Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

of the new National Association of Organ
lists recently formed at Ocean Grove, of
which association he is a charter MEMBER
He also heard the ten Lemare recitals
and tried the big new organ In the audi
forum This organ cost $4,000 and is
one of the largest and most powerful
organs i'm this country. 1t Is ouilt on en-
tiralv new lines. All manual stops are
available on either one of the four key
boards in other words. stop marked
choir organ can be played from any
manual This is known as the unit sys-
tenn and although this organ contains
only twelve actual speaking stops us
magnificent tonal effects and Wonoeriu!
power are obtained by numerous wlnd
pressures varying from ten TO fifty inches.
The diaphone and tuba stops are OH d
fiftv-iuch pressure and the Nox humand'
= Sixteer-foot reed in this organ. and the
trumpet are on 4 ten-inch pressure Dl1-
fcrrnt pressures prevail for the strings
and flute tone stops. The action Is cleo
tric throughout.
Each family of stops is placed in
seDArate swell box built of solid brick
and cement with heavy lead shutters.
There is a separate Crescendo pedal for
the diapasou. reed. string and flute tones.
and A grand crescendo pedal. Another
novel feature about this organ is the
double touch. which can be used ad hbi-
tum by the player THIS douoIe toucH
can be brought on or Cancelled by slnpI!
a
the four manuals. There are no oelo"s
To the organ: the wind is supplied by
powerful electric fan motors. The new
association of organistS Will hold It's sec
ord meeting on the first Monday IN
August 1902. at the Ocean Grove Audi
torium. covering a period of two weeks.
during which time il is proposed to have
a series of daily organ recitals. either by
Gulmant or Widor. number of WASH
iugton organists were in Ocean Grove this
summer and enjoyed the recitals on the
great organ including Miss Lillian Wines.
Keller Memorial Church; Oscar FRANK I'm
Comstock. Trinity Church; DR.. j. W.
Bjschoff CONGREGATIONAL Church: Alfred
q; Eldridge. St Margaret's Church; Miss
Alberta Buehler. assistant, Keller Me
mortal Church: Mr.. II. H. Freeman, St.
Johns Church; Sherman Fowler. ST.
Pauls. Alexandria.
The program of music given al the
Christian k,ndeavor celebration at Falls
Church Labor day included vocal solo,
Where Blossoms Grow. Sans Souci, and
You'd Better ASK Me" Lohr), Miss
Lydia Hughes; reading, king Robert OF
Sicily" G-ongfellowp. Mr.. Herman c. Met
calf. with a musical setting played by
Miss Louie Dale Leeds: vocal SOLO, The
King of the Winds" tTreve!yanl: Mr. Ed
mund II. Jones: reading. The Insurance
Agents. Mr.. Fred +. Barbour: violin
.AIo "Serenata" MoskowskD. and Ma
zurka tWieniawskD, Mr.. j. Kelley
Stanton.
Mrs. Rosa c. Pennebaker, soprano. who
i spending her vacation at Atlantic City,
will he the offerory soloist in the Cath
ollie Church mere today. her selection
being GOunod'S Ave Maria
Mr. Harry Wheaton Howard has re-
turned from Colonial Beach and will re-
sumo his duties as organist and choir
master Of the Immaculate Conception
Church today.
Mr. Harry Mitchell. bass soloist of old
ST Johns choir has accepted an engage
ment with the Hammerstein Opera Com
pany for the coming season. Mr.. Mitchell
left for New York last week TO report
for duty.
MIR and Mrs Thomas Evans Greene,
who have been spending the summer a,
the home of Mr.. Greene's parents. at
church Creek. Md. will return to Wash
ington about September IL. They have
spent a good part of their vacation cruis-
ing about Chesapeake bay and the Poto-
mae river on Mr.. Greene's yacht, the
Katie V.
Mr.. Alfred G.. Eldridge, organist of ST.
Margarets Church. who has been spend
ing his summer vacation in Ohio and
Asbury Park, has returned to the city.
Mrs L r Boyer. West Riverdale. gave
a musical In honor of her sisters, the
Misses Wilson of New York city who
have been visiting Riverdale for the past
week. The house was decorated in au-
tumnal flowers and roses and refresh
mentS were served.
Mrs. FloenCe Holtzman-W cymouth has
returned 10 America, accompanied by her
husband and they have gone to their
summer camp, on Lake Chateaugay, In
northern New York, where they will re-
main several weeks Mrs. Weymouth re-
Gently made her operate debut in Paris.
with marked success.
Mr. William c. Mills has been engaged
as tenor soloist of ST. Johns choir. La
fayette square for the coming season.
Mrs. William +. Doyle was the offer
tory soloist last Sunday morning at
Foundry Methodist Church, using as her
selection Prayer" by Hitler.
Miss Mary Emily King. violinist and
cOntralto solost at the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart. has heen spending the
summer in Middetown. Pa. and will re-
turn to Washington about September u.
The choir of the Church of the Ascen-
sion. both quartet and chorus, Will begin
its seasons work today. under the direc-
ticu of Mr., Heinrich Hammer The Sun
day school room has been used for Serv-
ices. in view of redecorating and Install
ing a hot-water heating plant and cleo
trio lights. II will celebrate its return 10
the church today by special program OF
music at the morning service as follows:
Festival .'Te Deum" tBuck); offertory
anthem. Whose Dwelleth Under the
Defense of the Most High" MARTINI.
Evening Ma gniticat' and ''Nunc Dimit-
It's CMarksp. in c.: offertory anthem,
Consider and Hear Me. o Lord. My
Cod" (Pfiuegerl. The quartet consists of
Miss Flora Jackson. soprano: Miss Anna
T. Brett, Contralto: Mr. A. S. Simpson,
tenor: Mr.. \. l.. Gardner. bass: Mr.. Helm
rich Hammer. conductor; Miss Frances
G. Harrison, organist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Droop have re-
turned To the city from a visit in Lees
burg. Va.
John O'Connor the leader of the male
choir at ST. PatrickS Church. although d
young man. has had considerable expe-
rience in handling male choirs having
been organist and leader of the male
choir at the Cathedral In Baltimore dur
ing Father RusseiTs regime there. He
i also the poSSesSor of a tenor voice OF
excellent quality. The mixed choir has
resumed singing for the season with the
double quartet in place. but so far is
giving only small numbers and dividing
the work with the male choir, which sings
from the sanctuary.
Mrs Richard Gay. pianist, with her
mother, Mrs. Cellarius, and her sister
Miss Elsa CellariuS the well known sing
q. have gone to California and will not
return for about six months Miss Gel