Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-15
A NEW CHORAL SOCIETY.
Important Meeting Bearing on th
Project Held Last Night.

An important meeting bearing upon tho
future choral interests In the city OF WashS'
ington was held at the store OF K. +. Droopsl
Sons & Co. last evening, at which timd
about fifty of the most prominent musics
lovers OF the city assembled to attend 4
meeting called by the chairman of the or.
ganizing committee for a new Choral Society
or for the continuance of the old Choral
Society upon an entirely new basis.
The meeting was called TO order by the
chairman. Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson.
An interesting report and resolution taken
by the present board OF the Choral Society
on Monday evening WAS read by the presis
dent of the society. Mr.. William Bruce
King, and a report was presented by ehd
chairman. received from Mr.. Eugene =.
Stevens of the Musical Art Society.
Speeches were made during the evening by
Mr.. Otto Luebkert. Mr.. ID. G. Pfeiffer. Mr.
Edward Droop and Mr.. Z. G. Sonneck.
After discussing the matter from every
standpoint II was unanimously decided that
a new society should adopt the proposition
of the old Choral Society. to continue thS
new organization under the name of thu
Choral Society, that an entirely new board
of managers and new set of officers should
be elected, and that the society should be
thoroughly rejuvenated and reconstructed. II
was further proposed that the present Choral
Society and the present Musical Art Society
should come under the business direction
and management Of the same board OF omi
GERS and directors. each society retaining III
own Individuality, but combining by giving
O series OF concerts together, The Musical
Art Society giving one concert a season
alone, the Choral Society giving one concert
season alone, and the two societies conn
blning and giving the third concert, making
Ii possible TO take up some OF the larger
choral works, which call for heavy choruses.
with the assistance OF a lighter choir oil
smaller numbers. This idea was adopted
because 1t is understood that wealthy peo}
pie in the city who are interested in th(
musical welfare of the national capital havS
suggested that all OF the musical organizai
lions should come together under the head
OF one board of directors in order that subj
scriptions now given to individual organized
tons become lump sum for the support Of
a higher musical organization, under thu
direction OF competent officers.
The meeting was so harmonious and tho
proposition met with such universal apl
prevail that Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightso1
was unanimously elected as chairman, with
power of appointing a committee of fifteen;
with himself as chairman five members I'd
be appointed from the present Choral Sos
ciety. five from the Musical Art Society and
five from the citizens committee, which
have been meeting during the past thre<
weeks with this end in view. The chairman
will announce in the very near future thu
composition of this committee which will
prepare a slate of officers to be voted upon
by the Joint societies, after which rapid
plans will be made for the organization Of 4
large society. the electing of a conductor
and the-planning of concerts for this seal