The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
Personal Items Washington Homes and the Club

handsome new car from Detroit.
Lansing. jackson or Columbus 70
washington or Baltimore. There's
nothing In Il but the trip; but II
you're o regular customer OF come
enterprising dealer, he's likely 70 see
the point and give you q trip.
Aside from the many formal din
ner parties duly recorded In the So
ciaf columns, during the week there
were as usual o number Of delight
full. informal functions; not the least
interesting Of the group oeing a
charming little tea party which Miss
Mary Temple gave On Tuesday at the
New Washington Hotel for the
Princess Ruspoli.
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair. who has wanted
to 20 to England for some time now,
has been given her passports, have
been told. She has offered her beaus
tiful estate in England to this gov
ernn.ent as q convolesccnt home and
wishes to go over there to aid in the
work. Mrs. Blair and the Rubin
stein Club. which she directs. scored
q complete success at its spring con-
cert Wednesday evening. at the Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church be-
fore an audience that filled the cdi-
flee to overflowing. George O'Con-
neil. tenor. Of Chicago. and Jan Gar
Der, vioiiniSt. were soloists.
But let me tell you what Jessie
Mcbride said about the concert. for
she knows lots more about II than
] do. and it d sc. wcrth telling
about
THE artistic singing of the Ru-
binstein chorus of 100 women's
voices was at its best last evening.
Mrs. Blair controls the concerted
work Of this chorus as though ii
was one voice. In attack and in
the closing OF q phrase the work
was clean-cut, while a rhythmic
charm pemeates 1t all, nodded into
forceful. dynamic contrasts OF ex-
ceeding grace and subtle nuance.
"The tone was particularly good
and on the program one selection,
The Four Winds" by Stanley
Smith, with almost no occompani-
ment, gave a tone color, and purity.
with also the temperamental feel OF
the music.
1t was q program with much of
Nature music in it. The Dorothy
watkins "Springtime" was blithely
alive, delightful in spirit, and il
had to be repeated. The Amaryllis
also was given twice. 1t held i'm
aginative grace in sharp contrast
to the religious fervor and warmth
of the three negro spirituals of
Burleigh, that was rich and deer
and yelling with the negro spirit
or again to the rolicking Irish
Follow Me Down to Carlow that
was splendidly given.
Mr.. O'Connell was pleasing In
his lyric singing. A. Grieg sons
given in the Norwegian was rati.
flying in rhythm. type. and shading
and the Chaminade Pourquor wal
most appealing. In dramatic sc.
lections, such as the 'Vesti la Club.
ba.' from Pagliacci. Mr.. O'Connell
much OF his diction that would
good interpretations. He sang q,
encores the 'Marseillaise.' at which
the entire audience stood: 'Wher
You and I Were Young, Maggie,
that he had to repeat. and Tit
ITuHpeleT, Dy DlX.
Mr.. CARRIER played temperament
| ally and well. His interpretation
are good but a degree Of inacuracS
should be overcome. He gave tn,
Schubert Ave Maria and thu
Kreisler 'LiebesfTeud,' with Beet
hoven's Minuet as encore. Mr.
Claude Robertson at the piano gave
| some distinctive accompaniment
White Sulphur Springs, ". Va, just
ended its second week OF the Wal
Savings Stamps campaign, and Tho
booth that stands in the GreenbricI
lobby Is the rendezvous for ono and
all at luncheon and dinner times
Over 5000 has so far been recorded
ond there Is every indication Of tho
booth as a permanent fixture in the
Greenbrier during the period OF war
Mrs. Charles Z. Van Bergen. OF Buf'
falo. is the captain of the team this
week, and Mrs. William c. Wheatly
remains with Mrs. J. Howard Slo
cum on the committee. Mrs. Ldwarj
Van Ingen succeeded Mrs. c. Ledyart
Blair. of New York. as O member ol
the committee.
| Larz Anderson. OF Washington. Il
at the Greenbrier for his customar,
sojourn of two weeks, and passe!
much of his time on the trails. Mrs
Anderson. who was recently decor
ated by the Queen of Belgium, is ex
pected to return from abroad thIl
month.
| John Henry Purdy went there from
Washington on Thursday to join Mrs
| Purdy, who passed some time her,
with Mrs. William Seward Webb an,
party, of New York.
| Edward N. Hurley. chairman of tn