The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-18
Activities i'm Ardmnor@ Club Circles
Conducted by MRS. GEORGE O. ALvIS.

casions. The first two. one conducted
by Mrs. n. c. Wood. one of the citys
leading musicians, the other by MIR
c. W. Richards. the efficient sup
erintendent Of Ardmure schools. were
well attended and enjoyed by all
present. Even little children sang
Justify. Tuesday. September 20, Mrs
Arthur Kyle has charge of the sing
and novel features are TO be intro
siastic capable musician second TO
none. These sings are far more than
temporary pleasure. They signify a
distinct help to our town.
The Choral Club
Mrs. y. c. Wood, director Of Phil
harmonic choral, states that the club
library includes some beautiful choral
numbers which have not been utilized
and which will prove of interest in
The seasons work. a good Choral club
is valuable addition TO any club
and any town. Possibly an exercise Of
some personal sacrifice is required; a
willingness to work for the organiza-
ton. The result proves worth the
work. Ardmore possesses musicians of
ability and many music lovers. They
owe something to the public. c. h.
Macklin, musical critic, says in re-
cent issue of The Daily Oklahoman:
The ladies music club announces its
first chorus meeting Of the season for
Friday. September l6 The first work
to be studied is Colerdge-Taylor's
"Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" 1t will
be produced jointly with the Appollo
club. This is a notable cantata, not
easy to do well. II will require good
deal Of steady work on the part of
both the director and the chorus.
/ have been at some pains for a
long time to find out why Oklahoma
! city is so far behind other cities of
its class with regard to chorus work.
The chorus Of the Ladies Music club
is a case in point. Every year it starts
out with large enrolment. Every
year it winds up the season with about
| twenty-five members-which repre-
sents a falling off Of from so to "a
per cent.
There is only one reason for this
sort of thing. Chorus work in Okla.
/ homa City is not taken seriously
Whether It be that all the singers feel
that unless they are singing solos they
are wasting their time ! do not know
The fact that ii takes quite as much
voice. intelligence and skill to be a
good chorus singer as n good soloist
does no, seem to have percolated
/ Indeed. il takes more work, more ac'
curacy as to time and intonation. and
more general control TO be of real
value in chorus than to be fair
soloist. Nearly all vocal soloists are
heinous offenders in time and rhythm
and many Of them. feeling that they
need nothing more than good voice
! have never put in the work necessary
to accuracy in these respects. They
are fairly safe without II. for the ac
companist can nurse them along, and
the average audience never knows the
difference
| But in chorus work this sort OF
''getby" will not do at all. The slight
est defect In intonaticn and rhythm Is
at once apparent. for the simple rea.
son that no two singers will make
exactly the same mistake at the same
time.
Ferndale Review Club
The Ferndae Review club comes out
in green and gold with the motto
The welfare Of the people is the su
premc law The object of the club is
to promote habits of reading and
study and TO uplift the ward In
which We live. The members are put
ting into practice. daily, the object
stated. very quietly indeed. and eff
ciently they work to acquire improved
conditions.
The officers are Mrs. c. T.. Ringer
president. Mrs. W. NJ. Brown. vice