Evening star., 1925-02-15
IN THE CHURCHES

THE CRAWFORD ADAMS co. will
= assist Charles T. Ferry, organist,
at the musical vespers this afternoon
at 4:45 O'Clock, at the First Congre-
gational Church.
This company is headed by Craw-
ford Adams, yioliDist. In tho past IL
years he has filled more than 1000
concert engagements and memorized d
over $500 selections. Helen Lesher
Adams, q graduate. of the art and elo-
cution departments of Brenau College
and Columbia University, Will give
readings. Ruth Zim, soprano and
pianist, is the third member Of the
group.
Mr.. Adams will play number of
violin solos and 'Andante" from Con-
certo in z Minor (Mendelssohn), with
organ accompaniment. Miss Adams
will give THE Mallett's Masterpiece" ;"
and Miss Eim will sing and also play
ecnic, Indian Dawn" and "Only a
Smile" with violin obligato.
The Crawford Adams Co. will
also give a popular concert tomorrow
night at o'clock at the church. This
VIII be the first in Il series of six
concerts.
At the First Baptist Church the
music this morning will consist of
the following numbers: Organ pre-
lude, Prayer GIumperdinckD: offer
tory solo, The Publican" CNan dc
Water); postlude, 'Marche Celebre'
U-achnerJ. In the evening the 15-min-
ute organ recital includes: "Vesper
Bell'' tSmithD; "Humoresque'
Dvorak); Hymn to the sun" tRim-
sky korsa Off; offertorv solo, For
ever With the Lord" (Gounod); post
lude, "Cortege Nuptiar' (Moore)
w. Harold Whiteside is soloist and
Robert NJ. Ruckman organist.
Mrs. Florence Clayton Dunham con-
cert organist of Fairmont, w Va.
viii give an organ recital this eve
ming at 7:40 o'clock at the Mount Yer
non Place Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Mrs. Dunham, who is a pupil
of Clarence Eddy. is making a tour
of States in the East
The choir of the Billing gsley Memor-
| ial Methodist Episcopal Church South
| of which she is director, is to give 1.-THE
Atonement," an Easter cantata of r
| Deane Shure, director of music of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. The chorus, which
numbers 75, will sing the cantata the
week following Easter, and Mr.. Shurt
! is to conduct. He will also play hi:
| two piano suites, Lyric Washington
and -Four Bird Sketches"
! The third in a series of organ reel
| tails being given by Mrs. D. c. Jack
son, organist of the Takoma Parl
| Presbyterian Church, to be presented
I oh "a n,
| compositions by Americans. Mrs
Jackson has already given all-Frenci
! and alderman programs.
| Included in her program tonigh
will be three works of r. Dean
| Shure, director of music of the Noun
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopa
Church South. two, Potomac Parl
| Boat Song" and Mirror Refectin;
| Pool" being from the suite, 'Lyri
| Washington, and the third will b.
! 'Larkswoo.'
| Mrs. Chester Dunn, contralto, vii
! sing q sacred solo. written by Nj
J Shure, II Need Thee, Saviour" Th'
pastor of the church. DIR. Thomas Cul
| bertson Clark, will give 4 talk o.
music.
/ In addition TO the Shure numbers
Mrs. Jackson will play "Andant
| Grazioso" (Flagler), 'Larghetto
| (Kindler), 'Evensong" (Johnson), "1l
| Summer tStebbin) and Crane
March in c. Gord).
| A special program of request mum
bers will be sung for the next mont
at the Mount Vernon Place Methods
Episcopal Church South by the quar-
tet, W. Arthur Mccoy, first tenor; 4
Clifford Wilkin, second tenor; How
ard P. Bailey, baritone, and James
Schick, basso, under the direction Q
r. Deane Shure. The music for to
days services will be as follows
Morning-Organ prelude. "Andante,
| from the Fourth Sonata" of Gull
mant. Mrs. Frank A. Frost; anthem
l"Celestial Concerts (HandeD; quar-
| tet, Where the Gates Swing Out
ward Never (GabrieD; organ post
! lude, "Menuetto," from Guilmant'
Fourth Sonata" Evening-Twenty
minute organ recital by Mrs. Florenc
Clayton Durham, concert organist
anthem. Love That Will not Let NJ
Co Drobegg); quartet, Saved b.
Grace" (Stebbins); organ postlude
''Offertoire No. 2" (Wely).
| At the Mount Pleasant Congrega
tional Church this afternoon tn
! IL III CYL ScI vice " II
be given. The solo quartet an
Claude Robson, director and organist
| will be assisted by Katherine Riggs
| harpist. Mr.. Fakler will be tn
soloist
| Miss Riggs will play Meditation
| (Hahn), Russian Folk Song" Can
| dante religioso) CHasselman), pray
er" (Gounod), and Welsh Folk Song.
Mr.. Fakler will sing The Lord i
, My Shepherd (second setting) Gid
dle) and Crossing the Bar" (Cowles
The preliminary musical service
will begin at 4:45 o'clock and tn
regular service will begin at o'clock
The public is invited.
The music for the morning servic
will be given by the Mount Pleasan
Chorus, under the direction of Norto
| NJ. Little, with Mr.. Robson at tn
organ.
This evening at s o'clock at TIL
Church of the Covenant the evening
choir. Claude Robeson. director: Har
vey Murray, organist: Mrs. Howar
Blandy, pianist, and the solo quartz
will give the following program O