The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24

later, go into the general fund.- which we
may loosely denominate as sinking
fund This fund. after the insignificant
expenses of the society for printing, etc,
have been paid out of it, will be held strict
~ in reserve to make up any possible deficit
in the expenses of the concerts not covered
by the receipts from the sale of season
tickets. The society. however, earnestly
hopes and expects to sell a sufficient num-
outlay. In this case. this sinking fund"
would become a nucleus for a develop
ment FUND, so to speak, and be applied to
increasing the resources of the orchestra
perhaps importing larger number of
players from without the city, thereby rails
ing the standard of the executive personnel,
provement the society may judge most ex-
pedient for the advancement of the musical
standard of the organization.
The season tickets are now offered for
subscription at So each. This includes not
only admission to the three concerts, but
also to the final rehearsal or general
full orchestra, including the outside men, is
always present, and the full programme,
including solos is rehearsed. Thus. a fam
ily possessed of season tickets could send
It's young people in the afternoon, the par
ents themselves attending the regular con-
certs in the evening. These general re-
they We're last year, admission being only
to be had by season ticket coupon or on the
payment of so cents. The society earnestly
hopes to sell five hundred season tickets.
If 1t can succeed in doing So the expenses
of the three concerts will be practically in
sured and the sinking fund.- can become
an Improvement fund" This is the ear
Fest desire of all Indianapolis musicians
without exception and the friends of good
music. The very fact that the orchestra is
now in the hands of society removes any
possible suspicion that 1t might be ex-
plotted to the advancement of the interests
OF any one person or clique of persons. 1t
has become an Indianapolis Symphony Or
chestra in the truest sense of the word, and
belongs to this community. The society
hopes that the community will receive its
own and foster it. Already number of
contributions, ranging from $40 to $50, have
been made by public spirited men to the
fund. More special contributions are ear
nestly solicited, and the contributors may
feel sure that their donations will be ju-
its various committees elected in public
meetings, every member having an equal
voice. The provisional officers of the So
ciety are Mrs. Hewitt F.. Rowland, chair
man; Mrs. Edwin Farmer, secretary; Mrs.
Lafayette Page, treasurer. Membership
tions to the fund may be sent to any of
these ladies, or entered on one of the sub
Scription lists which have been opened in
all the music stores. public meeting of
the society will soon be held, after proper
announcement in the daily papers, and per-
for this meeting a full attendance of all
who are in sympathy with the symphony
orchestra idea for Indianapolis Let every
one so interested come and show by his
presence and discussion and vote that he
realizes the orchestra is his as much as
ganization on which musical Indianapolis
can look with ever-increasing qualification
and pride.
OLIVER WILLARD PIERCE.