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

Irish Love Song" by Lang. In a pleasing
manner. Mrs. Hope Hopkins Burroughs
lions and was as always, delightful An
artistic effect was produced in the pink
and white color scheme carried out In BEAU
tiful rose banks and in the gowns worn by
the young ladies who served the dainties,
who were Misses Ella Goldman and Frost
Of New York and Misses Davidson, Ger
ourd and Lindine.
Mrs. Hattie Meads Smith, formerly So
prano soloist at the First Congregational
Church. will sing during December and jan
uary at the st. Aloysius' Catholic Church.
substituting for Mrs Blanche Mattingly
Rogers, who is the regular soprano Of that
choir.
was given recently at the Calvary Baptist
Sunday school house for the benefit Of the
Bethany Baptist building fund. The pro-
gram opened with piano solo, "Fru-
Sallie Mason. Miss Grace Ross Of the quin-
tet gave reading when Malindy Sings"
and was followed by Miss Grace Beelman.
who rendered on the cornet the Evening
Star Song, from Tanhauser; Mr.. George
O'Connor then entertained the audience with
some of his inimitable songs and Mr.. J.
Walter Humphreys rich bass voice was
heard in .'Israfel." by King. The second
solo, Aria and Perpetual Notion" by
Bohm. rendered by Mr. Karl Rooster, fol-
lowed by Mrs. Eleanor Baker Spencer. So
prano who sang Somewhere, Sometime"
by Leighter; Miss Grace Ross. in another
reading, "Brotherton's Baby Mr.. Leroy
A. Glider, tenor, IF Were King" by Will
liams: trio. Faust Fantasie'-piano. Mr..
Raphael Rooster; violin, Mr.. Karl Rooster;
cello Mr.. Paul Rooster, and vocal duet
by Spohr Children, Pray This Love to
Cherish" sung by Mrs. Eleanor Baker Spen-
Ger and Mr.. Glider. The performers were
especially fortunate in having Miss Amy
oo vii lice So11f 10 Moco nd NJ o~ffr,
Horn as accompanies on this occasion.
Miss Louise Shuman made a most favor
able impression last Sunday at the Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church, where she sang
Campion's Ninety and Nine" at the offer
tory during the evening service.
The Vermont State Association held
meeting at the Washington Club recently,
when very enjoyable program was rem
dered. The feature Of the evening was
speech by Col. Thomas s. Hopkins, who was
very eloquent over "A Summer Spent in the
Maine Woods" The musical numbers were
as follows: Piano solo. sweet Memories"
Holsey, by Miss Ulrichson, encore, Chopin
Waltz. OPP. Is. No. 2; soprano solo, An
Evening Love Song" Chapman, sung by
by Mr.. Safranek. and with Miss Ulrichson at
the piano; either solo by Mr.. Muller, and a
violin and either duet by Mr.. Muller and
Mr. Safranek. The evenings entertainment
"A
Lunatics," by Miss Grace Ross and Mr.
Fred c. OConnell.
The boy choir of st. Johns Church,
Georgetown, rendered last Sunday at the
morning service Benedict, Chant Benedic-
tus, Chant, anthem, Blessed Are Those
Servants" and at the evening service
special musical program as follows: Mag
nif1cat and Nunc Dimittis in E fat, by
Woodwork; anthem, tenor solo, "Save Me-
o Cod" Randegger, by Mr.. w. c. Mills;
anthem, Hear Ye Israel" from Elijah; So
prano solo. by Masters George Cast and
Kendall Myers; anthem, BE Not Afraid
Elijah; offertory anthem. "Hozanna in the
Highest" chorus by Stainer.
At the Messiah concert on Friday evening
next at the First Congregational Church
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, the new con-
ductor, will conduct with the baton that Dr.
Richard Strauss gave him when he left
America after his triumphal trip two years
ago. Mr.. Wrightson values this baton very
highly, as it was the one that the doctor
used to conduct all of his orchestra concerts
while on tour in this country.
The Students hub of the Washington
College of Music will hold is next meeting
on Thursday evening at the Washington
College of Music college home, 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue, when the evening will be
devoted to the compositions of Beethoven.
An oratorio service of unusual Importance
was neld at TRINITY church last thursday
night, when two works by Spohr, God,
Thou Art Great" and 1.-THE Last Judg-
ment," were sung by choir Of forty
voices The chorus sang with a prompt
ness of attack. care of shading and plenti-
tude Of tone, which one expects of a
trained choral society. but rarely hears in
church choir. The works are in much
the same style, though, of course 1.-THE
Last Judgment is more celebrated and
contains the most ambitious music The
two choruses. Destroyed in Babylon" and
Great and Wonderful" makes great de-
mands upon a choir, both containing diff
cult fugues. but both pieces were SO well
sung as to make one forget their difficulty