Evening star., 1929-12-15

SANCAA OAAANAOA AAAAOADNAAANAAS
- to a "carol call" for the
citizens of the National Capital.
WaShingtonianS have shown in
creasing participation in singing
Christmas carols within the past
few seasons. Now this cali
comes, issued by the subcommittee
on music of the executive commit
tee for the Christmas tree cele-
bration, asking that all singing
groups in the District of Columbia
take part in the Yuletide singing.
1t is the plan of this Subcommit-
tee, headed by Mrs. Joseph Stod-
dard, president of the local Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs, to center
the singing of carols about the liv-
ing Christmas tree when it is
lighted Christmas eve in Sherman
Square and to have the groups
radiate from there all over the
city, singing in the streets as they
go and finding echo in the homes.
Individuals who are not connected
with any particular organized
group will be welcome to join in
and sing with any group they may
find setting the familiar old melo-
dies a-wheel at every corner.
TO show the general co-opera-
4 ton in this idea of carol sing
ing offered by regular music
groups the following are listed as
special endeavorS along this line
which have come to the music
editors desk within the past few
days:
The Christmas program of the
Friday Morning Music Club this
week will combine art and music
in Barker Hall. Grace Lincoln
Temple will tell the story of
Christmas, illustrated by many
rare views of Madonnas of old
masters. Katherine Riggs, harp
ist, will play works by Gounod,
Rameau and traditional folk melo-
dies. A choral ensemble OF well
known woman SoloiStS will sing
carols.
CHRISTMAS carols and carol
- singing will be outstanding
features for the next 10 days at
the Y. w. c. A. Under the direc-
tion of Lucy Street, national di-
rector of music, every program at
the K street building will, in some
unusual way, feature the singing
of carols.
Beginning today with a special
carol program by the Madrigal
Singers, presenting rare old Eng
liSh, French and German carols,
in Yuletide costumes, under the
direction of Mrs. John Milton
Sylvester, the plans for a singing
Christmas" at the Y. w. G. A. will
go rapidly forward.
Beginning this Wednesday 10
minute program of carol singing
will be given at $50 every evening
in the mezzanine balcony at the
K street building, with SoloiStS
from all parts of the city as in
vited singers on different days.
Thursday, in connection with
the annual Christmas feStivity
known as the hanging of the
green" informal caroling in the
lobby of the building will include
chiefly the singing of the feasting
carols by all members present,
while in Barker Hall the Elizabeth
Somers Glee Club will render an
open "carol program" from 8 to
8 pm.
A "candlelight carol service"
will take place at 4 pm. in Barker
Hall next Sunday, when all sing
ing groups of the Y. w. G. A. will
participate, including the Eliza
beth Somers Glee Club, Girl Re-
serve Glee Club, the staff members
and the entire audience.
THE District of Columbia Fed
= Grafton of Music Clubs has
planned, through its chairman OF
Christmas caroling, G e tr u d e
Lyons, to have carols given in nine
teen hospitals and homes, and sew
eral singing groups have gracious
ly volunteered to assist in this
singing gift"
The Madrigal Singers have
given carol programs at Epiphany
Church Home, Episcopal Diocesan
Home and Methodist Home. They
will appear later at the Home for
Incurables, John Dickson Home,
Louise Home, tuberculosis HoSpl-
tai and Walter Reed.
The Chaminade Glee Club,
Esther Linkins, director; Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church
Choir, Norton Little, director; Rho
Beta Chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon,
Catherine Benson, president;
Schubert Choral Club, Emily Dick
inSon, director, and Somers Glee
Club, Lucy Street, director, will
give Christmas carols Christmas
eve at the Children's Hospital,
Gallinger Hospital, Mount Alto
Hospital, Providence, tuberculosis
and Walter r e e d Hospitals;
Epiphany Church Home, Congre-
gational Church Home, Home for
the Blind. Woman's Christian
Home and Washington City Or
phan Asylum.
Transportation will be provided
through the courtesy of the
Rotary Club, Capital Traction,
washington Railway 81 Electric
CO. and Washington Rapid Trans
it Co. :,
The Schubert Choral Club will
sing carols Monday night, Decem-
ber %, for several institutions.
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THE Musical Ensemble of the
Women's City Club, Gertrude
Lyons, organizer and director, Will
give a program OF Christmas
carols at the club house next sun
day at 4:3O pm, to which all club
members and their friends are
cordially invited.