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The music at the afternoon service
at the Church of the Covenant, begin
ming at S:15, is under the direction of
Harvey Murray, the organist of the
church. The Soloists today will be
Miss Raner. riolinist: Mr.. Loreleberg,
Nioloncellist; Mr.. Fakler. baritone.
Numbers Will be: Organ prelude; vio-
lin solo, "Andante" (HandeD- cello
solo, Song tSchuberD; baritone solo.
Gloria" (BuZzi Peccia): baritone solo.
Crossing the Bar" (Cowles); offer
tory trio. Prelude" tKistler); organ
postlude.
The music for the evening service.
beginning at o'clock. is given by the
Evening Choir 600 voices), Claude
Robson, director: Harvey Murray,
organist; Mrs. Howard Blandy, plan
ist. and the solo quartet, composed of
MISS Ruth Peter soprano: Miss Richie
Mclean, contralto: Ross Farrar.
tenor, and Herman Fakler. bass
The following is the program: Or
gan prelude; anthem, Thine Forever.
God of Love" Price): trio (soprano,
contralto and tenor). Protect Us
Through the Coming Night" (Cursch-
mani. Misses Peter and Mclean and
Mr.. Farrar Crequested); contralto
solo. Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect
Peace" Gsaiah) (Patten). Miss Nc
Lean; offertory anthem, Out OF the
Deep tNirtz); organ pOstlude.
At the Calvary Baptist Church. Sth
and H streets northwest. the male
quartet, composed OF w. +. Raymond
tenor: John Martyr, tenor: Fred East.
baritone, and Edgar Gray, bass. will
render this morning the anthem
This is the Day of Light" by Ber-
valid. and also Nevin's Some Blessed
Day" At the evening service the
quartet will sing Grant Us. Heaven
~ Father" by Nevin, and Adams
The Light of Sabbath Eve" Louis
+. Potter. organist. at the Sunday
morning service, will play Sturgess'
'Meditation'' as prelude and "Festiv-
al March" by Miller, as the service
poStluGe
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pupils were housed in three rooms
and We're struggling to keep body
and soul together when they were
found by a representative of the
American Junior Red Cross. trans
ferred to sanitary and adequate quar-
tiers and given an opportunity to de-
velOp d work which held untold pos
sibilities for good. That this con-
fidence in Prof. Bakule was not mis-
placed is evidenced by the fact that
today he and his original little group
of crippled boys are now training
and educating more than 800 children
taken in from the streets of Prague
and given new hope for life of
usefulness and Il happy, confident
! look toward the future.
The $4,000 school children of Wash =
ington who have become familiar
with the Bakule School through the
stories they have read in their mag
azine. the Junior Red Cross News. are
eagerly awaiting the coming of their
little friends from across the sea and
are preparing to extend to them a
most cordial greeting. Those who
attend the public concerts are assured
of an entertainment of the highest
artistic merit and one which is GER
tain to be unique.
At the first public appearance of
the chorus in Carnegie Hall. New
York, on last "Wednesday night. the
large audience was most enthusiastic
and there were inSiStent demands
throughout the week for repeated
appearances of the singers.
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AMERICAN COMPOSERS
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA.

John PHILIP SOUSA, the march
shining light among American
composers, but is also a Washing
tonian. He was born in the CAPT.
tai of the United States November
s, 1854. His father, Antonio Sousa,
was a political exile from Spain. His
mother was Of German birth, Eliza
beth Trinkhaus Sousa.
In many ways the life Of Sousa is
comparable to that of Johann
Strauss, the 'waltz king In both
cases. the father Of the composer was
strongly opposed to the sons de-
voting his musical talents to dance
music composition; and. in both cases,
the mother encouraged her son in
working out his own ideas regard
less Of the fathers objection. AS the
music Of Strauss brought the waltz
to the day Of it's greatest popularity,
80 the music Of Sousa Is said to have
originated the two-step which, in
one form or another. has practically
superseded the waltz in social dancing.
dancing.
1t is interesting that Sousa's father
played the trombone in the very band
in Washington which later proved
a definite milestone in the march
kings career.
Sousa was first violinist, and
when eleven years old made his first
public appearance as a Soloist. -Four
years later he was teaching harmony.
When he was twenty-five years old
he was a first violinist in the ochestra.
conducted by Offenbach. when the
latter toured this country.
After conducting various theatre
cal and operatic companies he was
appointed leader OF the United States
Marine Band in 1880, then an organi-
cation Of little Importance. However,
in the twelve years In which Sousa
held that leadership ne developed
the Marine Band into one OF the
greatest musical organizations of the
world He served with the band
during the administrations Of Presi-
dents Hayes, Garfield. Arthur, Cleve-
land and Harrison. He then resigned
August /, 1892, to organize his own
band. which is said to have given
more than 10000 concerts In 1000
cities on it's many tours throughout
the United States, five trips to
Europe and a fourteen-month world
tour.
Sousal has received decorations from
several countries in honor Of his genius
as q composer and . band leader.
Among them are the decoration OF the
Victorian Order (British), the Grand
Diploma Of Honor Of the Academy Of
Heinhault (Belgian), the French decora-
ton Of palms Of the French Academy o.
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Concert for Russian Refugees
Thursday.

Marguerite Brown, soprano; Bessie
Brown, ezzo-soprano, and Nation
Boyce, pianist, Will present the fol-
lowing program at the concert Thurs
day night at pm, at the Church of
Our Father, 18th and L streets-north-
west, under the auspices of the Com
mittee for Russian Relief, of which
Mrs. Robert Lansing is president:
Duets, THE Angel" (Rubenstein)
"Viens Mallika," from opera "Lakme''
(DelibeS) and II Know Bank" from
Shakespeare's midsummer Nights
Dream" (Horn), the Misses Brown:
"Gavotte de Mignon" (Thomas),
"Chantez, rieZ, dormez" tGounod),
Mon occur SQUIRE ia voiX." aria
de Sampson ct Dalila" tSaint- Saens).
Miss Bessie Brown; "Tell Me, Why
Are the Roses So Pale" (Tschaikow-
sky),, Home. Sweet Home" (Bishop).
Miss Marguerite Brown; Piano solos.
"Liebestraum" diszt), prelude in G
Sharp, Minor" (Rachmaninoff). I'm
Yitation to the Dance" (weber), Mr..
Boyce; When Love Is Kind" Gold
Melody. "Proyencal Song" (DelTAc-
quad. robin Adair" (arranged by
William Gooch). Happy Days" (Del
Riego), Miss Bessie Brown; Chan
Laughing Song" from Manon Les =
f eaom SAubers;. Indian a5is Bell Song"
guerite Brown. Duets. 70 That We
Two Were Maying" "a. NJ Smith),
Mira O. Norma" from opera Nor,
ma" (BellinD. "BarcaroiIe." from
"Contes d. Hoffman" eOffenbach). the
Misses Brown.
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Washington Clubs:
Motel Choral Soc;etu

The Motel Choral Society, one Of the
oldest organizations in Washington
and one of the first societies in Amer
lea to bring out the practical appli-
cation of the blending of music and
color. was organized by Mr.. and Mrs
Otto T. Simon twelve years ago. Mrs
Simon acted as advisor and accom-.
PIANIST until her death, in August
1916.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon were very
closely affiliated in their artistic life
and ideals, and they spent twenty
summers abroad studying artistic
conditions and all progressive ideas
tried out in Europe. Mrs. Simon was
student under Godowsky, Burmeis-
ter, and at the Matthay School, in
London. Mr.. Simon. before coming to
Washington, was professor Of singing
and chorus training at the Peabody
Conservatory, in Baltimore.
The work of the Motel Choral So
ciety has stood in particular for an
element of subjective singing in
which quality. rather than quantity
of musical sound. was the first con-
sideration. The programs have al
ways been carefully considered and
selected each summer after consulta-
ton with one of the standard music
publishing houses.
The society is especially noted for
the Christmas presentations of an i'm
pressive, devotional character which
always featured the "Motet of the
Nativity" and were given about the
symbolic lighted tree.
A concert that was greatly enjoyed
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Instrumenta1,sts' Convention

THE tWenty-second annual conven-
ton of the American Guild of
Banjoists, Mandolinists and Guitar
lists will meet in Washington at
the Hotel Raleigh next week, as
sembling on April %, and holding
three-day sessions from April % to
25. inclusive. This unique music con-
vention will bring together about
200 teachers from all over the United
States and from British Columbia 1t
is under the direction of Walter T.
Holt of this city. who is president
of the guild.
Monday and Tuesday evenings con-
certs will be given by the Nordica
clubs of Washington, which have a
personnel of $50 players in the three
groups. Soloists of the guild will be
the assisting artists, including Miss
Marguerite Light, Sioux City Iowa
guitarist; Claude c. Rowden. Chicago.
Ill, banjoist; Johnson c. Bane New
York city, guitariSt; Samuel Siegel.
New York city. mandolinist; Frank
{. BradburA Hartford, Conn, ban
JoiSt: Lloyd Loar Kalamazoo, Mich,
mandolinist: Charles Conrad, Wash
ington. ID. c., guitarist, and William
Edward Foster, New York city,
mando-cellist. Miss Ruth Peter. So
prano, of this city, will be assist
ing artist on each program.
Wednesday evening the convention
VIII close with banquet.
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Rub;nste;n Nominations
THE Rubinstein Club held a bust

THE Rubinstein Club held a busi-
ness meeting at the close of the
regular rehearsal Wednesday morn
ing, at which nominations were made
for election Of officers for the season
Of 1s23-24, as follows: For presi-
dent, Mrs. Robert H. Dalgleish;' first
vice president, Mrs. H. w. Myers and
Mrs. John w. Dawson; second vice
president, Mrs. Harvey L. Rabbit; sec
rotary, Mrs. William r. Benham and
Mrs. George o. Wilcox; treasurer,
Miss Alice Broas and Miss Isabel
Hacker; librarian, Mrs. Frank B. Lord
and Mrs. Willard e. Buell.. Miss Mat
tie Gibson, Mrs. Archer L. Haycock
and Mrs. Elmer E. Curry, present
members of the executive board of
the club, declined denomination. The
annual business meeting and election
Of officers will take place Wednesday,
May 8, 1t tho willard Hotel.
The third and last concert Of this
season will be given Tuesday. May l.
at the Masonic Auditorium, when the
club will be assisted by the American
contralto, Kathryn Meisle.
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Concert by S;s-Year-O1ds.

4 MUSICAL program presented by
I \ children, five of whom were only
six years old, was the feature Of a
musical and Easter party given at
the home of Mrs. NJ S. Parker, 371S
Ingomar street, last Tuesday after
noon from 2 to O'Clock. These young
musicians did not have any nursery
rhyme program, either. but gave
many selections by the master COM
posers. even including opera
Little Roger Lloyd played 1.-THE
Flower Song" from Faust" and
Rubenstein's Melody in F.; Mary
Moses PLAYED a waltz by Spalding and
accompanied her little brother, Lad
die. who played the violin; Mary Jane
Allen played Beethoven's "Minuet in
c.: Catherine Brown played Spal-
dings Little Rosebud" and waltz
by Brown; Mercedes and Victor Eli
Zalde played a piano duet; Edwin
Lloyd gave d selection from Rigo-
letto"; Myrta Williams gave The
Swan; Mary Jane Allen and Edwin
Lloyd sang duet from Martha"
Marthellen Kane gave THE Pixies
Jack Mahoney played a selection by
Bach and Museum Luchs played a
waltz.
Mrs. Kane, one of the mothers pres
ent, gave a reading and other moth
ers, who assisted in the dining room
following the young artist program,
were Mrs. Dallas Grady. Mrs, P. c.
Grady, Mrs. Mahorney, Mrs. Allen and
Mrs. Brown.
ker's new song. Cherry Blossoms"
was sung.
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Washington College of Music Con-

The thirty third students concert
will be given in the auditorium of
Central High School Tuesday evening
promptly at SIS o'clock. The concert
will be concluded by 9:45 pm. and
those who wish to attend it are re-
Quested to be punctual. c. E. Chris
tiani will direct the student orchestra
Of over fifty pieces.
The program will include: Selec-
1ions from "Tannhauser" (Wagner),
orchestra: voice. Hear Ye, Israeli
c'ElijahD Mendelssohn), Mrs. Rose
Hyer Hartung; violin, "Romanza"
(Vieuxtemps). Miss Virginia Cureton;
..Kuiawiak Polish dance) (Hien-
iawsky). Miss Ethel Bliss; piano,
Concerto, A Minor"-first movement
,Grieg) with orchestra), Miss Sara
Becker; voice. Sunset" (Buck) Even
Bravest Heart ("Faust'D (Gounod),
W. Douglas Shaver; symphony No. 2
ira; organ, "Scherzo Symphonique in
ID Major" (Faulkes), "Evensong"
Martin). Miss Hermania Ellis; violin,
Indian Lament and "Slavonic Dance
no. 1" Ovorak- Kreisler), Henry
n yoics, Aaien
with orchestra). Miss Hazel Wood;
piano, Sonata OPP. 10 No. First
Movement" (Beethoven): Motto Per-
petuo' (Weber). Benjamin Rather;
violin, Romance from End Concerto"
tWieniawsky); Hungarian Dance"
(Haesche), Kenneth Douse: voice.
prologue" from "Pagliacci" Ueonca-
land; accompanist, Miss Dorothy Rus
SELL
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Bakule Chorus Eager to See
Washington.

THE thirty-five young people of the
Bakule Chorus will arrive in
Washington at 1 O'Clock Tuesday,
Keen for a stay of three days in the
capital of the country which is Sec
ond only to their own Czechoslovakia
in their affection.
The District of Columbia Chapter of
the American Red Cross and the Of
metals of the District of Columbia
Cross national headquarters in the
enactment of the role of host The
District commissioners have gener-
ouSiy rendered the use OF the main
building of the Industrial Home
School for the housing of these Czech
girls and boys during their stay here.
Upon their arrival in Washington
they will be greeted by local school
children bearing flags and singing
come, a deputation from the Czecho-
slovak legation and group of Red
Cross officials. After lunch they will
be formally received by Chairman
Payne. They will later visit the Mu-
scum, after which they will be re-
ceived at the White House by Presi-
dent Harding. who will. if his en-
gagements permit. greet them both as
President of the United States and as
president of the American Red Cross.
From the White House it is planned
to transport the visitors to the home
of ex-President Wilson. in order that
they may group themselves in front
of his residence and Serenade the
man whom they regard as the lead
ing exponent of those ideals which
gave birth to their republic. of which
they are so proud and for which they
entertain the deepest affection and
patriotism. At 4:30 they will be ten
dered reception by the minister of
Czechoslovakia at the legation. For
this reception invitations have been
extended to members of the diplo-
matte corps, the state Department
and prominent Westinghouse.
The tentative program for the sec
ond day of their stay includes a visit
to Arlington cemetery, where Prof.
Bakule will place a wreath on the
tomb of the unknown soldier: a stop
be greeted by Secretary Hoover,
whose name is familiar one in ey-
cry home in Czechoslovakia; brief
drive over the city. terminating at
Walter Reed Hospital, where the
chorus will sing for the soldier boys.
The last day of their stay will be
given over.to a trip to Mount Vernon.
From Washington the chorus will go
to Baltimore for stay of one day,
after which will come a day in Phila-
delphia. three days in Pittsburgh. and
swing through the west as far as
Omaha. This will be followed by
stops at st. Joseph. Cedar Rapids,
Des Moines Minneapolis, Milwaukee.
Chicago. Syracuse, and week or ten
days at Boston and various New Eng
land cities.
President Masaryk of Czechoslo-
vakia and the Czech Red Cross select
ed the Bakule unit for this tour be-
cause the Bakule School stands forth
as the browning achievement of the
relief and educational work carried
out in CzechoSlovakia in the name of
the school children of America. Prof
Bakule and a dozen of his crippled
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and concerning which the society re-
ceived much favorable commentator
was that given at the Belasco before
former President Wilson and the la
dies of the cabinet, in which scenes of
the nativity were exemplifled through
ia bleaux, and Handel's Messiah" was
given.
In recent years the organization has
been giving its programs for the ben
eft of civic needs. At recent con-
the Foundlings' Home and from the
last concert. about month ago. a
considerable sum was raised for the
same charity.
The Motel Choral Society has given
music of many schools. Of which the
following composers may be men-
toned:
Palestrina Gtalian school), Vittoria
Durante, Eccard. CalvisiuS, Praetorius
Bach: miscellaneous compositions by
delssohn. Wagner, List, Brahms, Ru-
binstein (Russian), Tschaikowsky
Glinka, Taneyef. Gretchaninoff, Kopy-
low, Hamerik (Scandinavian), Gade.
Berlioz (French). Massenet, Arne
Taylor and Holbrooke.
During the last season Mrs. Walter
Nash has been the efficient accompa-
mist OF the organization. Other Of
f1cers who have successfully served
are alexander Ii. Gait, executive
chairman; Mrs. Joseph Dunn and Miss
Mildred Smith, secretaries; Miss
Hacker and LIE Roy Golf, treasurers;
Miss Hazel G. Hughes and Emil ARR
berger, librarians; G. r. Conybeare,
chairman of arrangements
There are about seventy-five now in
the society and: interesting programs
are being discussed for next season.
In addition to his work as director
of the Motel Choral Society while in
Washington. Mr.. Simon has also d.
rected the Polymina Society, the Mu-
seal Art Society, the Entarpe and
Apollo clubs.
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and Ball

T UcY DICKINSON MARX, well
known soprano Of Washington
assisted by o. J. Hodge. accompa mist
will give program of songs and
arias at the spring concert and ball
of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, District Division, at the
New Willard Hotel. The night of April
80.
This ball will be the first effort in
the campaign of the local branch of
the society to raise funds to enter
tain the general convention of the
Y. d. of c. when meeting here next
November. Mrs. G. Leonard Cham
bers is chairman and Mrs. Walter E.
Hutton president of the District Divi-
sion.
Mrs. Marx was presented at the
Arts Club in January by Miss Mary
Cryder, and auso sang before the
Congressional Club early In February.
Before coming to Washington Mrs.
Marx gave concerts throughout the
south and west.
Mr.. Hodge is the son of the late
Karl Hodge, a foremost American
f1utist, and is himself quite well
known as an excellent accompanist.
The musical will last from to 10
o'clock, and dancing will then begin
to last until l o'clock.
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Music, and offered an citizenship of pub
lie instruction in France.
Besides his musical compositions which
are mostly marches, Sousa has written
number of books on musical subjects,
prominent among them being his Ma
tional, Patriotic and Typical Airs Of
All Countries" written under the aur
spices of the United States government
He is a member of many musical
societies and other clubs and in 1917
was assigned to the naval training sta
ton at Great Lakes, ILL.,, in the capacity
Of musical director. He also gave a
number of free concerts on behalf of
the liberty loan drives during the war
According to a statement made re-
Gently by the march king, he believes
that there is music for each of seven
stages in life,~just as Shakespeare has
described them in~the famous passage
from LAS You Like It.
There are seven ages Of music in
each persons life, beginning with the
lullaby and ending with the funeral
dirge." he is quoted as saying, when
addressing the forum at the Academy
of Music in Philadelphia ''Of these
none awakens rs much pride and Joy an
the folk songs that are part Ct the life
of every people"
Among the most famous OF the 500
odd competitions by Sousa are: "The
Stars and Stripes Forever, Washing
ton Post March," Liberty Bell" and
''The High School Cadets.
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organizations country
" literally and hguratvey for the music festivals
lvl spring will be celebrated
Music week in Washington. and word is coming from other
cities of the plans to have OF the worlds greatest musicians on the
Music programs.
Miss Lowdn of the New York Music Week Aso-
Incorporated has that week April %
May According Dr. Frank Damrosch member the Music week
New Yoks Music week significant indication OF the
general growth appreciation throughout this
"In of sporadic the for
music in America is steadily going forward declared Dr.
I'm this half have advanced front land where
travelling expenses the
artist orchestra fills the auditorium That
OF the people"
ONE outstanding examples OF this
applied locally Washington the which the public
supported opera this then seemed
Washington also unusually hospiable the
musical of devastated European countries their efforts
their native lands This gala sightseeing
Czechosovakian children of the
famous Bkue Chorus Prague who will public and
local committee Russian relief headed by Lansing,
the benefit of the Russians Thursday night
MONG many planned cities the Newark
"A n. J. April when notable artists
Pdeewk Hfetz Florence Macbeth orchestra OF the New
York Philharmonic Society will give numbers the the
Cincinnati Music week. which Sigrd Onegn the Metropolitan
contrao staying the United States until early May take
part in the programs the mdwesern city, and Bethlehem Pa
Minor" will be features of Bach festival Boston has enjoyed
marvellous Wagnerian festival and Baltimore is planning enjoy
Chckering
has its big What with the biennial festival the National
Federation Music Ahevie May looks though the
United States certainly increasing its interest in music
THE Washington formally
last Friday afternoon when Paul Ahouse the
Metropolitan T. Arthur Smiths last of the Star
while Chekassky
Russian pianist the the Wilson
Polls. Both heater housed enthusiastic audiences
the distinction of having of the Amati viis
midst Charles A Whpp the we'll known who
1919 Capitol touching
tifu decorations by Bumd the Senate the this
beautiful Nicholas
which has been equad $50 and all the
violin makers his including Stradivarius,
Roger,
The Amat vion have always BEEN noted for their
Mr. Whipple loaned valuable
the Columbia Theater have him night the
the
toned violin
the inrumentalts makers OF
here during week of April p
This also the time the Jonas Chkerng centennial emphasizing
of
the United States. HELEN FETTER
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Bakule Chorus Wednesday and
Thursday.

For the first time in Washington
the Bakule Chorus of Prague, Czecho-
slovakia. will sing Wednesday after
noon at 1870 O'Clock, in Polls The
alter, under the auspices of the Amer
lean Red Cross. These children of
the Bakule School will sing new and
old melodies, classical music, folk
songs and hymns
The program will be varied by
other features, one of which will be
tho marionette show of little Frantik.
Frantik is a star pupil of the famous
school. and although born without
arms, he is unique pantomimist, and
works his whole show with his feet.
There will be only two concerts
given in Washington-the first at
polls, Wednesday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock; the second at the President