Evening star., 1917-09-23
MUSICAL MENTION.
Announcements of designations and

Announcements of designations and
appointments. with organization plans
for the coming season. continue to
occupy the attention Of Washington
music circles to the exclusion OF other
matters. Oscar Sonneck. chief OF the
music division of the Library OF Con-
gress has rendered his resignation ana
has already gone to New York city TO
accept an important position with
leading music publisher. Mr.. Sonneck
is admittedly one of the best informed
men on musical subjects in this coun-
try and his writings in that field are
generally regarded as authoritative.
His departure is a distinct loss to the
library and to musical circles OF the
National Capital. w. r. Whittlesey' VINO
has been on the library force since the
organization of that division. is acting
chief in place of Mr.. Sonneck.
| Notices will shortly be sent to mem
bers of the Washington Oratorio So
ciety that rehearsals will be resumed
the first Monday evening in OCTOBER
Henry H. Freeman conducting. AS un-
der the terms of the constitution ana
bylaws of the society no person can
| hold more than one office at the same
| time, Mr.. Freeman. who had been presi-
dent of the organization since It's
| launching, five years ago, resigned ana
was Immediately elected to the musical
dictatorship. George A. Provost, VINO
was for thirty years in charge OF the
music at Gunton-Temple Presbyterian
| Church. was elected president. ana "
p Tucker. vice president. Two exist
| ing vacancies on the board of dlrectors
We're filled by the election OF alter
Gawler and Alfred G. Eldridge. organ
| ist and choir director of St Margarets
Episcopal Church. Harvey Murray Will
again act as accompanist and the So
cle'y viii at 0nss 1sRe up bT .ne Haendel
which it contemplated giving last sea
son and which it is now hoped TO nave
ready for presentation by the latter
part of November OF the first week IN
| december A decision has not yet been
reach as to the hall to be used for
rehearsals several in the downtown
section being available and under con-
| siderat ton.
Mrs. Arthur Whaley, contralto soloist
of the First Baptist Church. has re-
| signed her position and viii be sue
| ceeded by Miss Mary Jacobs, the young
singer from Maine. who was heard here
Jacobs will assume her duties mere the
second Sunday in october Mrs. FLOR
ence Howard. soprano and cholr u
rector of the church, will give the Of
fertory solo this morning, when she
will sing The Voice in the Wilder
ness" by Scott.
At Epiphany Church this morning the
choir. under direction of McHenry Nc
! Chord, organist. will sing the process
sional. II Hear Sound of Voices. by
YeTa nen1aietas s bs pss% Novelle oy an
| them Fear Not Ye. o Israel" by Lam
cling; incidental soprano SOLO Ms Mrs,
, Hugh A. Brown: recesslonal. RISE
will be the usual preliminary organ re-
cital. beginning at 1:30 o'clock this
evening. and at the service foll0"lhs
at o'clock the processional VII pc: pc:
! Jude: .Magnificat" and "Nunc Dimit-
i tis' bv Simper; offertory anthem. Re.
! joice in the Lord. Ye Righteous
| hymn. Now the Day Is over ps Nid!h
| Dresden Amen; recessional, Ihe fa-
| theirs Built the CITY," by Dykes.
! Mrs. Charlotte Gardner Lippitt re-
! turned the latter part of the week aft,
er a months stay in New England. and
| en- route home she stopped In New
York city for some coaching. with Mrs.
! E. c. Sleight. During her aosenGe heI
Mace at ST. Pauls Episcopal Church
pPock creek parish) has been filled by
Miss Bowen.
| Mrs JOSeph stephenson M 10
offertory soloist this morning at the
/ Westminster Memorial Presbyterian n
! church her selection being As me
Heart Desireth.' by Allitsen. with MRS.
| sunday Miss Helen Harper soprano.
! sang go Perfect Love- by Stenson. IN
| niacs of Miss Bernice Randall. who was
i'll.
Tho orchestra of the Washington
School of Technology resumed rehears-
ais for the season "Wednesday evening
under direction of Dore walton ne
| orchestra is composed of talent from
the Technical High School, and. IN con-
| junction with an opera CLUB whose
| members are drawn from the same
Aeld, has been one of the most sue
nassf,,i organizations of the students
class in Washington. In past seasons
they have presented several muslca'
comedies and light operas for the pen
eft Of the athletic association. and on
t,ro ncca sions have repeated their per-
forn,ances with equal eciat at AnnaDo-
lie Nd Last winter they gave Ihe
| Nikado" and It is planned to present
an opera of equal merit during the
present season.
Mrs. Hugh Thomas. soprano. sang
last Sunday at the Iowa Avenue Metho :.
F., dist church giving 81 Come to Thee,
hv caro- Roma. with Mrs. Lulu Facius
Davis at the organ.
| William sStansneld. oIRdHiSI anu
| choir director Of the First Consrega-
| tional Church. has arranged the fol-
F! lowing numbers for the services to-
dav: Mornine-Orean prelude. "Medi-
/ Itation," ry Gottschalk: anthem. There
! Shall Be No More Night. by Wood.
! incidental soprano solo Mrs. b. II.
! smart: offertorv by the quartet: organ
! noetluda "Ftrale" from Fourth SYM
! nbory." BY Wido" Evening. 1'45 o'clock
Organ solos "Thc Magic Harp" by
! Mea1e. and "Chanson du Soir," by
I Recker: anthem. "Th" Shadows of the
! Evening Hours" by Barr-Shelley: or
gan solo "Preiude in c Sharp Minor
F.! by Ra CHINA
| Mrs Duncan l.. Richmond. librarian
| of rho Puhi-stein Clrh. has returned
/ from her summer outing. which was
spent with relatives in Deer Park. Md
| Miss Freda Steffins. contralto. will be
the offertory eo1nist this morning at
the Eastern Presbyterian Church. when
she will he heard in Heaven Is My
| Home" by Herndon Morsell.
/ At IIamline Methodist Church TODAY
| the music under direction of Miss Edith
| r. AthAv. oreanist will include the or
gan solo. "Praeluaium, hv Rheinhe
ger. Quartet anthem There We're
Ninety and Nine " II" Schneider: offer
tory SOTO. Miss Marian Greene: organ
| postlude March hy Pest. Evening
organ prelude, "Neditati"n." by Cal
| raarts: quartet 90 Re joyful in the
! off ha