Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

An interesting service was held on Sum
day morning during a recent trip of the
Patricia across the Atlantic. Mr. Warren
s. Young, chief clerk of the executive Of
flee in the White House. who is well known
in musical circles as a leading baritone,
and is also a lay reader in the Episcopal
Church, read the morning prayer and
Mrs. Hissem DeMoss. a soprano, who has
been a soloist often for the Choral Society
here. sang some beautiful solos and led the
hymns. Some of the passengers on the trip
have declared 1t was the prettlest service
held on shipboard they have ever heard.
Mr.. Young Is a particularly delightful read
err, and excels many of the best rectors in
this branch of the Episcopal service. Mr..
Young will sail from Southampton for home
on September IA.
Miss FRANCESCA Kaspar has been engaged
as one of the soprano soloists for the an
nual production of the Messiah to be given
by the Choral Society on December Is, in
the First Congregational Church. The SOLO
lists will be selected from among the local
singers, and will be eight in number, the
solos TO be selected to suit the different
voices. 1t Is understood that Miss Kaspar
will sing II Know that my Redeemer
Lveth'' and "Come Unto Me-" and some
of the recitatives. Miss Kaspar has already
made several successes with the Choral So
ciety and in concert since her return from
her several years study abroad.
Mr. and Mrs o. c. Sonneck who are well
known in musical circles through Mr.. Son.
neck's work In the music department. of the
Library of Congress, and his splendid lee
lures unknown composers and their
work will sail for Europe on September IL
for three months trip. Mr.. Sonneck, who
has charge of the music department in the
library. is making this trip for the purpose
OF hunting rare and interesting works for
his department. They will go first to Wies-
had nd all through
An interesting visitor in Washington for
few days last week was Baron Maysen-
burg of Germany, who was the guest of Mr..
w. Stewart-Beers. The baron is an accom-
plished pianist and composer and spent an
evening with Mr.. Beers and some of his
tions and listening to some interesting
American music He is making a tour of
this country. He and Mr.. Beers met during
the latters recent trip abroad, from which
he returned only about two weeks ago.
Mr. Harry Howard. organist and director
of the music in the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, is spending a short va
cation in Atlantic City with his mother,
Mrs Anna Allen Howard.
Miss Clara Drew the Boston contralto.
who has made her home in this city for
two years, returned from Europe last week
and is making a visit to her relatives in
Boston. She will sing in church there to-
day.
Miss Ouida Wheelock. the gifted young
pianist, who introduced to the Wash
ington public by Miss Georgia E. Miller at
one of the spring recitals of the Virgil
Clavier Piano School. and who repeated
her success last spring at one of the pupils
recitals of the Washington College of
Music, has spent her summer at Virginia
Beach and Cape Hatteras, where she made
herself very popular with her music. Miss
Wheelock is one of the most gifted Of the
young pianists in the city.
Washington musicians have been much
interested in the photograph OF American
students and artists in Vienna, which was
published In the New York Times. Among
the very large number of young men and
women were two well-known Washington
pianists, Mr. S. NJ. Fabian and Mr.. Frank
Norris Jones. the former spending his sum-
mer with the latter who is studying with
Lescizky in Vienna. Young Mr.. Jones was
represented with a well-grown mustache,
which has been acquired since his depar-
ture from his home In this city, and has
much the looks of young German.
The volunteer chorus choir which has
been supplying the place OF the regular
choir during August In the Eastern Pres
byterian Church will be heard today for the
last time. Miss Stella Raymond has had
charge of this choir. which has done very
satisfactory work, and which has had some
excellent solos. Miss Raymond sang "A
Dream of Paradise the first Sunday, Mr..
Arthur Middleton sang DR.. Bischoff' s
STATELY Ships another time and Miss
Bessie Harrison sang Gounod's 20. Divine
Redeemer" last Sunday. Today Mrs w.
A. Bacon of Kansas City. Mo. will sing
Johnsons Endless Day" Among the
singers in this volunteer choir are Miss
Raymond. Miss Jennie Meyer. Miss Mabel
Harde. Miss Bengier Mr. James Gibson
and Mr.. Arthur Middleton. Next Sunday
Mr.. w. r. d. Winter Is substituted for
Miss Sacrey. the organist. Mrs. Lucille 1.
Belts will resume her work director and
her choir will be heard again next sea-
son. Miss Sacrey, her organist, who is
spending her vacation in Atlantic City, will
return to the organ also.
Miss Estelle Gulick. young coptralto
with a promising career In music before
her, and who is the regular contralto soloist
In the choir OF the Eastern Presbyterian
Church. Is substituting this month for Mrs.
Charles II. Henney, contralto soloist In the
choir of st. Margaret's Episcopal Church.
Her voice and singing have been much adj
mired by the home-stayers In this congre-
cation. Mrs. Henney will resume her du-
ties on the I'd of September and also take
up her work in the choir of the Hebrew
temple.
Mrs. Josef Kaspar. who has spent the
summer abroad with Mr.. Kaspar. will sail
for home on the LIST day of September. ar
irving In New York about the 10th. Mr..
kaspar will remain in England with their
son Henry for two weeks. during which
time they Will traVei IN Scotlano ana ire
land. Mrs. Kaspar will be met In New
York by Miss FRANCESCA Kaspar. who
spent the past week in their home In this
city. and will spend the next ten days Wis
iting friends near New York. She and
her mother will then spend two weeks in
Atlantic City On the arrival in New York
of Mr.. Kaspar about the LIST of October.
Miss Kaspar will join him and together
they will go to the Worcester festival. One
OF the features OF the festival will be the
performance Of the Verdi requiem mass
which was given here by the Choral Society
under the direction of Mr.. Kaspar, little