The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
Mss Mary Ashley Bell to Sing.
at st. PauI's This Season.
4 GREAT SOCIAL FAvoRITE
zinc Quartet.e at Grove Avenue-Mrs
Montgomery Brown TO Be Lending
Soprano at ST James Episco-
pal-Some Other Changes.
as richmond is one OF the greatest

. As Richmond is one OF the greatest
8.iiYcfl soing towns in the whole world,
ID is natural that her people, at nome
aid abroad, watch with interest. and
40 little comment, the formation OF the
shors of the many churches. where. our
ne the coming fall and winter they Will
rather In pews which have not known
them for the summer, to worship, ard
hear the voices of their singers.
At this time the choirs are being made
up. and from present indications there
Will be II number OF changes and gen
s erai shifting among the singers from old
places 10 new ones.
The advent OF Miss Mary Ashley Bell
amongst the choir singers Of the city
Is possibly the most taiked-of change
so far announced. This is because Miss
Bell is not only admired here for her
remarkably strong and pure soprano
voice. but becauc she is socially IA
rorite with the society folkes and has
y host OF admirers.
Miss Bell will sing as leading soprano
Z Mt ST Paui's and at Beth Ahaba syna-
erogue two OF tho most famous chcirs
among the congregations of the city. AT
& h Paul's she succeeds Miss Eileen
Hearon, who resigned at the close Of
The last season. With this exception
the choir of this fashionable congresa-
don Will remain as last season-Mrs. ia
rob Reinhardt, alto: Mir. Mccarthy and
Dr. Reade, :enors and Mr.. Call, basso.
Professor Reinhardt will continue its d.
>ector and orsanst. The choir at Beth
Ahaba. where MIR. Reinhardt will direct
Also, will be very much changed
With the exception Of Mr. Moses May,
tenor. all will be new. This choir viii
be made UP Of the following. whose
Drfr &c cNty, r.ity
Miss Mary Ashley Bell, soprano: Miss
Mabelle McBain, alto: Mr.. Moses May,
tenor; and Mr.. Murray Hunter, basso.
ST JAMES.
At ST James Episcopal Church there
Are TO be new voices. Here Mrs. Mont
Boinery Brown, who sang at st. l'aul's
q year ago, will be leading soprano.
with Miss Diggs, last year at the Second
Baptist, alto
Another SHIFT which is to be made viii
be at the First Baptist Church, where
Mr. Murray Hunter, basso will succeed
Nj. Thurston Cardoza. who has sung in
this church for several seasons. Mr..
CarGozo, ii is understood. will leave the
city, griuS 10 New York, where his busi-
ness calls him.
At Grere-4Ayenile BAPTIST Church one
of the best quattettes III the city will be
formed by Hiss Mitchell, soprano; Mrs.
Z ftfNg, aiio' MI lilppett. tenor, anC MI
2 Crump, bass9
The choir Of Grace-street Presbyterian
Church where Mr. Philip Powers is d.
Rector, VIII remain as last season.
Mis- HARRISON is To return to Cen
tetiaty Methodist Church. where she has
sung for Two seasons, and has estab-
lisheG herself in the hearts Of that con-
g1,es:asioa.
In the chorus choirs Of The city there
are few. II any. changes 10 be made.
As vet there is npch speculation as to
who will be orgaiaist al Monumental
Episcopal Church, as successor to Mr..
John Powers. who goes abroad to study.
Professor itaflr has been mentioned in
this connection. but whether he will &C
cept the position is still a question.
With the changes already announced
and those which are yet to come in the
filling of many vacancies left here and
there. it is certain there will be suf-
ffc;ent for the musical papers to discuss
for the next few weeks.