Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-12
A MAY FESTIVAL
oTTuMWA MUSICAL CLUB DIS.
BANDS AND ORGANIZES AS
CHORUS.
VIII Drop All Other Branches Of Music
and Establish a Strong chorus-To
Engage in Eisteddfod Contests and
Music Festivals.

The establis .hment of a May musical
festival will probably be one of the re-
suits of the thorough reorganization
of the Ottumwa. Musical club which
was accomplished AT a business session
of the club held aftH' the regular prac-
tice hon last evening" at S~chwentker's
music house on Sourt1 Market street.
New officers We're eleci ed at the meet
ing and it was decided to change the
name of the organization A commits
tee was appointed to determine upon
and present a suitable name at the
next meeting on nex Monday eve
nings
Drop All Side Issues.
The reorganization of the, Ottumwa
Musical club was u~ndertakeaa for the
purpose of dropping all side Issues and
making he chorus feature. tae one
chief object of the organization The
musical club had many departments
n many committees ana was inter-
ested in many different branchaS OF
music. Under the new organi 1auAnn all
the other features are to be dfoNped
and avery energy conferred upon the
building up of a strong Q with
so many interests at stake as thee
We're under the old organization, 1T
was impossible to accomplish the re-
suits desired. With the unified eff
forts that will be possible under the
= - LIS
can be nearly doubled in membership
and that a chorus can be built up that
will make the name. of Ottun1wa IA
nous as a musical center.
A May Festival.
The establishment of Il May musi-
cal Festival which shall continue over
two or three days during the month
of May is to be one of the prime OBJ
jects of the organization. On these
occasions some of the best talent the
country affords will be engaged for
the leading parts in both the chorus
n the orchestral departments. The
festivals will be largely advertised
termination of all concerned to make
them of such exceptionally high quail
ity that they will give to Ottumwa a
decided musical prestige throughout
the state.
Des Moines Eisteddfod.
The Eisteddfod conteAts will form
one OF the greatest Incentives to good
work upon the part of the chorus. Pre-
parations are already being made for
he Des Mcines ~Eisteddfod on New
Years day and the members' confident
iy expect to bring back a karge share
of the $3.50 prize money offered. There
will be fou contests in which the
chorus Will engage the grand chorus.
the ladies' choyus, the male chorus,
ana the Seieefed chorus OIL SiAleeH
voices. The grand chorus prize is for
$500 and 1T is this that the Ottum-
wa chorus is determined to win.
To Increase Membership.
The new organization is anxious TO
Increase its smeinbersa alp to over n
hundred members INK anyone who is
at all accomplished or interested in
vocal music will be gladly welcomed
as a member. The organization will
practice on Monday and Wednesday
evening each week. The preparation
for the Des Moines Eisteddfod is occu-
plying the attention of the club at
present, but Immediately after the first
of the new year preparation for the
first May musical festival will be be-
CUR.
New officers.
The officers of the new organization
elected last evening are as follows:
President--John Mahon.
Vice President-Will Foster.
Secretary-Miss Susanna Lynch.
Treasurer-Judson Trenneman.
Librarian--Henry Carbon.
Chorus Leader-Jarnes Swirles.