The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Greenwich Schools
Start May Festival
With THO Concerts
Animal Exhibit of Society of
Artists Is Opened in Bruce
Museum.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
GREENWICH, Conn.,. May 13.-The an
nual May festival of the Greenwich pub
lie schools opened with concert given
by Grades l, 9, 3 and 4. Yesterday and
ON Thursday afternoon a program of
songs and instrumental numbers was
rendered by Grades 6. and s. Last
hight the high school chorus. numbering
175 voices sang THE Fri Kings
Daughter" by Niels Gade. Assisting
the chorus were Miss Daisy Connell or
New York. soprano; Miss Mildred
Haley contralto Mr.. Frederic c. Stud
evil. barytone; the HARRINGTON quartet;
Miss Olive Hansen, accompanist; also
ladies' trio, Miss Laura Moore. Miss
Mary Donovan, and Mrs Carl e. Mar
tin. All of the exercises and final con-
cert were held In the Havemeyer audi
torium. DIR. Carl e. Martin, supervisor
OF music in the public schools of the
town, was the director On May % the
pupils of the several graded schools will
take part in folk dances on the lawn OF
the Havemeyer school.
AT Bruce Art and Historical Museum
last Saturday afternoon the sixth an
nual view of the Greenwich Society OF
Artists opened. The exhibition. which
will remain open during the summer
months, consists Of paintings. drawings
and etchings. sculpture. arts and crafts
and architecture. There are paintings
by Elmer Livingston MacRae, w. Gran
VILE Smith. Matilda Browne, James q.
Tyler, Leonard Ochtman. George
Wharton Edwards. Timothy F. Crow
ley; sculpture by Herbert Adams, presi-
dent of the Academy of Design. New
York; Chester Beach. Nathan D. Potter,
Augustus Saint-Gaudens. pessie Potter
vonnoh. A. Phimister Proctor. all OF
New York, and Gutzon Borglum. draw
ings and etchings by George Wharton
Edwards, Margaret Mason Kingsbury.
H. Wainwright. Jr. arts and crafts,
Clara Wakeman: architecture, William
F.. Dominck, Henry w. Rowe, F. @. c.
Smith, I. n. Phelps Stokes, and William
b. Tubby. The loan collection includes
a group of early Chinese art objects
from A. w. Bahr. collection of early
Chinese porcelain and pottery from Tim
othy F.. Crowley. and collection OF paint
sngs from Mrs. Elon Huntington Hooker.
The Mendelssohn Glee Club of New
York gave a concert at the Greenwich
Country Club last Friday evening for
the benefit of the Greenwich Hospital.
which was a gift of the late Commodore
EfC Benedict in memory of his wife.
Assisting the club was Nine. Alma Clay
burg. soprano A. Richard Crooks,
tenor; Edwin Swain. barytone. also Jack
son Kinsey and James Stanley. the
last four named being members Of the
club.
Boys Day was observed here last Sat-
urday with a big parade, followed by
speeches and music furnished by the
New York Boys Protectory band at
grand stand in front of the Town Han.
In the evening an entertainment was
held at the Havemeyer auditorium. The
Bows Club gave a minstrel show, under
the direction of Miss Helen Haggerty.
!. IT. Tracy and Leonard Whelan. and
the Boy Scouts gave an exhibition OF
signaling and tying knots. MOTIFS
Physioc, Jr. son of Morris physioc, who
was commander OF Camp Sims during
world war. tied thirty-one knots. His
record is seventy-one. The days pro-
gram was In charge Of the Rotary Club.
A ceremonial which will be on the
order of "The Crusaders" will be given
under the direction Of the Y. W. G. A.
on the estate OF Fl. J. Fisher. Round Hill
road. on May "a. Students from the fash
ionabIe Rosemary Hall School and the
local schools in the community Will take
part.
The annual schoolgirls riding compe-
tition will take place at the Rockefeller
TaCetTdCk on May ZVs Ahcic "'as
classes for teams of girls rnder and
over thirteen years of age An addi-
tionaI class this year will nc for school
boys riding. and at the end there VIII
he open jumping by members OF the
Greenwich Riding Association, under
whose auspices the competition Will be
given.
Greenwich Lodge Of Elks will give It's
annual minstrel show at the Havemeyer
auditorium next Monday. Tuesday and
"Wednesday evenings, under the direction
OF New York director.
The Rev. Worcester Perkins. rector or
st. Johns Church, Jersey City Heights
Mrs. Perkins and their nine-months-oh
daughter. Nancy Caroline. are spending
the week with Mr.. Perkins's father,
John T. Perkins. here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Sherlock
have opened their summer home on Hill
side road here. after spending the winter
months at the Hotel Ambassador. New
York.