Evening star., 1926-05-02
MUSIGRAPHS

TONIGHT at the Takoma Park
/ Presbyterian Church Mrs. ID. &.
jackson, organist, assisted by tne
choir, will give a. program or iqusic
built on the great hymns OF the
| church.
The organ numbers will be;
Prelude on "Ades,e Fidsiis' 'uSSiimiSnt,, uSarsiet,
pTeluae nyYlna ~ fin AFaS Teste
Voluntary, 81 Edith ..''......'.''. bScsa
Fanta.y' 'H HAutumn'', ,............ Ford
'Jerusaiem the Colder" ........'.' .spaf@
| Mrs Samuel Barbash OF Atlantic
CITY who has been spending the past
! week in Washington. accompanied at
| tbe piano by Elizabeth Gardner
| Coombs, gave a Jenny Lind concert IN
| costume at the banquet OF the Daush'
! ters of 1912 at the Willard Hotel
| Tuesday evening. .,o.
| The previous night at the reception
| Of the same organization. also neid ~
| the Willard, Mrs. Frank mayer
Whited Of Arkansas gave q group oi
negro spirituels which won special IN
| terest Among the songs IN this sroupp =
were: Every Time Feel the spirit
| swing Low. Sweet Chariot" and The
| Old Ark's a.Movin'." Mrs Whited
| wore u hoopskirt costume for her hrst
prouD. She Is IL singer who has ap-
ueared rs soloist with the Boston sym
phony Orchestra. She also had as ner
acoompanist Mrs. Coombs.
The Emmanuel Baptist Church choir
under the direction Of Emily u. DICK
inson. presented special music pro-
gram appropriate TO coInmenoraut's
| the anniversary of the turning OF the
! sod by the late President Harding tor
| the erection of the new church last
| SUNDAY. The choir sang "Reces-
sional." by De Koven, and Great aiio
Marvellous. by Turner.
! This choir also gave IL pleasing pro
gram at the Home for the 1ncuarbles
! Wednesday evening. when solos were
given by Helen Walker. soprano;
Edith Granger, contralto EDWARD
I,ipnitt, tenor, and Fred Newcombe.
| baritone.
! Mrs. Dickinson is planning secular
concert to he given May q. An eve
ming with the choir in June will COM
plete activities for the season.
The chiors music today will INCLUDE
the anthem, Lead Us. . Tather
! (Spross). the soprano solo, II Shall
| SEQ Him" UFeai-is). by Mrs Walker;
| the quartet. 80 Lamb of God tNevin,,
and the duet, Rock of Ages sung
| BY Mrs. Granger and MIR. Lipp!t.
Alois Havrilla. baritone of the "Pr1n-
| cess Flavia" company, gave "a song
recital at the Congressional Club Fri.
day afternoon, April 80. accompanied
at the piano by Elizabeth Gardner
Coombs. The songs included works by
Kramer. McGill. Loehr, Russell;
Broadwood. Keel, Burleigh and Del
Riego.
Saturday. April "a. the junior class
Of the Master School of the Piano held
| it's monthly meeting. The children
spent an enjoyable time in recitation
| and playing. The youngest child, little
! Clarence Huffman, years old, de-
lighted with his performance.
Other children present were niue
! Berenice Stein. Blanche Rome, An
| toinette Klesner, Doris klesner, Hilda
Siegel, Rosalie Michaelson, Mildred
Never, Gertrude Gilchrist. Maria
Adams. Frances Carnes, Mary kath-
crime Burke, Jimmie Spront, Herbert
| Wooley, Richard Wooley,. Leo Ofen-
stein. Gerald Sloan. America Pittiglio
and Jennie Graham. Instructors pres
ent included Grace Gilchrist, Gustav
Weckel and Hilda Burke.
Edith B. Athey, organist of the new
Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church,
announces a series Of three recitala
during May: Tuesday evening. at SI5
| o'clock, May II, IS and 25. At each
concert there will be an assisting solo,
| ist Of prominence, to be announced
later.
| There will be no admission fee. but 1t
Is hoped that the offering will be
! generous one, as these recitalS are
offered as a part of the music program
of the church. Regular attendants
upon church services realize the
beauty of the organ and have
thoro,lrhlv enjoyed the pre-service re.
citals every Sunday and the special
numbers played during Holy week.
The Church Quartet was informally
| Introduced to music lovers at the
home Of Mary Helen Howe last SUN
day with an artistic rendition OF THE
| Infiammatus." from Rosinis "Stabat
| Mator," and "Ti Prego O, Padre" by
|! Nicolao. Those taking part We're
Miss Howe, soprano: Mrs. henry iuh1
Mckee. contralto; Thomas Quinn, ten
or, and Alphonso Youngs, jr., baritone
| This quartet, composed of singers
| Thoroughly familiar with sacred and
secular music, it is felt, will fill a long
felt need in the Capital City. Already
the group is assisting churches that
have no organized choir. as well as
supplying music for special services
| 1t is also prepared for oratorio and
concert demands. Mrs. Mckee Of the
| Washington Music Bureau is director
and organist. Other musicians who
| added their talents to the program or
this occasion were Marie Howe Spur
pianist; Sam Wardell, violinist, and
| Francis Thorne, pianist. The gather
! ing maintained that delightful musical
intime for which the Howe home Is
noted.
About 100 gathered at Lillian Cheno
weth's Sunday afternoon for her musi
cal and tea, established as an annual
event for music lovers. The affair Is
always informal, the musicians sing
ing and playing for each other as they
happen in during the afternoon. This
year the program was given by Fan
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