El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-11
WOMAN'S CLUB GOVERNMENT" A
GREAT SUCCESS; NOW FOR OTHERS

Z FORTUNATELY the FL Paso Woman's club had not only
the idea, but the energy and intelligent application 10
pop' which is to say popular concerts and has generally
taken ont talk Now at last they institution,
let Us hope permanent and Furnishing institution
There have been excellent and successful efforts IN other
years. in these lines From time to tine the Choral So
cety has given good music either without admission charge
at nominal prices. The First Presbyterian church and
recals concerts free Of charge The Fl Psso Music
association has not only organized symphony orchestra
which has given good conrs at low ticket prices but It
hs earned out successfully the SUMNER seasons OF outaoor
band concerts which have been enjoyed by tens Of Thousands
Of persons and at which s0loists have been introduced
The Woman's club for some years has opened to the
public its musical and other sessions, which have been Of
very great educational valus vel lively interest But
nothing has done has met the public need and served
large portion Of the public its pop concerts IN
augurated Saturday night at Liberty hall
Some 1000 persons attended. Whatever the advai &c
sale may have been, there few seats unoccupied The
galleries filled The audience was representative Of
FL Passes best II warmly apprecatire and unusually
demonstratiFe The program purely vocal with eceP
ton Of piano number ana one singer presenter the
program. The singing mostly IN the English language,
but many different uationales and schools Of music
represented from Debussy American negro melodies and
from folk songs to operate airs Ire audience liked them
all and called for repeated It must have been
gratifying to the singer to find herself so fully IN accord
with her hearers.
It was quiet and attentive audience there for the pur
pose Of pure enjoyment and evidently taking its fill There
comparatively few children, few hundred But it
noticeable that there great many groups Of
Young girls say from years Of age many Of them
employed girls from offices shops, school teachers
Just home girls off for evenings restful entertainment
And there were groups Of youths and young men sitting
together, OF even young men alone.
But perhaps the most delightful element II the audience
as one oaEsa over ~ was me many ialiy PaFlie me
husband and VIE, the youths and madens, the children
anduot seldom the gray haired grandmother grand
father all sitting together and evidently enjoying the
ming There iuTahds and conTaescents and some
soldiers There were employers and employees the Imou-
and the fords the mansion and the bungal5W the
general manager and the brakeman; it was cross section
--Er-
liked the experience vel enough to want TO come again
at the first opportunity.
It was at the close Of busy and eTsntful week. E
Pas0 tired out The big han occupied up to the
last minute by the exhibits Of the exposition But with
ue cooperation and hard work everything got ready
time, and 1000 people thought enough Of the opportunity
10 come down town and 90 to hear woman sing.
il must be plain to anyone that great demand exists
81 Paso for this sort Of thing, which has gone too long
uHsatiEfied- Outside Of the movies provide almost
nothing to entertain these people through the winter
We find ways provide entertainments Of high
artistic quality at prices that VIII enable the multitude to
enjoy them without feeling the expense This Is great
work. deserving Of sustained and powerful support. The
experiment. Of which the Woman's club was a little
dubious has proved itself now and there need again
be doubt FL Paso earnestly desires such entertainments
and VIII pay what they cost
It TO be hoped that the symphony orchestra concerts
this win also be priced the public IN such way
that the largest possible number Of persons can be reached
Attention good music and enjoyment Of that which Is
good, acquired by contact and experience by pracice
young folks who habualy have good music about them
standards Of taste that make them Indifferent to that
which degraded Those who know the good want better
and those who know the better want the best
The main valve not too often insisted On, aeduca
tIena ID the ordinary sense which is apt to be repulsFes
IN feeding Whoes0mey natural desire for relaxation
and entertainment afording pleasure and recreation in
way that can only make for better enjoyment Of the
beauties and finer things il life, for breadth and depth Of
living, winch bring the greatest and most lasting salts
faction.
One would Ike to see other Fl Paso organizations take
hint from this outstanding of the Womans club
venture and give the various choral and other musical
teansnts in Liberty ha at nominal prices TO reach the
wider public No better could be found the peoples
han than this. When the mems and womens choral clubs
sing Why not here? When the church choral societies give
cantatas and oratorios, Why not here?
St. Clements church has fine dramatic club In which
Of children take part It is recalled that when the