Evening star., 1921-10-23
Musical Mention

-UalSlelDs president, announces an
unusual array Of artists tor this sea-
sons concerts. There will be three
concerts to take place in the Masonic
Auditorium. the Arst heinf sehsduled
for January a.. 1aa2, with Viadamir
second will take place Aaroh 81, and
Will be. 2 gala occasion. for II will
serve to introduce to the Washington
public four young artists who have
won prizes In the last competition
sponsored by the National Fedora
tion of Musical Clubs, Miss Devora
Wadworney. contralto of New York.
man Rosen. violinist of Cleveland,
and George G. Smith, baritone, Illi-
nois.
Winston. Wilkinson. the youthful
violtnist Of New York, aaether prize
winner Of the federation. who ap-
the Hadledgh, under the auspices OF
the club. winning enthusiastic com
mendation. will be one Of the soletsts
at tho final concert to take place May
2. with Marie Maloney of New York,
pianist: Estelle Hughes. soprano, OF
Philadelphoa. who succeeded in car
rying OFF the prize offered by Con
her appearance before Washington
audience on this occasion. Follow
ing long established custom the
board of directors is making tenta-
tive plans for several social and in
formal musical affairs during the
winter.
The Rubinstein Club is a choral
club of women organized in 1908. and
since its inception has been notable
factor in the musical life of the Ma
tional Capital. The dues of the men,
bers. active and associate, furnish the
financial "sinews of war" with which
the club carries on its many activi-
as soloists In its concerts
many of the artists who hold
leading rank in the music world to-
day, among them Lucy Gates, Lucy
Marsh, Olive Kline. Hulda LAshanska.
Jean Wexford. Royal Dadnum, Milo
Picco. Reinald. Warrenrath. Inez Bar
boYr; Asna-zuoos. Grace Ksrns. An M
vada Van der vser, Allie Barbe. Flor
ence Hinkle, Charles Carver. Myrna
6hArlow. Winston Wilkinson. Rita
Allen ana Rosalia Worthlin ana many
others.
The Rubtnstein Club Joined the
Federation Of Musical Clubs In March
Of this year. giving the nationwide
by collecting S1eo In dimes to add to
the silver jubilee fund.
When the school children of the
country begin to save their money
that they may GO to concerts 1t can
musical nation. And when they save
their pennies to hear such q supreme
ly. artistic organisation as the Flon-
saley Quartet, then does the musical
future of America seem assured. The
manager of the quartet received a few
days ago a latter from the supervisor
OF music In the public schools Of Utica,
which said:
Much interest has been manifested
in the Flonzaley engagement and we
expect to give them a full house.
Many children began to save their
pennies the hrst week that school
opened for this concert. Will the
quartet play, Drink to Ne Only With
miiiar With the phonosrsph record
they hear in the music appreciation
class and love it"
1t goes without saying that the
quartet will play the immortal mel
ody that the children have grown to
love. and 1t also is assured that these
four great artists will be as happy
while playing 1t as the children are
while listening. These incidents show
that the movement in the schools in
the country to make America musical
is already bearing fruit.
Announcement is made by ". E.
Braithwaite. director. Of the compile
of the. Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. The choir will consist Of q
quartet Of mixed voices. q quartet OF
male voices. and a chorus OF fifty. and
the personnel includes in the mixed
quartet Mrs; Ruby Potter. soprano;
w. E. Braithwaite, tenor. and willard
S. Haynie, baritone: maie quartet
Paul G. Ledig. hrst tenor; w. E.
Braithwaite. second tenor: Willard S
Haynie, FIRST bass. and BENJAMIN A.
Lineback. second bass. Onicers of the
chorus are: BENJAMIN A. LiReback,
president; Mrs. W. S. Haynie. secre-
cial committee; Mrs. Beel Sweet
chairman OF membership committee,
and ]. f. Sparks. organist.
Mrs. Potter will not be able to come
until November l. at which time she
will resign her position as soloist at
the Centennial Baptist Church. Mrs
w. E. Braithwaite. who. as Miss Helen
Crennan, mes8o o-soprano. appeared as
soloist Of the Rubinstein Club, will
substitute for Mrs. Potter until that
time. The choir will give q special
musical service on the hfet Sunday
evening Of each month and one or two
concerts are also planned for the com
not take up its work a the church for
several weeks, as the hrst tenor 10 alb
sent from the city. .
Tin wedding celebrations of today
are vastly different affairs from those
vent Of aluminium into the Aeld of
household utilities. a. was evident
at the celebration Monday evening Of
the tenth anniversary of Mr.. Snd Mrs.
A. L. Haycock. when . glittering ar
ray Of the last word In Housekeeping
appliances formed an rexhibit dear to
the heart Of the housewife. Mrs
dent Of the Rubinstein Club. was
presented by the board of the club
with q refrigerator basket contain
ing every convenience for the pro-
vi isioning of parties for long motor
trips. Rose color featured the eiab =.
orate house decorations and hosts of
friends of the young couple were
the happy occasion.
william shanahan has been ensaged
al tenor soloist OF the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church ana VIII sing
1t the afternoon service today MI.
Kansas and last season held . simt-
lar position at the Uuiversalist Church
Of Our Father. His engagement com-
pletes the quartet Of the Mount
Pleasant Church. the other members
being Frances Scherger. soprano; Cor
Fakler, bass, with Claude Robeson,
organfst and director.
Miss Edith Graham entertained a
few friends at q luncheon Monday at
her home, in Takoma Park, the affair
being followed by q surprise OF
rather exceptional nature. After the
serving of the last course, Miss Gra-
ham was called from the room and
Immediately thereafter the portieres