Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
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Phi Epsilon. during the month Of May
include two events. One was given at
the anniversary at home of the Meth
odist Home for the Aged Wednesday.
when a program arranged by Clara
Wolfe was presented. Those partici-
pating were Helen Lyon, violinist; Clara
Brown, soprano: Dorothy Russell Todd,
pianist, and Clara Wolfe accompanist.
The annual banquet of the sorority
will be held at the Manor Club May
81. It is to be followed by an inter
esting program, to be announced later.
On the musical program for the me-
mortal service to be held at the Abbey
Mausoleum next Sunday at pm. the
Cantabile Chorus will sing Ave Maria"
and Thanksgiving" by Alexander Hen
neman. director of the organization.
Another number by this local COM
poser. entitled Refuge" will be sung
by the washington Quartet, the men,
bers of which are Mrs. Frederick Rice.
soprano: Edna Jones. alto; Mason
Willis, tenor, and Ranold Comley, bass.
with Mrs. George Thomaides, accom-
PIANIST.
The public is invited to attend the
memorial service.
The D. C. Chapter Of the American
War Mothers announces that q musical
program was given at the home OF Mrs.
John Deeds, 4125 Harrison street Chevy
Chase, last Thursday night and was
much enjoyed.
The Glee Club of the Epiphany
Branch of the Girls Friendly Society
is presenting a Spring novelty tomor-
row evening at sis O'Clock at Epiphany
Parish Hall, 1917 G street northwest.
The Glee Club will be assisted by
Katherine Moritz. violinist and Joseph
Simmons, solo dancer. There also Will
be q pantomime presented by group
from Trinity Branch, G. F. S. The
program will be followed by dancing
from 10 to II pm.
The officers Of the Glee Club are Imo-
gene B. Ireland, director and accom-
PIANIST; Mary Hartley, president; Edith
Langsford, secretary; Frances Scott,
treasurer, and Mabel Byler, librarian.
Mary Monico, mezzo-soprano. will be
the guest soloist today on a program to
be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Sophocles T.
Papas at their studios, on Connecticut
avenue.
Miss Monico is q sister of Mrs. Papas
and is in Washington for short visit,
probably returning to England in July
to fill various concert and radio engage
ments.
Mrs. James E. Collihower, vice presi-
dent of the Cantabile Chorus, enter
tanned for the chorus at the Manor Club
Tuesday night. Music of the evening
was presented by George E. O'Connor,
accompanied by Matt Horn; Fred East,
Bob Thomas, the Washington Quartet,
composed of Mrs. Fred Rice, Edna
Jones, Mason Willis. Roland Comley;
Mary O'Donoghue, the winner OF sec
ond honors In the last Washington audi.
ton of the Atwater Kent contest, and
Nellie Roman.
DR.. Alexander Henneman played some
original compositions by request and
the prologue to the moving picture,
"Sabiola," which he also composed.
The Cantabile Chorus gave a group
man. Mrs George T. Thomaides as
sisted at the piano.
Elena de Sayn will teach in Wash
ington this Summer and has announced
a special course for young teachers.
There also will be course for begin
rers, in which the mechanical prin-
ciples which govern good violin playing
will be impaired.
The Cosmopolitan Club held me-
mortal service at the Carlton Hotel
Thursday, when Ethel Holtzclaw Cav
Ter rendered a soprano solo and the
program was closed with a duet by
Mrs. Fred Rice and Edna Jones. Mrs.
George T. Thomaides was the accom-
PIANIST.
The musical program presented at the
breakfast in honor Of the 1929 gradu-
ates in the Mayfower Hotel last Sun
day under the auspices Of the Interna-
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included: Refuge" composition by
DR.. Alexander Henneman. sung by the
Washington Quartet; Mother Ma
chree," sung in honor Of Mothers day
by Nellie Roman, and group OF songs
by Mary O'Donoghue. Mrs. George T.
Thomaides and DR.. Henneman assisted
at the piano.
Mrs Martin A. Morrison. director Of
the Washington Pianists Club, will en-
terrain Saturday afternoon In honor Of
| the members Of this club who recently
took part in its festival OF pianoforte
music.
Mrs. Waldo schmitt. pupil Of Mrs.
Alice Burbage HeSselbach, and MISS
Katharine Morrison, pupil OF Felian
Garzia, who were prepared to act as
emergency substitutes had any been
needed in the recent series of recitalS,
will furnish the program.
Mrs Schmitt will play works by Bach,
Chopin and MosZkowski. Miss Morr1son
will play works by Bach, Grieg and
Schumann.
The club will not resume regular
meetings until the last Saturday In Oc-
tober.
The compositions of r. Deane Shure.
Washington composer, are being more
widely used throughout the country
each year. Recently the Music Clubs OF
Lakeland, Fla, and Amarillo. Tex, de-
voted entire programs to his works. A
New York publisher is just issuing his
Bermuda Suite" for organ, and Bos-
ton publisher is bringing out his Christ
mas oratorio, Dawn in the Desert.
This work will be heard in Washington
at Christmas time with chorus OF 200
voices made up of several choirs Of this
city and Baltimore. The combined
chorus also will sing the work in Baltl-
more.
Singers in Washington who enjoy this
kind of choral singing are invited 10
join the chorus, which will not be re-
stricted to church singers.
The Composers Club of Washington
once a year demands Of all its members
a musical setting Of selected poem
for joint criticism. One OF these was
the poem by Lew Sarett entitled
Refuge" Alexander Henneman pre-
sented his offering In the form of a
mixed quartet. This number will be
sung by the Washington Quartet at the
meeting Of the club at Edward Potters
home Tuesday night.
The other performers. as previously
announced. are the National String
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