Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29
MUSICAL MENTION.

with the services today. At the Church
Of the Covenant the two regular choirs
discontinued singing June ]. but spe-
cially engaged solosts have been fur
nishing excellent programs at the even
ing services. which are held now at
the church instead of in the tent. as
in former years. These musical services
will be continued throughout August
and September with a different vocal
soloist each Sunday evening. and with
Herman Rakemann, vioinist: Richard
Lorleberg. cellist. furnishing the in
strumental numbers: Claude Robson.
directing and presiding at the organ.
, AT st. Patrick's Church the choir of
mixed voices. under Miss Jennie Glen
nan. organist. will sing for the last
time this season today, as the members
enjoy a vacation during August. 1t
is expected that the sanctuary choir
of male voices. under r. Mills Silby,
will sing a the low mass at II o'clock
during August, as in former seasons.
Miss Glennan's choir has been giving
during July a series of excerpts from
the Russian liturgy. by famous Rus
sian composers. singing them capclla
most effectively The last Of these will
be given today. with one quartet num-
her from Gounod's Redemption" and
some English hymns.
For the last six Sundays Miss Edith
! B. Athey. organist at Hamlne Metho-
dist Church, has been devoting each
evening to the works Of some cele-
brated composers, among those rep
| resented being Mendelssohn. Gounod.
Weber. Mozart and Beethoven. Today
the last before the choir leaves for
its regular August vacation-the quar-
tet, consisting of Miss Marian Greene.
soprano; Mrs. John Humphrey. con-
tralto: Clarence Lewis, tenor. and Fred
Schaeffer. bass. will give program
Among the numbers this morning will
be the. organ solo, prelude in u Flat
Major" by James Rogers; anthem. I
Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" by w.
Lord Is My Light by Frances Allit-
sen; organ postlude. "Risoluto." by
Horatio Parker. Evening. organ vol
untaries; In the Twilight by Flax
ington Harker. and 'Andantino.' by
Hail to the Lords Amounted" by Mark
Andrews; anthem. out of the Deep
by Dudley Buck: offertory anthem.
20 for a Closer Walk With God by
Myles Foster; organ postlude. Song
thews. During August the music will
, be under the direction of Mrs. Harry
c. James. soprano, and Miss Mary
Brewer. the latter organist of Ryland
Mrs. Ruth Simpson of the Nevin
Quartet has just received a letter from
her young son. Julian. who enlisted in
the unit from the Walter Reed Hospi-
tai for France June %. He writes in
| cheerful vein. describing a delightful
trip. and said that they passed through
the danger without seeing a sign of
sub" After they had been out
seven days word was passed around
that an American torpedo boat de-
stroyer had been sighted and it was
the first time they had seen the flag
in seven days all felt as if they had
had letter from home.
This morning at the Vermont Avenue
, Christian Church, Frederick Hardman
baritone soloist and choir director will
sing Rock of Ages" by Sheppard, and
this evening Tend My Sheep" by Lin
coin Hall. During August Mr.. Hard
| man, accompanied by his mother, will
| take trip, visiting in Massachusetts.
New York and Ohio. He will resume
his duties at the church in September
At the Mount Pleasant congregational
Church today the music will include the
organ prelude. Ave Maria" by Dethier,
prayed by Claude Robson; contralto
solo, Hold Thou My Hand" by Briggs,
Miss Florence Stefrens: duet. Tell Me
the Story of Jesus" by Chalioner, Miss
y H..
organ, "Marche." by Guilmant.
Frank Duggan. basso, was the soloist
at the Central Presbyterian Church last
Sunday evening, giving as an offertory
| number. Thy Will Be Done"
Mr.. and Mrs. William Howard, the
latter formerly Miss Edna Hillyard
soprano soloist of st. Patrick's Church.
will spend their vacation in motor
trip through western Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
Miss Marian MacFall, soprano. form
erly in charge of the music at the First
Baptist Church of this city. will be
heard during the summer in Pittsburgh
Pa. where she will substitute at the
First Baptist Church. of which James
w. Cheney. formerly organist of St
Pauls Episcopal Church here. is organ
list. Mr. Cheney will spend his vaca-
ton at Bide-a-Wee. the summer home
of his parents at Bethany Beach, Del.
visiting in Washington enroute Mrs
J. Sherman. also formerly of this city,
A member of the American Guild Of
Organists. will substitute for Mr..
Cheney. taking entire charge of his
work while he is away, the services at
this church being carried on as usual
during the summer, with the addition
of special open-air musical program
held on the church lawn each Sunday
evening. During her stay in this city
Mrs. Sherman was organist at the New
York Avenue are Gunton-Temple Pres
byterian churches
Miss Jennie Glennan will leave during
the week to join a party of friends
camping near Rockville and later in
August will go for motor trip through
the mountains of Maryland.
AT the Church of the Covenant this
evening Mrs. Florence Howard, soprano,
will be the special soloist, with Her.
man Rakeman. violinist; Richard Lore
Iceberg. cellist: w. S. Blanchard, precen-
tor. and Claude Robson. organist. also
participating in the musical portions of
the service. Beginning at 7:45 o'clock
the numbers will be the organ solo.
Meditation" by Harker; soprano solo.
The Voice Of One Crying in the Will
na." by Golterman; during service, vio-
lin solo. ."rraumerei" by Jensen: so
prano solo. abide With Me-" by
Spence: trio for violin, cello and organ,
Song Without Words" Tschaikowsky.
The Nevin Quartet. consisting of Elsie
Carleton Small, Ruth Simpson. Nellie
Newton Shore and Florence Steffens,
are frequent contributors to the enter