Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24
MUSICAL MENTION

MISS Clara Drew, formerly of Boston. now
OF this city has been engaged as the con.
tralto soloist In the First Church of Christ.
Scientist. She went to Boston on Friday
morning to spend the Christmas bolidava
with her family there and will take IN her
new duties upon her return the first wees
In January. Miss Drew has sung with
much success in Boston choirs under the
direction of Mr.. Lang. George w. Chadwick
ana Philip Hale. and has had a splendid
framing Tor such work. She was the con.
Iralto soloist last year in the choir of az
Aloysius Catholic Church. where her I,oins
admired. S e1eauF
Miss Katharine Fletcher wifi sing tn "a.
tEertory TINS morning In the Keller Menorlsi
Shurch. her number being THAT GIorjoms
nomg OF 81 oia. She will sing in the reading
prafy with some members of the Narina
6aha on Thursday afternoon, December 81
HandeIs Messiah will ba s,,,o = g..
PauIs Episcopal Church on New YEA "a
o clock, under the conductorshin *
Rri Ernest Winchester, choirmaster. TSa
assisting soloist will be DR.. B. Merrfi EIn-s
kinson Of Baltimore This choir viii sly,
Two other oratorios during the season faS
which 1t Is preparing now, They are
Elgars Light of Life" and HandeI's 'Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henderson Ala, 80
VA MSashington, Pa, have been the guests OF
MIS- g. Auens parents, DR.. and Mrs. Snoitf,
OF 6Uz M street, for several weeks 'bey
are bride and groom of the fan season
ano nave peen on a prolonged wedding ARR,
s anis. Aiien, as Miss Bessie Slater, made a
spienold reputation for her work as a MAN.
st, ana VIII become one of the prominent
musicians or western Pennsylvania In hep
new nome in Washington. Pa.
Miss Mary Byrne, who for soma ,-aor, 10.
o U the organist OF ST. Paul's CatboIio
onureh, VIII surprise her friends TO-DAY bv
ssppsaF!ng as singer and rendering AdanS,
Holy Night at the offertory' ME- RSrrs
mas Done splendid work with the choir ~
the church in the days when II YVES ,,i~eE
ratains a'io IN ~. the new arrangement has been
onolr or men and boys voices In nccnrd-
ance with the recently expressed wishes ne
the pope with regard to the music ana the
'Noiis ol catholic churches in this country.
The many friends of the Misses K,ao,-
goe,er' Formerly Of this city, now of New
tbasa VIII De interested in the success of
snese young artists. They are giving n
series OF recitals IN the metropolis in Con-
nectlon Wath the well-known music critic
h MT ". J. Henderson, and will be assisted
and Mr.. Cecil James. The Misses RjaoL.
hoefer play, respectively the piano violin
ana violoncello. and make a charming trio
raey nave been heard here several times
OF the Christ Child Society.
Mr. II. Stewart-Beers, a young pianist
and native Bostonian. is SPENDING hts
mondays with his parents in Boston
Mrs. kltte Thompson Berry, who was
Tor some years the leading soprano soloIst
In local circles, has been heard MANY firnas
with much pleasure TO her friends durino
her visit in this city. Mrs. Berry has oc.
cupied prominent choir positions in Nor
folk during the past two years, but has re-
signed them recently and will spend some
weeks here before her marriage to Dr.
Samuel Lawson Burton of Sandy Spring.
n. Y, nephew OF Thomas W. Lawson OF
Boston Mrs. Thompson sang last Sunday
ana the Sunday before in the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church. where the
music Is under the able direction of Mrs.
Margaret Nolan Martin. Mrs. Berry sang
THE Lord is My Light" by AlIitsen She
was in splendid voice and is singing with
even more than usual briliiance She was
also heard in a trio with Mrs. Clarence b.
Rheem. nee Domer' and Mrs. Martin. in
Lift Thine Eyes from the oratorio of
Elijah Mr.. Charles E. Myers, tenor soNo-
ist in the choir of ST. Johns Church, sang
Tear Not, Ye. o, Israel" and Mrs. Berry
and Mrs. Rheem were heard In duet In
Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Martin, Mr.. Myers and
James j. Nolan gave beautiful rendition
OF 1.-The King of Love My Shepherd Is"
by Shelley.
Miss Florence Lee Hoffman, who went
abroad last fall for q. years study, is now
IN Paris. and will probably spend the win
ter there She Is reported as doing splen-
did work in the stussy of grand opera. Miss
Holtzman is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William F. Hoffman of this city and has
had wonderful diligence as well as advan-
tages. She spent two years in Florence
studying singing and has, since her return
from that stay, made her headquarters in
New York city, where she has been the
soprano soloist in a leading church and a
synagogue She has a voice of great range
and fedbility and sings with beautiful
artistic style Her ambition Is to broaden
her style and voice, that she may take up
grand opera in the future.