New Britain herald., 1917-01-15
CHORAL SOCIETY READY FOR CONCERT
Classic Event in Musical Circles
 at Lyceum Wednesday

New Britain musical folk await with interest an event destined to efcate an epoch in concert circles, when on "Wednesday evening at the t-yceum theater, the second annual concert of the New Britain Choral society will be held. Several months of careful training and rehearsing has htted the chorus to handle the eX- cellent program arranged by Direc- tss Edward F. Laubin of Hartford : and the talented Soloists who will as slst in making the event one of suc- cess. Tine program has been ar ranged by Director Laubin in a man : ncr that is bound to please the most critical musical audience. A chorus of 100 voices will take part.
 Two cantatas will be the offering, Dream King and His Love-" by Ho- rotio w. Parker and Fair Ellen by Max Bruch. Madame Betsy Lane Shepherd, who will occupy the so- prano role. is one Of the most talented artists in tho metropolis. She is q member of the Calvary Methodist church choir and pupil of Sergel Klibansky and Frank I.aForge. Miss Shcphard is d new conner in the east, but ia the short time that she has been in this. vicinity she has endcared herself to the lovers of high class sirgirG. Her recent success in Madi- segf SCtsare Garden with the Civic orchestra waS her crowning achieve ment.
 Focal people who heard Arthur Middleton sing in Norfolk during the fast summer. are still sounding his praises. As soloist with the Metro politan Opera company. MT. Middle ton has achieved national reputation, and in securing him to come to this city, the local society is to be con- graduated. Miss Ruth Bennett. who has been of much assistance to the director and the chorus in the re- hearsal work. will act as accom- panist. Director Laubn needs no in troduction in this city, having been organist at the South church for many years. He is now officiating in assimilar capacity in the Asylum Hill, Congregational church, Hart ford.
 There has been a heavy demand for tickets from Hartford, Berlin, Plainville, Bristol and Southington. Local society leaders have secured the boxes.
  ciate members are as follows:
 Active Members.
 First Soprano-Laura P. Farrell, Mrs. A. l.. Baldwin. Miss Elsie John son, Miss Ada Whatnall Miss Marie AKopf, Miss Agnes Elliott. Miss Lucre- tia. Clark. Miss Marion Schade. Miss Dorothy Latham. Miss Margaret { Q'Ieary. Mrs, Joseph Robinson, Mrs. Charles c. Pfersick. Mrs. F. F. Rack life, Mrs. Walter Meyer, Mrs. Rose Lawson, Miss Anna Clark. Miss Emily E.a@Cone Mrs. Robert Deming. Miss Ava r.. Hengtsons Miss Huldah C. Swanson, Miss Gertrude F. Carlson, Miss Helen F. Sberidan. Mrs. P. V. Guibcrson. Miss May Petts. Mrs N. sH. Gold Miss Ethel Olson, Mrs. F. l.. McGuire.
 Second Soprano Miss Fannie Holmes, Miss Gertrude Klein, Miss Eda w. Bea!e. Miss Marion L. Hoar, Miss Frieda l.. Williams. Miss Louise Firnhaber. Miss Florence Parsons, Miss Helen McKeon. Nus. Katherine Bacon.
 First Alto-Miss Margaret F. Sul- livan. Miss Stella R. F. Johnson. Miss Esther M. Johnson. Miss Eva M. |, Florence Tommasoni, Mrs. Fannie Winans, Mrs. Dudley T. Holmes. Mrs. Robert J. P. Nuss. Miss Jean Coch rane. Miss Ruth G. Hubbard, Mrs. L. c. Howard, Miss Margaret Muller, Mrs. Joseph M. Halloran, Mrs. Jacob Baumgartner Miss Katherine Miner, Misss Helen Nourse, Miss Margaret Cochrare.
 Second M Alto-Mrs. R. c. Young Miss Mary Williams. Mrs.. Herbert s. Woods. Miss Carrie I. Smith, Miss Lena H. Marshall, Miss Madalene Clough, Miss Ruth F. Schade.
 Tenor-N. G. Curtis, w. Andres F.. H. Andres Thomas Spence, J. w.. Facey. Russell Holcomb. James E.. Tshcr. Rev James F. Rees, Leon Jackson. Oliver Nichols. Emil Vogel, Charles StuhIman.
 Fire: Bass-Aueust Klein, A. W. Hotchkiss. R. G. Merriman, Andrew T Basso. John A. Lindsay. H. F. Hodge. Henry M. Dalson. Raymond Tonlin.
 Second Bass-E. F. Brumbaum, Jr. '. Fl. Jackson, II. D. Litchfield. John F. Burns. w. $. Hotchkiss. Stanley NJ. Hunt James Pync, Herbert E June. II. Y. Stcarns. A. s. Parsons L. E. Mallory.
 Associate Members.
 NIr. and Mrs A. N. Abbe, MT. and NrsE W. l.. Atwood. F. w. Andres, Mrs J. J. Andzulatis, Mir. and Mrs. r0n mn DATuc