Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-27
MUSIC AND ART.
Special Musical Features Today
at Several of the Churches.
Norfolk Singers Heard Mt Richmond--Star
Quartette to Sing mt Portsmouth--Prc-
pairing Art Portfolio for New York ID. A.
R.--Newsy Notes of Songs and Singers.

Mr.. Mordaunt, Etheridge will sing,at
400 p. M. today at the Mems meeting
of the Y. NJ. c. a. rooms.
! Mr.. Dwight Lane Williams is pre-
pairing a portfolio of water color
sketches for the New York Chapter OF
Daughters of the American Revolution.
| The subjects are mostly of Colonial ana
Revolutionary history. They include
Washing toms headquarters at Valley
Forge. Yonkers. N. Y. Newburg. VIM
chester. Va. Williamsburg. The Old
Stone House in Richmond. and Nor
ristown. n. j.; the Old Brick oven at
Anlley Forge, -Ahnlein II The hrenl Mas
baked during that terrible time: the
Old Bell Tower at Yorktown. given by
Queen Anne in l723 the Old Powder
| Horn at Williamsburg; Christ church,
| Alexandria. where Washington wor-
shipped.
1t is interesting in this connection to
note that Mr.. Williams himself is
strongly linked 20 Revolutionary mat
tiers He is n member OF the Washing
ton oSns of the Revolution. his grand
father having served through the entire
Il
Island as a member of Gen. Washing
/ tons staff.
Mr.. Jas. w. Casey, has recently COM
posed an Instrumental piece entitled
Little Alligator Bait" a Florida Pas
time. that is off the press and now on
sale.
a song recital was given on Friday
night last at the jefferson Hotel In
Richmond by Miss Betty Booker and
Miss Sally Kindred Williams Of this
city. 1t was the musical event of the
week in Richmond. and was largely at
tended and much enjoyed by music
lovers. Some of the songs rendered
were: Spring Henschel) Mynon (Son-
nod, Ballade. PagliaccD, Gypsy Melo-
dy. CDvorak), Quis est Homo, duet,
(StabatmateD. Wanderers Night Song,
duct, (Rubenstein), Ecstasy, (Beach)
Red Red Rose. (Hastings), My Dreams
CTostD. Come. Live. With Me, Min
ette), Sognai Schera). Les Larmes,
from "Wcrther."
The work of putting the new organ
in St Paurs Episcopal church in New
port News has been commenced, and
the organ will be ready this week.
Since the Indian as a subject for Art
has come TO the front he has engrossed
some of the best efforts of several Of
our strongest men, Mr.. J. II. Sharp has
lately painted picture entitled "Thc
Evening Chant" 1t represents n group
of the Pueblo Indians seated in a circle
engaged in one of their ceremonial
chants. An Invocation to the 'Trues:"
which Is their poetical name for the
ruling forces OF Nature: the old chiefs
clad in their brilliant blankets in the
| nf h. I,,.-
the Pueblo rising cliff like in the dis
lance makes 4 very beautiful and pic
turesque canvas.
SEASON OPENS TO-DAY.
The recitation season at Ocean View
opens to-day. Prof. NJ p Kruger's
band OF twenty-four men will render
a choice program OF ten numbers of
sacred and other music. The sacred
concert Will begin at 3 p. m. Prof.
Kruger's band will furnish music every
Sunday afternoon until the close of the
season.
The recently Star Quar-
tette. which expects to go on the road
In Eastern Virginia and North Caro-
5cfr, irr,rryi 1T Portsmouth
at n strawberry festival next Thursday
night The members of the quartette
are as follows: Messrs. ]. l.. Duncan.
first tenor: j. A. Anderson, second
| tenor: w. D. Crowell first bass: 2. c.
| DoZirr. second bass. These gentlemen
are all well-known singers. and the new
musical organization will no doubt
achieve success.
Albert Howard Garrett, Of the Nor
folk Conservatory of Music. will sing
a SOLO 81 Heard the Voice of Jesus
Say" by Bartlett. at the First Baptist
Church this morning.
s-:-s
The following special music will be
rendered tonight at Freemason Street
Baptist Church:
IOrgan Prelude. Observation-Disclosures. Berridre
]. Pollard Rives.
Anthem-Credo (Rosewig's Mass in
f). ................. DoXology
Duet-"Guide Me. o Thou Great Je-
hoVah .................... Flotow
Messrs j. e. Fentress and VIM.
Richards.
Oncrtory
Soprano Solo-"Babylon". Watson
Miss Ethel Nicely.
Bass Solo-"Abide With Me-. Ashford
Mr.. VIM. Richards.
So
Miss Alice Jones will to-day sing the
offertory. morning and afternoon, at St
Paul's p. T.. Church In the morning
she will sing II Heard the Voice of
Jesus Say" by Pinsuti. and In the af-
ternoon THE Peace OF God" by
Gounod.
NJre Milton yVorrar >focO, and Me.