The Washington times., 1919-09-18

uoer. Among them are Miss Gwendo-
Ivn Lowry OF Chicago. formerly study
ing with q pupil Of DR.. Auer's. She
has a fne violinistic delivery and Is
a hard student OF the difficult "etudes"
of Rode, one Of which was played BY
jacques Thibaud. the great French
yiolinist, at his last concert in wash
lngton during the past season. IS an
extremely effective solo number.
The Washington Conservatory. as
announced Sunday in our columns. Is
now open for the fall season The
teachers Of the various departments
have arrived from their vacations.
Madame Isabel Garvin Shelley, head
Of the vocal department. spent the
entire summer studying voice and ad-
Vanced conducting with Chicago
leading vocalist; Madame Mildred
Edhols has returned from Petersburg
where she had been visiting her hus-
band, Major Echols, OF the army camp
there, and will resume her piano
classes. Madame EeholB has In the
past also accompanied the orchestral
work Of the conservatory students
under the baton Of Professor Lado-
witch.
The department Of dramatic art -
temporarily without q head, but sew
eral noted exponents Of this art are
under consideration and the vacancy
win shortly be nlled.
The National Quartet win present
the following numbers at Ingram
Memorial Congregational Church
next Sunday: Morning service an
them, 'Fear Not, @ Israel" spickerf
bass solo, Teach Ne Thy Way" Ber-
wald; anthem. Lead. Kindly Light,
Buck; evening service. Hast Thou
Not Heard" Phueger; soprano ana
contralto duet. Rest" Rubienstein;
anthem. Rock OF Ages" Buck.
The chorus choir OF Ingram Church
Will have it's first rehearsal for the
coming year on tomorrow, Friday
evening, in the church auditorium.
Officers will be elected and plans
perfected for the 1880 season. The
choir will supplement the work OF the
National Quartet throughout the year,
and II Is planned to make the musical
part Of the services OF the church
second to none In the National Capt.
tai.
Washington musicians are still ac-
lively engaged in giving their serv-
ices to the camps in and around Wash
ington. The following recitals were
arranged this week by the War Camp
Community entertainment committee.
On Monday at Camp Meigs a recital
program was given by Mrs. Beulah
Harper Dunwoody, cOntralto: Helen
Gerrer, Violinist, with Myrtle Kes-
heimer accompanist- At Camp Leach
the same evening a recital was given
by Mrs. Flora BrylaWski, soprano, and
Woodland Gates.
Nine. HugIi-Camp. soprano. Of
Berne, Switzerland. was sOloist at Po-
tomac Park Tuesday evening. with
Helen Gerrer. VioliniSt. and Myrtle
Kesheimer, accompanist. At Eagle
Hut on Tuesday evening the concert
program was given by Mary Helen
Howe, soprano, and Edward Leman-
ski, baritone. the latter q member OF
Pershings Band and at present sta
toned at Camp Humphreys. Marie
Howe Garziglia was the accompanist,
and readings were given by Izetta
Jewell and Sarah Willard Howe.
At Camp Leach last evening a re-
cital was given by Barbara Hildreth.
cellist; Mrs. DunwOOdy, contrltO; Her
bert Aldrich, tenor, and Izetta Jewell
In dramatic selections.
The First Congregational Church
Choir will give the following musi-
cal program at the Sunday services.
under the direction Of Harry Edward
Mueller, organist and choirmaster:
Morning service, organ prelude,
"Andante in c. (Silasl; anthem.
Come Unto Ne" (scottj: onertOry
anthem, "Be Glad, o Ye Righteous"
(Steane); organ postIudes "Triumphal
March" (Costa).
The organ recital preceding the
evening service will be given by Mr..
Mueller with the following program:
ALLEGRO AppassiOnata," from ffth
sonata (Guilmant); "Intermezzo"
(Dunham); "WiIl o. the Wisp"
(Nevin); and themes from "LOhen-
grin" (Wagner).
Evening service: Duet "The Lord
Is My Light" (Buck). Miss Culp and
Mr. East; offertory anthem, The
Day Is Past and Over CMarks); in
cidental solos, Mrs. Campanole and
Mr.. Backing; organ postlude, Grand
ChoFus' (Duboisl