The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-29
Music at Marshall.

AS Redwood Falls sent considerable
delegation of singers to Marshall last
week, 1t is probable that many of our
readers will be interested IN a brief re.
cital of their experience at the musical
convention.
TO begin with, it may be said that the
plan of driving across country toget ether
by team. and picnicihg OH the way iii Ar.
Wingetts grove, proved an excellen. one.
The day was altogether lovely, and the
roads for the most part good. To be sure
some peculiar artistic effects were pro.
duced on the faces of the excursiohis,s bv
the sun and wind, but this gave the end
man OF the troupe chance to IRE off a
few jokes about the head lights" which
would surprise the Marshallites as we an.
preached their town. Those red noses
did have a bad look in temperate crowd.
Marshall abounds in hospi.able homes,
ana these received the visitors to the
convention most handsomely. Not tho
least important result of the couyention
was the pleasant friendships there formed
and the Strengthening Of the ties tina,
bind the sister towns Of Redwood Falls
and Marshall in common intersst,.
OF Prof. Leslie aud his msthods q.
teacher and leader, we caaaot speak too
highly. Full of energy and possessed with
slirewd understanding Of human nature.
he won the good will and aroused the
enthusiasm Of his pupils from the start.
Three sessions daily were held in the
Congregational church-the morning being
mostly given to rudimentary instruction,
while the afternoon and evening were de-
voted to chorus practice. The class of
over ITO had real work cut out for them.
and instead of realizing week of junket-
ing and play, most of them were put
through at such pace that they were
thoroughly tired ot1t wlfet, the last ses.
sion closed. Prof. Leslie seemed we'll
satisfied with the singing done by the
class. Marshall contains number of ex.
cellent voices, and our established favor
ties here in Redwood Falls were recoe.
nlzed and given prominent places III the
exercises.
Inc closing concert, on Friday even
ing, filled Marshall's largest hall, in spite
OF the extreme heat of that night. A
Redwood quartette-Messrs. Wilson and
Peabody, Mrs. PhilbIick and Miss Belt
sang Come Where the Lilies Bloom. /"
and Mrs. DR.. Stoddard and Mr.. Marshman
also appeared in set pieces. The chorus
singing went off smoothly and we'll.
Before closing, resolutions of thanks
TO Prof. Leslie and his troupe, as well az
to the few who started the movement for
the convention and also to those who had
entertained pupils from abroad, were
passed unanimously. Judge Baldwin W as
called out from the audience by the Red
wood delegates, and made a graceful lit.
tie speech of thanks in their behalf.
Thus closed convention which is al.
most sure to set moving a musical revival
in this part of Minnesota. If Redwood
Falls can only furnish a suitable hall n
year hence, we feel assured that it will
put in claim for a convention after the
MARSHALL pattern, and that it will be at
tended by much larger delegation from
abroad than was the first one.
For an account of the incidents and ac-
cidents of the trip, the good time. the
joking and (possibly) other amusements
strictly confidential" and personal, We
refer to any of tho following, who com
posed the party: Mrs. Philbrick, Mrs. DR..
Stoddard, Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Burton,
Misses Aver and Belt, Messrs. Peabody,
Wilson. Anderson, Marshman, Hubbard,
Pond and Aiken.