Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-24
7 AZEL WEGNER BACH
SCHMID. soprano. sang
Come to the Woodla nd" by
Charles T. Ferry. and BE

Il Charles II. Ferry, and BE
Still and Know" by William
L. Pierson, both we'll known local com
posers, at the Washington composers
meeting yesterday afternoon of the
music section of the Women's Club of
Chevy Chase, Md. Elizabeth Gardner
Coombs was at the piano. Mrs. Bach
schmid will be the soloist at the Doug
las Memorial Methodist Church this
morning. when she will sing Hear Ye,
O Israel" by Mendelssohn
Mrs. Coombs played two of her own
compositions. Roses of Memory" and
"A Song Of the Heart" Mrs. George
w. Stone gave a sketch of the life of
Mrs L. II. Melvin and Mrs. Charles
Muir sang Mrs. Melvin's Valentine
to My Husband" Mrs. Roy NJ
Palmer and Mrs. Paul Dunbar con-
trlbuted a sketch of the musical career
of their father, DIR. Walter and Mrs
Palmer played his "Child's Melody"
Mrs. John w. Rawlings gave d sketch
OF Frances Brooks and Miss Brooks
played her "Ballade," Prelude" and
Waltz" Mrs. William A Domer con-
tributed a sketch of Herndon Morsell
and his quartet, Sing We of Love. ="
was sung by Mrs. G.. A. Birch, Mrs
Rawlings, Mrs. Dunbar and Mrs. G. F.
Stuhler Mrs. Bachschmid and Mrs
CoombS ended the program with num-
bers by foreign composers.
An annual program of music, ar
ranged by Mary Isabel Kelly, was
presented at her home January 16
before the members of the German
Literary Society. The program opened
with Beethoven's Sonata" opus 81
No. 3, played by Miss Kelly. Mr.
Blume read extracts from La Mara S
Schubert" followed by a group of
that composers best known songs,
sung by benjamin You Morrison.
Miss Kelly then read extracts from
ScharWenka'S "klaenge aus meinem
Leben.' trio for piano, violin and
cello. opus !. by that composer, was
played Second movemenU. and 81
belius' "Valse Triste,' by Miss Kelly,
Mr.. Crop and Mr.. Prentiss. Mrs.
Wayne Il. Wheeler then sang a group
of ScharW enka' : songs and Miss Kelly
followed with two piano numbers by
the same composer. Mr.. Morrison
closed the program with two groups of
songs 10y Richard Strauss and Wolf.
An unusual feature of the evening
service at the First Baptist Church,
beginning at 7:45 tonight, will be the
l5-minute program by the Washington
Boys Independent Band, James l..
kidwell leader, {. j. Brown. directing.
There will be "A trio by the Brown
family. The band will play other
numbers throughout the service.
Dorothy Rieley, soprano. will sing
at the Sunday evening service at the
Church of the Brethren, Just as ]
Am, arranged from the Rubinstein
melody. Monday evening Miss Rieley
will sing during the Washington Post
and Tuesday evening will sing a
group of songs at the banquet of the
Southeast Business Mems Association
at the Lee House. Her songs will be:
Rose in the Bud by Forster: Dear
Little Boy of Mine" by Ball; Loves
in My Heart" by Woodman: II
Know by Spross, and The Birth of
Morn" by Leoni
Mrs. L. W. Alderman will be the
accompanist for the latter twc, en-
gaSements. Miss Rieley is presented
by George T. Schimmel.
\ musical Will be given in the aft
ernoon of February at the May
flower Hotel, when the artists will
be Leita Leslie, Spanish American
Contralto soloist. and Alfred Holy.
distinguished harpist and composer
OF the Boston symphony Orchestra.
Henrietta Coquelet, lyric soprano,
and Elizabeth Winston. concert
pianist. gave a recital at the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church Friday
evening for the benefit of the church
school.
Archbishop Curley will officiate al
the dedication services of the Epiph-
any Catholic Church. Dumbarton ave
nue., between Twenty seventh and
Twenty eighth streets northwest. this
morning at 10 o'clock. Under the di-
rection OF Prof. J. +. Cole. a special
program of music Will be EiveE by the
full choir.
Recent student activities at the
Georgetown Visitation Academy in
cluded a recital last Sunday evening
by students of the music department.
An essay on Yesterday and Today in
Dance Forms by Virginia Harley
contra sted the dignifed and graceful
dance music of the classical school
with the syncopated rhythms of the
moderniSts. Illustrations were pre-
scented by Mary Stuart Aller, violinist.
in a Mozart minuet and Brahms waltz
and by Mary Ahern. pianist who
played "Bourree, CT Major, ny Bach,
and, in striking contrast. The Jdha
Dance. by Nathaniel Dett; two cho.
Iuse5 by the Glee club. ''Iearning,"
by Ruhinstein. and Nearest and Dear
est. by CaTaCciold, We're We'll rem
iored, under direction of Mrs. Hubner.
Othe' numbers included the contrnlto
solo. The Slave Song by Del Rieco,
sung by Margaret Carey. harp solo,
Concert Waltz" by SchneCkers- Flea
nor Ruth Borgmaier: piano solo. Ten
dresse." by Poldini, Angel Allen. and
piano duet. Polka Elegant" hv
Bohm, Mary Catherine O'Connor and
Margaret Collins.
At st. Nargaret's Church this after
service by the vested choir, when
Maunder's Epiphany cantata, Beth
lehem," will be sung, with organ and
Instrumental accompaniment. The
Soloists will be Myra NJ. Marks. W. W.
CAN'T and A. L. Lambdin. Mr.. Gantz
will sing at the offertory The Song
of the Three Kings. ID. 3. Macleod
is organist and choirmaster.
Eva NJ. f. Williams was soloist
Monday evening at a meeting of the
Methodist Social Union. held at the
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. Mrs.
Williams sang songs by Billiard,
Ronald, Reichardt and Augusta Ro-
toll She was ably accompanied at
the plano by Mrs. A. c, Christie.
Wednesday evening at S o'clock
Jewell Downs will give the first stu
dents recital of the season at her
studio 1929 Connecticut avenue