Evening star., 1895-06-08
THE CLOSING CONCERT.
Pupfls of the Graded Schools Made an
Excellent Showing.

The second evening of the festival OF
music took place at the Academy of Music
lcs night with the theater crowded to its
utmost capacity. On this occasion 1T was
the pupils from the graded schools that did
the singing, and they equaled, except In
the volume of tone, the work of the High
School pupils on the previous evening. The
Flower Girls Song and Coming Thro' the
Rye were the two favorites and the
chorus was obliged to repeat the latter.
giving it without accompaniment. In this
number the articulation was almost perfect.
while the precision of attack and delicacy
of tone seemed almost without criticism.
The other numbers rendered by the chorus.
W hich made pretty sight on the big stand,
were a morning and evening song, two
Night" sunshine" "An Among the Bar
ley .'The Lark and Welcome, Sweet
Springtime,' the closing song, all Of which
were given with the same precision and
excellent effect.
The chorus was assisted by the same
performers that scored such a success on
the first night. Miss Maude Powell was
Gavotte," by Thomas; Vieuxtemps' Largo"
and the "Cobbler's Dance" by SaraSate.
Her first number was enthusiastically en-
cored, and she responded with a beautiful
selection full of melody and feeling. Her
playing all the way through showed her
true musicianly spirit and her splendid
qualities as a violinist of the highest grade.
The Apollo Quartet scored an instantaneous
success, receiving double encore for each
appearance. Their numbers were Dixie"
and the Good Night Waltz" by Vogel, but
hey were forced to add four other selec-
tionS, one of which was the old college
song. Nellie Was a Lady," which was
rendered with excellent expression and
blending of the voices Too much cannot
be said of the work of Mrs. Lent on the
pi1Lo, and it was as Miss Powelrs accom-
panist that her abilities were made most
prominent.
The two evenings were so much of a sue
cess in every way that Mr.. Powell has al
most decided to make the festival of music
a feature of each closing term of the public
schools. The singing of the pupils, both
great and small, was revelation to most
of those who heard them, and 1t showed
the high state of efficiency to which the
musical training in the schools has at
tanned. The Apollo Quartet, which sang
so we'll on both nights, are all young men
of this city, and graduates of the public
schools, where they first learned to sing
SO that it can be said that, with the excep-
ton of Miss Maud Powell, it was strictly
school affair.
Mrs. Morris Will Keep Up the Fight.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1 wish to correct the impression which
may have been made by statement in
your last evenings paper, under the head
ing Mrs. Morris Beaten" 1t seems
strange reason for exultetion that
woman, a widow, should be beaten" by
an organization powerful, SO wealthy
and selfish as the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company. l am not
beaten. 1 will never cease to protest
against the cruel wrong which is being
done me by this company by their de-
termination to destroy my beautiful home,
the dearest possession had on earth. The
Court of Appeals only refused what they
had technically right to do, and which
was only asked as being consistent with my
course Of resistance of injustice.
MARY c. MORRIS.
Mr.. F. P. B. Sands, Mrs. Morris solicitor,
said today:
Mrs. Morris in her appeal to the court
for the protection of her property was
not beaten. Judge Cox had declared her
rights to be all that her counsel contended
for, and also found that her residence
had been damaged through the negligent
use of explosives used in blasting by Con-
tractor Carver, and further limited their
use.
THE application to the Court of APP
peals was not TO stop this limited use of
explosives allowed by Judge Cox but
simply to settle q coptroVerted question of
law. The Court of Appeals, by its action
refusing to permit the question to come
before it on appeal from an interlocutory
order, simply postponed its corsidcra ton,
but did not decide the Qussu suon raised"