Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-14
Musical Club Recital at
Hauberg Home Is One
of Best Ever Presented

Auspicious was the opening Of
the season OF the Rock Island Mu-
steal club yesterday afternoon
when Mrs. ]. H.. Hauberg threw
open her beautiful home for the
first program OF the year. The
spacious rooms were crowded with
members Of the club and seldom
has a more beautiful program been
given, and with the ideally beauti-
ful setting the afternoon was a not
able one in the history of the or
ganiZation.
Preceding the musical numbers
Mrs. j. r. Tuckis. the president,
presented Mrs. J. J. DOrgan OF DAY.
export. district president Of the
Federation Of Musical clubs, who
spoke briefly Of the fact that the
National Federation of Musical
clubs is to hold its next biennial
session in 1921 in the three cities.
She spoke OF the plans that are al
ready going forward and OF the
benefit that will result to the COM
munity from such a meeting.
Miss Katherine Gest, one of the
delegates to the biennial OF the ma
tiOnal body held last June in Pet
eTsbOro, n. H.. told in her mimi
table and clever way her impress
siOns of the biennial She de-
sCribed the more important parts
of the biennial program. and spoke
especially of the fact that large
numbers Of composers were in At
tendance who assisted in the pre-
sentatiOn of their works, or we're
in some way concerned with the
intimate life OF the biennial She
also spoke of the pageant which
was one Of the features e le bien
NAL meeting and wbicf tracted
the attention OF musical Jple the
country over.
Mrs Joseph Goldsmith read
letter written to the club from the
French orphan whom the organi-
cation is supporting, and also let
Ter from Robert Macdonald. who
recently appeared with Robert
Long, baritone. in a recital com
plimentary to the club member
ship. He spoke Of the pleasure it
accorded TO him to play on this
occasion and thanked the club for
its interest in him and Mr.. Long.
Mrs. Swan Nyquist urged the
club interest in the student depart
ment of the organization and asked
lIld1 bON > do W eli do 3 II II GAAA OAA III
this department of the work.
The club had as its special guest
OF the afternoon Homer Rode
HEAVIER OF the Sunday party. who
sang a group of three songs, Miss
Josephine Lille of Davenport acting /
as his accOmpanist. His first num- I
Der was DeKoven's musical setting
to Rudyard kipling's Recession /
al; the second was Sidney HON. /
eT's Banjo Song" and the third a Z
new work Lonesome" all of
which he sang beautifully, in fact /
thu ladies were so delighted they /.
urged him to sing again, but he re
fused to do SO.
Every number on the program /.
was a feature and it was arranged !
in such a way as to make it nj spec /
iaI interest, with variety enough to /
relieve the purely study part of it. !
Miss Bessie Noftsker played two |
organ numbers, Festival Prelude" /
by Dudley Buck and 'Cantilena'
following the singing of The Star .
by Stebbins as the opening number /
Spangled Banner" The organ in /
the Hauberg home is a wonderful !
instrument on which may be pro
duced effects that are as unusual /
as they are beautiful, and Miss |
NOftsker gave splendid reading .
of the numbers. Miss AtheI Lin
dorff followed with a harp num-
Der "LaHarpe Eolienne" by Code
froid in which she displayed Il /
marked improvement over her |
playing of q few months ago. She |
has developed into real artist on
the instrument and the number was |
greatly enjoyed. She also played |
the concluding selections on the |
program THE Swan" by Saint +.
Saens and American Fantosie" by !
Pinto, her mother, Mrs Muriel Lin
dorff playing the organ accompani-
ment, the two instruments to-
gether producing a really beauti-
full and pleasing combination.
Mrs. J. r. Freeman, with Miss |
Notovena Steck at the piano sang a !
group of songs from the cycle !
Love in a Cottage" by Reddick, |
giving five numbers: In the Cour- /
try; Plans; The Gift; Love |
All Around Us" and The Little |
House,. The story is that of a |
young couple beginning housekeep !
ing and Mrs. Freeman gave a good |
Interpretation of the cycle Miss
Steck in her usual capable manner
played three numbers: Snake
Charmer," by Powell; "Wistaria'
bv yucca and 'Whim' by FOote.
Mrs. j. f. ClarksOn read Organ
Music" by Washington Irving with
Miss Katherine Gest playing the
musical setting, a number that was
delightful and unusual and very
beautiful.