Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-06
MANY NEW FACES
IN LOCAL CHO|RS
AND At ORGANS
Second Presbyterian Chances
Soprano and C0ntraltO; Gem
trial Has New Director.
MRS. COOKE, CnNTRALTO
JUDE MEMORIAL, RESIGNS
Her Place Taken by Miss Arr
neutrality-suspicious. Gets
New Organist.

In the choirs of the Newark churches
tomorrow there viii be many new faces
and in some Instances new organists
will PRESIDE at the console.
Several changes nave been made in
the choir Of the Second Presbyterian
church. Miss Helen Brown, d native
OF Valparaiso, Inu., succeeds Miss
Elizabeth Parks as soprano, and Miss
Bessie r. Volckmann, of Orange. re-
places Miss Katharine Bushnell as con-
tralto. Paul Handel. the present tenor,
and Carl Morris, the basso, are re-
engaged. Organist and Musical Di-
rector William w. Bross remains as
leader. :
The choir for the new term at the
Weequahic Presbyterian Church con-
sists of Mrs. Irving Abbey, soprano;
Miss Annette Fatz, contralto; Harold
Walling tenor, nj William Stevens,
bass. Special vocal and violin soloists
will also assist in the musical pro-
erams.
New Tenor at Central Presbyterian.
Professor Edwin ". Owen, of Boston,
will begin his work as the director Of
the music at the Central Prespy, erian
Church tomorrow. Mr.. owen comes
from Boston to Newark with very
strong concentrations as a singer and
director of church music. He has a
line tenor voice and handles it with
skin and effectiveness.
Grenyille Commoss begins his ninth
year as the organist at the church. He
is an organist of skill and very popu-
lar among the Clinton church. going
PEOPLE.
The evening music program viii be
as follows: Organ, "Fantasie on Ham
burg "Reverie,' Festival March"
These selections are all written by Mr..
Ccmmoss himself and are played by
request. The hymn, Easter Lilies
Geibel, is by request; gospel song,
Throw out the Lifeline illustrated,
~Stebbens; evening song. DAY Is Dying
in the West" Sherwin: tenor solo.
There's a Beautiful Land on High
Taylor; Professor Edwin owen, solo. st,
song of the sermon, There's a Won
derful Heavenly Temple" kirkpatrick,
illustrated; hymn, Jerusalem, the
Golden" Ewing.
The evening sermon by DIR. George
Walton King is on THE City We
Seek"
THE Life Everlasting a sacred can
tata by Alexander Matthews, will be
rendered =" the Clinton Avenue Re-
formed Church tomorrow evening by a
solo quartet and chorus choir. James
Philipson, the newly appointed organ
list. will direct the work. The solo parts
Willie in charge of Mrs. Lillian =.
FINLAND, sopranos; Mrs. Theodore
Stats, contralto; Alfred j. Soden. ten
or, and Elmer L. Ross. bass. The can
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forth the promise, the judgment and
the bliss of the saints, and Is full of
rich and expressive harmony. The
music shows from beginning to end the
hand of a master, n although this is
the first time produced in this city, it
ought to prove n welcome addition to
church choirs,
George M. Vause, who gave the organ
recital in the Belleville Avenue Con-
gregational Church Friday of last week,
n whose work at that time attracted
go much attention and favorable COM
ment from the press. has been engaged
as organist in the above mentioned
church and will begin his services to-
morrow. Mr.. Vause comes from the
West, has studied at the Oberlin Con-
servatory of Music n will be gradu-
ated from the Institute of Musical Art,
New York city. at the close of the pres
ent term. The church is fortunate in
securing him as organist, and 1t is ex-
pected that his devotional interpreta-
ton of music will add much to the
helpfulness of the services.
Mrs. Mabel Stockwell Cooke has re-
signed as contralto of the First Con-
sregational Tube Memorial Church
quartet. The choir from May 1 COM
e. NAR4ana~ ATra Dh>nhn n,,s-.A.. yY-oIsan
soprano; Miss Margaret Armour, con-
tralto; Harry b. Ackerson, tenor;
George S. Overton, bass, and Mrs. Nell
lie b. Edwards, %organist.
Choirmaster and Organist ]. Henry
Huntington. jr., of the Third Presby-
terrain Church, is closing his twenty
first year as the musical director of
the choir. He officiated in a similar
capacity at the Calvary P~resbyteri; |
and North Reformed churches prior to
going to the Third Church in 1890.