The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
by DOLLY DALRYMPLE

I1c1O introduce Miss Martha Maynard
of New York to Birmingham oeo-
pie it may be said dn passing) OF
| this gifted and talented young woman
that she is the founder and organizer
of the Civic orchestra of New York
city, that splendid institution now known
all over this country as one of the most
finished musical bodies of the kind in
the wor,1 1, with Mr.. Altschuler as con-
ductor, later Mr.. Rothwell, ana still later
Mr.. Pierre Monteux; also that Miss May
nard is responsible for the successful
season last summer of grand opera lin
the large stadium of Columbia UNIVERSE
ty when the best talent from the Metro
politan opera and other opera organtza-
lions was utilized, inaugurating an epoch
of summer grand opera in New York
never before attempted.
Miss Maynard during the period OF
the present world war has devoted her
time almost exclusively to war relief
work, the most important achievement
TO her credit being the able manner IN
which she has served as secretary OF
lUnion des Arts" the American com
mittee of this wonderful French organi-
cation which is designed to care for it's
artists during the period of the war.
Miss Maynard sponsored in New York
the beautiful concert WREN the Dvorak
Requiem was sung by the choir of the
, Cathedral o2 st. John the Divine, with
the New York Symphony orchestra,
and also concert at the Ritz, at which
Nine. Media sang, each programme net
ting a tremendous sum for pUnion des
Arts and appearances of Lies Instru-
ments Anciens'
From these splendid achievements and
her long experience in civic and social
work Miss Maynard has developed a new
form Of patriotism which briefly ex-
planned is nothing more or less than to
make New York. today the greatest city
in America, to make of it what London
is to England what Paris is to France,
to make it the literary, musical and dra-
matte center of America, as well as the
business and trade center
In order to accomplish this purpose
Miss Maynard is making a tour of the
south and is spending couple of weeks
in Birmingham, so that she may meet
people and explain to them just what
her plans are in this big civic work.
Miss Maynard knows her New York as
we know our Birmingham, and being q
southern woman, Virginian, by the
way, she is naturally interested in hav-
ing the people of her section of the
country appreciate their home talents.
for as we all know, there is no chance
now of travel abroad, hence Americans
are RELOCATED to their own country for
pleasure and sight seeing
MANY OF my friends in New York tell
me that they are opening their country
places or Long Island, in Greenwich
and up and down the Hudson. for the
first time in many years. Miss May
nard said, in speaking of how formerly
most of our millionaires and multi
millionaires have spent their summer
abroad. This, of course, is due to wal
conditions and travel but after all, 1t
means great deal to Americans who
know their Europe better than they
know their own country. Few people
think of New York as a summer resort,
but it is just that point want to bring
out and make known. The VANDERBILT
hotel is cooperating with me most sem
erously in establishing a bureau of in
formation as it were, and headquarters
for southern people who wish to visit