The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-08
CHORAL SOCIETY.
Organized at Port Deposit With a Large
Membership-ItS Features.


Deposit on Saturday evening. committee
on arrangement consisting of NJ. V. Houser,
L. E. Stone, w. r. Nesbitt and j. NJ. jameson
sent invitations to many of the music loving
people in Port Deposit to attend meeting in
Jacob Tome Institute Assembly Hall Saturday
evening, February LIST, for the purpose of
forming the above named society in Port
Deposit
Mr.. and Mrs. Tome made the generous
offer of the Assembly Hall in which to hold
meetings and the use of the music books and
charts belonging to the Institute.
Miss Stone, who has done such efficient
work in the Institute, proffere,l her services
as director of a choral one evening a week.
That these valuable offers were fully ap-
preciated, the full attendance Saturday even
ing gave proof.
At the appointed hour the meeting was
called to order by Miss NJ. A. Gardner Mr..
j. Nj. jameson was made chairman. In his
usual happy way Mr.. Jameson presented the
object of the meeting and the good OF such IL
society in community. That the persons
with good voices could enjoy most flattering
made concentrated effort with definite purpose
in music. He said zone ofthe best features of
this organization would he the small expense
attached to it-as without the customary ex-
penses of hall, heat light, piano. etc the
| society would have but their music to furnish,
the initiation fees being moro than ample to
supply music for many meetings to come"
sisting of Miss NJ. V. Houser, Mis- II. G.
Hopkins and Mr.. r. L. McCIenahan, was APP
pointed by the chair to draft II constitution
and bylaws, afterward adopted, which read
rs follows:
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, A knowledge of the rudiments
of vocal music and the artistic rendering of
chorusc5 is of the highest individual! benefit
and greatest assis ance in promoting II high
musical standard in every community be it
ReSJired, That we do hereby organize oa-
selves into a choral society and do adopt the
following constitution ana by laws for our
guidance
ARTICLE NAME
The name of this Society shall be The
Port Deposit Choral
ARTICLE U.-MEMBERs. q,
SECTION |. Any person present at the first
regular meeting may become Il charter men,
Der OF the Choral by signing the constitution
and paying an initiation fee of fifty cents.
SEC 2. Those wishing to become members
of the Choral after its organization shall first
present their names to the music committee.
Ii such names are favorably reported by that
committee they shall be voted ON by the So
ciety. two-thirds of the members of the Society
voting III the affirmative such applicants may
become full members by conforming to the
requirements expressed in Section l.
ARTICLE III. OFFICERS.
SECTION |. TIL" oillc, r. OF the Choral sha al
bo II President. Vice-Prrsidcnt Secretary,
Treasurer, Musical Director Pianist. and
Music Committee who shall be elected at the
first regular meeting of each year.
SEC. 2. The duties of President Vice Pres
ldeht, Secretary, Musical Director ana Pianist
shall be such as usually pertain to such Offices
SEC. 3. The Music Committee shall consist
OF the Musical Director. Pianist and three
others to be chosen from the members. They
shall have power to select and purchase all
music for the Choral and shall also have such
duties in election of members as have been
defined in Article II, Section 2.
ARTICLE MEETINGS.
SECTION /. meeting of the Choral for the
study of music shall be held Saturday even
ing of each week at eight o'clock in the As
sembly Hall OF Tome Institute
SEC. 2. regular business meeting of the
Choral shall be held on the first Saturday
evening of each month, Immediately preced-
ing that for the study of music.
SEC. 3. meeting for the transaction of
special business may be held upon call of the
President.
ARTICLE v.-AMESDMENTs.
This constitution or any article or any Sec
ton thereof may be amended by a two-thirds
vote of all members enrolled.
BYLAWS.
SECTION l. A majority Of members en-
rolled shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of business.
SEQ. 2. Any expenditure other than that
covered by the initiation fees shall be met by
"A special tax levied by vote of the Society
SIC. 3. These bylaws may be added to or
amended by II two-thirds vote of all members
enrolled.
Eishty-six persons signed the constitution
and many others expressed themselves as
intending to become members.
The following named persons ware elected
officers for the year 1896: Mr.. J. NJ. jameson,
President; Miss NJ. V. Houser, Vice President;
Miss Reba Buckley Secretary; DR.. L. s. Boyle.
Treasures; Miss T.. L. Stone, Director: Miss
Nj. V. Houser, Pianist; Musical Committee
Misses L. L. Stone NJ. V. Houscr and Marie
Barry and Messrs H. A. Nesbtt and Charles
I. Burnett.
After the business meeting was adjourned
Miss Stone, eager to commence the work.
gave the first lesson in note singing in order
to show how that feature OF the work would
be co Quoted. Part of each evening will be
devoted to such technical training so that all,
whether they have studied music or not will
be able to join the society. A regular attend
ance of all members is most earnestly desired
by those who have been foremost in promot-
ing this new venture for the good of the