Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-02
MAINE MUSICIANS.

Mrs. Z. z. Knowles of South Port
land has accepted position TO sing III
the First Baptist church Of Portland.
Ilewellyn e. Cain, the well-known
Portland musician, formerly leader OF
the Saco and Biddeford festival union
has been engaged as director of the
chorus union in Rochester, n. II. He
, has recently returned from tour
abroad.
Miss Beatrice q. Orr, q young vocal
ist of Portland is rapidly advancing In
her musical achievements. she mas
accepted a position in one OF the lead
ing churches at Revere, Mass, ana
also sings at the Harvard Avenue
Methodist church at Allston for eve
ming service.
The Pressure Isle High school or
chestra is composed OF eight members,
five Of whom recently played before
the Pierian CLUB as fellows: Eben and
Berry Brown, Ralph Boone, Alice Nc
Cormick and Miss Coops. The other
members are Alex Carter Paul ana
Harry Irvine.
Harold A. Lorjng of Portland, who is
music director of Limestone College in
Gaffney, S. c., is booked for concert
trip throughout South Carolina, leav-
ing the middle of December. He is to
play in Union, Wnnsboro, Florence,
Sumter, Orangeburg. Columbia, Bam-
berg, Blacksville and will have his own
piano en- tour.
Frank E. Holding, Lewiston's talent
ed and popular violinist, has been IN
vited to play first violin with the Bos-
ton Trio Club, this season, and will
soon leave for Boston to begin re-
hearsals with this organization. Miss
Harriet Shaw is the harpist and George
Durham, organist. Mr.. Holding is
being urged by the Boston Bureau OF
Music to locate in Boston.
The Biddeford and Saco festival
chorus has organized FOR the year with
DIR. Frederick l.. Davis. president, Miss
Fila l.. Small, vicc-prt sdent: Miss
Howard Hamilton, secretary: Miss NJ.
Isabelle Libby, treasurer: James Rob
erts, auditor; the president and score
tary, with DR.. l.. l.. Powell Mrs. w. j.
Maybury, Miss Rose Garand. executive
committee. Over $50 is in the treasury
of the association.
A new club for mutual Improvement
in literature and music to be known
as the Wawenock Club has recently
been organized in Portland. The first
regular meeting took place on Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Grace y.
Calkins. Members of the club are as
follows: Miss Grace A. Calkins, Miss
Nellie NJ. Carlin. Miss Gertrude r.
Hunt, Miss Caroline Townsend Miss
Georgia +. Hatch. Miss Ellen NJ. Dur
gin, Miss f. Maud Green. Miss Agnes
l.. Stanley, Miss Eva NJ Miller Miss
Katrina Grau.
Mildred Calvert Parker. the talented
girl musician who has recently taken
up her residence in Portland, is the
eldest daughter Of John II. Parker, the
celebrated banjo, mandolin and guitar
soloist and teacher. Miss Parker gave
evidence of marked musical ability at
an extremely early age. Living in a
musical atmosphere she manifested so
precocious an aptitude fer string in
struments that in 1900 she began to
study tie mandolin and little later
the violin. Her first appearance in
public was in Burlington, Vt, in 1901,
where she received an ovation. She
has been constantly before the public
ever since. having played in nearly all
the large cities of New England where
her art has received the highest en-
dorSament from both the press and
public. Miss Parker is associated with
the Calvert Parker School of Music in
Portland and is rapidly making name
for herself in musical circles.
George A. Ramsay, who died recent
ly at Springfield. Mass. was for sew
cral years a salesman in Lewiston Mr..
Ramsay was born in GalaShielS, Scot
land, not far from the home of the
famous novelist, Sir Walter Scott. and
about 30 miles from Edinburgh. When
very young, he entered the employc of
one Andrew Strachan. who managed
the leading music store and concert
hall in Galashicls. In the fall of 1891
Mr.. "trachan was appointed local
manager to represent the Patti inter-
csts in Edinburgh and vicinity. Mt
being able to attend to the duties.
when the time came Mr.. Strachan
turned them over to his young assis-
tant Mr. Ramsay Not long after
this experience. Mr. Ramsay had occa-
sion to 20 TO Cardiff where he visited
Craig-y-N"s Castle. thu home of Mad
anne Patti. In the three following
years. Mr. Ramsay was associated
with several motel theatrical and CON-
cert organizations in the capacity of
travelling representative. Among them
were the "Maistcr Glce Singers" the
Frazier Quintet, MIR. ard Mrs. War
rick Gray's Juvenile Opera Company,
the j. p. Lewis Co. and Marie Rose
Opera Co. which included Nine Roze.
the accomplished contralto. and the
Det-Cheon Concert Co. 1t is inter-
estlng I" note that the FIR. Strachan.
mentioned above. was at one time lead
CT ana first cornetist in the Barnum &
BAILEY band. Mr.. Ramsay was stu
dent of William Blackwood, a famous
Scotch 'ccllist