Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-15
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| chestra- as we'll as the librarian until
he left the city. Last week Josef Kas-
par. who was conductor of the orchestra
during that period, entertained Mr..
Stone for the week end at the Kaspar
summer home, Mont Salyat, In the
mountains of Virginia
Miss Augusta Hill will leave today to
enter upon ten-week tour In
vaudeville, playing her opening en-
evening.
Washington was represented musical
| ly at the commencement exercises at
week by ]. F. M. Bowie, tenor, and
James z. Bagley. accompanied, Mr..
Bowie singing Wednesday evening at the
reception and garden party, given by
Supt. Gibbons at his residence on the
Naval Academy grounds Mr.. Bowie was
| heard in the two .Puccini arias, 'Che
Gelida Mamma and "E Lucivan STEELE. -
and IN a number of choice songs, elicit
ing much pleasant comment for his fine
| voice and for, the, artistic conception of
| his various numbers.
| Miss Helen Macleod, contralto. who re-
! turned last season from Berlin. where she
| studied under George Ferguson, delighted
d large OIL ITlcHOS anu IuuSIS
| lovers Tuesday evening, when she was
| heard in recital at her home. on Girard
! street. Miss Macleod was assisted by
Miss Elizabeth Wilbur, violinist, who
played the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria
| and "Mazurka," by Mlynarski; Miss Leila
rendition of Chopin's B fiat minor
| 'tScherzo," and Mrs Henry Robbins. who
| ofhciated as accompanist. Miss Macleod
was heard in the aria "Slumber, Be
| raI 10 0ol, NJ, -,s,ty,
| torio, and a group each Of French, Ger
| man and English songs. The young
| singer was cordially received at the close
of each of her numbers. the last one,
''One Spring Morning (Nevin), with vio-
lin obligato. proving so popular she was
compelled to repeat It, Her other songs
were "See tum' ami" Pergolese; "Alte
Liebe," Brahms: ''Verborgenheit," Wolf;
Die stadt." Schubert; I'm Winder-
schooner Monat Maj Aus Meinep Thra-
die Taube.'' Schumann: 1.-THE Swan Bent
Low to the Lily" Mcdowell; Plead
ing Elgar; Lizzie Lindsay Hills O.
Skye" Lang.
The closing exercises of the Virgil Cla-
vier Plano School, will take place Friday
eveLing in the assembly hall Of ST. John s
College. A program of classical numbvrS
viii, lie presented and medals and III
Gates awarded to the successful students
Miss Aileen Miller and Ernest Kahlert
will render the offertory number this
Presbyterian Church. when thev will give
the duet. "Hark, Ha.k, Ny. soul." by
George Nevin At the evening service
quartet. composed of Mrs. Amy Law
Ormsby, soprano; Miss Mary Clark Whit,
aker contralto; Charles HAZEL, tenor, and
Robert Burns. bass, will sing - Rest IN
the Lord by w. II. Morse, with Mrs.
Frank Byram at the organ.
Miss Edna Sheehy and Miss Edno Dyer,
accompanied by Miss Name Muilaly,
gave well received program at the last
meeting of the Marcia Burns Chapter
D. A. r.. held at the residence OF Mrs
James Sheehy.
Miss Terrett. Miss Helen Primm Miss
Marks, Miss Sergeant. Miss Meyer and
ment Of the Washington College of Music
were heard in recital Friday afternoon,
when the following creditable program
was presented: Fantasia" in D minor,
by Mozart; "Menuet" and 'Scherzo."
"valse.'' OPP. TO- No. 1. both by Chopin.
Miss Primm; "Menuet' in G, by Bee
thoven; "chanson Triste." by Tschai-
ko oS}' ,a and Scotch Poem" by Mac &C.,
sa H9ran, anu Id E fp't by Mac se ss
'.Rhapsodie.". by Koelling. and Pas des
spinning Song and Hunting Song
both by Mendelssohn; Two Preludes,"
by Chopin; Butterfly by Lavallee, and
"Mazurka," by GODDARD, Miss Long.
Mrs. II. L.: Parkinson soprano. was
the soloist Tuesday afternoon at the
meeting of the Union Missionary So
ciety of the Warner Memorial Church. at
kensington, Nd when she was heard in
THE Good Shepherd" by Van de Water,
Miss Alice Terrell presiding at the
organ.
Mrs. Carl Henning, formerly Miss Nina
McEwen. has been engaged soprano
soloist of st. Thomas Episcopal Church
and will assume the duties of the po-
stion on the reassembling Of the choir
in the autumn. Mrs. Henning, before
her marriage, held the position at ST.
Thomas for seven consecutive sea-
sons.
Miss Viola Schippert, soprano, and
Mrs. Jesse kester, contralto, furnished
the musical attraction at the meeting
last week of the Eastern Star a Brook
land, d. c.
At the recent annual freshman debate
of the Washington College of Law the
musical program was rendered by Miss
Edna James Sheehy. soprano; Miss
Florence Herman, pianist, and Miss
Mamie Mullaly. accompanist.
Miss Berda Stewart Wilson sailed We'd
nesday from Philadelphia for Berlin,
where she will spend the summer COACH
ing under some of the prominent teachers
of the German capital, and will continue
her study of languages. Previous to her
departure she presented class of prom
Using students in recital the advanced
class on Monday and the juniors Oh Tues
day evening. Much appreciation was
manifested at the creditable work of the
young pianists, as Well as that Of the
assisting soloists. Misses Louise Allen
and Viola L. Schippert, sopranos, and
Miss Elsa Louise Raner violinist
At the service at the Church of the
Covenant tent this evening, beginning at
7:45, Miss b. l.. Harper will be the solo,
ist and will sing the following selec-
tons: 20. Divine Redeemer," by
Gounod: my Redeemer and My Lord
by Dudley Buck: still, Still With
Thee" by Hawley, and Fear Not Ye, 0
Israel" by Dudley Buck. J. G. Klein
will act as precentor during the congresa-
, tional singing. with Mrs. Klein at the
piano.
Miss Mary Sherier. soprano: Nj IS Anna
Brett. contralto: Ruby Stanford, vio-
linist, and George Wilson. accompan st,
Lynchburg and Fredericksburg last week
and are booked for several others In the
immediate future. which will carry them
as far south as Elizabeth City, n. L.
Mrs Henry White. director Of the choir
of the Church of the Incarnation, accom-
panied by Miss Ma garet White, organ