Evening star., 1924-03-09

man, Margaret Dayton, Kitty Gold
stein, Helen Brodsky, Anna Brodsky,
Frances Mendelschn, Hazel Wasson,
Pearl Dinowitz, Evelyn Hoilingshead.
Gustav Weckel.
Louise Lakin entertained informal
ly at a musical tea last Sunday after
gram was given by several young
people. Miss Wilmuth Doyle presided
at the tea table. The regular spring
open recital OF the Lakin School OF
day before a large audience of par
ents and friends. Nearly fifty music
students participated in the program,
representing all stages of musical
training.
Scenes from old fairy tales and a
little one-act play entitled The Magic
Rose were given at the Children s
when the children taking part were
kathleen OConnor, Dorothy Algire.
Mary Alice Hammond, Mary T.. Nell
son, Mary +. OConnor. Betty Crab
tree, NJ. Frances Nelson, Margaret
Carlin and Eileen Cariin.
Pauline Kennedy and Elsie Lang,
accompanied by Mrs. Jewell Downs.
assisted in recital given at the
Lutheran Memorial Church Wednes-
day. Miss Kennedy. soprano, sang
Annie Laurie" arranged by Leh-
mann, and The Bitterness OF Love-,
by Dunn. Miss Lang, contralto. sang
"As We Part" by Elgenfritz. and
''Marcheta," by Schertzinger.
The regular monthly board meeting
of the District of Columbia Fedora
tion of Music Clubs will be held next
Saturday afternoon at 4:3O in the
Kilt knabe- studios, 1850 u street
northwest.
A number of new members have
been added to the board since its
last meeting. and 1t is hoped that
they well as all others will at
tend An invitation is also extended
to choir directors or club officers con-
templating fedora ton. that they may
more fully understand the work of
the federation.
the local federation, urges that all
organizations that have applicati
blanks and are now collecting the
money to federate do so Immediately
and send it in before the board meet
ing. If possible. She is working hard
to win a 800 prize for the District
of Columbia by reporting the largest
gain in membership in any given
month this spring. but all organi-
cations must cooperate to win the
prize.
New choirs paying dues in the last
two weeks are the Christ Church
Episcopal Choir, Mrs. G.. McRoberts,
director, and st. Adams Choir, Miss
Bea S. Goodwin. director. The
1n-Com-Co Band. Charles l.. Strohm
director. is the first band to federate,
and new junior club is the Pro-
gressive Musical Club, Miss Abbie l..
Higgins, president.
Miss Pearl Waugh has agreed TO
act as chairman of the committee
of American composers and Mrs. John
Philip Shaddick as chairman of the
committee for the hymn memory
contest.
In the last two weeks circular let
ters have been sent to ministers hop
ing to interest their Sunday schools
and young peoples societies in this
contest. which will be nation wide,
beginning now and closing June / .
For further information about the
contest apply to Mrs. Shaddick,
Franklin 1855.
A delightful musical program was
presented Monday evening at tn,
meeting of the Mems Club of Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church by
Miss Gladys Hillyer. pianist, and Miss
Edythe Crowder, vocalist.
Miss Crowder sang La COLUMBIA" ;"
folk song of Tuscany. arranged by
Schindlet: Loves in My Heart" by
X. Huntington Woodman: '"The False
Prophet" by John Prindle Scott, and
''Sort'er Missed YOU" by Clay Smith.
Miss Hillyer played Caprice Es-
pagnole." by Moszkowski"'; Noe
turne. T. Major" and "Fantasie I'm
promptu," by Chopin.