Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-25
WHO APPEAR IN THE

T change in the programme for the forth
coming festival. which will be given by
the Wednesday Club on Thursday and
Friday May 9Th and 18th. 1t includes
THE Sun Worshippers' and the whole
of the first part of "St. Paul" with ex-
cerpts from the second; the air from
T Samson and Delilah, Walters Prize Song,
from THE Master Singers OF Nurem-
burg" lie Carnival Romain," Sym
phonic National Hollowdaise," the over
ture from Oberton, Lend Me Your Aid
(Gounod), o. Thy Sublime Sweet Eve
ming Star CWagner), Symphonic poem, Les
Prdudes QdszD. Romanza, o, Patria Mia
WerdD, Aria, Donna Caritea' (Mer-
cadante). and other equally attractive Sc
lections.
THE ARTISTS TO BE HEARD.
The engagements for this years festi-
val include the famous Boston Festival
Orchestra, an organization of forty-four
men. under the conductorship OF MIR.
Emil Mollenhauer. This orchestra-the
finest festival orchestra in the country
has been, for several years. the feature
of the annual musical festivals In the
New England and Eastern States, In the
West. and Canada.
Other artists engaged are Miss Rosa
Stewart. Mrs. Frances Dunton WOOD
Mrs. Katherine Bloodgood. Miss Jennie
Mae Spencer Miss Minnie Little, Mr.. j.
II. Mckinley, Mr.. Heinrich Meyn, Mr..
tCharles Moeyenhout Mr.. Van Nechten
Rogers.
The chorus this year will excel any
heard at former festivals, and that is
saying a great deal.
The Wednesday Club extended a cor
tha
Chorus Association of the city, to join
with them in the music Of the festival
and the Invitation was readily accepted.
This society, which is but a year old,
and numbers some fifty members. has
during the past few months been doing
excellent work under the leadership Of
Professor Charles Mutter.
THE CLUBS OFFICERS.
The following is the complete roster OF
the Wednesday Club. giving officers ana
members:
President Mr.. Henry T. Meloney;
Executive Committee Mrs. r. Nj.
RIan'yenship. Mrs. II. T. Meloney Mrs.
j. Scott Parrish, Mrs Hugh NJ. Taylor
Mr.. Eugene Jones, Mr.. Walter Z. Mer-
Ger. Mr.. Charles VI. Read. Jr., MT Ar
thur Scrivenor, Mr.. Thomas Whittet'
Musical Director, Mr.. Arthur ScriVenor'
Treasurer. Mr.. Eugene Jones; LiDrarlail'
Mr.. Thomas Whittet; Secretary Mr.. j.
Parker Dashieli; AccompanistS-nis
Fanny Mera. Miss Mary Shelton, MISS
Adelaide Watkins, Mr.. Herbert Nj. Phl-
lips: Festival Auxiliary Committee-Mrs.
Albert C. Bruce. Miss Julia Lee Fox
Miss Claire Guilaume, Mrs. a. ~
Gwathmey. Mr.. T. L. Alfriend, MT. H.
r. Harrison, Mr. f. c. Mayo. captain
James w. Pegram; Festival Financial
Secretary-Mr II. r. Harrison, NO. !
north Eleventh street. Richmond, Va
ACTIVE MEMBERS.
soprano-Mlss Fannie Archer. Mrs. e.
r. Bail. Miss Irene Barber, Mrs. h NJ
Blankenshlp. Mrs. c. I. Brengle. MIS- u
K. Brown. Mrs. w. j. Bloant Miss Mamie
Dovkln. Miss Mary ChatIin, Mrs. II. II.
Chalkley, Miss T.. l.. Chaplin. Miss Mat
tie Christian. Mrs. Thomas Christian,
Miss Florence Franklin. Miss Belle fir
patrick, Miss Belle F1tzhugh, Miss Abby
Gwathmey. Mrs. Henry Gibson. Mrs. Con-
way H. Gordon, Miss Bernard Harvie,
Miss Lottie Meg. Hartman. Miss Emily
q. Houston, Miss Annie Jacobs. Mrs. II.
b. Kahnweiler, Miss Annie Il. Kirk, Mrs.
]. B. Kuehnert, Miss Jennie Larus. Miss
Kate Lee, Miss Julia Lee, Miss Bessie
Lindsay, Mrs. Mary May, Miss Kate +.
Meade, Miss Annie Maurz Miss Florence
Maynard, Miss Marcka Menzel. Mrs. w.
C. Mercer, Miss f.. r. McCreary. Miss s.
III. McCreary, Miss Cariotta McCiuer.
Miss Minnie McCluer, Miss leila Minor.
MIS-. j. Scott Parrish. Miss Louisa Powell.
Mrs. w. j. Ready. Miss Loulie Richard
son. Mrs. Silas Shelburne. Miss Virginia.
Scott, Mrs. Hugh M. Taylor. Miss Ida
Thompson. Mrs. Ia c. Tucker, Miss Ade-