Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31

will sing at the ohfertory Randagger' S
setting of the hymn Lead. Kindly
Light"
Herndon Morsell has been engaged to
take charge of the choir of McKendree
NJ E. Church. to succeed William ].
Palmer. recently resigned. Mr.. Morseil
will organize new chorus choir and the
solo work will fall to those among the
members who are fitted to do satisfactory
work in that line. Mr.. MorselrS large
class of pupils in voice culture will, OF
course, furnish much of the material for
the new choir. which will sing for the first
time under his direction the second Sun
day in September. Mr.. and Mrs. Morsel
Will leave during the week for their sum-
mer outing at Cambridge. Md. Herndon
Tudor Morsell, their young son, is spend
ing the heated term at Sobago Lake. Me.
David Selke is slowly recovering from
his recent severe Illness. At the close of
the recent musical season Mr.. Selke re-
signed his position, both as secretary and
as member of the board of directors of
the Washington Choral Society. Mr..
Selke has served the organization in these
positions for many years and his resigna-
ton means a loss that the society can ill
afford to sustain.
William e. Atherholt, tenor soloist and
director of the music at Waugh NJ E
-
taking in New York. Atlantic City and
Chester, Pa. He will close his season at
the church this morning, when he will
sing the offertory number, THAT Sweet
Story of Old" by West. He will spend
his vacation at Atlantic City and at Up
land, Pa, with Mrs. Atherholt, who is at
the latter place visiting relatives. Mr..
Atherholt has been re-engaged at Waugh
Church for next season.
C0l 1af$ o;+, lae oalr x.,;tl I,
a string quartet to travel with the Ben
Greet players through Maryland, Penn
sylvania and Ohio. Upon concluding his
engagement with the company he will
join his wife and daughter at Alexandria
Bay. N. Y, where he will spend his vaca-
ton.
Prof C. NJ. Cortes sailed from New
York last week for Havre. He will spend
the summer in northern Europe, return
ing to Washington in October.
Mrs. Kirk l.. RUSSELL who has been
substituting as organist at the Metropoli-
tan Memorial NJ. E. Church since Janu-
airy, has been permanently engaged for
the coming year Mr. and Mrs Russell
Falls, Toronto, Georgian bay and through
the great lakes, returning the latter part
of August.
A. AleHdHUeT lHO11dS mas JOlneu MIS-
Thomas in this city, and. together with
their son Richard, will motor to At
lantic City in August, when Mrs. Thomas
will conclude her choir work in Wash
ington for the present. Although Mrs.
Thomas, who was we'll known in local
musical circles as Miss Helen E. Rowe,
has resided in Chicago for more than
three years, she has always maintained
an active interest in musical affairs of
this city, many times lending her support
to the success of various local works.
Mrs. Thomas will be heard in choir and
recital here in September previous to re-
turning to Chicago, October /.
Mrs. George Fl. Merrifield of Falls
Church, Va, who has been substituting
during July at the Church of St. Mi
chaeTs and All Angels, has accepted a
permanent engagement at that church.
Mrs Mckee, who will continue to act as
musical director of the choir. is to be
congratulated on securing Mrs. Merri-
fields cooperation in the choir work of
ST. Michaers and All Angels. Mrs. Merri-
field will spend the month of August at
Capon Springs, returning in time to as
sumo her new duties in September.