The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-14
That is the Opinion of President Geiger. THIS CITY IS CENTRAL
 FOR THE WHOLE SOUTH Festival So Far Has Been Great
 Success. Congregating of well Known Artists Has Given Impetus to "Art Beau tiful,, and Enthusiasm to
 its Devoteen.

Montgomery will very probably be selected as permanent headquarters for the Southern Music Teachers As- sociation." said President August Geiger last night
 This matter will be decided at the closing business session Friday morn ing. and so far as I am personally concerned, I would like to see the headquarters established here and will use my influence to that effect
 The suggestion made by President Geiger in his annual address to the association Wednesday morning, that permanent headquarters be established in some centrally located Southern city, met with the hearty approval of the en- tire membership of the association. and they all favor Montgomery.
 The tremendous success which has been attained by the first music fes- ftval ever held here, will have weight in Montgomerys favor and its citizens have thoroughly demonstrated that they are music loving people and will give their support and lend their in huence to anything that pertains to this. the highest of all arts.
 The Commercial Club has already extended an invitation to the associa- tion to establish headquarters here, and has pointed out the advantages of the city, its commerce it's progressive ness. It's cultured people. its central location and it's thorough fitness as musical center of the southland.
 Great Interest in Festival.
 Never before in the history of Mont gomery has music attained such an ex- aIted position in the hearts and minds of the people, and never has such en- thusiasm and interest been manifested as has been shown in the Music Fes- tival now being held here. Each con cert has grown more popular than the preceding one and during the three days of the festival. the ''art beautifur' has superseded all else.
 This bringing together of such well Known and noted artists as have par ticipated in these concerts, and the banding together of local musicians in orchestras and chorus. has been an event of unusual importance and in terest It is seldom that such op- portunity is offered the cultured people of the city 10 hear the best that is In music. both vocal and instrumental. This festival of music has not only been of interest to the people of Mont gomery, but of the state and south as we'll.
 The morning business session of the music teachers yesterday was presid- ed over by Miss Stella Harris, of Tus- caloosa, president of the Alabama Music Teachers Association, and was devoted to the business of the Alabama association.
 In her annual address, Miss Harris told of the remarkable progress of the association during the past year, and of the advancement of the teachers art in this state
 The committee on resolutions. com posed of Mrs. E. o. Harper, Mrs. Won eta Hanna and John Proctor Mills. will not make its report until the clos ing business session this morning. At this meeting will also be decided the selection of permanent headquarters for the Southern association, and the election of officers for both assso- citations win be held then.
 History of the Violin.
 The feature of the second days bus mess session was the paper read by Miss Georgia Stirling. of Mobile. on "The Violin; Something of Its Ances- try, its Makers and it's Players"
 Miss Stirling, who Is one of the South's most talented and finished mu sicians, told the audience of the his tory of the violin from the days of It's infancy in the nursery, when 1t was called the Fiddle Box through the period when 1t was associated purely with the country dance or the tap room, down to the master instruments of the Stradavarius period and on to the present time of the violin's exalted position among musical instruments.
 Miss Stirltngs paper showed ex- haustIve study of her theme. She dwelt at length upon the best methods of in struction on the violin. and of the in- struments wide scope, Illustrating on her own violin many points which she desired to impress upon her hear CTS.
 Miss Stirling explained the advance Of the violin from a position of rid icule to that of the most cherished of instruments. because not only of a change of tastes and opinions of peo- pie, but the instrument itself. for like some people it has made its posi- tion by force of it's own capabili- ties and superiority over every other lnstrument-its nearness to the human voice, its sweetness. its Individuality