Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
MUSICAL MENTION


| under direction Of Mrs. Henry Hunt
| Mckee, who will also act as organist.
Robert W. Clothier, who has been en-
gagged as so1oist of the church, will
sing at the offertory this morning, the
balance of the music being rendered
by the childrens choir.
| Miss Anita Kloss, violinist. spent the
! ing Friday to her duties at West
hampton Callege, Richmond, Va,
where she is instructor in French and
violin. Miss k1oss has been heard in
| several recitals during her two
| month stay at the college.
| The Rebew Orchestra. II. w. Weber,
| conductor. will hold its January pub
| &c rehearsal tomorrow evening in the
| lecture hail of Keller Memorial
| Church. Assisting the orchestra with
| solo numbers will be Miss Mildred
| Flynn. soprano. Albert F. Henkel bar
| tone, and Bert M. Mroczkiewecz, vio-
| linist. The rehearsals of the Rebew
| Orchestra. an amateur organizat on,
| playing for pleasure, but not for prof
! 1t, are open to the public and music
| lovers are cordially invited to attend
any of these affairs, which are held
usually on the first Monday evening
| of each month.
| At the First Congregational Church
| today the music. directed by DR.. Will
| lam Stansfield, organist, will include
this morning the organ prelude,
| Communion in + Major" by Grison
choir anthem. 80 Taste and See by
Goss; offertory quartet, MY Faith
| Looks Up to Thee" by Schneider.
rian Larner, contralto: Herbert F. AL
bridge. tenor. and J. Walter Hum
! phrey, bass. Evening, 1880 O'Clock,
| organ solos "oftertoire in B Minor,
! by Batiste: prelude to 'Parsifal," by
| Wagner; choir anthem. Fierce Was
| TO solo. THE Day Is Ended by Bart
lett. Miss Larner; anthems THE Lord
| Is Exalted by West; offertory. "Seek
Ye the Lord" by Roberts; incidental
| solo. Mr.. Aldridge; organ postlude,
| "Andante and Allegro" by F. e,
Bache.
J Miss Helen Gerrer, a recent acquisf-
! ton to Washington musical circles.
! who has already appeared with sue
J cess on the programs OF the Friday
| Morning and Arts clubs. will give the
! o'clock Tuesday evening at Y. W. c.
! A. with Emelie Margaret White ac-
! companying. Among Miss Gerrer's
numbers will be two of the most
popular of Kreisler's compositions,
i "Liebesfreud" and "Sehoene Rosama-
rim Beethoven's 'Minuet" and Ma
zurka," by Wieniawski.
| AT the Church of the Ascension today
the music, directed by Miss Elena V.
| Hall. organist, will include this morning
| the professional, From the Eastern
Mountains: children's hymn. Lord of
| Mercy, Love and Might: sermon hymn,
| brightest and Best of the Sons of the
| Morning.; offertory anthem. Seek Ye
the Lord by Roberts; incidental solos,
Miss M. Louise wood and Colin Clarke
! White; communion hymn, "Just AS l
| Am" by Chandler: solo, Miss Helen
Jaeger; .Nunc Dimittis," by Simper;
occasional. "Song of Thankfulness and
include Holy Night Silent Might Of
fertory, Festival TIE Deum,'' by Buck
incidental solos, Miss Mabel Moon. Miss
| Verna Dunagan, Miss Wood and Arthur
E. Middleton.
| The Welfare Bureau of the Ameri-
can Red Cross has secured the
National Quartet for a concert in the
auditorium at the headquarters build
ing next Wednesday afternoon
January s, at 4:3o o'clock, when the
following program win be presented
| Spirit of Spring." by Cadman
Medley from the South" by Pike;
| 'Barcarolle," from Tales of Hon
man." by ofrenbach: "valse." by
Moszkowski; Love Was Meant to
Make Us Glad" by German; Star OF
Deep River" BY Isurleigh: "Picka-
Swing Along" BY Cook; Una Note
Venezia." by Lucantoni; Spinning
Wheel" qua-tet. from Martha" by
| Won Flotow: Good right, Good might
| Beloved" by Pinsuti.
The National Quartet is composed
of Elizabeth S. Maxwell, soprano
Lillian Chenoweth. contralto; William
| e. Braithwaite, tenor: Lieut.. Harry M
| Forker, basso: with Ethel Garrett
Parrish. pianist.
"A large audience was present at tn e
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
| Monday evening at the monthly gath
ering for community singing. The
choir OF the Episcopal Church of Ia
| koma and Mrs. H. d. Gore, who were
to have participated in the program,
| were prevented from being present
| because of illness. The following,
however, contributed to the pleasure
of the evening: The choir of the
Seventh day Adventist Church Of Ta-
konla. under direction of Prof. Wal
/ ton Johns. organist, who sang a
Christmas anthem; Mr.. Roy Haynes,
! who sang Long. Long Trail" accom-
pnnicu Wy MrS 1dyHeS, ana MIS-. Adna
Clark. wife of Col. Clark, U. S. A,
who gave several original readings.
| The audience, under the leadership of
James w. Dyre, sang Christmas carols,
| camp songs and some of the old IA
miiiar songs. in which they were assist
ed by N. d. Staughton, cornetist. The
accompanies were Mrs. Sylvester
pianist, and Mrs. Seaman, organist
! New Year afternoon, from to
| o'clock, the Arthur Jordan Piano Com
pany entertained seventy soldiers
from Walter Reed Hospital, and were
| assisted by prominent musicians in
casion. Among those contributing to
the affair. which was arranged by j
Floyd Harris. pianist, were Miss Mary
White. tenor: Thomas Donaldson
baritone: S. NJ. Fabian. Loyal 3. Al
drich and George w. Wellington
pianists. Representative Louis c
and in short address gave some i'm.
pressions OF recent trip overseas
The Christmas musical at the Fri.
day Morning Music Club consisted oil
varied program made up of songs
by Mrs. Corinne Inez sI4ockman, harI
solos by Kathryn Riggs and piano
a talented member of Washington's
younger set, played Invention" by
Hahn: Music Box" by Poemitz
''valse Caprice" by Verdalle and
win o the Wisp." by Hasseimans
Mrs. Lockman, dramatic soprano
a newcomer from Indianapolis, proved
most acceptable in her two groups
Star and the Flower" both b,
D'Hardelot. "Springtfme" by Beek