Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14


| by Monk: Sweet Is Thy Mercy, by
| Barnby; incidental solo. Mrs. Downs
| bass solo. Jehovah. Guide and Guard
/. U.s." by Mozart. Mr.. Tittmann: anthems,
| dental solo. Mr.. Blanchard. Praise Ye
the Father" by Gounod; abide With
Me-" by Reed. incidental solo, Mr.. Tit
man: .Sevenfold Amen" by Stainer.
and organ postlude by Seifert.
! The first OF a series Of monthly home
| recitais was given Monday evening by
violin pupils Of C. L. Christiani and
piano pupils of Frank e. Gebest at the
home of the former. The program con-
sisted of solo and quintet music and was
rendered In commendable manner. Inc
violin pupils who participated were Frank
nette, Edward Stitt. Master W. II. San
telmann. Master Henry Christiani, Mas
ter Harry Wallen, Miss Doris De Groot.
The piano pupils were Miss Edith Ever
man, Miss Selene Wilmer Dortch and
Miss Josephine Golden.
In the recent death of Mrs. Margaret
, Koontz Holland musical Washington ex-
periences loss that would be even more
, pronounced if ill health had not already
for some time past prevented her from
continuing the church and concert work
for which in earlier years she was mucn
in demand Since her return to the city
after residence of several years III
Philadelphia she has done little church
work, but has appeared successfully in
concert with the Rebew Orchestra on
several occasions, and at one time was
contralto SoloiSt of the North PreSby-
terrain Church. She passed away at the
home of her brother, in the Lincoln
apartment
A large and appreciative audience at
tended the concert given Wednesday
evening by sightless talent for the bene-
lit of the .Polytechpic institute for the
Blind. at Foundry Church. In remarks
made by an officer of the institution. II
was stated that for at least six consecu-
tive years the Foundry NJ. +. Church has
freely opened its rooms for the use of
The Columbia Polytechnic Institute, and.
this fact, it was stated, has materially
helped the Institute in it's effort to secure
and provide employment for the adult
sightlcss people of the city: The artistic
program was interpreted by Miss Cath
crime l.. Grady, j. Francis Germiller,
French S. Hufty, Miss f. Louise Patter
son, Miss Susie 1. Duffy and r. W.
Swan.
The choir of the First Baptist Church
under the direction of Miss Florence
Noack, will render. the following, mum
bers Morning, Vocal quartet, Pray for
the Peace of Jerusalem" by Knox; SO
prano and tenor duet. Love. Divine
by -stainer; viola SOLO. "Berceuse." by
crade Hyn xsnins 5y Xednse quartet aed
Bethlehem by Bartlett: string quar-
tet. Angels Ever Bright and Fair" by
Handel: "Adagio. by Mendelssohn, and
.One Sweetly Solemn Thought" by
Ambrose.
=. Frank Gebest inaugurated his sea-
sons recitais last evening, when a class
OF young piano students presented an ex-
acting program. assisted by Miss Lillian
Chenowith, contralto, and Edwin Stitt
violinist Miss Chenowith was heard to
advantage in the songs Loves Pass
ing by Josephine Rand. and Lullaby, .
by H. W. HanScOm, with violin Obligato.
and Mr.. Stitt made a good impression by
his rendition of the solo. "Barcarole, =
by Dancla. The piano numbers included
Prelude, In sharp minor, by Rach-
Inanoff. Miss Helen Writ Merriam: I'm
promptu.'' In \ fat, by Schubert. Miss
Bach, Miss Natalie Furness: THE
Clock" by kullak. Miss Mary Tucker
Fumes: "MaZurka." In B minor. by Clo-
pin, Miss Edith Javermann; "Nocturne. >
Stewart; 'Tannhauser," by Wagner
Miss Selene Wilmer Dortch: "Rhapsodie''
No. 8. by List, Miss Josephine Golden,
and Hungarian Fantastic" by List, Mr.
Gebest.
Miss Nellie i. Monks substituted last
Sunday at the Washington Heights Pres
byterian Church for Mrs. Harry Cunning
ham, the regular organlst.
Miss Margaret Ray of Chicago. who is
making an extended stay in Washing
ton as the guest of Mrs. Norton and Miss
Margaret Norton of Park road, will give
tie program for the blind at the Library
of Congress Tuesday evening. Miss Ray
is q prominent contralto of her city.
Miss Florence Macdonald has been en-
gagged as soprano soloist of Temple Bap-
fist Church, and has already resumed
her new duties. At her first service with
Mary Turner Salter, winning much IA
vorable comment.
Miss Emma Cohen was one of the So
loists at the meeting OF the Woman S
Auxiliary of the Sixth Street Temple hast
Sunday afternoon. Miss Cohen made q
fine impression in the songs Blossom
Land by Eliot; Happy Song by Del
Riego. and Boat Song. by Sobeski She
was assisted by Miss Rose Peake, who
proved satisfactory accompanied, and
contributed also the piano solos But
terfiy,' by Grieg. and .'Valse'' and I'm
promptu. by Chopin
Raphael Koester gave a studio recital
recently. presenting class of pupils in
q well arranged program of piano and
violin numbers. Compositions by Dia-
belli, Smgelee. Albert. Streabog, I.chner,
Gounod Mozkowski and Chopin We're
creditably rendered by Clarence Porter.
Milton Donnelly. Miss Ethel Saunders,
Harry Stello. Miss Roberta Stevenson.
Robert Bassler. Everett Phillips Misses
Violet, Lillian and Lavinnia Thompson,
Madeline Padgett, Ethel Tuck, Christine
Bell. Adeline Haggerty. Edith Tingley.
Frances De Grange. Ruth Phillips, Evelyn
Jones. Ruth Barclay, Loise -Lovett,
Martha Warning, Elizabeth Harris, Austin
Arnel and MessrS. r. and X Rooster
The Students Club of the Washington
College of Music held it's regular meet