Evening star., 1923-11-18
In the Churches

sing the 'contralto solo score of
Dawn Of the Desert" the Christmas
oratorio by r. Deane Shure, director
of music of the Mount Vernon Place
NJ E. Church South, and Rossel Ed
ward Mitchell.
The oratorio will be sung by the
Mount Vernon chorus of nearly a
hundred voices at Keith's Theater.
Friday. December 81, at 1890 pm,
for the benefit of the Florence Crit
tenton Home.
1t also will be sung in the audi
torium of the church Thursday and
Friday nights at s o'clock.
The contralto solo work was COM
posed by Mr.. Shure. with Mrs. Keef-
er's artistic and vocal ability in
mind, and is particularly suited to
her.
Mrs. Keefer's engagement for the
oratorio is in the nature of a return
engagement as she has sung the
contralto work in Mr.. Shure's Easter
cantata, THE Atonement,"
Other soloists will be Mrs. ]. Frank
Rice, soprano: w. Arthur Mccoy,
tenor; b. Louis Goodyear, tenor; j.
Benton Webb. baritone: Howard =.
Bailey, bass, and Mrs. Frank A.
Frost. organist. A harpist will be
engaged also. whose name will be
Mr. shure will direct all three of
the performances.
Luther Place Memorial Church
serviceNPrelude (CapoceD, anthem
God Is My Salvation" (Bowles) !;
1Calkins): tenor solo, ITO Our God
Belongs the Mercy" (GauD. L. NJ.
Evening service-Prelude (Mailley),
anthem. "Oh, Lord Most Holy" (Abt) !;
offertory. "Serenata" (MoszkowskD !;
anthem. I'm Heavenly Love Abiding"
tMoreyl, and postlude, Grand
Chorus" (Guilmant.
Lewis Corning Atwater has re-
signed his position as organist of
Calvary NJ. L. Church, increased du
ties at the new All Souls Unitarian
to serve both churches. He has been
succeeded by Miss Emma Louise
Thompson. formerly organist of the
Fifth Baptist Church, who is also
the teacher of music at Business High
School. Miss Thompson will continue
the custom of giving short organ
recital preceding the evening service
In addition to playing the music of
the regular service.
The following program of special
music music Will ra,ts be given today; i;7 a. M
anthem. Praise the Lord. o Jerusa-
lem" (Maunder): trio, 'In Heavenly
Love Abiding" (Pike), and postlude.
"Postiude" Weber). p. Morgan
reeissi i s'a Tranquility" BUSCH and
"Oh, Taste and See" (Goss): duet, "In
the Cross of Christ Glory" (Howe).
sung by Mrs. Marie c. Deal and
George Harold Miller, and postlude,
''Postlude" (Rincke).
This morning at the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church the music
will be given by the Mount Pleasant
of Miss Frances Scherger, soprano:
Mrs. Hazon P. Buehler, contralto;
William p. Shanahan, tenor. and Her.
man Fakler. bass. under the direction
OF Norton NJ Little, with Claude
Robson at the organ.
For the vesper service at 5 o'clock
the music is given by the solo quar-
tet.
The programs follow: Morning
della sera" td'Averyj; bass solo, I'm
Flanders Field" Ga Forge?. Mr.. FAX
Tellest Good Tidings" (The Messiah)
CHandeD:.. organ postlude, March
ice-Organ prelude. ''Berceuse" Ode
Lille); soprano solo, Where All Is
Light" (Eriggs). Miss Scherger: of
fertory Quartet, God Is Love"
tSutlieS), organ poStluuc, fosliuuc
CTours).
This evening at the Church of the
Covenant. beginning at o'clock, the
choir Cone hundred voices), Claude
Robson. director; Harvey Murray.
organist; Mrs. Howard Blandy,
pianist. and the solo quartet. COM
Miss Richie Mclean. contralto; Ross
Farrar, tenor. and Herman Fakler,
bass.
The following is the program:
ehS As Resi- HeaT hy 5os senor ao aoo
st:o GONE into Me- tcoenen): offertory
anthem. The Lord Is My Rock"
CWoodman).
ming at $3.50 o'clock, the music is un-
der the direction of Mr.. Murray. The
soloists today will be: Miss Ruth
Peter. Miss Elsa Ranor. violinist;
Dore walten, cellist. and Mr.. Murray
still, Still With Thee" tHawley);
"Oh. All Ye Who Travel Upon the
Highway" (Seven Last Wordsl,
Dubois). Miss Peter; Violin solo. Air
on the G String" Bach), Miss Raner:
"Reverie" (Popper).
The quartet and violinist of the
Western Presbyterian Church, under
organist. will present the following
program today: Morning. violin solo.
"Andante Religioso" (Thome): quar-
tet. Sing Alleluia Forth" Buck);
soprano solo. MY Redeemer and My
Lord" (Buck); organ. "Postlude in G"
Angels serenade" Braga) and
"EIeeie" (Massanet): quartet, MY
Song Shall Be of Mercy" (Harker)
and Some Blessed Day" (Nevin) :;
organ Grand Choeur" (Rogers).
The quartet is composed of Viola
Harper. soprano: Elsie Lang, contral-
to; Everette Hardell. tenor, and Har-
ian Randall, baritone, with Durward
BowersoX, violinist.
Music at Columbia Heights Chris
tian Church this morning will include
an anthem by the chorus choir, Seek
Ye the Lord" (Roberts), and in the
evening the choir will sing Evening
Hymn" CWelsh folk song arranged by
Next Sunday evening the choir has
arranged to give a musical program.
On Tuesday, November 81. the choir
of the Church of the Ascension will
give an "o1d folks concert" for
which several prominent musicians
of the city have volunteered their
services. The costumes will be ap-
In addition to the singers
and instrumentalists there will be an
oId-time minuette danced by four
couples in colonial costumes.
Ascension choir has been invited to
sing Maunder's Song of Thanksgiv-
ing" on Thursday, December 8, at st.
Matthews Church in Hyattsville.
Mrs. Frank Steward, contraIto, will
sing at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church this morning. Mrs. Elizabeth
Gardner Coombs will play the prelude
and offertory. her selections being
Largo" (Beethoven) and Romance"
(Sibelius).
NYI1Sic at .Grana parirh Church