Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23


,rown. Miss Leckie gave Irish Foli
Song. by Lang. and Hildachs Spring
The other numbers were Hadyn's string
quartet. opus -. No. /. played by Mis-.
Roberta Allen. Miss Eda Bowers. Josef
kaspar and Ernest Lent; piano solos
! preludes opus "a, No. 4. by Poldini
and "Papillons,' by Rosenthal. Mrs
Emile DougalMarcon: two caprices
opus ~, Nos. II and IL. by sinding
'Humoresque, by Grace Marschal'
phine Underwood Munford. played by the
composer: string quintet with piano.
'Romanza.' by Beethoven. Mrs. William
Bruce King. Mr.. Kaspar. Miss Bowers
Miss Sewall, Mr.. Lent and Miss Allen.
Invitations are out for Mrs. Sidwelrs
musical. to be given Friday afternoon
at o'clock. Mrs. Sidwell has been CIV
ing these matinee musicals for several
years past and they have become quite a
feature to music lovers and patrons of
the Friends School This time we'll
balanced program has been arranged, the
soloists being Mrs. Huron Lawson, $40
prano, and Harry Patterson Hopkins.
pianist.
H. Fl. Freeman, organist and choir
master of Old ST. Johns Church. La
fayette Square, will give an organ recital
tomorrow afternoon al 4:3O at ST. Johns
Episcopal Church, Georgetown.
The choir of the Westminster Memorial
Presbyterian Church will sing this morn
ing the anthem "Remember Not o Lord,
My Offenses," by Marks, in which Ernest
Kahlert will sustain the incidental BARI
tone solo and obligato. The Offertory solo
this evening, 20 Father. Hear U.s. by
Gluck. will be sung by Forney Donaldson.
with Mrs. Frank Byram at the organ.
Charles f.. Myers. tenor; Edwin Callow,
baritone and reader. and Edwin Jewell.
pianist. will furnish the musical and
dramatic features Tuesday evening at
the banquet of the Mems Bible Glass at
Eastern Presbyterian Church.
Miss Alice Stewart, soprano. assisted
by Miss Anna Belts. mezzo-soprano. and
Miss Edith Gray. pianist, were heard in
recital Tuesday evening at the residence
studio of Mrs. Lucille Belts. The numbers
We're well rendered and cordially re-
ceived and included the duet. Music at
Nishtfall.' by Miss Stewart and Miss
Belts; solos. Fall Flowers" by sa!ter,
Stewart: piano solo. Sonata Pathetique."
by Beethoven, Miss. Gray: soprano solos.
When the Land Was White With
Moonlight and "A Love Song" by
Mevn Yo BseSs Me II All mhose Endear
Deserted; Waltz Song" by Pattison,
Miss Stewart; piano solo. prelude, by
Rachmaninoff and Scotch poem. by Mac
lowell. Miss Gray: duet. "Hark. Hark,
Ny Soul by Shelley. Miss Stewart and
Miss Belts: Lullaby" by Dennee, Miss
Stewart.
The music at the banquet given to
President Taft Thursday evening by the
citizens OF Washington. was rendered by
the Mendelssohn Quartet. composed OF
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. Miss Faye
Humphrey. r. p. Backing and George II.
Miller, under the direction of Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson. with Miss Julia Hug
gins at the piano. They sang the opening
Come. Fill the Cup" from Liza Leh-
mann's Persian Garden and the quar-
tet from ''Rigoletto" At the close of the
banquet they gave the sextet from
Lucia assisted by Charles d. Church
and Mr.. Wrightson.
At this afternoons service at the
Church Of the Covenant. beginning at
$40 O'Clock. the double sextet. under d.
rection of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, with
Harvey Murray at the organ. will rem
der the following program: Lead U.s. .
Father" by Spross. incidental solo by
Mr. Backing: God So Loved the World, -
by Moore, incidental solo by Mrs Cav
Thy Mercy from Mendelssohn's Hymn
of Praise" Mrs. Gawler and Mr.. Back
ing; Prepare Ye the Way Of the Lord"
by Garrett. incidental solos. Miss Mary
is9bei Hall and j. Walter Humphrey:
cidental solos. Mrs GawIer and Miss
humphrey: Jesus. l Live to Thee" by
Speaks, incidental solo. Miss humphrey
AT the evening musical service the pro-
gram will include Organ Prelude in d.
Hark. My Soul; Happy and Blest Are
iney: Love Divine All Love Excel
ling Send Out Thy Light" Seven
fold Amen and organ postlude, Grand
Chouer in A. by Guilmant-
The usual Lenten organ recital was
given at Old ST. Johns Church yesterday
afternoon by II. III. Freeman orRanist
and choir director of the church, assist
ed by Paul Bleyden. tenor.
The ballroom of the Raleigh Hotel was
hlled with an appreciative audience
Wednesday evening at the song recital of
the advanced pupils of Sydney Lloyd
Wrightson. Part l of the program was
class. and part ? of the new song
cycle by Charles Wakefield Cadman, THE
Morning of the Year" rendered by the
Mendelssohn Quartet, which is COM
posed of Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler.
contralto; Richard p. Backing, tenor, and
George III. Miller, bass On account of
the length of the program no encores
were allowed. Miss Beulah l.. Harper
SdhC tic opciitS numbers.
William Spencer Johnson, and 1.-THE Lotos
Flower. by Schumann, making a favor
able impression; Miss Mabel Benzler. So
prano, sang Only a Word at Parting"
by Forster, and Dedication" by Franz;
Charles d. Church was heard in the aria
"All Hail. Thou Dwelling Pure and Low
ly," from Faust; Miss Mary Isabel
Hall. soprano. was especially acceptable
In the first of her two numbers. Awake
Little Flower and Meyer elmun's THE
Magic Song: Henry Pudcel Beazie sang
phrey was warmly greeted after each Of
the numbers. Cradle Song by Brahms:
"Neilchen,' by Cornelius, and Rachmani-
noff's 20 Thou Bllowy Harvest Field;
Richard r. Backing contributed two num-
bers, Murmuring BreeZes." by Jensen,
and La Fleur que to m'avais Jetee."
from Carmen; Mr.. Miller was effective in
Ferborgenheit. by Hugo Wolf, and an aria
from Faust" and one of the most en-
joyable numbers was the quartet for male
voices, Bend Low. o Dusky Night" by
UnderhiIl. sung by Messrs. Backing,
Church. Miller and w. Roland Carter.
Mrs Ethel HOltzclaw Gawler was heard in
'Embarduez-Vous." by Godard "Thy
Hidden Gems Are Rich" by Rimsky-Kor-
sakov. and III bel d." from Nine. But
terfiy''
Mrs. Gawlers voice was marvelously
clear. and her staccato work in one of
the numbers clean and crisp her singing
of the French song and the aria being re-
warded by applause and many floral trib-
utes. Miss Gertrude Reuter- another
member of the class. was on the pro-
gram for two numbers but was unable
TO appear on account of an attack of
bronchitis. The occasion served also to
introduce to the public the reOrganiZed