The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-28
STATE MUSIC CLUBS
ACCOMPLISH WORK.
Seven Clubs and Two Departments
OF Clubs Belong to the
First District.

music committee of the first dis
trict, gave the following report at
the recent convention in Wichita
Falls:
While the result of the work of
your music committee may not seem
very great, we feel that we have
at least paved the way for some
splendid work to be accomplished
next year. Our composers contest,
one of the most important duties
of the music committee, has had to
be abandoned this year because we
were unable to obtain the desired
number of medals. This makes the
second year that this contest has
been idle, and for that reason the
committee is very anxious that next
years contest surpass all former re-
cords. This can only be done
] through the cooperation of the
clubs of our district with the music
many clubs in this district, who
are interested in things musical of
| fer at this meeting a medal for the
contest next year? 1t will be such
| a small matter as compared to the
amount to good it will bring. Who
knows but that our efforts may
bring to light a new star in the
musical work?
We have seven exclusive must
cal clubs and two clubs having
musical departments. While this
| is not very large per cent. as COM
pared to the number of clubs in our
district, still we feel that what we
lack in quantity we very readily
make up in quality For while
these clubs are doing excellent
work in "a musical way they are not
combining themselves strictly to
musical interests, but each one is
doing some character of outside
work. l am very glad to report \
done in our musical clubs. This is
splendid work and should at no
time be neglected
The study work of the Choral
CAup Vi AplleHS Is COhliHeu entire
ly to choral work The members
have been instrumental in bringing
Edward Baxter Perry to their city
this past year and expect another
artist some time soon. Their out
side work is along civic lines.
The Harmony Club of Brown
wood has Just completed the fifth
aF Jol Nv
the National Federation of Music
Clubs and expect to take the sixth
years course for their study next
year. They have held three open
meetings and have brought a noted
vocalist to their city the past year.
They also do excellent library work.
The symphony Club Of Haskell is
another club using the course of
study recommended by the National
Federation of Music Clubs. The
committee recommends that all of
our music clubs use this course of
study, thereby giving solidity TO the
work.
The Philharmonic Club of ANA
rillo is to be commended for the
excellent library work done this
year.
The study for the Euterpean Club
of Fort Worth has been Modern
Composers" They also do choral
work Part of their work consists
In giving charity benefits during
the year. They are also compiling
book-Texas Compensation
is most excellent work, and de-
serves the hearty cooperation of all
our clubs.
| The Harmony Club of Fort Worth
reports this year as having been
the banner year for the club Their
| interesting course of study has been
classic and modern opera, works of
| living composers, selected choral
work and the cantata, Death OF
Joan Of Arc" They have put on
successfully a series of three artist
concerts, notable among them being
the peerless tenor, AllessanGrc
Bonci, which proved quite success
full in every way.
Other clubs doing efficient work
are the Caecilian Club of Vernon
which is to be commended for its
movement in placing music in the
public schools, and the Woman
Department Club of Childress, and
the Xxx Century of Weatherford.
The committee recommends that
all the clubs in the district arrange
to have band concerts in their own
town during the three summer
months. This can easily be done
| by securing the cooperation of the
business men of your respective
towns. The committee also recon-
mends that each one of our musical
clubs offer a scholarship for the
coming year, to be used for the
benefit of some struggling young
penius who desires a musical edu-
cation, but who is unable to obtain
1t unaided.
The committee earnestly hopes
that the coming year NAV usher in