Evening star., 1918-06-16
EpucAro EDucAT1 M-
MUSICAL MENTION

faculty ohu graduating CLASS OF tn0
Washington College Of Music to the
twelfth annual commencement exer-
cises, to take place Friday. in the new
Masonic auditorium
Diplomas will be presented by s. NJ.
Fabian. president of the college. to
the students completing the various
courses. and among those contribut-
ing to the program will be Maria
Sacasa, Mary Kate Bowers. Emma
Louise Thompson. Doris Louise De
Groot, Leland Boyd Parker, William
Santelmann. Mrs. Norman Fischer.
Kathleen Jean Long, EfHe Drexillus.
Israel Cooperstein. Dorothy Arnold
schaan. Harry King. Dorothy Estelle
McCauley. Alden Finckel, Miss Clara
Young, Henry Christiani. Chorrellis
Dixon. Augusta Elise Bergman. Es-
telle Wheelock Thomas and Ethel May
johnson. collection will be taken
up for the Red Cross, and the program
will open and close with selections
by the college orchestra. directed by
Mr.. Christiani.
The National Quartet. which is maxi
ing a tour Of the cantonments and
Army training camps under direction
of the National War Work Council. is
reported by the various camp papers
ganizations that has yet visited the
camps. They have been greeted with
the greatest enthusiasm wherever
they have appeared, and at many of
their concerts their reception has been
in the nature Of an ovation. They are
working under an intensive schedule.
giving three and four concerts every
day Last week they gave twenty
concerts at eight different camps.
Monday, June 3. they were at Camp
stuart (the embarkation camp). on
Tuesday: at Fortress Monroe: on We'd
nesday. at the naval operating base
Jamestown exposition site camp):
Thursday, at St. Helena and the naval
Y. NJ. c. A.. at Norfolk: Friday. at
Camp Morrison, and Saturday. at
Langley Field. This week they will
spend the greater part of the week
at Camp Lee. Petersburg. singing in
the various Y. NJ c. A. auditortume. OF
which there are twelve at that camp
The National Quartet is composed OF
Elizabeth s. Maxwell, soprano: Lillian
Chenoweth. contralto: w. E. Braith-
waite tenor: Harry NJ. Forker. basso
with Ethel Garrett Johnston. pianist.
Miss Meta Craig. soprano: Herman
Rakemann, violinist: Richard Lorie-
berg. violoncelIist; F. B. Bryan, pre-
centor, and Claude Robson. organist
will furnish the musical portions OF
the service at the Church Of the Cove
nant this evening. beginning at 7:45
o'clock. The program includes the or
gan prelude. "1ntermezzo" tRheinber-
"Thirteenth Psalm" CLiddle): cello
solo, AVE Maria" (Gounod): soprano
solo. Cast Thy Burden on the Lord
tFIausblen). and trio. Ecstasy
(Ganne).
At the concert given recently at the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church for
the benefit Of the Presbyterian Home
for the Aged Miss Cornelia Walter
soprano, Of New York. and Riccarde
Zapponi, tenor. Of this city. gave much
SIla'oas Miss wa1tsr's to- ns songs e were "Nymphs
and Shepherds" (Dr. Arne). 20 Thou
Biliowy Harvest Fields (Rachmani-
noff). Don't Care" (John carpenter)
and Miss springtime" (Hemberger)
and Mr. zappont p1i gave s,s;. sysstf IA Club; :,
Campbell -Tiptoa). Mother o. Mine
(Tours). Nora" (Piggott) and Ma
cushla" (MacMurrough). Mrs. Frank
Byram assisted at the piano.
Camp activities for the entertain
cluded a varied program given Fri
day evening at Fort Myer. among the
interesting features being talking
songs by Dorothy Caldwell: an anus.
ing sketch. The Kiss" by the Y. NJ
e: A; players: popular .9 songs ,. Gather.
sQufres; Army stories. by sergt. Ly..
ons: sketch. by Santox and Hays Of
Keith's Theater: topical songs, Caleb
o'connor: selections by the o'connor
Morris. and kiddie songs. Florence
Mrs. Henry White gave the last Of
this seasons recita1s Thursday even
ing at her residence. presenting Elsie
rine Rich. mezzo soprano. in an at
Luquer. violinist. of Boston. was the
assisting soloist, and made a fine
impression in Kreisler's transcription
Of "Andantino" and 'TMinuet." by Pa
Psrsnsn sya.9a ana aaaS1ss,. ss1ss1 By BY ,gsp RAm
sgambati-wilheImj. A chorus. IAN
Autumn Lullaby" by Fearis. sung by
Mesdames Lane and McCalmont and
Misses Higgins. Mac0regor Pidgeon.
Browne. proved very ENJOYABLE. and
'I,ove Is a Bubble" by Allitsen.
'Has Wings" by Rogers: 'Pensier
d'Amore." by Lucantoni, which was
made additionally effective by the
cblisato at by =, ! M. L LpgIsr: su ,s.. and The
she gave very dramatic interpreta-
tion. Miss Rich's mellow voice was
especially pleasing throughout. some
Of her numbers being when Daisies
Pied and violets Blue" by Dr.. Arne;
i've Been Roaming" by Horn (by
TTssosssss Tsosmsn MoreIn. 1Psn Mins Si9sss By By
Branscombe. Remembrance" by Sal
ter: Twilight" by Katharine Glen.
and ''Old Maids Song" Kentucky
mountain ballad. Mona Jelliman and
Emelie Margaret White played the
accomplishments.
Claude Robson has arranged the
this morning at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church: Organ pre-
lude, "Curfew," by Mackenzie: bass
solo. could We But Know" by
Clark, James g. Hicks; offertory quar-
tet. IT Lay Ny Sins on ,,. Jesus" by
Hawley: organ postlude, Marche So
lonnelle," by Callaerts.
Miss Pearl Waugh left yesterday for
Upton, Ind. where she will spend the
summer with her parents at the
family home. Monday evening she
entertained at q recital. presenting
some promising young students in q
program Of piano solos. Miss Daisy
Fiskenscher. violinist. and Ruth Jones'
violoncellist, assisted. giving, with
Helene Williams Aflieck at the piano
the trios. "Melodie." by Friml: Hun
9arian Dance" by Brahms. and the
third movement from Rubinstein's
Trio, Op. 52" Some Of the numbers