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CARBONE

PARKER

CARBONE, Philip Lawrence, importer,
b. in Boston, 22 July, 1867; d. there 30 Janu-.ary, 1922. His father was James Philip Carbone (1828-1897), a native of Messina, Sicily.
'The story of his life is closely allied with
the prolonged and heroic struggle for
Italian Independence, in which he took a leading part. An active opponent of the Royal
party, during the memorable revolt of 1848, he
was sent into exile. For two years the young
rebel remained in New Orleans, but unable to
stifle the fires of patriotism, he boldly returned
to Messina, to lay down his life if need be
for his party. Again thrown into prison, he,eventually succeeded in gaining his liberty,
but was compelled to flee to the United States.
When Italy's triumph came, he helped hoist a
flag of the new government, in the Italian
ship "Ananamo", which was the first to sail
under Italian national colors from the port of
Boston, where its flag was made. The Carbone
family trace their origin on the maternal side
to James Stoddard, who came from England
in 1638 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts. Philip Lawrence Carbone was educated
at Derby Academy at Hingham, and later took.a course in horticulture at the Bussey Institute
of the Arnold Arboretum, Boston. Inheriting
a great and true love for the beautiful, a taste
and appreciation of art in its higher sense, he
always strove to transfuse his artistic feeling
into his work with flowers, which earned for
him the reputation of being the foremost in
the country in the art of demonstrating what
can be done in flower decoration. His first
place of business was a small flower stand
which he opened in 1894 in the Women's Educational and Industrial Union on Boylston
Street, Boston. Untiring effort and loyal service brought success and prestige, and within a
short time another store was opened on the
same street, followed still later with a store
in Harvard Square, Cambridge, where for ten
years Mr. Carbone catered to an exclusive
trade in that vicinity. But advancing the idea
of one large business to cover his trade in all
vicinities, Mr. Carbone established in Boston
one of the largest and most interesting flower
stores in the country, and the name "Carbone"
is a synonym for all that is beautiful, artistic
and distinctive in flowerland. Early in his life
he conceived the idea of importing specimens
of the hand-crafts of Italy and other European
countries for use with his flowers. This idea
met with immediate success, with the result
that florists the country over followed his lead
in arranging their flowers in appropriate pottery bowls, glass vases or willow baskets, thus
causing what was almost an artistic revolution
in the flower business. His ambition to make
the world a more beautiful place in which to
live was demonstrated and mirrored in the
great business which he built up, a business
which in itself expresses a life passionately
in love with beauty, making that beauty a
solace and joy to mankind; for in the heart
of flowers did Mr. Carbone find his own joys,
to him they personified life's deeper meaning,
and he sought to make them a healing ministry
to a crowded city. Mr. Carbone made no less
than thirty-two trips to Europe to look up and:purchase desirable novelties for his clientele,

which grew to be extremely large and the
most exclusive of its kind in Boston. In 1916
a large warehouse was built to accomodate the
extensive importation, and there certain specialties were prepared for the trade. The business was incorporated in recent years as it
grew too large for individual management.
Gentle in spirit, kindly in sympathy, Mr. Carbone was constant in his devotion to human
welfare. At the time of the earthquake disaster at Messina, Italy, he was appointed by Governor Guild to help in administering the
Massachusetts Relief Fund for the afflicted
people. He was also an active member of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Carbone
married 1 December, 1908, Anne Marie
Yvonne Viaud, daughter of Antoine Viaud of
Paris, France, who survives together with two
sisters.
PARKER, Horatio William, pianist, organist and composer, b. at Auburndale, near
Boston, Massachusetts, 15 September, 1863;
d. 18 December, 1919, son of Charles Edward
(d. 1891) and Isabella Graham (Jennings)
Parker. His ancestors originally came from
Chelmsford, in the County of Essex, England,
locating in America in 1635. His father was
for forty years a prominent architect of Boston. He held the position of Superintendent
of Construction and Repairs for all Government buildings in New England. His mother, a
daughter of the Rev. Joan Jennings, is a lady
of rare literary and musical accomplishment,
who has done excellent work as a translator
and librettist. She formerly held the position
of organist of Grace Episcopal Church at
Newton, Massachusetts, where her husband
and her two eldest sons sang in the choir. Horatio W. Parker was a pupil, in Boston, of
Emery (theory), G. Orth (pianoforte), and
Chadwick (composition). For a time he was
organist both in Dedham and in Boston. Later he studied in Munich (1882-85) with
Rheinberger (organ and composition) and L.
Abel (conducting). Rheinberger thought so
well of young Parker's organ playing that he
selected him to give at Munich the first public
performance of Rheinberger's "Organ Concerto in F," for organ, strings, and horns.
Several of the voung composer's works were
performed at the Odeon Saal by the orchestra
of the Royal Music School, and were favorably received by the German cities. At this
time, also, appeared his cantata, "King Trojan." On his return to the United States, in
1885, he became director of musical instruction at St. Paul's School for Boys, and St.
Mary's School for Girls, both in Garden City,
Long Island. When in New York City, he
was organist, successively at St. Andrews
Church in Harlem, and at the Church of the
Holy Trinity, Madison Avenue and Fortysecond Street. In 1894 the performance of
his oratorio, "Hora Novissima" met with such
success that he was appointed Professor of
Music at Yale University. In this capacity he
served until his death. For many years he
taught composition, counterpoint and instrumentation, gave lectures on the history of music, and conducted six orchestral concerts
every season. In 1899 he was invited to England to conduct his "Hora Novissima" at

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