The Washington bee., 1902-11-08

Monday evening last a grand testi-
monial concert was given al Zion Bap-
tist Church on F street between 3rd and
AZ streets, southwest, for the benefit
of Prof E w Scott the efficient di--
rector of the church under the aus
pices of which the concert was given.
The choir was ably assisted by some of
Washington ; favorite vocalists, instru-
menlalists and elocutionist and the
Epworth League choir of Ebenezer NJ.
+. Church, Prof. ESau Williams direC-
tor, and Mount Moriah Baptist ChnrCh
choir. Prof. r. Holmes, director. AT
Sis the concert opened with a grand
organ voluntary by Prof. r. J. Daniels.
Invocation by Rev. Vim. James How
ard, pastor of the church. The pr
gram proceeded as follows: Chorus
selection by Epworth League, choir
Prof Williams, director; solo, Il Love
You Dear and Only You" Mrs. L.
Hodge, solo selection, Mrs. A. Lam
don; solo. lone Heart Divine" Mr..
Robert Ashton; solo selection, Miss
Robinson, baSsO solo, deep n the
Mine, DR.. RE. Plummer solo, "Whte
Squal" Mr.. A. B MCKenney, solo
"Near MY God to hee" Mrs. Florence
Nixon, quarttIte, 1.-The Fortune Tel
ler," Misses l.. TYLER, Ida Contee, Mr.,
T. Walker and DR.. K. E. Plummer.
select reading, "Ihe Shinwreek," " Mr..
| Nathaniel Guy, solo selectlt Prof
Henry Lewis, SOLO, "a BunCh Of Wild
Roses" Miss Jennie SClplO, piano solo
selection, Miss y. SomervIlle. CHOIR
Us, SEEK Ye the Lord" Mt. MOnah
/ Baptist Church Choir, Prof. K. Holmes
| director, 500, Happy Birds Mrs. r
! {. Smiler, solo, "Ill Follow Thee,
J Miss Estelle trltchett, duet, Under
| the Bamboo Tree" Miss Laura Tyler
and Prof. Joseph Lewis, select readn &
! MISS Mary Wilson, solo. "lhe VA
guard of the King, Mr.. Thomas
Walker, chorus, "Intlamatus, by kp-
worth League Choir, qnartette, r fiend
ship, Love and Song, Misses VI. l.
; Tones aud Lettie Alexander and Messrs.
| Will Green and Edward Luckett, solo,
"A Vision of Paradise, "Mr. Randolph
| Edwards, solo selection, Prof. Joseph
Lewis, chorus, Goodnight, Farewell
/ Zion Baptist Church choir, Prof. Ed~.
| Scott, director. The aCCOmpaniSt for
| this occasion we're Mrs. J. I. New man,
! Misses Grace Daniels, Mary Wilson
and Messrs. Edw. Walton and r..
: Green. UsherS: Misses Sarah Johnson,
Mary Wilson, Rosa Doug ass, Pick
ney Phillips, Mamie Payne, Marion
! Green, !. Dangerfeld, Mamie Branson,
Mqrv Farley, May Scott, LOttle " ats
and Mesdames Z. Harrod, Ella Co.e-
man and Peterson. The officers OF the
church choir are Samuel Grantly, pres;
| Miss Louise Hodge, vice pres; MIS-
! Francis Ellis, seC'y.; Miss Mamie Bran
| son. asst. sec'y.; Prof r J.. Daniels,
organist; Miss Jennie SCipiO, asst or
| paniSt; Prof. E w. Scott, director; Ar.
| w. Hurd, asst. dir CtOr; Rev. ". J..
! Howard, pastor. The solo by Mrs. r.
: c. Smiler and Miss Jennie SCIpio, Dr.
Plummer and NeSsTs. Joseph Lewis
| Henry Lewis, Joseph Newman and
| Thomas Walker were exceptionally
we'll rendered and for their splendid
work they were literally rewarded
= with encores and beautiful flowers.
When Miss Estelle Pritchett concluded
tne last line in Henry Farmers "lIl
Follow Thee" the applause was sim
ply deafening and lasted fully hVe
minutes. She literary took the house
by storm and was compelled 10 return
again TO lnTlll the vast duulCHCC Win
hersweet voice. In his Interpretation OF
'"The Shipwreck" MIR. Nathanial Guy
added another very large and resplen'
dent star 10 his crown as dramatlst
and accomplished elocutionlst. He
was voCiferously encored aid called
I back when he gave some limitations OF
the small school boy in his first at
tempt to make a speech. Well, no one
had prepared for an explosion, but 1t
came all the same. The audience
roared with laughter. Under the Bam-
boo Tree" by Miss Laura Tyler and
Mr.. Joseph Lewis and The Fortune
Teller" by Misses Tyler and Contee'
Mr.. Walker and DR.. Plummer were
mirth provoking to say the least ana
must be seen to be fully appreciated.
"Do You believe in hyPnotism?"
asked the young man who never heeds
the fight Of time.
Yes, indeed" answered Miss Cay
enne, where there are people who can
put me to sleep simply by talking to
me"-WashingJon Star.