The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
Organization Held It's Business Ses-
sion Last Night and Elected
Miss Martha Baldwin
President.
FINE PROGRAM GIVEN
One Of tho Best of the Year Was
Given by Both Home
and Visiting
Artists.

held in the Y. w. G. A. auditorium.
| The president, Miss Martha Baldwin,
in her report said that the club mem
Ibership is 522 which is the largest in
the history of the club. The year just
closed was the best year as shown In
the work Of every department. The
expenses for the artists programs had
| been seven hundred dollars in excess
Of former years and yet the club
closed its year with a balance in the
treasury. The membership programs
have been excellent and the artists
who have appeared at the theatre In
the club course have been from the
best. Notable among them were the
Russian symphony orchestra, Misha
Elman and Madam Lenska.
Miss Baldwin thanked the officers
and all who had aided in making the
| year a success and expressed her APP
ipreciation of the cordial spirit shown
by the entire membership in their
support of the club.
The executive committee feels that
| Miss Baldwin has shown unusual abfl-
ity, wisdom and tact in her manage
ment of the club and they are in po-
sition to know.
The election of officers resulted in
the reelection of those who served
last YEAR.
President-Miss Martha Baldwin.
First vice president-Mrs. II. Boy
den Blood.
Second vice president-Mr. H. T.
Graham.
Secretary-Miss Clara Gertrude Fry
CORRESPONDING secretary-Mrs. Mary
Wells Miller
Treasurer-Mrs. j. B. We'll.
Special Program Arranged.
The progHm OF the evening was
one of special merit and was arranged
by Mrs. H. Boyden Blood, assisted by
Professor P. c. Hayden. The program
opened with selection by the high
school orchestra, Alteration (Flower
Song) by Bernard The editor of a
prominent musical journal said re-
Gently: Happy is the community
which has a band and high school
orchestra The community has pride
in having both these organizations.
The orchestra played exceptionally
well last night under Professor Hay
den's direction, and merited the en-
cores which it received.
Miss Dorothy Norton and Miss
Clara Gertrude Fry played Spanish
Dance No. by Moskowski for two
pianos and later on the program Miss
Fry and Miss Catherine Reidy played
Concerto in G Minor by Mendelssohn
for two pianos. Both numbers were
played in time and harmony and were
among the best numbers on the pro-
gram. Miss Willard Adams, young
girl of sixteen, whose home is in Fit
Madison, was guest of the club and
her singing was a feature of the pro-
gram which will long be remembered.
She is young woman having almost
no training Ito be exact has had just
five lessons from Fort Madison
teacher and has had no experience
in hearing musicians of note and yet
she sings in a remarkable way. She
has a voice fresh and clear as a birds,
and wonderful in its promise. She is
unconscious and unaffected and sings
with a spontaniety that it is hoped
she will never lose. Miss Sarah Ham
ilton played her accompaniment with
much sympathy. Her numbers were
Goodbye by Tosti. Felice (waltz song)
and she was forced to respond to two
encores. Those who heard her will
watch her progress with much inter
est.
VIolinist Pieases.
Not in many days has the Music |
club had greater treat than in the
violin numbers given by Mr. Frederick !
McMurray who played two numbers /