The Washington times., 1925-03-30
SOCIETY FOLK
TO WELCOME
BACH CHOIR
Visit of Chorus Feature
of "World Fellowship
by Music Convention"
BY JEAN ELIOT

A BTHOUGH confessing to q
doubt that world fellowship
IA will be attained through music
lat the present stage of the de-
velopment of human nature can
not but find the forthcoming
''World Fellowship Through Music
Convention" an event of exceeding
Importance IL only because 1t Is
tied up with the first visit OF the
Bach Festival Choir to washington
This organization Is widely
heraIded as the best chorus In
America--Mrs Adolph Caspar MIL
Ter, who Is as competent a judge
as anybody I know, says that 1t Is
the best in the world. AS l under
stand it, the chorus Is to appear
At the washington Auditorium on
April 16, under the auspices of the
leaders Of the movement to bring
about world fellowship through
music, who are holding a conyen-
ton here on April Is, 16, and II.
The program is to begin at 4:SO
in the afternoon and will be con-
tinued in the evening, with two
hour intermission for dinner-much
as when 'Parsifal," overlong for
presentation at one sitting, Is
given-and / imagine that there
win be a good deal of entertaining
individually and in groups for the
$50 members OF this giant chorus.
Doctor Wolfe, the brilliant director,
II certain to be much feted. Bach's
"B Minor Mass" win be presented
BY the choir.
Mrs. Miller is one OF the women
particularly interested in, this effort
to bring the choir to Washington.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, with her
keen enthusiasm for the best in
music. is another, and Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman is working to interest
musical event.
Many diplomats have given as
surance of attending the meetings
Of the World Fellowship Through
Music Convention at the auditorium.
acceptances having already been
received from the ambassadors of
Chile, Mexico and Germany and the
ministers OF Norway, China, Czecho.
sIovakia, EsthOnia, Finland, Haei
and Lithuania. Other embassies
and legations are expected to ap-
point attaches to represent them at
the conference.
Mrs. Henry r. Dimock. vice presi-
dent Of the international Associa-
ton OF Arts and Letters, will re-
ceive, on behalf of that organiza-
ton, the accredited delegates and
guests Of the forthcoming conven-
ton at q reception at her home on
Sixteenth street, the evening Of
Wednesday, April Is. This recep-
ton win be held to welcome the
delegates TO Washington.
Festivities Planned for New German
Envoy and Baroness Won Nathan.
Contrast the reception OF the new
German Ambassador and Baroness
Won Nathan with that accorded
Doctor and Nine. Wiedfeldf q few
short years agoi Not only il it
prophesied that the German en-
bassy WIN be exceedingly smart"
in the next few years, the von
Maltzans being Of the diplomatic
caste with. years of experience in
foreign capitals to their credit. But
already, with the period of unofficial
mourning for President Ebert just
mourning for President Ebert just
honor Is being arranged.
Members Of the embassy staff
are, of course, taking the lead In
entertaining for their new chief,
but yesterday Mrs. John b. Hen
derson gave a luncheon in honor
Of Baron and Baroness Won Nathan.
This afternoon Nine. Dieckoff.
wife of the counselor Of the en-
bassy, is entertaining at tea in
honor OF Baroness Won Nathan and
on Saturday afternoon Nine. Won
Lewinski, whose husband is also
counselor, viii give reception for