The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17
sIFs. DIIIabough rIeases.

Mrs. DillabOugh PIeaSes.
The contralto, Mrs. Dillabough, gave
| profound pleasure by her rendition of
He Was Despised." not to mention her
splendid singing Of go. Thou That TefIest
Good Tidings." in which the power.
warmth, and tenderness OF her voice were
! well shown. Her singing OF He Shall
Feed His Flock was a gem.
Mr.. Smock, already well known and
/ something OF a favorite in Washington.
stamped himself a beautiful artist. with
| his fine phrasing, delightful enunciation
| and his great dramatic power and
| great repose. Mr.. Smock made splen-
/ did effects and left a great Inn
preston with his singing Of the rec:ta-
| tiVes, where mis- style shows best. He
did the arias equally well. and his high
| tones are delightful. whether they were
loud or soft
Much the same may be said of the
| basso. who has a rich, melodious voice
OF great power and range, which he
handles with artistic skill He is not
| historical. as so many good bassos are in
/ the Messiah for the work given the
basso is dramatic in the extreme, and il
| is fine line between the dramatic and
/ the too intense
| The Choral Society has redeemed itself
| for several OF its late concerts. and is
an organization. as 1t now stands. which
will be generously supported by the
! music-lovfng public. There are young.
| fresh voices, chosen from among the
| church choirs, and they have done con-
| scientious work in rehearsal, which
| showed plainly at last nights perform
| ance. The mammoth, cold hall was dis
| COuraging, especially 10 the soIoIsts, but
at the back OF the hall. where the music
/ always sounds the best not a syllable
/ was lost. The pastoral symphony in the
| first part deserves a special mention. II
was beautifully played by the orchestra.
Organization Gains Strength.
This was the eghty-sixth concert given
by this organization. which is on a bet
ter footing this year. artstically and
! financially, than 1t has been for many
| seasons. The officers and directors are;
| Right Rev. Alfred Harding, d. D., pres
| ident; Henry l.. West. vice president and
| chairman finance committee; George p.
| Tucker, treasurer; Mrs. Leona Kidwell,
| financial secretary; Joseph B. Wilson,
secretary; Percy S. Foster. chairman con-
| cert committee; William Wall Whidditt,
| chairman chorus committee: Norman H.
| Camp, librarian James G. Traylor. DR..
Edwin 4. Hill. oscar Franklin Comstock,
and Miss Alys Bentley.
The chorus consists Of:
Sopranos-Miss Dorothy Allen. Miss
Mary Arbeely Miss Reta NJ Atkinson,
: Mrs. NJ. B. Atkinson, Mrs Emily r
| Barnes, Miss Nj. p. Baum. Mrs. NJ. L.
| Best Mrs c. W. Bridwell, Mrs. J. b.
Brown. Mrs. r. L. Buchanan, Mrs Clara
NJ. Carr, Miss Freda Clayton, Miss
| Mabel F. Clayton, Mrs. D. S Corser,
| Miss Florence NJ. Cook. Mrs. Rolla P.
/ Currie. Miss Della W Davis, Mrs. Tor
ney Donaldson. Mrs. Charles B. Donch,
Mrs. c. a. Durham, Mrs. Viola Fellows,
Miss Edith Fitch, Mrs. c. NJ. Gallagher,
Mrs. Elizabeth Gateheil, Mrs. w. q.
| Gleason, Mrs. ]. A. Glessner Miss Ada
Graves, Miss Lillian Graves. Miss Nj. f.
Haney, Miss Elsie Holmes, Mrs. S. P.
Hollingsworth, Mrs. L. c. Hover, Miss
E. c. Hughes, Miss E. H. Hundley, Miss
Flora a. Jackson, Mrs. Albert l. John
son. Miss Nettie Johnson, Mrs. ]. w.
Jones. Mrs. Leona E. Kidwell, Miss
LeOna Edgar Kidwell, Mrs e r.
McChesney. Miss Margaret A. Nc
Mahon, Miss Virginia 3. Magruder Mrs.
NJ. A Miles. Miss Aileen Miller, Mrs.
W c. Monroe, Miss Jeanette Mudd,
Mrs. Newhall, Miss NJ. NJ. Norris, Mrs.
Beth Paine, Miss Marie A. Peterson,
Miss Grace Reed, Miss A. c. Rorebeck,
Miss M. NJ. Saunders, Miss Elizabeth
Schneider, Mrs. Ruth Settler, Miss Mabel
r Simpson. Mrs. II. S. Smith, Miss
Olive Tarr. Mrs. John Z. Taylor, Mrs.
W. A. Taylor. Miss NJ L. Thompson,
Mrs. Emily G. Turner. Miss Margaret
Tyacke, Miss M. VanNess, Miss Iayinia
Wagner, Mrs. S. II. Walton, Miss Louise
Warren, Miss Alice H. Weaver, Mrs. w.
P. White. Mrs. Nellie Whitney, Mrs. F.
P Wilcox. Miss Eta Wilson, and Mrs.
Vivian Wood
Altos, Mrs. c. G. Abbot, Miss F. F.
Adams. Mrs. c. A. Anadale Miss Mercy
Atkins. Miss K. B. Baird. Miss D. ].
Best, Miss Anna Belts, Miss R M. Ro-
gan. Mrs. K. c. Bowers, Miss Flora
Briggs, Mrs. ". F. Buckingham, Mrs.
Frank Byram. Miss E. NJ Carman, Miss
NJ. NJ. Chenney. Mrs. Harriet f. Covert
Miss Ada NJ. Graves, Mrs. F. l. Chilly
Mrs. E. c. Criswel, Miss Hazel Dakin.
Miss NJ. Y. English. Miss L. B. Fisher.
Mrs ". II. GrisWell Miss Alice /. Hail.
Miss NJ. +. Hantzmon. Miss Emily s.
Hinton, Miss A. S. Hughes, Miss Eva
Jackson, Mrs. q w. Jayne. Mrs. Nettie
Johnson, Miss Mary L EimbaIl. Miss
Mildred Miller, Miss Ruth Miller. Miss
Lillian Milovitch. Miss Buella Mitchell,
Miss fIaudia Moran Miss NJ o,,ica