Evening star., 1925-03-22
Club and School Notes

I Heink, herself war mother, will be
| the soloist At this time the Inter
national Council of Women will be in
session for the first time in Washing
ton. Among the prominent woman
| visitors from other countries VIII be
| Lady Aberdeen
Edna Bishop Daniels vocal theory
class talks have thus far been upon
| the physics OF voice production
| Thursday evening Mrs. Daniel opened
| the subject OF THE Anatomy of the
| Larynx," which study the class will
| now pursue.
Following the discussion songs are
| sung.
| The public is invited to attend the
| biennial contest for young artists in
voice, piano and violin, conducted by
| the District of Columbia Federation
| or Music Clubs. 1t will be held Sat
| urday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, in St.
PauPs English Lutheran Church. at
18th and II streets northwest. Com
petent judges Will select.the, winners
who Will go to Roanoke, Va, April
| 80, to compete with winners from
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. Winners from that contest
convention of the National Fedora
| in June, and compete with the win
ners from all sections of the United
States.
| Several Sunday schools have signi-
| fed their intention OF entering the
| hymn-memory contest. Should other
Sunday schools be interested, they
| may learn more about the contest by
communicating with Miss Beatrice S.
Goodwin, chairman, Cleveland 629.
The local federation plans to furnish
hymn sheets free and at the close of
| the contest will furnish medals for
the winners in each Sunday school.
Those planning to attend the con-
vention in Portland should commu-
nicate with Harold NJ Brown, Main
| 1850.
Organizations are again reminded
| that dues are now payable to Homer
l. Kit, treasurer of the District OF
Columbia Federation of Music Clubs.
New organizations planning to join
| the federation are urged to collect
their dues and send them TO Mr.. Kilt
| before April !.
Organizations having paid dues for
the ensuing year. beginning April l,
are: Friday Morning Club, Mrs. Eu-
gene Byrnes, president; washington
| Choral Society, Robert c. Starr, presi-
dent; Leschetiszky Club, Mrs. Albert
" Jones, director; Esther Chapter
Choir, o. Z. s., Mrs. J. Harry Cum
ningham, director; Tuesday Evening
| Music Club, Mrs. Florence Howard,
director; Chaminade Glee Club, Miss
Katharine L. Eckloff, president;
First Presbyterian Chcir, Walter Il.
| Cossins, director; Fifth Baptist Cholr,
William ]. Palmer, director; Ryland
NJ. E. Choir, Mrs. NJ. L. Odell, director.
| Artist and associate members who
have paid their dues are Il. ii. Droop,
| IT. Arthur Smith, Inc; Homer l.. hltt,
Mrs Mary (walter Bruce) Howe, Amy
Q. Leavitt Esther Linkins, Edlth D.
Athey, Mrs. John Nelson Mills, George
| r. Linkins and Herman Richards.
musical for the benefit OF the
| Deaconess Home of tho Meth hodist
Episcopal Church was given by its
board of managers at the home Tues
day evening The program included
solos by William t. Pierson, an
| nouncer of WCAP and well known
composer; readings by his sister,
! Violet Pearson, and by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ison: vocal solos by Mrs. Wayne B.
Wheeler Undian songs in costume),
\
| Clarence p. Lewis; piano selections
by Florence Edwards and Mrs. James
Shera Montgomery and Polish selec-
tions on the violin by Mrs. Raymond
| Dickey Accompanies were Mrs. Har-
rington Barker, Mrs. w. L. Evans and
Mrs. Montgomery. The program was
arranged by Mrs. Daniel Birtwell.
Joseph Pache of Baltimore presented
Elizabeth Dayton, soprano, and Richard
| McCarteney, baritone, in recital We'd
| nesday evening in Studio Hall. Miss
| Dayton possesses a coloratura voice of
rare charm and beauty, and sang i'm
pressively sustained long phrases. Her
numbers included in the two groups
were from the compositions Of Hayden,
Mozart, Hahn, Bizet and Cyril Scott.
Mr.. McCarteney, in his group OF
French numbers, showed thorough
knowledge of the French language. He
has baritone voice of rich quality, and
he bids fair to become one of our best
concert singers.
At the piano both Miss Dayton and
| Mr.. McCarteney were ably assisted by
Mr.. Pache, who played with color and
| sympathy.
L. F. Schiling, pupil of r. Deane
Shure, director of music of the Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
| Church South, will give 20-minute or
gan recital at the church tonight at z 40
o'clock. His program will be as follows
"Serenade'' (Bollemann), THE Golden
! Wedding Gabriel Marie), ''Bonne
Mute (Raiff) and "Te Deum Lauda-
mus LClaussmsnnls