Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
Club and School Notes

T'HELMA OLEENE PITCHER, a ma
tive Washingtonian, only II
years ola and senior at Central High
SCHOOL, presented group of children
IN piano recital recently, when as
sistlng soloists were Dorothy Leul-
becker, soprano, and Alto Carta,
baritone. Miss Pitcher Is said to pos
sess ability remarkable in ono so
young, both as composer and teacher.
She has studied Chopin and Schubert
lntensively, and her original compost
lions are said to show the influence
Oh these masters. She expects to at
tend Wilson Normal School after
nigh school graduation, and later to
go to the Boston College of Music
ior course in piano and organ work.
Inose in her class who appeared in
juvenile recital were: Elizabeth Gel
| man, Cecilia Tumulty, Rose Levin
Kathleen Tumulty, EIdridge Traver
herman Gelman, Hazel Faure, Floyd
| Iraver and Elizabeth Riordan, Eliza
beth and Herbert Gelman, both re-
| celVed medals for work done in the
/ nrst 10 volumes of the primary course.
"A recital was. given at the British
Embassy Thursday afternoon at 8
o'clock, when Meta Craig, soprano;
Frederic Taggart, bass, and T. Guy
Lucas, accompanist, presented a pro-
gram of early Irish, English and Cor
! nish songs by Miss Craig; Highland
| ballads, including the famous Hun
dred Pipers," in Scotch costume. by
MT. Taggart; a modern group by each
| singer and the duet, La ci darem,'
from Mozart's Don Giovanni" as the
| finale.
MIR: Taggart. who has been the guest
| OF Mrs. II. c. Craig of Georgetown
! during his visit to Washington, and
who appeared as bass soloist with the
Washington Choral Society in THE
Messiah" Tuesday, left Friday for
an extended tour, including four
more oratorio engagements and many
Scotch costume recitals.
The Washington Choral Society will
meet tomorrow night to begin re-
hearsals on Beethoven's Ninth SYM
phony," which will be given with the
New York symphony Orchestra, under
| the direction Of Walter Damrosch, In
February. Singers desiring to have
a part in the performance Of this
work will please be at this meeting.
Rehearsals are held in the Thomson
School, Twelfth and l. streets north
west, at s o'clock. This is the only
choral society in the city doing
standard oratorios and Mr.. Wengerd,
its director. is DESTROYS of materially
Increasing it's membership. Voices in
all four parts will be welcome.
The Herndon. Va, Music Study
| Club, Mrs. Annie Robey- Walker,
president, held the December meeting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
| Mohler, Miss Mohler and Mrs. Floyd
| Thompson being joint hostesses
The subject was Christmas music
and the following program was pre-
scented: Vocal solo, silent Night"
(Mohr), Mrs Francis Norvell Larkin;
piano solo, Star of the Sea" (Ken-
nedy). Miss Annie Gibson; vocal solo.
| Christmas Song" (Adolph ADAM
Mrs. Harold FitzHugh Hanes; vocal
solo, angels From the Realms of
Peace" Mrs. Frederick W. Robinson
vocal solo. Star Of the East" oxen
nedy), Mrs. William H. Dawson.
The January meeting will be held
with Mrs. Harold Hanes. The program
planned for the School League in
January Will be postponed for a later
! date.
| Elena de SayH String Quartet and
! pupils of Nine. L. n. Vassillieff will
! be the feature of the Community Mu-
| sic Associations concert Tuesday
night at the Central High School Au-
! ditorium, to which the public is in
| vited
National dances of FIVE countries
! will be presented, accompanied by the
string quartet, solo violin and piano.
The following will play: Elena de
Sayn, solo violin; Frieda Irwin and
Robyn Smit, violinists; Lydia Brewer,
viola; Mabel II. Duncan, cello; Nation