The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
From 1900 to 1900 Unite in
Rendering Popular
ChOruses
F. M. CRAM PROVES
EFFICIENT LEADER
School Children Sing with Vim and In
spire Enthusiasm-Affair a Great Sue
cess in Spite Of Chilly Conditions of
Weather.

1t was a great success.
We mean the community sing.
And we predict that the next one will
be even more so.
1t was carried out Just according toI
schedule last night and from l,5o0 to 1900
persons were in the crowd that assembled
in front Of the Auditorium
The temperature dropped yesterday aft
ernoon and by o'clock in the evening,
the hour when the sing started the at
mosphere was rather chilly, too much 50
for real comfort, and the fact that 50
large 4 crowd was present augurs well for
future efforts Of this kind
How the kiddies did sing. Several hun
dred OF the school children filled the
town hall landing and steps and the side
walk They had committed most of the
choruses and they sang with a fervor and
enthusiasm that was contagious. The
older persons couldn't help singing after
hearing the Youngsters a little while
/ Cheers for Frank NJ Cram, the director,
We're given at the close OF the program,
and he certainly deserved them He was
/ the lie and inspiration of the thing. lie
] led in way that compelled the people
TO follow, and he kept things moving. One
knew from watching him just what to do
i and how to do It, Not al leaders have
the faculty Of imparting that knowledge.
! lie was not lacking III hunor either. For
instance, when Il street car came along to
make its way through the crowd he
switched the program so as to sing Pack
| Up \ our Troubles IN Your Old Kit Bag
and Smile, Smile, Smile. That Is what
the street railroad company and the pub
lie have been trying to do for several
weeks
1t was but few minutes after
o'clock when the singing started, and
while the weather was little cold every
body interested in the affair is glad that
last night was chosen instead OF tonight
because II the snow storm had come yes
terday instead of today it would have ne
cessltated postponement OF the event
AT first the crowd was divided, the adu
section in the main crowding on to tn,
sidewalk and Hooker premises across tn
: street from Mr.. Cram and the schoo
, children. This was not conducive to GOO
singing so Mr. Cram asked the crowd t
, close mp and fill the street
The singing went better from that tim
on, and It continued TO improve as tn
natural shyness Of each individual wor
: off, III part due to the means employs
by the leader to arouse enthusiasm. Sever
al local instrumentalists formed then
y selves into a band, which made a goo
foundation for the chorus singing. Nj
Cram referred to them as Sousa's ban
without Sousa Miss Jessie L. Hawle
? was piano accompanist for the solo sin:
ing.
7 Three local soloists were heard, the al
: dience joining in the chorus parts, an
J. they were warmly applauded. Mrs. A
!, thur l.. Maynard sang the solo part f
q My Old Kentucky Home, Fred G. Adam
for There's Long, Long Trail Awindin
and Ernest Y. Barre for Carry Me BaC
to Old Nmginny. Children Of the sevent
). grade carried the solo part for Ovt
= There, and children OF the eighth graz
: for Keep the Home Fires Burning. 9th,
d" variations were afforded by having IL
women and men sing separately and |
having everybody whistle the solo part
Don't Know Where m Going.
The program consisted of current WI
songs and some old-time favorites, but Il
il war songs We're enjoyed most Pack [
Y Your Troubles, which has both goo
swing and good sentiment, was the mo
Ia popular number and it was sung numb
/, Of times There's Long, Long Tr;
n also was popular number The progra
80 included two verses of the nation
e anthem, Star Spangled Banner