Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-06-09
MUSICAL.
Ciosing Session Of State Music
Teachers Convention

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Music Teachers association convened
Friday morning at 10 o'clock in thu
city hall, Miss Mary Holman, state
president, presiding.
DR.. ID. H. Scanlon vas introduced
and gave an attractive and scholarly
lecture on Wagner before the associa.
ton, the members manifesting keer
appreciation of DR.. Scanlon's presenta.
ton of that great composer. Follow,
ing this lectute, Miss Ray Mcneil de.
lighted the audience with two voca.
selections, "Cradle Song and Like q
| Rosebud"
Owing to pressure of business the
conference scheduled on the program
was omitted.
The next matter taken up was the
appointing of a standardization commit.
tee after Miss Terry Moore rendered
her report on standardization of music
teaching. The committee was as fol.
lows: j. E. w. Lord, chairman; Miss
Nina Ridgell, Meridian Woman's col.
lege; Mrs. A. T. Stovall, Okolona:
Miss Ethel Powell, Hattiesburg; Miss
Jeanne Ferris, Macon.
Misses larry and Dial rendered a
very attractive number. "Dos Hirdu-
madchen" and "Stochgeschite."
The Voice committee was appointed
as follows: Prof. Lundberg. vMeri-
dian; M. w. W. W%hitlock, Meridian;
Mrs, johnson, Woman's college; Mrs.
Gilmore, Hickory; Miss Matte Lou
Browne, Columbus, |. |. and C.
The Membership committee was
named as follows: Mrs. E. H. Hart
chairman; Miss Lora Belle Gilmore,
Hickory; Miss Syble Mcdonald, Drew
Miss Minnie Austin, Edwards; Miss
Lorena McCool, Okolona; Miss Corinne
Mason, Enterprise; Miss Alice Quarles,
Shubuta; Miss Carolyn Hendon, Luce.
dale; Miss Sallle Harvey. Carrollton
Mrs. Annie Kate Hart, Philadelphia.
Miss Bertha Byrd, Union; Mrs. A. L,
Farthing, Sardis; Miss Leila Mae Wal.
ton, Columbia; Miss Catherine Blumen.
berg, Weathersby; Miss Emma Man
ming, Jackson; Mrs. Robert W.. Hinton,
Jr., Lumberton.
The members of this committee are
requested to organize local branches OF
the association by June Is.
The Nominating committee-Miss
Mckenzie, Meridian, chairman; Mrs.
FISHER, ~Paulding; Mrs. Gilmore, Kick.
Dry; Mrs. Smith, Lauderdale, retired,
and shortly returned, reporting the fol.
lowing nominations for office:
President, Miss Elizabeth McVoy,
of rBrookhaven; first vice-president
Mrs. Dora Howell. Gulfport; seconc
vice-president, Mrs. Stovall, Okolona
third vice-president, Mrs. Manning,
Jackson; recording secretary, Mrs
Stacler, Brookhaven; corresponding
secretary, Miss Shannon; treasurer,
Mrs. A. j. Grove. Hattiesburg.
1t was recommended that Mrs. M. E.
Holman of Macon, the beloved mother
Of the state president, and Mrs. A. B
Archibald, be made honorary vice
presidents for life.
Macon invited the convention Of
State Music Teachers to meet in tina
city next year, but no decision wa,
made at this time-the matter wa.
left open as to next place of meeting
The second annual convention o.
music teachers has been a red lette,
event in the history of the organiza.
ton. 1t would have been difficult tt
take a census of the genius and talenr
within the gates of the Queen CITY
this week, but it has been a festiva
indeed of rare enjoyment to all, ant
the appreciation of Merchants hospi
tally was voiced by one of the visitin,
delegates just before adjournment will
a request for a rising vote of thank,
from the association which was cor
daily given. Meridian Star.