Arizona republican., 1921-02-06

the music federation will reciprocate by | helping with the musical features of the State Federation of Women's clubs 1 which meets the same week in Miami. i Mrs. Eugene Miller Of Globe, who is the state chairman of music ln the Fedora tion of Women's clubs is spending the winter in the East, and has requested that the music federation cooperate with them in the musical features of their program.
 The National Federation of Musical clubs, an organization wlich has worked the past 2S years for the recog- hilton of American music, given prizes for American composition, the com posers work a hearing, assisted the young professional artists, through state, district, and national contests. entertained the soldiers in the canton ments during the past war and gave them thousands of small musical in- StrumentS, done more than any other organization to establish credits for music in the schools is now organizing junior and juvenile music clubs in the grammar and high schools. The chil- dren of today make the adult audiences for our concerts of tomorrow and the Nat1onaf Federation of Musical clubs is trying to teach the American public, that there is no better way of seeking to lift the average appreciation of mu- l the American people than by forming these junior and juvenile clubs and teaching the young people to like the best in music and art. Music students often find their lessons flat, stale or unprofitable because of the hours eI solitary labor, with no opportunity to share their joys and accomplishments 1 with others. A well organized and well conducted club furnishes just the | stimulus needed to carry the work along. The National Federation of ! Musical clubs has issued books of special programs for these clubs. Mrs. Frances Elliott Clark of Philadelphia, chairman of the educational depart
 ment is author of the programs and suggested order of proceduce and con- stitution for the meetings. The boys and girls conduct their own meetings
 which gives them practice in parlia-
 mentary proceedings. The aims of the junior and juvenile music clubs is to
 reach as many young people as poss- 1 ible, in an effort to encourage them in
 developing and expressing, a love, un- | derstanding and appreciation of music
 in all lines and it's sister arts, drama, l literature, drawing, and the dance. These clubs for young students will be
 a source of much profit to those who 1 participate in the work, and of much 1 delight to parents and teachers, who
 realize the value of specializing the study of music
 Music and music lessons become the
 most important part of the play and
 communal life of the child. There is immediately a reason and purpose for diligent practice for "does not the club want me to play something special for
 a special program?"
 Mrs Ralph Polk of Miami, Florida, chairman of junior and Juvenile music clubs will forward these books to any one interested.
 Mrs T. J. Prescott of S7 West Holly street, the second vice president of the
 Arizona Federation of Musical clubs, is chairman for the state of Arizona oi the junior and juvenile work. Mrs Prescott will assist any one desiring tc organize these clubs, and she can be communicated With at any time at the
 above address. She is also prepared to furnish the literature, and programs foi
 use in the work.
 In response to the invitation extend
 ed by Governor Campbell and th' Phoenix chamber of commerce to tn
 Woman's club to name the tree whicl
 will best represent Arizona and he
 wealth of traditions. Mrs. Joseph $