The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-05
Mrs. Ella May Smith Of Columbus
Who VIII speak Before Monday
Music Club, Has Brilliant
Career.
HEADS LARGE SOCIETY
10 Associated on Board Of PubilshIns
Association With Rupert Hughes,
Who viii Speak.
Also.

hoOhuK mas deem Particularly IOr.
tunate within the last few days in
having entertained three national fig
ures. Mrs. Ella May Smith, Rupert
Hughes and Grace Wilbur Trout.
Mrs. Dlla May Smith Is one OF the
foremost women In this country in a
musical way. and as musical or
ganizer, she Is the foremost woman
in Americas today. She 10 the presi-
dent OF the largest music club in
America, the Woman's Music club Of
Columbus. She is president of tho
Edgar Stilman Kelley Publication so
ciety which has for Its object, to pub
lish for American composers all wor-
thy works written In the vernacular
of the orchestra. Almost no compos-
ers have the money to publish their
orchestral scores. and to encourage
this work in America, the publica-
ton society was formed. The idea or
iginated with Mrs. Smith. Associated
on the board with her are Rupert
Hughes, Hamlin Garland. Hamilton
w. Mabie and many other celebrated
men. This work IL one Of supreme
importance in the musical education
of America since through 1t, musical
departments will be part Of the
public libraries in all the cities, and
music students can study at home
and not have to go abroad to have
access to the musical scores.
Mrs. Smith is dean of collegiate
boarding school and conservatory in
Columbus Each week she gives
twenty-five vocal and instrumental
lessons. She gives each week In the
conservatory, one lecture on music
history, and during the past summer
she gave a course Of lectures in the
conservatory of music at Cincinnati.
Ohio. She is chairman Of the educa-
tional committee of the National Fed
GRAFTON OF Women's clubs and Of the
ways and means committee OF the
federation. She has had the honor
of membership in the New York
Woman's Press club which was
founded by Alice and Phoebe Carey.
,ie 10 Writer Of Note.
For years she was editor Of the
music department OF the Ohio State
Journal. Columbus Evening Dispatch
and other Ohio papers. She is a
writer of verses and Of short stories
which have been published in promi-
nent periodicals. She has written
many love songs and a few sacred
pieces which she has set to music.
That Is good deal for woman to
have accomplished and to be carry
ing on every day. Most Of this has
come about within the last twelve
years. It Is delightful to hear Mrs.
Smith tell OF how she came to be In
terested in the Woman's Music club
out Of which all this wonderful work
has been developed. She is the moth
er Of three children and the grand
mother Of four children. and she has
been devoting her time to them, to
her own study and reading. for she
has always been student, to her
personal interest in music and to the
round Of society. She rather frowned
on women's clubs, feeling no need
for them herself.
Called to save Club.
Some fourteen years ago the Music
club in Columbus had gotten to such
low ebb that only thirty members
remained and the club suspended its
activities. She thought to herself
that the suspension wAs q calamity
to music and said as much to some
OF. the members. Finally after years
time. the others too, came to feel that
the club had served useful purpose.
They asked Mrs. Smith II she would