Evening star., 1914-07-19

.scuola superiore di Musica sacra." Of
also been made a fellow of the Royal
College Of Organists, in London. Father
Kelly has since returned to his home in
the diocese Of Alton, Ill.
Miss Florence Noack. soprano soloist
and director of the choir of the First
Baptist Church will be the offertory So
loist at the West, Street Presbyterian
church this morning. when she will sing
The Penitent." by Van de Water. The
Quartet OF the First Baptist Church has
disbanded for the summer and the work
of soloist and precentor is being per-
formed by Miss Noack and Raymond
Moore. bass. on alternate Sundays.
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann Of the
choir OF old st. Johns Church, Lafayette
Square, and of the evening choir of the
Church of the Covenant. is filing three
month engagement as choir director of
st. James Episcopal Church at Lees
burg. Va This Is the second season Mr..
Tittmann has filled this position at Lees
burg. where. in addition to directing the
music. he also sings occasional solos.
Beginning with October he will be again
in his place in st. Johns choir, and COM
mencing with November will sing again
with the choir of the Church of the
Covenant at the evening services.
Mrs. James Kerr, who is substituting
for Miss, Ada Arundel at the Mount
this morning at the offertory Heaven Is
Ny Home. by Herndon Morsen. with
Miss O'Toole at the organ.
Claude Robson will substitute this
morning at Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Church for r. G. Onyun. the regular
organist who is absent from the city
| on his vacation. Mr.. Robeson will play
for the opening voluntary Prayer to the
Virgin from the Gothic Suite" by
| the offertory. and the. 'Toccata." from
the D minor sonata, by Guilmant. for
postlude. Mr.. Robson is a recent acqui-
sition to Washington musical circles and
| comes from Greensboro. n. c., where he
was head of the organ. department of
Greensboro College for Women and or
ganist and choir director of the West
Market Street Methodist Church and also
| OF the Jewish Synagogue
Miss Augusta Hill. contralto soloist of
| the Church of the New Jerusalem and a
| member of the afternoon choir of the
Church Of the Covenant. is with her
mother at Atlantic City
Mrs. Henry White and Miss Margaret
White. choir director and organist re-
spectively of the Church Of the Incarna-
ton. have concluded their services for
the season and will leave Thursday aft
ernoon for Minneapolis. Minn., where
summer. Mrs. White will conduct a
summer class of vocal pupils in Min
| neapolis, where before taking up her
residence in Washington she made her
singer and teacher. The choir of Incar-
nation Church will resume services under
her direction October 1, with the same
| soloists as last season. and, In the In
terim, Miss Frances Harrison will be in
charge and will also preside at the organ.
8. Theodore Howard bass soloist Of St.
Alban.s Church choir. and Of the Sun
| day evening choir Of West Street Presby-
| terian Church. left yesterday for Bos-
| weeks in the New England states. Mr..
Howard has been re-engaged by both
churches for the coming season, and will
resume his musical duties some time in
September:
| an outing at Braddock's Heights. and is
substituting for the fourth successive sea-
son at the Church Of the Covenant for
Harvey Murray, who is, as usual, spend
ing the summer and early fall in New
England.
Mrs. Duncan Richmond, choir director
of Trinity Methodist Church. and one Of
the active members of the Rubinstein
Club is receiving the condolences Of her
friends and co-workers on account Of the
recent death of her mother. Mrs. NC
Nichol, following an illness lasting more
than a year.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Droop and their
daughters are settled for the summer IN
| their picturesque cottage on one of the
highest points Of Stony Man Camp. above
Luray, Va.
Miss Ellen Marshall. contrslto who has
spent the past two winters in Washington
and who made her professional debut here
| last spring at the National Theater with
John Mccormack. is meeting with much