Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
MUSICAL MENTION.

work at St Paurs.
Miss Katherine Lee Jones Of New York
has accepted the position of contraIto
soloist at the Church of the Epiphany.
recently made vacant by the resignation
OF Mrs. F.~B. Gilmore. Miss Jones en-
ters upon her new duties this morning
and will be- heard at the offertory in
Mowelfs by the Waters OF Babylon"
Sunday evening last the members OF the
choir Of the Church Of the Epiphany paid
a graceful compliment to Mrs. F. W. Gill
more. who has been their cOntralto soloist
for many years past. At the conclusion
of tie service. which was her last with
this choir. prior to her entering upon her
duties at st. Patrick's Church. Choir
master Traylor on behalf OF the choir.
expressed regret at her departure and
best wishes for her future and presented
her with a large bunch Of American
beauty roses. cdr. McKim, rector Of the
church. also made a little address, ex
pressing appreciation OF Mrs. Kilmores
work.
Maine. where he spent the summer. and
will be in his place at the organ Of the
Church OF the Covenant today.
The-music at the special services at st.
Dominic's Church today will be under
who will also preside at the organ. The
choir will sing La Hache's Mass. with
Hammers Jubilate Dec at the offertory.
At the vesper service the music will be
Gregorian. except an Ave Maria, by Mer-
cadante. which will be sung by Mr.. Maui
rice Fitzgerald.
Ralph Goldsmith, the young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles. Goldsmith, took
part in a. competitive examination in
the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
last week and was awarded three
year scholarship under Van Hulsteyn
Of the violin department.
At the Rally day services at the
Ehm1nh ton Heights Presbyterian
clude violin solo by Miss Ruby STAN
ford. contralto solo. THE Day Is
Ended (Bartlett). Mrs. Blanche Muir
Dalgieish' with violin obligato by Miss
Done" Mr.. Herman Moran. and lust
for Today" by Mr.. Harwood
At the first meeting Of the season Of
the Women's Club Of Kensington, Md.
the musical program was furnished by
cluded Hearts Delight" (Gilchrist).
His Lullaby" and His Buttons Are
Marked U. s." Carrie Jacobs Bond).
Nora (Ptggott), and PHILOSOPHY.
Mrs. Cunningham assisted as accom-
PIANIST
Tho Women's Chorus. which has been
conducted for the past two seasons by
Miss Clara Drew. and which has made
two successful public appearances. has
been reorganized and put on a perma-
preparation for the coming season are
1.-THE Rose Of Avontown" (Mrs. Beach),
The First Smile Of May" Caesar
Frank). IN. Mary Masdalene. tVineent
steinj. and ''The Princess Of Us"
(Henry r. Hadley).
Miss Clara Drew has been engaged
to take charge Of the vocal department
In the Florence School Aside from her
devote her entire time to the classes
at her private studio.
Mr. Thomas Evans Greene has re-
turned from Columbus. Ohio, where he
has been filing an engagement during
charge of the vocal department in the
new WilsonGreene School Of Music.
Mr.. Greene has accepted an engagement
as director Of music at Chevy Chase
College and Seminary.
n
arranged by Mr.. Percy Foster for the
services at Emmanuel Baptist Church
today. At the morning service the choir
will sing "Hark! Hark! My Soul" by
service Miss Marian McFall will be heard
at the offertory in the soprano solo. THE
Cross" by Harriet Ware, and the choir
will sing Savior. When Night Enyolves
the Skies Shelley. Those taking part
in the ensemble numbers will be Miss
OF oil nd
Salome Wingate Saunders and Miss Bes-
sic Walker. contraltos; Mr.. Draper, tenor,
and Messrs. Ilsley and Cole bassos. Mr..
Foster will preside at the organ and Mr..
Miss Harriet Willis has been engaged as
private secretary to Mrs. Katie Wilson
Greene.
Mr.. H. Kirkus Dugdale has organized
an amateur orchestra, which held It's
initial meeting Thursday evening at the
Portner. Among those present were the
Misses Katherine McNeal, pianist; Ethel
Lee, ceflist; Jessie Bloomer. Violinist.
and Messrs. Lee Crandall. violinist; Earl
Golden. clarinetist; Antony Janus, futist.
and G.. Mendelssohn Walker cornetist.
The principal object Of the orchestra will
be to produce the works of Washington
composers, In which field Mr.. Dugdale
himself has had considerable success;
program will include we'll known classics
and the better class of operettas. 1t Is
Mr. Dugdales intention to increase the
membership of the orchestra to about
forty or fifty, and Miss Katherine Nc
Neal will play the accomplishments.
The Rebew Orchestra, under the direc-
ton of Mr. H. w. Weber, will give its
first public rehearsal of the season to-
morrow evening in the lecture room of
the Keller Memorial Church. The soloists
for the occasion will be Miss E. Harriet
Riley, contralto; Mr.. ]. v. August, tenor,
of the orchestra and lovers of good music
are invited to be present.
Mrs Annie L. Goodhue has returned
from Europe where she went early in the
summer, accompanied by her daughter
Helen, whom she has placed for the sea-
son at school in Brussels.
Local composers continue to come to
the front with new songs that are at
tracing attention, not only in Washing
ton musical circles, but throughout the
country. Mr.. H. Kirkus Dugdale's most
recent publication is a song for bari
tone voice entitled II Love Thee" which
is being sung by Mr.. Forrest HUFF in his
professional engagement, and Emile
Christiani has written a new song for
mems voices entitled I'm Traume,"
which he had dedicated to the Germania
Maennerchor and which will be used by
them this winter at some of their mu-
steals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Finckel have re-