San Antonio Musicians Spotlight Chorus and Recitals
The San Antonio Rotary Club organizes a male chorus with about one hundred singers under director H W B Barnes and plans for patriotic performances. Mrs Eugene Staffel hosts a studio recital featuring Eugene Staffel Jr and other students at 306 Cedar Street with a long program of vocal and piano works by Barbour Staffel Wuest Seebe and others.
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San Antonio
Eugene Staffel
Cedar Street
Charles Wuest
Adolf Seebe
Florence Barbour
Eugene Staffel Jr
Duvernoy
Kullak Ferdinand Clemens Jr
A. Gilis
Carl Heins Marie Meyer
Elimenreich
Essipoff Tlannne Uraad
Opera season planned in Mexico City under Sigaldi
It was announced in Musical America that a grand opera season will be staged in Mexico City next fall under Michele Sigaldi. He is forming a company with artists arranged by Italian agent Anthony Bagarozy, including Tamaki Miura Maggie Teyte Ester Ferrabini Lina Reggian Anna Fitziu Maria Alemanni and other noted singers and conductors. Negotiations continue with several sopranos and tenors for the company.
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New York
Musical America
Mexico City
Michele Sigaldi
Mgr. Sigaldi
Anthony Bagarozy
Lyric Bureau
Tamaki Miura
Maggie Teyte
Ester Ferrabini
Lina Reggiani
Anna Fitziu
Celestina Buoninsegna
Francesca Peralta
Graziella Paretos
Alice Gentle
Rosina Zotti
Florencio Constantino
Giuseppe Taccani
Mario Valle
Music in the Churches Programs at Calvary and Westminster
Calvary Baptist Church presented a night of solos and duets led by Miss Helen Linscott and Mr Karcher with pieces like Gaite de Coem There Never Was a Girl Like You Poor Butterfly and The Mocking Bird Also at Westminster Presbyterian Church morning and evening services featured organ preludes ant Reml the Anthem Unfold Thy Wings and Offertory pieces by Cass Brice and others A Travis Park Methodist Church program listed organ prelude Benediction for today
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Calvary Baptist Church
Gaite de Coem
Helen Linscott
Rossiani
Brice
Battman
Travis Park Methodist Church
Christ Church Morning Musical Program Featured Choir and Organ
The program lists Saint Saens Quartet with King and Glorious, Mrs Gwinn soprano, Elsa Harris alto, Oran Kirkpatrick tenor, Gilbert Schramm bass. Offertory includes Hear Us O Father and My Faith in Thee. Oscar J. Iox is organist. pieces include Te Deum, Benedictus, Hymn 196, and Oh Eyes That are Weary. Processional and Necessional also present with multiple selections.
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Mary Aubrey
Oran Kirkpatrick
Comfort
Fredericksburg
Arthur Claassen
Hildegard Wagner
Schubert
Schumann
Celeste
Verdi Oran Kirkpatrick
Samson
Dalila
Saint Saens
Escoeesess
Saint Saens Quartet
George E. Gwinn
Elsa Harris
Gilbert E. Schramm
Nicolao
Christ Church
Cccscccesseenens
Diplomat Says War in Last Phase Before Snow Flies
A Zurich visitor says the world war is in its last phase and Russia will seek a separate peace if Allied aims persist. He notes England aims to continue with U S support while France and Italy tire, and peace without annexations grows popular even amid British dig in.
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Zurich
Rome
Russia
England
United States
Italy
France
Germany
Austria Hungary
Betting Is Prohibited at British Race Tracks
London reports betting has been prohibited at British race tracks as of June 16. The measure bans all wagering activities at the venues, affecting gamblers and racing officials nationwide.
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London
Food Shortage Seen in Langland Poem Cast as Plowman Tale
In 14th century England Langland's Vision of Piers Plowman as interpreted by Kate Warren shows hunger driving crowds to seek Truth. Piers guides labor and mercy, knights pledge duty, and hunger and wastelands reveal social truths about work, thrift, and charity amid dearth.
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William Langland
Piers Plowman
Kate M. Warren
Piers
Mercy
Experts Say Beans Are Fool Proof Crop For Gardens
The United States Department of Agriculture urges gardeners with poor luck to plant beans as a nearly fool proof crop. The department notes beans perform well on poor soil and have flexible planting windows, offering a reliable option for discouraged growers.
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Washington
New York
Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Where Will Peace Parleys Be Held
Paris June 16 The question of where official peace conferences will be held arises as talks resume. Stockholm is seen as only a social parley site with official meetings likely at The Hague Bern or Madrid. Spain’s neutrality could change Madrid from a conference seat and Switzerland and Holland are noted for neutrality, amid reports of agents in Switzerland.
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Paris
Stockholm
Hague
Berne
Madrid
Spain
Holland
Switzerland
Must Use Less Coal
Britain urged to burn less coal in industry and homes by the ministry of munitions. Coke supply limited with factories consuming much. Navy claims first call on coal, as conservation measures scale back use nationwide.
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London
Great Britain
Ministry of Munitions
Navy
New Army Will Also Be Novel in World War I Plans
Washington June 16 The army general staff nears final plans for a selective conscription army to fight in Europe. Cavalry will not be sent overseas. field artillery expands with larger calibers. infantry will be equipped with rifles machine guns grenades automatic pistols knives and clubs. Infantry company strength may rise to 200 250 men with a captain and three lieutenants. Present French and British company strengths are 194 and 250 respectively.
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Washington, D. C
General Staff of the Army
United States
Army War College
Davy Crockett
Cooper
British government to encourage marriages between colonials and British women
London reports a postwar migration plan to pair colonial men with British women to balance sex ratios. Authorities estimate about 1.5 million more women than men in the British Isles.
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London
Great Britain
United Kingdom
British Isles
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Audrey Goldthorpe
Spindler
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Erich Bruhn
Krongmann
Louise Naureaux
Steinbach
Mary Katherine Kemper
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Pease Steat
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Miss Meerscheidt
Chopin
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Mr. Karcher
Butterfly
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Dream of the Shepherds
Mr.Karcher
Sarah Karcher
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Miss Linscott
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