The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-13
Fortnightly Club.

The Fortnightly Musical Club met
yesterday afternoon at Library Hal
and enjoyed an excellent program
! fiom American composers, the pro
gram committee being Mrs. Samuel
Dcdds, Charles 0. Patier, Leigh Wy
man and Miss Madge Zimmerman.
The fine new Adam Schaaf piano
placed for the clubs use by Mr.. L. E
Shelton, local representative of the
Schaaf company, was used for the first
time and gave eminent satisfaction hy
reason OF the purity OF its tone, good
action and beautiful singing quality.
The club unanimously voted their
thanks and appreciation to Mr.. Shell
ten and the company.
In patriotic observance of the char
acter of the program a silken Ameri,
can flag was thrown over one end OF
the piano
The program rendered was as fol
lows, giving great pleasure to the
members:
Paper. Music in America-Mrs.
Dodds.
Piano. Polonaise, OPP. 123-F. S.
Blumenschein; Mrs, Patier.
Vocal (a) When Blooms the Rose
(b) Can Not Help Loving Thee
Clayton Johns; Miss Zimmerman.
Vocal, ta) Robin and I; tb) The
Shaded Violet-Robert Mrs Wyman
Piano (al Nalse Coetro-Villan-
ueze; OBJ Shadow Dance-MeDowell
Mrs Patier.
Vocal, (a) Request-Chadwick; Oh
The Robin Sings in the Apple Tree
Mcdowell: (c) Midsummer Lullaby
Maolowell; Mrs. Dodds.
VOCAL. There, Little Girl, Don't Cry
-Campion; Miss Zimmerman.
VOCAL. Love Me If | Live-Foote
fb) loves Springtide-Hammond;
Mrs. Wyman.
Mrs. Dodds' paper on Music in Am
erica was exceedingly we'll written
and contained much instructive infor'
nation on composers Of this country.
not generally known.
The characteristics Of the American
school were brought out in the pro.
gram by several Mcdowell numbers
In such manner as to demonstrate
the reason of his high place as the
greatest of American composers. Clay
ton Johns songs and the charming
number. Loves Springtide," by Ham
mond. gave ample evidence that Am
erica although a young country has
accomplished some work in musical
composition quite the equal OF the
older countries OF the world. That
greater progress will be made within
the years to come than has been ar
complished at the present time is as
sured. for the standard of music In
America is high and even the rural
district has it's quota of musicians
who adhere only to the best forms of
music. Silvery Waves, Monastery
Bells etc. and others of their Tx
handed down from past generation
are no more known and the best of It
is that there are no compositions OF
this class being brought ont The
trend of modern music even in the
simplest forms is toward purity Of har-
mony and a freedom from exaggerated
ATTEMPTS at variations in the old ac-
.ceptation Of the term Modern Ameri-
can music bids fair to receive recog
milton among the classics where in
deed ALREADY some Of the best eX-
amples have ben placed. Nothing moro
, tender and beautiful than Nevin's OK.
aui>jte melodies can he found among
, the most celebrated of the masters
Miss Bertha Schlosser who recently
resigned from the Fortnightly was re-
instated with much pleasure by the
club members
Miss English OF Boston, Mass. was n
guest or the club.
The next meeting will be held Tues.
day. Nav 90, when Mrs. William F.
Smith. Misses Bertha Schlosser Efie