The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26
Miss Bette Gilmore
and the Musicians
Fund of America

The interest of lovely Miss Bette
Gilmore, Birmlngham's clever and
talented harpist, has been enlisted in
behalf OF the Musicians Fund of
America to act as Honorary secre-
tary."
Mrs. Lee Schweiger, founder and
president of the Musicians Fund OF
America, has paid this signal COM
pliment to one of Alabama's most
charming and capable musicians, and
gracefully accepting, Miss Gilmore
means to give her best efforts to the
promotion of the organization which
stands for a splendid mission In
America.
a brief outline as follows. of what
the Musicians Fund of America
means taking form as it did in st.
Louis. in 1921. will enlighten the
initiated and proclaim to the world
the merits upon which the organiza-
ton was founded and will remain
THE project of the Musicians
Fund OF America. to establish a ma
toinal home for needy musicians, is
attracting attention. To finance the
organization. subscriptions, donations
and requests will be received, and
musical festivals and concerts and
dues of membership in the fund will
also Der elied upon. Tt is hoped that
leading artists will givetheirservices
| for the concerts and festivals. thus
| helping to realize the necessary
amount of money to make this phi
| lanthropy a reality in the near fu-
| ture.
Representation is being establish
| u to-, ri ,, \, rtYf m
! try and a drive made for individual
| members. An appeal is also being
| sent forth to musical organizations
| all over the United States to make
| the Musicians Fund of America the
charitable feature Of their associa-
ton.
Memberships
Membership is open to everyone
the professional musician and the
public in general who are interested
in the development Of music and the
needy musicians welfare. The dues
are: Active. SO per year: subscrib-
ing, s25 per year; life membership,
500, and life patron. $1,000.
The many appeals made from time
to time alleviate the severe distress
OF composers and others in the musi-
cal field so impressed Mrs. Lee
Schweiger, formerly Adele Recht,
church and concert singer, and a
pupil of Marie Cross Newhaus and
Cornelie Meysenheym of New York.
that on May 5. 1921, she called to-
gether a number of prominent men
and women of st. Louis. where she
now resides. to formulate plans
whereby help might be assured to
these worthy people. A second meet
ing was held on June 8. 1921, the
outcome of which was the incorpora-
ton of the Musicians Fund of Amer
lea on August 6. 1921, as a national
non sectarian organization.
The Prime object
1.-THE prime object of this associa-
ton is to establish a national mu-
sicians' home fund for the purpose of
erecting and maintaining a national
home for aged and INDECENT mu-
sicians. This will secure home and
harmonious surroundings for every
professional musician who. through
illness, misfortune or old age. can no
longer care for himself.
CnrusO's Endorsement
1T is hoped that the organization
be supported by every MUSICIAN to
the extent of 50 per year member
ship. In a Letter from the late En-
rico Caruso, written the day before
his departure for Europe. he heartily
Endorsed this movement.