The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
Members of the Department Who
Are Qualified May Organize a
Double Sextet to Appear on
Special Occasions
GOOD MATERIAL FOR
SUCH AN ORGANIZATION
Sergt. Nc Murray, Officers Burke,
Goodwin, Reardon, LavioIette,
Ryan, Kerwick,GiIchrist Moore,
Davidson, Moore and Fryberg'
Good WarbIers

Florodora's double sextet, with its
famous Tell Me, Pretty Maid, Are
There Any More at Home Like You
selection, promises to be eclipsed right
here in Worcester, and IL of Worces-
ters husky billy -swingers make up the
party that gives promise of doing II.
Plans for the formation of the double
sextet are now more than started and
the officers are satisfied that after they
have "few huns" together it will
be a case of someone going away back
and sitting down.
Material for a good quartet never
was lacking in the police department
and at almost any time seXtet coulo
have been easily got together out tne
latest idea of a double seXtet orlgl-
mated in "a hum" the officers have oc-
casionally at the station. The mar
monious blending of musical discover
les was such as give rise to the great
est of hopes and, no one of the many
admirers of WOrcesters finest who at
tends the annual police ball, a trlne
over a month hence, need be surprised
to see IL bluecoats march onto the
platform OF Mechanics Hall and make
a bow to the assembly.
a musical standpoint, who can un-
earth musical melody, have been dls-
covered in the department, and II plans
do not miscarry the singing Will be
one of the best attractions that eould
be offered at the annual social event
of the department
Charles R. Hanson, for years con-
nected with concert singing In Wor-
cester. has offered his services as dt-
os 81, ,ori, nd no will have
charge of the bluecoat songsters until
they succeed in producing combined
melody that shows no flaws. 8
Mr.. Hanson thinks it good idea
and the men of the department belleVe
that nothing would be more fitting or
appropriate than the organization OF
musical body. There are in the course
of a year many events at which quar-
tet could appear to advantage and 1t
looks now as though the plans made
would be productive of the desired re-
suit.
At different times since the organi-
cation of the department it's members
have graced many occasions and DIS
played talent other than that for which
they are noted.
AS guardians of the peace the city
is fortunate in being able to vie with
other cities of it's size. At baseball
d team Oh pldyClS was ullCcl NAtSN bA'o
dealt out a severe trouncing to CO.
terie of police balltossers from Hart
ford, and whenever called upon to give
an exhibition of prowess in any line
the department has never been lack
ing.
officer Gustaf Fyrberg, himself an
accomplished musician, is one OF the
prime movers in the organization or
the sextet and all other officers in the
4 no Qt
sang are also much interested. Officer
Simeon M. Bellows thinks he ought to
work in for a place in the double sex
tet but the other officers do not think
so. Simeon was on duty at the Musl-
cal Festival and it is limited that this
is his reason for wanting a place, but
Simeon says his qualifications are not
based on such a foundation.
The u members of the department
who have been suggested as capable to
try for places areTall possessed of good
voices. They are: Sergeant Thomas
McMurray and GIilcers William j. Ry-
an, James j. Burke, John w. Reardon,
Richard j. berwick, Frank p A. Gill
christ, Ira Goodwin, George e. Moore,
Henry A. Laviolette, James t. David
son, Fred w. Porter and Officer F'yr-
berg.
In the list are six good tenor sing
Burke, Reardon, Kerwick. Lavioette
and Porter All have at different times
sung with organizations where merit
alone counted in the selection of mem
bers, and all are considered good ma
terial. The base singers are: Sergeant
McMurray, officers Ryan, Moore, Fyr-
berg, Gilchrist and Davidson.
officer Ryan's ability as singer has
often been attested at various social
o,-a,,+s IN and he is at nrpg-
ent a singer in st. Johns Church Choir.
He possessed a good bass voice, and the
singing shows many hours of care
full study and training. He has APP
peared on the stage and has refused
many offers to join professional opera
companies.
officer Moore has sung in church
choirs, as also has officer Davidson.
Sergeant McMurray has a good voice,
and at one time directed a church
choir officer Gilchrist as member
of an impromptu quartet at Station l,
has shown his ability.
Officer Burke sang for a number of
years in the choir at the Church of the
Sacred Heart.
officer Fyrberg was leader of an or
chestra in Worcester for a number of
years, and for 20 years has played a
violin officer George Rogers of Sta
ton 2, is also a good violin player
and has made a dose study of harmony
and other essentials of a good musical
education.
With songs by the sextet and selec-
tons by the department violinists there
is little doubt but what both would be
pleasing additions to the musical pro-
gram at the annual concert and ball.
A VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT
FOR WORCESTER COUNTY