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

Church to inaugurate the evening serv-
ices for the season with a special pro-
gram Of music by the choir. This choral
service will take place this evening at
7:30 o'clock. Pending the appointment
of an organist to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of DR.. ]. W.. Bischoff. Mrs.
Bischoff is acting as director Of the choir
and Mr.. Loyal B. Aldrich As playing tbs
organ. The program for this evening
will include: Organ prelude; chorus.
Great Is the Lord (Bischon): tenor
solo, "My Hope Is in the Everlasting"
(Stainer); chorus. 1T Go Not Away
(Caldicott; soprano solo, Holy. Holy.
Holy" (Dana); quartet. Crossing the
Bar" (Morse); hymn No. As. bass solo,
Teach Me. 0 Lord" (Bischon); chorus,
Sun of My Soul (Salter); contralto
solo. Hear Me When / CALI Huhn) /;
chorus. II am Alpha and Omega
(Stainer). and organ postlude The quar-
soprano; Miss Edna Scott Smith. con,
tralto: Mr.. William c. Mills. tenor. and
Mr.. J. Walter Humphrey. bass.
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock and Mrs.
G. F. Lippitt will give studio recital
about the middle Of October. for which
an attractive program Is being prepared:
Mr.. Comstock is also planning to repeat
In TRINITY Episcopal ChuICh .he SienI
recital he gave in Old Trinity Church,
New York. early in September. Mrs.
Lippitt will assist him.
The Organists and Choirma sters
League will meet Wednesday evening IN
Epiphany Parish Hall. when paper VIII
be read by Mr.. James G. Taylor. choir
master Of Epiphany Church.
The latest edition to the musical or
CARNATIONS in Washington Is the Wom'
ems Choral Club. which has been or,
ganized for the advancement OF musical
and other arts, with the following ON
GERS: Mrs. Robert A. Brannigan, presi-
Mrs. Edward Parker, treasurer; Miss
Catherine Ernry. librarian. The organiza'
ton will be composed entirely OF women,
as it's name indicates. and Will be Oh
meet every Thursday evening at the ware
rooms Of Stieff & Co. 1t is proposed tc
have a chorus of considerable size and
to prepare musical programs OF mgr
standard. In order to vary the routine OF
the weekly rehearsals and give the prof.
one rehearsal during the month Will DC
devoted to an address to the members by
we'll known specialists on certain phases
of kindred arts. such as painting, arcnl'
lecture municipal decoration, etc. Dur.
ing part of a second rehearsal, once
during the month, a musical program VII
be given by the members who are pre-
pared to render solo numbers. one OF
more invitation concerts of choral WORKS
will be given during the season. to which
members will invite their friends. All ap.
plications for membership should be Sent
at once to Miss Wilkins. 1923 18th stree,
northwest. Thursday evening october .
will be given to the enrolment of mem
bers and a short, active rehearsal.
Misc Etbe, Noble Johnson. soprano, has
been engaged for the ensuing year as
soloist at the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. Miss Johnson, though WASH
ingtonian, has been studying for the past
five years in New York city. under Mr..
j. Jerome Hayes, and has meantime sung
as soloist in several prominent churches
there. She returns to Washington well
prepared for church, concert and ora,
torio work, and those who have hearo
her sing since her return from New YORK
predict a successful future for the young
singer and a prominent place In Wash
ington musical circles.
Miss Edith M. Gallant returned last
week to her home in Hyattsville. after a
month spent in travelling through the
north, during which time she visited in
Toronto, Niagara Falls and Atlantic
City. She will resume her duties as Or
ganist of ST. Peters Church in Hyatts-
Vile this morning.
Mrs. Alonzo Tweedale. soprano. has
returned to the city after pleasant sum-
mer spent at Washington Grove, Nd,
and later at Atlantic City. Mrs. Twee'
dale was engaged in solo work during
the summer at both places. While IN At
Youngs million dollar pier. at the re-
quest of Prof Davis of England, the ia
nous tenor, who served an engagement
with the Filipino Band on that pier
Miss Grace Adele Frseby. pianist ano
composer, has returned from the racine
coast, where she spent the summer Visit
ing among relatives in her old home. and
she is now located for the season at the
home of Mrs. Katie Wilson Greene on 16th
street. Miss Freely has not been IDLE
during her vacation. but returns VIII
manuscript copies OF two songs "nlcn
were sung by Ellen Beach Yaw at a con
cert at Los Angeles just previous to hel
return to Washington. The words or one
of the songs, Some Birds" were writer
by Miss Freeby's nephew, George francis
jr., aged eleven years, and she has dedi
Gated II to Nine Yaw, who will use 1t ir
her concert programs this season. MISE
Freely was also heard as piano SOLOS
at a concert with Nine. Yaw at San Fran
CISCO her rendition OF MacDoWeii
Polonaise bringing applause, to which shs
responded by playing MacDoWell etuoe
Miss Freely will continue her work thl:
season as director Of the music depart
ment at Martha Washington Seminary
besides teaching some of the classes a.
the new School of Music opened by Mr.
and Mrs. Greene.
The Cecilia Ladies' Quartet has been re-
ORGANIZED and is already rehearSing for ar
appearance in October. The personnel OF
the quartet this year Is Mrs. beulaI
LuxOn Brown, first soprano; Mrs. Jane
Artz Bogley, second soprano; mrs Flea.
nor Baker Spencer, first contralto anc
director; Miss Emma Houchen, second
contralto, with Miss Lena Sutton as the
accompaniSt.
An informal musical was given last
week at the home of Mr.. David "A. Hart
when an attractive program was given
composed of both solo and ensemble num-
bers. Some Of the selections given were
a duet, Love Divine" by DR. Henry Yea
ger and Mr.. Hart; Call to Remem-
brance." las 1t Began to Dawn and
Now the Day Is Closing" (Mozart. by
an octet composed Of DR.. Henry Yeager,
Messrs. George Bullough, Ringgold Hart
George Cressey, c. d. Griffith, Edwin
TYLER Hugh Stahl and David H. Hart,
ans Mr. Edwin Tyler delighted the guests
with a number Of plantation melodies. to
which he played his own accomplishments.
mist for the ensemble numbers
Miss Johanna Gloetzner. violinist. the
ing some time in Philadelphia, where she
Is the guest of friends.
1bo oboir of the West WaShin 1f IN