Evening star., 1933-04-02

ist, will sing the motet, "Gallia," by
Gounod, this evening at o'clock. DR..
Phillips will talk on the life of the
composer.
Clare Borjes, contralto, and Harry
Quinn, baSso, will be the guest soloists
at the Spiritual Science Church of
Christ this evening.
The Florence Nightingale Chorus,
comprised of graduate nurses of Sibley
Hospital. and organized and directed
by Gertrude Lyons, will sing at the
Evening service of the Petworth M. E.
Church tonight. The chorus will sing
''The Lord Is My Shepherd" and
Handels Largo" Catharine Fowler
Rogers will be the accompanist.
To further city-wide interest and
Endorsement of the children's and young
peoples concerts of the National
Kramer, assistant superintendent of
public schools, has consented to head
the list of honorary chairmen of public
schools of the Womens Committee.
Other officials who have accepted are
the supervisors of the five divisions,
Mrs. Florence Rogers, Miss Elizabeth
Hummer, DR.. Julia Hahn, Harry Draper
and Selden Ely and Mrs. Joseph
Saunders, president of the Parent
Teacher Association. Mrs Cecil Clark,
chairman of music of the Parent
Teacher Association, has accepted the
vice Craftsmanship of the committee.
and Mrs. Walter Hilton of the Wcmens
Committee will act as chairman. DR..
Barnes. director Of public school music,
has also been invited to be on the
board.
A large committee Is in the making.
which will include principals of schools.
presidents of each Parent-Teacher
Association, division representatives of
teachers of music and art throughout
the city.
Jewell Downs presented a number of
her vocal students in recital last Tues
day night at the Battery Park Women's
Club in Bethesda. Those participating
in the program were: Jean Bishop,
soprano; Erna Embrey, mezzo-soprano;
Alice B. Haig, soprano; Edith Hoffman
Jones. coloratura soprano; Jessie Wer-
ner. contralto; Gordon Barnes. baritone;
George Labert, bass; Earl Nails, tenor.
The program was directed by Mrs
Downs, assisted by Paul CARRIER.
At this evenings musical service in
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church at 8 o'clock the quartet and
chorus will sing the cantata, "The
Vision of st. john" by C. Whit
ney Coombs. Solo numbers will
be sung by members of the quartet,
Elsie Schultze, soprano; Mary Apple,
contralto William p. Shanahan, tenor,
and Herman Fakler, bass. The can
tata will be presented under the direc-
ton Of Claude Robson, organist and
director, with Norton M. Little, Choir
lister, conducting.
On Good Friday evening, beginning
at 8 o'clock. Washington music lovers
will be given the opportunity of hear
ing the rarely sung Passion" music
by Joseph Haydn. This oratorio will
be given at the Universalist National
Memorial Church by the National
Capital Choir, directed by DR.. Albert
w. Harmed. The music will be sung
by a chorus Of IS voices and double
quartet.
Anna Sloan, cellist, accompanied by
Mrs. Montgomery gave a group of Sc
lections before the Livingston Manor
Chapter, D. A. R., at the Methodist
Home for the Aged recently.
The fifth meeting of the Marks
Music Club was held at the studio, 211
Webster street northwest, last Satur-
day.
The choir of the National City Church
is rehearsing the Lenten cantata, THE
Seven Last Words of Christ" by Theo-
dore Dubois, to be given on Good Fri
day evening The soloists will be Ellen
Shreve, soprano; Helen Turley, con-
tralto; Wilfred Smith, tenor, and j.
Horace Smithey, baritone. The can
tata will be sung under the direction Of
w. E. BraithWaite.