New-York tribune., 1900-08-05
OPEN AIR CONCERTS FOR THE POOR
H LEE J. JONES OFFERS A PLAN FOR STARTING
The PROJECT

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir Expressing my regret that ! am 50 far away
from your great city. and hence considerably de-
tayed IN corresponding ] write 70 say that have
received letter cut from your columns of the srh
inst. signed Music Lover" While the letter con
tains much praiseworthy warmth OF heart toward
the socially oppressed, II reveals serious misundsr-
standing the nature of the concerts vish
70 see begun in New-York and other American
cities. Strange me, too. seeing never said
gave concerts on Sunday. bUt only every week day
Is thc heading Sunday Music for the Poor you
place over the letter. and / only conclude that
there must have been some intermediate core
spondence that has somehow or other departed
from the lines OF ny original letter
Be This as IL may. I now write TO clearly en-
pnasize In respectful opposition Music Lovers
idea how euinently desirable ii is that an SEM
biance OF religious and temperance Music Lover
does not mention the latter preaching appear
ances should be excluded from the movement.
hence the hymn singing Music Lover advocates
should be tebarred- In this movement al least.
which should be simply and solely music for ths
people the ends OF temperance quicker and
better served BY saying nothing about II. Again. =
Isllslon. whether spoken or sung, i brought ~.
and universaiity Of the project is cramped-
80 ~ ~IIa9ut any IuTtner ado nere Is an easy ssIs
mlrtee comprising cIeFgynen and laymen Of all
amateur and professional singers instrumentslists
giftl, and the loan for evening use o. a horse and
IOaL Iheu some Sy ymPa tnlZer should be induced
present ready made platform dimensions feet
by ~ feet deep and rope - 70 80 feet long and
tnree-uarters Os inch nick. TO keep The people
back about yard from the platform Chairs are
WhnSly lent oy the poor FOLK II u also vel 10 %
provided with two facsimile music fOliOs.
emergency disinfeetant powder and candles, with
glass shades 70 keep on wind, OF lamps which are
needed during the shorter evenings al the opening
there mid-Mayl and close there mid-SeptembeT} OF
the season.
Now, anent the programme A fun three years
experience tells that made Up OF four SET
unenta! CT sentimental pathetic Two sacred, Two
patriotic and three humorous songs. two tnstTu-
mental pieces and one opening piano solo would
oe hard 70 beat The h7lp OF chOirs and musical
groups. well as individuals, is OF splendid use.
said in my previous letter. the cinema tograph.
magic lantern (these on the darker eventugsl.
gramOphOne and unariOue-tes form grand add
/ tOns 10 the programme Starting time IS about
/ 80 p the concert lasting about hour and
hal1 Laymeu are chosen as Chatrnen rule
With the aid Of this explanation. DO trust that
one more hearty souls in NeW-IOrk VIII besttr
70 make your city the pioneer IN America or this
great humaRtZng movement and that some
wealthy philauthrOp!st phan ntnroptsIs- 50 many
OF which your proudly boast. viii pre-
for all this there will BE- found sufficient good
resulting 10 repay a th3lsandt0ld every kind as
stSUanCe bestowed
In conclusion. sir. allow 70 thank YOU heartily
/ for permitting vent my ideas and wishes n
the valuable columns % Geservediy Feputed
paper H LEE J. JONES
Founder and Honorary Director Liverpool FOOD
and BetJerueut Association
Liverpool England, July p, 1900