The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-12-28
THE PRINCE OF PEACE.

The cantata, THE Prince of Peace"
given by the Bel Air choral club in the
assembly rooms of the Masonic Temple
on Friday evening was the best musical
effort that las ever been witnessed in our
local circles. The good effect of the care
full training which the club has received
from Mr.. Robarts will make itself shown
in many ways for the years to come.
Such instruction will strengthen our
choirs, add to the effectiveness of our
churches and make more attractive fire
sides.
This cantata was much more difficult
one than the Holy City," which was
given in the early fall. While it does not
possess the melody of it's predecessor,
yet there is a harmony in the parts
which when effectively rendered, as on
Friday night, bears witness to the abil-
ity of the instructor and the receptive
ness of its members. Mr.. Robart's bari
tone solos were rendered in his usual
manner and we can pay him no higher
compliment than to say that his work
was in full keeping with the past. The
other solo parts were splendid. If we
bestow individual praise each would get
a full share of the credit. The chorus
work was much fuller and better rounded
than in the preceding cantata. The
work would have been creditable for
any city musical organization.
A miscellaneous concert will be given
by this club the latter part of January,
and it is hoped that there will be larger
attendance than on Friday evening. The
approaching Christmas holidays, to-
gether with the Indictment weather, kept
a number of people away, although
those who attended presented an appear
ance of numbers and applause which
showed a just appreciation OF the work.
The soloists were: Soprano, Miss
Elizabeth Bradford; contralto. Mrs. w.
H. West; tenor, Mr. Charles H. McCo.
mas; baritone, MIR. Musgrove Robarts;
violin, Mr. Otto p. Steinwald piano,
Miss Annie Laurie Worthington; elocu,
ZIONIST, MIR. Charles T. Wright.
The officers of the club are: President
Frank E. Gorrell; secretary, Charles H
McComas; treasurer, Miss Annie Laurie
Worthington.
The patrons are Mesdames E. D. Fin
ney, w. w. Finney, E. H. Pomeroy, Ber
tram N Stump, E. H. Webster, ]. Edwin
Webster, Miss Bessie D. Farnandis
Messrs. Harry S. Carver, Swepson Earle
w. Beatty Harlan, J. L. G. Lee, J. L. Nc
Cormick, William E. Robinson, j. Alexis
Shriver, William p. Stedman, Drs. !. NJ
T. Finney and J. S. Hopkins, Rev. S. S
Greenwich.
The active members are Mesdames )
w. Bradford, Wilmer Barnes. E. p. II
Harrison, w. H. West, Iva Coe Rush
Misses Elizabeth K. Bradford, Mildred
Brown, Marian c. Chesney, Isabel For
wood, BessYe Cover. Mary F. Hanna
: Eleanor Heuer, Sara Harrison, Elizabetl
McRoy, Elsie Reckord, Helen Reckord
Mabel Reckord, Lucille Robinson, Grac
STREET., Lena VanBibber Annabel Webb
Rebecca Webb, N. l. Winchester, Ami
Laurie Worthington, Messrs. Clevelan
Archer, c. S. Brumbaugh, w. G. Hoskins
Charles H. McComas, Emory A. McCo
s; mas, M. Stanley McComas, Walter h
McComas, Clinton Reckord, John Reck
ord, John d. Worthington, IT,, Walter Z
: Young, DR.. ]. ]. Williams, Rev. T. B.
Allison, DR.. ]. X. Rush.
No criticism of the evening would b
; complete without due praise to MI
: Steinwald, who took the only part {
the programme not filled with local ia
= ent. His violin solos were very niue
. appreciated and heartily encored, and a
: an accompanist he scored a success.