Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24
MUSICAL MENTION


In commemoration' of the day, 1.-THE
Palms." by Faure. will be the appropriate
offertory in many churches, irrespective of
denomination: At Trinity NJ. E. Church
Miss Stamford. contralto. will sing 1t at
the morning service. The anthem will be
Christian. the Morn Breaks Lightly on
Thee by Shelley
A musical and literary entertainment was
given Sunday evening. March II. at the Ma
tfona Rifles Armory, under the auspices
of the A. o. H.. for the benefit of the Hi
herman building fund. The choir of the
Ladies Auxiliary, numbering forty voices
under the direction of Mrs Nellie B. Kel-
ser. gave several beautiful Irish ballads
among them "Has Sorrow Thy Young Days
shaded? and The Harp That Once
two solos delightfully."-. ASHORE" and The
Ould Plaid Shawl" Miss Mary Curtin
member of the choir. also contributed sew
eral solo numbers, among them the favor
lite Killarney" and Eileen Ashore
Mr. John Lisle Apple choir director and
tenor soloist of st. Andrews Church. will
sing The Palms by Faure as the offer
tory selection this morning.
Mr. Percy Marshall will sing 1.-THE
rams by F'aure. at the offertory of st.
r,
marshall has a very pleasing tenor voice.
His solo work in the choir has been of a
nigh character and much appreciated by
those attending services at that church.
This evening at Westminster Church
Memorial there will be IAN hour with Men,
delssohn and Gounod. The choir. under
thee direction of Mrs. Frank Byram will be
assisted by Mrs. Salome Wingate Sanders,
contralto. and Mr.. H. P. Hoover, baritone
Gounoud's 'Galia" will be sung by the
choir. Miss Aileen Miller sustaining the
beautiful solos "Zion's Ways Do Languish''
''Oh, Lord Have Mercy" and Mrs Sanders
solo will be THE Lord Is Mindful of His
own both numbers from Mendelssohns
st. Paul" The choir will sing How
oratorio.
Mr.. w: c. Mills. tenor of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. has been en-
gagged to sing the tenor solos of Stainer's
'Crucitixion" at Emmanuel Church, Cum
berland Md, on Maundy Thursday, March
". This is the third successive engagement
Mr. Mills has had with Mr.. Ingham Lord,
the organlst and chormaster of said church.
The Masons of Cumberland always attend
the service in a body and have their usual
banquet afterward. Local singers will take
the baritone and bass solos this year.
Miss May Goodman soprano. will sing
today at the new Lutheran Church, corner
OF North Capitol street and Rhode Island
avenue. Her selection will be The Lord
Has Been Merciful," by Bartlett.
Miss kouns soprano, of the National Park
Seminary at Forest Glen. Md, assisted the
quartet of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church last Sunday in Mendessohn's
Hymn of Praise" Mrs. Shire Cliff So
prano of the choir, sustained the solos,
Miss Elizabeth Mullin was called to Bal
tiy,1nr Tod, l,,,
funeral of John B. Van SAINT, one of the
oldest and best-known citizens of that city
The services were held at st. Gregory's
Catholic Church and We're attended by
sang Lead, Kindly Light" by Dykes, asa
solo number
'The Palms will be sung this evening at
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church by
Miss Mercy Adkins. contralto of the church
quartet. The solo will be beautifully illus
trated by Stereopticon.
Mr.. Edgar Priest organist of St Paul's
Episcopal Church, gave his usual monthly
recital Thursday evening. These recitals
have become very popular and are we'll at
tended.
Mr.. Arthur J. Hudson. basso of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, will
sing THE Palms at the morning service
today. The quartet of the church. consist
ING ol MIS- V" H. SnT-IllH, soprano; MISS
Pauline Whitaker, contralto; w. C. Mills
tenor. and Arthur ]. Hudson. basso, will
sing The Seven Last Words" by Merca-
dante, at the evening service.
The quintet. which includes Miss Lena
Woodruff, soprano: Miss Lydia Hughes,
contralto: Miss Florence King, pianist; Mr.
]. Reilly Stanton vioinist. and Miss Grace
Ross. elocutonist, will give concert at
Soldiers Home Tuesday evening March 90
An attractive program will be presented.
Mrs. Katherine Haines Hulling sang ga
cred is the Weeping" by Won Suppe, with
violin obligato by Clarence C. Hanes. last
Sunday at Grace NJ. E. Church. This Sc
lection is especially well suited to her
voice, and she sang it most effectively.
Miss Julia Marscher was soloist at
meeting of the Mississippi Society Saturday,
March 16. Her selection was Until You
Came by Metcalf. which received we'll
merited encore. to which she responded
with Absent"
Miss Margaret Veitch. assisted by Mrs.
Day. director of the Friday Morning Club
Saturday evening, March q. Mrs Day
played the piano parts of 'Hansel and Gre
TEL, and Miss Veitch sang excerpts from
it. The roles of Hansel and GREETED were
sung and acted at the Friday Morning Club
recently by Miss Veitch and Miss Pickering
very successfully.
Miss Ethel Holtzclaw, soprano at Calvary
Baptist Church, will substitute for Mrs
Browning at the Church of the Covenant
this afternoon.
A beautiful program of music will be
given this evening at St Patricks Church
The choir, assisted by selected string or
chestra, will give the Seven Last Words ="
by Theodore Dubois. in which the solos will
be sustained by the regular soloists of the
choir. Mrs. Annie Grant-Fugitt, soprano
Mrs. Esther Gumprecht, contralto; Mr. Mel
vile Hensey, tenor. and Mr. T. A. Murray
basso DR.. Anton Gloetzner will preside at
the organ in place of Mr.. Gumprecht, the
regular organst. who will conduct the mu-
sic. The 'Inflammatus." from Rossni's
'.Stabat Mater will also be sung by the
choir, Mrs. Fugitt sustaining the soprano
obligato. Mrs Gumprecht will sing MY
Redeemer and My Lord by Dudley Buck
At the benedicton the choir will sing 20
Salutaris," by Gumprecht, and 'Tantum
Ergo in A. by Riga A Gregorian "Parce
Domini and a "Recessional," from Lach-
ners First Suite" will complete the serv-
ice