The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-14
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IN IGliI years ago nine Women
n music lovers of Oklahoma City
JO met one fall afternoon and or
ganiled a Music club, hllr
realizing the proportion, tu which
tins small beginning would grow ur the
influence they would cNcr, throughout
the clty as a whole IN the interest and
development along musical line, lhl>
small and at that time mlmpur'aul
meeting was held At the home OF Mr,
FL t. Dunn who was then the president
OF the federated clubs Of the city and
who feeling the need ut a music de
pattmcut IN that organization had called
these women together That little
gathering ma, grown m these eight
year, to a body that il known through
uui the state Tor its accomplishments
ina musical way. both local and through
the artist, that. through their own per
been able to give to Oklahoma CITY Az
one time this was much greater un-
dcrtaklng than now. and meant time,
enthusiasm. optimism and personal hard
work 10 bring success.
Unfortunately the old records OF Tn,
club have been misplaced and the names
OF those nine charter members can mo-.
be given correctly as a whole But the
first year Of the club included women
most OF whom still stand foremost
among its workers Mmc, C. y.
Amc,, A. l. Welsh ! A. Rcck,
Parks Bennett. James Chcnowcth. lIar.
~ Davis, +. $. Ferguson. Oscar Ice,
w. C. Newland Frank Wilson. Henry
Scales. Aletha Barr Taft Frank Nor-
gaty, Miss Halle b. Cooke now Mrs
Walter II. Caldwell Miss Betty Lou
Sims. now Mrs Leslie NJ. Wcdtall,
Miss Bezora Phillips Mis-, Amanda
O'Connor, and Miss Ilyh Florence
Long That success has crowned their
efforts was seen at the Musical Art in
Sttutc when the Ladies' Music club ot
Oklahoma Clly opened It's winter with
the delightful tea" given TIN, alter
noon For several years Mrs. G. b.
kmes opened her beautiful home 10 the
club at this time but the last few re
eeptions have been held at the Musical
Art. The club has 0utgrown It's old
proportions Of sociabllity, having at this
time forty active and about three hun
drcd and seventy five associate mem
bers, and this is the occasion Of making
new friends IN the club and renewing
old ties
An innovation OF thu, afternoon wa,
the program, heretofore tins bclns
purely social affair 1t included sew
81 IL Al ,,,aV,lat- |,,l a
are doing credi,able work in music, and
Miss Vivian Cootcr who at the request
OF the club gave two solo numbers,
After the program tea was served
informally by Mrs A. l.. Welsh, Mrs.
Ed Overholscr, Mrs J.. s. Ferguson
and Mrs. Dan Hogan who were assist
' ed by Miss Ethelyn Johnson and Miss
Helen Gloyd The hall was decorated
with a wealth OF cannaS, daisies and
wild flowers the color being carried
out in yellow with large palms used in
profuSion around the hall
The present officers of the club are
Mrs. {. Is. Ames who was the original
president, To whose untiring and cease
less efforts the club owes much, and
VINO mas Dceh 80 suSCeSSlul throughout
each administration that she has never
been allowed to resign; Mrs. + n
Owen, vice-president; Mrs Robert
Holtschuc, ,ecrctary and treasurer
Miss Bclzora Phillips, historian.
II y y
Mrs Oscar {. Brown. who will ar
rive Monday to be the guest OF Mrs
Mason W Little, is having many af-
fairs planned for her, Mrs A. T. Bond
will entertain informally in her honor
Friday afternoon, October 20, Mrs