Evening star., 1922-04-23

Choral societies throughout the
country have reason for congratula-
ton in the recent announcement from
the Federation of Music Clubs that
new Departments national chordi
department-has been added to the
already lengthy list of it's varied ac-
tivities. Charles n. Boyd of~fitts-
bIeSh has accepted the chairmahship
of the new department.
Mr.. BOYD is admittedly man OF
fine musicianship and rare achieve
ment in the field of choral music anu
"A wide experience that VIII ~ MN
to deal with discretion with tne
sponsibilities of this new ac..SS
He was one of the founders ana tug
first president of the Musicians Ciuo
of Pittsburgh: he was for a numSei
of wears director of the Ceceiia so
ciety of the same city. ana was as -,
for seventeen years director VI nus.
at Western Theological SeHihas
At the present time he is dlrecto. os
the Pittsburgh Choral Society ana oi
the Tuesday Musical Club.
The new department is designed 10
act as clearing house Tor tne eA-
change of ideas and for the discus-
sion of problems to De soiveu
those interested in this particular
field of musical endeayor. To Tor
ward these objects Mr.. Boyd invites
directors of choral bodies and cnair
men of choral sections of other musi-
cal organizations to send in reports
in detail of the work OF their socne .o
ties. any recent programs, and 10 give
data concerning the number ano
character of the singing personnel OF
the club, etc. Since the ESTABLISH
ment of this department reports nave
been already received from two hoIa
oh,
Matinee Musical Club of Philadeiphia'
Mrs. Edwin B. Carrigan, presioenl'
with Helen Pulaski 1nneS dlreCtor
and the Philadelphia Music Gluo'
Stanley AddicEs conductor.
Mrs. Duff Lewis will return shortly
from a visit to relatives at Charies
Town, w. Va. where she rs restlhe
from a rather strenuous season. Dc
fore leaving she arranged the iolIoM
ing program of Schumanns cohpoSi
tions. which was presented by ths
Ensemble Club. Included in the pro
gram was Paper on Life of Schu-
MANN" Margaret Wallace; piano SOLO
Northern Song" Elizabeth Culosr,
we'll: songs. The Lotus Bloom moonar. ano
II Ghds sna Thee n,sno MOT Andanse. Aldlna
sonata No. 3" Eta Grabill and Fay
Movers; piano solo, Happy Enough;
from Scenes of Childhood, Doris
GrabiIl. and "Furehtensnacht. from
Scenes of Childhood" MaIgare.
Mildred Hoover: Anecdotes from
nGi niano solo. "sIumbef Song" Margaret
Golden; piano and strings, NaSnt' .n
stuck" "warum.' sAbenlied, vioiins
Eta Grabill. Rozella Slaushter. MI
dred Hoover. Lillian Foster. kather-
inc Dielnaux. Gertrude Hunter. Pnlllp
Geraci, Edward Andrus and Earl May
and piano. Margaret Wallace ana LOIS
Hoover: piano solo. "Arabes9ue,. Coreta
Hunter: 'Whims. Fay Meyers
merei." romance. fon piano ana strihss
with Margaret Golden at the piano.
Easter festivities at Walter Reed
HOSPITAL included an enjoyable con
cert by the Army Music School Band
conducted by the senior leader stu
dent. An ambitious program by the
great composers was given by the
band, and each number was applaud
ed to the echo, among the compos1
tions being the march: The Queen OF
Sheba': (Gounod), conducted by War
rant oficer Dennis T. Swilhart: over
ture. "Semiramide" tRossinD, con.
Quoted by sergt. Crockett Baxter
Quoted by Warrant Officer John Fish.
(I.isztJ. conducted by staff sergt. Alex
tStrauss). conducted by First-class
Private George DahlGuist: Process
sionaI to Calvary" tStainer-White)
conducted by staff Sergt. Joseph Du'
fresne; "Star Spangled Banner"
Elsie Jorss, soprano: Edward G
Halback, tenor; Harlan Randall, barl.
tone: Miss Orvilla Mabee and 1 w
RuckIin, readers. with Miss Mary
DAILY and Miss NJ G. Davis accom-
panists, gave the program OF the Eas.
ter concert in the lobby OF the Y. NJ
c. A. Monday evening, elicfting much
favorable comment. Mr.. Halbeck
sang 'In the Garden Of My Heart
bD Ball; 'Caro milo ben." by Giordani
and "Until." by Sanderson; Miss Jorss
was heard in "The Song OF the Soul.
by Breil; "The Naughty Clock" by