Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
MUSICAL MENTION:

The evening services in the Church OF
the Covenant tent have been resumed this
summer and are again attracting a large
attendance. Beginning at 1880, half
hour Of sacred music is given previous to
the regular service. Last year these pro-
grams were furnished by some Of the most
prominent Of our local singers. and from
the announcements already given out the
music this summer will measure fully up
to that standard Miss Annie c. Holden
Is the accompanist for the season and
Miss Edna Scott Smith, contralto soloist
of the First Congregational Church, will
give the preliminary program this evening
Her selections will include the aria, 20
Rest in the Lord" from Mendelssohn's
Elijah; Hold Thou lay Hand" by
Briggs; 1.-THE Better Land" by Cowen.
and Trust in the Lord" by Bischoff. Mr..
Roland Rodrick will act as precentor for
the congregational singing throughout the
season. Miss Holden Is also substituting
for Mr.. Harvey Murray during July and
August at the morning service at the
Church Of the Covenant, with Mr.. Arthur
Deibert, bass soloist of old St. Johns
Church, to lead the singing in place of Mr..
Frank Reside, the regular precentor.
Miss Holden will open the service this
morning with Handel's Largo. arranged
tino by Lemare at the offertory and Gou-
mods Marche Romano as postlude. Mr..
Deibert will give the preliminary program
next Sunday evening at the tent.
Miss Edna James sheehy, soprano solo
ist of ST. Mary's Church, Is spending her
vacation in Massachusetts and is just now
at Quincy. the guest OF Mrs. Annina Nc
Crory Evans. who Is an accomplished
week at q musical in honor Of Miss
Sheehy. an exacting and attractive pro-
gram being given by the hostess and her
guest. Among Miss Sheehys numbers
was an Ave Maria written especially
city, which was the occasion of much IA
vorable comment, both for the composer
and for the singer. She sang also I'm
h BY XrI Franz Rsach An Love eva But He
Comes on the Skee." by Clough-Le.ghter.
former Washington musician. and the
great aria from Gounods Queen OF She
ba," PLUS grand dams son obscurite.
Miss Sheehy was the offertory soloist last
Sunday at the Church of the New Jerusa-
lem at Roxbury. of which the husband Of
one of her classmates, Rev. Clyde w.
Bromell, is pastor.
Miss Pearl Waugh, pianist, has been en-
gagged on the musical faculty of Belcourt
Selninary and will give two days each
week to her class at that institution, in
addition to her work at the Florence
School. with which she has been connect
ed for several years. Miss Waugh is
spending the summer at her old home In
Clifton, Ind, and, incidentally, doing 1T
tie teaching among her former pupils.
who are always glad of the opportunity
of coaching again under her direction.
Miss Waugh is pupil Of Nine. de Wienz-
kowska of New York city,. Leopold Go
dowsky Of Berlin and Wager Swayne OF
Paris.
Mrs w. Sinclair Bowen OF Stoneleigh
Court sailed Thursday from New York on
the George Washington Of the American
line for her annual visit to her old home
in England. She will return early IN Sep
TENDER and will spend the fall as the
guest of friends at Newport.
Mrs. William Benham, the contralto
solst of st. Margaret's Church. has join
ed Mr. Benham in Georgia. and during
her absence her place in the choir will be
filled by Miss Emily Houchen.
Miss Anna Belts. contralto. left yesttr-
day to Join q party of friends making a
trip to Amber Lake, N. Y.
Mr.. William c. Mills, tenor soloirt of
st. Johns Church., is substituting during
July at the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church for Mr. Howard Butter
worth, the regular tenor OF the quartet
Mr. Mills will be the offertory soloist this
morning, and will be head to advantage
in Rathburn's setting OF the hymn. Il
Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" Mr.. B.
Frank Gebest is officiating at the organ
during the present month for Mr.. Louis
Corning Atwater. who is spending his
vacation in the west.
Nh, Alfred G. Eldridge. organist and
of st, Margaret's Episcopal
Church, returned Thursday from a trip
to Norfolk and Virginia Beach. During
his stay at Norfolk Mr.. Eldridge was the
guest of his brother-in-law and sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Hodgkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton kaspar, their lit
tie daughter Prtska, Mrs. Kaspar's sis
ter. Miss Clara Stoll and Miss Mamie