Evening star., 1914-02-01
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The Friday Morning Music Club, now
in irs twenty eighth Hgeason, enter
tanned its friends and associate mem
bers last week at an artists recital
in the Raleigh ballroom. Miss Ruth
Ashley. mezzo- soprano. of Buffalo. y.
y, gave the program, displaying
voice of mellow quality and much YER
satility in her interpretations. She was
accompanied at the piano by Mrs
Bruce King in the following numbers:
"AIinnelied Der Schmied." "Dein
Blaues Auge.' all hy Brahms; "Lcnz,"
by kauu. "Heimweh' and "Elfenlicd, -
both by Wolf; "Maedchen kan vom
Stelldichein." by Sibelius; Morning
Hymn by Henschel; Birds Go North =
by Willeby: When the Land was
White with Moonlight by Nevin
Dawn by Leoni; "Wandring Along.
by Paderewski; My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice." from Samson and De
lilah." by Saint Saens; The Lovers
Curse" and Il Know Where Tm Co
ing" cold Irishl, both arranged by Her
bert Hughes; Little Irish Girl" by
Loehr; "Fleur Jetee," by Chaminade,
and "Aine-Moi," by BemberS.
The Washington Oratorio Society of
Elijah" at the Church of the Covenant
Wednesday evening at SID O'Clock un-
der the direction of Sydney LLOYD
WriShtson. with Harvey Murray at the
organ. The soloists taking parts are:
First quartet, Mrs. Walter GaWler So
prano. Miss Beulah l. Harper, contralto;
Richard z. Backing, tenor, and Charles
Trowbridge Tittman. basso; second quar-
tet, Miss Christine Church, soprano;
Mrs. Zel Weaver Jayne, contralto;
N !, Lin q
Dickson, basso. Admission is by invita-
ton to the seating capacity of the
church. The Washington Oratorio So
ciety is ssJf-supportng volunteer or
gdnization, whose object is the develop
rnent of oratorio and sacred music.
The death of Eva Mills, who was
buried last week from ST. Patrick's
Church, marked the passing away of
singer VINO at one time held sway in
alone. She possessed lyric soprano
voice of bird-like quality and fiexibility,
and thirty years ago. in company with
Mrs Harry Sherman, John Pugh and
Lawrence r. Cannon, attracted a con-
gregation Sunday after Sunday to the
afternoon services al st. Aloysius
Church that packed that ediiice TO the
doors. Later she tilled similar position
at All Souls Church, and she was al
ways in great demand in concert work,
and was generous to Il fault with her
service and her talent for the benefit of
any worthy cause. She sang also for
several years in opera throughout the
country. and with the passing of her day
as q singer returned To make her home
III Washington. She was the daughter of
Mrs. Clark Mills, by a former husband.
and was adopted by Mr.. Mills and treated
by him his own daughter. At the
close of her professional career. on her
return to Washington, She married a
son of Mr. Mills by his first wife.
An event of interest in both educational
and musical circles took place Wednes-
day evening at Belcourt Seminary, when
Dr. Anton GloetZner. Anton kaspar and
Miss Florence Macdonald presented some
pupils in joint recital. The we'll rendered
program included the piano solos, Ten
dire Aveu." Romance. Op. 43, by Schutt;
"Berceuse." from ''Jocelyn.' by GODDARD.
and lie Dernier Sourire,' Op. -. by
Wollenhaupt. Sweet Hartzell songs,
Flower Fetters.'' by Willeby. and Il
Hear a Thrush at Eve" by Cadman. Lii
lian Grossheim: piano solo, Sonata Op.
=, No. l, by Beethoven, allegro and ada
gio, Margarita L. Moreno; songs, II
Dream at Set of Moon" by Genet, and
'Enchantment' by Salter, Onie Reed
Bulow, and two studies No. " and No.
III, op. 20. by Moscheles. Ruth Shaw;
violin solos, meditation. 'Chanson.' by
Cottenet, and 'Obertass," by Wieniaw-
ski. Mary Dale Bisgs; piano solos. Fan
tasia' in d minor. by Mozart: 'Baga-
tellc." by Arthur Whiting and ''Valse
Interrompue," OPP. 26S by Lack, Lillian
Terrace High by Genet. and ''Circe's
Garden by Speaks, Ethel E,ldridse; pi-
3no solos, Bolero' in y minor, Op. 81.