Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
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with enthusiasm in preparation for the
December recital.

Col. and Mrs. Henry S. Blount enter
tanned at musical Thursday evening
turned to his home city for brief visit
before entering upon his professional
career in grand opera Mr.. Cooper, who
spent six years abroad preparing for his
songs. "Widmung." by schumann; "Als
die alte Mutter." by Dvorak; "Feldbin-
samkeft. by Brahms; Itch liebe Dich."
by, by LIS List an. and two or three Of schu:
Nine" words by Kipling. music by
Tours, and one number from Liza Leh-
mann.S setting Of Longfellow's "Endy
mIon.' Mr.. Cooper was the recipient of
unstlnted praise. and responded with
some additional numbers. He was for
tunate in having the assistance at the
piano OF Mrs. Cooper, who proved a
sympathetic accompanist. Miss Regina
here on two occasions with the Rubin
stein Club. was the assisting soloist. and
added much to the pleasure of the guests
by her rendition of the q minor ballade
or Chopin and MacDowell's Witches
Dance" Mr.. Cooper will be the Offer
tory soloist this morning at the Uni
tartan Church of All Souls. when he will
be heard in "Agnus Del by Bizet. Mr..
and Mrs. Cooper will leave Tuesday for
New York. and will sail for Europe the
third week in November. He will make
his debut in either Stuttgart or Carls-
rune, and his roles for the engagement
4 iHSAuuc LudL VI LION Jose In carmen,
Sigmund in Die Walkure" and Canio
in Il Pagliacci.'
The Gaelic Society will hold it's first
meeting this season Wednesday evening
in the ballroom of the New willard. 4
program of characteristic music will be
given under the direction of Miss Jennie
Glennan, Director of the choir OF mixed
voices of st. Patrick's Church. Paul
Hines. tenor, will sing Il Saw Him From
the Beach, by Moore: Mrs. Katharine
rogers. soprano, and Joseph Whittemore,
tenor. Will give a duet from the romantic
opera. "Eithne.' Mr.. Whittemore will
be heard also in a solo, The Foggy
Dew" and the closing number will be
soprano solo with chorus, sung by Mrs.
Rogers and the Gaelic chorus. Miss Glen
nan has received some rare compositions
Of Gaelic music from the foreign publish
elites at the meetings of the society dur
ing the winter. There are still a few
vacancies in the chorus.
George Herbert Wells returned yester-
day from Winchester. Va, where he
yourneyed in the fulfllment of a promise
TO play at the wedding of DR.. S. Logan
Owens. made to the latter in his student
Wells. presiding at the organ, was as
sisted by an orchestra of Washington
musicians, under the direction Of William
p: Green. violinist. and among the selec-
Ran: "Meditation'" from %rhais": NV
,, Heart at Thy Sweet Voice." from Sam
son and Delilah": the "Intermezzo." from
'Cavaleria Rusticana: Bridal March,
uing March," and Grand Marche," from
Aida"
The; The quartet of st; Paurs Lutheran
musical service this evening under the
direction of Mrs. William Hamilton
Bayly. 3rganist The program will in.
clude the organ prelude. "Berceuse,"
In major. by Rogers: anthem, Thy
Hallowed Presence" by Carter; Songs
panied); duet for soprano and tenor
and quartet. "Hark. Hark Ny soul':
bass solo. abide With Me-; tenor solo
and quartet. Holy Father, Cheer Our
Ways" and organ solo. "Cantilene in F
Minor by Marchant The quartet is COM
Mrs. Flora Bernheimer Bry .awski con-
tralto; Herbert Aldridge, tenor, and
Charles d. Roberts. bass.
Miss Wimina Flick.nger has returned
to the city after a three-month outing
and motoring with friends in the Catskills
where she was heard on numerous pro-
grams, both as pianist and composer.
Mrs. r. L. Dalgleish is expected to re-
turn Tuesday from FRANKLIN, Pa. where
she is being entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S. Thomas. Gard and mo-
tor parties dinners and teas in her honor
have followed one another in quick sue
cession during her visit Well as mu-
steals at which Mrs. Dal"leish achieved
her usual success. Miss Vio'a Schippert
Church for Mrs. Dalg'eish last Sunday,
and Miss Augusta Hill will fill the place
today. singing at the offertory Gounod's
20 Divine Redeemer."
Miss Faye r. humphrey has accepted
the position OF contralto soloist at st.
Margaret's Episcopal Church, beginning
next Sunday. Miss humphrey is a mem
Der OF the Rubinstein Club and has ap-
peared with success several times on re-
cital programs with the organization She
is an officer in the Music Study Club and
has also held the position of soloist in
several prominent churches of the city,
among them the Metropolitan Methodist
and Epiphany Church.
Visitors at the reading room for the
blind, Library Of Congress. Friday even
ing, enjoyed treat from both the musi-
cal and literary standpoints. the program
being & Ven by Miss Elsa Murray, pianist
and MISS Mona Murray. reader: \ piano
solo, Airs From Alces:e" (Gluck-Saint
Saens) opened the entertainment and was
followed by the recitation, "Pied Piper OF
Hamelln. by Browning: piano solos, per
sian Song, by Burmeister; ballet music
from Sylvia by Delibes: ''Napoli," by
Nevtn, and Hungarian Rhapsodie," by
List: Rotations, Indignant Nellie" AT
the Concert" by Edmund Vane Cook. and
THE Troublesome DOLL" by Doris Webb
The Choir of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church, under direction Of Edwin Cal
low, will give a special musical service
this evening. Among those taking part
will be Miss Gertrude Trow and Mrs.
Edwin Callow. sopranos; Miss Marian
Mccoy and Miss Anna Belts, contraltos;
low, bass. Miss Nellie Sacrey will as
sist. as usual. at the organ. and the pro-
gram will include the anthems "Tarry
With Me. My Saviour by Baldwin;
Consider and Hear Me- by Pfeuger:
soprano solo. Come Unto Him." by Les
lie. Miss Trow; anthem. II Heard a Great
Voice." by johnson. This morning the
quartet will sing the anthem Hail to
the Lords Amounted Miss Mccoy will
be heard at the offertory in Godfreys
Nearer to Thee
Miss Florence Macdonald, soprano
made her first appearance in song re-
cital in Washington Wednesday evening
at Belcourt Seminary. Her numbers,
which We're received with much applause.
included How Much l Love YOU ''The
Robin Sings in the Apple Tree my
Has Lyre OF God" THE Pine Tree
and THE Hawthorne Wins the Damask
Rose"
Earl Carbaugh, baritone and precentor
of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. viii