Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

stitute during August at the organ of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
for Mr.. John Porter Lawrence. who goes
north for his summer vacation. Instead
of singers Solo1StS a this church the
music committee has engaged Mr. Ernest
Lent. violoncelliSt, who Will contribute
several solos at the morning service each
Sunday during the month.
Anton kaspar has returned from Nor
gantown, w. Va. and after spending a
few days in the city will go with Mrs.
Kasrar and their little daughter TO Terra
Alta for brief stay.
The current number of THE Musician"
contains a practical article on the sub
ject. Pupils Recitals.'' written by Guy
A. Ourand OF this city.
The plans of Mrs. Blanche Muir Dali
gleiSh for a summer outing were inter-
fered with by a severe accident to a reia-
tive of hers at Sandy Spring. Md. In
stead of spending her vacation on CheSa-
peake bay, as she had previously arrang
ed. she is at Sandy Spring helping to take
care of the sick.
Wilbur Bache, baritone. after success
full season of professional work in New
York and vicinity has returned to spend
the summer with his family at their home
on 18th street.
Miss Mary Belle Finney. contralto solo
list of John Marshall Place Presbyterian
Church quartet. left the city last week
for two-month vacation, which she Will
spend in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Washington musical circles will De
added to this fall by two young piansts,
MIR. Edwin Hughes and Mr.. Henry kas-
par, both Washingtonans, who have been
studying for the past two years in Eu-
rope under famous masters of their
chosen instrument Both of them have
already played with success abroad ana
Nh. kas-.ar was offered a permanent po-
sition as assistant to his former teacher
in Berlin.
Mrs. George \. L. Merrifield has been
substituting at the organ of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church during July and will,
officiate in the same capacity at the Gun
tonTemple Memorial Church during
August and September with the exception
of a short period. during which she Will
attend the national convention of organ
lists at Ocean Grove. Mrs Merrifeld will
officiate as organist at the wedding of
Miss Emma Seaman. the soprano of tlla
Presbyterian Church at Falls Church
Tuesday next. Miss Seaman was the Of
fertory soloist at the Sixth PRESBYTERIAN
Church last Sunday and will sing at Gun
ton-TemDle Church when she returns
from her wedding trip in September.
The choir of Wesley Chapel concluded
v,
though Mrs. Bayley and Mrs. Leech, So
prano and contralto respectively. will he
heard this morning in duet, Jesus, the
Very Thought of Thee" This evening
they will give trio AT the offertory as
sisted by Mr.. Tom Jones. tenor, with
Mrs. Jones presiding at the organ. Mrs
Bayley will leave Tuesday to spend the
rest of the summer ar her old home in
Pittsburg. Mr. j. Harrington Barker.
with his father and sister from Boston
Will go for cruise in his naphtha launch
down the bay. Mrs. ID. Olin Leech con
tralto of the quartet. will leave about the
middle of the month with DR.. Leech for
Baileys Island Me- They will be gone
about five weeks and will STOP over on
the return trip in New York and al Alan
dale. \. j.. to visit DR. Leechs brother.
Miss Lillian HALEY. soprano. and Mrs
b. +. Gilmore. contralto, of Epiphany
choir sang a duet at a recent service
which was the occasion of much favor
able comment. II was II special arrange
ment by Mr.. Traylor. the choirmaster OF
the church. from one of TschaikowSky
famous compositions.
Miss Stella Lipman. pianist has gone 10
New York for a short stay and later VIII
go to Bar Harbor for the rema inder of
the summer
The music a. the funeral Of the late
William d. Mcfarland tenor was very
appropriately special feature of the ser
vice. During the services at St Marks
Church double quartet, composed 81
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler and Mrs
Nellie Wilson Shircliff, sopranos: Mrs
Ralnh Barnard of Calvary Church ard
Miss Pauline Whitaker of New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. contraltos;
Messrs. Harr-- Stevens and Charles Ny
ers. tenors: Messrs. John Nolan and
Henry Kaiser. basscs. sang The Soul or
the Righteous and Il Heard the Voice
of Jesus Saying" At the grave mae
chorus. composed of Mr. McFarland's Old
friends among the musicians of the city,
sang very effectively Newmans Lead,
Kindly Light"