New-York tribune., 1897-06-26
ASSOCIATION or ELOCUTIONISTS'
THE SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION TO MEEi
IN THIS CITY on MONDAY.


Tho s,v,b ANIMAL convention OF the National ~.
ISOLATION OF Elocutionsts will be held In this CITY,
beginning on Monday and continuing uht FRIDAY
July Daily sessions viii be held from cioo"
A. m to p. N. at the West side brdI.ch Iouns
Mems Christian Association No. 3ls West fifty
seventh-st.
in addition to the regular morning meetings
there Will be four eyenings OF readings by oistih'
guished members Of tho profession. either an even
iag reception afternoon boat ride up the Huu'o"
for visiting MEMBER rendered by the Ne"-iofA
Teachers Of Oratogy. and q conference Win the va
tiona Music Teachers Association. All persons IN
terested In eiocuton are eligible 10 membership.
The object Of this association IS 70 promote voca'
culture and dramatic expression and 10 unite the
members OF the fraternity OF readers and teachers
OF elocu;lon and oratory in closer professional ana
personal relationship by means OF correspondence
conventions and exchanges OF publications
II Is the only Organization OF its kind In fns
world. Its active membership includes a majority
of the leaders Of the profession In the United States
and Canada. 1t has he'd thus far iYe annual con-
yentons. one in each of the following named cities:
New-York, Chicago, Philadelphia Boston and De-
troit At these meetings there have been read an1
discussed nearly hundred papers on subjects
OF interest to the profession. such methods OF
teaching reading in schools artistic eiocution pan
tomme. voice culture. extemporaneous speaking.
oratory, the cure OF stammerng. preparation for
the stage. the theory OF expression. psychology OF
expression. the history OF eIocution I'm America
eocution in colleges. the preparation Of material
for the platform. and aids 20 Interpretation.
To facilitate the work OF the convention the as
sociaton will be divided into three sections as fol-
lows: The first section includes the department. OF
teaching the second the department Of reading ana
recting, and the third that OF science and tech
nique. Sections l and Will meet from u TO
oclocl; and Section from TO - o'clock on the
second, third and fourth days OF the convention.
On Monday morning the convention will begin
Wi .1.I
tional Association at Grand Central Palace. Presi-
dent Chamberlain will make address, and q
paper on enunciaton will be read by A. Melville
Bell. of Washington.
On Monday afternoon from 10 o'clock meeting
will be held at the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. at which Professor Franklin Hooper OF the
brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Science. will make
the address OF welcome.
On Tuesday Professor william Halock of Colun-
bia University and Dr Floyd ;. Muckey will speak
and Mrs. Geneyieye Stebbins and Mrs. Anna Pay
subject for the mornns Being 's% Seientc voice
production. There will also be Illustrations Of
voice 2hotography. Other noted elocutionists viii
The officers and directors are as follows: Presi.
seminary. Chicago ILL.,. mt yice-presldent % Ms
Edna Chaffee Noble, Detroit Training School. De-
secretary Miss Cora NJ Wheeler. U.ca aeon conserva.
Soper, Soper School Of Oratory No. % Van Buren,
st. chicago; III; chairman OF Board Of Directors.
Arbor Mich, chairman OF WAYS and Means Com
mittee, Livingston Barbour, Rutgers College. New
Brunswick. y. j.: chairman OF Literary Committee,
+. Townsend SoUthwick. Carnegie Music Hall.
New-York City; chairman Of Board ot Trustees F.
+. Mackay. Broadway Theatre Building New-York
City.
Ways and Means Committee-Llvlngston Barbour.
New-Brunswick y. J.; Robert Irving Fulton. Della
ware. Ohio; George r. Philips. New-York City:
Leland I. Powers Boston. Mass. Mrs. J. W Shoe
maker, Philadelphia. Penn. Hannibal a. WILL
Jams, New-York city; Miss ~ Helena Zachos.
NswYorl< City.
Literary Committee. Townsend Sou'hw,ck.
NewYork City: Mis- Emma \. Creely. Boston.
Mass. Mrs. Elizabeth VI. irving, Toledo. Ohio: Miss
Mary VI. Jones Philadelphia. Penn: Austin II.
Merrill. Nashville. Tenn. Virgil \. Pinkley. Gin
cnndti. Ohio; Franklin II. Sargent, New-York
CITY.
Board Of Trusees-F r. Mackay New-York city;
J. ". Churchill. Andover. Mass; :. r. Clark.
Chicago. H.; Mrs. Anna b. Curry. Roston. Mass;
Mrs NJ D. Manning. Lincoln, Neh.; Mrs Ida Morey
Riley Chicago H.; Thomas &. Truebl0od. Ann
Arbor Mich.