Evening star., 1921-05-01

The goddess of music is to pay an
official visit to Washington May 30.
and remain for the week that ends
June ;. In preparation for so novel
and important sojourn. Robert w.
Lawrence of New York has been
engaged as organizing director. and
will begin with IA drive tomorrow
evening at S o'clock in the Central
High School The executive commit
tee in charge of the campaign has
elected officers and supervisors for
the various centerS of the District.
will be given a course of free train
ing. the nature of which Mr.. Law
Irence will explain at tomorrow :
meeting All persons over fifteen
years will be eligible TO this course.
y music week will be "A source of
plcasure to all citizens. but. more
than that. il will mean juStliia hle
pride for our musicians. who have
properly resented the unfounded
criticism that Washington is not
musical city.
At St Paurs Episcopal Church.
Washington circle. today, tn" mu-
steal program. under direction OF
Samuel \. Lccch. organist and choir
master, viii include the following
selections: "Ofice of the Holy Com
munion. in Z Flat Major" Eyre;
90 Come Before His Presence" Mar
TIM: Gloria in ENcelsis" cold chant
and ''Nunc Dimittis. in y Fiat Major
,Spohr). William J. Caulticld. tenor
and Edward King, soprano. VIII sus-
tain the solo parts in the offertory
anthem.
At the evening service the choir
will sing: "Festival Magnlficat ana
Nunc Dimittis. in c Major tSteanep !;
Break Forth Into JOY tBarnhyl
and Now the Day Is over tLeech''
\ program of Italian composers
will be given at the thirty-second
public organ recital Tuesday evening
at SIS o'clock at the Central fish
School Edith B. Athey. organist:
Frederick stevens, baritone. and Mrs
Kenneth Lord. aCcompanist Inc
United States Marine Band will be
represented by w. :. De Lucca'
nutist: L. Rada. clarinetist. and II.
Erisman, accompanist
The Rebew Orchestra. under the d.
rection of II. w. Weber. will give the
last of this seasons public rehearsais
tomorrow night in the lecture room OF
Keller Memorial Church. Miss Ethel
Roddy. soprano, and MISS Edha b
aBrbour. contralto, being the assist
ing soloists.
The Interior Department Band will
give its last concert of the season IN
the court Of the pension building
Thursday at 8 o'clock. The program
will include the overture "Lustsplel
(Kela-Rela): selections from the
''Fortune Teller" CHerberD and Tits
"Serenade" for flute and horn, j. NJ.
Tesch (horn) and D. Henry Tllton
tfute). Mr.. Alvin I. Lorig. cornetist,
,-iI SnlOlSt
This organization will again play
for the Walter Reed and st. Eliza
beths lawn concerts this summer
Mvron w. Whitney will present
Elizabeth Thornberry. soprano. assist
ed by Helen Gerrer. violinist. Satur-
day afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock, at the
Hotel Lafayette.
Students Of the Washington College
of Music will give their twenty-hfth
concert in the auditorium of Central
High School May 3. at Sis o'clock.
Austin Conradi. a young American
pianist. who has been gaining home
recognition since his return from Ber-
lin, gave a recital Friday evening. in
the ballroom of Hotel Hadleigh.
Though very young. Mr.. Conradi gave
to his work the assurance and ability
of a finished artist. His interpreta-
poetic imagination, and his technical
skill was evidenced in the Wagner
Hutcheson Ride of the Valkyries."
which closed the program. This sue
cassful introduction of the young
artist before a Washington audience
was due to Miss Sadie c. Styron and
Miss Dawson.
The sixth. and final of the seasons
public organ recitals. under the
auspices of the District of Columbia
Chapter of the American Guild of
Organists. will be given by Lynn
i wood Farnam. organist of the Church
of the Holy Communion, New York
city, on the evening of May Il. at
$50. at Epiphany Episcopal Church.
Christine Langenhan. dramatic So
prano. and Mana-Zucca. composer
pianist. will be the artists at the
Rubinstein Club concert Tuesday at
Masonic Auditorium.
The Rubinstein Club. Edith Mar
mion BrosiuS. harpist. and Fred East.
bass will give the program Thurs
day night at the Auditorium. for the
annual Ladies' night entertainment of
the Acacia Masonic Lodge.
Mrs. Flora Brylawski sang a group
of contralto solos at the banquet of
the Bankers Association. given. at
the New Willard Tuesday evening.
and which was attended by PresI-
dent Harding and his cabinet. Mrs.
Elizabeth Gardner Coombs was the
accompaniSt.
The Y. NJ c. A. gave an enjoyable
concert Friday evening in its audito-
rum. when its diversified program of
songs readings and violin was con-
tributed by Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler
soprano: Miss Clarissa Livingston.
eiocutionist; Miss Margaret Mansfield
yiolinist; James K. Young tenor. and
Miss Alice Deleslyne Taylor, pianist.
Gurle Louise Corey has returned
from series of opera engagements in
New York and vicinity. singing Rig