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par Lawson was soprano; Adessa Ehr-
hart, contralto; H. Sontag tenor; J. E. S. Kin
selIa, bass, and Henry Davis, bass.
Mary Helen Howe, coloratura soprano, sang
"Oh, Divine Redemer" by Gounod, at the
closing novena services at the Visitation Nom
astery at Bethesda, Md. At the previous serv-
ice the trio from the cantata "Attilla," by
Verdi, was rendered by Clement Geibel, Ray
mond Holden and Miss Howe. Other guest
soloistS have been Florence Yocum. Minna
Volkeman, Delphine Barr Walsh, Martha Bar
bee and George Schimmel. Louise McNearney
was at the organ.
On Sunday next, June g. at 4:30 pm. Geor-
gia e. Miller, director of the Virgil Piano
School. will hold recital in her studio 1406
H street northwest. Those taking part on the
program will include George Cornwell, Mar
garet Loane, Elvia Allpress Meyer, Norma Bell
Carly, Elizabeth Hartung, Joe Oehmann, Jean
Weaver and Eva Abraham. Ira Meyer, BARI
tone, will assist with a group of songs. Elvia
Meyer will accompany him.
Edith ]. MacCartee will be the soprano solo-
ist at Walter Reed Hospital this evening. The
contralto soloiSt will be Catherine Lghtburn.
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Emma Louise Thompson and Gladys Price
Sanders, teachers of music at Business and
Western High Schools respectively, are sailing
June 10 to spend the Summer in Europe. Their
itinerary will include the art centers of Europe.
Miss Thompson and Mrs. Sanders will return
in the Fall to assume their church positions
as organist of Trinity NJ. E. Church and choir
director of West Washington Baptist Church.
Blanche Deal president of the Virginia
State Music Teachers Association and organist
of Christ Church, Roanoke, and Gordon H.
Baker, director and Fsoloist of the same church.
spending the week end with DIR. Albert w.
Harmed The National Capital Choir and DR..
Harmed entertained the visitors yesterday after
noon.
Richard Allen tenor, and Blaine Cornwell,
baritone, will present musical program ac-
companied by Jewell Downs at the commence
merit exercises of the Benjamin Franklin Uni
versity next Friday at the Maylower Hotel.
Warren Lee Terry of New York is spending
few days in Washington before leaving for
Chautauqua, N. Y. where he is tenor soloist
and assistant director of the opera.
Warren F. johnson will give an organ recital
at the Church of the Pilgrims at 7:30 o'clock
this evening. He will play prelude and Fugue
in G Flat" Hans Huber; "Chanson Joyeuse"
Macfarlane and Finale" from First Sonata"
by F. S: Smith.
Gertrude Lyons. president of the District
Of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs
Gently attended the Talbot Festival held in
the Cornell Stadium.
Announcement has been made that Elsa
MeiSkey, dramatic soprano of the Philadelphia
Grand Opera Co., will be featured in a series
of Sunday evening concerts at the Shoreham
Hotel next season.
At the first annual dinner of the National
Delphian Society Chapters, held Monday at
the Shoreham Hotel, the soloists included Ruth
H. SnodgraSS, soprano, who was accompanied
by Reta v. Maybee; Mrs. William S. Graham,
nIezzo-soprano, accompanied by Mrs. Holland
Huntington, and Myrle Patschke, accompanied
by Mrs. Maybee. Hawaiian music was pro-
vided throughout the dinner by students from
the American Institute of Music.
At the recent meeting of the Chaminade
Glee Club, the following officers for the en-
suing year were elected: Louise Munsey, presi-
dent; Grace Weed, first vice president; Edith
Hendrickson, second vice president; Betty
Black, secretary, and Laura Lindley, treasurer.
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