The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-05
COMMUNITY JOINS
IhSl1Hc MEETING
~ 4 T.
First- Sing Big Success;
SoltiSts Win Applause
t.iloer Efforts.
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TO BECOME A CUSTOM
Tremeaideus Crowd Declares
in Favor of Permanent
: Organization.
TO BECOME A CUSTOM

Ass,4incc that the people of Mis-
soula highly approve of community
singing was given last night when ses-
eral hnpdreA persons packed the Mis-
soula theater TO the doors and even
crowdsd@llpnn the stage and stairways
10 participate in the first program
given snRdkrsthe dictatorship Of De
LOSS Smith, head Of the department Of
music III tHes university.
Long .&ore the time set for the
programme begin every sea, in the
theater WAS taken and the crowd began
TO fill thu corridors and occupy every
hit of.tstace" in the building. When
the .si8sMt- began more than hun
dred -AAs5lo -&ere standing outside were
forced to leave because they could not
find "a place inside.
It is safe to say that never before
have thA citizens turned out for q
community affair with such enthnsi-
asm al last, night When the huge
chorus joined in singing familiar old
songs .apd patriotic airs the walls OF
the theater fairly vibrated.
SO enthusiastic was the audience
that the motion for the appoil tment
of 4 committee to take charge of the
arrangements for a permanent com
munity singing program was nnani-
mously. carried.
4 feature. of. the program was the
singing Of "Massa's in De Cold, Cold
Ground" by Miss Francis Myers, n
teacher at the Longfollow school Miss
Myers -stood in the balcony. and her
rendition of the favorite old song
brought a storm Of applause. The
chor,fs MS 'sdng by the audience.
! IYiohnist App'auded.
6Sc1f' f3nflefsh, Instructor in the de-
pastntEt1of music at the university
PLAYED tMb.violn solos. AS an encore
he ,plytdp one of his own compositions.
He MAS accompanied BY Mrs. Hugh
'Ehe program of the evening opened
with selection by the Missoua band
under th97eadership Of Charles Law
reIhon. The band accompanied all the
songs sung by the audience.
Niles lfthel Hughes sang Keep the
Home vMres Burning" and the audi
enc1 fined'in the chorus. This was
a new song for most OF the crowd but
they. were trfrick to learn the words
and, when Ihe final chorus was sung,
there We're very few who did not join
.choirs and Clubs Lead.
To assist. Mr. Smith in leading the
singing, members OF the church choirs
and the university glce clubs sat or
The ~fyal.Atr. Smith obtained some
hetu4ant Aocal effects by dividing thu
audience. into sections and having eacf
sectron' Ing a certain part of a song
TIE program follows:
.'Mealey'a Sf: National Airs..... -.
...a..s,e:. ,-....s..,s5..s,-,,,.-.. Barnnons'
1vr =. Missoua Band
sAmffriGa"
In 4 hihittn" Mary Turner salte'
7 Heb, ifhfhnsh at Eve cadma'
+. oro Bangs
Mrs, Hugh Forbis, accompanies
"Columni the Gem of the ocean"
-. Chorus
"Massas IN De Cold Cold Ground
Miss francis Myers and Chorus
The Golden Dragon" ...,..,......-~.-.,k int
'A1issoula Band
Keep the Home Fires Burning. -
Isor Novel;,
Miss. Ethel Hughes and Chorns
Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Chorus
odd Folks at Home"
1a-tze Chorus
Inn, II 80
Mazurka DIES Concert.--.--..-.--..,.,. llocseh
Cecil Rurleigh
Mrs Hugh Forbis, accompanist
"0d Black Joe
= = Chorus
The STAR pangled Banner
chorus