Evening star., 1926-11-21
is St. Gee.
day. anniversary of the over

coming by this virgin saint
OF fire and other attempts to
Tartyr her. made in the days OF
alexander Severus, about go AID
AS every musician knows. Cecilia $
name stands high as a patron saint
for musical activities. and many are
the legends of her own remarkable
musical accomplishments.
1t is coincidence that St. Cecilia s
day is also the birthday date OF
Marian Nevins MacDowell. whose
husband. Edward MacDowell, carved
deep niche in the hall of fame OF
American composers Mrs Mac
Dowell is the guiding spirit of an in
stitution which we'll deserves long
sought but as yet ungranted. endow-
ment from those who can afford to
donate to<this cause. In the Mac
DoweF colony Mrs MacDowell
has built up. literally studio by
studio, until there are now about 20
buildings. where every Summer. at
nominal cost. artists-musical. liter
arx and otherwise. painters and
sculptors~-mav work undisturbed.
This is a rare dedication to the mem
Dry of the great American composer.
Mrs. Mcdowell works early and
late. ever at the tasks that make the
maintaining Of this colony possible.
When she is not driving about the
colony itself in her pony cart, seeing
that no duty there is neglected. she
is practWinq at the piano or giving
concerts all over the country to raise
more funds for the upkeep expenses
of tl< colony,
Therefore. it is particularly inter
esting to learn that Mrs. MacDowell
will be in Washington next Spring
and will give a concert at the audi
toriu.n OF the Library Of Congress,
;nder the auspices OF Mrs. F. S. Cool
idge. This city has both a MacDow-
eli Clu',. Miss Georgia Miller. direc-
tor. and MacDowell Association,
of which the sculptor. Henry X.
Bush Brown. is head. With the CO.
operation of these groups and all
Others interested in t4le forwarding
of such A laudabie project in the
cause OF American art development
IS the MacDowell colony. surely
NJ. MacDowell should find a warm
2ni practical welcome from Wash
''iCtonian> while she is in town at
ihat time
%rN> that this lady. Queen of
Tc'e"horo. y. H., is carrying on with
f~r usual nlnck and energy was re
rf'"ed f~>t hand recent V from Mrs.
W. !. Morrison. pianist and lee
turer whom Va >hington can claim.
NJ M -, l.
home rart-fime in atlanta. Ga, and
parity !" O"lando. Fla. received her
mu-iraI education at The Georgetown
Convent in this city. Realizing that
she had marked talent ior playing
the music of MarDowell, and not de
S'rlng persona ~ to commercialize
her talent. Mrs. Morrison. after
meeting Mrs. MacDowell and learn
ing OF the heavy handicaps that she
constantly encounters in carving
out her big mission for the colony,
has donated all her efforts to help
ing toward that end. Throughout
the South Mrs Morrison is well
known for her clever 'ecture-recitals
on Mac DowclIs emusic. All funds
that she makes in this way are con-
ttibuted to the colony. When in
Washington last week Mrs. Morrison
had just returned from making rec
ords for one Of the leading roproduc-
ing pianos OF some OF MacDowell's
works and the royalties from these
will 60 TO colony funds. 1t is mat :
ter tor real satisfaction to know that
so MANY individuals in the Capital
are working practically toward the
interests OF A colony that is devote ed
70 fur;hering the gifted. serious
American artist in all lines.
A young Washington singer who
is trying her wings in 4 New York
debut this week end is Georgia .Haz-
lett. gifted soprano. who has been
working couscicntiouslv under the
>,,peryjsiCp nj Miss M,r,. Cr,dor