“They had a delightful time, did these Quaker City symphony players, and so favorably were they received, that it is probable that they will be heard in the White House several times before the big orchestra disbands for the summer and the members scurry away to all parts of the earth. “The full orchestra was not taken to the White House. Instead Director Scheel took his baby orchestra, consisting of six first violins, four violas, four cellos, two double basses, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, one bass clarinet, three bassoons and the horn quartet, and in that party there was but one American. Most of the players were Germans. The horn players were Frenchmen. “President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave a small dinner party and afterwards a musicale. The dinner guests numbered about twenty, while over four hundred came for the musicale, including many of the most prominent men and women in Washington. It was a gay scene with all the army and naval officers, and the members of the various Diplomatic Corps in their gaudy full evening dress. The only Philadelphians there were Mrs. A. J. Dallas Dixon and Miss Frances A. Wister. “The orchestra men drove to the White House at 9.30 P. M. and at 10.15 they entered the East Room, where all the guests were assembled. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt sat in the front row and listened with the gravest attention. * * * * * “Then Mr. Scheel played his rat-a-tat-tat baton solo on his stand, and the thirty-two men broke into harmony as easily and gracefully as a flock of sea gulls lights upon the ocean. “The concert was to last one hour—no more and no less—and during that hour the audience was treated to Volkmann, Mozart, Svendsen, Beethoven and Strauss in solos, quintets, octets, sextets and altogethers. Alfred Saal was the soloist—he with the long blonde hair and the marvelous cello. He played as only Saal can play and his serenade in D minor by Volkmann was one of the most delightful numbers of the evening. * * * * * “Immediately after the closing number, President Roosevelt expressed the wish to meet the musicians, and so one by one the men marched up and shook hands with the greatest American of the day. Each man received some kind word from the President, especially Director Scheel, and to the latter he expressed his deepest thanks and congratulations for having furnished such a delightful concert.” * * * * * “The next afternoon the full orchestra played a concert in Columbia Theatre before an audience that crowded the house and again won decided success. Just before the concert, Director Scheel received a huge box of roses and carnations from President and Mrs. Roosevelt.”