Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28


duties at the Eighth Street Temple last
Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Charles Gold
smith acted as substitute the preceding
week.
The Musical Art Society. held a meeting
last week at which matters were threshed
over In general way. but no special plans
were made. At the meeting this coming
week. however. 1t is expected that some
thing more definite will be decided on. There
is some hope expressed that Mr.. Edmund
A. Fare.a, director of Epiphany, VIII be-
come identified with this organization.
Mr.. H. H. Freeman is seriously i'll and
VIII be unable to attend to his duties as
organist and director of st. Johns Church
today.
Miss Lydia Hughes was the soioist last
Sunday morning at the Emanuel Baptist
Percy Foster is identified. and sang Lead
Kindly Light" by Hawley. Miss Hughes
was thus able to absent herself from her
regular place in the First Baptist Church
Quartet on account of special rally day
services which were held by the Sunday
school.
Mr.. Hudson. who sang last Sunday at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
has an exceptionally fine voice. Mr. Hud-
son is newcomer in Washington and halls
from the west He Is here for the purpose
OF studying law and is also devoting him.
Mr.. Roland R. Rodr:ck, who is precentor
of the Sunday school at the First Baptist
Church. had some special music last sun
day on account of its being rally day. He
was assisted by Miss Edith Stowell and
Mrs. D. s. STEERS.
At the Young Mems Christian Association
tonight the program for the recital which
is to be held in the G street building will
ihciude selections by the Lyric Male Quar-
let OF Bali imore, and the Y. NJ. c. A or
chestra. At the Northeast Temple. the
Potomac Male Quartet will be heard.
musical was given last Tuesday night
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Henney to
celebrate their fifth anniversary. The pro-
gram was as follows: shepherds Morning
Song" by Pinsute, sung by Mr. Charles ri.
Henney; aria from Samson and Delilah'
a MIS- Charles {: arIs H. Henney; The Arabs
Iosti's MY Dreams by Mrs Gertrude D.
Brockway; piano numbers by DIR. B,schoff;
Wild Roses, wedding Chimes" Calm
as the Night Mr.. Charles E. Myers; Han
chefs Spring Mrs. Elsie Bond Bischoff;
some quartet selections, Annie Laurie -
My Old Kentucky Home" and The Mon
key Said to the Chimpanzee.' by Messrs
Myers. M N. Rodr:ek and Nolan;
When Richelieu the Red Robe Wore" and
Loeb Lomond," by Mr.. Nolan; Hearts De-
light and Tostis "Goodby." by Mrs.
browning; Romanza from "Mignon," by
Mr.. Mcfarland, and Non Ver," with
euphonium obligato, by Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ney.
Mrs. William T. Reed has resigned her
position as contralto soloist at Foundry
M. E. Church to accept a similar position
at st. Margaret's Episcopal Church.
The Columbia Quartet Club, Incorporated,
has resumed it's work for the coming sea-
son. The personnel of the organization
remains the same as when organized in
1902. DR.. ]. w. Bischoff being the director
and accompaniSt.
Mr.. Charles Blakeney, who has been the
tenor soloist at the Temple Baptist Church.
has been engaged recently to sing at ST.
Marks Church. Mr.. Blakeney has high
lyric tenor and sings with much bril-
liancy.
Miss Stella Lipman, the gifted young pi-
anist, has returned to this city from a long
vacation spent in her former home in CT
c.nnati. where she has also been prepa ring
her work for the winter. and she is now
settled in her apartment at the IroQuois
Miss Lipman will give recital some time
sist of works by the composers from Bach
up to Strauss. She will also give another
recital in conjunction with the New York
violnist. whose name will be given at a
later date.
Mrs. Salome Wingate Sanders will sing
at the Sunday school convention next We'd
nesday night, which is to be held at the
Mount Vernon Church. Her selection will
be SHOW Me Thy Face" set to the music
of 'Dr.n, to Me Only With Thine Eyes
At the musical at the Reading Room for
the Blind on Thursday of last week the
soloists were Mr. Oscar Franklin Com
stock and Miss Edna Sheehy who is from
the Boston Conservatory of Music. A large
and appreciative audience was present.
no wa a III
the Queen of Sheba." Gounod; Irish folk
song, Arthur Foote; three songs by Chad
wick, "Oh. Let Night Speak of Me" Dear
Love When in Thine Arms" and Sweet
heart, Thy Lips Are Touched With Flame -
Miss Sheehy also had the advantage of
singing these songs with the composer him
self Mr.. ComStock confined his numbers to
Chopins compositions, rendering two pre-
ludes, Berceuse. Scherzo, op. 81, and a
Barcarole. with great finish and expression.
Mr. Edgar Priest organist of ST. Paul's
Episcopal Church. is to give a recital to-
night at o'clock in the church and has
arranged very Interesting program. Mr..
Priest is a graduate Of the Royal College
Of Music in London and a very capable
musician. The choir of st. Paul's Is COM
posed of thirty boys and two ladies'. and
through the earnest endeavor of Mr.. Priest
their work has been brought to very high
standard. Last Sunday morning the full
chorus sang Send Out TIL Light" and
ing effect The ensemble work was SPLEEN
DID, Mr.. w. Clifton Stump is the bass So
loist Of the choir and has a deep, resonant,
reliable voice well suited for sustaining the
lighter voices
A musical and dramatic entertainment
was given on Friday evening last at the
Eastern Presby terrain Church under the d.
rection of Mrs. Lucille Belts. Mrs. Jen-
nings dramatic reader. gave. among other
numbers. Browning's "Herve Riel,' two
poems of Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Hunt
ing Song and THE Deserted Plantation -
and by special request "A Slumber Song
of old English extraction. with piano &C
compartment. The choir of the church
contributed four numbers-"The Skylark, "
Autumn Gales THE Tritons Song and
"Wynken Blynken and Nod" The enter
tainment was given for the organ fund
and goodly sum was realized.
At the morning service of the First Con-
gregational Church last Sunday the choir
sang an anthem. Hear Me, Oh Lord by
Watson and Mrs. Smart, soprano, sang at
the offertory. open the Gates of the Tenn
ple'' by Knapp. In the evening the choir
selection was Deliver Me. Oh Lord" by
Stainer, and at the offertory the solo
quartet sang Guide Me. Oh Thou Great
Jehovah
Mrs Thomas c. Noyes will be the soprano
soloist at the Vaughn class concert to be
given at Calvary Baptist Church next Fri