Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

iva wHITFoRD LOvETTE.
- chairman OF the contest COM
mittee of the District of Co
IL lumbia Federation of Music
Clubs, announces that exaniina-
tions will be held next Spring for young
artist and student musicians. They
will include examinations for piano,
violin. violoncello. organ, and soprano,
mezzo-soprano. contralto, tenor and
baritone voices.
The principal requirements are that
contestants for the young artist EXAM
nations must have reached their twen-
tieth birthday, but must not have
reached their thirty-Second birthday
May 20. 1929. Contestants for the stu
dent musician examinations must have
reached their sixteenth birthday. but
must not have reached their twenty
fourth birthday May 20, 1929. All con-
testants must have resided in the
United States more than one-half of
their lives and must have had their
entire musical training In the United
States during 10 years Immediately pre-
ceding the contest.
These examinations are preliminary
to the finals of the National Fedora
ton, which will be held In Boston next
June Teachers and students desiring
further information are requested to
communicate with Mrs. Lovette. 1871
Connecticut avenue, phone North T0l5.
or Mrs. j. Lester Brooks, 42iS Thirty
eighth street northwest, phone Cleve-
land 203.
DR.. Oscar M. White, internationally
known as Cav. Bianco di Palermo. an
established musician. linguist and math-
ematician. also musical pedagogue, has
just reopened his studio OF music at
524 Tenth street northwest.
His reputation needs no elaboration,
and as a teacher of music he has pro-
duced many musicians and orchestral
conductors, well known In the musical
profession.
Having regained his fun strength
after q trying illness. he will be able
to proceed with this work with his
accustomed zeal and vigor.
Mu Phi Epsilon. washington Alumnae
Club, held its last concert of the sea-
son at Douglas Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church June Is. with Evelyn
Scott, violinist, of Rho Beta assisting.
Others performing we're Hazel Gibson
Wood, Ine9 B. Miller and Charlotte
Klein. The audience was enthusiastic
and each artist was forced to respond
with encores after each group.
Inez B. Miller. soprano. left recently
to attend Mu Phi Epsilon convention
to be held In Denver. Colo. next week.
Miss Miller served as business delegate
In 1924 at the Minneapolis convention.
Charlotte Klein. who viii represent
the washington Alumnae Club at Mu
Phi Epsilon convention. left last week
for Denver. Miss Klein viii join the
post convention party touring Colorado,
Utah. Yellowstone Park and Minnesota.
The twilight music hour at the Y. w.
C. A., Seventeenth and X streets, will
be held at 4;s0 pm. today In the sun
parlor, on the roof.
The program will be given by Alice
A. Mclean. soprano: Armand Gum
precht, fiutist. and Helen Stone, &C
companiSt,
The public is invited.
AT the regular June business meeting
of Rho Beta Chapter. Mu Phi Epsilon
Musical Sorority. the following officers
were installed: President Clara Young
Brown vice president. Dorothy Todd:
corresponding secretary, Frances Hub
bard recording secretary, Frances
Bogert treasurer. Rose Hartung: his
torian, Ruth Morgan chorister. Emma
Louise Thompson, chaplain, Catherine
Benson; warden, Evelyn Scott, alumnae
secretary. Frances Bronson.
Two new songs have just been pub