The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-12
MEMORIAL
/ PROGRAM PLEAsEs
Crowded House Sees Monday Music
Club Turn Back Pages Of History
Of the Musical Life Of
America.
FAMOUS DAY LIVED OVER
The Welcome to America and Other
Features are Given in Pantomime
and Song on Occasion Of
Anniversary.

very beautiful and artistic pro
gram was presented last night by
members of the Monday Music clut
to crowded house, commemorating
the hundredth birthday anniversary
of the famous Jenny Lind, the ''Swed
Iish Nightingale" The event has been
lobserved throughout the whole world
this past week.
4 A great deal of credit is due to all
of the committees who have worked
$50 faithfully in preparing last nights
recital. The stage in the auditorium
of the Y. w. C. A, where the con-
cest was held, was unusually attrac-
tive in its decorations OF ferns.
autumn leaves and tall handled bas-
kets OF flowers. Lighted candles in
oldfashioned candle sticks adorned
the piano, and the setting and atmos-
Iphere was one in which the Divine
Jenny" might easily enough have
lived and sung in 1850 when she
came to America for the first time
The costumes of the characters who
appeared on the stage last night,
and of the committee hostesses de
serve special mention for their beauty
and elegance and for the romance
which surrounds some of them. Miss
Alice Vermillicn wore a brown bro
caded silk gown which came from
the A. J. Stewart house, New York
City, in 1855, and was part of the
troussou of Miss Harriet Fulton's
mother. There were many other
beautiful gowns worn by the enter
tainers last night also.
The Historic Call.
One of the most attractive numbers
on the program was the pantomlme,
picturing the historic call which
members of the Musical Fund society
made upon Jenny Lind when she
came to the United States. Miss
Helen Kiedaisch as Jenny Lind, and
Miss Verna Larson as Mdlle. Amman
sen, cousin and companion to Jenny
Lind, graciously received their Amer
lean visitors, and Van B. Hayden as
Henry Watson presented her with a
formal welcome TO America, and ode,
Greetings to America" which Miss
Lind (Miss Kiedaisch) read to the
audience.
Songs that Jenny Lind loved"
we're given on the program by Miss |
Ignore Rich and "songs many times !
called for by American audiences" |!
we're sung by Mrs. Leo Gredell. The |
'ecital was nicely supported by the |
york or the orchestra which opened |
he program with the "Airs" which /
vas played by the New York Musical |
fund society during the famous i
'ercnade. Mrs. Ferdinand Board read I
. sketch of the Life and American 1
Tour Of Jenny Lind"
The Pre- gram.
The program in full included:
Part l.
Fanfare Mr.. Elmer Elwell |
Airs played by New York Musical
fund society during the famous
Grenade.
Swedish national anthem
Hail Columbia.
Yankee Doodle
By Orchestra.
Sketch Of life and American tour
Mrs. Ferdinand Board
Songs that Jenny Lind loved:
'ynnove's Song. .Halfdan Kjerulf /
o the Sunshine. Schumann
Miss Ignore Rich.
Part u. 4
Songs many times called for by =
lmerican audiences: .-.. !,
'faule song ......... S"edlSh ;
lone, Sweet Home. .... Foster :
Mrs. Leo B. GredelL /.
Pantomime picturing the historic !
all upon Jenny Lind by representa- IS
ives of Musical Fund society. &
Characters. S
emmy Lind. Miss Helen Kiedaisch .
Idle. Ahmansen, cousin and
companion to Jennie Lind. s
........M Miss Verna Larsen
[err Max Hiortzberg, secretary d
to Jenny Lind NJ. W. Cunningham b
[r. Henry Watson and Lady-Van
Hayden, Miss Celestine Dickey. p
[r. Geo. Loder and Lady-Eugene a
Carter, Mrs. Ferdinand Board.
II. J. A. Kyle and Lady-Fred j
Kirchner Mrs. John R Irwin. r
r. Allen Dodworth and Lady-How- S