Evening star., 1925-01-18
MUSIGRAPHS

Eva Whitford Lovette, mezzo So
prano, was the soloist at the recep-
tion given in honor of Nine. Grouitch
by the National League of American
Pen Women last Sunday at the Shore
ham Hotel.
Following talk on 'The Children
OF Serbia" by Nine. Grouitch, Mrs.
(Sidney Homer), "Vergebliches Stand
chen" (Brahms), Songs My Mother
Taught Me" Dvorak), "If / Could
Love Thee" ct. S. Lovette) and THE
False Prophet" (John PrindIe Scott).
DR.. T. S. Lovette was at the piano.
Ruth Hansford Snodgrass, lyric So
prano, was the soloist at the annual
banquet and entertainment held by
the employees of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co.'s city ticket office at the
Franklin Square Hotel Wednesday,
night. She was accompanied at the
plano by Evelyn Hurcum
The Beard Studio Quartet, com.
posed of j. Morris Beard, Gill "
Schmilton, Millard Bageant and Will
liam Jorgensen, Winifred Michaelson
pianist, and Denton Ledford tenor
will present a program of music a
the Red Cross House of st. Eliza.
beths Hospital this afternoon at :
o'clock.
Ray Palkin, accompanied by Mrs
5. Newell. gave a group of songs re-
Gently for the SoroptImists at Their
annual banquet. She also sang fol
the Haddassa Chapter and the Wash
ington Hospital at the hospital. II
Henderson was her accompanist or
this occasion.
Mrs. S. Benson, accompanied BY
Harry Sokolov, will sing for the City
Club this evening.
Meta Craig and Charlotte Kleir
Will give another performance of the
costume recital presented at Eastern
Presbyterian Church last Tuesday, a.
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, six.
teenth and Kennedy streets, Tues
day night at o'clock, under the di.
rectfon of Helen Murray, organist ant
choir director
These recitals are two of a serie:
to be given in Washington this
month and next.
Ruby Gerard, who will be hearC
here on several programs during tn,
coming week, was soloist on many
tours with Sousa's Band and has play.
ed with prominent symphonic orches
tras in the largest cities. She ha.
toured the continent, British Isles
and this country and is making {
brief sojourn in Washington after re-
turing to America from Bermuda
George c. Meyers, tenor, has beer
engaged as tenor soloist OF the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mr.
Myers will occupy his new position to-
day.
Katherine Riggs. harpist. and Hell
en- Gerrer, violinist, assisted by Mrs
Carl Chindbloom at the piano, gave g
recital Friday afternoon at the Con-
gressional Club.
Their program. which was unusu-
ally well selected, included solo and
ensemble numbers by Saint-Saens
Debussy. Faure, Renie. Brahms and
Cecil Burleigh.
Mr., and Mrs Andrew Mccormack
parents of John Mccormack, famous
tenor, recently celebrated their colder
jubilee and received many MESA ge.
of congratulation from well knowr
people. Among them was a messag,
from Cardinal Gasparri on behalf OF
the Pope, imparting the apostolic bene-
diction.
An unusual feature OF the concert
given recently at the Metropolitan
Opera House by Is famous pianistS
was the performance of Chop Sticks
by nine of the group. The arrange
ment of this number was made By
five composers-Cui, Laidow, List
Borodin and Rimsky- Kor SAX off-anc
includes various dance tempos, such
as gigue, mazurka, waltz and others
in its Interpretation.