Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-05

-. 'oi VIC HrSt concert OF the Colby
college Musical Clubs to be held at
\assalporo in Grange hall. This con-
cert is to be given under the auspices
of the American Legion and from all
reports large audience will be in at
tendance to welcome the Colby artists.
Because of the Lambda Chi Alpha
fire in December and the mid-Ncar ex-
amlnatlons which were held last week
II mas been necessary to postpone the
concerts. But now that everything has
gradually reached its normal state of
cqulnbrlum the musical clubs will go
through their schedule as prcarranged.
Inc concert tomorrow night consists
OF - men. among whom are many vet
Grams of former y0ars The president
OF the combined clubs is Floyd +. Nc
intlre % of Pcrham. Besides being
leader of the glce club. he is we'll
known IN Maine as a singer and choir
i'auer' being director and soloist at
the baptist church in Skowhcgan
TIL leader of the mandolin club is
no other than John T.. Tilton % of
Woodfords. whose name has hocn ON
the concerts program for the past
three years.
The Colby orchestra is conducted
this year by George NJ. Davis "a Of
Nashua. y. H. Davis is a violinist
of the first water. He has had much
experience as public player and is
the best leader the clubs have ever
had.
The concerts are never complete
without Il couple of good readers and
this year will sec the standard raised
as high as ever it has been in this de-
partment with such men as Ralph G,
Bradley '23 of Hanover. Pa. and Ed
ward I. Baxter '23 of Watervillc. RaN-
ter is perhaps the best known of the
two, having appeared in nearly every
NaterNille show since he was big
enough to walk. as we'll as being the
headlines in many other cities in
Maine. He is wonder with the
French Canadian dialect. causing tears
of laughter to come to all eyes who
hear him. Bradley is now in these
parts. but in rehcarsals has shown
ability in his famous reading of Kip
lins'S Boots"
BESIDES the concert tomorrow night
two other trips are planned. One of
these is to Winthrop. Portlan Berlin.
\. H.. and possibly to Bethel. where
a date is pending. The last perform
ancc for the year will be to tho coast.
where concerts Will be held at Brooks,
Camden and Belfast. The WaterviIie
date is March 16. to be staged at the
Watcrville Opera House.
The clubs leave for their first trim
next week, appearing at Winthrop Feb.
l. in concert given in Town hall UNI
der the auspices Of the senior class
Of Winthrop High school Miss Doro-
thy Hannaford. president Of the class.
is in charge and advocates a large
crowd.
to,
ances of the year is slated for Fchru-
airy II. when the clubs viii entertain
the Portland Alumnae Associations The
concert Will be held in Frye hall Mrs.
}. i. Tllton. mother Of tho leader of the
Colby Mandolin Club, and president of
the Portland Alumnae Association. has
charge of the affair The proceeds
will go for the building fund of the
Colby women'S gymnasium and recrca-
tion hall. Tickets are for sale now
for this concert and are selling fast
because of the fact that there are n
large number of Colby graduates in
Portland and the surrounding cities
and towns. Several Of the boys who
are in the concert come from the For
est City and of course this is another
drawing card for that particular per
Torrance. In addition to the concert
there will be a dance and reception
to the clubs.
Berlin, \. H.. on February l.. will
be the next stopping place for the
clubs. The clubs are going to Berlin
this year at the personal invitation of
II. +. Brakcwwd, 90, who was a lead
ing member of the clubs during his
stay in college. There will he dance
and reception given there as WELL
The coast trip will be under way
on March 10. just before the Easter
vacation. On that date concert will
be given at Brooks under the auspices
of the Brooks High school. While on
March - Camden will be the resting
place. under the auspices of the Cam
don High school. The last appearance
of the trip will be at Belfast on March
%, when the American Legion will
take the rons
OF the following mon: Floyd T. Nc
1ntirc '"3 of Perham second bass;
Clarence Emery Jr. % of Ellsworth.
first bass: Charles r. Chapman % of
Springfield. Mass. first tenor: and Bert
l. Merrill % of Waterville, second
tenor. The only public appearance of
this quartet this season was at the
Maine teachers convention at Bangor
Manager Theodore c. Bramhall rs
of Belfast yesterday announced the
names of the students will will be
taken of the trips. Tho veterans who
Will go to Portland. Berlin and Win
throp arc as follows: Mark l.. Ames
"a Of Appleton, Charles B. Chapman
% of Portland. Hiram II. erie '25 of
Rockland, George NJ. Davis "a of
Nashua, n. H.. Lionel Hebert 'o5 of
Van Burcn, Melville G. Kiborn 20 of
West Orange. n. j.. Louis Langman
&c of Brooklyn. n. Y. Floyd II. Nc
lntire 'o3 of Perham. Bert T.. Merrill
"A of Waterville, George 7. Nickerson
"a of Pennington. Lee Il. Nichols '25
of Waterville. Waldo +. Scifert IA of
Nashua. n. H., Albert S. Snow '23 of
Bluchill. Charles L. Smith '23 of
Fairfield. John T. Tilton '23 of Wood
fords Leon Fl. Warren 20 of Wood
fords, Edward Baxter 'o5 of Water
willie. Ralph Bradley 'o3 of Hanover,
Pa, Theodore Bramhall 'o5 of Belfast.
Those of the now candidates who
have been successful in making the
ranks of the various clubs are: Ar
thur l.. Berry '23 of Providence. r. T.,
Everett J. Condor '26 of Shrewsbury,
Mass. Carroll S. Parker 'o6 of Belfast.
Carl H. Hoxie go of Waterville. Ken
meth w. Bragdon &c of Wcstbrook,
and Abbot Emerson Smith '26 of Wa
terville.
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