The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

| Mlss Bessie ana marie humphreys, con-
tralto and soprano of the Keller Memorial
Church choir. are spending their vaca.
ton at Colonial Beach.
The quartet at Gurley Presbyterian
Church has been re-engaged for the COM
ing year. It's members are: Miss Grace
Ryals. soprano; Mrs. ]. c. Newbold.
contralto: Mr.. George Ross tenor: Mr..
Benjamin A. Lineback. basso. and Miss
Marguerite Allen. organist and director.
and cornetist. Of the Rebew Orchestra.
will spend their vacation in New York
and Boston, going by sea.
Keller Memorial Church Sunday School
boasts q membership more prompt In at
tendance than any other In the city, few
having to face the you are late" sign.
This very happy condition is brought
about by the presence OF Mr.. Henry W.
Weber and a dozen members of his well
known orchestra, who assemble In the
Sunday School at 8 o'clock every SUM-
day morning, and for thirty minutes
render a programme of appropriate mu-
sic. which addition TO the regular Sunday
school session is greatly enjoyed by the
scholars.
Mr.. Louis A. Potter. jr.. oreanist Of
Calvary Baptist Church. leaves to-day on
his annual vacation. During his absence
Mr.. W. J. Weber will oficiate at the
organ.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hardy. the lat
ter formerly Miss Ethel Tozier, are es-
tablished In their new home at East
Orange. N. J. Mrs. Hardy will spend
several days OF each week in Washing
ton during the winter.
Miss Marion McFall. soprano. and Miss
Lillian Koechling. violinist. are arranging
a second recital for August %. at Win
chester. Va, where they are spending
the summer. Their first recital which was
most successful was given on July 20.
Mr.. Howard Thatcher. of the Peabody
Conservatory in Baltimore. is the accom-
panist.
John Cort has engaged William Wilson
to stage John Philip Sousa's new opera,
The Glass Blowers" which Mr. Cort
will produce before Christmas.
s. NJ Fabian arrived in Munich July O.
after a passage OF thirteen days from
New York to Hamburg. He will spend
the greater part of his stay abroad in
Vienna. and return about the middle of
September.
Miss Gretchen Hood. who is abroad
studying music is spending her vacation
with Miss Maizie Hanna at Col Hanna's
country home near bingham. England.
Miss Hood has beautiful soprano voice
and much artistic temperament. She
will return to Brussels to continue her
studies in the early fall.
Miss Grace Adele Freebey, who was
such a favorite. both as pianist and ac-
companist during the seven years that
she has been in Washington, Is making
a visit to her old home in Los Angeles.
Cal. Miss Freebey stopped at Berkeley |
and La Grand to visit two Sisters. Mrs. |
George Francis and Mrs. Clyde H. Ber-
mis-. 1t is expected that Miss Freebey |
will remain in California during the |
coming season instead Of returning to !
where she made her home |
with her sister Miss Harriet Freebey, a |
lawyer Of this city.
delightful musicale and garden
party was given at the residence of
Miss Maria Harrison. Leesburg. Va, on
the afternoon of Monday, August, s.
The programme was furnished by Mr..
James E. Bagley. barytone: Mr.. Jack
Bowie, tenor. and Miss Margaret Lay-j
cock, accompanist. Mr.. Bagley sang the
Handel aria, Isl ira Ceppi;" a group
Of songs from the song cycle. "A Lover
in Damascus" by Finden, and THE
Mad Dog" by Lehman Mr.. Bowie
sang the aria from THE Persian Gar
ien,'' "Ah, Moon Of My Delight" by
Lehmann: the brilliant aria from La
3oheme." Che Gelida Mamma the
pagliacci aria, ''Vesta la Giubba," and
he aria from 'Tosca," e lucevan g
Stella" He also gave a group of songs
,y Franz. Schumann, d'Hardelot, and
smith,, the programme concluding with
he duet, Excelsior" by Balfe.
A large audience was present and the
Musicale proved to be one of the i'm
,ortant social events Of the summer
Ieason.