Evening star., 1926-03-28

ing, profession
in which she engaged for 80 years.
producing not a few pupils who
later did her credit and some of
whom graduated from the Peabody
institute in Baltimore, Mrs. Wal
decker seems to have had gift for
composition. Marches We're . faro-
rite form Of composition with her,
and among her best known works are
THE Allison March written III honor
of Senator Allison; The Business
High School Cadets March. Wash
lngtOn Normal School March No. ]"
and THE Graduating Class March"
Another more recent loss in Wash
ingtpn music circles Is that Of Henry
II. Freeman. a leading Organist of the
city. and identified especially with
organ music here for many years.
Mr Freeman died Wednesday morn
ing and the funeral services were
held Friday afternoon from his church.
old 81. Pauls of the Rock Greek
parish.
Mr.. Freeman was born in Colds
borO. y. e., February A. 1872. lie re
ceived his first instruction from his
mother. who was recognized as Il
leading woman organist. Mr.. Free
man completed his studies at the
Broad street Conservatory Of Music,
in Philadelphia. under Stanley Addicks
and Dr. Georgc Edward Stuhbs. NJ A,
of New York city Mr.. Freeman was
OrganiSt and choirmaster at old st.
Johns Church Lafayette square, for
~ years During the past five years
lie occupied II similar capacity At old
81. paul's.
Mary Tarbell was guest soioist at
the March meeting of Jewish Women.
Here numbers included Waltz in +
Fiat" (Arenskyl and 'Etude de Con
cert MacDowelD.
The special choir Of sopranos fol
come. Ye Daughters" the opening
number Of the st Matthew Passion. -
by Bach, which will he sung here
April by the Bach Choir of Beth
lehem. Pa. will be composed Of local
singers from the Friday Morning
Music club and the Tuesday Evening
Music club.
The sisters and students of Mount
1t. Agnes College. Baltimore. Md.
gave Il st. pAtricks Day program, In
which the suloists were Ambrose
nirkin, bassO c;tntante: Martha Fuller
and Virginia Harvey Fore, pianists OF
the Peabody Conservatory of Music,
and christopher Tenley, accompa mist
Both Mr. Durkin and Mr. Tenley are
of Washington. The program in
Cluded works by Moore Sgamhati
Lisa. Martin. Sanderson. King. Scar.
latU. GuckBrahms. Chopin and de
KUven.
At the Howard University vespe1
service to be held in Rankin Memorial
Chapel today at 4:30 pm. the vested
choir, under the leadership of Lula
V. Childers will sing the cantata
The Seven Last Words by Du Bois
Music lovers are invited
\ musical program will he given at
Emory Methodist Episcopal Church
South Tuesday night. in conjunction
with "a dramatic Interpretation Of Ben
Iur" 10y George Shaw Johnson,
pastor of Metropolitan Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
The program includes selections 10y
Marie Powell. soprano; Virginia
Cr1ckcr. violinist, and Jules Kicker
tenor.
Mrs. Henry White disclaims the dis
tinction of being the leader OF jazz
band" The group of the American
Association of University Women who
entertained at the banquet of the as
sociation held at Rauschers last eve
ming first came together during the
war as Il means OF giving d lighter
tone to the College Woman's Clut
banquets. Their success made then
in demand for subsequent events, but
they do not play jazz.
Saturday. March 20. the children 5
class OF the Master School of the
Piano held it's monthly meeting. The
children who played this time We're
Herbert Wooley, Richard Wooley
Jimmie Sprout, America Pittiglio. Jack
Murphy. Clarence Huffman. Rosalie
Michaelson, BereniCe Stein, Hilda
Siegal, Gertrude Gilchrist. Maria
Adams, Mary Katherine Burke. Mary
Louise Cassidy and Leo Ofenstein.
Nancy Stillwen, chairman OF the
music committee of the Business
Women's Council. in conjunction with
Mr.. Starnell, and through the cour.
tesy of Woodward & Lothrop's. will
present the Woodward & Lothrop
chorus of 60 voices in concert at the
Church of the Covenant Tuesday at
pm. Members of the council are
urged to share this treat with theil
friends.
Clelia Fioravanti and MARCEL Green
halgh gave a musical at the knights
of Columbus School Tuesday evening
Miss F'ioravanti. mezzo-contralto, sang
songs by Schubert, Mol1oy, O'IIara ant
Salter, accompanied by Miss Green
halgh. The piano solos We're three
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