Arizona republican., 1921-03-06

A nuai lark on Tuesday, the program to pc preceded by a 1.o'elock luncheon. Mrs. Henry D. Ross, state president ol the Arizona Federation of Musical clubs. announced yesterday that the na- tional federation would hold its bien- nial festival in June
 A feature of this festival will be the awarding of s5.000 prize for a great original oratorio. Several fine manu- scripts have already been presented. Tho plan adopted for the federation for securing the fund is to raise Mile of Dimes Each musical club in the country will pedge itself to ask of it's members to obtain a foot of dimes" which means. taking foot rule and placing upon 1t enough coin to cover its length It requires IT dimes to do this. One-half of the entire sum raised by each club will be turned back into It's own treasury
 The announcement of the biennial received by Mrs. Ross follows:
 To all members of the board of managers:
 To all presidents of federated clubs of tho National Federation of Musical clubs:
 Greetings:
 Tt 10 significant that the twelfth bien- nia1 conventioI of the National Fedora
 
 not only ushers in the'25th year of our organization. but occurs at a time when music has finally came into it's own. Never before in our history has music been acknowledged a necessity in every day life: a vital part of the cul- tural. spiritual, civic and educational life of the people. The local biennial board is pending a very large amount of money to make our convention a -ntable and splendid success. The iard of the N. F'. NJ. c. can do no less than carry out it's own plans for the program and finance them properly. The finance committee is sending out their plan for a campaign for funds, which will react with great benefit for each federated club and assist the na- tional board in financing its twelfth biennial convention.
 campaign will be carried out si- simultaneously in every club in every state between the dates of March IF and 25. "A foot of dimes" from every club member is the requested subscrip- ton. It takes just IF dimes laid on q foot rule, to cover the 12 inches. So s1.70 should be either given outright or collected by each member S5 cents of which Is retained for the local club treasury. The other half shall be sent 10 the state treasurer for the silve~ jubilee fund of the national organiza- tion.
 A most attractive armband for the silver Jubilee Fund" workers will be sent for every club member to the club presidents for distribution.
 Musac of France vii be presented by the 3fusicans club which will present an Mter1uting program at the Woman z clcb tomotvpw afternoon with Mrs. E Payne Palmer as chairman The pro- gram which has been announced for o'clock follows:
 Duo piano
 Merta H. Work, Cecile staton
 Dance
 Mary virginia and Elaine Palmer Song Accompaniment Mrs. F. Payne
 Palmer
 valss Lente Ga Reine Joyeuse)
 ..:..........--...- .chas; cgvilliel Florians Song ..... .........-.B. Goddard
 Edna Paula Beware
 Romance Roma @ Sans Sans Paroles. saint saenI
 Eleanor Lewis
 Kypris Berceuse. -.... Augusta Holrne Ades Oisaux .....-......-: Gorges Hu
 Mrs. B. Payne Palmer
 Duo piano Serenade Badine. ....... Gabriel Mari
 Merta H. Word. Ceci1e Staton
 Accompanies Merta H. Work Mrs. . o. Mcvey.
 The local council of the Arizona Con gress of Mothers and Parent -Teache associations will meet at the state fai grounds on Monday to discuss change in the constitution.
 For the purpose of adding to Il building fund the Woman'c club Mesa will give an old fashioned cor cert Saturday afternoon and evening { the Mesa high school auditorium. IT program will be featured by old fasi toned songs and dances in vogue durir the early days of the republic, whi there will be a number of comedy act songs and dances. digging and oth