St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church

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Mattie Chafee Hall donated a 23-bell Petit and Fritsen carillon in memory of her mother Marguerite Eulalie Chafee. The carillon was dedicated December 6, 1964 by Albert Meyer..

References
1935 "Marguerite Eulalie Chafee," The Greenville News, January 4, 1935, Page 10.

1964 "Carillon Concert Held at St. Thaddeus Sunday," Aiken Standard and Review, December 7, 1964, Page 7.

1975 "Mrs. Salley, Leader of Suffrage, Dies," Aiken Standard, March 10, 1975, Page 1 | Part 2 |

1994 St. Thaddeus of Aiken: a church and its city, by Harber Addison McClaren
Pages 192-193: From an insert in a bulletin in October of 1964 we find that “a carillon consisting of twenty-three bells, to be manually operated from the carillon console in the upstairs vestibule of the church, was installed last week culminating several years of thorough study and negotiation.” The carillon was given to the church through the will of the late Mrs. Mattie C. Hall, and was installed by the Verdin Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, at a cost of ten thousand dollars—the amount specified in the will. The largest bell is inscribed “To the Glory ofGod in loving memory of Marguerite Eulalie Chafee by her daughter, Mattie Chafee Hall.” Cast in Holland by Petit-Fritsen Bellfoundry, the bells range from the Key of C to C chromatic and are in the bell chamber of the steeple beside the large 734-pound bell in the key of D, installed September 6,1853. It is interesting to note that A. Meneely & Sons, West Troy, New York, suppliers ofthe old bell, have gone out of business and their records were purchased by the Verdin Company. Mr. Robert McKellar, chairman ofthe music committee for the vestry, made arrangements for the dedication concert of the carillon, which was scheduled for December 6,1964.