The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18
CHORAL CLUB TO
GO TO ST. LOUIS
New Organization Is Being
Formed in Wichita.
TO SING AT EXPOSITION
Twenty Four thousand Dollars
in Prizes in Contest.

| A Choral club Is being organized in
this city to sing for prizes at the chorus
contest to be held at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition next year There are
nine prizes ranging from s1,e0o TO $500
A committee to carry out the formali-
ties incident TO the organization has been
appointed, the members chosen for it
being Hiram Imboden, J. NJ. Knapp and
Harry c. McClung. This preliminary
step was taken Thursday night at meet
ing held in the library of the Lewis
academy. Thirty OF forty musical peo-
pie OF Wichita attended. Besides these
were several influential persons who are
interested in this meeting The plan of
organizing such chorus had been talked
CT for some time previous to this and
Athe meeting was the result After the
business OF the evening had been disposed
of, Mrs Stanley NJ. Jones, acting as ac-
companist, an hour or so was spent in
practicing certain modern gems of choral
music, during which time there were
many enthusiastic expressions and signs
concerning Mr.. Leib's efficient ways OF
and for many years the conductor Of the
Kansas City Oratorio Society, and it
was a chorus of his directing-that of
Joplin, Mo. that took first prize over
all competitors at the May Festival in
Convention hall. Kansas City, a little
more than a year ago.
The first formal rehearsal is set for
Monday evening at the same place, at
half-past seven, when active work on
some cantata or oratorio of music win
be inaugurated.
Among those present Thursday evening
were the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Imboden, Mr.. and
Mrs ]. NJ Naylor. DR.. and Mrs. s. A.
Bass, Mr.. and Mrs. L w Gill. Mr. and
Mrs Joe West DIR. and Mrs. s. s. Noble.
Mrs. Herbert Childs. Mr. and Mrs. ].
Wesley Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Yost.
Prof and Mrs. F. A. Metcalf, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry C. McClung. Prof. and Mrs
Clarence Smith, Miss Jessie Clark, Miss
LYDIA Mills. Miss Florence Cubbon. Miss
Besse Haythorn, Miss Genera Jocelyn,
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Hunter, Mrs. vande
Yer. Mrs. Lulu Thomas. Miss Middle
Hamilton, DR. c. E. White. Miss Babel
Pettijohn. Prof. NJ. D. Smith. Mrs. W. H.
Leib. Mrs. L. S. Carter, Miss Louise Leib,
Mr.. Lou Taylor Mrs. Dunbar. Mr.. c. p.
Quincy. Dr. Murray Kirkwood, Miss
Blanche Childs, Miss Nettie Hollings-
worth Mr. Lon Kuhl Prof NJ. d. Smith.
Mr. ]. o. Burbank and others whose
names were not obtainabIe.
The object of this club has been stated
in brief There are some details yet to
be arranged but a great many have al
ready been decided upon Membership in
the club is open to all singers in the
city. The object is to make the club as
large and complete as possible. There
will be three different sized choruses at
the exposition contest: one composed of
from 90 TO 100 members: another OF from
SO to 90 members; and the third OF from
40 to So members The prizes for the
first contest, in which the largest Choir
ouses will sing are: first. $500. second
$500 and third 5000 In the second, In
which the second largest ,chorous will
sing they are: first $500. second $500
and third s2oo0 Those for the third
sized and smallest chorouses are: first
$3.50, second. 1900 and third $1,000
The club as organized plans TO 20 TO st.
Louis in special train accompanied by
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