Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-05

! The Library Of Congress announces
| another season of entertainments for
the blind to be held Friday evenings.
under direction of Mrs. Gertrude Rider,
beginning November IA and concluding
April "a. These affairs, primarily for
| the blind, for whom a certain number
| of seats are always reserved. are al
| ways open to the public as far as the
capacity of the reading room will per-
| nit, and they form one Of the unique
| features of Washington's musical life.
| The programs begin at S:15 o'clock and
/ are preceded by a brief talk by MIS-
/ Rider on current matters of interest
to the blind The first of these affairs
| will be given by the American Hawaii
an Trio, composed of Marc Philips,
Sanford Covington and Donald Libbey,
assisted by LIE Roy Glider, tenor
| Others who will contribute at these
| affairs in the near future are MIS-
| Edith MaTmion BrosiuS, who Will give
| a harp recital November III a str1ng
! quartet from the Marine Band, in
i chamber music program, November ~;
| Edward Chamberlain, song recital De-
| cembcr ); Arthur Green, program from
the operas December II, and the cholr
1
! carols, December 10.
| Mrs Laura McChord Monroe of Par
! kersburg, w. Va, sister of McHenry
McChord. organist of the Church OF
! the Epiphany. has been visiting her
! brother for the past ten days and suS-
tanned the soprano solo in the offertory
! at the church last Sunday. Mrs. Mon
! roe who has voice of unusual sweet
! ness and range, contributed to a mu-
Il it,tr haV
heard to advantage in the Bach-Gounod
! Ave Maria" LAT Dawning" and The
Heart of Her" both by Cadman; Be
loved, 1t Is Morn" by Dandee; MY
den.'' by Bond
: AT Petworth VI. E. Church today the
music. under direction of Dwight ;.
| Church, with Mrs. Sylvester at the
; organ. will include the organ Volun-
J tary, prelude" from MESA da he
+ uuiem" by Verdi; professional, Who
! Reigns and Shall Forever Reign" by
1 by Forsythe; offertory duet. Love Di-
vine All Love Excelling." by Stainer,
I Mrs John II. Paine and James X. Nor
ton: "Sanctus," by Price; Gloria, by
! Church; postlude, "Trauer Marsch,' by
Scharwenka. Evening. organ prelude.
| "Impromptu." by H. w. Parker; pro-
| cessional. 1.-THE Triumph of His Grace"
| by Mason; anthem, THE Haven. by
! Barnby; organ offertory, "Abendlied,
! by Schumann; oIfertory SOLO. one
! Mrs. Arthur ]. Richards; organ solo,
| 'Postludium," by West.
| Today is All Souls Sunday at All
! All Souls Unitarian Church. day of
! reunion in the church. An appropriate
| musical program has been arranged,
with Lewis Corning Atwater at the
organ and Charles r. Tittmann as So
!
bers will be From the Darkness"
| (Stabat Mater, by Rossini; 'Litany
for All Souls Day" by Schubert. Or
| gan prelude, "Lamentation," by Gull
| mant; oflertory, "Andantino in ID nat,
| by Lemare; postlude, VISION" by
| Rheinberger.
The first concert of the season by
| the Washington Saengerbund took
i place Wednesday evening, under direc-
| ton of Armand Gumprecht, the Mu-
sureia Quartet giving the major part
| of the program and scoring success,
| both in solo and ensemble work. The
program was opened with three cho-
ruses. "Saengergruss," by Methfessel;
"Abendfeier. by Attenhofer, and "Das
/ Heldengrab,' by Ludwig Liebe. sung
| by the Saengerbund. Mrs. William T.
Reed gave the alto solo, LEM" by
Hildach. and In response to the favor
. of the audience sang In Meinen Hell
H.,
Carbauh, basso. was also received with
enthusiasm after his number. "Vision
| Fair" by Massenet, giving for encore
MA Curly Headed Baby" by Clutsam.
vantage in still vie die Nacht," by
BONN, encore Itch Leibe Dich.'' by
Grieg. Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler
| was rewarded with recalls after her
Fruehiing," when she responded with
.sWohin," by Schubert. The duet,
Regatta Veneziana," by Rossini, sung
by Mrs. Gawler and Mrs. Reed. was
effective The quartets, some of them
especially arranged by Harry Wheaton
Howard, the accOmpaniSt and director.
for the concert programs of the quar-
tet. included an excerpt from 'Rigolet-
to-" Mighty Lax Rose" Nevin-How-
ard; blue Danube Waltz" by Strauss.
and Somewhere a Voice Is Calling"
by Tate-Howard.
At the Church of the Covenant this
, afternoon, under direction Of Sydney
at the organ. the newly organized
triple quartet will sing for the first
time at the service, beginning at $3.50
O'Clock, and the reorganized evening
choir of 100 voices, with double quartet
and four additional soloists. will sing
at the services commencing at O'Clock,
The following programs have been ar
ranged for the day: Afternoon. an
them. BE Merciful unto Me. Q Cod"
by Steane; tenor solo. THE Ninety
First Psalm" by MacDermid, Richard F.
Backing; anthem, The Lord Is NY
Light" by Marchant. incidental So
prano solos, Miss Meta Craig; ofrertory
anthem, Come. o Thou Traveller I'm
known. by Tertius Noble; anthem,
larry With Me. o My Savior" by Bald
win, incidental bass solo. J. Walter
Humphrey. Evening. organ prelude,
"Andante in B Flat" by Peace: anthem,
saThe Way Is Long and Drearv h,,
Reed: contralto solo. 20 Lord, Most
Holy" by Abt, Mrs. Buelah Harper
Dunwoody; anthem, "Hark, Hark, NY
Soul" by Ambrose. incidental solos,
Miss Craig, Mrs. Downs, Mrs. Dun
har 20 PaEadiSe q Paxa.