Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

CT. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
as the Country Church in the City"
Is situated east of the Soldiers Home
grounds in the Nations Capital, 'front.'
ing on Webster street and Rock Creek
Church road
With its spacious grounds Of 81 acres,
parish office, a rectory and a mag
nificent newly erected parish house. it
is an idea4 place to worship, where
nature abounds and where solemnity
prevails. St. Paul's, Rock Greek. is
older than the District of Columbia,
Older than Montgomery County. With
st. Paul's also began the school system
denced by an instrument of record by
John Clagett. The first Episcopal serv-
ice, held in what is now called the Dis
trict of Columbia, took place in this
church in the Spring of 17l2 by the
rector, Rev. John Frasier, who served
from 17l2 to 1928.
The choir consists of a solo quartet,
second quartet and a chorus Of selected
voices and ranks among the best Epis-
vested choir The splendid spirit of CO.
operation which exists has made it
possible to produce musical programs
of very high character.
Mabel Foote Whitman, who is COM
plotting her sixth year as a soprano
soloist at Rock Greek, began her vocal
training under the direction Of Edwin
S. Tracey. formerly of Washington but
now director of music in Morris High
School, New York. She started her
musical career under the direction OF
Oscar Franklin Comstock at Trinity
Church, this city, and has been soprano
oh
also at st. Paul's Church, Alexandria,
Va. She studied with Edouard Albion.
George Deland, who is now connected
with Cornell University, and Louis r..
Thompson, with whom she has been
associated from time to time in concert
and radio programs.
S. Elizabeth Kerr, contralto soloist. Is
well known in musical and social cir
cles in Washington. Her musical train
ing was obtained under the dlrectlon
of Otto Torney Simon, Herndon Nor
sell and H. LIE Roy Lewis. Mrs. Kerr
has appeared as contralto soloist for
the Rubinstein Club, was second alto In
the Nevin Quartet, which was coached
by Miss Mary Cryder, and has neld
contralto solo positions in First Bap-
fist Church, Wesley Methodist Church
and Petworth Methodist Church. She
is in her sixth year as contralto sololsI
at Rock Creek. She speciallzes IN con-
cert and oratorio work and mas oeen
vocal Instructor and director of the
Junior choir OF the church Schooi Aol
a number of years. It.
Ellsworth E. Condron. tenor sololst'
was for two years with the FIRST Pres
bvterian Church at Pittsburgh, one year
with Christ Church, Alexandra. va
one wear with First Baptist Churcn'
Alexandria, Va, and Two years with 81
Matthew's Catholic Church, Washing
ton. He has served three years at SC;
Paul's Rock Greek Church and stuqieo
with Estelle Wentworth and H. LIE Roy
Lewis.
William Hanft. bass soloist, was 1or
four years at st. Marks Lutheran
Church and three years at Waugh M.
e. Church. He studied under the d.
rection of Mrs. Betty Hulf1sh OF Rose
mont. Va: Mrs. Anna Goodhue, Otto
T. Simon and H. LIE Roy Lewis. :,
Ruth Farmer, organist and choir ol-
rector, received her early training from
E. H. Freeman of this city, former or
ganist of this church. She also studied
for a short while with Edward p. Kim
ball. organist at the Norman Taber-
nacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. After
returning to Washington she was APP
pointed organist and choir director OF
HOLY Comforter Chapel, where she
served for a year and half, then sue
ceeding her teacher, Mr.. Freeman. at
st. Paul's in 1926. Miss Farmer also
studied vocal culture for two years UNI
der the direction of H. LIE Roy Lewis
and for the past three years has been
studying organ and composition with
Edgar Priest of the Washington Ca
thedral. Miss Farmer is an accom-
plished pianist. She received her early
musical training at Peabody and the