The Washington times., 1925-04-16
BACH CHORUS
MUCH FETED
HERE
Appearance of Famous
Choir Here Is Gala
Event

The visit of the celebrated Bach
Choir Of Bethlehem, to Washing
ton in connection with the World
Fellowship Through Music confer
ence now in session is an event OF
Importance from social as well as
musical standpoint, since many
festivities are being arranged in
connection herewith.
Mrs. Coolidge is attending the con-
cert this afternoon and has guests
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallett Wilson are
giving q dinner tonight at the MAJ
flower between the two halves of
the choir's concert at the Washing
ton Auditorium this afternoon and
evening, entertaining for Robert
ILuchenbach, of Bethlehem, who has
come to Washington especially for
the Bach festival. And Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross Gravener had luncheon
today for Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and
their guest.
1Mr. Luchenbach has been one of
the moving spirits in building up
the Bach Choir, now internationally
famous, and when its music festi-
walls. are held there is always a
musicale at his beautiful home
near Bethlehem, at which the mu-
sicians and other notables who
visit this little town in Pennsyl-
vania on such occasions are en-
tertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, who are
comparative newcomers to Wash
ington call Bethlehem home al
though they are really citizens of
the world. Mr.. Wilson has been In
DA% - lab
panied Mr.. Luchenbach to Wash
ington.
The Ross Graveners, too, are
Pennsylvanians, although they have
lived so long in Washington that
we seem to have proprietary in
terest in them. They have only
just returned after an extended alb
sence, having spent several weeks
in Nassau and Florida.
The group Of Pennsylvanians who
are residents here have naturally
been especially interested in pre-
pairing warm welcome for the
famous chorus and many of them
women like Mrs. James j. Davis,
| Mrs. M. Clyde Kelly, Mrs. James
Magee, Mrs. Louis McFadden, Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cook, Mrs. Law
| renee Townsend-Philade was
her girIhood home-and, Of course,
| Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Gravener are
on the committee which is enter
| tanning the choir members at din
ner this evening.
The chorus is to be received by
President and Mrs. Coolidge this
afternoon. There's party after
wards at which, members of the
Friday Morning Music Club and
i -
| joint hostesSes, at the headquar-
ters OF the latter, both festivities
preceding the concert this after.
noon at which Bach's famous b.
I Minor Mass is to be sung.
Judge and Mrs. Edwin B. Parker
will entertain in their box at the
Bach Mass today the Minister OF
Poland and Mime. Worblewska, Mr..
and Mrs. James Brown Scott, Miss
Laura Harlan, Mrs. J.. III. Gill.
patrick, of New York, and the
Undersecretary of State, Joseph
Grew. They will also be enter.
tanned at dinner.
The fact that the Bach Choir
seldom leaves Bethlehem, but has
made the town q sort of musical
shrine to which all musicians make
pilgrimage when they can, gives
added interest to its appearance
here. ItIhas only once before sung
away from Bethlehem, / believe.
and that was in New York several
years ago.
PARTIES TODAY
FOR POPULAR BRIDE.
Miss Margaret Dye, daughter Of
Captain Leon L. Dye, U. S. NJ. c.,
and Mrs. Dye, entertained at lunch
con today at the Hamilton Hotel
/ in compliment to Miss Alfalfa Kim
mel, whose marriage takes place
| next week. Other guests were
Mrs. Philip r. Fowle, Miss May
! Taylor, Miss Fay Bizzell, Mrs. w.
| w. Scott. Miss Mary Stitt, Mrs.
Robert Fleming, Mrs. Roger Bag.
nall, Miss Mildred O'Neils and
Miss Elizabeth Price.
Miss May Taylor, daughter OF
Rear Admiral and Mrs. David
| Taylor, entertained at bridge last
evening in compliment to Miss
Kimmel and her fiance, Captain
William H. E. Holmes. The guests
were members of the bridal party.
WILsON-HALBACH~
WEDDING SOLEEMNIZED.
The wedding Of Miss Dorothy
Wilson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert A. Wilson, and Edward
| Cannaday Halbach, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward H. Halbach took place
last evening at the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rever-
end George F'arnham, pastor Of the
church, at $3.50 o'clock and was fol-
lowed by reception in the home of
the brides parents on Maconlb
street.
The bride, who Is a remarkably
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