Evening star., 1918-08-18


the first of the Washington musical
organizations to-. outline its plan for
the coming season. While such plans
with all organisations are at this
time necessarily tentative on account
OF war conditions which are apt to
develop sudden and unexpected stu
atoms. the outline, by this club. to
those who have followed its activities
in former seasons, presents an attrac-
tive prospect. The regular musicals
1 will be held at the Washington Club.
the first meeting OF officers and COM
mittees to be held November I and
the first musical November is. The
plans include, in addition to the series
Of affairs given in former seasons,
two evening concerts to be arranged
in conjunction with the Washington
Society Of Fine Arts. The officers and
President. Mrs. Fred True: first vice
.. president, Mrs. Winslow; second vice
president, Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax;
musical director. Miss Mabel c. Lin
ton; assistant musical director, Miss
Lucy Brickenstein: recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Florence Howard; CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. J. B. Kendall:
treasurer, Mrs. Henry Robbins: board
Of governors. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. Mrs
Mrs. Emma Prall Knorr. Mrs. Richard
Dean and Miss Alice Burbage; mem
bership committee, Miss Maud Sewail.
chairman, Miss Mary Kelly, Miss
For the beneht of newcomers in
Washington who are interested in
| musical matters, 1t might be well to
explain that the Friday Morning Music
ing! chorus as one of its activities.
but II includes in its active member
ship most of the city's successful in
strumentalists. as well as singers who
tabiished in 1886 and its programs.
given each week, are of high stand
ard. 1t has, in different seasons. ar
| ranged its programs, sometimes by
| each season one all-American program
| is presented. Two years ago most
attractive program was arranged en-
tirely from the works of Washington
membership. there is chorus mem
and about 200 associate members who
attend the recitaIs and whose dues. To-
bers, support the organizations actiyi-
ties finapcially. The chorus holds re-
hearsais once each weeka and con-
tributes periodically to the musicais
| works. In addition to the musicals
| by the members many artists of note
have been presented under It's
| auspices.
Miss Edith B. Athey. organist Of
Hamline Methodist Church, after va
! cation of several weeks at Mountain
Lake Park, is now at ConnellsviIie,
Pa, where she gave a recital MONDAY
| evening for the, benefit of the local
| branch of the American Red Cross.
Miss Athey, who was assisted in CIV
! ing the program by Miss Mary NC
| Connell and John Davis, each of whom
contributed vocal numbers. scored a
distinct success in a varied program
| of attractive numbers. The AFFAIR was
given in the First Presbyterian
Church, which has recently been
! equipped with a new organ that has
an echo organ and is superior In every
| detail, The report states that the az
fair was a financial as well as an
artistic success. some Of Miss
Athey's most effective numbers being
wesiey's arrangement Of Hols-
worthy Church Bells" Chant sans
Paroles" by Tschaikowski. "Andante," !"
by Salome, Saint -Saens' Swan" and
Military Mafch." by Schubert Miss
| Athey had also the rare privilege
on the organ at. Saint James. Park.
the estate Of Mrs. Sarah B. Cochran.
prominent in Fayette county. and she
has been invited to return in the fall
to- give a series Of recitals in Con-
nellsville and vicinity. SO.
Mrs. A. l. Haycock. soprano. win
be the offertory soiofst this morning
at the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, when she will be heard in
tim, Pilgrim" by Stebbins. Miss
for na prelude. .sIeditation.. by sturses.
and for postlude. March," by Meyer
beer. r.
Company A Of the War Service Com
mission gave Hwo performances dur
| ing the week, one at Camp Leach
lCamp Msigs.
| Mra General Black. who is the camp
mother at Camp Leach, was very
much pleased with the program.
| which on both evenings of the week
! included Miss Marie Dahm and Miss
Etelka Kearney in q duet: and; e little
dancing number: Miss Louise Morgan
in songs; Miss Jewel Hawks in read
ines: Caleb W. O'Connor in tropical
songs; the Camp Chorus Club Quin-
/ tet In, harmony numbers Miss villa
Loghry in character songs; Miss Mary
Newcomb in dialect stories, with the
| act which this company always uses
Chourus Club. "Just Girls the per
| sonnel including Miss Morrison,
Miss Louise Morgan. Miss Villa
Loghry, Miss Marjorie Bateman. Miss
| Agnes Madigan. Miss Marjorie Cor
man. Miss Marie Dahm. Miss Etelka
Kearney, Miss Hazel Eidsburg and
Miss Dorothy Ann Monk.
The pins awarded by the War Camp
Community Service to the talent corps
who have entertained the soldiers in
the camps about Washington have
| lust arrived and are being distributed
| to those who merit them. The pin
bears the lettering war Camp Com
munity Service Talent Corps" In gold in
a circle, on the inside of which is a
silver mask OF COMEDY. The cap
tain of each company OF players de-
4 termines who In his company is en-
| titled to the: honor of wearing the
pin, this honor being determined by
| consistency of appearance with talent
| displayed by the member
The choir Of Rock Creek Episcopal
Church told St Paul's), with Miss
Mary Ross at the organ. will present
1 this morning l.. musical program
which Includes "Te Deum," by Earker;
| "Jubilate in, C,"2b by Buck, and the
| offertory anthem, Give Peace in Our
Time" by Calcott.
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann was
| the soloist Monday evening in Balti-
more at a dinner at which Mayor
Preston entertained n large company
of prominent citizens and ofiicials.
Mr.. Tittmann, accompanied by Fred
erick Huber 1T the piano, gave a, gem
| erous program, the most successful
numbers, being Vision Fugitive" by
Massenet; The Kerry Dance" by. Mol
10y; '.Armourer's Song" from Robin
Hood; Gypsy Love Long" from .'.The
Fortune Teller" and 1.-THE Two Grena-
der" by Schumann.
Armand Gumprecht: orEanist Of the