The Somerset reporter., 1907-10-24
Recital and Reception.


their families, brilliant company
assembled at the new lodge rooms in
the Dunlap building, last Friday
evening, to rejoice with the breth-
rem on the completion of their new
home and to be entertained by pro-
gram, the leading feature of which
was an organ recital.
The building committee, Messrs.
B. A. Sawyer, j. G. Griffin, G. A.
Ross, F. w. Buchanan, w. P. Ordway,
and Geo. w. Cover, assisted by their
wives, served as reception COM
mittee, including also Mrs. r. E.
Jackson, Mr.. jackson being mem
Der of the building committee but
not able to be present. The guests
were greeted by this committee on
their arrival and corps Of ushers,
J. W. Blunt, David A. Haig, D. H.
Perkins, J. Fl. Lancaster, Geo. Simp-
son and Ernest Butler, escorted them
to their seats.
When all was in readiness, Geo. W.
Cover, Esq, called the company to
order and in behalf of the building
committee and the members of the
local Masonic bodies, extended a
welcome to those present. Under
Mr.. Covers direction the following
program was carried out:
Organ Selection, March Mlltaire," Gounod
Mr.. Young
Solo, "Voices of the Past" Greene
Mrs. Simpson
Organ Selection ................
(d) "The Answer ...... ..... WO[nentotne
(5) "Serenade" ............ Meyer ReimeHd
Mr.. Young
Solo, Hearts Dreams ................... Gamble
Mr.. Hall
Organ Voluntary, "Burlesca melodla"
............... BdtdWf'l
Mr.. Young
Reading, Taking an Elevator
Mrs. Fogg
Mr.. Walter E. Young, the gentle
man who presided at the organ, is a
native of Portsmouth, England, and
has been in America for eight years.
] He is now organist and director of
the Congregational Church of West
Newton, Mass. He is employed as
an expert by the Estey Organ Com
pany of Brattleboro, VT, the builders
of the organ now installed at the Ma
sonic hall, and it was through ar
rangements made with them that he
was present at the recital of Friday
evening. 1t would be entirely map
propriate for the average listener tC
comment in critical way upon Mr..
Young's playing, but it may be said
that musical treat was looked fol-
and was realized in the fullest sense
AS Mr.. Youn & was sent here by the
manufacturers to demonstrate the
quality of their instrument it was
safe to assume that his ability was OF
a superior order and those who were
present at the recital were confirmed
in that opinion. In Mr.. Young's
playing the tones of the new instru
ment were heard in all their strength
and sweetness. Mr.. Young is espe-
cially enthusiastic about this particu-
lar instrument and says that it's in
dividual, characteristic and ensemble
tones are perfection itself. He be-
lieves the Estey Company never
built an organ in any way superior to
it for Masonic work.
Mrs. George Simpson and Mr.. Lees
Hall are always appreciated by Skow-
hogan audiences and their singing
/ was much enjoyed and enthusiastic
cally applauded on this occasion
The readings by Mrs. G. r. Fogg
were quite feature of the evening
and in their selection for such an oc,
casion and the manner in which they
, were given displayed an ability de-
cidedly above the amateur grade
During the hour which followed the
, completion of the program the guests
were given the fullest opportunity to
inspect the appointments of the va
rious lodge rooms and to partake OF
refreshments of a most appetiZinl
character which we're served by Ca
terer E. K. Delano In the banquet
hall. The kitchen and pantry of the
new lodge rooms is ample for ordi.
nary occasions, but it is not expected
that more than one hundred will be
served theiefrom at the banquets
which will be served at lodge meet
ings. The problem of serving &C
large a party as were present last
Friday evening, and on the previous
evening at the exercises of dedica
tion, was quite formidable one fol
Mr.. Delano, but he solved it in /;
manner to elicit many compliments
The refreshments were dainty ant
so rapidly and deity served that
, there was very little waiting for at
tention on any part of the unusually
large company, and thus does ezra
, score again as being caterer worthy
of the name in every respect.
The ladies of Sunset Chapter, order
of Eastern Star, must have viewed
with some interest the china, napeTy
+ and silverware, which was the gift OF
, their fraternity, constituting mag
nificent present and very important
part of the furnishings of the new
Masonic banquet hall.
, 1t was decidedly pleasant even
, ing for all concerned and among the
number who shared in the spirit Of
the occasion, those who had not the
least reason for rejoicing were the
building committee who have ha6
this hall and it's furnishing uppermost
in their minds during the past year
The evening of the reception marked
the end of their labors and it mus
} have been great pleasure to then
, to have their completed work viewed
and universally complimented by sucl
a large number of representative
citizens.