The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-20
FINE MUSICAL
ORGANIZATION.
WAS FORMED
LEADING MUSICIANS OF CITY GET
TOGETHER AND UNANIMOUSLY
DECIDED TO SUPPORT SUCH A
RECOMMENDED MOVEMENT.

Believing that among the many
| marks Of progress being shown in
Pensacola that a place ought to be
filed by a first-class musical organi-
cation, a number Of interested peo-
pie held a meeting lately and ap-
pointed committee to look into The
matter. The idea met with great
favor and enthusiastic support among
| the musical people, and plans of or
ganization were adopted at a meeting
of the larger body held last Wednes-
| day afternoon in the parlors of the
| Presbyterian church.
The election of officers and appoint
ments resulted as follows: President.
| J. w. Lurton; secretary-treasurer, J.
NJ. Walker; musical director, VIM. H
| Packham; music committee, ]. w.
| Lurton, VIM. H. Packham, w. S. Gar
J field, T. H. Lannon and John Brad
| ford.
| The charter members of the organ
ization are: The Misses Frances S.
| Warren. Nellie Burrow, Nellie r. San
dusky, Missouri Cawthon, Ellie Went
worth, Olga H. White, Mrs. Lucy P.
| Pierpont, Mrs. F. E. Brawner, Mrs
James B. Mcneil, Mrs. Beatrice White
Reese, Mrs. r. NJ. Bushnell, Messrs. J.
w. Lurton. T. H. .Lannon, w. S, Gar
field, John Bradford, J. o. Walker, j.
M. Walker, E. A. Brack, VIM. Pack
ham, r. NJ. Bushnell and DR.. l.. c.
Phillips, G.. S. Bonacker, C. H. Dorr,
Theo. Weber, Walker Anderson, S. NJ.
Phillips, @. g. Bagley, Mrs.
F. S. Mellen, Miss v. Herman,
Miss Bingham, Mrs. John D. Foreman,
Miss May Clutter, Miss Laura Joyner,
Miss Lurleyne Fulghum, Mrs. T. F.
McGourin, Mr.. T. F. McGourinfi Mrs.
Grace Bessly.
In giving concerts and productions
from time to time, it is the intention
Of this organization to bring to Pen
sacola the very best professional tai
ent obtainable, and to build up an
organization that will be permanent
and a credit to any city.
The Constitution.
The constitution presented and
adopted was as. follows:
Preamble.
Your committee recommends the
formation of a musical organization
(name to be chosen later) to be COM
posed of both active and associate or
honorary members.
The active membership to be made
up of vocalists and instrumentalists
and to be limited to one hundred
The associate or honorary member
ship to be limited to two hundred.
Officers.
The officers of this organization
shall be president, secretary-treas-
urer and a musical director, all of
whom shall be elected annually by
the members.
Duties of Officers.
Sec. 1. The duties of the president
and secretary-treasurer shall be such
as usually pertain to such offices.
Sec. 2. The duties of the musical
director shall be the training of the
active members and the direction of
all productions.
Music Committee.
There shall be a music committee
composed of five members to be made
up as follows: The president and
musical director, together with three
90 members from the organization
at large, the latter to be appointed
by the president.
Duties of the Music Committee
The duties of the music committee
shall be to pass upon the qualifica-
tions of all applicants for active
membership and to map out the work
of the organization from year to
year.
Dues.
Sec. 1. The dues for active members
shall be fifty cents $50 cents)
month, payable in advance.
Sec. 2. The dues for associate or
honorary members shall be ten dollars
| (S10) year.
Qualifications For Active Member
ship.
All applicants for active member
ship shall be required to pass an ex-
animation satisfactory to the music