Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-06
PIANIST met with warm appreciation.

PIANIST, met with warm appreciation
Miss Belt played "Gavotte." by Cos
sec; Lullaby" by Techetschulin: "Moto
ment from De Beriot's Seventh Con
certo." and Mr.. Gates was heard in the
arias Una Furtiva Lagrima," from
.LElisire dAmore;" by Donizs ct and and
heme,' by Puccini. Miss schmid gra-
ciously filled in the gap caused by the
absenttes by playing in fine style sew
eral numbers. among them difncult
arrangement of the "Sextet' from
Lucia di Lammermoor.
The regular morning service at the
First Congregational Church will be
omitted today. SO that members of the
Church may have the opportunity OF
attending the opening service at the
Tabernacle. This evening, however, at
1880 o'clock DR.. Stansfield will give the
usual preliminary program and will
play for prelude the overture to Fin
landia," by sibelius; The Nightingale
and the Rose" by Saint-saens; Der
also the soprano solo The Birthday Of
a King" by Neidlinger. sung by Mrs. B.
III. Smart, and the motel Light of the
World" by starnes. During service:
sing the anthem HE Shall Come Down
Like Rain" by Buck; offertory. Fade.
Fade Each Earthly JOY" by the quar-
tet. Ms. Smart. Miss Marian Larner.
Humphrey; organ postlude. "Marche
F'lambeaux,'' by Guilmant.
The order of service at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church for the
month of January will include vesper
and among the musical numbers today
there will be the organ postlude.
by Johnston; anthem, THE
Dawn of Earth's New Sabbath" by
Burdett. sung by the Mount Pleasant
Chorus; offertory,. "In. Loving Adora-
A. L. Haycock. Miss Josephine Mack,
Charles D. Church and James S. Hicks;
postlude. 'Marche Militaire," by Schu
bert, Claude Robson. There will be
no morning service today.
Mrs Winfield Cline has been one Of
the most generous of Washington
singers in her contributions to the en-
tertainments for soldiers and seems
always to be able to strike the popular
chord. perhaps because her husband is
one of the Washington men now 'over-
seas" She has sung six OF eight times,
at Camp Meade. when she gave MY
Laddie." by Thayer; Spirit Flower" by
Campbell Upton; Love Is a Bubble"
by Allitsen. and a number of Carrie
Jacobs Bonds songs for encores.
At the close of the regular program a
Oliver Twist. asked for more" SO
while waiting for the train homeward,
she sang The Fields Of Ballyclare,"
Tier Greatest Charm" Just Aweary-
In for YOU" by Bond; "A Million Little
Diamonds" by schminke; Joan OF
Arc and 'Homeward Bound" in the
choruses Of which they all Joined.
Miss Melanie Gordon furnished the
only musical diversion in the show at
the Belasco Theater the past week. by
opening the second act in an exhibition
of modern dancing. with the leading
man as her partner.
At the watch night service New Year
eve at the Church of the Epiphany
Mrs. Hugh A. Brown. soprano soloist
sang Councils setting of Tenryson's
poem, ring Out. Wild Bells" and Miss
Richie Mclean, contralto soloist Of the
church. gave "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" by Ambrose. Mrs. Brown and
Miss Mclean have charge of the must
cal entertainments every Tuesday
evening for the soldiers at Epiphany
Chapel, southwest.
Miss Mabel Linton, pianist. will play
at the hour of music. given under the
auspices of the Friday Morning Music
Club. Friday and there will be a talk
By Kenneth Clark. song director of
Camp Meade. January IS there will be
violoncello recital by Victor de Gomez,
member of the Philadelphia Orchestra,
with Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe. pianist,
and January 25. a joint recital by Mrs.
Charles w. Fairfax and Mrs. W. H. A.
Walker and Miss Katharine speer.
pianist.
Mrs. Henry White has just received
word that Miss Florence Steffens, who
resigned her position of contralto so
1oist of the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tiona1 Church to go into Red Cross
soloist in the Fourth Church Of Christ
Scientist, there. Miss Steffens is max
ing a fine impression in Seattle by her
musical work.
Mrs. Helen corbin Heinl. pianist. has
issued invitations to recital that she
will give jointly with Alexander Sa-
taysky, concert master of the New
York Symphony Orchestra, January %
at the New Willard.
Georgetown. today. the musical portion
of the services. under the direction of
Samuel A. Leech. organist and choir
master, will consist Of the following
selections: Holy Communion Service"
by Lloyd: shepherds Christmas Song"
by Reimann, with tenor solo sustained
by Arthur Simpson: Gloria in ExceIs,s''
(oId chant); 'Nunc Dimittis," by Mac
Farren.
Evening-'Magnifca and "Nunc
Marks: Sing. 8 Heavens" by Gaui.
Charles Bright. baritone. and Joel Ber-
rail-. soprano, will be heard in the
solo parts for the evening.
Beginning tonight and continuing
Sunday evenings during January and