Evening star., 1922-11-07
SUPPORT PLEDGED
FOR MUSIC WEEK
Impetus Given Movement at
: Community Music Asso-
citation Luncheon.
BUSINESS MEN LINED UP
Various Organizations Promise to
Give Wholehearted Co-0pera-
ton This Year.

With assurances of unstinted sup
ned representatives Of local business
circles. decided impetus was given
the movement to develop Washing ton
into one of the musical centers of
the country at luncheon given by
the Community Music Association of
Washington at the New Ebbitt Hotel
yesterday.
About seventy-ive guests. including
many well-known musicians, gather
ed in the grillroom of the hotel in
response to a call issued by Robert
Lawrence, organizing director of
Washington's Music week Edgar
Snyder. marshal of the District who
presided, outlined the purpose of the
meeting.
Expect Business support.
Mr.. Snyder said that the time had
arrived when but little was needed
TO secure the support of all Washing
ton "in the most worthy project that
the District for years. and that from
survey of the situation he felt con-
fident that business Washington was
ready and willing to give all neces-
sary support that would eventually
make the capital the musical center
of America.
Mr.. Lawrence outlined the tentative
program arranged by the association,
and appealed to the artists present to
willingly offer their services when
ever required. for in that way only
would their talents be appreciated.
100 Per Cent Cooperation.
Continued applause followed a brief
address by Henry E. Stringer, presi-
dent of the City Club, in which he
declared that 100 per cent co-opera-
ton. both in work and financial as
sistance. awaited the association from
members of the organization he rep
resented and the business world in
general.
Mr.. Strinser said that for years
there had been a certain aloofness be =
tween the artistic and business worlds.
but that he was happy to say that this
was fast disappearing, and that he
felt certain now music, through the
aid of business. would soon come into
its own.
Other Pledges.
Charles W. Semmes. former presi-
dent of the Rotary Club, was another
business man to assure financial aid
from his business associates. while
William W. Radcliffe, local head OF the
ChautauQua agency: Mrs. Lyman b
Swormstedt. president of the Women's
secretary OF the Jewish Women s
Council. were others who spoke in
enthusiastic terms of the movement
Myron W. Whitney told OF the
struggle local artists had endured for
recognition, and said that he con-
when their efforts would be appre-
ciated. He was much elated over the
spontaneous responses from business
men present. and cautioned his fellow
artists to give Mr.. Lawrence all the
assistance in their power. mot alone
that this great movement will sue
coed, but for your own benefit" he
said.
Many of the prominent guests
were introduced. and during luncheon
several musical numbers were rem
dered.
Artists Present.
Artists included among the guests
were Charles Benter. Mrs. l. W. Burk-
hart, w. E. Braithwaite. Paul Bley-
den. Mrs. Mary Sherter Bowles. Miss
Helen Burkhart. Mr.. and Mrs. Welden
Carter. Miss Bernice Calhoun. c. E.
Christiani. Miss Elizabeth Gordon
Coombs. Miss Marjorie G. Davis. Miss
Edna Bishop Daniel, Miss Rose Max
we'll Dickey. Harry Forker. Miss
Jennie Glennan, MISS Allce r mn
Walter Holt. Miss Mary Kelly, Joseph
Kasper, Mrs. Robert Lawrence,
George Lambert. Ernest Vladimir
Ladovitch. Capt. p. W. Lewis. George
Harold Miller. Miss Ritchie Mclean,
Herndon Morsell, Mrs. Henry Hunt
Mckee. Cecil B. Norton, Mrs: Amelia
NJ Olmstead, Miss Alice Pollock and
Miss Priscilla Slaughter.
Membership of Association.
The membership Of the Community
Music Association comprises the fol-
lowing: William Knowles Cooper,
chairman; Mrs. Lyman s. SWORN
stedt, first vice chairman: Edgar Z.
Snyder, second vice chairman; Alice
Pollock, secretary: John Poole, treas
urer; E. NJ c. Barnes. Mrs. f. J.
Brennan, D. J. Callahan. Merritt o
Chance. William S. Corby. II. King
Cornwell, J. Harry Cunningham. W.
w, Delano, Charles Demonet, John
Dolph, Thomas J. Donovan, John L.
Edwards, William W. Everett, Harry
|C. Grove, William F. GUIDE, Robert n
Harper, J. Philip Hermann, Frank r.
Jelleff, Homer L. Kilt. Mark Lans-
bureh, Robert Lawrence. John c.
Let's, Fred S. Lincoln. Gertrude Mac
Arthur, Arthur D. Marks. Avery G.
Marks, Arthur ]. May. Newbold
Noyes, Caleb W. O'Connor. D. G.
Pfeiffer, William L. Radcliffe. ]. E.
Rice, Roland Robbins. Charles Rob
erts. James P. Schick. Mrs. Lenord b
Schloss, Charles W. Semmes, James
Sharpe, Frank H. Shipe. Mrs. John J.
Stahl, Gen. Anton Stephan. Frederick
II. Stephens. Henry f. Stringer: Com
a~t Nd Mrs.