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tne jeies fefeeDipawr gales Mlses loiiasgJentri Spt fi Ce Ir MUSIC AND When it gives its twelfth concert Thursday in tba New Central High School atiditorium the orchestra of the Waiehington College of Music will attempt a more difficult program than ever before The program includes Beethoven first symphony in major Semiramide by Rossini and Andante from the fifth movement of Opus 64 by Tschaikowski Additionally the orchestra will accompany Miss Kathryne in her rendition df the difficult flat minor concerto by the same composer There will be ivb cal solos by Miss Dorothy Schaaff Miss Mary Thompson and Miss LaeL Kose violin numbers by Henry Christian and Harry King and a piano solo by Miss Effle Droxllius who will play Liszfs second Hungarian rhapsody The personnel of the orchestra follows Cr Christian director first violin Harry King Frieda Hauf Israel Cooperstein Kathleen Long William Santelmann Doris DeGroot Henry Christiani Margaret Crosson Fryxell Regina Vandeveer Catherine Dowles Rena Greenburg Louis Fink elstein Margaret Mansfield George Eb erly Marie Menzel Fred Raud second violin Samuel Luber Julius Mestesky Abe Golden Pedro Perdigao Abe Luber Samuel Amato Joseph Dan ko Mrs White Leona Mellen John OConnor Eugene Upton Louis Frederick Sarah1 Buchalter Wells Jones Vilheim Busck viola Robert Stearns Albert Coolidge violoncello Mitchell Bliss Charles Hawthorne Alden Finckel double bass A Hay cin bassoon A Bodwell flute Jenner Hyman Chester clarinet IT Meiners AV Hughes French lorn Dr Dieffenderfer trombone Guy Winkjer cornet ERup precht piano in charge of Frank Nor ris Jones Miss Isabel Jarvis Primm Miss Agnes Terrett Miss Maude Dun lap Miss Dorothy McCauley Mis Martha Bliss A pleasing rendition of a number of songs featured the concert given at the studio of Mrs Robert Dalgleish Wednesday Two singers were introduced Miss Josephone Montague soprano and Miss Elizabeth Yung Knai mezzo soprano Their program included Langs An Irish Love Song Mc Geachs Two Eyes of Gray Sandersons A Valley of Laughter Cad mans As in a Rose Jar Thayers My Laddie Rogers The Star Iionds Haunting Memory Cad mans I Hear a Thrush at Eve Fin dens Indian Love Lyrics two in number Hastings For Love of You Crewcrs The Courtship Pressards Hon Jour Suyon Howards Of tourpo dHardelots Loves Rhapsody and Dalcrozes Le Cuei de ma inc Henri Sokoloves violin solo at the Columbia Country Club last week was wejl received Mt Sokolove presented varied program in four groups which included numbers by Tschaikowski iSaint Saens DeBeriot and a Kreisler arrangement Tbo Rcbov Orchestra under the direction of Weber will give its regular monthly public rehearsal tomorrow night in the lecture room of the Keller Memorial Church the soloists being Miss Mjirjaret Daly so prano Miss Helen Black contralto and atjuartet composed of Messrs Warrert Seltzer Edward Weber William Rohrman and Paul DeHarL Announcement is made of the reen gagement of Mr Sydney Lloyd Wright son as musical director of the Church of the Covenant Mr Wrightsons rresent contract does not expire until the first of next June This will be Mr Wrightsons sixth consecutive year in charge of that department in the church He announces the engagement of Mrs II Bolton contralto as a Member of the triple quartette to sue1 feed Mrs Fuller resigned and Mr ttarr bass to succeed Mr Helwig re signed Mrs Bolton comes from the FirsUBapdst Churchr New Bedford Mass and Mry Starr irojn the First Baptist ChurchBinghamtonNY There will be no service at the Church of the Covenant this afternoon on ac count of the fuel situation The even 1 Inff choir of TLOO volcesJwillain8rSas Usual atthe Evening service lat oclock Miss Anita Kloss wlirbeheaTd In a violin and organ recital in St Johns Church Lafayette square this afternoon at 345 oclock Henry Freeman the organist of the church will assist at the organ MJss Klosi ie the daughter of the tate councilor ofrthe Swlssjegation and the niece of the late Swiss Minister in Waahingon and President of Switzerland The service at All Souls Unitarian Church this evening at 8 oclock Willi be givenby Charles TittmannbaBso Richard Lorleberg cellist and Lewis Atwater at the organ Atthe 11 oock morning eervico Mr Tittmanns eolbs will be With Lavish Hands Bach and Consider the Lilies of the Field Morsell The Tech Opera Club is hard at work with rehearsals for De Kovens opera Robin Hood This will be the sixth annual comic opera produced by this organization and this year promises to outdo last years great success The Mikado The performances will be in March at the new Central High School 1 A splendid cast has been secured Including past favorites among Techs alumHi A chorus of 100 voices is being drilled by Miss Florence Keene the music instructor at Tech Elaborate scenery is being provided by Morgan Sherwood of the National Theater Tne Tech Orchestra of 45 pieces Is always a feature of these performances Dore Walten for many years cellist With the Aborn Opera Company is the conductor A large and appreciative audience crowded the Art Club Sunday night when a program was presented by Mrs Ralph Barnard alto Miss Beulah Chambers pianist Derwood Grensted barytone and Mrs Suzanne Oldberg at the piano Miss Chambers a pupil of Kerenyk played in a finished style a variety of selections from masters including Chopin Chamlnade and others Mrs Barnard sang an Aria From Mit rane by Rossi The Pine Tree by Salter Gray Days by Johnson Sing Me a Song of a Lad and A Lake and a Fairy Boat by Homer Mr Grensted received applause for his fine rendition of the Aria From Herodiade by Massenet Psyche by Massenet Mammys Song by Ware and Love Is Nothing Else by Hartney Mrs Suzanne Oldberg was at the piano The Home Club will have one of the best entertainments of the season tomorrow evening in the auditorium of the new Interior Department The artists are to be Mr Frank GebestMr John Switzer tenor soloist Mrs Homer A Whitehorn soprano and Miss Marguerite Harbers in violin numbers Miss Mattie Eiker will give a monologue and Al Griffith mimicry Miss Lulu Mignonne McCabe who is spending the winter with Miss Sarah Hickling will give a recital on Wednesday next in the studio of Douglas Miller 3821 Fourteenth street Miss McCabe is a Pi Beta Phi and a graduate of George Washington University The weekly ensemble of Minsters advanced pupils met at his residence 1S43 Ontario place last Tuesday night An interesting evening was spent studying the works of Bach and Mozart Charles Trowbridge Tittmann vr turned to Washington on Monday from New York Mr Tittmann was on the program at a concert in the Waldorf ballroom last week The concert was given by Mabel Zarrison and Jascha Heifetz NEWS OF THE CLUB WORLD Twentieth Century Club Wendell Wolfe Chapter The following were elected to mem Miss Mary Bottorff was hostess to hership in the Twentieth Century Club Wendell Wolfe Chapter at the Iroquois February 7 Mrs Robert McNeill February 5 assisted by Mrs Keleher Mrs A my Leeds Mrs Thomas Mrs Metz Misa Evans and Miss Kel i ia VsL KU Kramer and Mrs Camille Hindmareh The archaeological section will meet Tuescday at 230 oclock at the home of Mrs Lowe 2622 Woodley place The conservation section meets Wednesday at 3 oclock at the Public Library The French section will meet Wednesday at 3 oclock at the residence of Miss Myra Hendley 1216 street northwest The art section will meet Thursday at 3 oclock at the residence of its leader Mrs Dayton Ward The civic section will meet Thursday at 11 oclock in All Souls Parish Hall Important matters will be taken up at each meeting Society of Colonial Daughters The Society of Colonial Daughters held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs Brown 1411 street February The regent Miss Noyes presided and satisfactory reports were received from all officers and committees Mrs Clifford Berryman read a paper on The Colonial Scotch Irish irt America The Anthony League The war service committee of the Anthony League is knitting for the engineer department of the army emer gencyj committee All members and friends of the league are invited to attend the Wednesday afternoon meetings at the home of the president Mrs Anna Hendley 2007 Columbia road where free wool will be distributed Wednesday Miss Katherine Reynolds Mc Cormick gave a most delightful interpretation of Tagores drama The Postoffice and Mrs Wayne Wheeler sang Next Wednesday at 4 oclock Mrs Eugene Stoddard will speak on the conservation of clothing Thursday Representative Dill gave an impressive talk on his experience in France Mrs Newton Baker and Mr Frank Sor rell sang and Frank Gebest rendered several piano selections Mre Anna Hendley presided Molly Pitcher Chapter The Captain Molly Pitcher Chapter A held its monthly meeting recently at the home of the vice regent MisS Emma Strider The regent Miss Elizabeth Ford presided Mrs Franklin Roosevelt a guest spoke on knitting for the army and navy Mrs George Thacher Guernsey and Mrs Matthew Scott also gave talks on war relief work Other guests were Mrs Charles Aull Mrs DeWolf and Mrs Greene jr Mayflower Descendants Invitations will shoftly be setn out by the Society of Mayflower Descendants to a patriotic meeting at the Washington Club on February 19 This entertainment is to be in lieu of the annual banquet Representative Edward Tt Taylor will describe hi8 per sortkl observations on the battle fronts qf Europe and Mrs Noble Potts will sing Mary Washington Chapter The Mary Washington Chapter A will have the third of its series of penqflt war worK cara parties ior rapm ber and friends Thursday afternoon frpnW tjo 530 with Mrs Eugene Jiefhdon at the Wopdley eher Miss Alice Collier Miss Jessamine Cook and Mrs Moler were guests The chapter indorsed the proposed purchase of 100000 liberty bonds by the National Society and gave for that purpose 1 per member netting 58 In requesting this amount from the chapter Mrs Matthew Scott chairman of the National Society war relief committee emphasized the intention of the society to use both interest and principal of this bond investment for waixelief and philanthropic purposes In no case will the society expend any part of the fund upon Itself A gift of 25 was granted by the chapter for the restoration of the French village Tillely Delegates elected to the continental congress are Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe regent Mrs Mary Oberholser delegate Mrs Clara A Stlne Mrs Sadie A Belnap Miss Eva Elizabeth Luke Mrs Jeannette Del lett Miss Elizabeth Bigger Stryker Mrs Sallie Sullender Allen Miss EUa Garlick Miss Mabel Wheelock Mrs Edith Homiller and Mrs Frances Reynolds Keleher alternates College Womens Club The tea to be held tomorrow at the clubhouse of the College Womens Club will be given by section eight Miss Carrie Davis chairman The honor guest will be the Rev Clarence Miller who will speak promptly at 445 on his experiences at the front last summer Columbia Heights Art Club The Columbia Heights Art Club was entertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs James McKee Mrs Sarah A Wdlhaup ter was in the chair There was a general discussion of the affairs of the club The next meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs A Winter 1317 street northwest Thursday Crittenton Wheel Club Mrs John Herfurth 508 I street was hostess to the Wheel Club Thursday Mrs Kate Waller Barrett gave a very interesting talk on her recent experiences in the army camps Other guests were Mrs A Douglas Mrs Cogswell Mrs Beechert and Mrs A Lincoln The next meeting will be with Mrs Wesler and Mrs Beebe 1020 Ninth street on Februars 21 New England Women The regular monthly meeting of the Society of the New England Women of Washington was held January 28 at the home of the president Mrs Charlotte Emerson Main This presidents report on war work showed that garments made for the Red Cross were 20 flannel outing shirts 10 pairs pajamas and 33 surgical shirts a total of 63 garments knitted garments for the Navy Department 46 sweaters 18 helmets 52 pairs of stockings 41 pairs of wristlets IS mufflers a total of 175 garments Additional contribtitlons were as follows 12 eye bandages 14 surgical pll lows 9 comfort kits and a hair mattress to be made lptpcot pillows The president reported the receipt of a letter of thanks for her Christmas gift from Fermapde the little French elrl whom the society is supporting Dr Helen Brown gave la talk upon social hygiene Miss Alitfe Whitcomb gave two readings Dr De Vries also gave at fading me sTBosiefjS peeial 35c A Womens 1 aHd2 vW Pore Thread Silk Hotf EpC The way to xoake jroa certain of the quality of these very fine silk hose would be to tteU you their name Butwe promised not to because some show very tiny imperfections Eitherall silk orwith lisle gar 1 tertops black or white 4r Is yf omeS0cand 55c Qujx Hber SUVIf 6ey Thi3 lot of hosiery includes Onyx lisle and cotton hose and other makes of lisle cotton or silk fiber hose ofgbod quality All have doubl0j8olesbeels and Joes arid they come 1n black lwhit or tan Sizesaref ronf to 10 the most popular sizes First FloorrJf err Building ir Good Fortune Awaits Women Wild Gome Tuesday for 32J50 to 4500 Spring Suits jp nnrHERE is not a word of ex aggeratibn in the above heading not a wiord You may believe it implicitly for you will declare these suits most extraordinary We got them from a maker who has booked large orders with us and who willingly donated us his Spring Sample line Worsted checks fine mannish serges hairline stripes and silk taffetas are in the lotv All are silk lined Etons tailored mqdels sport suits pleated ripple and bustle effects abound as well as suits with plain or fancy silk top cellars and others with chain stitched trimmings Colors are navy black tan gray black and white checks cop en and rookie Sizes 16 to 42 Buy War Stamps Eveiy 25c Thrift Stampsa body blow against the kaiser ISvery War Savitigs Stamp helps has ten the war to successful con elusion ZfiOOfiOO Reasons Why YouShbuVd Take AdvantageJofTJiis February Sale of i TUESDAY I fl ttlBBQZP Mark the day well in your Ti I mind For we expect these JJvA Spring Suits to go very quickly at these February nJSsV lLvl Sale prices i Economies in Blankets and Comforts ry jHE Blankets are from a lead Ing maker Jn Ohio and bear his trade mark You will recognize it as a name which signifies the finest quality of material and workmanship The blankets are regular run of the mill grade showing in some instances slight imperfections of weave irregularities of nap or merely an occasional spot You are the gainer by these slight faults as they will give excellent service Here are a few details abou the blankets and comforts Regular 14 Wool CIA QP Blankets Pair JlViJJ White wool blankets extra size 72x80 inches have pink or blue borders and mohair bindings Regular 12 Wool Blankets Pair White gray or faWn colored doubledouble bed size 6ftt80 inch blankets borders of pink or blue Regular 400 Wool Crih Heavy white crib blankets size 30x40 inches borders of pink or blue Regular 800 Silk Comforts Each Coverings are silk mull or mercerized silkoline borders are of plain Secco silk filled with part lambs wool or best combed cotton Regular 695 Comforts Each Made of mercerized sateen in Persian patterns have plain sateen borders extra gooa cotton nuing Regular 405 Comforts Have heavy foulard coverings and are filled with warm cotton full double bed size From the Whole World of Millinery Especial Hats 585 to 25 ND maybe you doubt us when you read from the whole jt world of millinery hut you must know we have carefully combed the metropolitan markets for these early Spring Hats We offer a most attractive display of smart models at 585 Wonder Hats we call them And our findr models are even more noteworthy both as to style and quality 1 Rug Offerings for Tuesday HE slogan of our Rug Store during Februar Reduced and it is lived up to religiously I tion here but a few items from our stock them and then come in and see our entire selection as we can men 865 Liar 400 Wool tfa Qp Blankets Pair ptU 695 525 325 30 Brussels Rugs 1995 In the newest color schemes as well as floral tmd oriental patterns size 9x12 feetrSmade from all wool yarns 35 Axminster Bugs 2365 Just enough for one days selling of these fine grade axminster rugs size 9x22 feet Medallion effects and oriental patterns 235 Velvet Hall cind Stair Carpet 169 yd This carpet is in quantity enough for Tuesday only In light or dapk patterns forrooms or hails 5 Axminster Rugs size 36x63 3J29 Ever so many places in ones home need these rugs In medallion and small all over designs very pleasing colors 125 Rag Bath Rugs size 21x36 inches 69c Another shipment of those fine bath rugs that went so quickly in the early days of the sale All colors 2 Carpet Sweepers Special 139 Have mahogany finished cases and are very light running Heeht Co Seventh Street Between and fft 25f28and30 Overcoats at tftfVy ryVCT million reasons you JL say ryes the men in our army and navy Now get this clearly men The reason why you should get an overcoat NOW for next winter lies in the above sentence We bought these overcoats in October to sell at 25 to 30 They are well wdrth hV arid more But the February Sale sends them Mn at 195j We urgeyou to buy yours now because next winter the more than 2000000 men in the service will create a most definite shortage in woolens bver coatings What will be the result Higherjprices probably DOUBLE our February prices I Thafs why you should get a Society Brand or Aristocrat ic Overcoat NQW at 1975 See Additional Stare News in Star Today Society Section Back Page rr In the Days of Such a Scarcity Our Announcement of Plenty of Rubbers Yes Plenty Should come as a welcome Jiint to men women misses as well as the children FOU see our buyer made a prodigious effort to mark his opening of the new Street Floor Boot and Shoe Store You would do well even better than you know unless you thoroughly understand the rubber situation in coming in directly Tuesday for your rubbers A pair bought to lay away would be a very wise idea We have on sale at popular prices Tuesday Womens Storm Rubbers and Footholds Mens Stonn Rubbers and Self Acting Rubbers Misses Storm Rubbers and A Overshoes Boys Storm Rubbers Youths Storm Rubbers Childrens Storm Rubbers Mens Eversticks Mens Red Army Rubbers First Floor New Building Ready for Spring 169 Apron 100 Dresses FOU will want them for Spring Housecieaning hut youll do well to buy them now at 1 They aTe called apron dresses since they are as long and full as a dress and have belts and pockets Made from plain blue or pink percales or in stripes and checkshave harmonizing trimmings All sizes aH from regular goods For Tuesday only 1 Third Floor New Blouses Very Frenchy Styles 3250 295 and 350 FOULLi like these new voile blouses with their embroidered motifs or trimmings of filet Irish point or Venetian lace Collars are convertibler sailor or military and there are frill tuck and tailored effects to suit all tastes Voile Blouses at 2 Many are gingham trimmed novel effects or in Roman stripes that deserve mention Silk Blouses 350 up The mark of distinction is noticeable upon all our silk blouses S3 50 to 1295 In Our Military Section Regulation 10 75 Army Lockers OUR Military Store now occupies extensive quarters onr the first floor rear Main Building This Fiber Army Locker at 775 is worth 10 We mention it here so that army men will get acquainted with our new Military Goods Section Xocker has tray leather side handles brass corners patent lock and strong reinforcements to insure wear First Floor near Half Yearly Furniture 5 ale Money Savers 109 00 13875 Was the Regular Price of This Suite Now As we have told you before every piece of furniture in our vast stocks is reduced hence this reduction on this walnut 4 piece suite Convenient Terms Arranged llS3er Ls iSfl 185 00 A 22500 Mahogany Suite of 10 Pieces as Shown Above In order to show the larger pieces more in detail our artist omitted the other five side chairs Otherwise this William and Mary Suite is as pictured Convenient Terms Arranged 3 50 Jacobean Suite 19 Every line of this Jacobean Oak Suite suggests a higher price After yon have usedit for yeara youll still consider it a marvel value 7 Convenient Terms Arranged Takoma Civic Study Club The Takoma Park Civic Study Club held its regular monthly meeting atthe Library February 5 the president Mrs Gurson presiding It was voted to take up war work as a club and form the group td work in cooperation with the Takoma Park auxiliary of the Red Cross The chairman of the auxiliary Mrs Gallway addressed the club explaining the work to be done Mrs Max West of the children bureau gave an instructive talk on Children In the War College Womens Club The College Womens Club tea tomorrow will be held at jgie clubhouse 1822 I street northwest Hs usual from 4 to 6 and will be In charge of section 14 composed of members from Colum la University vAlfred Barnard New Jersey State Normal University of New York Packers Collegiate Institute gt Lawrence University and Teachers College Miss Zalda Nicholson is chairman and wjll be assisted by MrsJ Shearman Mrs SusleRoot Rhodes and Mrs Woolard president The guest or honor will be Arthur Bestor of the bureau of information The Cultus Club The regular meeting of the Cultus Club was held at the home of Mrs Dyer Tuesday with seventeen mem bers present The first paper The Development of the Railway was by Mrs Fitch followed by Miss Julia Kaxc on Labrador and the Work of Dr Grenfell The last paper was A Canadian Tour by Mrs William Sholes The program was concluded by Mrs A Clark with Personal Reminiscences of Great Expositions Patriots Memorial Chapter Patriots Memorial Chapter was entertained Tuesday evening at the home Of Miss Caroline Smith A sum of money was donated to the AR toward the rebuilding ol a French village Two orphans were adopted The men waregruests of the social hour The next meeting will be held Tuesday I conditions at the apartment of Mrs Clyde Bruce i Altchison Wardman Courts Men are Invited Tuary 12 in the rooms of the Womens University Club 2027 street from 4 to 6 Mrs Wilmer Latimer will be hostess of the afternoon and will be assisted by Dr Martha Brewer Lyon Mrs Walter Clephane Mrs Malcolm Price and all former vice presidents Tea will be served In the dining room from 4 to 430 Under the direction of the Rev Featherstone plans are rapidly nearing completion for an oratorical contest to be held in McMahon Hall Catholic Unl At the business eession Important I verslty February 21 The prizes for matters are to be decided upon the question of the annual banquet and the raislng of the university pledge Members are urged to be prompt In attendance i At the close of the business session the society will have the honor of listening to an address by Lieut Frou nent of the French army one of the heroes vof Verdun raiid now a member or the French higlr commission Lieut Frouheht has only recently returned from the front and will speak on war Columbian Women The Columbian Women of Georcre Washington Uhivefslty will hold their regular monthly meeting Tuesdajy Feb Brelaytori of Washington HerroDr Fry Nuptials Special to The Washington Post Rockville Md Febt 9 Miss Margaret A Fry of Woodside and Walter A Ierrjon of Coblesklll New York were matr ld Wjednesday by fthe Rev Catholic University Notes first and second places will be J25 and 15 in gold respectively Preliminaries for the contest are to be held the latter part of this week Among thoseentered In the contest are Guarnferi Sullivan McDonald Voss West KlrkpatrlcE and McMullen The Catholic University has taken on a decidedly military aspect for in addition to the drilling of the entire student body by MaJ Gem Dapray A who has been detailed by the War Department as instructor In military science and tactics at the university several buildings on the university campus are being used by the officers of the United States naval pay school Also a section of the Jiartln Malpney chemtral laboratory whlchj since its completion Aast falj has takn its lae among the best university chemical laboratories In the country is being used by the ori nance department of the army for experimental work on poisonous gases Owing to the vacancies caused by many Catholic University men leaving the university to enter the service of Uncle Sam it was necessary for the athletic association to hold speclalelec tfons to fill these positions After close balloting the following men were elected to the various offices Treasurer Toole student representative John Driscoll manager of football Jl ODohnel manager of tennis A McVey manager of baseball A McMahon DEFEE QtRL SCOUT BALLY Event Will Now Be Held Saturday at the Wilson Normal School The Ghrl Scout rally ha been postponed and is to be held at Wilson Normal School Instead of Central High School at 2 oclock Saturday Several competitive athletic events will take place and twelve prizes will be aWarded 3aie court of honor consisting of Mrs MedlllMcCormlck Mrs Henry Dlmock Mrs Herbert Hoover Mrs Everlt Slacy and Mrs Robert Tafti will present th prizes and review the girls Mrs Juliette Gordon Iqw the national president will be present MaJ LiviusD Teiusanu military attache of the Roumanian legation wilt speak on the scouts of his country The public Is invited to attend A TO HONdELINCOLN Sons of Veterans Will Act as Ushers at Anniversary Exercises At the Lincoln day exercises which will be held Tuesday at the First Congregational Church by the AB the following members of William Cushlna Camp No 60 Sons of Veterans will serve as ushers Commander cilnton Hiatt junior vice commander James Jones patriotic instructor A Van Ness Burrft past commanders Silas Robb Gur non Scott Herbert Rutledge Capt ChauncyO Howard Capt Francis Cross Charleses Davlsr William IV Wolfe Wilfred J3 Garlicky Arthur Barrlnger Maj Frederick Hodgson and Gustave Beckman Leo Al Buv fruiiaui ivgocf SrJ iesi sZ imsMM.

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