Evening star., 1926-11-07

'HARLOIIE HARTMAN, young
Washington contralto with a
really big voice, has just been en-.
gagged as the contralto soloist at the
Church Of the Covenant. At the
morning service today she will sing
a selection from "The Messiah Miss
Hartman has been soloist at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church for
the past two years.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson. soprano,
has week full Of engagements out
Of town. Yesterday she save her Sec
ond recital at Stroudsburg. Pa: to-
morrow she gives her third at Cham
bersburg, also in Pennsylvania, Tues.
day she sings ct the State Normal
School of Frostburg. Md. Wednesday
she appears in her sixth recital al
Davis and Elkins College. Elkins
w. Va: Thursday, again in Pennsyl
yania. she gives her second recital
at Connellsyille: then Friday comes
a recital at Oakland, Md. and Mon
day. the 18th, she sings at Western
port, Md.
Mrs. Lawson will return to Wash
inpton Tuesday, November Is. ano
leave again the latter part OF ths
week for Southern tour.
The music SeCIlOIl VI NhC - ~
Of Washington announces that
zach program will be presented the
evening of Thursday, November Is
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. chairman ol
this section. will give the openins
remarks and others participating VII
| include Esther Cutchin. pianist; Flora
, McGil Keefer. contralto; Charles
! Trowbridge Tittmann. basso. ano
! Iucy Rrickenstein. accompanied.
Tuesday morning at ii ociocf
| Katherine Riggs will give an Illus
| trated talk on the harp before the
members of the music section of the
Twentieth Century Club at 212O LIE
Row place. This will be the first
of a series of talks about various
| instruments.
Carolyn Manning. contralto. has
been engaged as soloist In the quartet
of the New York Avenue Presby
| terian Church.
| The life and compositions of Vic
| tor Herbert was the subject of 8
musical recently given the members
of the music section of the Woman's
| Club of Chevy Chase. This was the
| first Of a series of afternoons o
music which will be given each
month in the homes of various mem
bers, when the composition and life of
! the we'll known composers will form
| the program. Mrs. Carl Stuhler II
| chairman of the program committee
| The program was followed by tea
| Mrs. T. w. Norcross gave an interest
ing talk about Victor Herbert.
Mrs. r. B. Clayton played a violir
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Ralph c. Wilson sang THE Gyps,
Love Song" and kiss Me Again.
Mrs. NJ. c. Guthrie sang jeanette
and Her Wooden Shoes" The &C
compartments were played by Mrs
Frederick Hunnewell
Mrs. c. v. Inlay played "Badinage'
and selections from "Naught!
Marietta"
The Russian Club had Halloweel
party at which Miss Jack Ward
mezZo- soprano, sang several group
of songs, accompanied by Mrs. T. S
Lovetta. Tania Avasoglu presented
toe dance. Some of the members O
the club appeared cOstumed.
Among the guests were Miss FellOn
Bohemian pianist. and the forme
! Russian Ambassador to Brazil an
Argentina and Mrs. Alexander Oregon
Mr.. Gregor has recently returned +
! Washington, where he had formerl
| spent some eight years as charg
d'affaires and as first secretary o
the imperial Russian emba ssy. Mrs
Gregor is known for her activity il
the Red Cross in Paris during tn,
| war.
At the next meeting Nine. Mari
Zalipski. dramatic soprano. formerl
of the Imperial Russian Theater, il
Petrograd and Moscow, will give
program of Russian music. The clu
will meet at the home of Elena d
Sayn.
The Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church has a reorganized quartet o
exceptional ability - Soprano, Haze
| Wagner Bachschmid; contralto. Stell;
E. Nelson: tenor. Ira Krider. an
bass, James Bates. Elsie Harve,
Weaver is organist and director. Re
Gently they presented the cantata
THE Beatitudes," by f. l.. Ashford
based upon the words of Jesus in tn
Sermon on the Mount. and consisting
Of a we'll arranged series of solos an
choruses that present the. Scriptur
sentiments impressively and affort
opportunity for beautiful musical ex
preston.
Other special programs will h
given at the Thanksgiving and Christ
mas seasons.
At the dedication services for Kelle