Evening star., 1919-11-16

of her appointment as a director OF
the newly organized National Associa-
ton of Harpists at the final meeting
of incorporation in New York city
last week. The notification was
signed by committee consisting OF
such distinguished names in the world
of music as Carlos Salzedo. Bertha
E. Becker, Melville Clark, ]. Harold
Burke, Marie Miller, Helen O'Don-
nell. William Place, jr.; Gertrude 1.
Robinson. Van Veachton Rogers, Har-
riet A. Shaw and Helen Donnelly-
Williams, and is a just recognition
of Mrs. Brosius' attainments as an
artist and of her success in furtner-
ing the renaissance of interest in the
harp as a solo instrument. The or
ment. in line with other efforts in the
musical field of today, to do away
with the "happy-go-lucky' methoos
of by-gone days; and the distinctive
objects of the association. as outlined
in the brief announcement, are:
1. The establishment of master
classes.
2. Establishment Of free scholar
ships Pupils to be selected by means
of examination. Children gifted tof OF
composing preferred. (knoWledge ol
piano playing required.)
ments in schools, colleges and con-
'servatories throughout the country:
4. Annual convention, with ialE dife
ensemble of harps. to be held in dl1-
ferent parts of the country.
5. Standardization of the posltloh
of the 'harpist at the harp; .s,n
6. Development of the "harp l9ed
from the point of view both OF pay.
ing and composing. so I'M. .naI t.ument ome n" no Q
becomes as a concert lNstrumen' W
less musically important tnan ehe
best known instruments.
An annual international prize con-
test to enlarge the repertolrehoI ene
harm in solo with or without Orches-
tral and as a. basis of chamber music.
& The encouragement OF al AZ
tempts aiming. toward the per1ectlon
Iof the harp from the manufacturing
viewpoint. L,an, of
9. The solution OF the ptooieA
the perfection of harp strings.
10 creation of a journal devoted eA-
clusively to the cause of the harp.
~ establishment of branches OF tne e
association throughout the Unlteo
Sta.es establishment of foreign bu-
Mrs Brosius left yesterday for an
extended concert trip which VIII take
her as far west as Denver, ner l.1ne
ary including Toledo ana Cleveidno, ~ ,
ohio: Rock Island and chicago IL >
Tan..s C,itv and other important CEN
Refore she left she gave recital 1or
the shell-shocked soldiers at 81. Elza.
beth's Hospital and last oa.1lu ~
played for the pati;e1ntis paaa;1ai at at the latter
n1ace was arranged primarily Tor lne
conyalescent soldiers among tne Pc ;.
tients, but in response 70 aSer1
from others there, like the Wahuer tr,
ing minstrel OF ola: fsre sne she left had
n1aved in every part of the ouiIoimS
Giving numbers showing the pose,
S;,;t;es of the modern instrument aS
we'll as folk songs and the more ny,
miliar old favorites one W. &, Ro-
ninde her tour with a recital IN ~ ~
cheiie PARK, N. j., and return "
Wa shingt6n about the middle OF De-
cember.
Announcement is made that R Mrs'
ua1iia Davenny. soprano; Mrs. Beu-
1ah Harper Dunwoody, contrailo' ~
Hollis Dayenny, tenor. and Dr. Leu
,old Glushak bass, will pe tne SUI
ists at the Christmas renaltioh 0 oi
"The Messiah" by the Motet Chor a. q
Society. Otto T. Simon. director 70 pe
:' necemher 20 at Central High
School
10 William Stansfield. dean OF the
District of Columbia Chapter OIL .ne
American Guild OF da,, osan,s sftsrn"on
at the Dunbar General Civic center
giving an exacting program OF COM
! nositions by Faulkes. Bacn, LeHale'
Gounod and Pietro Yon. He was as
sisted by DR.. G. Sumner Wormiey'
baritone. and MRS. Lulu I1o"o
son, accompanlSt.
The National Quartet will give
.concert at Walkersville, Md, Friday
evening. This concert will be the
musical feature of the 1929 celebra.
tion of Walkersville, held the present
week.
The musical program to be given
this morning by the double quartet
choir at ST. PauI's Episcopal Cnurcn:
Rock Creek Parish, will consist OF
Te Deum" and "3uSllats .o How Ry pqE1ay Amiy
able, by Maunder, with William
Hulme' Taylor at the organ
Mrs. R: Franceska Kaspar IS ar, Lawson sHc;ta1
engagements in the south, during
which she will sing at the Nassau.
nutten Military Academy. at Front
Royal Va, for the civic league. at
blackstone colegs Van and faert at the Mne an-
dian Normal College. N. c.
Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax, chairman
of the music committee OF the Arts
Club. left yesterday for Mercersburg;
pa. in company with Mr.. Fairfax ana
Miss Lucille Hardison. to attend the
| feld day exercises at MercersPuirs
Acad,my, where her son. Bowen FAR
AK. is a student. u.,;.,
Eifth Baptist Church choir. William
Palmer, director. is preparing q
program for the annual meeting OF
he Association of Baptist Churches
at the opening session in the apove
church tomorrow evening at ''oo
The choir of forty voices will give a
half hour of music and sing inclden., .,
aily during the evening. the program
being as follows: ,a God
"Jubilate" (Galbraith). Behold, Goo
Is Mighty" .(Woolerl. soloists, MRS.
richards and Mr.. Johnson; 20 Come
to the Merciful Savior" (Harr1s). So
ioists. Miss Jones and Mrs: Thompson
IRON Heavenly Heights" (Wooler);
soloist. Mrs Windsor; "Te Deum
1AIzamora), soloists, Mrs. Chapin
Mrs. redmond. Mr.. Crimes and Mr.
lanes: praise. Ye. the Lord" (Ran-
depeer). soloist, Gladys Price. Emma
Louise thompson will preside at the
organ.