The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-22
'0LD FOLKS CONCERT
/ AN.BNgSENENT RTI.
Many Stood to Laugh and to
Revive Memories of
Other Days.

An event of more than usual inter
est In Fairmont and one which is the
topic Of conversation in practically
every home in the city today was the
Old Folks concert last night, an event
at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium under
the auspices of the Public Health Nurs
ing Service.
The standing room only" sign went
out early and the merits of the event
were we'll attested by the large mum
Der Of people who took advantage
Of standing room throughout the even
ing.
a reading by Miss Edith Mitchell
Hartman and an original negro dia
lect sketch by John Reed, were in
cluded in the program, the other mum
bers of which were choruses. Quartets
duets and solos by the older folks
many of whom are remembered by the
older residents as star performers III
youth. The program opened with
chorus, America" which was rem
dered with vim. A duet, "Juanita,
by Mrs. Jennie Engle, sporano and
Mrs. Lamar Powell, alto, solos "olt
Kentucky Home" by Mrs. A. ]. Stone
and Home Sweet Home" by Mrs
Engle, duet when You and Were
Young Maggie" by Mrs. Marry Reed
and ]. H. Kinkead were special fea
lures of the program each Of which
demonstrated that the sweet singers
are not confined to the younger gen
erations. A quartet composed Of Mrs
Reed, Mrs. Powell, Marcrellus Barns
and Captain Thomas Reed rendered
"The Laugh of Child" Mrs. F. j
Smith rendered a piano medley which
was her own composition.
Throughout the evening Uncle Jake
Hayden,s band composed Of Mr.. Hay
den and Harvey Adams, violinists;
c. E. Watts, flagolette; W. E. Knowl
ton, trap drummer; Mrs. Price, daugh'
ter Of Mr.. Adams, piano accornpanist
rendered such old time melodies as
Turkey in the Straw" and Rory Q
Moor" with spirit and rolicing time
that sent every foot a Jingle. A violin
solo by DR.. ]. E. Dowden whose fame
as a violinist is not confined to form
er days, featured the program. A sex
tet by local doctors composed Of Drs
C. O.. Henry, H. r. Johnson, L. ID
Howard, H. H. Carr, Carter Fleming
and E. w. Howard, rendered several
selections and a chorus composed oil
nurses from Cook hospital sang med
ley of popular war songs. Harry En-
gle, familiarly known as 1.-THE Dea
con-" contributed an original poem
Mrs. Minor Durham was piano accom-
PIANIST OF the evening.
A feature of the program which got
the biggest and longest laugh of the
evening was a duet and dance mum
Der rendered by Mrs. Cora Bishop and
Mrs. r. L. Cunningham. They were
accompanied on the piano by Mrs
&c. L. Smith,. all three being attired in
old-fashioned costume. They respond
ed to repeated encores. DR., j. G
Bloomfield presided as interlocutoI
and the performance closed with 9
brief address by Captain Reed and the
singing Of the "star Spangled Banner
which followed the rendition Of pi
ano duet of patriotic melodies by Mrs
Durham and Miss Katharyn Moore
During the evening young women
sold old-fashioned bouquets in the au
dience and members of the associa
ton attired in old.fashioned costumes
acted as ushers. A Red Vross sub
scription booth was stationed in the
hall and number of members were
secured. -,
The concert was arranged by the
Public Health Nursing service, an &C
tive organization in the city. which is
the outgrowth of the old Anti.Tuber.
culosis league. The proceeds of the
event will go toward the support of the