The Washington herald., 1920-07-04
LMUSICIAN
OTHER DAYS.
Interesting Facts 'Given
Showing Activities of
Local Talent.


During the passing of the years
which total quarter of q century
there has not been as great a
change in the personnel of those
who have taken a prominent place
in musical circles In Washington as
one might imagine. While this brief
sketch does not pretend to enumer-
ate all Of those now active in local
| musical FIELDS and whose activities
date back, to the months of June
and July, 1895. yet IL will doubtless
prove Of interest to the musicians
Of this city.
Twenty-Five years ago. Prof. T.
w. Tomlins, of Chicago, was in
structing a High School chorus of
500 children, which presented a fes-
uval Of song at the Academy Of
Music. before q very large audience.
The singers were assisted by Maude
Powell, violinist; the Apollo Quar-
tet. composed Of Messrs. Mcfarland.
Turpin. Reside and Ryan. Mrs.
Ernest Lent and Arthur Mayo were
| the accompanies.
Mrs. Lent was not alone in her
activities in musical work for her
| ested in the progress Of the Manu-
script Society of New York. In this
connection. he sent to the headquar-
ters of the society the names of the
following Washington musicians
| who had evidently expressed a de-
sire to become members Of that or
ganization. They were: Anton
Gloetzner. Harry Wheaton Howard.
John Porter Lawrence, DIR. J. w.
Bischoff, Henry xander. D. G. Pfeif-
fer. Robert Stearns, and Z. Ware.
One of these men, Anton Gloetz-
ner, gave his annual piano recital
with his pupils at Universalist
Church. Another, John Porter Law
re nee, was heard in an organ recital
| at Waugh NJ. E. Church. with w. d.
| Mcfarland as tenor soloist.
AT that time Miss Alys Bentley
and Joseph Finokel were among the
pupils of Mrs. Edwin z. Perkins,
who gave I students musicale at
the Cairo.
Another successfuI teacher was
MIS- H. H. Mills. who had as a pu-
| pill Miss Alice Judson, who sang
| the role of "ICla" in Cavalleria
Rusticana in Baltimore with the
)Iinrichs Opera Company and re-
ceived enthusiastic praise for her
excellent singing.
The Choral Society was. as usual.
having dificulties. The particular
complaint twenty-five years ago
was that the society vas unable 20
secure a competent orchestra for
playing the accomplishments And it
was also having its customary
hardship in finding a cuifable audi
torium in which to give it's con-
certs. AS a result of the efforts to
secure an orchestra steps were
taken to orgenize a symphony or
chestra TO do this work. The musi-
clan who was then in the lead in
this progressive movement was
Herman c. Rakemarn. who worked
so faithfully in later years to ac-
finally succeeded.
Prof T. Willie ;fms-Pearman gave
a concert at CEiversalist Church,
and ene OF the soloists was Mrs.
Kitty Thompson Perry. Mrs. Berry
was, st that time. soprano soloist at
| 81. Andrews Episcopal Church.
where Miss Eleanor Simonds was
contralto. A. F. Mosher tenor, and
Charles Z. Ricc pass.
The Damrosch Society at their
annual meeting elected Herndrn
Mprsell. director: f. A. Varela- &C
companist: James G. Traylor, pres
ident;. DR.. D. H. Risss. vice pres'-
dent: j. Scharf. secretary; w. y.
Domer, treasurer, and c. II. Zepp.
| librarian.
or these gentlemen. Herndon
Morsell was director of st. An
drew's choir. where J. w. Cheney
was organist Edmund A. Narela
was the author Of several compost
tions which were given their first
public hearing at musicale given
by Frank Z. Ward. whose writings
were also heard for the first time
in public.
Charles B. Bayley. of John F.
Ellis & Co., was made secretary of
the Music Publishers Association
Elphonzo Youngs, jr.. was making
very favorable impression as a
cornetist at the Christian Endeavor
convention at Boston, and Mrs.
Zaidee Jones Smith was the soprano
soIoist at st. Matthew's.
Innes' New York Band gave a
concert at Convention Hall with the
! descriptive compositions "A Day at
the Worlds Fair" and War and
Peace" The Mount Pleasant Drum
Corps held a lawn party on the
grounds of E. Berliner in Columbia
road and had as special guests the
Victor Drum Corps and Old Guards.
The choristers of st. Johns Epis-
copal Church held their third annual
outing to Piney Point. Among those
enjoying the trip were Arthur Mayo,
pianist: Robert Stearns, violinist,
and w. H. Daniel. choirmaster.
Fred Lillibridge. at that time. was
preparing TO take charge of the
music department of the Pipon.