The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-22
Society Events
BY Mrs. Emmitt T. Reid
Phone 538-
PHILHARMONIC CLUB IN
ANNUAL OPEN MEETING
PROGRAM TUESDAY NIGHT

C'i' VI Nlt lHpSN NfllSi 'N'llNN '''
the history Of the Philharmonic Club
was the annual open house meeting held
last night at First Christian church.
An especially selected and arranged
program was given.
The opening number was LA Mar
seillaise,' in which the audience sang
with the members of the club Mrs. y.
c, Wood, directing. The welcoming
address was made by Mrs. II. T.. l..
Morgan. Following this was a piano
selection, "Concertstuck' op. 40 Chami.
made, by Mrs. j. Il. Pennington and
Mrs. i. G. Best. Mrs. Wood then gave
two charming vocal numbers, Comes
the Spring" and I'll est douN, II est
bon" Selections were given by Miss
Frances Jones, Miss Lois Weeks, Miss
Ellen Dickson, Miss Anne Thompson
Mrs w. l.. Davis, Mrs. II. 4. liarts,
Mrs. Robert Gardenhire, Miss Floy Al
Wis, Lieut.. j. K. Goddard, Miss Esther
McNees, Mrs. Lillian, Simpson, Mrs.
Dilworth, Miss Margaret l.. Smith, and
Mrs. \. n. West.
Each number of the program was
given in the most artistic manner, set.
ting forth the true musicianship Of
those taking part. \ pleasing feature
OF the program was the accompani.
ments played by Miss Thompson which
We're ut al Times sustaining back
ground, perfectly Subordnated to the
best interests of the solo parts Miss
Thompson accompanied the program
throughout, with the exception of the
numbers by Mrs. HaIts, who was ac-
companied by Mrs. West, who is also
n pianist of rare ability.
Included ON the program was n
lovely song, IF Every Time You Smiled
Beloved, n Flower Burst into Bloom"
which was written by Miss Frances
German, a student of oklahoma Uni
Versity. The words are those taken
from poem Miss German wrote for
her mother, Mrs. Mike German, who
had them set to music.
The closing number of the program
was America" when the audience
again stood and sang with the club
members. Preceding the last song,
three numbers We're given by the Phil
harmonic Trio, comprising Mrs Wood
Mrs. Gardenhire and Mrs. Thomas
Frame.
Mrs Minnie b. Wall, president OF
Philharmonic Club gave a most inter
esting "Reminiscences of the club. She
said in part
Everyone knows that women have
accomplished many things education
al, philharmonic, economic and civic,
but few realize that the marvellous pro.
gress of music througout our country
l. I.,,.. Il,
energy of women.
THE National Federation of Music
originally led the way in musical or.
ganization and accomplishment. but the
Department of Music of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs has de
veloped lines of progress heretofore
untouched, more philharmonic and
fruitful of unselrish accomplishment.
"On the stormy afternoon of Octo-
ber %. 1913, sixteen ladies met in the
High School Audtorium for the pur.
pose Of organizing Music Club" out
of this has grown our Philharmonic
Club, its object being cultural and self
improvement.
Mrs. j. Il. Pennington, our first
president, is a women Of visions and
accomplished wonderful work during
her three years administration.
In 1914 the philharmonic club join.
ed the Fourth District Federation, the
Oklahoma State Federation of Women's
CLUBS, and also have membership with |
the National Federation of Women's /
Clubs. In the season l9l5-16 the club |
brought five concert companies of art
lists TO Ardmore.
In 1916. Mrs. f. T.. Guilot, whose |
beautiful and cheerful spirit that so
recently walked among u.s. was elect /
ed president and served two years.
She worked with US, for us and truly .
loved us Twas through her and Mrs. .
Robert Gardenhire's untiring efforts .
that the San Carlo opera Company
gave two performances in Ardmore, De
cember 1917.
our membership is composed of act.
i've, associate and student members.
Our club has contributed generously
10 Red Cross, United War Work, Lib
erty Bonds, and all welfare work. We
make annual contributions to the Edu-
cational Loan Fund, fund created by
the Oklahoma State Federation to as
sSiSl NOllIlE SIlbtulS " pursue liltlI
studies.
The past year with its war work,
and the epidemic of influenza, disorgan-
lied us somewhat, but we are striving
to awaken interest in the music life of
Ardmore. The trend of our work is
from culture to service. We wish to
foster good music, we wish credits to
be given in music in High School we
wish to establish a music scholarship,
we wish to bring artists to Ardmore.
IF our program this evening has
pleased you, we will have a larger as
sociate membership as well as active.
The opportunity is ours. now. to broad
en- the vision of our city in the spir
itual value of music in life"
CLASS TO GIVE PLAY
The High School eXnreSSiOn class,