Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-12
HONOR LEADER
WITH CONCERT
ORCHESTRA WOMEN DELIGHT
LARGE AUDIENCE
Harley Hamilton Responds to Ovation
with speeoh-5eautiful Loving
Cup Presented to Miss
Cora Foy

night It was. Society jostled with
music to do honor to the musical peer,
fnd the ovation rendered him by their
combined efforts was one Of the larg-
est at Simpson auditorium since the
night OF Schumann- Heink. The house
was crowded with enthusiasts who had
turned out to show their appreciation
of Mr.. Hamlltons work and to make
the testimonial concert of the women's
orchestra landmark of its kind.
Mr.. Hamiltons appearance on the
platform was the signal for burst of
applause that lasted till the leader
called a halt with his baton. Follow
ing the first number the grand march
from "Tannhauser," the same wild
enthusiasm prevailed. Two movements
from Haydn's symphonic Miltaire"
were received in like manner.
Then came Miss Otie Chew's contri-
button to the program, the Bach-Wil-
hemj "Air for G String" and the
Svendsen "Romanza." The house was
in the mood for ovations. For five
minutes of uninterrupted applause she
held out against responding to an en-
core, but at last yielded.
Harry Clifford Lofts baritone solos
were as well received.
Miss Foy did not attempt to express
her appreciation. Tossing kisses to her
companions of the orchestra, she
shrugged her shoulders in a mute
thanks and took her seat amid thun-
der of applause.
The interrupted program was re-
sumed with two Grieg numbers,
"Hjertesar" and warren" Madame
Elsa Menasco followed with Max
Bruch's "Kol Nidrei." playing the cello
solo part while the rest of the orches-
ira accompanied her.
Thomas blithesome "Gavotte from
Mignon" and the BALLET Egyptien" of
Lugini, in four movements comprised
the rest of the program.
For almost sixteen years the women's
orchestra has been in existence and
only two or three of the original men,
bers remain, and both the musicians
were presented with beautiful floral
tributes.
Following the overture from Merry
Wives of Windsor" the audience called
for speech from Mr.. Hamilton. In
responding to the call he said: IT
should regret to do anything that
might mar the pleasure of this even
ing, but in response to your kind call
/ can do nothing less than thank you
from the bottom of my heart for your
Tribute to Miss Foy
After paying his regards to the
women of the orchestra, the patron
esses, he turned to the president, Miss
Cora Foy. At the mention of Miss
Foy's name Mrs Robert, ]. Burdette
stepped forward and presented her with
a handsome silver loving cup on be-
half of the women of the orchestra.
She said:
ITO you, Miss Foy, on behalf of the
WomaE's orchestra, I present this low
ing cup, cup that runneth over with
loyalty and affection, that sparkles
with harmony and effervesces with
melody. Their clasping hands sur
round it and the garland of their
friendship crowns it. Their hearts have
distilled the wine of comradeship that
1t holds. Whenever you look upon it
let your heart drink a health to these
fond companions of harmonious hours.
And may it bring to you always tender
your saddest moments like
Music that gentler on the spirit lies,
Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes"
The patronesses for the affair were
Mines. Alfred Solano, Kate Vosburg,
Walter Jarvis Barlow, Norman Bridge,
j. s. SIauson, Hugh l.. Macneil, John
p. Jones, John G. Mossin, H! T. Lee, G.
J. Ellis, Joseph Horsfall Johnson, w.
f. Botsford, Shelley Tolhurst w. G.
Jennie Kempton, M. T. Allen, Michael
]. Connell, Willoughby Rodman, Samuel
G. Foy, A. G.. Bartlett, Cosmo Morgan,
c. c. Carpenter, James T. Fitzgerald,
Conway Campbell Johnson, Emma
Brown, G.. G. Mullins, II. d. Alfonso, G.
A. Bobrick, F. H. Jones, Mary Schallert,
John Scholl, George ]. Vierra, John H.
TAh Do
dette, Randolph Miner, +. S. Walton,
e. S. Bryant, Irving Ingraham, Han
cock Banning, ]. Banning, j. S. Chap
man, J. o. Koepfi, N. p. Conrey, John
Mott, o. Stephen Barnum, A. j.
Howard, ]. Mellus, Granville Mac
Gowan, Lewis Croft, Morris Cohn,
Bertha Hirsch Baruch, Harris New
mark, G. Ducommun, Isadore Polasl6i
j. d. Ruddy, Caroline M. Severance, /.
N. Van Nuys, ]. Bond Francisco, e. K.
Foster. p. G. Hubert Merrill M. Grigg,
George Patton, Margaret Hughes,
Richard Lacy, Charles Farwell Edison,
Jaro Won Schmidt, N. L. Story Walter
Raymond and G. G. Guyer. and Misses
Senter, Evelyn Hamburger, Fannie
Wills and Victoria Wilmer.
Those who were on the Arrangement
committee We're Miss Cora Foy, presi-
dent; Miss Grace Deering, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Harry Cardell, secretary;
Miss Jennie Jones' treasurer; Mrs.
Hugh MacNeil, Miss Beatrice Atkins
and Mrs. V. Mullins. and the orchestra
Is composed Of: Fisst violins. Miss Edna
Foy, concert master; Miss Grace Deer
Ing, Mrs. Lena Rebard, Misses Beatrice
Atkins, Daisy Walters, Laura Mabel
Johnson and Mrs. Robert Farquehar.
Mrs. Clyde Martin Walsh, Miss Bessie
Furer, Miss Florence L. Paine and Mrs.
Louise Macneil; second violins, Misses
Mary Mullins, Sadie Stanton, Mrs Ed
nah Smitheram, Misses Edythe Bonita
Macdonald, Evelyn Mason, Ruth Ham
lin, Mrs. Nellie Kimball, Miss Dora
Reber, Misses Burlingame, Lois Burns
and Mary G.. Read; violas, Mrs. Clar-
ence Cook, Misses Susie A. Webb,
Marion Norris, Elizabeth Burns and
Mrs. Shaw; cellos, Madame Elsa Me-
nasco Mrs. H. II. Parker, Misses Leedo-
ma Sayre, Elsa Furer and Mabel Burns;
double bass, Misses Florence Longley,
Virginia Millar and Mrs. Harold G.
Simpson; flute. Misses Gertrude Jones,