The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-28
MUSIC HALL ORGAN.
Resignation of Five Directors Of the
Festival Association.

The wrangling and disputes among the
Musical Festival Committee are now ended.
During the course of the past week Direct
ors John Church, c. A. G. Adae, w. w.
Taylor, General Kenner Garrard and Geo.
w. Jones sent in their designations, leaving
the management of the Festival Association
in the hands of John Shillito, Esq, Colonel
George Ward Nichols and Judge NJ. F,
Force.
The'Festival netted profit of $35 900, of
which $4,000 were appropriated to pay the
debt of the organ, and s., 500 were donated
to the singing societies who participated in
the chorus.
An interview was had to-day with num-
ber of theDirectors to learn the reason of their
resignation, especially as it was intimated
that they had become dissatisfied with the
distribution of the funds.
Mr. w. w. Taylor said they did resign,
but it was not on account of the disposal Of
the money, as stated above.
He had good reasons for his action, but
they would not be of interest to the public,
and therefore he refused to give them. He
had simply fulfilled his part as one Of the
Directors and then concluded to resign He
refused to be interviewed.
Mr. George w. Jones was next sought.
My reason is that have fulfilled my duty
as Director and now decline to serve longer.
We did not resign on account of the division
of the money, although we were not in
favor of dividing it as was done.
Those who wanted the money appropri-
ated from our fund to pay the organ and
singers went around to the different stock
holders, and after fixing things to suit them
selves called a meeting. Mr.. Reuben r.
Springer's influence was brought to bear
and the appropriations were made. not by q
large majority as stated in the papers, but
by majority OF one vote. | refused to
serve further as Director, as | did not think
it right to take that money from our fund
II fact, it was contrary to the constitution
of the Association.
Then, besides, how are they going to pay
those singers? | tell you there will be
trouble brewing soon. | am personally a
member of the MHnnerChor and Harmonic
Singing Societies. and did not want any of
the money for the societies. Again, half of
those from Dayton, who participated in the
singing do not belong to any societies, and
what distinction and how will it be made
among those two classes of singers. You
may rely upon it there will be trouble Mr.
Church'5 resignation has just been sent in
from New York, and his reason for resign
ing, and that of the others. are the same as
mine
Mr. Shillto: was next visited He re-
fused to make any statement concerning the
action of the Directors at their meeting, or
what the reasons were of the members who
resigned. He would not say what action
the three Directors were going to take about
the money or the filling up of the
list of Directors He was also silent on
the organ question.
1t is understood that a meeting will soon
be held to dispose Of the funds and tai TX
about the organ and the organist that is to
be. 1t is said that the Organ Association is
in correspondence with the builders of the
organ, Hook & Hastings, in the business of
settling their claims. The Association is
now expecting the mortgage from them.
The Music Hall Board refuse to receive the
organ as long as the mortgage remains un-
Cancelled. The firm demands that q check
in full for their claim be forwarded them
before the mortgage is sent, and it is
| thought that the transaction to that effect
will be closed in few days.
There is also some talk about who is to
be the organist. A few bigots claim that
learn to manage the mammoth instrument.
This is denied by all our experienced mu-
sicians, who say we have plenty OF men
here who, with little practice, can handle
the organ without difficulty.
The sub jeCt will probably be discussed in
! full when the organ is turned over to the
Music Hall Board, which will be at an early
date.