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STATE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH-State street, opposite Dwight street. Organized in 1864. Rev. A. K. Potter, pastor; in- stalled January, 1865; salary, $3,000; resi- dence, 28 School street, near Mulberry. Deacons, Nathan G. Corning, John H. Law- ton, Alpheus Hawkes, Jonas H. Hastings, D. M. Chapin, Andrew Titus. E. F. Fos- ter, clerk and treasurer. Sunday-school superintendent, D. H. Brigham.
Meetings-Sabbath, 10.30 A. M., with preaching ; 7 P. M. prayer-meeting ; Sun-
day-school immediately after morning ser- vice. Tuesday night, young people's prayer meeting ; Thursday night, church prayer- meeting. There is also a prayer-meeting on Tuesday night at Central street ward room. The hour for week-day meetings is 7.30 P. M. in Winter, and 7.45 P. M. in Summer.
Sunday-school mission in Home Chapel, in West Springfield, just beyond the dry bridge. Preaching here on Sunday at 2 P. M., Sunday-school at 3 P. M., and prayer- meeting at 7 P. M .; also prayer-meeting Wednesday evening at 7.30 P. M.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH-This society is now worshiping in the old South Church building on Bliss street. Organized Octo- ber, 1872. Rev. Peter Smith, pastor; in- stalled March 3, 1874; salary, $600; resi- dence, Willow street, near Stockbridge. Deacons, William Clark, James Branch, William Hughs, Albert W. Parker, Edward Lewis.
Meetings-Sunday, prayer-meeting at 10 A. M. ; preaching at 3 P. M .; Sunday-school meets at 2 P. M. M. Mitchell, superin- tendent ; Edward Lewis, assistant superin- tendent ; 200 scholars and teachers.
Standing committee, James Shepard, Samuel Hines, Robert Fitzhugh.
A few colored Christians held meetings some three months, in 1870, on Sunday afternoons, at the State Street Baptist church ; thence they removed to Institute Hall, organized a Sunday-school, and now form probably the largest church of colored people in the city. The present member- ship is 170, and the congregation over 250. A careful canvass shows there are about 400 colored people here, or 80 families, of whom perhaps 100 persons do not attend public worship.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH - Corner Florence and Hancock streets. Founded in 1815. Rev. F. K. Stratton, pastor; resi- dence, 52 Florence street; salary, $2,000, exclusive of house rent.
Meetings-Sunday, 10.30 A. M .; Bible service and Sunday-school at 2 P. M. ; preaching at 3 P. M. Charles H. Ladd, Sunday-school superintendent. Prayer- meetings, Sunday evening at 7 P. M. in Winter, and 7.30 in Summer, and Thursday
evening at 7.30 P. M. ; class-meeting, at the chapel, Tuesday evening, at 7.30 P. M.
The church membership is 234, and 31 probationers ; average congregation over 300, and 370 attending the Sunday-school. The sum raised for church purposes the past year was $3,000, besides $564 for be- nevolent purposes. Trustees - Horace Smith, Amos Crosby, C. V. R. Austin, Vir- gil Perkins, John Foster, William Collins, Marcus Mills, Marcellus Pinney, John Stod- dard. Sexton, Fred W. Miller.
STATE STREET METHODIST CHURCH- Corner State and Myrtle streets, (formerly Union Street Methodist Church.) Founded in 1823. Rev. R. R. Meredith, pastor ; ap- pointed 1873 ; residence, 30 Spring street ; salary, $4,000. Sunday-school superintend- ent, Edward P. Allbe.
Meetings-Sunday, 10.30 A. M. and 7.30 P. M. Bible service and Sunday-school at 2.30 P. M. Prayer-meetings, Sunday even- ing at 6.30 P. M., and Thursday evening at 7.30 P. M. Pastor's Bible class Friday evening at 7.30 P. M. in vestry. In Summer all meetings begin a quarter of an hour later.
The church membership is 350; average congregation over 700. The Sunday-school numbers 275.
Trustees - Henry W. Phelps, Willis Phelps, Amaziah Mayo, J. Q. A. Sexton, J. L. Hallett, C. M. Mather, Marcus Hough- ton, A. G. Bennett and J. S. Carr. For seats apply to Marcus Houghton, 21 Salem street.
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH-Bridge street, near Main street. Founded in 1844. Rev. Merritt Hulburd, pastor ; appointed April, 1873; salary, $4,000; residence 35 Elliott street. Sunday-school superintend- ent, J. H. Smith ; assistant superintendent, Mrs. Sarah Redfield.
Meetings - Sabbath, 10.30 A. M., with preaching. Sunday-school, 12 M .; at 2 P. M., Bible service. Church prayer meetings, Sunday and Thursday evenings ; young people's prayer-meeting, Monday evening ; class meetings, on Wednesday, two, and on Friday evening four, in different rooms, all at the church, 7.30 P. M. in Winter, 7.45 P. M. in Summer.
This church was formerly on Pynchon street.
The church membership is about 575; average congregation 750. The annual cur- rent expenditure is about $6,000; benevo- lent contributions the past year, $1,500. The Sunday-school numbers 550; average at- tendance, 300.
Young People's Society-President, Dr. C. A. Jacobs ; vice-president, J. N. Holt ; secretary, Louis A. Pease ; treasurer, Miss Carrie L. Rice. Membership, 150. Meets second Tuesday evening of each month. Managers chosen monthly.
Trustees-L. E. Ladd, Dr. Horace Jacobs, George B. Treadwell, William H. Smith, George E. Page, Milton Bradley, L. C. Smith, George L. Wright, Warner F. Stur- tevant. Treasurer, L. E. Ladd. Sexton, Charles W. Richardson.
A mission, corner of Chestnut and Ring- gold streets, and another near the Round House in West Springfield, are in successful operation.
GRACE METHODIST CHURCH-Corner of Main and Winthrop streets. Founded 1867. Rev. John A. Cass, pastor; appointed 1873 ; salary, $2,000. Boards at Mrs. Evans', State street. Sunday-school superintend- ent, D. L. Pike.
Meetings-Sabbath, with preaching, 10.30 A. M., and 7.30 P. D Sunday-school im- mediately after morm . service. Church prayer-meetings, Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, and Thursday evening at 7.30 P. M.
This church was organized with a few members from the Pynchon Street Church. The present membership is 200, and there are 50 probationers ; average congregation, 500; Sunday-school, 275.
Trustees-A. J. Pease, Elijah Nichols, C. W. Hoisington, W. B. Crook, E. W. Pinney, Alonzo Converse, H. C. Gowdy, T. B. Smith.
UNION AMERICAN METHODIST (colored) -Loring street. Pulpit supplied by John Watts and William H. Thompson. Sunday- school superintendent, Edward J. Williams. Meetings with preaching on Sunday, at 10.30 A. M., and 7.30 P. M. Sunday-school at 12.30 M. Prayer-meeting, Tuesday even- ing, and class-meeting, Thursday evening. The membership is 43, with 3 probationers ; congregation about 75 ; Sunday-school 25.
Trustees - John Watts, Nelson Carr,
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George Washington, Charles H. Lawson, William H. Thompson, Edward J. Williams, Charles Rhodes, William J. Lynch, Frank H. Hamilton ; president, Charles Rhodes ; secretary, M. H. Thompson.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, UNIVERSALIST- Chestnut street, corner of Bridge street. Founded in 1827. Rev. A. H. Sweetser, pastor, installed November 4, 1874. Resi- dence, 31 Thompson street. Deacons, Wil- liam B. Carter, William S. Davis, George S. Lewis, Sr., W. H. Winans. W. H. Winans, clerk, and treasurer. Sunday-school super- intendent, Dr. W. W. Gardner.
Meetings - Sabbath, 10.30 A. M., and 7.30 P. M. in Summer, and 7 P. M. in Win- ter. Sabbath-school and Bible-class imme- diately after morning service. Church conference and prayer-meeting every Thurs- day evening at 7.30 o'clock. Teachers' meet- ing every Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock, in Winter and 8 in Summer.
The former pastors of this church were Rev. D. J. Mandell, Rev. A. A. Folsom, Rev. R. P. Ambler, Rev. J. W. Ford, Rev. J. J. Twiss, Rev. Josiah Marvin, Rev. H. R. Nye, and Rev. O. F. Safford. The mem- bership is 200; average congregation, 600 ; Sunday-school, 330."
President of the sety, Eliphalet Trask ; vice-president, Dr. . W. Gardner ; parish committee, A. T. Folsom, William B. Car- ter, C. L. Mowry ; clerk, J. H. Lewis ; treasurer, H. F. Trask ; janitor, B. F. Dav- enport.
Business meeting, the Thursday evening previous to the first Sunday of the month. Annual meeting of the society, the first Thursday in January.
The Young People's Association connect- ed with this church have a membership of over 100, and meet semi-monthly during long evenings, with social and literary en- tertainments, and music. President, J. M. Currier ; vice-presidents, F. A. Norway, Emma F. Clark ; secretary, Henry V. Lewis ; treasurer, Frank Perkins.
The ladies' circle meets semi-monthly in the church parlors. President, Mrs. Maria Fisk.
The annual expenditure is about $6,000 exclusive of missionary contributions.
The seating capacity of the present church edifice (erected in 1869) is about 1,000.
ST. MICHAEL'S CATHEDRAL, ROMAN CATHOLIC - Corner State and Elliott streets. Three churches are connected with it. The one here was founded in 1861. Chief pastor, Right Rev. P. T. O'Reilly, D. D., Bishop of Springfield; assistants, Rev. C. E. Burke, Rev. P. B. Phelan, and Rev. J. McCarty. Salary of assistants, $500 each. The church and congregation number about 5,500.
Services-First mass, 7.30 A. M .; chil- dren's mass, 9 A. M .; high mass, 10.30 A. M .; vespers, 3.30 P. M. Sunday-school meets at the cathedral at 2 P. M., continu- ing one hour; average attendance, about 600 children. Patrick McNamee is super- intendent of the male department, and Miss Katherine Burns of the female department.
St. Michael's Sunday-school Association, to care for the spiritual welfare of the chil- dren-President and treasurer, Rev. Charles E. Burke. Meets the fourth Sunday of ev- ery month, in one of the rooms of the vestry of the cathedral. There are 100 members. St. Thomas' Church, West Springfield, is connected with the cathedral ; mass, Sun- day, at 10 A. M .; membership 800.
St. Mary's Church, Longmeadow, is also connected with the cathedral ; mass once in two weeks, at 10 A. M .; membership about 150.
THE CHAPEL OF THE SACRED HEART on Everett street (founded in 1874) has recently been completed, and is now occupied. It is the principal offshoot from St. Michael's ca- thedral. It has a congregation of 4,500, and a Sunday-school of 700, of which John H. Ford is superintendent of the male de- partment, and Miss Ann Neeson of the female department.
The pastor in charge is Rev. J. J. McDer- mott, salary $600; assistant priest, Rev. James F. Fitzgerald, salary $500. Resi- dence of the clergy, 35 Everett street.
Services on Sunday-First mass at 7.30 A. M .; children's mass at 9 A. M. ; high mass at 10.30 A. M .; vespers at 3,30 P. M .; Sunday-school at 2 P. M.
The Sunday-school Association is offi- cered as follows :- President, Rev. J. J. McDermott; vice-president, Chas. McKay ; treasurer, John H. Ford ; secretary, John Leonard; with a board of five directors. It has 60 members.
ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH, ROMAN CATH- OLIC-Corner Worcester and Pine streets, Indian Orchard. Founded in 1863. Un- der the pastoral care of Rev. P. D. Stone, of Chicopee Falls. Rev. M. Murphy, assistant. Services every second Sun- day in the month, at 8.30 A. M. ; on the other Sabbaths, at 10.30 A. M. The mem- bership is about 450, and there are 150 in the Sunday-school. The latter is held in the afternoon. William Godfrey is superin- tendent, and Charles Lovett, assistant.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLIC-Howard street, near Water, services every Sunday ; mass at 10.30 A. M. ; vespers, 4.30 P. M .; pastor, Rev. L. G. Gagnier.
There are 1,800 French people in the city, of whom 900 are communicants here, and the congregation is usually about 800.
ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH, Main street, In- dian Orchard, is also under the charge of Rev. Mr. Gagnier. One service every Sun- day ; mass at 8.30 A. M., alternating the next Sunday with vespers at 2 P. M.
BETHEL CHURCH, or the Association of Believers in the Pre-Millennial Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ - Chapel on Vernon street. Pulpit vacant. Deacons, Charles Newell, Marcus M. Goodell and James Easler. Preaching committee, J. K. Win- ter, William L. Parsons and Charles A. Hastings. Sabbath-school superintendent, T. R. Weaver. Meetings-Sabbath, with preaching, 10.30 A. M. and 2.15 P. M. Prayer-meetings, Sunday at 7 P. M., Tues- day and Thursday at 7.30 P. M.
The membership is about 275; congrega- tion, 300; Sunday-school, 100. With free seats and congregational singing, the con- tributions during the past year amounted to $2,000.
The Life and Advent Union Association, of which this church is a member, have their camp grounds north of Liberty street, near old Chicopee Falls road, and hold camp- meetings there usually the second week in 'August.
A union was effected in February between the church and the one formerly meeting in Franklin Hall.
THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH, OR SWE- DENBORGIANS-Founded in 1853. Rev. Stephen Jepson, pastor. Meet for divine worship on the Sabbath at 10.30 A. M. and 7.80 P. M .; Sabbath-school at 12 M .; at their chapel, No. 3 Maple street. Social meeting on Thursday evenings at 7.30 o'clock.
The seats are free, as the pastor and the services are supported by voluntary offer- ings.
THE FREE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF SPIRITUALISTS-Hold meetings in Liberty Hall, Worthington street, every Sunday, at 2.30 and 7.30 P. M. in Summer, and in Winter at 2 and 7 P. M. About 100 attend, and $1,800 was raised last year for the pur- poses of the society. President, E. W. Dickinson ; vice-president, H. A. Budding- ton ; clerk, John Congdon ; executive com- mittee, H. Lyman, John H. Smith, Frank H. Warner; corresponding secretary, Mary A. Dickinson.
MANY OF OUR CHURCHES are associated with the others of their denomination in the county for Christian work and culture. The Westfield Baptist Association gathers in convention, the third Wednesday in Sep- tember each year, representatives of each church of that denomination in the county ; their total membership, as reported at the last convention, is 3,178; number of churches, 16. The Association will meet this year with the Baptist Church in Agawam, the 15th of September.
City Choirs.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Di- rector, Amos Whiting; organist, A. C. Field; quartette, soprano, Miss Genevra McClean ; alto, Miss Emily Quinby ; tenor, William H. Hawkes; bass, William T. Wilson. Chorus - sopranos, Miss L. E. Ames, Miss E. R. Filley, Miss Lizzie Hay- ward, Miss Marion Stebbins, Miss Carrie Lambaugh; altos, Miss Emma Greene, Miss Ida Harvey, Miss Annie E. Bartlett, Miss Nellie Johnson, Miss Carrie Ellsworth, Miss Minnie A. Dickinson ; tenors, O. H. Perry, James Brigham, R. Henry King, Willard Barker, Henry J. Chandler; basses, C. L.
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Chapin, Samuel T. Drake, E. H. Beach, A. H. Wright, F. A. Whiting ; secretary, A. J. Plumer ; librarian, H. J. Chandler. The organ was built some twenty years ago by the Hooks of Boston.
OLIVET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Di- rector and organist, Edward H. Phelps; so- prano, Miss Genevra McClean ; alto, Miss Emily Quinby ; tenor, K. Arthur Dearden ; bass, C. Mulchahey. The organ was con- structed by Steer & Turner of Westfield ; it has 28 stops, two manuals and two com- bination pedals, and cost $3,800.
SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Di- rector, H. S. Newell; organist, Samuel Cushing; soprano, Miss E. M. Kendall ; alto, Mrs. J. C. Ingersoll ; tenor, J. C. In- gersoll ; bass, William C. Newell ; assisted by a chorus of 20 voices.
NORTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Di- rector and organist, Prof. Frederick Zucht- mann ; soprano, Miss Emma Taylor; alto, Mrs. William Street; tenor, K. Arthur Dearden ; bass, Fred Ley ; assisted by a chorus of 35 voices. Johnson & Co. of Westfield built for this church a two-manual organ of large size, having 12 stops in the great organ, 15 in the swell organ, 4 pedal stops, and 6 mechanical stops, besides 7 com- bination pedals ; whole number of stops, 37. The cost was $5,000.
MEMORIAL CHURCH-Director, F. H. Wil- cox ; organist, Henry Wood; sopranos, Miss Ida J. Lawton, Mrs. W. C. Keith, Miss Ross ; altos, Mrs. Wm. T. Orchard, Miss Hubbard, Miss Jennie S. Lombard ; tenors, George P. Greenleaf, F. H. Wilcox ; basses, George D. Adams, R. B. Whitcomb. This church has the first large Johnson organ erected in Springfield. It has 1,519 pipes, 33 stops, two manuals and two combination pedals. It cost $3,850, and was placed in the church in December, 1868.
vis Jennings, Carl Talbot, Thomas Sim- mons. The organ is a reed instrument, made by Estey of Brattleboro, Vt.
CHURCH OF THE UNITY-Director and organist, William C. McClallan ; soprano, Miss E. F. Fuller; alto, Miss Norah M. Greene ; tenor, Edward Morris; bass, H. C. Hartley. The organ in this church is the costliest in the city, the price, including the front, which is very elaborate, being nearly $8,000. It was built by the Hooks of Bos- ton, and set up in the church in January, 1869. There are two manuals, 33 registers, 1,623 pipes, and five combination pedals. This is the only organ in the city blown by water-power.
CHRIST CHURCH, EPISCOPAL-Organist and leader, Henry Cox of Hartford; tenors, James D. Safford and Charles O. Chapin ; basses, F. G. Fisher, Edmund Hirst; so- pranos, and altos, twenty-five boys. Meet- ings for practice three evenings each week. The organ at Christ Church was one of the earliest built by the Hooks of Boston, and dates back to 1835, when it was constructed for St. John's Church, in Providence, R. I., of which the parish in this city purchased it in 1852. It has two manuals and 24 regis- ters, and has recently been thoroughly re- built.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Director, C. S. Parkhurst ; organist, Miss Edith M. Ellis ; sopranos, Mrs. H. H. Bowman, Miss Mary Burt, Miss Carrie Beebe, Miss Nellie Pease, Miss Mamie Daboll ; altos, Mrs. G. B. Hol- brook, Miss Helen Briggs, Miss Mary Per- kins ; tenors, C. S. Parkhurst, G. B. Hol- brook ; basses, A. J. Rand, Wm. H. Fales, H .. H. Bowman. This church has the first John- son organ erected in Springfield. It has 36 registers and two banks of keys, and was built in 1853 at a cost to the church of $2,500.
STATE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH-Direc- CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AT INDIAN ORCHARD-Organist and director, Mrs. H. K. Wight; soprano, Miss Fidelia M. War- riner ; alto, Miss M. J. Bliss; bass, James M. Harvey. The organ is a reed instru- ment, made by Estey of Brattleboro, Vt. tor, Sylvester Bartlett; organist, S. E. Packard ; sopranos, Mrs. Mary E. Parsons, Mrs. W. D. Slater ; altos, Miss Ida Bartlett, Miss Estella Margerson ; tenor, Sylvester Bartlett ; basses, George McGregory, Wil- liam Broadhurst. This church owns one of SANFORD STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Director, I. J. Baptist ; organist, Miss Minnie Purvis ; sopranos, Mrs. Mary L. Baptist, Mrs. E. Disney, Miss Nancy Johnson; altos, Miss Eva Ross, Miss Min- the finest organs in Springfield. It has three manuals, each of 58 keys, a pedal organ of 27 keys, 40 registers, and 1,882 pipes. There are also four combination pedals, be- sides two other mechanical pedals. This is nie Purvis ; tenor, I. J. Baptist; basses, Da- | the only three-banked organ in Springfield.
It was built by William A. Johnson, of Westfield, in 1870, and cost $5,000.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH-Leader, R. C. Coleman; organist, Jennie McIntyre ; sopranos, Miss Jane Wilson, Miss Jennie Ball; alto, Miss Lavinia Lewis; tenors, Isaac Parker, Edward Lewis, A. M. Brown ; basses, R. S. Griffin, R. C. Coleman, James Henderson. The organ is a reed instru- ment, made by Estey & Co., of Brattleboro, Vt., and rented of Roderick Burt.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH-Florence street-Director, A. J. White; organist, Miss Nettie E. Bannon ; soprano, Miss Nel- lie Richards ; alto, Mrs. Elisha C. Wheeler ; tenor, Alpheus W. Rice ; bass, A. J. White. The organ was built by Johnson of West- field. It has two manuals, 23 registers, and two combination pedals, and cost $2,200.
STATE STREET METHODIST CHURCH- Director, Henry L. Chapin ; organist, Mrs. J. R. Tiddy ; quartette, soprano, Miss I. E. Lane; alto, Miss Mary Bartlett; tenor, Charles C. Moulton ; bass, Henry L. Cha- pin ; assisted by a chorus of 20 voices. The new organ for this church, contains a great organ of 12 stops, a swell of 9 stops, a pedal of three, (making 24 speaking stops,) and six mechanical stops, besides four combination pedals. Although lacking the great variety of stops afforded by the larger scheme, it is a fine instrument, and ample for the ordinary requirements of church service, and cost nearly $6,000.
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH-Director and organist, J. Gilbert Wilson. The organ was built by William A. Johnson of West- field, in 1869, and was first erected in the City Hall, for the use of the musical fes- tival held there in the first week in Sep- tember of that year. The work of setting it up in the church was completed, Septem- ber 20, 1869, and it was dedicated by an or- gan concert, November 30, 1869. It has two manuals, 34 registers and two combina- tion pedals, and cost $4,000. Soprano, Miss Leila Wright; alto, Miss Emma Hay- den; tenor, Dr. Wilbur F. Miller; basses, Charles Root, Albert Holt; assisted by a chorus of 10 voices.
GRACE METHODIST CHURCH-Director and organist, Thomas Chubbuck ; sopranos, Miss M. A. Spooner, Mrs. D. L. Pike ; altos, Mrs. Mary Richards, Mrs. Chaffee ; tenors, Thomas Stock, G. E. Martin ; basses,
William A. Wells, D. L. Pike. The organ was made by Johnson of Westfield. It has 2 manuals and 36 registers and combination pedals.
UNION AMERICAN METHODIST - Direc- tor, Miss Hattie Purvis ; organist, R. M. Volk ; sopranos, Mrs. E. J. Williams, Mrs. Mary Robinson ; altos, Mrs. Ella Johnson, Miss Hattie Lynch ; tenor, Walter Butler ; bass, E. J. Williams. The organ is a reed instrument made by George Woods & Co., and cost $295.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, UNIVERSALIST- Director, Henry F. Trask ; organist, Ed- ward H. Phelps ; soprano, Miss Ellie Sum- ner; alto, Mrs. George Fowler ; tenor, Henry F. Trask ; bass, Charles Mulchahey. The organ was built by William A. John- son of Westfield, in 1869, at a cost of $3,300. It has two manuals, 31 registers, and two combination pedals.
BETHEL CHURCH, SECOND ADVENTISTS -Singing, congregational.
ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH, ROMAN CATH- OLIC - Organist and conductor, John J. Toomey. Quartette-soprano, Miss Mary Conaty ; alto, Mrs. D. Guess ; tenor, J. B. Buckley ; bass, D. Guess, assisted by a cho- rus of 20 voices.
CHAPEL OF THE SACRED HEART - A chorus of 15 voices, under the direction of the organist, Louis Coenen.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLIC-A voluntary choir.
Musical Organizations.
ORPHEUS CLUB - Officers - President, Albert Holt ; vice-president, J. D. Safford ; secretary, Henry F. Trask; treasurer, Wil- liam H. King ; librarian, Oscar B. Ireland ; musical director, Louis Coenen. This is a male chorus limited to 30 active and 200 as- sociate members.
SPRINGFIELD AMATEUR OPERA CLUB- Officers-President, Charles R. Ladd ; vice- president, George Dwight, Jr. ; secretary and treasurer, H. F. Trask ; director and librarian, Louis Coenen ; costumers, Mrs. W. P. Mattoon and Mrs. George Fowler; property man, F. H. Wilcox.
LORTZING EINTRACHT - Organized in 1856. President, H. Buchholz; secretary, Gustave Remkus ; cashier, Theodore M.
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Zinsser ; dramatic director, Jacob Klein ; membership, 30.
MENDELSSOHN UNION - Organized in 1864. President, Thomas Chubbuck ; vice- president, Albert Holt; secretary, Charles Mulchahey ; treasurer, H. F. Trask ; libra- rian, J. J. F. Devereaux ; trustees, Charles L. Chapin, H. S. Newell, O. H. Perry, J. G. Wilson, T. Newton ; pianists, J. G. Wilson, E. H. Phelps. Number of members, 120; place of meeting, Amos Whiting's music rooms, 13 Barnes' block.
PAREPA ROSA SOCIETY-Meets in Whit- ing's music rooms, 13 Barnes' block, Main street. Mr. E. H. Phelps is president of the advisory committee. Amos Whiting, mu- sical director.
ARMORY CORNET BAND - Organized in May, 1860. President, B. S. Haskins ; leader, G. H. Southland ; clerk and treas- urer, R. D. Carlton ; standing committee, W. Gardner, J. Craig, M. F. Clare. Num- ber of members, 18; place of meeting, band room on the Armory grounds.
SOUTHLAND'S ORCHESTRA-G. H. South- land, director. Head quarters at M. J. D. Hutchins', 374 Main street.
SPRINGFIELD CONSERVATORY OF MU- SIC (established 1864) - Mrs. M. J. D. Hutchins, proprietor and instructor, assisted by an able corps of teachers. Rooms, No's 1, 2 and 3 Shaw's block, 374 Main street. There are about 80 pupils.
ZUCHTMANN'S SPRINGFIELD CONSERVA- TORY OF MUSIC, Bill & Shaw's block, 358 Main street. Instruction given in vocal and instrumental music. M. C. Zuchtmann, secretary ; F. Zuchtmann, director.
CONSERVATORY CHORUS SOCIETY - Or- ganized in 1874. Officers - President, Thomas Chubbuck; vice-president, C. C. Burnett ; secretary and treasurer, Dr. W. H. Viney ; librarian, Fred H. Ley ; musical director, F. Zuchtmann; advisory commit- tee, W. P. Taylor, C. S. Parkhurst, S. A. Prince, A. Extein, T. W. Coburn, George Hunt, K. A. Dearden. Membership, 128 in chorus and 14 in orchestra. Meets every Wednesday evening at Zuchtmann's hall, 358 Main street.
Women's Christian Association.
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