The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-26
OLD FOLKS.
Successful Entertainment In
Union Congregational Church.

The large chapel of the Union Congre-
gational church, at the corner of Broad
and Stewart streets was filled to the
doors last evening, when an "Old Folks
Concert" of unusual excellence was given
by the members of the church and Sum
day school.
The singers were all attired in the
costumes OF a century or more ago, and
as one surveyed the scene IL did not re-
qure a vivid imagination 10 fancy ones
self back in early colonial days when New
England was young.
The program OF the concert, which was
in two parts. follows, viz:
Tunes. Portland. Complaint" Mil
ford" All Ye Singers; Solow. II Can
Not Sing the Old Songs" Helpful
Nicholas; Jerusalem. My Glorious
Bigge Choir: "Old Folkes at Home" :"
BY Charity soule and All Ye
Syngers; Ye Rounde Songe: Yankee
Sleigh Rides" BY Helpful Nicho-
las and ye Menne Syngers: Strike
the Cymbal," All Ye Singers; Litera-
rie Addrefs. BY ye Authoresse Me-
hitable Patience Rich; Easter
within mile o. Ednboro' Town." Char
fly Soule Cousin Jedediah." Helpful
Nicholas and All Ye SINGERS; Anvil
Chorus" All Ye Singers.
The names OF the singers were as fol-
lows, and. as well be observed the Chris
tian names were changed into the old
style. as befitting the occasion
Ye Wommene Syngers--Charity Soule.
Comfort Burnside. Mercy Pierce. Joseph
inc Waterman. Susannah Lee. Molly
Stetson. Mrs. Capt. Jenckes, Despair
Robinson. Maria Jane Aver Jemima
Huntsman, Polly Lookout Peckham, Bet
~ Louise witcher, Polly Atkins. Merry
Pecksniff. Noel, Prudence Reynolds, Pa
tience Cram, Matilda Pierce. Deborah
Lee. Faith Logee. Dorothy Bidweil
Brown, samanthy Briggs. Mehitable Pa
tience Rich. Christy Ann Stanton. Mary
Jane Parkinson. Becky Bidwell Brecken-
ridge, Octavia Venus All ms, Johannah
Evelyn Smith. Cherry Pecksniff Smith,
Sophia Lyman.
Ye MEME Syngers--Malachai Brewster
Stillman, tymeist: Helpful Nicholas, Eli
hu Burnside. Zedekiah Clapp, Perriwinkle
Moffat Hodfast Butman. Roderick Kelly.
Valentine Davidson. Jonadab Brecken-
ridge, Joel Wood. job Jonathan Peckham,
Obediah Reynolds. Preserved Rice, Jo-
than Cogan, Ebenezer Bodwell Jedediah
Logee, Rufus Kelly. DR.. Perribone Phil
Adoniran Jordan. Capt. Jenvkes.
The chorus work OF the concert under
the direction OF Prof. Stilman was ed
mirable especially in inspiring old tune Of
Jerusalem. My Glorious Home and the
anvil Chorus" The solo work by Char
ity Soule was delightful and she was
obliged to respond TO several insistent en-
cores.
The solo "I Cannot Sing the Old
Songs" by Helpful Nicholas demanded
an encore and he responded with that
sweet song by Mr. Samuel ~. Mitchell,
Touch the Harp Gently, my Pretty
Louise"
The hit OF the evening, however. which
literally brought down the house was the
"literarie address" by Mrs Julia Ashley
Rich, alias "Mehitable Patience Rich"
This was an extremely witty story.
told I'm Mrs Rich's inimtable style, OF
how the women OF the Rockville church
raised money for the home missionary
society.
The concert closed with the singing OF
America by chorus and audience.
II should be added that the success OF
the concert was due In large measure to
Miss Bertha Smith whose executive abil-
fly in planning all the arrangements, for
the same. was generally commented up
on. To Mr.. Orrin Otis also belongs great
credit for his part az chief usher In the
affair.