Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-07

Fsne~meet an3 upholding u 0es beaUil
TAI arr mEslc.s saza Mrs bht Mrs. r
Ii DAVIS . fhs msmbsr g. ehon the
presldeat refaFred
Inc oofner stona. Z lIlasssEs piecs a
polished granite. had bsen pl4csd a po-
sirlon f0r the esfeinoaies Dlaseaai.y
ssross - fses IA sCript u the nsms ~
ths soeisty pztron ssinL Abose - fns
data lsxf bsIos the date lsk5; nsrkiss
the too great epocAs IN It's sosisiys
hastoFy.
Ass y A. Flstehef. sx PRECEDENT q
the society, placed N the corner stone
the foliosing articles. Manuscript II
frsneis Canpbslis nnsic q tbs hymn;
manuscript d The hymn. srittsn b. Mrz
NJ. j. smiley; manuscript % the history
Of the society, sfftten - Mira Lstsraneis
PIesees hrsi constitution. adopted IA oe-
tober. l,csf programs q 81 CeciliA
balls; programs 20 al artists recifaiss
souvenir spoon: llst % contributors 70
the building fund; Nance II the archi-
tect and oontractorss llsf d the eontents
of the corner stone; Souvenir pruxfam
o. the soeisty's concsrt a. the worlds
fair souvenir program d the ISIS ecu
cert regular programs ~ society con
esrts fr0m lse6 10 le3, year looks;
blanks used for applications for mem
bsrshlpi . cut Of the new bni,dhng. 81
Cecilia catalogues vocal aud instru
mental; program u the national con
ventioR % Wonien's Amateur Musical
clubs; . bunch Of rosss. the Hover OF
tie society.
Souvenir Columbian half dollar. ST.
Cecilia calendar. GRAsp RAPIDS HIS
AID. Democrat. Press and Eagle. list or
artists who have appeared before the
society.
The iron plate was laid over the cor
ner stone and sealed by Mrs Fletcher.
who used the silver trowel sent
for the occasion by Henry Ives Cobb of
Chicago. the architect who designed the
building. When this box IL opened the
papers and documents which ve have
placed ia IL viii tell OF the trials and
difficulties with which ne have been
haras~ed and the hopes aud encourage
meats by which NE have been sustained
In fo1ncing the 81. Cecilia society. in
doing us work and in preparing this
home for IL" said Mrs Fletcher as she
finished the work Of sealing the plate 10
the corner stone.
Laying the Corner stone.
nc tllftI was tnbu
handed 10 Mrs. Edwin +. Uhl. who
formally laid the corner stone. 10 com
pleting the work. she said: TO the
glory Of God. and the Advancement OF
the true, the beautiful and the good. We
place the corner stone Of this temple
devoted 10 the uses OF music; and as its
foundations are laid in strength and its
walls in stones " fair colors. may it
ever remaia al enduring monument 10
the intelligence. devotion and refinement
u the women Of the St Cecilia society"
The ST Cecilia chorus then sang the
81. Cecilia hymn, the words OF which
were written by Mira NJ. j. Smiley and
the music composed by J. Francis
Campbell.
Miss Fay's Address.
Miss Amy Fay OF New York was In
troduced by Mrs. Uhl. and made the adj
dress VI the day. She spoke as follows:
LADIES or THE ST.. CEcfLIA SOCIETY
IL was With feeling OF great gratifca-
ton that read your tiattering invita-
ton 10 me 20 give an address on this
most happy occasion. and | can assure
you that l felt much honored by II.
You have certainly every reason TO be-
proud that the 81. Cecilia society has
been able 10 accomplish such results in
90 short time. and that il il about to
give visible and permanent expression
OF it's presence among you in the erec-
ton OF clubhouse for musical pur-
poses liz is an ambitious scheme, but
also a very practical one, 70 have q place
Of your own where you can be free TO
carry out your ideas. and where music
viii truly have a home. Building, az
you are about to do for this special pur-
pose. you will be able 20 make your ar
rangonents very complete. and you will
doubtless have a concert hall aud rooms
for praetieing together. and also for
friendly consultation. This will be de-
lightful for your musicians. and like
doves in a dove cote. they will be con-
tinualiy flying IN and out, and all sorts
OF pleasant and impromptu meetings
will De the results The cause OF music
cannot but be greatly aided 10y such har-
monious intercourse. and as an art IL will
receive fresh impetus lgdeed, you may
aspire TO everything. and there is no
predicting 10 what heights you may at
tain.
Clubs are one OF the easiest and most
effective means Of culture. The social
element - common magnet which
draws and binds their members to-
gether. and then. what can b. more in
teres;ing than 10 unite aud consult over
the best way of promoting it's interests
aad 30 doing any particular thing IN
the beet wayg First one person il
struck with bright idea. and that, in
turn, inspires another. and presently
something ~ suggested and accom-
plished which surprises every body. IL
Il 50 easy 10 do things IA combination,
and SO difficult 10 do them alone | have
often thought that one OF the great les
sous professional musicians need 20 learn
- 70 lay aside professional Ieslousles
and to cooperate with each other. |
used 20 preach this when ! lived IN Chi.
cage. aad | succeeded While there n
organizing the Artists Concert club,
shieh ! managed for five years IL be-
came a very valuable help 10 the musi-
ci.ios there. and ! Ras ga hopes q would
lave after ! had departed. but nobody
would do the work necessary 10 Keep Il
alive after letl. unfortunately For
there " a great deal u work connected
vifh keeping up = club after IL has been
organized. sa1 that work falls on
faithful few. sho do u all think this
- the experience % all clubs. that Gel.
tain members are deeply Interested and
are Eiliing % give their time 10 carry
ca tie work for love The others
amp autscribe their money and get
The benefit "a their labors Still. II - a
Hne tbiag 60 have these subscriptions
aGi they pat Il ia toe poser o. the
workers b. 81 iese What they otherwise
could not Ia
ttafr. Of fhteago
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