Evening star., 1925-04-12
MUSIC CONFERENCE.
PROGRAM ISSUED
Bach Choir to Appear Thurs
day in Feature of Ses-
sion Here.

The official program OF the COM
ing World Fellowship Through Music
Convention at the Washington Audi
torium, on April 10, 16 and II, under
the auspices of which the Bach Choir
of Bethlehem, Pa, will sing at the
has just been announced by the gov
erning committee of the convention
which consists of Mrs. Calvin Cool
idge, honorary chairman; Rev. T.
Barney r. Phillips, pastor of the
Church of the Epiphany; Rev. DR..
Ahram Simon, president of the Amer
lean Council of Rabbis; Rev. Jason
Noble Pierce, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, and Rev.
James II. Ryan, secretary of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Council.
The convention will open with a
reception to the State delegates by
the Rev. 2. Barney T. Phillips, pastor
of the Church of the Epiphany, and
a committee of women, at the Epiph-
any parish house, 1917 G. street, from
am. to 5 pm, Wednesday, April
.. Wednesday evening Mrs. Henry
+. Dimock, vice president of the In
ternational Association of Arts and
Letters, will receive the State dele
gates and officials of the convention
on behalf of the international asso-
citation at her residence, 1901 Six
street, from to II pm.
Sessions Open Thursday.
The business sessions of the con-
vention will open at the Washington
Auditorium. Thursday morning, April
IS, at 1890, with a reception to the
State delegates, invited diplomats
and Government officials on the stage
Of the auditorium, followed by an in
vocation by Rev. Jason Noble Pierce.
The Marine Band will play. Rev. DR..
Phillips, chairman Of the convention,
will introduce the first speaker, Theo-
dore ]. Risley, solicitor of the De-
partment of Labor. Other speakers
scheduled to make short addresses
during this session are Right Rev.
Mgr. c. T. Thomas, pastor of st. Pat
rick's Catholic Church; the Rev. DR..
Abram Simon and Miss Ella May
Powell of Georgia, founder of the
World Fellowship Through Music
movement
Inness Canvass Loaned.
At the conclusion of these addresses
the Eighth Street Temple choir will
give examples of ancient synagogical
music and there will be an official
showing Of George Inness, jr.s, ia
nous peace picture, THE Only Hope"
which has been loaned to the conven-
ton management by Irving T. Bush,
its owner.
A delegation headed by Cuno H.
Rudolph of the Board of District Com
missioners and including Lawrence R.
Lee, chairman; Myron w. Whitney,
Carl EngeL, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe
Mrs. Adolph Miller, Miss Lucy Brick
enstein and others, will officially well
come the Bach Choir of Bethleh en-
Pa, to Washington in brief ceremon-
les at the Union Station al 12:40
There will be a short procession up
Pennsylvania avenue, followed by a
sightseeing trip around Washington,
with a reception at the White House
at 2:3O pm. At o'clock the choir
will be served tea at the Washington
Auditorium by the ladies of the Fri
day Morning Club, headed by Mrs.
Eugene Byrnes, and at 4:30 o'clock
the choir will begin its rendition of
Bach's famous "B Minor Mass"
Choir to BE Entertained.
At 6 pm. on Thursday evening,
April 16, the choir will take q two
hour recess and will be guests of
honor at dinner to be rendered them
by the wives of Pennsylvania mem
bers of Congress and by prominent
woman members of the Pennsylvania
Society of Washington. The rendi-
tion of Bach's "B Minor Mass" will be
resumed at pm, closing at 9:45 pm,
Thursday evening.
On Friday morning, April IT, the
delegates and officials of the conyen-
ton will assemble at the City Club
where complimentary luncheon will
be rendered them. This luncheon will
be open to the public and number
of local musical organizations have
already made reservations. At 2 pm.
a reception committee, under the di-
rection of Mrs. William Dunlap, wilr
take the visiting delegates on d sight
seeing tour of the city and at 8 pm.
Friday evening there will be an eve
ming at the University Club, at which
delegates and officers of the conven-
tion will be entertained. Claude n
Bennett is chairman of the committee
in charge.