Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-28
Music Federation Has
Rare Chance to Hear
Madam Schumann-Heink

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Madam SchuEnann-Heink
Mrs. J. ]. Dorgan, president o
| the TTi-City Musical association
and district president of the Ma
tional Federation of Musical clubs
and Mrs. Frank G. Allen of Mo
line. chairman OF the endowment
fund committee of the same organ,
ization, are in Akron. Ohio. as the
house guests of the president Of
the national association. Mrs
Frank A. Soldering as members Of
the national board who are plan.
ming the years work.
Mrs. Seiberling invited the mem
bers of the board to her home
Stan-Hywet hall at Akron in order
that they may have opportunity tC
meet each other in an intimate
personal way and discuss leisurely
the plans for the coming season
also to consider the next bienniel
which is to be held in the tri-cities
in 1921.
Mrs. F. G.. Allen in writing OF
the wonderful time the ladies are
having as house guests of Mrs
Soldering. says:
This promises to be the best at
tended board meeting that the Ma
tional Federation of Music clubs
has ever known. Every officer is
here, every district president, but
one, II state presidents and many
committee women. From Maine
and Florida on the east 10 Wash
ington and California from Texas
to North Dakota. they are all here
in session making plans for the
development of the musical life of
the United States.
THE home of our newly elected
president, Mrs. Frank A. Seiber-
ling is our meeting place. With
rare hospitality every door is
thrown open to these workers in
the cause of music. To be sure
there are scores of doors for Stan
Hywett hall has rs rooms and
is treasury of the best art of the
world. impossible to describe at
this time. The grounds include
900 acres with 10 miles of walks
so we do not lack exercise.
Last night Madam Schumann-
Heink arrived as a house guest,
bringing three unexpected compan-
ions. Instant plans were made to
give them all comfortable quarters.
although the house was well filled
before their arrival.
Madam Schumann-Heink gives
tn17gyhf n tho
which is sure to be a grand sue
cess as she is in such high spirits.
She was telling us all at lunch
con today how many years she has
sung in public lover fortyD She
said in her broken English to the
assembled guests, I have been a
good mother to my eight children.
They are all established now in
business. with comfortable homes
that cost money, but Ach Colt, that
awful mistake of this foolish mar
rage of mine, That was a terri
BILE expense, too. And oh, the I'M
pudence of that man, He said why
would he have married such an
elderly woman as I was, with
eight children, unless / would give
him money. He was a scamp but
now, thank God, I am the merry
widow She is more delightful
than ever and in magnificent voice.
She sings at Augustana on Oct. 80,
which event Mrs. Allen and Mrs.
Dorgan will miss as they remain
in session here until Nov. l."
In a later letter the same CORES
pendent tells of Madam Schumann-
FIeink's recital in these terms:
"Schumann-Heink's concert at
the armOry was a grand success,
$500 were present, seated-and
After the last number on
the program had been sung the
audience kept on applauding until
she came back and sang three en-
cores. One man in the gallery
shouted as she came back the last
time, Sing the Rosary which she
did. making a fitting
close of q wonderful program.
"The glory of -Heink's
art cannot be put into words. She
sings at Augustana on the 30th.
Let. tri-city people do her honor.
After the concert a small supper
party was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Seiberling at their home. Stan-Hyz
wet hall, with the board members,
the family and a few guests max
ing over fifty, around a long table.
After very simple refreshments
were served, Mrs. Soldering, our
president, after an appropriate ad-
dress, presented Madam Schumann-
Heink with the emblem of our fed
GRAFTON. pin with a golden eagle,
standing on the first bar of the
music of America. She added
that by the unanimous voice of the
board, Madam was. made an hon