The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-18
Sacred music Choir
New Musical Organization, with Haydn
Evans as Leader, Formed,
The PURPOSE IT HAS IN View
Will Be Musical TrainingtSchool for
the Members of Catholic Church
Choirs and Those Who Wish to
Study Sacred Music-Names Of
Those Enrolled as Members at Last
Nights Meeting.

At College hall last night choir
was organized to rshearse Catholic
church music. Nearly 15O young men
and women enrolled as members of it.
The choir will he under the leader =
ship Of Haydn Evans. and be in a
MEASURE training school in music for
the members of the Catholic church
choirs of the city, and its vicinity, and
for such others as wish to become
members of 1t.
The masses sung in the Catholic
churches are Of high class of music
aud difficult for the average singer to
master without long practice and
study.
This choir, it is hoped, will stimulate
the study Of this sacred music and lead
to more ready mastery of it. An
other objsct is to have a large choir Of
trained singers that can be called into
requiSition to render sacred music on
special occasions.
THE SINGERS ENROLLED.
A permanent organization of the
choir was to have been affected last
night but on account OF the absence
from the city of Rev. j. A. O'Rsilly.
who was to have acted as temporary
chairman, the work of forming a per.
manent organization was deferred until
next Wednesday night. when rehearslng
will begin
Haydn Evans called the meeting to
order and explained the object of the
organization He said that the large
hall on the top floor of the college had
been rendered to the choir for practice
free Of charge. and that he expected to
have the choir in shape to give public
concert after Easter. The following
then enrolled as members of the choir
Sopranos, Cathedral parish--Ella Regain
Anna Ford, Maggie Gilroy, Mary Brown,
Julia Houston, Belinda Byron. Mary
Byron, Mary Leonard. Lizzie McMauamy,
Hattie Murphy Kate Derr, Merriam
Miller, Katie Blewitt, Annie Madigan,
Annie Shields, Mary Murphy, Nellie
| Charles, Mary O'Reilly. Lizzie McHale, Liz
ze May, Name o Brien, Katie o BOYLE, Mary
Barrett, Katie Roach, Lille Duffy, Anna
| Hauaway, Mary Svron, Lizzie Richardson
Bessie Shsehan, Katie Moran, Maggie
McGoldrick, Mary Murphy. Nellie Clah.
erty, Lottie Ryan, Margaret Murphy,
Annie Sheehan, Mary Sheehan. Bridget
Lavelle, Belle Philbin, Lizzie OBoyle
Agnes Philbin, Kate Shea Katie Shaugh-
messy, Annie Rafferty,, Katie Hughes.
THE CATHEDRAL ALTOS.
Altos. Cathedral parish-Celia O'Boyle,
Kate O'Bren, Maggie O'Boyle, Maggie
Leary, Sarah Duggan, Mary Jordan, Mag
gle Foyn, Josie Rafter.
Tenors, Cathedral pnrish-J. j. Scott.
Thomas +. Timlin, Frank Mellon. j. L
McCawley.
Bassos, Cathedral parish-W. R. Brad
bury, Thomas Walsh, John Kirby, Daniel
Jordan.
Sopranos, st. Patricks parish Hyde
Park Annie Doud, Barbara OMalley
Mary johnson, Kate Sullivan, Rose Smith,
Katie Rogan, Hannah Walsh, Maggie
Sweeney Rose Reese. Mamie Gaynor.
Altos, st.. Patrick parish, Hyde Park
Katie Saul, Rose Canavan, Agnes Walsh
B. Madden, Mary A. Gall agher, Mary Nit
chell, Nora Healy.
Tenors, st. Patrick parish, Hyde Park, =
P. j. McAudrew, John Feeney.
Bassos, St. Patricia parish Hyde Park, -
J. L. Gallagher, p. j. Walsh, Herber
johnson.
| bOpTduOF. HOly h1sdTy phTl5u IIONl-
dence-Hannah Thornton, Katie Thorn
ton. Gertie McEachen.
Altos, Holy Rosary parish, Providence -
Mamie O'Boyle, Aunie Roche.
Basso, Holy Rosary parish, Providence
Charles Connolly.
Sopranos, st. Johns parish, South Side
Celia Gllmartin, Sarah Doughertv, Ellit
Dougherty, Misses McTighe, Miss Vaughan
| Nellie Foley Mary Foley
Basso, st. Johns parish, South Side
Neil Rudy.
Soprano, Dunmore Nellie McHale.