Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green ...

CHOIR TUNES, —
SPRINGFIELD, 1636-1SS6. 551
Fr.ORENCE, — " Come Tliou Fount of Every Blessing." Viotti, 1795
Funeral Hymx, ^ " The Righteous Souls that Take their Flight."
Dr. Edward Miller, 1705
Cambridge, — "Come Sound His Praise Abroad," Robert Harrison, 1795
REMARKS BY THE PASTOR.
HYMN-ANTHEM, —
Denmark, — " Before Jehovah's Awful Throne," M. Madan, 17'.i!t
PRAYER AND BENEDICTION.
The choir performers were : Director and organist, Edward H,
Phelps ; soprano, Miss Fannie B. Chamberlain ; alto, Mrs. J. C. In-
gersoll ; bass, George R. Bond; tenor, .]. C. Ingersoll.
Monday was the V)nsy day of the week. Decorators were at work
npon all the principal buildings of the city. Two hundred and fifty
electric lights were placed among the branches of the elms on Court
square, and the carpenters were at work upon the arch that s[)anned
Main street, opposite the square, as well as ui)on the various floats
and exhibits for the great procession. Springfield never presented
such a brilliant appearance. The chapel of the First Congregational
Church was being meantime turned into an antiquarian museum of
great interest, citizens generally contributing of their ancient bric-a-
brac and heirlooms. The loan exhibition committee was divided up
into the following sub-committees :
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Executive committee. — Charles Marsh, chairman; Edward Ingersoll, V. N.
Taylor, advisory; E. P. Chapin. E. C. Rogers, E. C. Pierce, J. 1). Gill, Charles
H. Southworth, Mrs. R. F. Hawkins, Mrs. W. L. Smith, Mrs. P. P. Kellogg,
Mrs. N. W. Fisk, Mrs. L. J. Powers, Mrs. W. S. Shurtleff, Mrs. G. W. Tapley,
Mrs. H. J. Beebe, Mrs. Heman Smith, Mrs. N. C. Newell. Mrs. Ellen A. Cha-
pin, Miss Elizabeth Ames, Miss Mary L. .Jacobs.
Historical paintings and irictnres. — .James D. Gill, O. B. Ireland, AY. W.
Colburn, E. C. Pierce, ,J. W. Cumnock, Mrs. P. P. Ivellogg, Mrs. A. J. Smith,
Mrs. William Whiting, of Holyoke ; Mrs. N. C. Newell, Mrs. W. H. Wesson,