The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-19

self a master of the printing bust |
ness. he was born musician and |
his abilities in this art are extremely |
versatile. Blessed with good voice. |
before he was fourteen he had sung |
all the great oraIorios and could play
both organ and piano He studied
the violin and also harmony and
thoroughbass- For fourteen years he
PLAYED the pipe organ in the Calvert
Street Methodist church OF Norwich.
England. and counts friedrich Archer.
one of the greatest organists OF all
time. among his personal friends.
| After coming to Lincoln ne was
organist at Trinity Episcopal church
in the old building and also at the
Unitarian church. When the first
pipe organ was put in St Paul
church-the one destroyed by fire-he
was tentatively offered the position of
organist. but refused on account of
his increasing deafness In the
eighties he was a yiolinisI in the
Philharmonic Orchestra but was per
suaded to take up the viola. which he
did, and his place was taken by a
relative of the leader. Later he was
REPLACED in this position by another
relative of the leader. who had by
this time learned the viola. While
not composer, Mr.. Sayer is very
proficient in arrangements and a
number OF the scores used by the
orchestra in the production of the
Messiah and other oratorios rendered
by the Lincoln Oratorio society, Uni
versity chorus and Methodist chorus
were written by him for instruments,
, for which no written score existed,
and have been in common use in
this city for fifteen years
Mrs. Sayer is also known in mu-
steal and printing circles She was
a soprano in the English festival
; choruses and has been soprano in
the May festival choruses of former
: years and of the University chorus
She is member of the Woman's
Auxiliary to Typographical Union No
aoa
Mr. Savers family has followed in
his footsteps more or less. His old
est son, James ]. Sayer, was formerly
in the employ of the Journal ani
Jacob North & Sons. While in tn,
university he was the business man
lager of the Hesperian and published
the Sombrero for the class of 'eS
He was a reporter on the Sioux Cit,
Journal after his graduation an
later for the Chicago Press associa
ton. He is now associate editor o.
the Red Book and editor-in-chief @
the Blue Book
His second son, DIR. ]. H Sayel
was business manager of the He;
perian while in the university an
run a printing department for tn
Y NJ. C. A. He was also connecte
: with other university publication
After graduation he became the ed
tor of country paper in Wyomin
: of politicians at the county seat an
became county recorder. Later
graduated from the College of Me
- icine of the University of Nebrask
Both sons are musieally incline
the older playing the cornet al
French horn and the younger Il
violin. and both were members
the University orchestra and band
The two older daughters have bee
in the employ of both the Journ
and Jacob North & Sons and the o
Evening News. The youngest daus
'o' ter gave the whole business Wi
berth and is a Kindergarten teach
in Crofton, Nebraska
Mr.. Sayer will have plenty of til
TO equal his first record before
ne is seventy years old and a numb
,a of his musical friends are trying
NO. persuade him to put the climax
OF his well spent life by writing
ate organ accompaniment to the Messi;
for which a satisfactory score dc
10Y not exist. He has not signified
me willingness to attempt the task,
ach his friends who know his ability
IN sist that he can write the part Il
would fill the need. and it is to
mai, sincerely hoped that their pers
OWN sions will be successful