Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
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The National Association of Organists.
formed two years ago at Ocean Grove.
n. j.. will hold its third annual conven-
ton during the next ten days at that
quaint little city by the sea. There are
over 100000 organists in this country, and
a large attendance is expected from all
over this country and Canada. including
number of organists and singers from
Washington and vicinity. The sessions
will be held in the Auditorium, which
seats 10000 people, and which boasts OF
the largest and most wonderful organ in
| the world. Nine. Schumann-Heink will
| open the convention with a song recital
tomorrow evening. Tall Esen Morgan.
the conductor, has charge Of the organi-
cation work; Mark Andrews is president
| of the association, and Will c.. McFar-
land, organist of st. Thomas Church,
New York, is vice president.
The reorganization of st. Patrick
mixed choir continues to be the topic of
interest In musical circles. Mrs. kath-
arine Rogers has been engaged as soprano
sooist to succeed Mrs. Annie Grant Flu
gift, who has held the position for the
past seven years. Mrs. Rogers, formerly
Miss Katie Fitzpatrick, is a native of
Washington, and received her early mu-
steal education here under prominent
teachers. Later she spent some time in
New York studying under Oscar Saenger.
She is said to have voice of good range
and great sympathy and power, and was
a member of st. Matthews choir for
more than two years, sustaining the prln-
cipal soprano solos with. much success.
She has been spending some time recently
at Edgemere. l.. l., where she is the
guest of relatives and will return to the
city during the coming week.
Mr. James Nolan, who has been engag
ed to replace Mr.. Arthur Porter, basso,
belongs to a family the members of
which have held positions In prominent
local choirs for many years, and he may
be regarded a distinct acquisition to
st. Patrick's choir. He has voice o.
beautiful quality and has sung at differ
ent times in most of the Catholic
churches. his last engagement being at
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart. His
brother, Mr. John Nolan. is bass soloist
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and his sister, Mrs Edward
Martin. as Margaret Nolan was one of
the most popular contralto singers In
musical circles of the city until few
years since, when a long period of i'll
health compelled her to relinquish her
choir work. AT present she Is a promi-
nent member of the RuDinstein Club,
and is gradually resuming her musical
activities with her restoration to health.
and choir director, is expecting to en-
large the chorus of the mixed choir. and
has already received many applications
for membership. Active rehearsals by
both choirs of the church will begin in
the near future, and the mixed choir,
as a present organized. will sing for the
last time today. with Armand Gum
precht at the organ.
The offertory at the Westminster
Church Memorial last Sunday was sung
by Mr.. Robert Burns, basso his selection
being THY VIII Be Done.' by Marston.
Chewing, tenor, who will be heard in
Face to Face
Mr.. Henry Quincy will be the soloist
at the tent service of the Church of the
Covenant this evening, when he will give
| a program of sacred songs previous to
the regular service Among his numbers
will be Coenen's Come Unto Me-" IF
torio of Elijah; MY God, My Father,
While I Pray" by Marston and BE
Thou Faithful Unto DEATH" from Men
delssohn's oratorio of est. Paul" Miss
Anne Holden will assist as accompaniSt
and Mr.. Howard frederick will act as
precentor. Mr. Quincy has been engaged
as tenor soloist in one of the most promi-
nent churches in Philadelphia and also
to sing in Boston at forty-seven per-
formances of the pageant at the world S
was heard sixty times London. While
Mr.. Quincy has resigned his church
positions in Washington, he will still
come here each week during next season
| to continue his work-at one of the local
seminaries.
Miss Blanche Polkinhorn. soprano So
loist of All Saints Episcopal Church.
Chevy Chase, left during the week for
Lake Chataguay, n. Y, where she will
ho nj 10
turning in time to resume her duties at
the church in September.
Mr.. William J. Weber, son of the con-
ductor of the Rebew Orchestra. has been
substituting at the organ at Waugh NJ.
E. Church for Mrs J. G. Kline, the
regular OrganiSt.
Miss M. Catherine Linton. organist Of
lexington Presbyterian Church, has
gone to Seaside Park. N. j., where she
will give piano recitals at the Hotel Man
hasset. Mr.. George Wilson will substi-
Miss Anita Deitriech. soprano. has
gone to Connellsville, Pa, where she will
be the guest of friends and later will
spend some time at Far Rockaway with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs Horace Wright.
The choir of st. Andrews Church will
when the offertory number will be duet
for soprano and tenor, Love Divine, All
Love Excelling." from Stainer's "Daugh-
ter of Jairius," which will be rendered
by Mrs. Fannie AtLee Gage and Mr..
John Isle Apple. Mr.. and Mrs. Apple
will leave during the week for Atlantic
City, where they will join the colony of
Washington musicians for the month OF
August.
Mr.. r. Mills Silby, organist and director
of the sanctuary choir of St. Patrick
Church, will return during the week,
accompanied by his mother and younger
brother, from his summer trip to his old
home in England. The sanctuary choir,
under his direction, will resume its duties
next Sunday, singing at mass at IL
O. clock in the morning and at the bene-
Gictien services at 1880 Sunday evenings
during August This choir will shortly
be installed in new quarters built for them
at the epistle side of the church, which
will be equipped with fine new pipe
organ. This will involve a number of
other changes in the church, as 1t will
occupy the space now filled by few of
the pews In the side aisle and by one Of
the confessionals The partition dividing
the large vestibule from the nave of the
church will be removed and in this space
thrown into the main auditorium, addi-
no MIA