Evening star., 1918-09-15

Musical affairs Of the city already
show signs Of renewed activities Tor
the incoming season. Each week
! brings announcement Of the return OF
members Of the musical contingent
from summer schools. seashore ana
mountain resorts.
Educational institutions that have
survived war conditions report larg-
er enrolment than ever before, anu
church chofrs, though in some cases
! with sadly depleted personnel, nave
already resumed rehearsals. The WIN
ter schedule will be inaugurated to-
day in some Of the chofrs and in all
of them by October. The various or
ganizations are already showing signs
! of life. One Of the first to resume re-
hearsals is the Rebew Orch estra. H.
w. Weber, founder and director OF the
orchestra, will gather his forces for
| the first rehearsal this fall tomorrow
evening in the lecture room of the
Keller Memorial Church. He reports
the loss through the military service
of many members and consequent va
cancies for flutes, clarinets and Frsnch
horns.
Among the members who ara low
serving in the war are w. j. Weber,
pianist and organist, who Is In the
engineer branch of the service; Sd
ward L. Weber, concertmaster. who IS
serving overseas. as chief petty oncer
ner. A. Van Loock. William Eichner,
| Adolph Daily, Raymond Gilbert. q. j..
Schnitzner, M. H. Cook, P. r. Hunter.
H. e. Brunett and H. HI. Jacobs.
The orchestra. organized in 1898
| with seven members, now has in
woman instrumentalists. who gather
primarily for musical advancement
and the pleasure of ensemble work.
Its rehearsals are held Monday even
! ings at Keller Memorial Church, and
on the first Monday of each month a
! assistance of local soloists, which at
fairs are open to the public. Admis-
sion is gratis and one hundred en-
listed men will be special guests
again this season at each concert.
Edgar Priest, organist and choir
master Of the Washington Cathedral
EpiscopaD, announces several free
scholarships at the National Cathe-
dral School for Boys, open to boys
has already resumed rehearsals. has
vacancies also for two tenors and two
man altos. Application may be made
to Mr.. Priest in writing or after the
cathedral service on Sunday.
Announcement is made also Of the
engagement of Sam Dyer Chaplin,
, Epiphany. New York city, as organist
and director of old st. Johns Church,
Lafayette square,, to succeed H. n.
Freeman. recently resigned. Mr..
Chaplin is native of Oneida, N. Y,
', and studied piano with Nine. Wienz-
! kowska and organ with Samuel War
rem and Charles Heinroth. He is a
member of the American Guild of Or
ganists, and was in charge of the
music at st. Johns Church, North
time he has been in New York city.
He will assume his new duties Octo-
ber l.
Mrs. Florence Howard. soprano solo,
ist of First Baptist Church, and Mrs.
Edmund Barry, organist. will resume
their work at the church this morn
ing, when Mrs. Howard will sing 1.-The
Lord Is NY Shepherd" by Van de Wa
ted;.: ter and nd this this evening II Heard the
mencing October /, the music at the
morning service will be rendered by
quartet consisting of Mrs. Howard,
Miss Mary Jacobs, contralto; Henry
Kruger, tenor, and Harry Helwig,
bass.
At the Church Of the Epiphany the
music today, directed by McHenry
McChord, .organist, will include this
morning the professional, Forward
"venite." by Mendeissohn; Gloria
Parker; "Jubilate," by Nevin; offer,
tory: Lovely Appear" by Gounod; re-
cessional, loft in Danger" by Cant
a' Praise Is Bones py Panker o"e 1a
Tibi," by Woodward; offertory. Save
Us. o Lord" by Bainstow; "Sanctus,
by Gounod: Gloria in Excelsis"; re-
cessional, 'Hark, Hark, My Soul" by
Smart.
Miss Meta Craig, soprano soloist OF
the Church Of the Covenant, has re-
turned from her summer home at WASH
ington Grove, Md, and will sing at this
evenings service Dudley Bucks ar
Me-" and 'Rock of Ages" by Gounod.
| She will sing this morning for the Mems
Bible class at Calvary Methodist Church,
when she will be heard in 20 God, Have
| Mercy" by Leybach, with Mrs. Jewell
Downs accompanying.
S. NJ. Fabian. former president Of the
Washington College of Music, has can
eeled his agreement wit h the young la
dies seminary at WaAenton. Va, and
will be in Washington for the winter as
usual. He is now preparing his pro-
grams for some early fall recitals.
! Mrs. Grace Dufour Brown, organist
and choir director of Temple Baptist
Church. has returned from a three-week
| visit to relatives at Woodstock, Va.
Mrs Brown will resume her work at
the church the first Sunday in October.
! The music at this mornings service
at Gunton Temple Presbyterian Church
will be given by the newly organized
double quartet. consisting Of Misses
Mary Langley and Rebecca Gay, So
pranos; Mrs. Harry Shacklett and Miss
May Norwood, contraltos; Mr.. Klein and
William Ivie. tenors, and Fred East and
Edward P. Williams, basses. This en-
semble will render. under direction OF
John G. Klein. with Mrs. Klein at the
with incidental solo by Mr.. Klein, and
I'VE Bless Thee for Thy Peace" b,
Briggs: incidental solos by Miss Nor.
wood, Miss Langley and Mr. Ivie.
! The choir of the First Congreea
tional Church is being reorganized ans
enlarged for an attractive repertoir,
of sacred and secular music for pres
| entation at the services and in con
cert during the coming season, ant
some of the new works, for which tn
director. DR.. Stansfleld, Is planning
| will receive their first rendition b,
the organization. Singers. either will
or without experience, are cordial,
invited to become members, a goo,
voice being the only requisite. Appli
cation may be made by letter or at tn