The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-17


bands many, many times since, never
experienced the same feeling that I felt
on that night It mado mo a better
boy with better thoughts and with purer
! aspirations.
"Gilmore's lie was like his music
grand and inspiring. 1t should encour.
age us poor, humble followers OF the
god OF music to initiate his perseverance,
and integrity.
Lives OF great men all remind us
We csn make our own sublime,
And departing leave b, hind us
FOOTPRINTS on the sands OF time"
May his momory live long in the
hearts OF musicians"
Professor Kelley also paid J. glowing
tribute to Gilmorc's successor.
Tell Me That Mother Has Forgiven
Her Boy" was we'll sung by D. Jones,
after which Dir. Chatham rendered one
Of his excellent songs.
ii. Smith responded as follows to
the toast, The Elevating Influence of
Music:"
MIR. TOAST MASTER AND GENTLEMEN:
must apologize for appearing before
you with manuscript, but 1 provide
myself with chart lest be lost among
the golden pillows of the subject upon
which l will attempt to speak for a few
moments.
"In connection with my subject, The
Elevating Influences of Music, the first
question that suggests itself to nv mind
IS, What is music? Physically it is vi
bration. so Measured, pcoportioned and
rhymed as to BIO pleasing 10 tho ear, but
In its highest sense it is Gods grandest
gift to man. 1t is pre-. eminently above
all other arts or languages. 1t has
logic Of it's own None so severe, more
subtle, and surely none 10 fascinating,
Tor 1T leads, it charms, into the infinite.
AS we all know, we are mado up of
passions and emotions that may be in
tluenced for good or evil, and there is
no language that receives moro ready
response from our emotions than that of
music. Recognizing this fact the re-
llgious, and also the theatrcl, martial
and social worlds employ this divine
language to call into play feelings and
emotions that our poar language is ut
terly powerlesS to cope with. Essen.
italy music does not describe the
sights and sounds of nature with which
we are familiar, but it has distinct
world of its own. Whenever it is IN ade to
describe natural sights and sounds it
icses that eloquenco and granduer that
rs peculiarly its own. l do not mean
that to properly cou pic it with words of
-NiS NoSo 10 w Q0JTbCU lTOU1 lCS SI-
fects, but on the other hand it helps us
to more explicit comprehension Of tho
desired construction OF the language Of
tho melody, as, for instance, take our
national hymn, America whose
grand and glorious melody is
alone sufficient to arouse our
noblest sentiments and aspira tions, but
when coupled with the immortal words
that are sung to the music the effect is
infinitely above and beyond the power
OF our language to describe. But sad to
say music can be made to assist to call
into play our baser passions, also by
coupling it with words that do SO. So
that having once heard the music and
words together, the hearing of the music
alone afterwards will awaken the senti-
ment experienced upon hearing both to.
gether, which is to be lamented. But
on the other hand we are better men
and women for having heard good, pure
music.
81 might talk on indefinitely about
music and its effects, as 1t is a subject
upon which the eloquence OF the great
est orators might DO exhausted a hun
dred times and still be pregnant with
sparkling CONS of thought and beauty
untold, but to avoid boring you further,
l will close my remarks by reminding
y
sic hath charms TO sooth tho savage
breast tho truth of which is demon.
strated by the fact that Mr.. Waller
Pochahontas Huff calls for Dixie
upon every occasion"
why I Never Became q Musician"
was the toast that Waller Huff had to
respond to. Mr.. Huff acquitted himself
very creditably but left rather an in.
distinct impression on the minds of his
hearers why he had not become a mu.
stefan.
The orchestra rendered schottische.
and II. j. Browne responded to the toast
OF Tho Press" He spoke of tho warm
sympathy existing between the band
and the newspapers and pledged cordial
support to all plans for building up q
musical sentiment in Roanoke.
Mr.. Charles Stiles gave very humor.
Gus description Of his ex perionces as a
professional musician. 1t consisted
largely in wrestles with "the ghost that
failed to walk" and bucking 1.-The tiger"
Professor Leary sang Tho Old Oaken
Bucket" with an accompaniment by
by tho band. Harry Baughman's rela-
ton OF his experiences with the band
was interesting and we'll told. Leader
Kelley gave sit Was Dream" and w.
Noble responded TO the toast, 1.-THE
r. M. w. Band"
At this point the POSTMASTER as.
serted his prerogatives and drafted vol
unteers from the assem- blrge with ex
cellent results. A Dutch song, by w.
Q. Adams, drew hearty applause, as did
Prof. Learys singing OF Where Was
Moses When the Light Went Out"
Kelley sang THE Christening" One
of the best things OF the evening was
contributed by Mr.. D Jones, IN an