Evening star., 1925-02-22
Club and School
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1.-THE second annual banquet of the
Chaminade Glee Club will be held
Tuesday at pm. at L'Aiglon. Percy
S. Foster, well known in local null
cal circles, will be the principal
speaker. A musical program will be
given by Helen Belt, Ruby Potter and
Fred Schaefer.
Tickets may be purchased from
Grace Weed, 1121 Twelfth street
northwest. Phone Franklin 1878,
Mary Helen Howe, coloratura So
prano, assisted by Marie Howe Spur,
pianist, entertained the American
| Legion during the past week. Miss
Howe sang classic and modern bal
lads by Arditi, Gounod, Thomas, Pes
sard, Johns and others. Mrs. Spur
played compositions by Schumann
| and Staub.
| Miss Howe's costume recitals have
been popular. She recently appeared
before the Illinois State Society, the
West Virginia State Society, the
Catholic Society and at the Logan
| Hotel. Mrs. Irene Chainey and c.
Martin, pianists, were also on the
| program at the Logan Hotel.
The initial musical given by the
| Washington Music Bureau and the
MacHugh & Lawson Piano Co. Tues
| day evening was success. Those on
| the program were Vivienne Abbott
| Gilmore, soprano; Edgar Gray, basso
profundo, of New York and Wash
| ington; Elsa Louise Raner, violinist,
and Anna Harvey, pianist, said to be
| an exponent of Mcdowell music.
Lee Cronican, an accompanist, con-
nected for a number of years with
| Percy Rector Stevens studios in New
| york, was Miss Raner's accompanist.
| Mrs. Harvey is preparing n lecture
/ recital on Mcdowell music, which she
| Will tnaugurate in the near future
Compositions of Mary Carlisle Howe,
Washington composer, will be given
at the Friday Morning Music Club,
Friday, at IL o'clock There will
| be suite for cello, piano solos, So
prano solos and soprano and tenor
duets Those presenting the program
| are Richard Lorleberg, Helen Howl
| son, Lawrence Lee, George Wilson
and Mary Howe.
Grace Tooke. pianist. will present a
| group of solos, Tuesday evening, be-
| fore the Tuesday Evening Music Club,
at its club rooms. 1923 1 street.
| Under the auspices of Mrs. James
H. MacLafferty, a large audience of
Senators and Representatives, their
| wives and friends were entertained
| Sunday evening at Congress Hall
| with delightful program directed
| by Estelle Wentworth. Elizabeth
| Thornberry, Nina Norman and Wood
ruff Youngs gave the first act from
| Martha" in a tabloid version ar
| ranged by Miss Wentworth. In addi-
ton, Miss Thornberry sang mi CHA
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Norman sang Nancy's aria from
| Martha" and Mr.. Youngs sang Sir
| Joseph's song. when 1 Was a Lad"
| from 'Pinafore."
A tabloid version of the opera
Martha" arranged by Estelle Went
| worth, will be presented at the First
Congregational Church Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. The members
of the cast will include Elizabeth
Thornberry, Nina Norman, Ellsworth
Condron, Russell Cordrey and Wood
ruff Youngs.
The vipivoce Music Study Club met
Tuesday evening at the home of
Thelma Callahan.
Mary Eta Callahan. pianist, played
"Aire," by Beethoven, after which
Elsie Shannon gave a very interest
| ing sketch of Beethoven's life. This
composers work presented included
Moonlight Sonata" played by Thelma
Callahan, pianist; "Gavotte in F
| Major" played by Elsie shannon,
violinist. accompanied by Elizabeth
Harris, and "Minuet in c." played by
Foster Lipphard. violinist, accompa-
MEL by Elizabeth Harris.
There will be a composition contest
| among the members of the club, all
compositions to be in the hands of the
club secretary, Thomas Elfman. on
| or before the meeting March II, when
they will be judged.
The TOY Symphonic" was rehearsed
under the direction of Miss Harris.
The life of Tschaikowsky will be
given at the next meeting by Gene
We've Wright.
Monday evening the Mcdowell
Music Club held its regular monthly
| meeting in the clubrooms.
There was a short business meeting
and election of officers for the coming
year. Eleanor Glynn, a member of
the staff Of the w. r. c., was elected
president Georgia Miller, who or
ganized the club three years ago and
has held that position ever since it's
organization, was elected honorary
president
Sue Kennedy, treasurer, was re-
elected, also Anna Kennedy. record
ing secretary, was reelected.
A program of piano numbers was
given by Ella HennIng, Eleanor
Glynn, Margaret Jameson, Pauline
Graft, Margaret Loane and Eleanore
Colburn.
A charming Sunday afternoon mu-
sical- tea was given by the District
of Columbia League Of American Pen
Women last Sunday, when Mrs. Wal
ter z. Hilton, the chairman of music
for" the District organization, ar
ranged a program on American wom-
an composers. Helen Fetter, the
music editor Of The Washington Star
and great exponent for American
music, gave several of her delightful
thumb nail sketches" Of the lives
of the American woman composers,
mentioning those featured that after
noon, among whom were Mana yucca,
Gena Branscombe, Pearl Curran,
Mary Turner Salter, Harriet Ware,
Lily Strickland Anderson and Mrs.
H. II. A. Beach.
The Monday Morning Music Club, a
choral organization doing some very
interesting work under the direction
| of Mrs. Hilton, sang Mana Zucca's
I'm God We Trust" Gena Brans-
combe's Roses of Madrid and Pearl
| Curran's Rain" Mary Turner Sal
ter's pine Tree" and Harriet Wares
| 10y of the Morning were feelingly
| sung by Mrs. Hilton. The club sang
'Lindy Lou" by Lily Strickland An
derson, and "The Years at the
Spring" by Mrs. Beach. The men,
| bers of the Monday Morning Music
Club participating in this program
were: Sopranos, Mrs. Elliot Woods,
| Mrs. Culbertson, Mrs. John Bellinger,
Mrs. Peake, Mrs Erwin and Mrs.
Julilin; second sopranos, Mrs. Smed-
bing, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Cover and