Evening star., 1926-05-09

/ Elizabeth Win sS ss n
ston. Washington
| pianist, will APP Az----- -1--1
| pear in n recital MRS. J!BEACH.
at the new Mon
ticello Hotel in Charlottesville, Va.
| tomorrow evening.
| Flora McGill Keefer, contralto, or
| Washington, is TO sing at musical
at the Plaza in New York today. Mrs.
keefer is spending some time IN New
| York coaching with Frank La Forge,
American composer. pianist and peda
| gogue.
James r. Schick, bass scloist and a
member of the quartet Of the Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South announces his resigna-
| ton 10 take effect June J. Mr.. Schlck
feels that the pressure of his pusl-
ness requires all his attention and
time and that, temporarily 1T least. he
will have to give up any active par
ticipation in musical enterprises.
At the First Baptist Church today,
Mothers day will be observed with
particular selections at both services,
| including the tenor solo of Burleigh s
Little Mother of Mine" in the morn
| ing, sung by Floyd G. Williams, and
Fillmore's "She Is Calling Me- in the
evening. sung by the quartet.
Mabel Linton Williams Allegro
Moderate" will be the postlude. Mrs.
Williams is the director and organist
at this church.
The annual meeting of the District
| of Columbia Federation OF Music
| Clubs, to be held Tuesday evening in
| Miss Goodwin'S studio, 1406 II street
northwest, is an open meeting for a:.E'
| and all federation members who wish
| to attend.
The time set is 7:30, so that those
delegates having other engagements
may stop in 10 vote. The Little Peter
Pan Troubadours. with Miss r. b. G..
Keith leader, another new junior club,
has federated.
All federated members are urged to
begin now 10 make plans to attend the
next biennial convention, TO be held in
Chicago. April. 1927. This Is to he
called the Singing biennial." In the
| Fall all clubs Will receive the names
of TIE choral numbers TO be used. so
that all attending the convention will
| be able 10 sing in the huge chorus.
The new song, Sweet Mother Mine" +"
written by Iowa Carruthers Lozier,
souri,, will be sung IN many of the
| leading churches in the United States
| today. Mothers day, including the
| following churches in this city: First
! CONGREGATIONAL Church. New York
| Avenue Presbyterian Church, Colum-
| bia Heights Christian Church, Ver-
| mont Avenue Christian Church, Peck
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Second
Baptist Church, Emmanuel Baptist
| Church, Church of the Pilgrims,
! Waugh NJ. +. Church, Reform Trinity
| Church, Cleveland Park Congrega.
| tional Church and Sherwood Presby-
| terian Church.
The choir of Anacostia NJ. Z. Church,
/ Fourteenth and L streets southeast,
consisting of Mary Benhoff, Laura
Cannon. Josephine Marshall. Eunice
Perrie, Ethel White and Marie Wilson.
| sopranos; Rebecca Carter, Frances
Mahoney and Pearl ZirlSle, altos; Ed
| ward Chaney, Herman Denison. Sewel
| Fort, Bernard Hennings, Marshall
Ruark and Henry Smith. tenors. and
| Cleveland Tate and Frank Tew, bassos.
| under the direction of Carl S. Millard.
| organist and director. assisted by
! Gladys r. Marks, soprano; Ethel
| Payne, violinist; Harvey T. Townsend
| tenor, and Arthur Lambdin, baritone,
| will give a musical Wednesday at SI5
pm. The public is invited.
The Chaminade Glee Club, Esther
I.inkins. director, and Helen T. Muir.
ray, accompanist, Will broadcast from
| WCAP tomorrow evening from 1:3O
to s.
| Friday the club will sing at Florence
| Crittenton Home. when they will be
assisted by Georgia HaZlett, soprano.
Miss Linkins will present bronze
medals TO the six girls of the home
who had perfect papers in the hymn
memory contest recently conducted
| by the District of Columbia Fedora
! tion of Music.
Friday, May 81. the club and the
| Toy symphony of the Vipivoce Club,
Frances Gutelius director, will give a
| joint benefit concert for Friendship
House in the second Baptist Church
Fourth street and Virginia avenue
southeast. The proceeds will start a
music fund for this Settlement House.
! The Chaminade Glee Club has been
| engaged for concert in Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church Wednesday,
! May 26.
Members of the senior class of the
Master School of the Piano had a
| monthly meeting StturuSy nlSnt, May
/. Miss Gilchrist gave a talk on
Musical Form and Expression" Hilda
Burke read sketch of Handel's life.
and Robert Reineck n. sketch of
| Haydn's life. A program was given.
| Present were: Grace G. GilchriSt,
Hilda Vaughan Burke, Mrs. Charles
| Cassidy. Eva Observation-Disclosures
| India Shockey, Elizabeth Gillespie,
Emma Egolf, Hazel Wasson, Edna
Rosenberg. Jeanette Rosenberg, Gus
ton Weckel, Haskell Milstone and
| Robert Reineck.
| Vespers will be sung at st. Patrick s
| Church by the Sanctuary Choir today
at 7:30 pm, under the direction of
c. A. Benson. choirmaster.
The prelude. "Pastorale in E." by
Lemare and postlude, March Pom
| tifcalaM hy Tnnlhnllie will he rendered