Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-20
FOR COMMUNITY SONG
TO BE LAUNCHED IN APRIL
Great Movement Will Begin With Visit of Dr. John c.
Freund Editor of Musical America

The countrywide movement for
community singing will be formally
launched in thi scity, by q committee
recently formed, which has invited
DIR. John C. Freund, editor of Musi-
cal America and Musical Trades, and
president of the Musical Alliance to
be the city's guest for three days the
first week in April. On this commit
tee are: Mrs. James G. Sanders,
president: Howard Gensler. secre-
tary-treasurer; Miss Cora Lee Sny7
der, press; Fred c. Hand, publicity;
Mrs. Edwin ]. Decevee, music; Ed
ward G. Rose, hall; Frank A. McCar-
rell, orchestra; Alfred c. Kuschwa,
leaders and special features. DIR.
treund's visit will include many in
teresting events, not only to musi-
clans, but to all the city. beginning
wednesday evening, April 3, with a
subscription dinner, at which DR.. ].
George Becht, secretary of the Stase
Board of Education, will be toast
master and prominent men and wo-
men of the city will make brief and
timely speeches. The Governor and
Mrs. Brumbaugh, state and city OFF,
cials will be guests on this occasion
Professor Hoban, superintendent
of the public schools of Dunmore,
whose brilliant articles of "Pennsyl-
Vania in Music" have attracted wide
attention, will be in the city to par
ticipate in the songfest.
Events of Thursday
Thursday will be a busy day for DR.
Freund for he will start with a talk
to the pupils of the Steelton High
school, later meet the Technical High
boys and spend the noontime with
the Moorhead Choral Society, Abner
n rim n n dirnnfn1. i,,f ha oft
noon he will meet the Wednesday
Club and the Harrisburg Civic Club
in joint meeting in FahnestocS Hall
and in the evening at s o'clock ad-
dress patriotic rally in the House
of Representatives, with the general
theme, Music as q National Issue"
The big mass meeting of Friday eve
ming will be held in Chestnut Street
Hall. Governor Brumbaugh expects
to be present and the program in
cludes numbers by the Wednesday
Club Chorus, Mrs. Wilbur f. Harris,
director; the Pennsylvania Railroad
the Central High School Glee Club, led
by Edward G.. Rose. The Christian
Endeavor Choral Union of two hun
dred voices, Frank A. McCarrell. di-
rector, has also been asked to partici-
pate in one of the large meetings.
Friday evening, DIR. Freund will be
the principal speaker, and he will
urge q permanent formation of u
community chorus to participate in
patriotic meetings, park concerts and
at many times when such a body of
singers is needed.
DR.. E'reund's Career
John G. Freund. editor of Musical
America, who will be the guest of
honor for three days of the commit
tee of the Community Singing Move
ment, has been travelling through
the country for the last four years
arousing interest in musical ma alters
in New York, Washington, Cincin-
natl, Wichita, Kansas, San Antonio.
New Orleans. Hartford and other
cities, prosecuting his propaganda
for the recognition of the American
music teacher, composer and per-
former. He has spoken also before
the student bodies of the large uni
versities, public schools and musical
Conservatives.
This propaganda has had at least
two pronounced effects. 1t led re-
Gently to the formation of the Mu-
sical Alliance of the United States