The record-union., 1897-09-26

the opening of the schools. Early Mon
day morning thestreets resounded to the
fresh young voices and pattering feet
of school children, for the first time
in two months, and many were also the
little tots of four and five attended by
anxious mothers en- route TO their first
experience in schooling under the ex-
pansive and happy influence OF the
kindergarten White dresses and blue
ribbons galore dotted the streets In
company with embryo citizens in knee
breeches and spotless white waists
dafntily frilled, and one unconsciously
heaves sigh and cons dreanly the
we'll known lines:
Backward turn backward, O~time, III
Make me a child again, just for to-
night.
And vet these very same care-free
and happy children, that we are envy
ing with hearts grown aweary with try
ing to solve the sterner problems OF
life, looking forward with eager and
unclouded eyes, into the future, ape
their elders, longing to be grown up,
and donning papa's silk tile or mann
mas trailed petticoat, strut about with
imaginations all aglow with the pros
pect, to them so rose -colored, OF eman-
cipation from bread and butter days.
The weIl-known Christian Science
teacher and exponent, Mr.. Bradner,
who preached last Sunday at 1920 Q
street. is soon to leave us for FL Dora
do County. To-day is Mr.. Bradner's
last Sunday among us, and so many
are the warm friends he has made here,
many and deep regrets are expressed
at his departure. Miss Gertrude Ger
ris acted as organist for the meeting
last Sunday, in the absence of Mrs.
Bradner.
John Benton of the Occidental Mines,
Placer County, has been in the city for
some days on visit to his family
Mrs. Boyd and Miss Hazel Boyd of
Bodie are making an extended visit 10
relatives in this city. Mrs Boyd ex-
poets TO remain some two or three
weeks longer, and Miss Hazel will re-
main during the winter.
The prospective vested choir OF st.
Paul's Church, this city, has become an
established fact to such degree that
the ladies of the parish are engaged
upon the making of cassocks and cot
tas for the gentlemen who will consti-
tute the choir. Mr. Mel has had the
project in view for some months past
and has been untiring in his efforts to
make ii a success from every point OF
view. He has made arrangements TO
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same order in San Francisco and will
thus be enabled to secure the latest
and best arrangement of music for male
voices. In Mr.. Miels own words he
exnects to make this 'the choir" or
male voices on the coast 1t viii be
composed entirely Of men, and sixteen
or more voices are already enrolled
MANY of the San Francisco churches
are supporting vested choirs that OF
St. Iukes being the best in the city,
where choir boys are employed In the
production of La Gioconda" at the II
voh some two weeks ago, this cholr
was employed in rendering most dlf-
ficult chorus of fisher boys. ana dld so
to perfection. and as one OF the primer
pals remarked, were the best oehaVed
youngsters you could ask TO see.
Grace Church. however, has vested
choir entirely Of mature adult voices,
and il is this choir that serves as
model for the Rector of st. Paufs, VINO,
On hearing, was charmed with the style
of music they rendered. st. Paufs mas
undergone many changes of one sort
or another, not the least among wmch
has been found in the choir. The par
ish has been somewhat divided in its
opinion about the style of music most
preferable. but l think there are lot
many who do not and have not sin
cerely regretted for the past two years
or more, the boy choir of over thirty
voices that did such thoroughly good
work under the superior training OF
Mrs. Addie T. Pinkham. who has prov
ed herself so efficient choir master in
theinterim thesolo sopranos have grown
into young manhood. some of them now
doing duty in other choirs. Notable
among the voices that attracted the
greatest interest were VIII Sachs. Ed
4 gar Coffman and Henry Arnold The
former, who possessed a soprano of
high range and beautiful quality, is
now first tenor of the English Lutheran
Church in this city Mr.. Coffman's
voice still retains its high register. and
is a tenor voice of extraordinary capac-
itv. The young man has kept up his
connection with St. Paul's, and will be
a member of the new choir. Henry