Evening star., 1938-04-17

4iiAo&S VA tAAC 1>NNSOIllO NlOu,
announces that the annual
special musical program OF the
club will be given Friday afternoon
at the home of Elisha Hanson on Old
Georgetown road Mrs. Avsnt will
give talk on the general theme OF
the program. the universal and varied
Interpretation Of various phases OF
nature in music. Ruth L. Morgan. So
prano. will be the soloist in two groups
of songs illustrating Mrs. Avants pa
per. One group will be bird songs OF
various nations. including The Sky
lark" by Gretchaninoff, and the Bal
latella," from Pagliacci
The Newcomb- Bethesda Community
Singers will present the final group,
including Strauss Greeting to
Spring" which has become a feature
of this spring program OF the club
each year Gertrude Smallwood Mock
bee will accompany Mrs Morgan and
the singers and will also present two
groups of piano solos Illustrating the
theme of the program.
The James Reese Europe Post. No.
5, American Legion, Department Of
the District OF Columbia, will present
the concert and radio artists, the
Dixie Harmonies, at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. r street between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets NV,
Wednesday evening at sl5 o'clock
sharp
Legionaires and their friends are
invited to attend. George w. Reed is
adjutant and Robert M. Williams
commander.
Blanca Renard. Chilean pianist. will
give piano recital at the Arlington
Hall School Thursday evening at $50
o'clock.
The next meeting and rehearsal Of
the Rubinstein Club will be held
Tuesday evening at 7:45 at the Will
lard Hotel. Business relative to the
annual election will be conducted at
this time.
At the musical to be given Friday
in St. Stephens Parish Hall, Helen
Robichaux. accompanied by Myrtle
Alcorn. will sing two compositions by
Elizabeth Lambert Hebb A musical
recitation Roses and Other Posies'
and An East Indian Lullaby" with
flute obligato.
Emily Marsh Withers. lyric soprano,
recently gave two groups of songs be-
fore the Susan REVERE Hetzel Chap
ter, D. A. R.. with Hester Smithey at
the piano. Mrs. Withers also gave
an informal program at the Epiph-
any Church Home with Mrs. J. Gill
mer Korner, jr., accompanying her.
Anne Yago McGuffey was. in New
York for the past week rehearsing for
the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas to
be given here April lS through April
80, in which she will take the roles
for which she is 80 well known.
The Washington Alumnae. Club Of
Mu Phi Epsilon held its April meet
ing at the home of Helen Torrey.
Willie Kimbrough Bryant. formerly
Of Mu Chapter, Brenau College, was
a guest at the meeting. After the
regular business meeting Phyllis Fer
gus Hoyt of the Chicago Chapter en-
tertained informally with some Of her
own compositions.
Maria Nabholz was the special
soloist on Palm Sunday at the Brent
wood M. E. Church. Mrs. Nabhols Is
a member of the Washington Opera
Guild.
Thelma Hardy was soloist for the
All States Glee Club in their recent
concert. Marie Morris acting Is ac-
companist.
A musicale was given on Friday
afternoon at the Cleveland Park Stu
dio by the senior group of pupils OF
Eta Schmid Wells and Marjory Nor
rison-Smith. Those who took part
were: Elaine Torbert, Dorothy Good
man, Lois Heckinger. Ruth Ann Har-
ris, John Barker, Jane Wells, Betty
Eiseman, Ann Distler, Sylvia Wells:
The Juniors gave their program on
Saturday morning. Those playing
Weee: Y1ed Hol1nAa, 1tily Wok, 1hN1p