Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
CHILDREN TO SING
MUSIC Of. NATIONS
DANA BARTLETT CELEBRATES
ANNIVERSARY
Little Ones Who Have Felt the Effects
of His institutional Work
VIII Appear In Con-
cert

Dana Bartlett celebrates the eleventh
anniversary of his social and rellglous
work in Los Angeles at Temple audi
torium today.
Beginning his labors many years ago
on Vignes street in what was then
typical denominational church IN a
worlxingmen's neighborhood, his plant
has been adapted to the changing
needs of those with whom he has Ia
bored until 1t has expanded through
the stages of an institutional church
and has come to be in a class by itself
and unlike any other single work car
ried on elsewhere in the United states.
The Bethlehem institutions-as the
work is now called-has branches in
several parts OF the city and is reach
ing out after still more locations In
it's attempt to let light into dark places.
In his efforts to minister to the needs
of the unfortunate, relieve suffering
and develop character Dana Bartlett
has established what N. 0. Nelson OF
st. Louis, the well known co-operator
and social worker, has termed the
best assortment of restoratives and
self.helping agencies I know Of any
where" But Mr.. Bartlett feels that
no other phase of his work Is more
important in it's influence and OF more
permanent value to the community
than that of making Americans out OF
the raw material which is waiting for
assimilation.
Reaches Large Numbers
Through it's various activities, its
night schools, social life and clups IL
touches large numbers of foreigners
and does much to upbuild their char
acter and make good citizens out or
them, and as soon as 'El Club Belen'
in Sonoratown is in operation, where
within a month work will be carried
on with the Italians, Syrians Slavs and
Mexicans, its influence for civic right
eousness will be even more extended.
Assisted by these different foreign
groups, Mr.. Bartlett will give "The
Music of the Nations" in the Audi
torium this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Representatives from these groups,
many of them in their native garb, will
present their typical music.
The program includes both vocal and
instrumental numbers and some Of the
instruments played will be unlike any
heard before in public in this city.
There will be vocal solos in Spanish,
Hebrew, Chinese quartet and
choruses by Russians, Italians and
Mexicans. Nicolas Rayes Syrian,
the son of an Arab shiek, will play
unique instrument, for whose Arabic
pronunciation there is no equivalent
English sound and which is called on
| the program, in lieu of better name,
a harp. A trio Of young Japanese
men will play the shakuhachi and the
gekkin, while a Mrs. Nishikawa will
render koto solo.
An interesting part of the program
will be that where a few stereopticon
slides from each country represented
will be thrown upon the screen. At
the appearance of their national flag
each group will sing the patriotic air
of it's native land.
Austrian VioInist
Alfred Cecetka, an Austrian violinist,
who is staying at the Bethlehem
mems hotel, will represent Austria,
playing a national air as a violin solo.
Cecetka has been student of the violin
in both Frankstadt, Moravia, and
Prague, Bohemia, and is a graduate
of the Lehrerbildungsanstat teachers
| training schooD in Prague.
Coming to this country three or four
years ago. he has taught the violin in
ST. Louis and has also written several
| musical compositions. One of these,
the Bethlehem march, has been dedi-
| Gated to Mr.. Bartlett and will be played
at the opening of the program by the
Bethlehem orchestra, which he has or
|
composed of men from the mems ho-
| tel.
A group of girls of many nationali-
| ties and each one representing a state
or territory has been organized and
drilled by Violet McMartin, a young
grammar school girl, but one who pos
sesseS rare ability in organizing and
drilling children's groups These girls
will sing 1.-THE Song of Liberty and
the chorus of "The Star Spangled Ban
ner," which Miss McMartin sings as a
solo.
At this time several American flags
will be presented to Bethlehem. Mrs.
Mary Banning will present a large flag
| from the Daughters of the American
Revolution Mrs Sawyer will give an
other on behalf of the Stanton Relief
corps. which will be present in body
and which has offered it's fife and drum
corps to assist in the patriotic music.
| Mr.. Frank +. Pratt will give two more
| from the citizens of Los Angeles, which
| will give an American flag for each of
| the four branches of the Bethlehem
| work.
The main floor of the Auditorium has
been reserved for the foreign groups,
and more cosmopolitan audience has
probably never assembled in Los An
| geles than will be gathered together
at that time. Invitations have been
given out through all the foreign CEN
ters and through the public night
schools and little red, white and blue
paper flags, which will entitle the wear
ers and their friends to seat in the
main part of the Auditorium, have
been distributed.
Mr.. Bartlett hopes by this meeting
to arouse public interest in the foreign
situation and to cause a realization of
what 1t means to assimilate the for
eigners who live in our midst by show
ing the work which the different in
stitutions working for this assimilation
| have to carry on.
| Judge Curtis D. Wilbur will preside