United Presbyterian Home News

Esther Bordwell's children planned a party to help Esther celebrate her 95th birthday on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. They enjoyed a brunch at Café Dodici followed by a birthday cake, card opening and conversation. Family members and a few friends were present from Washington, Coralville and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Geneseo, Illinois and Union City, New Jersey.

The United Presbyterian Home hosted a Mississippi Valley Blood Drive Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, with the coordination of Wellness and Fitness Center Staff. Ten units of blood was collected which has the ability to improve the lives of up to 40 patients and their families both in Washington County and the surrounding region. It was a super way for UPH staff members to give back to the community and add to the much needed blood supply.

Kerr Hall residents gathered in the Moore Family Dining Room on Tuesday for their monthly social lunch. Hank and Elna Tompkins served has hosts for the event with 22 residents attending. Herb Yoder blessed the food and the residents attending before the turkey and ham ball meal. Neighbors especially enjoyed the chocolate cake with creamy chocolate frosting while they lingered over coffee and visited with their neighbors.

Classics Et Cetera for Thursday, Januray 16, 2020 included the overture to 'The King of Yvetot” by Adolphe Adam; 'Bella figlia dell'amore” from 'Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi; 'The Bee” by Franz Anton Schubert; 'Cwm Rhondda” by The Morriston Orpheus Welsh Male Choir; 'Humorous Duet for Two Cats” by Gioachino Rossini; Numbers XVII through XXIII from 'The Enchanted Island Suite” by Arthur Sullivan; 'National Fencibles,” march by John Philip Sousa.

There once were at least two other Franz Schuberts: Franz Anton Schubert, Jr. (1808-1878), who took the name of François professionally, was a musician from Dresden, Germany, and was no relation to the famous Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Both François and his father, Franz Anton Schubert, Sr. (1768-1827), were composers and double bass players. Unlike the famous Schubert, their music is practically forgotten today except for 'L'Abeille” ('The Bee”), a piece of just over a minute in length for violin and piano by Franz Anton, Jr. It is often used as a concert encore and sometimes attributed to the wrong Schubert.