The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-22
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Music Club Program.
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The auditorium of the Y. w. =. "A
building was filled last night to near
the program which had been arranged
by Miss May milestone and MIS-
Florence Wright Schouten. ProI. T.
C. Hayden directed the community
singing, the accompaniment TOT
which was played by the high school
orchestra. The girls glee club OF tho
high school led the singing from the
stage. Two new patriotic songs welS
sung. The formal program opened
with two numbers by the high school
orchestra under the leadership oil
Professor Hayden, The Red Mill, by
Victor Herbert. and The Golden Spur,
by Weber. The Monday Music CLUB
always has both pleasure and pride
in hearing the musical organizations
of the high school and appreciates the
splendid work Professor Hayden does
in the schools.
A woman's chorus under the direc'
ton Of Mrs. Schouten, sang Inc
Rosary, by Nevin, and A Song OF
Spring, by Neidlinger. Both were
very tuneful and received hearty ap
plause. Those in the chorus were
Mrs. 9. F. Skirvin, Mrs. Leo GredeH'
Mrs. Hugh Dumenil, Mrs. waiter
Bode, Mrs. Forest Conner. and the
Misses McBain, Schevers, Floel'
| Biyin. Honbs, Conner. Hopkins,
Marie Sitter, Ruth Sitter. Writ. Lar
sen, Knights, Milestone and Schout-
| en-. Mrs. Vernon Mckay played the
| accompanying most acceptably.
| Miss Edna Adamson gave two reao
ings. the first was Adalina OF the
Drama, a cutting from one OF the
Belinda stories, and the second was
a dialect number, The Italian Moon.
| Responding to an encore, she reau
| A Quiet Afternoon, child 1mper-
sonation. Miss Adamson always
pleases her audience and her work
i last night was cordially received.
Mr.. Carl Sitter was heard for thu
| first time before the Monday Music
club. He sang Requiem by Homer,
and Invictus by HUM, and respondlns
| to an encore, he sang Drink TO Me
Only With Thine Eyes. Mr.. Sitter
has baritone voice, round and fuil.
and one which gives much promise
with training. He has studied only
about two years and recently had
course with MacBurney in Chicago
Mrs. Schouten played the accomp-
ailments most sympathettcally Miss
Helen Milestone gave two piano
numbers, Staocato Caprice, by Vog-
rich. and Cracovienne Fantastique, by
| Paderewsh Miss MILESTONE plays
with style and individuality and has
| Temperament which. is an asset -
any musician.
Mrs. Florence Wright Schouten
sang three short numbers, Boat Song,
by Ware, In a Garden, by Codmen,
and Hows MY Boy, by Homer. Re-
spending to an encore she sang By
| the Waters of Minnetonka. Mrs.
Schouten's work is too well known to
need comment. In, her numbers last
night, she followed her custom OF
choosing songs that are tuneful and
within the understanding and appre,
| citation of every one. That is one of
| the elements which helps to make
Mrs. Schouten the popular singer that
she Is.
| The program closed with two
piano number, Andante and Variation
by Sindig, played by Miss May Whet-
stone and Miss Helen Milestone.
The number was difficult one, the
changes in the variations, the fire.
quent changes in tempo, from the
andante to the brilliant allegro, all
made an interesting composition,
presented in excellent style by the
two players. Sindig Is Norwegian
composer and rated next to Grieg
among their national composers.
French Aid Society.
The French Aid meets at the. Red
Cross shop every Wednesday morning
from 9 to II o'clock and welcomes all
women who wish to give time to work
for hospitals in France The work is
such that any woman can do without
previous instruction, and it is hoped
that a large number will come tomor-
| row morning. A very recent letter
from headquarters speaks in this
way Of the desperate need:
Surgical dressings are one of the
greatest present needs in the hospiC-,
ais of France. The Chicago COM
mittee of the American fund for
French wounded has just received
the alarming news from Paris that
owing to lack Of surgical dressings
and hospital supplies, the French
hospitals are facing the prospects OF
being unable to care adequately for
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