Evening star., 1920-06-27

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The National Capital has been
chosen by the Mu Phi Epsilon So
| rority-the national musical soror-
| ity--for the next convention. TO be
held in 1922. Mrs. Dorothy Watson.
| president Of the Rho Beta Chapter Of
! this city, has been unanimously
| elected supreme historian at the con-
| vention now being held at Eugene,
| Ore, to which she is delegate from
| the local chapter. Mrs. Watson Will
| go to the Pacific coast and through
4 the Canadian Rockies before her re-
| turn, and the annual election Of Of
| Today will mark the closing Of tho
season with the choirs of the city,
many of them contenting themselves
with the services of soloist and the
indispensable organist, a few OF the
churches keeping the quartet through
July. st. Patrick's Church. having two
complete choir organizations. requires
| one choir to be always on duty, SO
during July the mixed choir. directed
| by Miss Jennie Glennan. organist, will
supply the music at the low mass at
III O'Clock and the. brief benediction
tservice Sunday evenings. The sane
!tuary choir, directed by Mr.. Benson.
will sing for the lats time today until
the first Sunday in August. when the
mixed choir will have its holiday.
! The final appearance of the choir of
the Fifth Baptist Church will take
place this evening and will be marked
age in Babylon" which has been ar
ranged for this occasion by w. J. Pal
mer, director of the choir.
The thrilling story Of 1sraePs bond
age will be read by the pastor. Rev
John E. Briggs. and will include a.
vivid word picture Of the wonders of
Babylon. The musical numbers se-
Elected to illustrate the story are
| "Gallia" (Gounod). Hear MY Prayer"
(Mendelssohnl, BY Babylon's Wave"
Miss Gladys Price. Miss Grace
Mooney and Ross James will sustain
the incidental solos and Miss Emma
Louise Thompson will preside at the
Iorgan: the choral work will be carried
by a large chorus under the direction
Of w. ]. Palmer.
Notable among student events Of
the week was the recital given Mon
by pupils Of Miss Alice Burbage.
Among those deserving of special
mention was a lad OF thirteen years.
who has studied less than a year and
who played Dvoraks .Humoresque
and schyttes Ghosts; i.n & caroline Olns
sion ''Minuet" (Beethoven) and "Ari-
eta" (Grieg); Sophia Tashof. a tall
ented young Russian girl. who
played Improvisation" (McDowelD
and prelude. c Sharp Minor" (Rach-
maninofO: Helen Nash and Jennie
Nordlinger, both of whom belong to
musical families, the former playing
'Impromptu," "Gavotte" and "Mu-
settle" (DAlbert). and the latter.
Romance" (Rubinsteinl and Caprice
of the program was given by three
young pianists who have already
made their way successfully in pro-
fessional work in this city-Margaret
Wright. Sade Styron and Eta Schmfd.
Miss Wright. played Passing Co.'S
Negre" (Cyri, Scott): Miss Styron
added to the interest Of her number.
''St Francus and the Birds" by tell
ing the legend which inspired the
composition by Liszt, and Miss
Schmid. who excels in bravoura play
Spanish Caprice"
other numbers on the program in
cluded the 'vaise Pittoresque" and
Russian Dance" (Reinhold). Berenice
Simon; Pas des Amphores" (chami- :
Lente" tschutt). Babette Hopfen-
maier: Bridal Procession" (Grieg)
and -Militar Polonaise" (chopin).
Mildred Mullikin: Waltz" tChopin)
and .1mpromptu" IReinholdl: Doro.
(Moszkowski), elizabeth Haynes. and
.Nocturne. r Sharp" tChopinl and
Caprice Burlesque" (Gabrilowitsch),
Airline Gilbert.
l Meta Craig. soprano. returned dur
ling the Waak from Stav IN New
York city, where she was the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Macarthur. at the
St George. During her stay she
sanS for several prominent music
were most enthusiastic in their COM
ments on her voice and in their pre-
! dictions of success in concert and re-
cital fields. She will spend the month
Of July with her mother. Mrs. H c.
Craig, at their summer home At
New York in the fall to I'LL some
professional engagements made dur
ing her recent stay.
Mrs. B. H Smart. soprano. will
be the soloist at the Fourth Presby.
terian Church today. when she will
be heard at the morning service IN
] Chmpion's Ninety and Nine" and
\ this evening will sing Beautiful
Isle Of Somewhere" by Feans. $50
Mrs. James Kerr. contralto. and
MRS. P. Roland Wagner. organist,
! gave the musical program last Satur-
/ day evening at the Rockville Baptist
Church, on the occasion of the wed
iding Of Miss Frances Beal to Mr.. Ar
thur Ealy. Among the numbers were
because" fD'Hardelot), AT Dawn.
ling" (Cadman) and 20 Promise Me-,
Fby Mrs. Kerr. and ITO a Wild Rose
Ibach). "Evening Star" from Tam
hauser." and the "Lohengrin" and
wedding march from Midsummer
nights Dream (Mendelssohn). by
Mrs. Wagner.
Edna Bishop Daniel (Mrs- John w.
lDanieD announces song recital 10
evening by her pupils, Blanche O'Dell.
Cleo Scanland, Bryce Bayles. Bertha
lWey. Pearl Shreve. Ruth Peter ano
Anna Dom.
Miss Helen Gerrer. violinist. has
returned from New York, where sne
went to visit friends and incidentally
to coach with her former teachel:;
Alfred Maderlin. concert master OF
the New York Philharmonic Or
chestra Miss Gerrer played last sun
day at the service of All Souls Uni
Harlan Church, giving with dne ef-
| feet Aria" by Handel and "Ro-
NANCE" by Svendsen.
Miss Mabel c. Linton will give her
annual commencement piano recital
lTuesiay evening in the parish hall or
the Rhode Island Avenue N. Z.
Church. Mrs. w. Wright Deal so
prano, and Helen Gerrer. viol'nlst,
will be the assisting soloists. Tne