The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

for a concert to be given August 13
in the new church, the Bishopsgate
Chapel, on the mountain near Bluemant,
where her fathers summer home is To-
Gated and large colony of Washington
people spend their summers. Mrs. Law
son, who is one of the leading soprano
soloists in concert work in the East, will
sing on this occasion, and Mrs. William
Bruce King, whose summer home is close
to the Kaspar place. will be the pianist.
The church has a distinct interest for
Washington, as it is being built practi-
cally by washiongtonians, principally
Miss Minnie Brouse, of Mount Vernon
Seminary. She gave the ground and has
superiitended the construction; Mrs.
Elizabeth ]. Somers, of this city, whose
home is close to the quaint little church,
has given a handsome organ; Mrs. Craw-
ford, widow of the former president of
the National Biscuit Company, is pre-
senting the gold dipped cross which
will surmount the tower; Miss Grace
Brouse has donated the big and specially
cast bell which hangs in the quaint
tower; the young girls of one of the
secret societies of Mount Vernon Sem
mary, where Miss Brouse is a teacher,
presented DeduIllul dlldT ShdI VI
carved black oak which had been used
by their president for conducting the
meetings which have been discontinued,
and Mr.. Josef Kaspar has been as keen
in experimenting the building.
1t is called Bishopsgate Chapel be-
cause 1t is built where the gate of the
old place of Bishop McCabe stood as a
familiar landmark for many years. The
concert will be given on the afternoon Of
August 13, at o'clock, and will be fol-
lowed by ice cream and cake, served on
the lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. F. X Patterson on Tues
day evening entertained at their country
home the younger musical set still in
town at q farewell dinner and musicale
for Mr.. William A. Engel, jr., the promls-
ing young pianist, who will leave for
Berlin next week TO finish his studies.
Some of those present were Miss Mary
E. Moskey, Miss Julia Higgins, Mrs.
Backing, Mr.. George A. Moskey, the
brilliant young violinist; Mr.. Richard P.
Backing, who sings in opeta next season;
DR.. Henry E. Moskey, Mr.. Wilbur Shil-
ling, Mr.. Carl Klee, a student of Peabody
Conservatory, and Mr.. Harry Shilling.
Louis c. Atwater, formerly organist
and director of the music of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, has
been engaged as organist in the Eighth
Street Temple, where the music has been
famous for years. Mr.. Atwater, in this
position, succeeds the late DR.. George
Walter, who was also organist in All
Souls Unitarian Church, in which posi-
ton Mr.. Atwater has also been engaged.
The members Of the quartet Of the tenn
pie continue the same as they were dur
ing the many years DR.. Walter was or
ganist and director. They are Mrs. Shir-
Cliff, soprano; Miss Irma Stern, daughter
of Rabbi Stern, contralto; Harry NJ. Ste
vens, tenor, and John H. Nolan, basso.
A large audience assembled in the
auditorium at the Washington Grove
ChautauqUa on the evening Of July 8,
when the Clef Quartet of this city gave
an interesting programme. The quartet
is composed of Mrs. S. V. Gusack, vio-
linist; Miss Florence NJ. Noack, soprano
and pianist; F. P. Howar, second violin,
and G. o. Frey, 'cellist. The soloist Of
the evening was Miss Noack. who, in
addition to playing the piano parts. Of the
Quartets, sang several solos, accompanied
by her sister, Miss Ethel I. Noaok Her
numbers were Tostis ''Good-by' and
Mascheroni's For ALI Eternity and
for an encore, Dudley Bucks When the
Heart is Young" For All Eternity"
was given with the quartet accompani-
ment. The remainder of the programme
was as follows:
(s) March Himmel
From Quartet in D. Minor.l
The Quartet.
Petit Duo Symphonique. Mofat
(al Andante con moto
(b) AllegTetto comOdO.
(c) ViTace.
The Quartet
Violin SOLO Samuel V. Gusack
(a) MelOdie de Gluck. .Sgambadi
tb) Humoresque -DVoTak
The quartet encores were Schumann's
."Traumerie" and Beethoven's ''Minuette."
Mrs. Sydney HOllingsworth, one Of the
best known soprano soloists in church
and local concerts. is spending the hot
weather in camp, with her family, near
Bluemont, Va.
Miss Elizabeth Wilbur has returned to
her home in Washington after a visit of
some weeks at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Josef Kaspar, at Bluemont, Va, and at
Hamilton. She will spend the remainder
of the summer in Connecticut. Miss
Wilbur is a promising young violin stu
dent
At st. Marks Church last Sunday the
offertory solos were rendered in a very
pleasing manner by Mrs. Harriet E.
Covert, who has a contralto voice of un-
usual sweetness. Mrs. Covert sang last
season in the quartet at Trinity Episco-
pal and did some pleasing work.
Mrs. F. B. Gilmore, formerly contralto
soloist in the choirs of Epiphany and
later in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, is
making a visit in Washington with her
sister, from her home in Richmond. Mrs
Gilmore gave up her church position in
Richmond and may make New York her
permanent home next season. 1t depends
upon Mr. Gilmore's business arrange
rnents. He is in New York for a few
weeks Mrs. Gilmore lived for some years
in Baltimore before she came to wash
ington, and in all the cities In which she
has spent any time she has quickly at
tanned leading place as a church and
concert soloist. She was an active and
prominent member Of the Rubinstein, Club
of this city.
Miss Augusta Hill. the young contralto
who has been heard several times with
much success during the past season in
church and small entertainments. Isl