Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-29
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.


The commencement exercises of the Con-
servatory of Music, conducted by Mr.. and
Mrs j. V. Cheney and assistants, were held
at the Congregational Church last evening.
The audience in attendance fully tested the
seating capacity of the very large auditorium
Of the church and of its spacious gallery, and
many had to pre-empt standing room. 1t
was in the fullest sense representative of the
best elements of the society and the culture
of Sacramento The stage was handsomely
dressed in white, and in floral stands and
festoons. The exercises were: Piano quartet,
Electric Polka, ;" Sanderson, by Misses Lily
Wilcox, Mason, Weller and Denson; piano
solo, Carnival de Venise, 2. de Vos, by
Miss frankie Stevens; piano solo, "Taun-
haeuser March," Spindler, by Master Lutte
Hammer address, by J. V. Cheney, on
THE History Of Music, its Relation to other
Arts, and what Lot it has in the Life of Man
and the World of Activity" instrumental
trio. Miss Gussie Wilcox at the piano. Ernst
Enrich with the violin, and f. Jay Lewis
with the violonceIlo the selection was from
Gade. Piano SOLO, Fairy Fingers" S. B.
Mills. bv Miss Carrie Kreuzberger piano
solo, ''Valse de Juliette de Gounod, Raft,
bv Miss Gussie Wilcox; overture EIGHT
hands,, "The Wedding March," Mendels
sohn. by Misses Wait, Dugan, Coolot and
Kreuzberger. The pianos used were an up
right and grand piano. The only vocalism
of the evening was a very pleasing song by
the baritone, Prof. a. 3. Cheney, who gave
The Palms, -" by faure. and responded to an
encore. The playing Of the pupils was ex-
ceedingly creditable to their tutors. There
was vigor and precision about it which
was very prominent, and total absence
of the languid and sloyenly SO fire.
ouently noticeable in amateurs Miss
t,ussie Wilcox. the graduate of the occasion,
ul4yed brilliantly and with remarkable skill
in execution. Master Hammer and Miss
Stevens were equally good, and their playing
was marked by promptness and exactness,
and was very creditable to pupils of that age.
Miss Kreuzterger had n difficult selection,
but fac I'd it br4vely. Less successful in its
execution than the others, she gave no less
evidence of promise. All the players we
warmly applauded, and were the recipients
floral tributes. Rev. |. b. Dwinell, ID. D.,
delivered the prizes and diploma. He
said that musical cultivation Is the least
substantial of any of the creations OF
genius. It is not like architecture,
embodied in marble aud stone, or like
sculpture or painting. The musical creations
are themselves almost spiritual An institu.
tion devoted to the most severe training and
the longest and most severe efforts that en-
obles TO be produced the bes. creations OF the
music art. may well be called a conservatory.
1t preserves the creations of genius among
US. else they would perish from our land.
Snch institutions make these creations potent
forces in our Joy, our worship and our aspira-
tions. Such institutions may well COM
mend themselves to the country. All
lovers of music, lovers of this high
est form of expression, whatever their
relation to music, must rejoice in the pros
perity of such an institution. The people
had seen and heard what the institution I'M
der criticism was doing. It had been deputed
to him to deliver two prizes to two pupils
whose merits were so equal that n" dlstinc-
ton could be made-Miss frankie Stevens
and Master Lutte Hammer. The hrst only
dioloma granted, he delivered to Miss Gussle
Wilcox, who had completed the course OF
music study in the institution-not course
determined by years or the number OF lessons,
but by achievement and the amount OF ability
and the degree Of musical culture attained.
AUCTION SALEs.-Bell & Co. will sell at
1870 this morning the residence at No. 1419
o street, which is coy fve-room house,
with improvements and conveniences of
6rstclass house lot 40x160 feet Also, in
the evening, commencing at $50. Bell & Co.
will sell at Smiths Gallery, on street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth, fine selection
of paintings by the following well-known
professionals and amateurs CT the city u.
II. Woods, W. i. jackson, II. Fisher, G.. H.
Redding, Wilbur Smith, Miss Kate All
mond, +. Jay Lewis, Nettie B. Seeley and
Mrs. Buttertield. Many of these paintings
were on exhibition at the recent reception OF
the Bric-a- Brac Club and list was given in
l,0k a1 81 that with Cpppral
remarks as to their merits The sale will no
doubt attract a very large ant! select attend
ance. The marked advances in art culture
during the past year among professionals and
amateurs in this city should receive the ap-
probation of citizens by q liberal patronage
of this first public sale OF their works, and
such patronage will gofar towards encouraging
to still greater efforts and higher achieve
ments.
DEATH OF Mrs. HIRAM CoLE,-0n the 18th
of June Mrs. Hiram Cole, mother of Mrs.
c. II. Cummings of this city, died at Farm
ington Falls, Me, aged 70 years. She re-
sided in this city two years with her daugh-
ter, and returned East in 1877.
NEw VOTERS Yesterday in the Superior
Court Peter H. Menken, upon testimony of
II. Whittenbrook and W. E. Gerber; and
James 0'Brien, upon testimony OF Dennis
Sheehan and Edward Gillespie, were ad-
mitted to citizenship.
Police ARRESTS following arrests
were made yesterday: George Drew, drunk,
by officer Frszee; Uncle Paul, for disturbing
the peace, by officer Kirk.
TRADE-MARK.-J. R. Williams, of Stock
tor, has filed his claim to the trade mark
Williams Little Gem Ague Cure"
CAMEL's HAIR KILT SUITS, from So 60 to
SIS rs, at Mechanics Store.