[78-L] Christmas day of 100 years ago, San Francisco

[Malcolm Rockwell]

If it was a Columbia disc player then chances are the Hawaiian items 
were the new Columbia Y-series double sided records taken in Hawaii c. 
June 1911.
Nice article.
Malcolm

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On 12/30/2011 4:28 AM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
> > From the mention of "Double" records, I would guess that it is a Columbia
> machine, no?
>
> Ron L
>
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Rod Brown
> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 12:51 AM
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: [78-L] Christmas day of 100 years ago, San Francisco
>
> Hoping the membership can stand one more Christmas-related item.
>
> On each Sunday the San Francisco Chronicle runs four articles out of it's
> archives, from 25, 50, 75, and 100 years earlier.
> This past Christmas day, the article from 1911 was the following, about a
> then-current audio format cheering a ward of TB patients. Thought you might
> be intrigued by this glimpse of times gone by.
> Best,
> Rod
>
> 1911
>
> *Dec. 25: *They made merry at the Tuberculosis Hospital last night - and
> they had reason to. There was a Christmas tree and a Christmas party,
> bright lights and friendliness and holiday cheer. And there was a nice hot
> claret punch. And there was music - a grand concert of beautiful music -
> from a new music-making talking machine that the patients have been wishing
> for so long. For Santa Claus - aided and abetted by warm-hearted San
> Franciscans - brought the finest, best talking machine to be had - a $200
> one; and then just to show what he can do, Santa started them in with a
> supply of records - $106 worth, just to begin with. Already as a nucleus
> for the machine's repertoire there are thirty-eight big records (the very
> expensive kind, thank you!) and forty-eight double records; and the musical
> taste expressed included "The Holy City," an "Ave Maria," the national airs
> of various countries, sentimental ballads and Hawaiian music. Every one who
> could walk or creep came to the party - some stayed in bed all day, saving
> their little strength for it; and fully 120 of the 150 patients had a happy
> Christmas Eve. And not only at Christmas. There are seven wards and seven
> days in the week. And so each ward can have it play one day a week and when
> it plays the patients able to walk can go hear it wherever it is. The
> saddest little colony in the city will hear music every day.
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