The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

Music hath charms to soothe the saw
age breast" is an old-school saying. As
things are changed in this later-day
school, Music hath a soothing influ-
ence over the shattered mind"
Upon this latter point agreement
would be simple and final il a trip was
made to the Hillside Home when Pro-
fessor Bauer and his band give one of
their concerts there.
Saturday one of these periodical and
exceedingly graceful acts of kindness
on the part of Professor Bauer was
carried into effect. The band, number
ing twenty-five pieces, left the city on
the 1 o'clock Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western train for Clark's Summit.
From this point conveyances provided
by Superintendent Beemer bore them
to the Home.
In the party which left Scranton. in
addition to the members of the band.
were Poor Directors =. ]. Murphy and
r. c. Brooks. Theodore Connell, John
j. Kaufman, John r. Watkins, Eugene
Shiffer and a Tribune representative.
At the Home the party was augmented
by Alderman and Mrs. Fredrick l.. Full
IT, who drove over from Glenburn Mr..
and Mrs. Fred. Weichel and Mrs. 4.
Whyte. of Clark's Summit, and their
guest Mrs. +. l.. Terppe. wife of Poor
Director Terppe. Miss Edith Jones, Of
Glenburn, and guests. Miss May Fox.
of Massillon. O.. and Attorney j. NJ.
Harris and G.. Surge. of this city. ar
rived shortly afterwards
RECEIVED BY OFFICIALS.
All u.pro rnnoivod h,, crrorin+oodon.
and Matron Beemer, DR. Strang and
Clerk ]. F. Williams. Matron Beemer
| cared for the ladies of the party and
! Superintendent Beemer looked after the
! gentlemen. Cigars were passed about
and for a time general conversation
was enjoyed
Then the band men got out their in
| struments and they proceeded to the
building for elderly and enfeebled wo-
men. where the first selections wre
played The band gathered in the hall
of the main ward and played two selec-
tions. The first was a two-step, the
other Loves Old. Sweet Song" John
| T. Watkins sang the solo for this lat
ter piece. 1t was here that little lad
of about twelve years asked a member
of the band if "hs work was hard puff
fng that engine" The lad referred tu
| a trombone.
Repairing to the dining room, two
more selections were played. One was
the Star Spangled Banner" which
was played at the special request OF
| the queen OF Sheba," gentle old
| lady. She almost broke up the band
| by standing directly behind Professor
Bauer and initiating his leading per.
fectly. At the conclusion Of the piece
she proposed three cheers for the flag
| They We're given with a will and the
| band struck up God Save the Queen,
which made the gentle ladys eyes fair
| ly shine with pleasure as she acknowl.
edged the tribute with queenly bow
From this building the band was ush.
cred to the building for enfeebled anC
harmlessly insane patients, and here
played AT Georgia Camp Meeting,
quckstep, etc. Here William Kelly, the
deformed cripple, who was wont to fol
low the band in days gone by, made
his appearance, and the STARS anC
Stripes" was played for his especia
benefit.
INSANE LIKED IT
The band was then taken to the larg,
hall in the top story Of the admins
tration building, where for over an hou
they played all sorts Of pieces, to tn
evident delight of the one hundred an
fifty insane patients gathered in TIL
hail. Mr.. Watkins also sang here
| When the quickstep or reels wer
played, several of the women and mel
enjoyed themselves byforming a squar
and stepping it off"
One of the pieces played was a med
ley, in which, al one part, the mem
bers of the band introduced such nov
elites as whistling, cat-calls, siren:
singing, yelling and crying. The effeC
was remarkable. When they &c
, through, how the happy listeners di
clap and stamp. Some even forge
themselves and called for more. AS tn
, band was leaving the hall, one insan
man called for attention, and with tn
air of Daniel Dougherty, remarked
in behalf of ourselves and Superin
: tendent, l thank you Gilmore dude
and Irish and Dutch bandmen. Yo
} made lots of noise"
To tell all the little things which haI
) pened that not only furnished muc
amusement for the sane to enjoy, bl
e apparently lifted the ones who wei
l. not of themselves above their conditio
and made them happy, would take
great space.
Three-quarters of an hour was sper
in viewing the buildings, electric ligl
plant and chapel. The grounds are sti
in a state of preparation, but wonder
have been worked since the change
2 the roadway. The big iron fence seen
t quaint at present, but when the beal
tiful lawn is in shape and the trees
5 full leaf, the looks will be entirely a
/ tered. Uniformity throughout has bee
z ACCOMPLISHED and as Secretary We'll