Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-14
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
y" community SING
HIGHLY entertaining
BY FRANK NJ. GRAY

BY FRANK NJ. GRAY
While listening to the melodious In
terludes on the big pipe organ in the
Steel Works "Y'' yesterday afternoon,
rendered artistically by Roy Smith, I
having been seated "well down 'front.'
got to counting the unattended chill
dren OCCUPYING less than a dozen rows
of seats in front of the stage. They
were a squirming lot OF young animals
ranging in age l suppose from say 6
to 12 years, boys and girls, l counted
100 of the kiddies. Just think of it!
That brigade of wide-awake young
Americans at the community sing and
all under perfect control of attendants
of the ''Y'', but they would squirm.
That a traditional hereditary start In
the life of youth. | remember it was
not lacking in me when 1 was a kid
few years ago. Now don't laugh,
because I am not so much older than
Tom Christian and everybody knows
he's not SO long out of swaddling
clothes-I~mean in spirit. And them
kiddies can sing. believe me. Mr.
Christian has taught them. and he's
some daughter" III tell the world.
When he calls upon his battalion of
kiddos to sing, they turn loose and
let their elders know where to get
off at If you doubt me. get out to
the 'Y's" community sing any Sun
udy AFTERNOON ana conNllce youISSlh-
And you'll have to go carly to get n
seat. There were between 1900 and
1,400 persons there yesterday. Every
seat on the orchestra floor and in the
gallery were taken and many were
standing UP along the walls. Its SO at
the community sing each Sunday.
The regular order of things We're
reversed yesterday in order to allow
Lady Ann Azgepetian, a lady of royal
birth to speak for prosecuted Arme-
mans subjected TO brutality and
murder at the hands blood thirsty
and murderous Turks. The royal
lady is an Armenian. She appeared
nurse, but wearing the cowl OF
sister of charity. Her statement was
a horrifying list facts Cleaned from
personal experience in Red Cross
work on the field. She recited how
Turks brutally murdered her people
blood of her hearers. why" she
osked .do the powers exempt Turks
from disarmament allowing those
beasts to murder and pillage my
people. Her plea given In an earnest,
plain talk was to awaken American IN
children. The tilted lady was listen
ed to with rapt attention and at the
close OF her talk was accorded merit
ed applause.
A pleasing feature of yesterday
afternoons program was violin solo,
Tampa Overture" by Miss Eunice
Wennermark. a child of not over 8
years of age. The little day was ac-
on the piano by Prof.
Francis Schwfnger. The selection was
a classically difficult one. yet the
child showed splendid technique and
scholarly finger and bow work.
Without doubt Eunice has genius that
practice and careful teaching will
eventually give her place in the
higher ranks of masters Of the violin. !
She responded to an encore with a
selection equally as difficult yet as
artistically rendered.
a vocal gem of the afternoon was
a soprano solo Danny Boy by Mrs.
William J. Kidd. a lady whose sweet.
flexible. well trained voice. OF high
range Is not heard often enough at
musical entertainments In this city. |
aside from her beautiful cultured |
voice. Mrs. Kidd has gracious per-
sonaiity and pleasing stage presence. !
Perhaps the lady has had professional
experience. II so those honored to her
now appreciate and enjoy vocal rcndi-
tions of rare merit In response to
prolonged encore Mrs. Kidd responded
with a song that was equally accep- /
table and pleasing to the audience.
Harper Gardner. whose name always ,
adds strength to a program rendered |
a bass solo. Mate OMinc". in splcn-
did voice. Mr.. Gardner knows how to
give expression to his vocal renditions |
a tact that always catches an audi ,
cnce, and his encore song elucidated |
that fact.
Paul Houses tenor solo, The I
Brightest Day was we'll rendered and
warmly received. His encore song
was equally well applauded. Miss
Mabel Stackus was accompanist for
Mrs. Kidds solos. Roy Smith ac-
companied the other soloists, also
the community sing, which closed tho
program. Next Sunday the sing Will
start the program as usual, and the
entertainment program will be taken
up entirely by colored entertainers