Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
MUSICAL MENTION

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| Miss FRANCESCA Kaspar soprano. left on
! Thursday for Philadelphia. where she sang
| with the Orpheus Club soloist Friday
evening. Miss Kaspar started today for
| concert trip. singing first in Cleveland and
! afterward in Bloomington, ILL.,. in recital
| for the Woman's Club there.
| Mrs Josephine Esputa DAILY, who is spend
| ing the spring season in Ashevile, n. c.. is
singing there frequently in church and in
concert. Last Sunday she sang William
Waldeckers 20 SaIutaris.' Mr.. Waldecker
| was one of the leading organists and con-
ductGrs in Washington few years ago and
is now a resident of Newark N. j.. where
lie is doing considerable composing. as well
as directing a choir and playing the or
gan.
Miss Mary Helen Leefe made a very pro-
nounced success at the drill. vaudeville and
musical entertainment given Wednesday af-
ternoon at Fort Myer. She is a young So
prano who came to Washington q little
more than year ago She sang two old
fashioned songs. Loves Old Sweet Song
and Mary Of Argyle which so greatly
pleased the enormous audience that she
sang for encore Columbia, the Gem OF the
Ocean" with splendid effect and aroused
much enthusiasm. Miss Leefe will also be
heard Tuesday evening in the Continental
Memorial Hall at the opening or the even
ing session of the congress of the d. a. K.
Miss Margaret Veitch sang in Baltimore
at the first entertainment given in the new
Eastern High School last week. She made
a very great success. She was rendered a
reception the next evening by the music
supervisors, when the leading musicians and
music lovers of Baltimore were present.
DIR. Wynkoop, former pastor of the West
Presbyterian Church. this city,. and
Mrs Wynkoop. who have been in the
missionary field in India for some years
in fact ever since they were married-will
sail for home in a few weeks and spend.
their summer here. Mr.. Wynkoop was as
well known among the musicians as he was
among the church people. for he is cult1-
waited and brilliant pianist and organist.
Mrs. Wynkoop was formerly Miss Dodge of
Georgetown, who was for many years a
leading organist and well-knoWn as pl-
anist and accompanist in local concert cir
cles.
A feature of the Easter services at the
Industrial Home School was the singing of
two solos by Mrs. Aionzo Tweedale, So
prano of good range and resonant tone
Her selections were Christ is Risen and
open the Gates of the Temple. which
We're effectively given
At the morning service of Calvary MethO-
dist Church last week Mrs. Tweedale sang
Christ is Risen.
An interesting concert was given in
Confederate Veterans Hall Monday even
ing by of the leading musicians
in local circles The Apollo Quartet COM
posed of William D. Mcfarland Howard
Butterworth. Roland r. Rodrick and Dana
sons Annie Laurie" Mr. Mcfarland and
Mr. Rodrick sang a duet, Fishers The
Pilot: contralto solos. For Love of YOU.
by Hastings. and II. Lane Wilson's THE
Pretty Creature. Mrs. B.ancne MUIR
Daglesh; Bucks Creole Lovers Song.
Edward r. Embrey; Alard's Faust Fan
Bohms Still as the Night and Hawley's
The Sweetest Flower That Blows Mrs.
d. DIN Leach: Leo Stern, s Spring Miss
Irene Deterich; Hawleys My Love is
Gather the Roses Mr. Butterworth: king
of the Main Dana c. Holland, bass solo,
Mr.. Rodrick and the quartet. Parks Until
the Dawn. by the Apollo Quartet. which
closed the program. Miss Sally Mason had
the arduous task of accompanying all the
numbers. except Miss Dieterich's. and she
did it with much skill and sympathy. 1t
was an especially trying ordeal. as most of
the numbers had to be played by her at
sight.
Mrs. Grace Dyer Knight who usually
spends her summers abroad, will sail for
England next month. Mrs Knight was
booked TO sail this week, but owing to a
painful accident which her mother met
with few weeks ago she has been obliged
to top u her tTp She win spend her
and Nine. Cox in London and return to
Washington in October.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson left for New
York Thursday night. where he will close
contracts for orchestras and bands for the
Jamestown exposition and engaging artists
| for tri-weekly recitals and organ recltals
during the six months of the exposition.
Mrs NJ r. Waldecker gave her pupils
recital last Wednesday evening at her
studio 452 P street northwest. The pro-
| gram was representative Of the greatest
| ticpated were Misses 8. Timpkins, n. Wal
decker, L.. Brown, NJ. Myers, NJ Reinburg.
l.. Schneider, NJ. Sylvester, ]. Cassell. P.
| McKeever. M. Lynch. P. Lynch. l. Cole, E.
| III. White; Messrs. G. White. c. Rudy. +.
Hoover B. Burn. A. Miller. L. Koerner. ].
koerner. F. Clugston. c. Afford. c. Watson.
Mr.. Ralph Coleman gave several songs. ac-
companied by Miss Leatto; Mr.. l.. Van
Looch, violin
A concert of unusual attractiyeness was
given at Calvary Baptist Sunday school
house Friday evening. 1t was under
the auspices pic of Of the Central n,a Y. W. C.
and marines who are stationed at the
various forts around the city. There were
selections by the Nordica Mandolin and
Guitar Club and piano solos by Mr.. Louis
A. Patter. Mrs. B. H. Smart was the
soprano soloist; Mrs. Dana C. Holland,
contralto; Mr.. Roland R. Rodr!ck. BARI
tone; Miss Lena Woodland and Miss ConIyn
Smith, duet Mr.. J. r. Stanton. violinst;
Miss Levitt and Miss Lydia Hughes &C
companist Miss Maud Bell Rice was the
reader for the evening.
The "Philathea" class Of the Centennial
Baptist Church. corner Sth and L streets
northeast gave delightful entertainment
| in the way of a sock social on Friday
evening, the 18th instant. There were
| about sone hundred guests present to enjoy
| the occasion The following program of
! music and recitation was rendered: Piano
solo. Miss Carrie Lipp: vocal solo, Miss
Sadie Lipp: recitation. Miss Noel: vocal
| solo, Mr.. Bowsher; vocal solo. Miss Evan
IA Hid; violin solo. Prof. Joseph Harri-
| son: vocal solo, Mr.. Scantleburg This was
| followed by the serving OF refreshments.
Mr.. b. Allen Terrell. the tenor soloist of
| st. Johns choir. has accepted the director
| ship and solo position of the choir of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church. He
will enter upon his new duties the 1st of
| May.
Mr.. Richard Backing. tenor soloist of
| St. Pauls Episcopal choir, mas resigned
| his position.