Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-05-19
The Band and Trinity Choir at Lexing.

The grand musical concert which came of
last Wednesday night, in the Chapel of the
Washington & Lee University, at Lexington,
was foreshadowed in interest in the SPECTA-
TOR of that day. The Lexingtonians were de-
LIGHTED, and those present from Staunton had
reason to express great qualification for the
plaudits received by the ladies and gentlemen
of this city, composing the musical corps, who
had the honor of arranging and filling the
splendid programme.
The full choir and the m mbers in their duets
and solos were encored by prolonged manifesto
lions which nothing less than re appearance
would satisfy. Whilst these evidences of appre-
| citation continued, the usaers were busy
| enough in conveying to Misses Tams and
| Berkeley bouquets and baskets of flowers
of exquisite beauty. When those two ladies
concluded the duett 1T would that My Love-"
applause rolled up to the stage in full volume,
when they. returned again to claim the audi
ence with "In the Cold Blast" Miss Tams also
appeared in the solo "The Lost Chord" after
which the rapturous applause brought her out
in another. the sparkling market Day."
Messrs. Cooke and Euritt should be proud of
| the laurels they won in singing "Excelsi-
| or" and in the solos "Troubadour,' by Mr..
Cooke and Mr., Euritt, the song of "Hybrias
the Cretan," Miss Tams presided at the piano
when these two gentlemen appeared as above.
| The StOnewall Brigade Band was in fine trim.
AS splendid as its music has been on many oc-
cssions, when filling engagements at our OPP
era House, the corps never appeared better
] than it did on this occasion. Prof. Webb was,
indeed, busy man. He was at the piano
| when the choir in their full pieces and Duets
were charming the audience, and in his place
as Director when the rich strains of the band
filled the classic chapel. veteran" member
of the corps, Mr.. Charles e. Haines, who was
one of them in the days when the "Stonewa1l''
Brigade made its wonderful marches and par
ticipated in scenes of fierce battle, could have
claimed the au dience at his will in the rendi-
ton of the Tuba Solo Lille" composed by
Prof. Webb. In this connection it may not be
out of place to state here that there also two
other veterans in the band at this time,
Messrs. J. A. Armentrout and Robert A. Ham,
liton.
Professor White, of Washington & Lee Uni
versity, just previous to the closing piece by
the band, arose and made graceful acknowl-
edgment of the services VIII ich had been rem
dered by the choir and the band, which he did
in behalf of the Ladies' Memorial Association
, and for all engaged in the work which had
called the audience ito assemble. closing by
inviting all present to the lecture room of the
chapel, where there was another entertain
ment not SO formal in its character as the one
then about to conclude, but nevertheless would
afford pleasure to the company. Hither all
repaired to enjoy refreshing delicacies amidst
social greeting and pleasant cow ersation.
Miss Kirkpatrick, the President of the La
dies Memorial Association, was present With
her many associates deeply engaged in their
work of filling the treasury In preparation for
a testimonial worthy of as renowned valor and
noble christian manhood as the pages ofhisto
ry ever illustrated.
The University grounds were illuminated
and the scene closed in serene beauty and
worthy of the object which called it into ex-
istence.
There were some accessions to the company
on the way up. Mrs. G. L. Cooke, Rev. W. @.
Hullihen, and Messrs. Newton Argenbright,
Jas. E. Taylor, w. r. Tyree, B. D. Tams, of
this city, and John w. Churchman, ESQ.,. of
the county, and perhaps others who were not
observed by the reporter. were of the party who
made visit which will be associated with
many pleasant remembrances. The correspon-
dence in completing the arrangement for
complying with the request of the Ladies' AS
ISOLATION was conducted by Mr.. Chas. E. Van
Pelt, the efficient Business Manager of the
Band.
The lovely 5urah Silks at Shirley
& TAYLOR'S are attracting great attention.