The Press., 1913-03-19

MISS HELEN V. LESTER, Soprano.
 Tonight the big concert by the Rockville male chorus, 45 voices, Miss Lester, soprano, Mrs. Waite, contralto, and MT. Cooley, baritone, will take place in the Comique theatre at 8 o'clock. It promises to be musical and social event of im- portance. The final rehearsal of chorus and soloists last night aroused great enthusiasm. The program fol- lowing is most attractive one:-
 Part l.
 The Hunt is up, Van Der Stucken
 The Club.
 Wake not, but hear me, love,
 Thompson
 MT. Cooley and Club. Passage birds farewell, Hildach
 Miss Lester, Mrs. Waite. A Ballad of Justification, Hammond .. . The Club.
 Gipsy John, Clay
 The Club.
 ''Ah Jel veux vivre," Romeo ct Ju-
 liette), Gounod
 Miss Lester.
 Keep a goin', Jacobsen
 The Club. .
 Part II.
 The Song of the Frost King, Hawley
 The Club.
 Annie Laurie, Bullard Mrs. Waite and Club. Swing Along, Cook
 The Club.
 How dear to me, Barrett
 The Club.
 (a) The Crescent Moon, Sanderson (b) Hindu Slumber Song, Ware (c) Licht, Sinding
 Mrs. Waite.
 How lovely, how fair, Dregert
 Miss Lester and Club. Ca lslafas 3,------. Wilson
 Miss Lester, Mrs. Waite,
 MT. Cooley and Club. The following ladies will be patron esses: Mrs. Christopher Allen, Mrs. G. Percival Bard, Mrs. 0. F. Beck with, Mrs. H. E. Burwell, Mrs. O. E. Butterfield, Mrs. J. Carl Converse, Mrs. B. P. Cooley, Mrs. R. W. Ellis, Miss Celia Holt, Mrs. Lewis McLaugh- lin, Mrs. 0. H. Meyers, Jr., Mrs. A. I. Mitchell, Mrs. J. Allan Mix, Mrs. T. F. Mullen, Mrs. O. R. Newton, Mrs. M. O'Halloran, Mrs. William Park, Mrs. E. O. Pinney, Mrs. o. B. Pinney, Mrs. W. H. Reed, Mrs. F. G. Sanford, Mrs. R. W. Smith, Mrs. E. K. Taft, Mrs. J. H. Valentine. The ushers will be Robert McNeil, Miss Margaret Cooley, Mrs. Richard Fisk, Miss Ivy Eaton, Mrs. Charles Moore, Miss Eunice Park. Tickets have sold freely and large house is assured. The admission is low, 25c. A few reserved seats are left at 1Oc extra. To accommodate the people attending from Rockville and along the line an extra car will be run at 6.35 from Rockville, returning at 1O.22
 Miss Teresa Clark is home from Newark for the Easter vacation.
 Mrs. l.. B. Baker is a guest of her mother in Boston for few days.
 MT. and Mrs. James Sheppard have gone on a trip to Bermuda, in the hope that the change will benefit MT. Sheppard's health.
 MT. and Mrs. P. H. M. Brooks, who have been spending the winter in Florida, are expected to arrive in Springfield Saturday.
 There will be meeting of all in- terested in baseball at Borough hall Friday evening at o'clock. Last season there was considerable interest and some good sport resulted. The officers appreciate the patronage given the game last year and hope for a large attendance Friday evening, when plans will be formulated for the coming season. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year. Rev. J. W. Ballantine spoke inter- estingly at the Orcuttville service last Sunday afternoon. "David Living stone as a Christian, a missionary and an explorer" was his theme Next Sunday J. W. Robinson will lead. A we'll attended meeting of the fami- lies at Orcuttville was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Fred Graves Wednesday evening, and an organiza- tion perfected for the general welfare of the community and for cooperation with the committees of the federation of churches. Officers were elected i: President, F. H. Plumb; vice-presi- dent, Miss Mary Davis; secretary treasurer, Henry Hemenway. A com mittee on music, of which Mrs. Fred Rand is chairman, will provide music for each Sunday. Much interest was shown concerning the proposed trolley through the village, and the report of the hearing for the granting of the franchise was discussed. Matters concerning conditions around the school building were talked over, and it was voted to try and cooperate with the school committee in improv- ing conditions. A social meeting will be held at the home of Miss