The Washington herald., 1922-06-01
|ROTARIANS PROVE
LONG DSUSE HAS
NOT HURT VOICES
Old Melodies Feature
Song Fest at Weekly
Luncheon.
BOYS GET MEDALS
Bronze Bust of Caruso Pre-.
sented to City by Memo
rial Committee.

Vocal cords of Rotarians. rusty
from disuse, were brought into use
at the Rotary Clubs lurcheon yes
terday. Under the leadership of
Robert Lawrence, director of Music
Week, dignified buSness men who
have not sung since the time OF
Jenny Lind, unlimbered their voices.
threw them into high and made
harmony,
Incidentally. Lawrence paid mis-
respects. such as they were. to
jazz. He said that jazz was not
music at all. but vulgar noise.
Then he called on them to sing,
and aided by their wives, who
were present as guests. they made
the roof ring to the strains Of
Daisy Belle" and school Days"
Following the recreational sing
ing. the SchOla Cantorum. of In
dianapolis, sang two excerpts from
Catholic masses and received round
after round of appreciative ap-
plause from the diners.
Norfeet Trio EntertaIns.
The Indianapolis singers were
followed by the NOrfeet Trio, Of
New York Cry. They, too, were
given an ovation.
Several songs by the ]. L. Hud-
son Company Male Quartet, of De-
troit. wound up the program. The
quartet was forced to respond to
the applause with several encores-
At Central High School, the Nor
dica Mandolin and Guitar Orches-
ira. conducted by Walter d. Holt.
entertained a large audience
Medals were presented to win
ners in the music memory contest
of the District of Columbia Coun-
ell of the Boy Scouts of America
An interesting guitar solo. "False
Caprice" was played by its COM
poser, Charles A. Conrad. man
dolin solo by Miss A. f. Hill and
music by the ]. L. Hudson Male
Quartet were other features Of the
evenings program.
Bust Of Caruso Presented.
A bronze bust of Caruso, by Jo-
seph Anthony AtchisOn, was pre-
sented by the Caruso memorial com
mittee to the city of Washington at
a CONCERT at Memorial COntine ntal
Hall. y Making the presentation in
behalf of the committee. Senator
Duncan U. Fletcher declared the
work sOf the young sculptor COM
parable to DOnatello.
Engineer Commissioner Charles
Keller accepted the gift. which VIII
be placed in the Washington Opera
House on its completion and kept
until then in the New National Mu-
scum. America has been so busy
conquering the resources Of the land
that 1t has not been able to make
much progress in the arts" he said,
but it is going ahead now
The concert following consisted
OF music by the Hudson Male Quar-
tet. the Schola CantOTum and the
Norfieet Trio. all Of which gave ar
tistic performances
Today's program follows:
Sis P. New Masonic Temple Thir-
teenth street and New York avenue, Wash
ingtOn Council Of Jewish Women presents
the Norfleet Trio Of New York in Chamber
Music Concert
Trio in fIat................... Schubert
Allegro moderate Scherzo.
ROndo-AllegrO vivaCe.
Trio in g minor Or.-.-..............Sm .Smetana
Moderate assai. Allegro. ma
non agitato. Finale-Presto.
FAIRY Tale Waltz tz----.-..-...........S .Schutt
Colonial Song ng..................... .G;rairypr
Molly on the Shore ................Gr Granger
Admission free.
Sis P. M.-CentraI High Community
Center. National Community Chorus. Charles
5. Wengsrd. conductor. presenting the Can
tata. The Rose Maiden:'' text by Fran
cillon; music BY Cowsn. Ethel Holtzclaw
Gawler. soprano; J. Allen Bell. tenor: Lii
han Garrison BruusSedu. cOntraltO: Benja-
min 7. Morrison, baritone; Fannie E. Buck,
pianist
Introduction tinstrunenta1
Chorus Green Vale and Vine Clad
Mountain
Recitation ..--.. And Through Earth's Bridal
Chamber
Recitation ...... Oh. Hear. Thou King Of
Beauty
Recitation 1900. Nay. Why Should All Ny
GladneSs
Duet. t..-.-...--.. The Rose Of Love
Recitation .-.-.. Lose, Then, the Peace for
Ever
Duet.-.......... Soon as the Mountain Sum
mits
Recitation ..-.-. So spake the Spring
Chorus. Maid More Beautiful
than May
Afr-............ Bloom on, Ny Roses
Chorus. s..-....... Mid the Waving Rose
Trees
Rectta tinn ...... God Greet Thee
Recitation 1900. Ask Of Yon Ruined Castle