The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-27
WOMAN'S CLUB
DEPARTMENT
Edited BY the Press
Committee of the
Woman's Club

read by Mrs. S. 7. Fletcher, at the
Womans Club meeting Thursday att
ernOOn:
The great twenty-third Sangerfes'
OF the Northeastern Sangcrbund Is
at a clOse-and great is the word to
be applied TO it from start to finish.
Philadelphia did herself proud IN
her entertainment OF the hosts %
singers within her gates. and in lin
ishing the mammoth convention hall
in little less than three and a hall
months for this occasion. Two OF IN"
chief events OF this Sangcrfest was
he final decision in the contest for
the prize, The Mimisinscrs" present
ed by RAISED Wilhelm II of Ger
many, which was won by the Junger
Mannerchor OF Philadelphia for the
third time. thus making it their yer.
own, and the chorus OF 5000 chill
dren of the public schools of Phila
delphia, trained by Prof Enoch W.
Pearson, who. for fifteen years. has
had charge of the music In the
schools. Wonderful and thrilling
must have been the sight of 5000
boys and girls. about evenly divided
as they marched in and completely
filled the rows upon rows of seats sur
rounding the stage on three sides.
The program given by the children
was long and elaborate, each number
showing their wonderful training
especially the "lntlammatus" from
Rosini's "Stabat Mater" sung by the
Glee Club of the high school, the So
pranO girl soloist being Miss Adelina
Patti NOar. Miss Marie Rappold
Urom the New York metropolitan
for whom the Sangerfcst was anOth-
err scene Of triumph, sung GOunod' s
beautiful Ave Maria" during the
children 5 concert One of the great
csi events Of the Sangcrfcst was til"
Festival concert. which Prcsidrn;
Tart attended accompanied by Mrs
Taft AS the president entered the
all there WAS !. cheer of greeting,
"a fanfare from the orchestra. and
then a great burst Of patriotism as
TIE chorus of 5000 and the audience
OF 10000 sang "Thc Star Spanglctl
Farmer" During this concert Il Choir
us OF 5000 mems voices sang The
Ilcrmit's Song Tonight" The effect
rpun that vast audience cannot b"
described the massive chorus of
tchors and basscs seemed To be sing
ing in one voice. At it's conclusion
there was a tremendous Outburst of
applause, which caused ii to be re-
pcated. The audience was almost
wild in its efforts adequately to OK
press its admiration. Nine. oI.uisc
NOrmer sang after this her
beautiful voice quicting the audience
into profound silence, all charmed by
her exquisite tones. As an encore
she sang the presidents fayoritc.
Old Black Joe With touching
sweetness and simplicity she gave
this dear old Southern song.
One day lately AT high noon a
sloip OF seven or eight intellectual
persons might have been seen ascend
ing the stairs 10 Joseph r. Gannon's
Photographic studio The weather
WAS ficndishly hot but the seven or
eight intellectual looking person:
accepted the discomfort in their hui
mllity Of spirit, for the object of
their visitation was TO assist a, tho
hypnotizing of Marian Graham by
fr0f. Charles Munter. The prjncipal
actors in this uncanny affair arrived
Dy taxicab somewhat later. The
intellectual persons instinc,jvcIy
termed into line for their reception
MISS Graham, n girl about 90 years