Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-30
MUSIC CMM|SS|ON
MAPS OUT PLANS
Various Projects Considered at
Meeting in the Mayors
Office.

On the well-known principle that. IL
things are to be done, busy people
are the ones TO ask. the first meeting
of the Municipal Music Commission.
which was called at noon today. I'm
the mayors office. may be put down
as ta success II brought out the
chairman, DIR. Julian Adair. a busy
physician, as well "a other professional
members, and laid out tentative
program OF much interest.
This covered I'm greatest detail n
Christmas Eve demonstration 60 cover
the entire city. with William T.. White
as chairman, and In general way.
plans for after holiday activities in
cluded in which are proposed Music
Week In the latter part OF May and oc-
casional performances by local talent
at intervals OF two or three weeks to
cover the intervening period.
incidentally It was brought out that
the dates of January 6 and February
IS are reserved for performances in
The Playhouse, under the auspices OF
the Delaware Musical Association, the
successor of the Orchestra Society, for
concerts by Fritz Kreisler on the
earlier date and Rachmaninofr on the
later. Mrs. Barnard. on behalf of the
Musical Association, asks that those
dates be not interfered with. and that
as much OF the support of the'commis-
sion as possible be given 10 the enter
/ prise.
With regard to the Christmas Ev,
celebration, Il was stated by various
members Of the committee that 4
number of the city churches are in
! the habit of forming groups of THEN
own 10 render Christmas carols. Mr.
Ernst. secretary of the committee. said
that 1t was not the purpose of the
commission TO interfere with such
work in any way. but to organize the
outlying material as far as possible.
Miss Ruth Storms. director of music
in the city schools, referred to the
success Of the program last year, wher
the school children gathered In from
Of the Municipal building as twilight
was gathering on Christmas Eve and
sang ten carols which they had learn
eG. She stated her purpose of begin
ming the instruction of the schoo
children IN a set of carols for thii
year at once. and continuing this unit
Christmas. assuming that tree viii
be provided as before.
Drawn Curtains OF private house
with all the lights turned on VIII b'
recommended for the later hours oi
that evening, and groups Of carol sing
ers will be orga nized in different 10
calities to go from place to place
singing carols. To avoid the DANCE
of lighted candles, suggestion wa
made by Mr.. Ernst, that patterns
stars and candles be cut in stencil
form through sheets OF careboards an
placed in each window pane. Thes
will obscure the light. except tha
which comes through the opening
and produce a novel effect,
Mrs. Leonard p. Wales mentione
several ideas that might be made {
contribute TO music week. which ar
not yet sufficiently settled upon to
given out.
DR.. Julian Adair spoke of the readi
ness OF the Orpheus Club and Tn
Westminster Glee Club TO undertak
concerts In the High School and sal
(, that no doubt other organization
would do the same.
4 Mrs. Charles Il. Griffith was electe
! vice-chairman at the suggestion {
: the president that such an official wa
L needed.
Members of the commission presei
!, at the meeting were Mayor Lero
o Harvey, DIR. Julian Adair. Mrs. Mar
lIoey, Charles +. Ernst, J. Norris Rol
inson, Mrs. w. n. Barnard. Hari
Stausebach. Mrs. Charles r. Griffitl
T. Leslie Carpenter. Mrs. Leonard
Wales. Miss Ruth storms, William
White