The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
usic Students
Give Remarkable
Program at Club

That the student department Of
4 tt4 Rock Island. Musical club Is
1 worth while undertaking was prov
u beyond . doubt yesterday after
n4pD when the members gave their
annual recital program before the
members OF the general club. To
MY the students acquitted them
q selves well is not half expressing
J he way In which they carried
4 through their program. And the
Y hrge audience more than filled the
\ tah room, q crowd which would
~ an inspiration to the members
4 Of the. club were they able to prove
such drawing card at their meet
3 ings.
The students appearing on the
program indeed showed their abil-
NY a. coming musicians and in a
few years the general club will
have splendid material for an &C
tive membership list. They are not
only piano players. but singers,
readers and violinists and 1t was
most certainly very creditable va
riety. Miss Majorie Sala, the de-
partment president. presided.
Following the singing OF Ameri-
CO by the members. the program
opened with a group of two piano
numbers by Ruth Coy. gifted lit
tie pianist, who displayed a re-
\ markable touch. She cannot only
play but is a splendid accompanist
as well. Miss Helen Davis gave a
single piano number in which she
showed that she truly understood
II musical Interpretation. Miss Anna
Mcleod gave a clever little read
ing. Calls and Miss Maiorie Sala,
accompanied by Mrs. A. r. Wallin,
sang two numbers in very re-
I markable manner. Ralph Ostrom.
the only boy appearing singly on
the program. showed himself to be.
q real pianist in his number. He
was followed by Miss Helen Clark
son. who played two difficult selec-
tons with finished skill Miss
Irene Mcleod sang two numbers
very prettilv. and her selections
were followed by a sextet for vio-
Inns. feature OF the program. II
is seldom that six Young violinists
play with such accord and the de-
partment has the beginning OF an
4, unusual organization. Miss Ruth
Coy was the accompanist and the
sextet is composed Of the Misses
} Anna Marie Van Duzer, Ethel Liv-
ingston, Eileen Moelier. Oenone
Apple and Basilja Winter and Rich
ard Weckel. Miss Yolande Mahaf-
fey PLAYED march exceedingly
well and her number was followed
By two songs by Miss Celeste Olson,
a singer who has promise of flu
ture. Miss Elizabeth Barbou,, a
young pianist whom members OF
the club have been much interest
cd in for several years, showed
wonderful advancement Yesterday
in her difficult number. Miss Bar
bou has appeared on the programs
before and each time shows further
development in her unusual ability
The next number was a group OF
a two readings by Miss Maiorie
Stocking. which was remarkably
we'll given. The numbers were
children's pieces and as read by the
little reader were greatly enjoyed
Miss Marcia Elm and Miss Ellen
Mccarthy each gave piano num-
her which, showed their musician.
ship and the Misses Anna Marie
Van Duzer and Oenone Apple
whose due. numbers are always
splendid. played unusually we'll
Miss Apple also played piano &C.
compartments. Miss Dorothy AL
gle sang a solo most pleasingly anG
the program ended with a vel
rendered piano number by Miss
L Dorothy De;senroth. Miss Suzannt
Meelan and Miss Bessie Baker also
played accomplishments.
The next student department
meeting will be held May / wher
the annual election of officers vii
be the important event. The pro.
gram for the mex. year will be out
lined and the members are all ask
ed to attend.
The following committees wert
read by the president: Nomination
I committee, Miss Marion Siemon
chairman, and Miss Ann Marie Var
Duzer; program committee. Mis-:
Irene Mcleod, chairman: Mis-.
Ruth Coy. Miss Helen Clarkson
Miss Mary Schaab and Miss Eliza
IA BETH Barbou; refreshment commit
tee. Miss Dorothy neisenroth
chairman; Miss Hazel Miller. Mis-!
Lydia Tyler and Miss Arvill:
Gcitpel,;