Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY.
The War-Song Concert a Growing
Musical Event.

Musical Event.
Watertown paid due homage to her
patriot soldier dead on Memorial Day
Wednesday of last week, May 80. In the
morning the cemeteries were visited by a
detail from the G.. A. r. post and the
graves of all the soldiers duly decorated
with flags and floral tributes, free will of
ferings of gratitude for the fallen heroes.
At about one o'clock in the after
noon the members of the post and a
number of the boys of the old Watertow D
Rife company, Captain Solliday in COM
mand, formed in line in front of the g.
A. r. headquarters and marched to Oak
Hill cemetery headed by the Philharmonic
band. At the grave of Capt. O. D. Pease
services were held incident to the Jay, at
ter which the line again formed and the
procession moved to Concordia Island At
this time it was raining quite hard and
the orator, Gen. A. G.. Parkinson, of CO.
lumbus, delivered his address from the
pavilion. Gen. Parkinson spoke with
force and feeling, "that most excellent
gift of charity being at The foundation of
his remarks.
In the evening one of the grand and
eliminating events OF the day took place
at Turner hall, by which reference Is
made to the concert Of patriotic and war
songs participated in by grand massed
chorus of over 100 voices, assisted by the
Philharmonic band, the whole under the
able direction of G. S. Hawley, with
Misses Brown and Miller as pianists. The
following programme was finely rendered
in all its parts, rejecting credit upon each
one engaged in the work:
PARTI.
Selection. Philharmonic Military Band
Grand National Anthem, America"
J. B. May and Chorus.
Battle Cry of Freedom .......R Root
A. j. Whiting and Chorus
Trumpet Calls-Chas. Wenck and others.
Vacant Chalr........ Root
Mrs. A. Prime and Chorus
Tramp, Tramp. Tramp ROot
E. J. Brandt and Chorus.
When Johnnie Comes Marching Home. Lambert
Misses Mary and Fannie Malloy, Bertha
Kusel and Lizzie Brooks and Chorus.
Columb ia the Gem of the Ocean,
Mrs E. J. Brandt and Chorus
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground 80. Hutchinson
Miss Anna Malloy, Quartette and Chorus
PART II.
Selection ......... -. Philharmonic Military Band
rltlrQ
Messrs. T. and J. Robinson and Chorus.
Battle Prayer .......... ..Hlmmel
Bass Song-G. 8. Hawley.
Recitation. 1.-The Soldier and the Violets,
Miss M. A. Dervin.
Trumpet Calls-Chas. j. Wenck and others.
Hail Columbia .... Misses Malloy, Kusel, Brooks
and Chorus.
SOlnlerS FaTeWeu ......... hlnke
Concofdia Society M@nnerchor.
Ola Folks at Home Fostel
Miss Lizzie Ruesch and Chorus.
Steep sacred Dust. Murray
Star Spangled Banner =. Mrs. j. Wiggenhorn and
Chorus.
/ The audience was large and enthusiast
tic and joined heartily in rendering the
choruses to such songs as Tramp, Tramp
Tramp" ard Marching Through Geor
gia," although we think the audience
might, perhaps, have been granted more
freedom and license on the choruses ir
the honest and patriotic endeavor evi
IDENTIFY lurking among them to lift the
roof from the building when the spiri
moved them on certain pieces. In lieu
of the address expected fir ON Gen. Parkin
son, Capt F. Kusel, commander of the
Post made some remarks stating that the
proceeds of the concert would be devoted
to the relief of members Of the post need
ing assistance This concert shows Water
town to possess as good musical talent a.
any town of its size in the state and fC
chorus material far in excess Of any other
and in this connection G S. Hawley mus
be considered in the line of musical di
rector of no ordinary parts.
The second war-song concert at Turne
hall Monday evening was but reflex o
the first, all engaged sustaining the repu
tation gained in their initial effort. The
audience was about half the size of tht
first evening, but, all things considered, {
fine house. The new mum bers introduced
"The Watch on the Rhine and the CHAR
settles Hymn" sang respectively by Mrs
]. w. Wiggenhorn and E. j. Brandt, were
popular features of the entertainment
and the efforts of both singers won warn