Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-11

The Pipe Urgan keCItaI.
Big Audience Listen To Music
By Prof. Smith.
On Tuesday evening Of this week the
Inaugural Recital was given in Trinity
Reformed church, this place, on the new
Moller pipe organ.
Weather conditions were fine and peo-
pie of this place and surrounding country
turned out to hear the music made by
this organ. The church was crowded and
we believe the crowd enjoyed both the
instrumental and vocal selections.
Prof. Fred s. Smith, choir master and
organist of the First Christian church OF
Hagerstown, presided at the organ and
by skillful manipulst ton Of stops, swells,
etc., produced most beautiful music.
The soloists were Miss Eleanor B.
Chase, soprano, member Of the Peabody
staff, and Mr.. William G Horn. choir
master and soloist Of the First English
Lutheran church and soloist at the Eutaw
Place Synagogue, Baltimore. Their num-
bers were much appreciated.
The program arranged for the evening
was as follows:
PROGRAM:
Sonata, in A Minor, Borowski.
Vocal Solo" Consider and Hear Me-"
Wooler, Miss Eleanor B. Chase.
Intermezzo, from Organ Suite, Rogers.
Nocturn in d, Maitland.
Toccatta, dewey.
Gavotte, Neustedt.
Vocal Duet-'Still As The Night"
Cote, Miss Chase and Mr.. Horn.
March of the Priests, Mendelssohn.
PART Two.
Scherzo, in G Minor, Blum.
Vocal Solo-"Blow Ye The Trumpet"
Andrews, Mr.. William G. Horn.
Minuet in G, Beethoven.
Benediction Nuptiale, Loret.
Andantino, Lemare.
Home, Sweet Home, Buck.
Vocal Duet-'Crucifix," 'Faure, Miss
Chase and Mr.. Horn.
Nuptual March, Dubois.
While many people saw portions of
the organ put in position in the church,
few are able to tell what they saw, but
all no doubt will agree that the organ is
a great piece of work. Mr.. Ed. South,
of Hagerstown and an employee OF the
Moller factory, placed the many pieces
together, and the voicing was done by
Mr.. Claude Carly. They were assisted
by Mr.. Chas. Spaulding of this place.
The following is a description of the
organ:
The instrument is two manual. cleo
trio action, detached console, built by M.
P. Moller, Hagerstown, Maryland. The
workmanship, finishing and voicing stamp
this instrument as one of the best exam
pies of the art of organ building of the
day and stands as memorial to the care
and skill of the Moher factory.
A modern arrangement of stop knobs
in the console as we'll as the plan for 10
eating the coupler tablets deserve special
attention because of the tendency to-
wards Standardization of the console.
Every pipe in the organ Is enclosed in
an expression box whereby the organ Is
lifted above the reproach of having in its
employ expressionless voices.
The action is Electro Pneumatic Of ex-
elusive type. Moller Patent. The adjus-
table combination system is Mollers ex-
elusive patent and visibly affects the
draw knobs.
The console is detached and located 10
feet in front of the main organ and IS
feet from the Swell division. Audsley-
Willis pedal CLEVER and Kinetic blowing
apparatus includes electric motor and gen.
orator for action current. The Swell
boxes are of cement. The organ is d.
vided with Great organ on the right OF
pulpit and Swell organ on the left.
Mr.. W. B. Stottlemyer, Of Waynes-
boro, Pa, designed and furnished the
specifications.
The casing around the Great and Swell
organ was built by the firm of Wilhide
& Creeger, Thurmont.
Great: Pressure 4 inches.
Separate swell boxes.
/ ST. Dulciana $50. .........6 81 pipes
2 8ft. Doppel Flute. ..........6l pipes