The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-19
Morning Musicale
Opens With Fine
Program, Today

F5is morning at Cable hall the
Music study club will hold its first
morning musicale" for the season Of
1879 % with an unusually brilliant
rrogs am.
On this occasion Mrs. Edna Gockel
tsuszen, chairman of the artistic
course" of the club, and director Of
She Birmingham Conservatory Of
Alpsi, will introduce Mr.. Lester AL
dFich. the widely known baritone,
formerly of Atlanta, and who
through Mrs. Gussen's influence has
recently come to Birmingham to re-
side, affiliating himself with the Biz
mingham Conservatory of Music as
instructor in voice.
Mr.. Aldrich possesses magnificent
baritone voice, those who have heard
him at St. Marys-on- the Highlands in
the quartet choir of that church, of
which Mrs. Gussen is the director and
crganist, expressing themselves as
well pleased with his art.
His appearance today before the
Music Study club Is eagerly antici-
pated, it being the first time Mr.. Al
drich has sung before this club, and
he has chosen as his initial number
the vision Fugitive" from Massa-
nets "Herodiade."
A group of songs" will include
Cutters Now Sleeps tho Crimson
Petal" Spross' Yesterday and To-
day" "A Lovers Litany" (Kramer)
and Tschaikowsky' Pilgrims Song"
In addition to Mr.. Aldrich's selec-
tons the pleasure of hearing the
l. vat0 M
solos, LISTS ID Flat Etude" and the
lovely Debussy Reflections on the
Water" will be accorded the mem
bers of the Music Study club, while
Clarence +. Klenk, violinist, another
member of the faculty of the Biz
mingham Conservatory of Music. and
one of the most popular musicians
in this community, will play the
Schutt suite for Violin" (Mrs. Gus
sen at the piano..
Mrs. ]. A. Mitchell, soprano, Will
sing two songs, Barnetts Tonight
and Kramer's "The Last Hour" Mrs.
Gussen playing her accompaniments.
This group OF Birmingham artists
cannot be surpassed, as they express
the very highest in art that this
community affords, and the Music
Study clubs morning musicales
thus charmingly inaugurated today
bespeaks a season of unusual pleas
ure for the members of this splen-
did organization.
MRS. sTOBERT's LOVELY PARTY
Mrs. Tom Stobert entertained yes
terday at luncheon party in honor
of Miss Selene Rountree, lovely
bride elect.
This luncheon was ono Of the most
beautiful affairs of the fall and
worthy of the charming guest of
honor and the talented hostess.
The table was centered with-a big
golden basket of winter flowers" In
pastel shades The souvenirs were
attractive tea bells with gold han
dies, tied with gold ribbon; the bells
were in blue with decorations of val
ley lilies The place cards were in
gold and blue with love birds. and on
them were inscribed little original
verses written by the hostess wish
ing all the lovely things Imaginable
TO the pretty bride.
Mrs. Stobert's guests were: Miss
Rountree Miss Caryl Penney, Miss
Alyce Richards of Louisiana, Miss
Jr.. Mrs A. j. Rountree. little Martha
Suobert and Mrs. Mary Stobert.
PFRsoNNEL OF KIRBY
rfCkENs WEDDING
The following personnel has been
selected Tor the Pickens-Kirby we'd
ding;
Miss Gertrude Clapp will be maid of
honor and Mrs. F. e. Spradley, ma
iron of honor.
Miss Matte Chilly and Miss Virginia