The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

an organ concert OF popular music every
evening at Sis O'Clock at the First Con-
gregational Church. TenS and q streets
northwest.
A special feature will be a grand de-
scriptive piece entitled THE Storm" de-
picting a day in camp on patriotic Nh-
day, with bugle calls, stirring martial
music, patriotic songs, the approach ana
passing of a storm.
Everybody is invited to the first per-
formance on Sunday evening, Septem-
Der 26.
A request program of songs, orchestral
and organ selections from Sis to p. M,
vocal solos 9 to 9:15 p. m, The storm
9:l5 to $40 p. m.
Repairs and improvements have been
made to the organ recently and TWO ne"
stops added.
Rho Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, the
National Music Sorority OF the Cniteu
States, held its first meeting OF the
season on Thursday evening at the home
of its president, Mrs. Henrietta T..
Flynn. TO discuss the program Tor the
ensuing year. The following program Oh
subjects and speakers will be carried out:
, "Origin of Orchestration.' Mrs Henrietta
E. Flynn; "Origin of Sound" Margery
Snyder; Origin Of Voice" Viola scnip-
pert; Origin OF Organ" Francis CUT
Inns, 'Orlgln Oh flanO, LouiSS
"Orisin of Chamber Music" Ardaia
Moore and Carrie Bruce; ''Origin of the
Opera" Edith Gray; Origin Of the Vio-
lin" Margery Snyder: Origin OF the
Chorus and Choral" Carrie Bruce
practical Value Of Music" Elizabeth
Leckie.
The Musurgia Quartet made its first
appearance of the season At the an
of he lpp En-
gineers Society in the large ballroom
of the New willard Wednesday eve
ming. The following program was
well received and the quartet ana
the soloists were ehcored several times
during the evening: Quartet. Song
of the Norsemen" CBjorsen); soprano
solo, sweet of the Year" tSalter),
Mrs Gawler; encore. Low Backed
Car" Gover); quartet, seranaoe
(Brahms): encore. "A Perfect gay
(Bond): contralto solo. TO Be Near
You" (Coote). Mrs. Reed: encore
Mine Ain Folk" Uemon); tenor solo:
Time Was l Roamed the Mountains
1,ohr), Mr.. Backing; encore, "A BOW
Of Roses (Clarke): quartet, A
Madrigar' (Mikado). tSullivan; en-
core. Lullaby" (Gibson): bass SOLO
"Bedouin Love Song" UinsutD, MT:
Callow; quartet. Come. Fill the cup
persian GarQenp, tLeHiHdiih''
The quaret is composed OF Mrs
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. soprano; MRS.
William T. Reed, contralto; Rich
ard P. Backing, tenor: Edwin Callow'
basso. and Harry Wheaton Howard
director and accompanist.
A studio recital by pupils of 4. Tre-
gina. assisted by Mr.. Herman K Hon-
man, violinist. was given last TUESDAY
night. The program. whlch was 1HSp :.
tionally well rendered, was as follows
Overture, Tampa" CHerold). MISS Men ;
"Rourree in C Major" (Bach). MISS
Potzler; "Nocturne in c Minor 'Ire-
rina), Miss Neff; "kreutzer' sonata. lot
violin and piano (Beethoven), Mr.. Hon-
man and Miss Neff: prelude IN
Maio (Bach). Miss Chisholm: SUITE
Characteristique" tTregina). Miss Mem
| Sonata in A Major" (MozarD. MISS ne,
williamson: Concerto lor oin nd
(Saint-Saens). Mr.. Hoffman; grand
march. The President" (Tregina)'
Miss Neff.
Mrs Dousal-Marcon has returned from
Asbury Park. where she spent the sum
mer, and has opened her studio at tne
Belasco Theater CMrs. Oldbergs music
room). She will give an informal mus nus
Gale next week, when her puph, MISS
henrietta "'i'
eral piano numbers.
Mrs. Emily Frech Barnes has been
spending the month of September IN the
Pocono Mountains and at Atlantic CITY.
She will return to the city the last OF
this month to reopen her studio.
.Hark, Hark, NV Soul Shelley, was
repeated by request at st. Marks Epis-
copal Church last Sunday, the solos De
inr we'll rendered by Miss Smith. So
prano, and Mrs. G. c. Covert. contrallo
At the morning service TO-DAY the Oh
fertory anthem will be a composition
by Mr.. W. B. Trott. the organist OF
the church. 1t is arranged for contralto
and bass chorus Ms. Covert will be
heard in the contralto solos and Mr.
BaIlou will interpret the solos for bass
At the evening service DR.. Henry Jaeger,
tenor solost at St. Alban. Will sing the
solo in an anthem composed by Mr.
Trott expressly for DR.. Jaeger.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Lent will be glad to hear that
SYLVIA. their gifted little daughter, will
be heard with her cousin, Gilbert Ross,
in violin program at Keith's Theater
Sunday. October 5 These talented little
violinists have been heard before on sew
eral private occa sions, but this VIII be
their first appearance mere IN pUOilc
They have aroused great enthusiasm
where they have been heard and a brit
liant future is predicted for them. Gill
bert Ross is the son of Prof. and Mrs.
Edward A Ross, of the University of
Wisconsin.
The Rebew Orchestra. under the di-
rection of H W. Weber. resumed re-
hearsals Monday night. this being the
opening of the eighteenth season of
the organization. The meeting was held
in the lecture room of the Keller Me-
mortal Church. the building in use in
past seasons having been replaced dur
ing the vacation by new and larger
auditorium which will seat 400 per-
sons Beginning the first Monday in
November (the building not being in
condition for use in October), the or
chestra will give free public rehear
sal once each month. in which promi-
nent local soloists will assist and
which the music loving public is in
vited to attend. If present plans are
carried out the programs during the
winter will include the rendition of one
of Mozart's symphonies and the presen
spring concert as well as manu-
of the organization. A piano concerto
by w. ]. Weber. son of the conductor.
with orchestra accompaniment will be
one of the features new string
quartet composed OF Mr.. VI. F. Max
well, w. Carroll Gilbert. Walter c.
Allen, and ]. \. ID. Turner, will also ap-