Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-03

a., ~ Music School Societies which will
.o,5 on Monday and Tuesday of next
,yeek in the large auditorium OF the curtis
Publishing Company on lnoepehuehce
souare. Men and women VIII come from
d,fferent cities In the Union, Tor the va
,ional Association has an enrolment Oh
o. schools, and the cities which VIII oe
,orrosanted are Berkeley, Cal; Boston,
Mass. BROOKLYN, N. Y. Cleveland, o.; Chi
caqo Ill.,; Dobbs Ferry, N. Y; Fall River
Msss. Minneapolis, Mimi; New YORK
w: New Haven. Conn; philadelphia;
putseeld. Mass; Providence, r. II To-
,oao n. and West Newton, Mass.
The officers Of the National Association
include Mrs. Howard Mansheld' Oh NE"
York. who is president and most. ardent
worker for the cause; Mr.. Johan Grohe'
~ this city. is vice president, and Mr'
E1Ivood Hendrick, of New YORK, Is secre-
tary and treasurer.
The other officers of the committee IN
e,ude Mr.. David Names and MISS MARIAN
claire Smith, of New York; Mrs. Samuel
c tre,s of this city; DR.. Daniel Bloomfield
and Miss Annie Endicott Nourse, Of Bos-
ton. and Mrs. Anne Gilbreth4 Cross OF
Providence.
Tho object of the Association Is to stand
.rd,ve the musical instruction of native
"a foreign.born children of the wage
aarriru classes and to use the influence of
music for the development OF means ior
so,f-exnression and good citizenship.
The whole of Monday will be given TO
business meetings and the reading OF
various papers by delegates from diner
emf cities. The program for the morning
will be as follows:
1890, Opening address by the vice presi'
dent, Mr.. Johan Grolle, "The Nationai AS
ISOLATION"
Papers by delegates:
"The Value of Music as a Means Of De-
yelopment," Miss Elizabeth Paine. MUSIC
School Settlement, N. Y
"The Relation of Eurhythmics to the
Music School Settlements" Miss Emily
McCalIip. Settlement Music School. Phila-
delphia.
Bronx House." Mr.. Edgar stowell'
Bronx House, New York.
Singing individually and In Classes
Mrs Catherine Saunders, South End Mu-
sic School, Boston, Mass.
THE Music School in the Settlement as
q Neighborhood Influence" Mr.. Jacques
Gottlieb, East Side House Settlement
New York.
Amendment to constitution. Election of
National Committee. -,
After an adjournment, during which
luncheon will be served for the delegates
and invited guests the afternoon session
will open at o'clock with business
meeting and an address by Mr. David
Names, of New York, will be made. The
rest of the program will be;
"The Future of Music for the People"
Mr.. Arthur Farwell. director Music School
Settlement, New York.
IA Renaissance in Musical Education"
Mr.. James Francis Cook, president Phila-
delphia Music Teachers Association.
Duties of the Music School Settle
ment," Mrs. A. Lincoln Filene, Boston
Music School Settlement, Boston, Mass.
THE Cooperation of Public Schools
with Music Schools" Miss Elizabeth
Fyffe, West Newton, Mass.
THE New Piano Teaching" Mrs. Har-
riet Seymour. Music School Settlement,
New York.
"Our Experiments in Ensemble" Miss
Franc Delzell Brooklyn Music School Set
tlement, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Round table discussion.
In the evening the children of the Set,
tlement Music School here will show the
school has done for them by giving mu-
sicale at the home of the president, Mrs
Samuel s, Fels, at the southeast corner
of 9sth and Walnut streets
On Tuesday morning will be held a bus.
mess meeting of the National Committee
and delegates at the Settlement Music
School, AIT Christian street. Luncheon
will be served there under the charge of
Mrs. Edward w. Box, and then the visi-
tors will inspect the new building of the
school at 416-42s Queen street.
The convention will end with visit to
the Civic Exposition to which the guests
will be conveyed by motors, which have
been procured by some of the girls who
are interested in the Music School Socie-
ties. Altogether 1t will be most enter
tanning.
The Home for Incurables will be aided
today by lawn fete which viii be given
on grounds of Mrs. Theron 1. Cranes
country home at 0444 Greene street. Ger
mantown.
There win be all the usual features for
these out-of-doOr affairs. ''eats" and games
and rides and tinker's wagon and goose
farm. And all the workers and their
aides are so greatly interested 1t is sure
TO be a success.
A most amusing little incident which
occurred at the recent Flower Market in
"the square" is really too good TO miss,
even IL 1t does give ones masculine
friends chance to reiterate, Isn't that
Just like woman?"
1t seems that the youngest of several
charming sisters. after extracting solemn
promises Of secrecy from each one. told
them OF her engagement to a certain
good-iooking young Yale graduate OF this
city they had suspected 1t for weeks past
but that does not nattarl 80 or daw the