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Guild of organiSts was held Monda.
evening in the Comstock studio, amont
those present being Oscar FRANKLIN
Comstock, dean: Harry Wheaton How
ard, Armand Gumprecht, Edgar Priest
James Dickinson, DR.. Albert w. Har
ned, Dr. William Stansfleld. Lewis
Corning Atwater, Miss Maud Sewall
Miss Mamie Mullaly. Mrs. Warfield
James w. Cheney, jr.; George w. How
ard and Edgar Robinson. The princi
pal business of the meeting was the
annual election of officers. Mr.. At
water, chairman of the nominating
committee, presented the ticket which
resulted in the following members be-
ing elected: Harry Wheaton Howard
dean; Edgar Priest, subdean; Armand
Gumprecht. secretary (re-elected); Miss
Mary E. Mullaly. registrar, and DR.
Harmed, treasurer. Mr.. Comstock
George Herbert Wells and DIR. StaEs-
field were elected members of the ex-
ecutive committee to serve three yars
The paper was read by Mr.. Dickinson
on "Sidelights on Great Organists," and
his essay consisted mainly of interest
ing anecdotes of orGanists of interna-
tional reputation. The next recital in
the series under the auspices of the
chapter will he given in Bethlehem
Chapel. April 10, by c. A. r. Wilkinson
OF ST. Johns Church. Georgetown, and
The paper at the May meeting will be
read by Miss Sewal, organist of the
Church of the New Jerusalem.
Mrs Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler has
been granted leave OF absence for the
balance of the season by the Church
of the Covenant and Mrs. Helen Dom
ohue De NQ has been engaged as sub
stitute al the afternoon service, and at
the evening service Mrs Jewell Downs
will fill her place.
The program at the Friday Morning
Music Club last week consisted of both
vocal and instrumental numbers from
miscellaneous composers and was well
up to the standard maintained by this
admirable organization Included in
the numbers were the piano solos.
"Staccato Etude, by Rubinstein: Noe
turne." opus 81, No. l, and Etude." :"
opus 10, No. 4, by Chopin. rendered by
Zoe Belle Watson; contralto solos. The
Nile" by Xaver Leroux, and LEM, by
Hildach. sung by Mrs. William T. Reed.
with Miss Julia Huggins at the piano;
cello solos, Sonata" by Chopin: "Bour-
and Caprice" by Noel johnson, played
by Miss Larking: soprano solos, Deb
vieni.'' from "Nozze di Figaro" by
Mozart: Ave Maria" GDas Feuerkreuz).
by Max Bruch. "Polonaise,'' from
"Mignon." by Thomas. Mrs Franceska
Kaspar Lawson.
The choir of the Church of the In
carnation. under the direction of Mrs.
Henry White. and with Emile Margaret
White at the organ. and assisted by
Miss Florence Stefens. contralto; Rev
George Fiske Dudley. tenor, and Theo-
dore T. Apple. bass, gave successful
presentation of THE Beatitudes," by
Ashford. Thursday evening at the
opening recitative. And Seeing the
Multitudes," and Miss Florence Steffens
gave the solo, Father. We Look to
Thee"
4 double quartet, composed of Mrs
Charles Lane Misses Alys Sparshot,
Alice Stewart and Gertrude Browne,
and Messrs. Quackenbush. Bowies,
Steffens and Rich. sang two ensemble
numbers, blessed Are They Which
Mourn" and Blessed Are They Which
Are Prosecuted" Mr.. Quackenbush
gave the recitative, Blessed Are They
VIII Which ,rI Do d Hunger; &c Mr. Dudley the
Mr.. and Mrs. Apple the duet. THE
Road of the Loving Heart" Blessed
Are the Peacemakers." alto solo and
quartet, was given by Mrs. Apple. Miss
Steffens, Rev. Mr.. Dudley and Mr.. APP
pie. The remaining solo work was done
by this quartet and a duet, so Thou
Liftest Thy by Divine Petition" from
Stainers "crucifiXion. was given by
The members day." which it was
expected would be given Wednesday
at the close Of the rehearsal by the Ru-
binstein Club, will take place Wednesday,
April 81. The final concert by the club
this season will be given Wednesday
evening. April IS. with Lucy Gates,
coloratura soprano. as soloist
The cantata. THE Triumph" by Jud-
son. was sung at the Petworth Baptist
Church Sunday evening, under the di-
rection of Mrs. H. NJ. Test.
The musical portions of the services
at the Mount Pleasant Congregational
rod wi ine lid ,;e
ing. the organ voluntary, Prelude
from First Organ Suite" by Borrow
ski; anthem, Awake Up. My Glory"
by Rogers. incidental solo. Arthur
solo. Blessed Is He That Cometh," by
Mercadante, Mrs. Haycock; organ post
lude. "Marche Triomphale,' by Cal
laerts. Evening. organ prelude. "Melo-
die, by Guilmant; anthem, 20 Love
Divine by Thayer. sung by the quar-
tet; offertory, Praise the Lord by
Royle, Mount Pleasant Chorus. under
direction of DR.. Buchanan; organ solo.
"Postlude in D Major" by Tours. Claude
Robeson. organist and choir director.
a quartet, composed Of Maurice Max
well, first violin; Carroll Gilbert, sec
ond violin. Walter Allen, viola: ]. A.
S. Turner. cello. has been doing good
work in the study of Haydn. Mozart
and Beethoven during the past few
months. AT its last rehearsal a
btsIUOVen was taken UP, hiSS
Bessie Humphreys doing fine work with
the difficult piano score. All are mem
bers of the Rebew Orchestra.
Mrs Louis A. Potter, jr.. soprano. was
the assisting soloist at the piano reci-
tai by Miss V. Macon Rice Friday even
ing at Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs
Potter sang selections from Ronalds 8
"a cycle of Life" and the young plan
list made creditable showing in COM
positions by Grieg, Chopin, Liszt and
Beethoven, concluding her porgram
with the Liszt transcription of the
march from "Tanhauser," by Wagner.
Miss Edith Earnest. soprano, and Miss
Elizabeth Wilbur. violinist. furnished
the music for the yesper service at the
Y. w. c. A. Easter Sunday afternoon.
The program. which was arranged by
Mrs. John z. Kendall, included Awake
Up My Glory" by Harker, and a group
of spring songs. by Miss Earnest, and
Ave Maria tBach -Gounod). "Sere-
made" tSchuberD and Meditation"
Miss Edna Cosdon favored the Mary
Washington Chapter. No. so. Order Of
the Eastern Star. Clarendon, Va, with
several charming solos at it's meeting
Friday evening, Mr.. Morris Of Claren-
don assisting as accompan
Miss Adele Robinson, pianist; Robert
Carey Stearns, violinist, and Ernest Lent.
cellist. We're the assisting soloists at re-
cent recital given by Miss Linda Car
ruthers. soprano. and Mrs Sebring- Ford.
contralto Miss Robinson played the