The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-21
MOZART ASSOCIATION.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS LAST NIGHT.
Pfe.ldenfs Annual Eeporf-imptose
meuts 10 Bcauiifv aud Enlarge The
Hall Referred 90 "a committee
WIN Power 10 Act.

The adjourned annual meeting OF The
Mozart Association was held last nlght'
DIR. j. b. McCaw. president. presiding.
The president read his annual report.
which is as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Mosorf association;
Our last annual meeting found the
association surroundo4 with many
financial trouble, eau cd BY the failure
Of our lessee. tl fulfil l.sir contract.
by which large sum. were lost The
heavy exyen- in Gaming for the prop
erty-payin1 uX =. Insurance. ana IN
terest on bonded deDts-added 10 our
difficulties, and, above all. 1t had be-
come apparent that The interior OF the
building needed Encouragement, which
required an expenditure Of large sum
OF money. Owing TO scarcity Of means
and the necessary reduction Of the APP
propriation for musical attractions our
list of members materially lcssened ana
our regular income thereby diminished.
On this occasion. gentlemen. have
10 CONGRATULATE you On the great change
for the better in our affairs. Your
Board Of Governors. with great energy
and liberality. relieved the association
from its embarrassment raised up
wards of s. 800. which under the Ju-
diciOus management Of the Hall Com
mitlee entirely transformed the inte-
rior Of the Academy. overcoming every
defect. The list Of members rapidly
increased. reaching the number o.
.OOO-mOfe than we could accOmmc-
date. 70 obfiate this difficulty your
Board Of Governors has wisely deter
mined 10 erect a second gallery. when
will greatly improve the appearance OF
the ball and at the same time increase
It's seating capacity. Our prospects Tor
the coming year are truly Hdtlenpg
The present lcssees Of the Academy
are men Of character and energy. The
senior member. Mr. Berger. descended
from long line of theatrical ceiebfi-
ties. having large experience IN the
management Of great combinations ana
personal familiarity with all the lead
| ing members of the musical and dra-
matte professions, and Will in the coming
season elevate the Mozart Academy OF
Music to the highest rank, and present
10 the Richmond public a series of bnl-
| liant entertainments,
Thanking the various standing com
mittees for their earnest and faithful
labor during the past year. and ior the
harmony and good feeling pervading
our deliberations ! am. very respect.
fully. your Obedient servant.
j. b. MCCAw.
The following officers were ele:ted
President. DR.. j. b. McCaw (re-clectedl '
Nice-President. Horace p. Edmund,
Esq: Secretary, Captain James b. Pc
gram (re-electedl; Treasurer, +. a. Cat
lin, Esq, lre-elecled).
All the old board of directors were
reelected as follows: A. Bargamin,
Edward II. Archer. William RYAN
Thomas Boiling. Thomas Potts. John
TYLER. William Z. Tanner. DR.. Leigh
Burton Or. George b Steel. Polk Nil.
Ter. +. NJ. Boykiu Samuel Hirsh, John
F. Allen. John +. Mayer. James Lyons
Two new members were elected
Messrs. G.. =. r. Burgwyn and Powha
tan Bre den.
The board OF directors met subse
quently. The president placed Mr.
BurgWyn on the ball committee and
Mr.. Breeder ON the music committee.
The question of charging the bal
and putting in ncw gallery abOy.
the present gallery. with seating
capacity OF 300. was referred io lh'
hall committee with authority TO ac
and consult with an architect.
II is the intention of the board g
greatly beautify and improve the nall