Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-21
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Mrs. J.. Thorpe Mrs. Daniel Schiller. Miss
Pease. who took part in little comedy
entitled A Precious Pickle Miss Alice
Mclean, who gave d plantation song in
character costume. and little Lorraine
longer, who appeared as one Of the Yama
1ama kids.
Mrs. J. l.. Carr. soprano. will sing
again with the quartet of the First Bap-
fist Church this morning and at the Of
fcrtory will h. heard in Herndon Nor
sells setting of the hymn, Rock of
Ages.
Miss =. Marian Greene of Park place,
a promising young soprano. is spending
the heated term al Wexford. r. L.. and
incidentally winning much commentator
i'm musical circles of the vicinity both
for her voice and her method of singing.
She is supplying the place for the sum-
mer of soprano sOloist at ST Pauls Epis-
copai Church in Wexford. Miss Greene
also sang recently at North Conway, be-
fore the oldest teachers organizat ton in
America, the American Institute of In
struction, which was holding it's eighty
first annual convention there. Miss
Greene made distinct impression on the
discriminating audience and after her
singing Of Kipiing's "Recessional,' was
rewarded with several recalls, wnen she
gave two additional numbers.
Miss Marguerite Howard. soprano solo
ist of ST. Stephens Catholic Church, has
been re-engaged for another season.
The last of Mrs. Oldbergs series of
summer recitals proved more than usu-
ally enjoyable to the select company of
music lovers present. The program was
given by Miss Cornelia Lyme whose mel
low voice was heard to advantage in
Brahms 'Sapphic Ode" other numbers
by Tschaikowski. Wagner. Beethoven
besides hyr Kota
nah Mrs. Oldberg accompanied at the
piano with much sympathy.
Mrs. Matte B. Thomas. who is the
fortunate pOssessOr Of soprano voice OF
rare quality, and who has been spending
some time in the city coaching with a
prominent teacher. returned last week to
her home in Richmond
Miss Aileen Miller who has been in
charge Of the music at the Westminster
Memorial Presbyterian Church during the
a hsence Of Mrs. Byram. will sing today
and next Sunday at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church in place of Mrs.
Ivy Herriott Shade, the regular soprano,
who has been obliged to leave the city
on account of the illness of her little
son. Later in the season Miss Miller
will take her summer outing which will
include the trip to Boston by water Miss
Sadie White will preside at the organ
of Miss Miller.
On account of the storm, Sunday even
ing services were omitted in many OF
the churches. At Hamline Methodist
Church the electric lighting apparatus
was out Of order and the recital which
=. Athey will be given this evening,
the program including Offertoire in d
fiat. by Salome: Ave Maria" by. Henselt !:
Pilgrims, Chorus" by Wagner: Song
Without Words" by Tschaikowsky. and
Grand Offertore de ST. Cecile," No. /,
by Batiste.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Torney Simon have
been spending some time in London, TAX
ing advantage Of the unusual musical
than in American cities. Mr. Simon has
spent much time in the different publish
Ing houses in London. selecting material
for the programs of the Motet Choir,
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Simon will spend
some time on the coast OF England and
then go to the continent before returning
to Washington September Is.
Mrs Nellie O'Hare Pollard. contralto
soloist Of st. Stephens Catholic Church.
with Mr.. Pollard and their young son.
left yesterday to visit relatives In the
middle west. On the honieward journey
they will make the trip UP the great
lakes.
Miss Ella Butler. who has been spend
Ing the last ten days at Ocean Grove,
returned Friday and will substitute next
Sunday at the organ Of the Westminster
Memorial Presbyterian Church for Miss
Aileen Miller.
Miss Katharine Iackaye, organist of
st. Stephens Catholic Church. has gone
to White Plains. N. Y. for a two-week
visit to friends. Later she will be Joined
by her father. and together they will go
to Lake Laconic, where her brother, Jim
Lackaye. has taken cottage for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Evans Greene
are spending some time in Detroit Mich.
Miss Marguerite OToole. organist and
choir director of the Mount Pleasant
Church. will take her va
cation in August and will spend part of
the time visiting relatives near Phila-
deiphia. Miss O'Toole is also planning
to take in some of the sessions Of the
National Association Of Organists. which