Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-15

,0xna MIN ana Alarshal1ss Club Be1Orc
4 rGrro Audicncc-The Music ricasee.
9oEsbody recently asked /" Where IL the
1900 Of the Franklin and Marshall Glee
e1nb "a end ~ That II hard question to
ansWer. Last Friday night the club made
k14 nrut appearance In Harrisburg beforean
andience OF three hundred Of Harrisburg's
bsst society people. The task set before
the +. q NJ. boys on that occasion was an
sxtramciy difiicult one, when II IL taken
into consideration that glee clubs innumer-
ahle have visited Harrisburg, Yale, Prince.
.t,u. Lafhyette and Dickinson, all having
suyia the ptafses Of their alma mater
n That city. In the comparison Of merit
everv6ody accorded the Lancaster singers
equal standing with any ofthe above, while
nok : ANAL number of enthusiasts declared
/ ssour boys' the most successful OF all the
clubs in pleasing their audience. This
happy result was due in great measure TO
he fact that the +. 4 NJ. club, in contrast
to most college clubs, does not attempt
classacal selections, but looks to the great
worla Of cellege jingles and melodies for
The greater part its repertoire.
The Harrisburg audience, like that at Co
lambda few evenings before, was appre-
clative but cold during the rendition OF the
first part Of the programme, only two songs
receiving encores. Tho second half opened
suspiciously with the bugle imitation ana
its two encores. This was considered the
hit of the evening by virtue of Its novelty.
Amer the concert Mr.. Irvine was requested
by number of ladies' to open class In
Harrisburg to teach the accomplishment OF
-burliuc. Mr.. Greenawald has an excellent
yoit,e and the selections Mt the Mandolin
club were we'll received, though they
would have been more appreciated had the
time been little less ragged. The +. and
NJ. medley was pronounced above par and
Mr.. Iryine's "Pullman Train was encored
four times. The stage Of the y. NJ. G. A.
auditorium, where the concert was sung,
was decorated with blue and white, the +.
and NJ. colors, and potted plants from the
state conservatory.
The most enjoyable part of the evening.
and in this particular Harrisburg surpassed
all other places visited by the clubs thus
far, was the reception held In the y. Nj.
G. A. parlors, Immediately after the con-
cert by the following ladies, who had been
the patronesses to the concert and their
friends: Mrs. James A. Beaver, Mrs. j.
z. Gerhard, Mrs. Frances Jordan, Mrs. G..
e. Kunkel, Mrs. Charles l.. Bailey, Mrs. j.
4 w. Simonton, Mrs. Ellen n. Kremer, Mrs.
Gilbert NJ. McCauley, Mrs. Geo. A. Gross,
Mrs. Hugh Pitcairn, Mrs. Spencer Gilbert,
Mrs. Chas. A. Kunkel, Mrs. Il. H. GROSS
Mrs. Robt. Snodg-ass, Mrs. Chas. II
Small, Mrs. Henry A. Kelker, Mrs. A. j.
Herr, Mrs Rudolph f. Kelker, Mrs. l.. A.
Whitman, Mrs. w. II. Eglc, Mrs. NJ. w
McAlarney.
In the afternoon, upon their arrival al
Harrisburg, the clubs were driven out tc
the state asyulu m. Here they sang to the
inmates, who were gathered in the chapel
q matinee of about one hours duration.
This was queer experience for tho boys.
The effect upon both the singers and
the audi tors, will never be forgot
ten. Many of the inmates wep
whom lively college medley was sung
and on the other hand seemed to interpre
. good joke in the pathos of the glees
After tho reception the boys started on al
extensive serenading tour. The following
ladies were favored: Mrs. Gilbert ant
Miss Anna Nauman, of Lancaster; Mis-
Finley, OF Plainfeld, N. j.; Judg
Simonton and Miss Simolton, Mis-
Seller, Miss Foster and Miss Wash
ington, of Philadelphia Miss Gros
and Miss Wingerd, of Greencastle
the Misses Wilmer, tho Misses Egle, tn,
Misses Grittinger, Of Cornwall; Mrs. an'
Miss Hallenger, of Philadelphia; Mis-
Keller and Miss Baum, of Philadelphia
the Misses Kunkol, Mrs. Bailey and Gov
vernon Beaver. The governor was one G
the most en- thusiastic auditors at the con
cert he afterwards expressed himself o
delighted with the songs and the soul
stirring way in which they were rendered
The committee to which is due the or
tire success at the Harrisburg concert
financially and socially, consisted c
Messrs. Harry Kelker, ii. A. Gibson an
Paul A. Kunkel, +. K NJ. 'S6. The club
were accompanied 10y Messrs. John an
Will Hagen, and o. c. Joline, at tn
Yeates institute.
A Brakeman Injured.
DAl 4. IL