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SALINE,* WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, APRIL 8. 1915
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Four Evening and Two Afternoon Concerts, May 19, 20, 21 ttnd 22.
Professor Albert A. Stanley, director
Of the University Musical society of the
University of Michigan, has just an-
nmnced the complete'programs for the
, twenty-sefSuhd Annual May Festival to
Le held nvHill auditorium,. Ann.Arbor,
.Michigan, May 19, 20. 21 and 22.
The " University Ivh;,-iou! society was
wganized about forty years ago, and
twenty-five years ago, co-incident with
Pr.>f ■• sst.r "-Stanley's < lection to the
Chair f if. Music in the University of
Michigan, re-organized,, and since that
■time .twenty-two Annual May Festivals
have beon given in addition to many
miscellaneous pre-festival concerts.
Altogether . about three-hundred concerts by artists and crgan"z:;'.ions of
.nationalreputation have been L>:ven.
The board of directors is composed
of'the following members: F. W. Kel-
sej', L. L. B., lipad uf the latin department of the Un'r/ersity of Miefii-
: gan,' president; Harry B. Hutchins,' L.
L." D., president of tlie University ox
Michigan, vice pfeside.-u: Ljvi D.
Wines,, C. E., treasurer; Albert A.
Stanley, A. M.,, musical director; G.Frank Allmendinger,. C. E., manager
of the Michigan Milling - company;
James B. Angell, L. L. D., president-
emeritus of the University of Michigan;
Honorable Ottmar Eberbach; Shirley
,W. Smith, A. M., secretary of the University of. Michigan; Major W. C.
Stevens, A. B.; V. C. Vaughn, Sc. D.,
M. D., dean of the medical department
of the University of Michigan; James
H. Wade, ex-secretary of the University of Michigan. D. W. Springer, B.
S., secretary of the National Educational association, is secretary of the
board of directors: Charles A. Sink, A.
B., is business manager.
Ihe May Festival will consist of four
evening concerts and two matinees.
The Chicago Symphony orchestra und«- r
Frederick Stock will tak'.- part in all of
the concerts but one which will be devoted to a program of organ music.
Choral work will be done under the direction' of Professor Stanley v by the
University Choral Union, a supplementary chorus of school children, and a
special chorus of boys.
The complete programs are as follows:
FIRST FESTIVAL CONCERT
Wednesday evening. May 19, at 8:00
o'clock.
Soloists: Margaret Ober, contralto;
Clarence Whitehall, bass; The University Choral Union; the Chicago Symphony orchestra; Albert A. Stanley and
Frederick Stock, conductors.
America by chorus and orchestra.
Overture to "Oberon," Weber.
Aria from Thais (Alexandria) Massa-
net'-Mr. Whitehall.
Symphonic Poem, "The Sirens,"
Gliere.
Aria .of Fides ■''Prophet," Meyerbeer
—Miss Ober.
Intermission.
Overture-Fantasia.
67, Tschaikowsky.
Aria of Katherine
the Shrew," Goetz —
Siegfried in the Forest (Siegfried),.
—Wagner.
Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire
Scene (Die Wall-cure), Wagner—Mr.
Whitehall.
Overture, "In Spring Time,"* Opus
36, Goldmark.      ' .
- Recitative and Aria, "Deeper and
Deeper Still Waft the Angels Through
the Skies (Jephthah), Handel—Mr. MeCormick,
Largo from Symphony No. 5, E minor, Opus 95 (New World), Dvorak.
Recitative and Aria from "Faust"
(Salut Demeure), Gounod—Mr. MeCormick.
"Life's Dance," Delius.
Intermission.
Suite "Piemontesi," Sinig-aglia. Rus-,
tic Da^ice.    Carnival."
Songs (to be announced), Mr. Mcr
C6rmi-;:k.
Rhapsody, "Italia," Caselia.
FfP-TU PliSTXVAL CONCERT
Saturday afternoon, May 22; at 2:30-
o'clock.
Soloists-: Margaret Keyes, contralto;
Theocln-e Harrison. . baritone: Llewellyn L. Rt-iivvick, organist.
Pravludium, Erwin Lendvai.
Fuga Cromatica, A. Li ado w.
Evening song, E. G. Bairstow,
Pavane, Bernard Johnson.
Aria, "Agnus Dei," Bizet—Miss
Keyes.
Sonata No. 6, Filippo Capocei. ( Allegro *>'oderato; Andantino Expressivo;
Thema and variation^.
Sun^s (to be announced) — iif. Harrison. '
Arcadian Idyll, Edwin Lemare. Serenade; Musette; Solitude.
Scherzo and Evening Bells and Cradle Song, W. C. Macfarlane.
sixTII "FESTIVAL CONCERT
Saturday evening, May, 22, at 8:00
o'clock.
Soloists: Leonora Allen, soprano;
Ada Grace Johnson, soprano; Olive
Kline, sopTano; Lambert Murphy, tenor; Clarence Whitehall, bass; the University Choral Union; special'children's
chorus; the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Albert A. Stanley, conductor. ,
"The Children's Crusade," Pierne.
DEATH'S HEAVY TOLL
ville, Ky.    They remained in Louis-■ ^jr
yille but .one year, moving from there
fo Chicago, where they have since re- ".
sided.    Four years ago a dear little
daughter, Helen, came to  bless this
Lome.
Mrs. Blaess was closely identified
with church work at Woodlawn M. "E. I
church, and at the time of her death {
had a 'Sunday school class, with whom ;
she labored tenderly and lovingly. In I
her home she was a devoted wife and '
mother, always thinking of their hap-i
pitiess first. ■.   -   j
And now this beautiful life has gone,
from us, but she has left behind her a]
host of loving friends, a bereaved hus- .
band, a daughter and an only sister to
mourn her departure, hut they find I
themselves wonderfully "sustained by j
Him who has said: "Cast thy burden j
upon me and I will sustain yon." !
The funeral services were held at the'
sl. E. church, Saline, Saturday, April ]
'i. co-Kincted hy Rev. G. (J. Hicks, and 3
iter body laid to rest in Oakwood. j
'ih<- flowers we lay upon h2r grave, may j
wither ami decay,
'3ut.li.jsli with love within our hearts,
.her memory will always stay.
Young   and   Old   Answer   the   Grim
Reaper's Summons.
,  "Hamlet," Opus
"The  Taming of
Miss Ober.
SECOND FESTIVAL CONCERT
Thursday evening, May 20, at 8:00
o'clock.
Soloists: Olive Kline, soprano; Theodore Harrison, baritone; the University
Choral Union; Special Boys' chorus;
the Chicago Symphony orchestra; AU
bert A. Stanley, conductor.
The New Life, Wolf-Ferrari. .
Intermission.
Prologue and Finale from "Paradise
Lost," Bossi.
THIRD FESTIVAL   CONCERT
Friday afternoon, May 21, at 2:3Q
o'clock.
Soloists: Margaret Keyes, soprano;
Harold Bauer, pianist; the Chicago
Symphony orchestra; Frederick Stock,
conductor.
Overture "Leonore," Opus 72, No. 3,
Beethoven.
Aria "Penelope Weaving a Garment"
(Odysseus), Brueh—iiiss Keyes.
Concerto for'Pianoforte, A minor,
Opus 57, Schumann. Allegro affettuc-
so; Intermezzo'; Allegro vivace.
Intermissien.    .
Symphony No. 1, C minor, Opus (58,
Brahms. Uirpoco sostenu'to-Allegro;
Andante sostenuto;, Un poeo allegr«tto
e grazioso; Adagio—Piu andante; Allegro non. troppo. ma con brio.
FOURTH FESTIVAL CONCERT '
Friday evening, May 21. at 8:00
o'clock.
Soloists: John MeCormick, tenor;
the Chicago-Symphony orchestra; Frederick Stock, conductor.
JOHN GILLEN.
John Gillen, brief mention of whose
death was made in our last issue, was
Shorn at-Clinton, Mich,, October 6,
, 1850. He came to Saline in 1875, and
! two years later was married to Miss
' Ella Olark.
• In his young manhood deceased
-identified himself with the democrat
. party, and as the years sped by was
j honored by being chosen to fill many
! offices of trust. In 1S84 he was ap-
J pointed postmaster and served four
[years.     He had  served one year as
• township clerk, three years as corporation clerk, four years as village assessor, twelve as deputy sheriff and in
1893 was again appointed postmaster.
In 1898 he was  elected   sheriff  and
' again in 1900. After four years at Ann
Arbor attending to his office lie re-
! turned to Saline, making' this his
home till called by death. '
j " Deceased is survived by his widow*
j and eight children, Fred oi Detroit,
' Bert and Grover of Saline, Harry and
i Roman of Ann Arbor, Carl of Whit-
! more Lake, William of Grand Rapid.?,
, and Mrs. Harold Rouse of Detroit.
; Funeral services were held from the
i home on Saturday afternoon; interment in Oakwood cemetery.
! The following relatives from put of
i^town were here to attend. the obsequies: Mrs. John Martin, Mrs. William Ward, of Grand Rapids; Mrs.
James Egau of Muskegon; Mrs. Agues
j VanDuzer, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gil-
! len, Miss Marguerite Gillen, James
! Gillen, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hornby, of
Adrian; W.-E. Gillen, Mrs. Royce
iLadd, Mrs. Anna Swyden'ski, Mrs.
tMary Falab.ee, of Jaickson; Mr. and'
| Mrs. Harry Baker, Mrs. Nell Martin,
J or Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mead of
j Toledo: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gillen
tdf Tecumseh;- James Kelly of Man-
! Chester; I. R. Clark and Austin Kanouse of Yp3jlanti. v
LAURA ANN RICHARDS "       j
Laura Ann Richards, daughter of
Washington D. and Laura Morton,
was born October 23,1834, on what .is
now known as the Charles Wheeler
farm, one mile east of the old home in
the township of York.
Her parents moved from the place of
her birth to Genesee county, where she
received her education. On a return
visit she met John Richards, who became her husband December 26,1858,
and henceforth to the time of her
death lived in this township. It may
be added they were married in the
house where.both, have died.
By this union she became the mother
of seven children, John -Franklin,
Linnie A., Alfred C, William D.,
Frederick, Bessie arid Ad'elbert O.
Richards, the latter four of whom suf-
vive'her' Also eleven grandchildren
and one brother, A. W, Morton oi Ann
Arbor. Many other relatives and
friends mourn her loss.
Her sickness came with a cold
which terminated in bronchial pneu>
monia, causing her death after three
weeks of time, she having died at 12
o'clock noon Tuesday, March 30,1915.
In early life she affiliated witn the
Methodist Episcopal church but in
1897 became a member of the -York,
Baptist church and remained a faithful member until tier death, being 80
years, 5 months and 2 days old.
The funeral was held at her home
Friday at 1:30 o'clock and the remains
placed in the family lot in York cemetery.
Those from out of town to attend the
funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Richards, of Rochester; Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Morton and sons, Mrs. Lillian.Sehultz,
of Detroit: Robert Cullen, of Belleville:
Ernest Morton, James Murphy and
family, of Ypsilanti; Webb Morton
and son and James Morton, of Wayne;
Alexander Morton, Mrs.. Emeline Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. George Whaley, of
Ann Arbor.
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j SIRS. AUGUST BLAESS.
j    paisy Humphrej' 31aess was born
!in New York city, August 22, 1S71,
aud died at her home m. Chicago on
April 1, 191-5, after an illness of about
a week. " -■
Early in lifa hei "athrr aud mother
were both tubeu lmm-her by death.
a;-d she thea w^.j'.-, to five with her
aunt, Mrs. Harrison 'sasseu, at da-
line, Mich. It was at Saline that she
received her high school training,
later completing a business course -at
Detroit., She at once entered the employ of Parke, Davis & Co. of Detroit,
aud remained with them for len years.
On December 20,. 1909, she was mar-
'•ried to Mr. August Blaess of Louis-
j RUDOLPH HACK.
j The angel of death has again made
; his appearance and saddened a home
: by taking away a treasure loved by all.
: Rudolph, the five months old son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hack, died Friday
■ noon after one week's illness, of pneu-
; monia. He is survived by his parents
and one brother.
' Funeral services  were held Sunday
afternoon   at the  German   Lutheran
. church, Rev. Lederer officiating.    Interment was made in Oakwood eeme-
: tery.
; Oh, Rudolph, how- we miss you,
i        Our home seems dark and.sad,
: But angel voices bless you,
I        And with them you are glad.
!    In vain we tried to keep you
Bound to your earthly home,
j    But God in heaven called you,
t       And claimed you as his own.      . j
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j RAYMOND WEID11ANN i
j    Another home in Lodi has been sad- ■]
! dened by the death of a little one, the j
: pride of loving parents. .    " i
j    Raymond, the eight year old  son of!
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weidmann of Lodi,
died  Friday . morning,   after  a long
sickness.  - ' \
The funeral was held at St. Paul ■
church Sunday afternoon, Rev, C. H. ;
Wittbracht officiating.    Interment in -
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