Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28

y ALPH KINDER OF Holy Trinity
~ Church, Philadelphia. Pa, will pre-
sent the first recital on the new organ
at st. Adams Church Tuesday night at
o'clock.
Washington friends of Sigurd Nilsson.
young American basso. will be inter-
ested to know that he received excel
lent notices in the New York press fol-
| lowing his appearance in recital IN
| Pythian Temple April g. Mr. Nilssen
was assisted at the piano by Margaret
Notz. He presented a particularly in
teresting group of Norwegian folk tunes
and songs by Sjoberg a1u Grieg. He
also gave group Of Thcophile Wendt's
South African melodies with the COM
poser at the piano. He sang the first
performance in America of Pludder-
mans song. Graf Eberhards Weiss
dorm" and sang Mcclure Stitt's "Diplo-
macy" which was dedicated to the
singer.
Mr.. Nilssen plans to spend most of
the Summer in New England. where he
already has seven concert engagements
listed for July and August He also is
preparing some new operate roles.
At a meeting of the German Literary
Society last night Anita Schade recited
the melodranla, The Rogue of Bergen"
by Heine, with musical accompaniment
played by Crete Won Bayer, who also
gave group OF piano solos later in the
evening. L. Davenport sang a group
OF Heine songs, among them being 'Du
Dist vie einc Blume' and Die LotoS-
blume"
Margaret Moore. violinist. was pre-
sented in graduation recital. under
the auspices Of Miss Helen van Ende
! her teacher. at National Park Seminary
April 49, Miss Moore played the vi
valdi-Nachez Concerto in A Minor"
and other familiar violin selections of
shorter length, including Wilhelmj's ar
rangements Of works by Schumann, and
Wagner. Gounods arrangement of
Bach's ave Maria" and Kreisler ar
rangements Of compositions by Dvorak.
Chaminade and Beethoven.
Helene Bowe, dramatic soprano.
shared the program. being presented
by Miss Maryon Burleigh Martin. Miss
Bowe sang the air "Dich Teure Halle"
from Wagner's "Tannhauser." "Caro
Selve" from Haendels Atlanta" and
shorter works by Spross, Lully, Wagner,
Manning. Saint-Saens, Huerter, Brown
and Beach.
MCGduIcy, w ,
young soprano soloist, will give several
selections at the Manila day ball and
entertainment to be given by the Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Camp of Spanish War
Veterans at the City Club Tuesday
night, when dancing interspersed with
numbers by talented entertainers will
begin at o'clock and end at l O'Clock
am.
Lily Charles McFadden will give
whistling cantillations and the Dagmoir
augmented band viii furnish the music
for the occasion.
Kathryn E. Bowers, contralto. was
guest soloist of the Nebraska State So
ciety at Meridian Mansions, Friday
evening, at the reception given in honor
Of Representative Ruth Bryan Owen.
She was accompanied by Roland
Eicher, concert pianist.
Mrs. c. C. McRoberts. well known
vocal teacher, has gone to visit friends
in their villa on the French Riviera and
will leave them May l for several
months of travel in Europe. She ex-
poets to return to Washington about the
middle Of September.
Anna Sloan. violoncellist, presented
several solo numbers on the program
given recently at a tea at which Lillian
Chenoweth was hostess in honor of the
wife of Senator Harrison and the Mis-
sissippi delegation in Congress.
The music and dramatic art depart
ments of st. Cecilia's Academy pre-
sented two programs April 10 in which
the following students participated:
Ruth McCullogh, Genevieve Handley
Miriam Mckee, Clare Burke, Audrey
Neff, Mary Frances Staley. Hernia
Healy. Ann Fague. Mary Josephine
Healy, Marie Louise Neale, Rose Coli
flower, Ursula Anselmo Cecilia Walshe,
Mildred Darby. Louise Anselmo, Regina
Swan, Rose Marie Langdon,. Elaine
Heiskill, Raymond Walls. Jeanne Perry,
Gertrude Belts, Leontine Gallahorn,
Evelyn Hurrell. Patricia Wayland, Ger
trude Geibel, Mary Adele Baden, Helen
Dorsey, Grace Mary Collihower, Helen
Mckee, Leah Moriarity, Ignore Higgs,
Catherine Walshe, Margaret Payne,
Wylma Keller, Marie McCray. Mary
Smith. Margaret Walshe, Lorraine Hal
Ida, Mary Rush, Hannah Mccarthy,
Sue Orem, Nora Tappan. Agnes Fealy,
Mary Agnes Payne and the members of
the Glee Club.
The Cantabile Chorus has changed its
rehearsals to the new studio of Dorothy
Henneman, 913 Seventeenth street.
The club will sing at the meeting of
the Literary Guild of the International
Federation Of Catholic Alumnae April
so at the Pen Women's League head
quarters.
DR.. Henneman Is directing his new
ave Maria written especially for this
occasion.
New members recently admitted are
Mary Gebhart, Peggy and Letitia
walker
The Congressional Country Club
again will be the scene of a delightful
program today, when Katherine Havill,
mezzo-soprano. a newcomer to Wash
ington, and Mathilda C. Mckinney,
pianist of New York, will present the
program.
Mrs. Havill is the wife of Lieut.
Comdr. C. H. Havill, who recently won
a famous aeronautical thesis prize. Mrs
Havill is quite an accomplished musician.
Mrs. Mckinney is coming from New
York especially for this program. She
is one of the fellowship pupils at the
Institute of Musical Art in New York
City. Elizabeth Gardner Coombs, one
of Washington's we'll known accompa-
nists, will assist Mrs. Havill at the
piano.
The program will be presented in the
Pompeian room of the clubhouse at
pm.
The Spring concert of the music Sec
ton of the Womans Club of Chevy