The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-28
A MUSICAL TREAT
Women's Choral Union Gives
a Fine Concert at Elks'
Hall.
ARTISTS WHO ASSISTED
Splendid Programme Well
Rendered . Officers and
Members Of the Club.


The Women's Choral Society of Jersey
City held its fifth private concert at
Elk's Hall last night. The hall was
crowded with fashionable audience.
Every seat in the auditorium and the
gallery was occupied, and many men
were obliged to stand in the rear of the
hall Almost one hundred ladies all
dressed in white as a background for
the orchestra Of men in black made up
as pretty a scene as has ever been wit
messed on any stage in this city and the
music, both vocal and Instrumental was
of a character that reflected credit not
only the society but from the city. It
was rich musical treat. The music
was conducted by Mr.. Arthur D. Wood
ruff
The society was assisted by Mr.. Julian
Walker, bass; Mr.. Manfred Malkin. piano
and string orchestra, conducted by Mr..
Gustav Dannreuther, with Mr.. Richard
T. Percy as accompanist. The pro-
gramme included the chorus, Shubert's
Omnipotence,' My Lady Chlo;" a,
Ballade in A; b., Yalse in e minor by
Chopin; G. Prelude in B minor (Mendels-
sohn), by Mr.. Manfred Malkin; @on the
Lake of Traun,' QThieron, an obligato
solo by Mr.. Julian Walker; Cantata,
Young Lovel's Bride (Wm. E. Haesche)
a., "a Mans Song (Harris); b., "rhe
Pirates Song Gilbert, by Mr.. Julian
Walker; a., Over the Stars (von Wi
LAM; b., Estudiantina, d4acome) by the
sockty; a., Swedish Melody. (swendsen;
b, Gavotte, RameaU, by string orches-.
ira; Summer Fancies,' (Bernald), by
society
The Women's Choral Society is COM
posed of the following officers and mem
bers:-
President, Mrs. Talbot r. Chambers;
first vice president. Miss Lucy F. Nelson;
second vice president, Mrs. Henry E.
Niese, secretary, Miss Edyth n Mar
shall; treasurer, Mrs. G. Howard Slater;
assistant treasurer, Mrs VIM. Il. Speer;
librarian, Miss Oakley; accompanies, Miss
Mary Lockhart.
Membership committee, Mrs Cornell
ius Brett. chairman; concert committee,
Mrs. John Headden, Jr, chairman
Printing committee, Mrs. Frank Cavalli,
chairman.
Active members, first sopranos Mrs.
Z. A. Alberts, Mrs. A. z. Bennett, Miss
Belle Boltwood, Mrs. j r. Bowen, Miss
q. Brooke, Miss NJ. Butler. Mrs. Talbot
R. Chambers, Mrs. w. E. Davis, Mrs.
L. R. DressIer, Miss Ferris. Miss May
Forman, Miss Evelyn Foster, Mrs. ].
Fl Gilmore. Miss Gilmore, Mrs. Max
well Grierson, Miss Halsey, Mrs ] w.
Hardenbergh, Miss Bertha Hastings,
Miss Isbister, Mrs. L. II. Jones, Miss
Elda Kase, Mrs. Harry G. Louderbough,
Miss A. n. Marshall. Miss L. F. Nelson,
Mrs. Fl. E. Niese, Miss Ruth Hyde
Norris.
Second sopranos Mrs. Gertrude Bail
ey, Miss Pearl Brooke, Miss Carlyn De
Peyster Brush, Miss S. L. Culver, Mrs
Samuel Drayton, Mrs II. Dusenbury,
Mrs. Frnak Eyeland, Miss E. Fitch, Miss
Florence II. Gebhard, Mrs. G. E. Graf,
Miss Gertrude Hamilton, Mrs John Head
den, Jr.. Mrs John Heck. Mrs. Charles
B. Hughes, Miss Rooster, Mrs. John r.
Landrine, Miss Gladys Linn, Miss May
Y. Long, Miss g. n. Marshall. Mrs.
Harry T. Pond, Miss Marjorie Powell
Miss Florence Rowe. Mrs. Simeon Row
land, Mrs. W. II. speer, Miss Frances
Sutphin, Mrs. ]. Is. Tanner.
First sopranosAfiss Marjorie Post,
Miss Re .se, Miss Redgrave. Mrs. Elean-
or ?. Shaw, Mrs. Samuel Sterling, Mrs.
William D. stiyers, Mrs. c. H. Slater,
Mrs. Il. 3. Van Dien, Miss Van Horne.
Miss Z. Van Horne, Mrs. uriah Wash
burn.
First altos Mrs. r. NJ. Alston, Mrs.
Bnla Blauyelt, Mrs. w F. Brush, Mrs.
Frank cavalli, Miss Il. n. Clark, Mrs.
Z. Cross, Miss Virginia Doggett, Miss
Frost, Mrs. John p. Fairbanks, Mrs.
George Z. Hough, Miss G. w. Houston,
Miss Klein, Miss Oakley, Mrs. Charles
II. Purds, Mrs. George e. Rowland,
Mrs schuyler stivers. Mrs. S. A. Tracy,
Mrs George E yiekers, Mrs. W. j.
Ward, Mrs. II. II Winchester.
Second sopranos Mrs. Vyee;a,sd