Arizona republican., 1917-03-18
Society and Club Notes for Sunshine Capital City

high school faculty, Miss Julia Har- beck. R. I. Turner, G. H. Gandee, will be the principal speakers
 
 The Poetry Class of the Woman's club. of which Mrs. w. C. Ellis is chairman, will meet at ten o'clock Wednesday morning. when the follow ing Alfred Tennyson program will be presented, with Mrs. Fred 0. Adams as leader.
 Life of fennyson Mrs. Fred o. Adams Solo,-Crossing the Bar-.. ................ Mrs. Clyde Blaine Reading-The Story of Idylls of the King, ........ Miss Sarah Apperson Violin piano, Romance From Sec ond Concerto, Henri WienawskiA Op g.. MI. Fred Barton. Mrs. ].
 Raymond Quinn.
 Reading from Tennyson ......
 ................ Mrs. H. C. Lockett Solo, Blow, Bugle Blow ......... ........ Mrs. Norman H. Morrison
 (Miss Merta Work, accomranisD Heading from Tennyscn ........
 .............. Miss Birdie Smith Songs of Ireland and the poetry of the Emerald Isle featured the St. Patrick program presented by the Madison Improvement club at its meeting on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. A. Creed The clever numbers were given by Mrs. M. C. Blythe and G. H. Boehm.
 Under the. auspices of the music department, delightful program has beer arranged by the chairman. Mrs L. D. Dameron for the Tuesday meeting of the Woman's club The first number. vocal solos. by Mrs. w. H. Sargent, will be of especial in- terest because of the fact that the music is the work of a local composer Mrs Joseph H. Kibbey. Following is the program:
 Vocal
 Wynking, Blynking and Nod ...
 ............ Eugene Fields Little Boy Blue.... Eugene Fields
 Mrs. Joseph Kibbey
 The Wind in the South .
 ........... John Prindle Scott
 Mrs. W. Il. Sargent
 Shall Awake ..... Dave Kramer Best Ov All ....... Dave Kramer
 Mrs. F. Payne Palmer Violin
 Selected .......... Mrs W. T, Barr Vocal
 Joy of the Morning, Harriet Ware
 Mrs R. NJ. Tafel
 Three Moods ........ Ashford
 The Search
 A Night Song Ever A Song Somewhere D. W. Niclels High School Glee club. The Harmony club will meet at the Woman's club Wednesday afternoon, the hostesses being Mrs A. J. Bellas, Mrs. Fred Fernberg and Mrs. J. K. Murphy.
 only few days remain before the close of the municipal song contest conducted by the Musicians club and the chamber of commerce. The verse l fol which a prize of $20 IS offered by 1 the chamber of commerce must be | in the hands of the judges not later than March 20.
 The judges. named by the two or i ganizations are: Miss Elizabeth Crumby, chairman; D. T. Jantzen 1 Mrs. w. ]. Beard. from the chamber l of commerce and Ms. H. D. Ross and 1 Mrs l.. E. Hewins, from the Mu- sicians' club.
 Following the close of the com petition fof verse. l second competi- | tion will be in augurated as soon as ] the successful words are chosen from i, the manuscripts which are received This contest will be conducted to se- cure music for the song, and will be judged by other officials. The sec ond prize of S20 will be awarded bS the Musicians club for the success ful music.
 t-i,, corded the successful song will be al the Musicians club on Home Com poser's Day" May :, 1917, when il will be included in the clubs regular program as one of the typically Phoe nix productions. Thereafter the sons will remain municipal possession, -i So far as is locally known, only : few cities of the United States have adopted municipal songs, and Phoeni. will probably be tie third to acquire this distinction, according to loce musicians.
 Rules were formed by representa-. tives of the two organizations. Tn, competition is unlimited and no en trance fees or other similar restric tions are placed on candidates. Eacl candidate may submit as many sets O verses as desired. The rules govern ing the submission of verse follow:
 CD This contest is oper to an, resident or former resident of tn state of Arizona
 @ The poem may consist Of three eight-line StanZaS; or three stanza and . refrain, the stanZas to hav eight lines and the refrain four 0 vice versa. Positively no longer poen will be considered.
 (3) All poems must be signed witt a nom de plume. Name of writer am nom de plume adopted must accom- pany poem in separate sealed en velope for identification after awar, is made.
 (4 Committee reserves the righ to reject all manuscripts submitted. (5) Copyright of poem selected wi belong to the chamber of commerc and the Musicians club.
 (6) This contest shall close at 1 o'clock, noon, March 20, 1917.
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