The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-06

vac W VIC teuuci paeSlOu,
for We find when left a widower with a
large family he straiehtway contracted q
second marriage. His daughter by this
marriage, Louisa Diana, the mother OF
Edward Lloyd. was one of.bis seventeen
children, some Of whom had the happi-
ness OF seeing him reach the patriarchial
age OF eighty-two years before no paid
the debt Of nature. That Louisa Hop
kins inherited not q little OF her fathers
ability might be gathered from a board
on the walls Of the Royal Academy OF
Music, which records that Louisa Diana
Hopkins gained a scholarship in right of
which she became for three years an in.
mate as well as a student OF that estab-
lishment. 1t will, by the way, lie also
seen that Miss Charlotte Dolby was a
scholar there at that period. Soon after
quitting that institution, Miss Hopkins
married a young professional singer, Mr..
Richard Lloyd, whose fine tenor voice
secured for him a vicar lchoralship in
Westminster Abbey. Unhappily; bis
once promising career was closed by
death at the comparatively early age OF
10 years. Left with 4 young family en-
,irely dependent on her exertions, Mrs,
Lloyd. devoted herself in Il Jealous
and self.sacriiicing manner to the teach
ing Of music, the boy Edward being,
meanwhile, placed in the choir OF West.
minister Abbey Inifollowing her pro-
fession she became associated with the
l alies' College, 'Cheltenham, where she
resided for fourteen lyears. Failing
health induced her to return to London,
in order to BIO near her dear children,
whose loving care attended her until
she passed away. So much respected
and beloved was thisgood and talented
lady that a memorial window is now
being placed in the C%heltenham College
by these who valued her teaching, to
perpetuate> their sense Of grateful alice.
ton. AT the ceremony OF Modification in
July next, her now famous son, Edward
Lloyd, will assist by the exercise Of his
beautiful and inimitable art. i'
Entering the choir OF Westminstcr
Abbey at the age'of seven, Edward LLOYD
remained there until his pretty treble
voice was silenced for good and all. Dur.
ing the seven or eight years he was q
chorister he had the benefit OF vocal in,
struCtion from the late MI. James Turtle
thotorganist Of the Abbey, WHOSE method
Of tenchlng was grounded partly upon
long personal experience and partly upor
observation OF the modes adopted by thu
e%xecutants OF an age delighting in vocal
~ixation. That 1T was both sound uut
comprehensive might be demonstrated
by the perfect mir Of his pupil, Edward
Lloyd, who with pride acknowledge
that he has never studied ;singinc uude
any other master. More convincing testi
mony Of the educational value Of MI
Turtles lessons could not possibly be nd
vanced. 1nlS5S the ichorister, Edwar,
Lloyd, was one OF The, Representatives o
tho Abbey selected to assist at the Chape
Royal St. james Palace, iuNthe per
Torrance of music at the marriage cere
mony of tho Princess Royal and tn
Crown Prince OF Prussia. During th
enforced rest whcnIpiping treble tone
vanished leaving vocal choass behind
Edward Lloyd, full Of, hope. ofa iulur
public career, was assiduous In the stud
OF other than executive branches OF th
art, Before manhood wasiully reached
however tho lldiscordant sounds c
adolescence gave place to tones Of rar
delicacy. Struck with The. beauty c
Edward L(oyd,s voice, his uncle, th
late Dr., ]. Larkin4 Hopkins, orgauist c
Trinity College, Cambridge, induce
him to become g member Of the choi
over which he presided. Cambride
was enabled To retain Edward Lloyd,fo
some time because it presented an a
traction Of even greater potency tina
anything connected with lis music. A
any'rate, he determined not to seek fol
tune elsewhere until he had married til
daughter Of . highly respected inhabi
ant Of that city. Soon after that happ
eventthe steps OF tho aspiring youth We,
turned towards London, the place wher
fortune was, il anywhere, to 10 fount
At arst he Joined. TIE: cholr. Of Isl. Al
drew''s! Church, Wells street. pSpeedil
his fame reathedsthe ear Of lste NJ
8 George Cooper, lorganist ot,ther Chap,
Royal, by whose decentralization +
! was appointed "a gentleman Of Il,