The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-09
FOR THE MAINE FUND
Concert at the National Yesterday
a Brilliant Success.
Fashion, Patriotism and Music Com
bine to Achieve a Notable Triumph
at the National.

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benefit of the Maine fund, she would have
been confronted with the statement that
every seat in the house had been sold.
Being Columbia. she would naturally have
conformed thankfully to the condition of
standing room only" and once in would
have felt, as did every other man and
woman in the vast assemblage, that the
air was charged with patriotism and that
the coloring of every thought was exclu-
sively red, white and blue.
The entire house was deliberately draped
with flags, and the base of the President
box was screened with the American
cOat-of-arms wrought in gilt on bunt-
ing background of navy blue. President
and Mrs. Mckinley arrived a few mo-
mentS before the commencement of the
| program, and the crowd waiting the
pavement greeted their presence with
! cheers. Both on their way to the foyer
and upon reaching their box the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley responded with
smiles and bows, and once seated COM
fortably with their guests, the stage full
of attractive young musicians who COM
pose the Woman's Orchestra of New
York, drew their bows at the wave of
their leaders baton. and the concert be-
i gan. Patriotic programs illuminated
I with flags were sold al 10 cents each by a
/ number of pretty young daughters of
! Army and Navy families. among whom
We're Miss Miles. Miss Bates, Miss Ram
say, Miss Emory, Miss Hichborn and Miss
F.. Deering. Young officers in full uniform
/ acted as ushers, and when the guests
were seated and provided with programs
both the young ladies and officers diStrib-
( uted small flags, which were bought by
+. the hundreds at cents each. Mrs. Au-
gustus Tyler entertained the orchestra,
/ who gave their services voluntarily, and
| were furnished free transportation by the
/ Pennsylvania Railroad.
1t scarcely seems possible that any en-
| tertainment ever before given in WASH
ington could show such a brilliant as
semblage of distinguished people. Almost
every prominent official in Washington
was present with his family: the Army
and Navy were largely in evidence, to-
gether with many representatives from
the various embassies and legations. As
1 viewed from the dress circle the house
below seemed like an opalescent sea OF
dainty silks and satins biilowy with
| lace-and oh, the diamonds, the dia-
mondsl
The committee who so helpfuly aided
Mrs. Long, the wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, in accomplishing yesterday
| O'Neil, Mrs. Bradford. Mrs. Matthews
Mrs. Hichborn, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Hey
wood. Mrs. Van Reypen, Mrs. Lemley
Mrs. Clover and Miss Beecham. The pa
trOnesses, nearly all of whom were pres
ent, were Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. Hobart
Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Grant. Mrs. Alger
Mrs. Gage Mrs Griggs Mrs Bliss, Mrs
Gary, Miss Wilson. Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnson, Mrs Sigsbee Mrs. Wainwright
Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. Peckham. Miss Wilson.
Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Hale.
Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Hanna Mrs. McMillin,
Mrs. Wetmore. Mrs Gray. Mrs. Mills,
Mrs. Hit, Miss Boutelle, Mrs. Ludlow.
Smith, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Lothrop
Bradley Mrs Emory. Mrs. Schley, Mrs
NJ. Bailey, Mrs. Pellew, Mrs. McNair.
Mrs. Bates. Mrs. LOwndes Mrs HObsOn.
Mrs. Sargent, Mrs Audenreid Mrs Frank
Rodgers, Mrs. Schr oeder, Mrs. Hawley,
Mrs. Very, Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. Mott,
Mrs. McKenna, Mrs Miles. Mrs. Sheri-
dan, Mrs. Letter, Mrs. n. S. Lincoln, Mrs
A. c. Taylor. Mrs. Childs, Mrs. Mcclure,
Mrs Boardman, Mrs. T. Nelson Page.
/ Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Ramsey,
Mrs Stanley Matthews, Mrs. Wads-
worth, Mrs Mulligan, Mrs. Ernst. Mrs.
Summer, Mrs. Aulick Palmer, Mrs. Davis,
Mrs Tuckerman, Mrs. Benham, Mrs.
Brownson, Mrs. Addison Porter Mrs
r. Young, Mrs. Weightman Mrs. Good
loe, Mrs. Sunderland, Mrs. Edie, Mrs.
Hammond. Mrs. Davenport.
Among those who occupied boxes be.
sides the President and Mrs Mckinley
were the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Long. Mrs Richardson Clover Mrs Lei
ter and Mrs. Elkins. Others present were
Mrs Sartoris and Miss Sartoris, Mis-:
Sherman. Mrs. Audenried. Mrs. Aubrey
Mrs. John a. Logan, Mrs. Charles O.
Ayres, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs Xii
vert, Mrs Burroughs and Miss Hamilton
Musically speaking. the performance,
was one of the most varied and pleasing
heard here in some time Carl V Lach
mund, the director, has his orchestra un
der perfect control, and the numbers rem
dered were as graceful and finished il
their nature as would have been possibi,
with an organization of far greater repu
tation The program contained large
assortment of weH-selected airs. Thes,
We're from composers of all grades anC
all nations. collection of three German
folk songs being Offset by like number
i OF American ballads. Two of the mos
, pleasingly given selections were a rathe
unique arrangement of Schubert's "Sere
, made" played with violin obligato b,
, Miss Neidhardt and Blasser's s'Noc
turne," both of which combined rare ex
preston with movement rather quicke
than IS generally given them. In the las
Miss Cluss, at the harp; Miss Branth,
. violin vtrtuoso of considerable merit, anC
, fraulein Gaertner had solo parts, anC
sustained their places as leaders in thu
, ensemble to excellent advantage
, L'Abille," played by sixteen solo violins
was enthusiastically encored, the blend
ing and technique of ensemble beins
noteworthy. a French serenade by
, Pierne, and hungarian sketch by Volk
mann, brought the program to a close
Nine Nina Rathbone was the vocal so
loist of the afternoon, and her singine
created a marked impression. She is pos
sessed of a voice of considerable power
; and sweetness, tempered but in 10 way
: lessened by evident long training pref
ty little ballad, Because | Love You
Dear" was given with great feeling ant
the aria, from Hamlet" pleased in al
equal degree Frauein Leontine Gaert
: ner contributed two solos on the violon
: cello and succeeded in winning an encore
for each
! 1t was arranged by the committee il
: charge that "a perfect ovation should fol
low the singing of THE Star SpangIeC
: Banner" after the final number on tn,
tributed, and the verses of the sons
: printed and given to each of the auditors
: But, for some reason or other the enthu
SlaSm did not materialiZe and Miss Rath
: bone was compelled to sing the nationa
: air alone. 1t seemed to bad that houst
gathered for the purpose of celebrating
: and doing honor to the countrys dead b,
assisting their wives and children SHOULD