The Washington herald., 1908-08-16
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.


out by Ny Tall Esen Morgan, OF Phila-
deiphia. specially known as conductor OF
( the great musical feasts at Ocean Grove
during the summers 10 meet and form
an organization Of benefit 10 them The
response vas most gratifying and they
formed into the National Organists' Asso-
ciation and elected the following officers:
Honorary r1esideut-TaH Esea Morgan
{ Presideu1-NFiu G. 1Iacisrlane Of New York City
I PARK
seaetary-A 7. wobs,er. Of Buffalo.
Trcaslrer-Heury s. Fly. q Philadelphia
Adyisory board-Chzrlcs Hcinr1th of Pittsburs.
;. A. Archer Gibson. of Nrv York CITY Rev. scott
{ kidder. Of lIlersIiile. Nd, Giles Fauow. of Bal
I leT. Of Norfolk. EaiTh kinder. Of Philadelphia;
Walter Gale. of New York City. ard Scott Wheeler.
{ q Brooklyn.
The meeting for organization was pre-
sided over by VIII c. Macfarlane. who IS
now the Official Ocean Grove organlst. and
organist Of St Thomas Episcopal Church.
/ New York
+ Some Of the organists attending the con-
vention We're J. J. Miller. Of Christ Church.
{ Norfolk, Va; Frank c. Morley. Of the
1 Memorial Church Of the Good Shepherd.
! Rosemont. Pa. Henry H Freeman, OF
St Johns. Washington. D. c; Stanley
I R. Avery. Of St. Andrews. Yonkers. y. Y.
1 G. Darlington Richards. who Is associated
I with Alr. Macfariaue in St Thomas New
/ York John W Darlington. OF the Church
I Of the Redeemer. B-vn Mawr. Pa. Henry
/ T. NowL OF Grace Church. Nyack. y Y.
I Peter Flogg. of North Adams Mass: Jo-
{ scpI - Do-nelly. Of the COLLEGIATE Church
I New York. Warren F. Acker. OF St
/ Pauis. Allentown. Pa. Arthur Radcliffe
| Of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
I NiilvLlie- T. De Witt Herr. Of the First
] Congregational Church Of BelleviIle
I OhiO- Paul J. Fichth0rn. OF the First
I Presbyterian Church. OF Reading. Pa, and
many others
/ Mrs William T. Reed the weII-known
/ cortraIto. accompanied by her sister. Miss
/ Ebert and her son Tom. are at Atlantic
Z CiJy. % remain until the middle OF Sep
I temher- Mr. Reed viii Join them LATER
An interesting party Of musical people.
/ consisting Of EI- and Mrs J Isle Apple
4 the former the cl0I-master OF St An
I dreW's Church and Mr.. and Mrs Alfred
I T. Gage. the latter the soprano soI0ist in
7 the choir OF that church. are spending the
month Of August at Atlantic City
Mr.. and Mrs. wiulsrou Houeh. the lat
! ter known nuslca-y as Mss Lotra AIlIs.
I pianist are spending their summer at
/ Bass Rocks, Mass, where they spent last
I summer
Mr. Russell Abbott. the tenor. has re-
turned from his outing In the mountains
I Of New Hampshire
/ Mr. W. c. NlHls. tenor. who has been
singing as substitute for AIr. Joseph Bat
D H-H. r-
pal Church. has not been permanently
1 engaged there as has been stated as
| ar Battle has not resigned. but VIII re-
/ turn % his position IN September Mr.
Mills has recently returned 20 Washing
/ ton. 70 remain per-zleu-ly. after q long
( absence i1 the West He has a delightful
voice and method ana VIII be welcomed
I back % local music circles
! Ocean Grove. y J. IS the busiest place
-us.CaI.y in the world this month. They
save a splendid performance OF The
I Messiah" last month wiki the huge chorus
and orchestra organized and conducted
/ by AIr- Tall Eseu Morgan. and have re-
Gently given even a better performance OF
lIendelssoh1's Elijah. David Blspham
sang the tiJIe role. and Nine. AUhr-Har5y
/ was the soprano. Glescl Nichols contra Ito
I anu Reed Miller tenor. Nr- Edwin Le-
I mare. the great London o-Ea-ist whose
music IS so familiar % all organ players
/ and lovers Of organ music. has been Civ
Z ing a series of ten organ recitals. watch
were intensely interesting
NJ Felix IrgoId has been engaged as a
coach in French dlction in singing in the
studio of Mrs Belts for next season
Miss Anna Belts. a talented young pianist.
I viii be her mothers accompanizr for the
season Other coaches ia German and
I Italian VIII be engaged. feature vel
worth while in vocal studies M InEold
is q composer OF church music and IIght
songs
a new quartet has been organized and
engaged for the Church OF the Covenant
for the month OF October. with an idea
Of pernale1cy. consisting Of Mrs Hem
don. soprano. Miss Edna Scott smith.
! contralJo, M Harry Stevens. tenor. and
AIr- J Walter Humphrey. basso and d.
rector This quartet VIII take she place
Of the former one. composed Of Mrs. II
Clay Browning. soprano; Mrs. Ralph
Barnard, c0ntralto- Ny W D. MacFar-
land. tenor, and Mr Frank P Reesisa.
ba-ytone. which has sung at the O'Clock
Sunday afternoon services for several
seasons. Mr. Harvey Murray IS the Or
ga1ist- and NJ Reeside will remain as
precentOr al the urgent solicitation Of a
large number Of the church members. and
the music committee. who induced him 10
Z reconsider his iguarioa IN the spriag-
time M PeeSide. Ike all business men
who use their musical gifts as an ac-
] conpl-s-rnenr and a pasJine. is too busy
20 pursue il for any length OF time. and
! for that reason Washington has lost
I many Of its local singers TO the public
1 The new quartet VIII be-iu its re5earsaIs
next month All the members are en-
/ gagged elsewhere at the morning and
i evening services, which viii not interfere
with their new engagement Miss Edna
/ Scott Smith and 1Ir. J. Walter Humphrev
/ have become almost fixtures in the choir
| Of the First Congregational Church. and
/ AIr- Stevens has been successfully con-
4 nected with several Of the local choirs.
( when his professional engagements have
] permitted him 20 remain for a season in
the city
Nj an6 Mrs Harvey Murray and their
daughters are in their summer home in
/ Portland. Ne
Miss Edna Scott Smith has Joined her
I family in their summer home near Ports
Z mouth y H. for the month OF August
Dr. and Mrs. J W BischoT. who have
made a recent visit with the formers
daughter in New jersey. have returned 70
their new home in Fourteenth street ex-
tended
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