Evening star., 1919-03-09

! ton of music in the chiid's daily cur
riculum. 1t IS also the natural result
| of the efforts of DR.. Hamlin s. Cogs-
well, supervisor of music in the pub
| lie schools. to develop the latent or
graded schools. several of them hav-
| ing already orchestras of as many as
thirty members. Mr.. Witteii. who
comes from Columbia. Pa. has been
recently discharged from the service.
having served as solo cIarinetist III
one OF the regimental bands and also
| as instructor of band Instruments. He
| is said to be an exceptionally fine
violinist and to consider that his ma
/ jor instrument He has already taken
| UP his work in the schools and DR..
Cogswell announces that more violins
| and double basses would be welcomed
| in thescommunity orchestra which re-
hearses Tuesday evenings at the Will
son Normal School.
| Sydney Lloyd wrfghtson, whose
| contract with the Church of the Cow
| enant does not expire until June IL,
| has been re engaged for another year
/
The date, March o5, of the first con-
i cert of the Polymnia Society and the
! Apollo Glee Club, under the auspices
| of the War Camp Community Service,
was arranged by that organizatio
with the community centers. In its ac-
| ceptance by the musical director, Otto
| Torney Simon, he had no knowledge
| that the date was already selected
| for concert by another similar or
ganization.
Mr.. and Mrs. David G. Cheesman of
Brookland announce the engagement
| of. tn cir daughter, Helma, to Yelling
| ton J. Ga1bratth. formerly of Hami1-
ton. Ontario. Miss Cheesman, who is
coterie of singers. spent three years
| in Berlin previous to the war, study
| ing with Franz Proschowsky. On her
return she took charge of the vocal
department of the College of st. Scho-
lastica, Duluth, Mimi. and also, for
one season, acted as assistant to Earle
Schumann, in his studio at Dubuque,
Iowa. Since her return to Washington
| she has been soloist at st. Margaret's S
| Episcopal and other churches. Mr.
Galbraith, though a Canadian by
| BIRTH is an American citizen and
nal Corps, from which he has but re-
Gently been discharged. He is an elec-
trical engineer and is now an inspec-
tor of electrical equipment with the
Submarine Fleet Corporation, his ter
| ritory covering the states of New
York, Connecticut and Massachuse It's
The marriage Will take place in the
early autumn and the young couple
will make their home In or near New
York city.
Gold medals for. application and
progress were awarded to Pauline
| Gran. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. ].
E. Graff, and Edith s. AustermuhI.
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Aus
| termuhl. by Miss Georgia Miller, at
the the recital Friday evening Of the vir..
gil Clayier Piano School Miss Graft
played Schumann's 'sWhims," "Poupee
Valsant." by Poldini; lie Cygr,e," by
Saint -Saens, and the A major Polo
nafse, Chopin, and Miss Austermuhl
gave Schubert's "Imprompfu. op. 80.
! both by Schumann.
me remaining numbers by other
students included: "Slumber Song"
by Virgil. Lillian Green; bad Boy"
by J. MokreJs; Robins" and Hunting
song. by Virgil, Frances Lehman;
J. Mokrejs: "scherzo,s by Gurlitt,
Ernsstine Jaffe; Sonata" by Kuhler;
"Elffn Dance" by Grieg: "Impromntr,''
Maxurka," by Lack, Rena Topper;
vaIcik" lfrom Bohemian suite), by
sa,.;.. sriml; Elegie;. by Nollet, olive
GODDARD. Anna Kennedy: Sonata Pa
thetique" tgrave. allegro). by Bee
| thoven; Study" (from opus 74ol. by
Czerny; Dawn by Friml: .'Hark
Hark, the Lark" by Schubert -Liszt.
and "Polonaise. by Mcdowell, Kath-
ryn Beck.
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st. Mary's Chapel, st. Johns partah.
which occurred Monday evening,
proved a notable event in the presen,
tation to Washington audience Of
Harry Burlcigh, the well known sing
er and song writer, and Melville
Charlton, organist of Union Seminary.
New York city, and an associate OF
the american Guild of Organists. Mr..
Charlton played q well balanced pro-
gram that showed both his own and
ana Wfdor numbers being especially
characterized by a clarity of contra
puntal Interpretation such as marks 8
the skilled erganist. AS a singer, Mr..
sur,eigh % has gift for Interpreting
showed a seasoned art. His third
number was OF special interest ba-
ing entitled The Benediction Of
Peace" and dedicated ito ali who
gave their lives for, the right" This
known as his Young Warrior"
which has been one of the signal con
tributions to recent song music ON
war themes. Other numbers on the
"Benediction Nuptial," by Dubois:
"Elegie." by Yuferoff; '.Minuet" and
"Priere." from Gothic Suite bv
Boellrnann; "Chromatic Fantasia by
Thiele; "On Bonded Kees," by Bur-
and vocal solos, Judge Me. o. God"
by Buck, and Legend OF the SAGE
Bush" from lie Jongleur de Nofre
Dame" by MasseRet.
Mrs. Maurice X. Peck gave a third
musical at her home recently. This
time her talk was on Form in
Music" and Katherine Mcmillan and
Ruth Mitchell. aged seven and six.
respectively. played from memory
pieces Illustrating the musical period,
and two and three part song forms
Afterward Mrs. Peck anaIyzed and
Dowell, Lieurance, Liebiing and Mo-
zart.
The La Fayette Lodge Quartet, COM
posed of J. F. M. Bowie, first tenor.
Clarence FL. Sorrell, second tenor;
w Moore, second bass, contributed
several numbers at the S O'Clock ves-
per service last Sunday afternoon at
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church.
Mrs. Frank Noske and Miss Hazel
Bornheim left yesterday for a ten
day trip to sing under the auspices of
the Y. NJ c. A. for the men in camps
RESORTS.
NORTH CAROLINA.