Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-30
Three of the Clubs Of this
City.
Their Features, Personnel and
Objects.
An Interesting Account Of the s. NJ,
Apollo and Ar Ar Clubs.
The Organization of the Various Asso-
ciations-Their Officers and Mem
bers-A Variety of Musical
Amateurs.

in California there is none of more wide
spread repute than the s. M. club of this
city, to which it may be truthfully said
belongs the credit of doing more for the
advancement of the divine art than any
of the other societies.
The club was organized three years
ago, it's purpose being the study of the
masters, and from its motto was taken
the title IS. M" Its membership is
composed OF both professional and anna
teur vocalists and instrumentalists, and
is the only club in this city in which
both affiliate.
The meetings of this admirable or
ganization are held on the first and third
Monday evenings of each month, and at
each meeting the works of one composer
are taken up and studied.
Under the rules of the club each mem
ber is obligated to serve, when called
upon, on committees whose duty it is to
prepare the programme for any desig-
mated evening. The works of certain
composer being selected, the committee
is required to make a thorough study of
the styles of composition and to arrange
for the rendition of solos, both vocal
and instrumental, and also concerted
numbers by the composer under con-
sideration. A paper is also prepared
giving the life and works of the COM
poser.
Such an organization cannot fail to be
of incalculable benefit to its members
and to those who are so fortunate as to
be invited to one of it's evenings.
The club has made great progress in
the study of the works of the masters,
and has also devoted evenings to some
of the foremost American composers,
among whom may be named Foote,
Buck and Schlessinger.
Meetings will be resumed on Monday
evening, October 9th, when the club
will be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
j. Schallert, at their home on Eleventh
street. The great composer, Bach, will
be discussed and the members are look
ing forward to the resumption of the
meetings with genuine delight. Han
del's works viii occupy the clubs at
tention at the second meeting. of which
Mr.. and Mrs. Schallert are also in
charge. At later meetings the Ameri-
can composers, Mcdowell, Chadwick, ].
X. Paine and ]. D. G. Parker will be
taken up.
A list of the members of this club
could not be obtained in time for inser-
ton in this article, but among the men-S
bers may be named: Mrs. Jirah d.
Cole, who is president of the club; Mrs.
J. d. Hooker, secretary Miss Catherine
Kimball, Mrs. DIR. Dorothea Lummis,
DR.. Jauch, DR.. E. G. Buell., Miss Carrie
Conger, Miss Wills, Miss Fanny Lock-
hart, MIR. j. A. Osgood, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
J. Schallert, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J.
Ellis, Mr.. G. G. Byram, Miss Augustine
Berger, Mr.. William Piutti, Mics Nora
Large and Mrs. J. B. Ogilvie.
The Apollo club, the latest aspirant
for musical honors, is fourishing
organization which has its first ami
versary to celebrate. Though organized
but short time, the club has done
some fine work and has won for itself
many staunch friends and supporters.
Like the famous Chicago club Of the
same name, the Apollo is mixed chorus
and the only one ever organized here,
unless the old Philharmonic, which exc
listed for short time only is taken into
the catagory of the sicalorganizations
of this city.
Z The formation of the club was brought
about in much the same way as the
organization of the Ellis club, an ac-
count of which was given last week.
Early in the winter quartette was
formed which was the nucleus of male
chorus of sixteen which regularly organ
lied in the latter part of January and
chose Robt. L. Paulsen as conductor.
Rehearsals were held twice each week
at the studio of Prof. Kent in the Zahn
block, and before many weeks had
passed it was decided to give subscrip-
ton concert in conjunction with the St.
Cecilia, a club composed of female
voices. The st. Cecilia went to pieces,
however, and woman's chorus OF six
teen voices was organized and combined
with the male chorus.
The first concert was given at the Los
Angeles theater, April Sd, the club hav-
ing the assistance OF Mr.. Seamans,
tenor, and Miss Sargent, soprano. The
house was crowded and the club scored
an instantaneous success. On June
3Oth the second concert was given to a
house crowded, from pit to dome. On
Miss Emma Thursby and Mr.. Louis
Heine, violoncellist.
At both concerts the club has shown
results that can only be accomplished
by hard study, and the outlook for the
future success of the organization is
very bright indeed, The next concert
will be given in October.
Following is list of the members of
the club: Misses Stella Kendall, FL
eanor M. Joy, Anna Smith, Nettie
Palmer, Louie Ward, Lizzie Moore,
Sofiat Dexter, Kittie Loomis, Minnie
Baker, Fidelia Anderson, Grace Hutch
ings, Lillus Peck, Grace Stansbury,
Daisy Clark, DR.. Dorothea Lummis,
Mines. w. D. Byram, F. s. Munson. e.
P. Hillman, B. Stansbury, W.. A.
Bonynge, Lyndall and Mollie Meyers.
Messrs. w. E. Deity, @. B. Smith,
Joseph Nuelle, Joseph Newkirk, Fred
Nay, Harry Eberle, Tom Harvey, Lon
cinnamon, j. H. Stephens, Charles
Pring, Harry Watt, Frank Wallace, F.
d. Chipron, Daniel Sheldon, w. r.
Miller, DR.. E. .. Buell., F. A. Bacon,
G. l. Baugh, William Manning; Mrs.
Mary A. Larrabee, accompanied.
THE "AR AR" CLUB
was organized in June of this year. and
is composed Of number of ladies whose
Objects to spend one morning in each
week in studying works of favorite COM
poeere.
The club Is entirely unlike any Of our
other musical societies. it, musical work
extending beyond it6 regular meetings.