The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-13
.Dr. Burk Parker Richardson
R. BURT PARKER RICHARD ] SON, who has recently accepted
 the presidency of "The Peoples

.1M R: oI, BURT M PARKER M .,I. RICHARD, saaAnsas G the presidency of ''The Peoples
 Cnoral Society really needs lit- tie introduction to Birmingham audi ence because his ability as professor of chemistry and biology at our own Bir- mingham Southern College and added to this his splendid dictatorship of the Glee club Of that popular institution, has demonstrated his versatility too well to require comment here.
 It is about pr. Richardson's interest in toe very newest recruit to the mu- sical circles of this city The Peoples Choral Society,"" that I want to say a word.
 pr. Richardson was il, d very happy frame of mind when 1 saw him yester- day, fer two reasons: one was, that he had just attended a verge Et1usastic meeting of "The Peoples Choral So- cety" and the other was a letter which he had received from his talented son, Edward Parker Richardson, from Chi cago, telling him of the good luck of the clever young man who was awarded a few days ago a Free Scholarship in the Chicago Musical College, entitling him to lessons there for the entire year the youngest contestant in the field. Young MT. Richardson has a beautiful voice, as all of us know who have heard him sing; mere lad-iust IS, I believe he has brilliant future before him in the musical world and what with "ush- ering" at the Chicago Symphony Con- certs through the influence of the col lege officials; attending the Chicago Grand Opera during it's season, winner of a membership in the Sunday Eve ming Club" one of the finest mixed t,, opd hp | of the quartet choir of St. Ambrose s Catholic church, he has every oppor- | tunity to cultivate his taste for music and become finished and accomplished artist.
 "Of course the good news from my boy makes me very happy, and while krow he deserves the recognition he has received, yet it is gratifying to know he is appreciated among hundreds of | talented pupils in the big city of Chi cago, where he went entirely unknown" " "As to my accepting the presidency of The Peoples Choral Society and what this organization means to Bir- mingham, I have this to say" Dr. Rich- ardson observed There is no great city in the country that does not have | it's great musical organizations. The Apollo, Mendelssohn and Sunday Eve ming clubs of Chicago, the Berkeley Oratorio Society, the San Francisco Loring club, the Ellis Club of Los An geles, and many such organizations in our cities evidences of the love of mu- sical art. and the support given them shows a high type of civic pride.
 "The Peoples Choral Society of Bir- 1 mingham was organized to meet great attainments without which no city can ever hope to become great.
 'It is the ambition of The Peoples 1 Choral Society to have the city sponsor need here to bring together the many excellent singers of the city and vicin- ity; and it is hoped that its occasional
 musical offerings will meet with cor
 dial reception on the part of the peo- pie, and that appreciative and generous the society," said Dr. Richardson. 'The
 first work to be given is The Gate oi
 Life by Leoni, and is beautiful com
 position, the scene of whose acton Is laid in Rome during the reign of Au-
 relian It has to do with the interrup
 tion of sacrifice in the new Temple o1
 the Sun, which is attributed to the dis
 pleasure of the gods at the teachings
 of the Christians. Pitiless persecution
 is instigated by the priest of Jupiter
 during which the Christians show sub
 lime faith and fearless fidelity. This
 beautiful piece of musical literature VII
 be given early in December. The di
 rector, Forrest Dabney Carr, is doins
 a fine piece of work in drilling thu
 chorus, and the society is very fortunate
 in having secured such an excellen
 leader.
 "The membership has almost reached