►MRS. P. O. WELCH SCORKS HIT■ * ' '*«; • • • • • ’ ~ .. j • . . lt;'■ , •• . t: i i't% , 'i --• - - 'J05.a)-: VoJcfe ‘Highly Praised By People ot Syracuse Where/ She-Now Lives.«The following account of a con-* ■ '*** certgiven- -in Syracuse by_Mrs.t , ,M is , ,(Proetor^hase Welch,' formerly Miss Kathrine Coyle of this city, will be • , • readvwith interest by her friends here; Mrs. Welcfi has studied un-►der celebrated sitigers during the past feJw years and her success atSyracuse and the splendid ovation from her friends attests the real*merit of .her work.-4-.~JCe~iS:yxacu5e. lojirnal._jsaysL___r_The ballroom at The Onondaga*was the scene on Tuesday afternooniof a. charming social event whichturned into art artistic triumph fork. «the charming little hostess of the day.It was the sons recital given to b er friends try ‘ I^rs. “' Proctor C; Welch, and about 300 guests applauded the songstress to the e?ho.*Mrs, Welch has been studyiny with Adalaide Lander, the noted teacher i in New York, and Miss Lander came on to preside at the piano at the debut of her ipupil. . |-Mrs. Welch opened her program j with, the aria from Massenet’s Hero-j diade, and also gave “The Spirit | Flower, an idyll 'by Campbell-Tip-ton, bes ides three groups of songsrt.dhincluding Southern melodies and Fren'oh and English lyrics. In fyer big numbers Mrs. -Welch showedof her voice and much artistic finish. In the more dainty bits, and particularly in the, songs dealing with the land of her! birth, the sunny South, she capti-{ vated her audience by her charm, j Mrs. Welch’s voice is a soprano of j good fiber and quality.During the program she was the recipient of flowers in .prolusion j and baskets and huge bouquets ; nearly hid her from view, • j•Miss Lander, who presided at the j piano, is an artist of rare charm and a teacher of experience and merit. , Among her pupils is Miss Eloise 'Holden.