Evening star., 1926-11-14

| THE Friday Morning Music Club
will open it's forty-flrst season of
concerts Friday at II am, in the
! Cosmos Club auditorium. A sonata
program, featuring Strauss and Bee
| thoven will be presented by Margaret
/ Day cellist, and Eugenia Cherniofs-
kaia, pianist. Mrs. Frank Howard
| will sing a group of songs by George
Henschel, with Lucy Brickenstein at
the piano. The activities of the club
for the coming year have been under
preparation by the program commit.
tee for the past two months and many
interesting features are promised.
The board of governors held it's an
nual business meeting two weeks ago
at the home Of the president. Mrs.
Eugene Byrnes, and the business
meeting for the entire active member
ship was held last Friday at the
Cosmos Club in the form of forum
luncheon. Officers for this year are:
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. president: Mrs.
Richard Dean and Mrs. Norris Wick
ersham, vice presidents; Mrs. Hugh
Brown, recording secretary; Miss Alice
F. Edwards, corresponding secretary;
Miss katherine Riggs. treasurer; Mrs.
Henry Robbins, assistant treasurer;
Miss Lucy Brickenstein, musical di-
rector: Mrs. Frank Howard, assistant
musical director; board of governors,
Mrs. Duff-Lewis, Mrs. Charles Locke.
Mrs. Walter Wilson. Mrs. William Won
Bayer, Miss katherine Lee Jones anu
Mrs. George Watson. Chairmen or
committees, Mrs. Walter Hilton, choral
ensemble; Mrs. Frederick True, recep-
ton, and Miss Maude Sewall, member
ship. Representatives of associate
members, Miss Mary Brickenstein and
Mrs. Charles Richardson.
John Russell Mason has been ap'
pointed organist of the Central Pres
byterian Church. He began with the
services last Sunday. Earl Carbauh
| baritone, is precentor and soloist. Mr.
Mason is on the faculty of the George
Washington University.
The MacDowell Music Club held its
annual benefit card party and dance
| for the MacDowell fund for the Peter
| boro Colony, which is dedicated to the
memory of Edward MaCDowell. Amer
lean composer. The president, direc
| tor and members of the club worked
with q personal interest and much en-
thusiasm, and in consequence the
many friends of the club responded
| Loyalty to the cause.
The clubrooms were taxed to their
capacity and this benefit proved a de-
cided gain over all previous ones and
, most satisfying In financial results.
Helen Neumeyer, contralto. has been
engaged as soloist at the Wesley
ict EniConno1 Church Chew
Chase Miss Neumeyer sang "How
Beautiful Upon the Mountains" Nark
err as her initial solo last Sunday
morning.
Florence Howard, soprano, is in
New York this week, coaching under
Eleanor Mcclellan.
Margaret Allison, soprano, gave a
group of songs at the mothers and
daughters banquet of the Takoms
Park Baptist Church, including 1.-The
Little Damozell' (Novello) and ''Ths
Swallows" Cowen).
Club and choir directors are remind
ed of the meeting called for Tuesday
evening at 8 pm. in Vermont Avenue
Christian Church by w. f. Braith-
waite chairman for the massed Spring
COllCCll W DC AICiu lilC auspices
of the District of Columbia Federation
of Music Clubs.
Mrs. Charles G.. McRoberts has con-
sented to serve as chairman for Christ
mas carolling in the institutions.
Clubs and choirs willing to volunteer
their services are requested to COM
municate with Mrs. McRoberts, Cleve-
land 629, as soon as possible.
District of Columbia Chapter, Inter
national Federation of Catholic Alum
nae, held it's first music club meeting
Wednesday evening. Margaret Meal
lister, chairman, presided. Mrs. Fred
erick Rice was appointed chairman of
the choral society. 1t was voted to
hold weekly rehearsals of the orches-
ira and choral societies. Prof. Alex
ander Henneman of the Catholic Uni
versity is to direct the music. The
first rehearsal is to be held Tuesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock in the music
rooms of the Arthur Jordan Piano Co.,
Thirteenth ard G streets northwest.
All members of the federation are In
vited to join the club.
Christine Irish, soprano. is singing
at Christ Episcopal Church today.
The Washington Ladies' Quartet
sang at the anniversary service of the