The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
LOBBYING IS
DILUTED BY
MUSIC
Miss Wilson Renews In
terest in Washington
Opera

- 4
M daughter of the late Presi-
AVA dent Wilson, has been busy
lobbying during her visit in. Wash
fngton for the Mills Wordsworth
mothers, pension bill, which Miss
Sophie Irene Loeb has been push
ing. But she has found time to
pick up many threads Of friend.
ship dating from the time her
father was in the White House
and she was among the interest
ing-and acknowledgements IN
the audience at the Washington
Opera Company's production or
''Lohengrin'' on Monday evening.
Miss. Wilson was an active and
enthusiastic supporter Of the opera
company in the early days OF ats
struggle for existence, but she has
not heard one of its productions
for several years. So she was as
fonished to discover what strides
Had been made in artistic develop
ment and thrilled by the quality
Of the performance.
In AIbions' Box
Edouard Albion, director Of the
Washington Opera Company. and
Mrs. Albion, entertained Miss Will
son in their box on Monday night
and also had as guests Mrs. LaSalle
Corbell Pickett, widow OF the Ia
NOUS Confederate General, with
whom Miss Wilson spends q great
deal of her time while in Wash.
ington; Federico Stevens and Miss
Eleanor La Nance, OF New York.
Miss La Nance, who sang many
Of the prina donna roles during the
III a.
son of light opera last summer,
had come to Washington to sing at
the dinner concert at the May
flower Hotel on Sunday evening and
Remained over to hear frLohengrin.
She is about to sail for two years
of study abroad-and thereby hangs
q romantic story.
Romantic Story
It seems that the hacker Of last
years summer opera season. who
refuses TO let his name be known.
heard Miss La Nance sing Alan
a-DaIe in t'Robin Hood" and was
50 charmed by her work. especially
with the lovely -.Oh Promise Me-"
which Jessie Bartlett Davis made
famous, that he offered to finance
her musical education.
So under the wing of this un-.
known patron of the arts and his
wife. the young singer viii go to
Paris. to Munich and then probably
to Milan for two years of work
and on her return she Is scheduled
to make her grand opera debut
with the Washington Opera Com
pany.
Birthday Party
After the performances on Mon
day night AIR. and Mrs. Albion had
a supper party for the soloists In
the productions about so guests as
sen1bling TO help Mrs. Albion cele-
brate her birthday. Members OF
their own box party were present,
of course, and a good many others
from the opera, including DR.. and
Mrs. Boyd Carpenter and their
guest, Baroness Won Rosen-an
American woman married to Ger
man, who was gifted violinist be-
fore she gave up professional work
for. marriage, Others in the COM
pany were Mr.. and Mrs. Efffnghana
Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Belt, Mrs. Carl Droope, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred bennett and their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Patton Wise Slemp-she
is also an accomplished musician
and a composer of promise-Mr. and
FRS. Donald Wiley and a Mr.. and
Mrs. Conroy, whose full name
didn't catch He is a well-known'
painter, and when he and Mrs. Con.
roy were in Washington several
years ago they had a charming
salon and important connections So
cial and artistic.