Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-16

resenting official and diplomatic society.
and music lovers of all creeds and none.
MADAM Cecilia Young Kretchmar. whom
otrakosch declared to have the most mar
Vefous trill ever made by woman or bird.
was the soprano, and 1t was in this choir
under the dictatorship Of Dr. Sherman.
mat young Eva Mills startled Washington
with her lovely, fresh voice Another
singer who won her laurels at this church
at later date was Mole Byrne who re-
signed from the choir when at the height
OF her vocal triumphs to marry Mr. Domi-
mic Murphy. and who died a short time af-
terward
The organ in the Congregational Church
was first heard at a grand concert given
November 20, 1873. when two noted organ
lists from New York. George w. Morgan
and Henry E. Brown, shared the honors
with DIR. John p. Caulfield. the regular
organist. They were assisted by Miss Ade-
laide Phillips and the Philharmonic Society,
or which DR.. Caulfield was the president,
together with several local soloists
DR.. ]. w. Bischoff played on this organ
FOR the first time a year later. at the
seventh OF series OF concerts given at the
church. On that occasion the program
included the famous old Washington quar-
tet, Messrs. Burnett, Ever Kohr ana
Chase. DR.. Bischoff received an ovation
both from the audience and press critics,
ana In the following year accepted the po-
sition as organist of the church, which he
has retained ever since This organ has
doubtless done more to acquant Washing
ton with the best compositions of the
classic masters than all other local church
instruments combined. In the succession
OF concerts which now cover a period OF
twenty six years DR.. Bischoff has pre-
scented the worlds best musical works ana
given to the opera, the concert room and
10 society many splendid voices whose
artistic excellence has been due exclu-
sively to his training. DR.. Bischon is loyal
~ devoted to the instrument that has given
MIN his years Of triumphs. though he
smilhsly grants that II is eXcelled by
others with modern equipments. and seems
indeed. proud that the two original water
motors are still in active operation.
st. Patrick's Organ.
The organ of st. Patrick's Church was
inaugurated with a recital October Z. 1896.
that filled the newly completed church with
priiilant assemblage. Miss Louie Boone.
VINO mad been the organist of the church
for years previous, resigned and married.
shortly after the new Instrument was in
staiieo. Prof. Gumprechl has achieved a
distinguished reputation for himself and
cnoir IN the years that he has been or
sdhist ana uirector-a reputation that Will
be signally maintained, as plans are AL
ready maturing to replace the present COM
paratively new organ with one more In
this church. ~
ST. Thomas beautiful stone church ia
also 10 nave an organ worthier OF it's noble
"A new $1,000 organ will be installed In
.ae Eastern Presbyterian Church about
March 81. Half of the amount was sub
scrlbed by the congregation and the other
half was donated by Mr. Andrew Carnegie
Grace reformed Church, which has de-
veloped from small brick chanel into am
imposing granite edifce since President
roosevelt became a member of the con-
sregation-though the building movement
was IN active progress before that tune
, iis's s ITS organ June Z. 1903. Miss Mat
lie Schmidt Is the organist, and the choir
consists of Miss Adele Levers. soprano.
MISS Lillian Chenowith, contralto: Mr.. w
basso. 'i'en'
The organ of St. Johns Church. OF wbic,
MIS-. roosevelt is faithful member, Ia
one OF the best two-manual instrlImsnta
III the city. 1t was built by the Oden Conn
pahy ana was first used October "a 1899
ME-; n. II. freeman is the organist
Inc organ in Epiphany Church is n fime
non non, instrument, which. according 10 n
weii-known musician, has been so often re-
built as to have lost its identity.
Inc organ Of the First Baptist Church.
was opened seventeen years ago by Nr
Percy S. Foster. who remained the organist
from that time until his resignation a short
tlme ago. Mr. Foster will probably be or
ganist of the new Emanuel Baptist Church
vi NJ. fleasant, which is to equipped
with line organ.
Mr. Thomas F. Walsh has had built I'm
the library of his Massachusetts avenue
residence the finest private pipe organ in
washington. "A number of automatic or
gans nave also been put in private houses
some or them costing as much as s3nn
AS the leading churches of washington
renew their pipe organs they will dolbtless
represent the best types of modern con-
struction, thoug.- it is scarcely likely thers
VIII ever be duplicate to the great tenn.
pie organ, which is in a class to itself.
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