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WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

REBEccA SOPHIE BLUMENTHAL. who
died on April s last, left total estate OF
s62l.6o0 and a net estate OF $b9'.2s&.
She gave $4,000 to the Montchore Home
and $500 each TO the following: Hebrew
orphan Asylum. Mount Sinai Hospital,
Hebrew Shel;ering Guardian Society and
Hebrew Sanharlum. Her sons. Walter
and Irving, and her daughter Mrs. WILMA
Rau received s11s,3o0 each. Her daughter
Mrs Ray Greenberg got slls.30:. and
her daughter Mrs, Blanche Dreyfus
800, sO6 Mrs. Blumcnthal had s3s+.-
AZ in mortgages, note OF S1Of,H2l
made by her sons Walter and Irving. and
a note of the United Dressed Beef Com
pany for 100000.
GEORGE TAYLOR, who was found drowned
on September 90 last and who was the
owner OF Aiken Son & Co. shortly be-
fore his death, left IA total estate OF
S326.76& and a net estate OF s2s2,375,
which went In equal shares to his wife,
Mrs. Antonette II. Taylor his daughter,
Antonette. and his sons. John and George
Taylor. Jr. Mr. Taylor had s26s,50O in
real estate. of which, Ss36,500 was the
value OF 1888 acres fronting on Hunting
ton lIarbor, Huntington, J.. ]. The APP
praisal shows that two years before his
death Mr., Taylor bought all but ten
shares OF Aitkcr Son Co. from
John w. and John Aitkcn, and gave his
personal notes for $66OO00. which were
indorsed by all the members of his family.
In March last Mr.. Taylor told his attor-
ney, William IL. Sage. that he would have
to be relieved OF tho business because his
physical and mental condition required II.
The Athens then arranged to take back
the business and cancelled all OF Mr.,
Taylor's notes,
SAMUEL SHAsKIN. sales agent for T.,
Victor & Achelis. who died on August IS.
1912, left $l9.797 to his wife.
EMMA J.. LEHRBAcH, who died on May
2 last. left $lS.761. chiefly to her son, Jay
a. Lehrbach
f.. LowNpEs RHETr, who died on Decem-
Der IL last, made his viii at his office, so
broadway, on December 2. leaving his
entire estate to his wife. Mrs. Frances
Fairfax Rhett.
ADoI.PH ZINN, who died on December 1c
left $500 each to Mount Sinai Hospital
the Home for Aged and lnfrm Hebrews
and the Monteiore Home, and gave the
residuary estate to relatives.
ELIZABETH +. FROST, who died on Jan
uary 8, left 5000 to her sister Edith
Frost Reed. and the latter's husband
Alfred X. Reed. The rest Of her estate
went to nieces
HARRIET BEMENr left $4,000 to her
niece. Mary Il. Bement, and made her the
residuary le&atee. She gave $4,000 tO
Edward Nichols Bement. $1,000 and a
bronze statue OF Ariadne to Robert Il
c. Bement, $4,000 to Caroline Ben,ent
Gay. a cousin $4,000 to Aletta b. W
Lawrence, who has done n great dea
for me-" and $1,000 to David ]. Reynolds
Kind and faithful friend"
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DINNER PARTIES AT CAPITAL.
Mr.. ana Mrs. swanson Entertain
vice.PresSdent and Mrs. Marshall.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Senator and
Mrs Claude A. Swanson entertained q
dinner company this evening In honor
~ the Vice President and Mrs. Thomas
r Marshall.
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Garrison
mad as dinner guests tonight Senator
and Mrs Hitchcock. Gen. and Mrs
Aleshire Mr.. and Mrs. John Bassett
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Wallace. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh. Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodbury. Blair and DR.. Baumann
Of the Swiss Legation.
A dinner company was entertained by
RE Brazilian Ambassador and Nine. da
lama. The company included Mr.. and
Mrs, Preston Satterthwaite. Mrs. Bran
han Gilbert, Mr.. and Mrs. La Montague,
Ralph and Morris r. Nolcke. sons OF the
hostess. all OF New York; Mrs. James
Macdonald of London, Mrs. William
n!sston of Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas T, Gaff and Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
tan +. Hemmick.
Prof, Charles d. Walcott and his
daughter, Miss Helen Walcott, enter
taled ut dinner this evening In honor
o. Tho counsellor Of the Italian Embassy
aid Aun". Catalan.
Tine Misses Aeshire. daughters of Gen.
"'esn,ro, entertained "A company OF young
p."pl" AT dinner this evening at tha
army and Navy Club. the party remain
" : For the regular Friday dance at
t. club.
Mn Perry Heath entertained at the
G''saut this afternoon. Assisting Mrs.
~ AT were Mrs Robert r. Lansing, Mrs.
sac ut ilrrns, Miss Flora Wilson. Mrs
''' Stewart and Miss Helen Stewart
'i'' Edith r. Oracle entertained a
company at the dansant this afternoon.
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DIED..


AhM'IA'h.--on FRIDAY JHnuar' ., l'h
AT MohtclAr ~ D. harriet hlioh'nss
WHO" OF charles Arnitasc.
Funeral private.
p,rEs n, rs,,a-y ,o,, ,.s- N
Bates aged SO years
Services at Stephen Merritts Harlem
Chapel, 304 West 1gsul street. Suuda
Connecticut papers please copy
pIsuOp--D,, wedn.,dsy January 7 Mr.,
Caroline q Bishop aged o. YEAR.
The funeral will be hold At 1880 saturday
morning, January TO- a, her late rest
dpnce 40 West seventy NTH street New
York c.ty.
BROWN.--Ou January 3, the Rev. william
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Mrs Vanderbilt will give dinner dance
a, her home, West Fifty eighth street.
on February 9.
The wedding OF Miss Margaret Louisa
Schieffelin. a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
William Jay Schieffelin, to Frederick Os-
born, will take place this afternoon at
3 80 in the Madison Avenue Presby terrain
Church. A reception will follow at
East Sixty sixth street.
Miss Helen Leroy Glover. daughter OF
the late Henry Shear Glover. will be mar
ried to John p. Holman this afternoon In
the chapel Of st. Bartholomew Church.
The third for this season of the Satur-
day evening dances will take place to-
night at Delmonlco's.
The wedding OF Miss Lavinla Barker
F'rssell daughter OF Algernon s. Frissell.
president Of the Fifth Avenue Bank. to
Jerome F. Kidder will take place this
afternoon at 4 at the home OF her brother.
DR.. Lewis Fox Frissell. l13 East Fifty
sixth street
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Ryle Of rs East
Fifty sixth street. now Visiting relatives
in Richmond, Va. will return 10 their
home on January IS.
Mrs. Frank f. Hasemeyer gave din
ner last night at her house, $40 Park
avenue, for her debutante daughter. Miss
Evelyn Scott. later taking her guests &c
see Maude Adams In Tho Legend OF
Leonora' at the Empire Theatre.
Mrs. NJ. Orms Wilson gave dinner
! last night at her home. East Sixty
fourth street
Miss Mary Jones OF Hudson. n. Y. gave
n luncheon at the st. Regis yesterday Tor
Countess Max Seckendorff.
Sir Hugh Lane. who arrived yesterday
on the Lusitania, IN at tho st Regis.
Count and Countess de Castellane oil
Paris, who arrived yesterday on the Lusi-
tanla, ore at the Plaza before coins to
Havana.
MISS Helen Electra Parker. daughter oi
DIR. and Mrs. Horace ]. Parker. will be
married to Alan II. Harris Of Bryn Mawr
: pa. this evening at the home Of her par
ents in New Rochelle.
Mrs Warren McConihe will give the
dansant at Sherry's this afternoon.
, The second OF the dances organized by
, Miss Florence James will take place to.
night at the st. Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred p. Gardiner will
give a reception followed by dancing this
afternoon at their homo, IL West Eighty.
sixth street.
3 Mrs Charles Wall and Mr.. and Mrs. E
Berry Wall will sail to-day for Europe
and will pass the remainder OF the win.
ter In the south OF France.
Miss Margretta Romans will give a
theatre party this evening for Miss Edit
L. Phillips. debutante.
The second for this season Of the 81
Christoplrer League dances was given last
night In the Plaza ballroom. Among tn,
patronesses OF these dances are Mrs Johr
/. Baird. Mrs. Ashton C. Garrison. Mrs
Ferris Lockwood. Mrs. Algernon 4. Sulli
van. Mrs Henry A. Todd, Mrs. A. Blail
Thaw. Mrs. James Gregory and Mrs. q
Morgan Browne
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BRIDGE PARTY AT MRS. HANANs
Happy Home House Of Little
Mothers the Beneaciary.

More than five hundred persons at
tended the auction bridge given yester-
day afternoon by Mrs. John II. Hanan nj
her home, 1913 Fifth avenue for the benc
1T OF the Little Mothers Aid Association
Handsome prizes were provided for each
table, and the net proceeds will be de
voted to the fund for Happy Day House
eG6 Second avenue, the home of the as
ISOLATION.
Among those vino took tables we're Mrs.
Henry l.. Burnett Mrs. James Il. SHAW.
Mrs. +. Livingston Hunt, Mrs l.. J. D.
Summerville, Miss Leary. Mrs, ALDER: Gal
latin Weed Mrs Elmer Black. Mrs. Will.
lam Cummings Story. Mrs. Edison Hor-
ton. Mrs Hazeltine Carstairs. Mrs .'nrome
Wagner. Mrs. John Il. Irwin. Mrs Oscar
Bergstrom. Mrs. Paul Plunketi, Mrs
George Schermerhorn. Mrs. George Kerr
Miss Eunice Parker. Mrs. Charles IL
Klimper. Mrs Edward Sherlock. Mrs
william A. Baker and Mrs. Louis Ralston
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ANDRE-wEBB WEDDING PLANS.
Reception ~ Brides Home Will
Follow Church Ceremony.

The wedding Of Miss Laura v. Webb,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Egerton
Webb, and Jorge Andre of Hamburg. Ger
many. and this city. will take placc In the
Church Of the Heavenly Rest on Wednes-
day afternoon next at clocI The
ceremony will be performed b. the Rev
Herbert Shipman. rector OF tho church.
Miss Webb will have a. her only at
tend ants two nSeces. Miss Margaret Tri'a-
Bile. daughter OF MIR. ,nd Mrs. Richard
Trinble, and Miss Ellen Randolph. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Randolph.
Count Gunther Won Berastorff. son OF
Count Won Bernstorff. the German Am
bassador at Washington will act as best
man. The ushers will be Vinccn. Astcr
Francis Roche. Wadsworth ". Lewis, J
Gr!swold Webb, Louis W. Noel. Il. Ches
ley Richardson. Jr.. John A. q. Leshman
Jr.. and Carl Won Kuhlman.
After the ceremony there will be a small
reception at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Webb. 925 Park avenue.
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BALL FOR BRITISH CHARITY.
4 mbnssador md Lady sprina Rice
Present as Guest Of Honor.

Under the auspices of the Imperial
order OF the Daughters OF the British
Emplre a ball was given last night at the
Waldorf-Astoria, the proceeds Of which
viii be devoted 10 the fund for building u
0n.no for aged British men and women.
1lrs. J. Elliott Langstaff, president of the
organization. acted as hostess. The guests
" honor were the British Ambassador and
Lady Spring Rice. the British Consul
General. Sir Courtenay Bennett. and Lady
Bennett
The ball was opened BY b. Meredith
1.angs,afr, who led the grand march with
Miss G. Beatrice Fox, and afterward there
Was general dancing. Among the box
holders were Mrs. Frederick w. Whit
ridge, Mrs. Gustaf Stromberg. Mrs. Carl
Won Pustau, Mrs. James T. Robb. Mrs.
George Quirk, Mrs. Frederick :. Wood
cock, Mrs. William u. Mitchell, Mrs
Harry ~ Pike Mrs. Frederick SHIRLEY
Mrs. A. J. Squier, Mrs. George Massey,
Mrs. Arthur Elkins Mrs. Austin Fenegan
aud Mrs. Henry Rowley Lady Briggs OF
England was one Of the ball guests.
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TO VOTE ON POPULAR DANCE.
Novel Feature Of the Junior League
Annual Entertainment.

A novel feature OF the Junior League
annual entertainment in the ballroom OF
the Waldorf Astoria on January ~ and
II will be a voting contest IN which the
audience will cast ballots to decide the
most popular dance In the series Of 1.-THE
Merry Whlrl." The voting will be at the
conclusion OF each performance and the
winning dancing group will be decided on
the Anal night OF the entertainment. when
all the ballots cast will be counted. There
will be general dancing after each per-
formance.
Applications for tickets may be made
to Miss Beatrice Pratt at the Ritz Carl
ton. They are s. each. Floor boxes are
800; first tier boxes 800 and SD. and
second tier boxes $50.
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tier. T. A. Staunton and John Lindsey Of
Toronto are among Canadians who have
been chiefly interested In the snow sports.
Philip Knapp and John Kavanagh Of
New York. Walter c. Long Of Boston and
Alfred II. Mcintyre Of Newton. Mass. and
II. w. Hooker Of Niagara Falls. with T..
A. Perry, Jr.. and DIR. Lawrence A. Bragg,
have appeared on the hill daily.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w West will ar
rive from New York Sunday for several
weeks. Mrs. Frederick Sterry and the
Misses Prudence and Virginia Sterry. who
have occupied the Pillars since before
Christmas. left for New York tonight
and will 60 to Palm Beach the last Of the
month. where they will have Mrs. George
Gunton as their guest during February.
G.orgc NJ. Burke arrived at the Home
stead to-day from Washington and F. o.
sanford from Louisville.
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GREENWICH, Conn Jan. s.-Adelaide L..
widow OF Charles II. Butler of New
York, died suddenly at her Coscob
home early to-day. Mrs. Butler had not
been in good health for some years and
had travelled extensively. Her last i'll
ness was brief She was SO years Of age
and had been a resident of Greenwich
about fourteen years. Her husband was
president of the Arm OF Butler Brothers,
wholesalers OF general merchandise, with
the main store in Chicago and branches
In New York, Minneapolis. st. Louis and
Dallas. Tex. The body will be taken by
special train to Boston. where Mrs. But
Ter was born.
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THES DANSANTS AT BuTMORE
DauR Of COnsu1-Ge n RE
At Paris "a Conduct Them.

4 series OF thes dansants will he In
augurated AT the new Biltmore Hotel,
Vanderbilt: avenue and Fortythird street
beginning this afternoon. They will be
be conducted by Mrs. A. NJ. Thackara, Jr
Mrs. Thackara is the daughter-in-law OF
the American Consul General at Paris.
She will be assisted by Charles f. Bur-
dem Jr. The thes dansants at the Bit
more will be conducted Saturday and
Wednesday afternoons hereafter, from
1880 to 6:30. They will be given in the
music room. which will accommodate
about 200 for dancing. Music will Ii
furnished by Natzy.
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Mrs. Hush DoyA.

NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j., Jan. 9.-Mrs
Alice Boyd. wife OF Hugh Boyd OF the
New brunswick Daily Home Nstos. died
to-day OF cerebral hemorrhsge az her
home In Livingston avenue. Mrs Boyd
was interested In charities and she espe-
c!ally remembered them at Christmas. As
a result OF her efforts previous to the holt
days she overtaxed herself and was taker
III on Christmas Day with a nervous col
lapse She was a member OF the First
Baptist Church. Besides her husband
three sons. Arthur H., william b. and
Elmer b. Boyd, survive her.
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1885. 900 FOR TITAN PAINTING
Exact Price of Mrs. Emery's Gift tn
Cincinnati Il Learned.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Jan. 9.-N was
learned to-day that the exact price OF the
Titan portrait Of King Philip H.. which
Mrs. Thomas j. Emery gave to Cincin-
natl, was s335. 900. The price was stated
In the invoice which accompanied the
picture from England and is so listed in
the records Of Customs Appraiser Butter
worth.
The painting Ia hung in the Cincinnati
Art Museum. 1t was first stated that
Mrs. Emery paid 100000 for the paint
ing. and later Sir Hugh Lane, from whom
it was purchased. said In London he
received s35O.OOO for II.
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SNOW GAMES AT HOT SPRINGS.
"r'''s swallow COastePs-New
style In TObOggan Dress,

not STRINGS, Va. Jan. 9.--Snow which
,en last week to depth of nearly two
..eet ana which stll covers the ground
developed interest In winter sports
sthp visitors. especially the Canadians
mere have entered into them with zest
.oNn i. Sanderson OF New York has
had toboggans, snowshoes and skis sent
"oWh from Canada, and the long ice COW
s,ed MI below the Pillars has been the
sehe OF daily coasting and snowshoeing
~ gay and by moonlight. At the bottom
:, me hill the coasters have usually to be
~ out VI a snowbank. and Miss Gladys
waihcr, who In here with her mother.
n s Henry Walker. and takes an active
psr' In the sport has started . new fash
cn a W tobogganing suits and appears for
.n1 uhs dressed In riding brooches. boots
ana short coat.
psSu,slice Archer and his daughter. Miss
esa''he Archer, Of Montreal Miss Pslls.
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Mrs. Harriet l.. ArmitnGc.

MoNrCLAIR, N, j., Jan 9.--Mrs Iiar-
riet Louisa Armitagc, widow OF Charles
Armitage, died to-day nj her home, 10
Berkeley place, In her ifty-ffth year,
Mrs. Armitage, who was n cousin OF John
Drew, was born In New York city, She
had lived In Montclair for eighteen years.
She IL survived by a son. Frederick W
Armitage, and four daughters, Miss Jo-
sephine Armitase, Mrs, Harold stuart
Mrs. Herbert c. Bradley and Mrs, An
drew Morrison.
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Blanche Hates In Vaudeville.

Martin Beck has concluded an arrange
ment with Charles Frohman by which
Blanche Bates will appear temporarily in
vaudeville under his management. Her
vehicle will be J. NJ. Barrie's brief play
Half an Hour" in which Grace George
was seen recently at the Lyceum Theatre.
The piece WAS originally intended for Miss
Bates, but on account OF her indisposition
the role was allotted to Miss George. Miss
Bates will open on January 10 at the
Majestic Theatre. Chicago. and will make
a limited tour Of the theatres composing
the Keith and Orpheum circuit.
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MRS. SIDNEY DREW.
Actress and Playwright. Whose Pen
Name Was George Cameron.

Mrs. Gladys Drew. wife OF Sidney Drew
and daughter OF Mckee Rankin. died last
night at her apartments In the Hotel
Marlborough after an illness OF several
weeks.
Mrs Drew was All actress OF note and
a playwright. She was married to sidney
Drew. a brother of John Drew, In 1885,?
Their first appearance on the stage after
their marriage was Ia 1891 with THE Girl
from Mexico" Her mother was known
OF the stage as Kitty blanchard. Under
the pen name OF George Cameron Mrs
Drew wrote extensively for the stage and
for magazines. Her play Agnes wa
produced al the Majestic Theatre on Oc-
tober :, 1908, with Nance O'Neil in the
leading role. THE Still. Small Voice" a
sketch written by Mrs. Drew, was put OF
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre on March T.
1912. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Drew appeared
In IT,
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Miss Mary r. Vegema n |.

Mary Frances Hegemsn. daughter Of
Peter A. Hegeman. died on Thursday at
her homo PAP Eighty-second street
Brooklyn. She was 80 years old. She
was a member of the Bay Ridge Re
form Church and took part IN the work
OF its missionary society. She If sur
vived by her father and a brother. Daniel
V. B. Hegcman.
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Miss Mary Frances Murphy.

Miss Mary Frances Murphy OF SIS West
Thirty fourth street. sister OF Mgr. Will
lam q. Murphy. pastor OF the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception. died yester
day In the French Hospital after short
Illness, She had just been reelected pres
ident OF tho Young Ladies' Sodality at
tached to ST Andrews Church in Duane
street. Her other brothers and sisters are
Miss Katharine c. Murphy and Mrs. julia
Campbell OF San Francisco; John J, and
James J, Murphy, a former president of
Typographical Union No 6.
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ia mes u. Sullivan.

James r sullivan. who was active IN
Jersey city politics. died OF pneumonia on
Thursday night at his home. .ij Seventh
street, that city. He was born In Mar
haitian fifty years ago. but had spent mos
of his life IN Jersey City. where for years
he was IN the Street and Water Depar.-
ment He is survived by his wife.
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Henry l.. E'y. Il retired husu.s~ 70. .r.
died yesterday 81 his hu.u,. 9jl W,st
Ninety-fifth street OF heart disease. a.
WAS - years old. Iii, wife. - son. W.i!ct
O.. and a daughter Miss El.2ah,iu ",
survive him, H.. was member &C no
Seventh Regiment Veterans Association.
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street, Brooklyn. He was born in New
York city on July 20. 1897. In 1886 he
built q twenty -eight foot boat, which he
named Red. White and Blue. with a
crew OF two men he sailed the little craft
across the Atlantic Ocean. His wife
two daughters and three SONS survive
him.
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Mrs. 81 u,ucI Trimmer,

Mrs. Elizabeth buchanan Tribune" died
yesterday AT her home, 81 Edgecoml" ave-
nue.. AZ the age OF 20 years sl" was tho
wife Of Samuel Trimmer, president of :.
Trimmer Sons. coal and wood ma.
chants. Besides her husband several "hil-
dren survive her.
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John r, Diugee,

John Franklin Dingeo died on Thurs
day AZ his home, ~ Clinton avenue.
Brooklyn. He was a member Of the
lumber firm of =. NJ. Dugee 4. Sons Tic
WAS % years old and is survived 10y n
son and daughter.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda. Jan. 9.--The tenn
perature was a. here to-day.
BELLEAIR, F1A, Jan. 9.-The tempera-
t,ye waS 7s ct noon here today
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oliver n. In9ersOll.

Oliver Roland Ingersoll died on Thurs
day evening ut his home. l73 Amity
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
J.
CHORAL SOCIETY is
PAID HIGH TRIBUTE
BY NEW DIRECTOR
DIR. J. FRED WOLFE

sive vocal chords. If the rendition of
Elijah Is great performance it will
not be by reason of the new leader,
not by reason of the visiting orchestra
and soloists, but it will be because you
have here devoted band of men and
women who have given themselves
unreservedly to the work in hand;
whose attendance at rehearsals shows
a. remarkably high percentages; whose
willingness and enthusiasm know no
bounds, and whose endurance knows
no end. 1t Is a chorus of tremendous
virility yet not lacking refinement It
combines unusual soldity of tone with
capacity for extreme Elasticity of ex-
preston. The society is an asset of
which any city might be proud.
Founded nineteen years ago, 1t has
steadily progressed to high standard
of efficiency, and the rendition of
Elijah will be the result of sys-
tematic training covering a period OF
years.
Praises GIlchrist
Whatever success attends the COM
ing concerts, the credit for the major
portion thereof must be given to the
man who has led the society from
success to success during the nineteen
years of the society's existence and
who was unable to continue his work
this year on account of sickness
refer to the honored former leader,
DR.. w. w. Gilchrist, of Philadelphia.
forwhich L cherish the highest re-
gard"