The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-19

four wears did effective work. A very at
tractive feature Of the organization was a
boy choir which speedily became famous.
The boys in question were Henry and George
Bauer, Frank Moulin, Joshua Phillips and
John Keeisr, and to these were added a few
lads Of musical talent from the church.
This choir deserves the credit of being the
first musical organization In the county to
produce Gounod's o~ratorio, 1.-THE Redemp-
tion,n tho numbers being first sung consecu-
lively as anthems In the church services and
the work subsequently, given in its entirety
at the Tabernacle for a local charity, the re-
ceipts being about 5000. The choir also sang
Hayden's "Seven Words" Farmers "Christ
and His Soldiers" Gadeis Christmas cantata
and the best anthems Of Sullivan, Barnby,
Stainer and other leading church composers
of the day. A grand Weber piano was used
with the organ, Mr.. George Lyding being
the pianist.
Mrs. Luther left the Park Church to go to
| Grace Church and subsequently, to New
York and Mrs. Remington Fairlamb took her
place. Nine. de Ryther's position during a
years absence from the choir was filled by
| Miss Eva Dickson and Mrs. Dempsey. Mr..
Dempsey, who was basso after Mr.. Macy
left, is now the basso of st. MARKS New
| York. Mrs. de Ryther returned to the Park
Church, remaining several years.
After three years service during which
the choir was a wide celebrity, Mr.. Will
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| position In the Tabernacle. George Lyding
succeeded him as organist and Mr.. 7. w.
Black, who had for some time been q MEM
Der of the choir, became Its director. Mr..
| Lyding went abroad and after a brief in
| terregnum ProfessorP oznanski was appointed
organist, remaining in Office several years.
| Mrs. de Ryther remained as contralto until
called to a New York church. The list Of
sopranos includes Mrs. Requa. Miss Banta,
Miss Clerihew, Miss Buchanan and others.
Mr.. J. Fl. Castens was tenor Of the quartette
for several years and when a year ago, the
| Quartette system was abandoned, he re-
remained as leader. He has done faithful
| quartette singer and for the last year as
| precentor.
The experiment of doing without q choir
has been tried for q twelve-month, and will
not be repeated for the present. Mr.. Will
liams, the former organist Of the church,
was invited to resume his old position. He
found the material for q good chorus choir
ready at hand, and the new choir was heard
on the first Sunday in May. 1t Lid excellent
work last Sunday.
Tomorrow the Turner family of Brooklyn
will assist. The Turner boys are from Grace
Church choir. They will sing Mendelssohn's
ssAngel Trio,n and with Mr.. Castens, the
organist of the S0th psalm, for voice, violin
and organ. The music is otherwise to be
novel and varied. On Sunday the 9th,
when Van Houston Post will visit the church.
Mr.. j. Williams Macy will be the soloist.
The festival of the dedication of three
bells to the Evangelical Lutheran Church
st. Trinitatis, on Bowers street, Jersey City
Heights, win be observed on May 20 at four
o'clock In the afternoon. On the following
day, at eight P. NJ, in Kessler's Hall, there
will be a bell concert. Prof. Eckert's or
chestra will play the overture, to be fol-
lowed by an alto solo, Aus der ~Jugendzeit,
to be sung by Miss Minnie Pattberg, accom-
panied by Miss Henrietta Lutjen, the ac-
complished organist and choir leader Of St.
Trinitatis' Church.
Miss Lima Kohlbusch win sing Carl Bohm's
lovely soprano song, "Mein Gluck," and
Miss Lutjen will also accompany this solo OF
the piano.
The members of st. Trinitatas' Luther
League win sing the 'Gypsy's Wedding"
cessories. Mr.. Walter Wirths will sing a
baritone solo. and Misses Pattberg and
Kohlbusch win sing ssCalm as the Night" as
a vocal duet. Finally the Amity Quar-
tette, composed of Messrs. Harry w. Jones,
G. w. tombstone, G. s. Bayley and E. a.
cludes the musical part of an entertainment
which promises a variety Of attractions wor-
thy Of the biggest attendance.
A musicale and coronation of Liberty was
given at Hasbrouck Hall, Thursday evening,
under the auspices of the Willing Workers
Circle of Kings Daughters of the Summit
Avenue Baptist Church.
The programme for the evening was rend--
cred in the following order:-Piano duo,
Mrs. Minnie L. Reinhard and Miss Florence
Reinhard; solo, Mr.. William j. Machin;
reading, Miss Florence Gray; violin solo,
Mr.. Theodore Arnheiter; quartette, Oberlin
Dealing, first tenor. Emile A. Noltemeyer,
cno1nd ar,O w NJ 0t,tuuotor Arof hOnct
and William j. Collins, second bass.
A tableau entitled, Liberty Enlightening
the World, = in which q dozen different coun-
tries were represented, ended In the corona
ton OF Liberty. At the appearance OF each
country a national air was sung.
The costumes Of the different countries
were especially attractive: The characters
were presented by the following
Liberty, Mrs. Frank. Flagg; Greece, Miss
Grace Hook; Italy, Miss Kitty Ramsay;
France, Miss Emma Faulkenberg; Germany,
Miss Juliet Phillips: England, Miss Nettie
Haines; Scotland, Miss Betty Fischer; Ire
land, Miss Emma Chandless; Russia, Miss
Irene Davis; Switzerland, Miss Ella Phillips;
Brazil. Miss Nina Banker; Japan, Miss
Jenny Ramsay; n America, Miss Minnie
House.
A happy gathering witnessed the May
festival and musicale held Thursday evening
III the West Side Endeavor Chapel on Nal
lory avenue near Duncan avenue.
The programme for the evening consisted
of the following:-Chorus, West Side Choral
Union; recitation, Miss Clara Hobbs; either
duett, Miss L Deppisch and Mr.. F. Deppisch;
chorus, Alpha Quartette; solo. Miss Blanche
Alton; recitation, Miss Meta Haesloop; solo,
Mr. John Padmore, and solo by Mrs. G.
Whaley.
Among those swho rendered valuable
assistance were:-Mr. Oliver, Miss Brett,
Mr.. McKelvey, Miss Ada Pier, Agnes
Boettcher, Hattie Padmore, Meta Hasa,
Blanche Alton. Miss c.. Wailly. Chas. Pier,
AlPier, John Padmore, Jake Golden. Frank
Devisher and r.. Widmeyer. Eight little
girls neatly braided the May Pole, after
which refreshments were served. The pro-
ceeds are for the benefit Of the chapel.
Didn,t Know the Combination.
Mrs. whcedick.--I hear that your house was ran
sacked last night OF course, they got all your
Mrs. Shrewsbury snarpe-"Nething Of the kind
In a folding bed; and, as the burglars were only In
the house an hour. they hadn't time to open it.'-
Puck.
He Remembered.
old Lady 0n shoe storaS-"Haye you felt slip.
Clerk (solemniy)-sNot lately, mum, but very
often when I was q small boy. Ihad q stepmother.'
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