Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17

Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Albert w. Harmed as orsanlsi
and choir director OF the Church OF the
Ascension for the ensuing year Mt
Harmed has been for several years hold
ing a similar position at St PauFs Epis-
copal Church. Lynchburg, Va. where ne
has met with much success not only In
presenting the music at the Church
services but in organizing and training
his quartet and choruses III cantata and
oratorio work Previous TO Mr.. Harmed 5
service at Lynchburg he was III charge
of the music at ST. Luke's Church. A.
toona, Pa. and later at St, Mark
Church, Cleveland. Ohio. He will take up
his duties in Washington October |. Mr.,
Harmed will be also next season II,
charge Of the vocal department at theVy
Chase Seminary. where he succeeds
George FL. Miller who resigned 10 take
up Il professional career in the west.
Rev. j. Henning NelmS, rector OF the
Church Of the Ascension, has ehSasetl
also Miss Mia Jaeger as soprano sooIst
of tie choir Miss Jaeger is but nineteen
years OF age and her hrst appearance
at the services in this churchc viii be
practically her introduction as singer
to the Washington pubhc.
She. comes of musical family, BEING
a sister OF DR.. Henry Jaeger. VINO HIIeu
the position OF tenor sololst IN seVeIai
prominent churches here. and uaushter
of Henry Jaeger, the first fiutlst OF the
Georgetown and Washington symphony
orchestras Miss Jaeger is at present
in charge of the summer choir al 81.
Marks Episcopal Church. but will take
nm her work at Ascension Church Sep
TENDER /. Miss Ida Seyboth, contraito.
and Arthur Gardner. bass, who sang
with the choir last season, have been
re-engaged, so that the personnel OF the
solo quartet is complete. except for the
tenor and a number OF local singers
are under consideration for that posi-
ton Mrs Jeanette Taylor, who Is sub
shutting for John Porter Lawrence at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church this month, will play. during
September at Ascension Churcn-
Charles Emmett Moore bass. soloist of
St stephens Catholic Church. has re-
to take a special course in accounting
during the winter. and consequently does
not feel that he can give the time that
would be neGessary to ehGir w wos si
Stephens Mr. Moore sang also at
St Matthew's Church, and with the
mixed choir of st. Patricks Church, I'M
der Miss Glennan. He left Thursday
for a two-week outing at Atlantic City.
Mrs A. Nj. Blair, director of the Rubin
stein. Monday Morning. Young Women
Christian Association and lmmanuel Bap-
1HCTdl CLUBS. WHO SdiicU IoI LdioPC
late in May, has quite recovered from the
illness that detained her for some. time
at Lake Como and she was last heard
from at Lake Maggiore, where she jour-
neyed Immediately after her recovery.
Mrs. Blair is accompanied by her son,
Percy. and they will visit Lake Geneva.
afterward travelling through southern
Germany. England and Scotland before
her return. which is scheduled for Octo-
Der l. Plans for the winters work in the
various ORGANIZATIONS singing under her
direction are rather less settled than
usual for the middle of August, but the
high tension at which the popular d.
rector was working the latter part of the
season made IL imperative that she
should leave such matters until after her
return. instead of. as usual. appointing
committees, ETC., at the close OF the year
for the coming season. The executive
board Of the Rubinstein Club is expected
to hold its first meeting this fall the sec
ond Wednesday in October, and the club
will reassemble for rehearsals the third
Wednesday of October at place to be
announced later. Tentative pla rs were
formulated the latter part of the season
for three evening concerts next year, in
stead of two in former seasons, with
two afternoon concerts, for one of which
the talent would be drawn entirely from
the club.
The management of this successful
organization of women is unique in that
access to the concerts and recitals given
by il each season is entirely by invita-
ton or It's members. 1t is supported by
the dues of it's members. active, honorary
and associate. The active members are
the singers of the chorus. numbering last
year about 10 and including many of
the best known soloists of the city The
honorary members are the Instrumental
ists-pianists, violiniSts and cellists-about
thirty in all and all women, who con-
tribute to the program of the recitalS. The
associate members are music loving peo-
nd urnr hi, he
club for the purpose of attending the
concerts and to whom even the weekly
rehearsals are open. Persons desiring to
become active or associate members must
make application to the music director.
Mrs Blair. or the secretary, Miss Blanche
1ewell. and in order to become active
members applicants must sing before the
examining committee. which votes upon
their eligibility. Honorary members are
Well known instrumentalists who come
into the club by invitation of the COM
mittee or some of its members.
The National Cathedral School for
Girls announces the engagement of a
department of the school. Mr. Baker
comes from England, and is heralded as
faying a baritone voice CT exceptional
quality and range. He is an associate of
the ROYAL Academy of Music London:
has been the principal suloist for many
years al the most important OF the music
festivals of England. has filled numerous
engagements with the Royal Choral So
ciety of England and, on one occasion,
sang with Nine. Melba, Mary Garden and
Signor Zenateilo before the royal family
at Windsor Castle. He has also pre- yious-
ly visited this country several times pro-
REASONABLY and sang at the Cincinnati
music festival in 1905.
Miss Eulalia Chenevert. an attractive
and talented young woman who is head
OF the piano department of St O!afs Col
lege of Music, Minneapolis, Mimi. spent
a week in Washington, the guest of Miss
Georgia r. Miller Miss Chenevert and
Miss Miller came to Washington together
from New York, where they have been
attending the summer sessions Of the
virgil School OF Music held at Fort Lee
on the Hudson. At the close of the sum-
mer school. which was held in Holy
Anbeis Institute at that place. the rev.
erend mother superior prepared a unique
enter tainment in which Mr. and Mrs Vir-
gil, a number OF the sisters and the STU
dents participated. IT was held on the beau
u4ui campus, which made IL all the more
enjoyable, and as many expressed it, 1T
was Z hitting end TO a beautif IL begin
mus liter the exercises Tefr Ssh ments
We served under wide Spreading oaks
Mn, .Iarie von Cnschuld las been
speau.ni some weeks al Lake Ch:.utau-
Qua = =, where she has been engaged
~ sIvin5 series Of lectures She
Saf@ IN interesting exposition OF the
t.achIHs Of piano technique by The use
OF wing pictures, and the .iuoiefce
iarsei, pedagogical i'm its nature was
most ratterins both in the serious atten
GoE accorded the lecturer and thu fire.
quei; applause which punctuated her
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