Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23

The first OF the musicals OF the WASH
ington Saengerbund. under the leadership
of the new director. Heinrich Hammer.
will take place this evening at the hall
Of the bund. The occasion will also serve
to Introduce a young vfolinist, Miss Lii
liam Milovich, who will make her initial
appearance under the auspices of the or
ganization. The other soloists will be
Miss Gertrude Schwannecke pianist, and
Dore Wolfsteiner. already we'll known for
his work as a cellist. The program Will
be as follows: Sonata for violin and
piano, by J. G. Handel. adagio. allegro
and adagio-aliegro; chorus. 'Abendfoier.
by Attenhofer and MY Old Kentucky
Home" Saengerbund: violoncello and
piano. "Andacht" and "Arelauin." by Da-
vid Pepper; piano solos, ITO Wild
Rose" .Trysting Place" and I'm Au-
tumn," by MacDoweli: violin solos.
| Aria" by ]. s. Bach, and "Serenade'
by Drdla: "WanderIust." ''Auf Fugem
des Gesanges" and "Fruhlingslied," by
Mendelssohn.
A reception was rendered to Mrs. Will
lam Wall Whiddit by the choir OF the
First Congregational Church In the
church social room Wednesday evening
Those receiving with Mr. and Mrs. Wild
dit were Mrs :. H. Woodrow. Miss
Edna Scott Smith and Mr.. J. Waiter
Humphrey. Notwithstanding the storm
nearly all the choir members We're pres
ent, and during the evening an informai
program was given by the guests Miss
airace Ross recited "A Musical Ro-
nance" Mr.. Atkinson gave several uia-
lect stories and Mr. Whiddit sang sew
eral numbers. Mrs. Whiddit was Tor
seven years organist and director OF the
Client Presbyterian Church. Norfolk,
Va. and as a testimonial of their appre-
citation and friendship a delegation from
the congregation presented her with a
beautiful locket. with the inscription
Lest we forget" when she resigned TO
come to Washington.
Miss Blanche Young, who has been the
contralto soloist of the Luther race
Memorial Church, has been engaged as
contraltO Of the double quartet at 81.
Patricks Church.
Mrs. Charles 3. Bayley, soprano and
director Of the choir of Wesley NJ. r.
series of musical services. Evenings
With the Choir" The regular quartet.
which is composed of Mrs. Bayley, Mrs.
OIin d. Leech. contralto; Messrs
Penney, bass. will be assisted this even
ing bv a quartet composed, of Miss
Sebastian, soprano; Mrs. George LIP
pitt contralto. and Messrs. Harrington
BarkeT. tenor, anu ftuSocit Nuhpui ''
bass. and the program will include the
anthems, King All Glorious" by Barn,
by, and "Grander Than Oceans story,
by Costa; trio. Savior. To Thy Dear
Leech and Mrs Lippitt: soprano solo
by Miss Sebastian. baritone solo oy
Mr. Milburn. and violin solo. Media
ton" from That's. Mr.. Joseph Har-
rison. Mrs. Thomas L. Jones will as
siSt at the organ.
The first of the musicals for the blind
this season took place Thursday evening
opened by Miss Clarine McCarty. pianist.
with Schumann's "Fachingsschwank aus
Wien" Mrs. H. Clay Browning, soprano
soloist of All Souls Church: sang the
aria. "Ernani Involami, by VERDI. ana a
group, "Knowest Thou the Land" by
Thomas; Taubert's Dame Nightingale,
and 1.-The Lass With the Delicate Air,
by DIR. Arne. and for encore, "Chickadee
Miss McCarty also played two gondoia
songs. from 'Songs Without Words" by
Mendelssohn: Gounod's "Sing. Smile and
Slumber'': Etude in G minor. by Mosz-
kowski. and Chant d Amour" and "a
price" by Paderewski. and closed with a
brilliant rendition Of LISTS transcription
Of the march from "Tannhauser.'' Miss
Florence Wiesef. violoncellist was on the
program for three numbers, but was un.
able to be present. A new and pleasant
feature of the occasion was the beautiful
tionaI Fruit and Flower Guild. the flow
ers at the close of the recital being dis
tributed to the blind. Tuesday evening
of this week there will be a reading, with
music, by Stanley Olmstead. and next
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock recital
by Mrs Isaac Cans and Miss Katharine
Bates, sopranos and Mr.. Sol Minister, vio-
linist.
Miss Marguerite Howard. soprano SOLO
list of St stephens Catholic Church. will
be in charge of the music at the sodality
services at the Immaculate Conception
Church Tuesday evenings throughout the
winter. Miss Howard expects to make
the music an attractive feature Of the
meetings. and next Tuesday the offertory-
number will be a trio. Ave Maria" by
OHare Pollard and Mr.. Sieman, tenor.
all soloists of st. Stephens choir.
The music at the morning service at
the First Congregational Church today
will include all organ solo. I'm the Morn
ing. from the "Peer Gynt" suite, by
Grieg: the anthems by the choir. 20
Thank the Lord" by Dressler. and 20
Love Divine, by Macfarlane. Mrs.
Smart and Miss Smith. and organ post
Jude, by Foote. AS preface to the even
ing service, beginning at 7:45. Mr.. Wild
by Chauvet: prelude by Rachmaninoff
and "Cantilene' by Woodman. During
the service the choir will sing the an
them. 20 Worship the Lord by HoIlins
and the offertory anthem will be Softly
Now the Light of Day." by SchiIling,
closing with organ solo, ''Tocatta,'' by
Bartlett.
The Student Club Of the Washington
College Of Music will hold it's first meet
ing this year next Friday evening at the
college building. After organization and
election, musical will be given, Mr..
Wrightson and Mr.. Fabian being in
cluded in the program.
George H. Miller has resigned his posi-
ton in Hamline NJ. f. Church and &C
cepted the position as bass In the quar-
tet at the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church.
A double quartet of singers will give
the preliminary program at the Church
of the Covenant this afternoon, begin
ming at 30 o'clock. The selections will
be taken from the oratorio. EST. Paul.
and THE Hymn Of Praise" by Men
delssohn and the personnel OF the octet
will be Mrs. Annie Grant Fugitt and Mrs.
B. H. Smart. sopranos: Mrs. Devonne
Hampstead and Miss Edna Scott Smith,
contraltos: Messrs. Charles Meyers and
Melville Hensey, tenors. and Walter
Humphrey and Frank Reside. bassos.
Philip Lee Scantling. tenor soloist Of st.
Matthew's Catholic Church. contributed
to the pleasure of the guests at the meet
ing of the Gaelic Society Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Scantling was heard i'm two
numbers. II Hear You Calling Me" and
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