The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21
WEEK IN MUSIC.

] George Herbert Wells, who VIII retire
as organist OF st. Stephens Catholic
Church to take up his duties as organist
and director OF music at st. AIMS
/ Church September l, entertained at din
ner last Wednesday evening in honor Of
the male quartet OF St Stephens. with
whom he has been most agreeab!y asso-
ciated for some years.
The quartet Is composed OF Howard o.
! Cook, Donald F. Edmonds f. Theodore
Howard. and Martin R. West The addi-
tional guests were Rev Thomas G.
! Smyth. pastor OF st. AIMS. and his
brother and house guest. Rev. Carroll
Smyth. OF Baltimore; Joseph A. Kuhn.
master Of ceremonies at Holy Trinity
/ Church; Armand Gumprecht. organist
and director Of music at Georgetown Col
l lege and organist and director of music
at St Patricks, and d. Austin Howard,
guest OF his brother f. Theodore How
ard, during his vacation from Cornell
After dinner Mr. Edmonds took the party
as mis- guests down the river on his
launch
Paul RamsdeH. 'cellist in St. Patrick's
orchestra, spent last week as the guest
OF Lee Townsend at the summer home of
the latter's parents at North Chesapeake
Beach.
Miss Edith Stowell soprano. has re-
turned from her vacation az Atlantic
City and Colonial Beach
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l. Jones spent couple
Of days last week at Old Point. Mr..
Jones Is acting as precentor and soloIst
at New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church during August. Last Sunday he
was heard in Johnson's Rock of Ages
with Anton Kaspar playing violin obn-
cato.
Miss Anita Dietrich is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. George Wright, at ROckaway
Beach.
Mrs. E. A. Ford. formerly Miss Elaine
Sebring, contralto. has returned 10 her
home in Philadelphia. after visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Sebring.
Mrs. Rose Ma, well Dickey, violinist, is
spending the summer at Harpers Ferry.
Miss Pauline Whitaker contralto solo
ist in New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. left last week to visit Mrs. r. j.
Burns on the Jersey coast She will go
later to Freeport. Long Island. TO be the
guest Of Mrs. Edward Carmen
Loyal Blaine Aldrich. organist az West
Presbyterian Church. has accepted a posi-
ton as organist at Metropolitan Presby-
terrain Church. Mr.. Aldrich Is a musician
Of rare ability and has an extensive rep
ertoire. including some Of the most diff
cult concertos. He received his early
education in piano at the Milwaukee
Conservatory Of Music. graduating there
from with highest honors. He is also a
postgraduate OF the same institution. re-
ceiving first prize in sight reading. Mr..
Aldrich afterward continued his studies
at the University OF Wisconsin where
he studied pipe organ four years. After
graduating in pipe organ from the uni
versity, Mr. Aldrich was retained as an
Instructor. He is one Of the few organ
lists who have had ample preparation for
their work.
Lawrence f. Murray has accepted the
position as bass soloist at Sacred Heart
Church. where he succeeds Mr.. Nolan.
the latter going 20 ST. Patrick's Mr.
Murray studied voice with E Warren X
Howe. pupil Of and former assistant to
Jacques BOuhy. and with George Nelson
Holt pupil OF Jean de Reszke Mr.. Muir
ray has voice Of excellent quality and
enunciates With rare clearness and pre-
cision. His voice is highly resonant and
sympathetic. and his interpretations are
OF high order. Mr. Murray was for
merly bass soloist at St Mary's Cattle.
dral, Peoria, H.. and was highly recon-
mended by Archbishop John Lancaster
Spaulding
Having returned from his summer va
cation in Lower Maryland and Ocean
City. William E. Davis resumes to-day
his duties as precentor at the Northmin-
ster Presbyterian Church Rhode Island
avenue and Eleventh street northwest
Mrs. Nelson Wilson Shir-Clin. soprano
soioist in the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church and in the Eighth Street
Temple, has returned TO her home here.
after visit at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Anton Kasoar was the soloist at
the teachers convention on Thursday
evening at Terra Alta. where his family
is spending the summer. He also ap-
peared several times during the week az
Mountain Lake Park. He returned to
Washington last night and will play to-
day at New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.