Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-10

The Friday Morning Music Club will
finaugurate its seasons recitals Fri
day morning. when q program OF ex-
lceptional merit will be presented at
IL o'clock. Miss Mabel c. Linton,
musical director for the season. has
secured two newcomers, Miss Marie
lie. Culp. contralto. and Miss Helen
Gerrer, violinist, with Miss Virginia
Bestor. one Of Washington's ac-
complished pianists. for the opening
affair. Both young artists are war
workers, and Miss Culp sang last
Sunday in the morning at the First
Baptist Church and in the evening
at the Church Of the Covenant, max
ing an excellent impression. Miss
Gerrer, who has been in Washington
for a longer period, was most gen.
erous with her talents last spring and
with the soldiers at the camps and at
Walter Reed Hospital. where she was
heard many times. Miss Culp will sing
Friday. by the Waters Of the Minne-
tonka." by Lieurance: Like the Rose
bud" and MY Love and l." both by La
Is Dream" by Pitt: DUSK in June"
by Foster, and wake Up" by Philips,
with Miss Linton accompanying; Miss
Gerrer will play Romance from
Wieniawski's D minor Concerto" and
''Obertass Mazurixa," by Wieniawsl<i.
Miss Alice Burbage accompanying: Miss
Bestor will contribute Mozart's "Rondo
in A Minor" and a group by Brahms,
"Ints.1nezzo." ''Ballade" and "Rhap-
sodie in B Minor Artists for the re-
anas ss ssr1 this R %Gah are aa.sn
Trumpe. tenor. Miss Alice Burbage.
pianist, and Chester La Toilette, vio-
linist, November 20, and Miss Elizabeth
Winston, pianist, Miss Katherine Lee
Jones, contralto and Miss Miriam Lark
| ing, violoncellist, November 20.
For the benefit of newcomers in the
| city who are interested in musical
| matters. it may be we'll to explain
! that the Friday Morning Club Is one
cal organizations. 1t is not a choral
| club, though having a chorus as one
| of it's activities. An hour of music is
| given every Friday morning by active
| members and occasional guests, and
active membership can be obtained
only after passing an examination
before a committee appointed for that
purpose. There is also a large asso-
ciate membership composed of music
lovers who wish to attend the weekly
musicals. which are of a high stand
ard, and the clubs activities are sup
| ported financially by annual dues of
all the members. The personnel of the
board Of directors for the present
dent: Mrs. Winslow, first vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax. second
| vice president; Miss Linton, musical di-
rector: Miss Lucy Brickenstein, assist
ant musical director: Mrs. Florence How
ard. recording secretary; Mrs. ]. B.
Kendall. corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Henry Robbins. treasurer; board
| of governors. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes,
Mrs. Duff Lewis. Mrs. William Won
Bayer, Mrs. Emma Prall Knorr. Miss
membership committee, Miss Maud
Sewall. chairman; Miss Mary Kelly,
Miss Bradley and Mrs. Won Bayer.
Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax. chairman
of the music committee, announces
Mrs Corinne Inez Lockman. dramatic
Washington musicians, Miss Ruth Bron-
son. violinist; Dore Walton, violon-
cellist, and Mrs. Frank Byram. pianist
to give the program at this evening 8
musical at the Arts Club.
Mrs. Lockman will sing two groups,
TN Loves Sweet Hour" and 1.-The Per-
feet Flower" both by 'd'Harielot;
Gay Butterfly" waltz song by Haw-
ley; 1.-THE Voice in the Wilderness" by
Scott; 'The Flower Girl" by Bevig-
mani, and THE Angels Serenade," by
Braga, the last named with obligato
bers will include "Andante Religioso,"
by Thome: "Passepied." by Delibes; an
arrangement for trio Of "Orientale, I"
by Cesar CUT Slavic Dance" by
Dvorak: 'Minuet in G Major" by
Beethoven, and one number by
Arensky.
n- u;,,t,- S+o,sea1S d.on ~ Tho
District of Columbia Chapter of the
American Guild Of Organists. has
called a meeting for tomorrow eve
ming at his studio in the First Con-
gregational Church, to complete plans
for the seasons activities
Mrs. Huron Lawson, soprano, will
sing today at the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, her selection this
Far Away" by Gounod, and this eve
ming Teach Me to Pray" by Jessie
May Hewitt.
Tho Oratorio Section Of Washington,
| which was to have commenced the sea-
sons work last Wednesday evening,
will not be reorganized until the first
| Wednesday evening in December on &C
count OF tho large amount OF work ahead
Of the evening choir Of tho Church of
i
same place the same evening preceding
the rehearsal Of the Oratorio Section
Mr.. Wrightson states that this will in
no way interfere with tho giving of
THE Messiah" at the usual time in
January. A chorus Of 500 voices is de-
sired for this event, which will be part
! Of a Handel festival
The music at the services Of the
First Congregational Church today,
directed by William Stansfield, organ
list. will include this morning the pre-
Jude for piano and organ. Largo" by
Handel (by reques0; anthem. ''Festi-
val Te Deum." by Buck; offertory,
bass solo. '1The occasional" by De
Koven. J. Walter Humphrey; organ
postlude. "Pomp and Circumstance.
by Sir Edward Elgar. Evening. 1880
o'clock. organ solo. patriotic airs of
allied nations; duet for organ and
piano, "Andante,' from First Piano
Concerto" by Mendelssohn; anthems,
| Whose Dwelleth," by Martin, Incl
dental tenor solo. Herbert F. AID
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