Cortland
Evening Standard, Tuesday, March 21,
1893.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Help the
Band.
The
Cortland City band, which is associated with the Forty-fifth Separate company
in the carnival which begins April 3 and lasts till the 7th, is entitled to the
cordial support and encouragement of all our citizens. The band is one of the
best organizations of the kind to be found in any village of the size of
Cortland in the United States, and is steadily improving. It is a credit to the
place and a source of pleasure and pride on all public occasions where its
services are employed. Its members have purchased handsome uniforms, for which
they are still in debt, and the chief interest which the band has in the
approaching carnival is to secure the funds to meet this obligation.
The object is one which should
appeal to all who appreciate the benefit to Cortland of having a first-class
organization of this kind, and the response should be cheerful and generous.
Especially should those who have enjoyed the delightful open-air concerts given
by the band welcome an opportunity of making some return for the pleasure which
has been afforded them. The organization has deserved well of the community,
and to repay some part of the obligation under which it has placed us is but to
discharge a debt which it should be a gratification to pay. The carnival, moreover,
is not a begging institution, but one whose managers aim to give every one who
attends it the full worth of his money in entertainment and enjoyment—which is
an added reason why the audiences should be large and appreciative.
The Decline of Matrimony.
A curious contribution is that
of Junius Henri Browne to the New York World
on the subject of young women and matrimony. Girls no longer desire to get
husbands as they used to, says Mr. Browne. "A new order of the sex has arisen
since the civil war." It is partly owing to the fact that they earn their own
living nowadays and do not need to look to men to support them. This is not
flattering to men—the insinuation that hitherto women have only taken husbands
as a means of support, and now that so many trades and professions are open to
them they choose a more agreeable means of maintenance—but if a masculine
writer puts it forward as a reason, the rest of the world will not quarrel with
him.
Another reason adduced by Mr.
Browne is the prevalence and publicity of divorce suits. Formerly, before
divorce was so common, wives buried their grievances in their own breasts and
would have died before letting the world know of them. But now that they can
get release they no longer keep the direful tale to themselves, but sometimes
even exaggerate it in order to be free. This frightens off girls from marriage,
often times just those who would make the noblest wives. Again it is a man who says
these things, we would remind our readers. Mr. Browne, however, makes some
amends for turning against his own sex when he says in conclusion that he does
not claim but women would still be delighted to marry if they could find anybody
anywhere near their ideal husbands. Then he spoils it all again by asking,
"But what woman can count on that?"
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| The Gilmore Band. |
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| Patrick Gilmore. |
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| Cortland Opera House on north side of Groton Ave., looking west from Main Street. Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland. |
The Gamma Sigma fraternity of the
Normal school has arranged for a grand entertainment at the Opera House on
Tuesday evening, March 28, by Prof. Lyman H. Howe's phonograph, which is said
to be the finest instrument on the road. It includes Edison's latest patents. The
program will include reproductions of selections from Gilmore's famous band,
the United States Marine band of Washington, the Cadet band of Boston, solos by
the renowned cornetists Jules Levy and Walter Emerson, also solos by other celebrated
artists. The Cortland City band will be present and will play a few selections,
which will be reproduced by the phonograph.
There will also be short selections and funny stories by noted humorists. It is
intended that some local talent should aid in this in the way of readings,
etc., all of which will be reproduced with perfect accuracy. There will be no
difficulty in hearing this in all parts of the Opera House, as the
reproductions will be almost as loud and clear as the original.. Tickets are
now being sold by members of the fraternity at 25 and 35 cents. Reserved seats
will be sold at the store of D. F. Wallace & Co. after 9 o'clock on
Saturday morning, March 25.
For the Joint Carnival.
There was a meeting of the joint
committee of the Forty-fifth Separate company and the Cortland City band last night
to make arrangements for the athletic contests to be held at the armory the
first week in April. It had been previously decided that the tug of war
contests should be upon a platform five feet high. It was last night decided
that a perpendicular iron rod six inches long, with a small flag attached to
the upper end should be inserted in the rope at the center, so that all the
spectators could see during the contests just where the center of the rope is
and note the progress of the pulls.
The following officers of the
contests were appointed:
Referee—C. S. Bull.
Judges—E. J. Hopkins, Dr. G. A. Tompkins,
Edward D. Blodgett.
Timers—C. E. Rowley, J. F.
Wilson, D. D. Lovell.
Starter—Lieut. F. L. McDowell.
Scorer—Louis P. Hine.
Clerk of Course—Dr. E. M.
Santee.
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| Madame De Vere Sapio. |
BREVITIES.
—The Chautauqua circle will meet
with Mrs. Sell, 7 Homer-ave., next Monday evening, March 27.
—Miss Eleanor E. Miller of
Attica will lead the prayer-meeting at the Baptist chapel this evening at 7:30.
—Stockholders meeting of the Erie
& Central N. Y. Railway Co. occurs tomorrow at the office of Irving H.
Palmer, the attorney of the company at 11 o'clock A. M.
—Box social to-night at the Universalist
church. Each lady brings lunch for two with her name inside of box. The gentlemen
purchase the boxes. A short program will be rendered. Everybody is cordially
invited.
—The continued story "Mrs.
Gainsborough's Diamonds," which was begun in The STANDARD yesterday,
is one of the most absorbingly interesting romances which we have ever published.
No lover of good stories should fail to read it.
—In the account of the Medes-Stanton
wedding a few days ago the name of Mr. W. C. Morgan was omitted as one of the
guests, and to the list of presents there should be added two large pictures, a
large Bible, a silk drape, a silver sugar spoon, a clock and a trunk.
—A public test will be given by
Lefever and Bremner of their high explosive shell at Onondaga Valley, Wednesday,
March 22, from 11 to 3 o'clock. Ten tests, which will include charges of powder,
dynamite and nitro-gelatine [sic] in various proportions, will be made. A
government inspector will be present. [What happened to Dr. Justin?—CC.]
—Dr. W. J. Moore has been making
some improvements to his office in the Sager building. Fresh paint and new paper
have very materially changed its appearance. New matting is to be put down. The
office will be fitted with new curtains, and new screens will separate it into
three rooms. When finished it will be very pleasant indeed.
—The time of moving has arrived
and many of our subscribers are changing their homes. If each one before he
moves will call at this office or send us a postal card telling us when and
where he will move, we will make the proper changes on our route books and will
post our carrier boys accordingly, so that no one shall miss any papers during the
transition period.
—The nineteenth of Mr. Alex. Mahan's
series of music festivals will be held at Cortland Opera House, June 5th to 9th
inclusive, 1893. The leading or principal stars will be Mme. de Vere-Sapio, Miss
Maud Powell, the Misses Keyes, and Mr. William H. Rieger. Several other artists
will also assist, and also a large orchestra. Dr. H. R. Palmer will conduct and
Mrs. Shepard will be the accompanist. It is evident that the festival for 1893
will be well up to or even above the very high standard attained by these
festivals in the past.
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