Evening star., 1922-10-01

tn September. 1913, while DR.. William
VI. Davidson was superintendent of
the public schools of the District of
Columbia.
Or. Willard s. Small. principal of
Eastern High School at that time, was
a sponsor for the movement as was
also Mrs. Martin A. Morrison. at that
time Miss katherine McReynolds.
pianist, both working tirelessly to
insure its success. The major music
credit system offers one of the unique
advantages of the Washington high
schools in that it makes it possible
for talented. serious music student
10 pursue musical studies and hlSn
school studies simultaneously.
At the request of parents or guard
tans and of the respective private mu-
sic teachers. at the same time meeting
certain requirements, any high
school student may receive credits for
)nusiral studies made under capable
outside teachers. OF course. they must
take a semi-annual examination from
an examining committee appointed by
the music supervisor of the schools.
y small fee is charged the pupils tax
ing the examination, which sum 1s
used to secure an examining board
of professional musicians. During the
last scholastic year steps were taken
70 insure also some uniformity IN
the examinations held in the different
high schools, and Il larger number or
the students are each year awaiting
themselves of this opportunity.
The day of a:onement services OF
the Sth Street Temple Will begin this
evening at $50 O'Clock and continue
throughout the day tomorrow Shder
rhe direction of the organist. Lewis
-ttwater. the many musical numbers
of the liturgy will he sung by the
regular quartet consisting of Mrs.
Ethel tiawler soprano: Mrs. Florence
Erylaw,hi. contrait"; Louis Thomp-
son. tenor and George Miller. bari
zone, assisted by Mrs Esther Sha-
piro. soprano: Mrs. Gertrude Miller,
rontralto; Warren Terry. tenor: LIE
Roy Lewis. baritone. and Charles 'lltI,
mann. bass. Tonight's service VIII
Ernest Lent. cellist. and will conclude
with Eli. Eli" sung by the double
quartet Tomorrow traditional meio,
dies from the time of Jeremiah VIII
Lansing, will be sung by Mr.. Thomp-
son and Mr.. Miller at noon. During
the memorial service. in the afternoon
SOL Minister will play violin solo
and Mrs. Brylawski will sing 1ehr-
.cit" by Siberia. Xxi Bayon, ar
ranged from Moussorgsky. will be
sung by Mrs. Gawlcr. and throughout
,he day the assisting choir Will be
heard in short solos as we'll as IN the
..oncerted work. At sundown the
Services Will tolltluue " i'ti Si4S PAs~s
ing Of Shofar notes on the organ
Through the courtesy and gener-
oSity of a friend of the EatoHaI
organ School. Edgar Priest. its direc-
Inr. who also is organlst and cnoir-
master of the Washington Cathedral,
Is enabled to offer two scholarships
IN the school. These scholarships are
30 be awarded after an examination
by the faculty. The courses OF study
.,1l ha
necessary for the profession Oh
church and concert organist.
Announcement is made by Mrs. Ed
win Il. GarriEueS, chairman OF the
American music department of the
National Federation of Music CLUBS,
hat the $500 prize offered by the
federation for suitable libretto for
the lyric dance drama has been won
by Robert Francis Allen of Somer-
Vile, Mass. with very beautiful
poem entitled, PAN in America.
This Iibretto is ready to be submitted
To composers of this country who
wish tn enter the competition for the
musical setting. the prize for which
* $500 The scores must be in the
hands Of the committee by Deceube,
and the lyric dance drama is to be
produced at the thirteenth biennial
convention of the federation. TO be
l.eld at Asheville. ". c.. next June.
Nlr. Alien is Il ndLlNo or MdSSdcllu-
setts. the son of a Clergyman,
graduate of Boston University and
at present principal of the Boston
Evening High School. He is the au-
thor of various short poems, several
dramatic sketches and pageant
The God of the Out-of-DoorS."
Further information as to the COM
Detition for the musical setting may
he obtained from Mrs. Garrigues.
RellevueStratford Hotel. Philadel-
phia, Pa.
The Washington College of Music
Orchestra. Mr.. G. +. ChriStiani con-
ductor. will start rshearsais for the
coming season Tuesday evening at
rhr college. Wood and brass PLAYERS
"re invited to play with the orcheS
'rt this season. The first concert will
u" at Central High School in Novem
ber
The annual upheaval in choir cir
rleS usually at its height at the end
of June. is today assuming uneX-
pected proportions. for the first Sun
day in October churches generally
resume the winter schedule inter-
rupted by the summer holiday. Each
rnent of designations and appoint
nents in choir circles. and as one
change necessarily brings others in
the readjustment, no other musical
interest. The past week brings the
news that Mrs. Edmund Barry. who
has served as organist of the First
Baptist Church for the past fifteen
years. has rendered her resignation
TO take immediate effect. Mrs. Barry
was formerly Nettie Mcfarland and
belongs to family well known here
for it's musical accomplishments
Her brother. the late William McFar-
and, was one of the best of Wash
inston tenors and was especially no.
table among Washington musicians
for his ability as sight reader, an
accomplishment shared by Mrs. Barry
Mr. Mcfarland was also in great de-
lGand in church circles. and among
other prominent positions was for
years at 81. Patricks Church. this
City. During the recent war. while
Or. Barry was in the service. Mrs.
Barry used her musical talents in
organizing and directing choirs at
army posts. among them the Preside
At San Francisco, Cal; Fort Dade,
Fla. and Augusta. Ga.
Miss Mary NJ. wilkins has resigned
her position as otganist OF Epiphany
chapel, to take up a similar work at
Christ Episcopal Church, GEORGETOWN,
of which she has long been a men,
Der.
Miss Minna Heinrichs. violinist, who
was at one time prominent in musical
affairs of the city, has returned to
Washington after visit to relatives
in Cleveland, Ohio. where she spent a
year in rest and recuperation after the
death of her mother Miss Heinrichs
is already scheduled for recital in the
near future at the Arts Club.
Musical activities at the Episcopal
Church, ST. A1argaret's, will be resumed