Evening star., 1923-12-16

Your voice" Morning and The
OWL by Miss Cecile Sale; II Passed
9y By Your Wlnd9w lind and Nd. I NasaI Hear "a a
Mccarthy; Song of a Heart" by Mrs.
Augusta Hill Lipman, and The
Sacrament" by Mrs. Robert Dali
gletsh.
whole club sang "a Perfect Day"
Miss Pauline EnoelIer was the ac-
companist throughout the evening.
\ French sketch was the feature
Of an informal musical evening given
recently, at the home of the Misses
Howe, the artists being Mary Helen
Howe. soprano, and Marie Howe
Spur, pianist. Miss Howe made a
graceful picture as the grande dame
or century ago. and Mrs. Spur
looked charming as a French peas
ant. Together they presented ro-
nance in song and story. Miss Howe
also sang the Grand Polonaise'' from
"Mignon." and ballads. II. LIE Roy
Lewis. baritone. gave a group OF
several piano selections. and Mrs.
Spur gave CVloIful Interpretation OF
/ DeOuSsy and Chaminade. Readings
were given .hy Grace Bromley and
! Willard Howe.
lAt AIdtItONEiI Music tIuU. tIeOT g Ia
h. Miller. president, met last Monday
evening in the club rooms. The guest
I OF honor was Mrs. Helen Corbin
Heinl, who gave one of her interest
ing talks on Edward Mcdowell, his
charming and sympathetic person
ality, his sincerity and conscientious
ness as teacher and his simple
greatness as a composer.
Mrs. Heinl related quite a number
OF amusing instances and episodes
depicting the humor of this great
| man. Mrs. Heinl also gave a vivid
picture OF the Peterborough Colony
In New Hampshire, where Mr. Mac
Dowell enjoyed so many Of his most
beautiful Inspirations. and for which
Mrs. MacDowell is working so hard
to hold as a memorial to him.
Mrs. Heinl also played .Nocturne
Op. 81. No. 1 fChopin): "widmund'
(Schumann- -LisZt). "Feux Follets'
(Phillips). "Polonaise" CMacDoweli
and "Etude. D Flat CLiszt.
At the close of the meeting. Miss
: Miller read a letter from Mrs. Mac
Dowen. recently received. expressing
her deep gratitude for the generous
check sent by the Washington Mac
| Dowell Club in behalf Of the Peter
borough Colony. After Offering a
vote OF thanks TO Mrs. Heinl the
club adjourned.
The service department, I. VI. c. A.
!.
sented by: Charles ]. Watts. tenor;
W. ]. Rose. speaker: Miss Rose NJ
Facenda, pianist; John Jaul Jones
J baritone: Miss Dorothy Wilson. con-
tralto; Miss Marjorie G. Davis, Mrs
Harry S. Jones and Miss Frances
Lloyd. accompanies.
Last Wednesday the Societe Inter
rationale des Poetes ct 1es COMPOST
teurs de Musique met for it's Decem-
Der meeting in the Washington Con-
| servatory of Music auditorium.
, Prof. Otto Bengerdt gave a rondo
| for piano, Of his own composition,
/ from a theme suggested by President
Ernst vladimir Ladovitch of, the So
ciety. Mr.. Ladovitch then played his
1 Scenes du Cirque" introducing vari =.
Gus characters of the circuses of
Paris-strolling vaudeville perform
ers we would call them in America.
Other numbers by various members
included musical numbers and poems
which were given by their authors.
| The next meeting will be after New
Years some time. The society well
creations have been publicly given
successfully or who have had some
of their verses published.
completed it's organization with the
| following elected as officers: Wilmer
| G. Platt, former mayor Of Takoma
Park, chairman: John w Coffman
vice chairman; DR.. Guy Clinton, fhan-
| cial secretary; P. c. Gibson treas
| urer; Mrs. Charles Townsend, cor
responding secretary; Miss F1orenc,
king, librarian; Dr. Albert W. Harmed
| conductor. The board of director.
! consists of the officers and Mrs. E
Clyde Shade, Mrs. Herbert Lawson
| Mrs. r. ]. Dowsett Prof. Osborne, 8
! Mattingly, Walter Trey. Eugene Bond
| Mrs. ]. NJ Sylvester and Mrs. c. B
| Smith.
! Chairman Platt. who is president o.
! the Takoma Theater, has offered thu
hall of the theater to the society FOL
/ rehearsals. The next rehearsal of the
| society will be on the evening o.
| January 2.
Miss Georgia e. Miller presented
] Edith Austermuhl in a piano recita