Evening star., 1928-05-06

ION lot uufte lengthy VISlJ
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
j. Gerrer of the Octavia Apartments.
Mrs. Irwin was one of the most promi-
nent of the group of young violinists in
Washington before her marriage took
her 10 live in E1gin, III. She was en-
gagged In many activities In musical
lines and has been missed very def
nitely.
Helen Gerrer irwin was honor guest
a. the meeting of the Orpheus Club. Of
which she is a member, at Katharine
Riggs home last Tuesday night. On
that occasion the music was presented
by Carolina Randall, another unusually
talented young violinist, the newest
member of the club: Charlotte Harri-
man, contralto, and Mildred Kolo
Schulze, pianist.
Lucy MacMoreland, soprano, Is an
other member Of local music circles who
has been absent from Washington for
some time and has just returned. Mrs.
MacMoreland, whose lovely voice Is well
remembered even after three years of
absence. announces that. with her re-
turn, she win resume activities In music
events and wishes to become active in
church music as well as concert pro-
| grams.
! Warren Terry. a young tenor. who
was very popular IN Washington before
! he went to the big city" to earn
laurels in varied musical lines, has
made his latest mark in light opera.
! Mr.. Terry has been established for sew
| eral seasons as Soloist in large church
and also a synagogue in New York.
More recently he has been a member
Of the Little Theater Opera Co. Of
Brooklyn. n. Y. The company pre-
! sented works by Nicolai and Donizetti,
but seems, according 70 reviews in the
| New York press, TO have found itself
best in the good old American operetta.
| Robin Hood" written by Reginald de
Koven In this production. which
closed the season" April 81: Mr. Terry
| sang the role of Guy of Osborne.
| According TO Edward Cushing of the
| Brooklyn Daily Eagle, The sheriff Of
| Nottingham had as his henchman the
lisping Sir Guy of Osborne in the per-
| son of Warren Terry. Long of nose and
short of sword. this Sir Guy seemed an
| amiable nitwit more to be pitied than
| scorned" Another review says: War
rem Terry comes in for good share OF
the credit, too, as Sir Guy"
Two new members of the board OF
/ governors of the Friday Morning Music
Club elected at the business meeting
last week are Mildred Kolh Schulze and
| Mrs. William E. Humphrey. Others on
the board are Mrs. Paul Bleyden, Ethel
! Holzclaw Gawler Mrs Duff-Lewis and
! Mrs. Walter K. Wilson.
| Offlcers of the club are Mrs Eugene
| Byrnes. president; Mrs. Morris Wick
| ersham, first vice president; Mrs Rich
/ ard Dean. second vice president; Mrs
| Hugh Brown. recording secretary;
I Alice Edwards. corresponding SecTe-
tary: Katherine Riggs. treasurer; Lucy
/ Brickenstein. musical director; Mrs
/ Frank Howard. assistant musical direc-
/ tor: Maude Sewan chairman of the
membership committee.
! Laura Lyle and Ina Holtzscheiter. so.
! pranos. were soloists at the reception OF
/ the Minnesota Society given at the
Washington Club recently Minnie
Hoxsey and Paul Gable were accom-
| panists.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club
i gave successful costume recital at the
Takoma Park Baptist Church las, Tues-
| day. The club was assisted by Mabe
Duncan, reader. Florence Howard Is
the director ard Grace French Tooke
accompanist for the club.
| The Cantabile Singers, directed by
Alexander Henneman, appeared al In,
Arts Club recently in the program b,
the Composers Club
Last Thursday night at the concert
| presented to the Home for TncUrableS
by the Cantahile Singers. Edna Iver:
Jones sang contralto solos. accompanied
by Or. Hennenlan. Evelyn Thomaide.
played the accompaniment to the
choruSeS.
Foundry nj. E. Church officials had ,
unique service last Sunday when specia
appreciation OF the ministry Of music
OF the church was shown. Mr.. and Mrs
j. F. NJ. Bowie had completed q com.
| oined service Of 81 years in the ministry
OF music for that church. Sixteen wears
| previous. 10 day. Mr. Bowie had suns
his first solo. anthem and hymn in the
Foundry Choir Two weeks later MARY
Sherter became q member OF the choir
/ and soon afterward the tenor and So
| prano became known as Mr. and Mrs.
! Bowie.
/ Also recently George H Wilson. or
| ganist. and Anton kaSpar director and
violinist. each arrived at the fifteenth
anniversary OF service In the Foundry
music work
! FranceSka KaSpar Lawson. soprano,
leaves Washington tomorrow for West
/ Virginia. where she gives three recitalS
| during music week az Bethany. Fair
/ mont and Avis. she returns home Fri
/ day, May 10 Mrs lawson will be one
/ of the soloistS for the Schubert memo
rial evening of the German Literary
/ Society AZ the home OF Anita Schade.
/ Mabel Finch Rawlings viii be her ac-
companiSt, Mrs. Lawson viii sing four
Schubert songs,
Mrs. Reginald Dustin will be SoloiSt
at the Church of the Ascension this
evening. She will sing The Lord Is
! My Light" by AllitSen
Mrs, Dustin also will sing for kits
radio WRC tomorrow.
Elena de Sayn presented the follow
Ing children in second informal re-
cital this month: Wilmer Colwell, Shir-
/ ley MaSer and Barbara Moller.
Wilmer Colwen, IL years old, repeat
cd his performance Of the Bach concerto
for Two violinS with Miss dc Sayn at an
entertainment oy the Parent Teacher
Association at the Petworth School
The members OF the choir of AScen-
sion Church will give a concert for the
| Gold Star Mothers and their friends to-
morrow ~ pm. at the Hamilton Hotel
One Of the service bands will render
several selections. as we'll as accompany
ing some Of the vocal numbers
SoloiStS viii include Hazel Bach
Sehmtd, soprano. who will sing PToch 5
Theme and Variations" with flute Oh
oltgato: Vtvtenne Gilmore, soprano. who
viii sing Caro- Nome" from "Rigo-
letto,s by Verdi. aud also the solo in
| "InnammAtus. from "Stabat Mater, ="
by RoSSini, Julia culereth Gray. con-
tralto. will present several ot her char
aeter sketches in costume. the quartet
from "Riguletto" viii be sung BY Aaacl
RaehSchmtd, Julia Gray, Paul King and
Paul HachSchmid,
Other SelotStS will include Walter
Gray, haSso. and Maurice wiedemeyer,
h.,