The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
MISS TUCKER TO BE HONORED BY MISS GATLING AT BRIDGE.

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 MT. De Launay is well-known as concert organist having toured the United States in concert appearances. He was for a number of years concert organist at the University of Virginia. He is, a, native of Paris, France, and studied in that city with the great master organist, Guilmount, and also with Massenet.
 , Madame de -Launay is in charge of the vocal department. She is a con- cert soprano, and has had very fine advantages. She is also an accom- plished pianist. They were encouraged to open the downtown studios by the success with which they were meeting at Howard college.
 Music And Art Notes
 Back from the mountains and the sea shore, and from vacations spent in study and recreation, are Birmingham's s coterie of musicians and artists, ready to begin the winters work with re- newed inspiration and enthusiasm. Mir. Bernard Szold is back from summer that proved both delightful and prof. itable, spent for the most part in the cool altitude of Colorado, where he did some teaching and coaching in dramatics. For the last few weeks he has been at Daytona Beach, Fla, do- ing Some painting and sketching of the colorful semi-trophical scenery. He will at once take up the work of the Little theatre, organizing the players for rehearsals of the first performance. Many improvements are being made in the Little theatre. The floor of the auditorium has been raised, so that every seat in the house now commands a good view of the stage. Mir. J. Louis Schillinger and, his committee are decorating the interior of the room.
 Miss Sara Neal and Miss Lucy Du- Bose have returned from summer vaca- tions, and re-opened their studios for china painting and decorative work during the past week.
 Miss Carrie Hill has remained in the city all summer, and accomplished some very beautiful flower studies, which are winning enthusiastic praise from all who see them.
 Mrs. Margaret Hunt Ruff and Miss Rose Bagley celebrated the opening of their studio for expression with an at- tractive tea on Tuesday afternoon of the past week. The affair, was largely attended by friends of these accom- plished readers.
 The all star concerts will not func- tiOn this winter, Mrs. Richard Johnson desiring to retire from any special ac- tivities until next year. However, she Is so besieged by managers that some one of them may succeed in inducing her to bring on an attraction that she be- lieves will be particularly desired by the Birmingham people.
 The current issue of the Musical Courier contains an attractive picture of Frederick Gunster, tenor, kodaked in the Italian gardens of Mir. Richard Massey's home in this city, where Mir. Gunster poses easily beside a statue. Mir. Gunster and his charming wife spent the summer in Birmingham, but the favorite tenor left last week to fill a recital engagement in Chapel Hill, N. C., before the university summer school there.
 Very attractive booklets outlining the years work of the Birmingham Art club have been issued. The program this year is of varied interest, and each meeting will be devoted to different art subject. At the first meeting, which will be held on October 1, wood cray ing and engraving will be discussed. Later subjects include mural decoration, ancient and modern; Mexican art, Jap anese prints, commercial art and car tooning; new ideas in interior decorat- ing and modern stage decorating. All of these subjects are alive with interest, and much enthusiasm is manifested in the club. Speakers outside of the mem- bership, who are we'll informed on the subjects, will be invited to address the club. ALICE GRAHAM.