Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25

Washington talent furnished the pro-
gram at the opening concert of the an
nual Chautauqua at Washington Grove
Md. last Monday. The musical arrange
ments of the course are in charge OF
Mr.. Percy Foster. and the program last
Monday evening was given by the Misses
Ruby Stanford, Jessie Boomer, vlolinists;
Ethel Lee, violoncellist, and Mr.
Ernest Lent, who played at different
times on the viola violoncella and piano
Their selections included prelude and
March (Bohm), strings and piano; violin
solos. "Adagio" tRies), and 'Mazurka
(WieniawskD, Miss Stanford. Variations
from the Emperor Quartet CHaydn)
string quartet: cello solos, "Cantilane'
(Goltermann), and "Gavotte" (Martini)
Miss Lee; Moment Musical schubert
and 'Menuet" (RocchernD, string quar-
tet; violin solos, "Carabande" tCorelD
and "Mazurka" (Bohm), Miss Boomer
"Pastorale," "Minuet" and "The Mill
LenD, string quartet; cello solos, Noe
turne" Chopin. "Gavotte" (Popper). Mr.
Lent; Georgetown University March
LenD, strings and piano.
Mrs. A. NJ Blair. musical director OF
kile Monday Morning and Rubinstein
Clubs of this city. and a charter mem
Der of both societies. has organized a
similar chorus of fifty young girls at
Gloucester. Mass. where she is spending
the summer. The club was heard for the
first time in public at the Hawthorne Inn
and created quite sensation. Mrs Blair
will arrange these Sunday night con-
certs during her stay at Gloucester
throughout the season.
Mr.. Stanley Olmstead is spending the
summer at the country home OF his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Olmstead. near
Rosslyn, Va. Mr.. Olmstead was a recent
guest of Mr.. Harold Randolph, director
of the Peabody conservatory in Balti.
more. and Will shortly return to New
| York to continue his work in musical and
| literary fields.
Mr. George A. Bentley of Washington
| has been made musical director of the
annual charity entertainment given by
the society people in August at Ocean
| city. Md. This year it will take the
form of musical burlesque entitled 1.-The
| Dress Rehearsal Mr.. II. Kirkus Dug
dale. also of Washington. has composed
| a new song, which will be interpolate u
in the play.
sing for the last time this season at the
services today. Mrs. Arthur G. Dunn
soprano of the quartet. is alb.
sent now from the city on g
tSH-udy anu MISS Eund SHAW
will sing in her place this morning
| Mrs. Dunn will return in time to act
| as precentor and soloist during the month
| of August. while the other members OF
| the quartet are having their vacation
| Miss Eta Schmidt will substitute at the
organ during August for Mrs. Grace
Dufour Brown, the regular organist ant
( choir director who will leave August
| ) with DIR. Brown and their young sor
| Dufour for Woodstock, Va, where they
will spend a month or six weeks. Miss
| Harriet Shaw. young contralto. will
| sing the offertory solo this evening, hel
| selection being a new setting Of the
words. Not a Sparrow Falleth." Mis-:
Jean Tonks. the regular contralto of the
| quartet. has gone to California, where
she will remain until November. She is
| the guest Of friends at their summer
home near San Francisco. Her place ha.
| been filled since her departure by Mrs
| Willard j. King. who. as Miss Amy
Simonds. made such a favorable impress
| sion in recital here last winter, and whose
! marriage two weeks since took all hel
| friends by surprise. Mrs. King will sins
with the quartet during September and DC.
| tcber. Mr. Homer Cummings is the tenor
| engaged to succeed MIR. Earl Carbaugh
| who has gone to Mount Vernon NJ T.
| Church South. to act as precentor. Mr.
John Roberts has been re-engaged as bass
| of the quartet for next season. The choir
| will be heard this morning in the anthem
Come. Ye Disconslate," by Schneider
! and the offertory solo will be given by
| Miss Edna Shaw. soprano.
| Miss Pearl Waugh pianist md dir rector
| of music in the piano department of the
| at Lake Winona, Ind. where she is In
charge of the advanced piano classes in
connection with the summer Chautauqua
held there each season. She will teach