Evening star., 1915-06-06

male voices and derives its talent from
| the employees of the Potomac Electri,
| Power Company, it being a welfare
work of that company, with R. B
paeeerson n,,n erso Iii. in charge: Among those
able were ITO Thee. 8 Country" b,
Julius Eichberg; Cant Yo' Heah NJ.
Calm, by George ]. Trinkans; "Th.
Tlnkers Tin aktat Song from on. Robin Hood; 8
ana ns%0s1 res gass. ;;
Geibel. Those members taking par
We're: First tenors, William L. Clarke
| W. I. Ferguson, W. L. Baker and G
F. Mangan; second tenors. William H
w s. Madigan and G. c. Collifiower
and second basses. A. l. Rittue and r
B. Saunders. with Frank J. Allen a:
accompanist.
Miss Mamie Mullaly, Miss Luc,
| Brickenstein. Miss Ella Butler. Helm.
rich Hammer and DR.. T. Williams were
among the Washington musicians at.
tending the Bach festival last week al
Bethlehem, Pa.
Mrs Elizabeth Chenowith and Mis-.
Lillian Chenowith left Monday fol
&c Elehmond nfnaand to attend the reunion o.
expected to return in time to sing will
| the choir of the Church Of Our Father
at this mornings service.
| Two new sacred songs by Washing.
ton composers had their premiere re
Gently at the Church of the Covenant
Both songs were written especially fol-
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann.. bass
sung by him at the evening service
The first, Behold. God Is Ny Saliva
tion, was composed by Harvey Muir
ray. organfst Of the church. and the
other. 10. All These Things Worketf
for Cod" is by Robert Cary Stearns
Miss Florence Stonebraker, one OF
the talented members of the younger
musical set. won warm commentator
for her technic and intelligent handling
Of the ambitious numbers on the pro-
gram Of her recent recital Especially
| interesting was her rendition Of Cho.
pins "Nocturne in D Flat" and "Scher-
Liszt, and Concert Etude," by Mac.
Dowell.
Friday evening students at Eastern
b,h7i1os H,gh School <. will give their annual ex:
music. Under the direction Of Mrs
Frank Byram. the Girls Glee Clut
will sing Venetian Scenes" by Nevin
arranged for women's voices; duet
from Lakme." THE Daisies" to which
Miss Edith Grosvenor has adapted some
attractive dance forms. and a semi
chorus of mixed voices will sing, "Tc
Thee, o Lord" by Verdi, and 'Madri.
GAL" from THE Mikado."
Recent events of interest include the
| presentation of the cantata, Queen OF
May" by a choral class of children a,
! Trinity Parish Hall. The words of the
cantata are by Ida B. Helphenstine anc
| music by Otto Miesser. and the chorus
| which was under the direction of Miss
NJ Emma Bowen, with Miss Marguerite
Williams as accompanist, was assisted
by the Boorman Orchestra, directed by
W. B; Mundelle. The entertainment nj
Welcome. Sweet Spring Time" (an
adaptation of the Melody in Fs'), SUNG
by the chorus. and the solos in the can
| tata were sustained by Hazel Simonds
Marie ketchum, Marion Rowley. Mar
garet Morgan. Gertrude SmaIlwood and
Marion Bailey impersonated the Queen
Of May and Marion Rowley. Queen Of
Others taking part were: Wish
Ing fairies-Doris Thornett, Lavinia
Thompson Gertrude smallwood. Sarah
Eckhardt, Gladys Wilson and Kathryn
Belnap. Other fairies-Helen Reed
Russell Cissel. Martha Lavisson, Doro-
thy Ryce. Agnes Purdy. Margaret
Mildred Bonnet. Madeline fa Brown. na'iIsee Hsoei
Simonds. Martha Stokes. Marian Riley
Mary Topham. Vesta Pollock, Mildred
Rowley, Katherine Cissel, Ellen Cal
breath, Marie ketchum and Margaret
ard Hassler. Frederick Johannes, Ar
thur Marks, Herman Bailey, Marden
Green. Curtis Capelle, Arthur Bonnet
Arthur Kelly. Raoul lie Mat, Joseph
Palmer and Harold Bonnet.
At the musical and rose festival
Thursday evening at the residence OF
Mrs. Nanette b. Paul, under the aus
pices of the Anthony League. tho well
rendered program included the soprano
The Fairy Pipes" by Brewer: April
Morn" and ''suwanee River" the lat
ter being sung with an accompaniment
Of the Dvorak ''Humoresque." played by
Miss Clarine McCarty. Miss Faye Bum
Land of the Sky Blue Water" by Cad
and my Laddie," by Thayer; Mrs. w
E. chamberlin. formerly Miss Grace
Ross. entertained in recitations and
companist, opened the program with
Liszt's Nightingale" and brought il to
close with brilliant rendition of the
Second Hungarian Rhapsodie," by
the same composer.
The examination recitals of Miss Car
rie T. Bruce, to teach he preliminary
grades, and of Miss Ruth Bower. to
teach the preliminary and middle
grades at the Won Unschuld University
Exactness. clearness, of technique and
correct phrasing were evident with
both players. Bach's "Sarabande and
Gavotte." and chopin's "Berceuse," in
Variations Serieuses," and Rrbms.
"Intermezzo." in minor. in Miss Bow
er's recital, were especially well rem
! dered. The Judges were G H. Howard
Mrs. Grace Dufour Brown, C. Harkness
Willard Howe, Mildred Kolb, Mrs. H'
H. Mckee and Nine Won Unschuld.
The music at Hamline M E. Church
today viii include at the morning servl W.
ice the organ solo. Prelude in G." by
Hollins: quartet MY God and Father
While I stray: y.c.;y Dy ma Mhar5ton; ofrertory.
Salvation" by MacGowan; organ noste
lude, "Marche Pontificale la TombeIle :,
Evening: Organ prelude. Meditation !"
by Mailly; quartet; Rejoice. Jerusa
lem and sing. by by Nevin; quintet. Song
the choir will be assisted by Miss
Nellie Monks, soprano. The>auartat 30
composed Of: Soprano. Miss Maron
Greene: alto. Mrs. John Humphrey.
tenor. G. ", " sia,keney; Wake i,. bass. J. E. s.
the organ. Following the service at
o'clock there will be a haif-honr
organ recital by Miss Athey, who vii,
play "Marche Religieuse," by Gull
mant; 'Gavotte Moderne," by Lemara.
Chant de Bonheur," by Lemare; Rev.
erie" by Ferrata, and "Offertoire in
g." by Wely.
The evening choir of the Mt Pleasant
Congressional Church: under the di-
Claude Robeson at the organ, and as
sisted by tho solo Quartet of tha