Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-23
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contract awarded Then he went
out of Office and the contract was
cancelled. Later, when he was re-
elected, he again took up the mat
ter Philosophical citizens, realiz-
ing the value of such an organ to
the city, raised $4,000. At this
point the Denver Rotary club step
ped i'll, and you know the rest. They
do say that Rotary club is fine
organization, once it gets started.
If Denver is interested in music
and the fine arts Cor, strictly speak
ing, architecture), why not Omaha?
Omaha people are inclined to think
of Denver as more wild and woolly
than we are. 1t may be more wild,
but unless Omaha shows more
signs of interest in art than it has
in the past we will be convinced
that Denver is not half as woolly
Omaha is fine city, rich and
prosperous. Interest in and sup
port OF not just good, but genuinely
line music, presupposes commercial
prosperity, and it is an exec lent adj
vertisement for our city. While
everyone is suggesting memorials
for the soldiers, why not suggest the
pipe organ as one, too? Music
brings comfort, an uplift and a
spirituality at times which the spok-
en- word or the silent tablet cannot
equal. With fine finished auditor
ium and great marvellous pipe or
gan i'll it, what unconquered fields
is before us.
From Musical America: Los
Angeles, Cal, March Airs. Luella
Hannah of Detroit announces that
she will build temple of music in
Detroit in memory Of her husband.
She expects to spend about $780,
600 for the building and equipment
OF such a temple and the establish
ment of a fund that will serve as
guarantee for bringing great artists
and symphony orchestras to that
fortunate city to be heard by the
people at nominal sums. Mr.. Han
nan was born in Rochester, N. Y,
worked his way through the Oberlin
(Ohio) college and the University
of Michigan, later marrying Luella
Bosnian of Ann Arbor, Mich, who
now is to erect this memorial to him.
Mr.. Hannah made his money in
Detroit real estate and left instruc-
tons to his wife to use a good por-
ton of his wealth for some benefit
to the people of his city. AS he was
much interested in music, Mrs. Han
nan has chosen thss form of practical
benefit.
She has chosen as. a board of trus-
tees to handle the fund the follow
ing prominent men of Detroit:
Flavius L. Brooke of the Michigan
supreme court, Judge William L.
Carpenter, Matthew Slush, traction
magnate; Ralph l.. Polk, publisher,
and Mrs. Hannah herself.
Mrs. Hannah will leave Los An
geles for Detroit shortly, where she
will consult as to building plans for
this temple of music, which is to
contain an auditorium seating 5000
persons. Certainly Detroit is in
luck.
The Pavley Oukrainsky company
of famous Russian dancers, accom-
panied by the Little Symphony
orchestra, will appear at the Bran
deis theater for one performance
only, Thursday afternoon, April 3.
This organization appeared at the
Brandeis theater two seasons ago
under the auspices of the Tuesday
Musical club and scored an artistic
and financial triumph.
The Grinnell College G1ee club
will give a concert in Omaha at the
First Central Congregational church
Wednesday evening, March 26, at
8:15 O'Clock. This concert will be
given under the auspices of the
Ladies' society of the church, and
it is to raise money for the building
fund of the church. This is the
twenty-fifth season of the Glee club.
1t holds a unique position among
similar clubs in the west During its
many seasons it has appeared sue
cessfully in concerts from Chicago
to the Pacific, and at present ranks
among the very foremost amateur
which attempt a SER
ious study of an artistic presenta-
ton of the best music. Prof. E. D.