Evening journal., 1910-05-04
new LAURELS FOR
CHORAL SOCIETY
Improvement in Unity and
Tone Shading Noticeable
at Second Concert

The second concert of the season
OF the Wilmington Choral Society, was
enjoyed by a large audience In the
Century Club last night. The society
gained new laurels i'm its splendid rem
dition OF an interesting program. Par
ticularly noticeable is the improvement
in unity and in tone-shading in the
work Of the organization. T Leslie
Carpenter, director of the society was
again showered with congratulations
at the close Of the evening, for the
which was due TO his training OF the
choruses.
The soloists were Mrs. Leonard E.
Wales. soprano; Miss Elizabeth Condit,
pianist; and George McHugh, tenor
The accompanies were Miss Condit
and Mrs Elwood c. Jackson at the
piano; Paul S. Carpenter and Charles
Grifith, violin. The violin obligatos
were played with beauty and delicacyI
Of tone.
Mrs Wales was heard in a solo from
Carmen" with Tostis "Good-by" as
an encore; selections which brought
out to advantage her sweetness and
purity Of tone. Mr.. MeHugh gave the
"Spirito Gentir from Donizetti, with
a "Rigoletto" selection from Verdi as
encore. Mr. McHugh's voice is Wig
orous, high tenor. and he sings with
admirable intensity of feeling.
Miss Condit gave Griegs Concerto IN
Minor" with orchestral accompani-
ment arranged for second piano and play
ed by Mrs. Elwood c. Jackson. Miss Con-
dit. who is graduate OF the musical
course Of Wellesley College, and widely
known in Wilmington musical circles,
plays with certainty Of touch and master
full Interpretation. Mrs jackson played
the difficult second plano accompaniment
with artistic sense Of the harmony Of the
two pianos
The choruses we're exceuently given;
among them tho folk-songs being parti-
cularly enjoyable. The concert Of last
night brought TO a close the third season
of the Choral Society
The patrons were Stanley NJ Arthurs,
Mrs. Donald S. Ashbrook. Mrs. William
n. Barnard. Mrs Samuel Bancroft, Jr.,
Mrs John Bancroft. Miss Barnard. Mrs.
William Beadenkopf, Miss Beecher, Eric
Bringhurst Mrs. II. A. Brown, Miss Jes-
lette. Mrs William Belts, II. o. Belts,
Mrs. Charles Bird. Mrs. John b. Bird,
Mrs. William c. Blatz. the Hon. Edward
G. Bradford, A. ]. Branch, Mrs. w II.
Briggs. Miss Bringhurst, Mrs. Frederic
Bringhurst, Mrs. II. A. Brown, Miss Jen-
ME A. Brown. Mrs II. d. Brown.
Miss Anna T. Candy, Mrs. E. T..
Candy, Mrs. T. w Campbell, Mrs. 2.
L. Carpenter, Miss A. c. Churchman.
Mrs. ]. B. Clarkson. Mrs. ]. Allen Col
by, Mrs L. II. Coke, Jr., Charels Cope
land, c. NJ. Crowell, Mrs. ]. II. Craw-
| ford. Mrs. c. NJ. Curtis, Mrs. d. B.
! Curlett
Mrs. c. L. Doughten, Mrs. A. Felix
dupont. Mrs. f. l. dupont, Mrs. T. c.
dupont, Mrs. L. L. Dunham.
Miss Emma Eckman, Mrs. w J.
Fisher, DR.. Irvine NJ. Finn, Mrs. w r.
Foster. Miss Frances Forman, DR.. G.
w. X. Forrest.
Miss Helen $. Garrett. Mrs. Melville
Gambrill, Mrs. I. l.. Gilpin. Mrs. n. G.
| Click. Mrs Edwin Golding. Charles
Couert, Mrs. B. c. Grammon.
Mrs. ]. i. Hamilton, Leroy Harvey,
Harry G. Haskell, Mrs. d. o. Hastings.
Mrs T. Chalkley Hatton. Mrs. W. b.
| Hendrickson, Mrs. Annie Hickman,
Mrs. +. T. Hodges, Francis Hoffecker
John II. Hoff. Mrs. Harrison w Howell,
! Miss Rachel Howland. Joseph b,
Hughes. Mrs. w. r. Humphrey.
Mrs. Elwood Jackson, Mrs. Oscar
jackson, Mrs. Tilghman Johnston.
Mrs. G. II. Kerr. Rt. Rev. Frederick
j. Kinsman. Mrs. w. II. I<irn. Mrs.
William Knox, Mrs. 7. Krebs. John
d. Kurtz. II. J. Layman, Miss Jane
Lea. Mrs. G. G. Lobdell.
Mrs. c. L. McIlvaine, Leslie 2. Ma
honey, Edward Martin. Mrs. Sidney B.
Mason. John w. Mathews, Miss Mat
lack. Mrs W. c. Mendinhall, George
r. Miller, Mrs. Edmund Mitchell, Jr.,
Mrs. Alfred B. oMore. Mrs. George w.
| Murgatroyd
Mrs. r. A. Negendank, Mrs. otho Now
land
Miss Alice Palmer. Mrs William S.
Prickett. Mrs. w. W. Pusey. second. Mrs
/ Howard Pyle. Mrs. Frederic Pyle, Dr.
]. p. Pyle, Mrs. Henry r. Pyle.
Mrs. d. ]. Reinhardt, Mrs. Alden B
Richardson, Mrs. Y. II. Robinson, Mrs
Rawcliff.
Mrs. a. f. sanborn, Mrs. J. J. satter-
thwaite, Mrs. II. p scott, Charles H.
Scott, Joseph L. Scott. Mrs william T.
Sellers. Mrs. Robert Smith. Ellwood Sou.
der, Mrs. W. c. spruance Miss NAPLES
Miss Stirling. Mrs. Joseph Swift.
Paul ]. Taggart, Mrs. Frank Taylor
James D. Thomas
Mrs. Gertrude Underwood, Mrs. r. T.
Warner. Mrs. Alfred Warner. T. A. War
derburg. Joseph Weaver. Mrs. A. J. Whit.
ney, Jr.. Mrs. ]. J. Whitaker, Mrs. Hor-
ace Wilson, Mrs. j. p. Winchester.