Arizona republican., 1897-10-31
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MUSICAL NOTES
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The Treble Clef club had it's frs meeting of the season last Tuesday, but the attendance was small. It is scarcely fair for its members to place the organizing and directing on the shoulders of their director. They should consider it their duty to re- lieve her of everything except wield- ing the baton. I hope t0 hear soon that they are in active rehearsal; also that I shall hear them in public.
 Here's an idea relative to the need of first class band stand: Why don't the bands give concert to get the nu- cleus for a fund for the erection of a nice shelter? We are confident they would meet with support. The news papers, I am sure, would give their share of help. Don't procrastinatei Put the matter m motion. We want the band stand for the winter mon, hs.
 The Philharmonic club received it's christening last week. It numbers among it's members all the best mu sical people of the city. There is no outward reason why it should not be the leader of all musical matters. It's members are enthusiastic and sin cere. Included among it's supporters are: Mrs. J. E. Walker, Mrs. w c. Barnes, Mrs. Thoraldson, Mrs. Frank Cox. Mrs. Depew, Mrs. w. E. Deity, Mrs. J. L. B. Alexander, Mrs. H. B. Leighton, Mrs. M P. Chubb, Miss Ros- 1yn' Sargent, Miss Halsey, Messrs. Snodgrass, Chubb, Burtis, Barnes, Benham, Fuller, Adams, Leighton. The officers elected were: Mi. M. P. Chubb, president; Mr Andrews, treas urer and secretary; Mr. w. 3. Deity, musical director. The club meets to- morrow evening at 7:SO in the Moni- hon building. A very interesting and general programme will be given in- cluding vocal solos, violin and piano selections.
 Who would have thought that the innocent Moody and sankey hymn could have anything to do with the Armenian atrocities? Yet so 1t is.
 In foreign office blue book the con-
 sul at Angora says that the difficult l ties between the Armenians and the | Turks have been increased by trans
 lat1ons of certain of the more famiI-
 jar Sankey "whims" The consul ex-
 plains that the imagery of th:se sal
 vat1on lyrics is thing Which the
 simple Armenian and the unspeaka ble
 Turk cannot in the least comprehend.
 They put a literal interpretation up-
 on the valiant phrases of the sweet
 singer" with the result that they get
 into trouble. Thus they read, 'Like
 heroes fight the battle," and an Ar
 menian goes and finds Turk to kill. l They sing Hold the Fort'' and
 promptly load their pistols. Even
 onward Christian Soldiers has been
 taken as an instigation to rebellion.
 Really, these translations of English
 hymns should be seen to. I read late
 ly that some of the missionaries on
 the Congo had rendered Lord. Dis
 miss Us' by word which virtually means Lord, Kick Us Out" while
 "Go, Labor On" became Go. Blum
 der On.''
 The following extract is from na-
 per published at Chicago: Madame
 Patti Nicolini, the eminent vocalist
 and farewelldst, will come to us for
 positively the last time next year All who expect to die before the year
 after next will do well to hear the
 human nightingale on this trip. fo1
 Patti never says good-by twice in the
 same year; and to die without hearine her strike her high two thousand dol.
 lar note is to seek the hereafter ir . woful ignorance of the heights te Wnlch a woman with good lungs. 2 castle In Wales, and who uses onl;
 one kind of soap, can soar when sht , trles." We are told these remarks , nave provoked a laugh. Very likely indeed, the last two lines deserve z smile. However, in respect to legiti mate satire, what poor stuff the wholt quotation is! Give Patti her due: sht l has bot announced her last annear r. ance.
 I hope the projected new oper } house will take definite shape in bricl 7 and mortar and get a little furthe l than imagination and lines on draw F ing paper
 Regarding my suggestion last wee] 5 of forming an amateur string orches 3 tra. learn already that string uuar
 tette IS In course of formation. Ma , it meet with success.
 p A recent and romantic episode
 which is reported by a Leipsiz pape 2 to have occurred at a small town r1ea t that city, furnishes important corrob ? oratlve evidence of the truth of th . saying that lever since the worl e began there never was and neve, ca V be such useful man as the railwa !. porter" It appears that the static: h of the town in question boasts tn d possession of a porter who is hot onl Q vigilant and energetic official, bu d also an accomplished organist. An - whenever the Cantor of the Luthera e church happens to be indisposed tn n musical porter presides at the orga e to the entire satisfaction of the con d gregation. Now it so fell out tha n ms services were required on Christ ,- mas day and that after playing pre-
 Jude of Bach's and taking part in th a service, he was only waiting for tn If end of the sermon to play the fins e voluntary. The preacher, howeve e was more than usually prolix and tn Il weary porter, exhausted by his exel II tions at the station on the previou r. day, fell sound asleep in the orga IF loft. At last the sermon ended an n as the porter still slumbered the cler ~1, 1-1~