Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20

compa MED by Mr.. Byrar. She will re.
sumo her place at the organ of the west
minister Memorial Church this morning.
Mrs. Byram and her sister. Mrs. Ormshy.
will furnish q musical program Wednes.
day evening At the Luther Memorial
Church, on which occasion Or. Emily
Noble. one OF the speakers at next weeks
tubercular congress. Will deliver an Illus
trated lecture upon the subject Better
Lung Development in Children. Plus Oh
factory Nerve influence on Respiration.
Mrs. Ormsby will sing some songs by
Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Byram will play
some Mcdowell numbers.
Miss Mary Helen Leefe. soprano OF the
Swedenborgian Church. has returned from
her summer outing and viii, reopen her
studio at 1912 f street the frs, week in
October. Miss Leefe and her mother.
Mrs. John George Leefe. spent several
weeks visiting relatives at East Orange.
N. J., and in New York city.
Miss Cornelia r. Keep. pianist. who has
been spending her vacation with relatives
on a ranch In South Dakota. will return
to the city Wednesday and will be located
for the winter at the Plymouth.
Mrs. Josephine Esputa-D Daily has re-
turned from a two weeks trip to Atlantic
City. where she was heard in several
pleasant musical affairs and has reopened
her classes at her residence studio.
Miss Emma Seaman was hostess at a
musical last week at her home in Falls
Church. Va. The guests who contributed
to the pleasure of the occasion included
Miss Gertrude KILLER and Mr.; Edward
Ballinger. pianists: Mrs. II. 8. Ryer. Miss
Evangeline McGroarty and Messrs. Frank
Poston and c. n. McGroarty, vocalists:
Mr.. Ryal Albertson, vioinist, and the
hostess herself, who sang several num-
bers.
Mr. Jaspar Dean McFall has returned
to the city from Ocean City. n. j.. where
he was in charge Of the music at tho
Auditorium for the summer season.
Mrs. J. w. Bischoff is the solo soprano
at the First Congregational Church dur
ing the month of September. substituting
for Mrs. H. B. Smart, who is still absent
on her vacation.
Miss A. M. Blair and Miss Blanche
Jewell, conductor and secretary of tho
Rubinstein Choral Club. have returned
from q vacation spent at Mrs. B airs sum-
mer home in Massachusetts,. They stop
ped In New York en- route and spent much
time and energy hunting for novelties in
a musical way for the use Of the club for
the coming season. Mrs. Blair will call
meeting of the executive board the second
Wednesday in October and regular re-
hearsals will be resumed the Wednesday
following.
Miss Georgia Miller OF the Virgil Clavier
School has acquired a most attractive
studio for the season at 1905 II street
northwest, where she is already estab-
lished and has resumed her classes.
Miss Elaine Sebring. contralto. is SUBJ
shutting in the quartet of the Eastern
Presbyterian Church for Miss Eva Whit
ford. who is spending short time in
New York.
Mrs. Herbert D. Wadsworth will con-
tinue her Thursday evening musicals
during the coming winter.
Mr.. Charles Bright has been engaged as
bass soloist at st. Johns Church. George
town.
It IS the intention OF Mrs. Lucille Belts
to give informal musicals each month
during the coming season. These affairs
will be given at her residence.
Miss Edith Gideon Of Ballston. Va,
was the soloist at the wedding of Miss
Isabelle Sullivan to Mr. Ellsworth Simp-
son Wednesday at st. Stephens Catholic
Church. Mrs. Helen Dorsey presided at
the organ. playing the usual wedding mu-
sic and a program previous to the cere-
mony. Mrs. Dorsey. who was Miss Nellie
Gillen. has been the organist at ST.
Stephens Church for about eight years
and succeeded her mother. who had sery-
ed in that capacity for thirteen years pre-.
viously.