The Washington times., 1919-01-16

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chestra held,its nfat regular, rehseisai
f:!.ths new year Tussssy evening at
the Wilson Normal, School, corner of
] Eleventh spd Harvard streetsi at 1880.
uAder the direction. or Hsnalip e.
Coxswei1.,, direetpr ef music of the
washington Public Schools this or.
shestrs has proven its 3.usefuiness in
many citicg ahairsF during the period
Of. the iwar,, when music was SO vital
q facter' In a1 Il publie. assemblies, ~, 4
II is dssiIsd 70 increase. ;the, mem
ared pieces The frst public 1appssf-
anes eSf this Orchestra will fbe. 81 the
e.entfsf High Schtol 8 some rtinis in
Februa ~, Ia a conc .It for the ibenefit
81 the iRsd .Cross. - :,
ANY person playing an o,ehsstral
Instrument. particularly strings or
Roed Winds. ~ cordially urged to
join the sofeantsatioh. ti Bring instrJ.
mept and music stand, and be on hand
next tTdesssy eSehfng at :7;so. :" Z.
Sunday evening has become ;;"mustc"
evening at the ARTS Club, On JaplsFy
II the music topic, for the evening was
''The Art OF France In Song, Painting,
Scnipture and Architecture to- be prer
sented by Mrs. r. q. Harrington and
George julian zolnay. & =. -. -.
The evening of Sunday, January -,
will be deroted to the competitions Of
Bainbridye csist. the american. com.
poser, who is at present in Washington
on war work. 4 short talk on "Aneri-
cap Music" win be- given by, Nr. Crtst.
and his songs win he sspg by Mrs.
Fairfax, Nrs FrapceskI Kaspar Law
son AMI Miss Miriam Sturteiaht. -
Lieut. Charles Trowbrisxs Tiltlnxn
- now statiensd at Camp Humphre.s.
Being attached to the judge advocate
seneral's o6iee. Mr.. Tittmap Is on
leave OF absence frem his choir posi-
ton as soioist at All Souls Caita.ian
Church. -. =.
The marchipg song. spirit OF WIG
tory" by HsHalin E.. Cogsweil, has
been sung into n Columbia graphic
phone record in their series OF Colum-
| bia band marches' and physical drills
for schools. = The record Is nov in
It's third edition and lis not only a
good school march, but will serve as
ap acoompaninfent for the. song. The
words were aiso Written by M. Cogs.
zen and the march song is dedicated
to General Pershins. ) - i.
sergt- william G. Packer. of the
Chemical Warfare Service Of the
Edgewood Plant, Nd. furnished the
solo for Calvary NJ E Church re-
Gently. 81, +. -" IL:
: Charles Lester, Riemer. song leader
| in the war service of the United
States, army, has just returned to
Camp Meade from Camp. Jackson. S.
c., where heswas connected with Bat
terry A, Tenth regiment field artil.
lery. Mr. Riemer IL to be mustered
out Of the service soon, with honor,
| and will return ITO his profession nal
music. world. 49,,
| He uritcs: my work while SOL
der in the great army wss very
interesting. having been bandnaaster
and musical director of the orchestra
at Camp Jackson. as we'll as song
header. will return to Washington
about the 10th Of January, and win
be glad to again serve in the capacity
OF song. leader or director OF music
as ! did, before my departure for
camp" ....'-..-,....-.>-,..... .- -,
Miss Dick Root Washington rep
! resentatiye Of the. Musical Courier,
vas seloist recently at q meeting OF
the PEN wornen's League.
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The sudden Death. of Frank Norris
Jones. the. pianist. IS deeply felt in
Washington by large circle OF
friends ef, this young musician. who
hss-,filled q very, vital place in the
eity's music world.
1t is chiefly to teaching that Nr.
Jenes has devoted hiuself IN recent
years. Coming home from bits studies
| ~ ySaA Nf
the faculty of the Washington Col
lege Of Music. and az ths time of hts
death was the president OF the col
lcge. syceeedlng his former teacher
s. NJ. Fabian, with whom he prepared
for this European stYdies.
Frank Jones Will be sincerely miss-
ed for his gracious and bueyaRt per-
| sonsiity, as well as for his gift as
T. musiciaps and teacher.
A letter yith auerx has been
washington Tdmes ~cepeeFnipS. the
concert Of Cssals, the Spa1ish 'ceIlist.
whose return TO this country The
Times announced tscentiy. IT reads:
~"I see. that c@Sais is bscS from
spain. hpt why doesn't he come te
WsshinSten. as advertised to play
November 81? A large humber Of
music patrons are Holding tickets.
still 'aEsttingf the snhoureement. '.
| "Runor has IT that sCasSls .,as
jumped bic contracts and his man
ayers have fioSnF' Signed. 4 Music
Eatron,, =" : g.. 49," -
The Times ted, at the time Of the
postponen.nt Of, the ,casaig eoseer,
c.ssisS c. % rsturn 18th to"the seoustiy,, ewins
to. the difftcaIties in: crossing tbs
ocean at that ttnie, 1T was also re-
| parted that the i concert would be
sysp when. ths. capeeisd' dates could
be- arrangsd for. > ~. =. - ','>'.
| 1T would not seem that 20 great an
artist s.s Pablo casals would return
to this eeuatry. t~Ssre he hss n&t
with such Efest sueessS and. than
would Hgveos.k ignore biz erefes,
:isnsi eb,iFsticks, Let us hope: hs:
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