The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-15
WEDNESDAY CLUB
ELECTS c OR LEY
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New President Starts In With
Determination OF Increasing
Membership.
WANTS GRAND OPERA STARS
Can Be Brought Here if People
Will Help Big Organi-
cation.
WANTS GRAND OPERA STARS

six hundred subscribing members
| for the Wednesday Club" is the slogan
! with which j c. Corley, elected last
night in the annual meeting as pres
! ident for the ensuing year. started in
upon his duties. Every member of the
| club present Joined with Mr.. Corley in
J this slogan. and plans were laid to
! secure that number III. I. Meloney
| was again elected vice president. with
! the following board of governors: y.
| b. Guigon. NJ I. Spicer, Eugene Jones,
] Conway X. Gordon, w. II. Dunn, w.
p. Duke. George W stevens. John
b McAdams.
One ofs the chief features of the
annual meeting, which was held in
ment to. the bylaws by which the
annual dues of the Wednesday, Club
chorus were abolished. In lieu of this
of the chorus should purchase his or
her music for the oratorios, which
would be the property of the pur-
chaser
Tax nm Imposition.
a. 3. Guigon spoke against the con-
tinuance of the annual tax, showing
that it was most distasteful to be
taxed annually for the privilege of
working for the club. In this he was
upheld by almost every member pres
ent.
BENJAMIN Brockenbrough. after the
amendment abolishing the annual dues
had been adopted. moved, In view of
the adjustment of dues. that a music
committee be appointed to examine
each candidate for the chorus and to
refuse to allow any person to enter
the chorus who was not qualified for
the work Mr.. Corley stated that the
music committee was already in exist
ence. and that he would see that each
candidate was put through a thorough
q Va NH 1tinn before enrolment This
of course, applies only to new mem
bers.
Mr. corley spoke most enthusiast
caliy of the work of the club next
year. showing that If the present mem
bers would get 500 subscribing Nom
bers. before the, program for the next
musical festival is planned. that It
will be possible TO have the stars Of
the Metropolitan Opera Company sing
in Richmond.
He showed that this spring they
sang in Atlanta during a deck devoted
to music of the highest class. and that
at the close of the week those in
charge of the affair had $4,000 to
divide between the Metropolitan Opera
Company and the organization under
which the festival was held.
Members Can Brin. Stars.
Mr.. Corley declared that it was only
a matter of subscribing members that
stood between the grand opera stars
and the Wednesday Club and that he
was confident that the members could
be had IL proper efforts We're made. In
this view he was enthusiastically up
/ held by those present, who pledged
| their aid in the cause.
! The reports of the officers showed
| that the organization was in sound
! financial condition and was receiving
! the support of the members 1t was
| shown that the May Festival this sea-
! son was much greater success finan-
| cially than was expected, and that
there was balance in the club treas
| ury.
Tho offices Of treasurer secretary,
| manager and conductor of the We'd
nesday Club will be elected by the
board of governors in the first meet
ing of that body after the annual
meeting
Before the meeting adjourned res
olution of thanks to George w. Stevens
for his services to the club as presi-
dent, was unanimously adopted