Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
MUSICAL MENTION.

prominent residences of that city recently
which proved a great success.
Mrs. Thomas L. Jones will officiate at
the organ of the Ninth Street Christian
Church today in the absence Of MIR.
Joseph Harrington. the regular Organist.
Miss Anna Belts, contralto. with her
young sister. Ethel, is spending several
weeks at Marshall Va, where she is the
guest of Miss Lavinia Thompson.
Mr. Russell G. Abbott. the we'll known
baritone and president Of the New Hamp-
shire Association, returned recently from
a three weeks visit to relatives in his
home state. On his return trip he spent
some days in Boston with Mr.. Herndon
Morsell, tenor of this city.
Miss Clara Drew is spending the month
of August at her old home in Boston.
Her place as soloist of the Christian
Science Church at 10TH and r streets
northwest was filled August and
by Mr.. George w. Reed. tenor singer
of Berlin, who was heard last Sunday in
IF With All Your Hearts," from Elijah
and the Sunday previous in a new song.
BLESSED Christmas Morn" by Frederick
Root of Chicago. Today, Miss Diana Nor
ton will be the offertOry soloist, her selec-
ton being Il Will ExtOl Thee" and Miss
Beulah Chambers will preside at the Or
gan.
musical was given recently by the
Misses Seay at their residence In Falls
Church After the informal program re-
freshments were served on the pOrches,
which were prettily decorated with Japa-
nese lanterns. Among the guests were:
Miss Mildred Tucker. Miss Nettie Golfer,
Miss Ruth McInturff Miss Ola Brown
Priese. Miss Ethel Priest. Mr.. and Mrs.
John W. Seay. jr.. Walter White, Henry
Daniels, John Bangs. Frank White. w. L.
Parott Joe Mari, and Messrs Stickley
and Browning.
The choir Of the Dumbarton NJ E.
Church. Georgetown, one of the best
volunteer choirs in the city. has re-
sumed the special service of song which
they give Sunday evenings from to 8
o'clock.
Mr.. Edwin Hughes. pianist, after a
successful winter of study in Vienna.
is enjoying vacation travelling in Eu-
rope After visiting Salzburg, Mozart's
birthplace. he spent a short time in
Munich, where he was the guest Of
Herr +. Oberstetter. whose singing was
the attractive feature of many social
and musical affairs there. Mr.. Hughes
will return to Vienna through Swtizer-
land, stopping route at Basic and
Zurich. and after another winters
work under Leschtisky will have COM
pleted his preparation for a musical
career.
Mr. Richard P. Backing. tenor, is spend
ing his vacation at Warrenton. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lisle Apple and Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred T. Gage are members of
the Washington musical contingent at At
lantic City the present summer.
Miss Cornelia Keep. pianist. has been
spending her vacation a ranch in
South Dakota, where she has been visit
ing relatives. She will return to the city
in September.
Mr. w. C. Mills tenor. is substituting
at ST. Margaret's Episcopal Church dur
ing August for Mr.. Joseph Battle. the
regular tenor of the quartet. who is
expected to resume his place in the choir
on his return in the fall.
Miss Pauline Whitaker. contralto soloist
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, returned to the city Saturday
Buell. at HerndOn. Va. Miss Whitaker
left town again Wednesday for Freeport
l.. l.. where she will be the guest OF
relatives until September 1, when she re-
| turns to resume her place In the New
York Avenue choir.
Miss Grace Adele Freely of the music
| faculty of Martha Washington Seminary
| is spending the summer with friends al
/ Atlantic City.
! Mrs Fred Austin, the vocalist of Ia
| koma Park, has gone with her little sor
| and daughter for short visit to her sis
! ter, Miss Mary Mckenzie Byrne, in New
| York.
| Miss Irene Dieterich sang at the Church
| of Our Father, 18th and l. streets. last
| Sunday in place of Mrs. Corey. the regu-
lar soprano Of the quartet. Her offertory
| solo was the ''Salve Regina by Dana
| Miss Dieterich left yesterday for New
York to take part in the rehearsals of q