Richmond planet., 1897-02-06
One Of the Worlds Renowned Singers oI
the Race Gone.

The season of 1895 and 'e7 has been
in many respects one of the most re-
markable in the history of the Fisk
Jubilee Singers.
During all the years which have
passed SINCE the organization In 1871,
e have never missed but one appoint
ment in any part of the world till this
season. nor have we ever had to flee
from hotel on account of fire till the
present year.
But all these experiences have been
crowded into the past three months
and now comes the saddest event of
one long history.
while in actual service until this sea-
son, when Miss Patti J. M lone passed
away in Sc. Joseph's Hospital in Oma=
ha. Nebraska on the morning of Janu
ary 10th.
Miss Malone Joined the organization
while We were singing in Europe. Sac
had a very rich nezzo Soprano voice,
full OF the most tender pathos and
sy ympathy. She Was not one of those
who shone as sOloist but in that
much more important part OF our
work-the choruses-her voice did its
most telling and effective work.
For trueness OF intonation and ex-
aciness of pitch and quickness of ear
we never had her superior At each
concert sick or we'll she always did
| the very best work she was capable oI
dong 1t mattered not to her wheth-
er she was out OF temper or not. she
gave to those who came to listen, al
the pleasure her rich voice was capable
| of imparting.
II "a
ticing friend to those who were for
tunate enough to be numbered amonI
her friends.
1t has always been held as q part o
our mission from the very organiza
tioR OF the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Lha
each one be living example of tn,
higher capabilities of the race, not q
singers only, but as the true type O
the higher man and womanhood botl
as to high morals and sterling charac
ter, and TINS soften the prejudices O
those with whom we came in contract
In this part OF our mission she was in
valuable Never losin' sight of th
fact that she was rendering greA
service to the rae by her lady like de
pertinent in public or private.
She made the tour around the worl,
with the singers covering q period O
six years and half but was compelle,
on account of poor heath in Australi
to take n six months leave and returl
to America.
She had not been in robust healt
for many years and when we reaches
Omaha, she consulted q physician wh
pronounced her trouble to be of such
nature as to make an operation an in
perative necessity. We stayed on
week in Omaha and on the 18th, tn
Iday Te left, she went to the hospita
When first informed of her conditio
she was very much agitated and speI
the day in earnest prayer resulting
perfect resignation, and she talked IA
more cheerfully about the operatio
than any OF US could to her, or to eac
other. The day before the operation
she wrote letter to my wife, part {
which is as follows:-
Don't forget me at the Mercy Sea
especially tomorrow forenoon, and il
deed all day. II my strength is equi
to my spirits, l shall rally all right. Il
my trust is in God, and Him alone"
Her remains were sent to Athens, "A
for interment where she had built OF
of the finest houses in the town, whei
her aged mother for whom she had I,
years exercised the most tender car
: : still lives. An only sister also surVi
es her.
: 1t is safe to say that no woman
her race ever sang in so many diffe
: ent countries of the world as Miss Pa
! ii Malone, or whose loss will
4 more deeply felt by all who knew he
F. J. LoUDIN. Manager,
Fisk Jubilee Singers.