Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
Club and School
Notes

announcing the beginning of its
thirty-ninth season Of weekly must
calls Friday, November 81, at IL
o'clock, in the assembly room of the
Cosmos Club. Especially interesting
programs have been arranged for
the coming year, the first being
joint recital, by Charles Trowbridge
Tittmann, bass, and Helen Corbin
Heinl, pianist.
for active members is called for. No
luncheon held at the Cosmos Club,
when details of programs are dis
cussed for the coming season. The
board of governors will hold its first
meeting November z at the homo OF
the president, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes.
For the coming season the club IS
particularly fortunate in having as
It's musical director Lucy Bricken-
stein. The business of carrying on
the clubs activities is in the hands
of a competent board Of six COVER
nors, with the club officers, as FOL
lows: Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, president;
Mrs Charles Fairfax, vice president;
Mrs. Richard Dean, vice president!
Lucy Brickenstein, musical director:
director; Mrs. Hugh Brown, recording
secretary; Mrs. Howard, acting cor
responding secretary; Katherine
Riggs. treasurer: Maude Sewal1.
chairman Of membership; Mrs. Frederick
W. True, chairman Of reception; Mrs.
Henry Robbins, Mrs. Agnes Wickersham,
Mrs. Crete Won Bayer, Mrs. Elliott
Woods, Mrs. Samuel Winslow and
Miss X Lee Jones. governors. The
membership is composed of active
and associate members. The active
members include many prominent
local musicians OF the violin, harp,
piano and voice. The associate men,
bership is composed OF those inter-
ested in the development and enjoy
ment Of good music and comprises the
audience.
The Mcdowell Music Club, Georgia
E. Miller president. held its first
meeting this season last Monday
evening in the clubrooms, 1906 II
street northwest.
There was no musical program on
this occasion. The chief topic of dis
CusSion was TO make definite ar
rangements for the Halloween party
for the benefit OF the Mcdowell fund
for the Peterborough Colony in New
Hampshire. This benefit will be a
card party and dance to be given
November 8.
A program Of vocal and piano num-
bers will be given Monday evening,
October 81, by some Of the club mem
bers, to which their friends will be
invited.
The Orpheus Club will meet Tuesday
evening in the home OF Helen Belt at
1909 Webster street, when a program
of Spanish music will be given at s 80
o'clock.
The Herndon, Va, Music Study Club
Friday evening at the home of Mrs.
William H Dawson enjoyed the follow
ing program: Duet. RED Riding
Hood" CFranz BedeD, Mrs. Annie
Robey Walker and Mrs. II. F. Hanes
solo. Goodbye, Summer tTostD. Mrs.
William H. Dawson: violin solo. An
vocal solo. Birthday (Woodman),
Mrs Harold Hanes piano solo. Wood
land Whispers, Op. e. (Broeungardt),
Miss NJ. Mohler; vocal, When the
Leaves Begin to Turn" Mrs Francis
y. Larkin; piano solo, 'Jmpromptu"
tSchubert). Miss Thelma Thompson
vocal solo, Goodbye" Mrs Floyd
Thompson. IT was decided TO give a
Christmas cantata. The committee ap-
pointed to arrange for it consisted of
Mrs. r. n. Larkin, Mrs. Harold r
Hanes and Mrs. Frederick Robinson
Indian music will be discussed at the
next meeting, November IA.
The Oates Student Orchestra has
reorganized for the season and IL at
work on music to be used in the near
future This orchestra has been in ex-
istence for moro than 20 years and Is
believed to be one OF the first student
orchestras organized in the city. Some
of its former members are Washing
tonians who are now on the concert
stage or leaders Of orchestras 1T has
given its services to lodges, churches,
State societies and community centers
and was among the first orchestras to
play for The radio.
The Chaminade Cleo Club. under the
direction Of Miss Esther LLnkins. held
its second rehearsal Monday evening.
The club Is planning several concerts
for the coming Winter and extends an
invitation to Join to all women inter-
ested in singing. Reheareals are held
every Monday evening at Z AS at the
Homer l. Kilt Company studios. 1880
G street northwest,
The Madrgal Quartet, consisting of
Viola Schippert Klinge, Edith Graham
Schilling, Gertrude Misel and Edith NJ
White, and Pauline Knoeller. accom-
PIANIST, has started the season with
much enthusiasm. Its work last sea
son was most successful. Last Sunday
it assisted at the Temple Heights serv-
ices at the Shrine day Temple Heights
The Rubinstein Club will hold a
voice trial sat 10: 40 o'clock Tuesday
morning preceding the first rehearsal
Of the season at IL O'Clock in the bali
room of the New Willard Hotel All
singers wishing to join this chorus club
OF women's voices. as active members,
may report to Mrs. r. NJ. White at
this time.
An attractive program has been ar
ranged by the executive board Of the
club for the coming season. The first
concert will be presented December
In the ballroom of the New Willard
Hotel and introducing at this time
the Johnson-Baesler's Harp Ensemble
This organization Of nine harps will
assist the club In five numbers and
also give solo numbers The second
concert will be given March 10, with
Reginald Werrenrath assisting artist
This baritone was presented to the
Washington public at the beginning Of
his concert career by the Rubinstein
Club. May 13 the last concert Of the
season will be presented, when the
prize composition will be sung by the
club.
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