Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26


churches holding special services yester-
day the elaborate music prepared for the
feast of Christmas will be repeated today
Among them notable programs were
given at ST. Patrick's. where they mad
two full choirs, assisted by an orchestra
ST. Paul's Catholic Church, ST. John
Episcopal Church Lafayette Square). st.
Aloysius, St Matthews, ST. Stephen
Catholic Church and many others
Invitations have been issued to the
Rubinstein Club to its first evening con-
cert this season, which will be given In
the ballroom of the Arlington Hotel
Wednesday evening The soloist Of the
OCCASION will be Hermann Sandy, the vio-
loncellist who appeared here early this
fall as soloist of the Philadelphia Orches-
ira. Mr.. Sandy will play concerto COM
posed by Goltermann and group OF
small numbers. including one of his own
compositions. The program arranged Dy
Mrs. Blair. the musical director OF the
club will breathe the Christmas spirit,
lhe opening selection being 'Chrlstmas
Greeting" by Elsar, to be sung by the
club. with an obligato for SIX Vioiihs.
other particularly Interesting numbers
will be O'Suliivan's Lost Chord, by the
club, with piano and organ ACCOMPANY
Inent, and trio, Nev1n Dorls' suhs
by Miss Sheehy, Miss kirkman ana MRS
Gilmore with accompaniment Tor Nohn'
cello and piano.
\ pleasant Christmas entertainment was
given by the students OF ST. Cecena
Academy Wednesday morning, When tue
school closed for the Christmas hoiuays,
The program consisted of choruses ana
recitations appropriate to the CnflstihdS
season and several instrumental nuinn "',s;
The elocution numbers were santa Ciaus
Middle Name" by Dorothy Harvey, iran
ces Applegate and Catharine Ranery'
Santa Claus" by Frances Ramsey; I'm.
der the Mistletoe" by Viola Mem: First
Christmas Eve by Catherine GIBBONS
and christmas Discovery by Corine Lo-
throp Tie min.ms aid juniors choTuses
were christmas Hearts With Rapture
Rounding" THE Music of the RAM
''Santa's Renders and Classma n.eHs
Farewell" accompanied by Dorothy GID.
son. Instrumental solos were My star
(Bohm). Dorothy Gibson; w att Nu
randi. Iona Cook. and duet Luer,
from Carmen" Iona Cook and Dorothy
Gibson These were we'll rendered, ana
the whole program showed the enorts anu
talent of the pupils. and, hiled WIN .ile
Christmas spirit it melted the same In the
audience
The Christmas entertainment of the
Sunday school of Gsurley Memorial Pres
bvterian Church will be held wednesday
evening The principal feature of the en-,
tertainment will be cantata. entitled
Santa Claus on Time. by Charies I'd
briel. which will. be given by large cho-
rus. with soloists. under the leadership OF
Mr. James Young.
At the Church o. ST. Michael and All
Angels this evening the choir Will give
the sacred cantata 1.-The incarnation, by
Adam Geibel. the blind organist OF Phla-
deirhia. The soloists will be Mrs. e. u
Atkins, Miss Florence Girouard sopranos;
Mrs Flora Bernheimer Brylawski. con-
tralto: Mr.. John Howard Taylor. tenor:
Mr. Hugh Zea. baritone. Mrs Henry
Hunt Mckee will direct the choir and pre-
side at the organ.
The Sharp Club found the life of
Franz Peter Schubert an exceedingly In
feresting study at their last meeting and
works was one of the most delightful OF
any so far given this season. The CLUB
met at the home Of Miss Margaret Paine,
and Miss Eleanor Richmond read an IN
teresting paper on the life of Schubert.
This was followed by an essay by MIR.
Frank J. Allen on Schubert's works, in
which Mr.. Allen first reviewed his COM
positions as a whole and then his master
pieces separately Miss Marie Hansen
opened the musical program with G Flat
Impromptu: Miss Margery Snyder gave
the "Serenade." accompanied by MISS
Hansen: The Impromptu. op. 30. No. 4. by
Miss Emma NJ. c. Bender followed and
then two songs by the hostess, The
Brook and 1.-The Wanderers Night
Song The program was brought to a
close by the overture from "Rosamund.
in the form of q duet by Misses Bender
and Richmond. The next meeting OF the
club will be held at the home OF MISS
Emma NJ c. Bender in Congress Heignts.
on the evening of January 8, the meeting
being called at 7:45 O'Clock.
The reorganized male choir of St
Stephens Church. under the direction OF
George Herbert Wells. will be heard TO-
day in a choice program of music at the
services which will mark the celebration
OF the patronal feast OF the chnrch. Inc
program will include: prelude FOR Vio-
lin and Organ" Saint-Saens: before the
mass might of Nights Van de Water:
professional hymn, ANGELS We Have
Heard" French melody; Mass in B Flat
for Male Voices. With Exception of the
Credo." Mercadante: 'Credo No. g. Greg
orian: offertory Motel, 'Adeste Fidelis."
NovelIo; Proper of the Mass Greg,
Adam. The choir consists of Messrs.
Lucan F. Randolph, jr., first tenor
Donald &C Edmonds. second tenor: 8.
Theodore Howard. first bass. and Ed
ward H. Paudert. second bass The
chorus is as follows: Messrs. Edward A.
Green, Thomas P. Common. Edwin l..
Iansdale, Robert c. Cogswell, j. Frank
T. Crow. Joseph A. Bowling, William p.
Stack. jr.. William E. Darlington. Den
mis- J. INLAND. John j. Fahey. Daniel NJ.
Stanton and Arthur Lansdale.
Mr.. Howard Rodrick. baritone and vio-
iinist, has returned to the city from kee
Mar College, Hagerstown, Md, where he
is member of the music faculty, and
will spend the holiday season here with
relatives.
At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church this evening the quartet Will sing
the cantata, "The Story of Bethlehem"
by John C. West. 1t is a melodious and
attractive work with solos, duets and
quartet numbers. This morning, appro-
priately to the season, the quartet will
sing 20 Little Town of Bethlehem
(Hawley), and the offertory number will
be a contralto solo. "Virgin's Lullaby"
from Dudley Bucks cantata. 1.-THE Com
ing of the King" the latter number being
given by special request The quartet is
composed of Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shircl!h-
soprano; Miss Pauline Whitaker, cOntral-
to; Mr. Joseph F. Matthew. tenor, and Mr..
John Nolan bass. Mr.. John Porter Law
renee will preside. as usual, at the organ.
The choir of Waugh NJ. f. Church will
render the cantata, "Adooation" (Nevin)
this evening in place of the regular serv-
ice. The solo parts will be sustained by
Miss Florine Walker, soprano; Miss Grace
Standiford contralto; William G. Ather-
holt, tenor, and Mr.. A. Milbaum bass.
Mrs. J. @. Kline will preside at the Or
gan. At the morning service at IL o'clock
Miss Walker will be heard at the offer
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