Evening star., 1922-11-03
THE ROSE MAIDEN"
OFFERED At CENTRAL
Cantata Sung by Washington
Choral Society Before Large
Audience.

NotWlthStandlng counter dttr rae
tions of some magnitude. a large au-
trail High School auditorium to hear
Cowen's tuneful cantata. THE Rose
Maiden" presented by the Washing
ton Choral Society.
This organization has been known
in its previous performances as the
National Community Chorus. with
Charles S. Wengerd as its conductor.
to introduce Mr.. Wengerd in the dual
role of soloist and conductor. both
Of which he filled most acceptably.
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. Mrs.
Flora Brylawski and ]. Allen Bell
sustained the so prano. alto and tenor
Brathawaite. as guest conductor for
several of the choruses. shared hon
ors with Mr.. Wengerd. The choruses
were given throughout with preci-
sion and fine shading. "A Maid More
Beautiful Than May" being a favor
lite with the audience.
Mr.. Wengerd's solos were sung
with intelligence and excellent die
ton. Mrs. Gawler and Mrs. Brylaw-
ski have been identified among the
most prominent Of Washington sing
ers for so long that comment on their
work is superfluous. Too much praise
could hardly be given to the joint
accomplishments OF Edith B. Athey
at the organ and Helen Nash at the
piano.
The personnel Of the society con-
sists of the officers: Robert c. Starr.
president; Lillian A. Bennett, vice
president: c. o. Fischer secretary:
John A. Gallagher. treasurer: Mrs.
A. F. Tennille. chairman. patronage:
Mabel Rowlands. chairman. finance:
Charles S. Wengerd, director: w. E.
Braithwaite. assistant director; Helen
Il
Grimes. assistant accompanist: H. G.
King. librarian. and Emma Greene,
assistant librarian.
The chorus-Sopranos: Alma Allen.
Lillian Ashford. Dorothy W. Babcock.
Rose E. Babcock. Lillian A. Bennett,
Ella Bryan. Fanny E. Buck. J. T. Bur
ger. Ines Cameron. Miriam P. Cham
bers, Alice B. Chinn, wilhelmina Clis-
sold. NJ. B. Copper. Mrs. D. S. Corser.
Margaret T. Coulson. Nellie E. Davis.
Irma Deaton. Mrs. H. ]. Devoe. Elsie
Daniel H. Edwards. Ellen Burroughs.
Foster. Mrs. B. NJ. Gessford. Ruth
Gessford. Anna C Gilbert. Mrs. James
f. Granger. Lillian Graves. Emma
Greene, Lille B. Greene: Laura L.
Grith Mrs h clyde = EiTh, GT,mes, xnNs Marie
Holzechuh. Nellie B. James. Mrs.
Hiram E. johnson. Gertrude NJ Kauf-
man. Mary E. Keller. Grace NJ. Keyser.
Merl H. Kimball. Nancy B. kildun.
Nancye V: Lake. Mrs; Joseph kauf-
McCurdy, Lucia r. Maxwell. Mar
earetta Meyer. L. E. Miller. Lena
Mitchell. Matte ]. Morrow. Ma
rle F.: Moss; Mrs. j. s;
Rowiands. Josephine Ryder. Lucille
Y. Steele. c. B. Sinclair. Margaret S.
TAYLOR. Maude Warner. Louise H.
Webster. Winifred Wengerd and Mrs.
Altos: Nellie NJ. Baxter. A Gertrude
ers, Laura Burnside, Grace c. Clarke,
Louise H. Compton, Anna NJ. Coulson,
Cora Donneberg, Bessie c. Doolan. Hat
tie NJ. Herfuth. Mrs. J. NJ. S. Kaufman.
Emma Kahl. Ida Lea, Mrs. n. b. Med
ley: Jerusha ,s Giiman a;,nbsS Meiss; Mrs Ella II 4
Odell. Harriet A. Pfau, Charlotte F.
seiffert, Nellie N. Smith. Eleanor E,
Spencer. Nancy w. Stillwell. Mrs. A. F.
Tennille. Myra W. Tilley, Evelyn Tolson,
Mrs. George E. Tolson. Rosa L. Town
shend, Blanche NJ. warde. Lois Wells.
Tenors: E. G. Arzberger. Morton R.
Brant, ]. J. Cowhig. Archie Davis. RI.
Duck, c. o. Fischer. John A. Gallagher.
F. ]. Goensch. Claude r. Hanan. A: B.
Keefer. Clarence G: Lee. r H: Randall.
A. ]. Replogle, Archibald Smith. Robert
c. Starr, Emmett Lee Trice. J. R Ven
ming.
Bassos: D. C. Adamson, Walter A
Barnes, John T. Blackmar. John Bundy.
Walter R Cupo, George w. Fernstrom.
R. l. CARRIER, G. W. Guernsey. William
y. Hallman, J. NJ. S Kaufman. H. G.
King, Judson L. Kline. w. E. kuentzel.
n. B. Medley. L. H Odell. Carl A OIL
son. w. NJ. Richan. John L. Smith. Fred
erick B. Underwood. o. A. Witt.