The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01

de, corresponding secretary; MrA Louis Forst, treasurer; Mrs v. w. DeWiltoH, librarian; Mrs. Herman Rich, editor; Mir. B. B. Burton, box office secretary; Mrs. Earle Drennen, altrutstic; Mrs. oscar R. Hundley, club extension; Mrs. l. Morris, chorus and festival; Mrs. Laurens Block, course of study; Mrs. Charles A. Brown, junior club; Mrs. W. J. Adams, matinee recitals; Mrs. R. C. Woodson printing; Miss Abigail Crawford. public school music; Mrs. W. A. Hood, publicity; Mrs E. G. Chandler. sacred music; Mrs. Victor Hanson, students contest.
 MrH. Rice Talks
 In talking about the Music Study club yesterday. Mrs. Rice said
 The club is now about 16 or IT years old and true to type, sweet 1e has had more or less interesting career, keeping up with the times.
 'The club was organized in 1905 by four of its present members, Mrs. Oliver Chalifoux, Mrs Julia Nicely Finch, Mrs Laura Jackson Davids and Mrs, Richard r. Johnston, who called together few musical people and planned new music club.
 ..The Treble Clef club. now the EdhlAalAput oA WniCn NTb. ATuBSen IS director, was the only active music club then in existence, it then being 10 or 20 years old, It's object being development of a ladies' chorus and the presentation of artist concerts
 Small Group
 Just as the Treble Clef had started as q small body of women, interested in singing. SO the Music Study club was at first small group of women who wanted to further an interest in the study of music in the broad, in tellectuai sense.
 Mrs. Oliver Challfoux was the first president; Mrs. David Roberts, vice president; Mrs Julia Nicely Finch. director; Mrs. William Mudd Jordan, secretary; Mrs. Laura Jackson Davids, chairman of current topics. and Mrs. Richard F Johnston, librarian.
 There were about fifteen charter members, some of whom arc still on the membership list of the club.
 "The meetings for the first few years were held at the home Of Mrs. Chalifoux, but during the presidency of Mrs. Richard F. Johnston, the third president of the Circle meetings were held in a downtown hall, which practice has since prevailed continu- ously.
 Mrs. Johnston's Administration
 During Mrs Johnston's regime. two open meetings were held at tho Country club and efforts to bring an artist concert were agitated. The re- suits of the effort really occurred the following season when Mrs Hanson was president, Louise Homer being successfully presented as the first artist concert of the Music Study club.
 Two open meetings and one artist concert were the extra attractions at that time.
 'Each succeeding president of tho club saw tho possibilities, made in- novations and additions, broadened the scope of the work until the pres ent club, with It's nine officers and 12 departments. covering almost every field of musical activity, was the natural result through all the years of enthusiastic and determined effort.
 Some of the nigh lights ot achievement seem to stand out more clearly in my mind than others be- through some of tho most difficult struggles.
 "The first successful May Festi- vals' were due to the united efforts of tho Treble Cief. Arion and Music Study clubs.
 Tt was the presentation of the St. Louis Symphony orchestra in series of concerts during Mrs. Sharp's first presidency, in 1912.
 'The club alone was dubious of it's ability to put It over.' but the CO., operation of the two strong choral or ganizations made the supreme effort big success, both artistically and financially.
 Successful May festivals were held annually by the united efforts of the