Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
MUSICAL
PROGRAM UPON
LARGE SCALE


Inc most extensive ana elabOr-
ate program ever undertaken 10.
cally, for the entertainment of tri-
city music lovers il outlined in the
plans for the winter and spring
seasons Of tho Tri-City Symphony
Orchestra association as adopted
Saturday at Q meeting of the exec
utive board at the Davenport Com
mercial club. Mrs. Frank G. Allen
Of Moline. president Of the asso-
citation, presided.
The program includes two scr
les of concerts At popular prices,
four to be given Sunday afternoon
In the Davenport Coliseum and
four Monday evenings at the Au-
gustana gymnasium auditorium;
the organization Of large. mixed
choruses in each Of the three cit
les, and the annual May festival
concvefts. rendered by a tri-city
symphony orchestra.
Tickets for the -.-uert series,
which start Dec. 7 with a Sunday
concert at the Coliseum, will be
sold for - for each course Of four
musicales. Subscription to the ser
les may be taken for both the Sum-
day and weekday concerts, or to
one separately. The decision to
have two series resulted from de-
velopment Of some opposition to
the Sunday concerts and the PLAZA
as devolved will give every one
opportunity to take advantage Of
the attractive programs at the most
convenient time. The Tri-City MI
steal association. Of which Mrs. J..
3 ]. Dorgan Is president. has the con-
certs in charge and tickets will 90
on sale this week.
7 Eates Announced.
Dates for the concert are an
nounced as follows: Dec. 7. DAY.
/ export Coliseum; Monday, Dec. 3.
Augustana: Jan. II, Davenport Col
iseum; Monday, Dec. IL. Angus
tana: Fob. It, Davenport Coliseum:
Monday, Feb. Is, Augustana;
March p, Davenport Coliseum;
Monday, March %, Augustana. The
program will be the same at the
two concerts.
The executive board at Satur-
days neeting voted to ask the Tri-
City Musical association to secure
the Tri-City Symphony orchestra
for its concerts in the annual May
Festival It is believed that the
proposed choruses to be formed in
the various tri-city factories will
be prepared for a public appear
ance. enabling the presentation Of
the 1920 May Festival on much
greater scale than ever before.
VIII Explain Work.
E. G. Killeen. formerly of Cedar
Rapids. but more recently head Of
big chorus and orchestra al
Akron. Ohio, will address the Tri-
City Musical ass ociation Friday
evening, Nov. II, at its fall social
ut the Moline high school associa-
ton. MIR. Killeen's success in or
L ganizing choruses and the promo
ton of music among the workers
of Akron, for which he is paid an
annual salary Of $4,000, has been
remarkable. Mrs. Allen. when in
Akron attended the meeting of the
executive board of the National
Federation Of Musical clubs and
had opportunity to observe Mr.
Killeen's work, and it is through
her efforts that he is coming herr
to talk before the local association
Music lovers of the tri-citie!
look forward to the years pros
poets confident that even, greater
successes will be realized than II
former years. The work amont
the factory employees is expected
to produce excellent results and t
increase the demand for music o
the better grade in the three cities
Satisfactory progress Is beini
made by the reorganized orchestr'
under the direction Of Ludwig
Becker. The program for the frs
Of the concert series will be an
nounced within a short time.
The following is the board Ct ID
rectors Of the Symphony Orchestr'
association having the planning o
concerts and general business ar
rangements In charge:
Mrs. Frank G. Allen, president
william Butterworth, vice presi
dent; Devore, N. Simonson. vic
president; Mrs. J. ]. Dorgan, vic
president; ]. A. Schmidt, secretary
Tohn 8. Dow, treasurer; Mrs. Harr.
Ainsworth, Mrs. A. D. Atwill, J. "
Bettendorf, Mrs. B. T. Cable, Mis-
Ida Dittman, c. A. Ricke. Mis-
Katharine Gest, Amalia 8. Gobble
]. c. Hall, Mrs. J. L. Hecht, Mis-
Amelia Huber, Mrs. Louis Kohr
Miss Edna Mitchell, Phil. Mitchell
Mrs. George W. Mixter. Alfred {
Mueller, Miss Mary Lindsay Oliver
Mrs. Adolph Priester, E. X. Put
nam, Mrs. E. c. Roberts, Charlie
Rosenfield. Charles Schiller. Mis-
Helen Seiffert, Frank Silloway, Ar
vid Samuelson, Gust Tegeler, Mrs
Joe Tuckis, Eugene Walsh, Mrs.
E. White, George White, Mis-
Norma Wiese.