Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

Dow and Miss Katharine Head. Miss
OToole assisted at the harp and Miss
Lucy Brickenstein at the piano.
Mr.. Ernest r. Winchester, organist
and choirmaster of St Pauls and ST.
AIoysius' churches. and director of mu-
sic Of GonZaga College. has been con-
fined to his apartments in the Natchez
for ten days past. under the care of a
physician. His condition is attributed to
"A nervous breakdown. The choir at ST.
Aloysius has been under the direction
of Mr.. ]. Clarke Middleton. and at St.
Paufs under that of the associate choir
master, Mr.. John NJ. ConnelI.
The cantata "Belshazzar's Feast"
was given Wednesday evening by the
choir of Northminster Presbyterian
Church. assisted by local soloists. Miss
Edith Pickering. soprano, and Mr.. Jo-
seph l.. Battle. tenor. interpreted the
Bethune had little work in the cantata,
but gave the offertory solo later. Mr..
Alberger and Mr.. Charles F. Stanley also
did excellent work. A silver offering
was taken up for the choir fund.
The choir of the Dumbarton Avenue NJ.
f. Church. Georgetown, under the direc-
ton of Mr. William T. Glover. will sing
the oratorio, THE Holy City" CA. r.
GauE next Friday evening. The solos
VIII ne sustained DS MISS BESSIE blicii'
soprano: Mr.. Richard p. Backing. tenor:
Mrs. J. A. Houghton. alto. and Mr. John
Waters. baritone The choir will DE as
sisted by Miss Roberta Allen. violinist.
and Mrs. Isaac Birch will preside at the
organ. The offertory selection will be
with Joyful Hearts Let Us Praise Him.
UPaolo GiorZa). The personnel of the choir
includes: Sopranos. Miss Bessie Birch.
soloist: Misses Louisa Darcy. Mabel OAR
cy. Eta Sebastian. Virginia HouShton.
- - n1,tS n
Birch Nellie Sebastian. Lillian Wade,
Maud Allen. Mallette Roach. Elenor Lew
is. Mrs. w. II. HouShton. Mrs. LEROY
Birch. Mrs. \. J. Houehton: altos. Mrs. j.
\ HouGhton, soloist: Misses Clara Dyer,
Ella Allen Nettie Craig. Laura Wade,
Marion Dyer. Mrs. r. II. Calver. Mrs. w.
IT. Roach: tenors. Mr.. Richard =. Back
ing sooist Messrs. Isaac Birch. Robert
Beckham. w. II. lIoushton. Adreon. Rob
ert Stealns j. y Houshton. Louis Bar
rington. Ernest Houghton. w. T. Glover.
ba ssos Mr. John Waters. soloist; Messrs.
Leroy Birch Newton Middleton. Charles
Wade. T., c. Randall, Vincent Smith, Jo-
seph Oliver. \. w. Hudson, Samuel
Thrift.
The fourth concert of the second sea-
son of the Ensemble Club was given Fri
day evening at the Gunton Memorial
Church. The club sang The Quest
tNevinD. and the incidental solos were
prano. and Mr.. w. Howard Butterworth,
tenor. Other numbers on the program
included: Soprano solo, Bell Song
Delibes). from ''Lakme.' Mrs. Sydney r.
Hollingsworth: contralto solo. Bright
Star of Love- (RobaudD. Mrs. George F.
Lippitt. with violin obligato by Miss
Rubie Stanford; rectative and air, Hear
Me- Ye Winds and Waves from Verdi S
Julius Caesar Mr. Theodore Thomas
Apple. The club is under the direction
pF A, in
cludes Mrs. Hermann w. Smith. Mrs.
Theodore T. Apple, Mrs. Shade. Mrs. Hol-
lingsworth Mr. y. D. Drexel and Mrs
Paxton. sopranos; Mrs. Lippitt. Mrs.
w. Howard Butterworth. Mrs. Frederick
Sillers. Mrs. James Sanders. Miss May
Messrs. Sillers, Butterworth. Lipptt. AL
bert jackson and Carl Il. Apple tenors;
DR.. Shade MessrS. Sanders. Smith and
Apple. bassos. Mrs. Albert jackson is the
club accompaniSt.
Little Helen Belt, violinist. eight years
OF age. has returned from Philadelphia
where she played at the annual entertain
ment given by John Wanamaker at Beth
any Church to his Sunday school. Her
selection was group of Scotch airs by
kayser and she was accompanied at the
piano by her sister. Miss Marie Belt.
Ethel Fisher a young pianist Of
twelve years. was presented in a piano
recital at the Washington Club Thurs
day evening by Nine. Won Cnschuld. The
affair was under the immediate patron
age of Mrs. Blair Miss G. Carroll. Mrs.
e Crumpacker. Mrs. E. Ellis. Mrs. 1.
Fleming. Miss c. Nabuco. Mrs f. E. Mis-
grave and Miss Fl. Wallace. The pro-
gram was as follows: Concerto in c
ma ior. first movement Beet hoven). or
chestral accoHpaniment on the second
piano by Mme!von Unschuld; ''Pierrette'