Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-19
SINGERS CATCH
BAD COLDS AND
CONCERT IS OFF
oostponement NeCeSSitated by
Severe Sore Throat Con-
tracted in Flood by Miss
Reynolds and SignOr PiCchi,

II As result Of exposure 10 the un-
\ pfeeedcnted floods that swept over
\ the Pecos valley during the latter
I hnlf II list week. causing severe colds
l and sore thrOuts 10 two members of
I The company u has been found ner-
\ tfsary 30 postpone the big concert OF
f. which Miss shrame Reynolds. sister
/ ~ Judge Herbert + Raynoids, WAS TO
have been the star and which WAS TO
/ haze been given I'D the auditorium to-
night The concert viii De given either
! on Monday on Tuesday night Of next
week
The concert company arrived in Al
buQuofquc last night Their train
WIS more than two hours late. and
every member Of the party WAS much
the worse for the trying experiences
through which they had recently
passed. Miss Baynolds was suffer
ing from severe cold and Sgnor
pltchi. the hass0 Of the company. was
SO hoarse that he could hardly speak
above whisper The party consist
ed % Miss 9aynolds. Miss Margaret
iurWan. Nlguor ylCChi SignOr RO-
dolf AIT. and Mrs. J 6. MeNary. of
81 pdso. Airs Dudley Dean. Of Bos-
ton. and Mrs ". r. Brown of ia
paao. Mrs McNary and Mrs Dean
are sisters OF Miss Raynolds and Mrs
Brown Is one of the accompanies of
the company Mrs MeNary being the
other. MT MCNary Is managing tho
tour Of the company.
Strenuous Experiences.
The entire party, and especially the
singers. had been through "a series OF
strenuous experiences They arrived
in Roswell on Wednesday last. and
Inf f.Y 4 lt.tsftftuVatt4 ala
During that time more than five
inches of rlsn fell In the pecos val
ley cts ana they had seen the streets
81 Roswell running more than two
feet deep in water
The Roswell concert was given in /
the nrmufy IN that city and In spite /
Of weather conditions was attended /
by large audience During a large |
part of the time while the concert |
Nns going on. however the noise of /
the rain beating upon the roof was
80 loud that II WIS necessary for the |
singers To- strain their voices to the t
utmost in order to tc heard.
During their stay In Roswell the
m"mhers OF The party were the guests
Il former Governor llagerman. whose
home Is five miles from the city. In Il
the trim Ia and from Governor Hager-
mans hnmc the singers were subject Il
90 the fun force of the clements, and
It WIS IN this way that they contract
ed the colds that pat them in such /,
bad shape.
t,est l. Demanded.
Tho worst part OF the flood camel
ON saturday and II was found inn
possible on account of the condition
pt the roads, To- get into Roswell to
take he train for Albuquerque. Byi
means of the telephone. however. are
engagements were made to have the
santa l'e train stop near Governor
HHgermnns home and take tho party Il
an at that place. This necessitated -
another auto trip Of quarter of I
mile or 80 through driving rain and
aml
Tho nervous strain through which
ne SINGERS went, to say nothing or f,
.hu tax on their voices, made it ut h
cry impossible for them to fulfill :
heir enlargement IN Albuquerque and :
demanded that they take rest Of =
ieNefAl days IN order TO get In shape :
n sing Not only Miss Reynolds but /,
avery member OF the company eN-
lrea5ed the keontst regret at the Nee
'hsity Of postponlng the concert, but
mere was nothing else Go be done
Ihe date on which the concert will
De- given depends only on the ability
% get the auditorium II there Is an
pen date next Monday Il VIII be Civ :
10 then otherwise on Tuesday. The !,
"ry returned last night at 1880
o'clock to lI puep =