Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-25

chester.
Mrs ]. q. Kuykendall of Charleston. W.
Va. will sing the offertory at both morn
ing and evening services today in Christ
Church. Georgetown Mrs Kuykendsil has
scores OF friends here who viii be delighted
at this opportunity of hearing her sing.
Mr. Ernest T. Winchester. who has been
for the past four years organist and choir
master OF St. Paul's EpisC pal Church, and
recently resigned from that position. Will
have his farewell service there today. Dur
ing Mr.. Winchester's service with this choir
he has developed 1t from choir of men.
women and a few boys to an organization
of forty excellent male voices, and estab-
lshed school for choristers in connection
with the work
Mrs Susanna oldberg held the second of
her Friday afternoon studio teas last week,
when Miss Eleanor Terry, daughter Of Rear
Admiral Terry, retired. gave charming
program of songs, assisted by MIR. Harrison
L. Moore, tenor.
The monthly special service in Grace P.
E. Church, corner of ID and oth streets
southwest, which was scheduled for last
Sunday evening was postponed until next
Sunday.
The woman's College In Frederick. Md,
has engaged a trio of Washington must
| clans for a concert on March 10. They are
Miss Margaret Veitch, soprano; Mr.. johann
| nes Miersch, violinst, and Mr.. Adolf Close
| pianist.
| Miss Bertha Hansen, the young soprano
| soloist In the choir OF the Eastern Presby-
| terrain Church made very pronounced
| success al the Scottish concert last We'd
| nesday evening in the Metropolitan Church.
| Her solos were within Mile of Edinboro
! Town and ''Ye Banks and Braes of Bon
ME Doom In both of which she scored a
| great triumph and was enthusiastically re-
| called Miss Hansen is but seventeen years
! old and has very remarkable voice, which
| Is being carefully cultivated. She gives
promise of a bright future. unsteady.
| Mr.. Emerson R. Bowler. tenor soloist in
! the choir of the Eastern Presbyterian
| Church, will leave Washington next Sat
| where he will take position as inspector
| In the shipyard.
| Mr. Frank H shlpe. one of washington's
| tenors whose business calls him away from
| the city for the greater part of each month
| and who has been much missed In musical
circles In consequence, Is spending the week
end with his mother in their home in this
| city. He will leave tomorrow for New
| York.
Miss Augusta Close, the very gifted
daughter OF Mr.. Adolf Close of this city,
| who made such a very pronounced hit
several times when she appeared here at
| Chase's Theater, will go to London in May
| for appearances there during the summer.
Mrs Margaret Koontz Holland arranged
| a very excellent program of music for the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Metropolitan
| Presbyterian Church last Wednesday even
| ing. She was assisted by Mrs. Helen De Yo
soprano: Mr.. Charles Myers. tenor; Mr.
| Dana Holland. basso, these four compris
| ing the Philharmonic Quartet Mrs. H. g.
| Wilbur, accompanist; Mr.. Percy Brown,
| reader: the Lafayette Male Quartet and
| the Rebew String Quartet from the Rebew
| Orchestra.
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock gave his
evening. when the following excellent pro-
gram was given: Sinding, "Oh, Mother
Mine M Love Longings," Pearls" Strauss,
T honglns Heart e., An the Fond
row." Mr.. Comstock. Raft, La Fileuse"
Miss Mabel Marsden Wolf ION Her Bal
fony Green Nv, and Some Little Things;
D,Hardelot. "A Lonely way" GODDARD.
"F'lorian's Song Miss Susie Burwell.
| Bruch. "Solace in Affection Give numbers)
Miss Elsie L. Sillers. Miss Emma NJ Bowen,
Mr.. Frederick Sillers and Mr.. Comstock
Miss Helen Stone. accompanist Rev. Caleb
r. Stetson. violin obligato.
Mrs. Clarence B. Rheem, formerly Miss
Eilalia Domer, is substituting in the choir
Of All Souls Unitarian Church for Mrs.
James F. oyster, contralto, who IS taking
| a short vacation. Mrs Rheen Is one of tha
most valuable choir singers, as she not only
| has a sweet, true and sympathetic voice
but Is one of the most remarkable sight
readers of music Mrs; Rheem is entertain
ing her cousin. Miss Helen Davis of Sun
| bury, Pa, and Mrs. Frank Server of Phil
| adelphia. She was at home for the last
time this season last Thursday, when she
| had very large reception. Her decora-
| tons were all of the appropriate sort for
| the 22d of February, and her drawing
| room and dining room were most bril-
| liant.
Miss Olga Samaroff. who made such dis
| tnct hit here as a pianist with the Phila-
known here as Miss Lucy Hickenlooper
| will be here again next month, and will
be the guest OF Miss Alys Bentley. Mrs
| Grunewald Of st, Louis grandmother of the
| young artist, will be Miss Bentleys guest
| also at that time. Mrs. Grunewald is
| brilliant musician, and 1t from her
| early training. She was real prodigy, and
| could translate any Bach fugue at sight
| at the age of eight years.
Mr.. Ernest Lent gave pupils recital last
evening in the ball room of the Raleigh
Hotel. which was filled with friends of the
young artists. The following program was
given: Schubert, march, for plano -four
hands,. Misses EDNA Ready and Juanlta
Tankersley; Weber, march, for piano -four
| hands, Milton and Marian Trumbull
| Meyer-Helmund, mazurka, for piano. Irving
Burns; Lent, song without words. for vio-
lin and piano. Lewis and Edna Kengla;
Bender. Polish dance. for violin. Leon OPP
penheimer; Lack, Cabaletta, for piano. Miss
| Edna Oppenheimer; Ward, Lullaby, for
| piano, Miss Mary Lee Fleming Ravina,
Bolero. for plano, Miss Gertrude Mentzel
GODDARD, second mazurka, Mr.. Harrison Bar
ringer: Haendel Loure for six violins, Miss
Dolores Burns. Messrs. Fred Tansill Chas
| Tansill, Antonio MuguerZa. Stanley Kann
and Jack Mason; Brahms. Liebeslieder
| Waller, for plano (four hands,, violin and
violoncello, Misses Louise Ninde, Evelyn
| Ninde, Messrs. Rudolf Lent and Wflmar
| Lent Lent, Andante and cradle song, for
! twelve violoncelos. Misses Florence Wteser,
Janet Stearns, Irma Blake, Ethel Lee, Louis
| Bradford. Wilmar Lent. John PARROT, 1r.,
| J. II. Dove, Percy Thompson, Alexander
| Mason, George Frey and w. s. Sample;
| Wagner, Tannhaeuser march. for piano,
! Louis Kessel; Lent, Columbine. for plano,
| Miss Ruth Totten; Gobbaerts. Hirondele,
for piano, Miss Edna Ready; Wagner, ITO
The Evening Star" for violoncello, Miss
| Ethel Lee; Davidoff, Romance sano pa
roles. for violoncelo, Mr.. George Frey;
Schumann. Evening song, for VIOLIN, Mr.