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, 1920-05-13
ORDER OF THE DAY
for an extraordinary Meeting Of the
Colonial Council for St. Croix,
MONDAY, May II, 1920, at one
o'clock p. m.
| Concerned by request of Government.

wv WV bCtOCBOOs
1. Elections of Officials of the Council.
z. Election of Members of the Munich
pal Committee and substitutes.
3. Election according to Ordinance of
18th Jan. 1908 S 6 of a member to
enter the Board of Management of
the Asylum for Lepers.
4. Production of copy of the minutes of
the Municipal Committee for March
quarter.
5. Colonial Council Bill No. 20.
Bird Discussion on Colonial Council
Bill No. 20, Draft of a. Ordinance,
introduced by Government establish
ing and declaring the organization
OF the Judiciary and Educational
Departments of the Virgin Islands
of the u. S. etc.
6. Colonial Council Bill No. 80.
Bird Discussion on Colonial Council
Bill No. 80, Draft of an Ordinance.
introduced by Government, provid-
ing a compiled code of general and
special laws, and altering, amend
ing, repeating and continuing exist
ing laws.
Colonial Council Office, St. Croix.
May 18th, 1920.
ROBT. L. MERWIN,
Actg. Chairman.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
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home and hope, for the spirit OF
Oscar HAmmerstein Is always with
me. he is working through me,
and he can work now as he has
never worked. He can see now
what his human eyes could not see.
He can accomplish all that his
spirit dream(d while he was on
earth. Through me he will at last
reach the great democratic public
the musical pubiic-at present held
down by high salaries and great
names"
Mrs. Hammerstein believes Il is
the woman's day, and that opera
management and the musical artS
should be taken up by her just al.
in the past. she gave her interest
TO beautiful laces, beautiful clothes,
homes and later beautiful art.
Women are better able 20 con-
duct opera than most men," she
says. Il do not refer 70 Mr.. Ham
merstein, who was a genius. but 20
all men in general. In the world
OF music there is nothing 90 sensi-
tive as a woman's reaction TO all
the things that stir the human soul.
Certainly no one will dispute the
fact that music IL the greatest of
the elemental and emotional arts
A woman will discover a great op-
era about twice as quickly as q
man
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Army EnLists Men
For Musical Branch

Because of the great demand for
bandsmen in the army and in pri-
vate life. restrictions governing
qualifications for enlistment have
been so far modified that no pre-
vious musical training is now nec-
essary to enter this branch of the
service, according to an announce
mont OF Maj. Gen. p. c. Harris. ad-
jutant general of the army.
Recruits who yearn to learn
march music and jazz will be sent
to the Seventh Recruit Depot Band,
Columbus Barracks, Ohio, where
preparations are now being made
to train 200 musicians for the army.
Frank ]. Weber, band leader,
late of the st. Louis Symphony Or
chestra, has been put in charge of
the school, with four instructors.
There are classes in reed. brass and
percussion instruments, and in
struction in harmony and higher
music for those who desire it. Men
who qualify can afterward attend
the Army School for Band Leaders,
which is the only one of the kind
in the United States.
We can take a man who knows
enough to whistle a tune" says
Band Leader Weber. land make a
musician out OF him. Regiments
are having trouble in keeping
enough bandsmen because after
three years of army training in
music a man can get an easy job in
some industrial plant, where he t.
Immediately assigned to the band
now an important part in welfare
work among the large corpora
tons"
Army bands have first. second and
third class musicians. as we'll as
all the usual noncommissioned
grades. AS soon as the recruit
qualities his pay is raised and it in
creases with each enlistment. All
musicians receive more pay than
privates and they enjoy certain
privileges from which the privates
are barred.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Big CHORUS WILL
SING ORATORIO
'NThe Messiah" to Be Given
Next Month With $50
Singers.

Washington will have Christmas
Festival rendition of HandePs ora
torio, The Messiah" presented by
q solo quartet composed of one local
soloist, three of the finest oratorio
artists that the county possesses,
and the massive chorus OF the Wash
ingtoa oratorio Society Of $50 voices,
including q male shoFus of 1i5
voices. This oratorio will be pre-
sented as a free gift to the COM
munity by Sydney Lloyd Wright
son, the conductor. on Tuesday and
Wednesday, January IL and IL. In
the Central High. School Auditorium
at. s:15 p. m o'clock. Cards of ad-
mission viii be required for the
first evening. these cards being dis
tributed by the members of the cho-
rus and Mr.. Wrightson. On the
second evening, the work will be
presented by the same soloists, the
doors being thrown open to the pub
lie without reserve. In other cities,
In New York, for instance, with the
Oratorio Society under Walter Dam
roseh, at Carnegie Hall, and in Chi
cago, the Apollo Society under Har-
rison Wild. the animal rendition of
The Messiah" Is given with q
charge Of $3.50 and SO. s.
The Washington Oratorio Society,
on both nights, will make an ap-
peal for a free will offering" for
the purpose of further extending
this work and meeting the expenses
of the present performances. It has
no financial backing and any losses
will have to be met by Mr.. Wright
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19

son personally. The securing OF
more than one artist for the solo
quartet outside Of the city is a new
departure, adding extra expense to
the cost Of the production. and Mr..
Wrightson hopes that the public
will support him in this undertake
ing by giving generously in the
collections. This will be the sew
enteenth annual rendition and the
tenth that he has given to the pub
lie without charge.
Miss Betsy Lane Shepherd, the
soprano. is a singer of great abil-
ity. having a beautiful and sympa-
thetic voice, especially adapted for
oratorio singing. Wherever she has
sung all are agreed that, as an ora
toric singer, her voice is unusually
versatile and her wide range en-
compasses either dramatic or col
orature roles with equal facility and
art Miss Mary Beisser, the con-
tralto, is the only local singer and
was heard last year to great ad-
vantage in The Messiah" She has
a beautiful, perfectly trained voice
and her natural bent for musical in
depreciation makes her a splendid
oratorie singer. She is soloist of
the afternoon choir of the church
of the Covenant and morning and
evening at the FFst Baptist Church.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19

Charles Troxell comes from New
York and has a remarkably beau
tiful tenor voice especially adapted
tor The Messiah" which he is
inging with the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, the Philadelphia Sym
phony Orchestra, the Newark Festi-
val, the Alliance. Ohio. Festival and
the Greensboro. N. c., Oratorio So
ciety.
If any comparison could be made
between these three visiting artists,
II might be said that the bass, Fred
Patton, is perhaps the greatest. He
has a glorious voice and ripened ma
turity, we'll grounded in style and
tradition; ot true musicianship, of
assurance, poise and proven depend
ability. This year, he is engaged
to sing with the following societies,
the Apollo Club, Chicago; Ashville,
N. c., Festival; Chicago Symphony
Orchestra; Denver Festival. Evan
ston North Shore Festival, Minneap-
oils symphony Orchestra, New York
oratorio Society, New. York Festi-
val. New York. Symphony Orchestra,
Philadelphia Symphony Orcestra, st.
Louis Symphony Orchestra; SPRING
field, Mass, Festival; Toronto Mem
delssohn Choir and the Worcester.
Mass, Festival.
With such an aggregation Of SOLO
lists, a chorus of $50 voices and q
male chorus OF lis voices It Is ex-
pected that this years performance
Of The Messiah" will excel all prev
fous effortss A deep debt of graft
tude Is due Mr.. Wrightson, the con-
ductor and organizer of the WASH
ington Oratorio Society who each
year gives the city a free musical
gift of such magnitude.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
WOMEN PROVE
HELP IN MUSIC
American Tenor Praises Work
Done By Women's
Music Clubs.

Woman has not been altogether
overlooked in the recent accom-
plishments of worth while things.
She has been conspicuously in the
days news. and to such an extent
that what she plans and does have
come at length to be taken rather
for granted.
In the arIs, however, no less than
in the more practical sides OF life
has woman's efforts been bearing
fruit. An American tenor-one OF
the most distingulshed-was speak
ing Of this fact only q few days
since. Paul Althouse, of New
York's Metropolitan Opera Com
pany. express an opinion that Is
shared by many other professional
musicians.
y"women have done SO much for
music" said Mr.. Althouse, that
their work has come to be taken as
a matter OF course. That is an un-
fortunate attitude on the part Of
those assuming il. We are too apt
to say: oh. yes. of course and
then promptly forget all about IL.
what should not be forgotten
for an instant is the vast labor per-
formed by the thousands Of wom-
en-, the country over. in the cause
OF music. For 1t has been tedious
struggle for them; years Of patient
toll and an ideal which proved
just one in the ends now being at
tanned.
1T was woman who first inter-
ested man in the values of music.
Her innate sense Of what music
does to help good citizenship was,
n faf n much factor in
prompting her to work for Its ad-
vancement, for its widespread ac-
ceptance. as was her own apprecia-
tion of music for its own sake.
THE general interest displayed by
business men in giving good music
lift is due, primarily, to the ef-
forts of the women. They kept at
their tasks of proving to the skepti-
cal class of the masculine sex that
music is a pretty fine thing TO have
around: for our aesthetic tastes. for
our moral advancement, and &.
for business itself.
Your successful concerts and op-
era performances never could be II
II were not for the women. We have
in this country several thousand
women's music clubs-numbertng
several hundred thousand members
which have done a valiant service
in a great cause. We musical artists
could not have gained the recogni-
tion or the support which we have
gained II II were not for the work
these splendid women have done.
And so. l say, let US give to the
women the due which has been
justly won. and under conditions ]
should say are scarcely propitious.
Even now. with the victory won. the
women are continuing their efforts
to spread a further appreciation OF
the art. They are proving. beyond
all doubt, that they are supreme in
places other than in the home"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
A Modest Composer.

The published statements that
publishers cannot get songs that
are worth thirty cents has caused
a composer to publicly assert that
he has from se~enty-fve TO one
hundred OF the finest songs that
have ever been written" He then
modestly announces that he has
also "a similar number of good first
class march and waltz songs, songs
for public appreciation as good as
any that have ever been published" :"
This composer then explains that
he has 'the greatest confidence" in
his work as a poet and song
writer because not one single word
has ever been written for money; It
was done because / wanted to do II
at the time and for no other rea-
son."
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
SCHUMANN-HEINK
SINGS NATIVE SONGS

The issue has been vehemently
raised that IL is a disgrace for
American singers and foreign ar
lists, either naturaIized or making
a protracted stay in this country
and earning large. amounts OF
money by their art. not to feature
good American songs on their pro-
grams. II one would stop to con-
slider the nondescript songs In Eng
lish of only mediocre worth that
the average recitalist is Offering
this season and in other seasons
past. to say nothing OF what the
really great singers have done, 1t
would make one rave immoderately.
Not that American composers, too,
do not write vacuous piffle; they
do, and lots Of 1t, but there are
many composers here writing songs
that will compare favorably with
the contemporary foreign product.
In case one cannot momentarily
recollect them. think of John Alden
Carpenter, Winter Watts. II. T.
Burleigh, Frank La Forge, Sydney
Homer, Richard Hageman and prob
aply u most Oh Olner equally well
known and meritorious American
composers names will occur
But then there is always a strik-
ing exception to a general condi-
tion, and in this instance the name
Of Ernestine -Heink may
be mentioned. Here is a world re-
nowned great singer whom we well
might be thankful for in this re-
gard, because. in addition to her
many other remarkable attributes
that have endeared her to the pub
lie everywhere, this season she has
again featured many American
songs on her program and has sung
them as only a great artist can. To
attend one of this singers wonder
full concerts and note the way in
which she interprets American
songs with her magnificent voice
and art is indeed a revelation OF
the possibilities of native songs and
an inspiration that is sure to en-
courage lesser known singers to
follow her example and not forget
the valuable archives OF American
song literature when making up
their programs.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Il NEWS AND NOTES OF THE WORLD OF MUSIC d !
WOMEN ARE INDISPENSABLE
FINDING MUSICAL TALENT

Music is Of the emotions.
man always goes by his mind.
a woman never"
This is how Mrs Oscar Hammer
stein. who has taken the place of
her husband as the head Of the
Manhattan Opera House, comes TO
the conclusion that a woman Is In
dispensable in the discovering OF
new American talent in the con-
Quoting Of opera.
1T is American talent I'm here
10 discover" saysS Mrs. Hammer
stein. I'm here to carry on the
great work of Oscar Hammerstein,
who died OF the inerstitude OF the
people he made. ] shall learn from
his despair IL shall not deal in
stars. who get outrageously paid
ana who become inpossibly TEN
peramentsl the moment a few
thousands OF dollars are added to
the pay envelope. I shall look only
for talent not fake regulations. /
shall give precedence to Americans
American singers. American COM
posers."
Mrs Hammerstein says she
wants, IL possible, to get UP a fund
TO be known as the Oscar Ham
merstein fund, enabling her to send
any American OF talent TO Rome,
where she believes the atmosphere
Is more favorable to music.
We have no American compos-
ers of worth" Mrs. Hammerstein
states. still. / don't think the
fault' is with the American so much
Rs with America. Theredsi no mu-
sical atmosphere here, no musical
group. no place for the man Of tai
ent TO 20 and meet with his own
kind. He starves because he gets
no encouragement
That is why I'm here. The Man
haitian is going TO be the artists
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Jazz Is on the Wane.

There is still a difference Of opin-
ion as to the question of whether
or not jazz is on the wane.
81 don't know" said the uniformed
doorman at a Broadway cabaret
near Times Square when asked for
his opinion, but 1t seems as though
the crowds don't want jazz as mach
as they did a few months ago. I
think jazz went along with the war
and now that the war is over people
are lookin' for a type of music
thatll go we'll with peace times.
Anyhow, Ole Broadway's noticin'
IL. They're playin' stun that has
less noise and more melody. stun
that's kinda soft and dreamy. And
1t is a kind of relief. aip't itF
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
TWenty.Cent Lessons.

As the result of united efforts on
the part of educators in Lowell,
Mass. classes for the study of vio-
lin and piano are being organized
for the children of that city. The
lessons are to cost the pupil TWEEN
ty cents each.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Converse's Work Presented.

Frederick S. Converse's Jeanne
dArc: Dramatic Scenes for Orches-
ira Op. %. was presented recently
in Boston at the first of the sea
sons concerts by the Conservatory
orchestra, Wallace Goodrich, con-
ductor.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Anna FitZiu Engaged.

The engagement is announced Of
Anna Fitziu. soprano, formerly of
the Metropolitan and Chicago Opera
Companies, and Andres de Sequrola,
for many years one of the basses OF
the Metropolitan. 1t is stated that
the wedding will take place in the
spring.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
RubInsteIn Clnb.

Mary ]. Berlaimont, soprano. with
Miss Ntchmann. accompanist, was
heard at the rehearsal of the Ru-
bnstein Club during their Wednes-
day morning rehearsal at the Eb-
bitt House.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Mrs Lawson, soIOist.

Mrs Franceska Kaspar Lawson.
soprano. was the soloist last eve
ming at the banquet given by the
Mayflower Society at the New
willard. Her program was un-
usually attractive.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Vera Curtis Chosen.

Vera Curtis will be the principal
soloist at the concert to be given
in memory of the late Horatio w.
Parker at Yale University, New
Haven. Conn, January IL.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Chinese Song Cycle.

At the Tuesday evening salon of
The Arts Club, Benjamin Yoe Nor
rison. barytone soloist Of st. An
drew's Church, assisted by George
Wilson. accompanist. sang Balm
bridge Crisis very exotic cycle OF
Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes and
three Schubert songs. The Linden
Tree" whittier" and The Young
Nan"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Dorothee Boucher. Pianist.

Dorothee Boucher, one of Wash
ington's young and promising plan
lists, played at the students recital
at Peabody Conservatory. Balti-
more. last Monday night. Her num-
bers included the ,Sternberg c minor
Etude and Debussey's "Une Soirres
dams Grenade" Miss Boucher will
give a recital later in the season
at Stieff Hall in Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Miss wauEh's aSTaIk.s

Another interesting and instruc-
tive talk" will be given by Miss
Pearl Waugh on Tuesday morning
At IL O'Clock at the WomaR's City
Club In Jackson place. This class
will be OF special Importance for
the subject will be the orchestra
by sight and sound" and will be
illustrated with pictures and rec
ords.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Friday Morning Club.

The Friday Morning Music Club
was entertained last week with q
Beethoven program given by
Mrs. Frank Howard, in songs; Mrs.
Alice Morgan. violinist and Miss
Frances Gutelius. This meeting
will be the last one to be held by
the organization this year.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Eir.t Rapti.t Church.

Miss Helen Gerrer will be the
violin soloist at this evenings
service of the First Baptist Church.
She will play "Adoration" Borrow
SKID and "Ofertory" (Helmund).
Mrs. Florence Howard, soprano and
director. has prepared an interest
ing musical program for both
morning and evening services. Miss
Nary Beiser is the contralto; Henry
Kruger. tenor. Fred Heuer, bass
and Mrs. Edmund Barry. organist.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Victor Herbert HonOred.

Victor Herbert was elected pres
ident of the Song Writer'S Unior
which was formed in New Yorl
last week by 300 composers.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Eight-Year-Old Wonder.

Samuel Rzeszewski, the S-year-
old chess champion, Is said to pos
sess a marvellous musical memory.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Prtworth MethodIst Church.

At Petworth Methodist Episcopal
Church. located at Grant circle and
New Hampshire avenue, the choir
under the direction of Dwight S.
Church will sing Handers Mes
slab" at 8 O'Clock tonight. Fred
eric Martin. of New York, will be
the bass soloist. Mr.. Martin has
appeared in Washington on other
occasions and is recognized as one
Of the foremost exponents of the
bass role of this oratorio. Mrs.
Paul Russell. soprano; Miss Mildred
DeHart, contralto, and Clarence p.
Lewis. all members of the church
quartet. will be the other solo
lists Mrs John NJ. Sylvester will
preside alta the organ. The choir
Of this church Is composed Of fifty
voices. Mr.. Church, the director.
announces that cards Of admission
will not be necessary and that the
church auditorium will be opened
at 7:15. This performance of The
Messiah" is the second of a series
Of artists concerts and oratorios
to be given this season by Pet
worth Choir.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
ST. Patriek's Church.

Special music will be feature Of
the midnight mass on Christmas
Eve at ST. Patriek's Church. The
entire program will be under the
direction OF Miss Jennie Glennan.
and the choir will be supported by
full orchestra and organ. The quar-
tet will be composed of Edna Hill
yard SHoward, soprano: Caroline
Manning. contralto; August Orange,
tenor. and James Nolan, bass, as
sisted by Emma Lowell, Florence
Judge. p. H O'FarrelI and John
Redeker.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Mn. reed Re.lgEn..

Mrs william t. Reed. for more
than ten years contralto so1oist at
Calvary Baptist Church, has re-
signed to accept q similar posi-
tion with the Christian Scientist
First Church.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Edwin Kr.ft's organ Recital

Edwin Kraft, F. A. G. o., organ
ist of Trinity Cathedral. Cleveland,
Ohio. was heard in a mastery rem
dered program of organ compo-
sitions at Epiphany Episcopal
Church on Friday evening. This
recital was the first of a series to
be given under the auspices OF the
local chapter American Guild OF
Organists. Mr.. Kraft is one of
Americas leading concert organists
and his appearance in this city
was of special Importance. A re-
ception to the soloist was given at
the conclusion of the concert in
she willard room Of the Epiphany
-AriSb Hall.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
University of Maryland.

The Choral Society of the Univer-
sSty OF Maryland at College Park.
zach has been developed under
the direction of DR.. Homer c.
House, formerly of Nebraska, Is
preparing its first public concert
to be given in the university au-
ditorium Tuesday evening. Rollin
NJ. Pease, of Chicago, a barytone
soIoist Of national reputation, has
been secured as the feature attrac-
tIon for the opening concert This
Is being looked forward to with
particular interest as II will be
the forerunner Of q series which
the University Of Maryland Choral
Society expects to present during
the coming year.
Last Thursday evening the voice
pupils of Professor B Louis Good
year, 4 Instructor in vocal music at
the University OF Maryland, gave
their initial recital assisted by the
girls glee club. Professor Good
year, who came to the university
from Chicago in September, has al
ready succeeded in developing
splendid talent among the students
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
Italian Soleists. ,

Signor Romeo Guaraldi. barytone
was heard at the Italian mass meet
ing last Sunday evening at the Old
Masonic Temple. He Is at present
connected with the office of the
Royal Italian Embassy, and Is q
thorough musician. having studied
both voice and piano with noted
taRchers in Milan, Italy. Miss Rose
Ftore, a talented young singer with
q very sweet voice., was also heard
on this occasion
The Washington herald., 1920-12-19
NiIdnight Service.

The Church of the Incarnation
will have its usual festival service
at midnight on Christmas Eve, for
which Mrs. Henry White, director
of the choir, has arranged the mu-
sical service. An unusually inter-
esting feature will be the singing
of "Cantique de Noel (Adams) by
a women's three-part chorus of solo
voices with Lynch Suquer playing
the violin obligato. The service
will begin with the carol Silent
Night, Holy Night" played as violin
solo with organ accompaniment;
professional "Adeste 'Fideles:" OPEN
ing anthem, Behold, I Bring You
Good TidIngs" (Goss); communion
service in E flat (Eyre); offertory.
-Cantique" (deNoeD, and recessional
20 Little Town of Bethlehem"
(Redner). The choir will consist
of, Katherine Rich, Mrs. Florence
Conklin, Lucy Dunwoody Higgins,
Olga Krumke and Mrs. Elsie Garlic
ton Strang, sopranos: Rosemary
Lundstrune, Mildred Merrill, Mrs.
White and Alice Douglas Jones,
contraltos; Wilbur C. Fielder, tenor.
and Bert Kloster. Guy Campbell.
Fred Eden and F. Robinson Stef-
fens, basses, and Emile Margaret
White, organist-