Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
box party on Wednesday evening at
Chase's in honor of Miss MacFarland.

IHdSe = III lUEOT OF MISS NIacf 3Tldllu.
The news of the wedding of Mrs Kittie
Thompson Berry and DR.. Samuel Lawson
Burton, which took place last week in
Sandy Creek, n. Y, came a great sur
prise to her hosts of friends in this city.
Mrs. Berry had but Just returned to Sandy
Creek from visit of six weeks with Mrs.
Clarence b. Rheem of this city. and at
though the engagement was announced last
summer. she did not confide the date OF the
wedding to her friends. The ceremony was
performed in the home of her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper of Sandy Creek
last Tuesday. II was small company and
a very simple ceremony. and the bride and
groom are now Ewing in the hotel of that
city. where they will spend the remainder
of the winter Mr.. Lawson is a native of
Kingston, Canada, and Il nephew of Mr..
Thomas W. Lawson of "frenZied finance
fame. He has lived many years in Sandy
Creek, where Mrs. Berry has spent most
of her summers since her childhood. 1t is
a romance dating back many years. Mrs.
Berry has spent the past few years as a
leading church and concert singer OF Nor
folk. giving up some prominent church choir
positions here to accept them. She was the
soIoist in the leading Episcopal Church and
the synagogue, having charge of the music
in the last named. She is one of the most
valuable church singers, being a remarkable
sight reader, thorough musician and an
accomplished pianis<. She was member
of the Calvary Baptist Church choir in this
city as the soprano soloist when scarcely
more than a child, and has had great sue
cess ever since that time. She was heard
here in several churches and at musicaieS
during er recent visit, when her voice was
greatly enjoyed. Several muSicales were
given in her honor by old friends during her
visit. Her future home will be in Sandy
Creek.
The Columbia Quartet Club made bril-
liant success in Baltimore last Monday even
ing, when they sang at the Baltimore Y M.
c. A. before a large audience, and made SO
pronounced a hit that they were imme-
dately engaged for return date. This
quartet has been singing together for two
years now, and are doing splendid ensemble
work, their shading and enunciation being
especially commendable. The quartet is
composed OF Mrs. Bischoff, Mrs. Humphrey.
Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Lawson, with DR.. J. W.
Bischoff as director and accompanist. Their
progress in Baltimore included Benedicts
Hunting Song" McFadden's You Stole
My Love" Lohr's 'Slumber Song, Fosters
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming,
Sullivans 20 Hush Thee, My Babie," and
Where Are You Going My Pretty Maid?
Mr. Carlo Fischer. a well-known Wash
ington boy, who has earned an enviable rep
utation as a Yiolonceliist with the Pittsburg
Orchestra. is now the first 'ceilist Of the
Cincinnati Orchestra. under Conductor Van
Der StucRen. Mr.. Fischer, who has gift
ed wife also. has made his home on the
Pacific coast for the past several years.
Mr. Richard Strausse has dedicated his
new composition, 'Salome" to Mrs. Edgar
Speyer who was formerly Miss Leonora
Won Stosch of this city. She was one of the
most brilliant young violin players and was
well known a concert player for some
years before going abroad to study. She
has since played with great success before
many courts, but has not played In public
except for charity since marrying Mr.. Spey-
er. They make their home in London, and
made visit to Mrs. Speyer's mother, Mrs.
Schaycr. wife of Col. Schayer of this city,
fft1y abp a Mr. SnpVer has inst
received word from Edouafd Grieg that he
will accept his invitation to visit London
next spring. Grieg has been In III health
for some years and has not published any
music for some time. but is said to be re-
covering. and something may be expected of
him in the next year or so.
Miss Geraldine Farrar, in whom all Wash
ington musicians are more or less interest
cd because of her having studied in this
city for several years before going abroad.
where she Is making such a great name
for herself has made her first appearance
In a Wagnerian role in the Berlin opera.
She made a success of that, as she has OF
everything she has tried TO do SO far. Miss
Farrar is a daughter of Sidney Farrar, the
famous base ball player OF Boston. She
has been carefully educated by her parents
with the direct view of a professional career
for her, for which she showed a talent,
even genius, almost from babyhood. She
was pronounced a fulI-hedged artist when
she SANG mere as a young Bllt NFe years
ago.
Alfred Re!senaur, the great German
pianist who has Just arrived in this coun-
try for tour. is pronounced one of the
greatest opponents OF Beethoven's works
now before the public. He has played but
once in Washington, and made a profound
impression.
Mrs. Bessie Edmonds Colley of Chicago
gave an interesting talk on Music for
Children" before the members of the Fri
day Morning Music Club last Wednesday
evening. She was assisted by Miss Mary
Kelly pianist and accompanist, and Miss
Lillian Koechling, the young violinist, who
substituted for Miss Minna Heinrichs, who
was Ill and could not appear. as expected
Miss koechling played on the very short
notice of only "A couple OF hours and did
most credtably. Mrs Colley's numbers
were the Wagner-Liszt Spinning Song"
from the Flying Dutchman:" the Schu-
bert-Idszt "Hark, Hark, the Lark" a Cho-
pin fantasia impromptu and scherzo; Schu-
mann IS Novelette, in F and Aufschupng and
the Popper-Kundger Dance of the Elves
The club also had an interesting program
at its regular m III