Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15

ned for the entire season, teachers re-
porting we'll filled classes and some of
them with lists already closed to further
applicants, a condition that ordinarily
does not obtain here until January. when
the winter residents open their homes.
Calvary Baptist Church is one of the few
exceptions among the churches, as
neither permanent organist nor tenor
soloist has yet been secured Charles w.
Dunn will play today and j. G.. Klein
VIII sustain the tenor part with the
quartet. Paul Bleyden will sing next
Sunday and George Meyers the Sunday
following, October 20
William j. Palmer has been appointed
cholrmaster at the Fifth Baptist Church.
where he is organizing choir of seven
ty-fve voices. which is being rapidly
hlled with volunteer singers. He is also
organ.zln" a male chorus of thirty voices
as contingent to the main choir, and
1t is expected this male chorus Will do
much special work during the sea son.
Mr.. Palmer will accept all capable ap-
plicants until the limit of seventy-five
voices is reached; about forty voices have
already been enrolled.
j. Floyd Harris has been engaged as
organist at the Luther Memorial Church.
The organ in st. Peters Catholic
Church is being rebuilt and enlarged
and when completed will be one of the
finest in the city. The choir. under the
direction of Miss Hattie Nj. Ritchie has
resumed rehearsals. and the regular WIN
ter schedule in keeping with it's always
high standard will begin today. Miss
Edith NJ. Gallant, who, owing to i'll
health, was compelled to temporarily re-
sign her position as organiSt. returned
from Atlantic City last week and will be
at her pace at the organ today.
At the First Congregational Church
this morning the choir. under the drec-
ton of William Wall Whiddit, will sing
Gounod's Sanctus, Himmefs Incline
Thine Ear and "Oh. for a Closer Walk
With Cod by Foster. The organ num-
bers will be, In the Morning. from the
Peer Gynt" suite, and March Pontif1-
cal" by Tombelle. At the evening service
Mr.. Whiddit will play a suite which in
e eludes Introduction, scherzo and andante
by Bartlett. and march, by Edgar. Miss
Edna Scott Smith, contralto. and J.
Walter Humphrey, bass, will sing the
duet, Twilight" by Nevin, and the choir
will render 20, Jesus. Thou Art Stand
ing" and Some Blessed Day"
Earl Carbaugh baritone soloist of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church. will sing
this morning at the offertory 60 Dry
Those Tears by Del Riego and at the
the same composer. F. F. Stitt will be
at the organ, as usual
Miss Helen Crennan soprano. will sing
at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
at both services today. At the morning
service Miss Crennan will be heard at the
ofertory in Coenen's Come Unto Me"
and in the evening she will give NO
Night There" by banks.
There will be a special musical pro-
gram this morning at All Saints Episco-
pal Church. Chevy Chase the occasion
being tie formal installation of Rev. Mr..
Austin as rector. Bishop Harding deiv-
ering the sermon. The choir will sing re
Deum in B fiat and Benedictus in D,
both by Sir John Stainer, and the Of
fertory anthem. 80 Taste and See by
Sir John GosS.
At the annual iridium of the Sodality
of st. Paufs Catholic Church tie music,
was under the direction of Mrs. Mary
Byrne bowling. Wednesday evening
Mrs. Rogers. soprano soloist of ST. Pat
tricks mixed chcir, sang THE Angelic
Salutation." by Gounod. with violin OBJ
ligato by Miss Lillian Koechling and with
Miss Jennie Glennan at the organ;
TT ursday evening Mr.. Duggan. bass Of
st. Matthews choir. was heard in 80
Salutaris,' by banks, accompanied by
Harry Hall at the organ; Friday evening
Ave Verum.' The choruses were sus-
tanned by the young ladies of the sodality
choir.
Charles Trowbridge Tittman has been
engaged as bass soloist of old St Johns
Church Lafayette Square, and will en-
ter upon his duties Immediately. Mr..
Tittman was formerly bass soloist at
Calvary Episcopal Church. New York city,
and since coming to Washington has sung
on special occasions in various churches.
winning commentator on all sides.
Last Saturday afternop the music class
of Mrs. and Miss McCarty met for the
first of a series of musicals, when the
newcomers Were rendered welcome IN
social way by the older pupils. An in
formal program of both solo and ensemble
numbers were given by some of tie
youngest members of the class.
The Music Study Club. one of the
youngest and most enterprising of our
amateur organizations. is the first in the
field to- be really doing something as
they held meeting Monday at the home
of the treasurer, Mrs. Orville Drown, at
which Heinrich Hammer read most in
teresting and instructive paper on the
History and Forms of Music. The
illustrations were given by Miss Margue-
rite Howard who sang an aria from
Nine. Butterfly with Miss Marian
West as accompanist: Miss Mildred Kolb.
Sonata Pathetique." by Beethoven, and
''Pessepied." by Delfbes. and Miss Mil
bred Rider who gave Concert Etudc,
by Rubinstein. Wednesday afternoon the
club was called together at a tea at the
home of the president. Miss Katharine
Nav Brooks, to meet for the last time
Miss Leona Kidwell. the secretary. who
will be married Wednesday to Paul
Yoder OF Boston. \ brief meeting OF the
executive board was held. at which Miss
Kidwell turned over the books to Miss
serve out the remainder of Miss kidWell s
term as secretary. The next meeting Will
he held October - at the home of Mrs.
Charles Raymond Wentz. when Nj SIS West
will read "a paper on the development
of Song" and solos will be rendered by
Mrs. Wentz, Miss Howard and other
members of the club.
The Washington Chorus Club entered
upon its ninth season with its rehearsal
Tuesday evening, under the direction Of
William j. Palmer, who has met with
much success in this line OF work. Lew
y. Fouts is president of the cub and
Louis A. Potter aCcompanist
The Friday Morning Music Club will
commence its twenty-siXth season NO
venlber 3, and will give it's first program
November 10 Miss Lucy BrtckenStein
is the musical director for the year, sue
ceeding Mrs. Willeston Hough.
The Rabew Orchestra. under IL. W.
Weber. resumed it's rehearsals the middle
Of September and will continue the pol
icy of giving public rehearsaiS. the nrst
Monday evening Of each month In the
lecture room of the Keller Memorial