The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-06
SONG rRoM THE srocx EXCHANGE
The Latest Discovery and Erxrossing Topic
Among the Bulls and Bears.

On bnB ZUUn lIlSU, III ttHll uHe
Stock Exchange Gee Club will give q concert.
not for the general public, but simply to their
fellow members of tho Exchange and their
friends. The members of the. club are DESTROYS
OF avoiding personal publicity. and deprecate
criticism. urging that they are only amateurs
singing for their own pleasure: yet those who
have heard them say that their performances
are really OF n high order of merit, and that
the entertainment proposed by them will UNI
doubleday be exceedingly enjoyable
The club was formed. mainly through the in
strumentaty of Mr.. Joel Parker. five or six
years ago, and then consisted simply Of n quar-
tet Mr.. NJ. X. Hamilton Jr.. was first tenor :
7. W. Harding, second tenor; Joel Parker, first
basso; and A. G.. Wood. second basso. They
engaged room in the Stock Exchange building
for their practice. and Mr.. Parker ofiicated rs
director. Gradually the knowledge Of the ex-
istence Of the club filtered out among the bulls
and bears Some members of the Exchange
visiting Offices in the great cchoing building
after night had fallen were surprised to hear
harmonious voices from one of the rooms, and
soon discovered who were the singers Then
came many who thought that they too. could
sing, and were DESTROYS of joining the club.
But for n strict rule passed In the earliest days
of the little organization, and rightly adhered
TO ever since. the membership could easily nave
been immediately raised TO a hundred. That
rule was that no one should be allowed to Join
who was not an educated musician. capable
Of reading music accurately Mt sight. and q
The result of that selection has been
that the twelve gentlemen now COM
posing the club. although amateurs. are
worthy TO be ranked with the best class Of pro-
fessionnl vocHlsts. -Four OF them nre members
yenr has elapsed since the membership was in
creased to twelve. and Of course the oppor-
tunities for. practising together being some
what limited, they have not yet been enabled TO
attain to that degree OF perfection in training
rs whole which they confidently expect TO
reach under the dire ,orship Of Mr.. George T..
Aiken. 1t was agnin.t the Judgment Of their
most critical members. therefore. that they re-
solved TO nccede to the solicitations OF great
number OF friends. and TO give concert this
season.
The officers Of the club are: A. G. Wood. Pres
ident Joel Parker. Secretary; and p. W. Har-
ding. Treasurer. The members are:
NJ X, Hamilton. Jr., first tsnOr, a gentleman
OF medium height and stout build. with ight
sible fund Of humor. His comic Dutch speeches
hitting OF topics Of tho day, and full Of witty
personalities among his friends, are well known
to the men on Change. He s about 3S years Of
age. married. and does strict commission bus
mess.
W. II. shelton, Jr. first tenor. son OF the cele-
brate2 operator. DIR. Shelton. IL II short. light
complexioncd gentleman about 80 years Of age.
married, good solo singer and known in the
Exchange MS u dealer on commission only
Gardner sherman. frat tenor, has been n
very successful operator and Is one OF the rich
IL may be as we'll to qualify the nppellation Of
" old bachelor by saying that as he is only
about 80 or 80 years Of age i applies better to
his confirmed habits than TO his years. He Is Of
medium height. light complexion. has blond
mousiachs, and il rather plump than stout.
does y commission business. and has no pet
stock, hut is lucky In pretty much everything
he touches. After the concert he will 10 to Eu-
T.. W. Harding Of =. W. Harding & Co., second
tenor i u gentleman OF dark complexion. me-
dium height. small dark moustachc. and
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the versatile man Of the club. He II ia who.
when they have their festive reunions In their
own room or in each others houses. is relied
upon for the comic and descriptive songs the
dramatic Rotations. tho burlesQue operns. in
which he plays ccrnet with one hand and n
pianoiorie with the other and ings impromptu
verses in the character Of each person in tho
ien'% 81 Of his opr% His about
matr% i'm MA marEc e Harding co.. are
II. W. Shack, second tenor. although OF only
medium height and apparently slender. has
earned reputation rs q gymnast and only two
years ago he performed the remarkable feat, on
bet. OF putting up" ten-pound dumb-b"ll
one thousand times IN succession. HIS hais
and complexion are dark. he has u small dark
moustachc, Is certainly not more than 35 wears
Of age. plays very well on the pianoforte in u
humorous sort Of way does q strictly legitimate
commission business. and, in the matrimonial
words, he ia single.
W Car0ln, second tenor. belongs TO tho
member with slender frame pretty black eyes.
pale. interesting face. and "a nice curly black
beard, He Is very modest and avoids being
and sings his part well. The coldly concise
census might put him down as e. age. Is; un-
married strictly commission broker
Joel Parker. first hasso. n descendant. II Is
said. Of Matthew Parker. the second Protestant
Archbishop OF Canterbury, Is a slender gentle
man, of hardly medium height. with n pale com
plcNion. small dark moustache. and courteous
" pleasant demeanor. He il a good organst a
fine theoretical musician. and an excellent part
H. m - inf ttFt4 IA 4
does only strict commission business.
Rudolph krppler, first basso. is the tallcst
man in the club. and one of lis foremost solo
singers, He Possesses magnificent voice.
cquallcd by few professionals in either quality
or culture. His age is about ~. and he Is mar
ried. He operates on commission only.
II. II. Hastcad, first hasso is the boisterous
member who makes all the noise and fun when
the club gets together and he II in perfect health
but Just at present. poor fellow. he is recovering
slowly from a severe cknesS. and is unusu-
ally quiet He is q blond. with side wh,sSers
and noustAche, tall and very athletic Lucky
be comfortably well fixed already. only "A
years of age, and good looking. he may be
markcd down by the girls us among the prizes
yet 10 be drawn in the matrimonial lottery.
4. G.. Wood. second hasso. is one of the most
solid members. physically. pccunlarily, aud
unsteady. He is rather over medium hcisht.
ilorid, has reddish moustaehe, and hns n 60
NAL hcnrtness Of manner that wins for him
many friends As one OF the founders Of the
club he manifested the same energy and pru-
drnce IN promoting lis success that he has
mission business. and has earned the all, ctlon-
ate gratitude of his fellow members. He is 4 2
years OF age. ana married.
W. 5. Gurne. second basso, is n very good
singer, and one of the handsomcst men in the
| club He is ol medium hoight has silky
| brown moustache and nice whlskers. u good
| figure and fresh complexion. But Tor his re-
dceming love of music hc might become" a
sport " some day. h. II wealthy AMI though
| only twrnty-eight years OF age. has n wife and
| three children, two OF whom. being twins. are
| objects OF his special pride His business IL OF
a strictly legitimate commission character.
w. +. Strong. second hasso-of Work Strong
4 Co.. one of :he largest houses on the streets
almost as tall as keppor. dark comprehend
| and has dark moustache and side whskers
| He is thirty-eight years of age. and married
| lie is lust now very happy over the recent al.
! vance in Northwestern" solely. OF course ON
| account OF his customers, who nre LITTLE
longI for he himself does strictly Legitimate
| commission business.
The programme Tor tho concert has not yet
| been arranged, but II will include solos by Kcp-
| pier and shelton. and II duet by Hamilton and
| heppler. Old English glees will constitute the
MAJOR part OF the evenings entertainment
DAY Gould's Fight for Millions.