The Washington herald., 1910-08-21
WILL DIRECT CHOIR.
R. Mills Silby Engaged for st. Pat
rick'S Church.

R. Mills Silby Engaged for st. Pat
rick's Church.
st. Patrfcks Church has engaged R.
Mills Silby as organist and director of the
sanctuary choir Mr.. Sllby has recently
returned from Woodford, England, where
he spent his vacation, and has an apart
ment at the Alton. He came to this city
last September, and Immediately started
the reorganization Of the sanctuary
choir at 81. Patrick's. After trying boys
voices every morning fog two weeks. he
succeeded in getting about twenty-four
boys that were considered efficient for
probation. Stainers exercises were
adopted at first, and are still being sung
every morning.
Mr.. Silby began at age OF ten as a
choir boy at st. Adams, Holborn. in Lon
don. After three years he went 10 the
BromptOn Oratory. where he sang until
his voice broke. He also sang at the ST.
Johns Pops. He entered Westminster
Cathedral at the age of eighteen. While
at the cathedral he formed a choral So
ciety, and was appointed professor Of
harmony and singing az the London Col
lege of Music. Later he became director
Of the London County Council Musical
Society.
Miss Mary I. Kelly. of this city. laugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Kelly. who has
been in Berlin for several years studying
the plano. spent the month of July with
Xaver Scharwenka. her teacher. and his
party at Tarasp-Fontana, IN Switzerland
rusticating and pursuing her studies i'll
cidentally. Miss Kelly made a trip TO
Oberammergau. Nuremberg. and Munich
early In the summer. and before she re-
turns to Berlin TO begin her studies for
the winter. she will visit weimar, Jena,
Salzburg. and Innsbruck
DIR. r. Merritt HOpkinsOn. of Baltimore,
who is a favorite soloist In Washington,
where he is well known. has resigned his
position as BARITONE solist and director
OF music in the Madison Avenue Temple.
Baltimore. a position which he has held
for the past nineteen years. Dr. Hop
kinson was one OF the leading singers in
late years he has not done so much con-
cert work.
Rev. Father Finn, the Paulist father
who organized the male choir of st.
Paurs Catholic Church, and who did such
remarkable work with the Paulist choir
there for some years. spent a few days
in Washington last week. guest at the
Apostolic Mission House. He Is on his
way 10 Montreal, where he VIII attend
the Eucharistic Congress, TO be held there
next month. and where he will read
paper on church music.
Mrs. Annie Louise Powell. formerly of
this city, returned here yesterday from
Charles County, Nd, where she went
early in the week. to appear in concert
at Guild Hall. Durham Parish. on Thurs
day evening. In the party with Mrs.
Powell were Mrs. Park Reeder. soprano;
Miss Leila Harrison Gray, Miss Eleanor
Turner. Mr.. H. Rae Fitch, and Mr..
Walter Stanley Peters. Mrs. Powell act-
ing as accompanist, several Of whose
songs were on the programme Their
programme included a quartet for the
opening number. Molloy's Song Of the
Triton" by Mrs. Reeder. Mrs. Powell.
Mr. Fitch, and Mr.. Peters; Phillips "A
Son Of the Desert am l." Mr.. Peters;
Herberts. Cupid and l." Mrs Reeder;
Balfe's, IF Thou Couldst Know" Mr..
Fitch; Mrs. Powelrs, "Is Love We're
AL" Miss Gray; Excelsior Duet, Mr.
Fitch and Mr.. Peters; Clarendon's, IF
had the World 70 Give YOU" Miss
Turner; Cowles Border Ballad Mr.
Peters; Parker's Gypsy Maiden l." Mrs.
Reeder; Nessler's. 1T was not so to be-"
Mr. Fitch; Schmidts. "a Garden OF
Roses" Miss Gray; Sawyer's. "Shine on.
Oh Stars" Mr.. Peters; Mrs. PowelTs
Goodnight, Mumsey. Goodnight" Miss
Turner: Siemonn's BABY" and Little
Irish Girl" Mr.. Fitch; Mascheronrs For
All Eternity Mrs. Reeder. and Pinsutrs
Goodnight. Beloved" quartet composed
of Mrs. Reeder. Mrs Powell. Mr.. Fitch.
and Mr.. Peters Mrs. Powell is spending
some time with friends in the country
near Washington.
Mrs. E. A. Martin, contralto, and her
daughter, Miss Mildred Martin. have re-
turned from visit at Ocean Grove OF a
month or more. Mrs. John II. Nolan,
sister-in-law Of Mrs. Martin. who also
made a visit at Ocean Grove and some
OF the other Jersey coast resorts. with
Mr.. Nolan. has returned to their country
home. near Washington. but will leave
again this week for her former home, in
Ohio, for her semi-annual visit
The substitute quartet for the month
OF August in ST. Margarets Church is
composed Of Miss Mary Sherier. soprano.
in the place of Miss Edna Doe; Miss
Emma Houchen, eontralto, in the place
Of Mrs. Jessica Tabler Benham; Mr..
Boyer, tenor, in the place Of Mr., Hensey,
and Mrs. McCuen. in the place Of the
organist, Mr.. Eldrldge, who is in Maine
on his wedding trip.
Mr.. Edwin Hughes, pianist, is expected
in washington on Wednesday for a visit
with his parents and sister. at 81 p
street, after long period Of study with
Leschetizky, in Vienna. Mr.. Hughes
will go on 70 his new post Of duty as