New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
MUSIC FOR THE ARMY
AND NAVY

Organization of the committee on
music for the army and navy has Deen
completed az conference held IN the
Offices of Lee F. Hammer, OF the Army
and Navy Commission on Training
Camp Activities. Mr.. Hammer has just
been appointed to the Naval Commis-
sion on Training Camp Activities, IN
order to unity the musical work
throughout the United States service.
The committee now includes the fol-
lowing members: Chairman, ". Kirk
patrick Brice, treasurer Of the Camp
Upton Army Recreation Fund and OF
the New York Community Chorus;
John Alden Carpenter, Of Chicago; VI.
Morgenthau, jr., of New York City;
Mrs. George Barrel, Of the Buffalo
Community Chorus, and Mr.. Hammer.
Miss Frances f. Brundage, formerly
supervisor Of the Chicago Civic Music
Association, will be the executive sec
rotary.
1t is expected that the work Of the
committee will be extended to include
direction of music in the aviation,
ambulance and medical corps and all
other branches Of the medical service
outside these departments. The selec-
ton and development of singing lead
ers for the camps will be under the
immediate supervision Of Mr.. Hammer
and of a subcommittee headed by
Harry Barnhart, leader of the New
York Community Chorus and Of the
music at Camp Upton, Yaphank, Long
Island.
"Our work will consist in discover
ing, selecting, training and superyis-
ing song leaders for the camps" said
Mr.. Barnhart. This does not mean
only leaders for the thirty-two Ma
tional Army and National Guard
camps, but also for the naval training
stations and the United States army
posts throughout the country. Fur
thermore, We will require leaders for
different subdivisions Of the big
camps; we can easily place from 200
70 300 good ones. Mr.. Hammer has
asked me to conduct n training school
for such leaders at the Russell Sage
Foundation Building in New York City,
and we will have a fine opportunity to
try out the new leaders at Camp Upton
before sending them into the field. The
musical fraternity Of America should
appreciate the splendid opportunity
which has been offered by the govern
ment and respond to this call"
The compilation and publication Of
the proposed army and navy song book
occupied much Of the committees at
tention. This will be under the i'm
mediate direction of Mr. Brice. The
book will be divided into four sections
national songs, American folk songs,
new songs and hymns. Only the words
will be published in this book designed
for the men and women of the service,
but it will be part of the work OF
the committee 10 Immediately prepare
an edition with music especially ar
ranged for the army and navy bands
and their leaders. Il has also been
suggested that special edition for
company glee clubs, with mandolin and
guitar accomplishments, be issued. An
edition for sale TO the public and suit
able for the use Of community
choruses will also be published. The
soldiers and sailors edition will be a
linen bound volume, of a size that can
be readily carried in the pocket of an
30. D." shirt.
The development of community
choruses in the cities and towns ada
cent to the army and navy camps will
be in charge of Mrs. Darrell. She
will be assisted by the executive sec
rotary, Miss Brundage, and the two
will travel from camp TO camp and see
that the proper cooperation is estab-
lished between the community and the
camp work.
Last, but not least, in the important
features of the work-oae that will be
taken up at a special meeting of the
committee within a few days-will be
the matter of standardizing the bands
of the army and navy. Mr.. Carpen-
ter will be in charge OF this work.
NJ. Morgenthau, jr., was elected
treasurer of the committee, and will be
in charge Of administration work, in
GLIDING the organization of the large
advisory board, and of finance and