Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
MUSICAL MENTION

With the waning of the summer
season reorganization activities in
choir and school circles are quietly
progressing. Each week brings an
nouncements of designations and ap-
pointmentS, one change necessarily
causing others in the readjustment
Important among the latest announce
ments is one from Armand Gum
precht, formerly organiSt and choir
director of the Sacred Heart Church,
who will return as organist to st.
Mary's Catholic Church, d position
that he held several years ago. He
will be succeeded at the Sacred Heart
Church by Miss Marie Louise Sullivan,
who has served in the same CAPACITY
at both st. Joseph's and st. Stephens
Catholic churches. Miss Sullivan will
take up her work there October /
Mr.. Gumprecht will take charge of st.
Mary'S next Sunday.
Another engagement of interest is
that OF Miss Agnes Whalen as So
prano soloist at Trinity Catholic
Church, where the choir is directed
by George Herbert Wells. Miss
Whelan has voice of quality and
splendid range and her Familiarity
with the music of the Catholic Church
admirably fits her for the duties of
her new position.
Mrs. Charlotte Schuberth, formerly
of Zurich, Switzerland. a recent ac-
QUESTION to local musical circles
made her first public appearance here
at a recent student event at the col
lege at Takoma Park, when she sang
MY Heart Ever Faithful" by Bach,
and .Dost Thou Know That Sweet
Land" from "Mignon." Mrs. Schu-
berth. who has a lyric soprano voice
of pleasing quality. will sing again
at the opening of the college in Sep
TENDER.
Mrs. Bertha Hansen Gottsman. who
has been soprano soloist at St PauPs
English Lutheran Church, has re-
signed after a service of twelve years.
She will be succeeded by Mrs. b. H.
Smart, who was for many years solo
list at the First Congregational
Church Elijah kinsells. who has sung
for many years at Trinity Methodist
Church, will be the bass soloist: Miss
Marian Larner will continue to sus-
tain the contralto part and Herbert
AIdridge will again be the tenor SOLO
list and choir director, with Miss
Locke Kincer again at the organ.
The newly organized choir will take
up its work next Sunday.
Helen Corbin Heinl, with her lit
tie son, has returned from a two
has appeared successfully before the
Friday Morning, Congressional. Arts
and Washington clubs and is now
preparing her program for the COM
ing season.
DR.. Adam Geibel. whose sacred COM
positions form a part of repertoire of
choirs in churches of every Protestant
denomination and who also is widely
known as the blind organist Of Phila-
delphia, was recent guest of DIR. Os-
horne, registrar of the American Uni
yersity, at his summer homo at Wash
ington Grove, Nd. DR.. Geibel came
from Philadelphia to assist in the
celebration of adam Geibel day. dur
ing revival week at the grove. He
took part in all the services. singing
a number Of his own compositions,
leading the congregational singing,
and. in one number. playing an OBJ
ligato on the violin.
Robert P. Milans. formerly treas
urer of the Washington Oratorio So
ciety, is spending the summer with
his family at Washington Grove.
Miss Josephine Bayless, contralto, of
indianapolis, arrived in the city dur
ing the past week and will make an
extended stay as the guest OF her
aunt, Mrs. Frank McCalip. Miss Bay