The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15

tunate enough to hear him, was his
virility and dynamic energy. After
the concert in meeting few admirers
he exhibited such intensity of inter-
est that everyone was drawn by the
spell of his personal magnetism. Be
cause of the steady downpour of rain
and impossible roads, Seidel was den
led what he had talked about for days
before coming to Hays-the oppor-
tunity of seeing ranch.
Seidel was accompanied by his
mother, who was herself a very and
interesting woman.
1t is interesting to know that the
violin upon which Seidel played was
valued at S18,5OO.
SeideIs recital was the greatest
achievement of the Music Festival
Week and with Nine. Matzenauer he
shared the horrors of what many peo-
pie call the greatest music festival in
Kansas in the last ten years.
The City of Hays of which the Fort
Hays Kansas Normal School is proud
to be a part may well congratulate
itself upon the tremendous success of
the Music Festival Week.
The wonderful cooperation that
the town exhibited in being able to
help organize such a chorus as sang
''The Messiah" on the two Sunday
nights, the zeal with which the Pat
rons backed the project of the Music
Festival, and the cheerfulness with
which they are making up the re-
markably small financial deficit,
whose cause can only be laid to the
unprecedented weather conditions, is
an evidence which needs nothing more
of the absolute worth while quality
of the town, the combined qualities
of the people who made it.
At a dinner given by the Normal
School Faculty to the Patrons of the
Festival on Tuesday night, the crown
ing proof and finest exhibition of
community spirit was given. 1t was
a fitting close to triumphant week
and a prediction of finer and closer
community life for the future.
President W A. Lewis presided at
the dinner.
In his address he made three points:
first, the organization with which the
Festival has been carried on, in which
he commended Mr.. Malloy for his
splendid work and the town for its
cooperation in and for its ability to
take discipline to the extent that
such a messiah chorus as was
could be organized; second, the work
of Mr. Harvey, the Publicity Mana
ger, third, to Mr.. Lee was paid a
sincere tribute for his quiet and eff
fective work as Financial Secretary
of the Festival. The thoroughness
with which Mr.. Lee has done his work
was dwelt upon by Mr.. Lewis who
said: ''Mr Lee is able to answer to a
penny the standing of all financial
things connected with the Festival.
He can tell you anything you wish
to know of the ticket sale, where the
people came from and who they were,
as well as where every penny went
and what we got for it. -
Mr.. Lees report was given to the
Patrons. It was q complete tabula-
ton of all expenses connected with
the Festival. Upon its conclusion it
was accepted UNANIMOUSLY and greet
ed with sincere applause. The checks
of the guarantors to cover the deficit
were then, unsolicited, passed to Mr.
Lee.
The men at the dinner are enthusi-
astic for a Festival next year and
signed a new guarantee for 1920.
The executive committee, after hur-
ried meeting, announced that they
would arrange that bigger and bet
/ ter musical talent would be secured,
| if such exists, for next year and that
the Festival would be success even
SURPRISING the success of this year.
C. w. Miller, Jr., G. A. Harkness
and h. W. FeIlers were the chairmen
of. the committees who aided in put
ting over the Festival this year. AL
credit is due to them for their eff
cient and generously given work fol-
its success.
The Festival Week was success
whose bounds are not within the city
of Hays. It's influence has been felt
throughout the Western half of the
state. A new reaction to the Normal
School is a result and a new outlooB
on the possibility for having the
worth while things in art in Western
Kansas, make the worth of the Week
undoubted.
A wide range of cummities was
represented by the people who came
despite weather conditions and al
most impossible roads Among the
visitors who spent the entire week
were from Kinsley, Goodland, st
Francis, Kansas City, Vermillion
Scott City, Larned and Kanorado anc
many, many towns IN between these
Both week ends brought guests from
near by towns as well as Kansas City
Wichita, Lawrence and Topeka
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