Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
MUSIC FESTIVAL
OFFICERS PICKED
Rehearsal of Newark Chorus
viii Be Held Next Wednes-
day Evening.

At Lauter Hall yesterday afternoon
a meeting of the Newark Music Fes-
wal Association was held and the
.olIowlng officers and directors were
lected Frederick Frelinghuysen,
resident; Wallace NJ. Scudder first
iee-president; }. Fl. Huntington, jr.,
econd vice-president Thornton w,
Allen, secretary; Alfred l. Dennis,
treasurer Board of Directors
ieorge D. Smith, Louis Bamberger,
gharles Grant Shaffer, Roger Young,
!. Wisner Thorne, Edwin 5. Prieth,
Franklin Conklin. ir., ]. Fl. Bachelor
nd Spauldng Frazer.
The Newark Music Festival COM
nittee, which is composed of 100 mem
oers, includes the following:
Former Governor Franklin Murphy,
ornler United States Senator James
smith, jr.. Forrest T. Dryden, Austen
,olgate Thomas A. Edison Robert
I. McCarter, Judge Alfred f. Skin
er. Mrs Jay Ten Eyck, Franklin
,onklin, Peter f. Campbell, G. W.
'eigenspan, Mrs. Florence D. Murphy,
fired l.. Dennis, Rev. Lyman Whit
aey Allen, Albert H. Atfa, Edwin
Wickenhoefer, Frank c. AIindnich,
Alexander Berne, Mayor Jacob Hauss
ing. Mrs. C. Bradin, Louis Schles-
nger, II. G. Currier, Matthias Plum,
IT., Austen Hall McGregor, Mrs. Rob-
rt w. Cumming, Charles T. MaclIin,
andrew Van Blarcom, Mrs. Zachariah
3elcher, J. Albert Riker, Frederick
shane, August Williams, Mrs. Robert
e. Ballantine, Louis Plaut, James S.
1igbie. DR. Edward J. Ill, Will
am T. Carter, Franklin Murphy,
r., Alice kirkpatrick, Louise West
wood, DIR. Joseph S. Vinson, AM
arose Tompkins, George McCarter,
Addison b. Poland, Il. F. Mcguire,
Mrs. Daniel Demarest, Mrs. j. H.
Ballantine, Mrs. Wainwright Ripley,
General Edwin W. Hine, Mrs. Joseph
3. Sanford, John H. B. Conger, Fred
erick Keer, John b. Contrell, Ralph
w. Hyatt. j. II. Bachelor, Laban w.
Dennis, Wilbur S. Johnson, BENJAMIN
5. Whitehead, Matthias j. Price,
Ulysses B. Brewster, Edward 7.
Ward, John K. Gore, Edward Gray,
Rev. Joseph F. Folsom. Edward D.
Duffield Frederick W. Egner, Paul c.
Downing, John c. Eisele, Henry Van
Arsdale, Mrs. Henry Haussling, Rob-
ert O'Gorman, Frederick F. Ball,
Asher Lambert, Julius S. Rippel,
Alexander p. Hollbrook, Eli Pickwick,
ir, A. w Kranish, Adrian Riker,
Oscar Michael, William Seheerer,
George krementz, Carl II. Lebkuecher,
Charles w. Menk, Hon. Thomas Ray
nond. Oscar b. Woodbridge, e. Allen
Smith, and DR.. Charles F. Baker.
AS has already been announced,
the festival this year will be he'd in
the First Regiment Armory on the
evenings of May 4, ) and 6. In addi-
ton to the chorus of 1000 voices, 500
Of whom have already been orsan-
zed. and an orchestra of 100 musi-
clans. some of the worlds greatest
soloists will be heard. OF the artists
10 appear at this time three have al
ready been engaged. They are Pas
1uale Amato, baritone; '-~~ s~@
soprano. and Herbert Witherspoon,
bass. all of the Metrcnoite "a
Company. Opera Night" will open
The festival, Wagner Night will
follow and Concert Night" will con-
slude the program.
In addition to the Newark chorus,
there will be Jersey City chorus
II nearly 500 voices, which will
rehearse in that city every Thurs
lay evening, coming to Newark once
l week to sing with the General body.
rhe first rehearsal of the Jersey City
singers will be held on December 8
he place of meeting to be selected
alter A large number of singers
ave already sent in their applica-
ions for membership and the list of
Jersey City voices is increasing daily. |
The next rehearsal of the Newark |
,horus will be held in the Central |
Ugh School auditorium. corner of
High and New streets, on Wednes-
lay evening next, November Is, at
o'clock. Although nearly 500 We're
PRESENT at the last rehearsal, a still
anger number of singers is expected
Il this time.
The office of the association at o93
Broad street, is open daily from 8
/. m. until p. m. for applications.