The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Music SET TN
noble CHORUS
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Societies From the Chief
Central Counties to Give
a Festival.
San Francisco, Oakland, Ala
media, San Jose, Sacramento,
Stockton and Marysville,
These Cities to Unite in 0ratorios,
Oantatas and Orchestral Works
in November.

The pronounced artistic success of the
first series of concerts given by the Cali
fornia Music Festival Association and
the successful grand concerts OF the Chris
tian Endeavor Convention have stirred q
renewed interest in mass choral work.
Many members OF the California Music
Festival Association were the stirring
spirits in making these latter concerts q
possibility. The executive board of the
association has reorganiZed their commit
tees, added finance committee, and is
preparing for three days festival of mu-
sic to occur a bout the week of Novem ber s.
That the singers of California are em u
Iating the custom prevailing in other
States and countries in making periodical
piigrimages for the purpose OF holding
festivals is very good sign of musical
progress, and will do much 10 secure for
California National reputation in mat
tiers OF art.; - - . -
OF oratorfo music The Elijah wilt be
given. The conductor has written fes-
tival hosapna and a festival overture .tor
the event.. =. - -:
For soIoists Nine. Genevra Johnstone-
Bishop wall be the soprano, and the other
leading parts will also be ably filled.
The finance com mrttee are actively Sc
curing subscriptions that no department
may be hampered for lack of funds TO
carry on the work, and the Ladies' Auxil-
iary committee, which embraces some OF
our most prominent active leaders in So
cal, musical and literary circles. will soon
set TO work placing season tickets.
James Hamilton Howe was in Santa
Clara County during the past week and in
Sacramento the present week max ng pre-
liminary arrangements for choral CO.
operation, and be has organized the Sac
ramento Oratorio Society. s
Singers desiring to join the festival
chorus, and those who took partin the
Christian EndeaYor chorus. may apply
for registration to the conductor or CORE
spending secretary, 308 Post street. The
rehearsals of the San francisco Ofatorio
Society are held on Tuesday evenings in
Byron MauZy Hail. s:::;s -:
The following are the newly eleoteC
officers and committees OF the California
Music Festival Association:
President, william Greer Harrison; vice
president, Mrs. Mariner Campbell; secretary
William &. Stad field; corresponding secretary
MISS Ruby A. Moore; Treasurer, William H
Crocker; financial secretary, Karl E. Kneiss
manager, Ro bert w. TIE bhs assistant manager
George i. Osborne.
Conductor, James Hamilton Howe; econcer,
master. Bernard Mollenbauer; pianist, Mrs
L. J. Murdoch; organist. Henry Bretherick.
Executive board-H. NJ. Benham, w. B. Muir
doch, w. C. Stsdtfeld, Karl +, Kneiss, J. J
Morris, A. b. Black, s. Homer Henley, William
Won Meyerinck, Robert Husband. W. T. Til
! ltnghast, Theo G. Elliott, J. E. Gordon, George
II. Hooke. Alots Werner, E. p.Crandali, james
| Hamilton Howe, George Q. Sanborn.
4 Finance committee e- IA. b.. Maggs (chair
man}, W B mardech 10. {secrseieTTy),A ?. Black K
! Sanborf, R:' Hus band, j. E. Gordon, w. G
stadtieid, W. A knowles. !. :.
:. Chorus committee-William F. Hooke, chair
man; r. Evans, secretary; c. H. Tebbs, Rob
Eert Lloyd, W A. Knowles. Herbert B. Maggs
| P. II. Clark, j. Melville Tenney,A. T. Suther
land, Walter K. kneiss, A. W. Jones, Mrs: Ed
/ ward Oullahan Mrs. Allen CooIey, Mrs. Fran.
.ces Moeller Miss LYDIA Clinch, N. Strat,on
John haradan- Pratt, G. M. T. Parker, Rev
! Charles Miel.
g Programme committee-James Hamilton
Howe, William C. Stadtfeld, William vor
| Meyerinck.
Adver tising committee-w. D. Murdoch, G
Q. Osborn, K. Husband, G. F. Osborn, R. W
Tebns H. B.. Maggs.
TRANSPORTATION committee-G. H. Hooke
Walter Kneiss. =
/ Ladies auxiliary committee-Mmes. F
A. Arnoli, A. L.. Bancroft Edward Barron, S
G. Bigeiow, L x. Baum, D. H. Bibb, J.. E
Birmingham, Thomas E. Bishop, David Blk
Ter, Jonn Boggs, A. +. Buckingham. Miss
Edith Buckingham, Mines. lsadors Burns
ard B. Chandler. L. G. Clarke, E. ]. Co,eman
Miss Amanda Corcoran, MINES S. E. Cooke
, W. II. Crocker Horfce Davis. Miss E. j. Ehr
man, Mines. 0hver P. Evans, II. A. Ellis, Miss
G. H. Fitch. Mines. P. h. Food, NJ. c. Dresser
| Misses Grace de Forest, Title Franklin
| Mines A. NJ. Fratinger, John Galiwey, Henry
! Gibbons, A. Grunwald, Misses Bessie Gillland
Daisy Hogan, Elodie Hogan. Mines ]
Downey Harvey, Annie Gleason Has
! sett, S. Homer Henley, Chris Jorgense >,
John R. .Jewetl, W. A. Knowles, H
KohIer, Miss Mary Lake, Mines. Charles A
Low, l. Lowenberg, L. g. Lyons. Misses E. l.
Mureson, Esther Macumber L. Mcguire. Mines
Edwin Martin, George McCluskey, F. H. Nc
Cormick, E. w. McKinstry, c. F. Michaels
MINES h. Mihan, w. II. Mills ]. l.
Moody, Miss Ruby A. Moore, Mines. l.
j. Murdoch. NJ. B. Norris, Misses J. A. Nut
+! TIM, L. NJ. Phillips, A. H. Pirke, Ira Pierce
J. E. Russell, Miss Grace l Sabin. Mines. NJ. Z
| Yda de Seninario, Leon S.oss, Miss H. Stan
ton, Mines. Vanderlvnn Stow, J. F. Swift, A
| Besch Thompson. ]. Z. Tucker, Isaac Walters