Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

her summer IN Haven. Me-, as ene mas ioi
some seasons past. Miss Hor.ness has
given up her trip abroad and to Tennessee,
because her health has not been good She
will spend the month of June in her home
in this city and go to Haven the LIST Of
July. Haven is a very popular place for
Washingtonians, and there Is a consider
able colony established there.
Mr. and Mrs Adolf Close and Miss Close
sailed yesterday for Europe, where they
will spend the summer and where Miss
Close has engagements to sing. Mrs. Close
and her daughter made scores OF FRIENDS
during their brief stay in Washington.
Miss Frances Bethune, contralto. will be
heard in song recital next Friday evening,
assisted by Mr.. Jasper Dean McFall bari
tone; Mr.. c. W. Whitmore violinist, and
Miss Marion McFall, accompanist.
Miss Emily S. r. Glover. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs w. T. Glover of Georgetown. has
returned from a three months visit in Mo-
bile, Ala. where she was the guest Of her
brother portion of the time, and a guest
G. W. Coates, the remainder. She made
splendid impression with her singing,
and sang in almost every church in Mobile
before she left. She was the guest of
yachting parties. and was called home by
the serious Illness of her mother. Mrs
Glover has had serious attack of appen-
dicitis. but is now rallying from ali opera
ton performed last Tuesday.
Mrs. Lawrence MacN Starbuck of New
York, former contralto In the choir of the
Church of the Reformation, is the guest OF
her mother Mrs. Samuel Cross, the we'll
known pianist and delightful organist at
her home on Bacon street. Mrs. Starbuck
is accompanied by her two children, Master
Lawrence Macy, jr., and Miss Elizabeth
Starbuck.
Miss Louise Schumann. soprano. sang
the solos last Sunday in the North Pres
byterian Church, Hear Ye, Israel" from
Gates of the Temple Mr.. Herman Moran.
baritone will sing in this church today.
one of his solos being Gounods Hold Thou
NY Hand"
Miss May Goodman soprano. is making n
weeks visit in Baltimore with relatives.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra an
ncunces the dates of their concerts in this
city next season, the season this year hav-
ing proved successful. They had the
largest sale in Washington OF any city in
which they gave their concerts the past
winter Next year they will be given on
Tuesday afternoons, November 6, December
{, January &, February - and March 10
The Boston symphony quartet Will give its
concerts on Wednesday afternoons, Decem-
Der ). February 20 and March 20. 1t is
composed of Prof. Willy Hess. first violin;
Mr.. Otto Roth. second violin: Mr.. Emil
Ferir. viola, and Mr.. Heinrich Warnke, vio-
loncello.
Mrs Josephine Esputa DAILY had a de-
lightful musicale last Sunday evening when
Miss Louise Carson, Violinist, and Mr.. Nor
man Daily gave program worthy OF older
and more experienced artists. 1t was given
in honor of a visit being made TO his home
by DR.. John A. Daily, who has lived In New
York for the past few years. Miss Carson,
who has been heard little in public since
her return from prolonged study in Wen
ma, is an artist worthy OF being heard often,
She has temperament. good tone and eX
cellent technique and plays with good style
and finish. Mrs. DAILY gave an excellent
concert in Alexandria last Monday evening
In st. Mary's Hall under the auspices OF
the Ladies of Isabella, who presented TO
Rev Father McNaughton, the assistant
pastor of the church, gold-headed cane
Mrs. DAILY had on her program Miss Louise
Carson, Miss Marie McKevitt, Miss Mary
Fenton. Mr.. William Hill and Mr. Norman
DAILY. She sang several solos, among them
Forgotten" The Rosary" and Tostfs
Goodbye" Mr.. Jacob Brill, who has for
many years been the soprano soIoist in the
choir of st. Marys Church, is in deep
mourning and was unable TO sing.
Mrs. Clarence r Rheem. formerly Miss
Domer. will sing the contralto in the quar-
tute for Mrs. James F. Oyster until the 1st
of July, when the annual vacation begins.
Mrs oyster will return to the quartet in
the fall.
Miss Edna Scott Smith, contralto soloist
in the choir of the First Congregational
Church has sung with the quartet of the
Eighth Street Temple for some weeks. sub
stituting for Mrs. Margaret Nolan Martin,
who has been Ill with cold.
Mrs Cordelia Domer AIleman, who spent
several weeks in Atlantic City with her
sister Mrs c. B. Rheem. after the death
Of Mr. Alleman, and who was quite Ill dur
ing most Of their stay here has returned
to her home I'm this city, an dis greatly i'm
proved.
A new organization. called the ''Hooser
Quartet" made it's first appearance on Fri
day evening at the meeting OF the Indiana
Society, which drew out an audience of
about 500 people TO the Masonic Temple.
The quartet Is composed of remarkably
good voices. the members all being from
Indiana They are Miss Jessie Lenore
Harnsberger. soprano; Miss Emma Houchen,
contralto; Mr.. Thomas L. Jones. tenor, and
Mr.. W. A. Hopkins, bassO. Miss Dorothy
Houchen Is the acc0mpanst. They sing
well together and their voices blend well.
Mr. Edgar Priest. organist and choirmas-
ter of Bethesda Church in Saratoga Springs,
n. Y, has been engaged IN this capacity in
ST. Pauls Episcopal Church, his duties TO
begin there this morning. Mr.. Priest is
Englshman. and had his training under
DR.. ]. Kendrick Pyne, organist of the ca
thedral Of Manchester. England He grad
uated with honors in the Royal College Of
Music in Manchester after four years
course. He was assistant to DR. Pyne in
the cathedral, and was organist in Christ
Church In Friezland. During his residence
IN America he has been the organist and
choirmaster of St Johns Church. Kingston,
y. Y. and from there went to Saratoga
where he has been for some time Mr..
Thomas Evans Greene the tenor sooist at
st. PauIs g, has done splendid work with
the choir since the departure OF Mr.. Win
chester as organist and choirmaster filing
the latter position temporarily and with
excellent results. Miss Edith Morgan was
the temporary organist, and showed her
skill and experience as an organist and an
accompanist.