Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

last Sunday and this evening the choir.
under his direction, will sing Flaxington
Harker's cantata 1.-THE Star of Bethe-
hem" The personnel Of the quartet is
as follows: Miss Gretchen Hood. soprano;
Miss Faye humphrey, alto; Leroy A.
Glider, tenor, and James 8. Hicks. bass.
Mr.. Leonard is planning monthly mu-
steal service the last Sunday evening or
each month and expects to peresent some
new and unfamiliar compositions.
Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish is coach
ing the children of the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Sunday school in
program of carols for Christmas
service. to be given Tuesday evening.
bers; the older pupils will give in
chorus, "Once in Royal David's City"
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" and
Come. All Ye Faithful" The program
will include also dialogues and recita-
tions by the young people.
There will be two musicales for the
blind at the Public Library this week.
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock and
Thursday evening at o'clock. The
recital Tuesday is the one that was
scheduled for last Thursday. and the
program will be given by Mrs. Ethel
Holtzclaw-Gawler and Richard p.
Backing, with Mrs w. W. Burdette at
the piano
At the Washington Heights Presby-
terrain Church there will be a stereopti-
con lecture this evening on the life OF
Thou That Tellest.'' from the Messiah"
and Gounod's Nazareth At the
morning service she will sing Lloyds set
ting of the Christmas hymn, "Adeste
Fidelis.'' with Mrs. Cunningham at the
organ.
Miss Mildred Kolb gave an informal
tea. with recital. to her pupils and
friends in the studio Of the Washington
Heights branch of the Won Unschuld
ence enjoyed her playing of ''valse Chrom-
atiaue." by Leschetizky: Ave Maria, -
by Henselt: La Jongleuse." by Mosz-
kowski; 'Scherzo." in B fiat major. by
Of Miss Helen Hyatt, who assisted her
in the musical program At the request
OF. the audience, Nine. Won Unschu1d als)
played a number. Miss Hazel FRANKLIN,
a. friend of Miss Kolb, assisted at the
tea table.
Miss Clara Ascherfeld Of the Peabody
Conservatory was the soloist at a piano
recital recently at the studio 912 18th
street. presenting choice program OF
s sera Sape by GlUek sonata in 3
minor. op. 81, o. . first movemenD, by
Beethoven: Caprice" by Paganini, and
Dream Visions" by Schumann: Ca
Saen@: "Jardins sous lie pluie" and
.Reverie." by Debussy; "Riguadon,'' by
Raft: two preludes and a mazurka. by
Chopin: "Marche Mignonne." by Poldini.
and Waltz" in f major. by Moszkow-
ski.
The choir of Ingram Memorial Church
will give Handel's oratorio THE Mes
siah.' Wednesday evening. December 2S
by the Washington Choral Society. and
the solos will be sustained by Mrs. A. d.
Melvin. Mrs. d. s. Lord and Mrs. E. E.
Barnes. sopranos; Mrs. A. j. Brylawskf
and Miss Marion Mccoy. altos; Mr.. VIII
liam Atherholt and Mr.. Jack Bowie.
tenors: Mr.. Benjamin Iineback and Mr..
Edwin Callow. bassos. Mr.. Heinrich Ham
mer will conduct the choruses; Mr.
Arthur Mayo will assist at the piano. and
Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee will be at the
organ.
A concert Of a high order was given in
the auditorium of the Brookland NJ. f.
Church Monday evening. Rev. Edgar
which was opened by Mr.. Albert Ruppel
organist of st. PauIs Reformed Church.
Baltimore. who rendered the March of
the Priests from Alfalfa" upon the
new pipe organ In mastery manner.
Mr. Ruppel was followed by Mrs. S. v.
Gusack. who pleased the audience with
three numbers on the violin. and respond
ed to hearty encore. Mrs. Violet Horner
Jordan. who appeared upon the reading
rostrum for the first time since her mar
riaRe. received a cordial welcome from the
audience and gave an amusing selection.
Aunt Peggy's Impressions of High Art"
which was also encOred. A vocal solo by
Mr.. Groome was well received, and the
choir. with Miss Bessie Oliphant at the
organ. sang "Hark! Hark, My Soul" the
solo parts being given by Miss Scrivner
and Miss Rees. Mrs. Gusack again
aroused her hearers to enthusiasm with a
violin solo. and by special request was
obliged to repeat one Of her first NUNS
bers. Beethovens "Minuet." Mr.. Ruppel
closed the entertainment with the "Coro-
nation March," from Die F'Olkunger."
The program was arranged by MIR. and
Mrs. Charles V. Burnside.
Mrs. A. NJ. Freeman will sing today,
II. o'clock am. at Theosophic Hall.
1917 II street northwest, rendering
PoFtgallo'S "AdeSte Fidelis."