Evening star., 1924-02-24

4 meeting Of the board Of the Dis
"A trict of Columbia Federation OF
Music Clubs was held in the Homer
Kilt building Saturday afternoon,
February 16, at 4:30 o'clock, with a
large attendance Of members and Wis
itors. The president announced that
Miss Gretchen d. Lord, from the
Mount Vernon Place choir. which is
going to federate along with several
others, will hold the position Of re-
cording secretary for the board.
Among the new clubs to federate
during the past week are the Cres-
cendo Club. Miss Pearl Waugh. teache,
and Miss Winifred NJ. Nicholson, pres
ident: the Lovette School Of Music
DR.. T. s. Lovette. president. and the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
choir, w. Z. Braithwaite, director. A
new Junior club is the Cecilian Glee
Club Of the Immaculate Conception
Seminary, Mrs. L. w. Hamlet, director
and Miss Gertrude Flournoy, presi-
dent. Miss Pearl Waugh is a new
artist member.
A committee was formed for con-
cert registration, having musical
clubs and choirs who intend to give
concerts or cantatas, etc, register the
proposed dates with the chairman OF
this committee, in order to eliminate
conflict Of concert dates. In the past
same night that it is hoped all clubs
and organizations will avail them
selves of the privilege of registering
concert dates with Mrs. May Brooke
Ramsdell, chairman of this committe.
A new organization within the fed
Ay it,t hat 1ff ha Do CT anti G.
Assembly, which was explained, and
delegates to the board asked to re-
port as to the pleasure Of the past pres
idents of their club regarding join
ing this organization.
The federation is inaugurating hymn
memory contest for the Sunday School,
to start at once and close June 1. A
circular letter will be sent out to all
ministers, explaining the contest and
inviting their Sunday schools to par
ticipate. 1t is hoped that many Sun
day schools will enter this contest.
thereby stimulating interest in hymns
in this way.
A new committee was formed for
music and industry relations, with
Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee as chairman.
Mu Phi Epsilon will give a concert
at the First Congregational Church
Friday at Sis pm. The guest artist
for the evening will be George Miller.
"6li Known w DIS ming
The sorority members taking part
will be Mabel Linton, pianist, Clara
Young Brown, coloratura soprano, and
Ruth Bronson Logan, violinist. Mar
jorie Davis will act as accompanist.
No admission will be charged, but a
collection will be taken. The public
is cordially invited.
The musical tea given in honor OF
Senator and Mrs. Earle 3. Mayfield
/ To-
S. Lovette proved an event Of unusual
interest and was attended by $50
guests. Miss Beatrice Koch. pianist.
Of Kane, Pa, made her first Wash
ington appearance. She played 'Con-
cert Etude" (Sternberg) with bril-
tation. Mrs. Lyndon B. Jeffers sang
Romance (Gruenfeld) and 'Etin-
celles" (MoszkowskD. Miss Edythe
Crowder sang group of Fay Foster
Japanese, songs in costume. AS an
encore she sang 'T'he Japanese Doll
Serenade," by DR.. Lovette. She also
gave the aria "One Fine Day." from
Madame Butterfly" Miss Jack Ward,
mezzo-soprano. was heard to advan-
tage in "The Blind Girls Song" and
Boothroyd). Mrs. Lovette and Miss
Gladys Hillyer were accompanies.
The following program will be
meeting Of Livingston Manon Chap
ter. D. A. R., at the Rochambeau
ford will sing "Oh, Love But Day
!. agsacn. a Gemery" Gang and
Evylin Hurcum. Mrs. Arthur ]. Sea-
ton. pianist, will play "Impromptu
(Reinhold) and "Etude," Opus 25. No
z tChopin). Mrs. Dickey. violinist
viii give rruzta" (keIer-Bela) and
speaker of the evening viii be
John Clark Ketcham, representative
from Michigan
The Progressive Musical Club of
Abbie E. Higgins. 1910 New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest, last Satur-
day evening. Items of musical in
terest culled from papers and maga-
zines were read. An oral test was
given and thoroughly enjoyed. Pleas
ing selections were presented by Ida
Bowsher, Margaret Hibble. Leona
Thomas, Wellington Buckingham and
John Whip. The club unanimously
accepted the invitation to Join the
Federation of Music Clubs of the Dis
trict of Columbia BY request, Mrs
Higgins played her own compositions
or variations on four we'll known
themes.
The College Women's Club an
nounces the third in a series of musi-
calls arranged by Mrs. Henry White
for the last Monday in each month al
the clubhouse, 1922 I streets, when
the artists will be F.. Marion Greene
soprano: Nathan Bachrach, basso, and
r. Deane Shure, organist at the
Mount Vernon NJ. E. Church. MI
Shure will play an original piano
suite, Lyric Washington" which has
been PLAYED but once before and has
not yet been published.
Miss Greenes numbers will include
MY Lovely Celia" (Munro), "Shep-
herd. Thy Demeanor Vary CThon1as