Evening star., 1909-04-11

gregational Church sang Stainer's. can
rata, The Crucifixfon." Friday evening
Ihe solos were sustained by M. Theodore
1. Apple. bass. and Mr.. Howard Butter
worth. tenor. The program also included
the duets. Cruelty (Faure). sung by
Mrs. Ivy Herriot Shade, soprano. and
MISS May Emily King, contralto Mr..
Lewis Corning Atwater presided as usual
at the organ
Messrs. Thomas Evans. Greene. tenor
and William Clabaugh. baritone. assisted
the choir OF st. Aloysius Church at the
thre hours devotion Friday. when they
We're heard in some of the solos in Du-
bois' Seven Last Words
The Music Study Club, which omitted
its regular meeting last week. will give
program next Friday evening at the
residence Of Miss Ethel Lee, 142O N
street.
Mr.. and Mrs Felix Garziglia have is
sued invitations for a reception and mu-
sical at their apartment in the Royalton
next Wednesday evening. in honor of the
second anniversary of their wedding
The fourth meeting of the Old Mas
ters' Club was held at the home of Miss
Meyers, at which time the following Cho-
pin program was rendered: Nocturne in
E fiat Miss Richie Mclean; Polonaise in
,, A sharp minor. Mr.. Edwin Russell Few
ell; .'Fantasie Impromptu.'' Mr.. Robert
Boud Gotha; sketch Of Chopin and his
works. Miss Selene Dortch; group of
Polonaise in G sharp minor. NJ. B. Frank
Gebest: Scherzo. 3 fla. minor. Mr.. Las
sale Spier-
Mr.. Robert Cary stearns. violinist and
composer, was the soloist at social
gathering at the home of Mrs. Window
last week. He was heard in Revere
tVieuxtemps,, with Mrs. Window at the
piano.
The Kaiser Wilhelm prize. for which
the United Singers of this city will COM
! pete at the annual national saengerfest
to be held In New York in June. is
solid silver s.atuette of a German min
nesannger, or minstrel, of the middle
ages. The bust is finished in gold and ID
is said to have cost $1,000 marks or $20,-
600. The Washington singers who will
compete will include the members of the
Saengerbund, the Arion and the Ger
mania.
A special quartet has been engaged to
sing the Easter music at Mount Vernon
NJ. E. Church 1t is composed of Miss
Edna Sheehy. soprano: Miss Eva Whit
ford,- contTalto: Mr. Alan Brett. tenor
The morning services will include two an
thems by the quartet. Christ Being
Raised From the Dead" and Now If
Christ Be Preached" both by Rogers. and
d SOtO Uy MISS w HltlOTu, f1OSdDnd Dy
Granier In the evening "As 1t Began to
Dawn" tHarker) will be sung by the quar-
tet and "AIleluiah" (Norris). by Miss
Whitford. Mr.. Edgar Robinson is the or
ganist and Miss Whitford. who has been
recently engaged. is soloist and precentor.
The morning Sunday school of the
Church of the Epiphany has organized an
orchestra. to be composed of girls and
boys Of the Sunday school. and has Sc
cured Mr. Sol Minister to be Its leader.
It Is intended that the orchestra rehearse
under the leadership of Mr.. Minister each
Saturday night at 8 O'Clock in the guild
room of the parish hall and Sunday morn
ings meet at 8. O'Clock for half-hourr mu-
sical program. when it will render va
riety Of selections from the best known
composers. before taking up the music for
the regular Sunday school service. To-
day at pm. the orchestra will unite with
the vested choir of twenty-five voices.
from the afternoon school of the same
parish for a combined Easter festival of
old English carols. Mr.. Minister will rem
der violin solo. Alteration" Borowski.
Any person desiring obecome a member
of the orchestra can obtain further infor-
nation by attending the meetings of the
orchestra or by applying to Mr.. Minister
at his studio. 1905 street.
Mrs Nellie Wilson Shir-Clif, soprano.
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church quartet has accepted an engage
ment TO sing regularly at the afternoon
services of the Church OF the Covenant.
as this will not conflict with her work