Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
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tional Church, will be in charge of the
music again today after a vacation
spent in the north. During his holiday
his place at the organ was filled ac-
ceptably by Charles H. Kocher Regu-
lar rehearsals by the full choir will be
resumed next Saturday evening. DR..
Stansheld is proposing to enlarge
the choir to seventy voices. so there are
vacancies to be filled in the chorus in
the soprano and bass parts. The only
qualification for admission is a good
voice. Elementary instruction in voice
production and sight reading fall to
those in the chorus who desire it. Sing
ers desiring to join who cannot attend
two Sunday services will be permitted
to attend rehearsals and one service by
to whom early application should be
made either personally or by letter.
DR.. Stansf1eld is already planning for
the presentation of several oratorios
and one or two concerts during the sea-
son. but the first special musical serv-
ice will be during the G. A. R. encamp-
ment, when patriotic compositions will
be featured. Decided interest is also
being manifested by the choir and COM
mfttee in the musical portions of the
celebration of the golden jubilee of the
church, which will take place the mid
die of November. The present soloists,
Mrs. B. H. Smart. soprano; Miss Marian
Larner, contralto. and j. Walter
| Humphrey, bass, will resume work to-
day, but the position of tenor soloist,
left vacant by the resignation of D. G.
Angevine last spring, remains still UNI
filled. The offertory number this morn
ing will be given by Mr.. Humphrey,
who will sing IF God So Clothed the
Grass by Bischoff.
Mrs. H. H. Miller has just returned
from a six-week vacation spent in Buff
! falo and Canada.
Mrs George B. Greenfield, soprano,
| has been singing for several weeks this
summer with the choir of the First
Presbyterian Church of Ocean City, Nd.
Mrs Elmer E. Curry of the Rubin
stein Club has returned from her sum-
mer outing and has resumed her place
in st, Thomas Episcopal Church, sus-
tanning the soprano solos throughout
the service last Sunday. Mrs. Curry
spent some time at Ogonquit, Me, sing
ing at both the Ontro and Lookout
hotels during her stay, and ON the re-
turn trip stopped in Melrose, near Bos-
ton. where she was the guest of Mrs
Norman Twitchell. She spent the lat
| Ferry, where she was Joined by Mr..
Curry during the last week of her stay
Miss Gladys McGarry, talented
violinist of this city. has just returned
from Harpers Ferry, where she has
spent the months of July and August
! The quartet of Calvary Baptist
Church, with Louis A. Potter. jr.. or
ganist and choir director, will resume
singing at the services today. Mrs.
Potter will substitute for Miss Mabel
Roberts, the regular soprano. who is
still on the Pacific coast, and will be
heard at the offertory in Out of the
Depths" by Ma bel MacDuffie. The an
Hour of Trial" by Broome. Mr. and
Mrs. Potter have just returned from
Lewisburg, W. Va. where they were
guests of Rev. Mr.. Fultz, formerly
this city. at which Mrs. Potter is So
loist. Mr.. Fultz is now pastor of the
| Methodist Church at Lewisburg and
during their visit the two Washington
musicians were heard in concert at the
church and also at Carnegie Hall for
.Ahe benefit of the Lewisburg Seminary.
Miss Janet Paine substituted last Sun
day at Waugh Methodist Church for
Miss BERTHE Thompson, the regular So
prano. who was visiting friends at
Atlantic City.
Earl Carbaugh, baritone. is substi-
| tuting today at the Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church for Newton Hammer.
the regular soloist, and he will sing
at the offertory THE Lord Is My
Light by Allitsen.
Miss Mae Wilmington. a young soprano
| of Brookland, d. c., who has been
! spending the summer at Harpers
| Ferry. returned from her summer outing
yesterday.
| Mrs. ]. B. Church of the Rubinstein
Club is at Ogonquit, Me, where she has
spent the summer.
| The choir at Washington Grove has
| disbanded for this season. and last
Sunday. gave a more pretentious pro-
gram than usual. At the morning serv-
| ice Miss Meta Craig. soprano. gave
| Sing Allelujah.' by Luzzi DIR. Hoof-
maggie sang "A Clean Heart by Byshe
and the anthem, Seek Ye the Lord"
by Roberts. was given by DR.. Hoof-
maggie and the choir. The musical num-
bers at the evening service included
the soprano solo. mo Night There by
banks, sung by Mrs Alonzo Tweedale !;
duet for soprano and tenor, Morning
Land" by Lansen. Miss Craig and DR..
Night Involves the Skies" by Harry
Rowe Shelley, Charles E. Myers and
the choir: trio, Father, Lead Me by
shaZzer. by Butterfeld, Miss Craig.
| Mrs Haynes, contralto. and DR. Hoof-
magic: anthem, Come into Him. by
| Bfschoff. the choir.
Miss Elizabeth Reside and Miss Vera
Corey of this city have concluded their
stay at Lake George. where they were
coaching under Oscar Seagle, and have
returned to New York city
Miss Ella Butler is substituting at the
organ at Temple Baptist Church for
Mrs. Grace Dufour Brown, who is spend
ing fortnight with relatives at Wood
stock, Va.
Mrs. Mary W. Inslee of Palisades n
j.. is spending some time in Washing
ton az the guest of Mrs. Lucille Belts.
| The quartet of the Church of Our
| Father T-niversalist has been re-en-
gagged for next season, the personnel
being Mrs. Sydney Hollinssworth h,
soprano: Miss Lillian Chenowith, con-
| tralto: w. S. Blanchard, tenor, and
Walter T. Ma tson, bass, with Mrs.
| Dorothy Houchen Baxter as organist
and director. The offertory number to-
day will be given by Mr. Blancha I'd.
who will sing the "Ninety-First Psalm
tby McDermid.
| Narragansett Pier.