The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
/ AS TO PERMANENT ORCHESTRA.
How 10 Came That the Plan Was Given ~
Mr.. DamrOsch Thanked.

Harry Hardness Flagler, secretary OF
the Permanent Orchestra Fund COMMITTEE
has issued the following statements
To THE EDITOR or The SUS-Sr: AZ a
| meeting held Feb -. the Philharmonic 30.
| ciety definitely rejected the plan preseh'eo
! by the committee representing the fern'a-
| nent Orchestra Fund. and inasmuch as mere
has been from time to time In the press reier-
| ence to this matter and comment upon w.
| the committee beas leave 10 present through
| the columns Of TBE Svs the conditions when
| gave rise to the movement ard something
OF it's plan and scope
The idea OF increasing the Ell cheney oil
| the Philharmonic Orchestra by means OF
| fopr-year guaranty fund which should DE
used for the purpose Of subsidizing Tor GER
tain important parts players OF greater abiii'y
than are at present included In the orchestra.
emanated from gentlemen closely Identified
! With Philharmonic interests. and met Win
the approval OF the president Mr.. Carnegie.
who agreed to gee s.. 900 OF the yearly sum
oS o SsSs TIA; H e.. @smbs. Of
orchestra should contribute 2 per cent OF
their earninss from the philharmonic con,
certs 10 the fund. IL was, however founu
difficult 70 raise the remainder Of the amoun.
and so MIR Damre sch. who had the matter
and % @entiemen Who take an Interest IN musical
matters in New York and who feel mat the
formation Of permanent orchestra aeh ~
means Of the large amount Of money when
would be at their COMMAND establish an
Ssas Which Ssn son ia BE-
sSOnld be subsidized for ,he :eSsor. that !,
SHOULD siye at least one concert in New York
80 eS plan commended its'if to those In
tsr sted 10 the movement, for 4 T,auireds
much smsll'r OUTLAY than worli he NJ eded
for the formation Of an ,ntir' " NV ois,liii
at hand In the PhilhsrmoI ic orch stra; and
It's purpose was to place that orch, s,ra IN
ps daSev sbod Ss sIT ,ps aTd VIII ant
II iEht stlll continuc to guide the taste and to
d lieht the lovers OF M, sic Ms II had donc
during many OF the sixty-ore years OF It's
At a me. ting hid early in January II wss
.i cTr that srs Iod Of b at for thu r
pcs's st forth above, and that trrst'ts Of
ihis fund should be .spPoint.d by ,h" u, sub
ing 70 h' h' Id for thst prrposc
that th r. would b. no m ulty in r gard 10
NJ ssrs ssn,-d INT rmy'r. John NotnsI
formulating the proposals to be made to the
Philharmonic Soci ty Th' 80 proposals con-
i the mSf ts Of fhfs e IL t tSc
prrpos for which tho Rraranty fund vas
fcrn,d the. ,most important b Ing III. ~:
'TNtItnk OF InF Htnhkfr' NJ Ot .O''ty
anairs, Including the sh elton OF the con-
duCtor and core rim. ist1r to board OF
d ctc5s rmwb ring fi.e1 OF Which pis,d
s.vf n by the trrtt'fs OF The iund from among
ssrtaticn in In" Prairs 81 the society for
thos" who were advancing the money for its
Before the idea OF bringing together the
interss's rcpresenting n ornament orchestra
and those which had at heart the advaroe.
S sH bad se pm sfoaGReG 1Gy or
on the point Of nterinP its bylaws SO as to
rrovidc for II .three-venr term Of eonducior-
10 Nr, Damrosch When the larger, rlan
came into being Nj Dnmrosch advised
ss 'c cr nS Scyo %S%T thai s' N. a%
of the Permanent Orchestra ! ubd or r'ittee
was in favor Of = yearly tern, for q conductor.
in the NEGOTIATIONS thinking that the Interests
Of mrsc would be bss' served by q broad
shnn Th co the Of
m ade to the Philharmonic Society cor tanned
no stipulation that Mr. pamr'sch should
year. nor WIS there any CONDITION by which
the movement was bound 10 him or 10 any
SGsI on s is. r S 's f"t 10 aSe
to Mr Damrosch that his attitude should be
Al a meeting held March Q tho Permanent
Orchestra Fund Ccinmittee accepted the
decision OF IN" Philharmonic Society AS
tnal. and u was 'Gnimously agreed that
the proposed mov' ment be abandoned. "
was voted To cancel the subscriptions al
ready made. which the treasurer had re-
rorted to amount To about s?O.ooo yearly.
and 10 at once return any moneys which
hnd been paid In The SECRETARY was in
structnd To exn-"Ss 20 Mr.. Damrosch the
respect and rfmirgti"n of tho committee
Tor his rnselhsh prd hrca '-rribaed atti'udr
during the nar"tiaiiorS Witch had been In
uroeress. MARRY H,RRNpss FLAoLrH.
SECRETARY Permanent Orchestra Fund Com
pniftea