Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

nant at 1855 o'clock every Monday even
ing. New members desiring to enroll
must do SO either tomorrow evening or
the Monday following. "Elijah" will be
given by the society two evenings in
April. Good voices are welcome, and a
cordial invitation is extended to all who
wish to join on either of the evenings
mentioned.
Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shircliff. soprano
soloist of New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, has sufficiently recovered
from her recent cold to take part in the
church services today. Last week her
place was filled at the church by Mrs.
Huron Lawson and at the Eighth Street
Temple by Mrs. Ethel HoltZclaw Gawler
This evening the choir of New York Ave-
nue. Church, under direction of John Por-
ter Lawrence, will hold its regular month
Gounods beautiful mass, the st.
Cecilia The other members of the solo
quartet are Miss Pauline Whitaker, con-
tralto; DIR. William NJ. Kendall, tenor
and John Nolan, bass.
There will be a special musical program
instead of the regular service this even
ing at the Mount Vernon Place NJ. T..
Church South, beginning at a 40 with an
organ recital by Fulton b. Kari. Mr..
Karrs numbers will include: Finale. AL
legro in D." by Haydn: Aria" by Bach;
''Fanfare,' by Lemmens, and "Canta-
bile by Lemaire. The chorus choir,
of which Miss Rosa Busey is leader. will
be assisted by Mrs. p. F. Hartsill. so
prano; Miss Maud Harding. alto; G. p.
Asbury. tenor, and F. p. Hartsil bass.
The quartet will give two numbers,
Come Unto Me" and Lead Kindly
organist of the church. and the offertory
selection will be MacDougaIs setting of
the hymn, Jesus Lover of My Soul, -
sung by Miss Harding.
An interesting recital was given Satur-
day afternoon last by the junior and in
termediate classes of the Virgil Clavier
School, when the young pianiStS We're
heard in the following program: Study"
CA. NJ VirgiD, Ethel Tremary: Happy
Day" "a. NJ. Virgil. Agnes Stitt; I'm the
Woods Josephine McLane; Little
Caprice" Helen Marbut; Three Studies
(Kohler). Kathryn Beck: The Fair,
Sunshiny Morning (GurlitD, Katherine
Herman; ''Hide-and-seek" (Elmerich),
"A Fairy Story Hynns). Rain Pitter-
Patters' Theodore Dutton). Margaret
Dubois; 'Idilio" Iack). Helen Lat
terner; "Valse' (Durand). Margaret
Barnes: "Tanzweise" (Meyer-Helmund),
Mary Alice Newton; "Gavotte." fiat
Hunting Song (Mendelssohn). Hazel
Harvey; "Ronda. c Major" (Beethoven),
Margaret Granger.
Mrs. Ddyelle Taylor NelcH, soprano,
Mrs. Charlotte G. Lippitt, contralto,
both members of the Rubinstein Club.
and Oscar Franklin Comstock. pianist,
contributed to the pleasure of the blind
and other guests at the Library of
Congress Friday evening. when they
gave the following program: Soprano
solos, Boat Song" by Villiecs Stand
ford; Flower Rain" by Edwin
Schneider; Loves Passing" by S. Cole
ridge Taylor; Happy Song" by Del
Riego; Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal"
by Burleigh, Mrs. WEIGH; THE Fair.
by Gluck; Call Me Back" by DenZa:
"Childs Prayer" by Harold; Denis
Darlin'," by Stewart: 30 Tender Eyes"
by Marshall, Mrs. Lippitt; Tuscan Folk
Song Duets and 1.-The Regatta, by Ros-
SIM, Mrs WEIGH and Mrs. Lippitt; piano
solos, Mr.. Comstock.
Prominent talent contributed to the sue
cess of the musical features of Wednes-
days meeting Of the Gaelic Society, which
took place at the New Willard. Mrs.
William T. Reed. contralto; J. NJ. Bowie
tenor; John Nolan. bass, and Lillian
Koechling violinist, were among those
taking part in the affair. with Miss Jen-
ME Glennan directing and playing the ac-
compartments. Mrs. Reed made a splen-
did impression IN the unusual numbers