The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-22
II. S. ORCHESTRA
IS PRAISED FOR
WORK IN SCHOOL
Possibilities for Development
In Music Urged Members at
Annual Banquet.

Members of the high school orches-
ira held their first annual banquet at
the Grace M. q. church Wednesday
evening. The. hall was prettily dec
GRATED with q dogwood tree In which
was placed flags. The tables were dec
Grated with large baskets Of red carna-
lions and white snowballs. A Ave
course dinner was served.
Claude @. Miller acted as toastmas-
ter Of the evening and was presented
by j. Corwin Brown with an auto
graph book as an appreciation OF the
work he has done In his four years In
the orchestras. Miller has represent
ed the orchestra In the student coun-
eli during the last year.
J. Corwin Brown was the first speak
er Of the evening and talked on 'Fu-
ture Openings" Brown stated that
the future Of people depends not upon
luck, but the individual efforts that
they put forth. He urged those who
wish to be musicians to lake their
work seriously. He likened the fndi-
,vidual to the sculptor who Is molding
his life and urged every one to hold
before him a kind of model that will
mean success to him In the future.
DIseuse Opportunities.
Ralph C.. Sloane. director of the or
chestra for seven years, talked on
Now and Then" Mr.. Sloane COM
pared the music facilities of high
schools twenty years ago and those
now. He urged the members OF the
orchestra to realize their opportunities
B. w. Kelly, principal of the high
school, who will be principal OF the
high school at Elkhart, Ind, next year,
talked on Being Human" Harold
Latta in "Reminiscences" recalled the
good times the orchestra has had. Har-
old Wore in plain Blues" and John c..
Jones In Keeping Happy" kept the
audience in good spirits. Marius Eos
senkemper in Our Progress in 1919
outlined the work of the orchestra dur
ing the last year. He paid tribute
to the work of Mr.. Sloane and to Mr..
Kelly
Mary Jones. concertmaster OF the
orchestra, was praised for the work
she has done this year. Miss Jones
is only a sophmore in the high school.
Mr.. Sloane praised the work of the
concert masters that have worked
with him since he has been In Rich
mond Among them Comedian Shaw,
now instructor OF violin in Washing
ton College, Wesley Howard. we'll
known violinist who took diploma
from New England Conservatory of
music and who is now actively engag-
ed in work In Columbus, o. Robert
Gentle, student at Earlham college,
Pauline Wrede, and Dale Owens, now
doing musical work in Michigan.
Praise Directors Work.
Miss Jones played violin solo,
"Orientale" by Cesar Cut She was
accompanied by Miss LaVerne Jones.
Miss Kathryn Gates sang. "A Bit o
Honey. She was accompanied by
Helen Wicket. Both numbers were
applauded with enthusiasm.
The members of the orchestra ex-
pressed their regret that the senior
members must leave this year. A ris-
ing vot of appreciation was given to
the senior members and to Director
Sloane
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph C. Sloane chap
eroned the dinner Mr. and Mrs B
W.. Kelly and Miss Edna Marlatt were
the guests of the evening.
The members of the orchestra en-
joying the banquet were: Mary
Jones, Stella Knode, Margaret Wis
sler, Grace Barton, ]. Corwin Brown
Helen Alderman, Mary Louise Bates
Ralph Giles, Malvern Soper, Howard
Dietrich, Omer Monger. Virgil La
Fuze, Hiestand Brown. Paul Blossom
Mark Kennedy, Thomas Schumacher
Floyd Nusbaum. Mary Luring, Heller
Wicket, Irene Jarra, Martha Webb
Charlotte Colvin. Iris Cook. John H
Black. Kathryn e. Carr Roy Robbins
Emily Parker. Clyde s. Martin, Fine
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Kathryn Gates, Vera Blossom, Heller
Roland, Hilda May Farmer, Claud
G. Miller, John C. Jones, William
Endsley, Marius Fossenkemper, Rol
and Cutter, Roland Hockett. Howar,
S. Monger, Elmer Hurrell, Rober
Klute. Robert Hornaday, Harold Wore
Wesler Scull, Vernon Spaulding. Pau
Heironimus, Maurice Minnick, Morri
nrr,lnu and HarnI I.afta