Evening star., 1925-10-18
M u S igra p h S

tember. Mrs. Little Is the organist
Mrs. Reed Announces there are q few
vacancies in the different parts. and
invites singers interested in concerted
work to join the choir.
Mrs. Marie Humphreys Little. or
ganiSt at the Church of the Trans
fguration, will give an organ recital
this evening at 7:30 o'clock. when she
will be assisted by the junior choir of
the church.
Mrs. Little will play Rachma nj
noff prelude, MacDowells '"To a Wild
Rose" a waltz by Mischa LevitzEI.
"Lento' by kroger, 'IntermeZZo" by
Callauts, and Maillys March Soleu-
nellie"
Mrs. Fannie Shreve IIeartsin. so
prano, and Miss Helen Marie KoontZ.
contralto, will be the suloists al the
Mount Pleasant NJ. l.. Church South,
beginning today. They will be as
sisted BY volunteer male quartet
Of members Of the congregation.
Gertrude Lyons. chairman of music
for the District of Columbia Society
Of the Daughters of the American
Colonists, entertained the members NJ
their meeting Monday evening by Civ
ing resume of her recent trip to Ber
muda. Elsie Harvey Weaver played
Nevin's Venetian Love Song" and
the sextette from Lucia" Mrs. Lyons
sang by the Waters of Ninnetonka"
Lieurancel. The Toy Balloon" FoXl,
and Il Passed by Your Window
(Brahe).
Mrs. Lyons. who is also chairman Of
music in the Women's City club. has
planned a unique program for Thurs
day evening. Two new features will
be given for the first time in Wash
ington: Mrs. Lyons will sing the Waltz
Song" from Romeo and Juliet" with
interpretative dance by Thelma
Schmitt and Phyllis Robinson, mem
bers Of the Junior section, in costume.
Home. Sweet Home" will be sung by
Mrs. Lyons with the members of the
club in a tableau. The piano accom-
paniment will be played by Mrs. w
| L.. Schmitt. Mary Cecilia Horn will
play a cornet solo and Bernardine
Horn will give a violin solo, accom-
panying each other in turn on the
piano. The drama unit will give The
Elusive Bridegroom for the last half
Of the program.
Rehearsals for the Chaminade Glee
Club are in full swing, many new
members having been received. but
there is still room for more. The Off
GERS are desirous that new members
join as soon as possible. Young
women interested in choral study are
invited to visit the club tomorrow
evening at 1:45 in the Knabe Kilt
Studio, 1880 G. street.
Mrs Cornelia Long kinsella, for
several years organiSt and director At
Douglas NJ. L. Church, has resigned /"
. = let # l1s
First Presbyterian Church.
Sylvia klavans is young Washing
ton pianist Of ability. Miss klavans
arranges operate music for the piano.
She has presented groups in rccitals
at the Playhouse. She iS also an or
ganist Miss klayans studied at the
Peabody Conservatory of Music in
Baltimore, winning h"nors and gold
medals She also studied at the
George Washington University here.
A lecture recital on folk music will
be given at the Arts club Thursday
evening by Florence Howard, soprano.
and Grace Tooke, pianist, who VIII
also act as aCCompaniSt.
Following a few comments on the
origin and character of folk music. the
program will include Hungarian, Ger
man, Russian French. Polish, Slova-
/ khan. Moravian. Czech. Scotch, ana
English folk music both sung and
performed on the piano.
Florence Howard announces the
meetings of the Tuesday Evening
Music Club. of which she is director,
at the music studios AT 1906 II street
At the last meeting Blanche Smith and
Marian PAUL, contraltos. gave the
program Seven new members were
accepted. Mrs. Howard has a studi"
at the above address. where she Will
conduct classes.
Helen Newmeyer. contralto, has
been aged as soloist and choir di-
rector of the Trinity Lutheran Church.
Fourth and + streets northwest. John
Thiemeyer is the orGanist.
Katherine Riggs. harpIst. gave an
| interesting recital last night for the
| faculty and students at National Ca
| thedral School for Girls. Her program
| included some ultra modern numbers
! by II. Renie. and Woldemar Loukine,
| also compositions by F'aurc. GounOd,
and Hasselmans. closing with a group
of ancient Gaelic songs, especially ar
ranged for harp.
| The visual instruction classes of the
| AmeriCanization School. under tho
| principalship of Miss Maude Alton
and the immediate direction of Mrs
| Helen Herman. teacher. in co-opera
| ton with Mrs. Harriet llawlev LoCH
| er, were inaugurated last Tuesdat
| in the projection room Of the Metro
| politan Theater. \ large enrolment
was in attendance and a keen interest
| indicated in the initiation of the sea
sons work