The Portland daily press., 1899-10-12
Proceedings We're Marked With
Enthusiasm.
Messiah May Be Given
Christmas Week.
Mr.. Hyde win Be Asked to Be
Director.

1he first annual meeting Of the local
Festival Chorus was held last evening in
the Y. III. q. A. building and the pro
ceedings were marked with notable en-
thusiasm. 1hsre was large attsndan CO
and after order was called by the presi-
dent, Albert s. Woodman, the report Of
ths treasurer, Albert u. Hall, was read
from which IL appeared that the receipts
during the past year were 81, 1874. 10 and
expenditures $685.. so, leaving balance ON
hand Of SOL. so.
The report of the treasurer was accepted
and vote OF thanks was extended Mr..
Hall for his efficient work. It was then
voted that the treasurer should turn over
10 the treasurer or the Western Malice
Musical association the sum OF $500, after
which DIR. Nicksrson gave notice OF an
amendment which he should offer to
article IL of the constitution and bylaws.
The amendment was read and briefly
discussed.
Thanks were next voted Mr.. McGould.
rio, Mr.. Garland. secretary of the Z. NJ.
G. A., Mr. Martin, janitor of the Y. M.
q. A., and Mr.. Elmer e. Brown, jsnitor
of the Auditorium. for their assistance
and plinstaking work.
Speeches through which a vein of
humor run and which were highly COM
mandatory of the work OF the local chorus
at the last festival were happily made by
Mr.. Chapman. Mrs. Chapman and Mr..
Edward A. Noyes and then committee
Of three consisting Of MIR. Edward A.
Noyes, Mrs. Whitehouse and MIR. Thomp-
son WAS appointed to name officers for the
ensuing year.
by rising vote and with unanimity
which found expression in genuine hand
clapping the following were chosen:
President-Albert s. woodman.
Vice Prssident-Harry II. Merrill.
Secretary-Ains Henrietta ID. Rice.
Tressurer-Albsrt b. Hall.
Librarian-Marshall Davis.
George II. Burton. E. S. E. Mcclellan,
FRED s. Vain, Miss Jnita &c. Noyes, Mrs
=. ii. Palmer. Miss I. II. Noyes, Miss
II W. Varnuln, Miss Mary l.. Libby,
Mrs Florence Whitshouse, Miss Harriet
Eassstt, Mrs. Florence Gardiner, George
K, Smith, Marshall Davis. Rev. Samuel
Worcester. Miss Mary JordaL, Miss Mar
tina Hawkes., Mrs o. s. Fogg. Harrie e.
Cos, Mrs.. Evelyn ID. White, Mrs. A. Q.
Frazier, Miss Louise Cloudy, Miss Mary
Fischer, Miss Margaret Fox.
Mr.bWoodman expressed some Doubt as
to whether he would be able to accept
but said that he would take the matter
under advisement. For the time being
at least the evening for rshearsals was
changed from Wednesday to Monday and
1t was the sense of the meeting that the
local directorship should fall TO Mr..
LN8A "a A.sI l. a L.
The matter OF giving "1he Messiah"
sometime during Christmas week was
then considered, and as the suggestion
had been made that 1t might be deemed
well to give 1t ON Sunday or that week an
expression from the ministers of the oity
OF the chorus All of the ministers who
had been consulted favored the PROPOSE
ton and many expressed q preference for
an afternoon rendition of the great work.
II IL were TO be given en- Sunday, and
thought subscription list should be
gotten mp and provision be made TO pop
uiarize the event so that the Sunday
chool children might be admitted by
cai dis.
MIR. Chapman rendered the use of his
orchestra and urged that something be
done to lend them q little financial sup
port and the committee accepted his kind
oter. There seems to be no doubt that
The Messiah will be given sometime
during Christmas week and further de-
tails VIII be announced later ON In the
season.
The meeting then adjourned.
The committee on voice. consisting of
DR.. Nickerson, Harry Merrill, Mrs.
Palmer and Miss Rics, tried about thirty
applicants yesterday from 8. 80 to O. 30 at
the rooms OF Cresssy, Jones s. Allen.
MIR. and Mrs Chapman were present and
assisted. After comparison Of notes the