Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
CAMPAIGN OF Y.M.C.A,
Will Be Marked by Several
New Departures.
MANY MUSICAL CLUBS
PROGRAM OF ENTERTAINMENT
FOR THE YOUNG BOYS.
When New Building is Complete, Pres
emit Structure Will Be Turned
Over to the Juniors.

Che Washington Y. NJ C. a. there have
been inaugurated several new departures,
which, the association officials believe. Will
add greatly TO the attractiveness and use
fulness of the institution. Steps have been
taken looking to the establishment of a
glee club a guitar. mandolin and banjo club,
and an orchestra
The glee club, perhaps. will have the wild
est scope AND the largest membership. Mr.
Percy S Foster who has met with much
success here and elsewhere as a builder of
choruses and trainer of voices for glee
and chorus purposes. has agreed to take
charge of this branch of the Y. NJ. c. A.
work. The clubs collection of songs will
be varied, 1t will include college songs,
classic songs, popular songs and gospel
songs, for it is intended that the glee club
shall become a great help to the Sunday
afternoon big meetings and other reli-
gious revivals of the association.
Public concerts will be given once a
month. beginning In November and con-
Guiding the evening of St Patricks day,
March II. The program for these public
concerts is now being arranged, and. with
the several dates, will be announced
shortly. In the meantime Mr. Foster and
his assistants are on the lookout for mem
bers with voices. either cultivated or Ca
pabe OF cultivation. All who can augment
the volume of sound will be gathered in,
ter can produce that most important chorus
essentiaI-harmony
Many of the members of the Y. NJ. G. A.
are welcoming this new idea as furnishing
ar opportunity for voice culture and train
ing which circumstances have denied them
in the past. 1t is intended that the glee
club shall participate in all social gather
irgs of whatsoever nature, and it is even
probable that some of the more muslcally
inclined will Collaborate for the production
of Y. NJ. c. A. college song to be sung
no ~ifAr1C Ia lott
ISOLATION are on the field or the floor of the
big gymnasium contesting for the laurels
of victory with the representatives of other
organizations. This is to be a gala season
for Y. NJ. c. A. athletics, and much use
may be made of the glee club and this
college song" should it be composed.
A Mandolin Club.
The guitar, mandolin and banjo club,
while it probably will be much smaller than
the glee club, will be none the less con-
spicuous in the Y. NJ. c. A. social life Of
the season. An instrumentalist from Bal
timore may be engaged to teach those who
care to join the club. This same instructor
e has for some time been conducting a club
OF this character at the Baltimore Y. NJ. c.
A and has met with so much success that
the Washington association officials have
determined TO try a similar experiment.
The scheme has not passed the experiment
tai stage. for the reason that the member
ship list has just been opened for entries
and certain number, about twenty, must
be enrolled before the instructor can be Sc
cured If the club is successful, the teacher
will come to this city every Saturday even
ing to conduct the class. The members
Will keep up individual practice during the
week, so that considerable degree of eff
cheney may be acquired. Concerts will be
given by the instrumental club, and on spe-
. cial occasions it will join with the glee
club and the orchestra, TO help swell the
volume of music
The orchestra while conducted 11oder the
auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. will not be,
strictly speaking, an association organiza-
ton The members of the glee club and
the guitar. mandolin and banjo club must
be members of the y. NJ. G. A. In good
standing, while the membership in the or
chestra will be open to all musicians
whether members of the association or not
1t will be known only as the Y. NJ. C. A.
orchestra, however, and rule will par
ticipate only in y: NJ. c. a. affairs. The
reason that this plan of open membership
has been followed in this instance is de-
clared by Secretary Pierce to be a desire to
get as much music and as many musicians
as possible at the disposal of the associ-
alton. The leader of the orchestra will be
Mr.. ID. b. Mcleod, director of the National
Guard Band.
Program of Concerts
The glee club will meet Friday evenings.
The November concert will consist of pop
ular songs, the December concert of college
songs and the January concert of miscel-
laneous songs. a little of everything. In
February a real old-fashoned minstrel
show Is scheduled. Faces are to be BACKED.
1t Is said, and good humor tuned up for the
occasion. This will be a decided novelty
in y. NJ. c. \. circles. The program for
the concert on the evening of st. Patrick :
day Will also be miscellaneous, and should
serve to close the season appropriately.
The orchestra will rehearse Monday even
irss throughout the winter.
This Will be the last season that the as
ha - ant in
adequate quarters. The contractor has
bound himself to finish the new building,
adjoining the one now i'll use, by next June,
so that II may be occupied for the fall and
winter season of 1905. The present build
ing will then be turned over exclusively
and absolutely to the boys department.
made UP of members from 10 to IS years of
age. At present Iae boys age limit is
from l. to IT, but the change will be made
when the entire building is turned over to
them. The youngsters are impatient. how
ever and consequently the association has
devised novel program for them for the
ensuing season.
First place on this program is given to
historical tours. Parties are TO be made up,
T.: charge of the secretary or one of the as
Ststant secretaries to visit the battlefelds
of the Wilderness, Bull Run. Gettysburg
and other places not far distant from
Washington where were enacted scenes
memorable in the struggle to make and
maintain the republic 1t is proposed to
utilize Saturdays and other school holidays
A Novel Scheme.
The unique idea, however, comes in the
announcement that these boys, most all OF
whom have been born and raised in the Dis
trict of Columbia. are to be taken in par
ties. on seeing Washington tours" Sec
rotary Pierce was asked If this scheme did
rot border on the ridiculous. like carrying
Goals to Newcastle.
Not a bit Of it, he responded. You
would be surprised to know how many OF
Nashington's boys, aud men. too, for that
matter. are strangers in their own city
They may be able 10 tell you all about the
present-day Washington. but they know
very little concerning the Washington OF
half century ago. They don't know the
historic places and l believe they will ac-
quire much useful AMI Interesting knowl-
edge on these trips
Another feature of the boys winter sea-
son will be special inspection days, when
prominent men. both locally and nationally
WIFI be invited TO visit the club house and
Inspect" the lads. The youngsters will be
put through their PAGES in the gymnasium
ard will strive TO exhibit the very best de-
gree of both physical and mental excel
lence. There also will be open days. when
the general public and the friends of the
boys may attend TO satisfy themselves as