Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

directing, will give its first concert
this season Wednesday evening, at the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
The change Of place (from the Raleigh
ballroom) was made necessary by war
conditions. which have made an I'M
precedented demand for the hotel ball
rooms and other downtown aud1to-
RUINS for conventions. committee
rooms and similar purposes. Mrs.
Dorothy Johnston Baseler, harpist, the
assisting soloist. will play "Rhapso-
de-" by Dubois. and a group Of num-
bers. Among the selections by the
club will be Mathews Indian Cradle
Song" an adaptation for women
voices of "Amaryllis." Hindu Siumber
Song" by Harriet Warm; SCARF
Dance" by Chaminade. in which nne
Incidental solos will be sung by MISS
Edith Graham; Moonlight" by Mozart;
"Endymion." The concert will open
with the singing of THE Star Spangled
Banner" and close with America,
sung by the club and the audience.
Claude Robson will be. as usual. at
the piano.
War relief benefits will. as matter
| of course. take precedence this season
| over other affairs, however notanie,
| Torney Simon, conductor. will merge
| it's usual Christmas concert. previously
announced for December 10 at the New
| Willard. into the concert for the bene-
fund. December 20. at the Belasco
Theater This affair will be under the
immediate patronage of Mrs: wilson
and wives of the cabinet members. and
the President is expected to attend.
The program will be divided into four
parts. dedicated to the patriot" the
church." "the people" and 1.-The child"
The first will be exemplified through
the different national anthems, the last
by the Christmas music sung around
the lighted tree.
A second stage will be erected In the
background, on which, under direction
of Mrs. r. D. Shepherd, series of
tableaux will be presented. Illustrating rating
Miss Elizabeth Winston will be the
piano soloist and George H. Wilson the
accompanist. The program will open
with a fanfare of trumpets and ruffie of
drums. and the choral numbers will in
clude The Star Spangled Banner"
God Save the King" and the "Marseil-
laise." "A1lelujah. Praise the Lord"
Greek rituaD. by Gretchaninoff: "Volga
by Rubetz: Hail, Moon" (Finnish).
for male voices, by Sibelins, and six
Christmas numbers. three from THE
Messiah" by Haendel: There Shall a
Mendelsohn: ''Lo. How a Rose Fer
Blooming" by Praetorius: Holy Night"
the Damrosch arrangement of the old
Christmas hymn, in which the tnciden-
tiers. and "Hallelujah Chorus" from
The Messiah"
Recent events of interest include the
MI afl-
when sixty-eight soldiers were enter
tanned at dinner, followed by a must
Gale. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, whose hus-
band and son are both in the service
'over seas" was the soloist and sang
His Buttons Are Marked U. s." by
Carrie Jacobs Bond; Willamette" by
Dell Acqua: The Little Irish Girl" by
Lohr: "Musette." from la Boheme";
''Se Saran Rosa" waltz song. by
Arditi The OWL and The r Land of
''Sing. Smile, Slumber." by Gounod. with
violin obligato by Helene Waytych
You'd Better Ask Me-" by Lohr. and
'"The Sweetest Flower That Blows"
guests were still at table and passing
through the room with large bunch
Of roses. left one with each soldier.
for which they gave her rising salute
and three cheers. Miss Waytych also
added to the pleasure of the occasion
with her violin numbers and Mrs. Sue
Burrows Jennings presided at the
piano.
Under direction of Mrs. Henry White.
the choir Of the Church Of the Incarnation
Clemens: "Benedictus." by Barnby. and.
ming" by custance. Miss Ruth Pope sus-
! tanning the incidental alto solos. The
organ numbers. by Emelie Margaret White,
viii be "Buona Note" . BY Ethe fbert
"Alceste," BY Giuci, as postiude.
Fifty soldiers from Camp Meigs were
the t Rebew orchestra which took place
Monday evening in the lecture room Of
the Keller Memorial Church. Raymond
| Gilbert, also one of Uncle Sans men in
khaki" was an assisting soloist. dividing
honors with Miss Florence Girouard. So
prano Mr.. Gilbert made distinct hit in
the flute solo, 20 Schoene Zeit.' by Popp.
THE Valley Of Laughter" by sanderson:
and. 1.-THE Land of the Sky Blue Water y
| by Cadman Walter SLIDER was heard in
a violin solo. Meditation from That's"
under the direction of II. w. Weber. in
cIuded civilian Tell.' by Rossini: ex-
eerpts from The Singing Gisl." by Her
sunss sy aS ss and TWO
| marches. "On Parole" by Potts, and
.Trooping the Line" by Weber. Mra
| William Clark and Miss Flora Palmer
were the accompanies, and after the re-
hearsal the soldiers were escorted to the
| assembly hall, where refreshments were
served.
At the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church this morning the music,
under the direction of Claude Robson.
organist. will include the prelude,
Prayer" from First Organ Sonata
by Becker; tenor solo. How Lovely
Are Thy Dwellings" by Liddle. Charles
D. Church: offertory quartet. Prepare
Ye the Way of the Lord" by Garrett.
Mrs A. L. Haycock. Miss Josephine
Mack, Mr.. Church and James s. Hicks;
organ postlude, "Praeludium," from
First Organ Sonata" by Becker. The
music at this evenings service will be
rendered by the solo quartet and the
Mount Pleasant Chorus and will include
the organ voluntary, Prelude" by
Deshayes; anthem, knights of the
Cross" by Shelley. the Mount Pleas
ant chorus offertory, "Heaven-Life."
by Mozart Shelley: organ postlude.
"Marche des Girondins." by Scotson
Clark.
Miss Frances Scherger. soprano. was
ing of the Georgia Society. and sang
also at the last meeting of the Red
Cross Unit of Lebanon Lodge. making
a pleasing impression in THE Wind 8
in the South Today" by Scott: Rosa
lie" by De Koven, and over There
At Emmanuel F. Z. Church. Anacos-
tia this evening. Fulton B. Karr. or
ganist. will play THE Anselus," by