Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-09
CHORAL CONCERT
CHARMS AUDIENCE
Wednesday Club Shows That
Much Latent Talent Is Be-
ing Developed

War and rumors of war faded into
the background last night before the
charm and beauty of the choral con-
cert of the Wednesday Club in
Fahnestock hall in the Y. NJ. C. A.
There was a great variety in the style
of music offered. the program includ-
ing vocal, violin, flute, piano, violon-
cello and harp.
into their regular placement according
to vocal pitch, were under the cap
able control of their director, Miss
Ruth S. Conkling. In their first selec-
ton, Might (opus 4-Saint-Saens),
Mrs. William X. Bumbaugh carried
the soprano solo to which the flute
obligato of Mr.. Eric Evans added a
most delightful touch in imitation of
the trill of the nightingale. The ever
popular waltz song from Faust Mrs.
Bumbaugh and Miss Belle Middaugh,
soloists, rose and fell with it's rich
! full swing carried along with perfect
rythm by several dozen voices.
Springs Awakening Emanuel
Bach) was arranged as a trio for vio-
lin, violoncello and piano and was
played with splendid unison and SYM
pathy by the Lemer- Kennedy trio in
cluding Miss Sara Lemer Miss Ken
nedy and Miss Margaretta Kennedy.
An innovation was solo selection
by Miss Vaughn, the young harpist
whose popularity has been growing
with such leaps and bounds. Her
"Mazurka" (opus 12-Schuecker) was
so appreciated by the audience that
the hearty applause brought her back
for an encore.
Mrs. Henry II. Rhodes piano selec-
tions brought memories of the greatly
gifted who have visited us of late. Not
only is her Interpretation marvellous
but she possesses that firm, sure touch
usually credited to the sterner SEX
In three choral transcriptions, THE
Walnut Tree" and The Lotus Flower
by Schumann former arranged with
violin and harp accompanimen) and
The Bridegroom" by Brahms were
demonstrations of the infinite practice
and pains taken by the chorus to pro-
duce such pleasing results in ensemble
singing. The beautiful bouquet of
flowers passed over the footlights to
Miss Conkling was the mute testimony
of Harrisburg's appreciation of her
leadership.
The piano accompaniment were
beautifully played by Mrs. Bent L.
Weaver, Mrs. Rhodes assisting.
what was probably the most enjoy
able number of an unusually fine pro-
gram was the arrangement of the
18TH Psalm by Liszt given by the
SiH' NiOi uSi MIS-. INOy 7. 1ON, SOlOlSt,
ana with the accompaniment of VIOLIN
harp and two pianos. The pleading
pathos in the words, I'VE wept-when
we remembered Zion" changed to su-
perb dignity in the great united cry,
Jerusalem, Jerusalem"
Schuberts The Omnipotence." was
the closing number and a fitting finale
indeed in its majestic beauty to a mu-
sical evening of which the Wednes-
day Club can be justly proud,
ANNA HAMILTON WOOD.
Mrs. W. A. SPOTS, of 21o6 North
Fourth street, is confined to her bed
with a threatened attack of pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Catherine Swager, of 1924
North Sixth street, is confined to the
house with severe attack of vertigo.
Miss Mae Lewis, a professional
nurse, of Philadelphia. is spending a
week in this city visiting the family
or Mrs. w. A. SPOTS, 2106 North.
eourth street, and Miss Laura Wilt,
2244 North Fourth street.
MISS Mae Ewing and Miss Mary
Machamer have gone to Lancaster for
visit with Mrs. Arthur Stoner.
Elias Rubendall, of 1411 Thomp-
son street, is home after a visit in
Lykens. 81
Miss Mozelle Spengler, of 2Oa4 North
Fourth street, is visiting her brother
in Altoona.
Charles Kaylor> of Hummelstown
was recent visitor at his home, 213S
Derry street.
Clarence Sinners former resi-
dent OF this city, now of New York
CITY, is visiting his mother, Mrs. lanes
SINNERS. of 1908 Susquehanna street.
Miss Pearl Arney, of Center Hall.
is the guest of DIR. and Mrs. George
ii. Widder of 1244 Derry street.