Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16

Club win be given a series Of three must
calls In the assembly room Of the club. The
THE Princess" by Stamford. given under
the direction OF Mr.. Comstock For the
second OF the series, "Enoch Arden will
be presented by Mr.. Herman Metcalf. The
last musical will consist of vocal and string
numbers, accompanied by Mr.. w. Grey
Hawley on the pianola.
Miss Mary Helen Leefe recent acquisi-
ton to Washington musical circles. made
her debut here last Tuesday morning when
she sang for the Washington Club. She is
the possessor of mezzo-soprano voice of
good range and quality. which was, per-
haps, heard to best advantage In Rheinhold
Becker's "Frulingzeit," though some selec-
tions from Massanet and Chaminade were
also artistically rendered and very well re-
ceived.
Mr.. VIM. A. Haley and his Washington
Orchestra Band returned to the city several
weeks ago after having played series of
over twelve hundred concerts during the
past year and half on the Steel Pier in
Atlantic City. Washington music lovers
may feel proud of this band and its leader,
who upon the occasion of his thousandth
concert was presented with a silver loving
cup by his admirers and musicians at the
Jersey resort.
At the meeting of the Unity Club, held in
Its rooms on 9th street last Wednesday
evening. Miss Elaine Sebring, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sebring, entertained
those present with Tostis song entitled
from Johnny JONES' entitled .'Why Don't
You Try?" both Of which were enthusiast
.iGaiiy received and generously applauded.
Miss Lydia Hughes very kindly accompa-
A piano recital was rendered by pupils of
Mr.. B. Frank Gebest. assisted by Miss Mary
Emily King. contralto. at the studio last
pn1t nd al t., ~
major, Beethoven, Miss Grace Adams:
''Warum?" ''Grillen," Schumann, Robert
Bond Gotta: recitative and aria, ''Schwer
iiegt auf dem Herzen;" from "Nadeschda."
valse in G-flat major Chopin. Miss Mildred
Thwing: mazurka in b minor. Chopin. Miss
Selene Wilmer Dortch: polonaise In C sharp
minor. Chopin. Vivian Church Matson:
Liszt. Miss Clarine McCarty: (a) Daddy. !"
Behrens. (b) Song OF a Heart" Tunison,
Miss Mary King.
A musicale was given ythe choir OF the
Fifth Baptist Church. comprising nfty
voices. William J. Palmer. director. last
Thursday evening. The program " iuded:
Miss Sinclair and choir; baritone solo,
King Of the Winds" 81. Quentin. Mr..
Roland r. Rodrick: Lafayette Quartet
Mr.. Palmer Mr.. Rodrick, Mr. Simmons.
d.
rector. The Shores of Signing" Chaffin
alto solo. selected. Miss Chenoweth: Phil
hormonic Quartet. Mrs Helen Donohoe
De Yo. Mrs. Sidney Holingsworth. Miss
and Miss Minnie Bailey. accompanist.
Little Boy Blue" Park; anthem. Gently
Lead U.s." DoniZetti, Messrs. Powell, Stan
ley and choir: offertory. THE Caliph of
Bagdad," anon, Prof. j. w. Garland: an
them, Gloria in Excelsis'' (St. Cecila).
Gounod. Miss Sherrier. Messrs. Palmer and
Stanley; bass solo, The Arabs Bride"
Marks. Mr.. Dana C. Holland: Philhar-
Houseley; soprano solo. selected, Mrs. De
70: Lafayette Quartet Mr.. Rodrick, So
loist THE Longshoreman," Chesham; an
them. THE 15Oth Psalm Randeggar, Miss
Sherrier and choir.
Miss Ada Birch was on Friday evening
unanimously elected as soprano soloist OF
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
There were over fifty applicants for this
position. out Of which Miss Birch was
chosen.
Mrs. M. r. Waldecker gave her musicale
last Thursday evening at her studio. The
program was an interesting one. Among
the pupils who participated were: Misses
Sophie Tompkins Media Waldecker, Louise
Brown. Belle Burn, Erma CasselI. Carrie
Watson. Margaret Myers. Helen Muir.
Misses Pennybacker, Lorraine Schneider,
Catherine Kendrick. Carrie King Irene
Cole, Gertrude Langtry Ethel Sylvester
Cora Afford, Eleonora Allen, Irene Mac
Donald Floretta Clugston, Phoebe Nc
Keever. Mary Linch. Edith Halter, Phoebe
Lnch, Lena Koerner; Messrs. Corban
Rudy, John Koerner. Franklin Kendrick
Guy White. Walter. Whitney. Ralph Cole
man, Louis Van Looch. Arthur Beaumont
and Frank Claveloux.
Miss Flora Bernheimer has been ap-
pointed to succeed Mrs. Louise Carson-Hil
as contralto in the quartet of st. Paul's
English Lutheran Church. The quartet
consists Of Mrs. Theodore T. Apple, So
prano; Miss Bernheimer, contralto; Mr.
Howard Butterworth, tenor, and Mr.. Theo'