The Washington herald., 1911-04-09

The annual meeting of the District
CHAPTER of the American Guild Of Or
canists was held last Thursday morning.
with a good ATTENDANCE The result OF
the election: Oscar Franklin COmstOck
dean: Edgar Priest, sunbeam ArIhur
d. Mayo. secretary: Samuel Wood, treas
urer: DR.. Allen Walker. registrar. An
evening lecture by a weH-hno"n organ
builder is being planned.
Oscar Franklin ComstOck gave his
seventy-ffth studio recital last Monday
before a large audience. The programme
was chiefly given by Miss Myrtle Began
and MI Irwin Hoffman. Though young
student, Miss Began displayed a fine
soprano voice of considerable power and
warmth. as we'll as good compass. Mr..
Hoffman's work showed considerable ad-
vance artistically and gave good promise
for the future. Miss NJ. Emma Bowen
and Mr. George :. WhitmOre assisted in
an excellent performance OF Leonl's
song cycle, Fairy Dreams"
A part of Trinity choir went to Alexan-
dria on Wednesday night and gave an
excellent performance OF Stainer's
'Crucifxion. with William J. CaulieId
and Herbert 5. More-on as the principal
soloiSts The work will be repeated in
Trinity Church Good Friday night, un-
der the direction of oscar Franklin Com
stock.
On Easter Sunday afternoon the
Mendelssohn Quartet will give a spe-
cial song service at 4:30 o'clock at Foun-
dry NJ f. Church, under direction of
ber of the quartet will sing solo Mrs.
Ullmer will sing Hear Ny Prayer" by
Mendelssohn; Miss humphrey, The
Light of the World. by Sullivan; George
Miller. Arise. Shine, For Thy Light Is
Come" by McDermid, and Mr.. Backing,
THY Hope Is In the Everlasting from
the Daughter Of Jairus." by Stainer.
The quartet will give the sacred Cantata,
God, Thou Art Great" by Spohr and
Mr.. Arma cost. the organist, will play
THE Pilgrim Chorus" from Tam
hauser.' and The March of the Priests. -
from ''AthalIa." Last Wednesday even
ing Mr.. Wrightson sang three Scotch
ballads during DIR. Wedderspoon's lecture
on Scotland. at Foundry NJ. E. Church;
My Ain Countrie.'' by Demarest: I'm
Wearin' Ava, JEAN" by Foote, and My
Ain Folk, by Lemon. Mr.. Wrightson
will sing The Palms." by Faure, this
morning. and "Hosanna." by Parker
this evening, at Foundry Nj Z. Church.
The sixth and fina1 Lenten organ re-
cital at st. Johns Church was given
yesterday by G.. Thompson. Williams, or
ganist and choirmaster of St. Johns
Church. West Washington, assisted by
Jack Bowie. tenor soloist of Epiphany
Church Following is the programme:
Fusue in ID najo Bach
Andante in Archer
Tenor SOLO. BE Thou Faithful Unto Death
(frum the oratorio st Paul D...... .Mendelsohn
ANesretto in B fat. .LemInens
OffCTtOry No .HalnToTth
c Audante CantAhile from Symphony No. 4. .Widor
Tenor solo, 20 Was There Ever Loneliness Like
His tfrom 'Olivet to Calvary -Maunder
Psstorale in -Lcmare
Fantasia in Tours
The second rendition of the Lenten
cantata, 1.-The Darkes, Hour" by Harold
Moore. which was SO beautifully given
by St. Margaret's choir on March &c,
will be repeated tonight in St. Mar
garets Church. The soloists will be
Mrs. Helen Donahoe De Yo, soprano:
Melville d. Hensey, tenor; Arthur Del
bert, barytone, and Charles Moore, bass.
The cantata is under the direction of
Alfred G. Eldridge, organist and choir
master of the church
Miss Faye humphrey. Miss Gertrude
Reuter-, and George H. Miller. with Miss
Julia Huggin at the piano, gave the
musical programme at the, annual re-