Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
MUSIGRAPHS

rest Hastings. contralto, furnished
the music in ensemble and solo num-
bers at a delightful evening of poetry.
Monday at the new Y. w. G. A.
Building, when the Booklovers gave
their final program for the year, with
Alice Hutchins Drake of the League
of American Pen Women, presiding.
The Lyric Trio, with Katharine
Rich Fielder substituting for Hiss
Wycoff. and assisted by Olga Krumke,
mezzo-soprano, also sang Sunday
afternoon at the celebration of the
twenty-f1fth anniversary OF the Rupert
Home. The trio, which is an organi.
cation affiliated with the District Of
Columbia Federation of Music Clubs,
sings under the direction of Mrs.
Henry White, with Emile Margaret
White as accompanist.
In special recognition of the italian
national holiday last Sunday morning
the service at Holy Rosary Roman
Catholic Church was celebrated with
solemn high mass, sung by the regular
choir-Regina LavezZo, Gilda Bona
celli, and Baldo Balducci, soloists--
augmented by quartet from st.
Stephens Church. The guest soloists
were Rose Green, Mary Daily, Power
Stanton and Salvatore Carlo.
Millard's Mass in G." was sung.
Violin obbligatos were played by Mar.
garet Slattery Eugenia L. Slattery
is organist and director of the music
at the church.
A charming musical program, was
given on board the new Coast Guard
vessel U. S. S. Northland Friday,
June 6, when those participating in
cluded Mrs. Frederick Hunnewell.
Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler, Mrs. Ken
meth Lord. Cleo Scanland Parks and
Mary liant Couch. The occasion was
a luncheon given by Mrs. T. e. Bill
lard, wife of Admiral Billiard. and Mrs.
Newman. This was the first public
appearance of Mrs. Parks in more
than three years.
Irma Won Jockey, dramatic So
prano. Ether Chapter, No. 8, was
highly received at Jessica Callahan
Lodge. Del Ray. Va, Thursday
night when she sang VIOLA, Seraf1ata"
and Children of the Moon." and re-
sponded to the encores by giving two
Of her own compositions. Il Heard 4
Red Bird Singing" and Cherry Bios.
som Time in Washington
Mrs. Hugh Allen was sympathetic
accompanist.
st. Adams Quartet, composed of
Beatrice Goodwin, soprano; Marie
Koontz, contralto; Henry Leef, tenor,
and Fred Schafer, bass, sang at the
Episcopal Church at Brandywine,
Nd, last Sunday evening. and at the
conclusion OF the service was engaged
to return for next Sunday evening.
This quartet fills a long.felt need for
a church quartet at liberty to open
engagements for special services.
There being only the morning service
at st. Adams, these singers are free
for afternoon or evening services on
Sunday, as we'll as engagements dur.
ing the week.
Mary La Verne McAninch. soprano,
assisted by Betty Basin. violinist, and
Florence Ring, accompanist. was pre-.
scented in recital by Isabel Garvin
Shelley Thursday night at the studio,
1924 II street northwest.
Her selections included 1.-THE Song
of the Robin" by Anna Case; Homer
Grunn's Song of the Lark" an air
from "Lurline." by Wallace; "Un
bel d." from Madame Butterfly" by
Puccini: oratorio air, Rejoice Great
ly," from Handers Messiah: lieder
by Schumann and Schubert, Nevin's
Canzone dell Usignulo' and Tosti's
Goodbye" with violin obbligato.