Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-13
READING ROOM OPENING
The Ladies Celebrate the Oc-
casion With a Successful
Entertainment
Their Music, Coffee and Cake
Enjoyed by a Large
Number
A Liberal Donation of Books
and Their Donors---Suc-
cess Assured

The formal opening of the free read
! ing room last evening was a most
gratifying expression Of public interest
in this worthy institution. All the
apartments are now furnished and
We're thrown open to the public for the
first time, and were thronged with
guests from 7:30 o'clock until
a late hour. A large number
of the contributions toward the enter
prise visited the reading room for
the first time and without exception
expressed with enthusiasm their graft
ficatiOn with the success of the enter
prise.
The usual large number of the regu-
lar patrons of the reading room were
present, occupying the chairs at the
tables, reading and playing at games,
so that visitors had an opportunity Of
seeing the practical working Of the
reading room. They saw there men,
young and old, without the advan-
tages Of comfortable home SURROUNDINGS,
availing themselves Of the pleasant
and elevating privileges provided for
their idle hours; men who had not for
years before been i'm the presence of a
piano or touched elbows with a mixed
company of ladies and gentlemen out
side of the concert salOOh.
\ large number of books for the read
ing room were left i'm the reading room
by the visitors. Among those who
contributed books were the following:
Frank Burghofler /; Olive +. Schro-
win, /; f. NJ. Luce, I; G. G. Hoskins,
2; Mrs Keller, 4; f.. NJ. Burghofier, ] /;
j. X. Knox, 1; 5. p. Topping, ,; Rev.
w. A. Mackay, l3 magazines; John
Arthur, /; Mrs. j. f. Wardner, s; Miss
Groghegan, I; Mrs. w. r. Albee, l; A.
Amundsen, .; Mr.. f. w. Gillette, 8:
Mrs f. +. King, l; G.. A. Gurnea, | +;
Mr.. Mayer, 9 magazines; G. Y. LARA
bee, 3; W. j. Mclean, ?; II. w. Bate
man, ,; Archibald Mclean, l.
The ladies served refreshments in
the rear apartment, and the aroma of
the coffee mingled with the music dur
ing the entertainment.
The program Of the evening was
under the direction of Mr.. George f.
Mayer.
Mr.. John Black opened the enter
tainment by singing, with AN excel
lent voice, Charles Kingsley's pathetic
poem entitled "rhe Three Fishers
Rev. +. w. 10y followed him with a
few remarks in reference to the plan of
maintaining the reading room.
Mrs. G.. Il. Brand delighted the
audience with her performance Of the
piano solo Gallons Nite.n
Mrs. Holbrook never fails to capti-
vate her audience, and in her vocal solo
entitled Longing" which followed,
she was greeted with n hearty encore.
Her second piece was "Aft rward -
and was rendered with her well known
power and sweetness.
Mrs. George f. Mayer made "A sensa-
ton with her French song, "Les
Dragon de Villais,n a lively air which
she rendered with fine effect. She was
persistently encored and favored the
audience with "Peblo lie Muletier.n
The piano duett "Les Huguenots,n "
10y Rev. Carlo Sperati and Mrs. Black,
of New Whatcom, was rendered with
artistic effect and was well received
hnist, rendered "Air Varie de Rosiniv
so well that she was heartily encored.
Rev. Carlo Sperati who, by the way,
Is a musician Of considerable note,
closed the entertainment with the
pi mo solo, "Barbier de Seville In Il
manner betraying unusual culture and
talent.
A fee of 10 cents was charged for re-
freshments for the benefit of the read
ing room.