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The Washington times., 1923-08-21
D. c. CHAUFFEUR
ARRESTEDBY
MD. POLICE
Patrick Sweeney Is Charged
With Driving Car While
Intoxicated.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Aug. 21.-
Patrick Sweeney, chauffeur for
Colonel Sheriff, u. s. A., of Wash.
lngton, was arrested on the Seventh
street pike, near Wheaton, this
county, on. charge of operating
an automobile while under the in.
fluence Of liquor. The car he was
driving collided with a machine
owned and operated by Frank H.
Crown, Of Mt. Rainier, Md. Both
autos were badly damaged but no
one was hurt. Following the acct
dent, Sweeney was arrested bv
Policeman Earl Burdine, who
brought him to Rockville and com.
United him to Jail. He will be tried
in the police court here within the
next few days.
On a SIMILAR charge, M. F. DAILY,
OF Washington. was before Judge
Samuel Riggs in police court here
yesterday. He. too, was unfortu-
nate enough to have his car collide
with another and his arrest by
Policeman Oscar Gather followed.
Trial Of the case will be concluded
Wednesday.
A license has been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage Of Miss Josephine M.
Burnhill, of Washington, and Ferdi-
nand MoUna, of Bethesda, Mont
gomery county. In making appli-
cation for the license, Norma stated
that both he and the young woman
had been divorced.
When her chauffeur, John N.
Butler, was fined. $50 and costs by
Judge Samuel Riggs in the police
court here yesterday for falling to
stop after the car he was driving
had collided with another, Mrs. Ad-
Ter, Of Washington, who was in her
car at the time, expressed herself
SO plainly about Maryland justice"
that Judge Riggs felt constrained
to adjudge her guilty Of contempt
Of court and imposed a fine of $40
and costs.
Buffers defense was that he was
not aware that he had struck an.
other car and Mrs. Adler and her
son testified that they. too, did not
know that q collision had occurred.
Frank Wilson. of Beane, has
filed a certificate of his candidacy
for one 0t the Democratic nomina-
lions for the House of Delegates
and his name will, therefore, be on
the official ballot at the primary
election on September TO- His en-
trance into the contest Increases
to seven the number of candidates
for the four nominations to be
made. Wilson is retired mer-
chant. He has never before sought
public office.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage Of Miss Gertrude Ally
man and Arthur e. Massey, both of
Washington.
When Lawrence Dayton, a young
Washiugtonian. and two young
girls, also of Washington, visited
Rockville yesterday afternoon they
were all "set" for a wedding. The
dream Of the near bridal couple,
however. was quickly shattered by
what the young man termed the
interference" of his mother.
1t developed that earlier in the
day the license clerk received a
telephone message from the young
mans mother in Washington ask
ing that a license be refused the
boy should he make application for
suc9 paper. she giving his age
as but nineteen. When told of this
by the license clerk the youth did
not claim to be OF age, but seemed
much put out that his matrimonial
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
JUDGE b. F.. HARRAH

Funeral services for Judge B. r.
Harrah, assistant auditor of the
Panama Canal Commission, were
held early this afternoon at his
home, 1853 Newton street north
west. Judge Harrah, who was
sixty-five years old. died Saturday
at Georgetown Hospital. He was
a native of Newton, ILL.,, where he
served before the bar and on the
bench.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. A. s. Harrah; two sons, DR..
Owen M. Harrah and E. B. Harrah,
and two daughters, Mrs. Porter H.
Sloat and Miss Helen s. Harrah.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
GRocERS FINED SIS ON
PURE FOOD LAW CHARGE

Charged with violating the pure
food laws, Henry Kaufman, 1900
Tenth street northwest, and John
w. Ballos, 1742 L street northwest,
grocers, were fined $25 each In
police court yesterday.
Kaufman is alleged to have sold
decomposed herring, while Ballos
was charged with having sold
decomposed meat and chickens.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
SAMUEL L. KERRY.

Funeral services for Samuel
Leonard Kerby, who died Saturday
night at his home. 1899 Nichols
avenue southeast. were held this
morning, with interment in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. Kerby was born at Fort
Washington, Nd, sixty eight years
ago and had been resident Of this
city for forty years. He was well
known as a contractor, having
erected the old Central High School
at Seventh and o streets northwest,
and the Masonic Temple in Ana
costa.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Marion Watson Kerby, and three
daughters, Mrs. Susie Y. Wynn,
Mrs. w. H. Buscoe and Mrs. c. r.
Rector.
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
DEATHS.

Caetano Forte. 40 years. TAT 7th St
8. e.
Woolman Costin. 81 years EPISCOPAL
Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital
Samuel Leonard kerby. 68 years, 1899
James Arrow. 81 years. sibley Hos
The Washington times., 1923-08-21
7. r. BLOCK.

Funeral services for I. E. Block,
local business man who died Satur-
day in New York, were held this
morning from his residence in the
Argonne apartments. Rabbi H.
Merefeld, of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, officiated and burial
was in the cemetery Of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation.
Mr.. Block was the proprietor Of
the Roberts Ladies Clothing Shop
and president Of the Lykglas Auto
Painting Company. He was an
active member of the Elks and other
fraternal organizations.
Evening star., 1923-10-14
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much-haded Opera Company actually
a with and will the both for the
Polls Theater night, be followed by two more
nights and afternoon of Teuton All claimed to be readi-
the indications that will be packed houses
the engagement of this popular company
Word from New York that all of the members of the
did time rehersa earlier than
last Wednesday, but that the will able the
here in well trained STYLE
THE Ma
ion Theater Thursday when Nine Enestnc
Henk the famous conao singer of today will be
heard recital Nine Schumann k might well be called e grand
dame of the with unless
be the French soprano
art combined among feminine
INVOLVEMENT this
md nn 10 by Mrs @ well known music % artist
bring an add9na @ group OF great artists to Washington during the
@us o Waston sue M Harold Yane D e
in Philadelphia and Albert Morris Bagby at the Wal
This something entirely Washington
famous have
Dye Dsn heard I in the They b
have received aring and good New York
musical life OF Washington
be blind to the handwriting the wall that music here undergoing
otherwise is not only inevitable but actually with US.
MOTHER progress mscal is the additional series
announced by present
hear the good artists afford the usual
ton with the community center department OF the public schools Mrs
Greene presenting students which will
School auditorium go
OF New York city to the effect that the famous Chapel Choir
announced that she official that the choir appear
This is first choir be heard Washington
and should event OF special interest There
Unit be easily without expense
was Brought here By Dr. BaSne wih nd
the chorus gave two fine concerts by adult The
0' S0'hH HELEN pfS FFTrfR iaf afa's
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Students CONCERT Course.

The community center department OF
! the public schools takes pleasure In an
nouncing the students concert course
of five evening concerts at Central High
School for the season OF 1923-1924, at
$3.50 O'Clock under the management Of
Mrs. Wilson Greene.
These concerts are made possible
through the hearty cooperation of the
school officials and Mrs. Wison-Greene,
well known concert manager.
November %, Mnle. Frances Aida,
famous prima donna of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, will be heard in recital;
December IA, Nine. D'AlvareZ, con
tralto: February /, Toscha Seidel. great
violinist; February %, Ossip Gabrilo-
witsch. famous pianist and conductor
of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, will
be heard in piano recital. In selecting
Mr.. Gabrilowitsch for this course it is
quite apropos to add that the board OF
education of Detroit appropriated a large
sum of money for the expenses of TWEEN
ty-five orchestral concerts in the public
schools of that city as part of their
public school curriculum. About 10000
attended these recitals and students
music teachers Of the schools before
they went to the concerts.
The closing concert of this unusual
course will be Tito Schipa, March IA,
lyric tenor of the Chicago Opera Com
pany.
Season tickets are placed at q price
within the reach Of all students and any
members Of their family who care to
participate. The season sale is now in
progress at Mrs. Wilson-Greene'S con-
cert bureau, 18th and CT streets.
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Rumanian Contralto.

Nine. Alice Baschi, Rumanian con-
tralto, and her company, composed of
Armando Leuci, violinist, and Miss
Mildred Young. pianist, will assist
Harry Edward Mueller at the musical
vesper service at 4:45 this afternoon
at the First Congregational Church.
10th and G. streets northwest, in the
following program: Organ, piece
Herioque" (Franck): contralto solo,
"Salutation to the Dawn" (Salter) !:
violin solo. Aus der Heimat" (Sme-
tana); contralto solos. The Vision"
tVannuccinD, One F1eeting Hour
Lee), with violin. piano and organ
accompaniment; violin solo, The Old
Refrain" (kreisler); contralto solo,
"At the Clofster Gate" (Grieg).
Tomorrow evening at o'clock the
company will appear in full con-
cert program. as follows: Violin
solos. Aus der Heimat" (Smetana); /;
La Precieuse" (Couperin): contralto
solos. with violin obbligato, "Still AS
the Night" (Bohm); .Elegie" (Masse-
metz: violin solos, "Minuet" (Pug-
nanD; "Liebesfreud" (Kreisler); con-
tralto solo. The Quest" (Smith); /;
Love Is the Wind" (MacFadyen): !:
piano group; contralto solos. Ultima
Canzone" (TostD, 'Mattinata" Geon-
cavallo); violin solos. "Berceuse"
(Faure); "Gavotte" (Bach). and op-
cratic arias, "Weckruf der Bragane,"
from Tristan and Isolde" (Wagner),
and "Habanera,' from Carmen" Obi.
Zet).
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Throngs toGreetWagnerians
TomorrowNightin Lohengrin

in this country through their prom
inence while members OF the Met
ropolitan Opera Company, will be
heard In this opera in the roles of
Siegmund and Wotan. This announce
ment In Itself assures a performance
that should be memorable one. In
the part of Ortlinde, Ida Moerike,
the wife of the conductor, Will make
her American debut The complete
knote; Hunding, Hermann Eek: Wo-
tan, Hermann Well; Sieglinde, Louise
Perard; Bruenhilde, Marie Hollischer;
Fricka. Ottilie Metzger; Hellwige,
Editha Fleischer; Ortlinde. Ida
Moerike; Gerhilde, Lotte Appel: Wal
traute. Ottilie Metzger. conductor.
Eduard Moertke.
Mines. Metzger, Fleischer and Hol-
fischer are well remembered for
their performances last season. Mime.
Perard comes from the National
been identified with the operas of
Strauss.
Following the three operas of Wag-
ner, the engagement will close on
Wednesday evening with Mozart's
The Marriage of Figaro" one of the
most delightful operas of the classics.
Josef Stransky will conduct the
performance, which will offer splen-
did opportunity for the talents of
Editha FIeischer and Nine. Gentner.
the countess. Benno Ziegler will be
heard as the count, and Mr.. Latter
man, whose character parts last sea-
SON were a revelation. will be cast as
Figaro. The complete cast follows:
Count, Benno Ziegler; Figaro. Theo-
dor Latterman; Bartolo, Eduard
kandl; countess. Elsa Gentner-
Fischer; Susanna, Editha Fleischer;
Cherubino. oan Ruth: Marcelllna.
Emma Basth; Basilio. Paul Schwarz;
Curzio. Hermann Schramm: Antonio,
Emil Staudenmeyer; Barbarina, Lotte
Appel.
Miss Ruth, cast for the role of the
page. is a young American coloratura
Of whom much is expected, and her
debut In MoZart's opera in Washing
ton is said to be anticipated with
pleasure by n number of New York
authorities who predict big SUCCESS
for her.
Genuine interest attaches to the
tour of the Wagnerian Opera Com
pany, and in every city where thay
are booked the sale of seats is said
to indicate the confidence OF the
American public in the unusual ac-
complishments of this organization
last season.
Seats are on sale at Mrs. Wilson,
Greene's Concert Bureau and the box
office of Polls Theater.
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MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES

This evening at o'clock there will
be a special musical service at Ascen-
sion Church, 18th and Massachusetts,
avenue northwest. w. e. Flick, a
prominent basso Of Staunton, Va, will
be one of the soloists. Other solos
will be sung by Vivienne Gilmore, So
prano; Julia Culbreth Gray, contralto;
Aileen Miller Burns, soprano soloist
of the church, and others. Mrs. Henry
Hunt Mckee Is director of the choir
and John Wilson organist.
At the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, of which Miss Lucy H. Paul
is organist and musical director, the
quartet, composed of Miss Evelyn
Gribbin, soprano; Miss Anita r.
Gauges contralto: Floyd Williams,
tenor, and Albert o. Stearns, jr.. bass,
Is preparing a series Of interesting
Sunday night programs.
Last Sunday evening Charles Trow-
bridge Tittmann assisted at the even
ing service, singing two numbers.
Lord God of Abraham" (Elijah)
(Mendelssohn) and 20 Savior Hear
Me" (Buck).
A week from today the quartet will
offer q special musical program at the
evening service, consisting of several
anthems, duets and solo numbers, which
will be announced in these columns
next Sunday.
Today's program is as follows: Morn
ing service: Organ prelude "Litany''
Evening star., 1923-10-14

January z, when jacques Thibaud.
French violinist, and Wanda Landovska, 4,
harpsichord player of Polish descent,
will be the artists. Landovska makes
her debut in America November IS
and II in Philadelphia and plays with
the Philadelphia symphony Orchestra
in New York city on November 20.
January II Mrs. Townsend will pre-
sent Carl Flesch. Hungarian violinist.
and Suzanne keener. twenty-two-
year-old soprano Of Pittsburgh, who
has been given a fve-year contract
with the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany.
On January 81 Enesco. the Ru-
manian violinist and orchestra con-
ductor, who won such a large follow
ing here last year with the Philadel-
phia Symphony Orchestra, will play
a number of his own compositions.
particularly of the folk music. and
Helena Marsh. the American con-
tralto, who suffered with a bad cold
upon her one appearance in Washing
ton last year, will give a joint re-
cital
January % Jean Gerardy, Belgian
'cellist, who toured America q num-
Der OF years ago with kreisler and
Hofmann, when neither of these ar
lists was well known in this country,
will give a joint concert with the
Barclay will give some very old ora
torios in his program.
On February the last Of the group
of concerts will be given. Felix SAL
lnond. noted young British 'cellisf,
and Dusolina Giannini, a recent dis
covery In New York, where her dra-
matte soprano voice seems TO have
won the highest commendation of the
critics, as we'll as enthusiasm from
her audiences, will present this final
program.
In these musicals Mrs. Townsend
OF
Great Britain. Belgium, Rumania,
Italy, Hungary and America She
has previously been associated with
large musical endeavors In Washing
ton, notably the concert which she
and Mrs. Larz Anderson arranged
when Maggie Teyte, Oscar Seagle and
Ruth Townsend sang on one pro-
gram; benefit for France, with
Calve as chief artist: and again, the
Italian benefit, in 1915, when the late
Caruso, de Luca and Nine. Aida were
on one program.
Mrs. Townsend studied the piano at
the Paris Conservatory and studied
harmony and counterpoint with Gull
mant, the famous organist, and with
Tirindelli. She studied voice with
many great teachers, including Sort-
Ferguson, Won Eur Mullen, Tosti, Sea-
gle and Jean de Reszke. She also has
sponsored the debuts of such great
artists as Kreisler, Selma, kurtz and
Kitty Goodson. And, in addition to
all this training and experience, she
Is a composer of many musical works
that have won her enviable recogni-
tion. Probably the best known of her
compositions to date Is the "Ber-
ceuse'' which Kreisler made famous
and which was played in Washington
last Thursday by kochanski.
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Army Band Concert.

The United States Army Band. un-
der the direction OF w. j. Stannard.
VIII give concert at the Women's 8
City Club tomorrow evening at $50
O'Clock. assisted by Gertrude Lyons,
soprano, as the vocal soloist.
The numbers on the program will
include: March, "Semper Paratus'
(Dahlquist); overture "Lustspiel'
Of Pilsen" fLuders); euphonium solo,
Les Millions harlequin" (Drigo),
Sergt. s. L. Johnson; soprano solo.
''Se Saran Rose" (Melba waltz)
(Arditi), Gertrude Lyons. accom-
paniment by the Army Band; ex-
cerpts from mile. Modiste" (Her-
bert); cornet solo, Song Of Love"
from Blossom Time" (Romberg)
Sergt. j. Dufresne; valse. tires Jolfe''
GWaldteufeD; march. General H. H.
BavTpltz" (Stannard1
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tSchubertl; anthem. Breast the Wave,
Christian" (Shelley); solo, Trust Ye in
the Lord" (Scott). Miss Gribbin; post
lude. "Maestoso" (MacDowelD.
oso9 bysnins sns sesss hwrsaas GNIus'
anthem, "The Day is Past and Over
(Marks); solo, 'The Shadows of the
Evening Hour (Rathburn), Mr.. Stearns,
and postlude, Coronation March,
(AIeyerbeer).
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
This morning, at the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, the music
composed of Miss Frances Scherger,
soprano; Mrs. Hazen P. Buchler, con-
tralto: William p. Shanahan, tenor.
and Herman Fakler, bass, and the
Mount Pleasant Chorus. under the
direction of Norton NJ. Little, with
Claude Robson at the organ.
For the vesper service. at 5 o'clock,
the music will be given by the solo
quartet. The program follows: Morn
ing service-Organ prelude, "Slum-
Der Song" (Beaumont); tenor solo,
Leave it With Him" (Ellis), Mr.
shannon; Sl,; nom 9ffertcry Gchorus). Lift
Mount Pleasant Chorus. and organ
postlude, Grand March" from Aida
(VerdD. Vesper service-Organ pre-
lude, Meditation" (Harker); con-
tralto solo, "Open My Eyes That I
May See" (Scott), Mrs. Buchler; Of
fertory (quartet). "The Lord Is My
Shepherd" (Booth), and organ post
lude, "Postlude" (Lemmens).
Fred J. Eden, who for the past
three seasons has been baritone solo
ist al Trinity Methodist Church, has
resigned his position there to accent
a similar one at Columbia Heights
Christian Church, as well as to as
sumo direction Of the church's large
chorus choir. Music at this morning 8
service will include an anthem, The
Lord is Exalted" (West), and a duet
for soprano and baritone, 'It Was for
Me- (Blount).
At the evening service the choir
will sing Woodward's The Radiant
Morn Hath Passed Away" Miss Mida
Tucker, soprano, will sing the Offer
tory solo.
At the IL o'clock service this morn.
ing at Grace Episcopal Church,
Georgetown. in celebration Of the first
Anniversary of the rectorship of Rev.
Henry L. Durrant, the Bishop of
Washington. RI. Rev. James e. Free
man. will deliver the sermon. and
the following music Will be presented
b. the vested choir: Professional
Evening star., 1923-10-14
.HE subscription sale of the Wag-
merriam Opera Company closed a
week ago and the single sale

tE SuDScrlptlon sale Oh the WaS-
merriam Opera Company closed a
week ago and the single sale
Il gives every indication of a ca
pacity house when the Wagnerian Opera
Company opens in 'Lohengrin" tomor-
row night at Polls Theater at 7:43 pm,
under the management of Mrs. WILSON,
Greene.
a promising array or artists has
been announced for the four operas
to be given during the Washington
enga agement. Among them are
season, with Mr. Moerike again con-
Quoting, and many newcomers, who
are said to be eminent singers from
European opera houses. Josef Stran-
sky, with Mr.. Moerike. Mr.. knoch
and Alfred Lorentz are the con-
Richard Wagner's 'Lohengrin"
opens the engagement tomorrow.
Elsa Alsen, the sensation OF last sea-
sons performances. Will be heard as
Ortrud, and Elsa Gentner-Fischer, a
prima donna of Frankfort. will sing
the role of Elsa. Herman We'll. many
years popular baritone of the Met
ropolitan Opera Company. Is a new
conner. as We'll as Hermann Eek, Otto
Semper and Rudolf Litter.
Following is the cast for "Lohengrin" ;:
Koenig, Herman Eek; TeIramund, Her
mann Well: Heerrufer. Otto Semper:
Elsa, Eelsa Gertner- Fischer: Ortrud,
Elsa Alsen; Lohengrin. Rudolph Ritter;
pages, Mines. Link. Roetz. shop and
Ruff. Eduard Moerike will conduct.
Die Meistersinger," on Tuesday
evening, brings many of the newly
engaged singers to the various i'm
portant roles. Mr. Marowsky is said
to be the foremost bass of Europe.
and he will make his American debut
during the Washington engagement
as Pogner. Hermann Schramm, who
is cast for the role of David. comes
from Hamburg, where he is held in
high repute. The complete cast is:
Hans Sachs. Theodore Latterman;
Pogner. Heinrich Marowsky; koth-
ner. Benno Ziegler; Eva. Editha
Fleischer; Magdalene. Emma Basth;
Stolzing, Robert Hutt; David, Her
mann Schramm: Vogclsang, Max
Lippmann; Beckmesser, Desider Ia
dor; Nachtigall, Emil Staudenmeyer; ;
Ortel, Otto Semper; Foltz, Joseph
Braun; Zorn. William Birlenbach; !;
Eislinger, Fritz Great: Schwarz.
Heinrich Konrad; Moser. Hermann
Lindermann; Nachtwaechter. Joseph
Scoetzinger; conductor, Josef Stran-
sky.
Die Walkuere' will be a matinee
performance on Wednesday. Mr..
Knote and Mr.. Well, both well known
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Mrs. Townsend to Present
Morning Musicals.

AIRS. LAWRENCE TOWNSEND, },
1V1 who has always interested her
self in the promotion of good mu-
SIC both here, at home in Wash
ington, and while she was abroad
living In the diplomatic circles OF
Austria. Portugal and Belgium. has
just made most interesting an
nouncement. She will present group
of ten artists in FIVE Monday morning
musicals later this winter in the
ballroom of the Hotel Hamilton. AS
this room cannot accommodate more
than 300 persons. the musicals Will
be of a distinctly intimate nature, that
should make them all the more inter
esting. Already more than third OF
the season tickets have been sold for
the entire series.
The first concert will be given on
Evening star., 1923-10-14

meeting of the Federal Club of the
University Club last Tuesday evening,
when her program included the follow
ing: 1.-THE Maids of Cadiz" (Delibes),
''Pierrot" tRybner), Wheels the Silver
Swallow (Milliganj, "The Icicie" (Bas-
sett). 1.-THE Night Wind (FarIey),
Where My Caravan Has Rested
Uohr), "Daddy's Sweetheart" Ieh-
mann). "Il Bacio" (Arditf). Norwegian
Echo Song" (Thraae), America"
Miss Margaret Bowie Grant was ac-
companist.
The following program was given
Thursday night at s o'clock, at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Grace Reformed Church: Piano solo
by Miss Hilda Hanes. Perpetual Mo-
ton (McDowelD; group of old
fashioned songs in 1861 costume by
Miss Ruth Mae Hansford lsoprano5,
THE Silver Ring (Chaminade), "The
Last Rose of Summer" and believe
Me II All Those Endearing Young
Charms;'' reading (selected), by Miss
Rachel Thomas; vocal numbers by Miss
Helen Jeanette Bury tsoprano). aria
from LES Hugenots," .Lieti Signoss'
lMeyerbeerJ: "Jean" 1Bnrieika1.