Evening journal., 1922-04-18
music WEEK TO
BE GREAT EVENT.
Tentative Program Mapped
Out for Celebration April
80 to May 6
TO OPEN WITH
SACRED CONCERT

Plans for Music Week" which
will be celebrated in Wilmington
April 80 to May 8. were discussed in
detail at a meeting Of the Munich
pal Music Commission. held in the
office of Mayor Harvey. at noon to-
day. DIR. Julian Adair. chairman OF
the commission, presided, and Mrs.
Marie II. Haughley. chairman OF the
committee In charge OF arrange
ments for the week presented a re-
port.
Mrs. Haughey stated that she had
received splendid support for the
project from musical organizations
OF the city as we'll as from those Of
a civic or social nature and many in
dividual citizens. In consequence
there will be some event of a musi-
cal nature not only every evening
throughout the week, but during the
daytime as we'll. The committees
most difficult task has been 10 so
arrange the events as not TO conflict
with each other.
The following tentative plan for
Music Week was presented by Mrs.
Haughey and approved by the COM
mission:
Sunday. April sO-sacred concert
by massed bands OF the city, prob
ably at Washington Heights. Special
music and addresses IN churches.
Organ recitals.
Monday. May l-School Day.
Special programs in all schools with
demonstration in High school at
night BY public school pupils under
Miss Ruth storms. supervisor OF
music and her stan OF assistants.
Tuesday, May Mems Day
Luncheon meeting a. l215 o'clock
IN Hotel DUPONT under auspices OF
Lions Club, Rotary Club, Kiwanis
and Chamber OF Commerce. Miss
Alice Rhett. Philadelphia. speaker.
Concert IN High school auditorium
In evening az o'clock hy the Or
pheus Mixed Quartz. % Wilmington.
There also viii be q public cclcert
at the New Century Club a. 1850
a. m.
Wednesday. May s-womsn'
Day. Luncheon a. l2.l5 o'clock in
Hotel DUPONT. Mrs. Frances Clarke.
Philadelphia, principal speaker.
Concert In High School Auditorium
at p. m. by orpheus Club OF VIII
mington.
Thursday. May 4, Community Day
Band concert and community sing
led by William p. White. At s p. m.
dinner by organists guild at els p
m, followed by recital~in Trinity p
z. Church. under direction Of t
Leslie Carpenter, choirmaster.
Friday, May 5-"Pirates Of Pen
zanoe," by Westminster Glee Club
SIS p. m, in Playhouse.
Saturday. May 6.-"Pirates Of
Penzance," by Westminster Gle'
Club, ais D. m. and SIS p. m, II
Playhouse.
Question not only OF financing
Music Week, but also public band
concerts in the coming summer wai
taken up. 1t was confidently be
lieved that leading civic organiza'
lions would rally to the support o.
music, also that City Council could
be induced to follow the lead Of
other municipalities and make ar
appropriation. DIR. Adair appointed
the following finance committee; c
p. NJ. Rumford. chairman; Mrs
Charles w. Grfith, William P
White, Norris p. Robinson AM
Charles f. Ernst, 10 devise plans 70
obtaining subscriptions.
The commission endorsed a pro
posal for organization of a larg
community chorus to sing at tn
dedication OF the Washington Stree
Memorial Bridge on May 30. Den
mite plans for this event will be an
- nounced later. Charles w. Canfiel
was added TO the commissions pub
lefty committee.