Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-01
Highways and By-Ways
Of LIZ OF New York
Copyright 1921, by Public Ledger Co.
By RAYMOND CARROLL

NEW YORK, March 4.-Shivering in
the shame Of the name are twelve little
HoIlywoods- respectively In Ala
land, Mississippi, Missouri, New York,
West Virginia. The Illinois Hollywood
already has gone on record as DESTROYS
of a different moniker
The plights Of these other HollywOods
communities that feel to their social
depths the disgrace Of the California
Hollywood has brought to light that not
single city, town or hamlet in the
United States has called itself after the
metropolis, New York. They doubtless
have been afraid to call themselves New
York, and Chicago is not much better of
as a godfather city. for the only other
Chicago Is tiny hamlet down in Ken
lucky.
In contrast there are nine Philadel-
lands, eleven St Panls, twenty eight
WashinStons, fourteen Newarks, twenty
two Buffalos, sixteen Rochesters and
twenty Portlands. The original Port
land, In Maine, many years ago had one
of its citizens engaged as a trader on
the banks of the Columbia River, in the
State of Washington, with q citizen OF
Boston for a partner. The men tossed a
coin as to whether their trading post
should be called Boston or Portland. and
the Portland man won-i. e., Portland,
Oregon.
Fashions In names come and go. A
name may become an inspiring and "a
diant thing or 1t may sink into disre-
puteN For instance take Columbus.
tribute to the great discOverer. When
villa. the Mexican bandit, and his ruff
fans descended upon and burned 'olum-
bus, N NJ, the disgrace was most keenly
felt In twenty other American centers Of
population which bore the nance Of Co
lurabus. ranging from the august capital
of Ohio TO the country store, postohice,
railroad station and cluster Of frame
houses called Columbus, ~ d.
That the working and so-called middle
classes do not fayore Jazz" and pou-
lar music, but, on the contrary, possess
an instructive preference for high grade
and classic composition is the declaration
OF Mrs. j. T. d. Lanier. president Of the
Friends OF Music an organization which
had been In existence IN New York nine
years and which has in that time intro
duced 10 the public numerous notable
works of the worlds greatest composers.
1T is an erroneous idea that the mass
es only Ike ordinary music" said Mrs
Lanier My experience as head OF the
Friends Of Music has taught me that
the reverse is the case Their a3precia-
ton Of the best compositions is ever ap-
parent as IS evidenced by the approba-
ton which ereets tho renditions Of tho
imposing works OF Mailer and other mas
tiers. Another point l wish to make Is
that x It is the earnest desire OF musical
conductors and promoters o. orchestral
organ Nations to raise the standard OF
the popular taste, they must not adopt
Z he attitude that anything viii do for
the public. Otherwise the standard
never viii be raised and all efforts to
will be futile.
Give only the best to the people and
they will respond by liberal support Of
earnest endeavor. For nine years the
Friends Of Music have labored diligently
toward that end and today we have an
enthusiastic following and no debts The
galleries at the town hall where we hold
our concerts are always crowded, which
proves that our poorer patrons appreciate
our efforts Our conductor is Arthur
Bodanzky Of the Metropolitan Opera, an
other fact which demonstrates that we
believe only the best enjoys the widest
communication"
The Friends ~ Music which is allied
with similar associations throughout Eu-
rope, gives ten concerts each Season en-
gagng for that purpose only the great
est artists. 1t produced for the first time