Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-15
Sherman RsFowler's Services at St.
paul,s Church Celebrated
Yesterday.

One of the most interesting events
N the church history Of Alexandria
took place yesterday at the ceie-
,rat.on of the twenty fifth ami
of ST. Paul's cholrmaster:
Sherman B. Fowler, as director IN st.
Paul,s choir, half hundred voices IN
. vested choir being an unusual oc-
currence. Both the morning and even
inn services drew large congrega-
ton in spite Of the inclement weather.
In addition to the elaborate musical
program for the morning, Rev. X. a
Greisser, a missionary to CHINA. gave
an address on music.
The evening services were entire
Nv devoted to numbers from the chof'
FederleiRs Magnificent and Nune
Dimnittis in f were we'll rendered, the
melodious strains filling the spacious
edifce. The best composers of: high
standard church music, such as Men
delssohn. Bischof, Gounod and MOI
art. furnished the impressive music
The soloists sang in good voice anG
clear technique and the uniform chorus
work deserved much praise.
The Benediction Hymn, sung by
Mrs. White:
'Now the day is over
Night is drawing nigh
Shadows Of the evening
Steal across the sky"
brought one nearer the footstool OF
the Lord.
The solo parts, so we'll rendered,
we're taken by Mrs. Whitman. Mrs.
White. Miss schippert, MIS-. Down
ham. Mrs. Fowler, Mr.. Writ, Mr.
Ogden, Mr.. Waller, Mr.. Maddox, Mr.
Franklin, Mr.. Whitman.
As the last strains of the recess
sional:
Singing to welcome
The pilgrims Of the night"
echoed from the voice of the reced-
ing choir one felt that they had been
especially privileged to have as
memory such ali evenings enter
tainment.
In appreciation of his untirmg Ell
forts and successful direction. Mr..
Fowler was presented with diamond
scarf pin by the choir. st. Paul's con-
gregation presented him with a sill
yer tea service. The st. Luke's chap
ter CT the Kings Daughters fashion
ed silk cotter for him and he was
the recipient of many personal gifts
frorn members Of the congregation.
The following composed the choir:
Soprano-Miss Lucy NJ. Anderson.
Miss Dorsey Ashton, Miss Grace S.
Baggett, Miss Louise s. Balllngcr.
Miss Mary E. Bontz, Mrs. Robert F.
Downham, Miss Cora Duffey, Miss
Mary Entwisle. Miss Nina Fulton,
Mrs. Earl Fisher, Miss Vera Germond,
Miss Alice J. Green, Miss Esther T.
Heishley, Miss Theodosia Keene, Miss
Christian McA kemper. Miss Flo
renee L. Lindsey, Miss Marion Lind
sey, Miss Halle Makely, Miss Pearl
Newton. Miss Mary f. Nails, Mrs.
Kenneth Ogden, Mrs. Herbert Oliver.
Miss Della Phillips, Mrs. Elizabeth
Rosson, Miss Hilda Schneider Mss
Viola Schippert, Mrs Edmund +.
TIGER, Miss Nancy Tackett, Mrs.
Harrie White, Mrs. Edward r. Wit
man, Miss Mary Young.
Alto-Mrs. Louis Cheesman. Mrs.
Sherman B. Fowler, Miss Lucy NJ.
Graves, Miss Emily Ii. Johnson, Mrs.
Charles T. Lindsey, Mrs. Matthew
". O'Brien. Miss Cora Pullman. Mrs.
Claude L. Pickin, Mrs. James Reid.
Miss Katherine C. Waller.
Fenor-Frank NJ. Latham. Wilbur
Maddox, Kenneth Ogden, Samuel
Pullman. John Scott. Frederick Tay-
ior, ". Reginald Tatspaugh, Edward
R. Whitman. James X. Young, Robert
a. Zachery.
William L. Allen, Frederick
n. Baker. Arthur Bryant. George Il. !
Evans. Laurence G. Fawcett. J. Har-
ris Franklin, Philip c. HeishIey, Ur-
ban S. Lambert. Charles T. Lindsey, !!
John Luckett, Claude Pickin, Harry
E. Schwab, John T. Talman, Wilmer
J. Waller, Richard Writ, Samuel
Wade.