The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-01-06
For Tns Pos7.

The musical convention held 10 Boysrs
Hall under the auspices Of the Philharmo-
nic Society was organized on Monday
evening Dec 28, 1880. e.. Bssslsr Eco
presided. Rev. Zimmerman read . cortion
Of scripture followed By prayer BY Rev
J. r. w,mpole. Ths society thea rsadsrsi
pumssr Of ts.ir ehoies pieces Of music
Prof. Dill v. Pres. Of the oemmit,ss in .
neat and appropriate address introduced d
". o. Perkins Mus Doc. Of Boston who
explaiasd 10 the slsss saj audience the
manner Ia which he expected 10 ooudac'
the eonvsa,ion. fAs spacious hall was
filled with an anxious and sspsc,sut gu.
dienss.
On Tuesday svsnlst Prof Dill deliver.
I'd the address Of weIoons. AZ the silver
tones Of the eloquent spsitsr dIlsd th.
hsll the mos, profound silence prevailed,
aad at the eonclusioa Of the address 9
spontanso us burst Of sppiaus came from
every part Of the hall.
Wednesday evening DR.. Perkins dsliv-
cred . very Interesting lecture on ih.
yansn voice Ia song sad speech. For
ens bsur this eminent and tslsstsd author
an 4 teacher had the entire susstion OF
his large aud sass. His sIpsrisnos more
,hsn wenty years as . convention Dooto'
aud pri neipsl Of Normal Musie sshsol,,
aud q course Of study sni observations In
the hest sohsols Of Europe hss afforded
hiu opportunities whiea saly fall 10 the
lot Of QUE nan.
0a rbursdsy evening the hrst pnblie
concert wss sivsa. rhs es'irs class was
placed uPsn the stss., sai sll the await
able spsesl IN the Hall was gi',n 10 the
sudiesss rss oaoruss,. 'eodsre+ by
the elAss, proved to sil present that The
drill ihs, bsa rt'.i',d is.a DR.. Psrsios
dsrihS the week Wa .seown ina ms,ksd
iaPrs,en.at la their msn,sr 81 singing.
Ne have @ o, ,hsfPses sspsriisal.ri'' but
the ~ pie zee produced by toe eoU,eatisn
ssx,slt Bssd. Nsv.yiswa OrehsNis.
Prof. LEVEL Meyer, DR. .pusia, aud ots
ere fsraishss a vplsaaiA .svsains eater.
'siassni 10 large sad appsci'livs sus.-
spss.
Fiiay sfisFaeoa . m.tiuss vat siv.u
for the sailtrsa aud sse5psfsons. a. ia
aesss crowd wss In u sud,sse ani Il VS.
re, "fssst sf rssssa and dow of ,os,'
Finds svsnibs's eouesrt sle,sl II.
wseEs.wsrhio3 susisilo, participated. III.
prseraNms usst varied sai the Lall ra.
er'~d.d TO its suisoH s.psci,y. III.
spp'sus prs'sa the appreciation BY th.
ssdieaee. Dr.. Perkins closed With J.r.
uasst sai feeling ressrk. rroG WI.
Msyer Of haronsburE Centre 20. the Pi-
a,i.t ani or sssist uss promptly is al
tsnsaaes ca Soutsy. sad perrorasi hi.
pact ad'aiesoiy duti ns every sSs,,0u ., III,
On AoEd'y evssins he savsa magai-
hssat drpi.y Of he .surs eoaa.sa Of
the rlAao sni srsta prst Lowell S,ysr
u stllefsats was ever I<&ay whh hi.
osasieat Part sad was sr.si isvorit.
asVsy'e~a fsrsi.saI IL .oeabsrs 10 Is.
.oss'ss''.a s1pys ts-a tao Pispris,sr
ssa tso Glitter Of ,s,: Asvv5,oss Jourr,l
80 Will P"eit.a ia, faii sr.s,olisS u
ths s'o-cn,iss atAs nsxT isav rAs
soxtett S>"i "a nss.s N.rs iarisf t,.
the -s. ia, .smslrs are rrof. {. Il.
Sal "A ~ "A
Girp Il. Btosa sHi L. =. uey. rs,
n :veytowS ureh.slrA rs.s srtst favor.
,te and iAey dss,trs special nea'io..
che nsmbs,s Prof. N. u. Griap, &. J.
stsekPsss, J. +. rsasisss. 5. Z. Gri.s
.. a. 0iadt 2. =. 5riast. .si " {. a. A.
dSuII Nr. W e. Brstsa Of Lsristouu
vas sordisIiy srsstsa by many sdnirsr,
Yrs. MeClsre Of North nbsri,nl sssiAiA.
cd the rspu;stsn she slrssdy sad as a
grand sibssr. DR.. A. J Pontioss sf Mil
istsburE was In atisnisaoe tn, satirs
week aai vas "a active pariisipani. I.
Q. Glsss Of n. 7. gave the ben ent Of al.
sXoelisM basso vsiss. d.. 4. j. Rokbsrt
ssd ]. r. i'e,tsissr s,rs a sa.rai,; Dus,
on CiHri met Aad solo 0srast. DE-. vsIlsr-
ssbnnp Of New Berlin Was su soive par
tieipsnt. IS FROM a distance participated
Aad 81 nsasers Of the ssoisty ~ counties
asd 4 stais. ~srs rspres-o,st. Oar space
fsrbids nsaIlo ning any members Of The
sssitty. but We must in jsstioe menti gu
the Hsass Of Messrs. aauSler aud Geo
ulrich Of Sci insgrove, Il. W. Suenk, Mr..
sad Mrs. Hsmilt0a Of Adamsburg, Mrs
J. q. Meyer dTroXslviils. Mr.. Zortmsu
Of Man an oy, and NJ. S. sayder Of Salem.
The convention wssa . success financially
and ia every other respect aud the mem
bsrs Of the soeieiy feel grlls fui for tn.
encouragement they received from tbs
bsgia ming TO the oloss Of the coavsation.
REPORTER.
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