Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-08-20
The Musical Convention.

The musical convention was brought
to a close last Friday, and all con-
nected with it express themselves as
highly pleased with the result. That
Prof. Ballard is thorough and care
full Instructor, the two concerts given
on Thursday and Friday evenings
fully demonstrated. The solos, duets,
qnartettes and choruses were sung
with animation and precision. Of the
members of Billiards. Concert Com-
pany. Miss Nash made a very favorable
impression, and rendered her solos
with great brillancy and effect. The
humorous songs by Mr. Stinchfield
were notably pleasing, and the violin
solos by Prof. Ballard were skiIlfully
given, while special mention should
be made of the fine piano solos 10y Miss
Mary L. Ballard, Il young lady only
10 years of age, for they were remark
ably we'll rendered. Ofhome and local
surrounding talent the clarinet solos
by Mr.. T.. Steady, the piano solos by
Miss Eta White, the solos by Miss
Guertin, Miss Wilson and Mr.. Cobb,
the duet by Miss Guertin and Mrs.
Austin, the quartettes and responsive
quartette are all deserving of great
commentator. Mr.. Steady met with
warm welcome from the audience.
ard rendered his solos in Il very bril-
liant manner. Already he has become
not only n skilIful but popular clari-
netist. Miss Guertin's voice is of great
compass, and the quality rich and
full. She more than held the popu-
larity which she had already achieved.
That the concerts were grand musical
entertainments none can gainsay, but
we believe they would have been
much more acceptable to our people,
and better attended, if the programme
had been OF a different nature. The
majority of our music loving people
are not yet quite educated up TO the
sta ndard selected and adopted. Mrs.
w. B. Causebrook presided at the
piano throughout the convention with
her accustomed skill aid ability. At
the close of the concert on Friday Mr..
Ballard made some remarks of con-
graduation to the members, and of
thanks to the people for the interest
they hal shown in the convention.
He said the mem bers, one and all, de-
served great praise for the efficiency
with which they had performed their
several parts. The success which had
attended their eff orts was due to the
excellence and skill which they had
shown, and to the labor they had be-
slowed upon the work. lie thanked
the convention as a body, and the sew
eral members whose separate parts
had added so much to its success. The
people of Island Pond who had at
tended the meetings of the convention
and those who opened their doors for
the entertainment of the members as
guests he also thanked, in the name Of
the convention, for their kindly inter-
est and their generous hospitality.
The committee who had had the man
agement of the convention deserved
their need of praise for the efficiency
of their work, but chiefest of all those
who deserved praise Mrs. Causebrook
deserved the greatest and the most for
her untiring labors as the head of the
committee of management, for her
constant attendance at the rehearsals,
her patience through it all, and the
excellence with which she rendered
her part as accompanist. Without
doubt the success which the conven-
ton had met with was due in great
measure to her earnest, untiring and
intelligent efforts. In token of his APP
probation of such efforts he then pre-
sented Mrs. Causebrook with a hand
some silver cake basket. The presen-
tation of this gift was pleasant SUR
prise, and ripple of satisfaction went
over the assembly. This pleasing in
cident terminated the proceedings,
and the convention WAS then declared
dissolved.