Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

members of church organizations. Today
it is officially stated that Harry NJ. Fork
er, bass soloist of Epiphany Church, has
rendered his resignation to take effect
October l. Mr. Forker resigned from
Hamline M. Z. Church a little more than
a year ago to accept the position at
Epiphany. He has sung also with the
choir of Trinity Episcopal Church and
Old st. Johns. Lafayette Square.
John Walker. who has been soloist and
precentor at the Central Presbyterian
Church, has resigned his position to take
effect after the service today, in order to
accept the dictatorship Of the choir of
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
Mr.. Walker has organized a quartet
composed of Miss Grace Rials. soprano;
Miss Harriet Harding, contralto; D. G..
Angevine, tenor, with himself as bass.
to render the music at the Vermont Ave-
nue. Church. Miss Rails was the So
prano of the quartet at Gunton-Temple
Presbyterian Church last season and re-
signed in the spring to take charge of
Miss Harriet Harding is a young singer
who has been the soloist during the sum-
mer at Temple Baptist Church. and Mr..
Angevine came from Denver, Col, where
he sang in Trinity (EpiscopaD Cathedral.
Ernest Sparks will continue to officiate
at the organ and the quartet will sing
for the first time next Sunday, when
their program will include the anthem,
Il Am Alpha and Omega" by Stainer:
Christian Morn Breaks Sweetly Ger
offertory number will be a bass solo.
1.-The Good Shepherd by Van de
Water, sung by Mr.. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Morsell have re-
turned to the city after a six-week stay
near Culpeper, Va. Herndon Tudor
Morsell, their son, who is now in his
senior year at Wesleyan University, at
Middletown, Conn.,. spent two weeks of
his vacation with them and the remain
der of the time in taking special course
at the University of Virginia. He re-
turned to Connecticut, making a short
stay at Atlantic City en- route.
tinued his work with the choir of Wesley
Methodist Church. Mr.. Penney offered
his resignation to the committee last
January. but was prevailed upon to re-
consider 1t, and sang with the choir until
the close of the season. Mr.. Penney has
given a continuous service as bass SOLO
list at Wesley Church for the past nine
or ten years. and his resignation was
accepted with regret. Miss Marion
Green. who succeeded Mrs. Charles B.
Schieck, tenor. have also severed their
connection with the organization. OF the
former choir only the alto. Mrs. D. DIN
Leech, remains. with Mrs Thomas l..
Jones still presiding at the organ. At the
morning service today a quartet COM
posed of Miss Helen Crennan, soprano;
Mrs. Leech, alto; Messrs. Brathawaite,
tenor, and Moreton, bass, will sing the
anthem In Heavenly Love Abiding,"
Just AS l Am" and Miss Crennan will
contribute at the offertory. Come Unto
Me-" by Coenen. The vested choir,
which assists the quartet at the evening
service. will render this evening God Is
Love-" by Pontius, and the quartet will
sing Savior. When Night Involves the
Skies" by Harry Rowe Shelley.
Mrs Inez Seymour Milton, the dramat-
ic soprano. has returned to her home
on 18th street northwest, having closed
her country house at Chesapeake Beach,
Md.
An enjoyable affair, both musical and
literary, was given Wednesday evening at
the Iowa Avenue NJ. E. Church under the
auspices of the Ladies' Guild, and in
spite of the downpour of rain attracted
good size audience. Interest centered
largely in the piano soloist. Mrs Lena
Luckhardt StoDbe, newcomer in the
city, who on this occasion made her
first public appearance before a Washing
ton audience. though each of the numbers
given by the home talent received gen.
erous need of applause. Mrs. Stobbe
played Spring Song by s Ran std do
by Chopin Spinning Song transcript
ton by List from THE Flying Dutch
man; Tausig's transcription Of Weber's
Invitation to the Dance" and the duets
Country DANCE" BY Nevin; au Moor
groise." by List Mrs ]. Harry Davis
sustaining the second part In addition
she gave as encores. Minuet," by Thai
berg, and piano arrangement of The
Rosary Mrs. Stobbe displayed fine
sentiment and finish. She has studied
under Fl. 3. Mills in New York and
Henri Andre of Cincinnati. Others con-
trbuting to the success of the occasion
were Mrs. s. s. kalisher. who gave Still
vie der Nacht," by Bohm, and for en-
sella, bass. who sang "Armorer's Song"
by Dekoven, and for encore Break,
Break" by Lewis. Edwin Callow brought
down the house with his humorous imper-
HAIR" by Wood; He Called to See Her.
by Crossmith, and an Italian dialect
recitation. ''Da Mericana Girl" by Tom
Daily. Mrs. Davis and Miss NJ. c. Long
were the accompanies.
The Rebew Orchestra, under the direc-
ton of II. w. Weber. resumed rehearsals
MONDAY evening III the leCIUIe TOOIu Ol
the Keller Memorial Church. This or
ganization is composed of amateurs who
play for love of music and. as many of
the members are still students, because
of the educational value of ensemble
work and the study of orchestral COM
positions of the great masters. There
is much original talent among the play
ers and many manuscript works writ
ten by members of the organization have
been successfully presented in its pro-
grams. The orchestra will continue its
policy of giving public rehearsals once
each month which the public is invited
to attend. Assisting soloists from local
circles give pleasing variety to the
programs, among those assisting last
season being Miss F'lorine Walker, Miss
Josephine I. Gould Miss Estelle Muir
ray, Mrs. Margaret Koontz Holland,
Miss Mabel Louise Benzler. Mrs. Arthur
Butler Pierce, Mrs. j. G. Klein, Messrs
Newton T. Hammer, j. E. s. Kinsella.
J. Wesley Jones, A. B. Pierce and j. q.
Klein.
Miss Margaret White, director and or
ganist. respectively. of Incarnation
Church. sailed from Bremen on the Koe-
mig Albert, and arrived in Washington
Wednesday evening, after a two months
outing on the other side of the water
During July they rusticated in the Hartz
mountains. enjoying the many novel
features of the rural life there, after
ward visiting Weimar Leipzig and
other university towns. Eisenbach the
birthplace of the great Bach, proved
especially interesting. the house where
he was born the living room, with the
various musical instruments and fac
SMILES of his manuscripts. being the
mecca for many tourists of musical in