The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-24
THE ST. CECILIA SOCIETY.
Its First Public Rehearsal-A Very Success
 full and Enjoyable Affair.

full and Enjoyable Affair.
 Warner hall was packed to the doors yesterday afternoon at the invitation of the St. Caecelia society, to attend it's first public rehearsal. The fact is that the society treated its guests to a real ly remarkably fine concert, and New Haven may be justly proud of this mu- sical organization. From friendly gathering of singers who met at pri- vate house for mutual pleasure and mu- sical improvement has developed this well organized society of ladies, with its proper officers and committees, it's di- reetors and accompanist, and chorus numbering close on a hundred. The starting of such an organization reused some interest, and as is usual, the pro- motors of the scheme have had to run the gamut of local criticism, but after | yesterdays performance there can be but one opinion, viz., that we have in our midst society of ladies who num- Der in their ranks the best singers in the town, and that they have proved, under their director, their ability to do good and steady work.
 The program opened with nocturne | by Ottor Floersheim, followed by a short and charming little piece entitled, "She Was But Seven" It was, however, in two works of larger proportions that the singers were put on their mettle. "The Lady of Shallott," is a very clever set ting of Tennyson's poem for soprano solo and chorus. The solos were sung delightfully."- by Mrs. S. s. Thompson, whose clear enunciation and fine phras- ing was most enjoyable. In the chorus work MT. Cheeswright held his singers we'll under control, and his reading of the work showed keen musical instinct The second work "The Song of the Norns, 'is more ambitious and dramatic The solos were given with power and authority by Mrs. Heaton Robertson, a soprano who is rarely, too rarely, heard, and who is undoubtedly the most dram atical singer in town.
 Tn this work MT. Cheeswright amply justified his position as conductor. The work abounds in difficult passages, where accuracy of attack and finish of phrasing is required and it was sub ject for remark that the society did so well, having been organized only so recently. The accompaniments were delightfully."- played by MT. Stanley Knight, to whose efficient work at the piano a large measure of praise must fall.
 MT. Mann sang two baritone solos, which were much enjoyed.
 The officers of the society are to be ft11o tad fhn thanks of all who were fortunate enough to have attended this, their first con cert.
 The program with list of officers and members of the society is as follows:
 OFFICERS.
 President-Mrs. A. Heaton Robert son.
 Vice president-Mrs. S. s. Thompson
 Treasurer-Mrs. Alfred N. Wheeler
 Secretary-Mrs. r. Howard Russell.
 Advisory committee-Mrs. Morris F. Tyler Mrs. Frederick R. Honey.
 Director-F. H. Cheeswright
 CHORUS MEMBERS.
 Sopranos-Miss Marion Armstrong, Mrs. w. V. Bradley, Miss Mary Mather Brooks, Mrs. F. H. Brown, Mrs. B. B. Broadbent, Mrs. F. N. Darlington, Miss Frances W. Chandler, Miss Helen M, | Crotty, Miss Annie Day, Mrs. c. s. Buckingham, Miss Clara Ford, Mrs. | Leonard Hotchkiss, Mrs. James Killam, Miss Caroline Llndsley, Mrs. Frank | Langdale Miss Florence May Loomis, | Mrs. w. R. Quinan, Mrs A. Heaton | Robertson, Mrs. F. Howard Russell, | Miss Bertha M Raymond, Miss Ger trude Sanford, Mrs. A. M. Smith, Miss | Ella l.. Smith, Mrs. P. O. Skiff, Mrs. | George C. Stock Miss Helen Abbott | Sanford, Mrs. s. B. Shoninger Mrs. | Elsie l.. Smith, Mrs. l.. l.. Stoddard, | Mrs. S. S. Thompson, Mrs. c. w. Wish no, Mrs. William A. Wright, Miss Mary | Wfnchell, Mrs. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, Miss Florence Brown, Mrs. Malcolm Booth, Miss Alice Booth, Miss Jessie Brown, Mrs. Clifford Brown, Mrs Frank Booth, Mrs. D. F. Benedict, Mrs. Walter Camp, Mrs. F. c. Earle, Miss Leila Earle, Mrs. Charles H. Cough, Mrs. l.. G. Hoadley, Miss Sadie Kellogg, Miss Grace Littlejohn, Miss R. Lautenback, Miss Harriet Lum, Miss Helen c. Lamb, Mrs. c. w. Pickett, Mrs. K M. Preston, Miss D. A. Porter, Mrs. George R. Stone, Mrs. Henry Staby, Mrs. George Stevens, Miss Fannie Pardee, Miss Alice Portere.
 Altos-Mrs. F. H. Belden, jr., Miss Harriet H. Bristol, Mrs. Hope Lewis Borden, Mrs. Arthur Bradley, Miss Alice Mrs c. R. Bishop, Miss L. M. Chillingworth, Mrs. N. A. Foote, Mrs J. T. Fitch, Miss E. A. Ford Mrs, E. A. Hull, Mrs F. R. Honey, Mrs. W, L. Loomis. Mrs. J. z, Mason, Mrs. Ar thur H, Mix, Miss Georgina Norman, Mrs. c. Berry Peets, Miss Madge Rob- erts, Miss Beate L.. Roessler, Miss Grace Ritter, Miss Lucella Sanford, Mrs. W. A. Spauding, Mrs. George P. Smith, Miss Ella D. Smith Mrs. Morris F. Ty- Ter, Mrs. A. B. Treat, Miss Mary Twitch- ell, Mrs. Alfred N Wheeler, Mrs. E. A. Winchell, Mrs. H. G. William