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tions,' from Tenth Sonata" Rhein-
berger.
The junior class of the Master School
of the Piano held its monthly meeting
during the holidays. Grace G. Gill
christ, director, gave a talk. Gustav
Weckel, assistant director, also was
present. Students who remained in the
CITY Tor the class were: Fannye kres-
SIN, Adele Nicholson, Barbara Cohen,
Dorothy Bramow, Helen Garfinkle,
SHIRLEY Greenberg. Barbara Rudolph.
Lucy Higgins, Anna Rachlin, Josephine
Bertolini, Marguerite Cave, Ellen Gard
ner, Margaret and Naomi Hais. Doris
ana Antoinette Klesner, Frances and
america Pittiglio, Betty Ray, Berenice
Stein. Hannah Stein, Blanche and Hill
Ga Slegel and John Brennan.
The Madrigal Singers concluded their
seasons offering of Christmas carols
| by programs given during the week at
the home of Nine. de Lagnof and at
the regular monthly meeting of the
American Guild of Organists, held in
, the Church of the Epiphany.
Carols presented have been those OF
early English, French, German, Basque,
| Flemish and italian origin, which are
| beauty.
Madonna Mary" a carol number
written for and dedicated to the group
by their director. Mrs. John Milton
! Sylvester, has won praise for the rich
melody, well set and sympathetically
| presented. The caroler's costume of
| long cape and plumed hat has been
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| tions.
The regular programs of madrigals.
| folksongs and other music will now be
resumed for the remainder of the musi-
| cal season. These programs are given
in seventeenth century costume, and
have proven of much interest.
The ensemble includes: Elizabeth
Waters, Mary Def1nbaugh, Elizabeth
| Taylor Coping, Mary Grabill Smith,
Norma Hughes and Mary Lerch, with
Mrs. Sylvester, director accompanist.
DR.. Hugh Roberts, president of the
Washington College of Music and head
of its voice department, will present
10 students in a recital Friday in the
recital hall of the college at $50 pm.
Students of the college, their friends
| and others are invited.
Those taking part will be: Harold
M. Dudley. Betty Gray, Philip Mclean,
| Adele Delano, Aurelia Beck, Evelyn
Sheridan, Joseph Barbecot, Mamie
Rouse, Alice Huber and Lucy Street,
with Catherine Benson accompanist.
The regular meeting Of the District
of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs
was held Tuesday evening at the home
of the president, Mrs. Joseph Stoddard.
The chairmen of committees reported
progress and there was considerable
discussion and much interest displayed
in the various events scheduled for this
season, one In particular being the
junior concert, which Is to be held
Saturday evening, February IS. in the
Department of the Interior Auditorium.
Rawley c. Donohue. baritone; Mrs.
Marie Deal, soprano, and Karl Holer,
pianist. will give a musical program at
the Arts Club Tuesday at 8 pm.
Mr.. Donohue is speciality inter-
prefer of songs at the Roxy Theater,
in New York. to which he will return
this month to present, as one of the
speciality acts, his own Interpretation
Of the Negro spiritual Water Boy"
Mrs. Deal is soprano soloist at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Hoier is well known in Wash
ington musical circles both as a COM
poser and a pianist.
Estelle johnson and Dorothy Radd
Emery recently were joint hostesses to
the Capitol City Choristers at the home
Of Mrs johnson at Silver Spring, Wood
side, Md
A feature of the evening was a must
cal guessing contest. Ten short selec-
tons taken from operas, piano works
and songs, all by well known composers
were played by Mrs. Emery, the accom-
PIANIST OF the club, and the guests were
requested to write down the name and
composer. Only one succeeded in giving
correctly all 10 numbers.
The choristers will entertain their
friends at card party at the Carlton
Hotel In the near future.
The soloist for German and Eng
lish services at Concordia Lutheran
Church. Twentieth and G. streets
northwest. this morning will be Cath
reen Carrico. soprano. She will sing
20 He'll Euch Ihr Erlosen" GO Tri-
umph All Ye Ransomn'd") from the
Mount of Olives" of Beethoven.
At the English service the chorus
choir will sing the choral Break Forth,
o Beautous Heavily Light" from the
Christmas Oratorio" of Bach and the
"Venite in E Flat" Dudley Buck, with
Helen Cady, soprano; Howard Bursley,
tenor, and Robert Rathvon, bass, as
soloists.
In the evening at o'clock r. Guy
Lucas, organist and choirmaster of st.
Johns Church, Lafayette square, will
play a recital on the organ at Concordla
Church, assisted by Margaret Randolph
Muse, soprano.
A newcomer to Washington, Mathilda
Heuser, dramatic soprano, was heard
in a short recital Wednesday night at
meeting OF the board OF directors of
the General Federation of Womens
Clubs
Miss Heuser is from Indianapolis,
Ind, where she is we'll known as
church soloist and concert singer. She
Is In Washington for year. Miss
Heuser sang Just Little House of
Love-" by Haydn Wood; Sylvia" by
Obey Speaks; "A Red, Red Rose" by
Frank Seymour Hastings, and II Passed
by Your Window" by May H. Brahd,
She was accompanied by Mrs. Albert
B. Manley, we'll known here.
Miss Heuser sings Sunday mornings
at 1890 over Station VOL.
The Lovette Choral Club will present
Ethel Lynn Fast, coloratura soprano, a
member, as solist Of the second weekly
guest and member artist" program
tomorrow night at the studio on Q
street.
Mrs. Fast has been the soloist at the
Third Christian Church for several
months during the absence of Ethel
Holtzclaw Gawler. She will sing "Un-
geduled" GmpalienceD, by Schubert;
Love Finds the Way by Rapp; del
Aqua's willamette" and "Alleluia." bv
Mozart. Eva Whitford Lovette will as
sist at the piano.
There also will be held the weekly
rehearsal, preceding which Mrs. Lovette
will give the regular group vocal lesson