The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-13
BIRMINGHAM MALE
 CHORUS ORGANIZED
Combine of All Singing Clubs of District Is Plan.
 Officers Elected

Community singing in Birmingham was given a decided impetus last night when, at the second meeting at the Cable hall of the promoters of the movement three score or more vocalists or prospective vocalists enrolled as members of the Bir- mingham Male chorus. Among those in the rank and file of this organization are Commissioners John R. Hornady and Arlie Barber Bertram Jacobs, Frank H. Satterfield, Harry l.. Culver, Dr. E. C. Yielding, Carlton P. Smith and others. Robert Lawrence is the musical director. Following the adoption of the bylaws of the organization, election of officers was held, with the following result; H. O.. Moore, president; Leo M. Karpeles, sec- retary; Ralph Adams treasurer; H. $. Foster, librarian. Directors include all the above-named offices and l.. l.. Whit tle H. F. Ploeger and w. H. Bason. COMMUNITY SINGING
 It is the purpose of the officers of the club to combine all the singing and l music clubs of the city and district into one great organization, without losing 1 their club identity; to become one great body of individuals. banded together for l community singing and service. It Is 1 proposed by the new organization to give series of concerts in Capitol park dur l ing the summer months and instead of the expense being taken care of by a ] few philanthropic individuals will be taken care of by the community
 | The promoters expect to have chorus 1 of at least 800 voices as they expect to 1 enlist all the singing clubs of the city. male and female, in this project At | present there are two female organiza- | tions the Treble Clef club and the Music l Study club three male choruses, Arion, IT, C. l. and Birmingham, and five glee | clubs, Birmingham and Howard college | clubs Central High school, Ensley High l school and Bessemer High school. It is proposed to combine all into one organ ization.
 The movement is purely philanthropic | as there will be no charges at the con certs, there are no fees or initiation fees, the only expense will be the buying
 of such music as may be necessary tt
 carry out the proposed free open aii
 concerts during the summer months.
 CLUB ROSTER
 officers and members of the Birming
 ham Male chorus are: President, H. O
 Moore; secretary, Leo Nj. Karpeles; treas
 urer Ralph Adams; librarian, H. $. Eos
 ter. Directors: l.. L.. Whittle, H. F Ploeger, w. H. Bason. Members: J. Clyde
 Cannon, J. w. Cole, Theo B. Furman
 L. B. Haley, J. R. Hornady, J. D. Nc
 Gill, c. V. McMurphy, c. E. Robinson
 Frank H. Satterfeld, P B. Simmoas
 Robert Thomas, E. A. West, R. B. West
 Elgin Cowart s. M. Cunningham, th' Rev. L. W. Cookery, c. A. Grimmett lC. L. Hearn, Gladstone Jackson, Q. R
 Murphy, l.. S.. O'Barr, E. c. Yielding
 Erin Farley, J. Fred Johnson, Jr., Rob
 ert Lawrence. musical director; w. H ) Maxim, John Pitchford, J. G. Popwell
 J. M. Phillips, D. N. Smith, J. c. Aus
 tin, Arlie Barber, Carroll Blake, Harry 1 L. Culver, Roy Fitch, M. E. Morriss, McAfee, T. J. Nicholas, Alexander Ploe ger, c. B. Rencher, w. T. Ward, L. A Whetstone, A. H. Wiltshire, Bertram Ja
 cobs, Carleton P. Smith, J. o. Bellah, J C. Stapleton, A. M. Steck, w R. Welsh , Russell c. Booth, R. T. Clayton, T. R
 Kramer, w. c. Lawley, Oliver Chalifoux l J. A. Huggins, w. R. Davis, D. A. Rob
 erts, Henry Donaldson, F. A. Smith, w F. Franklin, E. V. Benson, E. L. Morri and Fred E. Moore.