Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
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summer monotony by taking short trips
TO nearby pleasure resorts.
Frank Norris Jones, president of the
Piano Teachers Association, left the city
last week, accompanied by his brother
with his sister, Mrs, Harry McNair, at
Great Neck, L. l.
Josef Kaspar made brief stay in the
city last week with his son-in-law and
daughter. DR.. and Mrs. Lawson who
are spending the summer in the kaspar
home on NJ street. He returned yester-
day to his summer home, Mont Salvat.
near Bluemont Va.
w T. Taber, organist and director of
the choir of the First Congregational
Church. has returned from Winchester,
army maneuvers. and he will be in his
place at the church today, with Roger
J. Whteford giving the solo at the Of
fertory.
Miss Frances NJ Kohlmer is singing at
the Northminster Presbyterian Church.
substituting for Mrs Ira u. Smith. the
regular soloist, who is taking her vaca-
ton.
Halstead p. Hoover of the music faculty
of the public schools is summering at
Ithaca, n. ", and incidentally attending
the sessions of the summer school there,
which have included many notable mu-
steal events.
Announcement is ...1de that Miss Carrie
Wineow of this city has been appointed
on the faculty in the music department of
Greenville Female College, Greenville,
5. G. Miss Wineow is a member of the
Music Study Club, and has been well re-
ceived on her several appearances here.
She was soloist several times last season
at the Church of the Covenant, and on
one occasion this summer gave the pre-
liminary program at the tent service OF
the same church.
Mrs. Warner Gibbs returned early in
the week from five-day cruise down the
lower Potomac She was a member of
houseboat party entertained by Miss Flor
ence Bryant. daughter of Dr. Emory
Bryant of Grant road.
Miss Florence Noack soprano and di-
rector of the choir of the First Baptist
Church, has gone for fortnight holiday
at Atlantic City, and will visit friends in
New York on the return trip.
Master Joseph Baker Spencer. one of
the>Soprano Soloists of the National Ca
thedral Choir, has been visiting Mrs. b.
H Smart at her cottage at Nortl Beach.
Master Spencer is the son of Mrs. Eleanor
Baker Spencer. contralto, and director of
the Schubert Quartet
Miss Blanche Yewell, secretary of the
Rubinstein Club, has been spending the
summer in Washington, but is planning
to go for the early fall to visit Col. and
Mrs, Heft at Bridgeport, Conn.
Miss Flora Kampfe, secretary of the
Mus. : Study Club, has gone to the sum-
mer home of the family in Jersey to re-
main until October.
Richard p Backing, tenor, will give the
preliminary program at the tent service
of the Church of the Covenant this even
ing. beginning at 7:45 clock. when he
will be heard in the following selections:
Pour Out Thy Heart Before the Lord"
by Molique: IF With All Your Hearts,
by Mendelssohn. and Arise Shine, For
Thy Light is Come" by MacDermid.
Miss Gertrude Trow. formerly soprano
soloist of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church, is singing during August at the
Waugh NJ. E. Church in place of j. G.
Klein. the regular soloist, who is enjoy
ing vacation.
Fulton karr. organist of Mount Vernon
Place NJ. Z. Church South, has joined his |
aunt, Mrs. Wingert who, with Mrs. Fin |
ney and Mss Louise Finney of Knox |
vile, Tenn. is spending some time at |
Atlantic City.
Miss Faye humphrey, contralto soloist |
of st. Margaret's Episcopal Church. and
the newly elected president of the Music |
Study Club, left last week, in company
with her mother. for their old home at |
Three Rivers, Mich, where they will, re- |
main until some time in September.
Miss Marguerite Wheatly Field of Alex
andria assisted Mrs. Thomas J. Hulfish |
with the music last Sunday at Mount |
Vernon Place Church. her solo in the |
morning being II Come to Thee. by Caro- |
Roma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armand Gumprecht, the |
former organ!st and director of the choir |
of ST. Mary Catholic Church and mu-
steal director of the Saengerbund and |
Arion Society, are taking a two-week out |
ing at Ocean City, Nd, where Mrs. Gum
precht is recuperating from illness
Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels had an informal
gathering at her Brookland home Tuesday
last in honor of Helma Cheeseman, who
has just returned from Berlin, where she
has spent two years in vocal instructions
under Franz Proschowsky. Miss Cheese
mans voice showed great development.
with ease in singing and good poise. Miss
Cheeseman gave a program of German
songs. artistically interpretated. as well
as an Italian selection ending with THE
Lass With the Delicate Air." in English.
The young vocalist will remain in Wash
lngton this coming winter, and, it is ex-
pected, will participate much in musical
affairs