, 1876-07-16

curtis, OF st. Louis, contralto; the Orienta
Quartctte; and Henri De Clerque, violinist
Mr. Creswold himself will preside at the organ
which has been BUILT for this occasion and will
we understand, remain as permanent fixture il
the building. As much Of the interest Of thes'
concerts will depend upon the organ, which ha!
been constructed with >reference to them, tn
following description Of some Of its princtpa
features will be OF interest to our renders:
It is prepared for five claviers; the manual cla'
v1e1s having compass from &C to C.-6l notes, ~
and the pedal clavier compass Of CCC to F,-.3l
notes. Tue pneumatic levers, which are applied
strncted on principle peculiar to the builders,
and are used BY them in The present form for ths
first time in this organ. The case from the floor te
! black walnut and ash. Above the impost it is
composed entirely of pipes, grouped into three
massive towers. supported on three huge octaso-
tains the lower notes OF the contra gambia
Of the great; organ, seven In number, go
feet in sngh The two end towe contain
the great organ and about q feet in length. The
spaces between the towers are flled with pipes
taken from the large basses Of the great organ. It
ts intended. when complete, to contain 80 speak
ing stops, and 95, including mechanical registers
The wind will be supplied by three large bellows
operated by two hydraulic motors. From these
bellows the wind passes to the distributing reser-
voirs, OF which there are five, regulating the pres
sure to the several organs, and insurng perfectly
steady wind The wind pressure is a. as follows:
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Iangements are very complete, allowing the full
organ to be played from any manual without rails
ing the hands from the keys.
Tue admission to these concerts has been fixed
at only 25 cents for the evening and 10 cents for
the matinecs, and, with such prices, they ought
to prove success, the more SO that the Expo
sition Building will be the only place Of summer
resort for those wishing popular music.
Mr.. NEWEL1's SURPRISE PARTY.
The Secretary OF musical society is the gen.
tleman upon whose shoulders falls the hard
work. II there arc any kicks and cuffs to be
bestowed, he usually gets them. II there is
any slp-up in business arrangements, he is re-
sponsible. He is silent partner, but success
hinges upon him and his ability to keep things
running. A great many societies have been
killed bv incompetent Secretaries. Others have
reached the top-notch Of success by the quiet,
intelligent, aud judicfous work Of the Secretary.
OF such is the Apollo Club OF this city. It has
for its Secretary Dir. E. G. Newell, IL the hand
some, accomplished, indefatigable, ETC., etc."
The Club, realizing how much of its success is
due to him, summoned him before them on
Monday evening last and presented him with
fine diamond, set in & handsome gold scarf
ring. Mr.. j. s. Hamilton, the ce-President of
the Club, called upon Mr.. 0. s. Westcott to do
the presenting, who closed his little speech
with the following well-deseryed tribute:
Though the Apollo Club cannot perhaps today
trnthfully be regarded as the creation OF single
man. yet it would not be far wide Of the
truth to assert that it certainly owes its pro-
longed and successful existence TO this one nun in
whose honor we are tonight assembled. When
Affairs were the most ycxations, his courage never
tagged. When bankruptcy stirred US in the face.
he was unwilling to admit any such threatening
possibility And atl has been done solely for love Of
the causc in which he had enlisted Surely he has
not been one who put his hand to the plow and even
glanced back.
Mr.. Newell, after be had recovered from his
surprise, replied substantially as follows:
MH- CHAIRMAN, Mr.. WEsEcorr, AND GENTLEMEN
OF TIE AroLLo CLuB: am certainly at q loss for
language to express adequately my feelings upon
this OCCASION and in response to the very generous
and eloquent remarks Of the Chair and my friend,
clincd to oyerestimate my ability and the extent
OF my duties In their cxtrayagunt expressions in
my behalf, as cannot rightfully claim such credit
for my service in the interest Of the Club. can
say, however, that In my experience with the Club
during the past there have been occasions Of
IN e1acting nature but under all circumstances my
Duties az far as the work Is concerned. have beena
pleasure to me, and to have realized with you the
growth, artistic Development and prosperity Of
our Club has indeed been more than pleasure to me.
occasion, you certainly hare the satisfaction OF
enjoying most complete triumph wish could
express myself as would like to, bnt that would
be impossible under the circumstances. only
Say that this beautiful gift shall hold dear
this Club. beg you viii excuse me from further
remarks. Gentlemen OF the Apollo Club, thank
yor