Evening star., 1920-07-04
MUSICAL MENTION

The final meeting of the District of
Columbia Chapter of the American
Guild of Organists-concluding it's
activities for the season-was held
Wednesday evening with the election
of officers for the ensuing year. Will
liam Stansfield. dean of the chapter,
presiding The new board of officers,
whose terms commence in the fall,
consists of the dean, John B. Wilson;
subdean, Walter II. Nash; secretary,
Charlotte Klein; treasurer, Lewis
Corning Atwater; registrar, Mrs. John
Milton Sylvester: auditors, J. Edgar
Robinson and Arthur d. Mayo. Harry
Edward Mueller, Lucy H. Paul and
Arthur d. Mayo are new members of
the executive committee. replacing
others whose terms have expired.
Plans being formulated for the COM
ing season promise well for the or
ganizations as we'll as for the music
loving public. The local chapter at
its previous meeting had selected DR..
Stansfield and Mr.. Nash as delegates
to the third national convention of
the American Guild of Organists
which was held at Oberlin. Ohio, June
%. % and "a. Because of his profess
sional engagements at Atlantic City,
DR. Stansfield was unable to attend,
so the local chapter was represented
by Mr.. Nash, who gave an interesting
y
yention at last Wednesdays meeting.
Among other important changes made
in the affairs of the organization was
the decision to hold the conventions
annually. the next to be held next
year at Chicago.
student events of the week include
the affair Wednesday evening at the
Washington Club, at which Glenn G.
C;orrel presented his class in a well
of yNia haT r
Assisting the students, Netta Craig.
soprano. was heard in two groups of
songs which. as they We're original
COMPOSITIONS by Mr.. Gorrell and still
only in manuscript, were OF parlcu-
lar interest and won much favorable
settings of two favorite old hymns
Lead Kindly Light and Jesus,
Lover of My Soul,'' and in the second
four short secular songs, I'm My
of Morning" and when the Tide
Comes In, the last named meeting
with especial favor from the aus
dience. Among the pupils, all OF
whom showed careful training
and conscientious application, more
than a passing mention shouid pe
given to Vera Trabold. one of the
Youngest in the class. who played the
second movement from Concerto, ID
Minor" (MozarD and "Bravoura
(Rarbour). "Etude Arabesque" Oack)
and "Minuet' (Beethoven.) others
evening were Jean Bethune,, who
gave March" tSchumann) and two
numbers by Burgmuller; Virginia
Willis. Good Moon. Thou GndeSt
Gently" (Faenten-Porter and bal
lade" (Burgmuller); Elizabeth van.
(FrimD; Josephine Newell, "Tendre
Fleur'' (Burgmuller) and "raran-
teIle" Dennee); Eugene LIE Merle,
"Barchetta'' (Nevin) and Curious
Story (Heller); Virginia Lee Jones,
"Idilio" Oack) and "Dahse caprice
Without Words" (Sinding) and I'm
provisation" (MacDowelD; Frances
| G. Sprague. prize Song" (Wagner)
and 'valse" (F'rimD; Phillis Shackel-
ford Moore, "Allemande' and ia
Vote" O'Albert) and March Wind
sNocturne F. sharp (chopin) and
"Prelude, G Minor (Rachmaninoff).
Mrs. Anne RobeyWalker enter
tanned Wednesday evening at musl-
cal in the school auditorium at Hern
don. Va, her pupils being assisted by
the High School Orchestra, of which
she is director. Among those partici-
pating in the program were Edith
Mcclure, Emma and Elizabeth Eli
more, Sarah and Kate Patton, Cath-
crime Cockrelle, Elaine Jones, Rebec'
ca Middleton, Frances and Margare
Parker, Irene Rogers, Patty Greear
Mildred Schneider, Sophia Crouch
Virginia Buell. Virginia Palmer oi
Mclean, Mildred Mohler, Margare'
Robey, Irma Jones, Dorothy Dick
Ruth Nickel and Mildred Speer.
! Marian Bates, Elizabeth Clary, Mar
garet Eacho, Freeman CARY ant