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aevening at their farm on the Rockville
a0Eoad. when they entertained over 400
guests from official and resident So
-ssiety. including the members Of the
Rotary club. The program opened
with the singing Of MY Country 'Tis
OF Thee" by the assembled guests.
Z. with Mr.. Louis Potter, jr., Of Calvary
baptist Church at the pipe organ.
rwhich is such feature Of this beauti-
,:ful home.
- Mrs. Ruth Blackman Rodgers of
New York. soprano, was the premier
artist of the occasion. and so capti-
sIated her audience with her voice and
rh irming personality tina: she re-
" ccived an ovation following her sec
: -ond group of songs, when she repeat
ed The Spring Song" lsidore Luck
stone of New York assisted Mrs.
Rodgers and the others taking part in
the program. which was exceptionally
we'll arranged. included Mrs. Edythe
Marmion Brosius. concert harpist;
showed her ability as versatile solo
artist: Herman Hoffman, violinist.
played Gandolfa's violin Romance"
With good tone and technique and also
Rlayed several obligatos for Mrs.
Rodgers. and Mr.. Louis Potter. Jr. one
of the best known of the younger or
Eanists of Washington. was heard in
one solo, an Organ Offertoire. by
Read. and also played the organ ac-
Sompaniment in the final number. :.
fverdD. To My Country" tGrieg).
"Girometta" (Sibella). Invocation to
the Sun God" CTroyer). ''Serenade"
sfStrauss9: Mrs. Rogers and MT Luck
stone: "Bouree" tBach. Saint-Saens).
--..song of the volga Boatman" Car.
,rpp0ed radv1 "MaZurk3'
fSchucker). Mrs. Rrosius: lie Nil"
-FLerouX). Spring Song" tWeiD. Mrs.
Rodgers. Mr.. Luckstone and Mr.. Hoff-
man: Il. Source" (ZabeD. "Minuet"
r(TedcschD. Mrs. Brosius: Love is a
Dream" (Austin). The Answer"
Terry). 1.-The Lane to Ballybree"
"tSpeaks). Her Dream (Waller). "A
Birthday" Huckstone). Mrs. Rodgers
(Bach-Gounod). Mrs. Rodgers. Mrs. Bro
sius. Mr.. Hoffman and Mr.. Potter.
The District Chapter of the Amer
tean Guild of Organists concluded it's
ton and buffet supper at the New
Ebbitt in honor of Victor Baier,
warden. and Oscar Franklin Comstock,
general secretary of the guild, who
came on from the general offices. New
York city. Miles I. A. Martin and
-ricuoi i'm L. ESTCkSQn OF baltlmOTe
were also guests. Mr.. Erickson sug-
gested cooperation of chapters close
TO each other and offered an exchange
or organists for recital purposes be-
tween Baltimore and this city Dean
wilson announced continuance of
the present policy next season in
reference to organ recitals and other
affairs. under auspices of the chapter.
The annual commencement of the
Washington College Of Music took place
9n Thursday evening in the auditorium
or tne Central High School. thus termi.
natlng the seventeenth year Of the ex-
istence Of the college. The college has
neen an important factor in the musical
'Afe OF Washington for many years. and
-the diplomas and certificates it awards
are the well merited recognition of the
musical culture Of the recipients.
N Teachers and graduate diplomas were
bestowed upon Miss Gladys Irene Price
and Mrs. Nell Galley Canine for voice
miss Rena Gertrude Greenburg and Mr.
Alden Aylworth Call for violin and Miss
Lois Isabelle Stunts; Miss Gertrude Ma
nida Locher and MS Evelyn Thurston
3or piano. Certificates were awarded to
Misses Carolyn Aiken. Katheryn Brad
ley, Stella May Bryant, Eleanor Dank-
meyer. Marjorie Davis Cora Dement,,
Rebecca Easterbrook, Carolyn Franklin
Mrs; Lola Smith Harrison, Misses
gladys Horn. Grace Kysar. Bertha
Lu6er. Doris Thornett. Helen Wagner
and BENJAMIN Rather for piano, to Mrs.
Annie Bonner Marley, Misses Tillie
kravitz and Madolin Norris for violin
and to Mrs. Kathryn Peoples Murrell fol
voice.
. A musical program which testified to
the capabilities of the student perform
rs was offered. consisting Of compost.
flons for voice. piano and violin, and
three numbers by the college orchestra
which also played the accompanying part
to Mendelssohn's Capriccio Brilliante.' u
For the opening orchestral number
Professional March," composed by r.
merits high commentator. 1t received
an excellent Interpretation at the hands
Of Mr.. Christiani. the director Of the
orchestra. the exactness of attack and
careful atteptfon to shading bespeaking
much painstaking training Of the young
players of the orchestra.
f!The pupils Of Louise NJ. Hoyberger
were heard in a recital Monday even
Ing in st. Agnes Sunday school room,
given by Catherine English, Margaret
Fox. Mary Poore, Evelyn Richards,
Louise Scott. Jane Linthicum, Irene
Rollins, Helen Diver. Ruth Linthi-
cum. Miss c. O'Leary, Grace Muirhead
Anabel Linthicum. Ethel Dorr. James
Riley. Madeline Farran, Elizabeth
KfhtssSes Dorothy Kern and ETs''"
>, Mra R. H: Dalgleish. president of
the Rubinstein Club. attended the con-
yention of the National Federation of
Music Clubs as president for the Dis
trict in place of Mrs. Corcoran Eustis.
Eecently resigned. In the intervals
between sessions she attended the
contests for prizes, in which young
pete. She expects to bring some OF
the prize winners here during the
coming season as soloists with the
Rubinstein Club. Mrs. Dalgleish was
unanimously elected a member Of the
board Of directors Of the National Fed
GRAFTON and was offered the chairman
ship OF several committees, which ad !.
ditional Offices she declined. She will
organize a board Of directors, with the
usual complement Of officers, to take
up the work Of the federation in
Washington during the coming win
ter. En- route homeward she stopped
for brief visits to relatives in Chicago
and Pittsburgh.
Miss Mary A. Cryder has gone TO
Flushing. L. l.. where she will make
the first Of series Of visits to rela.
She will return the middle Of Sep
tember.
A students recital was given In
the auditorium of the Herndon High
School recently by pupils of Mrs
Annie Robey Walker. piano, and Miss
Dorothy Dick. violin. Those who par
ticipated in the well rendered pro-
gram were Kate Patton, Mary
kCSICAL INSTRUCTION.