Evening star., 1927-03-13
Lenten Program

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A GROUP of singers, interested in
singing in French, form the volun.
teer choir to leading the singing OF
the hymns in the French services
being conducted at the vesper hour
Fridays and Sundays during Lent at
ST Johns Church, Lafayette Square.
Georgia HaZlett, soprano. who gave
the music as soloist on the first TWO
occasions. is leader of the choir.
An unusual interest has been shown
in these services, with large at.
tendance. The service is conducted
by the Rev NJ. Florian Vurpillot and
begins at 4:45 pm. Fridays and at
O'Clock Sunday afternoons.
Mrs. James Shera Montgomery,
who recently gave an organ recital IN
Bethlehem Chapel. Washington Ca
thedral, will dedicate the Moller organ
in the new Elbrook Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church. Wisconsin avenue and
River road, Thursday, at pm. She
will be assisted by Jessie Pate French,
soprano. of Baltimore.
The organ numbers are as follows:
>. ~Priere . Nctre Dame BessllmanGg M
= P95ert oegan sPTE Primi,ivo pistTo snepGYspn Yon
Guilmant
T. "Reverie" Observation-Disclosures. Bonnet
Cesar French
The second Lenten organ recital
under the auspices of the District of
Columbia Chapter of the American
Guild of Organists, will be given at
Epiphany Church, Wednesday at
pm. The organist, G. Thompson
Williams, was formerly at st. John s
Episcopal Church, Georgetown, and Is
now the organist and choirmaster at
the Church of st. Michael and All
Angels, Baltimore.
His program is:
Sonata, on. A.. No. 80 GuilmaIn,t I,t
Stmme' .....,.......-....'J > Bacn
'Hrioso' sIfosoo In the Ancient STYLE" Rogers
Air from "orpheus' ....... GIuck
"FInale ..'t ttesdF Frdich
The offering taken up will be added
to the fund being raised to defray the
expenses of the General Convention
of the American Guild of Organlsts
to be held in Washington June 70, ~
and 30.
At st. Marks Lutheran Church the
music this morning will include organ
prelude. Melody in d Flat" Faulkes);
anthem, "How Beautiful Upon the
Mountains" .(Buck); bass solo, THE
Penitent" Wan de Water), Mr.. Clark.
Al the evening service the music
will include organ prelude, "Cavatina"
Raff); anthem, THE Day Is Past and
OVER (MarksG tenor solo, MY Task
(Ashford), Mr.. Myers.
Thursday evening the choir assisted
at the services at the Central Union
Mission with two anthems, THE Lord
Is My Rock" (Woodman) and Breast
the Wave, Christian" (Shelley).
1t is planned to give Maunder's
"Olivet to Calvary" the latter part of
this month, with the assistance of sew
eral well known soloists.
The members of this choir include
Laura Hayes, Anne Borjes, Selma
Trede. Catherine Gross. r. Harry l..
Myers and Gilbert G. Clark. jr, and
Lucy III. Paul is organist and director.
At the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tionaI Church this morning at II
o'clock the music will be given by
the Mount Pleasant Chorus and Solo
Quartet. composed of La Virgne Sims
Fairchild, soprano; Mary Apple, con-
talto: William r. Shannahan, tenor,
and Herman Fakler, bass, under the
direction of Norton NJ Little, with
Claude Robson at the organ.
The program is as follows:
Organ prelude "Cantaiina in D.. Matthews
sopprane solo: Great Peace Have They 80.
ofsrtory s9 tSSe ehords. as fSs Lord is ses
organ sanpnari prelude. professional, Marc6'
Guilmant
At the 5 o'clock service this after
noon, at which Frank r. Morrison,
secretary of the American Federation
of Labor. will be the speaker the
music will he given by the solo quar-
tet, under the direction of Mr.. Robe
son. The program follows:
9r.sn prelude I'm w,,, tRe Twilight HsFksT sbo,r
ofertory s eG' quartet. % savior Again to Thy
organ gan postiude. ''jubllate Amen Kinder
Gunton Temple Choir announces
the first of series of concert pro-
grams of sacred music to be presented
at the church tomorrow night under
the direction of John George Klein at
8 pm The soloists will be Florence
Sindell, soprano; Harvey T. Townsend,
tenor, and Mr.. Klein, tenor.
The first Lenten program given at
highly successful. Meta Craig, Wash
ington soprano, sang Handers An
gels Ever Bright and Fair" Mozart's
"Alleluia," Bachs my Heart Ever
Faithful" Schubert's Ave Maria"
Dvoraks Coin Home" and Cowen's
BE of Good Comfort"
The organ numbers were played by
Eugene Stewart, the young organist,
who also was heard in an organ recital
in Washington the following night,
Wednesday, at Epiphany Church.
Katherine Wright, soprano soloist
at the Sixth Presbyterian Church, will
sing How Lovely Are Thy Dwell
ings," by Liddle, at the regular service
this morning.
At the Church of the Covenant this
evening at o'clock the musical pro-
gram Of selections from the Russian
liturgy given last Sunday night will
be repeated by request.
The evening choir, Claude Robeson,
director: Harvey Murray, organist
and Mrs. Howard Blandy. and the solo
quartet, composed of Miss Frances
Scherger,s soprano: Miss Charlotte
Hartman, contralto; Fl. T. Townsend,
tenor. and Raymond G. Moore, bass,
will be assisted by Mrs. Elmer c.
Smith, soprano: Mary Apple. contral-
to; William r. Shannahan, tenor, and
Herman Fakler, bass: Suzanne Stone
harpist, and Mrs. A. l.. Chase, violin
list.
Beginning at 1880 and lasting until
o'clock, preliminary musical pro-
gram will be given by Nine. Stone and
Mrs. Chase.
The following choruses will be rem
dered by the choir:
"Sanctus and Benedictus" -. chaikowsky
Praise The Lord O My Soul Gretchaninoff
Christ When Child Garden Made"
Tsch aikowsSy
Joshua ...,.............,. M0ussorgsky
The doors of the church will be
open at o'clock. The public is
invited