The Washington times., 1919-09-11

lists. and chorus that is featured on
! several programs during the year.
THE active membership of the Club
| numbers about 80, while the men,
! oership Of the Club is in all about
| zoo.
Among the soIoists for the first
/ months programs are Mrs. Heinl,
pianist. a very gifted pupil of the
| late Edward MacDowell. Paul
Veasey, baritone, is to sing some
! English songs Of particular musical
value. The public makes the ac-
] quaintance of a larger number OF
musicians IN Washington through
the programs of the Friday Morning
Music Club than in any other circle
of the city.
The officers of the Club this year
are: President, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes;
vice president, Mrs. Samuel WinslOw;
treasurer. Mrs. Henry Robbins; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. J. B.
Kendall; recording secretary, Miss
Katherine Riggs; musical director,
Miss Mabel Linton: assistant musical
director, Miss Lucy Brickenstein;
chorus director. Mrs. +. w. True;
governors and officers, Miss Sewall,
Mrs. Hilton, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Wall
ter Bruce Howe. Miss Bestor, Mrs.
Son Boyer, Mrs. Richard Dean.
The Motet Choral Society. under
| the direction of Otto Torney. Simon,
| will reorganize this season under the
auspices of the War Camp Community
Service. The last concert Of the
Motet Society was given in December,
| 1917. at the Belasco Theater, at
which time they had the honor of
/ singing before the President. The
Motet was disbanded because of the
war, and the depletion OF it's forces
! due to the entrance into the service
of many OF the men members of this
| choral choir.
Mr.. Simon intends uniting the
| forces of the Motet, and those Of the
| newly organized choral clubs who
gave the impressive Memorial Con-
| cert at Central High School last
/ spring. These were the Polymnia,
| the Apollo, and the EUteTpe Chorali
| Clubs
The Motet will begin its rehearsaIs
/ about the end of this month, the date
/ to be announced later. As is their
custom, they viii give two concerts
during the season. The programs of
the Motet have always filled an in
dividual place in the musical life of
the community, both as to novelty
and as to the color in tone and blend
Of voices that is a part Of the ideal
in music that Mr.. Simon tries to in
still into his choral work This will
De the eighth season of this choral !
society.
George II. Wilson will be accom-
2anist for the Motet, position he has
held for some years, first as associate !
with Mrs. Otto TOrney Simon, who I
was so vital a factor in the music life
OF Washington, and later as the regu-
lar accompanist OF the society. The |
secretaries Of the Motet will be DR.. c. !
P. Frailey and Mrs. Joseph Dunn.
Trinity Community Choir held its |
first rehearsal Of the season last even |
ing at the church, Third and c streets !
northwest. 1t is the purpose of the [
director. Hollis Edison Davenny, to /
limit the membership OF this commu-
nifty chorus choir to sixty members, =
thereby insuring a standard excel !
lence in the development Of the choral
music. John Wilson, Organist of the l
church, is the accompanist.
The Rubinstein Club will have as
solo artist for its opening concert of /
the season Theo KarIe, the celebrated
tenor.
Grace More the ,4t-oo+s--. ---- B