Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-05
MOZART ASSOCIATION.
ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
The Report Of the Presidess In Faii-Ths Old
OGiesrs Re-eIecet-The Association In
Flourisbing Csuditfen.

Association was held at the hall last
evening. Colonel s. b. Paul was called
to the chair and Mr.. @. OBJ. Cowardiu
requested to act as secretary. A COM
mittee, consisting Of Messrs. Tanner,
Sinton, and Potts, was selected to as
certain if quorum was present. On
their report in the Affirmative tho busi.
ness Of the meeting was proceeded with
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The president of the Association
Colonel William Z. Tanner, then made
his report, as follows:
RICHMOND, May 4, 1885.
To the Members Of the Richmond No.
zart Association
Ladies and Gentlemen,-It affords
me pleasure at the close OF an
other fiscal year to be able to
congratulate you upon the continued
prosperity Of our Association. Our
numerical strength has been well main
tanned, harmony pervades our ranks,
and the Association seems to be ac-
complishiDg the objects ofits formation
/. e., while affording to its members q
refining character OF weekly entertain
ment, is at the same time cultivating in
our community taste for the divine
art.
During the past year your very In
dustrious and efficient Music Commit
tee has been enabled to furnish an at
tractive weekly programme at a very
moderate cost, our n'usicdtes having
long since attained the dignity OF first
class concerts, which fact, when con-
sidersd in connection with the very
reasonable initiation fee and low rate oI
monthly dues, should commend the As.
sociation to all who desire to secure
for themselves or their families an ele
vating and innocent mode Of amuse-
ment.
The efficiency Of our regular orches.
ira has been kept up, while our anna
teur orchestra has been greatly i'm
proved and somewhat enlarged. In
deed, the advance made by these anna
teurs has been somewhat remarkable
and for the great assistance they have
. rendered they deserve the thanks Of the
Association.
After various schemes for building &
new hall for the purposes of the Asso
citation had been tried without success
the Board of Governors, on the lst day
Of December, 1884, passed the follow.
ing resolution
Reselred, That committee of three
be appointed by the president to negO
tiate the bonds for building an acad'
envy Of music, and committee Of five
as a building committe to select plans
&C., and that both committees be EN-
powered to act.
Under which your president appointed
the following committees On Bonds
Colonel Samuel B. Paul, DR.. J. B
McCaw, and Edward Cohen. On Build
ing-A. Bargamin, II. P. Edmond, C
l.. Siegel, S. B. Paul, and j. b. McCaw
The Bond Committee went immedi
ately to work and perfected scheme
for raising the necessary funds, under
which, / am glad 20 say, the work o.
erecting the new " Mozart Academy ot
Music " will be Immediately commenced
and pushed to a rapid completion.
The financial plan is as follows:
ResOlred, That the president and
secretary be directed to execute deco
of trust sffiIing thereto the seal of this
corporation, to j. b. Pace and I. Viii
liam Pemberton on all the property ofth'
Richmond Mozart Association, Cnclud
ing the new Mozart Academy Of Nusit
and its equipment,) now held, or here
after acquired by the Association, t
securs-frst, construction bonds anC
first mortgage annuity certificates a.
may be negotiated by the committee il
charge Of the financial arrangements fol
the construction of the said MOzar
Academy Of Music; to raise al
aggregate amount not exceeding the sun
ofslS, 900, and any renewals, transfers
or substitutions of the said bonds Of
certificates. in whole or in part, which
may be hereafter made, which sale
bonds and certificates and their re
newals, transfers, and substitutions a!
aforesaid shall have priority of all othel
claims under said deed Of trust and
second, to secure such certificates o
transferable perpetual memberships no
exceeding $50, 900 as may be disposed
of by said committee for the same pur
pose. the said certificates Of member
ship having claim upon the said trus
property after satisfaction Of the afore
said construction bonds and annuity
certificates to the amount paid by hold
ers thereof in the event Of failure o
the Association to fulfil the stipulation
thereof, according to their legal teno
and effect.
When the new building is completed
the Association will have accommods
tons equalled by few musical organiza
tons in this country, and its capacity
for sfording pleasure to its member
will doubtless be largely increased.
On the I'd March, 1885, the Board o
Governors passed the following resolu
ton:
Reselred, That the Building Com
mittee be, and are hereby, instructed t
memorable those who invest in tn
securities Of the Association by table
to be inserted in the wall Of the vestbul
bearing their names.
During the past year your Board .
Governors have been enabled to keeI
the old hall rented on advantageou
terms for the days Of the week Of
which it was not in use by the Associa
tion, which has been the means Of cen
sidersbly supplementing our treasury
which, by the treasurer's report, vii
appear to be in a healthy condition
say
Balance in treasury at date OF my
Amount received during this
Making II 427 z