Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12

Greater Prayer" written by Mr.. Ger
| hardt of Martinsburg, w. Va. MISS
| Eta Schmid. organist. obtained the
copies recently when she was house
guest of Mr.. Gerhardt and his family
during her summer vacation.
| to the city after a six-month stay In
the Virginia mountains
| Miss Katharine MacReynolds will
give the first Of a series of recitals and
short talks on musical topics next Set
Iurday afternoon, when she will speak
on the new movement in the high
school for crediting pupils with work
done with private teachers.
Miss Catherine McKenna has been en-
gagged as Organist at st. Peters Catho-
lie Church to succeed Miss Edith Gal
liant, recently resigned.
Rumor has been busy this fall with
the report that Edgar Priest. organist
and choirrnaster of the Cathedral OF
SIS. Peter and Paul, Wisconsin avenue,
would resign his post to- accept a position
elsewhere. Mr.. Priest had this matter
under consideration during the summer,
when he was offered similar position
at the Church of st. James. one of the
largest Episcopal parishes of New York
in some respects, Mr.. Priests enthusiasm
for his work at the National Cathedral
School for Boys, in connection with his
work at the cathedral, overbalanced the
advantage presented In the offer from the
metropolis, and he decided to remain at
his present post He will shortly in
augurate his usual series of semi-montfly
organ recitals Sunday afternoons, and
the cathedral choir of men and boys will
present during the season Gauls Holy
City," Maunder's "Olivet to Calvary and
Vests STORY of Bethlehem" the last
named composition having been given
by the organization last year at Christ
mas. The choir will also render the
music at the daily choral service in the
Bethlehem Chapel of the Nativity, sing
ing the chorals most generally used in the
English cathedrals. Mr.. Priest is ar
ranging also for a special service, in
which the music will be rendered by the
combined boy choirs of the Episcopal
churches of the city.
The choir of Waugh NJ. E. Church.
under the direction of John G. Klein,
has resumed work and will be heard
this evening in a special musical serv-
ice. The program will include the
anthem. II Am Alpha and Omega" by
sao Not sparros by 5s zb
Mrs Ruth Goodall: tenor solo, Still,
Still With Thee" by Hawley, Truman
Burchard; duet for soprano and tenor,
Buck Mrs. Girrard and Mr. Klein. Mrs
Klein will be, as usual, at the organ.
The double sextet composing the after
noon choir of the Church of the Cove
nant will sing the following program to-
day. commencing at $3.50 o'clock, Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson directing: Anthems.
r II ~, t the Day Thy Love Has Spared
Gounod; soprano solo. Lead. Kindly
Light" by Hawley. Miss Mary Isobel
Hall; anthem, blessed Be the Lord
God. by GounOd. incidental solo, Miss
Offert0rV
the Way of the Lord" by Garrett; solo,
MY Task" by Ashton, Mr.. Wrightson.
The faculty of the Washington Col
lege of Music entertained Friday even
ing at house warming in honor Of the
opening Of the new building. when the
believing soin, 14, program was presented: Tenor
John e. Klein; piano. solo. "Staccato
Etude," by Rubinstein, Miss Isabel
Primm; contralto solos. The Sea-" by
Heart. by Tschaikowsky. Miss s BeuiaI
L. Harper; violin solo, Romance" by
Sarasate: Lee Crandall. jr.: soprano
solos The Valley Of Laughter" by
Mrs: Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler: piano SOLO
"Valse in E Major" by Moszkowski
Frank Norris Jones; song cycle.
~ ELLA 2. by Won Felitz; MOONLIGHT
nation" Sydney. Lloyd Wrightson; plano
Valse. by Chopin, s. NJ Fabian; duets.
"Liebesprobe." by Cornelius. and ABS
Gawler and Mr.. Wrightson. Mrs. John
l.. Downs assisted as accompanist
The Metropolitan Trio, composed OF
Miss Marian MacFall, soprano; Miss LII
Ian Koechlin, violinist, and Mrs. Mary
BransOn. pianist, will give the first pro-
gram of chamber music this season at
the School of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Noryyr 1<pw, M
return engagement. the trio having been
heard there last season, making a fine
impression.
Miss Jessie Herriott has issued invita-
tons to her first dance recital, to
take place Tuesday afternoon in the bali
room of the New Willard. Miss Herriott
will be assisted by her sister, Mrs. Ivy
Herr1ott Shade. in some soprano solos
Louis Thompson. in some tenor songs;
Miss Marguerite o'Toole, who win play
the harp. with Mrs. Mary Branson Reyes
at the piano. Miss Herriott will give an
exhibition of fancy dancing, modern ball
room dancing and interpretative and es-
thetlc dancing, all in appropriate cos
tune, and in some of which She will be
assisted by Bruce Cleveland of Wash
ington.
Mrs. Emelie Dougal-Marcon has re-
turned to the city after a summer spent
at Asbury Park and in Canada.
The choir of the First Congregational
Church. under the direction Of w. n.
Taber. will sing this morning the fol.
lowing numbers: Anthems. HE Shall
Come Down." by Dudley Buck: "Bene-
dictus IN by Chadwick: offertory,
quartet, by the Rivers of Babylon" by
Dana, Mrs. B. H. Smart Miss Edna Scott
Smith. Messrs. Kenneth Ogden and J.
Walter Humphrey; organ solos, Pre-
Jude Es by Guilmant, and "Postlude
evening service Mr. Taber will render
the Pilgrims Chorus" by Wagner and
for postlude. Triumphal March," by
Archer, and the choir will sing the an
thems, The Radiant Morn" by Wood
ward; II Sought the Lord by Steven
son. and Come Unto Me-" by Wagner.
Miss Marguerite Howard, soprano SOLO
list Of St. Stephens Catholic Church, will
again be In charge OF the music at the
sodality services Of the Immaculate Con
ception Church Tuesday evenings through
out the season. At the first of this sea-
sons service last week Miss Howard was
heard to advantage In Gounod's 20 Di.
vine Redeemer." Next Tuesday William
Harlow. one of the boy sopranos of the
Church of the Holy Comforter. will be
the soloist and will be heard in the old
favorite. Pace to Face" by Johnson
with Harry Wheaton Howard as usual
at the organ.
Miss Harriet Shaw, contralto. will be
the offertory soloist at the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church this morning. when
she will sing THE Lord Is My Light, "
by Allitsen. The anthems, 20, Jesus.
Thou Art Standing" by Shepherd. and
''Hark. Hark, My Soul" by Shelley, will