New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21

friends and a multitude Of his klndnesses were
done anonymously
Mr. schirmer died in Boston from peritontis Ito
had been I'll three weeks, having gone TO Boston to
look after business matters previous to join
ing his famny IN Europe. lie fell III. however. and
after suffering died day before his wife
and daughter, 10 whom the fact of his illness had
been notified. took passage a steamship to
turn TO him. With him In Boston his brother
Rudolph and Arthur Whiting one OF his most in
innate friends. Few others knew Of his Illness for
with characteristic consideration he had kept the
fact from becoming known TO his many acquaint-
Mr.. schrmer was born in New York City on
February IS. 1864 He was educated at private
schools here and at the Gymnasium at Weimar. Ger
many. After spending a year each at Lcipslc and
Paris studying the methods of the business TO
which he devote his life, he returned 10
New York and entered the house OF his father. who
had come to New York from his native Saxony in
1897 and In 1896 had become sole proprietor Of the
business which has since been known 10y his name.
After two years OF work here he went 10 Boston
and established the Boston Music Company. 10
which he gave his exclusive attention until 1891
when he came back to this city and helped in the
management OF the business Of G. Schirmer. CON
Unuing the Boston establishment n separate
concern. though IT thereafter affiliated with
the New York house. on the reorganization Of
the New York house a stock company. under
the style Of G. Schirmer. he became secretary Of
the company. and continued in this position up to
the time Of his death. lie q member Of the
Century Club. the St Botolph Club. Of Boston Of
the Council OF the New York CcographicaI Society
and n vestryman of the Church OF the Ascension.
His city residence at No. 1T East 35th street
and he had summer h)mes at Princeton N j., and
Cranberry Island, Ne.
The Brahms Society Of Vienna has recently come
into possession Of an extremely interesting colec-
ton of relics OF the composer which are eventually
10 find place In the projected Brahms Memorial
House Among them is the original manuscript OF
the famous article entitled 'Neue Rahnen" ("New
Paths'), which Schumann published in his "Neue
Zeitschrft fur Musk" on October 2S, 1853 and
which heralded the young composer Brahms as the
coming Messiah II music" A second document
is an oath of citizenship signed by the composers
father in 1880, in which the subscriber pledged him
self IN of need To do battle against the
Turks''-obviousiy antiquated formula Still
another relic is the diploma comforting honorary
citizenship in Hamburg on Johannes Brahms.
Other interesting items are profile portrait Of
Robert and Clara Schumanu with autographs ded-
ication, which Brahms used keep hanging over
for purposes Of composition, sketch of Richard
Muhlfeld. the clarinet virfuoso. made by Adolf
Mcneil and number of memorandum books kept
by Brahms his artistic tours.
At the recent meeting Of TIE Swiss Musical So
ciey in Lucerne quintet for clarinet and strings
composed by Henri Marteau, had u first perfor-
nance 1t bore a dedication to MuhlfeId, who was
expected to take part in its first public production
but who died before the date Of the meeting.
Spokane Wash is to be the scene of the bien-
NAL festival Of the North Pacific SdnSerbund Au-
gust 20 to September /. this year 1t is expected
that one thousand singers and orchestra OF one
hundred players will take part in the festival, for
which Spokane is making extensive preparations
The conductor will be II. Magnus Olson. The
North Pacific S6ngerbund was organized in July
1900; its membership embraces the Seattle Lieder-
kranz Tacoma Sangerbund. Everett Liederkranz
Walla Waila Mannerchor. Portland Arion Kalispell
Liederlranz, Belingham ConcordiI Society," What
com Concordia Society, Boise TuTnerbund and clubs
in Butte, Anaconda and other places in Montana
and oregon. The oldest Of these societies seems
be that OF Whatcom, which is ten years old.