Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

The surpliced male choir OF Holy Trim
fly Church has entered this month upon
the sixth season OF its career. The first
choir of the sort organized in the District
of Columbia or archdiocese of Baltimore,
even antedating by a few weeks the
famous motu proprio on church music
issued by the pope, it has outgrown the
stage of novelty and developed into a
capable. well seasoned body of singers.
The tenors and bassos are all young men,
students of music, whose singing gives
evidence of careful and frequent rehear-
sal The membership of the choir is as
follows: Martin Stohlman, George w.
Young, lie Roy F. Knott. J. Mahlon Gun
ningham, Edward J.. Stohlman. John
Cocker. John w. Mccullough. William +.
Smith. Lawrence II. Colburn. John J.
keane. Charles =. Reckert. John
Brown. Earl f. Callahan, John +.
Killeen. Maurice l.. Colburn Bernard T.
Mccarthy, Ralph I. Murtaugh. Joseph A.
Campbell. Carroll \. Daily Michael T.
Cook Julian p Poore. William +. X.
O'Brien. James A. Hayes. Raymond l..
Steigmaier and Messrs. Philip E. King, S.
Theodore Howard. Francis Y. Gross, j.
Harold King. Jos eph \. Kuhn, Frederick
A. Grenfell and Joseph Mccain. The
organist and choirmaster, Mr.. George
Herbert Wells has been in charge of the
choir since its organization.
Miss Ethel Tozier gave the first of her
pupils recitals Saturday week at her
home on 18th street. She was assisted
by Mrs. w. \. Gibbs and Miss Marian
gram: Dot the Note (Cramerp. Miss
Dorothy Kean; Polish Dance" CThome),
Miss Florence Bryant: Dances of the
Pages" CAletterl. Miss Gertrude Hamil-
ton; Waltz in fiat lWieniawski). and
Shadow Dance tMacDowelD. Mrs.
Whitaker: "Polonaise" tMacDowelD. Miss
Ivernia Child. Mrs. Gibbs was heard in
Isl mes Ners -Avaient dies Allies OHahnD.
"Madrigal" (chamnade). open Secret"
tWoodmanl. and Miss McFalI sang II
Hid My Love" Guy d'Hardelou. and
Jean" 1Spross). The program closed
with two piano numbers, waltz in d flat
Chopin, and "Etude en- forme de Valse"
saint Saens), by Miss Tozier.
Mr. Ambrose Durkin, bass. has been en-
gagged TO sing in the male choir of ST.
Stephens Catholic Church, 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. and will assume his
new duties November !.
special program Of music will be
given this evening at the Church of St
Michael and All Angels, I'D street and
Virginia avenue northwest. under the di-
rection of Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee. who
will also preside at the organ. The pro-
gram will include Professional Hymn
Onward Christian Soldiers" Anthem
..Send out Thy Light tGounod) Mag
nificat" and "Nunc Dimmittis'' (Fields)
by the choir: offertory duet. Il Waited
for the Lord" from the Hymn OF Praise
(Nendelssohn). Misses Bessie and Daisy
Harrison: Savior. When Night Involves
the Skies Harry Rowe Shelley; Ave
Maria tGounod). Miss Elizabeth TaSgart;
confidence tNevin). duet. by Miss l..
Young and Mr.. y. Frank; With Nerdure
Clad from The Creation uIaydn. Mrs
Marjorie Bowie; I'VE That Stand In the
House OF the Lord (SpinneY; Seven
fold Amen tStainer) by the full choir:
RecessionaI Hymn, "All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name" The members of the
choir are Misses Helen Brewer. Clara
Clements Maude De!aplaine. Ethel Leon
ard Virginia Magruder. Mildred Mckee,
G.. Newman. NJ A. Peterson. Elizabeth
Taggert. Eta Taggert. Ethel Wines. Mar
garet White. Edith Ward Leona Young.
Mrs. Marjorie. Mrs. Bowie. Mrs. Aline
Spellman. Mrs. \. White, Mrs. c. Young
Messrs. p. Cooper y. Frank, William
Howes. c. Judd. c. KruZ. DIR. II. Malcolm,
w. Mckim, J. Flake. j. Van Week. H.
Zea.
Mr. S. Theodore Howard. baritone, will
sing NJ. Hauptmann's Ave Maria" In A
fat at the high mass in HON Trinity
Church, Georgetown, this morning.
A musical and literary program was
given Wednesday evening in the assem-
bly hall of Belcourt Seminary by the
Young ladies of the institution. the occa-
sion being the first meeting this year Of