Evening star., 1914-08-09
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vorbereiter. Oliver Denton, IS SaIe anu
well in the German capital. according 10
a cablegram received Tuesday through
the State Department by her parents, Mt,
and Mrs. McNeal of the Parkwood. MISS
McNeai as a matter of fact Is rather
more pleasantly situated this summer
than usual as Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Hutchesoa, the former for many years
on the faculty of the Peabody ConSefNa-
tory. before leaving Berlin for the sum
mer offered her the use during their ap-
sencp of their spacious apartment Whlcn
is charmingIy located and offers the acme
of comfort according to German Ideas
Miss McNeal is practicing assidnousiy
this summer in preparation for pupiic
appearance with orchestra 1T music
festival to be held the iirst week IN sep
ternber at EuCerne, an engasement Una
came TO her through the kind oHlces u
Herr Goldschmid. Miss McNeai Is re-
cefying the congratuia tions of her fellow
students on account OF this opportunity.
which is a golden occasion, much coNeteu
by aspirants for musical honors aoroaa'
She will remain at her present address
until the return of Mr. Hutcheson from
This country where he came early IN the
summer to fulfill his duties as head OF
the music department of the summer
school at Chautauqua n. y.
So many Washington musicians are
summering at Blue Ridge Summit, IA,
this season that it would seem as II tne
resort bids fair to rival Atlantic CITY as
the mecca for talented members OF iocai
circles on their outings. Mr.. and mrs.
III. H Freeman. the former organst OF
old St Johns Church. Lafayette square
are occupying cottage there LOT tie
season; George Wilson, organiSt or fouh-
dry Methodist Church. spent last week
there, and Miss Mary Sherer and j.. +.
NJ Bowie. soprano and tenor. respective
Iv. of the same church. have also oeen
among the Washington visitors tnere.
James T. Ragley returned last week from
a stay there and viii! 90 Tor the pata,ice
of th. season TO Asbury Park. \. j. Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Kaspar are still among
the Washington contingent there. ana
MIR Freeman and Mr.. kaspar gave d
Joint recital last week in the picturesque
little Church of the TRANSPORTATION.
where Mr. Freeman is in charge OF the
music during July and August
Mrs. Nellie Newton Shore. contralto
OF the Western Presbyterian tnurch,
will sing the offertory number TINS
morning at the First Congregations
Church when she will be heard in Not
Half Has Ever Been Told. by j. W;
Bischoff. The anthem. I've Maiteo
For the Lord" from MendeiSSohn
Hymn of Praise" will bfie sung by the
quartet and chorus the incidental duet
being. sustained by Mrs. Melville Lyno-
say and Mrs Shore. Charles ii. hocher
will be at the organ
Mrs. James Kerr who has been sub
stitutinE at the Mount Pleasant Con
:sregational Church for Miss Ada Arun-
del, the regular contralto, left Ihurs-
dav with a party of friends for an out
ing at Atlantic City. Mrs. Kerr viii
return late in August and Will sing
during September at St Paui Epls-
copal Church. Rock Creek parish, IN
place of Mrs Charlotte G. Lippitt. who
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old home in Connecticut
Mrs Edith Marmion Brosius. harp
ist. has sufficiently recovered from her
recent illness to leave Frederick City
Hospital, where she has been taking
the rest cure for the past s1X weeks
and go to Harpers Ferry, w Va,
where she will remain for the month
of August
Miss Edna James Sheehy. soprano, is
now at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, where
as a member of the Monterey Country
Club she spends much of her time play
ing golf tennis and kindred sports
Last Sunday she was the soloist at the
morning service Of the chapel at
Buena Vista Springs, Pa During July
Milton E. Allies at her summer home at
Bolivar Heights, w. Va. While there
she was heard in several informal mus
icales and sang also at the services OF
at Harpers Ferry, winning much ia
vorable comment from musicians pres
ent.
David c. Pfeiffer has left the city
for his vacation, which he will spend
rusticating near Hollow Lake. Can
ada, while his family is summering at
Rehoboth Beach, Del
Miss Helen Macleod. contralto. left
last Sunday for months vacation in
Center Lowell. Me. Since the termfna-
tion of the season at the First Baptist
Church she has been substituting at the
First PRESBYTERIAN. Calvary Methodist
and Vermont Avenue Christian churches.
Miss William Gatchell is spending the
month Of August at Waynesvflle, N g,
and will not return to this city until the
early part of September.
j. Willis Conant formerly organist and
choirmaster of the Church of the
Epiphany, is guest of c. b. Keferstin
at Blue Ridge summit Pa.
Miss Lydia keefer, who was recently
graduated from the Normal Conservatory
of Music at Indiana. Pa, in the vocal,
piano and public school music course,
gave two recitals previous to her return
to this city. Her vocal numbers included
the aria. .Lietl Signor." from The
Huguenots" a group of German songs,
Forest Solitude by Brahms, In
Freedom by Schumann, and "Cecily,"
by strauss; Now Sleeps the Crimson
Petal" by QuiIter. and 'Nymphs and
Fauns." by Bemberg. Among her piano
numbers We're Prelude from the First
Modern Suite" by MacDowell; 'Scherzo.' .
op. 30, by Chopin; Rhapsodie Hon
groise'' No. .. by Liszt and the first
movement of the Grieg Concerto in A
Minor"
Miss Florence Stefins contralto, will
sing this morning at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. when she will be heard
at the offertory in the aria 20 Rest In
the Lord from the oratorio. Elijah"
In the evening she will be the soloist at
the service at the Soldiers Home. her
selection being. Fear Ye Not. Israel .
by Dudley Buck. Mrs. Lulu Facius
Davis will be. as usual. at the organ.
Miss Mary f. Pond. contra,to. has re-
turned to the family summer home at
Buena Vista Springs, Pa, after a week
spent with her sister here Last Sunday
she sang at the morning service at the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church and at
the evening service at the Soldiers Home.
Mrs. G. Freeman Pollock gave a musi-
cal to a small company of music lovers
al her bungalow at Stony Man Camp,
Va, last week. the guests being delight
fully entertained by program given by
Nation Boyce, organist and choirmaster
of ST. Matthew's Church this city.
Mrs. r. w. True. prominent among the
members of the Friday Morning Music
CLUB. is summering in Maine.
Miss Agnes Bowling. organist of the
choir of mixed voices that furnishes the
music AT the late mass on Sundays AT St
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