George D. Pyper missionary diary, 1896-1897

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per eslimooi I. ~ Mr. Py_ er's heart must have welled up within billl as be viewed tbe familiar faces of 1rien<ls that assembled to do him honor last evening at the Assembly HaJJ and the renai· tion of the program as printed in the e cotumns was one lolig to ple~eaotJy remember. It was snort but every num- ' btr w11s a gem. l 1 be opening q uarte,, Kathleen Mavourneen. by .Me srt> Pyper, Whitney. Patrick and Sp ll· cer, was well rendered bDd an encore was t.Jema ded. Mrs. Lizzi Thomas Ed ward was Joudly a • plaulled and responded to an encore. Mies Celia Sharp and M1ee Kate Romney played Liezt's rbap. sodie No. 2 splendidly and in ?8· sponse to an encore played the overture from WHHam TeJJ. Mr. Pyper eang Houseley',i Only Be rue reellnk~ly, and tor an encore, '.rbe Ml er's Daugnter. Mr. Weibe and C. . Carrington received loud applause and Mr. H. S. Goddard's familiar rendition or Ever Bravest Hearts May SweU, rrom Faust, was deservedly applauueu and he responded witb a catoby li tle song. Mr. Brigham made tbe bit of the evening in bi reudition or Gcetz's 0, Happy Day, and in order to appease nts dellgh ed nesrer8 2ave he Linden Tree In bis own inimitable style. Tne Image of he Rose, given by George D. Pyper, with coompa- iment by tbe Oi'ptaeu ub, was ge Lt ulneJy apprec1atea, in tac the concert altogether was sucb a oo s wm be pleasa.ntJy rem wb re anu Mr. Pyper feels that he h s be good wlebes ot alJ. I r