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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-28
oAnRp WENT ELEVEN UNM99 1Np'
ERNOR. HA1nLToN SCORING
Iarrs crowd In Attendance at Tho clAs-
sy 6ame-q&rnp slow UntA 1hs
Eighth Inning

Rafora q crowd Of over 1000 fans al
League Park yesterday the Sauers oaSS-
bah nine OF this city. won the hrst OF
Ave game series from the Martins r err
Eagles in an eleven inning contest pS
the close score Of 81. The game was
snyone.s after the eighth when the
Bauers evencd up the count and inc
score stood IL. II was pttcners duSl
between Payne. a former DenniSon hurI-
err and Eddie Burkhardt the E'agies pesS
choice The former had only one pau
inning that being in the first when three
HRS and an error gave the Ferrtans a
run The OhioanS one run seemed as
though il were enough until the etghtn
when tho locals opened up hostlIitieS ahn
4 single followed by another h't. was
the cause Of q run. evening up the score.
Payne, who was on hrSt after the hrSt
hit. went second and then 10 third on
single To right by Woods who was being
run down between first and second whrh
Payne ran homo and was SAFE on close
decision.
The game ended abruptly in the elcr-
enth inning when with r~o outs Hamii-
ton succeeded in getting clean MT !"
right followed by Mum. who was sate
on Burkhardt's error. Win man on
TO Salsbury's nit and the snappy Ettle
second basemSn had Il right in his glove
when the ball was seen TO take niue
pop into the air. Hamilton rounding
third and making a hard dash Ior nome
while Bero and Salisbury were having
fuddle over who was going 10 thro" the
bali home or TO first. Although they
nalsy succeeded in getting tho ball away
toward the home plate direction the
throw was later than ever and Hamilton
probably could have gone in tne cruz
bouse and dressed in civilian clothes be-
fore IL reached there. This bbnehead
play ended a good game that looked as
though IL would never end.
welch made a few wonderful catches.
rllning way back TO the grandstandS on
one occasion and caught Bounds ny.
welchs pegEine was perfect. only ono
man stealing second when Crnm FUN,
hNcd Welch's perfect throw. lie n'pp+d
four runners Eo!G u second. Payne.
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.RA||FRS WIN IN PITCHERS DUEL
ENTERTAINING CONTEST Fl

former Dennison hurler. went on the
mound for tho locals and was a puzzle
TO the Ferrians after the rst inning.
Rurkhardt worked in fine form and only
his poor support lost for Nun IN the
eighth and eleventh innigs. Hamilton
knocked out two clean hits yesterday.
while Bcro pulled the only extra oase
clout in the first inning with double
Burkhardt's wonderful support hclpco
Dim considerably. the little midget nav
ing only one strikeout during the whots
eleven innings. while his opponent.
Payne. was hurting masterful ball and
whitfield nine ba,ters. After the first IN
ming the Ferrians could not get man
on third. while only two reached second.
The locals were also greatly handicap,
ped by the loss Of Captain frysock ana
Ford, the second and third baseman.
putting Crum on second. while Woods.
Of the McConkeys. played third. Both
players filled their positions well.
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DILLONVALE WINS

The Dillonvale baseball nine easily
defeated the strong Bergholz team at
DillonNale yesterday by tho score OF
80. The feature of the game was the
masterful pitching Of Shrickle who held
the strong nine down with four scat
tered hits. He also knocked out two
Dagger in the NTH. scoring one man
and cinching the game.
Next Sunday the DIllonvale nine will
meet the fast Colorcd Clarks OF this
city at Dillonvale. On July the III
Ionvaln lads will meet the Brilliant \.
c. in = double header Score: r. II. L.
Dillonyale ..... 900 0lo 1ln-3 0
Rergholz . 600 O0O 1000 4 l
Ratteries-Shrckle and NJ. Ostroski;
Critics. Johnston and Alexander.
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YANCES WIN over
SHORT CREEK'9-6
Good Gamo Played ut -wcnty-sixth
Street Fairgrounds With
V1ncoG TIE WtHnsrE.

In one OF the best games played on
the Tw"nty-siIth street Fairgrounds
this Jcar. the Vance Athletic tiUn
emerged the winn": 'ovcr m" Short
Crceil' \. c. by a . I" : score. The Vance
club got off To 4 three run lead In the
second inning and were never h"a d"d
At any time during the game Miller.
on The mound for III" winners. pitched
STEADY ball and worked we'll ~ til.
pinches. Batting honOr* wcr" carried
OFF by Heller. Howard and Engle fn>
tho VTnces. md NcHcnry and Doty for
the losers. Coleman. Eskey and Wees
rielded well. Throughout the game. Nc
Henry at short for the Gp-rivcr club.
accepted ten chances without a miss.
Score by innings:
Short Greek .O0 q 1 o 0 J O. 6
Vances ............Ij o ] o | | x
Two base hits: Howard >. Heller.
Mooney, Engl-. MrHonrr. nnty. Struck
out: by Miller, I: by Long. I: ny Hickcl,
2. Empires: WhGlan and Smith.
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MACKS MAKE HITTING
BEE FROM LORAIN
Doubles, Marks Singing Match
at Green Yesterday.
ons Homer, Three Triples, and Three

A regular smuggling game took place
Yesterday al the Tunnel Green grounds.
when the strong McConkey base5 bali
team OF this city defeated the fast Lo-
rain nine in one-sidcd contest oy the
score or IFS. The game was interest
ing throughout and things looked bad
for the locals. when the visitors started
off with a three run lead.
The first triple play OF the season
was pulled OFF by the Macks in the
fifth inning. when ferley received
Ilnrr and threw 70 Heller. who threw
20 Lewis, completing the play. Il was
the most wonderful piece OF work ever
seen on local field for a few years.
HELLER and Gardner and Heller had per
feet - day at tho bat. betting four hits
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-28
B1NWooD WON

Yesterday afternoon on the South
Side field at Benwood. the Banvood
b. & o. nine defeated che wellsbura
Giants by the score Of SO. The game
duel between Giichrist and Beans. the
latter proving the winner. Deans
pitched fine ball throughout And NJ.
lowed the WellshurEers but six hstr,
Gilchrist weakened in tho tenth aud
tried &c steal third when Kempsl cateh.
ing for WellsburE. made q Wild throw
over third and Carney crossed the
plate with tho winning run. No outs ha4
been made when the game ended.
Score n II. y,
B. & O .... O02 600 900 Is { &
Observation-Disclosures and B&rnssi
Beans and Kempel.
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CARDS WINNERS
THIRD STRAIGHT

CINCINNATI Ohio. June "'!.-S'.
Louis took tn" third straight game from
Cincinnati today. = 10 :, ana adVanctn 10
within n few FONTS of irst place. Schupp
outpltched Ring by wide margin.
The Cincinnati club toteht hiGa
charges against Umpire Klein Tor al
legged abusive language used 10 pitcher
LuQue in yesterdays game, which re-
suited in iha, otficla! being alta cked on
the field by Luqde. Klein ofticiated IN
iOhNN'S E9NC.
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sEUT-ouT BALL BY ToNEy

BROOKLYN. ~ 7. June 27.--Tuncy
pitched shut out ball today, Nav York
heating Brooklyn "a ~. Marquard
lch IN" giants to four hits. hut two
came together in thu third and again
IN the sixth for runs. Bancroft drove
in tho first with triple after two men
were out while the second run WAS the
result of 4 double steal Score by in
ninEs: r. H T..
Nrw York .GNI O0l nON-" |
Ef,,oklyn ..... N0n NnU C0n--O >
Tonry and snyder; MFlGa7d. Nh
!nauX and Miller.
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out Of four trips 70 the plate. Honcckcr
also featured. getting four hits out or
five trips 10 III" plate.
score: X. II f.
Lorraine c. Il 2OONlOO-6 9 >
MckonkeyS 800 Of 2x-ll 10 z
Batterles-Lomotte and Yoke: Hon
arkrr and Weith
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CHALLENGE

~" Brilliant juniors. haN" Jus! or
ganiEcd and would like To- hear from
some fast lS-year-old teams in the val
ley sor games on any sunday or Il
header for July ). All games Will
be played abroad For details regard
ing Arrangement Of games please write
". =. Eine, i. y. Box 23@, Brilliant
Ohio. "
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ST. LOUIS. No. June 27.--Van Gil
Ter held Detroit 10 three hits today and
s.. Louis won. tn !. getting an even
Arc"k or tn" series. \ wild throw by
Gerber following brilliant stop pav"d
tie way for tn" visitors run. Old
hams wi!GncSs started the locals I" two
runs. Score by innings: X. II. f.
Detroit .... OOR 0In 900 . |
St Louis ......... 0l0 900 02X--3 |
oldham and hinsmith; VanGildcr and
Snvereid
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conducted at the chapel Of caFneiitS
Monastery. Is scheduled for July 70
16. service to be observed every Svoniu0
ut 1880.
All who are DESTROYS, Of having thst1
auested TO send them TO the mopSstarI
before July Z. -
The musical program Is under he dis
rection Of Mrs. B. J. Fisher. Gdd a.
rangements are being made to Accons
modate q large crowd. 90
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-28
AT JoHNsoNs MERCY

WASHINGTON. June 27.-Walter
Johnson had the Athletics Mt his mercy
today and Washington won it's S"N-
enth straight game to u. This was
Philadclphia'S eighteenth consecutive
defeat. Score by innings: r. H. T..
Philadelphia $500. 400 600 000--n : |
Washington $500. 600 020 39X--7 L. |
Moore. R0mmcl and Myatt: Johnson
and P!CiniCh
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nier. Stolen bascs-Kopf, Hornsby Q.
Sacrificc-Rath. Roush. Duncan, Schultz.
Double plays--Ncale to Roush: Stock to
Fourier: Hornshy to I-aran to Four
nIcr Left on haScS-St Louis 8: Gin
cinati 5. Eas" on htlla--orf Ring |: off
Schupp :. Hit by pitchrr--hy Schupp l.
Struck out---py Schupp >. Wild pltches-
Ring ?. UmpreS-Klcm and EmSl!o.
TimC-1:iS.
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ONE |NN|NG| IS
ENOUGH To MIN

CHICAGO, June @7.-ChicaGN went to
pieces in the eighth inning today and
Pittsburgh made enough runs with th
aid Of four hits. three errors passed.
ball and seine daring base running cas-
ily 10 defeat the locals. The score WAS
S 10 g. Score:
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Summary: Two base hltS--Rcro. Sacrl-
fice hitS-R Lattimer. Strike outs
PAYNE .: Burkhardt. |. H:t by pitched
ball Eero Bounds Base on hallS--Rurk-
hardc :. Umptre--Nic Morgan Attend
aucr l@On.
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base hiis-E Collins. J. Collins
Johnston. WambScanSs Thrc"hasc
hi,s-Chapman. Fclsch. Home run
jackson. SacrihCC WamhSSanH :,
O'Neill. Johnston. Double playS--Ris-
berg Ia r. Collins 10 J. Collins: Kerr to
J. Collins: Evans TO Bagby 20 Gardner.
Left on bases-Clevcland ), Chicago .,
Bases on balls--CW Baghy /. of Kerr
5. mp!res-EvanS and IIldchrand.
Time "a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-28
WHEELING GOLFERS WIN

Tho Wheeling Country Club golfers
defeated the Parkersburg team Satur-
day afternoon over the local course by
score Of 32A to 94. The game Was
played under the Nassau system OF scor-
ing.
In the professional match Arthur
Chapman beat his opponent, J. Rogers.
Of rarkersburg, 81, in very interest
ing contest.
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HOW THEY STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games.

Now York. >: Brooklyn. 0.
Pittsburgh. s; Chicago. 3.
ST. Louis. 5: Cinclnanti. ?.
rhila. Boston; no game.
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The Standing.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YeGesrdAY'a Games.

New York. I: Boston, S.
Washington. Z; Philadelphia, 0.
Cleveland. 4; Chicago. I.
st. Louis, }; Deroit !.
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The greater tho necessity for saving
the greater your opportunity to use
Tho tntSlliEenesr Want ADD,
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Akron 7, Jersey City /.
Akron !, Jersey City !.
Buffalo s, Syracuse ). -.
Buffalo 5, Syracuse 8. &.
Toronto II. Reading s. -.
Rochester 0. Baltimore I.
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Totals . 5 81 -
Rat,rd for See in ninth.
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ParkenburH..

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
On With the Play
ny zAYDA GLOVER.

NEW YORK. Jan. lido you re-
member the deep. dark and direful
years ago? Do you remember how he
used TO force the suffering heroine TO
Srinse at his feet and cry Give me
how he was always triumphant until
the last five minutes OF the last act,
wnen he succumbed to justified bull
club?
Wei. he's back.
In fact, he's back in large numbers
We're being swamped with mellow
dranmcr. You can sense il from the
They run from For the Defense TO
The sign on the Door" from "A Pur.
ana from The Son Daughter" TO The
Acquittal."
lie has little more nnesse than
ago He has a few human character
istics Generally he talks without the
ilamooyancy of his. predecessor. He
But he is the stage "vii i2l Still:
Our melodrama constructors do not
appear to be able TO inject n senblance
of life into their bad men"
Yet. with ali the strainnE and the
Inconsistencies in these modern melo-
dramas, they pull the crowds. The
modern playSoer likes TO be thrilled.
OF reason and consistency. He will
take for granted a situation on the
stage that he would scoff at the prob
ability Of in real life And SO he ac-
Gepts the "villyun" as the playwright
finds it necessary to draw him.
Our .playwrights do not seem able
to evolve any new and original ways
by which 20 dispose of their "villyuns."
They still have 10 wind up their ca
recrs with a bullet or consign them
TO dismal cells. Since we must have
'Vi.lSuns." why can't osme ingenious
playwright contrivc some new ways
OF disposinE Of them? They might
thus supply an additional thrill
George Scarborough. in Son Daugh-
ter has managed 10 give us new
twist by having his heroine twist the
"Vlilyun's' queue about his neck. But.
as for the rest OF them. it's mostly
lead poisoning via the pistol route.
The mclodrama- dialogue also runs
true 10 the form OF twenty years ago.
For instance, doesn't this sound ia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
Hears n Double Cross.

TN The hills Dack of Colorado
Springs" says Weston Coyney. editor
OF Resources, at Prince Rupert. British
columbia, y gambler named John
bradbury. whose young wife was In
Ignorance of his business, died sud-
denly. few weeks later the heart
broken widow visited stone mason,
but although shown Il number of draw
inHS and photographs OF grave stones.
was unable to make IL selection.
or what religious persuasion was
"All she could reply was that he
had never spoken of any particular
sect, but that lie was Il good man and
always subscribed.
SO plain stone. with just the name
and date of demise was decided upon.
and she sadly left. Passing along the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
A diversified Program.

Unusual features predominant on the
bills to be shown AT the Otcon TINS
week, beginning tomorrow and contin-
uing Tuesday. when Constance Tai :
madge will be shown in The Yelled
Adventure" one OF her best pictures.
Marguerite Clarks new picture. "A
Girl Named Mary" will bc the attrac-
ten AT the odcon Theatcr Wednesday,.
II ia a .picturization OF Juliet Wi!hor
Iompkins magazine story OF the same
name, and Is said to he Ideally suited
Ito the talents OF the little star.
~ The plot ccntcrs around tho search
OF wealthy widow. Mrs. Jaffrcy, for
her daughter. who has been missing
since the railroad wreck in which Mr..
Jaffrey was killed.
a yacht. which had been the scene OF
nothing worse than n few gay parties
tprevious TO July u was corrupted by
the movies into den OF counterfeitcr rs
when Elsie Ferguson mew Paramount
Aircraft picture. "Counterfcit." was
ilmcc. The trim craft Is the property
of New Yorl; millionaire. and Will
probab be recognized from its pictures
in marine publications by several when
the film is SHOWN n the odcon next
Thursday.
The. odcon Theater vii show, com
mum. the eminent william Fox star.
IN his latest photodrama. Wings o!
the Morning., Il perturbation % the
well-knoWn novel written by Louis
Tracy. This is stirring sea story
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) $ 49, T71.9.,-,e,
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Continued From Page Hirc

lSontlnued From Page Ninc.)
tors VIII give dcmonSt ions OF brute
Intelligence. Man and beast work to-
Eether in the act. The balloons give an
astonishing exhibition of riding dane
ing, acroDatiC work and other stunts
dcportinE themselves so much like HUI
mans that the effect on the average
audience is weird.
Prominent among the features for
week END are Shirli Rivcs. prima donna
Coincidence, and Billy Arnold the char
acter comedian. They are versatile
pair OF entertainers. Miss RiveS has
sweet and we'll cultivated singing
voice. which she employs to excellent
advantage in the skit. "A Big Sale"
which she IS presenting with the as
sistance OF the comedian.
Frank Gaby. comedian and vcntrilc-
qGist, promises a novel and divertinS
number. Gaby is a ventriloquist OF a
rev order. whose work is dlssimilar
from the vcntriloquial acts with which
vaudeville aud .cnccs are familiar.
Regal ana Mack are bringing roll
licking round of nonsense and song
Dreamer, Barton and Sparkling trio
OF singing comedians, Will contribute
a jolly number to the bill, and scnsa-
tional acrobatic and Symnastic feats
are the speciality OF the Leach Waller
trio.
New movies supplement tho bill as
usual.
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Norma TnImndse al Victor.

Norma TnImndse al Victor.
Norma TalmadGe fans can be pre-
pared for surprise when they see
their screen favorite in her new Select
special she Loves and Lies" for Miss
Talmadge will reveal unexpected tall
ents. being called upon to assume
three roles that call for great YER
saulity. No one ever suspected that
she was an impersonator, but she is
and proves 1t by handling three char
acteriZations ranging from young
girl TO an old woman OF iifty-two
She Loves and Lies" adapted from
the wcll-known novel by Wilkic Col
Inns. Is rcplete with comedy situa-
lions and Miss Talmadgc gets the
hest there is out of them. II will be
shown at the Victor tomorrow. Tues
day and Wednesday.
The Web of Chance" clever
comedy drama featuring Peggy Hy-
land. the popular William Fox star
will be shown at the Victor Theater
for three days, beginning Thursday.
Miss Hyland, always delightful as q
screen heroine is credited with much
delightful work in the role of the
impetuous heroine of The web OF
Chance" The story calls for rapid
lire action and depicts the amusinC
adventures girl encounters when she
.-Scts out, as an amateur sleuth. to
bring criminal to justice, and dis
covers that the man she is pursuing
IL the man She loves
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miliar: You don't fight men-facc
puppy that takes women When their
men folks ain, looking and break
Well. that's what the hero In Tho
Sign on the Door" says to the will
yum" Sounds as though 1t might
have been swipcd bodily out OF tho
Lights oLondon." or some other of
the thrillcrs OF the early nineties.
Or listen to the district attorney
dcnounce tho "villyun" in For the
Defense:
You're so rotten. Kasimir. that I
could ind you II you were hidden in
the stockyarIs."
Pretty .pungcnt, even for mellow
drammer.'
Anyway. we ought to be thankful
that these "villyuns" arc all killed Off.
even though il takes quite time to
do II
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
STATE HEALTH CAMPAIGN
STARTS IN WARREN COUNTY
Virginia Tuberculosis Association In
cludcS Clinics In
Program,


FRONT ROYAL. VA, Jan. 1.-The
Virginia Tuberculosis Association has
launched i'm Warren County it's 1920
program. which consists of health
educational campaign and clinics for
chest examinations in as many counties
OF Virginia as can be reached
Tie Work in Warren County is we'll
under way, and is receiving the in
dorscm"nt of physicians, ministers, the
Civic League. Red Cross officials, King
Daughters and members of the town
council OF Front Royal, all OF whom
are cooperating to push the work Wig
orously.
Miss Mary S. Cannon, field director
OF the association, has been in Front
Royal since the beginning of last week.
directing the organization of the cam
paign. which Will be carried on through
the churches, the schools and other or
gani2ed groups in the county.
Addresses are being made emphasiZ-
Ing the fact that tuberculosis is both
durable and prcventable. and urging
the people to attend the diaEnost lie
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18

city streets alone with her deep grief,
she came to a stand before Catholic
book store. Listlessly she gazed, until
upon the cover OF u prayer book (as
Is common on Catholic books OF prayer>
she saw a cross having two arms, one
longer than tho other at the center OF
the upright.
Returning to the office Of tho stone
mason, she said: Il remember now NV
husband sometimes speaking Of n cross,
or rather double cross. l have heard
him say more than once that some
body was going to give him the double
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18

clinics and avail themselves Of the
opportunity for expert examination OF
neart and lungs. Keen interest Is being
SHOWN on the part OF community lead
ets. anu 1t Is believed that the clinic
attendance next week will DO large.
Inc examinations VIII be made by
the medical director of tho association
anu ny DR.. Walter c. Iilotz. supcrln-
tendent OF tho new Blue Ridge Sanl-
I9rium: to he opened very shortly near
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
Choru, VIII Nnt Sing.

Because of the difficulty experienced
IN tindinG suitable and compete :
rcsday club which contcmplates 4
greater and more elaborate scheme OF
artistic musical productions, will be
delayed perhaps six months.
This announcement was made follow
ing II meeting Of the directors. II was
decided TO omit the big chorus of the
organization from the coming May feS-
tiral. In lieu of the chorus, however.
the artistic excellence OF the concerts
VIII be maenified The organization
VII entase a larger company Of pro
Grand opera Company and other mu-
steal celebrities. The managers have
been directed TO spare no expense in
procurins the, greatest artists Of the
musical world. Song birds and in
strumentalists OF International rcnown
VIII be b.1usht TO Richmond in greater
Muse Festival. in its professional i'm
portance. VIII he on more magnificent
scale than heretofore.
While temporary abandonment OF the
choral sing .nG viii be disappointing to
many. the directors felt that the or
Ganization should not risk its nation
wide reputation az musical society by
OF public concerts Without ad I'd t..
professional direction. Rchearsals I'M
der competent choral director being
At this time an uncertainty. the dircc-
tors OF the club determined upon the
safer course. Hence, the time, expense
and energy usually expended upon the
choral features will be concentrated
anon improving the artistic standard
q! tho May concerts. which has always
been high, but never on the new plane
TO which they are to be carried in the
iuiurc beginning with the coming feS-
tivhl The MANAGEMENT is now casting
about for professional director. who
VIII he engaged by the year and de-
vote himself 20 the training Of the
examinations talent permanently The
directors viii offer no objection If the
director desires to connect himself with
q church choir in addition to training
tho enlarged chorus OF the Wednesday
Club, which VIII rcorganizc for work
next November.