Evening star., 1919-08-24

Spencer gave the solo. Beware. Sailor
Boy" and. upon recall, two duets. his
son. Frank Spencer, sustaining the
tenor part. The evening closed with
the singing Of America" by the au-
dience. Miss Kersheimer directing
Harold Mattice, formerly organist of
the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. who
has been for many years chief OF the
reading room of the Library OF Con-
gress. has resigned that position to
become reference librarian OF the ou-
reau Of railroad economics.
The musical colony at Washington
Grove, Md, is unusually strong this
year, among the sojourners there for
the summer being Mrs Alonzo Twee-
dale. Mr.. and Mrs. Nell Marks. Mrs
Katharine Alderman McCathren. Mrs.
Florine Walker Walther, Mrs. Her
bert Davis. Charles e. Meyers and his
son. George Meyers. Roy McCathran,
conductor of the Washington Grove
Band: Harold Mattice and Robert Mi
lans, formerly treasurer of the WASH
ington Oratorio Society.
Mrs Florence Howard. soprano So
1oist and choir director of the First
Baptist Church, who has been en-
joying an extended motor trip for
some weeks past, is now at OgonQuit'
Me-
Miss Charlotte Klein is substituting
during August at the organ of the
Washington Cathedral (EpiscopaD
for Edgar Priest. the regular choir
master. who, with Mrs. Priest, is
away on motor trip.
Mrs Strang. prominent here in
church music circles, as Elsie Carle-
ten Small. has been engaged as So
loist and choir director of the Metho-
dist church at her new home, New
ton, N. J.
Nation Boyce, organist and choir
master of st. Matthews Church. was
one of the lecturers on music at the
recent summer school at the Catholic
University. which was attended by
teachers from all over the United
States. Mr.. Boyce's lectures dealt
! with the interesting subjects of or
gan Accomplishments and polyphinic
music. the lectures being illuminat-
| ed by a recital by Mr.. Boyce Of organ
classics. developing @ the pr principal sS
| of the course the lectures were given
| by Harold Beckett Gibbs, who was
! principal of the Nottingham School
! of Music in England. during the time
| that Mr.. Boyce was a student there.
Miss Marian Larner contralto, will
! be the soloist this morning at the
First Baptist Church. when she will
sing But the Lord Is Mindful of His
| own" by Mendelssohn, and this even
ing, Herbert F. Aldridge. tenor. will
| be heard in the solo. Gentle. Holy
| Saviour" by Gounod.
Miss Meta Craig, soprano soloist OF
the Church of the Covenant. has re-
! ceived from the Y. NJ. c. A. an en-
graved card of appreciation in recog-
milton of her services in arranging
the Saturday and Sunday evening
entertainments for the men in uni
form at the Church of the Covenant
| and at nearby camps.
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons. soprano soloist
| of the Georgetown Presbyterian
| Church. is spending her vacation in
the White mountains of New Hamp-
| shire.
Mr.. and Mrs. h H. Freeman. who re-
turned early in August from stay at
Blue Ridge Summit. left yesterday to
| Join a family gathering at New York
city. Mr.. Freeman played during part
of July at the Episcopal Church OF
the TRANSPORTATION at Blue Ridge Sum-
NIT, and last Sunday substituted here
at the First Church Of Christ, Scientist,
for Melville c. Ashton. the regular
organist. Mr.. Freeman expects to re-
| turn during the week.
The music at the services OF the
| First Congregational Church today
will be in charge of Miss Myrtle v.
Kesheimer, accompanist Of the War
Camp Community Service. Assisted
! by the regular church quartet, the fol-
| lowing program will be given:
Morning-organ prelude. Ave Ma
ria" (Abt): soprano solo. 20 Lord.
Most Holy (Franck). Mrs. Elizabeth
lCampanole: offertory anthem, Seek
Ye the Lord (Roberts); 'Postlude
! in G." (Batiste). Evening-Organ
prelude. ''Poeme Erotique" (Grieg) :an-
| them, "At Even Ere the Sun Was Set"
| (Stubbs); offertory anthem. Tarry
With Me, o MY Savior" baldwin,: !:
postlude, "Al1egretto."