Evening star., 1914-12-27
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bridge Tittmann was the closing OFFER
ing of the pre-holiday season by the
Friday Morning Music Club to its menu
bers and their guests. An audlence
which filed the ballroom o. the Ra-
leigh Hotel manifested it's appreciation
of the various numbers. MIR. Tlttman
was especiaIly acceptable in his spirit
cd interpretation of Gypsy John, by
Clay. which was received with such
marked favor that he gave 1t twice.
Scotch-Gaellc border ballad, Edward,
by Loewe; an old French song, La
Charnlante Marguerite, and the CLOS
ing unmper, nayun's setting OF the
German christmas nyrnn, Stiile Nacht'
hcuiee .>acnt.' Among ms othei
sonss were 'Laro Mo uen, by Gici-
d;.ul, ',iu,vrio mo cuIc, Vy Citfrlssiiiii'
~, Ies seIiIcu, " ocnu"efti Meii iie--
ist o.uIi,lu, ny strauss, N-ei Aiauente'
by .,rn.neI; AprIe, py 1osi, iiis
lvuIS L.vse, pS oILS tile, anu All oin
S;t.,pu LuliauS, uS I>ovinrr. Inv
Chorus OF the cIuu, unuer tne direction
cI netnI4cn MANNER, save ne bh"H'
by 4udA oiucu, with IncIueht'i solo ny
MISS uouuw.n; the oMeeulsn lo'h SONGS
.',.ru1e,uuu" '"Inv oLais, ana
"Sprin. nreezes," arranged py LOUIS
Victor saar; "ihe SalIurs $ Christmas,
by Chdurnade, IncIuenlaI SoIu Dy MSS
Etnei Junnson; ''eieep OF the Chiiu
Jesus tl.tn century,, ny Geraeity, anu
II nfistnas hymn, py Max oplckef.
Mrs. RoppIns and MISS BrlckenStelh
were the accompanists.
\ Christmas recital will be given by
the faculty of the international Con-
servatoIy tomorrow evening at Son-
servatory Hall. Nine. Marguerite Rul-
lie viii give sore French anu hngisn
songs Miss Berta Mori will sing Ger
man and Italian numbers, Emie Morl
will be heard in Russian song, herr
Peter PeteiS ) will render two cello Selec-
tions and Haron Sokolove will give some
exacting numbers for violin MT. MOTT
will assist as accunpaniSt.
Christmas carols and arias by the
Musurgia Quartet proved d treat to the
guests of the Washington Club Tues
day MOI ming, when this latest OF WASH
ington musical organizations gave
recital before it's members. Among the
numbers were the ancient Besancon
carol, Shepherds. Awake and Sing Noel,
Noel' a traditional French carol, 20
y ght Peaceful and BEST" and The
First Noel; .'iieilege Nacht. by
Michael Haydn n16O,; a modern Christ
mas lullaby, Sleep, Holy Babe, Sleep.
20 Babe, in Munger Lying, by DR..
Earnby. and 20 Hoy Night by Adolphe
Adam. Mrs. Reed sang the aria. %
Thou That Teilest Good Tidings in Zion,
Greatly" and Richard Backing Comfort
Ic. My People,, all arias from The
Mess arr and Mr. Callow was heard in
Gounod's .'Nazareth.' Harry W heaton
Howard is the director and accompanist
OF the quartet. Assisting in giving the
program was Master Russell McAllister.
soprano of the Cathedral choir, who
sang an ancient English song, Good
King Wenceslas.
Departmental musical organizations
must now include those OF the bureau
of standards, the members of which
have recently formed g1ee club,
which is under the direction of William
E. Brathawaite; i mandolin club and
an orchestra. the three composing the
Bureau of Standards Music Associa-
ton" with ]. II. Dellinger as presi-
dent and ~ V Llufrio as accompanist-
\ musical by the association last week
was an enjoyable affair, some Of the
selections being MosZkowskfs Spanish
Dance by the orchestral: march,
"Adalid,' by the mandolin trio. II. L.
woodward: quartet "Sweetly Sleep"
sung by W. E. Bratha waite. c. j.
Cleary. 4. NJ. Peterson and w. F. Meg
gars; musical specialties by the Ha-
waiian trio. Harry n Gilman. stephen
Road to Mandalay." Mr.. Brathawaite;
cello solo DR.. ". r. G. Swan: Winter
Song by the Glee Club. The Glee Club
is composed of +. Balm. W. E: Bratha-
waite, j. H. DeIlinger. H. D. Hubbard,
Brooks. V. l. Lowe. p D. Merica. R. L.
Sanford, 4. L. Thuras, second tenors:
T E. Ford, D. r. Miller, A. NJ. Peder-
sen, L. w Schad. F. J. Schlink. r NJ.
H. A. Burgess, ]. W. Cook. L. \. kel-
berg, j. Ludewig. a. A. Ludwig, A. ].
Pienkowsky, X. Burns. second basses;
orchestra, A. V. Llufrio. w. Meg
Sars, p. D. Foote, E. Schram. r. r.
jackson, c. G. Peters and c. H. Meyers.
There will be q Christmas choral serv-
ice at the First Conversational church
this evening. at which the choir will
render Dudley Bucks cantata. '.The
Coming Of the X ng, under the direc-
tion OF DIR. William Stansfield, organ
ist. Solo parts will be sustained by
Mrs B. H Smart. Miss Marian Larner,
T. G. Angevine and j. Walter Hum
phrey.
Mr.. and Mrs Gist Blair gave a Christ
mas dinner party to the choir of old
st. Johns Church Tuesday evening. A
program was rendered during the
course of the evening by three spe-
cially engaged entertainers. a monolo-
gist Il minstrel and a musician. Re-
freshments were served and each Choir
lister boy was the recipient of a gift
from the host and hostess. Several spe-
cial geusts were invited to participate
in the festivities among them Mrs
Julian J.snes. who also brought a re-
nlembrance to each choir member, Rev
Roland Cotton Smith and Henry IL
Freeman, choirrnaster. Dancing con-
cludcd the enjoy able affair.
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon, beginning at $50 o'clock,
the double quartet. under the direction
of SYDNEY Liovd- Wrightson, with Har-
vey Murray, as usual. at the organ, will
give it's ninth special musical service.
the program being as follows: Organ
prelude, Grand Choeur. by Salome;
anthems, "Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing" bv Mendelssohn: 20 Come. All
Ye Faithful" by Novello; incidental
solos, Mrs. Gawler. Miss Harper. Messrs.
Backing and Humphrey; tenor solo,
Comfort Ye My People (air. Every
VALLEY Shall Be E~alted''l. from The
Messiah" Mr.. Backing; Before the
Heavens Were Spread Abroad by
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear bv
Willis: There Were Shepherds b.
IIacfarlanc: Incidental solos. Mrs. Cav
Ier aad Miss Harper; Sing and Re-
i"ic-, by Ba:nhv: organ postlude.
TIaendel. At o'clock this evening the
choir of 100 voices will give its eight
ceuth special musical service. A pro-
gram made up of compositions by
yIaendei Will be rendered as follows.
Organ prelude. Largo: anthems. 20
Come All Ie Faithful And the GLORY
OF the Lord. from The Messiah: "Jov
10 the World. the Lord Is Come. bass