Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

The Washington Oratorio Society Will
resume work rather earlier thah usual
this fall, according to announcements
from H. H Freeman. orsanist ana
choirmaster of old st. johns Church'
who is president and associate airec-
tor with Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. VINO
is musical director of the organization
Mr. Freeman presided at the last meet
ing of the board in Mr.. Wrightson ao-
sence in the early summer and 1t was
decided to resume rehearsals early In
october, taking up Sir John stainer
eantat. The daughter 81 Jairus.' and
Israel in the Wilderness" by Gaul, for
presentation at the first concert which
will take place in November AT the
concerts after the holidays it is ex-
pected that some of the great oratorios
will be given as in former seasons;
The board of directors is composed oi
Mr.. Wrightson, musical oire aoiots vi.
rector. Mrs Zeu Weaver Jayne, secfe-
tary; Walter Gawler, treasurer. ana
J. Walter Humphrey. Benjamin Line
back Robert Milans. George tucker anu
Mr. Mayo. Mrs A. F. Tennile and Mrs.
Miles.
Douglas Miller, who conducted tne
chorus choir at 1mmanuel baPtis.
Church last season. called the members
together for rehearsal last week anu
will be in charge of the music again 70.
day. The numbers will lncluae at t,,e
morning service the anthem, frdise
the Lord" by Clare, and at the oHer'oTE
I the tenor solo. 1T Was For Me. IN IN
the evening Miss Rachel FlehartE VIII
give the offertory solo, her seiecv NJ II
being the hymn, He Leadeth Me.
adapted to the music of the old ballad,
Sweet Genevieve,' and the anthem oH
the chorus will be- Come Unto Me- by
Shipper. Mrs Eastman VIII suostilute
TODAY for Mrs. Dickinson VINO is no"
at Asbury Park. but who viii! return 10
the city in time to resume work next
Sunday Mr. Miller is already arrahS-
ing some elaborate programs lor speo
cial musical services throughout the
season and will probably give also
cantata appropriate to the occasion at
Christmas and Easter
The nuartet of the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church. composed OF
Mrs. Haycock. SOPRANO; Miss Ada Arun a
del. contralto; c. D. Church. tenor. ana
Arthur Chester Gorback, bass. VIII re-
sumo singing a the services today IN
der direction of Claude Robson, organ
list. The program will include the *
gan prelude, In Moonlight by III m.
der: anthem. Awake, My Soul, by
Wiegand offertory, tenor solo, Thou
Knowest," by Tracy, and organ postlude,
war March of the Priests by Men
delssohn.
Miss Augusta HILL who sang last sea
son in the double quartet forming .iie
afternoon choir of the Church or the
Covenant, has concluded her stay IN Al
Iantic CITY and is now in New York re-
hearsing with a company that Will
open next week in Schenectady. n =,
in the musical comedy: When Dreams
Come True" Miss Hill has been en-
gagged for the leading contralto part,
and following the engagement IN
Schenectady the company is booked 10
go to the Pacific coast.
Mrs. r. H. Dalgleish. first vice pres
ident of the Rubinstein Club. and con
tralto~ solost of the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church, has re-
turned from River Springs. Md, ac-
companied by party of young people
who spent August there under her
chaperonage. The party included Miss
Elizabeth Yung Kwai. Mrs George Cor,
bett. Miss Cecile Sale, Miss Vera Budd
and William c. LOCKER, tenor sololst OF
Christ Episcopal Church. Georgetown
day at Luther Memorial Church for
Donald Freeze, the regular organist.
who is still travelling in the west.
Miss Jessie Masters. contralto soloist
for the past two years at the Church
of the Ascension. has been spending the
summer at her old home in Warren,
Ohio, and will return to Washington
about the middle of September.
Miss Genevieve Small, soprano, of this
city, who is now in the south, has re-
ceived an offer to appear in series OF
concerts at Hot Springs, n. c.
Miss Margary Snyder has returned
from a two-mcnth trip through New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
While in New York Miss Snyder spent
month studying her chosen instrument
the violin, also giving several concerts
which were most successful.
Miss Mary Cramer. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry 3. Cramer of this city,
created quite sensation in the quiet
town of Frederick on the occasion of a
recent visit there. Miss Cramers voice
has both the range -and the mellow
quality of a baritone. She has studied
assiduously for several years and sings
with ease and good breath control, and
her sympathetic and devotional inter-
preta ton of Ashfords setting of My
Task" at the Lutheran Church serv-
ice in the Maryland town, elected most
enthusiastic comment on all sides, as
well as in the public press.
Mrs Neville Miller, eontralto, former.
Iy Miss Marguerite Depue, returned
Friday from her summer holiday, which
was spent first with friends in Orange
county, Va, and later at her parents
was Joined for the last week of her
STAY by Mr.. Miller
Albert w. Harmed has returned to the
city from Ocean View, Va, where he
spent the month of August. Mrs.
Harmed and their young son. who have
been visiting relatives and friends in
different parts of Ohio. are now in
Cleveland and are expected to return
during the week.
Miss NINA L. Spaulding will substi-
,ute at the organ Of Mount Vernon NJ.
E Church for Fulton 3. Karr. the reg
ular organist, who will be absent dur
ing September.
Miss Adele Robinson. pia mist. has re-
turned from Asbury Park and will
leave Tuesday. with Mr.. and Mrs. Bush
Of Park road for motor trip to Get
tysburg and other historic points of
interest in that vicinity.
The quartet composed of Mrs. Nellie
Wilson ShircHf, soprano: Mrs. Kali
Usher. contralto; Harry Stevens. tenor.
and John Nolan, bass, which has sung
at the Eighth street Temple for many
years past. will be assisted by an ad-
ditional quartet on special occasions
and feast days a $ during the last two
seasons. The quartet engaged for these