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full, round and true and withal sympathetic. He is one of the best

baritones that has sung from the Music Hall stage. Mr. Ilolboll has

a sweet and expressive tenor voice. From the ranks of the chorus two

separate quartettes were heard, and their work was admirable.

In behalf of Mayor Mann Pierce H. Russell, Assistant Corporation

Counsel, felicitously welcomed the singers to Troy. At the close of the

concert a member of the chorus stepped forw ard and thanked the

Danish and other citizens for their cordial welcome and patronage, and

proposed a cheer for T roy and its citizens, which was given heartily

by the singers. Then the Fatherland song was rendered by the chorus

and w,as followed by »The Star Spangled Banner«, sung in English

while the audience stood. To be sure, »The Star Spangled Banner«

was not sung as Americans would sing it. The difference was that

the Danish visitors knew the words and could reach all the notes of

the music. Their piquant and spirited rendering of the national anthem

of America was not the least enjoyable of the features of the concert,

and the hearty applause, mingled with shouts of approbation, which

followed the conclusion of the program indicated the belief that Den­

mark had forgiven us fo r Dr. Cook and that Danish-Americans in the

land of their adoption cannot forget the sturdy virtues and the robust

song of the European peninsula that stands as a welcome and as a

defense to the northern and western seas.

After the concert the singers were entertained by the Danish society

of Lansingburgh.

I »Dania Hall« var der senere Banket med Taler af Komitéens

Formand,

Agner Larsen, I. P. Christiansen, Oscar Tofte, Carl

Madsen

og vor Formand. Hovedtalen blev holdt af Pastor

Ole

Jacobsen,

hvis smukke og varmt følte Ord vi længe vil mindes.

Adskillige Skaaler blev drukket, og Glæden hos »Troyanerne« var

saa stor, at de ikke nøjedes med de sædvanlige Hurraer, men

lod et Sirenehyl »fra Fyrtaarnet a « klinge efter. Om det ei følt

med fra Danmarks Kyst, eller det er nedarvet fra de gamle Hol­

lændere, der anlagde Byen, skal lades usagt. Men det \ar virk­

ningsfuldt.

Den næste Dags Rejse gjaldt New Haven, Conn.

Bestyrelsen havde for at gøre Rejsen saa tiltalende som muligt

valgt den lidt lange Rute over New York, hvorved vi vilde

komme til at køre langs den saå højt lovpriste Hudsonilods stejle

Bredder; men Turen blev desværre ikke, hvad vi havde sat

Næsen op efter. Regnen strømmede ned, viskede alle Klippe­

profilerne i Nærheden ud og jævnede alt, hvad der laa længere

borte, ud i graat. Catskillbjergene lige anede vi som mørke

Linier ude mod Vest, og Palisadeklippernes skovkransede, kløftede

Skrænter og Brinker gav os ikke det Skønhedsind ti yk, som vi

sikkert vilde have modtaget, hvis der havde ligget en Smule Sol

TROY, NEW HAVEN , P ERTH AMROY, NEW YORK, HJEMREJSEN

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