Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09

pointed soprano soloist of ST. Thomas
Church, made her first appearance last
Sunday and seemed to fully meet the
expectations Of the con gregation and
choir.
Miss Flora McGin. contralto, will b
the soloist at the Lenten services al
the Church Of the Covenant Monday
selections will be II Will Sing Of Thy
Great Mercy" from Rossini's "Staba,
Mater: II viii Extol Thee" by Costs
Il Love to Tell the Story" by Sankey
% Savior Mine" by Rieman, and 1.-THE
Palms." by Faure.
The annual meeting Of the District
Of Columbia Chapter Of tho American
Guild Of OrSanists was held Thursday
morning at the studio Of Oscar Frank
GERS for the coming year were elected:
Dean, Oscar Franklin Comstock; sub
dean, Edgar Priest; secretary. Arthur
D. Mayo: treasurer. Samuel Wood:
registrar. Allen Walker. Members Of
the executive committee to serve three
years: Mary e. Mullaly, Maud Gil
christ Sewall and Joseph Harrison. A
recital and entertainment committee
was appointed consisting Of Arthur d.
Mayo. chairman: Jennie d. Glennan ana
Miss Katherine McNeal has returned
from Philadelphia and entertained her
friends at a musical at her studio Mon
day evening. She played an exactinG
program Of classical numbers from
among them "Pastorale," in f minor
by Scarlatti-Tausig: Sonata, Or. 81,
No. 3. BY Beethoven. "Rhapsodie" in
B minor by Brahms; "Nocturne." Cor
Lune." from Suite Bersamasque. by
Debussy; "Tabatiere a Musique' by
Liadow: From an Indian Lodge" and
"Czardas" by MacDowell. and q group
Of Chopin numbers. "Etude' in fat,
"Fantasie impromptu.' '.Nocturne" in
nat major. The Sunday afternoon teas
which proved 80 popular the early part
OF the season will be resumed by Miss
McNeal. the arst one being announced
Tor sunday. April 20. when she will be
assisted in giving the program by
Robert Patterson. baritone.
Notwithstanding the Indictment weather
Tuesday evening there was a full at
Club Of the Washington College Of MI
sic. when the following program was rem
dered by the young people: 'The Parted
Lovers" (Chopin> and When tho Roses
Bloom" Rsichardt,. Miss H: Cheesman;
e Cohencious: "Maiden's Wish (Chopin).
Miss T. Miller; paper on Chopin. Miss q.
smith: Melody" (Gluck). "Rigandon''
lMonsisnD and "Minuet" Beethoven,.
Lee Crandall: ''Impromptu" in F-sharr
major (Chopin) and ''Lebestraum.' No
i2 Uisso. William A. Engel. IT,: "The Pro.
logue." from I'll Pagliacci'' Ueoncayallo,
and The Nightingale Has q Lyre al
Gold" (Whelpley). George H. Miller:
Concerto (Chopin). second and third
movements, Miss Nelson and Mr. Fabian
g. Thompson Williams. organist and
choirmaster Of st. Johns Church, West
Washington. gave the closing recital In
the Lenten series at old st. Johns Church
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Williams was as
| sisted by the young tenor. Jack Rowie,
who sang "Be Thou Faithful Unto
Death" from "St. Paul" by Mendelssohn,
and "Droop. Sacred Head" from "Olivet
to calvary" by Maundsr. Mr.. Williams
numbers Tor the organ were ~ follows:
kueue In D major, by Bach: Andante In
D. by Archer: "Ailegretto'' in b fiat, by
Lsmmens: "Onertory. No. L." BY Hams
worth: "Andante csntabile'' from Sym
phony No. T." by Widor: ''Pastorsle.' in
y by Lemare. and "FAntasia' in c, by
The preceding recital was given by HI.
II. Freeman. orGanist OF the church, as
sisted by the gentlemen Of st. Johns
choir. who gave most effectively the
choruses. %. Saving Victim" BY Gou-
nod; Grant Us Thy Peace" by Geibel,