Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
MUSICAL MENTION.

TO be the outstanding feature of the
musical life of Washington this sum
mer. and Is altogether likely to over
shadow in interest even the resigna-
lions, appointments and REORGANIZATION
of choirs and schools which In usually
the absorbing topic during tho vaca-
| ton months. The committee en-
| tertn!nment for the soldiers camps.
under tho auspices OF tho Y. NJ. C. A..
is fortunate IN having as chairman OF
the committee Miss Elizabeth Howry,
a gifted soprano. with Mrs. William
Black. wife Of the chief OF engineers.
as vice chairman and treasurer. Ten
taeive plans are now well under way
by Miss Howry for entertainments
Monday evenings at St Asaph's camp.
Wednesday evenings for the Sd Artil-
lery. near Fort Myer: Thursday even
ings for the camp at American Univer-
| men at Fort Myer and Saturday even
inss for the engineer troops at the
W Washington barracks.
There has been also a series of SINH
lar affairs inaugurated at Epiphany
Parish Hall to be given each Satur-
day evening. These are In charge Of
Mrs. John Steele, Miss May Jenkinson
and Miss Grace Berry. and among those
who have already contributed their
talent at these entertainments are the
members Of Epiphany Church choir and
Walter Hollis Orchestra. Quite a galaxy
of talent was on the program at Ameri-
can University camp Thursday even
| ing, Mrs. Newton D. Baker. wife of the
Secretary Of War, being one of the
star attractions in some English songs
ard a new patriotic number, ncle
SAM written for her by friend in
Cleveland Ohio. Other numbers pre-
scented were some original Jewish
monologues by Nathan Wright, Hawa-
ian song and dance by Grace Hoffman.
songs The Miller's Wooing." by Fan
ming and Waltz Song" by Strauss, by
the Schubert Trio, consisting of Chris
tine NJ. Church. soprano; Marian Lar
ner, nlezzo-soprano, and Marion Nc
Coy, contralto, with Edith b. Athey.
accompanied and director; plantation
songs to banjo accompaniment, w. L.
Stunps of the bureau of forestry:
sword and Hawaiian dance. by Tereta
schaeffer. of the Elsie Janis company:
recitation. The Belated Fifth" Grace
Meyer; America Prepared Military
March," original piano composition. by
Harry Theis, and trio, Sons OF Amer
ica," by William Pierson of this city.
arranged for three voices by Miss
y,
Trio. The announcements were made
by Sergt. r. E. Graham.
The most recent effervescence in
poetry and song of the patriotic spirit
| of the times, Somewhere in France.
| words by Philander Johnson and music
| by Joseph Howard, was given most
enthusias site reception when tnterpolat-
| ed in the musical comedy, What Is
Lover" at the New National Theater
| last week. The combination OF senti
ment and patriotism in the lyrics. with
| the rhythmic movement and admirable
characterization of the music. augurs ior
! the song a popularity akin to that en-
| joyed in other war times by The Girl
I Left Behind Me-
evening, as arranged by Miss Howry,
| included the overture to 'Rienzi' and
some popular selections rendered by Mil
let's Orchestra: a monoloeue, me
Jewish Senator" by Nathan wright:
war poems in dialect, by Robert Service.
given in recitations by Robert Bell; So
prano solos, Songs My Mother Taught
Me-" by Dvorak: The Miller's Daugh-
ter by Buzzi-Peccia. and a French
war song, La Eivandiere," by Gounod.
sung by Miss Howry: song and dance
by Grace Hoffman: trapeze act. Percy
Oliver. Saturday evening the engineer
troops at the Washington barracks
| were entertained by Miss Howry. who
evening; Marx Kahn, who gave char
acter sketch: Percy Oliver. in clown
act: Prof. Coleman, several solos on
the ukelele; Nathan Wright. In some
recitations. and Dr.. Dieffenderfer. in
solos on the French horn.
lie Roy Glider, tenor: Herman Rake
mann, violinist; Richard Lorleberg, eel
list: W. S. Blanchard. precentor. and
CLAUDE Robson, organist. will render
the music at the Church of the Cove
nant this evening: Beginning at 7:45
o'clock. there will be an organ solo,
Love That viii Not Let Me Co. by
Harker; violin solo, Romance" by Kar-
ganof: during service cello solo.
"Adasio," by Rehfield: tenor solo. Thy
Perfect Love-" by Hill: trio for violin.
cello and organ. la Serenata." by
Braga-
Musical circles of the city Will be in
Lieut.. H. Alvin Lake, baritone, for the
Royal Aviation training station at
Toronto. Canada. Lieut.. Lake volun-
teered as soon as We entered the war,
and has been in training for the past
two months at Fort Myer.
William Hume Taylor who has serv-
ed as organist and choir director Of All
Saints Episcopal Church. Chevy Chase.
for the past eight or ten years, has re-
signed to accept similar position at
old st. Paurs Episcopal Church, Rock
Creek parish, and has already assun-
ed his new duties. Mr.. Taylor previous
to his enga cement at the Chevy Chase
church, played for two years at Christ
Church. and also sang with the choir of
ST. Johns Church. Georgetown This
morning the choir. under direction OF
Mr.. Taylor. will sing Dressler's ''Te
Deum in c. "Jubilate in F." by Tours.
and for the offertory anthem, Savior.
When Night Involves the Skies" by
Shelley.
Miss Vera Budd. soprano. has return
ed from southern Maryland. where she
sang recently at several school enter
tainments at La Plata.
Mrs A. NJ. Blair. musical director of
the Rubinstein and Y. w. c. A. Choral
clubs, having concluded her visit to her
sons. Is spending some time at New
port. II. l.. and reports her health
greatly improved since her sojourn
there and at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Dalgleish. con-
tralto: Miss Viola Sch!ppert, sonrano;
William C. LOCKER, tenor and F. p.
Weldon. baritone, of Baltimore, made a
week end trip last Sunday at River
Springs. Md. and delighted the guests
on the rainy Sunday by giving a special
song service at the hotel. They were
assisted by Mrs. r. d. Bla ckstone and
Mrs. Reginald Walker. ptanists.
Mrs Jesse Hester. who has been the