Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-14

Morning-Organ prelude. ''Canzona"
| (HalD; anthem. BLESSED Be the Name
Of the Lord" !Heyde); Incidental solos
offertory, Fear Not Ye. Israel
CBuck). Mr.. East; postlude. March OF
the Priests" from "Athale" (Mendels-
| sohn).
Evening-Organ solos. 'Paean'' CNat-
tLews): ''Minuet," from suite Lar
lesienne" (Bizet); "Prize Song" Wag-
ner); anthem, LET Not Your Heart Be
Troubled Foster): offertory anthem.
| '.Send Out Thy Light" Uynesl; post
deD.
The National Quartet will begin its
| work for the coming season at In
gram Memorial Congregational Churc
today Mrs. Parrish, formerly Ethel
Garrett Johnston, who will preside at
! the organ, has arranged the program
and promise that high standard
will be maintained at each service
throughout the year.
Four years ago Elizabeth s. MaN-
well, who had an established reputa-
| ton both in this country and abroad
| for her church and concert work.
gathered about her a group of church
| soloists of the city and organized "A
quartet for concert and chautauqua
work, which was named the National
| Quartet. This group of singers, which
included Lillian Chenoweth. contralto'
William f. Braithwaite, tenor; Harry
NJ. Forker. basso; with Mrs. Parrish.
solo pianist and accompanist. made a
serious study of ensemble music, and
since has furnished the vocal music
for many of the official affairs of the
| capital, singing frequently with the
United States Marine Band, and in its
| concert work in various parts OF the
country has been given favorable
comment by musical critics.
| During the war 1t toured many Oh
| the traipinry ra nnGer the alSDlCeS
of the National War Work Council
| and it's success in concert work at
| tracted the attention of the music
| committee of the city churches ana
several of them endeavored to secure
| its services. 1t was not until this
year however that the members of
| the quartet all of whom occupied
| solo positions in different churches
decided to enlarge the field OF their
| activities and as an organization &C
! cept church contract. Some weeks
! ago they signed contract with In
gram Memorial Church to take entire
| charge of the music of that church
| for the coming year. The large chorus
| choir maintained by the church for
| many years will be retained to sup
| plement the work of the quartet but
| many of it's members being out Of the
| city it will not be heard until the first
| Sunday in October. 1t is the inten-
ton of Ingram Church to make
! special feature of the musical part of
it's services each Sunday. and one
Sunday evening each month will be
given over entirely to musical SER
! vice. Included in the morning and
evening program for today will be
Dudley Bucks Festival TIE Deum,
| prepare Ye the Way of the Lord"
by Garrett; Christian, the Morn
Breaks Sweetly Ger Thee" by Shelly:
"Sing Alleiua FORTH" Buck. and
Ay1t n al Nv yin
James K. Young, tenor soloist and
choir director of Epiphany Lutheran
Church, has returned from an extended
visit to friends in the south. where he
| was accompanied by Mrs. Young. He
will resume singing at the church for
the season next Sunday morning.
Mr., and Mrs. H. w. Weber and
their daughter Ethel have returned
from Atlantic City. where they spent
the month of August. Mr.. Weber an.
nounces that the Rebew Orchestra, or
which he is the conductor. will resume
Irehearsals September %, at Keller Me-
mortal Lutheran Church, in prepare
ton for resuming the public rehear-
sails which for many seasons past have
been given the first Monday evening
of each month. The orchestra like
other musical organizations, worked
under many difficulties during the war,
because of the depletion of the male
section of its personnel, but most OF
the members are now out OF the Serv-
ice and will be in their old places Ed
ward Weber, son of the conductor.
who was the concert master. has been
recently discharged from the naval
service, where he was a petty officer,
and through which he was stationed
at the naval base at Plymouth: Eng
land until it was closed Mr.. Weber
promises several novelties on his pro-
prams in the near future.
Melville c. Ashton, organist Of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist. has
returned from his vacation trip. which
included a visit to Quebec and Mon :
treal H H. Freeman has been in
charge OF, the organ there during Mr.
Ashton's Absence.
Arthur Middleton. who filled the
part of bass soloist last season at the
Church of the Ascension, has returned
from a vacation spent at Asbury
Park, N. J., where he helped to quiet
the uneasiness of the guests of the
Eastonia one evening during ter
rible storm by singing Rocked in the
Cradle of the Deep" song admirably
adapted to his voice and which he
sings most effectively. Mr.. Middleton
is another Of the Washington singers
who have recently been awarded GER
tificates by the District OF Columbia
i War Stamp Community Service for his
Incorporation in its war activities.
;, Louis A. Potter, jr, organist of
Calvary Baptist Church, assisted by
Mrs. Ruby E. Potter. soprano. and
Oliver Mellum. baritone. win give the
formal dedication recital Of the new
organ at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church tomorrow evening. Mrs Pot
group Of solos. and together will sing
duet, by Schubert, and Faure's
.-Crucifix," and Mr.. Potter will play
compositions by Mendelssohn, Sturges,
Hollins and others from the modern
school
]. s. Hicks and D. s. Lines have
been engaged as first and second bass
respectively, Of the triple quartet that
Gunton-Tenple Presbyterian Church.
under direction Of John G. Klein.
! Mr. and Mrs. Nell Marks, with their
young son, will return next week
from an extended stay at Washington
Grove. Nd, and Mrs. Marks will re-
sumo her work as soprano soloist of
ST. Margaret's Episcopal Church.
| The quartet of the First Baptist
Church, consisting of Mrs. Florence
Howard, soprano and director; Mrs.
Beulah Harper Dunwoody, contralto:
Alden A. Potter. tenor. and John
Walker. bass. with Mrs. Edmund Ber-
~ at the organ, will sing this morn
ing the anthem. TT is a Good Thing"
by Potter. and Mrs. Howard will give
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