Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

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pital recently. on the occasion of the
formal dedication of the new knights
Of Columbus Hall, developed veritable
reunion of singers who weres fol
many years prominently associated
with the Catholic choirs of Washing
| ton. Among those participating in
the music were Mabel C. Latimer
Annie Grant Fugitt, Bessie T. Hickey,
| Mary King Clark. Mary Emily King,
| Regina Bapiista Cragg, Anna j.
SWEET, Mary Devlin, Josephine O'Con-
nor, Margaret Poole, Helen Clark,
| Edna Arth, Mary T. Rivers, Rose A.
| Bennett, Mary A. Killingan, Genevieve
Saffee, Christine Arth, Dorothy Smith
| Mrs. Everett G. HardebeclS, Lizzie
Carpenter, Carrie Ellen LOOMS, Mrs.
J. de Fontes, Catherine Palmer, Lii
| liam Snyder and George Newal and
| an unusually strong array of man
! ray, Lucius A. Randolph, P. 7. Dow
ney, William H. De Lacy, G. P. Man
gan, William H. Parker, George j.
Byrne. Michael ]. Maher, J. De Fontes
and EveSett G. Hardebeck. The pro-
gram consisted of the, st Cecilia
=
Portals" all by Gounod, Miss Latf-
mer and Messrs. Randolph and Muir
ray sustaining the solos. Harry Hail
presided at the organ, accompanied
by an orchestra composed OF mem
bers of the Camp Meigs Band. the
whole being under direction of Harry
Wheaton Howard, organist and choir
director of the Immaculate Concep-
ton Church.
Events Of interest in both musical
and educational circles should in
ing by Miss Meta Craig before the
students and sisters of the George
town Visitation Convent. Miss Craig
was happy in displaying her versa
tility in the widely contrasting
selections and responded to numer-
"Nymphs and Shepherds" by Purcell:
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes"
and ooh, No, John" old English;
1.-THE Lass With the Delicate Air." by
Arne; Song of the Volga Boatmen,"
Russian folk song; "Chat 1ndou," by
eighteenth century; "Bergerette.' by
WerlSelin; La Occur de ma Mic" by
Dalcroze; "Husheen." by Needham:
Cuckoo Song," by Lehmann, and
The Star Spangled Banner. AS
sisting in giving the program was
/ Miss Constance Harnden, talented
young Washington pianist, graduate
| of 1917. and now a member of the
music faculty. She gave. with effect
Chopin etude, Witches Dance" by
Mcdowell: Evening Song" by
! F'riml, and la Campanella," by List
Announcement is made that a new
! orchestra is being organized, in asso
citation with a chorus of fifty voices
to give Il series of popular concerts
| in addition to contributing to the va
| rious. a ctivities at Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church South. The choru!
will be directed by j. Earl Morelant
and any one wishing to join may APP
| ply to him after any of the churcf
services. There are no dues. The
Mount Vernon Orchestra Will be II
charge of Walter Porter of the Bos.
| ton Conservatory of Music and Johf
Pistorio of this city. Applications 1ol
membership may be made to. them, OF
to the secretary, Sydney Roche OF
Garfield street.
Mrs. W. S. Cline sang the wedding
music at the marriage of Miss Margaret
Nv. Mckinney and Sergeant NJ. Theo-
dore Simmons, at the Church OF the
Sacred Heart Thanksgiving evening, and
contributed also several numbers at Inc
reception which followed at the home OF
the bride.
An enjoyable concert was given
Monday by the triple quartet OF Gun
| ton Temple Presbyterian Church, as
sisted by Mrs. Bertha Hansen Cots
man, soprano: Ruth Bronson, violin
list; Martin Richardson. tenor, viii
John G. Klein, directing. and Mrs
Klein accompanying. The triple quar-
tet, consisting of Mary Langley, Mrs
E. P. Williams and Mrs. Ruth Money
aTv.c n
Shacklett, May Norwood and Lil!ie
Bailey, contraltos; John G. Klein. viii;
liam Ivie and H. K. Sale, tenors, and
Fred East, Edward Williams ano
James F. Taylor. BASES, rendered
Gounod's "Sanctus." Mr.. Klein taking
Soul" by Shelley. with Incidental
solos by Mrs. Shacklett and Miss
Langley, and "Hear My Prayer" by
Mendelssohn, Mrs. Gottsman sustain
ing the solo. The balance of the pro-
gram included the bass solo, Ninety
tenor solo, recitative, .'Ye People
With All Your Hearts (N1endelssohn)
Mr.. Richardson; violin solos. Ron
dino on a theme by Beethoven
(kreisler). and "Minuet' (Beethoven,
Wilderness I Stray (Dichmont)
Mrs. Gottsman; bass solo and quar-
tet. "a New Heaven and a New
Earth from 1.-THE Holy City (GauD,
Mr.. East and triple quartet; tenor
solo, "Song of Thanksgiving (Allit-
waltz" (Brahms), "Canzonetta'
(D'Ambrosio) and "Serenade" (Schu-
ber), Miss Bronson.
The music by the quartet of St
Andrews Episcopal Church. composed
of Mrs. Mabel Foote Whitman. So
prano; Mrs. W. B. VILLAS, contralto;
Willis, bass. directed by Mrs. Mar
guerite Allen Ross. organist, will in
clude, this morning, "Te Deum,'' by
Schilling; "Jubilate," by Buck, and
soprano solo, Like as the Hart by
Allitsen. Evening, "Magnificat" and
"Nunc Dimittis,'' by Marks, and an
them. Prepare Ye the Way of the
Lord by Garrett.
Miss Helen Gerrer. violinist. a re-
cent addition to Washingtons mu-
steal circles. delighted the guests at
musical given recently at the Cairo
by Miss ]. E. Prather in honor of
played both temperament and good
technique in her Interpretation of
kreisler's "Liebesfreud' and "Schone
Rosemarin.' accompanied at the
piano by Raymond Yeakle of Pnila-
delphia.
The quartet recently engaged at
the metropolitan NJ f. Church COM
prises the following members: Fan
ME Shreve Heartsill, soprano: Helen
Marie koontz, contralto; John W.
Martyr, tenor, and Arthur n. Card
ner. bass and director, with Minerva
Bailey, oreanist. The Metropolitan
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