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of Trinity Catholic Church, George.
town.
Mrs. Hubner comes to Washington
after most successful career In
Savannah, Ga. her native city. where
she was prominently identified with
all It's professional musical acttvi-
ties: She was an active member of
both the Savannah Music Club and
the st. Cecilia Society. She possesyes
a voice OF rare purity and resonance
and received her training under some
of the most noted teachers of New
York city. Before coming to WASH
ington she enjoyed the distinction OF
being contralto soloist of the Luth-
Gran Church OF the Ascension and OF
the Temple Israel OF Savannah. She
has also appeared in concert In va
rious music centers, her most recent
Briarclir Manor. New York.
DR.. Saxon was formerly of Pater-
son, N. j.. and YVES q pupil of Fred
erick PSPker of Paterson and New
York, and studied also with J. Homer
Moore OF the Cincinnati Conservatory,
-He has been soloist with the Orpheus
Club and in the First Baptist Church
or Paterson. the Mount Calvary Epis-
copal Church. Baltimore. and Christ
Episcopal Church and Oiof Sholem
Temple, in Norfolk, Va. DR.. Saxon
cert and oratorio.
Mr.. Whelan comes from Cambridge.
MASS, and has studied with La F1eur
McGo1drick of Boston and with Ar
thur White of the New England Con-
servasory. He has held positions at
st. Paufs Caurch, Cambridge; st
Stephens Church, Boston, and ST.
Bernard's Church. West Newton,
Mass. Coming to Washington In 1918
he was engaged to sing with the male
choir of st Aloysius Church. and
after an absence of a year during the
world war, he accepted the position
OF leading cantor soloist In st, Pats
rick's Sanctuary choir. a position he
has held for four years
With this aggregation of talent, to
which large chorus is to- be added
In the near future, Mr.. Boeneau homes
to. revive the prestige enjoyed years
ago by st. Aloysius choir, when. with
Eve Mflos, Mrs Sherman, John PuEh
and l. E. Cannon as soloists and
Harry erman at the organ, the aft
ernoon vices attracted a capacity
attendaA not only from musical
circles of che city, but from tourists
Capital.
The music this morning will consis,
OF; Organ prelude, Mr.. Boeneau; mass
In A On honor of Our Lady Of Good
CounseD (victor HammereD. Kyrie
Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus
Agnus Del; "Asperges Me" (F. II
OBrienl, quartet; contralto solo
'Veni Creator" tRosewig), Mrs. Hub
ner; onertory, trio, "Jesu Del Vfyp'
lVerdi). Mrs. Marks. Mr.. Saxon and
Mr.. Wheian; organ postlude. Mr..
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AMERICAN COMPOSERS
Henry Schoenefe1d.

TTENRY SCHoENEFEI.D 10 noted
L i not only as G. leading American
composer, but also as conductor of
the women's Symphony Orchestra of
Los Angeles. Calf, the only complete
symphony orchestra OF its kind in
existence.
This American. who is generally
classed as one of the principal inno-
vators In the development of our
in 1867. His father was a musician
and taught the son for several years.
When he was seventeen years old
Henry Schoenefeld went to Leipzig,
where he studied for three years un-
der Reinecke. Coccius, Papperitz and
Grill. A large choral work with or
chestration composed by Schoenefeld,
won a prize over many competitors,
and wan played at Gewandhaus con-
certs with the composer as conductor.
He was graduated from the Leipzig
Conservatory of Music In 1873 and
spent the next year studying with
Eduard Lassen of Weimar.
Following this year with Lassen.
Schoenefeld returned to the United
States and went to Chicago, where
he lived as teacher, orchestra leader
and composer until moving to CAL
ifornia. He was leader of the Ger
mania Maennerchor from 1891 until
1909. and OF the Germania Turn
vereiu of Los Angeles, beginning in
April, 1911.
In 1892 Mr.. Schoenefeid won the
National Conservatory prize of $500
with his composition. Rural SYM
phony," one of the best known of
his works. Dvorak, who was chair
man of the committee on award at
| that time, Is said 10 have compliment
ed the winning composer most highly
on his work. In July, 1899, he won
the prize offered to American COM
posers by Henri Marteau for a sonata
for violin and piano. Among those
on the jury at this contest were Du-
bois, Pierne, Diemer and Pugno. In
| 1908 he won third prize of consid-
: erable distinction when he won the
I, Lillian Nordica song prize In Phila-
/ delphia-
Mr.. Schoenefeld is generally recog-
nize6 as disciple of Dvorak. This
characteristic Is particularly notice
| able In his popular overture. -"Tn
the Sunny South" This is also OBJ
servabie I'm his suite. opus Is, scored
for q string orchestra, which has
been played abroad frequently ana
won high praise from Hanslich. Nj
code and Rubonstein. Both che suite
land overture are unusual and par
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tie seasons opening in Symphony
Hall, Boston. on October 12. Hfs
FAMILY have left Boston and made
their home once more in Paris, where
Mr.. Monteux will rejein them at the
i conclusion of the coming season.
Mr. Roussevitzky was born in Tver
Gin northern 2ussia) in 1874. He was
first taught music by his parents
and at twelve conducted the orchestra
| In the Municipal Theater OF his native
town. He graduated from the Mos
COW Conservatory, having made a
particular study OF the double bass,
and II was as a virtuoso Of this in
strument that he became a member
| of the Moscow Imperial Opera Or
chestra and likewise toured Europe.
| At length he concentrated all his
energies upon conducting. He. or
| ganized an orchestra in Berlin, and.
in 1909. Il large one in Moscow. Here
| he assembled the best players Russia
afforded; he subsidized them, that his
hand might be entirely free and his
enterprise entirely artistic
1t was here that Mr.. Kouesevitzky
revealed the characteristics in which
he has eIcelled ever since-construc-
! tive ability, brilliant leadership and
disinterested devotion to the promui-
CATION of the best music, both old and
now. He gave series of concerts in
Moscow and Petrograd, and travelled
over Russia with his orchestra. He
the length of the Volga, gave town
after town an introduction to sym
phonic music. Each spring he instf-
tuted festivals IN which each concert
was devoted to a single composer.
The composers ranged from Bach to
the most modern. One series included
the complete orchestral work of
Beethoven.
Koussevitsky here acquired his
reputation as a champion of true
genius In the. music of the day.
whether by a Russian or another
composer. He founded Russian
Russian composers encouragement by
publishing their works. The revolu-
tion deprived Koussevitzky of his
own orchestra but not of his energies;
he was appointed for a considerable
time conductor of the Russian State
Orchestra which superseded the I'm
periai Orchestra of the old regime.
II was In 1920 that circumstances
took him westward, and immediately
he became the central figure of
orchestral concerts In Paris and Lon
don. In Paris he organized what
carne to be known broadly as the
he has given for the last three years.
In London he has made a similarly
vivid Impression. particularly as
guest conductor OF the London Sym
phony Orchestra He has occasionally
conducted opera, notably at the
Grand Opera In Paris, His engage
ments for the coming season. will be-
gin In Berlin. extend TO Prague, in
ciude a season at the Paris Opera,
and thence take him to England and
Scotland.
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St. Aloysius Church Choir
is Reorganized.

. EoRGANIzATIoN is the order of
the day In Washington choir
circles. one OF the most radical in
novations taking place at st. Alloy
sius' Catholic Church, where a choir
Of mixed voices will supplant the
choir of male voices that has done
such excellent work In furnishing
the musical portions of the services
for many years past under the direc-
tion of Glenn w. Ashley.
Victor L Boeneau, formerly of CO.
lumbus, Ohio. but for Eve years past
resident of Washington, has been
engaged as organist and the solo
son Marx, soprano; Theresa Hubner
contractor George f. Saxon, tenor
and Gerald L. Whelan. bass, will
make its initial appearance under
ice at II O'Clock.
Mr.. Boneau is qualified by a long
and varied experience for the posi-
iion he assumes today. His early
prominent teachers in Columbus and
Cleveland, Ohio. He studied organ
with William Bibbs of Columbus and
served for six years as organist of
81. Marys Catholic Church at Shelby,
Onio. He was organiSt also for three
years at the State Hospital, where he
gave two recitals eaeh week. In addi-
tion TO playing at the Sunday sery-
1oeS Later Mr.. Boenau took a three
year normal course at the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music in Ros-
ton, where he also made his studies
on theory, harmony and composjtion
he was a pupil also of James II
Rogers In Cleveland, coaching after
Ward IN New York with William G
sSarl IN organ and Charles Gilbert
apross in accompanying. He studied
piano also with Emil LIebling OF
Snlcago and coached on concert uro-
grame with the eminent artist. julia
hive- King. His experience includes
segeral years tncumbency of the or.
gan position OF tho Bolton Avenue
presbyterian Church in CleveIsnS
and at St Philomena's Catholic
Cnurch In the same city. During mis-
stay In New York he was substituts
oTganist at the Episcopal Church OF
tne holy Communion and at ST. Ste.
pnen's Catholic Church. Previous to
coming to Washington he was for
L1ree years concert pianist and ao-
com panist TO various artists ia fhs
slHedpath Lyceum Bureau
MRS. Marx halls from the sunnv
4 south, being native of Selma Ala.
! she is graduate in both voice and
: piano OF Judson College, Marion Ala,
and studied later with Nine. Kath-
s5Arine von klenner and Emma Thurs.
by of New York last season. with
i5Aiiss Cryder of this city. She has q
3sYoice OF brilliant timbre and has an
fpeared successfully in recital here be-
asIore the Arts Club and the City Club,
ssisast year she was the soprano soloist
Evening star., 1923-09-16
Unusual Music to Be Given
Bv Local Artists on Radio

A novelty on the program of sta
Gon wRC of the Radio Corporation
of America will be the first perfor
nance tomorrow evening of Magic
Hours a one-act operetta by Homer
". Bartlett, with the libretto by MRS.
Edward Siegman.
Paul Bleyden has arranged the de-
tails of the production and the two
principal roles will be sung by Helen
Harper and Miner s. Ellis, Mrs. Paui
Bleyden will be at the piano.
Charles T. Ferry. pianist ana COM
poser, who has recently returned from
Paris, win give recital OF mis- com :
Corporation of America on wednesday
evening.
Mr.. Ferry win be assisted by Lucy
r,tckenson Marx. who will sing a
group of his songs. Among these VIII
Be might Holds Secret" TO You.
"Come to the WOODLAND and June.
Mr.. Ferry win play his prelude in
C Minor. Moon Glo." and Dance Ec-
centrique."
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A BILE singers and conductors from
"A the younger generation, graphic
staging and good stage direction are
generally held to be reasons why the
Wagnorian Opera Company in 4 few
months last season stirred 50 much
interest in the musical world. Oper-
attic history indulged in one of its
repetitions when q company OF sing
ers came last January to the Man
haitian Opera House In New York IN
performances OF tho operas Of Rich
ard Wagner and other composers.
Years ago." wrote Pitts Sanborn
from New York. the town had been
solemnly, even mournful, assured
again and again that all the opera
singers worthy OF sing ng in NAw
York were already singing there,
when q certain Oscar hanmersIein
opened that very Manhattan opera
house and shortly thero were sing
ing In New York Il Melba, a Bressler-
Gianoll, a Bonci, n Renaud, a Gilbert.
a SammaTco, an Ancona, a DalmoreS,
and nobody protested that any OF
them was unworthy. Now here
comes a troupe Of singers out Of Ger
many. Only two of their number
had been here before. Tho rest no
manager had been at pains TO bring
to this country.
what did we straightway learn
from this neglected assemblage?
that baritones still exist for the
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and the
tbe clnging dampness fine
band the backbone Of music here about
They have given by the United States Marine and
hy c % 5 W hxs ush Hn he
work of their organizations
Nov ticket windows engtening
~ getting
promised Washington during the winter which almost
I. upon u.s.
Kohansk, young vionst
rapidly becoming popular and whose name is and more frequently
linked with the oiniS Fritz Kreer and aseh Hietz
d leaders the violn of today Kohansk will the
I Star series with concert October II.
Mrs a a the @ Sc S Of I T B0 saGs5 hs the
Phar@onc m on oober % p specially Tequeed Costume
e recital
THE very
vided for Washington music lovers be the
n for @ G ar P an dss II m this 1 ns w aid
S dpss 3 @ By the hss " aff o
tbe5 is almost sSscty month month from ron today az: .u Vol,
cert ootober g under Dsaoseh with olga
TOMORROW public schools will reopened
e OF Washington boys and girls will
preliminary necessary
for the tenth
of cooperation between the public schools local
s ou to % m 'Tfd e Ds who on
studying voice instrument such VIOLIN organ
the T Gs SGs ss @ e M the fsRsey ia M
work and consult the written by the music teachers and
g % bi @ @ tte @9 b s o on Tn TaTa during the entire
this eod The neaI of b I ens ni
by Mrs Martin 4 Morrison and taken BY the local high schools
it to be Of great value to both the individual student and to the schools
local high school should see the head OF the music work that school
Mrs Frank By1sm has charge Of muc Western Miss Lucy Lynch;
Kene and at Business there music teacher
person.
This cooperation Of the public schools with local private
teachers will much of
- There nothing like friendly spirit of getting
for the development of
MOTHER phase of local music that bossong being again
OF the local churches
by
. the concert the local will be swing
Heads clubs calling
too and programs being prepared Music again
FETTER
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Deane Shure to
Dedicate New Organ

r. Deane Shure. director OF music
at tho Mount Vernon Place n E.
Church South. will dedicate the new
organ at the Presbyterian Church in
Takoma Park on Tuesday night. Sep
tember 25. Mr.. Shure will give a
comprehensive program, assisted by
the Mount Vernon male quartet.
composed of W. A. Mccoy. first tenor
B. Louis Goodyear, second tenor; J.
Benton Webb, baritone, and Howard
p. Bailey, bass.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
Associated Studios
Open in New Quarters

The Associated Studios. in the
fourth season of it's activity, will
have tho same members as last year:
Otto T. Simon, voice; La Sale Spier.
piano. and Henri Sokolov, violin. Mr..
Spier and Mr.. Simon have moved to
their new residence-studioS at 1909
Rhode Island avenue northwest. The
object Of affiliation OF these three
artists is TO impart music IN Its
higher Significance as q classical art.
and to present pupils, when ready, in
varied and interesting concerts and
recitals. Last seasons concerts in
cluded compositions from Beethoven,
Handel, Mozart. Schubert, Schumann.
Mendeissohn. Liszt, Franz. Ambrose
Thomas, Accolay, Felicien David,
Hubay. Chopin. Dancla, RAN, Rubin
stein, Purcell. Tschaikowsky, Boro-
dini, Moussorgsky, dAmbrosio, Drbia,
Jensen, Massenet, Ries, Reinhold,
Mcdowell, Puccini, Grieg, Saint
Saens and Rachmaninoff.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
More Concerts Announced
for Washinstor

In addition to the PhiIadeIphia Or
chestra and the star concert series
announcement is made by T. Arthur
Smith. Inc. OF the appearance during
this winters season OF the New York
philharmonic Orchestra Chaliap!n
Mme. Olga Samaroft, Zimbaiist, Paw
Iowa and Emilio De Gogorza- Full
Information concerning the dates OF
these concerts will be given abou-
the middle OF October.
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noff, Russian pianist; Nine. CALI
Curci, coloratura soprano OF the
Metropolitan Opera Company.
The philharmonic course will open
on October 29, with Lucrezia Bori, the
petite Spanish prima donna from the
metropolitan grand opera, in cos
tune recital, by request. This will
be followed, on December 3, by Via
dimir De Pachmann, the world
famous piano virtueso: Jascha Hell
fetz, violiuist; John Mccormack, ten
or; Nine, Jeritza, sensational vten-
nese soprano from the Metropolitan
opera ~
Seats on sale at Mrs. wilson
Gresne's ccncert bureau; 18th ana q
streets.
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ticulariy worthy OF note in their dis
tinct Americanism. employing some
of the negro motifs In an attractive
and spontaneous fashion.
This composers extreme loyalty to
his native country Is evident In his
festival overture, "The American
Flag" based on his own setting OF
! the poem by Rodman Drake. Al
though the composition as a whole Is
quite inspiring the lyric itself is
trite.
/ Among his piano pieces are Tn
promptu," Prelude" "Kleine Tanz
Suite" Mysteries of the Wood"
"valse Elegante" and ''valse Ca
price"
Mr.. Schoenefeld lists among his
more recent works: Piano concerto,
violin concerto, cello concerto. suite
for piano and viola. sonata for piano
and cello. festival overture. carnival
overture. "Sprlngtime." his second
symphony: Kaleidosccpe Suite" for
orchestra. Indian Ballet" and o
grand opera on an Indian theme.
Mr.. SchoenefelG was also music direc-
tor of che first Pacific eaenEerfest
: In 1919
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Artist and Philharmonic
Courses of Five Concerts.

n The artists course win open No
!. .vernber 16. with shura Cherkassky,
aaa.the eieven-year-old Russian boy plan
assdst. When Shura appeared in recital
I'm Washington last season he met
.sssswtth signal success. 1t is in response
Ito numerous requests that he will ap-
Iapear in the opening number of this
sstcourse.
4 include Nine. Matzenauer. oontralto.
and Clarence. Whitehall. baritone OF
Metropolitan opera in joint re-
1citai giving a Wagner program: Frfts
=H<refslers great violiniet RachuAni-
Evening star., 1923-09-16
FREEDOM FOR WOMEN

From the New York Herald.
The president OF the Internat!onal
Association of Women Preachers holds
that "the time will come when house.
work can be disposed of in five hours
leaving time enough for every womar
to have as wide a life as men and
at the same time giving them more
time for their children" Mothers
who are giving twenty-four hour
a day 10 their children will wondes
where the extra time will come from.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
Rubinstein Club An
nounces First Try-Out

At the home of Mrs. Milton C.
White. 5516 18th street northwest.
on October 2, at s o'clock In the eve-
ming. the ffrst Voice trial will be held
for the Rubinstean Club. All singers
wishing 20 Join the club as active
the voice chairman. 2frs. white.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
Scholarship for Voice.

A scholarship In singing Tor the
season 1s23-24 Is offered contraito
by August King-Emith. director,
King-Smfth Studio-School, 1851 New
Hampshire avenue Applicants must
be between the ages of sixteen and
TWENTY-FIVE. Voices will be heard on
Saturday afternoon.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Nina Piozet, lyric coloraturs So
prano, studied under the noted Oscad
Saenger during the summer season
Of the Chicago Musical College. Mr..
Saenger is said to have shown much
interest In the young singer.
Miss Piozet will continue her
studies this winter with Joseph
Pache OF Baltimore and will be heard
in q series of concerts.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Walter Geldart was tho ~organist at
the Church of the Incarnation last
Sunday morning, when services, were
resumed, the church having been
closed for redecorating during the
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Miss Beatrice Seymour Goodwin, di-
rector and soprano soloist Of st. Adams
choir, has just returned from New
york. where she Sspent her vacation
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Carl s. Miliard. organist Of the Ana
costa NJ. 2. Church. is spending his
vacation in Cuba He sailed on Sep
tember 4 via Jacksonville, Fla. He
WIN return to Washington the latter
part Of this month.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Leone Kruss, soprano, now appear
ing at German opera houses, win re-
turn to the states in April TO fulhii
her.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

Robert n. Ruckman. who has been
substituting for Nation Boyce at the
organ of st. Matthews during the
summer, left for Boston last night He
! will study there under Wallace Good
rich at the New England Conserve
tory, During the last two years he
| has been working with Harry Edward
| Mueller of this oity. Mr.. Ruckman
| was heard In a plano recital here last
| June.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

nights growing longer and the evening has
ngng dampness in its cold BREATH that the fine
concerts backbone of music here about
United States Marine and
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cHAPTE u
Casey.

Od6ey.
The two men followed the dog
across the flats, through mesquite,
through chaparral to barren slopes set
with strange twisted shapes of cac.
tus. When 1t became apparent that
Sandy's hazard had hit the mark, as
they entered the defile that made
entrance Tor Pyramid pass. the only
path across the Cumbre range to the
Bad lands beyond, Sandy refined In,
coaxed up Grit, resentful, almost sus-
picious of any halt, lifting the collie
to the saddle in front Of him. Grit
protested and the pinto plunged, but
Sandy's persistence, the soothe of his
steady voice, persuaded the dog at
last to accommodate itself as best 1t
could, helped by Sandy's one arm,
sometimes with two as Sandy, riding
with knees welded to Prontos with
ers, dropping reins over the saddle
horn, left the rest to the horse.
Il figger we got some distance yet, .
he said to Sam. "Dawg was goin'
steady as a woodchuck ten mile from
water. Reckon my guess was right
he wore his pads out crossin' the lava
beds, though what in time any hombre
who amt plumb loco is trapesin'
round there for, beats me. Reckon
this p. Casey is a prospector. Sam.
One of them half crazy old-timers,
nosin' round tryin' to pick up lost
leads. Them fellers is born with hope
an it's the last thing to leave EN-"
Hopes good hawss," said Sam.
But 1t sure needs Luck fo' runnin'
mate"
You said It," Sandy relapsed into
silence.
At the far end of the pass the dog
struggled to get down.
I'll let him give us a lead" said
Sandy, "soon as we hit the lava. We
can foller his trail that fur Sit tight,
son." Grit whined but subsidized under
the restraining hands.
Sandy took the lead, bending from
the saddle, reading the trail that Grit's
paws had left in the alkali and sand.
Once the dogs tracks led aside to a
scummy puddle, saucered by alkali,
dotted with the spoor of desert ami
mails that drank the bitter water In
extremity. Then 1t ran straight to a
wide reef of lava. Sandy set down
the collie. Grit ran fast across the
pitted surface, ahead of the horses,
waiting for them to cross the lava.
They had hard work to get him to
come to hand again. but he gave in at
last to the knowledge that they would
not 60 on otherwise.
The two riders went silently on at
steady walking gait.
"Never see a prospector with dawg
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"Sheepdawg affirmed Sam, disgust
In his voice. HI Of gall to come
round a cattle ranch"
The gray-white dog came on. dry
tongue lolling. 1t halted twenty feet
from the porch. one paw up, as Sandy
bent forward and called to 1t.
"Come on, you dawg. Come In, oil
Teller. Mormon, take that hair out
Of that pan Of water an set 1t where
he can see It."
Mormon shifted the pan in which he
had been soaking the horsehair for
easier plating and the dog shifted at
1t, watching Sandy closely with eyes
that were dim from thirst and weari-
ness. Sandy patted his knee encour-
agingly, and the tired animal seemed
suddenly to make up its mind. Ignor-
ing the water, It came straight to
Sandy, uttered a harsh whine, catch
Ing at the leather tassel on the cow
mans worn leather chaparejos, tug
ging feebly. AS Sandy stopped to pat
its head, powdered with alkali dust
that covered its coat, the collie re-
leased Its hold and collapsed on one
side. painting. utterly exhausted, with
glazing eyes that held appeal.
Sandy reached for the pan. squat
ting down, and chucked some water
from the palm of his hand into the
open jaws. upon the swollen tongue.