Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

ing numbers at today's services. under
direction of George Herbert Wells:
Morning, anthems, 20 Lamb of God.
| Come" by George B. Nevin. and
Lowest Thou Me-" by Grace Coriiss-
Lambert, Mrs. Helen Macleod Cliff and
quartet. Evening. "Te Deum." by
Spencer Lloyd. solo and quartet pas
sages sustained by Mrs. Paul Ewing !
soprano: Mrs. Gift, contralto: D. Austin
Howard. tenor. and S. Theodore How
ard, bass; .Hark, Hank. MY Soul by
Shelley. incidental; solos. Mrs. Ewing
and Mrs. Cliff: Through the Day Thy
Love Hath Spared Us" by Abt. S. Taeo-
dore Howard and the choir.
The first of the series of opera lee
ture recitals by Mrs. Mignon like
Lama sure at the Won UnschGld Univer-
sity of Music was given Monday in the
parlors of the dormitory of the insti |
tuition. Assisting Mrs. Lamasure were !
Misses Mabel Anderson. Constance
Finckel Ethel Coffin and Mary Spore. -!
piano students. and the program in
cluded excerpts from The Marriage of
Figaro" and the Jupiter symphony"
both by Mozart.
At the Church of the Incarnation this
morning the choir. under direction of
Mrs. Henry White, will sing for process
sional, Come. Thou Long Expected
Jesus" by Hassler: 'venite," by Tails;
"Benedictite" by Clemens; "Benedic-
man. Tell Us of the Night" Elvev:
offertory anthem. How Lovely Are the
Messengers by Mendelssohn: recess
sional. ON Jordan's Banks by Cras-
selius. Miss Emelie Margaret White
will be, as usual, at the organ.
At Gunton-TempIe Church this morn
ing John G. Klein. tenor and precentor
will sing The Plains of Peace" by
Barnard. and this evening the choir,
under direction of Mr.. Klein, will rem
der the anthem, Fear Not Ye. Q Is
rael." with Mrs. Klein at the organ at
both services.
Friday Morning Club members were
well entertained last week at the
Raleigh by a miscellaneous program
presented by Miss Kitty Beale, soprano,
a guest of the club, and Mrs. William
T. Reed. contralto: Miss Leila Howard and
Mrs. Helen Corbin Heini, piansts. Among
the compositions rendered We're the
Rummel; ''Inter-Nos." by MacFayden:
The Star" by Rogers. and The Bird
Of the Wilderness" by Horsman. Mrs.
Reed; piano solos. 'Canzonetta," by
''Valse, OPP. "a. No l." by Moszkowski.
Miss Howard: Sarabande" and Les
Trois Mains" by Ramean, arranged by
Mcdowell; "Eccossaise, Flat Ma
jor." by Beethoven; Pres de la Mer,"
by Arensky; "Feux Follets" by Isidor
Phillip, and 'Isoldes Liebes-Todt," by
Wagner-Liszt. Mrs. Heinl; aria from
Louise" by Charpentier; "Parla"
twaltz song). by Arditi: "Pierrot." by
Rubner; The Maiden and the Butter
fly, by D'Albert, Miss Beale.
Charles Edward Rice. who died De-
cember 9. was well known and es-
teemed in musical circles He was
gifted as a singer and had filled en-
gagements at different times at st.
Johns, Epiphany, First Presbyterian.
Calvary and First Baptist churches his
longest service being at Calvary and
in the various Masonic choIrs. After
his removal to Kensington, Md. he was
quite frequently heard at the Episcopal
Church and on social occasions.
Sydney Lloyd wrightson gave the
second of his series of invitation lee
lures on Tone Production and Voice
Culture" Tuesday evening at his resi-
dence studio, holding the undivided at
tentlon of his audience throughout the
hour. At the close of his lecture he
introduced Miss Flora Briggs. soprano,
and Miss Mary Jacobs. contralto, who
gave several songs most acceptably in
demonstration of Mr.. Wrightson's the
cries Miss Briggs numbers We're
Were My Songs With Wings Pro-
vided." by Hahn. and "Je ne sails pas"
by Clarke. and Miss Jacobs was equally
satisfactory in 20 Fair. o Sweet, o
Holy" by Cantor; ''Yearning." by
TSchaikoWSky, and His Lullaby" by
Bond. The affair was brought to a
close by Mr.. Wrightson. who gave
three songs, Il Had a Flower" (anony-
nous; Dear Hands That Gave Me
Fiolets." by Wood. and "Quetude" by
Otto Won Rinanoczy. in each of which
the lecturer gave an admirable display
of mezzo yoce passages.
The choir of the First Baptist Church.
under direction of Mrs. Florence Noack
Howard, will sing this morning the
quartet. with incidental bass solo. God
Is Love-" by Shelley. and there will be
solos for contralto and soprano. re-
spectvely. He Shall Lead His Flock"
and Come Unto Him from THE Mes
siah-" The personnel of the quartet in
cludes Mrs. Howard soprano; Mrs. Ar
thur Whaley. contralto; Harry Pearson,
tenor. and Alvin Lake. bass.
Earl Carbauh. baritone soloist at the
Central Presbyterian Church. will sing
this morning The King of Love My
Shepherd Is, by Gounod. and this
evening, The Song of Confidence" by
Briggs. with Mrs. Harry Wilbur at the
organ.
A musical treat was afforded an
audience of music lovers at a recital
by a native Filipino girl of marked
talent. Miss Guadalupe Sylvestre. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Rafferty, last
Sunday evening. Miss Sylvestre is a
e
vious to coming to Washington played
for leading musicians in New York, re-
ceivinS some fiattering comment. Miss
Helen Dodge. a young Washington
violinist. who has recently returned
from the west, played several numbers |
J. e. S. kinsella. bass soloist of Trim
ity NJ. Z. Church. will sing this morn
ing by the Waters of Babylon and |
the remaining numbers will include the |
anthem, Prepare Ye the Way of the |
Lord by Garrett, and organ solos. pre-
Jude. Ave Maria" by Dethier; offertory. |
'Pastorale." BY Wely. and postlude,
Grand Chorus. by Salome. This even !
ing at 7:30 O'Clock the quartet will |
sing 20 Come to My Heart, Lord |
Jesus. by Ambrose. ana ,Sa 10 !
Breathe an Evening Blessing by Rafr |
and the organ numbers viii he pre- I
Jude. Lullaby and offertory, Prayer" |
both by Guilmant, and postlude, |
March" by Chauvet |
Miss Florence Scherger. soprano was |
the soloist Thursday evening at the |
meeting of the Young Women's Hebrew |
Association, making a fine impression |
in Come. for It's June" by Forster; !
From the Land of the Sky Blue
Water" by Cadman; "Rosalie." by De |
koven: Spring" by Leo Stern; Life"
by Speaks: Love Has Wings" by |,
Rogers. Sunlight" by Harriet Ware.
The Winds in the South" by Scott /
and Annie Laurie"
An attractive feature of the first of
this seasons meetings of the North
Carolina Society of Washington. Thurs |
day evening at the College Women's
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