Evening star., 1925-09-20
M "a s 1g ra p h s

quartet, Seek Ye the Lord" tRoberts),
with incidental tenor solo; Even Me
(Warren), incidental bass solo; Lord s
Prayer" and "Amens" (Williams).
Marion Ballinger McGregor. a
Washington pianist now residing in
letter to Mrs. Frank Byram of this
city, tells OF several recitals in which
she has participated since going there.
Clippings from Cristobal papers tell
OF the special success of her appear
&nces with Einar Hansen, celebrated
Danish violinist. when she proved to
be an excellent aceompanist.
A mixed quartet has been orga nized
and will sing for the first time this
morning at the Cleveland Park Con-
gregational Church. The quartet is
composed of Mrs. George j. Chaillet,
soprano: Mrs. L. r. Grooms. contral-
to; r. r. Grooms, tenor; Cha arles w.
Hull bass, with Mrs. Page Nick. Etch-
ison, director of music and pianist
Mr.. and Mrs. Grooms were with the
quartet last year. Mrs. Chaillet has
been sopra no soloist at Douglas Memo
rial Methodist Church for number of
years. Mr.. Hull has had several years
experience in opera in New York
City. Mrs. Etchison has been pianist
at the Cleveland Park Church for two
years and studied for seven years at
the Peabody Conservatory OF Music
in Baltimore. She is well known in
the city as an accompanist and pianist
for large religious meetings.
The program this morning will in
clude the anthem, Just for Today
tAbbott, and a tenor solo by Mr..
Grooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marshall knight
Of New York City have been the
guests of Victor l.. Boenau for the
past week, at his residence studio on
Nineteenth street.
T. Guy Lucas. organist of st. John s
Church, Lafayette Square. will resume
his monthly organ recitals commenc.
Ing at pm. October =, when he ~ i'll
be assisted by the full choir. The pro
gram will be broadcast by WCAP.
Starting today. the quartet choir at
st. Aloysius Church will begin the
Fall season of work at the IL o'clock
high mass, when they will sing Mo
| zart's Twelfth Mass" with Abt S
Ave Verum' tquartet for offertory.
There will be two changes in the
personnel of the quartet. Agnes
Whelan will sing the soprano parts,
replacing Lucy Dickinson Marx, who
has resigned. Louis Annis will be the
tenor. Theresa X. Hubner, contra Ito
gin their third year with this organi-
zation. Victor Louis Boenau is the or
ganist and choir master.
Emily Harold, lyric soprano. has
been engaged as the soloist for the
short musical programs being given
at the Shoreham Hotel She sang
Thursday night and will sing again at
noon tomorrow. The Thursday pro-
gram was broadcast via WRC and
tomorrow's also will be broadcast
Miss Harold takes the place of Jack
Nesbit, who sailed the 18th of this
month for Italy, to be gone some time
The Lewis Studios of Voice Culture
opened for the new season last Tues
day under the direction of LIE Roy
Lewis.
The Tchernikoff- Gardiner School of
Dancing announces the reopening of
the studios at 170S S street northwest
for the season 1925-1926.
Marguerite de Porry. Young
French singer who is living in Wash
1ngton and studying here. was soloist
at thte special Belgian meeting held
in Falls Church Friday Mile. de
Porry sang the Belgian national air
At Trinity Episcopal Church this
morning the special musical feature
Will be the duet Love Divine" by
Stainer, sung by Emily Harold, So
prano. and Harold Martin, tenor.
Esther Hull will be at the organ.
The first rehearsal of the Evening
Choir of the Church of the Covenant,
Claude Robson, director; Harvey Muir
ray, organist, and Mrs. Howard
Blandy, pianist. and the solo quartet
composed of Miss Ruth Peter. sopra
Miss Thelma Smith, contralto: Ross
Farrar, tenor. and Herman Fakler,