Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21

which took place at the National Park
Seminary at Forest Glen. Md. The opening
both plano and violin. Mr.. Lawrence then
giving as solo numbers Weber's Rondo in
c and Etude, by Rubinstein; Cradle Song,
Grieg; Scherzo. op. 16. Mendelssohn, and
played "Reverie," by Vieuxtemps; Ell
f1ntanz," by Pepper. and a Tarantelle, by
Van Goens. and the recital closed with the
first movement from Schumann's beautiful
Concerto. op. "a, for both violin and piano.
Miss Marguerite Allen has been substitute
ing as organist at the newly organized
Northminster Church. street between
9th and 10th streets. for the last two Sun
days. She does excellent work and prom
ises much for the future. DIR. McMichael,
the director of the choir at the First Bap-
fist Church. was the solotst last Sunday
and Mr.. Roland Roderick the Sunday pre-
vious, his numbers being "ome Unto
Me-" by Lindsay, and abide with Me"
by Ashford.
The first social affair given by the people
of the Northminster Church. which is COM
posed of the combined congregations of
the North Presbyterian and the Assembly
Presbyterian churches. was held in the
church itself and was very largely attended
most interesting program was rendered
by DR.. and Mrs. McMichael and Mr.. Irwin
Bernstein. Mrs. McMichael sang Rain
bows" by Hawley, and for encore, IF No
number was Love Sings the Lark by Dr.
Bischoff, and Call Me Back" by Denza.
Mr.. Bernstein's violin numbers were en-
Enthusiastically received and Miss Sallie Ma
son assisted at the piano with her usual
skill.
At the reception which was held at the
Raleigh last week for the Wholesale Drug
gists Association fine musical program
was rendered. Among those who thus con-
tributed to the occasion were Mrs. Salome
Wingate Sanders. Miss Edith Pickering,
Miss Wood Miss Nealy Miss Richardson
and Mr.. B. Frank Meyers. Mrs. Sanders
sang, by special request, Cradle Song" by
Vannah, and Beloved, 1t Is Morn by AL
ward. Miss Nealy gave Mighty LAX
Rose Miss Wood rendered two delight
full mandolin solos and Miss OSgOod as
sisted at the piano.
The offertory at the Eastern Presbyterian
Church last Sunday morning was sung by
Miss Hanson, soprano. and Mr.. George +.
Mellis, tenor. They gave an arrangement
for the two voices. by Lloyd, of THE Lord
My Pasture Shall Prepare
The regular choir of the Grace Episco
pal Church of Georgetown has been for
two years under the leadership of Mr.. F.
H. Bassett, and the Junior choir, which
furnished the music at the nlidweek
church services and consisted entirely of
boys and girls in the congregation, has
been under the training of Miss Emile r.
Smedes. 1t Is now proposed to unite the
two choirs. with Mr.. Bassett as director
and Miss Smedes at the organ Rehearsals
are being vigorously conducted and the la
dies of the church are working overtime in
their effort a have a sufficient supply of
new vestmentS on hand by November IL,
when the new choir will make it's initial ap-
pearance at the morning service.
The United States Marine Band has just
finished a most successful two weeks en-
gagement at the food show in Boston and
on the way there filled a Sunday night en-
gagement at the New York Hippodrome.
Their second week in Boston attracted the
largest attendance of any engagement dur
ing the show. The band will make it's initial
appearance in Washington for its second
season Of popular Sunday night concerts
the first Sunday in November. The soloists
will be selected from the members Of the
band, as was their policy last season.
Nine. Holberg, who has been in very
poor health during the past summer, is very
much improved and has taken a house for
the winter at 1921 Lamont street. Miss
Rosale Holberg, her daughter, who is con-
tralto at Epiphany Church, will be fire.
quently heard throughout the winter in
concerts.
Mr. j. Henry Statham, the well-known
baritone, sang with great success at the
last meeting of the Grand Army encamp-
ment at the Grand Army Hall.
The choir of the Westminster Presby-
terrain Church is rehearsing Mendelssohn's
Hear Ny Prayer" the soprano solo and
obligato of which will be sung by Miss Ada
Birch.
Miss Lula Facius Davis has resumed her
duties as organist and director of the First
Reform Church choir. The quartet is COM
posed of Miss Pauline Holer. soprano; Miss
Sophie Fritch. alto; Mr.. ]. Davis, tenor,
and Mr. w. Potberry, basso Mrs. Davis
sci E,niScOn91
religious services held every Sunday at the
Soldiers Home.
Miss Matte Gibson has returned from her
summer vacation very much improved in
health and was back at her place at the
Church Of the New Jerusalem. at 10th and
corcoran streets. last Sunday. She Is pos
sessed of high soprano voice of much
fexibility and pleasing quality. The other
members of the quartet are Mrs. Hum
phrey, contralto; Mr.. Davis. tenor, and Mr..
Schuster, bass. with Miss Ynell at the
organ.
1t is understood that ST. Andrews choir,
Of which Mr.. Apple is director, is rehears-
ing the Daughter of Jairus." which Is to
be used early in November. and that some
very creditable work was accomplished
at the last musical evening week ago.
The members of the quartet are Mrs. Fan
ME Atlee Gage, soprano; Mrs. John Rob
erts, contralto; Mr.. Schafer. baritone; Mr..
Apple, tenor. and Mr.. Fulton Carr, organst.
Miss Edith Stowell, soprano is singing in
the quartet Of the First Baptist Church
for the month of October, and Mr.. Melvin
G. Leaman substituted last Sunday for the
regular tenor, DR.. ]. w. McMichael. The
other regular members of the quartet are
Miss Lydia Hughes, contralto. and Mr.. Wal
ter Kimball, baritone, and Mrs. ]. w. Nc
Michael Is the organist. The music last
Sunday was exceptionally good. The quar-
tet sang II Will Never Leave Thee" and
open To Me The Gates by Bischoff. Miss
Hughes sang Flee as a Bird by Dana. At
the evening service "Hark. Hark, My Soul"
by Shelley, was given by the quartet, and
Mr.. Leaman sang the solo Nearer Home"
by Bischoff, with great effect.
A new musical club has been formed re-
Gently which calls itself 1.-The Quintet"
The members are all well known in WASH
ington musical circles and 1t Is antici-
pated that the club will be a great sue
cess The members are Miss Lena Wood
ruff, soprano: Miss Lydia Huges, con-
tralto; Mr.. John Stanton, violinist; Miss
Grace Ross, reader, and Miss Florence
King, pianist and accompanist. Miss Wood
ruff, who is the soprano and musical director
of Hamline M. E. Church, has a good So
prano voice and sings with much ease and
expression. Miss Hughes, contralto Of the
First Baptist Church, possesses beautiful
voice which is deep and sympathetic in
quality and which she uses with great ease.