Evening star., 1918-07-28
MUSICAL MENTION

ington College Of Music that at a board
meeting held Tuesday evening Frank
Norris Jones was elected president Of
the college. BIr. Jones succeeds s. M
Fabian. recently resigned. who has been
connected with the school since its or
ganization and for several years past
has served as president C. E. Chris
tiani was elected vice president and
W. W. Delano will continue in the joint
Office Of secretary and treasurer. Mr..
Jones will be at the head Of the piano
department and Misses Dorothy Nc
cauley. Chorrellis Dixon and Effie
Drexilius have been added to the fac
ulty as assistants in the piano depart
ment. Miss Mary Thompson will assist
in the vocal department and Robert
Carey Stearns will have charge of the
primary CLASSES In theory and harmony.
partment. left Monday for Highmount,
N Z. where he will study with Isa-
dore Luckstone until September.
Mrs. A. M. Blair writes from Attain
tic City announcing that she has de-
cided to discontinue her musical ac-
tivieies- IN the National Capital She
had planned % return to Elmieigh.
her summer home near Canterbury
England. to remain until the close OF
the war, but will not be able to do 50
as she has not been able to obtain
the necessary passports At the pres
ent time she Is making tentative
plans to spend the coming winter In
Detroit with her son. Francis. who
Is there doing war work. Her elder
France since the outbreak of the war.
For the past nine years Mrs. Blair
has played a notable part in the mu-
sical life of Washington, and her de-
cision to retire is the cause of sincere
regret to her many friends and ad-
mirers. 80
She has been musical director Of the
Rubinstein. Monday Morning and Y.
W. c. A. Choral Clubs. and for a short
period OF a chorus of mixed voices,
also the Emmanuel Baptist Choral
Club. During the past winter she
has included in her many activities
an afternoon each week in entertain
ing the convalescents at the Walter
Reed Hospital, where she was known
by the soldiers as the "cheer-up lady"
Mrs. Blair's services to the cause of
music IN her native city, Washington.
have always been given gratuitously
and her striking personality and her
rare gifts of leadership have brought
the organizations singing under her
baton to a high state of efficiency.
Mr.. and Mrs Anton Kaspar, their
daughter Priska and Mrs. Kaspar's
sister, Miss Sto1l, are summering
tains near Waynesboro.; Pa. the choir
of Foundry Methodist Church, of
which. Mr.. Kaspar is director, having
disbanded for the summer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kaspar motor to Washington
each week. spending a couple of days
at-their residence here.
The Red Cross will be the bene-
dciary of a successful concert, given
in the tCherrydale Baptist Church,
Friday evening, by q quartet consist
ing of Mrs. Ruby Potter, soprano;
Miss Richie Mclean, contralto: Her
bert F. Aldridge, tenor. and T. A. Dom
aldson. bass. Solos were rendered by
each Of the singers and Louis A. Pot
ter, jr.. contributed two piano solos
as well as officiating as accompanist
and the ensemble numbers included
the Spinning Wheel quartet from
Martha; Come Away. Elves" from
Morgan. and two popular numbers
TN the Gloaming," by Harrison, and
Kentucky Babe" by Adam GeibeL
Community singing has become an
established feature in the musical
L
Of the plan of regular gatherings for
community singing at Takoma had
intended to discontinue these singing
evenings during the summer, and had
so announced. But requests for their
continuance came in. in such numbers
that 1t has been decided to hold an
other tomorrow evening, and If the
attendance and interest warrant, it
will be followed by others in August
and September, thus rounding out the
full year.
These affairs have been real COM
munity gatherings, the audiences, the
accompanies, the director. and all
others who have participated as solo
lists or readrs, except two. being resi-
one was for many years a resident of
Takoma.
At a recent business meeting all the
officers of the organization were re-
elected to succeed themselves, and
are as follows: Mrs. c. O. Townsend,
president; Mrs. 3. T. Galloway. vice
president; Miss M. Lettie Merrill, sec
retary and treasurer, and James w.
Dyre, director.
During the entire season Mrs. ], M,
Sylvester has served as pianist. and
Mrs. Ethel M. Seaman as organist.
Mr. Dyre has succeeded in enlistinR
the cooperation of all who have been
in attendance at the gatherings. and
every one has entered heartily into
the community spirit. A new feature
is promised for the meeting tomor-
row. The gathering will be held ON
the lawn Of the Presbyterian Church,
corner Of Maple and Tulip avnues, or
II the weather is unfavorable in the
church building itself, and will be-
gin at o'clock.
A.ss. ~. r,uasdau everinr enfertsfr.