Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-20
from A. K. Virgil, founder Of the vir-

gil method.
Mrs. Hazel wegner Reeder. soprano.
lsrt last week for an outing In New
York city. and will go from there to
New Jersey. to visit relatives before
returning to Washington October l.
Miss Helen Macleod. contralto solo,
LIST last season at the First Baptist
Church, returned last week from Camp
Mede. Center Lowell. Me-, where she has
neen doing substitute work In one OF
the churches: and where she was alsS
morning and evening last Sunday ct
Calvary Methodist Church. and this
evening will sing at the Soldiers Home
when she will be heard in Like az the
at the organ.
Rowland W. Durham, who relin-
quished his position as organist and
cnoirmaster of st. Andrews Episcopa
gave EMS e rssta T. r &c 1s at the
First Congregational Church. Column
bus Ohio. Mr.. Dunbar gave a pro-
gram OF exacting numbers. among
sae h a at fr Duaoa n ps4a
dismm,' Clarence Eddy's arrangement
or The Pilgrims Chorus" from Tam
naussr; Concert Etude." BY George
b. whiting. and others, making such
Oidplc IMPRESSION tnAt ne Has
since been engaged to take charge Of
the music Of the church, of which DR..
Carr q. Patton fs pastor and DR.. Wash
ingtnn GLADDEN.. pastor emeritus. The
position Is distinct advance for this
young organist. both on account Of the
substantial increase In salary and the
conditions under which he will work
The church will have a boy choir. In
which line Of work Mr.. Durham was
particularly successful, and has a fine
pVa nd
for the choirmaster.
Miss c1arine MaCarty. pianist. has re-
turned to the city after a vacation
spent with her mother in New York
ssa..a and she Is now preoaring her
concert work. She is also arranging q
series Of lectures. to be given at the
Gle Barber School. with which she is
ain.iated; and which has recentlv con-
The lectures will be illustrated. and
the subjects will comprise the history
and appreciation of music, hiogra ply
OF composers and significance of their
works. the history and study of or
chestration down to the present day
and weekly reviews Of current musical
events. Miss McCarty will also be
heard In recital again at the National
sehooi OF Domestic Arts and Science,
when she will present a modern pro-
gram containing several numbers from
American composers.
The summer choir of st. Marks Epis-
copal Church. under the direction OF
William b. Trott, has proved especially
successful this year. and will shortly
conclude its work for the season and
make place for the returning boy choir
Miss Meta jaeger. formerly SOPRANO
soloist of the Church Of the Ascension
and Mrs. c. c. Covert contralto. have
been among recent soloists meeting
with warm comrlendation from both
choir and congregation.
Miss Florence Noack, soprano soloist
and choir director Of the first Baptist
Church. will be in her place today after a
ten-day motor trip through Maryland
Miss Noack will sing at the cffertory this
morning The Lord Is My Shepherd" by
Van de Water. The regular quartet
choir will resume its duties in October
Miss Edith B. Athey. organist of Ham
line Methodist Church. is again in the
city after q six-week vacation at Owy-
out Lodge, on Lake Cha eaugay, New
York. where Miss Alys Bentley, formerly
Of this city. now o. the metropolis. c. n
Quoted summer classes In her specially
correlated movement. In addition to her
work under Miss Bentley. Miss Athey
coached also under Arthur Rosenstein Of
New York. who was spending the sum-
mer at one Of the camps. The close Of