Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
MUSICAL MENTION.

| American beauties The program which
| preceded the presentation was an excellent
one. for which the orchestra had made spe-
| GA preparation. and the soloist Of the occa-
sion was Mrs. Charles Il. Bayly. who was In
specially good voice and made her usual
| success.
|
| The winner OF the 500 violin OUTFIT pre-
scented to Federal Lodge and contested for
| by votes at the recent Masonic fair was "A
most fortunate lad indeed. He Is Master
| Robert Huston. a son of John A. Huston OF
this city. and has been a student of the vio-
! lin for the past three years and has been
! making very satisfactory progress. He has
had only "A thrce-quarters instrument for
practice and has been in need Of a better
/ one for some time. There is no happier boy
in Washington than Master Huston.
Mr. Norman DAILY was heard in a plano
! recital last week In the ball room OF tho
! Cairo. lie gave a program which was most
/ creditable and interesting and which was
well rendered throughout. lie was assisted
| by Fritz Mueller. 'cellist
| Miss Mary \. Crydcr Will remain in Wash
| ington unusually late this summer not go
! ing north until after the LIST of July. owing
to the coniintng nature OF the business CON
neCted with the work of raising subscrip-
tons for the proposed grand opera house To
| be built 10y Mr.. HammerStein after Sashplp
| has been subscribed by citizens here Miss
| Cryder is making splendid progress in the
work and already has sufficient sum sub
| scrlbed to encourage her in the belief that
the undertaking will be ultimate sue
| cess.
Miss Katie NJ. Ellis well-known soprano
| or tins city, is now in Boston visiting
| friends. where she Will remain for "A couple
| of weeks. On her way home she will stop
, in New York. where she viii be the guest
| OF friends for another week or So.
Mr.. Thomas Evans Green has returned
| from the south. where he vert To sing in
| AstY
vicinity.
Miss Gorgia f. Miller will give her pupils
| last recital OF the season the 24th
| instant An attractive program has been
| arranged Among those who will be heard
are Miss Ethel Hunt. Miss Elizabeth DEF
| endorf, Miss Jessie Sands Miss Katharine
May Brooks and Mr.. Horace Dugdae. Miss
Miller will sail for Europe on the 9th
instant to study in Berlin and Vienna dur
| ing the summer.
Mrs Josef kaspar left early in the week
| for Boston, from where she sailed yesterday
| for Europe She will travel on the CONT
| nent until September, when she will return
| to this country and join Mr.. Kaspar and
their charming daughter Miss FRANCESCA
| haspar AT their country place at Bluemont,
| Va. Mr.. kaspar and Miss Kaspar will
leave next Saturday for Buemonr to re-
! main the rest of the summer. Mr.. Kaspar
| viii return to Washington once a V'eek until
| the first of July.
Mr.. Wilson Young now of New York. but
| formerly Of Washington, arrived last Fri
| day to spend week with his mother and
! sister. Miss Marie Grice Young, at the
i Ethelhurst.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Kaspar and their
young daughter will leave on the 18th of
| this month for Morgantown. w Va. They
| Will not return to Washington until the
| first OF September.
Mr.. Sol Minister was prevented at the last
| moment from appearing at the song
| ice last Sunday evening in the Westminster
Church Memorial and his place taken
by Mrs. I. l.. Holbrooke, who played
| Romance" by Wienawski. and the
| Chant Sans Parole" by Tschaikowski.
| Miss Ada Birch showed to particular ad-
vantage in her two numbers. Loves Rap
| ture.' by Arthur Korthleuer, and The
Years at the Spring" by Mrs. A. A. Beach.
| The choir Of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church gave delightful evening OF music
| last Sunday evening. The organ prelude
was the overture from st. Paul by Miss
! Sacrey. Miss Gulick sang But the Lord is
| Mindful Of His own" from Elijah. for the
| dessohn's setting of the psalm AS the
Hart Pants" Miss Bertha Hansen was
the soprano and sang the obligatos and in
cidental solos. The other members of the
choir are w. s. Douglas and W. II. Webb,
tenors. and Russell G. Abbott, baritone.
| An evening of music was given last Sum
day by the choir Of the Metropolitan Me-
mortal M. E. Church The program. which
was delightfully."- given. was IS follows:
Organ prelude M. A. P. Tasker. the organ
list; Mrs; Belts; the beautiful quartet.
Dayelle Taylor WEIGH. Mrs. Clarence Price.
| Mr.; Phillip l.. Scantling and Mr.. Dana c.
Holland; the quartet. by the Waters of
monte quartet. Mrs. Dayelle Taylor WEIGH.
Mss Lillian Chenoweth. Mrs. Sydney p.
Hollingsworth and Mrs Dana G. Holland;
Roland r. Rodrick: open the Gates of the
Temple" by Bartlett. Mrs l.. A. Roberts:
Praise Ye the Lord" by Geibel. Mrs.
The music at the baccalaureate exercises
of the George Washington University in
| the D. A. r. Hall was under the super
vision of Sydney Lloyd WrIghtson. presi-
| dent and director Of the Washington Col
quartet. composed Of Miss Gertrude Reu-
| ter. soprano: Miss Flora Bernheimer. con-
| tralto: Mr.. Richard p. Backing, tenor. and
one number and Mr.. Wrightson sang :'By
the Waters Of Babylon by Howell
The choral service last Sunday evening
in the First Congregational Church was
much commented for its beauty. The
program was well selected one. and in
| Guided the following numbers: Organ pre-
| Jude, by DR.. J: w Bischofr, organist OF
the church: with Verdure Clad" from
| Haydns Creation" by Mrs. B. II. Smart:
"Ho. Every One That Thirsteth.'' Martin,
WORTH" from Haydn's Creation" by Mr..
| Douglas C. Miller; ut is Enough" from
| Mendelssohn's Elijah" by Mr. Humph-
rey; Gounods "Sanctus,.. by Miss Edna
| Scott Smith, and an organ postlude by
DR.. Bischon.
Miss Flora Bernheimer has been engaged
to sing Ben Bolt in the production or
''Trilby' at the Columbia Theater next
week. Miss Bernheimer will also give a
| recital June IS at the parish hall Of st.
Michael and All Angels Church.
The June social of the Christian En-
deavor Union was eld Monday, June g. in
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The orchestra was formed for the occasion
of members of the Endeavorers and some
Of their friends. Miss Bessie walker con-
tralto. sang Dreams" by Strelezki, and
Mr.. Joseph Matthew. tenor soloist of st.
Johns Church In Georgetown. sang En-
chantment." by Mascheroni, and Il Love
YOU" by Lobeski. Mr.. ]. Reilly Stanton's
violin selections Schumanns "Trau-
merei' and "Araby." Miss Ouida Wheel
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