The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

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David Names has resigned his post
- concertmaster Of the New York Sym
phony orchestra. q which walter DAM
rosch y conductor. to rive hi: sntir:
work with the violin - well known. ~
wen a. The ability Of 1rA Names ON
the piano. - accompanies and scaoist
Recital programmes OF unique interest
win BE- offered on their tour this So
son.
The choir Of the First Congregational
Church viii render the following musical
numbers at the service this morning:
Anthem, He Shall Como Down Like
Rain" (Buck): anthem. 'Incline Thine
Ear to Me- QIlmmeD: contralto solo.
Cast Thy Bread ON the WaterS' Csoeck-
ed, by Miss Edna Scott Smith.
At the evening service tho selections
are: Anthem. "Ye Shall Dwell in the
Land'' (Stainer): anthem. -send Out Thy
Light" (GounoD. and hymn anthem.
Come Unto Ne" Bradbury).
Tho Christian Endeavor Society Of the
First Conversational Church will give .
musicale next Tuesday evening In the
church. at o'clock. An excellent pro-
Rramme Of vocal and instrumental num-
bers has been arranged.
sixty-eight singers enrolled last week
a. members of%the evening choir Of the
Church Of the Covenant which II being
organised by Sydney Lloyd Whghtson.
II IL intended to limit the membership
to 100 voices A large platform Is now
under course of construction. which Will
be set up each Sunday evening for the
,pa> NJ the evening choir.
Rehearsals this week will be on Tues
day and Friday evenings. in the chapel
of the church entrance In N Street.
Singers, whether readers or not. will be
cordially welcomed at either of these re-
hearsals by Mr.. Wrizhtson.
The choir will sing for the first time
on November 3. An innovation will be
singing a professional. Harvey Murray.
regular orgauist Of the church. will pre-
side at the organ. as usual.
Miss Victoria Siddons has accepted q
position as teacher of elocution and dra-
matte art at the Georgetown Convent Of
the Visitation. This. with her teaching
at the Washington College OF Music. will
keep Miss Siddons very busy during this
winter.
Pupils of Miss siddons will have an
evening of readings and recitations every
month In the recital hall Of the WASH
ington College Of Music, commencing No
vember l. when the students Of the col
lege and their friends will be invited.
The first meeting Of the season of the
District Of Columbia Chapter Of the
American Guild of Organists was held
last Monday in Oscar Comstocks studio.
Some excellent music was given by Mrs
f. s. Hale, Jack Bowie. and Louis Pot
ter. The next meeting will be November
l. at the Cathedral.
A violin, vocal and piano recital was
given for the entertainment Of the blind
at the Library Of Congress. reading
room for the blind. last Friday night. by
Miss Edna Snyder George Miller. and
Mrs. Braeker The programme was
greatly appreciated by the audience.
The musical programme at the meet
ing of the College women's Club. held
yesterday. was given by Miss Edna Sny-
der violinist: Mrs. Arundel. soprano. and
Miss O'Toole, pianist. The audience was
most generous in showing its apprecia-
ton of the excellent performance Of the
soloists.
The Rebew Orchestra. under the direc-
ton Of H. W. Weber. gave its first pub
lie rehearsal OF the season last Monday
night in the lecture room Of the Keller
Memorial Church. a very large audience
being present. The soloists were Miss
Josephine T. Gould. soprano. who gave
a fine rendition Of Balls In the Garden
Of My Heart and ''AI About You."
by Briggs; W. ]. Weber. pianist, whose
sYnvv xott I'm,
to the Dance and Monastery Bell''
called forth hearty encores. and J. Wes-
ley Jones. bass. who gave a splendid rem
dition Of las Deep as the Deep Blue
Sea" Petrie). and THE Monk" (Cowles).
The orchestral numbers were well re-
ceived and consisted OF the following:
March, "Tippecanoe," played from man.
uscript. composed and arranged by G.
]. Weber. Of the orchestra: overture.
the Spring Maid" CReinhardO: waltz,
Beautiful Spring" Uincke); idyl. Soft
ly Unawares'' uIncke). and march.
True to the Flag
The Rubenstein Club will hold its first
rehearsal Wednesday. October Q, at Mr..
Comstock's studio, 100 F. Street North
west. at 1890 o'clock sharp.
An evening Of story and song was held
in the auditorium of the Universalist
Church, Friday evening. in which Mrs.
Frank Gardner. Of State College. Penn
sylvania, gave a very unique and pleas
ing rendition OF the best child literature
Of the world. including Chaucer's "Old
Tales" Hawthorne's Mythology" and
the bedtime favorites. Kipling and Joel
Chandler Harris.
Mrs. Gardner has been highly indorsed
by the press in her new line Of work.
as "story teller" in which she stands
pre-eminent in the art of simple stories
simply told and her Interpretation of
the juvenile classics and their application
to human life was appealing both to old
and young.
The names Of well-known soloists were
also on the programme. assisted by Mrs.
Florence Baxter, Miss Lillian Chenoweth,
Miss Ruth Baxter and Herndon Morsell
giving charming vocal selections. and
Otto Radi responding to an enthusiastic
encore for his selection on the violin.
Raw Oysters.
Raw oysters are best served in their
own shells. on plates Of cracked ice.
Pine Points are the favorite A SQUARE