Evening star., 1934-01-25
DISTINGUISHED Southerners
Eponsoring North Carolina Music.

DIsunRuISneu
Sponsoring North Carolina Music.
washington society during the next
eeveral days will have an added interest
In the presence of several socially and
otherwise prominent men and women
from North Carolina who have begun to
arrive in the National Capital for the
inaugural North Carolina State concert,
which is to be given in Constitution
Hall, at $50 o'clock Wednesday night,
Tanu .ry 81.
The concert is under the sponsorship
of group of prominent men ana
women of the State. who wish to call
attention of the National Capital to the
artistic and cultural development and
life of their homeland. Gov. j. c. B.
Ehringlaus heads the list of sponsors,
among whom are Representative j.
Walter Lambeth of Thomasville, N. c.;
Mrs. Will Reynolds of Winston-Salem,
donor of the magnificent organ in Con-
Stitution Hall. and others.
Edouard Albion, who formerly was
general director of the Washington
National Opera Company, will be the
principal artist at the concert. Assist
ing him will be Leslie P. Spelman. di-
rector of music of Meredith College,
Raleigh, N. C.. and Miss Elizabeth
Marshall Mauney of Hickory, N. G..
youthful coloratura soprano, who Is
making her debut outside her home
State.
The sponsors have undertaken all ex-
penses incident to the affair and no
charge of any kind is to be made for
admission. Reserved seats will be held
for all those invited. Resident North
Sarolinians and their friends have been
invited through the North Carolina
State Society, of which Brig. Gen. A. E.
Williams, War Department. is presi-
dent, and Miss Jane Elizabeth Newton,
who resides in the Chastleton Apart
ment. is secretary treasurer. Invitation
has been extended by the sponsors to
Former members Of the opera company
and a block of tickets will be dis
tributed TO these through Mrs. j. Ber-
ilard Mcdonnell. who resides at l4l2
Chaplin street northwest.
Among those arriving in Washington
prior to the concert are Mrs. Reynolds.
Mrs. James A. Hartness Of StateSville,
n. G; Mrs. Perry Sloan of Durham.
h. c.: Mrs. j. L. Graham of winston
Balen, N. c., and others. Mrs. Graham
will have an exhibit Of six of her
water colors at the art exhibit which
Is to be held in the House of the Seven
Arts, at Fifteenth and Chaplin streets
northwest. on January 80 and 81.
Mrs. Hartness is to arrive at the
Willard Hotel Friday, accompanied by
Mrs. Sloan and members of their fam
alies and friends They will be guests
Of Mrs. Edouard Albion at the North
Carolina table at the celebrity break
fast of the League of American Pen
Women on Saturday.
Several teas. luncheons and dinners
have been planned for the entertain
Snent of the visitors and their aCQuaint-
eLces in Washington.
Among the sponsors from North
Carolina are: John Sprunt Hill. fnan-
cier and member OF the State As
senbly; Mrs Cameron Morrison. wife
Mrs. Clay Williams, wife of the presi-
dent of the Reynolds Tobacco Co.;
Mrs. Will Reynolds of Winston-S Salem,
who donated to the D. A. r. the organ
which Mr.. Spelman will play: Repre-
sentative j. Walter Lambeth OF
Thomasville Gen. Williams. on duty
et the War Department; Mr.. Julian
Price of Greensboro. who was discussed
es a successor to Max Gardner on the
Democratic National Committee: Mr..
Jefferson Penn. member of the William
Penn family OF Reidsville; Mr.. Frank
p. Graham, president OF the University
OF North Carolina: Mrs. B. Frank Me-
bane, who has been mentioned as
woman candidate for Governor; Mrs.
D. L. Graham, who will have an ex-
hbit of water colors; Mrs. C. E. Neisler
OF Kings Mountain, prominent in the
activities Of the D. A. r. and North
Carolina philanthropies: Mrs. j. w.
Cannon. sr., Of Concord; Mrs James
q. Hartness of Statesville, wife of the
former secretary of State of North
Carolina: Mrs. j. E. Latham of Green's
hpro. Mrs. Julius Cone. Mr.. M j.
Wrenn Mrs. J. E. Mills and Mrs. r.
q. Amos of High Point
Mrs Annabel Morris Buchanan. who