El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16

~ HERE is sunshine at the Charity
house on South Campbell street
\ in spite of the clouds. There are
things more material there since the
splendid demonstration Of FL Paso's
warm hearted sympathy Friday night
at the save the Babies" concert at the
FL Paso theater.
Financially it was a complete sue
cess. Socially it was more than that;
if was an event, for it is not often that
FI Pasoans have the opportunity TO pc
shown to their seats by lovely girls
beautifully gOWned. and to see the SO
ciety leaders of FL PasO and Fort Bliss
in attendance as patrons ana pdlrohes-
Finer than all was the splendid spirit
the true FL PaSO SplrIt-ShOWn TOT a
caIIse which is most worthy and which
has an appeal to. the heart thaI IS IT
resistible Starting as an inspiration
among the big hearted army muSlcl 3
of the 22d infantry band receiving I'M
mediate sanction of the commanding
officer and regimental adlutant; Coi.
Fredericks and Capt Slmonds, ana , WIZ VIZ
the assistance of the public spirited ciIl-
zens who aided the Woman ChdIIty
in completing the arrangements LOT the
benefit concert, the demOnslTat III III
reached a high pitch Wnen acllIl6 CIl! iSL
musician c F. WaddingtOn raped win
his baton for attention and swung INTO
the opening bars Of the great american
A Pretty Picture.
With the boxes and stage decorated
with American flags, the bandmen IN
their olive drab field uniforms, me Of
Ulcers wearing their uniforms Of Dl1e
md cold the beautifully gOWned WON
en- who occupied the boxes anu OI CLlSl;
the form of an enthusiast nc aPP -
over the house seating lne crOWuS az AZ
Giving out the souvenir programs, II
S5vas an attractive setting Tor the SpleA-
did program which was given py ~
hand assisted by FL PaSo musicIdils.
P7lt there was more to the concert lnSH
= 5.7,1oTstrst iOn in the name OF the
Greatest of human virtues. II lOUN
the form of an enthusiastic opp toII,5
alton of what the 90 regiment D y
has done for FL Paso ana the mus - 800 go
--o,e arDla uded for what they nau uOAS
in the past as well as WHaL thGy 49,
doing for the save the odolss -
1t was CHARACTERISTIC Oh lhesS IN ~ +Jeir
lows of the army band anu u -
generous colonel commanding that -
preferred to give rather lna 4Ia.-+e an
a benefit, after rhelr Iree ColiCSl y fi-e
fnr the summer. Because OF sucu IN
fseIinq as this. the Z2d band played a.
no hand has played in FL Paso- BaHu-
-9sefe1 Waddington directed as II IN
sDfred and the men responded 10 every
def direction Of his baton
brilliant Social Event. ..,
M. concert was brilliant soc4aL
event A number of box paEttss -
Given by society folk 1ntereSteG IN 1lIS
$3.50 CHARITY. army Officers Oh
y Otiie 1l91- from the armies of two re-
D1IbIics gave the picturesque tOlSH y
military display, and the loNelS ~
v-bo acted as uSherS lot Iile q =
Aid NOT look or act in the least a. y
fbev were painted on Re scene ), -
fairly skipped about WelcoIleu -
guest of the evening, ana escOi 80 ~ 800
ono 10 his place as SWeetly as II ~ "e+
a brides reception. In their SUI
chiffOns, blue ribbons, or pms - -. :.
thew were the gladdest tloWeIiest 80
ment of all, and by Ihe 49,, Wy, in Scat
did not make a single mlStake III 49, - -,
80 tho large audience -EVerE sea- VI
+bS main floor of the house was taheH'
and the balconies had many occul
MusfeaIIy Satisfying. -
T. r-ss the caU OF the children, that
slTvsvs brings out the best IN peoPls,
s0d the call Of the music tndt l 49,
-, o774 of the dust and WEAKNESS anu
a[-s,- to Iizht and skies and fields anu
other hearts and other heavens NUS
callv. the concert was as pI5ll II p a. -
vTas socially. Seldom does Fl = 80 i1I -
a chance to welcome 50 many u -; -
Fs-orfte musicians in a single eFeLL5S-
Miss Virginia Bean played me 1870 -
sscsoTvenfr' of Drdla so truly anu -
sweetly that the auolencS $50 uJli's-'' and
more Of her fascinating music, az
7-itb her violin she interpreted DEOi IN !
s.HumoresQue" with much splIlC, a. IN
skill Miss Beans mother ne!
3cconoDlished violinist and pianist, PEI
formed the difficult role OL -
Da1ist. the DvOrak number Dy- me va
-. u-ritten after the composer So
iourn in this country, and the S 2lto Ne
Riva- melody is introduced INTO NJ
15aro accompaniment- IN the se4LlS
b+Ir1o-ous wav in which Dvorak USE
Yanke Doodle in his tTeIne Ii,3, Ie
t-..-icsr7 Svmphony. Miss Bean pays
the cello as well as Vloilh' anu
music is always pleasing -. hon
Francis Moore. who onered Two 49, 49,
tifuI piano numbers, Steaolly mp S,,cL
- fecbnic and he plays Win $50
- alDsance of mannerism that one
Ca0 hardly believe that lne t.,,S
17Oyvever Ella bOrate and dlIIlcult, SCI tsg5t-
Nv taxes his splenoldiy trdIIle so, q 1IIr3
m ham like tones in his Seconu nun nun
ber we're full of lingering, S .5
song Mr. MOOre's musical seIlsl Sii -;
and alertneSs are equaleo Ohiy ~ Lis
never failing Wllhng ness 70 - ~ T-CSrtTv
powers to the service OIL an!
clT PS-V-fn Witte is the life of vocal
music in Fl PasO. he IS away L.S5--+t ~
Ir115 his fine tenor voice to entertain llle
-,e0T1e and to serve a good emu, anu ~
hin, is due the credit 1or of6aILL1Ii.I.5
and leading the group slnsttHi5 MS
we all enjoy from time 70 ~. - -7,,artet
voice in the melodies OF the qua IoIo
rises clear and free, ana IN nLS -
1I11ber FRIDAY evening he STRUCK the
popular chord. ..., ,,,,artet
pawn Witte. NJ NJ. Hamlln. . a;
MIX and H. D. Slater-San8 sefettSa
pieces at the concert lnclG G&Is tbe
18th century glee, Hark, Lle-i - ~ ,-it6
Lark at Heavens Gate sings, VIZ
the words of. Shakspere and the music music
Of Shakspere's own selection. Tne pea pea
fif11I brahms lullaby is ever SATISFYING
with its perfect simplicity
work Of the Band.
The hand of the 22d regiment rosS
to its highest pitch of spirited anu
svmnathetfc musical Interpretation ~ ~
the Orpheus overture, the Ray mona
oVert1re. and the Egyptian DalIeL
movement of Luigini. Aside from these
The most popular number was douot-
less the Comic Tattoo" with the mem
bers of the band leaving one by one
ana blowing out their candles, at lSsI
leaving the stage in total darkness I'M
til the bass drummer ends the Joke py
n11tfiDe his foot through his drum inc
hand DIayed almost necessarily an
evening. and filled in every pause with
ragtime. spirited marches, ana 1gnl
oDeratic snatches. The elaborate rag
time suites by English composers
aroused great interest The attack ana
the moduIations by the band In class
icaI as well as popular numbers
brought forth much appreciatlVe ap-
Three trumpeters OF the 22d in
fantrv introduced a novel and muen