The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-24
Pipe Organ Week
N Methodist People Formally Accept
and ID tdicate New Instrument
with Pleasing Exercises.

anu t0IcAte new InStrumOnt
with Pleasing Exercises.
The Me thodist people took
last week for a kind of Il jubilee
week in connection with the
placing of a &, 900 pipe organ in
their church, it being the first
instrument of this character to
be installed in a church in Mil
bank. and the entire community
was more Or less interested in
the enterprise.
Mrs. Madge King Johnston of
Aberdeen. one OF the most prof.
cient organists in the country,
was engaged for the week, and
drilled a chorus of singers for
the organ recital Friday evening,
Monday and Tuesday evenings
being devoted to the drill.
On Wednesday evening, one of
the former pastors OF the Mil
bank church, Rev. f. +. Hunt,
who was in charge during the
conference year 1867, and who
inaugurated an enlargement and
improvement of the church in
that year, was present. and
preached on the Message and
the messenger. and at the close
of the service was cordially
greeted by his old friends aud
neighbors and former parishon-
ers, who We're again pleased to
hear his voice from the sacred
desk.
On Thursday evening an in
formal social evening was enjoy
ed, in which music played 4
prominent part. An informal
program of impromptu remarks
by Rev. +. f. Hunt and w. w.
Downie, solos by Dorothea Mas
sey. Gerald and George Pratt
and Nadene Mills, and readings
by the Misses Bernice RawsOn
and Grace Holbrook. with pipe
organ selections by Mrs. john
ston was enjoyed, and refresh
ment Of frappe and waters We're
served, and az altogether pleas.
mt evening was spent
On Friday evening the organ re-
cital and concert under the aus
pieces of Mrs. Johnston, was
given, following being the pro-
gram. with Mrs. Johnston as or.
.aniSt and soprano:
Spring Song ...........H Hollin>
Ave Marie .Gounod
Mr.. Mooar. Or@anl>t. Miss
Pew. Pianist. Roy j. MADEIRA.
Niolini>t
sonata { Minor. .......... Guiimant
Adager ana Allegro
Wedding Chorus -....#...... GoWen
Rose Maiden
Spring Geo. stern
DR.. Port Pianist
GondOliera-c c-Nen-
titan Love Song-d-Good Night
lntlammatus RoS>ini
Stahat Mater
Chorus Personnel
Mrs. Mills. Miss Port. Miss
Massey. Miss Pew, Miss Ans
den, Miss Preyey. Miss Rob
inson. Miss Partridge. Mis-
Hnlda Seide, Mr.. Mills. MIR.
Pratt. DR.. Port. Mr. emanuel,
Mr.. Schneider.
TO this concert an admission
of Sl.oO was charged, this being
the only evening when any
charge was made Some l6o
tickets were sold, and lovers of
high-class music were pleasingly
entertained with the we'll rend-
cred numbers OH the program.
the solos. and organ work OF
Mrs Johnson. and the chorus
numbers, all commanding hearty
encores.
On account of Il late pressing
engagement DR.. w. Ii. Jordan.
Of Minneapolis, Il former pastor,
who was expected to preach at
the Sunday morning service,
was unable to he present. bn'
the district superintendent. II
:. Hardness was secured to till
his place, and preached a power
ful gospel sermon, and this was
followed by the taking up of a
subscription for the placing of
the organ, and a short dedicatory
service by the district supcrin
tendent. The pastor OF tire
church, Rev. j. Ms Iihbetts, pre-
sented the cause, stating that
the new pipe organ wonld not
only bs q means of making the
services Of the church more iE-
pressive and effective, but would
be public benefacsion which
the entire community could en-
JOY. The response to the appeal
for funds was hearty and liberal,
both on the part OF the mem uers
Of the church, and the friends
and supporters. and with the