The Washington herald., 1911-07-30
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

WOOlO AlND MOSlOlANS
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Garziglia, who sail
ed for France in May, are now in the
villa of Mr. Garziglia's parents on the
mountains outside Of Nice, and near ville-
franche. They spent some time in Paris
before going to Nice.
Mrs. Kidweli and Miss Leona Kidwell,
the latter the secretary of the Music
Study Club, will sail on Monday evening
from Boston, to make their return trip
home by water. They have been visiting
in Boston for a week after spending a
month on Long Island, in Connecticut
Miss Viola Schippert, soprano, and John
Bowie, tenor, gave the programme on
Sunday afternoon at the Masonic Home
in Takoma Park, for the benefit of the
home, which proved to be a very great
success. Miss Schppert is very young
singer with a very promising voice of
fine range and quality, good medium
tones and much power. She sings with
much taste, although little more than
beginner. Miss Schippert was the soloist
at the funeral of Mrs. Vaughan, founder
of Decoration Day, and sang effectively
''One Sweetly Solemn Thought and
Lead Kindly Light accompanied by
Miss Mildred Hoge. who is first alto in
the young girls quartet organized and
directed by Mrs. r. II. Dalgleish. The
other members are Miss Schippert, first
soprano: Miss Caroline Brummitt, sec
ond soprano, and Miss Augusta Hill, sec |
ond alto.
Mr.. and Mrs John II. Nolan and family |
will go 70 Atlantic City early this week
for their annual visit and by motor, as
usual Mr. Nolan is basso in the quar- |
tets of the New York Avenue Presby |
terian Church and the Eighth Street
Temple, which positions he has held for |
many years.
Mrs. Edward N. Martin, formerly Miss
Margaret Nolan. and her young daugh-
ter. Miss Mildred Martin, are at Ocean |
Grove for months visit.
Miss Marion McFall is having great
success at Braddock Heights, where she
and her mother, Mrs. Jasper Dean Nc
Fall, are spending two months She has
sung on Sunday evenings in the Audi
tOrium and given the greatest pleasure.
She will sing at the morning service OF
the Lutheran Reformed Church. in Mid
dletown, Md. Miss Lillian koechling, the
young violinist also of this city, has
dock Heights, where she is also staying.
They will appear upon the programme of
the seventh annual reunion of the Re
formed Sunday School of Frederick Coun-
ty, Md, to be held on Thursday after
noon, August 5. when Miss McFall will
sing Gounod's 20 Divine Redeemer," with
violin obligato by Miss Koechling. The
Misses Lizzie A. Coblentz and Elsie E.
Remsberg, also of this city, will sing
the duo, My Faith Looks | p to Thee,
by Basford. The Braddock Heights Band
will also be heard on this occasion, their
first appearance in concert.
John Bowie, tenor soloist, who went
from the Church of the Ascension to the
Church of the Epiphany recently, has {
been induced to return to his old posi-
tion in Ascension choir. which he will
do next month. Mr. Bowie has a very
good tenor voice. and has been greatly
in demand in both church and concert ,
work
Mrs. Josef Kaspar who has spent the /,
abroad. sailing after the close ;
of the National Park Seminary, where
she has had charge of the vocal depart q
nent for many years. will return to her
home in Bluemont, Eoudoun County, Va, h
the last week in August, after beautiful
trip over the Continent Mr.. Kaspar and II
lis daughter. Mrs. Lawson have spent II
heir summer there. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
kaspar will join them there in September Il
With their young daughter, Cecilia.
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Miss Mabel c. Latimer, formerly So V
prano soloist in the choir of the Shrine
Of the Sacred Heart, and who is to-
lay filling Mrs. Gawlers place in the
choir at Calvary Baptist Church. will be
heard in Gounod's 20 Divine Redeemer" c
At the evening service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton kaspar and their C
laughter Priska are a. Easton Point,
Easton, Md, rusticating and setting mu- I
;ic aside for the time being. They will l
come to Washington for a day or two
on their way North early this week
Signor Sebastiano Breda. of Milan,
italy, who spent the spring season in
will return here in the
Early fall for permanent residence He l.
will be accompanied by his wife. Nine
da Breda, and their son, a youth in his
eens. Prof. Breda was formerly con- L
lected with the Royal Conservatory of
Music in Milan.
An enjoyable musicale was given at the =
on Friday evening by Miss
Maude Hodgkin In honor OF Miss Edith
;pofford, who recently returned from
hree years of music study in Europe.
Hiss Spofford effectively rendered sew
raj songs. Philip Scantling, the tenor 81
oloist and Messrs. Heinl and Johnson. az
anjoists, contributed to the evening tn
Entertainment. in
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Funeral of Ball Victim.
Funeral services for John P. Freeman,