Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16


during the week. These affairs. in
which many prominent musicians have
voluntarily contributed their services
have been given hitherto in the read
ing room for the blind at the Library
of Congress, and for many seasons
after their Inauguration, about tweiVe
Years ago, the seating capacity or the
reading room was sufficient to accom-
MEDIATE not only the blind. but
generous number of music lovers from
washington and vicinity. or late
wears however. the popularity OF ''ese
affairs has Increased to such an extent
as to make it desirable to have larger
auditorium. and in future both the read
,ipgs and the musicals viii be given
in the lecture hall of the Puolic
Library They will he given every
Thursday as in former seasons, Out On
the first and third thursdays OF tle
month they will take place IN the even
! ing the alternate Thursdays IN the
afternoons. beginning at CLOCK,
half hour earlier than last winter. MISS
Eta Joceiyn Griffin, who Is IN cha -, &c
of the reading room for the pima. has
arranged an unusually attractive re-
cital Tor the opening OF the seIies 'ii ~.
season. Those who will contribute "
tho nropram are Mrs. III. Clay Brown
ing soprano: Miss Florence Wieser. Gel
liisf. and Miss Clarine McCarty, pianist
Stanley Olmstead. well known in WASH
iugton both as a pianist and Itterateur'
! is the guest of Mr. and Mrs VICTOR VIM
| stead at Vinecroft. their summer nome;
near Clarendon. Va. MI Oimsteao VII.
give the initial reading, with music 10,
the blind at the Public Library Iuesda!
evening. October p. He will give eN-
cerpts from a book of essays, Inc pay
Journal of An Inconsistent, ana anoIh
his novels THE Emotionalist ano me
all
have appeared in various magazines from
time tn time Mr.. Olmstead, VINO was
very close friend Of the late composer
Edward Mcdowell. will conclude the
evenings program by playing MacD'"ei
Kettle Sonata entire
George A. Provost, musical director of
Gunton-Temple Memorial Presoyterlan
church. has returned to the city after a
vacation spent in Winnipeg. he was
| heard to advantage last Sunday evening
in IRA cketts Eyes That Are Weary and
Hearts That Are Sad"
J. Frank Duggan, basso, who has been
! connected with the sanctuary chofr or 81.
| Patrick's Church for the past two years.
has resigned to accept posltlon VIZ
| the newly organized male cnoir u 81
Matthew's Church.
The first Of a series of studio practice
| recitals was given last Saturday AFTER
! noon bY Miss Clarine McCarty. About
twenty members Of the junior class TOOK
| part in the program. which included both
solo and ensemble numbers
Halstead p Hoover assisted the choir
of the Westminster Memorial Prespy-
terrain Church last Sunday evening. Dur
ing the musical program. given as pre-
Jude and accompaniment TO the pastor
| lecture on the Passion Play at Oper-
ammergau Mr.. Hoover sang McDoug-
ais arrangement of Jesus. Lover OF MY
xA1 xrrttIn o.
opticon views. Mr.. Elmer Jaspar VIII
preface the lecture this evening with
tenor solo. 1.-THE Palms" which VIII De
similarly illustrated. Mrs. Frank Byram
will assist at the organ.
The first meeting this season of the
Music Study Club was held Monday art
ernoon at the home OF Mrs Orvlne o.
Nine Chaminade was the composer VINO
engaged the attention of the members.
| clever paper being presented by MIS-.
RAYMOND WentZ on the life, personality
and work of this pianist and composer.
Interest was added to her essay by the
exhibition Of photographs of Nine Cham-
made at her home and in her garden
which we're taken by Miss Cryder DUR
ing her visit to Mime. Chaminade two
years ago and which were loaned by her
for this occasion. The musical program
included a solo for soprano. "Madrigal,
sung by Miss Marian West and piano
solo. "Autumn,' by Miss Katharine
Brooks The meeting closed with social
hour.
The invitation to join in organizing a
local chapter of the American Guild or
Organists has been accepted by a num-
Der of our leading organists. 1t is prooa-
BILE that several of the best organists Oh
Baltimore will also Join the chapter, thus
forming a strong body, equally benenclai
to both cities. The organizer here is Os-
car Franklin Comstock. fellow. and the
only member of the Guild IN washington.
duties as soloist of st. Paul's Catholic
Church choir after an absence or three
months which was pleasantly spent cruis,
Ing in southern waters and visiting OLD
friends in the south. He Is also singing
with the Musurgia and at the last re-
| hearsal contributed two solos to the in
formal program of the club
. The choir of the First Baptist Church.
under the direction Of Miss Marian Nc
Fall, will sing this morning Holden $
"Jublate Dec, in D. with incidental nc, ae SOLO
Stranger" by Marston. At the evening
service the selections will be Seek Ye
the Lord" by Roberts, and God Holds
the Future by Ambrose.
Constitution committee Of the Rubin
stein Club and Mrs. A. NJ Blair, preSi-
dent. met Thursday afternoon at the
!
, Mrs Morgan ID. Lewis. This committee
was appointed last spring to draft new
| constitution. which will be presented for
! the acceptance of the club at the first re-
hearsal Wednesday morning at the Ar
lineton Hotel. The committee is COM
| nOsed Of Mrs Lewis, Mrs. Weston, Mrs
| A. Leftwich Sinclair. Mrs. ID. DIN Leech
, and Miss Daisy Stewart.
Mrs. Weston has been appointed by
Mrs Blair, chairman of the room COM
| mittee and Mrs. w. w. Burdette, as ac-
compa mist for the soloists Of the club At
| a meeting OF the executive committee,
| held Friday night at the residence Of
Mrs Dickinson on Clifton street. 1t was
| decided to have the first morning recital
of the club December Z. The examining
| committee last week accepted seven new
singers for active membership in the
i club.
William Wall Whidditt, organist and
choirmaster OF the First Congregational
Church, has arranged the following at
tractive program for the services today:
In the morning there will be an organ
voluntary. Mediation by Guilmant; an
them. The Pillars of the Earth Are the
Lords" by Tours: TIE Deum in F. by
SHEPPARD: offertory solo. by Mrs. B. H.
Smart. soprano; organ. March," by Kin
der The evening service will be preceded
by a fifteen-minute organ recital: Mr..
Whidditt will play "Berceuse." by Kinder;
Largo" by Handel. and Evening