Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

be in her regular place at the church
today.
Miss Freda Steffen. contralto. is Wis
itfng friends in and around Frederick.
Nd
Misses Helen and Marcella Cannon.
soprano and contralto. respectively,
who have been studying in Washing
ton during the past winter and spring,
left recently to return to their home
in Spokane. Wash.
Misses Dorothy and Margaret Huss.
two Of the younger sopranos of this
city, are in the Blue Ridge mountains
for the summer in the neighborhood of
Braddock Heights and Frederick, Nd
One of the first among the usual num-
Der of changes in church choir circles
for the coming year is that of organist
and director of the choir of st. Mary's
Germany Catholic Church S. ]. Kubel.
organist and director there for some
time past, has submitted his resigna-
ton and Edward ?. Donovan has been
appointed to succeed him. Mr.. Donovan
is to have a mixed solo quartet, supple
mented by chorus of some fifteen or
twenty voices The personnel of the
solo quartet has not as yet been
definitely decided upon.
Mrs. Huron Lawson has been re-en-
gagged as soprano soloist for the Chau-
tauqua held at Purcellville the week
of August 1. Her selections will in
clude The Beautiful Blue Danube
Waltz" by Strauss: Eckert's Swiss
Echo Song and Bishops 10, Hear the
Gentle Lark" with flute obligatto. and
some old southern melodies. Mrs.
Lawson has also been engaged for re-
citals in Virginia and Maryland in the
near future.
Roger ]. whiteford. formerly bass
soloist of the Central Presbyterian
Church. left Thursday with Mrs. White
ford for stay of two or three weeks
at his old home in whiteford. Md. Last
Sunday Mr.. Whiteford was the offertory
soloist at the First Presbyterian
Church, when he was heard in My
Task" by Ashford. with Mrs. George
F. Schutt in her usual place at the or
gan. Today he will sing at the Slate
vile Presbyterian Church. near his
home. rendering at the offertory
Schnecker's "oh. for Closer Walk With
Godr'
Miss Vera Budd. soprano of St Mar
garet's Episcopal Church choir. re-
turned the past week from a visit
with relatives at La Plata, Nd. While
there Miss Budd was heard several
times in informal recitals and mu-
steals given in her honor.
Among recent musical events of in
terest in and around Washington was
James Hall, West Falls Church, Va,
for the benefit of St. James Church
there. The program, well arranged and
refreshingly unfamiliar. was given by
Mrs John w. Daniel jr., mezzo soprano:
Robert Griffin. violinist, and Louis
Bradford, cellist, and included the
violin solo. Meditation from That's
by Massenet, played by Mr. Griffin; a
The Yellow. Daisy" and The Blue
Bell" from the song sketch. From an
Old Garden" by Edward Mcdowell:
THE Wind Song" by James H. Rogers.
ridge Taylor: rendered by Mrs. Daniel:
violoncelle solo. given by Mr.. Bradford:
vocal solos. THE Disconsolate" and
Summer Song" by Carl Heinrich,
these two numbers being sung from
unpublished manuscripts by Mrs.
Beethoven ARRANGED by Kreisler). Mr..
Griffin; vieloncello solo by Mr.. Brad
ford; group of folk songs-Breton.
dray; Irish. 1.-The Foggy Dew" by Mil
ligan Fox; Hebridian. Sea Rovers'
Song" The Sea Tangle" and ''Ho Ro
Bottachan." by Marjory Kennedy
Frazer, the last two being supple
mented by a short explanation before
being rendered by Mrs. Daniel.
Miss Florence Steffens is spending
the summer as the guest of Mrs. T. n.
Fairbanks at Plandome. on Long
Island. She will return in September
to resume her church and concert
work
choir Of the Church of the Incarnation,
is spending his vacation in Detroit.
Mich. connected with a large chemical
corporation there.
The music at All Souls Unitarian
Church this morning will be rendered
by Charles Trowbridge Tittmann. solo,
list and precentor and Lewis Corning
Atwater. orsanist. and will include:
Organ prelude. "Andante." by Hoffman;
The Creation" by Haydn, Mr.. Tit
mann: offertory. organ solo. Mod
erato." by Widor, played by Mr. At
water: The King of Love My Shepherd
mann. and organ postlude. Allegro"
by Guilmant. Mr.. Atwater Mr. Tit
mann and Mr. Atwater will continue
to give the music each Sunday at this
church throughout the present month.
Mrs. Alonzo Tweedale, soprano. who
is a summer resident of Washington
Grove. Md. was heard last Sunday at
there in THE Ninety and Nine" Mrs.
Tweedale was accompanied by her
niece, Miss Mildred Couch.
Edward r. Whitman, tenor. will be the
assisting soloist at the service this
morning at the Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church, when the follow
ing program will be given: Organ pre-
lude eau Matfn," by Mailing; duet, MY
Song Shall Be of Thy Mercy" from
THE Hymn of Praise" by Mendelssohn,
Mrs. Agnes Bode and Mr.. Whitman: Of
fertory solo, IF With All Your Hearts"
from Elijah by Mendelssohn, Mr..
Whitman. and organ postlude. Caprice"
by Beebe. Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith
will be in her usual place at the organ
Earl Carbauh will sing Cast Thy
Bread Upon the Waters" by J. W.
Bischoff at this mornings service at
the Central Presbyterian Church His
solo for this evening will be with
Thee on High" an old Welsh air. Mrs.
Wilbur will be at the organ.
At the closing exercises given by the
piano pupils of Miss Agnes Cecilia
Kelly medals and premiums We're
awarded to NJ. Schultz, NJ. England. NJ.
Mill, F. Miller. e. Hahn, NJ. Grady. H.
Owens, NJ. Buscher. NJ. Myers. H. Nolte,
s. Brown, NJ Ready. NJ Atchison, NJ
Gordon, c. Sutton. L. Fitzgerald, e.
e. Glotzback, n. Stark. L.
Acton c. Martin. Fl. Wood, B. Wolfe, B.
Bauer, D. Stein, n. Watson, J. Conway,
NJ. Myers. r. Welsh. J. Sullivan. and the
class medal to Mary Cecilia Bean.