Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-26
INTERESTING LETTER.
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tremendous results.

Ibis dining WAS SlVeu dG Gue
Park Avenue Hotel, which is a
grand hotel in one of the prettiest
avenues in the city. For miles in
the centre of this avenue are the
most beautiful shrubs and flowers.
An elaborate turkey dinner was
served after which distinguished
guests made eloquent addresses.
Another day was given to visiting
many of the most noted schools.
We were taken in automobiles
donated by the Millionaires of the
city. They were indeed elegant
and enclosed with glass. At the
appointed institution we were intro
duced to the President and faculty.
Here we were greatly entertained
by an interesting programme
by the musicand elocution class
of that school after wh c b
we were served the frs t
course of dinner. Then we were
conducted to the automobiles, and
carried through another picturesque
section of the city and then were
wonderfully entertained in another
college and another course served,
and this continued until we had a
splendid insight into many of the
Universities, Colle eg es and In
stitutlons of learning In various
branches, and regular course
dinner had been served.
After the many receptions and
school functions the last on the
programme of Community Music
was the rendering of the Creation
by Joseph Hayden considered the
greatest musical production ever
written. This was given by a
chorus of 1900 singers and orchestra
70 on the largest stage in the world.
The singers were 80 arranged that
every face could be seen. The
ladies were dressed in pure white,
resembling an angelic choir, the
gentlemen in evening attire. This
is the largest Opera House in the
world, erected at a cost of $4,000, 900
occupying an entire block, built en-
tirely of brick, marble and steel.
There was not vacant seat. There
are 1000 electric lights, orchestra
stalls and chairs numbering l,l0O
balcony floors, seating 1900 persons,
and many boxes.
The family of nearly President,
Governor, Senator and represent
atives of the United States, with the
exception of eight, have attended
performances at the hipprodrome.
The wonderful audience which came
to hear the creation on this occasion
proves that the public are as greatly
interested in religious as secular
music.
Harry Barnhart is director of the
New York, Buffalo and Orange
community choruses. He leads a
multitude in Central Park, with as
many as 10000 attending last year.
One million candle power of electric
illumination was used by the
Edison Electric Company. My
host after the convention, Mr..
Vinces has very important con-
nection with the company.
The Creation was the grand finale
of the convention, the product of
the largest community chorus in
New York, forwarded by Frank
Damrosch 26 years ago.
Handel's Messiah was given at
Ocean Grove July 81. Community
singing has apparently caught the
local fancy. They have already
announced a Musical festival il
which all nationalities represented
in New York will take part. in order
that bitterness may rot spring up in
our midst. Preparative community
sings" are under way, and it is
hoped to have 10000 voices in the
final sing" at the close of the war.
Mr.. Hall, in whose home | enjoyed
so many social evenings. is dealer
in Musical instruments. He was tell
ing me of the pipe organ at Ocean
Grove, which is the largest and
most expressive in the World and
the latest improved with pipes in
the basement with wonderful electric
power.
MI. IDA SCHOOL
After the convention, l attended
the commencement exercises at tho
Mt. Ida school for girls. 1t was at
this school I received scholarship
a few years ago. The school is
situated near Boston, the Garden
City of New England. For the
many attractive residential suburbs
of Boston, no other can equal this
haautifnl city Mt. Ida. the heart of