The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-03-03

time friends and admirers, and would not
De satisfied with that arrangement, and
look the matter into its own hands; Civ
ing her personal ovation. One of the
boston papers the next morning said:
She will always be Annie Louise Cary
TO our hearts, although to the later day
world as Mrs. Raymond; and it was their
own Annie Louise whom the vast throng
In Music Hall welcomed yesterday with
sach acclaim, that the bronze Beethoven
iooKed down on a tumultuous sea of
handKerchlefs waving, on t. e clapping of
hands, the call for Cary, Cary, empha-
sizeo Dy canes and boots, till the hardest
hearted prlma donna could not have re-
sisted the appeal; and so, after contrbu-
ling with her quartette all that reason
able audience could have expected, she
came back, yielding to the tumult of an
piause, and stood before an adoring house
with all the old grand presence and en-
chantment, and sang that touching ballad,
Ihey say | might marry the Laird if
would There was touching signifi-
canoe in the refrain, ''But l will marry
my am love-" that the house felt with a
thrill; Tor, better than all the wide fame
OIL the great prima donna, one of the few
greatest the world has ever known, is the
beautiful fultilment of the life of the
woman, in the peace and sweetness of her
married happiness.
Alter one of the most triumphant and
respondent careers of the lyric stage,
she mas indeed married her ain love, and
the wife, the friend, the woman, is as
great, as was the singer, with the world
at her feet
10 Annie Louise Cary is given, not
only the matchless voice, the marvellous
power to charm, but the charm is enrich
ed by the dignity, and nobleness of char
acter, which the nation holds in honor,
and which will ever ensure to Annie
Louise Cary Raymond, the place of the
greatest lyric artistic, that America has
ever produced,
After having lived in New York for
years, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond moved to
NorWalk, Conn, MIR. Raymond's old
home. He was an invalid for several
years, and their life was quiet in conse-
quence; but their lovely home on North
ave. 1llled with rare works of art, collect
ed during Mrs. Raymond's travel abroad,
was seldom without a few guests, enjoy
ing their hospitality.
1t would be impossible to refer to the
traits of this large hearted woman, and
not note the many benefactions that she
has conferred upon hundreds of worthy
causes, and also upon individuals; always
OF most practical character, for her
New England bringing up has made her a
sound business woman. She has invest
ed the many thousands of dollars accum-
ulated during her operatic career, with
keen Judgment; and the large income is
devoted to good works.
For many years after retiring to pri-
vate life, she was interested deeply in
diet kitchen for the sick poor of New
York; and was directress of the same.
She allowed nothing to interfere with her
personal attention to the many sad cases;
and 1T was no unusual thing for her to be
a member of a brilliant box party at the
opera of an evening, and early the next
morning, be at her post at the kitchen;
perhaps lifting shoes to a poor woman.
Her loyalty to her native State of Maine
has never wavered, and every summer
season, when not abroad, has been spent
at Scarborough Beach at a conservative
hotel, where she meets the same circle of
friends. She never fails to appreciate
any attention that may be shown her;
and has always kept a warm spot in her
heart for the Swedish people who were
kind to her during the first years of her
singing in opera"
In addition to Prof SWeetser another
out-of-town artist was present, Miss Au-
gusta, the young daughter of Mrs. Min
nie Parker Talbot of Camden, and tai
ented violinst. Her two number Danses
Tziganes by Nachez and OrientaIe by
Zoo nj ,T,1
ton and were received with rounds of
applause, both evincing the instant favor
of the selections combined with the easy
natural grace of the girl. For the third
number she gave what she termed her ia
vorite selection, kreisler composition.
Miss Talbot will always have a cordial
welcome in Belfast.
The numbers by our own favorites in
cluded piano solo, By the Byookside,
John Orth, by Miss Edith M. Davidson,
who responded with charming encore;
synopsis of the opera of Samson and De-
lilah, by Mrs. S. C. Pattee; Victrola
record from the same opera; also the solo.
"My Heart at Thy Dear Voice." by Mrs.
Wescott, who also at the insistent ap-
pIause, rendered "Janet's Choice" one
of Cary's favorites. Mrs. Melvin O.
Dickey sang o! Rest in the Lord, from
Elijah, the last piece Prof. Sweetser had
ever heard sung by Cary. She also re-
sponded with that old time favorite,
When You and Were Young, Maggie.
Mrs. Wescott was most charming in
the genuine surprise she gave in present.
ing series of songs composed by Mrs.
John A. David, now of Brooklyn, N. Y.
whose husband was, few years ago,
principal of the Belfast High school. The
songs are published by Sherman & Co.,
Boston. The selections were from The
Goodnight Garden and were dedicated to
her own children, Doris and Jack, as
Princess Doris and Little Jack Buttercup: