Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

selections were supplemented by a tenor
solo by Mr. Braithwaite, and DIR. Powers
favorite Sunday school hymn was sung
by fifty members Of the primary grade.
Schubert's Death Song and the Dead
March" in Saul formed the organ pre-
lude, and Chopin's Funeral March con-
Guided the beautiful and appropriate mt
sic of the occasion.
Mrs. James Kerr. a contralto. who is in
charge Of the music at the First Baptist
Church during the summer. goes to Rock.
vile today to sing at the celebration of
st. Johns day by the Masons, which will
take place this morning at the Baptist
Church of the little Maryland town. Her
filled by Mrs. Edith Yoder johnson. So
prano. who will sing ITO the Angels" by
Zardo. Mrs. Edmund Barry. who has
been spending her vacation In New York.
the organ today. William B. Trott sub
stituted for her during her absence from
the city.
Miss Katharine May Brooks president
of the Music Study Club. will spend the
week at Bluemont as the guest of Josef
Kaspar and his daughter. Mrs. Huron
Lawson. Later in the season Miss Brooks
will visit Miss Vida Bispham at the sum-
mer home of her father. David Bispham.
on Long Island.
Miss Frances Harrison. organist of AS
lcension Church. who has been absent from
the city. recuperating from illness. has
returned and will resume her duties at
the church today. During her absence
her place at the organ was supplied by
Messrs. j. w. Cheney, jr.. and William
B. Trott at the morning service and II.
I'll. Freeman of old st. Johns Church in
the evening. This choir, which is under
the direction Of Anton Kaspar. will sing
at only one service after July 2, and will
have a vacation during August. resuming
work the first Sunday in September.
Herman L. Amiss, for many years or
ganistN of Foundry Methodist Church, is
presiding at the organ of Calvary Baptist
Church in place of Arthur Mayo, who re-
signed recently to take similar position
at the First Church OF Christ The quar-
Gawler. soprano: Mrs. William T. Reed.
contralto: Messrs. Richard F. Backing,
tenor, and Theodore T. Apple, basso. will
sing through July, when Mr.. Backing
will conclude his engagement there. as
he is under contract with the Savage
Opera Company. beginning in September.
His place in the quartet will not be filled
by the committee until the opening of the
season in the fall.
Miss Mabel Latimer was one Of the So
losts Monday evening at the reception
given by the Alumnae Association of the
Immaculate Conception Academy to the
graduates of 1911. Miss La !i,, sang
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"Sing. Smile and Slumber.'' Others con-
tributing to the musical part of the en-
| tertainment were Miss Marie Melting,
| who gave a piano solo. and Miss Dono-
van, who sang .'Carrisima.'
| The fourth and closing recital this sea
| son by pupils of Miss L. z. Anderson,
which took place Wednesday evening.
proved an enjoyable affair. The little
folks in the class gave their parts cor
rectly and the more advanced pupils
played with intelligence and good tech
nique. Among those taking part were
Jean Whitman, Ada Raber. Lorraine Con-
ger. Anna Lee Conger. Mamie Giles. Alice
Schiller. Jennie B. Clark. M. Louise Rob-
| erts. Barbara Sharp, b. B. Noonan and
Frances l.. McConihe The pupils were
assisted by Miss Rosalie Conger. violin
list. who played Polka Mazurka.' by
Sartorio, with Misses Lorraine Conger and
Barbara Sharp at the piano. and the
'Tannhauser'' march, with Miss McCOn-
The at the piano. The last three solo
| numbers by Miss McConihe were excep-
| tionally well rend sred. especially the
prelude" by Chaminade. A feature of
interest was the paper read on .'Gou-
mods Life and Works. which was fol-
lowed by several illustrations from his
compositions.
An event of interest among musical stu
dents was the recital last Saturday by