The Washington herald., 1918-11-03


ribly, poor man! It's hard to be de-
MED ones pet rest cure. in times OF
such grave responsibility and. fever
ish correspondence. And there are
two or three restfully frivolous shows
on at the several theaters.
Moreover there's all sorts OF good
music promised. The week Is simply
crowded with goods things from the
musical point OF view-the trst OF the
Boston Symphony concerts on Tues
day, the postponed French" concert
on Wednesday, and the Casals' re-
cital, also postponed. on Friday. Three
such musical treats in one week. is
wealth indeed.
The French concert-the concert OF
the Societe des Concerts du Conserva-
toire. to be given at Polls on Friday
afternoon. is not merely a musical
eyent-it is also a great social event.
1t will mean about the first big turn
ing out OF the season OF the cream or
diplomatic, official and residential So
ciety. Mrs. Wilson. wife of the Pres
ident. and Nine. Jusserand. wife OF
the French Ambassador, are boxhold-
ers. and the French High Commits
Nnuft NhN
turned on Friday, will also entertain
a party at the concert The orchestra
is under the direction of NJ. Andre
Messenger. and is composed only of
Frenchmen. II is a national organ
ization and their visit to this country,
the first time they have played in for
eign lands, is to stimulate an interest
in French music by Frenchmen. The
other boxholders for the Washington
concert include the French Deputy
High Commissioner NJ. EdouardO de
Billy; NJ. Aubert and NJ. Simon, OF
the French High Commission, Mrs.
Thomas F Logan, Mrs. F. B. Moran,
and Mr.. Charles w. Wetmore. The
orchestra is making a tour OF sixty
Of the large cities in this country at
the request of the French government.
and with the cooperation Of the gov
ernment of the United States and the
French High Commission. The tour
Is under the direction of the French
American Association of Musical Art.
The complete list OF patronesses for
the Washington concert includes Mrs.
Wilson, Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Lansing,
Nine. Jussersnd. Mrs. McAdoo. Mrs.
Baker. Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Miss
Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Mrs.
Frank Lyon Polk. Nine. Collardet.
Nine. de Blanpre. Nine. Louis Aubert,
Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mrs. Calderon
Carlisle. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock. Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs.
John Hays Hammond. Nine. Chris
tian Hauge, Mrs Henry Rea and the
members of the French High Com
mission.
The Casals recital at the National
on Friday was originally set for FRI
day of last week, but the authorities
would not lift the ban. II Is making
no great appeal to mere society" as
such, but rather to music lovers and
connoisseurs. by whom Casals is hailed
as the greatest living 'cellist Those
who heard him last season in the ben
eft concert at Mrs. CATS, In which
he shared honors with Mary Garden,
will not soon forget him--a little man
to handle such a big instrument, and
a great artist. Fairly bristling with
personality, under the control of a
marvellous technique, all fire and all
emotion, and all wonderful mastery
Of his instrument. That-and many
things besides-is Casals. His pro-
gram, printed in this column last
Sunday, is in itself an invitation to
all music lovers, and the invitation
should not need to be repeated.
Finally even the clubs are getting
together again for their usual meet
ings. Word comes that the Congress
sional Club will resume its Red Cross
work this week. The surgical dressing
department will begin on Monday,
November 4. and the sewing depart
ment on Thursday, November I.
The workrooms at the clubhouse
were open until the middle of August.
when many members left for their
homes. 1t was expected to reopen all
departments Of the war service work
the first of October. but It was post
poned on account of the epidemic.
Mrs. Horace NJ. Towner, the presi-
dent of the club, announces that the
activities of the regular club season
will begin December 4. when the first
business meeting will be held. On
Friday. December the club will en-
joy its first program and Informal re-
ception.
The Columbian Women of George
University will hold their
first meeting of the season Tuesday,
November IL. at 4 o'clock, at the Col
lege Women's Club. 1922 street.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty has
come back from New York and is In
her old quarters at the Shoreham
You remember she went up there
about two weeks ago. when the epi-
demic was at its height. and it SEEM
ed best to close the Red Cross salvage
shop which she was running. 1t was
not good time to be handling other
peoples cast-off belongings. so the
shop was closed and Mrs Dougherty
went off for . little Hsll-earned yaca-