The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-03
RECITAL CHARMS
CLUB VISITORS
SECOND DAY OF CONVENTION
CLOSED WITH DELIGHTFUL
PROGRAM.
yI0LINIST PRODIGY
Out Of Town Clubs Furnished Many
Charming Features Duran; Normal
Glee Club and ldabel sextet Won
Hearts Of Listeners

] charming fedlufeS Durdut Normal
Glee Club and dabel sextet Won
Hearts Of Listeners
The Fourth District recital. at Ard.
more high school last night, was a lit.
| ting closing feature of the second day
of the district convention Of the state
| Federation Of Women's Clubs Vocal
and instrumental music numbers. To.
| gether with readings, made up an ex.
| cellent program admirably presented
Mrs. S W Cunningham, OF Hugo
/ presided, introducing the talent which
| with few exceptions was made up OF
out Of town members
Three of the outstanding features
| OF the program We're the violin num-
hers by Olive May Hamon, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs Jake l.. Hamon. and
the numbers by the Southeastern State
| Normal school, al Durant. and by the
| seXtet from the Matinee Musicale Club
of ldabel
ldabel Girls Score Hit.
! The Matinee Musical Octet. garbed
in white with green ties. made an at.
tractiye appearance and almost inn
mediately won the hearts of their lis
teners by their excellent presentation
of the opening number. Come With
the Gypsy Bride" from THE Bohe.
mian Girl Balfe.
Miss Ruby RandOl, who also played
accompaniment for several Of the Wis
itors, played a difficult Chopin mum.
ber in a manner that Immediately i'm.
! pressed the audience with her mas
terry McDowells Concert Etude"
was delightfully."- presented Oy Miss
Webb, Of the "Euterpean Club" of Hu.
go. Mrs James Murdock. of Heaven.
er. contributed a delightful vocal mum.
Der. Mrs. IIannar, of Durant, read the
dramatic Famine" from Longfel-
lows "Hiawatha" charmingly. The
eXacting ballade in A flat, Chopin. was
masterfully rendered by Mrs. Mahaf.
fay, representing the Perry Music
Club, of Durant. Mrs. H. II. White
sang "Mavis' IL A. Lefevre Craxton)
as one Of the contributions of the Eu.
terpean club, Of Hugo
Girl Violinist lmpresses Audience.
Olive May Ianon. with Mrs Hamon
at the piano, played two numbers.
"Perpetuum Mobile (Bohn), and a par,
aphrase on "The Mocking Bird" The
child, who is only seven and a half
years of age and has been the pupil
of a prominent Chicago teacher for
about four years, can well be describ-
ed as prodigy. The serious appear.
! nf A ~
quaint mannerisms, accented the I'm.
terest Of the auditors. Her technical
skill Is really remarkable and the nat.
ural manner in which she plays af.
fords additional interest Notwith.
standing the admonition upon the pro-
gram no encores," the audience I'm.
sisted on hearing the child again. She
responded twice, playing a brief, diff
iicult number and charming waltz.
So pronounced was the impression
made by the little yiolinist that she
was induced to play again at today's
sessions
MADAM Butterfly" Numbers.
The second part OF the program
/ opened with reading from Madam
Butterfly" reciting the meeting of
Butterfly" and Pinkertons American
wife, by Miss Fullerton, OF the Ard.
more high school Mrs. Robert Gar.
donhire gave dramatic rendition OF
the beautiful Madam Butterfly" aria.
zone Fine Day He'll Come" "Wfl o.
the Wisp' tSprossl was charmingly
sung by the Misses Weir, McAlester.
Ellis and Hutchin Of the Euterpean
| club. OF Hugo Kipling's Parade
Song Of the Animals was given a re.
markable reading by Miss Lilley. OF
the Ardmore high school
Mrs. Fields, Of the music depart.
ment OF the Fortnightly Club, McAles.
ter. sang in an appealing manner "A
Birthday tCowenl and Good Night,
Sweet Dreams" (Bischof). Mrs. GRAY
] OF ldabel, who was to have given
Ashes OF Roses tMackeyl substitut.
ed the humorous reading, AS Luck
Would Have It." reciting the tribuln.
tions OF young man whose valet sent
his masters tiance a pair of paiamas
instead OF box OF roses. Nevin's "lu
My Nelghbors Garden" always
charming number. was played beauti.
tully by Miss NJ. Lively, of Durant.
and Miss Goodman Of the Perry Ma.
sic Club. Durant gave "a delightful
D presentation Of the prologue TO "Pag.
liaCci"
The glee club OF the Southeastern
Normal school, Durant. dressed in
deep blue, made a pretty appearance
, and at once established themselves ag
uyoritcs with the audience by their
delightful rendition ot the chorus
Glory 10 Isis from Aida" and Come
Where the Lilies Bloom tpmuUl.
aud concluded the program with the
singing OF America"
Todays Sessions
a short musical program thi. after
: noon preceding the business session M
! which reports OF committees were
! heard The session began with 'he
J singing oi Lend Kindly Light Mrs.
! Martin at the piano The Rev. Dr. j
! W. Burns. pastor of the First Christian
(; church pronounced the invocation
: Mrs G. H. Hume conducted the mem.