Evening star., 1918-06-02
MUSICAL MENTION.

Summer schedules will be inaugu-
rated in many of the churches today
aud, incidentally, some of the choirs
will be disbanded until the fall At
the Church of the Covenant the two
choirs sang last Sunday for the last
time until fall. and Claude Robson.
organist and choir director OF the
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, will again be in charge of
the special musical services which
will be given there each Sunday even
ing during the next four months. Be
ginning at 7:45 o'clock a program by
Herman Rakeman. violinist. and Rich
ard Loreleberge, violoncellist. with Mr..
Robson at the organ, will precede
each Sunday evening service and in
stead of having different soloists each
as in former seasons, spe-
cial soloists have been engaged for
each month. Miss Meta Craig. So
prano. for June; Wheeler Wilson,
soprano. for August, and Fred East,
bass. for September. This evening
George Herbert Wells will substitute
at the organ for Mr.. Robson and Mr..
East will sing in place of Miss Craig,
who is out of the city. The numbers
will include an organ voluntary by
Mr.. Wells; trio for violin. cello and
organ, "Andante Grazioso." by Thome;
bass solo, "The Prayer Perfect" by
stinson; trio, "Melod,,,;" by Friml:
J,,c in tho Lord ~
adapted to the music of Largo" by
Haendel.
Mrs. Robert II. Dalgleish and her
piolinist, pniHi % and Claude Robson, accom-.
panist. will give a lawn fete for the
benefit of the American Red Cross
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
street. There will be a program Of
music each evening by students in
fancy costume, and the first floor of
the house will be cleared for dancing.
Among those participating viii be
scherger. Edith Graham. Eiizabe.h
Yung Kwai, Virginia Robinson. Vera
Budd Josephine Daily, Rose Krick.
Josephine Montague, Helen Kalstrom.
Mildred schippert.. Mary Grabell,
Lieberman. Blanche Latterner, Verona
Horen, Freda Steffen, Mary Leitch.
Lydia Bigelow, Anne Hanson. Ger
trude Misel, Helen Staufrer Ruth
Smith. Viola Tasker. Lee McConville.
Ernest Klinger, Mrs. Hugh Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton C. White, Mrs. a.
J. Richards, Messrs. Paul Haines,
Charles Richmond, Winfield Hart Au
gust Orange. Lester 3. Pool, Arthur
the pupils. S. Theodore Howard, d.
Austin Howard and Mr.. Wells.
The last musical service of the sea-
son at the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church will be given this even
ing. when the solo quartet, composed
Of Mrs A. L. Haycock, soprano; Miss
Josephine Mack, contralto; Charles D.
tenor. and James S. Hicks.
bass. supplemented by the Mount
Holy City," by Gaul. Assisting in the
service will be Miss Daisy Ficken-
scher. violinist. who will play lie
Cygne." by Saint-Saens, for the pre-
lude, and Alteration" by Borawski.
between the numbers of the cantata.
as solo. This morning the music.
with Claude Robson in charge. as
usual. will include the prelude. 'Medi-
by Kinder: soprano solo,
Come Unto Me-" by Lindsay, Mrs.
the Moments, Rich in Blessing" by
eichardt-Lerman: organ postlude,
''Verset de Procession" by Boeol-
mann.
The Church of the Covenant Choral
Club. directed by Miss Goodwin, gave
the program for the men at Camp
Meigs Friday evening, their efforts
with much appreciation. This
club is one Of the most recent Of the
church's activities. and any newcom-
ers here engaged IN war work are in
vited to come to the rehearsals at the
church Tuesday evenings.
At the Church Of the Ascension, at the
II o'clock service. today, Miss Elena
Francis Thompson, choir leader. the mu-
sic will include "Litany Of the Trinity
to be sung by the children; offertory, |
The King in His Beauty" and Come
solos will be taken by Misses Helen
Ieager. Jean Stuart. Elizabeth Dayton,
Mildred Lashorn and Lois Nichols At
O'Clock in the afternoon, the bacca-
laureate services Of George Washington
University graduating class. the musical
numbers will include The Gift Of Love-"
Jerusalem" by Gounod. The incidental |
solos will be taken by Mrs. Francis |
Thompson. Misses Elizabeth Dayton and |
Mary Bickers.
During the Red Cross drive last week
the National Quartet. composed of Eliza
beth $. Maxwell, soprano: Lillian Chen
tenor: Harry NJ Forker. bass with |
Ethel Garrett Johnston, pianist, under |
direction Of the local committee, con-
tributed materially to the success of sew
eral Of the meetings with its patriotic |
music. The quartet furnished the music |
At two Of the MONDAY meetings at the |
little theater on the north steps Of the |
Treasury building, and also participated |
IN the program at the washington day"
meeting at Liberty Hut Monday night.
Tuesday evening they gave a program
For the soldiers at Washington barracks
and Thursday furnished the vocal music |
at the Memorial day services in the
ampitheater at Arlington. At this serv-
Ice. accompanied by the Marine Band,
ne hey osa sang -four four numbers, Tenting on
Hymn of the Republic (steNe) and
The Star Spangled Banner"
Today the quartet will start on q tour /
Of the eastern and southern Army can
comments and training camps under the
direction of the New York committee
Of the National War Work Council.
The first concert of the tour will be given
at the United States marine camp at
Newport News. Va
At st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Georgetown. today the musical por-
lion Of the services. under direction
Of Samuel A. Leech, organist and
will consist of "Kyrie
Eleison" and Gloria Tibi in C Ma jor,"
oy Leech; Il Am Alpha and Omega"
by Stainer, with soprano solo sus-
aimed by Joel Berrall: "sanctus in c
Major" by Leech; Gloria in Excel
'is" Gold chant. "Nunc Dimittis in G
Major" by Garrett. Evening: Mag
nificat" and "Nunc Dimittis in D Nal