The Washington times., 1918-05-05
LACK Of SUPPORT
HAMPERS EFFORTS
Of MUSIC LOVERS
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By ]. Mach
my kingdom for an'-accompan-
Ist.-it still the cry OF the War Camp
Community Service. The working out
OF the nine travelling companies" the
recrea:Ional bureau OF the War and
Navy Department sends out each
week to the training camps around
Washington has not been truly DEM
ocratic, At least in the Sense Of hay
Ing the many responsible for certain
necessities OF the program.
The accompanies he's been Q greatly
overworked Individual We should
begin to reAliSs. too. that accompany
Ing is an individual and high art In
itself that should be appreciated. To
relieve this condition IL Is urgently
requested that more accompanies
register their willingness 70 serve.
giving their names to the Government
committee at the headquarters Sltu-
ated at the northwest corner OF Nine
teenth and @ streets.
And how are the applicants coming
along who are our patrons" OF the
arts2 Is the list growing OF those
who are willing to "subsidiEe.' to
maintain financially, some Of these
'companies?" That iG being done for
one quartet now entertaining the SOL
diers regularly.
II you have always felt that It was
your mission to manage an art or
amusement enterprise, bring now
your creative genius to fruition In
this cause OF the Sammies! There
could be no greater incentive The
musician has generously given OF his
Iabors, often when he could not at
ford il. Now let the patron OF the
arts" come into his own for Uncle
Sam. subSidIzinE a group Of enter
tanners to make glad the hearts or
our boys in khaki who have oHered
their all to keep our homes secure.
VIII America awaken a new art
consciousness" in this widespread en-
deavor to furnish recreation to SOL
der and Civilian during the troubled
times Of war? John Barrett, director
general OF the Pan-American Union
pointed out during a most illuminat-
ink talk at the Arts Club dinner
Thursday evening that we relegate
too much unto ourselves by the term
America" when we mean the people
Of the United States
Mr.. Barrett did not put II in that
way. however. what he did say WAS
that the Latin Americas have far out
run the achievement OF the United
states in governmental support OF fne
arts. or music he spoke in symps-
thetic terms, claiming for music the
qua tiles or uplift and idealtsm Win
out which a nation perishes.
Music in the South American re
pubIics-and by music IL included
concert, opera the peoples Oppor-
tuuities for free music education and
free enjoyment under certain speclhed
conditions-music, in these lands OF
which we know so little, has long
been found or sufficient value by the
governments 10 be subsidized, so that
il may live and prosper and always
give Of its best TO these, our neigh
bors. to whom we must Cleave today
in brotherly understanding and pur-
pose for tho future happiness and
security of the entire Western Hem
ispheTe.
During the opera season IN Buenos
Aires there IL ALWAYS one opera per
Torrance given in which even CarusO
has been one Of the artists, where
the people" are invited free OF
charge. Mr.. CsrusO told Mr.. Bar
rett, nc relates. that never in all his
experience had he sung 10 so inspiring
and also to 20 HppreCiatiye an audi
ence as listened 10 him upon one OF
these occasions.