Evening journal., 1909-12-15

the number was repeated Miss Eliza
beth Bonner sang the contralto; the
tenors were J. Newman Davis and
George McHugh and the baritones,
Frederick w. Wyatt and Hamilton
Harris.
Mr.. Harris gave a strong, dramatic
solo in the Grieg Thanksgiving" and
Mr.. Wyatt gave the baritone obligato
to the wonderful Damrosch setting Of
the familiar Holy Night" This song
was repeated. and received perhaps the
most spontaneous applause OF any
chorus. This and other carols were
sung without accomDaniment and call
ed forth the hest efforts of chorus
that had displayed dramatic warmth
and artistic feeling throughout the
evening.
The program was fittingly closed
with the Gounod setting of Tennyson's
Ring Out Wild Bells" The inter
weaving of parts gives the effect of
Ginning bells. first softly. then gradu-
ally swelling TO triumphant, ecstatic
climax. The chorus. and the accom-
panist. brought out the effects superb
~, and the piece had to be repeated to
satisfy the audience.
Mr.. Carpenter conducted with a vigor
and sympathy that showed his thor
ough mastery and ability to inspire
his chorus.
The program was as follows.
The Challenge OF Thor Cfrom King
OlaD. Sir Edward Elgar: Lullaby Sir
Joseph Barnby; Land Sighting, Edward
Grieg (Bartone Solo by Mr.. Harris);
Hong Kong Romance. Henry Hadley,
Second Violin Concerto (hrst move
ment) Giovanni Viotti. Master Carpen-
ter: Sextet from Lucia di Lammer-
moor. c. Donizetti, Miss Wales. Miss
Bonner. Messrs. Davis. McHugh.
Wyatt. Harris and Wilmington Choral
Society: The Miller's Wooing, Eaton
flaming. Wilmington Choral Society;
My Heart to Greet Thy Voice (Samson
and Delllah), c. Saint-Saens, Miss
Wales: Christmas Carols: Christmas
Night German Folk Song). arranged
by Frank Damrosch, baritone Obli-
cato by Mr.. Wyat); The Sleep Of the
Child Jesus. +. Auguste Gevaert; A
joyful Christmas Song. +. Auguste
Gevaert. Wilmington Choral Society;
New Year Song. Ring out Wild Bells
(Gilchrists Arrangement, Charles
Gounod. Wilmington Choral Society.
The active members Of the society
are
Sopranos-Miss Eta H. Chesley, Miss
Nellie Commerford, Mrs. =. Leslie Car
penter. Mrs T. II. Davies. Miss Elsie
Dinsmore. Miss Josephine Fletcher.
Miss Carrie Forrest. Miss Margaret
Fulton, Miss Bessie NJ. Francis, Mrs.
l.. c. Fritz, Mrs. Russell Cilpin. Mrs.
Wilmer c. Highheld Miss Miriam
Lang. Miss Clara Mason. Mrs. Ramoth
Mitchell, Mrs. Egmont Negendank,
Miss Madeline Reed. Miss Elizabeth c.
Speer. Mrs. W. r. Smalley. Miss Mir
lam Stradiey. Miss Isabel B. Wales.
Mrs. Leonard r. Wales.
Aitos-Miss Elizabeth Bonner Mrs.
Hugh c. Browne. Mrs. H. W. Biggs.
Miss Myrtle Clayton. Miss Helen Dob
bin, Miss Elizabeth w. Evans, Miss
Elsye Howett. Mrs. James Lattomus.
Miss Mary Morrow. Mrs. Frank L.
Reynolds, Mrs. c. I. Swayne. Miss Cora
Taggart.
Tenors--J. Frank Ayres. NJ. Warner
Brashears. J. B. Baxter. H. Howard
Carver J. Newman Davis. w. E.
Grooms. Clarence Hume. +. f. Herring.
Clarence Lynch, George McHugh. Arm
old Proudfoot, John b. Settle. Eugene
Start.
Basses-Dr. Julian Adair. Arthur
Bailey. ]. H. Beckerle. Harry Imler
L. c. Fritz. II. L. Harris, Ramoth
Mitchell. Edward Martin. B. G. Strick-
land. Harris Stephenson, Leonard E.
Wales. Clarence Wyatt and Fred W.
Wyatt.
Accompanists-Mis Elizabeth Condit.
Mrs. Ellwood G. Jackson.