The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-17

Duell, G. W. ?. Bedeil and Frank Ro- naid. The second chorus is called King Cricket" and it Is bright and spirited. ending with loud "hurrahw for criek- ct as the king of sports. The tender. lyric notes of pretty serenade follow, and the fourth chorus is "The Charge" stirring war song. Then comes a plaintive Ave Maria" which will be sung by quartet with organ accom- paniment. This Is one of the prettiest numbers of the cantata. Following that is a Requiem in minor strain which ia full of pathos. The concluding chorus is The Song of the Redeemed" |" and 1t forms a fitting climax to the whole work. The cantata will be sung by a chorus of about thirty voices. The members of the chorus are as fol- lows:
 sopranos-Mi Edith A. Porter. Miss Nellie NJ. Scranton. Mrs. c. W. P. Be- dell. Miss Marion l.. Preston, Miss Kate Darby. Miss Lena A. Smith, Miss Minnie l.. Huntiey, Miss Grace D. Hunt ley. Miss Annie Gage.
 Altos-Miss D. Gertrude Duell, Mrs. Peter T. Reynolds, Mrs. William shef- field. Mrs D. c. Sage. Mrs. R. s. Bish- op. Miss Nora Sage.
 Tenors-G. W. r. Bedell, Harry V. Santry, Eugene D. Jeffers, George Dar- by, Bartlett Paulmier. Charles II. Cutts.
 Bassos-Frank D. Ronald. r. A. Will Hams. W. A. Sanford. Clarence L. Kil- bourn, N. A. Beebe, William Preston, Mark Hare. George W. Loveland.
 In addition to the cantata the Espag- nola Mandolin club of twenty-five pieces will play. This club is one of the larg- est and best in the city. It Is made up of seven first mandolins, seven second mandolins, eight guitars, one violin, one flute, one cello and two mandolas. The president is J. Johnson; musical direc- tor. George Austin; manager, A. o. Da- wis; librarian, M. B. Leichter.
 Miss Edith Barr, who is to be the star of Miss Ingersoll's New Years enter tainment at the Hyperion on New Years day, is to recite one of her best selections, and Miss Porter, Mrs. Rey- holds and MT. Bedell will give vocal so- los, and Miss Nellie M. Scranton and Miss Duell will sing the popular "Es- tudiantina." Willard A. Sanford will read humorous piece called "Caleb's Courtship."
 Live Oak council, Royal Arcanum, has elected the following officers: Re- gent, John w. Kessel; vice regent, Rob- ert Macarthur; orator, Fillmore s. Wade; secretary, Edwin R. Slater; collector, George Oldershaw, jr.; treasurer, w. G. Montague; chaplain, George Smith Adam; guide, Robert o. Bright; war den, E. M. Butler; sentry, George J. Bishop; trustee, George Oldershaw, jr. representative to grand council, H. s. Bush; alternate F. B. Hull.
 O. J. Hull, who has been very i'll for several weeks, is able to be out again.
 This evening the Loyal Temperance legion of the W. c. T. U. No. 2 will give an entertainment consisting of recita- tions, readings, singing and violin and banjo solos at their hall, r Grand ave nue. The admission is ten cents.
 Principal Abbott of the Strong dis trict addressed the w. c. T. U. meeting yesterday afternoon, and Miss Denison, the elocutionist, recited.
 Thomas Duffy, formerly of this city, died at the home of his brother, Mat thew Duffy, 21S North Front street, Sat urday from softening of the brain. The deceased was a machinist and about fifty-five years of age. He was a wid- over and leaves daughter. His broth- CTS are Matthew Duffy, John Duffy of Chester, Mass. and James Duffy of Waterbury, and his sisters are Mrs. James Mcknight of Waterbury, Mrs. Patrick Reed of Birmingham and Miss Lizzie Duffy of Bristol. The deceased was g. veteran of the war, and the G. A. R. will conduct the burial in Evergreen cemetery to-day. - - l4Cs