Evening star., 1928-10-28

ington, will take up her duties as con-
tralto SoloiSt next Sunday. She Is q
teacher of voice, having graduated with
degree of bachelor of music from Uni
versity School of Music, Lincoln, Nebr.
She is member of Sigma Alpha Iota,
national professional musical sorority.
Mrs. Turley has coached for opera and
leider with ELMER zoller, New York;
studied language and diction with
Luther Mott of New York. coached for
song and oratorio with Charles Baker,
New York, was contralto soloist at st.
Pauls M. E. Church, Lincoln, Nebr.. for
nine years: minister Of music, Christian
Church, Lincoln, Nebr four years; SOLO
ist for Dutch Reformed Church. Elm
hurst, Long Island, and st. Mary the
Virgin Episcopal Church, New York City;
also soloist over Station WIZ, New York
City.
She will have a vocal studio at the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church and
will direct a junior choir in addition
to her work as contralto Soloist.
Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee, director Of
| the Church of the Ascension Choir,
| announces the personnel Of the solo
| quartet; Mary Mcfarland GlesSner,
| soprano; Dorothy Sawyer, contralto:
/ Edward Whitman, tenor, and Gilbert G.
Clark. jr, bass. This quartet, together
| with the vested choir Of 40 voices, un-
| der the direction of Mrs. Mckee, will
be heard in both the morning and
evening Sunday services.
/ Mrs. GleSSner is also director Of the
| Su-zu Chanters, Ladies' Oriental
Shrine. She was the guest last We'd
nesday afternoon of the critical study
class conducted in the Chevy Chase
| SPh0Ol hu MpHon Yonhoro Of NaIxy
York.
Mrs. Glessner's program, prepared not
| as a formal recital but as an exposi-
ton Of coloratura work for the benefit
of the young students, included: "Ah,
Fors' e Lui," from Verdi's la
| Traviata": "The Lass With the Deli
cate Air" (Arne), "The Answer
| (Terry) and with verdure Clad" from
| Haydn's Creation" Mr.. Lanham ac-
companied Mrs. Glessner and gave q
short talk to the students between each
! number.
Mrs. Glessner and James Levin Nc
Lain, jr., director of the choir of the
Union Methodist Church, have recently
been appointed by Mr.. Lanham as
assistant instructors under his personal
supervision.
The choir of Petworth Methodist
Episcopal Church provides its first
| service of sacred music this Fall to-
night, beginning at o'clock.
Miscellaneous numbers sung by the
quartet and choir will comprise the
program.
Franceska KaSpar Lawson left WASH
ington last Monday on a tour which
will include recitals in Mifdinburg, Salts
burg and Bradford Woods, Pa; Bedford,
Ohio, and Shinnston and Fairmont,
w. Va. The appearance in Salisbury
will be Mrs. Lawson'S seventh recital
there and she will give her fifth pro-
gram In Fairmont.
Mrs. Lawson wiz return to Washing
ton November z.
John James OConnell, tenor, was pre-
sented by DR.. Alexander Hennemann in
a group OF songs at a meeting Of the
German Literary Society October 20.
Mr.. OConnell sang "Cielo Mar" from
La Gioconda";; "Addio," by Tosti;
"Staendchen." by Schubert, and "The
Poets Hour" written by DR.. Henne-
mann. who acted as accompanist for
! the singer.
A large and friendly audience attend
ed the piano students recital presented
by II. r. w. Miles in Assembly Hall,
Y. M. c. A. Building. October 20. Mary
A. Frost. dramatic reader, assisted.
The duets and solos rendered were
works by classical and popular COM
poSers. Enthusiastic appreciation Of the
efforts of the young students was shown.
/ Those taking part were Mildred Elicit,
Lorraine Catherine Taylor, Leona La
Mar Padgett, Lillian @. Cox, Helen Lou
ise Ellis, George Vernon Graham, Ruth
JamSon Havenner Caroline Frances
Pell, Travis Virginia Law, Grace Man
uel, Jeanette Violet Sanna, Ralph w.
Manuel, Helen Marie Yeager, Barbara
Alleen HANNA, Juanita Love Gossett,
Maynard Francis HANNA, Edith Pau
line Haas, Hilda Augusta Hubert, Ma
rion Louise Padgett, Ella Louise Pha-
raoh.