Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

with attractive selections by the orches-
ira and by organ selections by Martin
McHenry McChord
MISS Katharine Lackaye organist of
ST Stephens Catholic Church, has re-
turned from a holiday outing at West
minister and Sykesville Nd
Miss Marguerite Howard will have as
house guest during the week Miss Helen
Dahl. who is taking a prominent role in
Maggie Pepper" at the New National
evening at supper in honor Of Miss
DAM. and other friends here are planning
number OF pleasant events to take place
during her stay in the city.
At the Church of the Covenant this aft
ernoon. beginning at $3.50 o'clock, the dou-
BILE sextet will render the following pro-
gram: Anthems. Before the Heavens
Were Spread Abroad" Horatio Parker),
20 Come. All Ye Faithful (Novello); con-
traito solo. Il Heard the Voice of Jesus
Say" by Steane. Miss Larner: anthem.
Sing and Rejoice adapted from "Stra-
della" George Miller; anthem, 1.-The Soul
of the Righteous" by Field At the even
rection of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. will
render the professional 1T Came Upon
the Midnight Clear by Willis; anthems.
LAS Pants the Hart (Spohr-Simpson: in
cidental solo by Miss Reuter-, Abide
With Me" CMonk): offertory solo, 80 God,
Paul" Mr.. Wrightson: anthem. Weary
of Earth" by Langram; "Sevenfold
Amen" by Stainer. Mr.. Murray will play
tho organ prelude "Andante.'' from
"Postlude in D. by Otto Deinel.
special musical service will be held
at st: Paurs Episcopal Church. Washing
ton Circle. this evening by the male choir,
under the direction of ]. w. Cheney, jr..
consisting of attractive carols and the fol-
lowing anthems. 'Sing, o Heavens by
Gaul: 20 Little Town of Bethlehem"
Neidlinger; Ring Out. Wild Bells" Gou-
nod solo, Holy Nigh Adams. by
Master Joe Hunt.
Miss Katharine Cannon. zo-soprano;
Miss Augusta Hill, contralto, and James
Young. tenor, are preparing program to
dist Church, under the auspices of the
EpWOrth League.
Miss Bessie Johnson of Philadelphia has
been a house guest during the holiday
season of Mrs. Warner Gibbs and her sis
ter, Miss Dakin. Miss Johnson is an ac-
complished pianist and an exponent of the
Lechetizky method. She returned to Phil
adelphia Thursday.
Mrs. Nellie O'Hare Pollard. contralto
soloist of ST. Stephens Catholic Church,
has returned from a visit to relatives at
Gettysburg and will be in her place at
the church today.
The entire choir of old St John
Church took part in the New Year eve
celebration at the New Willard Tuesday
night. The boys We're coStumed to repre-
sent colonial serenaders and sang from
the balconies of the dining room. the Ma
rine Band Orchestra playing the accom-
paniments. In the singing of a few of the
more familiar of the carols. the guests Of
the hotel Joined in the choruses and SEEM
ed to find it a most ENJOYABLE occasion
At the stroke of midnight the boys sang
Gounod's Ring Out Wild Bells" while
two large bells. tolled rhythmically, made
the composition even more realistic
AUD Lang Syne" was played by the or
series of recitals. preliminary to the
afternoon service will be inaugurated to-
day by H. Ii. Freeman at old ST John s
Church. The recitals will begin at five
minutes before o'clock and will last
twenty minutes. which will bring il up to
4:l3. the time for the regular service of
the church. Paul Bleyden. tenor soloist
of the church. will contribute several
numbers and Mr.. Freeman will preside at
the organ.
At 40 this evening in Trinity Episcopal
Church Oscar Franklin Comstock will
play christmas program. including
"Pastoralc." by Bach: ''The March of the
Magi. by Dubois; The Shepherds i'm the
Field" by Mailing: The Holy Night" by
Dudley Buck. and a fantasia on old
Christmas carols. by Faulkes.
Robert Burns will be the offertorv solo
list this morning at the Westminster Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church. when he will
sing out of the Depths by Campana.
and the choir number will be de Kovens
setting of kiplings "Recessional'
An examination for boys with good
voices will be held at the Cathedral
School for Boys Saturday at 10 o'clock.
The successful candidates will be granted
free scholarships in the Notfonal Cathe-
dral School for Boys and will sing in the
cathedral choir Applications must first
be made in writing to Edgar Priest, $500
Wiconsin avenue, stating age and quail
ficatiOns
There will be a special musical service
at the Episcopal Church of All Saints,
Chevy Chase, this evening. under direc-
ton of the organist, William Hume Tay-
lOr. The program is as follows: Anthems.
Angels From the Realms of Glory"
while Shepherds Watched, Their
Flocks" and Brightest and Best of Sons
Of the Morning.; Magniticat and Nunc
by Bliss: 20 Sing to God" by Gounod.
The service will be preceded by recital,
beginning at 1870, by Josef Kaspar Miss
Roberta Allen, Miss Elizabeth WILDER
and Charles Frailey. violinists.
The Rebew Orchestra, II. w. Weber,
director, will give a public rehearsal in
the lecture room of the Keller Memorial
Church tomorrow night, with Miss Es-
telle Murray as assisting solOist
Reinald Werrenrath, baritone, of New
York; Mrs. Dorothy tombstone Baseler.
harpfst, of Philadelphia and Richard
Loreleberg, violoncellist, Of this city will
be the assisting artists at the next con-
cert of the Rubinstein Club, which will
take place the evening of the 10Th, in the
ballroom Of the Raleigh. Mrs. Baseler and
Mr.. Werrenrath will each contribute a
group of solos In addition to assisting in
SOME Of the numbers by the club.
Rev. ]. W. Austin and Mrs. Austin of
Chevy Chase entertained the choir of All
Saints Church Thursday evening. An in
formal musical program was one of the
pleasant features of the occasion, solos
being contributed by Miss Roberta Allen
violinist: Miss Blanche Polkinhorn, Miss
Began, DR.. Hamilton and William Taylor
Under the direction of w. o. Little, the
choir of the Keller Memorial Church gave
the cantata. The Star of the East last
Sunday night, W. ]. Weber being the or
ganist The solo numbers consisted of
'Arise. Shine" The Stranger Star"
1.-THE Angels Song" 'Sing, o Heavens"
1.-THE Beautiful Star" Awake, Put on
There Shall Be No Night" and Rejoice
Croat1yo The parSonnol of ha choir