Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-06
THE CHORAL SOCIETY.
Meeting Of Board Of Managers to
Nap Out Next Seasons Work.

An interesting meeting OF the Washing
ton Choral Society board was held last
night In its Offices In the lie Droit building.
It was decided that the society next year
should give three concerts. the first being
the annual performance OF the Messiah"
the second to be a program that Is to be
arranged by the concert committee. OF
which VIM. Bruce King 10 chairman. Many
suggestions have been advanced regarding
this program. which it is thought advisable
to make az purely choral as possible. with q
class of music that will appeal to the differ
ent religious bodies OF the city, such az the
rendition of some of the earlier Hebrew
music with sacred contata that will APP
peal to the Protessants. concluding with a
mass that would interest the large body
of Catholics in the city. In addition to this
1t was proposed that special prominent
solotst should be engaged. Final action on
this particular program was deferred to
the concert committee. which will meet
next Thursday evening at the residence Of
Mr.. King, the chairman.
The third concert will be decided depar-
ture from the historical efforts of the So
eiety, which has now been in existence for
twenty-four years. It was unanimously
decided that on this occasion the opera
Aida" by Verdi. should be given in con-
cert form, and 1t is proposed to engage the
Boston Fest1vai Orchestra for the occasion.
The departure from actual choral work
by the Choral Society brought forth con-
siderable amount OF discussion but it was
decided that this form of opera had been
very successfully given by many of the
larger societies of the different cities of
the country. which had created great deal
OF interest in the societies. and as the de-
sire Is this year to place the Washington
Choral Society upon more attractive ba-
sis and to give works which will interest
singers In becoming members, it was decided
to try this experiment this year. The three
programs as planned will involve an enor-
nous amount of work upon the conductor
MI Sidney Lloyd Wrightson, and II was
on this account that the first and the last
concert programs were adopted last even
ing.
An interesting proposition presented by
the chairman of the finance committee Mr..
David Seike, was referred to the committee
Tor further action and for plans to be for
muiated whereby the society will be placed
upon permanent financial basis the pur-
pose being TO raise large endowment
Iund which will be placed in the hands of
prominent citizens or trust company to
be invested for the benefit of the society,
yleiding each year an annual income which
VIII serve the purpose of the guarantee
fund and do away with the necessity each
subscriptions
MRS. Berntce Thompson and Mr. Sidney
Lloyd Wrightson were Jointly elected as
press agents for the society
The election to the board to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr..
society was that of Mr. Adolph G. Wolf.
who will Immediately take active mart IN
the business direction of the society and
was appointed as one of the members of
the finance committee
The meeting adjourned after mutual con-
ordinations had been extended among its
members for the comfortable quarters that
the society now has