Evening journal., 1891-05-12
SUCCESSFUL RECTAL.
Hushe0sek 0rchestra's Concert Last
Fvening- Opening of the Delaware
Baptist Union

Hushe5sck orchestra's Concert Last
Fvening-Opening of the Delaware
Baptist Union.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, May 10 One OF the
most intelligent audiences that has ever
assembled ia the Opera House gathered
there last evening at the first quarterly
recital Of the Hushebeck Orchestra
The stage was handsomely decorated
with potted plants and cue flowers The
plants were some of the finest that are
grown In this state, and were greatly
admired during the evening. The cut
flowers were strewn all along the end Of
| the stage, and ivy was hung, In attrac-
tive festoons from over the footliy hts.
The concert was delayed at the start
by the non arrival of one of the speakers.
but the players came on the stage at
10 o'clock snd began with the American
Exposition March. The fourteen in
struments were heard to excellent adj
vantage in the next selection, which was
the Chevalier Breton Overture On this
piece. Director Hushebeck laid aside his
violin and used only the baton. The
feature OF the selection was the clarinet
work Of Edmond @ Conroy The vocal
| qnartette which followed was far below
the average OF the other selections,
Judging from the volume of applause that
followed it.
The beautiful values, "Renoem brances
of Weisbaden," In which the flute and
clarinets have beautiful solos aud
obligato movements, WAS loudly APP
planded. Charles b. Palmer yecited
THE Old Band in excellent style and
1 laA g. l..
The German Patrol, in which Isidor
| Singer, the drummer, used eight differ
emit instruments, was loudly applauded.
In the grand selection from 1.-THE
Bohemian Girl" three delightful solos
were played by ]. Truss Challenger,
violin; Edmond Conroy, clarinet, and
Charles B Lunt, cornet This selection
was resolved with deafening applause,
and for an encore THE Girl | Left Be-
hind Me" was played with much spirit
About half dozen people in the audi
ence appreciated the string quartette.
and 1t played but one seleetIon
James Whitcomb Rilev's lecture on
"Object Lessons, was admirably recited
by Charles B. Palmer. ard it won the
loudest applause of the evening The
Japanese Dance with amusing solos by
John b. Sewell, bass, WAS encored and
Aud Lang Syne" was nicely rendered.
rhe program concluded with Catlin's
masterpiece, the Mother Goose Medley
Quadrile"
The Delaware Baptist Union met in
semi-annual session in the First Baptist
Church, this city, this morning Dele
gates began TO arrive on all trains early
this morning and at 10 o'clock, the hour
for opening the session, about $50 dele
gates and visitors, frsm distance. were
in or around the church. Rev ] NJ.
Sawyers began the opening devotional
meeting few minutes, after 10 o'clock.
The delegates all united in the
singing, which gave the convention
much spirit from the start. Rev. w. j.
Cambr9n, pastor of the church. who is
working zsalously to have this meeting
eclipse all former ones. made q warm
address of welcome. Rev Miller Jones
responded for the churches In an utter
esting and amusing speech. The work
OF the committee on program was com
mended aud its report accepted. At
II 30 o'clock Rev M, p Fixes began his
Introductory sermon and the church was
crowded with an interested congrega-
tion.