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

Election days are here again and the
ington musical organizations already
are outlining plans for next season.
Mrs. Clarence B. Rheem was elected
president of the Rubinstein Club at the
annual business meeting, held Wednes-
day morning in the oak room Of the
New Willard Hotel, the other members
of the new executive board being Mrs.
r. H. Dalgleish. first vice president ire
elected); Mrs. William T. Reed, second
vice president; Miss Blanche Jewell,
secretary (re-electedD; Mrs. Alfred T.
Gage, treasurer (re-elected). and Mrs.
H. c. Woodward. librarian. Mrs. Wood
| ward succeeds Mrs. Edwin L. Jewell,
who has acted as librarian since the or
ganization of the club and who declined
to serve in that capacity longer. She
was given rising vote of thanks by
the club for her efficient service in the
past. Mrs. Dalgleish presided at the
request of Mrs. Blair, the retiring
president. who was presented with a
silver loving cup. Reports were read
by the secretary and treasurer, the
latter's books showing a small balance
in the treasury. Mrs. Rheem, the new
president. has been identified with the
musical life of the city for many years,
and as Miss Eulalie Domer was, before
her marriage, much in demand in
church and local concert work. Her
first choir work was at st. PauPs Luth-
eran Church. of which her faster was
pastor, and later she held similar posi-
tons in Christ Episcopal Church, First
Baptist and other churches.
The annual election Of officers of the
Friday Morning Music Club took place
last week and resulted as follows: Mrs.
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Dean. first vice president; Miss Bradley.
second vice president: Miss Lucy
Brickenstein. musical director; Mrs
Won Bayer. assistant musical director;
Mrs. M. A. Robbins. treasurer; Mrs
Frederick True. chorus director; Miss
Helen Stone, corresponding secretary;
Miss Mary Pond, recording secretary,
and membership committee. Mrs. J. B.
Kendall. chairman; Mrs. Ralph Bar
nard, Miss Roberta Allen and Miss Vir-
ginia Bestor
THE Redemption" by Gounod, will
be sung by the choir of the Church of
soloists will be Miss Corinne Lockett.
soprano; Miss Jessie Master. contralto;
J. F. M. Bowie. tenor, and Robert Bry
den of St. Paul's Church. Norfolk. bari
tone: Mrs. James Dickinson will be
at the piano, and Albert w. Harmed
will be organist and director. This
will be the last of the special musical
services given by this choir. During
this year past there has been given, in
church services, Mendelssohn's Hymn
of Praise" Gaul's Holy Cita'' (sung
in four parts): spross' Christmas
Dawn" Hawley's Christ Child" Men
"Gailia." Maunder's "oiivet to Calvary"
and Stainer's "Crucihxion."
The regular meeting of the District
Of Columbia Chapter Of the Amerie-n
evening in Trinity Parish Hall. with
Oscar Franklin Comstock. the dean.
presiding. Among those present were
Harry Weaton Howard, DR.. Albert W.
Harmed. Miss Maud sewall. DR.. William
stansf1eld, Glenn W. Ashley. Mrs.
George Warfeld. Miss Mary Mullaly,
James Dickinson, Armand Gumprecht,
Fulton B. Karr and Louis A. Potter,
jr.
An invitation from the Virginia
chapter, asking members to join in a
service to be given in Norfolk, was re-
cefved, the date to be selected by the
Washington chapter. After the routine
Schoenberg's Book of Harmony" which
she illustrated on the piano. The clos
ing meeting of the season will be held
the first Monday of June.
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will be given by
the double quartet and in the evening
by the choir Of 100 voices. both serv-
ney Lloyd Wrightson, with Harvey
Murray at the organ. The musical
numbers will be as follows: Anthem,
Grant Us Thy Peace" by Mendelssohn;
duet for tenor and bass. Waterman.
cidental solos. Richard p Backing and
j. Walter Humphrey; anthems, Bless
ed Jesus. Fount Of Mercy" by Dvorak:
20. God. Thou Art My God" by Bach
G bs W s SOLE aee p., pon S
West. Evening. organ prelude. Can
tilena," by Grison; anthem, Still, Still
With Thee" by Speaks. incidental
solos. Miss Beulah Harper and Charles
Beautiful Land of My Dreams" by
Blount. Mrs. Downs; anthems. Pleas
ant Are Thy Courts Above" by Hen
rich. incidental solos. Miss Briggs and
Mr.. Tittmann: abide With Me-" by
Goodearl, incidental solos, Miss Harper
and Mr.. Tittmann: organ pestlude,
Grand Choeur ALA Haendel," by
Faulkes.
Mrs. Edith Marmion Brosius. harpist,
gave the musical portion of the program
at the last meeting of the Mems Club of
st. Margaret's Church. creating much en-
thusfasm by her vigorous tone and
splendid technique in schueker's MA
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and several encore numbers.
Mrs. Huron Lawson returned Tuesday
from a short visit In Kentucky, where
she gave recitals at Somerset and at
the College for Women at Millersburg.
Sunday morning Mrs. Lawson sang at
the First Methodist Church in Millers-
burg and before leaving arranged for her
return to kentucky for some re-engage-
ments next season.
One Of the most successful perform
ances ever given by the choir of the
Westminster Memorial Church was
that of last Sunday, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Frank Byram. when the
organization rendered God So Loved
the World" from the cantata, I'm
Darkest Hour" by Harold Moore. In
which the beautiful soprano solo and
obligato was sustained by Miss Aileen
Miller. In the evening a male quartet
composed OF Messrs. Jasper. HAZEL.
Kahlert and Burns, sang Thou Art
Drifting" by Bilhorn. This morning
the choir anthem will be Harry Rowe
Shelley's "Hark. Hark, My Soul" with
contralto solo sung by Miss Ruth Mil
Ter and soprano obligato by Miss
Aileen Miller. At both services. solos
apropos Of mothers day" will be sung
by Messrs. Kahlert and Jasper.
Charles W. Garlock will be the Of
fertory soloist this morning at the In
carnation Church. when he will be
Haendel.
Miss Lillian Levy. soprano: Miss Ruth
int ioa a N