Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

who recently resigned. The music is at
present under the direction of Rev. MIR
Verbrycke. pastor of the church, who is
singer of ability.
The offertory solo this morning at
st. Margaret's Episcopal Church will be
sung by Mr.. Joseph Battle. tenor. his
selection being Still. Still With Thee"
ing service will be heard in tie Deum,"
in B fiat lStuart, and at the evening
service will sing the anthem Day is
Gently Sinking to a Close CWest, and a
kinsonl. The quartet of the church con-
sists of Miss Edna Doe, soprano; Mrs. IL.
X. Benham, contralto; Mr. Joseph Bat
tie. tenor, and Mr.. Charles Moore. bass,
with Mr.. A. G. Eldridge at the organ.
Mr.. Henry H. Freeman. organist and
choirmaster of old st. Johns Church. and
Mrs. Freeman left last week for North
gagged to give an organ recital in ST.
Stephens Episcopal Church. GoldsDoro,
N c. Wednesday Mr.. Freeman will give
another recital at the Garvis Memorial
Methodist Church, Greenville. n. c.
DR.. Anton Gloetzner will be one of the
soloists at a musicale to be given We'd
nesday evening at Belcourt Seminary.
pin and List. Mrs. Warner Gibbs. So
prano, will sing 'Madrigal' (Chami-
nadeD. and Still vie die Nacht'' (Eohm)
and Mr.. Anton kaspar will play some
violin solos.
The recital at the reading room for the
blind Thursday was given by Mr.. Laszio-
Szado Hungarian violinist and Miss
bers included the prelude in E minor and
etude in fiat major (Medelssom:
valse. C sharp minor. and vale. + major
Chopin. etude en- forme re valse.
Saint Saens) and for an encore. MacDow-
ellis Shadow Dance" Mr.. Szado played
some Hungarian Folk Songs. selections
from III Trovatore," and two original
compositions. He also performed the I'M
usual feat of playing America" with the
bow around the body of the violin, having
loosened the bow 50 that the wood of the
bow was underneath the body of the VIC
lin. The musical for the blind next week
will be given Wednesday instead of
Thursday and the program will be fur
nished by Mrs. Dayelle Taylor WEIGH.
soprano, and Miss Nellie Hodges, pianist.
Miss Lydia Hughes, soprano and men,
Der of the music faculty of Eastern Col
lege. Front Royal Va. spent few days
in the city last week with her mother.
who has been quite i'll.
Mrs. Eleanor Baker Spencer, contralto.
has been engaged to take charge of the
music at the Western PRESBYTERIAN
Church and assumed her new duties last
Sunday. The quartet is composed at
present of Mrs. Jennie Artz Bogley. So
praao: Mrs Spencer contraho; Mr. E. C..
Davidson. tenor. and Dr. Barber, II. s. A..
bass. Miss Lena Sutton has been en-
gagged as organist, succeeding Mr.. Harry
Kimbali. who resigned this fall after a
continuous service of about ten years
Their program of music for today will
include the anthem. Sing Alleluia
Forth" Dudley Bucko. at the morning
service. and in the evening. Turn Thy
Face from My Sins" tStainer). and a
tenor solo at the ofrertory
Miss Anna Belts. contralto. will be the
Offertory soloist at the vesper service at
! Trinity Episcopal Church this evening
She will be heard in THE Lord is My
Shepherd" by Liddle.
At social gathering of the members
OF the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church recently an attractive musical
program was given by Miss Edith Pick
Miss Gertrude Trow. and Miss Lenore
| Lacey. Miss Pickering was heard in some
flower songs, Roses Iehman); "Da1-
sizes CWilloughby), 'Violets'' tWoodman),
encore. "Gypsies'' dudley Buck). The
Misses Church. Trow. and Lacey We're
heard in some vocal trios. "A Waltz
Song" Carmen in Old Madrid" and
Good Night" Mrs. Nellie Neal Wilson
was the accOmpanist.
A wedding of much interest in musical
circles will be that of Miss Nina Haven
| ner McEwan, soprano Of st. Thomas
| Episcopal Church. to DR.. Carl Henning,
which will take place Wednesday. No
vember IS. at st. Thomas Church. Miss
| McEwan is the daughter of Mrs. Picker
| ing Dodge, who, as Miss Bette Havenner.
was prominent in local musical circles.
! She had a lyric-soprano voice of good
| quality and was the soloist all during one
| season at Mrs. Stanford's receptions
| On their return from the wedding trip
the young couple will be at home Fri
| days in January at 1888 oregon avenue.
| The Washington Opera Club. under
| the direction of the Saltsman-de Ford
School of Music and Acting. in its four
teenth season. is rehearsing the ever pop
] ular and tuneful Chimes Of Normandy