El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-19
FEATURED WITH
UNIQUE MUSIC
Y. NJ. G.. A. Meeting Hears
'Sammies' Sisters and DR..
A. M. HoWlands's Talk.

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Novel musical effects were features
Ut the first mems Sunday afternoon
meeting at the Y. NJ c. A Sunday.
Army bugle calls and duet numbers
on the melIoDhone and flueEaI horn
by Misses Alberta and Lorene Davis.
the famous -Sammies' Sisters and a
unique musical Interpretation OF the
address entitled. Fractional Living"
by Dr. A. NJ Howlauds. Of Buffalo. Y.
Y. formed the main portion OF the
program
The calls given were first call"
'reveille." assembly and ''Day day
Secretary W A Young. who presided
cautioned against any in the audience
taking the latter too realistically
Following the bugle calls by the
two young women. who are known
throughout the musical world rs
'America's gil buglers,' they played
two duets. Mss Alberta playing the
fluegel horn an instrument OF the
cOrnet tyne, and Miss LOrene the
mellOphonc. The first number was
''AmOrita" CWaldo) and the second
the wei knoTn, Perfect Day
these two instruments as playeA by
the 'Sammies' Sisters is said TO be
the only one OF its kind in the United
States and two performers with these
instruments were able TO produce
beautiful tonal effects that called
forth enthusiastic applause from the
big audience.
VIII Change Raiser's Name.
DR.. Howlauds. introduced by Rev. Z. I
l. Oyerstreet, OF the First Presbyter-
ian church, caused much amusement
by telling a story OF q lad who went
TnnffRa nHfn0rn have his dog
name changed from Kaiser 20 I
Dennis"
You have the wrong name" the
Judge told the lad THE kaiser's name [
viii soon be Dennis"
The aid of Edwin Q. kliCkmeyer. I
the accompauist, was enlisted by DR.. /
HOwlands 20 illustrate his address on I
Fractional Living"
Illustrates With Music.
The man who lives completely, DR. !
HOwlands stated, lives in spirit, soul, T
mind and body, each contributing its +
share to the complete life In music, /
Or. Howlands stated. IL took four notes .
OF 4 chord to make the most complete
and finest harmony He then asked /
AIr. knickmyer 20 play softly. as he
talked on, the old hymn, Nearer Ny 4
God To Thee" Then when the speaker
described how as the young men grew 4
up the spirit, soul and mind gradually l
atrOphied in the stress Of life, the
melody lost. one by one, the sprano.
contrsltO and tenor parts. leaving but
the bass. which Dr. Howlands likened }
TO the life OF the body without spirit,
soul and mind.
After the music had stopped. DR..
IOwlands described how man. dis
outraged At his loss of spirit, soul and
body might yet regain the complete
lie. and the music again swelled out
10 the fun melody Of four parts
Praises Girl Players.
The work of the "Sammies Sisters E
nonC the soldiers was highly praised
by DR.. Howlands. He related how At
DemiuE q soldier lad at prayer
meeting told " hat blessing II was
10 the soldier boys 10 have been en-
-ertained by these two young women,
whom they might look on with sweet,
clean, pure thoughts"
Miss Alberta and Lorene Davis are
accompanied by their mother. Mrs
Ida p Davis, who was introduced TO
the audience as the 'Sammies' Mother"
They reside in Los Angeles and were
trained o- their father, J. Albert
Davis, . former professor of music in
the Conservatory Of Music at Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
Entertaining Soldiers Everywhere.
Their present tour OF the training
amps and Cantonments OF the United !
states under the auspices Of the ma
.iOnal war work council. started Sept /
l. They came 10 E -Paso from Dem
ng, where they entertained thousands ]
u soldiers AT Camp Cody. They left /
81 Paso Sunday night for Eagle Pass.
where they viii entertain soldiers at
Fort Clark, afterwards going TO Del /
Rio. They will 60 20 every camp and
,antonment in the United States. and /
nay 80 later 10 France They dress in
distinctive military costume OF khaki {
md wear soldier hats
The meeting was preceded by a
boys meeting addressed by Capt. Jean /
Douyan Of the SSth French infantry.
who has just arrived at Camp Cody ]
from France. He told the lads about /
life in the trenches.
SpeHlS Of IsusuaI FrfenGship.
With Capt Jean DOuyou, the prin-
,ipal speaker 1T the boys meeting
we're two other French officers Capt.
8ruille Of the SGD French heavy ar
iuery, and Lieut.. Ramel Of the 18th !
French infantry.
The friendly relations or France
Ind the United states were empha-
sized by Capt. Douyou in his address
20 the lads, and he explained how the
wo great republics were fighting
shoulder to shoulder for freedom and
democracy.
Reports were given by the captains
II the four teams who are working
o raise $1,000 among FL Pas0 boys FOX
he y n C. A. war work, showing
hat the amount had been oversub-
'cribed and was now several hundred /
lver with a possibility OF running
he amount up TO $1,000 Monday even
ng when the campaign closes