The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05
THE SUFFERING SOUTH.
sTAUNToN's OFFERING BR
GADE BAND CONCERT.

sTAUNToN'S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BRI-
! GADE BAND CONCERT.
T.le sad intelligence which is daily COM
municated over the Geographic wires Of the
fearful strides OF yellow fever in the South,
has touched the tenderest sympathies Of hui
manity everywhere. Our own generous,
| hospitable people, ever aliye to the calls of
charity are responding with their accus-
toned ZEAL under the lead of our ex-
celient Mayor, Capt. w. L. Balthis. Last
week he appointed committee of public
spirited citizens to solicit subscriptions, and
in very short time the following gentle
men-Davis A. Keyser, f. g. Berkeley, j.
w. Newton, S. Fl. Hib, W. FL. H. Lynn,
John McQuaide, Isaac WITT, j. N. Wayt,
K. W. Burke and Geo. w. May-had their
papers in circulation receiving the offerings
OF our people. The sum realized, in the
course Of few hours effort, was 1887. 81.
which was placed in the hands of the Mayor,
for proper distribution. The Masonic Lodge
contributed the sum of SIS, which was di-
vided equally between Vicksburg. Mem
phis and Grenada.
In Augusta Street Colored Methodist
Church on Sunday, after the stated collec-
ion had been made, member of the con-
gregation suggested collection for the
yellow fever sufferers; and although that
just taken had exhausted the change ON
hand, $6.G1 was raised and turned over to
the mayor. This congregation will have a
stricken section, where many of their own
race are falling by the disease, and others in
| THE SToNEwALL BRI GADE BAND gave a
concert on Tuesday night for the relief of
the Southern sufferers, which was attended
by an intelligent and refined audience, fill
ing Masonic Hall to its utmost capacity, on
which occasion the following programme
very distressed condition,
was rendered with superb effect:
PARh I.
Sheppard Quickstep-Grafula,.. ............. Band
Waiting (VocaD- MiIlard Mrs W. I. Bumgardner
| Prot. Koeber, Ide, Hamer, Walter
Only One Kiss (vocal)-Mnrio Ceili
| Miss Florence M. Goyer
|
Love the Pilgrim (vocaD-Jaanes Blumenthal
Miss Bette s. West
| Dofa fOlka-WeDU-. Band
| PART II.
Serenade, BE Kind to All,"-Frankenfeld. .B and
The Maid Of Dundee .......Mrs Bumgardn er
erture, "Poetand Peasant '-sappe,
| The Rose-Bush Vocal-Hodges. Miss Effie Stiff
Aria Heather Rose (Baratone solo)-Webb. Band
| Babe Mine. (Vocal)-Johnston. 49,. Miss West
| Virg1e Lee Qu1cKstep-Webb... ...,.........B Band
1t is hardly necessary to say that with such
a combination of musical talent, the concert
was success. The Band was in full represent
tation, dressed in their neat and appropriate
uniform in splendid trim for the duties
before them. and they performed the various
pieces assigned them with faultless effect,
and Profs. Kn Der, Ide, Hamer and Walter
ments, Profs. Keber and Hamer at the pi-
ano, Prof. Walter at the organ, and Prof.
Ide with the violin. of which he is perfect
master. Mrs. w. L. Bumgardner, always a
faYorite with Staunton audience, and on
this occasion particularly ESQ. as the object
was one to arouse the better emotions of
every heart, gave full play to her sweet,
sympathetic voice, and she had to return to
the stage. after each rendition in response to
the vocife rous applause of the listeners. No
less effective was the effort of Miss Florence
Goyer-herself a native of one of the
stricken cities, and recently returned to her
studies in the Augusta Female Seminary
her modest attire and unaffected simplicity,
adding attraction to the mellow, sympa-
thetic tones in which she rendered SONY
One Kiss" The response from the au-
dience was in keeping with the interest felt
| in her suffering and sorrowing home, and
drew her to the front again to regale the
presence with touching song. Miss Bette
West was met with storm of applause as
she concluded ''Love the Pilgrim" and
"Babie Nine" and responded to the encore
| by graceful bow. The rich, full, voluptu-
rous voice of Miss Effie Stiff never excited
such magnetic effect as upon this occasion,
nor the young lady appear in mole maidenly
mastery as. she threw the sympathy of her
soul for the charity she represented, in the
song Of the s'Ruse Bush.'' The applause
that greeted her conclusion would not ST.
lence until she again appeared in a touch
ing rendition.
The concert was all and more than was
expecrad, and every one left delighted with
the evenings etertainment.
The amount realized was $l62 net.
The whole amount contributed in Staun-
ton to date for the fever sufferers is $625.9l.