Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

The Olive Mead Quartet OF New YORK.
one of the few ladies' string quartets OF
note. will soon make it's first appearance
in Washington at the Musurgia Club con-
cert in the Auditorium of the New
Masonic Temple. This concert will
mark the Musurgia's first step toward
giving a number of high-class musical
evenings under it's own management,
and the engagement of the above quartet
as the principal assisting number for the
clubs first concert serves as a forecast
of what may be expected in the future
and gives evidence of the fact that the
Musurgia will provide only the best OF
music for it's friends in Washington.
The Musurgia elected five new members
last week. and Monday evening next
three of the best church baritones Will
be admitted to membership. The re-
hearsals are held every Monday evening
in ST. PauPs Parish Hall, I'D and L
streets northwest. where singers desiring
to become members should apply before
3 pm.
the reading room for the blind Thursday
by MIR. Oscar Franklin Comstock, bari
tone and pianist. and Mrs. Sidney +.
Hollingsworth, soprano. Mrs. George +.
the pleasure of the occasion, but was UNI
able to be present. The program in
cluded THE Ballad of the Trees and the
Master Chadwick. How Long, Dear
the Rose Is (Ambrose) and The Sun
Kissed the Clover (Johns). vocal solos
by Mr.. COmstock. a group of Schumann
numbers. 'Abendlied." "Mondnacht.
solos by Mrs Hollingsworth: Etude in G
sharp minor Chopin. "Albumblatt' and
,.Erotik (Grieg). piano solos by MIR.
Comstock; a group of songs composed by
AdOlph Forester of Pittsburg. Purity of
Love" Song of the Soul" The Robin s
Lullaby "A Suggestion" An OLD
Melody" baritone solos by Mr.. Com
stock; Autumn Song and Spring
Song" CWeiD, Little Boy Blue and
Nightingale Song" (Nevin), soprano
gram closed with duet, Sweet Scented
Ger Hill and Dale Vosrch). sung by
Mrs. Hollingsworth and Mr.. COmstOck.
H H. Freeman, organist and choir
master of ST. Johns Church. Lafayette
square announces some important ad-
ditions this month to the personnel of his
choir. A. j. Deibert, basso-cantate. has
been engaged to succeed Harry Mitchell.
who resigned to join the Hammerstein
opera company this fall. Two new MEM
bers among the sopranos are brothers,
Gerald and Edwin Hale. from the west,
VIII, oIiS t"SlNc loui tetll
years of age respectively, are expert
enced choir singers, having been men,
bers of the choirs of the Church of the
Redeemer. at Chicago, and OF Grace Pro-
Cathedral. in indianapolis, before COM
ing 10 Washington.
Donald II. Freeze will preside at the
organ of the Universalist Church during
the months of November and December.
The Rubinstein Choral Club held the
first meeting this season Wednesday
morning in the ballroom OF the Arlington
with Mrs. A. NJ. Blair, the musical di-
rector, presiding in place of Mrs. Hobart
Brooks, president. who is absent from the
city. After the reception of the new
members present Mrs. Blair outlined the
work for the coming season. The club
will give monthly recitals. at which only
one ensemble number Will be given by the
club. the rest of the programs consisting
OF solos, duets. etc, by the individual
members. and these recitals. as well as
the rehearsals. are open TO the associate
members. The club viii give also two
public concerts. TO which invitations will
be issued as last season. Weekly re-
hearsals will be held at the Arlington. the
first to occur Friday. the I'D instant. at
1915 am The officers OF the club are:
Mrs. Hobart Brooks, president; Mrs. Will
liam Domer. vice president; Mrs a. NJ.
Blair. musical director; Miss Blanche
Yewen, secretary and treasurer, and Mrs.
L. p. Dickinson. accompanst. The mem
bership list includes Miss Katherine
Whitesell. Mrs. Ed Martin, Miss Marion
McFail. Mrs. Ruth Thompson. Mrs. Wal
ter Weston. Mrs. Robert Waters, Mrs
Percy Brown, Mrs. III. Sohon. Miss B.
Allison, Miss Matte Gibson. Mrs. EIma
Curry Mrs. III. w. Smith. Mrs Blanche
Muir Dalgleish. Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw
Gawler Mrs. Theodore Apple Mrs. VIII
liam 7. Reed, Mrs. T. l.. Yewell. Mrs H.
r. Orr, Mrs. r. G.. Brown. Mrs. \. l..
Johnston. Mrs. Fannie Alice Gage, Mrs.
George F. Lippitt. Mrs. Sydney z. Hol-
lingsWorth, Mrs. II. u. Denham, Mrs. ID.