Evening star., 1924-03-04
STARcLUBHEARS
CONCERT PROGRAM
Employees and Families En-
Joy Musical Evening With
Excellent Artists.

Members Of The Evening Star
Club. their wives, families and other
guests. numbering in all about 400
persons, enjoyed an unusually attrac-
tive program of music in the club
room OF The Star building last night.
The United States Army Band Or
chestra, under the direction of w. J.
Stannard. p. w. Lewis, commanding.
gave the first part of the program,
opening the entertainment with Mr..
stannard's washington Evening Star
march,. an exceedingly colorfuI and
melodious composition. The excellent
unity OF the instruments was espe-
claiiy noticeable in LISTS Les Pre-
iuoes and many unusual effects com
Dineo with attractive themes were
Scenen IN Bucalossi's "A Hunting
this group.
Group OF vocalfsts.
Inc group of vocalists was headed
oy the Hon. Clifton A. Woodrum. the
singing congressman" from Virginia.
Mr. Woodrum's mellow baritone voice
nas become quite popular via the
Tadio; He sang Give a Man a Horse
fa ne Ian Ride," by o'Hara; Gounod's
moon ons anS yulesn SIrb; Song ana Hawley.s rls
You'll Get Heaps OF Lickin's." Mrs.
Cari X. Chindblom accompanied him
at the piano.
Mrs; Alexander G. Bentley. soprano,
from Wagners "Lohengrin": curran's
Dawn' and Robin, Robin. Sing Me
a song" by Spross. Mrs. Bentley has
voice OF clear. beIl-like quality and
sings with smooth. finished style. Her
enInrtaffnn 10
garet Grand was her accompanist.
Mrs. Keefer Sings.
Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer. well
known contralto. sang "Homing''
tSalmon--Del Rigo), the old rish air
Go to the Fair" Homer's THE House
That Jack Built" and "AlI for You"
Mrs. keefer's rich, resonant tones
were heard to special advantage in
well defined.
Louis Thompson. tenor, was to have
sung, but illness prevented his ap-
pearance.
John Salb. pianist of the Rialto
Theater. delighted his audience with
his popular melodies, given with light
touch and fascinating rhythm.
Plays Own Composition.
r. Deane Shure, organist and choir
director Of the Mount Vernon Place NJ.
E. Church South, appeared in the role
Of ptanist-composer in presenting his
new descriptive suite for plano.
Lyric Washington" The group
opened with the quantity imaginative
"Gnomes in Rock Creek Park" Then
followed the exquisite oriental pas
Basin" full of featherly light trills
and runs. ''Topsy on 10th Street"
was gay humoresque with an un-
derlying negro melody as the theme.
In vivid contrast to this number
was the lofty spiritual theme Of Ar
lington," with chords of dignifled
beauty swelling into a resurrection
climax. A poignant memorial to the
two chords. The last and most CON.
plicated of the suite is Mount Yer
non," which, in three interesting mel
odies. develops the picture of colonial
dent and also indicates the pastoral
beauty Of the estate with its thicketS
in which the song birds sing.
Songs by Quartet.
The Mount Vernon Church quartet.
composed of ". Arthur Mccoy. first
tenor; B. Louis Goodyear, second
tenor; ]. Benton Webb, baritone, and
Howard p. Bailey. bass. gave four
selections that won hearty laughter
and applause. Their numbers in
cluded "on the Sea-" Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" There Was,a
Bee" and i've Been Listening"
Mr.. Orangelo Ratio, assistant man
ager Of the Palace Theater, gave his
own composition, Give Me a Smile
Like You Always Have" and a cou-
pie Of popular songs on his piano
accordion.
The Army Band again took charge
of the program, with a group of de-
lightful numbers by the Saxophone
Septet and repetition OF "The Wash
ington Evening Star March" for those
who came too late to hear 1t at the
beginning Of the entertainment. Then
the bands dance orchestra gave a
group of such dance favorites as
Sleep" Already" That Old Gang
Of Nine" Home in Pasadena" IAN
Orange Grove in California" and
Foolish Child"
Perry Miller arranged the program
and Col. c. Fred Cook introduced the
artists. The artistic decorations or
ferns and a blooming rosebush full
Of pink blossoms were given by VII
liam F. GUIDE.