Evening star., 1933-04-23


1 \ Washington Pianists' Club,
played Beethoven's Sonata in
E Flat Major" Opus 81, and two
"Etudes", and the "A Flat Major Bal
lade.' by Chopin. Gretta Won Bayer
played the Schumann composition for
the melodrama, "Schoen Hedwlg.'
Anita Schade recited the Hebbel ballad.
Dorothy Reddish sang at the mass
meeting opposing recognition OF Rus
sia by the United States. sponsored by
the American Legion. The Washing
ton Gas Light Band accompanied Miss
Reddish.
Dorothy Sherman Pierson. soprano.
will be guest soloist at the Spiritual
Science Church of Christ this evening.
Esther Linkins gave a recital for four
of her youngest voice pupils last Tues
day afternoon at her residence studio.
Those who sang were Mary Lawler,
Mildred Waldman, Tom Farrell and
Kent Streeter.
At the Church of the Brethren this
morning the quartet and choir will re-
peat. by request. selections from the
cantata BE Thou Exalted by Heyser,
evening. Members of the quartet are
jeanette Bittner. soprano; Evelyn
Brothers, contralto; Eugene Kressin,
baritone, and David Weimer. tenor and
director Rosa Long is organist.
The Friday Morning Music Club will
give its final program of the season next
Friday at II o'clock. Barker Hall. the
Y. w. c. A. A reciprocity program will
be presented by the Baltimore Music
Club, assisted by Frances Gutelius Of
the local club, who will play the
Brahms "Scherzo, Flat Minor" The
following artists from Baltimore will
sing: Helen Stokes. soprano; Con-
stance Hejda. contralto, and Earl Lippy,
baritone Virginia Castelle and George
Bolek will be the accompanies.
Elena de Sayne gave the first hearing
in Washington of Secretary of the
Treasury William H. Woodin's Gypsy
Romance" for violin, yesterday, at the
authors breakfast of the National
League of American Pen Women at the
Willard Hotel Mrs. Roosevelt was the
guest of honor. Winifred Lakeman ac-
companied Miss de Sayne.
Crete Won Bayer, concert pianist,
with Helen Grimes at the second piano.
presented the second of the artist guest
recitals before the Tuesday Evening
Music Club. en- last Tuesday, at the
studio, 1929 G street.
The Sunday music hour program at
6l4 street, Y w. C. A. today, at 5
o'clock, will be given under the direc-
ton of the Finnish Club. The program
will consist of folk songs, music by
Finnish composers and talk given by
the counsellor Of the Finnish legation.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, honorary
president of the Y. w. c. A. will pre-
side. The public is cordially invited.
The program for the hour of music
today, at S o'clock. at the Y. w. G. A.,
Seventeenth and K streets, will be given
by Katherine Lee Jones, contralto and
Pearl Waugh, pianist. Miss Waugh will
also accompany Miss Jones. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
The musicians who are giving re-
ciprocity program at the Friday Morn
ing Music Club, April %, and group
of the officials and members OF the
Baltimore Music Club and the Mary
land Federation Of Music Clubs, will
be entertained at buffet luncheon fol-
lowing the recital by Frances Gutelius
and Doree Germaine Holman, at the
Frances Gutelius studios, l408 New
Hampshire avenue.
Flora McGill Keefer mezzo- -contralto,
will sing at the annual Shakespearian
banquet given by the Washington
Tuesday. Dorothy Radde Emery, &C
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William Berry was elected president
of the Chevy Chase Junior Friday Eve
ming Music Club, at a called meeting
of the group, Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs George Gravatt, on Le-
land street. Other officers named were:
Vice president, Jane Dunbar; recording
secretary, Laura Jean Maurice; corre-
spending secretary, Graham Peters, and
treasurer, Dom Strausbaugh. Mrs.
Gravatt and Mrs. Katherine Dawson
were appointed counsellors of the club
which is affiliated with the Maryland
Federation of Music Clubs. Mrs.
Gravatt will be the representative at
the State convention being held in
Easton, Friday and Saturday.
According to custom, the Easter mu-
sic will be repeated today at the Church
Of the Epiphany. The organ will be
supplemented by two trumpets, tympani
and harp at the II am. service. This
evening at 7:30 recital for harp
and organ will be given by Elizabeth
Kreis Gawthrop and Adolf Torovsky.'
Estelle Wentworth will present men,
bers of her opera group in song re-
cital at the Women's City Club this
afternoon. Those taking part include
Alma Harris, Raymond Baine. Ira
Meyer, Elliott Button and Harry E.
Yeide.
Hazel Bachschmid, soprano, who has
been living in Staunton, Va, for the
past three years, director Of the choir
and soloist at the, First Baptist Church,
is giving q 1ecitahof secred music this