Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-07-02
Music
Notes
National Federation
To Provide Music
On Hospital Ships
BY Alice Epersnan.


ing Servicemen with musical in
struments, the National Federation
of Music Clubs has now offered to
take over the furnishing of musical
equipment to the hospital ships
which will be bringing back wounded
Americans from the battle fronts
1t has been estimated by the Army
that about 30 hospital ships will
need whatever instruments can be
provided and the federation is now
trying to contact all sources of sup
plies.
The cost of equipping ship is
approximately $125 which will be
used for the purchase of instru-
ments only as records and portable
monographs can still be had from
the federation's stock. 1t is planned
to donate to each ship guitar,
banjo, ukelele, violin, IL soprano
ocarinas, IL altos of the same, an
ocarina quartet, set of ocarina
charts, a dozen nose flutes or sub
stitute instrument, So song books,
two chromatic pitch pipes and a
set of musical instrument replace
ment parts. A portable photograph
and records will be added for use
over the ships public address sys-
tenn
The federation has shipped al
ready nearly 100000 musical arti-
Giles overseas besides providing
camps and naval bases with pianos
orchestra instruments and sheet
music. This has practically drained
the sources of supply and the fed
Grafton has begun campaign to
secure funds. Already money to
equip seven ships has been re-
ceived.
All branches of the service have
recognized the importance of pro-
viding the fighting men with some
musical diversion. When the first
units were sent to far away and
isolated points they were provided
with simple instruments on which
one could easily pick out tune and
song books of familiar selections
Musical instruments for the use of
those wounded in action is the latest
development and falls in line with
the music therapy which is proving
to be more and more of healing
value at base hospitals.
HARLAN Meyer, organist of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and Lorraine Benton will
give a joint recital at the Phillips
Memorial Gallery this afternoon at
5 O'Clock. Miss Meyer will play
"Capriecio on the Departure of the
Well-loved Brother tBach-BusonD
"Fantasie, C Major" (Schumann) i,
La Campanella" (Paganini-Liszt
and two Critics compositions Miss
Benton will play 'Toccata, G Ma
jor" Bauer; group by Les
ohetizky Staub, Rachmaninoff
and Chopin; "Cathedrale Englou-
tie" by Debussy, and Mountain
Tune" by Keeney.
Celia G. Luce presented members
of the Mozart Junior Club Of the
National Federation of Music Clubs
at the YWCA in recital last Friday.
Frieda Hempel, soprano and form
erly prima donna of the Metro
politan Opera. will give recital at
Walter Reed Hospital this evening
at 7:30 O'Clock, accompanied by
Paul Meyer.
Lillian Harmon Burke presented
the following pupils in full-length
piano recitals during the month of
June: Elizabeth Bergman, Bar
bara Fry, Betty Ruth and Peggy
Ann Ernst. Nancy and jeanne
Jonscher, and Evelyn Jean Thorn
son.
Jane Hunsinger presented her
Junior pupils in spring piano
recital at her studio at 1876 Locust
road Saturday afternoon. June II.
Those taking part were Flora May
Crisp. Joan Durno, Barbara Ennis,
Vivian Miller, June Mcconnell,
Anita Oshinsky, Bernice Oshinsky,
Joseph Sickles, Lee Skinner, Edward
Tiffey, Joan Wiley and Bobby Will
ley.
The Junior Optimist Band of the
Boys Club of Washington began
its series of summer concerts Tues
DAY in Lincoln Park. Other con-
certs scheduled are for Tuesday,
July II, Twining Square Park; Tues
day, July 10, MontroSe Park, and
Tuesday InlN o. I,incnln Park