Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10


sic in this country.
Miss Eta Schmid. pianist, has re-
turned to the city after several weeks
visit in Canton. Ohio. and during the
coming week she will leave for Buf-
faIo, n. Y, to join her brother for
two weeks motor trip through New
England, then back to Ohio, where she
will remain until the middle OF sep
TENDER.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Klein, choir
director and organist. respectively, OF
Gunton Temple Presbyterian Church,
have been re-engaged for next year.
and will continue their work at the
church on the same lines as last sea-
other churches. Miss Lille Bailey
will supply Mrs. Klein's place at the
organ during August. September and
october, for which time Mrs. Klein
will be on leave Of absence. This
morning a quartet. consisting OF Miss
tralto; William Ivie. tenor. and Mr..
w. S. Lines, bass. will sing 20 Come
Unto Me- and Miss Lee will con-
tribute a solo, 20 Divine Redeemer,"
by Gounod.
Mrs Edythe Marmion Brosius and
her two daughters. Caroline and
Edith, are spending the month of Au-
gust at Bristow, Va. They will return
to the city early in September.
Miss Mary Beiser, contralto. is an
nounced as the special soloist for this
evenings musical service at the
Church of the Covenant, when she
will contribute two solos to the pro-
gram. George Herbert Wells will
substitute at the organ for Mr.. Robe
son, and the numbers will include a
fy-in fnv. oil nd
tion," by Borowski. played by Herman
Rakemann. Richard Lorleberg and Mr..
Wells; violin solo, "Romanza," by Will
helmj, Mr.. Rakemann, and trio, Der
ceuse," from "Jocelyn," by GODDARD.
Lieut.. ]. w. Sietsema will again act as
precentor.
The midsummer entertainment for
Walter Reed Hospital men given last
Sunday evening at Emory Methodist
joyable of the season. as given by
MIS-. Katherine Rouzee, pianist; Roy
Krause, tenor, and Miss Virginia Ray
mond, reader. Miss Raymond, who
wears two gold bars. indicating her
service overseas, was most amusing
Tended the Baby" and Love Making
Cnder Difficulties; Mr.. Krause won
many recalls after his songs. Lone
some, That's ALL" Mother Machree"
and Dear Old Pal of Nine" and Mrs.
Rouzee gave a brilliant rendition Of
1ssshststys transerRto n Of the
moor" for left hand alone. and for en-
core an arrangement of the old south
ern medley, 1.-THE Suwanee River"
Community singing. led by Miss Myrtle
Kersheimer. with Miss Raymond at the
piano, opened and closed the affair.
Claude Robeson, musical director of
the Rubinstein Club, left Tuesday for
Old Point Comfort, where he Joined a
party Of friends taking a motor trip
the south h Their plans vd include Jude
in Raleigh. Spartanburg, Charlotte.
Asheville and Hendersonville, in the
Carolinas. Mr.. Robson expects to re-
turn in time to resume his work at the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
and Church Of the Covenant next Sum
Gay morning.
The Misses Caroline and Sarah Will
son Of 18th street are spending the
week end at Washington Grove. Md.
where they are the guests Of Mrs. Craig
and Miss Meta Craig at their summer
home.
Miss Eleanor Griffith. one of Wash
ington's promising young sopranos. sang
one Of the principal parts in ''The Only
Girl" last week at the Garrick Theater.
Mrs. John ]. Stahl, soprano soloist
and choir director during the past sea-
son at Waugh Methodist Church. left
yesterday for Michigan, where she will
divide her holiday between her former
Mr.. Stahl's relatives at Bay City. She
will return the first week in September.
Miss Frances Corey, soprano. and
Ernest Kahlert, baritone, will furnish
the music this morning at the West
minister Memorial Presbyterian Church.
when they will sing at the offertory the
duet, ''Hark, Hark. My Soul" by George
Nevin. Mrs. Byram, who will be at the
organ, will leave the latter part Of the
week for a short stay at Harpers Ferry.
Mrs. Katharine Gemmil McNair, So
prano, Of Detroit, Mich, who Is spend
ing the summer in Washington, has
been heard recently in number Of con-
certs at Camp Meigs. Camp Humphreys
and Walter Reed Hospital.
At the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church this morning the service will be
held in the Sunday school room on ac-
count of repairs in the church audi
torium. Miss Frances Sullivan will play
two of Chopin's preludes. "Rajndrop
Prelude and Prelude in B Minor
A current musical weekly announces
a move in the right direction when it
chronicles among the resolutions passed
at the recent convention of men en-
,, gagged in the musical industries one by
which 1t was voted to levy a contribu-
ton Of Is cents on every piano manu-
factured. to be shown by a stamp af-
fixed to the instrument bearing the
legend Made in America" and thus
provide fund of from $4,000 to $10O, 900
a year. to be expended absolutely for
propaganda to arouse greater interest in
music in the general public.
The service lists for the programs to,
day at the First Congregational Church
this morning include the organ prelude
"Allegro Moderate" (Stebbins); anthem
Lord. for Thy Tender Mercies' Sake
(Rogers); offertory anthem, Even. Me-,
i (Warren); organ postlude, "Minuetto..
! (Steane).
Evening-Organ prelude, "Adoratto Of
Vox Angelica" (Dubois); anthem, ..The
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.
WALTER T. HOLT