Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-17
A BEAUTIFUL PHILANTHROPY
LY OF BROWNSVILLE. LEADS IN
PROVIDING CONCERTS.

4. beautiful and practical work of a
philanthrOpic nature which is being
done in New York city. over on the
West Side" is that of the Peoples
Music League. which has for its object
to provide musical entertainment for
the thousands of foreigners who are con
stantly being added to the population of
New FORK. This enterprise is of special
interest to Brownsville folk. from the
fact that one of those most prominently
connected with it is a young lady who
was born in Brownsville and lived the
Young life here. This is Miss Claire
Raphael, daughter of Mrs. Eugene
Raphael. her father being the late g.. NJ.
Raphael. formerly a leading. merchant
and banker of Brownsville.
The Peoples Music League is doing a
les Of New York. The New York Herald
in a recent issue, gives a lengthy report
of the plan. The idea is to give to the
people OF the various nationalitieS rep
resented in the West Side not rag
time d~tties. nor cheap flashy specimens
from The vaudeville stage, but The soft
sweet melodies Of their own lands. The
best talent of New York is |lelting its
efforts toward this work, and the result
IS that the programs, which are rendered
IN the neighborhood school houses are
making entertainment of the most ac-
ceptablc sort for the people who have
cXiled themselves from their native land
to become citizens of the great Western
republic.
Ghe people are responding warmly to
his effort in their behalf, and are devel
oping Il wonderful interest in music.
which bids fair to revolutiOniZe their
lives to Il large extent. The schools are
crowded at each entertainment. and the
enthusiasm aroused is having the very
effect hoped for-the audiences are be
ing filled with a desire to make music
for themselves. and. in time, it is ex-
pected they will be able to furnish their
own program to a great extent.
Bands are being organized by the
young men, and the air is constantly
filled with the melodies. sung. whistled.
or played. which appeal 50 strongly to
these people. How arreaching NAV be
The results Of this work can scarcely be
conjcctured. That il will help to give
the foreign colonies ii happiness which.
Aa,h,Ip h.Al n4, -. Ill
landing III the new country. which they
nave comc 10 make their home. must be
true. That it will soften their temper
towards conditions as they find them
here and make them trucr, better citizens
for that, must be true.
1t is no surprise to Brownsville folk
who lived there AT the time that the Ra-
phaels made their home here to learn
OF Miss Raphael being connected with
this beautiful philanthrOpic work. Her
mother IS still beloved by many Of the
poor Of Brownsville for the charitable
work which she. did for them. Mrs. Ra-
pfael was always prominent in every
effort for the betterment Of the condition
of the poor.
The New York Herald publishes a pic
ture of Miss Raphael rs one of those who
helped to organize the Peoples Music
League. Speaking of her part in the
work. it says:
Miss Claire Raphael. Mr.. Frederick
Howe, of the Peoples Institute. and Mr..
lester Scott. secretary of the institute.
we're the leading spirits in the organiza-
tlon OF the concerts and the establish
ment of the Music Guild. Miss Raphael
alter studying the problem Of supplying
interesting winter concerts for The per
Q living i'll different ~neighborhoods
found that the Peoples Institute had also
been considering the same idea for some
time. The result was that the guild and
the institute united to give the concerts
under the auspices of the institute. Some
o. the members of the guilds Advisory
Hoard are Mrs. Charles Hathaway. Miss
llarri"tte A. Seymour. Mrs. Henry De
Forest Baldwin. Mrs. Charles Sprague
smith. Mrs. David Names. Mr.. Frank
DamroSch, Mr.. Frank Il. Dix. Mr.. Ar
thur farwell. Miss Raphael and Mr..
Scott.