Evening star., 1909-07-18

| A movement OF interest has been start
ed to assist the Playground Association
which. is receiving at this time of the
year much consideration from all those
who believe in fresh air and active play
for children. 1t will consist primarily of
| chorus of women. who will meet one
| evening each week and who will give
concerts for the benefit of the Playground
Association. Otto Torney Simon will be
the musical director The idea. will be
| not only to present a program OF classic
excellence at the concerts; but to make
! each rehearsal of musical interest by
practical suggestions points of voice
mana agement and vocal control. Once
during the month the active rehearsal
wi be shortened and the members will
be invited to listen to a brief exposition
| by musicians of the city of some art
subject-musc painting, architecture,
municipal art, etc. At a second rehearsal
during the month the members will listen
| to d program of music, in which the
| soloists will be chosen from among the
members of the club. Applications for
membership should be sent to the secre-
! tary of the Fairgrounds Chorus 1860 q
| street northwest. The officers of the club
are Mrs. Allen Brannigan. president;
| Mrs Parker treasurer; Miss katherine
| Emery, librarian.
! Miss Suzanne Yerby sailed for Europe
| Friday on the Lapland. with Mrs. and
| Miss Helmath. Miss Yerby has gone
| abroad to complete her musical educa-
! ton. which up TO the present time has
| been obtained under Washington instruc-
| tors She will go to Brussels. where she
will spend "a year in the Sacred Heart
convent At the end of that time she
will be joined by other members of her
| family and will spend some months trav-
| cling on the continent after which she
| will go to Berlin and Vienna for season
under some of the leading masters of the
piano.
The quartet of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church. which is composed of Mrs. Fan
ME Atlee Gage. soprano; Mrs. John
Roberts. contralto; Fred Schaeffer. bass.
and John Lisle Apple. tenor and choir
director, will continue to sing at the
morning services during July. 1t will
disband for the month of August. Mr..
and Mrs. Apple going to Atlantic City for
months outing, Mrs. Roberts to Nj
agara Falls, while Mr.. and Mrs Gage
will make a tour through New England
and spend some time at Narraganset
Pier, the guest of Miss Caswell. The
choir will resume duty the first Sunday
in September.
Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalglesh, contralto
soloist of the Washington Heights Pres
byterian Church, will be heard at the
offertory this morning in Thy WIN be
Done" by Marston. Mrs ]. Harry Gun
ningham presiding at the organ. MI ana
Mrs. Dalgleish and their son, Robert,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham, their
daughter, Miss Elsie Cunningham, and
son. Maxson, will leave the 2oth
instant for River Springs, ST Mary
county. Md, making the trip by water.
John L.sle Apple tenor, has been en-
gagged to take charge of the music for
the Dawson Lodge. F. A. A. NJ, and for
Washington Chapter. No. :.
Miss Mary Mckenzie Byrne. for many
years soprano soIoist at the Eastern
Presbyterian and other churches in the
District, has been in Washington during
the past week. visiting relatives. Miss
Byrne will be especially remembered for
her success in singing old Scotch ballads.
She returned Thursday to Paterson
n. J., where she is filling an engagement
at the Church of the Redeemer.
Mrs. Elsie Bond Bischoff. widow of DR..
John w. Bischoff. is acting rs organist at
the First Congregational Church. where
her late husband presided for thirty-two
years. A permanent successor to Dr.
Bischof will not be chosen until the fall
but a committee has been formed who
are already looking after the matter. Ap-
plications have been received from vari-
Gus sources many out-of-toWn musicians
being among the number. The committee
is composed of Rev. DR.. Samuel H. Wood
row. pastor of the church, chairman
Prof. A. N Skinner Mrs. Julia A. Bodfish
Mrs. Elsie Bond Bischoff and Ray S.
Gehr. During the summer the organ at
this church will be thoroughly overhauled
and renovated. At DIR. Bischoff's sugges-
ton last winter sum was appropriated