The Ocala evening star., 1915-06-11
Thought for the Day

Violent zeal, even for truth, has a
hundred to one odds to be either pet
ulancy, ambition or pride.-Swift.
Recital Given by Ocala School of
Music
The quality of real music is un-
mistakable always, even to those who
are not versed in its terms of tech
nique. For that reason the Ocala
School of Music of which Miss Mary
Clayton Connor is proprietor and
director, has found it necessary to
engage for its annual recitals for the
past few years the Temple theater,
which offers the largest seating ca
pacity of any auditorium in the city.
The school has maintained steadily
increasing class and its recitals are
the occasion of hundreds of people
gathering each year to hear the
pupils render their program.
The program for the 1915 recital
which was held yesterday was given
in two parts, the first from to 6 in
/ the afternoon and the last from to
1920 last night, and to help defray
4 expenses a nominal fee was charged
for the latter. The programs were
excellently chosen and the selections
required the ability of the pupils gain
ed only by careful and thorough
training to make their renditions the
complete success that they were.
The stage was very attractively
decorated with ferns, palms and tall
brass pedestals surrounded with brass
jardinieres of flowers and green's.
The theater was filled with appre-
ciative listeners, many coming from
out of town.
The program was published in full
in Wednesdays Star and without an
exception was rendered as published.
The piano quartets, violin and piano
solos, double piano duets, violin and
piano ensembles, composing the pro-
grams, were given in a most charm
ing style. Miss Connor is teacher
of recognized ability not excelled in
the city. The school of music handled
the difficult numbers with ease and
certainty and invested the work with
fine Interpretation as well as charm.
The evening concert was given in
costume, there being groups of pink
and white fairies, gypsy girls, Indian
and military groups and Grecian
girls. During the evening entertain
ment Henry Connor and Webster Gil
len in Indian suits brought forth a
storm of applause playing "The
Weaver" and "Love Song" Floyd
Coleman's rendition of ''Valse
Styrienne" on the piano was partic-
ularly fine.
The concluding number was beau
tiful violin solo played by Mr.. E. c..
Smith Jr., the only graduate, accom-
panied by the Temple orchestra. Mr.
Smiths selection was Vieuxtemp's
Concerto OPP 10 E Maj. He gave it in a
mastery style, displaying the WORTH
ness of his diploma and an abun-
dance of natural talent.
To say few words concerning the
school of music and its work for the
past seven years Miss Connor pre-
sented the diploma to Mr.. Smith. 1t
is the aim of the school to put music
before children for it has been proven
that music stimulates the mind thus
increasing the mentality. Mr.. Smith
has been Miss Connor's pupil from the
beginning and it was with happiness
and pride that the gifted instructor
performed the pleasant duty.
Associated with Miss Connor are
Miss Maud Mcintosh, piano assistant
and Miss Lille Bailey. violin assist
ant, and in their two entertainments
they We're assisted by Miss =. Melin,
Messrs. Boutwell,, A. E. Gerig, Ten
Eyck, D. Melin, Needham, Nash, F.
Mathews, B. F. Borden, DIR. McClane,
W. Tucker and Fred Weihe. All ac-
compartments were played by Miss
Connor.
The recital of the Ocala School of
Music concluded the series of musical
entertainments which have given
ten days. A higher standard of mus
ical worth and appreciation from the
public has been brought forth by the
entertainments.
Miss Annie MacKay was moved to-
day from the hospital to the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
MacKay and as soon as she has re-
gained sufficient strength will be TAX
en- to Lake Weir.
Mr.. B. A. Weathers has returned
from Jacksonville, where he made a
brief visit to his daughter, Mrs. G.
H. Ford.
A congenial party spending today