SINGING IS GIVEN A GREAT BOOST Community Work Plays Big Part in Unifying Masses of the Nation nv JOHN W. PHILLIPS The war is not responsible for community singing. The idea had been put into practical use before llie war started. The war. however, has given community singing a tre mendous boost; and community sing ing has, and is having, a big part in unifying the masses. In the past, when memorials, or other expressions of gratitude and love have been attempted; did we gather together a thousand voices nml join in a great memorial hymn? Not quite. We hired a brass band to be patriotic and devout for us. We let George do it. Times are changing. Beauty is to have a place in our education after nil. The slogan of our present sys tem of education has been "Every- I Suppose Godows Your Guest Tonight Think of sitting comfortably in your easy chair I at home tonight and being entertained by the play ing of Godowsky, Adlei Busoni, Buhlig, Oren stein and other great pianists. What a marvelous evening's performance!— Yet you may enjoy this extraordinary privilege whenever and as often as you choose. This is the amazing achievement accomplished by the most highly perfected reproducing piano—The AMPICO Exclusively at Troup's Whatever your mood, the Ampico will respond to it. It makes the music of all ages and all classes, as ready to your hand as the books in your library. Ampico Reproducing Pianos are now on display in our warerooms. It will be a musical treat for you to hear our recitals to-day and we invite you to come. Price SBOO Up J. H. Troup M Troup Building •15 South Market Square i _ s ervi c e and reputa- Spangler Music House 2112 North Sixth Street ■r "" "" ~T. SATURDAY EVENING, thing for use and nothing for beauty." We have held the idea that only useful things should be taught, and money would be the reward. Educators, generally have had no time for the teaching of the beau tiful. hence music has had a hard time in getting proper recognition. We have been too eager to s£e "re sults" and to see them quickly. The lirst object of education should be to teach human beings to see and hear Intelligently—then thinking ana doing will become easier. Music is the most accessable of the fine arts. It is essentially democratic, for it belongs to the masses. And com munity singing is but a natural swinging of the pendulum in the right direction. Now. the chief aim of community singing should not be perfection in sight reading technique, etc., but beauty of tone and expres sion; because it is certainly true that the higher functions of the soul of a man or community can be pre served and developed only by being exercised. Community singing will teach self expression; will furnish a pure and wholesome diversion; it will equal ize and foster brotherhood. It will take men's minds off the profit and loss column, overhead charges and other like things, and give them a new insight and larger vision of life. The businessman will naturally ask "Will concerts of this kind pay?" In {STACCATO — JJ Splendid pictures of F. C. Hand andi Chauncey C. Hand, together with a fine appreciation of their work, musically, in five Pennsylvania cities, appeal's in last week's Musical Courier. The popular war song "Over There," written by George M. Cohan, in a few hours, was bought outright by Leo Feist, the publisher, for $25,000. IJeutenant David C. Bispham, was killed on the aviation field at Hen don, England, November 4. Lieuten ant Bispham was the son of David Bispham, the distinguisled American baritone. reply let us ask: Does a. library pay? Does any altruistic endeavor any where pay? There is no money bal ance on the profit side of the ledger, ijut it does foot up in joy. The finest thing that can be given to people is that which makes them huppier. Ileal uplift is of the soul and not the body. In heaven we cannot imagine libraries, nor art gal leries*. but there will be music. The mass of the people by phonograph and playcrpiano, by newspaper and magazine and other publicity means, have betiome awakened to the ex istance of the larger musical world which they did not see or share. The outcome ha sbeen a craving to participate in it, and community singing is the legitimate result. The homelover should be a music lover. Community singing will enable neighbor to know neighbor; it will do away with isms; it will teach us that everything God created is in tune, and that there is music in the voict' of man, the singing of birds, the whisper of the wind, the rustling 01 leaves and the moving of the mighty ocean. Community singing will help our church singing—it will be of tremendous help in public gatherings—at Thanksgiving and Christmas—it will, in fostering the beautiful, develop within us civic pride. We must first have the peo ple who love beauty and a beautiful citv will follow. Church Music BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN Morning—Prelude, Pax Vobiscum, Frederic Lacey; anthem, "Lord, We Pray Thee," William Reed; quartet, "Incline Tour Ear," J. T. Field; of fertory, Melody in F, Roland Die pie; postlude, Postlude in D, R. F. Maitland. Evening Prelude (a) Andante and Chorale, Ernest A. Dicks, (b) Canzonetta, Guilmant; quartet, "Give Peace, O God, Again," Harry Rowe Shelley; anthem, "Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, the Rev. E. V. Hall, M. A.; offertory, Andante from Vio lin Concerto, Mendelssohn; postlude, Festival March, Charles J. Grey. i I I Columbia Grafonola i —and— Columbia Records The Common Sense Way to Buy a Grafonola First, drop into our store and learn to play the Columbia ! 1 Grafonola. Hear it play the kind of music you like best. ! Select the style and price of instrument that suits you best. Since the Grafonola is to be in your home and your eyes will see it for many years and your ears will hear the songs and music it plays, doesn't plain common sense tell you i that the way to buy a Grafonola, is to have one sent home I ( for a complete trial, you to decide then whether or not ; j you want to keep it. Suitable arrangements made for 1 payments. Miller & Kades FURNITURE DEPARTMENT STORE \\ J# 7 North Market Square The Only Store in Harrisburg That Guarantees to Sell on Credit at Cash Prices v HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH The fond father and the guest had stopped a moment to listen to daugh ter's piano playing. "What do you think of ray daughter's execution?" said the father. "I'm heartily in favor of it," was the reply. The Boston English Opera Com pany is giving opera successfully, in English, to large audiences in Chi cago. Do not forget the Sunshine Society and the cause they represent, when you are asked to buy tickets for the intensely interesting opera "Out Somewhere," to be given in the Or plieum, December 7 and 8. The Metropolitan Opera Company, of New York, has decided not to per form German operas this season. This artion was taken partly in def erence to public opinion, and partly prompted by patriotic motives which induced the directors to avoid any thing which might give abroad the slightest appearance of sympathy for the enemy cause, and which could be used as evidence in Germany that the United States was divided in sentiment. The conductor of the orchestra rushed up to the bass drum player and shouted: "What are you banging that drum for? Don't you see the music is marked 'rest?' " "Oh, yes. 1 know," said the drummer, "but I ain't tired." Fanny Crosby, who died a year or two ago at the age of 92, and who was blind from childhood, wrote over eight thousand hymns. The orchestras all over the country have subscribed liberally to the Lib erty Loan Bonds. The new concert and theater war tax on tickets, according to reliable reports, jp being paid promptly and cheerfully everywhere. No less than eleven concerts and recitals were given in Chicago on Sunday afternoon, October 28. This is a record. Caruso kissed the soil upon his ar rival in the United States from South America. The concert booked for Aeolian Hall, London, on Sunday, September 30, was given in the coal cellar under the concert hall. A packing case was the platform and a violin was the only accompain ment. The cause for the "coal cellar" concert was the fact that enemy raiders were hovering around. We discovered in a history class one day that Iceland, in the ninth century, was the music center of the world. WILL DEDICATE NEW PIPE ORGAN Prof.KuscliwaWill Play Many Interesting Numbers at *. ;t. Stephen's Church A. C. KUSCHWA Alfred C. Kuschwa, chorister nnd! organist at the St. Stephen's Episco- J i>al Church, will dedicate the new organ at the church to-morrow even ing, at 7.30 o'clock. On Monday evening Professor! Samuel A. Baldwin, of New York ! City, will give a recital at the' church. The proceeds will be given I to the Red Cross. A splendid program has been ar-l ranged by Mr. Baldwin, who, it is i interesting to note, succeeded Dud-j ley Buck as organist of Holy Trin ity Church, Brooklyn, in 1902, which position he held until 1911, when he> was appointed head of the depart ment of music at the College of the City of New York, where he gives semiweekly recitals on the large or gan in the great hall of this col lege. The program to be given by Pro fessor Kuschwa is as follows: Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Vo dorinski; Pastorale (from First So nata), Guilmant; Adagio, (from Sec ond' Symphony), Widor; Serenade,' Andrews; "Evening Bells and Cradle j Song," Macfarlane; March Rell gieuse, Guilmant. The following program will be given by Professor Baldwin at the recital in St. Stephen's, Monday eve ning: Finlandia, Sibelius; Adagio from 6th Symphony, Widor; Toccata '.n F Major, Bach; Prelude to "Parsifal," Wagner; (a) Chanson du Soir (man uscript), Sheppard; (b) "Oh, the Lilting Springtime," Stebbins, (Ded icated to Mr. Baldwin. The motive is formed from the tones A, E, A, B, A, D. The musical letters in the; name of Samuel A. Baldwin), (c)| "Will o' the Wisp." Nevin; "In the) morning," Aase's Death, Peer Gyntl Suite No. 1, Greig; Variations dei Concert. Bonnet; (a) Chanson Plain tive, Lynarski, (b) Prelude Pastor-) ale, Biadoff, (c) Prelude in.C Sharpi Minor, Rachmaninoff; ' Serenade,; Schubert: Toccata from Fifth Sym phony, Widor. Members of First Baptist Form Red Cross Auxiliary Thirty mmbers off the First Bap- j tist Church have formed an auxiliary I to the Harrisburg Chapter of the American Red Cross. Weekly sewing meetings wil lbe held at which time! the members will sew bandages and I other hospital necessities. A commit tee has been appointed to secure the material for making the gauze band ages, muslin and also the wool for knitting. The members of this com mittee are: Mrs. William Mailey, Mrs. Charles Griffith and Mrs. John 1,. Prescott. 'The nmle members of the congre gation are helping to finance the pro ject. The ofHcers of the new auxiliary are as follows: President, Mrs. "Geo. N. Spencer; vice-president, Mrs. Or ville F. Smith; treasurer, Mrs. John h. Prescott; secretary, Mrs. AVilliamj S. Yontz. ' iPIL jJ&js Bit-1642/""* "SEND ME AWAY WITH A SMILE" YOU can enloy' it light W 1 RyY*i dyy jS j —is a Soldier's suggestion to his now for no liome need be If SiPj 'K Sweetheart that a smile is better than without one'of these instru- M wMr '.V v;i <*s W | j tears even, though the parting may be ments, as the prices arc 1 ! forever, set to swiftly moving, martial- within the reach of all. ' y keen music. Surely a McCormack Come in and let us >i* wf TO* or- ~ t ■ i rendered this beautiful war time ful instruments. s~* -. -j Btiifrßt^Tflll(Tl | ballad with all the warmth, clarity beiCCted on MCXIt. iinfl tendcr expression which have en -o\lH R\V\ ITC PnV"/- 3 xljx/UC(U•■ sEcoxn street eu/io/Jva. ■ • #*#*4. HARHISBTJRG, PA. 1 Church Music MARKET SQ. PRESBYTERIAN Morning—Prelude, "March Fune bre et Chant Seraphique," Guilmant; "A New Heaven and a New Earth," Gaul, a contralto solo, sung by Miss® Mlddaugli; offertory, "Pastorale," j Flagler; postlude, "Toccata in D," Kinder. 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Have one delivered now and you will be sure to have it during the cold winter months. Records Sold Here Talking Machines RQTHERT-CO." 0 ™ All Victor Records 312 MARKET ST. Urm * erß NOVEMBER 17, 1917. Church Music ZION LUTHERAN Morning Prelude, "Allegro," Stainer; anthem, "Hark, Hark, My i Soul," Buck; offertory solo, "An | dante," Beethoven, Mr. Decevee; | baritone solo, Mr. Sliackley; post-j lude, "March," Weber. Evening—Prelude, "Processional," Kantor; quartet, "Rock of Ages," Shailey; offertory solo, "Cantique," Tliallon; solo, "Crossing the Bar," Decevee, Mrs. E. J. Decevee; post lude, "Recessional," Clarke. CHRIST LUTHERAN ' Morning Prelude, "Berceuse," Ashmall;*offertory, "Andante in F," Wely; antliem, "Search Me, O God," Baumbach; postlude, "Pilgrim March," Smith. Evening Prelude, "Evensong," Johnson; offertory, "Melodic -In Ooeur" (Violin Solo), Ketelbey, .1.1 Earl Steinhauer; anthem, "My Kaith Looks Up to Thee," Schnecker; post lude, "Marclie Pontiflcale," Lem mens. Church Music REFORMED SALEM Morning—"Grand Chorus in D," Deshayes; anthem, "Fear Not Ye, O Israel," Roberts; duo, "In His Hands Arc All the Corners of the Earth," j Schnecker, Mrs. C. W. Myers and Misa Wynne Cassel; "Finale in F | Major," Wallis. Evening—"lntermezzo in E," Ma l jor; soprano solo, "Thou Only Canst j Give Peace," Max Bruch, Mrs. C. W. Myers; "Festival Postlude" (Old Hundred), Eddy. rirai STREET METHODIST Morning—Prelude, "Praeludium Ti," Mendelssohn; anthem, "I Will Sing of Thy Power," Sullivan; offer tory, "Offertory," Baclie; postlude, "A Song of Thanksgiving," Bailey. Evening—Prelude, "Vesper Hymn," ' Truette; anthem, "God So Eoved the World," Ntainer; ogertory, "Even tide," Barker; postlude, "Postlude," Gounod. 7