The Washington herald., 1916-07-16
WILDWOOD PLANS
MUSICAL SEASON
Board Of Trade Engages Ca
laxy of Eastern Vocal
Stars for Concert.


Stars for Concert.
Wildwood, N. j.. July l5.-Wildwood
has arranged to give visitors the best
musical season ever attempted. To this
end, the entertainment committee of the
board OF trade has engaged the services
of Walter Pfeiffer, first violinist Of the
Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor of
the Franz Schubert Bund Symphony Or
chestra in Philadelphia, who will lead the
concerts at New Casino Auditorium.
This high-talented orchestra consists of
twenty-five first-class musicians, twenty
of them belong to the Philadelphia Or
chestra, two belong to the New York
symphony Orchestra. while the other
three are musicians from Philadelphia.
With Mr.. Pfeiffer are Concertmeister
Paul Meyer. who is well known; Bruno
Einhorn. who has been solo 'cellist in
Leipzig and Berlin, and since Philip
Schnlitz left the Philadelphia Orchestra.
holds his chair in that organization. and
Mr.. Louis Wisman. solo fiutist, a native
of Philadelphia, who was with the
Bluethner Orchestra in Berlin until the
European war broke out.
soloists Engaged.
In connection with the Sunday evening
symphony concerts, the following soloists
have been engaged: Paul volknan. the
well-known Philadelphia tenor. who is
with the wassili Leps Symphony Or
chestra, will be the attraction.
Mary Barrett, lyric soprano. will sing
here July 8. This young star has delight
ed SO many lovers Of music during the
last three seasons. The next soloist to be
heard here, August 6. is Miss Kathryne
Mckinley, of Wildwood. soprano, who for
the last five years has been living in
Philadelphia and has made a great sue
cess. She has appeared in the leading
roles of many operas in New York and
Philadelphia, and is also a prominent
soloist with the Leps Orchestra at Willow
Grove
sembach to Sing.
August 13 Johannes Sembach, the dis
dnguished Wagnerian tenor. leading
tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company
OF New York, pupil Of Jean de Deszka.
a protege Of Gustav Mailer, and who de-
lighted audiences at Covent Garden. the
Vienna Royal Opera. the Champ Elysees
in Paris. and the Dresden Royal Opera,
will be the attraction.
The same will be the case with Mime.
Margarete Matzenauer, the wonderful
contralto Of the Metropolitan Opera, New
York, who will sing on August 6.
The last OF the special Sunday concerts
will be given August q, when the world
famous prima donna dramatic soprano
OF the New York Metropolitan Opera
Company, Nine. Malanie Kurt, will be
heard.
Great Musical Season.
All these preparations give assurance
that Wildwood is going to have the
greatest musical season in its career
n de Hr1r l,y1
conducted the song service last Sunday,
will again lead the orchestra in this very
popular attraction. Mr. Martindale con-
sented to do this on account of the great
success of the song service last Sunday
This will be the last one before he leaves
for his hunting trip to Alaska.
The Wildwood Civic Club has begun
its summer sessions. The home and sum-
mer sections have combined and are bent
on making Wildwood even bigger, bright
er and better than ever Each Monday
the club will give a silver tea On Thurs
day. July 13, the club will hold its an
nual luncheon at the Wildwood Manor
when Mrs. Lillian Stockton, president of
the Federated women's Clubs OF New
Jersey, will be among the guests Of honor
"Clean-Up Night"
A meeting was held at the home of
Mrs. Dechant, and decided that a night
be set aside for Cleanup night" at
Wildwood Crest, to rid the beach of the
mass OF shells, weeds and debris that has
rendered the strand unsuitable for frolics
The beach will be divided into sections
and over each a captain will direct a
cleaning squad.
Company D, Fourth Regiment, United
Boys Brigade of America, which halls
from Wissinoming, Pa, under the su-
pervision of Capt. Thomas W. Meusing
and Lieut.. William Graf, and the Rose
mont Home of Good Shepard Camp, con-
sistins Of fifty small boys at Rosemont
Pa, are camping at Wildwood Crest.
Senator John A Ackley, Of Vineland,
has taken up his boardwalk apartments
with his family for the season. The Sena-
tor said he saw no reason why this
sould not be one of the best years that
WILDWOOD has ever experienced
Motor from Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles knight motored
the entire distance from Callaspel, Mont,
to Wildwood. They are occupying the
Hartley Apartment.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hoefich entertained with a
progressive five hundred social at her
Sweet Briar road cottage, at the Crest.
Among the Philadelphians at the Edge
ton Inn are Miss Edith Casey, G. W.
Brown, Miss Edna Kent, Miss Agnes
and Mrs. James I. Bulmer.
The card parties held each Wednesday
evening at this hotel are very well pat
ronized.
Mr.. Robert Boardman and family, of
Philadelphia, are at the Adelphi-Witte
for the season, as are also George NJ. Nc
Cracken and family and Harry Hunter.
Late June brides have been very much
in evidence at the Seacrest during the
past week, at one time no less than six
newly-wed couples were registered there.
Washington arrivals are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith. at Hotel
Fenwick.
Mrs. Heller. at West Minister.
William P. Henly, at Royal Inn.
Miss Jeanette Loeb, at Wildwood
Manor.
Mrs. NJ. Loeb at Wildwood Manor.
DR.. W. ]. Kelchner. of Iowa Circle, has
opened his Wildwood Emergency Hos
pital for the season.