Evening star., 1915-08-29

, Club were entertained last Saturday by
, Miss Elizabeth Funk. former hbraria n
of the club, at her camp near Cherry
dale. Va. An ideal moonlight evening
; provided a delightful setting for the
| special feature of the party, which
consisted of toa sting marshmaEows
on long sticks over big campfire.
Appropriate musical selections were
given in ensemble and several vocal
solos by Miss Kate Ellis added much
to the pleasure of the occasion.
Miss Aileen Miller. who has been
supplying Mrs Frank Byram's place at
the organ of Westminster Memorial
! Presbyterian Church, left yesterday for
a stay at Ocean Grove, N. J. After a
fortnight by the sea she will go to
New York city to join her cousin, Miss
Jessie Mcbride. who will be there for
pianist. formerly prominent in the
work of the Friday Morning Music
Club. this city.
Richard P. Backing, tenor. will be
the soloist at the tent service of the
Church of the Covenant this evening,
Coenen. and The Lord Is My Shep
herd" by Van de Water. John G. Klein
will lead the congregational singing.
with Mrs. Klein as accompanist.
/ The quartet of ST. Paul's Lutheran
Church. composed of Mrs. Bertha Hansen
Gottsman, soprano: Mrs. Julian Bry-
lawski contralto; LIE Roy Glider,
tenor. and Charles F. Roberts. bass
has been re-engaged for the coming
season. and will resume singing next
Sunday morning, Mrs. William Ham
ilton Bayly remaining as organist and
director Mrs. Gottsman has been
singing during August. and her offer
tory number at this mornings service
Will he % Lord, Remember Me-" by
Caro- Roma. Mrs. Rayly has remained
at her post throughout the summer.
but will take her vacation during Sep
tember, when she will be the guest
home at Great Darlington, Mass
The quartet choir Of the First Presby-
terian Church has been disbanded and be-
ginning October /. Mrs G. F. Schutt who
presided at the organ several years ago
will again take charge of the music. Miss
Elizabeth Leckie, mezzo-soprano has been
engaged as soloist for the coming season
Miss Helma Cheesman, soprano, will as
sist with the musical portions of the serv-
ice this morning at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. when She will sing
Abide With Me-" by Bohm. E. Taylor
| Chewning. tenor. will render "Imper-
fectus.' by Bischoff. with Miss Mabel
Linton at the organ. Others contributing
to the program will be Miss Ruth Bronson
violinist, and Mr.. Bronson, cornetist
| Miss Marian MacFall, for many years
/ tIle musical WORK OF the CITY.
| is now making her home in Cleveland.
| ONO, where she is meeting with marked
success in both church and concert work
| She has been singing in the Old Stone
Chureh tpresbytertan) for several months
and has now under consideration offers
from two other prominent churches She
| has sung also in concert with much sue
| cess in Toledo, Columbus, Sandusky and
musical at Dover Bay Country Club, which
! was given in a drawing room overlooking
the lake. and at which she sang THE Cry
Ing OF Water" by Campbell-T Upton, MAX
ing an excellent impression.
Charles H. Kocher, organist, has ar
ranged the following program for the
/ service of the First Congregational
Church .ausan.t this morning: Organ prelude,
sky: anthem. God Is Love-" by Harry
Rowe Shelley, by the choir; offertorv.
tenor solo. "Ona Sweetly Solemn
Thought" by Ambrose, sung by F. Ed
mund Boyer; organ postlude, ALLEGRO"
by Smart.
Mrs. Ruth Simpson of the Rubinstein
Club and the Nevin Quartet has re-
turned from a two-week stay at River
Springs, Md. Just before her return
she sang at the convocation of bishops
held at All Saints Episcopal Church,
st. Marys county. her selection being
Fear Ye Not, Israel" by Dudley
Buck Other numbers were rendered
by William LOCKER, tenor, also of this
city.
Mrs. Edna Bishop Daniels. mezzo So
prano, VIII sing tomorrow at the cele-
bration Of the golden jubilee of Sister
Fidelis at the Visitation Convent in
Georgetown.
Miss Mamie Mullaly, who has been
| substituting at the Church of the Cove
nant for Harvey Murray, the regular
organist, will conclude her service to-
day and will leave during the week for
a fortnights outing at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs Anton Kaspar and their
little daughter, Priska. left Wednesday
for Atlantic City, making the trip in
their automobile. They will remain
about two weeks.
Mrs. r. H. Dalgleish, first vice presi-
dent of the Rubinstein Club. who is
Springs. Md. has just recovered from
severe attack of quinsy. which has pre-
vented her taking part in some of the
gayeties of the resort.
| Miss Marguerite O'Toole, harpist. has
concluded her "coast-to-coast" trip, Wis
jting the Panama-Pacif1c exposition and
points of interest en- route. On the re-
turn trip she Joined the other members
Of her family for rest at Atlantic
city, and is now being entertained by
friends at Norwood. Pa.
| Armand Gumprecht. organist and
choir director of Sacred Heart Church,
| returned Wednesday from a two-week
| holiday at Ocean City, Nd. Mrs. Cum
precht. contralto soloist of West Street
Presbyterian Church, with their two
daughters, has been in the north since
| early in August visiting relatives and
friends. She is now in Boston, and
| will go from there to Beverly Farms.
Mass, returning to Washington about
the middle of September.
Clarence Sorrell, tenor, and Edwin
Callow. bass, have been engaged as
members of the solo quartet at Ham
line Methodist Episcopal Church, and
will assume their new duties the first
Sunday in September.
Mrs. Kirk L. Russell. who has been
playing at the Metropolitan ME-
Church for the summer months, will
leave with her husband Tuesday for
Warrenton. Va. for two-week vaca-
ton.