, and by a shift Of
dates will bring the orchestra back
from New England 90 that 1t may APP
pear at Carnegie Hall on Sunday even
ing. November 3.
This will afford an opportunity for
those who could not obtain admission to
the Metropolitan last Sunday to hear
this world famed orchestra. There will
undoubtedly be many planists and stu
dents OF the piano who will welcome
the chance to hear Alfred Cort6t. who
established himself last Sunday az a
master of the instrument. and vino will
again appear as soloist at the Carnegie
Hall concert.
Alice Barbe. soprano. makes her New
York debut at Aeolian Hall the after
noon of November /. and gives n pro-
gramme of both old and modern English
and French songs. Richard Epstein will
be at the piano.
Felix Garzislia, the French pianist