Evening star., 1924-10-05
In the Churches

FOLLOWING thorough reorgani-
: cation of the choir, the Church of
the Ascension has resumed the spe-
cial musical services Sunday eve
nings. Albert Larned, we'll known
organist, who was forme erly in charge
of the choir. has returned, after an
absence of some years He has or
ganized a choir Of so voices Mr.
Larned believes in music for all at
tending the services and selects
hymns with a view Of the participa-
tion OF the congregation reserving
the more difficult music for those
parts OF the service which properly
belong to the choir alone. Under Mr.
Larned's direction the worshiper at
Ascension is assured of the opportu-
nifty to join in the singing, which is
designed to give a musical interpre-
tation OF the religious lessons set
forth by the sermon and the ritual.
AT the First Baptist Church the
musical numbers today will be:
Morning-"Preludei in A Minor" Mac
farren9: offertory solo, Come. Ye
Blessed (ScotD; postlude, Process
sionar' (Frysinger). The evening
organ recital includes "Berceu se''
(Delbruck); shepherds Song" (Mer-
keD; Ave Maria d'Arcadelt" LiszO;
ofertory solo. One Sweetly Solemn
Thought tAmbrose); "Postlude'
(Hosmer).
At Emmanuel Baptist Church this
morning the choir will sing "Hark,
Hark My Soul tshelly) and Teach
Me to Pray (Dressler). At the
evening service the quartet com
~ Nr,.
soprano; Edith r. Granger. cor
tralto; Denton l.. Ledford, tenor; c.
Ridgway Taylor, baritone. will sing
Lord With Glowing Hearts" (TrotD,
and the male chorus will sing Some
Blessed Day" (Nevin). Mrs. Emily
G. Dickinson is director of music
The 40 hours devotion will be
celebrated today at st. Patrick's s
Church with solemn high mass at IL
O'Clock and will mark the beginnin z
In the afternoon at 4:30 special
short service will be held with
music by the mixed choir.
Music by the choir of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church today will
include: Morning service-Chorus,
Sing, Alleluia Forth" (Ruck); So
prano solo. The Penitent" Nan de
Water). Mrs. Shreve, soprano soloist
Evening service-At this service the
first musical evening of the season
will be given by the mixed quartet.
male quartet and mixed chorus choir.
Program-Chorus, Great and Marvel
lous" (Turner): tenor solo, Thy
Work to Do" (Briggs), Mr.. Ledig:
mixed quartet. Still. Still With Thee"
(Speaks): soprano and baritone duet.
I'm the Cross Of Christ l Glory
Howe). Mrs. Shreve and Mr.. Haynie;
male quartet with contralto obbiigato,
by Mrs. Shore, Jesus, Lover OF My
Soul PARKS.
a recital by Louis Potter. A. A. G. O.,
to inaugurate the new organ at the
Thirteenth and East Capitol streets
northeast. will be given Tuesday eve
ming at o'clock. The public is in
vited.
vivaee." Sfifth Symphony" (widor,: ::
Morning" tGriee): "Andante." from
Symphonic Patetique tTschaikow-
"Lebesfreud' (kreisler); 'Toccata"
Souvenir" (Kinder); Meditation"
(Sturgess): march, from Aida"
(VerdD; Old Ravorites Gmprovisation).
The music today at the church
services will be: Morning-Organ
prelude, "Pastorale in G." (Fauikes): /:
anthem. Jesus. Lover Of My Soul"
tWilliams); solo, Fountain of Life"
tRooO: organ postlude, "OfYertoire in
B Flat" (Read). The evening serv-
ice will be devoted largely to con-
gresational singing OF hymns and the
choir will sing the anthem. 20 How
AmiabIe. Are Thy Dwellings" tWes),
and Rock Of Ages (Buck). The
large chorus choir will sing at both
services. Soloists for this Sunday are
Helen Clark and Olive Ramsay, So
pranos: Anna Smith. contrAlto: Mr..
Welch, tenor, and Cameron Burton,
bass, with Edwin Moore, orEanist,
and Louis Potter, director.
The choir Of All Saints Church.
Chevy Chase, will give its first musi-
cal service this evening at o'clock.
The numbers will include "Magnifi-
cat' and "Nunc Demittis" Wood
ward); anthem. Saviour, When
Night Involves the Skies" (Shelley),
and ofrertory, Love Divine" (Marks).
At the IL o'clock service Gaul's Com
munion Service and Jerusalem, o
Turn Thee" (Gounod), with solo and
obbligato by Phyllis Price, soprano,
will be given. The soloists this sea-
son will be Phyllis Price and Blanche
Bollu, sopranos; Louise Plat con-
tralto; r. ". S. Evans, tenor: Leslie