Evening star., 1919-05-11


not elections that affect the fate of
nations, but that WELD a potent in
fuence on musical forces at the Ma
tional Capital officers and members
of the board of directors of the Fri
day Morning Music Club for next
season were elected, as follows, last
Friday: President Mrs. Eugene
Byrnes: first vice president, Mrs. Sam
uel Winslow: second vice president.
Mrs. Charles W. Fairfax; musical di-
rector. Miss Mabel c. Linton; assist
ant musical director, Miss Lucy Brick
enstein; treasurer. Mrs. Henry ROD
bins. recording secretary, Miss kath-
arine Riggs; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. J.. B. Kendall; chairman of the
chorus committee, Mrs. F. W. True;
librarian. Miss Maud SeWalt. and con-
ductor of chorus, Balnbrldse CrlSt
According to the constitution, three
new members were elected 10 the
Isle Howe, Mrs. Florence Howard
and Miss Virginia Bestor-With MRS.
Richard Dean. Mrs William Won
Bayer and Mrs. Duff Lewis noiuins
over from last season. Mrs. Miriam
Hilton was appointed CHAIRMAN VI tne
reception committee. Inc cup WI
hold it's meetings next season IN the
auditorium of the Cosmos CLUB. be-
ginning the middle of November.
The Rubinstein Club will bring it's
season to close tomorro| e,ehins
at the Mount Pleasant cong
tional Church, with an election or OIL
ficers followed by an informal mu-
sical Mrs. Wayne VIII cler, MTs. A.
l. Haycock. Miss Josephine Montasue'
Miss Helen Hopkins, Miss Helen bar
bee, with Miss Regina SUN an
pianist will contribute to the IN
sical program Associate members
are cordially invited to attend.
new quartet has been organized
for the Mount Vernon Place Methodlst
Church that bids fair to make some
of the citys more experienced choii >
look to their laurels. 1t consists OF
Fannie Shreve Heartsill. soprano; Ma
rie Koontz, contralto; Charles h. MY
ers, tenor and director. and francis
P Heartsill, bass. with Mrs. Marie
Humphreys Little, organist Inc pro,
gram to be given by them today VIII
include this morning the anthems.
Lift Up Your Heads" by Hopkins, ana
God So Loved the World by stain
er. and this evening, The Radiant
Morn Has Passed Away by WOOD
ward, and I'm a Pilgrim, IN
Stranger" by Marston.
The memorial concert in honor OF
American soldiers and sailors VINO
paid the supreme sacrifice during the
recent war will be given the evening
Of June II at Central High School.
The choral numbers will be rendered
jointly by the Polymnia Choral So
ciety of women's voices. the Euterpe
Society of mived voices and the Apollo
Glee Club of male voices. organlZa-
tions serving under the War camp
Community Service. which have joined
forces for the rendition of the nota-
BILE program chosen by the conductor,
Otto Torney Simon. as appropriate TO
the sentiment of the occasion. Inc
singers now number upward of two
hundred voices. but much larger
chorus is desired to present effectively
some of the impre essive portions of
THE Messiah" Verdi's Requiem
and other similar compositions. Any
singers, therefore, Interested. either
for the sentiment of the occasion or
the pleasure of the ensemble singing
are cordially invited to join these or
ganizations at the rehearsals. which
are held Tuesday evenings in the par
ish hall Of Epiphany Church. on g
street.
Miss Virginia Little. contralto. will
be the offertory soloist this morning
at Gunton Temple Presbyterian
Church, when she will sing 20 God,
Be Merciful to Me-" by Percippe. The
triple quartet, directed by John g.
Klein. with Mrs. Klein at the organ.
Heaven and a New Earth" by Gaul.
with incidental solo by Fred East,
and Praise the Lord" by Randegger.
The music at the 'Soiree Franchise"
given recently at Rauschers by pupils
ed one of the most enjoyable fea-
lures of the evening. Opening the
program with singing of The Star
Spangled Banner" by audience and
school, the chorus of the school fol-
lowed with LIE Regiment de Sam
bre ct Meuse" and "A May Morning"
Misses Jane Zeverly and Zella Wheel
Emily Dunn contributed two num-
bers, "Danse' and "Priere," by Bres-
ser; Jane Zeverly. "Valse." by Van
Gail. and "LAlouette." by Tschaikow-
sky. Other selections were a song,
En- Chemin," by Thomas, by Louise
scharwenka. and Air due Dauphin."
by Roeckel. Claudia May Smith;
From an Indian Lodge" by Mac
Dowell. Susan v. Brydon; violin
solos. "Chanson de Berceau." by
Hauser, and "Cantabile ct BoIero." by
Danbe, Mary M Brydon. with Susan
Brydon accompanist. Among those
La Princesse Emerande," billed as
"Une Comedie par Dupres' and La
Poudre aux Yeux." by Labiche ct Mar
tin. were Margaret W. Brewer. Ann
W. Craven. Virginia w. Brewer.
Katharine c. Snyder. Claudia NJ.
Woodville. Margery A. Hall. Frances
Peasants. Susan v. Brydon. Mary w
Brydon, Irone n. Russell, Elizabeth
Mohun. leila T. Wheeler. Beatrice
Henderson, Eleanor P. Snyder. Sally
F. Smith. Suzanne Bradley, Anna E.
Roosevelt. Grace N: Sutherland. Anne
G. Hume. Emily v. Dunn, Elizabeth
A. Welsh, Elinor A Totten and Eliza
beth Woodville.
Mrs. Olive Joyce will be tho offer
tory soloist at the Church Of Incar-
heard in 'Fear Not Ye, o Israel" by
Buck. The choir, directed by Mrs.
Henry White. will render .'Te Deum
in B Flat Major (Custance) and
"Jubilate in A Major" (Farrett). Emf
lie Margaret White, at the organ. will
play as prelude Asses Death.'' from
peer Gynt Suite" by Grieg, and for
postlude "Marche Triumphale," by
Scotson Clark.
A pleasant feature of the reception
and dance given by the Stonewall
Chapter, U. d. c., at Wardman Park
Hotel Wednesday evening was an inn
promptu musical program contributed
by Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton and
Mrs. B. s. Gantz. Mrs. Milton sang
several of her own compositions
meeting with much enthusiasm after
her rendition of The Last Rose of
Summer" and believe Me of ALI Those