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VOL. XIX. No. 19.
published Every Saturday.
Steger's Generosity.
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RY|feDWAiy> LYMAN
V. STEGER, president of the Steger Piano
Company, will be in all likelihood about
the busiest man in Chicago Thanksgiving morn-
ing.
Mr. Steger intends to be charitable on a
wholesale plan and means to see that the deserv-
ing poor mothers of the city have a good dinner
for their suffering families on the national feast
day. His benevolent spirit beamed from his
face while he told a Daily News reporter of his
plans this morning.
" I will have enough food in the store by 7
o'clock Thursday morning," said Mr. Steger,
"to feed 15,000 people. There will be altogether
11,000 loaves of bread, two and one-half tons of
meat, four chests of tea, 900 chickens, and some
wine for the pale-faced mothers that need it for
sickness.
" The hands from the factory will be here, and
the salesmen who get $50 a week, all will turn
in and help in the distribution."
" What induced you to adopt this method of
benefiting the poor? " inquired the reporter.
'' I was a poor boy in my home in the old
country," replied Mr. Steger, "and my em-
ployer, a wealthy man, who educated me, helped
the poor in this way during the Christmas sea-
son. Although I had to give out food to the
people from 5 o'clock in the morning until 11
o'clock at night, I saw that it was a grand work,
and said that if I ever had the money I would
do the same.
" When I landed at Castle Garden I had just
two cents in my pockets. I have prospered since
then and want to do some good with my money.
For several years I have given to charitable in-
stitutions, but I want to come into contact with
the people myself and share in their pleasure.
If the results are satisfactory the same plan will
be continued from year to year. I have a sum
of money at 4 per cent, in the bank, and I will
devote all the interest to this purpose. The
people are expected to bring letters from their
ministers to prevent repeating. No attention
will be paid in the distribution to the nationality
or religion of the people.''— The Chicago 7> ibune.
•
|Yeu/ Yoi% December 1, 1894.
Broadwood's Will.
® H E will of Mr. Henry Fowler Broadwood, head
•
the piano manufacturers, who died at his country
seat, Lyne House, near Horsham, Eng., at the
age of eighty-two years, has been proved in Lon-
don by the executors named therein. The value
of the testator's personal estate amounted to
,£71,407. The testator left his capital and share
in the business to his son, Mr. Henry John J.
Broadwood.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES. 10 CENTS.
Second Chickering
44
Afternoon."
second Invitation Musical Afternoon of
a series being given by Chickering & Sons,
took place at Chickering Hall on last Tuesday,
November 27th. It was a grand success both
from an artistic and social standpoint. The
audience was a select and fashionable one, num-
bering about fifteen hundred, among whom we
noticed the leading society people of the me-
tropolis. The artists who took part in this very
The Attractive Emerson Ware= charming musicale were: Soprano, Clara C.
rooms.
Henley; Pianoforte, Miss Hortense Hibbard ;
The New York Philharmonic Club, Eugene
Etnerson warerooms, 92 Fifth avenue, Weiner, Director; Flute, Eugene Weiner; Vio-
present an attractive appearance at night. lin, Sol. Marcosson ; Viola, Paul Mende ; Violin,
The entire window front is studded with small Frank S. Porte; 'Cello, Henri Haagmans;
electric lights which show off the Emerson Double Bass, Richard Helm.
pianos to great advantage and catch the eye of
The following was the program :
shoppers on 14th street and Fifth avenue. Mr. 1. H. HOFMANN. Sextette. " vSerenade," Op. 72.
(a) Allegro, (i) Slumber Song, (c) Gavotte.
Bird, the local manager, is pushing the Emerson
business, and the sales for the past few weeks 2. MOZART. Aria. Ah, Lo Soh, from " Magic Flute."
Solo. Pianoforte.
indicate that he is building up a good trade for 3. (a) SCHUMANN.
Novelette in F major.
(l>) JADASSOHN.
Scherzo.
the Emerson in this city.
They Know a Good Thing.
(c) CHOPIN.
Theme and Variations, Op. 12
4. L. VON HliKTHOVKN.
(Juartette. " Variations" Op iK, No. 5.
Two Violins, Viola, and Violoncello.
5. ARNOLD KRU(1.
Flute Solo. Adagio, Op. 17.
" The Shepherds Lay in Moonlight Night."
(Composed for and dedicated to Mr. Weiner.)
6. (
Canzonette.
fcjRS|R.. W. H. HART, Lake Shore freight agent,
-**»-> informs us that the Edna Organ Co.
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Minuit. (Midnight).
shipped two car loads of organs over that road a
(c)
"
Serenade.
week ago. They also shipped a large number over
It is hardly necessary to say that the New
the other roads same week. This is an evidence
York
Philharmonic Club gave a great deal of
that they are doing a good business. The
people know a good thing when they see it.— pleasure by their splendid performance. These
clever artists never played better, and when we
Spectator, Monroeville, O., Nov. 22d.
say that, much is conveyed, for few clubs have
a higher reputation in a musical way than the
Phelps & Lyddon.
Philharmonic. Miss Clara C. Henley won the
favor of a very critical audience by her charming
PHELPS, of Phelps & Lyddon, piano
singing. She is an artist who is destined to win
case makers, Rochester, N. Y., is making
a warm place in the affections of the musical
a trip through the West. Reports to hand state
public. Miss Hibbard's pianoforte solo was
that he is booking quite a goodly number of or-
characterized by broad musical feeling, and she
ders for his house. The business of this firm
displayed the noble qualities of the Chickering
has had a remarkable increase for the past six
grand piano to great advantage.
months. They are building up a good reputa-
These Invitation Musicales are growing in
tion for the excellence and reliability of their
popularity, and the most complimentary re-
goods.
marks and comments were heard among the
Popularity of the Weaver.
audience regarding these pleasant afternoons;
Does No Retailing.
also of the opportunities given to hear the famous
5|j?HE Weaver Organ & Piano Co., of York,
Chickering to such decided advantage. It must
)AST
week,
in
referring
to
John
F.
Stratton,
~G) Pa., seem to be quite busy, in fact they
be
a source of pleasure to Chickering & Sons,
the
well-known
musical
manufacturer
and
have been running eleven hours per day, six
days a week, for the last three months. They importer, we mentioned the placing of '' his and to their esteemed manager, Mr. Mayer, to be
have just received an order for a car load of or- manufacturing and retail business under one the means of bringing together such a fashion-
gans for the Pacific Coast, and their secretary, roof." This was an error in proofreading, the able and cultured assembly of admirers of the
Mr. M. B. Gibson, has just handed in a pocket- word retail being substituted for wholesale, as it Chickering piano.
ful of orders received on a trip to western part of is well known that Mr. Stratton devotes no por-
Music Pouches Wanted.
Pennsylvania and Ohio. Mr. W. S. Bond, the tion of his extensive establishment to retailing.
His
entire
energies
are,
as
they
have
been
in
the
treasurer of the company, has just left this week
on a trip to Virginia, and doubtless will return past, concentrated entirely upon the manufactur- 3JTHE War Department, through the Philadel-
with a nice bunch of orders. The popularity of ing and wholesale business. We make this *& phia Depot of the Quartermaster's De-
this organ is increasing. Nothwithstanding the statement in justice to Mr. Stratton, as the im- partment, is inviting proposals until December
dull times, they have been very busy filling pression might be conveyed that he had added a 5th, 1894, for furnishing the department with
retail department to his business. It is not so. seventy-five music pouches,
orders.