Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04

Musicals at the reading room for the
blind in the Library of Congress were
resumed Thursday, the first event con-
sisting of a joint recital by Mrs. s. w
Mellott, soprano. and Mrs. Berkeley S.
Davis and Miss Eleanor S. Schmidt. plan
lists Their program included. Hungarian
Dance" (Brahms) and Germany" (Mosz-
kowskD; piano duets, Mrs Davis and
Mrs Schmidt; "A Lover in Damascus
(Amy Woodford Finden). Mrs. Mellott
La Fileuse" (Raff), piano solo, Mrs
Davis; My Song Shall Be Thine. Sweet
Springtime" (Grieg): Just as Lark In
Ether Trills' (Rubinstein): Serenade. opus
II. No. 2 Orchard Strauss). and for en-
core. 1T Was a Lover and His Lass, .
vocal solos by Mrs. Mellott: ALLEGRO
Energico'' (Sinding and die Forelle
(Schubert-Heller. piano solos. Miss
Schmidt; Rustic Dance CNevin). piano
duet. Mrs. Davis and Miss Schmidt: four
numbers from the song cycle. "Eliland'
(Von Fielitz). Mrs. MellOtt; Hungarian
Dance" (MoszkowskD. Mrs. Davis and
Miss Schmidt.
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler will be
the offertory soloist this morning at Cal
vary Baptist Church She will be heard
in a new sacred composition by Frances
Allitsen, entitled "Afterwayd." Mr.. Ar
thur Mayo will preside at the organ.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly has re-
turned from three-month stay at Ak
ron and Canton. Ohio. and was in her
place at the organ of st. Paul's Lutheran
Church last Sunday. Miss Alice X: Har-
rrison. a recent addition to Washington
musical circles, played for her during
the summer and proved satisfactory
substitute. The quartet, which Is already
at work for the coming season. consists
of Mrs. Helen Donohue Deyo. soprano;
Miss Flora Bernheimer. contralto; Mr..
Frank II. Shipe tenor. and Mr.. B. Frank
Meyers basso and director. They were
heard last Sunday evening In a special
musical program. assisted by Miss Carrie
Burkhart. soprano: Miss Resale Holberg.
contralto and Mr.. Walter Humphrey.
bass. Mr.. Butterworth, tenor was also
on the program for asnumber. but was
unable to attend. The musical selections
included the anthem. The Lord Is Ex-
alted' (WesD: Fear Ye Not, o Israel" "
taken by Miss Bernheimer: Jesus Savior
of My Soul" (Wiliams); bass solo. Con
slider the Lilies" (Bischof). Mr.. Hum
phrey, and The Day Is Past and Over. :"
a quartet, with tenor and soprano obi
cato solos. which were taken by Mrs.
Deyo and ..r. Shipe
Mr.. w. G. Atherholt. tenor. will be the
offertory soloist today at Waugh NJ. E
Church. Sd and A streets northeast. at
both the services. In the morning he
will sing Consider and Hear Me" Wool
err. and at the offertory OF the evening
service he will be heard in Again as
Evening Shadows Fall" by Frank Lynes.
Mrs. Kirk L. Russell will off1ciate at the
organ.
The Rebew Orchestra under the direc-
ton of Mr.. III. w. Weber, will give it's
first public rehearsal tomorrow night in
the lecture room of Keller Memorial
Church. Regular -rehearsals began sew
eral weeks ago. and 1t was manifest from
the spirit that prevailed that all were
anxious to get back to work and study
tomorrow night will be an impromptu
one and. as usual. friends of the orches-
ira are asked to come. 1t has been the
custom of the orchestra for some time
past to give public rehearsal on the
first Monday night in each month. and
lists will be Mrs. 1teie v. Davis. soprano.
and Mr.. A. w. Cummings. basso Dur
i"g- the season the orchestra viii play
from manuscript several. numbers by
Mr.: w. L. Wilson. basso, brother of
Mrs. Katie Wilscn-Greene. has returned
to the city from Atlanta. where his bust
ness interests have necessitated bis resi-
dence for several years. Mr. Wilson will
be located here again and will resume his
place in local musical circles.
Miss Margaret Mills daughter of Mr..
John Mills. and Miss Edith Campbell will
leave shortly to take a course at the Pea
body Conservatory of Music in Baltimore,
for which they have already passed the