Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-28
Sessions Are to Be Held Until the
Last Of the Week.
TO HOLD A TITANIC MEMORIAL
More Than Six Hundred Cities Are
Represented at Meet.
WORK TAKEN UP AND MOVING
Local People Lay Plans for Enter
taininE the visitors and Making
Their stay Pleasant while
In the City.

Nesr,y 900 professional musicians from
all parts OF the United States and Canada
representing COCO professionals from
over 600 cities. are In Omaha as delegates
TO the seventeenth annual convention OF
the American Federation Of Musicians.
which opened Monday afternoon al Wash
lngton hall TO continue TIL Saturday eve
ming Besides the delegates. a large NUM-
Der Of guests as well as wives OF the dele
gates are IN attendance.
The delegates led by a band Of 100 pieces
Is the headquarters for the musicians. to
Washington hall. The meeting wos called
TO order by President J. N. Beber of New
York. The afternoon was spent In organ
zing and appointing committees, hearing
the reports OF the officers and the intro
duetlon OF resolutions.
pisa ritaaic Memorial.
A committee will De appointed to ar
range for a memorial service for the
Titanic musicians. who lost their lives on
the Inflated ship, or to start a fund for
their relatives President Webor said he
did not know which would be done and
that the delegates might decide to hold
memorial service and raise q fund a.
we'll
Musicians were never so thorotghly or
ganlzed In tho country as they are today.
the officers say. All the symphony or
chostras and famous bands in the United
States and Canada are represented In the
organization. Formerly managers we're
sending to other countries for musicians,
saying they could not gct finished per-
formers IN this country, The federation
has lnslsted that the American musician
be given the first chance and as result
over " per cent Of the members Of the
large orehestras and bands are composed
Of Americans.
Instruments Laid Aside.
although the convention Is composed
entirely OF musicians they will not give
any concerts while here" said President
Weber "we are going 10 sty aud forget
We are musicians for week and not
touch an Instrument We we're Offered the
use Of the Auditorium IN which to give
concerts. The people think that the main
object OF the convention Is TO give a
musical fest. but we are going TO attend
strictly to the business end Of the or
ganisation.r
The Omaha musicians have planned TO
entertain tho visitors while here In an
elaborte way. Last evening the ladies'
committee gave a reception 10 the
visiting ladies al the Paxton hotel from
s to 10 o'clock musical program was
given and there were flowers and re-
froshments. Tonight a banquet viii be
given ut Washington hall, followed BY
an entertainment.
outing at Manawn.
There will be no afternoon session
Wednesday as plans have been made for
an outing at Lake Manaws. Chartered
cars will take the delegation from the
Paxton hotel at l:so O'Clock 10 the park.
bali will be given at Washington hall
Thursday night and the same afternoon
the ladies will attend the memorial SER
vices Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public on the river bank. The ladies will
be taken about the city in automobiles
Friday afternoon and the Exalted Order
Of Big Dogs viii hold stag party at
Washington hall In the evening and the
ladies' will attend the Gayety.
Miss Grace Brown. Mrs. G, A. Covalt.
Mrs. Emil Hoffman. Miss Effa Ellis and
Mrs. Ernest Nordin are the Omaha re-
ception committee for the women.