Arizona republican., 1909-06-23
Ever Given in Phoenix

i crease in some other institutions for i the sick is considerably greater. While this additional outlay is borne by the
 hospitals and not by their patients. il makes necessary increased contribu- tions to support these institutions and 1 is largely attributable to the increased
 cost of the keep and medicines of in-
 valids. Added to the heavy advances in the prices of rents, foodstuffs and other items, in the cost of living, it is discouraging to the New Yorker to learn that even sickness is a luxury
 that may soon be beyond his means
 That American talent in the field of
 musical composition is not confined
 entirely to musical comedies is shown
 by the success of a New York com
 poser, Henry K. Hadley. in winning
 the prize offered by the National Fed
 eration of Musical Clubs for the best
 setting for serious work. The other
 prize winner in this competition was also an American. Arthur Sheperd. for
 merly director of the Salt Lake City orchestra Both these men received
 their musical education in the United
 States, being graduates of the New England Conservatory of Music, at Boston. IL is a curious fact that so much attention is devoted to foreign artists and composers of the grand opera school in this country that the work of talented native composers of
 ten passes practically unnoticed. A group of young Americans is coming forward, however, most of them of New England training, who are win
 ming the recognition of the foremost musical authorities on both sides Of the Atlantic. It seems possible that in time it may cease to be necessary to import operas and opera singers from Europe and the millions now de- voted to this purpose every year may be expended on home enterprise, in ac
 cordance with the principles advo- cated by Messrs. Aldrich and Payne.
 A figure unique in the church his tory of the city and one of the last professional representatives of the rapidly passing occupation of bell ringer, has just been lost to New York in the person of Albert Meislahm, who ever since 1879. that is for thirty years. has rung the chimes Of the famous old Trinity church at every regular serv- ice and on many special occasions. The last of these special occasions on which he played the chimes was when Theo- dore Roosevelt set out on his African hunt. His selection for that occasion. given as the outbound steamer was abreast of the church., was, Guide me, Oh Thou Great Jehovah, Pilgrim to a Foreign Land" He has been asso- ciated with many other famous hap .penings, having rung the chimes at the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty, the opening of the Brooklyn bridge. which was the first to connect Man hattan with Long Island, the celebra- tion here of Queen Victoria's Diamond and many other events of na- tional and international importance One duty every year which he never missed was the ringing out of the old year and the ringing in of the new, and for nearly d third of a century he has done this to the accompaniment of the footing horns of the celebrating crowds in the street below. IL is far from a sentimental reason, however, which has led to the retirement of MT. for his great weight has made the climbing of the eighty-one steps to the keyboard of the chimes an almost impossible accomplieN--
 He was born in the shadow of Trin- ity, which then was the loftiest struc- ture in the city. Now its height is looked upon as insignificant.