Evening star., 1924-04-06
Club and School Notes

IAoh oL MUSIC tluDs mas been post
poned from the third Saturday in
April 70 the fourth. April 26. Most
of tho federated organizations have
already paid their dues for the COM
ing year, beginning April /. as have
also the artist and associate mem
! bcrs.
Choirs which have recently federat-
cd are First congregational choir,
Harry Edward Mueller organist and
director: Mount Nornon Place NJ. L.
, Church choir X. Deane Shure direc
tor; RylaDd NJ h. Church choir, Mrs.
NJ l. Odell. director: Emmanuel Ran
tist Church choir. Mrs Emily Dick
inson, director; First Presbyterian
choir, Walter r. Cozzins, director.
Homer l. Kitt. Mrs. Sidney T.. Kent
( and Mrs Harry Norment are now as
sociatc members and Mrs. John Nal-
ION Mills. J. Walter Humphrey and
/ Edouard Albion are thc new artist
Miss Pearl Waugh chairman for
the conlmittca OF composers has
! sent out letters 10 local composers
asking for a list Of their compost
tons, publishers and short biograph-
! tcal sketch.
Sunday schools which have entered
the hymn memory contest are Ham
I line NJ h.. st. Pauls English Luth-
; eran, Concordia Lutheran. First Ban
tlSt and Emory NJ +. Mrs. Shaddick.
{ chairman of this work, hopes that
many more Sunday schools viii enter.
The final concert of the season at
headquarters of The District branch of
the League Of American Pen Women
held Il distinctive charm in the va
rlety OF the program. \ unique fea-
ture was the 'Chansons Franchise"
by Mary Helen Howe. colorature So
prano, with Marie Howe Spur at the
piano, both artists being in the cos
tume of France OF a century ago
! Miss Howe interpreted IL group of
E2rfs f%tk s22Es, Iini Concluding with The
brought out the coloratura quality of
her voice. Mrs. Spur gave artistic
support at the piano. Another in
I tereSttnE feature was the intimate
. talk on the Conservatory OF Music at
t'ontainebleau, by Mrs. Miriam Hill
ton, who spent last summer at this
! institution. She spoke of the aims of
the founder Of this institution, Gen.
: Pershing, and of the desire of the
French government to give earnest
American musicians the very best
OF instructions at reasonable rates.
II. LIE Roy Lewis sang two songs by
Julia Rogers, a member Of the league
and Mrs. Maryalyse Ross Manly de-
lighted with group OF her own
songs. She also is n member of the
league. Grace Bromley entertained
with humorous readings The pro-
gram was under the direction of Will
| lard Howe.
The NipIvoce Juveniles were organ
ICED at the studio of Frances Cute
Illus by their leader WiIheImina Guide
recently. Officers for the coming year
were elected as follows: kathryn Lat
inner, president; Betty Herbey, Sccre-
tary, and Rea Baum. treasurer.
Edward Crum, Wilhelmina Guide
and Betty herbey are the program
committee. There were seven char
ter members present. There was an
addition of seven more boys anS
girls to the rolls at the second meets
ing yesterday. The club will well
come any boy or girl who is study
ing violin, plano. violonCeIlo or cor
net. The little people from six to
thirteen years of age are eligible
for the NipivoCe Juveniles while
| those from fourteen to twenty years
of age can become affiliated with the
Vipivoce Music study Club. which
will meet at Miss Gutclius' studio
: Tuesday, at 1850 pm
The program consisted Of a poem
on Franz Joseph Haydn. by Virginia
Pearson, taken from the junior club
department Of the Musical Observer
and read by Wilhelmina Guide Ted
Grim played the Haydn Sonata in c,'
all three movements. and the allegro
=
Latimer played Chopin mazurka and
Wilhelmina GUIDE a Bach prelude.
Little ErneStine Loeffier was u guest
of the club.
The Dalgleish Music Study Club met
last Monday, having postponed the
usual second monthly meeting a week.
Mrs. Dalgleish read about the life of
Franz Schubert, and several of his
classical numbers were given.
The program, with Miss Pauline
Knoeller as accompanies. was given
by Mrs. Milton c. White, Mrs. Edith
q. Schilling. Miss Cecile Sale. Mrs.
Robert NJ. Dalgleish. Miss Mary Lee
Elsie Carlotta Smelling and the Mad
rigal Quartet.
Mrs. Robert f. Allen presented
Mary Sue Tolbert and Alma McCor-
mick in a piano recital recently, with
Ruth Evans, soprano, as assisting
artist, at the United Brethren Sunday
school house. The young musicians
were received with enthusiastic ap-
plause.
Mrs. Routt- -Johnson-M Manning gave
the first of a series of spring rehear-
sails Yesterday afternoon, when the
following young people took part:
Valerie and Laranda Prochnik. Min
ME Sheriff., Emily stuart Madd1x'
Elizabeth Williams, Thomas Sawtelle,
Constance Russell, Clark Hawkins
and Dorothy Willard.
Rho Beta Chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon,
gave the second OF a series OF con
certs at the Emmanuel Baptist Church
last Friday night. Mrs. Weldon car
ter, concert violinist. was the assist
ing artist. =,
The sorority members taking part
were Crete Won Bayer. pianist: Hazel
p. Buehler, contralto, and Hazel Glib
son Wood, soprsno.
Miss Mary A. Cryder presented Mrs.
=. T.. MacMorland Coloratura so
prano, and Miss Margaret Dooiey at
a musical tea recently before a gath
ering of musical folk.
Mrs. AtacMorland sang Harriet
Wares Boat Song" and sunlight
Tosti's "Serenade" and the Polo
naise," from "Mignon." Mrs. Mac,
MorIand seems to have easy controi
of her lovely high soprano voice and
has especially delightful runs ana
trills.
Miss Dooley, who has a fine mezzo-
soprano voice, with good tone pro-
duction phrasing and enunciation,
sang the card scene from Carmen
particularly well.
Mrs. Gertrude MacRae Nash was
sympathetic accompanist.
The Friday Morning Music Club
concert this week will be presented
cess of the concert held on Capltoi
Hill March 21 the committee on mill
farv affairs of the House of Repre-