Among011 r vocalists, .Mrs. J. O. W art^possesses a cult ivated contralto of unusual^range, feeling ttud depth of tone. Its value^has been inest ima tile in our church and^particularly as a leader in the Sunday^school singing, where weeould ill-affoid to
loseher.
Mrs.\V. H. Feard, now of Ftiea. has al^^ways had a galaxy of admirers for the cor^^rect, light Hoprano, and her solo an^t^charming encore at one of our entertain^^ments a fortnight since but added another^leaf to her laurels.
Miss(iraee Stiles, and Mrs. .1. M. Farrent,^the former a soprano, t he latter font rait ^ ^t^have ailded iiiurli to our church music hv^the sweet, fresh quality of their voices.
TheMisses Mackey whose singing is al^^ways a source of pleasure to their hearers,^also po.saess unusually good voices.
F.K. * head !e and F. F. Smit h ha vegood^heavy basses. ^ ieorget ook a pleasi ng tenor,^:iuil W . K. * 'ort a voice of ext-ept ional^sweetness and feeling, combined with culti^^vation and a high range.
Amongthe pianists Mrs. .1. II. Willianl^who has had an excellent musical educa^^tion, possess strength, el.isticity ami bril^^liancy of execution.
FdFit/hiu'lias a pianist and CL 1^. Noble^oti the violin, form the happiest possible^combination. Both possess natural i*enius^addttl to a remarkable lightness and ver^^satility of touch.
Butthis brief resume of Ln istown's^music would indeed be incomplete without^a tribute to the one whose sweet person^^ality ami helpful stimulus have done more^thancaneven now lx* estimated, iu endeav^^oring to lift and hold music in the dignified^position which is its heritage. Although^Miss Kd^ards has been away for some^time, Fewistown has not forgotten her.^and she will doubtless live to see thefuturc^of the high ideals she implanted in her^pupils. Her life here was too full of tloim;^forothers to spare much timet^..r herself at^the instrument she loved.
