Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-19
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Commemorative Exercises Of
Wednesday Evening.

wednesday Evening.
When the doors OF the Baptist church
opened al : O clock a great thronc pressed
without sufficient 10 fill every one OF the
1000 seats in the large auditorium. The
arrangements for seating were excellent.
and in very few minutes all were in their
places. By the arrangement previously
made the main floor of the church and the
first gallery We're reserved for the Estey
workmen and their families. ana Tor the
out-ot-town guests. The second gallery.
and the chapel i'll the rear OF the main
audience room, were al the disposal of
other citizens. In every part the church
was packed TO standing room. The deco
rations were simple but effective. The desk
was removed from the pulpi, platform. At
one side stood the 2jO.OOOth organ, in all
the beauty and solidity OF its handsomely
carved oaken case. Al the other side was
an upright Estey piano, also cased in quar-
tered oak. Overhead al the right hung a
life-siZe portrait of Jacob Estey. reproduc-
ing i'll remarkably realistic way the strong
lines of his head and face Around the
front OF the platform were potted palms.
As an object lesson in the immense strides
which have been made III the organ indus
try ii was happy thought TO place two
time-hOnOred representatives of the earliest
product OF their kind-the old lap melOdeOn
one showing the round keys. and the
the other the fiat keys. both equally tamil-
lar to the grandfathers and grandmothers
of the present generation. Following was
the evening program:
!. Overture Morning Noon and Night Suppe
Orchestra
. Display of the III, UuUth Estev organ
MIR. Fairbanks Of Boston
3. Remarks by HIS EXceliency, GOV. Page
1. Display Of the S3O.OO0th Estey organ
Prof. Sanders of baltimore
3. Arla--"ClelOe mar. iGlOCOnda Ponchieu
Mr. W. Lawn.
Hon. J. l. Martin
serenade widor
Hymn 10 ST Cecilia. Guonod
The 2j0,OO0th Estey organ
Prof S. b. Whitney of Boston
s. Echo song Eckert
Mrs. Mary Howe
9. The lost chord. Sullivan
Mr.. Mauch Of Fitchburg, with orchestra
Coils. Fuller and Estey were warmly
greeted as they took seats on the platform.
Col. Estey acted as chairman, and greeted
the assemblage with these cordial words of
welcome:
FeliOU-lcOrkHteH and FrieRds.-I say
i
see before me represent those who have as
sisted us either in the manufacture or in
the sale of the two hundred and fifty thou
sand organs, which event We are gathered
here Tonight to celebrate, desiring in some
way 10 express our appreciation of the
faithful service and cooperation which
have rendered this possible hardly need
10 explain my use OF the term friends
We wish 10 express our thanks TO His
EXcellency, the Governor for honoring Us
with his presence tonight. as well as TO
our many friends in the state, and those
representing us in different parts OF the
country, and TO our neighbOrs.
We trust thar the feast which We have
arranged Tor you this evening may prove
even more palatable than that which you
have just enjoyed
The overture by the orchestra and the
opening display of the $50, OOOth organ were
listened TO with evident delight. A hearty
round of applause greeted Gov. Page as he