Evening star., 1915-04-04

Covenant recently. entertaining nearly
two hundred of its members and guests
An entertaining program was given. in
which the following artists and organiza-
tions took part: The Takoma Park Or
chestra, from the Mems Club of Takoma
Park. the Saturday Evening Glee Club
and the Saturday. Evening Male Quar-.
tet, both organizations being composed OF
members of the Evening Choir of the
Church of the Covenant; Mrs. ]. L. Downs
in two piano selections, George H. OCon-
nor in some Of his special hits. and the
Rev. j. Henning Nelms in dialect stories.
At the close of the program refreshments
We're served. Walter A. Gawler is presl-
dent of the club, and the program was
under the management Of Mr. Wright
son Wilbur T. Wrightson. son of Mr..
Wrightson, made his debut as a soloist
in the Saturday Evening Male Quartet.
The Confederate Choir, under the di-
with Mrs. Elizabeth c. Fred Captain. will
furnish the music at the historical even
ing to be given by the District Division.
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Wednesday evening at o'clock. in the
ballroom of the Confederate Home. on
Vermont avenue. The following program
will be rendered: Over the Hills at
Break of Day by choir: quartet, Ken
tucky Babe" Mrs. Maxwell. Miss Lillian
Chenoweth. Warren Grimes and John
quartet. Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming Mrs. Mcknight. Miss Cheno-
with. Miss Simms and Mrs. Townsend.
Fulton B. karr will be the accompanist.
The choir of Peck Chapel. George
town. under the direction Of Griffith
Evans, will sing. the cantata. The
Gospel of Easter" this evening, Miss
Cora Decker assisting at the piano and
George G. Ward at the organ.
Miss Elsa L. Raner, assisted by Paul
Fishbaugh. at the piano. gave a recital
recently at the James Ormond Wilson
Normal School. Her program includ-
ed Meditation" by Cottenet; "Scherzo.'
sntaa by Van Gosns ss So. "Adsgio e BY Ries or
safe; "Rondo," from the Ninth Con-
certo,'' by de Beriot.
Miss Louise Ryan. a young pianist of
this city, gave a well rendered program
of both romantic and classical compo-
sitions at the ormond Wilson Nor
numbers were Sonata" op. 10. No: i:
by Beethoven: novelette, and "Idylle,"
both by MacDowell; "Impromptu." by
Rinehold; "Gondoliers" and 'Llebes-
seTniee 1nf Randall @ assisted. s1sD"sa, giving s
group of songs by Grieg.
Miss clarine Mccarty. pianist. was
recital at the National School of Do
mestic Arts and Science. when she gave
the following exacting program: In
My Neighbours Garden" by Nevin: "The
Nightingale" Russian melody. by
List; prelude" in c sharp minor, by
Rachmaninoff. and wedding March"
and "Elfn Chorus" from Midsummer
Nights Dream" by Mendelssohn-Liszt.
Mrs Gertrude Lyons, soprano, sang at
the melting of the international peace
arbitration committee, Daughters Of
the Revolution, held Tuesday afternoon
in the auditorium of Woodward & Lo-
throp.
Verdi's Aida" was the subject of a
lecture-recital by Miss Mary Stewart
Reid, at the Lucia Gale School OF
Rhythm. Miss Reid's piano interpre-
guests and students of the school.
Mrs. Vivian Church Matson recently
gave an interesting lecture-recital at
guests. Her subject was The Object
Of Music Study With Children" and
at the close Of her talk Mrs. Matson
played a program consisting of selec-
delssohn and Grieg. She was assisted
by Walter T. Matson, who sang, with
other numbers. "Invictus." by Bruno
HUM.
"The Beatitudes." by Ashford. will
tion under the direction of Mrs. Henry
White, Thursday evening at o'clock.
The offertory number will be duet;
Thou Liftest Thy Divine Pstition.'
Dr. f5o''' Dudley. rector Of Ste St stephens
Church, and Theodore T. Apple. bass
soloist of Calvary Baptist Church, who
are assisting the choir on this occa-
sion.
Mrs. Jones Kerr. contralto. is sing
ing this month at the Church Of the
service was heard in the aria. He
Was Despised," from The Messiah"
Mrs. Louise Carson Hill. violinist. will
assist the choir of Gunton Temple
Church this morning.
Felix Garziglia was host to the
Music Lovers Club recently. when he
cellaneous program including "Etude."
prelude" and Spring Song" by
Mendelssohn; Theme ,varie." BY Pad
Abeilles." by Dubois: Chant d'Amour,"
by stojowski; 'Tarantelle" and "Etin
celles." by Moszkowski. and Blue
Miss Caroline Curtiss of Jafestown,
n Y, who has voice Of much promise.
sang in private audience before Nine.
Calve Sunday.
Theodore Dubois setting of The
Seven Last Words was sung last Sun
day evening by the choir of mixed
voices at st. Patrick's Church. under
the direction of Miss Jennie Glennan.
The solos were sustained by Miss Agnes
Whelan (substituting for Mrs. Rogers),
Miss Elise Davis. Arthur Green and
James Nolan, supplemented by Sec
ond quartet composed of Miss Edna
Peter and Gerald Hayes. and chorus
of fifty voices. The solos were well
rendered and the choruses were mark
ed by precision of attack, appropriate
shading and artistic finish.
At the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church this evening the quartet will
sing the cantata, "Oer Death Trium-
phant," by Adam Geibel. and the
offertory number will be the contralto
solo, LAS 1t Began to Dawn" by Hark-
er, sung by Miss Florence Steffens. The
other members of the quartet will be
Miss Grace Rials, soprano; Calvert
Bowie, tenor. and John Walker. bass
and director.
Edith Marmion Brosius. harpist. will
assist in giving the Easter music at
the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church, this morning, when she will
play "Priere'' and "Au Monastere," both
by Hasselmans. Mrs. Brosius will play
also the accompaniment to "Hosanna.
by Granier, which will be sung by Mrs.
r. H. Dalgleish, contralto soloist of the