Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-18
MUSIC
IN RICHMOND


! q RtNhmOnd.
with number of new features en-
oraced III It's plans. the Musicians Club
Is well organized and equipped for the
work OF the coming year. Its officers
are as follows: president. Mrs. Francis
-. "iiilams; vicc-preSidcnt Miss Helen
stevens: secretary. Mrs. j. * Bowman;
treasurer, Mrs. Basil NJ. Gwathmcy; the
Sha'rmen OF committees include Miss
Jean u. TrigE, program committee:
Mrs. Norman Call. membership com
mittee; Mrs. +. r. Harkcr. house COM
mittec; Mrs. +. u. HepucmbourE. pub
iicitE committee: Miss Louise Williams
patriotic committee. and Mrs. Chan
ning Ward artist concerts committee.
These new members enter the hoard of
governors. Mrs. Norman Cali. Mrs. T..
T.. Harker and Mrs. J. Is. Bowman
y new department OF the club will
be devoted to club student members,
and this feature Of the club work will
be open to students under twenty years;
of age, both boys and girls. to he
recommended for membership by their
accredited teachers This department,
VIII he under the direction OF Miss
Isabel Ecnnell. who will bc assisted by
Miss Belle Johnson and Mrs Hamilton
Smith. Three concerts will be rjvcn
during the year by members Of this
department..
To supply a needed or desired social
spirit in the club. PRESIDENTS DAY.
VIII be celebrated on the evening of
October %. for which occasion Miss
Mildred Faas. soprano. of Philadelphia.
who was highly praised soloist at
the last festival OF the bethlehem Bach
choir has been engaged for Il recital
This will be followed by an inform n |
reception to members and guests.
II is proposed also to establish a
musical library TO be conveniently To-
Gated and available to the members
of any musical orEaniza ton of the city.
An innovation which will meet pro-
nounced need and furnish another evil
dence Of the public spirit Of the Mu-
Sicians' Club.
The Musicians Club will continue
its patriotic work in the city and at
the camps in the vicinity. also lending
its aid in the forthcoming Liberty
loan and dcvotinE also tho surplus
earnings from its artists concerts to
warrclief work of various kinds
The club will give eight morning
concerts by it's club members OF the
same character as those given during
the past season.
Mrs. Chanting Ward as chairman OF
the artists concert committee. an
nounccs three regular artists concerts
TO ne given at the Jefferson auditorium
during the season The first concert
will DC given ~ Guiomar Novaes, the
Brazilian pianist. on the 18th OF Do
ccmbcr. The second concert will be
given ~ Louis Graveure. the Belgian
ba ri;one, with Bryccscn Treharne at
the piano. The third concert will pre-
sent the Flonzaley quartet in a re-
turn engagement.
Through the past spring and sum-
Iner the club has given two concerts
week al Camp Lee. the club mem
hers having placed their services at
the disposal Of the war camp COM
rnuni,y service. In addition to these.
they have given a number OF concerts
IT the Fair Grounds training camp.
This work has been under the direc-
,ion OF Miss Louise Williams. as chair
iaan OF the patriotic committee.
Mr. Winter Plays.
There is At least one place in Rich
mond where one may have music with