Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26

| Miss Ethel Gilbert Miner has returned
| to her duties as soloist at the Second
Church of Christ (Scientist) after hav-
| ing again spent the summer studying
! with Isidor Luckstone of New York, at
his summer home in the Catskill noun
tains.
The Musursia Quartet made its initial
success of this season Wednesday even
ing, giving well balanced program
in the ballroom of the New Willard at
the annual banquet of the Illuminating
Engineers Society of the United States.
The occasion was also the first pubic
appearance of the quartet, with Mrs
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler as the soprano
succeeding Mrs. E. Tlnsley Halter.
sang with the organization last season.
the other members being Mrs. William
IT. Reed, contralto; Richard P. Backing,
tenor; Edwin Callow. bass; with Harry
rector. The attractive program in
cluded the quartet numbers. Song of
the Norseman,'' by Bjorsen; encore.
"Carmena." by Lane-Wilson; Sere.
Day by Carrie Jacobs Bond; "a Mad.
rigaI," by Sullivan: encore Lullaby
by Gibson; Come Fill the Cup" from
THE Persian Garden. by Liza Leh.
of the Year" by Mary Turner salter;
encore. Low Backed Car" by Lover:
Mrs Reed was heard in ITO Be Near
YOU by Coote: encore Mine Sin
Folk" by Lemon: Mr.. Backing gave
Time Was l Roamed the Mountains,
by Lohr; encore, "A Bowl of Roses.
by Clarke, and Mr.. Callow sang THE
Bedouin Love Song" by Pinsuti.
Mrs Ernest Lent has returned after her
usual summer visit to her brother-in-law
and sister. Prof and Mrs. Ross. at the
university at Madison, Wis. Mrs. Lent
was accompanied home by her nephew.
Gilbert Ross. and her youngest daughter.
Sylvia Lent, both talented young VIOLIN
lists These two embryo artists, twelve
years of age, were heard here in recital
last winter. making an excellent impress
sion, and, as they have been industriously
pursuing their studies during the summer
they will be heard again shortly In some
new and ambitious compositions.
An elaborate program of music is being
! | arranged by Miss Jennie Glennan, or
ganist and director of the mixed choir OF
St Patriclls Church. for the formal open
ing of the winter schedule of services
next Sunday. The choir will be assisted
, by full orchestra and will sing Haydn's
Sixteenth Mass and, at the offertory
Hosanna,' by Granier. During the pro-
, cession which marks the beginning OF
the forty hours DEVOTION following the
solemn high mass. the choir will sing
"Lauda Sion,'' by Mnet, and Kam's
lie De UNI Inc sanctuary CHOIR uIluei
r. Mills Silby. will also contribute its
usual number during the services
The first of the fall recitals by Wash
. ingtou students took place Tuesday even
ing and was most credita BILE affair
; COMPOSITIONS by Mozart, Saint-Saens
Beethoven, Bach and three numbers by
! Arthur Tregina of this city made an I'M
, usually interesting program. among the
.. participants being Miss Neff, Miss Potz-
. ler Miss Chisholm and Miss McWilliam-
SON. The young piansts were assisted
by Herman r. Hoffman, violinist, who
played the 'Kreutzer Sonata" by Beetho-
ven, with Miss Neff at the piano, and
Concerto for VIOLIN" by Saint-Saens.
Miss Mary Louise Sullivan has resigned
: her position as organist Of ST. Joseph's
J Catholic Church.
The music at the morning service o.
the First Congregational Church today
will include the organ prelude. "Tht
: Question and the Answer by Wolsten
holme: anthem. by Babylon's Wave.
by Gounod: anthem. bass solo and cho
, rus, He Shall Dwell in the Land by
| Stainer; organ postlude, Military
. March, by Schubert, DR.. William
Stansfield.
Rubinstein Club. has returned from q
two-month stay at Mountain Lake
: Park where she was heard in a mum.
Der of private musicals.
Rho Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon. the
, national music sorority of the United
States, held it's first of, this seasons
meetings Thursday evening at the home
+ of the president, Mrs. Henrietta r
, Flynn, to arrange the programs for the
: ensuing winter The following sub
jects will be the special feature OF in
lterest at the various meetings: "Ori'
/ gin of Orchestration, Mrs. Flynn
"Origin of Sound" Miss Margery shy
= Organ Miss Frances Gutelius: "Pi
ano" Miss Louise Lakin: Chamber
Music" Miss Ardala Moore and Miss
Carrie T Rrdfe MISS npers Snyder 'ss chorus
t and Choral" Miss Bruce: "Practica
/: Value of Music" Miss Elizabeth Leckie
e The choir of Emmanuel Baptis
( Church. under direction of Douglas &
D Miller. with Mrs. f. p. Dickinson. &C
< companist. will render the following
selections today: Morning-Anthem, &C
Sing Unto the Lord New Song. D.
tralto solo, abide With Me- by An
D gust W. Hoffman. sung by Mrs. Neville
D. Miller. Evening-Anthem, f me!
4 That Stand in the House of the LORD.
t nv Spinney and offertory, tenor solo
s "imperfectus." by ]. w. Bischoff. rend
r cred by Nell Marks.
Mr.. and Mrs Otto Torney Simon hav'
3 returned after summer spent on thu
j. | Pacific coast.
), Miss Josephine T. Gould. soprano
;. soloist last season at the First NJ.
> | Church. will sing at the morning serv
i've there today, her selection at thu
offertory being Tell Me About thu
= savior
{. New Launch Overhauled.
d Capt Frank Hahn of this city re