Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1915 — ORGAN RECITAL WAS PLEASING TO ALL [ARTICLE]

ORGAN RECITAL WAS PLEASING TO ALL

Professor John Doane, Jr, of Northwestern University, Renders Very

The organ recital at the Trinity ence to hear Professor John Doane', program was of the very highest merit, including selections from the world’s greatest composers. The power and beauty of this wonderful organ was displayed by the variety of the'selections played by Mr. Doane. The audience was kept in rapture-far over an hour by his masterful technique which displayed the harmony, artistic possibilities and great Tange of tone of this splendid organ. Mrs. John A. Dunlap sang a most beautiful solo accompanied by Mrs. M. D. Gwin. The 'honored guest of the evening was Mr. George E. Hosmer, whose magnificent gift of $3,250 made it possible to give Rensselaer people such a delightful entertainment. At the close of the recital there were unanimous expressions of delight and appreciation both at the gift of the organ and the program. Professor Doane is one of the great organists of this country and has taken lessons in Europe and has recently returned from San Francisco, where he played for a week on the great exposition organ. He pronounced the organ perfect in every respect and said that its tone was beautiful and that it had every modern equipment to make it a complete and beautiful organ.