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sing in the Catholic church of which she

Mrs. Donald B. Macleod will sing Bar
ris Good Shepherd at the fifteen-min-
ute organ recital given by Mrs. G. F.
Shut at the First Presbyterian Church
| this evening at o'clock.
Miss Cecilia Murphy entertained a few
| friends at musical Wednesday even
| ing last. Among those contributing to the
pleasure of the occasion were Mr. Norman
DAILY, Mr.. George Foster, Miss Rosa Van
Reuth, Mrs. Josephine Esputa DAILY ano
Several numbers herself, and was in ex-
cellent voice.
The Rebew Orchestra held it's public re-
hearsal last Monday evening in the lee
! ture room of the Keller Memorial Luther
| an Church, assisted by Miss Elaine Sc
were: March. Lights Out" Mccoy;
Chimes of Normandy" Planquette; "Auf
Wiedersehn." Bailey; overture. "Jacinta,
Tobani; "Serenade," for French horn ana
NJ. X. Peck. and march, ''The Diplomat.
Sousa. Miss Sebring, in her solo. Tosti's
Goodbye" was at her best and re-
ceived. a hearty encore.
A good male quartet, composed of DR..
Bliss and DR.. William Buchanan, tenors,
and Mr.. Fred Seibold and Mr. B. Frank
Meyers, bassos, sang at the Mount Pleas
ant Congregations Church on Wednesday
evening last their selections being Hold
Thou My Hand" and Art Thou Weary,
Art Thou Languld!
Tie Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church has an exceptionally good choir,
composed of Miss Beatrice S. Goodwin,
soprano; Miss Mary Z. Pond, contralto;
DR.. Charles l.. Bliss, tenor; Mr.. Frederick
w. Seibold, tenor; Mr.. B. Frank Meyers,
basso, and Mr.. s Frederick Smith, organ
ist and choirmaster. The music last Sun
ludc, Simple Aven,' Thome: anthem,
There is a Holy City Shelly; offertory
solo. Fear Not Ye, Israel" Dudley
Buck, by DR.. Bliss, and organ postiude,
evening music consisted of organ prelude,
Consolation" List; anthem, Rock of
Ages, Buck; offeTtory, The 10, Lord is !,
Field, by DR.. Bliss, and organ postlude,
'Polonaise,' op. 20, Hnmmel
Miss Edith Stowell will be the soprano
this morning in the quartet OF the Calvary
Baptist Church. Her selection at the Of
fertory will be My Redeemer and My
Lord" Gounod.-
The pupils of Mr. Sol Minister are dill
gently at work preparing for a recital to
be given the latter part of January at
Washington College.
Mrs. Sidney P Hollinsworth substituted
at both services last Sunday at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church for Miss
Beatrice S. Goodwin, who was absent on
account of illness in her family.
Gladys Aline Strong, the young pianist
who made record for two seasons al
Ocean Grove, is booked for several con-
certs during January. She will also play
for specially invited guests at studio
recital in the near future.
The Vermont State Association held its
January meeting on Thursday last, when an
interesting program was given under the
management of Miss Grace Ross. Among
the musical numbers were: "Poionaise.' in
d minor, Chopin and a composition by
Tschaikowskf piano solos, by Miss McCar-
ty, Sunset" Dudley Buck, sung by Miss
Gulick, with Miss Marie Hansen at the
piano. An excellent paper was read by
Mrs. II. b. Moulton on the yellowstone"
Mr.. PuleZZi gave some readings and Master
Gerald Wiekert made great success in his
recitation of the Burglar and Casey at
the Bat
Miss Marie McKevitt sang for the man.
ayers of The Spring Chicken last week
and made such a favorable impression that
she was offered immediate engagement with
them, but it entailed her leaving the city
at once she decided to defer making pro-
fessional engagement until later.
Mrs VIM. Key Miller will be the soloist
next Wednesday night t Rauschers, the
occasion being the ladies' evening of the
Sons of the American Revolution. Mrs.
Miller will be accompanied by Mr.. T. B.
Amiss, jr who will play the violin obligatos,
and Mr.. S. friedrich Smit-i at the piano.
A fine program of music is arranged for an
entertainment to be given at the Hebrew
Temple, on Sth street for Tuesday evening
next Among those contributing to the pro-
gram will be Miss Nellie Wilson. Shircliff.
soprano; Mrs. Henney, contra1to; Mr.. Sol
Minister, violinist; Mr.. John Nolan, basso;
Mr.. VIM. d. Macfarland, tenor, and DR..
Walter, the organist of the temple.
Miss Eva Whitford will be the soloist at
the Emmanuel Baptist Church al both serv-
ives today. Her solos will be My Re-
Unto Them Who Forsake Him." from the
Messiah.
A special feature has been made of the
music al the Emmanuel Baptist Church I'M
der the direction of Mr.. p. S. Foster. On
the morning of December % quartet COM
posed of Mrs. Simpson. soprano; Mrs. Sa-
lone Wimgate Sanders contralto; Mr.. P. S.
Foster, tenor, and Mr.. N. p Foster, basso,
sang several selections and Mrs. Sanders
gave the offertory solo. Miss Elizabeth
Dowell. soprano. was the soloist on De-
cember % and Mrs. Thomas G. Steward,
soprano, daughter of Prof. Garriott of the
weather bureau, was soloist last Sunday.
The Choral Society commenced it's re-
hearsals again last Monday night and took
up the study of Bach's "Jesu, Priceless
Treasure" and Rossini'S "MesSe Solon-
nellie" Mr. S. Friedrich Smith conducted in
place of Mr.. WrightSon, who was absent.
At the dedication of the new auditorium
at Marshall College at huntington, w. Va,
Mr.. Anton Kaspar, Mr.. John Porter Law
renee and Mrs. Grace Hamilton Morrey of
Columbus, Ohio, gave a concert of unusual
interest and Importance before representa-
tive audience that filled the hall to over
flowing. The people of Huntington were al
ready familiar with the excellent and artis-
tic work to be expected from Mrs. Morrey
and Mr.. Lawrence, but 1t was the first ap-
pearance of Mr.. Kasper among them. and
while each of the artists scored a personal
triumph, Mr. Kaspar simply carried his au-
dience by storm. A musical critic of Hunt
ington, writing of him, says that Mr.. Kas-
par's skill as a violinst is something phe-
nomenal. His technique. his musical grasp,
his Interpretation, his phrasing and general
musicianship are such result only from
a combination of great talent and long con-
tinued study. Whether for tone production
or executiQn, he is essentially an artist
Next to his work in the ''Ziguenerweisen,"
his rendition of Dvoraks Humoreske' was
probably the most enjoyable of his num-
bers. They will play return engagement
at Huntington some time in June.
Mrs Oldberg sang program of songs at
her music room on Friday last, giving Sc
lections from Schumann, Franz, Massenet
and traditional Shakespeare songs. Mrs.
OIdberg was in good voice and her rounded
art was manifest throughout the program