The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-20

Mr.. 8. =. Warren Is a prominent music
ian who was for twenty years organist
OF Grace church Broadway, New York
city. The Allegretto Pastorate suggests
scenes common in England in the time
OF Elizabeth and still common in some
parts of Europe. A stroling piper ap-
pears upon the village green, strikes up
a merry tune and the village lads and
lassies join at once in a rustic dance.
suddenly the organ in the ancient church
near by breaks in, the minds of the dane
ers are turned to sacred things, and the
dance Is discontinued. When the organ
ceases the piper continues and the merry
dance Is resumed The Hymn to the
Evening Star Is transcription from
WagneTs opera Tanhaueser,' where
wolfram, accompanied on his harp, sings
an apostrophe to the star to bear Elsa.
wedding music by West, an American
composer, is very original composition
which does not suggest a wedding cere-
lnony, but seems rather to express the
happiness of the welded pair.
Ihe Chorus of Shepherds affords
striking contrasts. 1t opens with full or
gan and may be said to suggest the Joy
or the shepherds on the hills of Judea
at the birth of Christ. The shepherds
cease their singing and q choir of angels
IS heard chanting Gloria in Excelss, in
Exceisis Deo.' This is played upon the
NoN Humana, or human-voice-stop a
STOP by the way, which is all the more
charming in its effect If sparingly used.
After the GLORIA in Excelsis," the shep-
herds, and apparently all earth, Join
again In chorus of joy. The Come
Unto Me-" by Gounod, Is purposely placed
last ana is, as 1t were, a continuation of
the preceding. What more fitting
thoughts could dwell in the minds of the
listeners as they leave the sacred edi-
flce?"
Rev. DR.. Glfln will organize a Chau-
tauqua circle at Elm Park church this
evening which probably will be the larg-
est ever formed in this region. 1t will be
conducted by A. V. Bower and will con-
tain much talent of the city. 1t will be
entirely undenomlnational and age will be
no barrier. DR.. Giflln spoke last evening
IN most interesting way regarding plans
for this reading club.
The Home for the Friendless has lost a
good friend in Mrs. John Zeidler who has
ever kindly remembered that institution
during many years.
A school controller has enough obliauy
cast upon him in this town if he merely
shares in the general discredt which re-
fleets upon him at times from the antics
of the entire board, but he really can't be
blamed for objecting when a case of mis-
taken identity gives him an additional de-
gree of notorety. This is just about the
situation which is now affecting William
j. Welsh, Of the Ninth ward. AS every
body knows, he is a Republican. Control
yer Anthony Walsh, of the Twentieth
ward, is a Democrat. The difference of
one letter in name isn't as great as the
dlfference in the political views of these
two gentlemen on the school board. Par
ticularly was this true at the Monday
evening meeting of last week when Mr..
Welsh was out of the city, but when Con-
trolEer Anthony Walsh's remarks created
such sentiment that Mr. Welsh has been
called upon to defend himself frequently
during the past week from the delusion
that he was responsible for what was
said at the meeting. He is just tired of it
and wants a rest.
Miss Vernon's cooking lessons will be-
gin this morning at 10 o'clock at St.
Luke's Parish house.