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The sun., 1905-12-28
HANDEL'S "MESSIAH" SUNG.
The Oratorio Society Must Live Somehow
and That's the Reason.

An oratorio society is a useful institution
In any city but it has hard time earning
q living. Publics as we'll as republics are
ungrateful, and no outpourngs of thanks
follow performances of such noble orks
as Bach 3 "St. Matthew Passion or Brahms
German Requiem" A devoted oratorio
society will persist in performing these
works because they are great, but if it
desires to stay alive so that it can perform
them, it must give "The Messiah" at least
once Year.
The Oratorio Society OF this city has
for many Seasons been forced to keep its
pot boiling with Handels masterpiece, and
Yesterday the first of its two Christmastide
performances came around again. The
other will take place tonight at Carnegie
Hall, which was, as a matter Of course,
packed Yesterday. The Oratorio Societys
life is saved again.
Ii is hardly worth while to make extended
Comment on the performance. Its general
spirit was dull and listless The solo singers
we're Mrs. Corinne Rider-Kelsey, soprano;
Nine, kirkby-Lunn. contralto; George
Hamlin, tenor, and David Bispham, barry
tone. Mrs. Rider-K elsey is not a familiar
acquaintance to local concertgoers and
did Yesterday she is likely to remain a
stranger Her voice is excellent and ought
to suit the Messiah" music, but she was
long way from its style.
The chorus proceeded decorously through
The score and the orchestra was not dis
urbed. Altogether it was an afternoon OF
peace and emotional reStfulness.
The sun., 1905-12-28
News or Plays and Players.

Miss Alice Fischer has been engaged by
Manager viii j. Block to create the leading
part in Coming Thro' the Rye the new
musical play by George V. Hobart. to be
produced at the Herald Square Theatre
January 8. Miss Fischer will play the role
Of Mrs. Cobb, Newport society matron,
who turns her mansion into temporary
refuge for penniless artists.
Henry W. Savage yesterday sold the
rights for South Africa for the operas
prince Of Pilsen' and King Dodo' to
James Nelson. Mr.. Nelson will in all
probability engage American singers for
a tour of the Colonies in these operas.
aThe Death Of Tintagiles.,' by Maurice
Maeterlinck, will be produced by the Pro-
gressive Stage Society on Monday evening,
January s. and on tuesday afternoon at
2I5 O'clock at the Berkeley Lyceum
Theatre, 10 West orty,fourth street. Two
one act dramas are to be given also, 1The
Escape" and "The Revolt, both by Villieurs
de l. Isle Adam.
The sun., 1905-12-28
Du yiyter-Heyes,

The marriage OF Miss Eleanor Keyes and
Joseph Du Vivier took place yesterday after
noon at st. Ignatius Loyola Church. Park
avenue and Eighty-fourth street. The Rev.
Father Mcklnnon performed the ceremony
at 3 O'Clock. Miss Agnes Keyes attended
her sister as mai of honor; The bridesmaids
Du vivier Sallie Dominok, Lille MoCand-
less and Mary Van wlnke WI ThGmSs as KNeSrny
vas ne pest nsn Sas anG Errsb tbur H. 2u vIerr
Paul Fuller Jr. Pierpont Davis and Theophilus
Parsons the ushers,
Afterward DR.. and Mrs. Edward l.. Keyes
gave a reception at their home, at Fifth avenue
and Seventy-fourth street, MIR, and Mrs,
Joseph Du Vivier will live In the Howard
apartment. at East Thirty-second street.
The sun., 1905-12-28
SETBACK FOR MAXWELL.
Board Of Education Adopts Report without
Changes He Requested.

Most Of the two hour session OF the Board
Of Education yesterday was devoted to
discussion OF City Superintendent Maxwell
and his methods. Mr.. Man started the ak
by handing In a set Of resolutions modify
ing other resolutions offered at the last meet
ing, which related to candidates who failed
at the examina tion for a teachers license.
He explained that several members Of the
special committee on examinations had
met In his Office on Tuesday with several
members Of the board Of examiners, and
the conference had agreed upon the reeolu-
tions.
DR.. Maxwell said: 'I was not present at
the conference, because was not invited
/ want to ask this board to correct four
erroneous statements that appeared In the
original resolutions. 1t Is simple justice
that ask for"
He read list Of the corrections he de-
sired. The most grieyous error. he said 1.
was that rejected candidates for teachers
license were not informed of the causes
which caused their rejection,
There is not single error made In our
report. despite what the City superinten-
4 am surprised that Mr.. Man should
defend these errors. And, moreover, he
has added fifth one In his explanation"
retor;ed the City Superintendent:
Il have not" called back MIR. Man, jump
ing to his feet.
Il maintai that 1 am right went on
the City Superintendent.
The modified resolutions without the
changes asked for by the City, Superin,,
tendent were put to vote and adopted
without dissent.
THAT'S the most humilating blow for
Or. Maxwell that has ever been given in
this board. It looks as though he was
deserted" said one commissioner.
Then the report of the committee which
declared at the last meeting that an aca-
demio examination is not necessary for
teachers license No. was taken up for
discussion.
4The Charter says that the Board Of Ex-
aminers shall conduct the examination
for teachers license said Mr.. Stern:
and not the Board of Examiners that has
been conducting them. He has no legal
right to do so. There is no law for the
academic examination which the City
Superintendent invented. / have been
dicted in that time came to pass there
wouldn't be a single public school or
Mr. Harrison caused some surprise by
saying, 1T was revelation to US who
investigated this matter that the City
examination instead OF the Board OF Exami-
ners. We took testimony and examined
the members Of the Board Of Examiners:
They told us that they did not conduct all
Charter presoribes. It is the City Superin-
tendent who does that, and the members Of
the hoard look at the result and approve
it. II is the tradition in the board that the
superintendent Is to conduct the exami-
nations. The Charter does not confer that
power on the City Superintendent.
The report was finally referred to the COM
mittee on bylaws.
The sun., 1905-12-28
INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE.
Passenger Trafic Men to Meet Indiana's
Governor, Who Wants New Plan.


Governor, Who wants New Plan.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2t.-The executive COM
mittee Of the Interchangeable Mileage
Bureau of the Central Passenger Associa-
ton will go to Indianapolis tomorrow
for a conference with Gov. Hanly on the
subject of interchangeable mileage.
The committee is composed OF =. A.
Ford, passenger traffic manager OF the
Pennsylvania lines west Of Pittsburg; b. n.
Austin, general passenger agent OF the
Baltimore and Ohio; G. s. Crane, general
passenger agent of the Wabash; Warren
j. Lynch, passenger traffic manager Of the
New York Central lines west OF Pittsburg;
W. Fl. Fischer, general passenger agent OF
the Hooking Valley, and p. G. Donald. COM
missioner OF the Central Passenger Asso-
oiation.
Gov. Hanly has expressed himself in favor
of the abolition of interchangeable mileage
tickets unless they can be honored on trains
by conductors, dispensing with the present
method, whereby holders Of mileage books
are Obliged to exchange their mileage at a
ticket Office for ticket good for transporta-
ton.
A small fraction Of the commercial tray
ellers in Central Passenger Association terri
tory wants the present interchangeable
mileage system changed, but majority
of the commercial travellers are opposed to
any change.
The sun., 1905-12-28
OPERA CH0RUs UNION MEETS.
Doesn't Plan n Strike Unless an Offer to
Arbltrate Is Refused.

The Chorus Singers Union OF the Metro
poltan Opera House held its first regular
meeting yesterday In Adler's Hall, 942 West
Forty-second street. About $50 attended,
one half Of whom were women.
None Of the singers has been discharged
for joining the union and President Salz-
4 burg explained the large attendance by
saying that only part of the singers went
70 Philadelphia on Tuesday, as "Rigoletto, n
which requires only half the regular chorus,
was performed there.
Twas glad to hear, " he said to the meeting,
that the chorus singers who were taken to
Philadelphia were treated with more
respect than they ever experienced before.
Mr., Conried was afraid, or professed to
oe afraid, that there was going to be q
strike right away. We never said that.
II was understood that the demands are
inst to be passed on by the executive COM
nlttce Of the Central Federated Union on
Friday. We are willing to arbitrate the
4 Cemancs. How can we live on what we
are getting now? Fifteen dollars a week
! iM Tie season gives us an average of $500
4 : year, 1t is impossible TO do with less
ulh s!j week.
- nsal2burg then urged the singers to do
G,eIr best at the performances in the mean
Ine' They ought to show the patrons
me opera that they were worth more
han So week.
I'VE wlll-we will, shouted the singers.
mats right, said Sal2burg. "As to
getting choruses out of the Arion and
thelerkrana societies, MIR. Conried knows
oetter than that. The two societies are
%WtlHlosed Of well to do business PEOPLE,
o,r "mo are not going to take the bread out Of
To TTm mouths nc! to make SIS week additional,
me thing is laughabe.'
4 ,bD.siness agent Berry, OF the Actors
's,rnW"etirc zion, $50 spoke. He said Il
eHEl.e should be the last resort, but the
coruS cnoruS singers ought to stand by their
d sSlors vs Tie was sure that on Friday night,
sssurcd Of the support Of the sta ge oarpen-
4 "'s' musicians and others.
s.a a resolution was passed to stand by the
N'tnAnds Every effort is to be made to
The sun., 1905-12-28
CHOIR AWAKENED CARNEGIE,
CHRISTMAS VISIT or SINGERS
FROM BROADWAY TABERNACLE.

Mrs. Carnegie Planned the Surprise-Aftef
the visitors HAD Finished Their Pro.
granme They We're Entertained at Tea
This Their Second Christmas Cali.
The Christmas greeting which Andrew
Carnegie liked best Of all this year. with the
exception Of those from his immediate fam
n.y. was visit from the choir Of the Broad
way Tabernacle. The singers gathered at
his house at 4:90 o'clock on Christmas after
noon, while he was having his usual nap,
and were let into the house very quietly.
After they had all assembled they col
lected at the foot Of the great staircase
and without accompaniment began the
'Adeste Fideles."
Mrs. Carnegie and Walter G. Gale, the
organst, who goes every morning between
land o'clock to play on the great organ In
Mr.. Carnegie's hall and awaken him from
sleep, arranged the surprise. Mr. Gale is
the organist and choirmaster of the Taber-
nacle.
II was the second Christmas visit Of the
choir to the Carnegie mansion. year
ago Mr.. Gale and the choir were attached to
All Souls Church. One Of MIR. Carnegie's
personal luxuries is to have himself aroused
from sleep every morning by music.
Mrs. Carnegie last year arranged with Mr..
Gale to bring his choir on Christmas day
after vespers in All Souls Chuch. 1t was
surprise to the former ironmaster. This
year Mrs. Carnegie decided to repeat 1t
and chose the time when her husband
would be taking his usual nap.
After the choir had sung the -Adeste
Fideles' they sang a mixed programme Of
oarpla oPk kbapo foap pied hU
the organ. The programme included in
fant So Gentle" ISL leep, Holy Babe
Bohemian carol, "Lo, how rose e'er bloom
ing, ""And it came upon the midnight clear
and Silent night, holy night There was
also solo by Miss Reba Cornet OF the choir
and a barytone solo by Mr.. Moore and the
aCantique Noel
Mr.. Carnegie did not appear until the pro-
gramme was about two-thirds over. His
little daughter, Margaret, hung over the rail
during the singing from the very first, a
big pink bow in her hair being about all u that hat
carols was being sung Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie
stepped softly to the head Of the stairs and
sat down together on the top step until the
singing was finished. One Of the choir In
speaking about it yesterday said:
Mr.: Carnegie smiled until ne seemed to be
all smiles
After the singing was over MIR. Carnegie
descended and shook hands with all the
choir. He took them through his library
and showed them his den, and then all were
entertained at tea. One story that Mr.. Car
negie told amused the choir very much.
He said that the Authors Club debated for
a long time whether to invite him to dinner.
Some of the members wanted to draw the
line at multi -millionaires. Finally the ques-
ton was settled when one Of the members
remarked:
No matter how rich he Is, he's mighty
poor author
The choir went to the house out Of COM
pliment to Mr.. Gale as we'll as to Mr.. Car
nege, and it pleased the host to know that
it was purely voluntary on the singers part.
The sun., 1905-12-28

MoNTcLAIR. N. j.. Dec. 27.-Mlss Edith
Atkins owen. daughter Of County Engineer
and Mrs James owen. and Walter Reeve
Bruyere, Jr., OF New York were married this
evening In ST. Johns Episcopal Church. The
bride wore q gown of white mousseline over
white taffeta trimmed with duchesse lace and
a long tulle veil She carried shower bou-
her sister, Miss Jessie Charlotte owen. The
bridesmaids were the Misses Dorothy and
The ushers we're George and Louis Bruyers,
brothers of the bridegroom; Kenneth Durham
owen, brother OF the bride, and Phineas
Jones Of Newark. The best man was DR..
Roland Hazen OF New York. After the cere-
mony, which was performed by the Rev.
Claudlus Roome. rector OF the church. large
parents, In Christopher street.
The sun., 1905-12-28
ILKA PALMAY AS A LAWYER.
She Pins the Baron to One Red Auto and

She Pins the Baron to One Red Auto and
Has Him Held for the Grand Jury.
When the Countess Ilka Kinsky Palmay,
who lent 81 900 to Frederick Won Gordon
Seefeld, made her third appearance on
the platform Of the Yorkville police court,
Yesterday, she said she had been study
ing American law and had learned the
difference between conversion, tort, larceny
and a civil contract. She was accom-
panied by lawyer and half dozen wit
nesses and seemed to know that Seefeld
stood a good chance OF being discharged
under the plea of a civil contract.
The Countess called. as. her first witness
Mrs. Maud Campbell Wolf, a pleasant
faced woman, with silver in her hair.
Il remember the day in November
the witness said, when this gentleman
took the Countess out for ride in his red
automobile. He said to me that il could
get n customer for the machine he would
give me $780,
asked Lawyer Pentecost forAthe defendant.
mo; I'm her companion.
"Oh, you're a ohaperon. Under
salary, l suppose?
That's a secret between her and me-
"You must tell whether or not you are
under a salary
NO, l am not
Il am sure she is lady, and you need
not push your inquiries along that line, :
said Magistrate Cornell.
Several other witnesses testified to seeing
the defendant out In a red automobile
with the complainant.
sThat's easily explained said the de-
fendant's counsel.
fendant himself. Il did not own the red
automobile in which took the Countess out
riding. was to sell 1t on commission
"Will the learned Judge ask him how
many red automobiles he took me out riding
in?' queried the complainant.
Il see your drift. 1t is we'll taken re-
piled the Magistr ate, who put the question.
The defendant replied that there was only
one red machine.
"Schuzenback has testified here that he
owns that machine and that he only lent it
to you. find that when you got $1,000 on
the ground that you owned the machine
you got the money under false representa-
tations, and hold you in 81 900 bail for the
Grand Jury, Magistrate Cornell announced.
Seefeld obtained bondsman
The sun., 1905-12-28
HIS HAIR
Scalp Humor Cured by Cuticura
S0ap and Ointment
AFTER ALL ELSE FAILED

Il was troubled with severe scalp
humor and loss Of hair that gave me
great deal of annoyance and inconven-
ience. After unsuccessful efforts with
many remedies and so-oalled hair tonics,
friend induced me to try Cutcura Soap
and Ointment. The humor was cured
in short time, my hair was restored
as healthy as ever, and can gladly say
further annoyance. l shall always use
Cutcura Soap, and keep the Ointment
on hand to use as q dressing for the hair
and scalp. (signed) Fred'f Busche, 2ls
East 57th St., New York City
The sun., 1905-12-28
Curwen-Harral.

The marriage Of Mrs Estelle Clark Harral
and Maskell Ewing Curwen took place at noon
yesterday at the home Of the BRIDES parents
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Henry Clark The
Rev DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires. rector OF St
Thorras's Church.. performed the ceremony
There were no attendants. After the cere-
mony there was a breakfast for relatives Of
the couple and q few intimate friends Mr.
and Mrs. Curwen will live at the Savoy Hotel
London. which is Mr.. Curwen's home.
The sun., 1905-12-28
MISS SARAH FRENCH, STAR.
Cuts "The Little Princess" for Mrs. Schuyler
CrOwpinshield.

Cuts "The Little Princess" for Mrs Schuyler
CrOwplnshield.
Miss Sarah French has not been we'll
advised in arranging the plays for her
debut as a star-if her appearance for a
series of holiday matin6es at the Lyceum
may be 30 dignified. To make way for
Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield's one act
piece, Between Two Fires she has out the
third act Of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur
nett's THE Little Princess" Now this
play may not deserve all the respect due
to classic; but 1t has a strong appeal to
children, and to lop of its conclusion at
blow is to destroy its value as story, which
isthe value most dear to the youthful mind.
To make matters worse, the after piece
is about as futile piece OF theatrical clap
trap as it has lately been our sorrow TO see
1t may be most briefly described. perhaps,
as the tarantella scene Of lbsen's Dolls
House" put upon. military baslsr by
dancing a pas seul to the tune of Yankee
Doodle its heroine summons squad OF our
Revolutionary ancestors to save the Ire
of her lover from an amorous British drum
major II it had been we'll written, the old
flared up again; but it is 50 far from that as
quite to surpass the childishness Of yester-
DAYS audience.
That Miss French should prove an in.
adequate substitute for the much lamented
Sarah Creue of Miss Millie James was per-
haps inevitable. But some measure OF
girlish charm and pathos was to have been
expected. To give sad tale the happiest
possible ending she showed, In the scene
following the news OF her fathers death,
considerable emotional power, albeit some-
what theatrical AS for the afterpieoe,
the fact that she failed to make any definite
impression in it may be set down to the
emptiness Of the material she worked with.
The children in The Little Princess"
were charming and acted well. As the
villainous and amorous drum mai or in
Between Two Fires" Mr.. Edward Ellis
gave a striking imitation Of George Arliss.
The sun., 1905-12-28
Court Calendars This Day.

Supreme Court-Special Term.-Part I..-Motior
calendar called AZ 1880 A. n. Part LEX parle
% joarned for the term. Trial Term..Parts H., III.
w W. VI. VII, VIII, TX. X, Sl, NIL and 2lil. -
Adjourned for the term.
Surrogatcs' Court. Chamber. Courts opens al
1880 A. NJ For probate-Wils ut Lolisa H. Glen
denim Frances A. York, KatharlL, =. Thompson
Luke Dooper, at l0;S0 A. NJ: Lima Meyers, Elizabeth
C. Bartlett, Jane =. B. Duncan at 29o p. M. TriA
Term.-No day calendar. =,
City Court.-Speclnl Term. Court opens at Il
A. NJ Motions. Trial Term.-Parts l- IL. Ill.
iV aud V.-Adjourned for the term.
The sun., 1905-12-28

have an amicable settlement, and a strike
is to be the last resort. After the meeting,
Business Agent Berry was asked II strike
would follow refusal Of the demands.
"1hey will try arbitration first, he said,
"and use every effort to gain the demands.
If the demands are refused and all pea ceful
overtures are ignored, there will be nothing
to do, suppose but quit work.
The sun., 1905-12-28
Du BOis--parker.

PERTH AMBoY. N. j., Dec. 27.-Miss Ger
trude Van Cortlandt Parker was married at
noon to-day In st. Peters Church TO DR.,
Francis Ebert pu Bois OF New York, The
bride is the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. James
Parker. The ceremony was performed by
the Right Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead. Bishop
Of ,Pittsburg. cousin Of the bride. Dr; Du
and Of the College Of Physicians and Surgeons.
After the ceremony there was q small reoep-
tlon at the historic Parker castle.
The sun., 1905-12-28
Mrs. j. West Roosevelt Unable 10 Give a Tea.

Mrs. j. West Roosevelt announced last
night that owing to the death of a relative
she would be unable to receive her friends
at the university cotillon tea which was
to have been given at her home this after
noon.
The sun., 1905-12-28
Bourke Cochran or for California.

Bourke Cochran, who has been i'll at the
Waldorf-Astoria, left yesterday for Cali
fornia, where he will rest for some time.
1t was said at the hotel that Mr.. Cockran's
illness was chiefly due to fatigue.
The sun., 1905-12-28
Teachers Get Pay as Assistant Principals

Supreme Court Justice Gaynor in Brook
lyn yesterday gave judgment In favor Of
fourteen school teachers who sued to re-
cover salary as assistant principals ,Supt.
titled to pay as ordinary school teachers.
The total amount OF judgments is SIC, 200 81 +,
with costs aggregating $3s4l,l2. Justice
Gaynor also allows counsel for the teachers
& per cent extra allowance.
The sun., 1905-12-28
LECTURES.

FRIDAY, December 20, $50 p. NJ. New York
Academy OF Medicine, II West +9d ST. Lecture by
pr. Thomas Darlington. President New York
Of the Commissions on Pneumonia and on Menin-
The Medical Profession and the Public ere In
ytsed.
The sun., 1905-12-28

ANY KIND oFsCHOoL, vOUsAvE MONEY
IN SOME. Write for particulars of those wanted.
AGENCY. 2SB W. IO4th St.. Y. r.
The sun., 1905-12-28

5oc.-Flelding's Amelia. Joseph Andrews. SmoIs
lett's Peregrine Pickle. Roderick Random PHAHE'
l6l eth Ay
The sun., 1905-12-28

lQVlNG Pl Theatre. To day Mat. "Der Kleine
tHvtNu Daeumllng u der Mensc h en- fresser. ~
To night Abarbanell In "Mamxelle Nitouche.n
The sun., 1905-12-28

On AND Lew FIELDS Is Il EssSaRisassf ssESaisss!
Mi Wk-GLO. ". COHAN-Little Johnny Jones
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-06
Lecture and Entertainment Course.

A number of our leading citizens
have gone In together and contrac-
ted with the Midland Lyceum Blu
reau, for lecture and entertainment
course, to be given during the fall
and winter. The very best of talent
has been secured for every series In
the course, and the people of Mont
pelier and vicinity will have an OPP
portunity for the first time to enjoy
some rare treats along this line.
The first Of the series will be given
Thursday evening, October the
18th, when Marvin Williams, a
noted southern orator and entertain
err. will appear in one of his unique
Jolly Evenings.
Owing to the inability of the
management TO secure the opera
house for that evening, the enter
ta,nment will be held in the Pres
bvterian church.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-10-06
Notice to Contractors.

The Idaho Inter-mountain Wagon Road Com
mission will receive sealed bids for the con-
struction of a wagon road starting ut the end of
the present road which runs from Paris in o
westerly direction, up Paris canyon toward the
summit of the Bear River Range of mountains,
and running thence across said range to connect
with the present road leading to Franklin, a dis
lance of about four miles, in the counties of
Bear Lake and Oneida, in Idaho. Said road to
be constructed according to the survey and
specifications OF Ed Butcher. The survey will
be completed, and the specifications may be
seen at the Office of Ed Butcher, the engineer in
charge, NJ Montpelier, Idaho, or at the store of
Mr.. Jos. r. Sheppard, in Paris, Idaho, after
Sept 7th 1905. All bids must be accompanied
by cash. or q certified check payable to M. E.
Lewis, Secretary, for five per cent of the
amount of the bid. and must be sent to M. E.
Lewis, Paris. Idaho on or before October 18TH
1905. The road must be completed by August
lst, 1905. A bond of twenty per cent of the
amount of the bid will be required from the
successful bidder.
The commission reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Dated September LIST, 1905.
Attest: +. r. GOODING.
M. E. LEWIS, Chairman.
Sec'y. First pub 90