Evening star., 1914-10-11

Musical affairs in Washington seem to
be getting an earlier start than usual
this fall. The middle Of October will
find most of the choirs with the per-
sonnel complete and the seasons work
well under way. The majority OF local
musical organizations have already re-
sumed board meetings and rehearsals'
with plans fairly well outlined for the
season Among them the Motet Chorai
Society, Washington Saengerbund, Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter Of the Amer
lean Guild of Organists, Music STUDY
Club, Rebew Orchestra and others The
executive board of the Rubinstein Club
held it's first meeting this season Sun
day afternoon at the home of the vice
president, Mrs. r. H. Dalgleish. when
Mrs Clarence B. Rheem's resignation
as first vice president of the organiza-
ton was accepted after an ineffective
protest to Mrs. Rheem by the poard.
The retiring vice president will con-
tinue to sing with the club, having
resigned only her position as an omceI,
not as an active member. Ihe cruz WIZ tha
hold its first meeting october II. at the
Raleigh Hotel. This will be a get-to-
gether" meeting, with probapiy a oen-
mite announcement from Mrs blair as
TO the exact date of her arrival and OF
her further plans for the season. Inc
first of the musical events oy the cruz
will be an evening concert, TO pc gwen
the latter part of November at Ine na-
leigh Hotel The entire program. IN
cluding both ensemble and SOLO num-
bers, will be given by members OF the
organization
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock the double
quartet, under the direction OF sydney
Lloyd Wrightson. with Mr.. Murray AT
the organ, will render the following
Gloria Domini," by Noble: anthem'
Peace and Light" by Chadwick; duet.
Love. Divine" by stainer; Mrs: GaWier .
and Mr. Backing; 20 Gladstone Light,
by sullivan; "The Souls of the Right
eous," by Foster, incidental solo by
Mrs Gawler; Tn Heaven the Stars
Now Are Shining by Rheinberger;, Or
gan postlude, Grand Choeur in A" by
Guilmant
A successful rehearsal was held
Tuesday evening by the evening choir
of the Church Of the Covenant. OF the
old members, seventy-one were present
and twenty-five were heard from whose
absence was caused through not being
in the city or through sickness. 1t Is
MIR. Wrightson's desire to have on the
rolls of the choir a membership Of 125.
Application can be made to him at any
of the Tuesday rehearsals. held In the
chapel of the Church of the Covenant.
In the new chapel, which has just been
completed, special robing rooms for the
members of the choir have been assign
ed, with large reception room. which
has been tastily furnished and deco
rated.
of the District of Columbia Chapter of
the American Guild of Organists took
place Monday evening in the studio OF
the dean, Oscar Franklin Comstock.
with a large attendance of members.
Plans were made for the seasons work
and one new application for member
ship was received. Mrs. Charles g.
Lennon came in for congratulations
as organist of old Christ Church. Alex
andria, and was presented with SOU
venir of the occasion in the shape of
collection of organ music. Commit
tees for the year were appointed as
follows: Lectures. Lewis Corning At
water, organist of All Souls Church
and the Eighth Street Temple; James
s. Dickinson, organist of St Paufs
Catholic Church. and Miss Maud Sew
all, organist and director of the Church
of the New Jerusalem: music (for the
nan. organist and director of the choir
of mixed voices of St Patrick's Church;
Miss Mamie Mullaly, organist and di-
rector of ST. Augustine's Church. and
rector of the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart: recitals. Edgar Robinson. James
w. Cheney, jr-, and Mrs. George 6.
The first recital to be given this sea-
son under the auspices OF the Guild
will be by Martin McHenry McChord.
take place early in December at the
church, and Mr.. McChord will be as
sisted in giving the program by the
those present at the meeting were Ed
gar Priest, organist and chorester Of
the Washington Cathedral (EpiscopaO: !:
h. H. Freeman; organist of Old ,sS st.
liam Stansfield, organist Of the First
Congregational Church; Mrs. H. G. Will
bur, erganist of Central Presbyterian
Church: Mrs. Grace D. Jackson, Miss
Edith Athey, organist of Hamline NJ. E.
Church: Albert w. Harmed, organist of
the Church of the Ascension: j. B. Will
of the Immaculate Conception Church:
Trisi,y Episcopai Church; Mrs. Priest,
MRS. Bolton and Miss Thomas.
The Musurgia Quartet is the most re-
cent addition to the company of Wash
ington musical organizations. 1t is
composed of Mrs. Helen Donohue De 70.
soprano of st. Margarets Episcopal
Church: Mrs William Reed. contral;
p. Backing, tenor of Calvary Baptist
Chusch. and Edwin Callow, until re-
Gently bass of the Mount Pleasant Con-
greeational Church. The quartet has
already commenced rehearsals on some
ambitious works, with Harry Wheaton
Howard as accompanist.
Arthur Green, the new tenor of the
choir of mixed voices at St. Patrick's
Church, arrived in the city just in time
to take up his work with that organi-
cation at the Inauguration of the win
ter schedule last Sunday. Mr. Green
has sung with the Aborn Opera Conn
pany for four years past, and had
previously made his musical studies
under Profs: Rotgmuhl and Muschler
in Berlin. Hausman in Paris and
Theodore Bertram in Vienna At the
IL o'clock service at st. Patrick's this
moFntng the choir, under Miss Jennie
GleNpan, will sing the Kyrfe and
Gloriaf from Slas' Mass in C, and
the SCredo.s Sanctus and Benedictus
from seGounod's "St. Cecilia Mass"
The offertory number will be "Hosan-
na,' by Granter, arranged for solo,
quartet. and chorus. At the afternoon
service, beginning at O'Clock, Mr.
Green will sing 80 Salutaris," by Har-
gilt. At the close of the choir re-
hearsal Tuesday evening he gave an
informal program for the members
making excellent impression by his
Interpretation of two arias from the
great operas and several songs
The Motet Choral Society, directed by
Otto Torney Simon. held it's first re-
hearsal Tuesday evening at ST. Johns
parish hall. The interest and attend
ance for a first rehearsal were un-
usual. and twenty-five new members