Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

| The Oratorio Section of Washington
| a chorus of 400 voices. will render
Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah" Wed
| nesday evening in the auditorium OF
| Central High School. The perform
| ance will begin at Sis o'clock and the
doors Of the auditorium will be open te
the public at 1880 o'clock. There will
be no charge for admission and nc
cards are necessary, but music. lovers
are cordially invited to attend. The
performance will be under direction OF
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, with Harvey
! Murray accompanying at the organ
and Claude Robson at the piano. Ex-
cept for the usual traditional cuts, the
work will be given in its entirety. and
the solo parts will be sustained by
Meta Craig. soprano; Mary Jacobs. con-
tralto: George OConnell of Chicago
tenor. and Charles Trowbridge Tit
mann. bass. The solo quartet. double
quartet and trio will be sung by Meta
Craig and Jewell Downs. sopranos
Mary Jacobs. Lenore Fuller and Zell
Weaver Oatley, contraltos; W. S.
Blanchard and Henry Kruger. tenors;
Wheeler Wilson, baritone. and Fred
East. bass. The performance is for the
benefit of the American Red Cross and
as the director aud chorus h:.ve given
their time. for months pas. to the
preparation for this event, and are now
giving their services gratuitously, 1t
is to be hoped that the audience Will
rise to the occasion with a generous
collection. (which will be taken up dur
ing the intermiSSion.
The annual election of the Rubin
stein Club took place Wednesday morn
ing. with the following result: Presi-
dent Mrs. r. H. Dalgleish; first vice
president. Miss Matte Gibson; second
vice president, Miss Edna Sheehy; sec
rotary, Mrs. Elmer Curry; treasurer.
Mrs. Alfred T. Gage: librarian, Mrs.
address which aroused much enthu-
siasm and. upon request of the presi-
dent. Mrs. A. M. Blair also gave a
short talk to the members.
Mrs. William T. Reed entertained at
musical Tuesday evening at her resi-
dence. presenting a group of pupils in
well chosen program of songs.
Among the numbers were the duets.
Belle Mutt" (Ofenbach). Nearest and
mer and Miss Edna Maedel; solos, DAT
fodils Are Here" (Ronald) and sylvia"
lSpeaksl. Miss Pauline Morris; "seren-
ity" tSalter) and "A Little Bit of Hon
Break o. Day" (sanderson) and Lit
tie Pink Rose" (Bond): Miss Grace
Nil" Leroux) and "A, Morning in
Spring" (Matthews), Miss Mary
Haines; Moon Upon the Water. Cad
mani. IAN Open Secret" (Woodman)
and When the Boys Come Home"
tSpeaks). Miss 1nez Miller; "Musetta's
Valse Song" from La Boheme" quo
cini), by the Waters of the Minneton-
heart Gehmann), Miss Maedel; The
Temple Bells" "Kashmiri Love Song
and It'll 1 Wake" from Garden Of
Kama amy Woodford Finden). Miss
Edna Barber: TN the Time of Roses
GRsichardD: I'll Bacio" tArditD. Miss
lie Forge). MY Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice." from Samson and DeliIah." and
The Cuckoo" dehmann). Miss Winner;
The Valley of Laughter" (Sanderson)
The Sweet o. the Year" (salter). Miss
Elizabeth Meininger. Mrs. William c.
Stierlin performed the unobtrusiye
but important role of accompanist.
An interesting visitor in Washington
during the week was Miss Mildred Pike,
who has been the guest of Miss Pearl
Waugh. Miss Pike. who has spent much
time as head of the music department
In girls school in Tientsin. China, re-
turned to this country two years ago
for further musical study. Having COM
pleted the work she had in contempla-
ton, she will visit relatives and friends
during the next two months, making an
extended stay with Miss Waugh. at her
old homo In Upton. Ind. and will
sail August 81 to resume her work in
China. Thursday evening she sang for
the soldiers at Fort Washington, giving
The STAR by Rogers: Sunshine Song
by Liza Lehman, and two songs in
Chinese without accompaniment.
Miss Gladys Price. soprano. will be
the assisting soloist at the recital to be
given Wednesday afternoon by Paul
Whitney Fishbaugh, organist. at the
House of the Temple Scottish Rite).
Miss Price will contribute to the pro-
The Rainbow Bridge" by Spross, and
THE Runaway Cloud" by Billiard, and
among Mr.. Fishbaugh's organ solos will
he "Minuetto." by Calkin: "Nocturne,"
Maria" by Arcadelt; "Storia d'Amore,"
by Severn: "Cantilene Nuptiale," by Du-
bois. and Largo" by Handel.
Recent successful musical affairs must
include the concert given for the bene-
fit of St Anthony's Church. Brookland,
under the direction of George Herbert
Wells. The affair took place in the
new parish hall, which was filled to
OVERLOOKING. each of the numbers meet
ing with so much appreciation that en-
cores were almost the regular order.
The program opened with THE Min
strel Boy" by Moore, sung by the so
prano choir boys of the church. the full
choir of men and boys giving later 20
| Italia, Italia. Beloved" from 'Lucretia
Borsia" The Romanza Quartet, con-
sisting of Miss Frances Scherger, Miss
| Elizabeth Yung Kwai. Messrs. D. Aus
| tin Howard and S. Theodore Howard
gave the little musical comedy, 1.-THE
Fortune Teller" which has been max
| ing such a hit at the camp with soldier
\ boys. and the Lyric Quartet, COM
| rosed of Walter ]. Lane. D. Austin
Howard, S. Theodore Howard and Am
| brose Durkin. added much to the pleas
ure of the occasion by singing plan
tation song. Jerusalem Morning" 81
Sing to Thee" by Hartel: aloha De-
| Hawaiian melody. anil Geibers Ken
lucky Babe" c. w. O'Connor created
much amusement by his topical songs
and little Jewel Hawkes. was especially
, fine in two short patriotic recitations.
! Mr. Lane of Boston. of the Army, dis
;played a fine tenor voice under gooG
.control in 1.-THE Angels Serenade," by
Braga. with violin obligato by Leopold