Evening star., 1906-09-09
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS


for some years is that of All Souls Uni
tartan Church. which has almost, during
its entire history, maintained one of the
leading Quartets in the city, and had q
reputation for brilliant music. On the
opening Of their season the first Sunday In
October three new members Of the quartet
will be presented-Mr. Charles H.. Henney.
contratto of st. Margarets Episcopal
Church choir: Mr.. Charles 3. Myers tenor
soloist in st. Johns. Episcopal Church
choir. and Mr.. John II. Nolan. basso In
the quartet Of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church and Of the Hebrew Tenn
pie ON 9Th street. Mrs. James F. Oyster,
who was formerly Miss Emma Detweiler,
has held the position Of contralto soloist
at All Souls for the past ten or twelve
years, and has resigned several times dur
ing the past few years, but her popularity
was so great in the church that she has
always been induced to reconsider and re-
main. Last fall Mrs. Oyster found her
health very much impaired and resigned
positively, but so 10th was the committee
to part with Mrs. Oyster that they insisted
upon her taking six months leave OF abb
sence. which she did, but found herself
no stronger than she had been. She will
now take q complete rest from all musical
work. Mrs. Oyster has spent her summer
with her family in their country place
near Washington. and will not return to
her city home until some time in October.
The resignation of Mr.. Henry Kaiser. who
has been the bass soloist and director OF
the choir at All Souls quite as long as
Mrs. Oyster has been the contralto. Is
also much regretted in the church. He
has been one OF the leading BARI
tcne soloists in local circles for many
years, and has always been active In prom
inent organizations. DR.. Kfmball, the for
-mer tenor. is a young singer with a very
promising voice. and the voices of this
quartet blend peculiarly well Mrs. H. Clay
Browning, the soprano. who has been there
also for many years, will remain, and Dr.
of the eminent organists of the country,
will become director as well as organist.
The new quartet will be quite in keeping
with the standard maintained by this
church. as the three new solOists are
among the very best Of the city, and all
have exceptional voices.
Mr.. John II. Nolan returned to Washing
ton last week from a remarkable trip with
his family to Atlantic City. They made
the journey in Mr.. Nolan's big touring car.
leaving this city at o'clock in the morn
ing and arriving In Philadelphia at 10
O'Clock at night, having stopped in all the
cities along the route. They went on to
ed for q week. They made the return trip
In the same- way In two days, the run from
Atlantic City to Camden. sixty-three miles.
being made In less than two hours. Mr..
country home near Bethesda, Nd. until
quite late this year, II not for the whole
season. Mrs. Martin. the well-known con-
tralto. Mr.. Nolan's sister, who has been
their guest for the past two months will
remain there for some weeks yet. Mrs
Martin has resigned her position as soloist
ana director Of the music In the. Washing
ton Heights Presbyterian hurch, where she
has been for the past two seasons.
Mrs. Leeoh. wife OF DR.. D. olin Leech,
contralto soloist In the choir Of Wesley
Chapel. who has spent the summer with the
returned to her duties In this choir. much
benefited by her outing.
Mr.. Charles e. Myers has returned from
a visit to Atlantic City with his gifted
young daughter, Miss Helen s. Myers. Miss
Myers is only thirteen, but has established
herself already as her fathers accompanist
in which art she Is specially gifted. She
10 also an excellent reader Of music an ac-
complishment almost indispensable to q
successful accompanist.
Miss Edith Pickering. who has been for
tho past four years the soprano soloist In
the choir Of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church on Capitol Hill, has resigned that
position to accept q similar one In the choir
Church In Baltimore. This 10 one Of the
largest and best paid choirs IA Baltimore
and while Miss Pickering will be missed
from choir circles here. her friends are con.
graduating her in the change. Mise Picker
ing has spent her vacation at Atlantic City.
The flrst rehearsal Of the Choral Society
for the coming season viii be held on Mon.
day evening, September "a, at 7:45, In the
assembly hall Of the George Washington
coming members Of the chorus Of the so
ciety are invited to communicate with the