Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CITIZENS MUST RAISE $4,000 IN
ORDER TO SAVE 1T.

The meeting of the friends of the Wash
ington Symphony Orchestra at the Wash
ington College of Music yesterday after
noon resulted in the information that If
the public of the District would subscribe
s.. 600 certain of those who have contrib
uted to the support of the orchestra for
the past three years will continue to gen.
erously contribute to sustain it for the
year 1906. The subcommittee of citi-
zens, consisting of Mr.. John Hyde, chair
man; Mrs Berenice Thompson, Mr. c. c..
Sonneck, Miss Mary A. Cryder and Mr..
John Pool, was increased by the addition
of Mrs. Elizabeth MacBrier, Hiss Gertrude
Wh1ttlesey, Mrs. s. 3. McDuffie Mrs Earl
b. Chandler, Mr.. VIM. E. Todd Miss Es-
telle F. Hellman and Mrs. Hobart Brooks
mere were present at yesterdays meeting
the Following members of the board of di-
rectors of the orchestra: Messrs. Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, J. Martin Scranage,
Herman c. Rakemann, and Mr.. Clemens
The directors have decided that none of the
money that shall be subscribed for next
season shall be used for the payment of
any of the orchestras present liabilities
so that whatever money may result from
the present movement shall be devoted en-
tirely to the future support of the organi-
Zation.
The subcommittee recommended that
there be a canvass of the city for the Sc
curing of the necessary financial aid. which
may be furnished in any one of three
ways, as preferred by the contributor
namely: First. by donations; second, by
subscriptions for stock in the Washington
Symphony Orchestra at 81 per share. with
out further liability: or, third, by advance
subscriptions for tickets to be used next
season.
1t was also recommended that Mr.. E.
Southland Parker be requested to act as
trustee of three separate funds, to be
used for the continuance of the orchestra
during the season of 1905-06 such funds
being donation fund, a stock fund and a
ticket fund. to be placed at the disposal of
the Washington Symphony Orchestra at
such times and in such manner as shall be-
determined by an executive committee of
fifteen persons, representing the business
men. the department. officials, the press and
the musical public of Washington gener-
ally, to be selected by the general commit
tee of citizens
In the event of the appeal to the public
meeting with an adequate response, the
subcommittee thought it best that the new
stockholders shall have such representa-
ton on the board of directors of the or
cheStra as the executive committee shall
deem necessary and proper.
With few changes and additions the
wer adopted by the committee of the
whole. After considerable discussion it
was decided that an advance sale of tick
cts to the amount of $1,000 would not give
the additional financial aid needed for the
assurance of the continuation of the or
chestra, so action was taken providing that
though the advance sale of tickets for the
concerts of next season would form part
of the work of the members of the COM
mittee, the 5000 to be raised must consist
of donations for the support of the Or
chestra or subscriptions for its stock.
There will be another meeting at the
Washington Club Saturday, the 18th in
slant, at 4:4o pm.