Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-11
NORWICH MUSIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL
Rev. Joseph H. SeIden Is Reelected President For Another
 Year-Annual Reports Show Past Twelve Months to Have Been Unusually Active Members Will Devote More Time Than Ever to War Work.
pronounced and artistic success

a pronounced and artistic success.
 A business meeting followed the close of the programme, It was voted to omit the minutes of the last annual meeting. and the president, pr. Joseph Selden. called on the chairnfen of the various committees for their reports,
 The acting treasurer, Robert John son, read his report. showing the as- sociation to be in excellent financial condition. Miss Hannah N, Crowell next gave the secretary's report. That of the programme committee, was read by Mrs. Winslow Williams. who told in an interesting way of the months programmes in the making.
 Miss Mazie Caruthers gave the re- port of the decorating committee, and Miss Mary E. Richards told of the activity of the membership committee, stating; that there are 30 more mem hers, than last year.
 The account of the Woman's Chorus was read by Mrs. William Allen.
 Motion was made and seconded that thanks and appreciation be rendered to Mr. and Mrs Archibald Mitchell, MT. and Mrs. Leonard o. Smith, the Park church parish house and the trustees of the Broadway church for courtesy in offering their several hos- pitdl4tiSS uuTlAtS l1o W1lltef, WuSu the coal situation had, perforce, closed Slater Hall to the association.
 Miss Hannah Crowen then made a most impressive forcefuI speech, in which she placed before the members of the association the thoughts and ideas recently adopted at the last meeting of the executive committee. It had secured, she stated. that the music association would be one place where we might find relief from the thoughts of war which come to us everywhere else-that we might find in music, forgetfulness for little, from the grim realities of battle, but, TOW like the false notes in the wou- derful Strauss music, like the discords, as the Huns went to battle, even though we here turned from dwelling on the war, we are forced to think of it,
 We are an organization of 260 mem bers, financially strong. and thriving an enormous amount of work has gone to build up our prosperous society," and now the question has arisen whether we shall go about our meet ings as usually planned, this coming year, or change our plans to meet the new situation? It means that our com mittees have to give themselves to the hard work of the organization there by taking time and labor from the pa. triotic work which. under the wal burden, they ought to be doing.
 It seems as though it is a time fol self-denial and that a change of poli- cy is advisable for the coming year to permit us all to give more time te sterner duties.
 Under the pressure of such sober thonghs. therefore, the executive com mittee offered the following resolu. tions:
 Whereas, all patriotic people art called upon to bend their energies di. rectly toward the winning of tht world war,
 Whereas, the routine work of ,s larger organization, such as the Nor, wieh Music association, demands tht time of a number of individuals. if i is successfully accomplished, Whereas, many of the altruistic aint of our association can only be pur sued by times of peace.
 Therefore. Be 1t resolved: CD That the stated monthly meet ings of the association be ,discon tinued for one year.
 CD That the present membershil of the association be continued, ant
 that no dues be required during tn season 1e1S-191s.
 (3) That several meetings be hest in the year under the auspices of tn,