Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-30
MRSDORCAN HEAD
OF MUSIC SOCIETY
Officers RechOsen by Tri-City Musi.
cal Association at First Annual
Meeting Yesterday.
YEARS WORK IS SUCCESSFUL
Plan Light Opera by Home Talent for
Coming SeasOn-Banquet and
Program Given.

Mrs j. J. Dorgan of Davenport, who
has served so efficiently as president
of the Tri-City Musical association
since its organization. was rechosen to
| that place last evening at the annual
business session held in the Moline
club preceding the first annual ban
quet. Mrs. F. X Rhoads of this city
was chosen first vice president
Miss Ida Dittman, Davenport, second
vice president, ]. Victor Bergquist OF
Rock Island treasurer, and Miss Edna
Mitchell of Moline, secretary. Other
officers and members of the committee
will be selected by the executive COM
mitee and the president.
Mrs. J. J. Dorgan in giving a report
Of the work accomplished in the last
year and of the aims of the association
for the coming year said:
1T is scarcely year ago since the
Tri-City Musical association was form
ed. One year is a short time for new
organization to prove itself, and yet in
that time, with no endowment, no sal
membership dues, this earnest band of
workers has not only held its own
with real accomplishment but has
spread its influence into the tri-cities.
1t has met ridiCule with earnest eff
fort, has repaid faith with deeds and
accomplishments, and it has establish
ed itself in the minds of the managers
as an influential group of music low
ing people.
Our aim is to secure an audience
for the manager of some celebrated
artist or artists. We believe we must
bring good music and make good
music
I'VE have found the people at large
eager and ready to adopt the sugges-
ton that the people must be aroused
TO the Isalization that we must hear
the best of music.
We strongly endorse the Tri-City
Symphony orchestra, Every commun-
ity should have its own orchestra.
Il would like to see an opera put
on in the tri-cities this winter by To-
cal talent, one performance in each
city. We have excellent voices and
dramatic ability, as well as musical
and dramatic directors, and then use
our own orchestra
We have met with hearty coopera-
ton from the press, managers of the
aires and coliseum, and we wish to
thank them for their hearty support.
One of the most striking reasons
for the exceptional success Of the as
SoclatlOn has been the unusual per-
sonnet of the workers back of it. They
were all disinterested and have given
their untiring and unbounded devo-
ton.
This is a democratic club and
counts upon the masses of its mem
bership for the awakening of musical
taste and support of musical enter
in the tri-cities."
Plan Light Opera.
No definite outline of work for the
coming year was worked out, but the
suggestion of Mrs Dorgan that an
opera be prepared and given in each
of the three cities, met with the hearty
approval of the organization, and such
a performances will undoubtedly be
for the early fall
Reports of the various chairmen of
and other officers of the
were most encouraging.
showing in every instance a year of
success and much real advancement
along musical lines. The first big
of the association was the
bringing to the tri-cities last fall of
Madam Fremstad, the San Carlo
Opera company appeared in three per-
ormances during the winter holidays |
and the Minneapolis Symphony or
;hestra was the attraction at a very
successful May festival The associa- ,
ion is composed of practically every
musical club in the three cities and |
rom this cooperative endeavor has |
prung the Tri-City Symphony or
,hestra of more than 500 members.
The business session was followed |
~ a banquet served in the club ball
Dom when more than 200 members
at down to an excellent spread Mrs.
. j. Dorgan acting as toast mistress,
allied for responses, the following
peaking on subjects assigned them:
Prof. Bergquist-'Why an Associa-
ion"
Miss Mary Linsday- Oliver-"Psy-
biology of Musical Influence"
Mrs. ]. NJ. Sherier-"Music and
i
Miss Katherine Gest-"English in
singing
j. A. Schmidt-"Preparedness, the
Keynote of Music"
William Butterworth-"Wha Music
an Do for City and What a City
an Do for Music"
Mrs. F, G. Allen-"The Value of
iusical Clubs"
The toasts, happy and and to the
ONT, reflected well the true spirit of