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The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19

a private house and getting meals at
one of the hotels or boarding houses. In
that case, of course, card Of introduce
tion to the host or hostess is accompanied
by bunch of meal tickets So Miss
Soprano found her path made easy for
her and could sing without care as to
how she was to be fed or here she was
to be lodged. 1t was a busy forenoon
for the members of the committees.
While the chorus was rehearsing on the
stage over their heads they sat at long
tables beneath the stage and kept records
of the arrivals and the disposition made
of them. The majority of the singers
reached Portland on the early forenoon
trains, but there were a goodly number
who could not get along until the noon
trains, and for them an especial arrange
ment was made, membe of the COM
mittee meeting the trains and thus enab-
ling the arrivals to get their cards and
tickets without the necessity OF going
way down town to the Auditorium.
1t became evident as the day wore on
that there were many strangers in the
city. They were to be seen on many of
the streets inquiring the way to their
temporary places of abode and as the
hour for the afternoon rehearsal drew
near the streets on the vicinity of the
Auditorium were thronged with them.
The majority OF the singers are women,
and most of the women are young, but
here and there in ths ranks are those
whose hair has been whitened by the
passing years. The singers are represen-
tative of the best elements of the society
in the towns and cities from which they
come and their appearance is highly cred
liable to the commonwealth which the
campaign orators describe as ''the grand
old State of Name
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19
The
WomG2 ap5
the Sphinx


source of their highest JOYS is at the s,,t;;e
time the cause of their greatest wretchsd-
ness? The very attributes which make Il
possible for women to be happy wives and
mothers also render them liable to the ~
most physical misery and pain.
by some weakness of the distinctly feminine
organs are so almost universal among wo-
men that the question might well be asked:
as this Natures punishment for the crime
of being woman
The true answer is No! These suferings
are neither natural nor necessary. They
would not exist if the organism was healthy,
No woman ought to endure such troubles.
There is no need of it. Dr. Pierce's Favor
tie Prescription is a perfect and positive
cure for feminine weakness and disease.
1t gives health and strength to the spe-
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nation; stops weakening drains; promotes
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NAL, vigorous aud painless condition which
Nature intended.
1t is the only medicine of its kind in
vented by an educated and experienced
physician. 1t is the only medicine which
makes babys coming safe and compare
lively painless.
Any woman who would like to know
more about this medicine and about her
own physical makeup should send 81 one
cent stamps to DR.. r. " Pierce, Buffalo,
N. Y, to pay the cost of mailing only on an
absolutely free copy of his thousand-page
illustrated book, The Peoples Common
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cloth covered.
sure and permanent cure for constipa-
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is gentle laxative, two a mild cathartic.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19
Two Lives Saved.
sketches of Those Who Have Prominent
Parts in the Festival.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
CITY, Ill, was told by her doctors she had
Consumption and that there was no hope
for her, but two bottles DIR. Kings New
Discovery completely cured her and she
saws it saved her life Mr.. Thos. Eggers,
1S9 Florida ST., San Francisco, suffered
from dreadful cold, approaching Con-
thin else then bought one bottle Of DR..
fSll New Discovery and in two weeks
was cured. He is naturally thankful
r. is such results, of which these are
samples, that prove the wonderful eff
cacy Of this medicine in Coughs and
Colds. Free trial bottles at r. P. S.
Goold's drug store, 577 Congress street
under Congress Square Houel. Regular
size 900. and S1.00.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19

it was an interesting, bustling scene, and
those who were in their placs could
hardly have been bored at the long wait,
there was so much to see and hear.
Above the buzz of voices came the tu-
a round of applause, as Mr.. Chapman or
Mr.. Kotzschmar appeared in sight.
Mr.. Kotzschmar shook his finger warn
ingly at our chorus and said, with char
acteristic frankness: you'll have to
be wide awake to keep up to those
others!'
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19
HISTORY OF THE FESTIVAL.
How the Idea Originated and 1t Was
Realized.

How the Idea Originated and 1t Was
Realized.
1t may be interesting to give a state
ment of how the festival had it's origin.
Some four years ago Mrs. Annie Louise
Cary Raymond was talking with MIR.
Chapman, the director of the festival,
and she said to him that she thought he
ought to do something for Maine. "Why,
said she, 81 go down there and give my
services for hospitals and church festivals
and things of that sort, and I do it be-
cause am fond of my native State, and
DON see why you, with your great ex-
ecutive ability and great skill as must
cal director, might not do great deal for
the cause of music in Maine"
well, said Mr.. Chapman, I'll see what
can be DONE" Now it happens that Mr..
Chapman has lovely summer home at
Bethel. and some time after the converse.
ton with Mrs. Raymond, DR.. Duff went
there on visit. Both of the gentlemen
are enthusiastic horsemen, and there is
no place in the State that makes more of
specially of perfect equines than Bethel.
Near Mr.. Chapman's summer home is
large roomy, old fashioned country house
with Its twenty-odd rooms, facing every
mood OF the weather, and with a lovely
outlook. The doctor said to Mr.. Chap
man, Whats the matter with coming
down here and starting a summer school,
you and l and our New York friends,
some OF the best teachers in the cityP
Why not have homo here where we can
take pupils; give them summer board and
instruction? We could accommodate for
ty or fifty, and our work would be for the
good of the musical development of
Maine" The idea took root with Mr..
Chapman, who had been oogitating for
long time over Mrs. Raymond's sugges-
ton, and then Mrs. Gehring of Bethel
and Mr.. Herman Homer of Norway be-
came interested, and they did yeoman s
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was the beautiful aria given. The house
rose to the singer. They shouted bravo,
they fairly boiled over with their enthu-
siasm, and four times the modest tenor
had to respond.
Then came the grand event of the eve
ing. Mime. Nordica appeared. What
turmoil. One couldn't believe he was in
conservative old Portland. The writer
was reminded of a Sunday night at the
Metropolitan in New York, when the
great opera house was filled with Ger
mans and Nine. Semtrloh was the star.
Portland people last night acted like
those Germans. They seemed as if they
would shout themselves hoarse and burst
their kid gloves. And how attractive
Nine. Nordica appeared. She wore q
superb white satin, or brocade-we
couldn't see which from where we sat-
with trimming of black velvet. She
blezed with diomonds. Rosettes of them
We're fastened about the corsage, superb
pendants flashed from her ears, and on
her head was magnificent tiara. When
the tumult had subsidized Mime. Nordica
began that touching aria from Elijah,
BE Not Afraid. - Her voice, after her
long rest, was never heard to greater adj
vantage. Its wonderful brilliancy, it's
p rfeet technique, was never more in
evidence. And how pathetically. with
what d wealth of expression, came those
words from her lips, SO clearly enunciated
that, to the very father corner Of the
great Auditorium, it came clear as a
crystal, the appeal to her people "be not
afraid And when she had finished the
turmoil was resumed, ana time and
again, the great singer had to come for
ward She carried away with her two
magnificent clusters of roses. The second
part of the programme was made up of
The "Cujus Amman "Pro Peccatis, -
louis Est Homo,' ''Sancta Mater, Z"
'tStabat Mater chorus, aud the great
lnnammatus" solo and chorus, from
Rossini's wonderful "Stabat Mater, !"
which holds the same relation to the
Catholic church that Handel's messiah"
does to the Protestant. 1t is most
melodious as Is well known and 1t was
the browning delight of this most enjoy
able evening. Mr.. Williams sang the
''Cujus Amman" beautifully; Nine.
Nordica and Miss COUGHS voices har-
monized admirably in the ''Quis Est
Homo" DR.. Duff gave '.Pro Peocatis''
with great dignity;a the "Sancta Ma ter''
was nnely rendered by Mime. Nordica,
Miss Couch, Messrs. Williams and Duff
but 1t was the "Infammatus'' that
magnificent composition, that was so
grandly rendered that little chills ran up
and down the GDjna o. fha s1Darh yoif.a IF
Mime. Nordica rang out clear as a bell
above the grand volume Of the chorus,
and all in such perfect harmony that one
could hardly realize the great mum Der of
participants. The audience cheered and
cheered, the artists all bowed, Mr.. Chap
man made final salute, and the opening
concert was ended. A
The work of the orchestra throughout
was grand. 1t is we'll balanced and plays
with power and delicacy that is most
satisfying. 1t contributed in no small
degree to the success of the performance.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19

work. The Bethel. Andover, Farming ton
and Lewiston choruses talked it over,
and finally concert was given in Lewis
ton that SO delighted large number of
the prominent men there that they agreed
to back project for a festival to be Civ
en- in that city. Mr.. Homer N. Chase be-
came SO interested that.he told Mr.. Chap
man that he would work first, last and
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19

1t was a thrilling moment when Mr..
Chapman said: ''We'll sing the Halle
lujah Chorus" and the orchestra played
the opening bars. Then we began to
sing, and good earnest work followed on
the part of the able conductor, and the
members of the chorus as we'll, for we
had to learn to stand up, to sit down,
and more than all, to stand quietly and
look at our conductor with all our eyes.
Everybody seemed to be working with a
will, and responsive applause came from
the small audience after the singing of
"Be Not Afraid"
In that small audience, however, were
all the Festival artists save Nine. Nor
dica and Nine. Blauvelt, and at different
intervals, as Mr.. Chapman warned the
chorus Of the presence of the different So
loists, he would say enthusiastically
"Give them hand" and we did with q
will
There was no lack of enthusiasm among
the members of the chorus, at the after
noon rehearsal, and erybody felt glad
all over that the Maine Festival was
actually an accomplished thing, and
secondly, that they were in It'll
There was another small audience in
the afternoon, and it was interesting to
see two or three of the local conductors
note their intense interest in the develop.
ment of the work. There was hard work
done, too, in the afternoon, and Mr..
Chapman marshalled his forces in fine
style, working for chorus and orchestra
with an intensity which could not fail to
bring a response from the most apathetio
member.
The chorus seats were we'll filed. and
there were delegations from Auburn and
Lewiston, Bath, Bethel, Buckfeld, Ban
gor, Gardiner, Turner, South Paris, Nor
way, Rockland and Brunswick, so #
seemed as if eight hundred were all there.
There was good deal of drilling done
on the infaInmatus, and we were warned
not to lose our heads, while Nine
Nordioa sang with us. Then we worked
over ''Stabat Mater the Lohengrin.
Tannhauser, Lucia, Hallelujah, and
JOiO1oEo SAOEuS, Aud4Iy SllCltlllS good
bit Of honest praise from Mr.. Chapman
for the way we sang the simpler songs.
Evening"" and ''It is Thou without
the orchestra.
Mr.. Chapman did not wish all the an
plause to go to himself so he called for "a
hand'' for Mr.. Noyes: and his helpers
who had done SO much for the arranee-
ments here, then came round for Mr.
White, the conductor of the Rockland
chorus; one for Mr.. VIM. Tellar of Bath
Mr.. Stinchfield of Lewiston, Mr.. Carroll
of Norway and Mrs. Irish of Buckfteld
who accompanied, led and drilled the
choruses there.
The Rookland chorus, is the best in the
state, the only one which has dared to Mt.
tempt singing without the books, and all
the credit is due to Mr.. and Mrs White
who have accomplished SO much for this
| town.
| Everybody got quite excited over the
applauding, and good hearty round was
given for Mr. Kotzschmar, Mr. Murray
Mr.. Coyle, till finally, somebody said
Chapman and Mr.. Coyle, called fo,
J three cheers for him. and Mrs, Chan.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19

all the time to make a Maine Musical
Festival great triumph.
Last October it was found that the fes-
tiyal must necessarily outgrow city the
size of Lewiston, as singers all over the
State had become interested and all want
ed to have part of it. Then it was
that, after consultation with parties In
Portland and Bangor, it was decided to
have q double headed festival, one in
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19
nan. which were given with a wila.

In going out, one hears such ex-
pressions of delight on all sides. ''Isn' t
it fine - II couldn't sing for the lump in
my throat when we first stood up for the
"HalIelujah, = Odd you know every seat
was taken for tonight?"
"Did you ever know anything SO exoit-
ing as singing with an orchestra. ,"
These were few Of the echoes that we
heard, among the dispensing members at
the afternoon rehearsal.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19
HOW THEY ARE ENTERTAINED.
Miss Adelaide Nelson Sopranos Expert
ence on Arrival.

ence on Arrival.
When Miss Adelaide Nelson Soprano
arrived in Portland yesterday morning to
sing in the choras of the great festival,
coming from her home fifty miles away
on one of the branches of the Maine Gem
trail road, she knew just what to do. for
she had already been given instructions.
She went out through the waiting room
OF the station and looked for q red street
car. In this she had chance to see o
good deal of the Forest City during the
long ride to the Auditorium. At the end
OF the trip across the town, she found her
way into the building, and at the head
of the stairs, found herself In the midst Of
an attentive reception committee. For
weeks the Portland committee had been
m aking arrangements for the arrival of
Miss Soprano and the five hundred other
singers from out of town, and so there
was no trouble for Miss Soprano In find
ing out where she was to be entertained.
One of the attentive committee members
gave her a card of introduction directed
to the Portland lady at whose pleasant
home Miss Soprano is to be CHARTERED.
4 baggage man was on hand to take the
check for Miss Sopranos trunk, and SO
in less than five minutes after she reached
the Auditorium, that young woman knew
Just where she was to stay, and she east
~ found out how to get there, These
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19
A CHORUS GIRL.
Tells What She Saw at Yesterdays Re-
hearsals.

The scene ut the Auditorium on Mon
day morning was certainly enlivening, and
almost cosmopolitan in character. On
entering at the side door, about half past
nine, groups of people were standing
about the basement, under the stage. all
briskly engaged in conversation as if
much important business was going on.
Foreign looking men, with their instru-
ments for the orchestra, appeare here
and there, in the midst Of the moving
crowd, making one wonder If this really
could be our own city.
On the stage the excitement was moro
apparent in the work of assigning the
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19
The PORTLAND CHORUS.
Gentlemen and Ladies' Who E,a,,

MAKE
Festival a Success,
We should like to give the names IF tho
entire chorus, but we have not space and
must content ourselves with the names
of the Portland chorus singers:
soprano-Sarah ". Adams, Lucia B.
Anthoine, Lean Barker. Mrs. A. +,
Boody, Carrie E. Bennett, Annie NJ
Blake, Carrie L. Blanchard, Alice Rlos.
som, Mrs. A. t. Dodge, Mrs. J. W How
ers, Mrs. j. W. Brackett, A. Nj. Bnrn-
ham, Margaret and Ruth Burrowes. nor,
Carleton, Gertrude Card, II. S. Castner
Elvira j. Caswell, Alice Chamberlain
Mrs. William Chamberlain, B, Il. Coffin
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19

seats to the members Of the VISITING cbor
uses. Here Mrs. William K. Chanman
was the presiding genius, arranging the
different delegations with much ease and
tact.
The Portland chorus was first seated and
the others gradually came into line. but
it was some time before Mr.. Chapman
took his place on the stand. At any rate
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

The mystery of woman
hood is full of deep
unanswerable enigrnas.
Why should women be
compelled to suffer SIM
ply because they are wo-
men? Why is it that the
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19

the lights. They climb along the great
| iron trusses of the curved roof. They
hang in pendant festoons over the stage
and when they are all turned on they
make the big building as light as day.
! =. Mr.. e. S. e. Mcclellan has had charge
| of many of the interior arrangements of
the hall, and it is largely due to his
energy that the dressing rooms under the
stage are so handsomely appointed. The
Waiter Corey company loaned fine furni-
ture for the fitting up of the rooms and
H. j. Bailey & Co., supplied many hand.
some rugs. Burbank & Douglass lent the
crockery.
Manager Homer N. Chase is too busy 8
man to talk long to any one person, but
be found time to say to PRESS reporter
that the way in which Portland people
had shown their appreciation of the festi-
val was very gratifying to the manage
| ment.
Messrs. Edward A. Noyes, chairman:
Edward H. York, treasurer; Albert S.
Woodman. secretary of the executive com
| ,nittee. Harriet B. Coe, secretary of the
entertainment committee and Frederick
S. Vail, auditor, are five gentlemen to
whom much Of the success of the Port
| land festival is due.
| A striking feature of the concerts is the
enthusiasm Of the chorus, who applaud
their conductor and the soloists with as
much vjgorsas do the audience.
| Mrs. Chapman is everywhere present at
the hall, and is of the greatest assistance
to her husband in his arduous task. To
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-17
liRANv lbE.I:EGN,

The Ladies' Guild of st. Peters p. E.
church will give an oyster supper at
M"orc's store. corner Of Park and Bran
Dleton avenues, next "Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. The proceeds will
be devoted 10 paying the church debt.
trinity NJ. T.. church. South, corner
MI.tby and Corprcw avenues Rev. T..
y. Potts. Notwithstanding Sunday
morning al IL O'clock by the pastor
Preaching Sunday evening at s O'Clock
by the pastor. Sunday school Mt a:30
a. IN. Prayer meeting at $3.50 D. m.
Sunday.
McK"ndrcc NJ. L. church, Rev. r. II.
beEneit. MISUNDERSTANDING to-day at II
a. m. and 7:i5 p. III. Sunday school Mt
80 4. m.
Park Avenue Baptist church-Rcv. ].
j. liIli, d. D., will preach to-day at II
4. III. and H. m Morning subject, "The
Christians Development" evening sub
ieCt. "rh" Long Suffering Of God a Gail
10 Repentance"
Memorial Christian Templc-sundav
school at $50 4. m. Preaching at II n
m ana y. IN, Subject, at night, ."rhe
Disabling Quality Of Sin" The Y. u.
). G. r.. meets at Gas y. m.
Christadclphian E!cclesia- Services al
II oclock q. m
Intelligence was received yesterday Al
Mrs. Thomson's. 200 North Park avenue
that their relative Mrs. j.. III. Lamb. nce
Sander:Cn formerly Of this ward. died
Suddenly Friday night at Waveriy, Va
The remains have hsen brought to ITick
DRY Ground, Norfolk county, for inter
mcnt to-day The deceased had a la: 90
circle Of friends In Norfolk who will be
panied 10 hear OF her demise.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-17
NEWPORT NEWS.
Warwick County's Treasury Empty,
But Its Credit Good.

Warwick County's Treasury Empty,
But Its Credit Good.
Newport News. Va, Oct 1G.-(Spe-
cial)-The petition, famous i'll local le-
gal annals ITO have Justice of the Peace
&. l.. Harris removed from thc Office
he enjoys in Rockets. again came up
in the Hastings Court this morning.
THE case was argued by counsel. Massrs.
Robinson and Fields FOR the plaintiff,
and G. Ashley for the defendant.
Judge Barham reserved his decision.
The Free State" OF Warwick seems
to have been stranded upon the shoals
of impecuniosity. 1t was reported to-
day that the county Is unable 10 pay
clerks, teachers, police, etc. The banks,
however. stand ready to discount war
rants OH faith. The county taxes, now
due, amounting to about $1,000, will be
available within sixty days.
IN an interview yesterday Mr.. ]. +.
Hubbard, the defeated candidate for the
LeSisla ture, stated that he was ready
ito support Mr. II. T. Powell. his sue
ccSsful opponent on the Hastings
POLICE COURT DOCKET.
Martha Collins, disorderIy; dismissed
at cost of plaintiff.
Media Mackey, disorderly; dismissed
at cost Of plaintiff.
'|ilSISSii, llleu 81
and costs
Robert Jones, disorderly; fined 81 and
costs.
Amherst Williams, colored. disorder
Is; dismissed at costs OF plaintiff.
James Williams, c'5lored. disurderly:
dismissed n costs Of plaintiff
Lee Stott colorcd, consented To be
whipped.
Lawrence Fitzgerald. disorderly
fined 81 ana costs
Marriage licenses were issued at the
clerks office to Philip Il. Cassidy and
Maggie NJ. *. Niethanccr; James p.
Baxter and Maggie NJ. Herman The
latter couple will be married OH the 10Th
instant.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS.
SAILED.
Schr. Massasoit, 10 c. and o. for coal,
Providence.
Barge Lone Star, to C. and o. for
coal, Boston
Barge Helicon, to C. and o. FOR coal
Providence.
stmp Pisa, u. S. S. Co, FOR mixed
cargo lard and grain, Hamburg via
Norfolk.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-17
iiUSE'EltSvEI.LE.

Mr. G. c. Graham continues i'll at
his home, on Johnson avenue.
The wire fer electric lights along
Central avenue has been put in posi-
ton.
The Rev n. w Webb will fiji his
puiptt in lIuntersyiilc NJ. r.. church to-
day AT the regular appointments.
Rclcrt is made that Central avenue
needs reguttering and curling from
Johnson avenue in the direction OF the
power house. Just at the corner of
Johnson and Central avenues work IS
badly needed 10 adjust the sidewalk and
repair the dccaying boards "a lady had
q fall at that point, and therc Is a
constant menace to safety owing To
much needed repairs. The road board
should attend TO the matter at once.
Miss Minnie y. Pitt, of Central ave
nue.. continues quite indIspcsed at her
home, on Central avenue
The Methodist Ladies' Sewing Circle
will meet with Mrs. Tumbleson, Cen
trial avenue. tomorrow at $3.50 p. m.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-17

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