Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14

Wr;rhtson are located for the summer
having a cottage near the village OF
Shawnee. Pa. which from musica
standpoint is the center of the summer
colony in that part of the state. Nine
Jane Osborn Hannah. with her husband
tenor singer also occupy cottage
there Mr. Wrlghtson opened the sum-
mer musical season with a song recital
nj his residence last week, at which he
was assisted by Charles Gilbert Spross
of New York, who has been his guest for
q week.
Miss Julia Higgins has arrived at Shaw
nee and will play for q series of musical
events TO be given shortly, and a string
quartet under the supervision of Mr..
Wrightson and Maurice Akst of New
York has been engaged for a series of
concerts. the first of which was given
Sunday evening.
William &. Mills, who returned recently
from an extended trip in the far west.
will be the soloist at the tent service of
the Church of the Covenant this evening.
lie will sing Arise, Shine" by MacDer-
mid: Morning and Evening" by Max
spicker. and Il Heard the Voice of Jesus
Saying by RathbLn.
new quartet has been engaged to sing
at Epiphany Church, the contract begin
ming September /. The personnel is as
follows Mrs. T. A. Brown. soprano; Miss
Mclean. contralto; Leroy Glider, tenor,
and Henry Forker bass. Miss Ella Mel
son. who succeeded Otis SWEET at the or
gan last May will continue in charge of
the choir next season.
Miss Edith Athey, organist of Ham
line Methodist Church. will play at her
recital this evening: Offertore in d fiat,
by Salome: Ave Maria. by Henselt; Pill
grim's Chorus, from "Tannhauser ;
.Chanson sans Paroles" by Tschaikow-
sky, and offertoire st Cecilia by Ba-
tiste.
MISS Marion McFan. who is spending
her vacation at Winchester Inn, Winches-
ter, Va, has sung at several public func-
tons in the auditorium, the last being a
concert by the ATion Society of Winches-
ter, which gave her a most enthusiastic
reception. Miss McFall also sang num-
the Wells Memorial in the national ceme-
terry at Winchester. She was. accompa-
MED on this occasion by Miss Lillian
koechling, violinist. who is also staying
at Winchester Inn and enjoying much
: popularity for her skill with the vio-
lin. Last Sunday Miss -McFall sang also
Gounod's AVE Maria" with violin obli-
cato by Miss koechling, in the Catholic
Church at Winchester.
Miss Mary L. Hall will be the offertory
soloist at st. Thomas Church this morn
ing, her selection being I Will Extol
Thee"
Der of the Rubinstein and Friday Morn
ing Music clubs, left Thursday for Clarks-
burg. W. Va, where she will be for two
weeks the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Parr
Miss Harriet Harding will sing today
at Calvary Methodist Church. when she
will be heard in a new arrangement of
the Twenty third Psalm. THE Lord is
My Shepherd by Mrs II. d. Melvin
This recent addition to the repertoire of
church music seems to be proving popu-
lar with local singers, as 1T has been given
number of times recently In different
churches.
Mr.. and Mrs William Wall whiddit,
who accompanied DR.. and Mrs. Bright
we'll on an automobile trip of over coo
miles to Natural Bridge. have returned
to Washington, taking in, en- route
Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Hagerstown
Harpers Ferry, Winchester, Staunton
and Lexington to the Bridge. Mrs. Wild
dit left Monday for Montgomery. n. Y,
where she viii remain until September,
ment as organist of Ingram Memorial
Church. Mr.. Whiddit has gone to Nor
folk, Va
Is
the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church. with Mr.. Cunningham and the
children nave gone to Piney Branch,
Md, where they have taken cottage for
the summer. Her place at the organ
will be supplied during her absence by
Miss Eleanor May Baker. Mrs. Dalgleish,
the regular solost of the church, will be
heard at the offertory this morning in
Lyne's arrangement of the hymn, Seek
ye the Lord.
The Euterpe Quartet. Mrs. R. L. Dali
gleish director has discontinued rehear-
sails for she summer Miss Viola Schip-
pert Is Spending some weeks in New
York, and incidentally doing much sing
ing; Miss Augusta Hill is at Atlantic
City for the heated term; Miss Mildred
Hoge is visiting relatives in Ohio. and
Miss Virginia McQuade will take her out
Ing little later in the season.
Miss Margaret Follin has been sub
sltuting at the First Baptist Church for
Hiss Marian McFall. who has been alb
sent from the city Miss Follin will leave
early this week for the eastern shore of
Maryland. where she will be the guest of
Mrs. Robert Maddox at Princess Anne
until August /. She will return then TO
the CITY for a few days and in company
With Miss Katharine Follin will spend
August at some mountain resort prob-
ably Stony Man Camp. near Lurav. Va.
Mrs. James Kerr coTltraIto soloist of the
First Baptist Church, has been spending
the week with relatives at Rockville
Md Mrs. Kerr returned to her home on
Manor place yesterday, and will be In
charge of the music at the church today
Mrs. Margaret Carr will substitute to-
day and next Sunday for Miss McFaH
Today she will contribute a SOLO at the
offertory. and will sing with the quartet
IN the anthem. I'm Pilgrim" by Mars
ton Miss Harrison will assist at the
organ,
Mrs. White contralto and Miss Mar
Earet White will close up their home on
University place tomorrow and go to
Summit Point. W. Va, for the remain der
Of July and August.
Miss Ella Butler. who returned recently
from trolley trip through Pennsyl-
Nania, Is spending two weeks at Ocean
Grove with her brother-in-law and sis
ter. DR.. and Mrs. Polkinhorn.
Anton kaSf1ar has resigned his position
as choir director of the Church of the
Ascension and concluded his engagement
the last Sunday In June. Mrs Van
Ripper, soprano soloist. formerly Flora
jackson. will sing with the choir again
next season, as will Arthur Gardner
bass William e. Atherholt tenor So
lost or the choir. will not renew his con-
tract, which comes to a close August ]
MISS Ida Seyboth, who has been the first
alto or The choir since Miss Brett's de-
parture. will probably remain through
next season.
The annual pianoforte recital bv pupils
of Prof III n w Miles fool, a..