Evening star., 1921-10-16

The personnel of the board Of direc-
tors Tor the season includes Mrs. Eu-
gene Byrnes. president; Miss Lucy
Miriam Hilton. second vice president:
Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax. musical di-
rector; Mrs. Samuel Winslow. assist
ant musical director; Mrs. Henry Rob-
| bins. treasurer; Mrs. Frank Howard,
| RIGGS. corresponding secretary: Miss
| Maude Sewall. chairman Of member
snip committee, and Mrs. Richard
| Dean, chairman reception committee.
For the benefit of newcomers in the
city who are interested in musical
| matters. 1t might be we'll to explain
| that the Friday Morning Club Is not
! a choral club. though including a
| chorus among its many activities, but
It numbers in it's active membership
mentalists Of the city, as well as sing
ers who have attained prominence.
1t was established in 1886. and it's
programs are Of a high order. 1t
| has in different seasons arranged it's
programs sometimes by musical Pc
riods. sometimes by schools. and it is
the usual custom for Washington
/ artists to give each season at least
one all-American program. In addi-
/ tion to its active membership of solo,
lists. there is chorus Of approxi-
! mately fifty voices and large asso-
ciate membership, consisting of those
who attend the recitals and whose
! dues. together with those of the ac-
tive members. support the organiza-
, tons activities financially. The
| week and contributes periodically to
, the program in the way Of cantatas
/ and similar works. In addition TO the
| usicals'bysmembers many artists of
note have been presented under the
auspices OF the club.
Singing to 10000 audiences simuI-
taneously, as well as to ships at sea-
! Is something that. had it been prophe-
sied a generation ago. would have
i been called d dream as fantastic as
Ponce de Leon's search for the foun-
| tain OF eternal youth
Yet at the big electrical show held
IN New York recently this seeming
miracle was accomplished by radio
phone and proved the most notable
IN this country. or perhaps in the
world. Mime. Helen Stanley, who
sang Two operate arias and three
| lyrics. was heard but not seen by
thousands Of people who had previ-
| ously attended recitals given by her
i in person. In thus hearing a familiar
voice come as 1t were out Of nowhere.
these listeners experienced a new
Kind of thrill. This has, of course,
| been done before, but never on so
At the. armory where the expert
ment took place was an audience of
the leading electrical experts of the
country and also thousands of others
not connected with the scientific part
OF the experiment. The concert is
manent radfophone installation for
! all large music halls and opera
houses in this country.
| The HrSt - e,,;.r
eerts at the Y. NJ. c. A took place
Monday evening, when an enjoyable
program was given by Miss Grace
Shafer. soprano; Miss Lulu Weber,
! entertainer; George r. Flemer, vio-
| linist; Bazarova. male contralto; with
Miss Marjorie G. Davis. accompany
: ing. Among the numbers were the
songs "Homing" tDel Riego,. THE
Morning Wind" (Branscombe). Miss
Shafer: Elegie. in French tMasseneD.
Firefiy" (Frim). Chocolate Soldier"
!straus. Bazarova): violin solos, Med
! itation' from That's (Massenet),
Sadko.' Chanson Indou (Rimsky-
korsakoff1, Souvenir" (Drdla, and
| Eerceuse' (Griefl. Mr.. Flemer. and
| comic representations by Miss Weber,
| Recent events of interest include a.
Tecital given at the studio of Mrs
Emily Frech Barnes. among those
|
evening being Miss May K. Little.
Miss Jeanette Burgess. Charles Hun
ter. Miss Minnie Eslin, Miss Aida
Johnson. Mrs. Charles A. McMullen,
Miss Lucy Berry. Mrs. William Davis.
Mr.. Goodman.
At the children's recital two even
ings before program of piano selec-
tions was first rendered then the
guests repaired to the garden where
I n
You Like It." recitations and songs in
| costume. danced the minuet and a scarf
i dance, and then took part in a play.
Tho T-oop:ng Of the Flowers" in
which the vari-colored costumes made
a pretty picture. Those who took
thy Barnes. Florence Beall, Catherine
Birch. Helen Clark, Mary Clark,
| Cnitta Dalkins. Juanita Davis, Evelyn
| Gasnell. Marian Hartley. Edward
Jones, Mary. Ready. Catherine .Fitz.
! Thomas Keys: Lillian Tade. Eneline
! Thompson and Catherine Young.
Helen Burkart Of this city is one
OF the staff Of assistants with Robert
Lawrence in Michigan engaged in the
organization Of a Michigan First
| Music Week.
Miss Amy c. Leavitt entertained at
, musical Tuesday evening at her
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pills in a well-selected and pieasingIy
Wis sang All through % the Niebt" IT.
t0ld Welsh Air). II Love You Truly"
lBondl. "All for You" (Brown). ]. N.
"Who Knows? (Bafn' The "fn'eya,a,: VOW:
(Meyer-Helmund). Miss Davis and
Mr.. Camalier were also heard in a
duet, "Lifs's Lullaby" Gerald Lanej.
Mrs. G: c. Wise played "Andante"
supplying the second piano part by
Grieg on the Janko keyboard. Miss
Leavitt gave also Largo Appassionato
(Beethoven). the composers concert
arrangement Of "Serenata and Trio"
Vote Moderne" (Berthold Tours).
| Seventy per cent Of the old mem
| bers of the evening choir OF the
Church of the Covenant enrolled at its
There are still vacancies in all the
parts of the chorus. and those inter.
ested in singing church music Of
high standard are cordially invited
to join the choir at any OF the
who become members are enrolled
later as members Of the Washington
Oratorio Society and will have an
opportunity Of singing in "The Mes
SIAN this season.
Harold T. Rider, violincellist, son
Of Mrs. Gertrude Rider OF this city,
who appeared here last season in in
formal recital with success, is this
year a freshman at Yale University,
and after being put on probation for
few weeks has been invited to be-
come a member Of both the college
orchestra and the Yale Mandolin
Club.
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