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

clay Walker.
Church of Our Father, left last Sunday
for West Chester, Pa, where she will
spend fortnight visiting relatives. Dur
Ing her absence. Miss Mabel Dill will Off
| ciate at the organ.
Mr.. Anton Kaspar, vioinist and Mr..
Ernest Lent. cellist. and Mrs. Lent.
pianist. were heard in concert at the Ho-
4th instant. by a large and enthusiastic
audience. Mrs. Lent played LISTS
Thirteenth Rhapsody Rats Rustic
Dance" and Chopin Nocturne in adj
ton in his rendition Of Spanish Dance"
and "Zigeunerweisen" by Sarasate and
Zephyr by Hubay. and Mr.. Lents tone
was never more beautiful than in Saint
saens La Cygne" and the Chopin Noe
turne," nor his splendid technique. more
in evidence than in the "Tarantelle' and
"Gavotte" by Pepper. 1t was, however,
in the ensemble numbers that the three
artists made their most notable success,
their program including two movements
of the B fiat Major Trio of Rubinstein:
trio by Saint-Saens, OPP. IS. and the F.
Major Trio. OPP. 30. by Rubinstein. Mr..
Lent has returned to the city and will be
the OffertOry sOloist this morning at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
but Mrs. Lent, with the younger members
of the family, will remain at Terra Alta
until september.
Miss Grace Adele Freely. pianist is
spending her vacation as a guest at the
McKall Cottage at Chelsea, Atlantic Llty
She was heard recently In a private musi-
cal at the Marlborough-Blenh and
made a most favorable impression. Miss
Freeby's march lei Presidente, which
was dedicated by permission to Jonn
Philip Sousa, the march king. has been
orchestrated by Campagna and IN be
civ ront nj fIa
rendered by Haley's Band on the steel
pier during the remainder of the season.
more recent composition, little song,
entitled Despair which is still in man
uscript, is likely to add still more to Miss
Freeby's reputation as composer.
The offertory solo this morning at St.
Margaret's Episcopal Church, will be the
duet from Stainer's Daughter Of Jairus.''
Love Divine. All Love Excelling." and it
will be rendered by Mrs. Yates Kent
Bowie and Mr.. w. G. Mills.
Messrs. Harry Wise, Wilbur Johnson.
tenors; Frank Bobys, baritone, and
George Ferguson, bass rendered several
attractive numbers at the recent meeting
Of the Mems Club of the Anacostia NJ E.
Church. The meeting was held at Mount
Airy, on the heights overlooking Ana
costa. and was largely attended.
choir and Mrs. Roberts. contralto of ST
Andrews Episcopal Church, are travelling
in Wales While there they will attend
the National Music Festival. which is
held annually in the vale of Llangvallen
in North Wales. They will make the
return trip on the Lusitania and are due
to arrive here about the middle of Sep
tember
Miss Eta Hazelton Wilson was the
offertory soloist Sunday at st. Elizabeth's
Catholic Church, Colonial Beach during
| her stay there. She was heard in an
90 Salutaris' by Harry Wheaton Howard,
with Mr. Howard himself presiding at the
organ
| Miss Lila McBath, Organist of the
United Brethren Church. is dividing her
! vacation time between Niagara Falls
Welland. Ontario. and Cleveland. Ohio.
During her absence Mr.. George II. Wilson
will substitute for her at the organ.
Miss Former Of Tabor. Iowa. is substi-
tuting at the organ of the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church during Au-
gust for Mr. Lewis Corning Atwater, the
regular organist. Miss Fermer is a re-
cent graduate in music of Iowa College
course In pipe organ under Edward B.
Scheve who is also well known as a COM
! poser of merit. his OratOriO OF THE Res
direction having been successfully pre-
scented at some OF the music festivals in
the north and west.
Mrs. Kirk l.. Russell organist Of
| Waugh NJ. E. Church, accompanied by
Mr.. Russell. will spend about a month
taking trip through New England and
returning by way of New York Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Evans Greene are
| spending n few weeks at Cambridge. Md.
visiting Mr.. Greene's parents, Rev. and
| Mrs William Wallace Greene. They have
but recently returned from Connecticut
| where they were the guests of David
| Bispham. the celebrated baritone and
| where they have been preparing for the