Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-18
Music for the Young.

For the encouragement and develop
ment Of musical taste in the younger gen.
GRAFTON a subsidiary organization has
been formed by the women of Mime
apolis, to which the orchestra association
leases its orchestra for merely a nominal
sum. as a gift to the city, for the purpose
Of giving an additional series Of after
noon concerts. School children are ad-
mitted for 10 and Is cents. and Mr.. ODER
hotter gives explanatory and educational
talks on music, illustrated by the or
chestra-
Mr. Oberhoffer is also the conductor Of
a philharmonic society composed OF $50
mixed voices. which gives four concerts
each winter. One of them is always on
Christmas day. when the oratorio of THE
Messiah is given. The Apollo Club Is
composed of one hundred mems voices
which are heard in several concerts every
season.
| is an organization Of eight hundred wom-
en- interested in the study of music and
the promotion Of musical culture. They
are divided into four classes of member
ship-active, student, associate and hon.
orary To be eligible for the active list
one must be proficient in at least one
branch Of the musical art. and the men,
bers are subdivided into four classes
| vocalsts, pianists, organtsts and players
of stringed Instruments. Fourteen reg
uIaI programs are 8iNcA ny the dCIltc
members during the season. the expense
being shared by the associate members.
and frequent extra programs are given
for philanthropic purposes which are an
important feature of the clubs activity.
The Public Library Of Minneapolis has
been a center OF literary and artistic in
fluence since it's foundation. and In its
beautiful building the art societies and
| schools have their homes. The library
was the outgrowth of a private institu-
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In 1850. and endowed by Kirby Spencer
| The Transformation occurred in 1884 when
| such prominent men as T. B. Walker
| Charles A. Pillsbury, Thomas Lowry. w.
| D. Washburn, Clinton Morrison, C.. G.
| Goodrich, w. S. King and others sub
| scribed to fund to erect the present
building. It Is one Of the finest struc-
| lures for the purpose In the country. The
| architecture Is Romanesque, the material
| is that rich red sandstone found on the
| shores of Lake Superior.
Good Collection Of Books.
| The upper stories are occupied by mu-
seums. art schools and exhibition gal
leries. The lower stories are filled with
more than 100000 volumes. One thou
sand sheets Of music and 10000 circu-
lating photographs and pictures are being
added to 1t daily. In 1910 the accession
| included 1854 volumes.
| There are several branches and stations
| In different parts of the city for the con-
| venience Of patrons. The general circu-
| lation for 1910 was S56.14 volumes, an
increase of about 10 per cent over the
| previous year, and, as usual. the largest
| number of books drawn were works OF
| fiction. being 47.55 per cent Of the whole.
with 1854 per cent of Juvenile books,
| which rank next
| Dr. Herbert Putnam. now the organizer
of Congress at Washington, was organizer
of the library. having been invited to
Minneapolis from the Boston public IL
| brary for that purpose. There Is an art
gallery. to which have already referred
and a natural history museum belonging
to the Academy of Sciences under the
same roof. The latter hold regular
meetings to hear addresses, read pa
pers and discuss scientific topics. T. B.
| Walker is the president.
The late John s. Pillsbury founded q
public library on the east side of the city
near the university and erected one OF
the most beautiful buildings in Mime
apolis for ii.
Libraries in Minneapolis belonging to in
dividual citizens. T. B. Walkers ID
probably the largest Cyrus Northrup
until recently president of the University
Of Minnesota. and former Senator vii.
liam d. Washburn both have valuable
collections.
| A few years ago Minneapolis had one
Of the finest collections Of autographs IN
America, numbering about 1000 letters
and manuscripts, which belonged to Wal.
ter Sawyer. but, unfortunately, at hi:
death they were sold at auction and have
been scattered over the earth.