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and the soprano, Nine. Crozia. in a
recital of French songs. Dupre, who
was teaching there, was also heard in
recital, and a concert of Boulanger' S
works, conducted by Jerry Reynolds of
New York, were Of particular interest.
The choir of the First Congrega-
tional Church, numbering so voices,
under the direction of Mrs. Ruby
Smith Stahl, will begin this season S
work on the first Sunday of October.
Mrs. Stahl has been away most of
the Summer studying voice at Oscar
Seagall's Summer colony of musicians
in the Adirondack Mountains. The
choir will continue its a capella work,
for which it has become famous
around Washington.
William H. Witt of Pittsburgh, who
has recently purchased Robinson's
Music Store, has joined the Federation
of Music Clubs of the District of
Columbia as an associate member.
Gertrude Lyons, member of the
board of the Federation of Music
Clubs, District of Columbia, has be-
come an artist member, and Frances
Gutellus, who is counselor of the
District of Columbia Junior Music
Clubs, will be assisted this year by
Mrs. Catherine P. Thyson.
Paul De Long Gable, organist
at the First Congregational Church,
has just returned from months
vacation spent in New York and at
the seashore. He will resume his
duties as organist next Sunday, reliev-
ing Miss Charlotte Klein, who has
Gable will reopen his studio at the
church October 1. 1927, teaching piano,
organ and harmony.
Mrs. Dorothy H. Baxter has return
ed to the city and takes up her duties
this morning as organist and choir
director of the First Universalist
Church, whose services are being held
in Crandalls Ambassador Theater
pending the erection of the new
church.
Mrs. Baxter and her daughter Ruth
spent the month of August in James
town and Newport. r. l.; New York.
Niagara Falls and Philadelphia. While
in New York they were entertained
bv Arthur Clyde Leonard, a for
mer organist and choir director of
Christ Episcopal Church, Georgetown.
who went to New York about 16
years ago to take similar position
in the First Methodist Church,
Yonkers, n. Y.
Miss Ruth Baxter was the winner
of the silver cup awarded to the best
musical composition submitted in the
annual "Sing Song" contest at Wilson
Normal School in June Of this year.
In the party were also Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald B. LOCKER and family. Mrs.
LOCKER will be remembered as Miss
Emma Houchen, who for a number
of years was contralto soloist in
Christ Episcopal Church, Alexandria;
Vermont Christian Church, this city,
and others.
The attache of the Salvadorean lega-
ton and Sonora de MelendeZ have
visiting them the formers mother,
Sonora Isidra P. de MelendeZ. a very
well known pianist in Salvador.
Sonora de Melendez when only Is
years old had attained such proficiency
on the piano and displayed such
extraordinary talent that she was in
vited by the President of the Republic
to play at the executive mansion.
Sonora de Melendez studied in Munich,
Germany, with Herr Henry Drews and
with other prominent pianists of Eu-
rope. She has frequently been heard
over the radio in Salvador and has
also done considerable work at the
National University of Salvador.
Carolyn Bender, who has been visit
ing in Kingston, N. Y, will return
next week and open her studio for the
Fall season.
Elizabeth Winston has recently re-
turned to Washington, following
visit to her cousins, former Gov. and
Mrs. Frederick s. Flower, at their
Watertown, n. Y, Summer home.
Warren S. johnson is guest organ
ist this month at the Christian
Science Church on Columbia road. He
has been assistant organist at the
Cathedral.
Estelle Wentworth, with her hus-
band, Albert Parr, and her mother,
Mrs. G.. o. Wentworth, who left Au-
gust 26 for a motor trip to New York,
sailed on September for Bermuda,
where they will remain until the end
of the month. Miss Wentworth and
Mr.. Parr will open their sixth season
in Washington October /.