Connecticut western news., 1920-04-29
ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNTY CHORAL UNION Worlds Greatest Quartet tw Sing at Coming
 Concerts

A company of 25 attended ths annual dinner of the officers of thn Litchfield County Choral union az guests of MT. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckcx at Whitehouse, Norfolk, Friday evening and the opinion of all pres ent was that they had the best tfpnA ever. The table in the elegant dfn- ing-room was arranged in horseshoe fashion and was beautifully decos- ated with Hadley roses and smilax- At the opening of the horseshoe oR a pedestral by itself was a very fms chocolate coated pound cake mads for Dr. Arthur Mees, conductor of the chorus. The cake was abouk two feet in diameter and upon fk was inscribed in white frosting, 'Dr. Mees-"Hora Novissima," aeternats glorae musica, The Redemption
 In circle at the top was the name Parker" at the left in an- other circle the names, Handel. Hadyn, Bach," at the right, "Beet- hoven, Mozart, Gounod," and at the bottom the design of a harp. Tka cake was made by Alfred Gross, ths Whitehouse chef, who is a member of the Norfolk Glee club.
 During the dinner George C Woodruff, editor of the LitchfeN Enquirer, proposed toast to Mir. and Mrs. Stoeckel, which he saiA was in the nature of a thanksgiviux for the recovery of the hostess from her severe illness last winter. Tns toast was drunk with unusual heara- ness.
 Dr. Mees was next called upon ana he took the opportunity to pay a beautiful tribute to his predecessor, Prof. Richmond P. Paine, saying 10 was reaping the fruit of his labors.
 ,- President Edward P. Jones slse attested to the wonderful work Q3 Prof, Paine and spoke of the feefidr of love and esteem that the chorus had for him.
 At the business session, whScA preceded the dinner and was held Ia the spacious library, the reporfs from the various choruses and tha music committee were received wSA much interest and enthusiasm. Tna reports of the music committee anN of the Winsted Choral union reaN by President Jones are printed fS this issue. \ Y , A Burton ConaE reed the rep6rs of the Norfolk Giee club, H. D. Peirce of the Canaan chorus, nay4
 nond K. Hopkins for the .Torringtk Musical association and W. P. Ruwr sell that of the Salisbury choir fns1 the president, Rev. Dr.. John CaNiA Goddard, who was unable to attenAA owing to his wife's illness. It wsz voted to send telegram of sympe- thy to Dr. Goddard and family wsSA all good wishes for the speedy re- covery of Mrs. Goddard. '
 Announcement was made that the quartet engaged to sing in the ltwS oratorios, Gounod's 'Redemptions and Horatio Parker's "Hora Novissa- ma,". were Florence Hinkle, sopranscs Merle Alcock, contrslto; 0rviIfs Harold, tenor and Clarence Whits- hill, bass. This is without doubt ths worlds greatest quartet. FrieaI Hempel, the world-fanous soprano. has been engaged as the soloist tho third evening and there may be an instrumentalist of wide repute whose name is not announced as yet.
 It was proposed that the Lttch. field County Choral union make the first gift to the proposed Horktis Parker endowment fund of $50,O0e to be raised for the American aca- demy in Rome, the income of which will be given each year to s5ms young American musician for study in music at the academy after. tic plan of the prize given by the FrehcA academy. The American academy. which was founded about 25 y6ars ago, has given prizes in art and liter ature and now it is proposed to ad& one for study in music and commit tee of 50 is being appointed in tRiim country to back the movement. R is proposed that each member of tho Litchfield County Choral union give 10 cents for its contribution ana maybe their example will be follow ed by other choral societies through out the country.
 Edward P. Jones was reelected president of the union and Edmund Brown of Norfolk, secretary.
 The guests present were: Norfolk, A. B. Collar, H. Higgins, H. H. Cook; Canaan, R. DS Peirce, George Har- denbergh, J. l.. Parsons; Salisbury, William B. Perry, Jr., William P Russell, Henry s. Wilson; Winsted. E, P. Jones, O. H. Ripley, J. H. Whiting; Torrington, R. F. Hopkins, A F. Futile, William Reid.
 Music Committee's Report
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