Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

President Taft is expected to attend the
meeting of the Junior Order Of American
Mechanics this evening at Wesley Meth
odist Church, and the chorus choir of 35
voices, recently organized by Mrs. c. y.
Bayley, have prepared some special music
for tie occasion. The solo quartet of
the church is composed OF Mrs Bayley,
soprano; Mrs. d. Olin Leech. contralto.
and Messrs Lane Weber, tenor, and
Owen Penney. basso, and among the Sc
lections to be given will be Gounod's
Praise Ye the Father by the chorus,
"Jubilate." set to the music of the Pill
grim's Chorus from "Tannhauser," by
the quartet and at the offertory, Kip
ling's "Recessional,'' by Mr.. Penney. Mrs.
Thomas L. Jones will preside at the or
gan.
An organ recital by Dr. j. Fred Wolfe
of Bethlehem, Pa. will be given Friday
evening at st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
DR.. Wolfe has been secured by the Fri
day Morning Music Club for its weekly
recital. which will be given at the usual
time. Friday morning at II O'Clock.
Music lovers who attend the recitals for
the blind at the Public Library had more
than tl.eir usual share of good things last
week: Tuesday. afternoon program was
given by Miss Ruby Stanford. violinist !;
Miss Ethel Lee, cellist and Miss Mildred
Harrison. pianist, which included both
solo and ensemble numbers.
The usual Thursday recital at the. Pub
lie Library. deferred until Friday on &C
count Of Thanksgiving day, was given
by Mrs Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano.
and Mrs. William T. Reed, contraito.
Among Mrs. Gawler's solo numbers were
Hos II
''Printemps.' Mrs Reed was heard IN
oh, Come With Me- "A Love Note,
Lady Moon" Thanksgiving. At
Parting and White Throat" While all
duets. 'Quis est Homo from Rossni's'
"Stabat Mater: Offenbach's Barcarollc
from Tales of Hoffman; Nearest and
Dearest and La Regatta We're espe-
cially enjoyable.
At the First Congregational Church
this morning the choir will sing oh.
Thank the Lord" by Dressler. and De
Whiddit. organist and choir director. will
play Chadwick's Canzonetta and post
Jude by Donahue. Walter Humphrey
will sing the offertory. At the evening
service Mr.. Whiddit will play Allegro.
Opus 30. by Krocger; intermezzo, by
Batchelder: andantino and march by
Lewis The choir will sing the anthem.
Praise the Lord, o Jerusalem" and
the choir hymn, undccOmpanled, come
Unto Me-" The quartet Of the choir Will
sing Rotolis Jesus Only" at the offer
tory.
An event of the week was the piano
recital given yesterday afternoon at the
Playhouse for the benefit of the Episco-
pal Eye. Far and Throat Hospital. Both
musical and residential society were well
represented in the audience and the two
sOloisih Mrs. Anna Deller Starbuok, plan.
ist and Mrs. Edward s. Hale. vocalist
were received with applause at the con-
clusion of each number. Mrs. Starbuck
who is a pupil of Carl Keinecke. was aiso
the soloist at the Friday Morning Music
Club last week. when her numbers In
Guided Schumann's + sharp minor sonata,
preiudes by Scriabine and Rachmaninon
THE Lark" Rubinstein's "StaccatG
Etude." "Arabesque." Saint-Saens "Ro
| nance sans Paroles and the first move
ment Of Sonata Eroica."
| Mrs. Warner Gibbs soprano, and Ear
Car baugh, basso. were the soloists at &
music al Friday evening In the drawing
room Of the Grafton. Mrs Gibbs sans
! ''St,ll vie die Nacht." Thoughts Mus
| Have. Wings" Clay ton Johns Fable.
Dreams" Van de Waters Might Time,
and "Jerusha-' Mr.. Carbaugh gave q
| spirited Interpretation to THE Bande
| lero.' by Stewart, and was equally effect
| i've in mis- singing of When Rose: