The Washington times., 1924-03-31
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Spenlker az Club

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Speaker AZ Club
J. C. Merriam win be the guest
Of honor at The Congressional Club
on Friday at $50 o'clock and win
speak on Footprints Of Creation"
The club viii have an at home
on Tuesday evening, April 3. from
$50 to IL o'clock.
The former Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, who
have been staying at the PowhatAn,
win leave Washington early In the
week, Mrs. Daniels returning to
their home in Raleigh, N. c. Mrs.
Daniels win make q series or visits
and win join Mr.. Daniels here tho
last Of April.
Miss Sailie Evans Lurton has re-
| turned FROM Vassar to pass the
spring holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace II. Lurton.
| jr. She has as her guest Miss
Elizabeth Anderson, Of Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Kendall.
swho have been Occupying q villa
the social season at Pain Beach,
Fla, will leave for their home
In Washington about April 10.
They VIII sail for Europe in June,
and, az Is theft custom, win spend
the summer touring Europe by
motor.
Former Senator and Mrs. william
m. Calder, Of New York. arrived in
Washington yesterday to spend the
week and are at the willard where
they. entertained six at dinner last
| evening.
Miss EOersnadn TO Stay
In AsheUilIe for Visit
Miss Alice Eversman, dramatic
soprano, formerly Of the Metro
politan and Chicago Opera, who
recently gave q successful recital
with Elena de Sayn here before a
distinguished audience, has gone to
Asheville. N. c., from where she
/ will fill spring engagements In the
South. She is considered one Of the
best American sopranos in this
country and has also quite q reputa.
ton 40 . vocal teacher. Her class
of pupils will Be presented in q
short opera to be given In Ashe.
vile.
Mrs. Melville e, ingalls,, Of New
York and Hot Springs, ID at the WI
lard for a week, enroute to Hot
Successful Eneeetafnnaent
Held At Congress MuN.
| A most successful entertainment
was given at Congress Hall last
evening when Senator David I,
Walsh OF Massachusetts, and d mum.
Der OF local artists contributed to
the program. Mira Jeremiah T.
O'Connell. OF Rhode Island, had ar.
ranged the entertainments. Con,
gresham O'Connell presiding and
In a very able way introducing the
speaker OF the evening and the
various artists. Senator Walsh,
gave. what he called his Sunday
evening sermon and entitled It care
Il We Prepared2"
4 The musical program included
piano selections by Master Eugene
Stewart, who played In d mosi
artistic manner "Humoresuue'' by
Rachmaninoff and Concert Etude.
In an encore young Stewart gave
the Two Larks" by Lechtezki
Miss Marjorie Glennan played sew
eral selections on the ukuiele NYat
had to give numerous encorea Il
Antonio Prince. secretary to Con
gresham OAConnell, at the reoUes,
Of Mr.. 0'Connell, sang sylvia" bS
Obey Speaks and the 'I.ittle Graz
Home In the West"
Miss Carolyn Manning, contralto
the first woman In America to SIM
from a radio broadcasting station
who Is q well known and popular
artist OF this city, gave q number
OF vocal selections which were
greeted with much applause. Mia
Manning has g most charming ant
melodiouB voice and her singfna
was real treat. Among the be
lection Of her repertoire, many Of
which she has given over the radio
abe sang my Little Bateau'' bS
Strickland, "SerenAde" by Tostl, my
e a Fisherman" by strickland
! Young C'Devon" by Kennedy RUS
: sell and "An Old-FashIoh Town
J BY Squire. Raydon ]. Dickson
tenor, well known to the Washing
ton radio fans, who was making
his third appearance at concerts
that evening, sang In q most pleas
Ing and artistic way Little Mother
OF Mine" by Berkeley. 'Mothei
Machree" and "The Lilac Tree" bs
. 0artlan. Miss Jennie CiNnnAn
organlst At st. Patrick'e Church
was a most capable and efficient
] accompanibt.