Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
of fine development. Miss Minna Schott
will be the accompanist.

| WILL VIC TIC dCAoAApohiSSs
The Choral Society Of this city has been
engaged to give the oratorio. 1.-THE Mes
siah." at the opening Of the Jamestown ex-
:, position.
Mr.. H. H. Freeman, organist of st. Johns
| Church, will give the opening organ recital
on the new organ in the First Methodist
| evening next.
Mrs Margaret Nolan Martin. the we'll
| known contralto, was heard for the first
| time this season at a luncheon recently
| given in her honor by Mrs. John Nolan.
| Mrs. Martin was in good voice AID sang the
Samson and Delilah, with fine effect. She is
| much benefited by her long rest, but will
not resume her church work this season.
Miss Elton Ronsaville, violinist, gave an IN
| teresting recital at the reading room for
the blind. Congressional Library, last Thurs
| day afternoon. which was received with
marked appreciation. Miss Frances Chick
| ering and Miss Minna Schott were the &C
| companists. A unique feature of the after-
| noon, which was not on the program, was
| a group of Spanish songs with guitar &C
| companists given by lady whose name
| was withheld.
| loist at st. Johns Church. will sing "Out
| of the Deep by Christopher Marks, at the
First Presbyterian Church this evening.
20. Holy Father" a ladies' trio by F. C.
Mayer, will be sung by the Misses Aileen
| and Ruth Miller and Edna Donaldson at
the Westminster Church Memorial tonight.
Mr.. Anon Kaspar, violinist, was assisting
soloist at the third organ recital given at
st. Johns Church yesterday afternoon. Mr..
H. H. Freeman, organist of ,ae church. pre-
sided at the organ. The numbers given
were: Organ, Or. Pea e, First Sonata In D
major; organ. Romance in D fiat, Lemare;
Andante No. in G major, Smart: Bridal
Song, OPP. As; No. 2, Jensen; violin, Rever1e
| Dessau Chansom Triste, Tschaikowski Or
gan Gavotte. from the opera "Mignon,"
Thomas; Festival March in D major, Smart.
The music at ST. Johns Church, Lafayette
| Square, for the morning service, will be the
Holy Communion Service in the key of E
| Weary Pilgrims, Come" by TOZer; organ
| postlude, Fugue in D minor, by Bach. The
| afternoon service will include Magnificat
and Nunc Dumittis in major by Brewer;
offertory anthem, Crossing the Bar" by
| Cleaver: organ postlude, Toccata and
Fugue in D major, by Eberlin.
Mr.. Edgar Priest. organist and choirmas-
ter of st. Pauls Episcopal Church, will give
the fourth organ recital at st. Johns
| Church next Saturday. He will be assisted
by Master Roswell Boothby, soprano solo
| boy of ST. Paurs Church.
|
New York. While there she was entertained
| at tn, Metropolitan and Manhattan Opera
houses and was guest of Mr.. Edward NJ.
Dethier at his concert It Mendelssohn Hail.
She was also entertained by Marcel Jour-
net. Madam Giuseppi Campanari and
| others.
Miss Mabel Benzler has been substituting
| for Miss Hansen in the chcir of the Eastern
Presbyterian Church during the past month";
while Miss Hanson has been filing engage
| ments elsewhere.
On next Tuesday evening" March 5. an en-
tertainment will be given by the Epworth
| League of the Metropolitan M. E. Church
| John Marshall place.. The readings, mon
ologues and representations will be given by
Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe and the musical
by Miss Bertha Hansen, soprano; Miss
| Estelle Guick, contralto; Miss Dorothy T.
kilkoff. pianist; Miss Lulu Waters, whis-
tier; Mr.. Dana c. Holland basso Miss
| Marie Hansen and 4.iss Katie Young will
| be the accompanies.
A concert for the benefit of the New
| Church (Swedenborgian) was given Friday
evening at the residence of Mrs. John Joy
Edison, on 10th street.
The choir Of Fifth Baptist Church will
give another of it's popular public musicales
Friday night next, and an excellent pro-
| gram Is being arranged, including 'To
Thee, Cherubim," from Handlers "Dettin-
gen lie Deum;" How Lovely Are the Mes
l
arrangement from the Lucia Sextet, with
a sacred setting: 1.-THE Anvil Chorus from
| 'n Trovatore." and 'Inflammatus," from
Rossini's "Stabat Mater" The chorus will
number about forty. voices, and the soloists
| will be Miss Elizabeth Sherrier, Mrs. Ida
Toense, Mrs. ]. Milton Odell, Messrs: Her
bert Lawson; C. F. Stanley and g: W.
pointed choirmaster, will direct, and Lewis
Corning Atwater will act as organist.
Mrs. Robert Gimour Amies was at home
to her musical friends Thursday evening,
where a delightful program was rendered.
Miss Frances Bethunes rich contralto voice
group of songs: '"Three Green Bonnets."
BY DHardelot; "Serenata,' Tosti: AT
Parting" Rogers. Mrs. Oldberg played Miss
grace and skill. Miss Mabel Latimer, 80
loist of the Sacred Heart Church. possesses
a soprano voice Of wide range: Her selec-
tions were: Aria from "Ponchiellis." Clio
Thro' the Rye" The little daughter Of the
house, Roberta, played Beethoven's sonata;
Opus 1s; mHumoresGu s Chami 1aa1 ana
| has lust entered her teens. is making great
progress in her music and promises bril-
| liant future.
| Mr.. Huntington Mays magnificent bass
voice was heard to advantage recently at
| st. Matthews Church. Mr.. May was LOT
! some years identified with the choir OF
| ST. Matthews. but finally entered the field
| of light opera, in which he is rapidly &C
| curing an enviable reputation. He has
SING leading bass parts in "hobin Hood,
| Dolly Warden and others with signal
| success. The unusual richness and power
| Of his voice, as we'll as his great range,
| have excited much admiration.
| Miss Ethel G. Miner will sing the offer
torv at the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church tonight Her solo, "The Holy CITY,
| will be Illustrated by stereopticon MISS
| voice or exceptional
sweetness and purity, and is always heard
| with pleasure.
| Charlton Howarth, the English tenor, will
| sing at the morning service at st. Paul s
M E. Church South.
Nordica Mandolin and Banjo Clubs.
large audience assembled at the Metro
! nolitan M. E. Church Wednesday evening,
] L. oooasian being the concert by the Nor