Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

Mrs Elsie Bond Bischoff. widow OF
Or T w. Bischoff, who for more than
thirty years presided over the organ
of the First Congregational Church'
has concluded a six-week VISIT mere
among old friends and left FRIDAY ioi
Portland, Ore, where she Is no" MAJ
ing her home. During her stay Aeio
Mrs. Bischoff was at the home OIL her
sister, Mrs ID. j. Roberts. and was .he
honor guest of many pleasant aha'Is
musical and otherwise, planned ny
friends and former pupils or poth hei-
self and her late husband. me chiei
object of her trip to WasnlhSe gum
attend the dedication of splehuio
monument to DIR. Bischoff-Was not &C
cornnltshed because of unavoidable ue-
Law nv the contraction. and 1t is propapie
nou, that the dedication will not take
n,.ce until the next anniversary OIL nls
aaatb Nav 80, when. if possible. she
,;,1 ,oain tourney eastward to be pres
ent.
Mrs Bischoff is meeting with success
in her musical work in her western hoiiis
and is at present director OF lhe cnoii "
the Atkinson Memorial Coferesan.oiia
Church. conductor of the Monday fVen-
u,
which recently gave concert. presehti:l5
Governs Rose Maiden" and several niis-
cellaneous works, and IS IN chaise VI
male quartet that is achieving pom Or
tistic and financial success: fllius Ia
the monument to DR.. BischoH We're raseo
nv the Bischoff Memorial Association, OF
gan,zed shortly after the death OF tue
veteran composer and orsahist ~
Walter Humphrey, who was Tor nialis
years his pupil and the pass soloist " us
Of hn
Mr. Humphrey. president; Alonzo wee
dale. auditor of the District secretary
Herbert D. Lawson, treasurer, anu re-
S. Nj. Woodrow, Daniel Frazer; Messrs;
Lawson. Humphrey, Levi Woodbury. anu
John Tweedale, directors. The monument
is to be an impressive affair. by !
feet at the base and Will be adorned
with a phrase, both music and words
from one of the most popular OF Ut.
Bischofrs songs, Good Night. sweet
fitting inscription to the memory OF a
man of grea, kindness of spirit ana uh-
usual musical attachments.
Musical Washington is again about to
lose the services of one of it's most
valued members as Joseph Whittemore.
tenor soloist of ST. Patrick's mixed choir,
has accepted engagements Tor sinllla,
work in the First Baptist Church ana
the Synagogue in Richmond. The loss
of another tenor such as Mr.. White.
more. Following on the departure Of
Joseph Matthew. William c. Mills. vii
liam G. Atherholt and Others. IS niue
short of calamity to Washington
musical circles. for the tenor voice, al
ways more rare than any other. has be-
come much more in demand OF recent
years on account of the increasing num-
Der of male choirs in both Catholic and
Episcopal churches of the city. Pos
sessed of a voice Of rare quality and ac-
companied by sincerity and lntelngence
an enviable place in the ranks of his
co-workers. and his departure will mean
a loss both to church and concert
circles Mr.. WhittemOre will leave
Washington. of which he is a native.
with much reluctance but substantial
advance in salary is the potent factor
Just when he will take up his new
duties is not yet decided, as his contract
at ST Patrick's does not expire until
October /.
Musical events OF the summer course
at the Washington Grove Chautauqua
opened auspiciously with a concert by
the Clef Quartet of this city, which is
composed this season of Miss Lillian Milo
vich. first violin: Frank Howard. second
violin: Arnold Landvoigt, cello, and Miss
Florence Noack. piano. The ensemble
numbers were rendered in good style and
included 50 Agnus Del. ;" by Bizet; ..Wieg-
Quartet by Moffat, andante, allegretto
con moto and vivace Miss Florence
Noack. besides playing with the quartet.
gave some vocal numbers MacDowells
1.-The Sea" and Schubert's "Erl Konig"
and after several recalls, "Frulings
CLAUDE by Schubert, Miss Lillian Burke
playing the exacting accompaniment, and
for the closing number, the soprano aria
Hear Ye, Israel" from Elijah" with
string quartet accompaniment. Miss
Milovich also added to the pleasure of
the occasion with solo, "Legende," by
Wieniawski, giving Swing Song" by
Barnes, as an encore
Mrs. Amy Law Ormsby. accompanied
by her youngest son. Edmund, left the
city Monday for trip through the west.
Mrs. Ormsby will make her first stop at
Bloomington Ill. where she will be the
guest of relatives. From there she will
go to Des Moines, Iowa, where she will
be extensively entertained by Mrs.
A.abelle Wagner-Shank. who was a class
mate Of Mrs. Ormsby at the Chicago
Musical College. and is a we'll known So
prano of the middle west.
Miss Florence Noack. director of the
choir of the First Baptist Church, is act
ing as precentor and giving a solo each
Sunday in the absence of the quartet.
which has disbanded for the summer.
Miss Noack will be heard at the offertory
this morning In "Save Me, 0 God" by
Randegger, with Mrs. Edmund Barry at
the organ.
The chorus choir of Wesley Metho-
dist Episcopal Church has disbanded
for the summer and the music of the
services is being furnished during July
by the solo quartet. which is com
posed OF Miss Marian Green, Soprano,
Mrs D. Olin Leech, contralto; Frederick
Schiek, tenor. and E. Owen Penney.
bass. This morning they will sing the