The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-03-12

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expression Of those in attendance al
the Musical Convention last weel
when we say that for all the prime
purposes Of such gathering it wa.
an exceptional success. The conduc
tor, Prof. Palmer, called il one Of the
strongest and best balanced choruses
met by him in the State; and the
members seemingly could not speal
highly enough Of the pleasant time
andpro6table practice they were hay
ing. The very unpleasant weather
and almost impossible roads doubt
less prevented the attendance Of quite
q number-thc following being the
names andaddresses Of those present:
C. L. keeler, Cedar Falls; Prof. /.
II. Bum and Mr.. +. L. Goodenough,
Of Vinton: Misses Emma and Nora
Fellows and Messrs L. M. Shaw and
v. NJ. Law, Of Mount Vernon; Messrs
Chas. McCune and Bean, Of Boone
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Miller, Of Mechan.
icsville; Misses Martin and Manning,
Mrs. J. H. Rigby and E.Listenwalter,
Clarence; Misses Gates and Steven.
son and Messrs. Fred. Driffle, VIM.
McCay and James Smith, Dewitt;
Miss Zimmerman, Marion; Miss
Minnie Sanford, of Danbury, Conn.
Mr.. and Miss Geiger, Louden; Mr.
Wallace, Abba; DR.. Town, Rochelle
H.; F. J. Savage, Morrison, H.; EN-
ma Bonnell, Moline, H.; Mr.. Free.
man, Chicago; and from Upton and
immediate vicinity, as follows: Mrs
Geo. Fleming, Mrs. J. Swinehart
Mary Leland, Nellie Hammond, Mrs
s. M. Town, Emma Town, Carrie
Harris, Louella Turner, Mrs. J. T
Taylor, Maggie Fleming, Mary Elem
ing, Mary Rider, Emma J. Cobb
Alice Ingman, Kittie Town, Ella
Wampler, Eva Swearingen; Mes
danes E. 7. Rigby, Jennie Parsons
Helen Dowd, Augusta Chandler, EN-.
ma Biscoe, H. E. Longley, Ellis
Clapp and J. NJ. Mcclellan, Emma
Hammond, Della Collar, Messrs
Rush Willetts, S. NJ. Town, E. T
Rigby, w. S. Woods, J. NJ. Rider
Cooley, Chas. Moffatt, H. Hammond
s. s. Clapp, Avery McCune and A
r. Starrett.
The convention began Tuesda,
morning, and continued with three
sessions daily, eliminating in q
Grand Concert Friday evenings
the lowering weather eliminated in
. heavy rain-storm upon the same
occasion. And, by the way, this
same "inclemency of the weather.
SO often lugubriously quoted on like
occasions, is alone responsible for the
financial discrepancy which was the
conventions only lack Of full and
complete success. However, very
fair sized audience gathered at the
concert-twice as large, at least, as
was expected two hours previously
where they were served with the
following programme:
PART FIRST.
Col E0sla by
The Spinning Wheel, .................P Plano Solo.
Miss Flora Gates.
Waited for the Lord. ...... Mendelssohn.
"Al'lhs-So'Gf Prof. /. ii. Bum. ''a'o'
Sarah Neighed-Quartette, ............P Palmer.
Mes.rs. Rigby. Woods. McCune and Smith.
The God OF Israel. .HoSsinl.
Miss Zim 10 erman.
Miserere. ......from IrTrovatore by Verdi.
PART SECOND.
Pilgrim Chorus, .,..., II lombard by Verdi.
Fairy Bowsr' Mls.es Fellows. Glover
Grandly Thou Flowest, ....--Arranged from
Ernani by Palmer.
Kathleen Mavourneen-Solo.
Lovely Night, Chwatal
One Beet In 4 Measure, -............ Dead Beat,
H HHfsli 40. Lofg G,nan bliss
Strike the Cymbals, .Pucitta
Nearly all the performances were
well Revolutionary Of them with
great applause; and We feel safe in
saying that, taken as whole, nc
more enjoyable musical entertain.
ment was ever offered to Upton
audience. The choruses, of which
the concert principally consisted, all
showed the fine material in the con-
vention and the master hand of it,
conductor. The Anthem, "Herein
is Love-" by Bliss, and 'Grandly
thou Flowest," an apostrophe to the
Mississippi-arrangement and word.
by Prof. Palmer, were pre-cminent
among them. Miss Gates piano sole
was most artistically rendered; and
Prof. Bunn's songs were admirable
selections, given as became the fin
ished musician. Miss Zimmerman
sang very sweetly and received .
hearty encore. The duet by Mr.
and Miss. Town drew lively applause
"Kathleen Mavourneen," by Mr.
Smith, of De Witt, was encored vo
ciferously. which brought him ou
for "Shamus O'Brien," another beau
tiful Irish ballad. But it was Kecle1
who brought the house clear down
with comicalities purely his owr
which he attached to the old Dutcl
song. He received an encore, and
responded with 1.-THE Cork Leg"
At an appropriate pause in thu
programme, Prof. Bum introduce,
by . few remarks, resolutions 0
thanks to Prof. Palmer and to tn
hospitable people of Upton. Thes
were promptly adopted by the con
vention; and also others, offered b,
Mr.. Woods, thanking Prof's. Bum
and Kecler and Miss Gates, for val
liable assistance, and Rev. R. Swear
engen for the use Of instrument.
At the close Of the concert tn
members Of the convention, and sue
Of the audience as chose to remain