The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17
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tons from persons desiring to obtain
il struction in vocal and instrumental music
and composition, and seldom passes a day
in whick he is not obliged to rel sct these Of
feTs because of the pressure npon his time
which he now experiences. He has proven
himself @ most valuable addition to the
musical world of Washington, for besides
giving il so fine an organisT aud instructor,
be has organized and brought to q most sue
cessfnl state system OF popular concerts,
within the reach OF all. 10 which by conbln.
ing the wonderful organ of his church aud
a very fine quartet of female voices ne has
captured the popular heart. So successful
has this quartet become that IL now spends
considerable portio2 Of its time upon the
concert stages OF the country with excellent
success, being accompanied by Mr. Bischof
where the points at which 1t is 10 appear are
sufficiently near TO enable him to reach
them without neglect of his dutiss here.
Personally he 10 not only an agreeable com.
panion but an interesting study. To see
him in his rooms surrounded By his music,
his books, his type writer, on which he
indites all his private correspon,
whom ne moves about in cheerful,
chat.y way, recognizing each By voice as
promptly as though he looked upon their
faces, or st his home, in the society OF his
wife and children, you would scarcely re-
alize that all is ccomplished without sim
q
miliar with music, and who reads to him the
musical productions which he desires TO
commit to memory and reproduce in sound.
He simply reads them over to him as one
would read the words Of q book or news
paper, and they are indelibly fixed 10 his
memory. With very many OF the pieces
which ne thus memories single reading is
sufficient. With others tvs or three are re-
quiTed, according to the difficult and COM
plicated character of the productions. When
he desires to attend to his private CORE
spondeDce he turns to his type writer, an or
binary "caligrsph," not differing in any par
tCulRr from those used By seeing persons,
and without any assistance writes his letters
more rapidly than the most accomplished
penmsn could trsnscribe them from dcta-
tion, striking the letters with wonderful
accuracy and rapidity. The typo writer he
has used for many years, having been one
of the first 10 ADOPT it after its first
spp6 arance. at his Office and his residence
be has large Libraries, containing all the i'm
portant works published for the blind, most
Of which he obtains from the printing house
fer the blind at Louisville and besides these
many important works printed in the ordi-
nary manner, to which he refers with tbs aid
ofshis clerk, who ads to him from these and
from the current literature OF the day, on
which be Is well posted. He walks promptly
and fearlessly about his room. visiting the
piano, organ, library, and desk at will. SO
lscung WITHOUT hesitation 1f9m tue various
documents therein at will reaches the whole
city and surrounding country at will through
the telephone just above the desk, and walks
unaided back and forth between his resi-
dence and Office. In person he is slightly
below the medium height, figure well de-
vsloped, 8 pleasant face which lights up with
smile as he converses, a polished and
county manner and intelligence upon the
topics of the day which would no credit to
these who enjoy the privileges which
through life of over forty years have been
denied him.
MISS EVA MILLS
Probably the most widely known of Wash
lngton's vocalists lie Miss Eva Mills. She was
the original Josephine" in the opera of
'Pinafore," appearing one hundred conseca-
tive nights in this character in New York in
the first presentation OF that opera. She is
now giving most of her time TO choir work
and teaching. She is a member of the choir