The record-union., 1896-10-06
EVERYBODY SHOULD ASSIST.
Proposed Concert for Mrs. Addie Carter,
the Singer.
A Noble-Hearted Woman Who is
Now Sick and Badly
in Need.

Mrs. Addie Carter, one Of the best
Known vocalist in Central California,
was yesterday taken to the California
Women's Hospital at San Francisco by
Dr. Cronemiller. They were met at the
ferry by DR.. Cluness, late of this city,
AT the hospital a difficult and danger
Gus surgical operation will be per-
formed upon the patient for the re-
npoval of a tumor. She is very sick
woman. What worried the enfeebled
Singer most was her inability to meet
the expense of the removal and the long
weeks, perhaps months, that she must
lie at the hospital, for Mrs. Carter is
without means and her little home Is
encumbered
So soon as the facts We're known yes
terday committee of young men fairly
sprang into existence. Spontaneously
1t developed, and the resolution was in
stantly adopted that Sacramento
should see Addie Carter through" and
word was sent to her physicians that
il they thought it would aid her in gain
inS the strength she must have before
submitting to the operation to tell her
that she must set her mind at rest, as
she shall not want.
Then the young men, headed by r. T.
SNAAii anu IDell iNldOGi, lllc IA
tenors, went out and to work, and in a
brief time assurance was given that a
monster concert would be held for Ad-
die Carter's benefit on October 10Th;
that all the chorus societies, solo vocal
lists and instrumentalists and all the
church and society choirs in the city
would take part, and that there would
be one of the largest and best local
concerts n
California
Young women volunteered also in the
good work, and resolved that the ushers
should be women, and that tickets shall
be sold all over the city for the benefit
Of this sick and imperiled woman
Printers came forward and offered TO
do all the printing free; all the daily
and weekly newspapers agreed to aid
and send in no bills for advertising.
I he necessary musical instruments
were offered free of charge, even the
hauling Of instruments was guaran-
teed, and offers came from all sides Of
willingness to help on the work and
endeavor to raise money enough to car
ry the sufferer through the longest pos
sihle siege, and to put her on her feet
once more able to resume her teaching.
And the reason of all this is that Mrs.
| Addie Carter, the contralto, during
more than twenty-six years has sung
freely and gladly twenty times without
| pay for every one where she has re-
ccived payment, though her voice and
| rnUsic teaching were her only means Of
| support. She has sung for every
church Of every denomination in the
| city. She has sung, it is said, over
| the biers and graves Of more than 500
| loved ones from Sacramento families.
She has given her services for churches,
| lodges, charity and society fairs, cele-
| bl-atiOns and Socials, receptions of Wis
itors, for schools and institutions, for
celebrations and joymakings, for the
| public in seasons of woe and in times
| of merry-rnaking.
1t is believed by Mr.. Cohn that Mrs
Carter in the last twenty-six years has
| volunteered not less than a thousand
times, and has not RECEIVED payment
nearly one-third that number of times
while often and often she has sacrificed
half or more Of just reward for her
services to help on a good cause.
In the hour of her distress all jeal
ousies, differences, disagreements and
criticisms are laid aside, and the one
and common effort of the music people
is to be to raise the Garter fund.- to
figure that will do all that is necessary.
The committee requests that any
fl lends of Mrs. Carter's who may not
be communicated with, but who are
willing to aid her benefit by voice, or
purse or labor will Immediately com
municate with either Mr.. Cohn or Mr..
Kidder