Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

ASHlNGION, u. u, NOV
Graham and Mr.. Lombard. Miss Collision
also sang "'Open the Gates Of the Tenn
ple,' and there were several instrumental
numbers by the regular church orchestra,
| which vas under the direction of Mr..
| Irving Spedden. organst and choir leader
Mrs. Bradley McDuf1e was one of the
| se,oists at the Confederate Veterans HALF
| last Sunday afternoon. She sang Il a
Pilgrim" and It was most beautifully rem
| dered.
+ Mr.. II. Fl. Freeman. orsanist of st.
| Johns who was absent last Sunday on
| account of Illness. is much better and Will
/, be able to resume his place at the organ
| today.
DR.. John Mc1IichaeI has resigned from
! the First Baptist Church choir to accept
! the position OF precentor at the North
| minister Church. Mr.. Charles Henney took
] his place at the First Baptist Church IN
| the morning and Mr.. Melvine Leaman sang
! in the evening.
siton as soprano solo:st at the Waugh M.
+. Church. Her sister. Miss Grace May
| dwell. is the contralto soloist there.
| a new Apollo Quartet has been organized
| The members are Mr.. Charles E. Myers,
| tenor at All Souls Church. first tenor Mr..
| W. u. McF arianQ. tenor at NdNdfy Dap
| list. second tenor: Mr.. r. r. Rodrck. d.
| rector Of music at the FIRST Bapt st Church
Sunday school. baritone. and Mr.. Dana G.
| Holland of the Metropolitan Methodist
| tet are SO well known that it is unneces-
| Sary to introduce them to the publ c and
| their success is certainly red. Mr.. Nc
| Farland Is the only one who was member
| of the original Apollo Quartet. which was
| one of the best male auarets ever known in
| this city.
| Mr.. Oscar Care ssen W II give recital for
| the blind at his apartments in the Rocham-
| beau Monday night.
| Mrs. Ethel Offutt Mcknight has been en-
| gagged to sing at the Dumbarton Methodist
Church. She is lyric soprano and pos
| sesses voice of much sweetness and
! power.
| Miss Lillian NJ. Lewis of Chevy Chase,
| who has been quite i'll since her return from
! the north, is again in her place as soprano
| solo st of ST. Stephens P. E. Church. much
| to the delight of the congregation.
| Mr. Frederick Siliers has been engaged as
| tenor of the quartet at the Church of the
! New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian>.
| concert has been arranged 10 take place
| in Trinity Parish Hall tomorrow evening,
when fine program will be performed by
| Mr. Clause at the piano.. Mrs. Mary d.
Farrar. soprano. and Mr.. Bulough and Mr.
| Oscar Franklin Comstock. bartones
Miss Edna Sheehy. lately soprano of St
| Marys r. c. Church. has gone to Oregon
to take important school position.
The opera study class, which is under the
! d rection of Mr.. Oscar Gareissen, held it's
| first meeting last Tuesday night. Mr.. Ga
| reissen gave quite little talk discussing
| the work for the coming season with the
| class. Next Tuesday night they VIII COM
| mence the study Of the opera 'Orpheus,
by Chuck At each rehearsal Mrs. Garels-
/ sen W IL give a ten minutes talk on the
| structure of the drama. thus uniting both
the musical and the dramatic elements.
! Miss Blanche Yewell was the solos last
Sunday night at the Emanuel Baptist
| Church and sang Gounod's 20. Divine Re
deemer.'
Miss Ethel Louise Foster the daughter of
| Mr.. Percy Foster. is one of the young mu-
| s:cians of Washington for whom bright
| future is predicted. While she g too young
i to begin seriously the study of vocal music,
| her voice shows great poss bi!it. es
Mr.. Paul W. Dlerks. tenor. sang There
Is an Hour of Hallowed Peace, by Chen
| cry. at the meeting of the Y. NJ c. A. last
Sunday afternoon and is to sing for them
| again at Fort Myer this afternoon.
The Ladies Lyric Quartet has reorganized
and held its first rehearsal last week.
Miss Edith Stowel soprano. who has
| been singing for the past four Sundays at
the First Baptist Church. is to remain there
another, month. Miss Hughes. the con-
| tralto sang last Sunday morn ng. at the
offertory. They Shalt Hunger No More"
Mrs. William c. Weldon. formerly Miss
| Alice Judson, is in Washington for a short
| visit. accompanied by her son, William c.
! Weldon. jr. Mrs. Weldon. rather Miss
! Judson. was one of the most popular sing
1T I'll, eI>o Ioc$ how
| professional career. She met with great
| success, and about four years ago was mar
! ried to Mr.. Weldon. who Is one of the best
tenors In this country. After her marriage
! she retired from the stage for several
years, but returned this year in THE Stu
| dent Beggar." She resigned from this COM
| pany last week in order to become a men,
Der of the Weber forces. and will return TO
New York in few days to begin re-
hearsals
Miss Amelia B. Fisher. the soprano at
ST Pauls Rock Creek Church. is to be one
of the soloists at the Morsell Vocal Club
concert.
The Ladies' Musical Club of Wesley un-
der the direction of Prof. King will be
heard in public for the first time December
;. The membership has increased from
eighteen to twenty-eight members and the
club is doing splendid work.
Mrs. Katheryn Rogers has become mem
Der of ST. Matthews choir. She has rich
soprano voice. with a very sympathetic
quality.
Mr.. Charles Benson, who sings in the
Madison Avenue Methodist Church in Bal
| timore has been engaged for vaudeville
He will appear in male quartet, and his
friends in this city predict successful
career for him.
The Morsell Vocal Club will give its first
concert this season the 18th of Novem-
Der at the Rhode Island Avenue M. p. Sun
day School House. This will be the first
entertainment, by the way, to be held in
the building. which is very handsome
ly appointed and particularly adapted for
concerts. Mr.. Herndon Morsell. the d.
rector, has prepared very attractive pro-
gram for this occasion. The club. which
consists of about forty members. has been
| under preparation for time and is
in splendid condition. Miss Dorothy
Houchen will be the accompanist.
Mr.. John Nolan. basso of All Souls
Church. sang 1T Is Enough" from Elijah
at the services last Sunday morning. His
rendition intelligent and very sympa-
thetic.
Mrs. Blanche Muir Galgleish has returned
4y,, I,1t elo