Connecticut western news., 1912-12-19
PRESIDENT GODDARD
Choral Union Officers Feast at Del
 monco's.

l Saens, and "Ihe Golden Legend by Sullivan, at the Norfolk concerts, June 3 and 4. This was decided at the annu- al business meeting of the officers at Delmonico's, New York, last Thurs day.
 At that meeting Rev. John Calvin Goddard of Salisbury, was elected president of the Union, and Mir. Edward Brown, of Norfolk, secretary.
 The meeting was attended by practi- cally all the officers of the Union in the various towns represented. Canaan's delegation consisted of President k. c. Gillette, Vice President R. D. Peirce and Secretary J. L. Parsons, of the local society. Besides the officers, representa- tives of the county newspapers and few distinguished musical composers and some specially invited guests were present at the dinner, which followed the business session.
 Among the. reports submitted was that of Rev. E. 0. Gillette, president of the Canaan Chorus, of which the main facts were as follows:
 The Canaan Chorus during the last season reached it's highest enrolment with l09 members, as against S6 the year previous. At the close of the sea son the number had dropped to 94. The average attendance was S4, as compared with 70 for 1911. Eighteen were pres ent at all rehearsals, I7 missed only one and IS missed only two. Of the II mem- bers who came from Sheffield, Ashley | Falls, Falls Village and South Canaan seven were perfect ln attendance.
 "As a new feature last year a class was conducted for several weeks before the regular rehearsals for the purpose of de- velopipg new material among the men This was free for all. the expense being borne by the society. AS a result of Mrs. Bullock's training the tenor and bass parts were stronger than ever be- fore. The treasurer reported receipts amounting to $2S2.72 This was smaller than usual because there was no concert. There is balance of $I4.l in the treas ury. Mir. Joseph l.. Parsons, the new secretary, succeeded in handling the difi- cult problem of distribution of invita- tions to the Norfolk concerts with satiG- faction to everybody"
 The report of the music committee was exhaustive and comprehensive and ! LletAG hh GANEAA6h1 rhoNAhN A1A N1S ion, in management and achievement. and presented ample proof of the just ness of the opinion expressed by a great New York newspaper, that the Norfolk concerts presented ''the only genuine musical festival in America" During the hour following the busi- ness meeting and preceding the dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel-through whose munifcent generosity the Choral Union with it's magnificent achieve ments, is made possible-minRled with the officers and guests, giving cordial 3 greetings and sincere, unaffected wei come.
 l At 6:15 Mir. Stoeckel bade the com pany enter the dining room, which had been specially prepared and decorated for the occasion with the richness and exquisite taste for which Delmonico is celebrated-hundreds of roses. with azaleas, asters, carnations, ferns and palms transforming the room into & bower of bloom and beauty. MT. Stoeckel occupied the head of the table arrangement, which was hollow square, seating 35 persons. At his right hand sat Mir. George W. Chadwick, the we'll known composer, the rendition of whose "Aphrodite" conducted by him self, was one of the fine features of the Norfolk concerts, last year. On Mir. Stoeckels left sat Victor Herbert, the celebrated composer and orchestra leader of New York. who charmed the great Norfolk audience with the prelude to his opera "Natoma. Next to MT. Her bert sat the ever-modest Mir Richmond P. Paine, the musical wizard whose skillful training transforms the "raw material" of these Litchfeld county towns into smooth and cultivated chor- uses that have elicited the highest praise from the most noted musical authorities of the country.
 The menu, which was fit for a king. and none the less enjoyable to the occa- sional guest who couldn't read it, was aE follows
 Huitres deep sea Bisque de tomatoes
 CeleTi Amandes salees Olives E1OuldTu RTlllS
 Sandwiches de pain brun
 Mignons d'agneau de printemps
 aux asperges
 Pommes Marquise
 Pamplemousse au marasquin
 Dindonneau rotl, sauce oannebergeG
 POmmes douces
 Gorgonzola Port du Salut Roquefort Camembert
 Bar-leDuc rouge
 Salade de chicoree, betteraves ct laitue
 Glaces moulees
 Biscuits la cuillere Macarons Cafe noir
 Latour Blanc Appolinaris Pol Roger Dry Special
 At the end of the feasting Mir Stoeckel called on MT. Victor Herbert for flew words" and that distinguished musi- ciau made a delightful little speech, in
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