The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-21
DOWN TO WORK.
Topeka Choral Society VIII Be
incorporated.
Will Facilitate Plan to Secure
Pipe Organ.
IT is TO BE PUSHED.
Musical Festival Left an Excel
lent Impression.
Prof. Penny to Devote the Sum-
L
Prof. Penny to Devote the Sum-
mer to Study.

In order to facilitate the business Of
purchasing a pipe organ for the Audi
forum the Topeka Choral union has
determined to incorporate itself under
the laws of Kansas. 1t will become an
organization capable of assuming obi
cations and transacting business. The
assistance it has heretofore received
from time to time from the Commercial
club, the matters which it was unable
to handle itself. may now be assumed.
1t will be able to assume as an organi-
cation the responsibility in employing
outside musical talent which in the past
has been taken by individual mem
bers.
Upon the recommendation of the ex-
ecutive committee at Wednesday nights
meeting the resolution to incorporate
was adopted. There was some discus
sion because not all the members readily
when explained the endorsement was
unanimous To work over the present
constitution and bylaws and to prepare
charter to meet the requirements of
the Incorporated union the following
committee was named: W. H. Cowles,
NJ. c. Holman. Clement Smith, NJ D.
Henderson, N. n. Neher. Mrs Eli Eos
ter, Mrs. A. o. Wellman. L. H. Strick-
Ter and Major T. J. Anderson.
This committee will report next We'd
nesday evening when the directors for
the ensuing year will be elected. After
the revised constitution and bylaws
have been adopted the directors will be
authorized to complete the work of in
corporation.
Ways and means for securing the new
pipe organ were not discussed last
night. The new directors will have time
to think over that during the summer
months when the Choral Union has sus-
pended its work. The meeting next
Wednesday night will probably be the
last of the present season
The members of the union very gen
orally give high and worthy praise to
their president, Major T. j. Anderson,
for the tremendous amount of work he
did both as head of the society and as
secretary of the Commercial club N
carrying the May Festival to the great
est success in musical events in the
state.
The soloists and the members of the
orchestra taking part in the recent fes-
tival of music have expressed them
selves eely in the most complimentary
manner about the Topeka success
Among the letters received on these
lines is one written from Chicago by
Frank Croxton, the basso, who says IN
a letter to Prof. Penny read before the
meeting of the choral union last even
ing: I'VE all thought you had accom-
plished a grand work and am sure
your people appreciate your worth
am sure you had by far the best Iesu-
val we have taken part in this season
and I shall always esteem 1t an hohor
to sing under your direction.
At the meeting of the union last
evening it was voted to pay $4ou 70
Prof Penny for his two years services
This will leave $3.50 in the union
treasury which may be devoted to the
pine organ fund. Prof. Penny has now
conducted the rehearsals for three sea
sons and this is practically the mrs.
remuneration he has received. AuI ls
the last two years he has given seventy
rehearsals He will spend personally
more than double this amount TINS
summer in connection with his prepara-
ton for the establishment OF the 10
peka school of fine arts as part of the
Washburn course. In fact, he expects
to spend several hundred dollars alone
in payment for instruction from the
best artists IN Europe.
About the 10th of June he Will leave
for the east to attend the commence
ment exercises at Yale, Harvard AMI
the University of Pennsylvania and
other universities where especial at
tention is devoted to fine arts. About
the 25th of June he will sail for Europe
and go to the Royal Conservatory or
Music at London and the University OF
London; thence to Paris, where he viii
devote several weeks time as a student
this greatest of organists. his organ
programmes for the coming season III
Topeka. This instruction alone it Is
understood costs IS per half hour.
Prof. Penny viii then go to Leipsic
and Berlin He means to establish the
fine arts department at Washburn I'M
der the very best conditions. and he
intends to know the latest developments
in this direction and the best methods
and facilities now prevailing in TIE
worlds greatest art centers-
It has been decided to open sum-
mer school of fine arts at Washburn
for six weeks. All the instructors. with
the exception of Prof. Penny, will take
part, namely, Messrs. Klingenberg, ReiA
and Stone, and Miss ingalls, and Mrs
Grims1ey, covering work in piano. voice
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