The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-19
BLIND COMPOSER
CONTEST WINNER
Mrs. Hudlow, McAlester,
Sends Prize Compost
ton to Federation
SPRING FESTIVAL is ON
Today to Be Big Day of State
Music Clubs Gathering;
Music Standard Higher

Mrs IT.. II. ludlow OF McAlestcr.
who has been blind since she was
years old. is the winner Of the com-
position contest held under the aus
pieces of the Oklahoma state FEEDER
alton OF Music clubs. Announcement
Of the contest result was made last
risht by Mrs. u. c. Acosta, state
president OF the federation.
Tho contest has been one OF the
big features Of tho fourth annual
spring festival OF music held by tho
federation that opened Monday and
closed Thursday night. Eleven man
uscrlpts, all OF them excellent ac-
,ording TO statements of the judges.
were submitted. The prize winning
composition Is "FruehlingSshin," or
GLORY OF Spring" The judges were
John Knowles Weaver. head of the
music department at Tulsa Tniver-
sity, and Mrs. A. W. Hinc, orRanist
at Trinity Episcopal church. Ficti-
tious names were given with the
manuscripts, and the judges did not
know until after the announcement
was made who Il was who had won
the contest. Last year the compost
ton that took honoA was won bv
Name Travis OF Tulsa. This year a
gold medal is rendered the success
ful contestant in composition by
Sanders Rones.
Winner Despite Handicap.
IL is through the tips OF her sensi-
two fingers that all musical %nowl-
edge comes TO Mrs. Hudlow, winner
OF the contest. Scarlet fever left
her blind when a little girl, and for
two-thirds of her life she has had
all contact with the world through
her sense OF hearing and feeling
Naturally Independent and active,
she has not permitted her blindness
TO rob her OF the duties and pleas
ures that all women love. She keeps
house. does all her own housework,
likes TO cook, and cooks everything
that any housewife undertakes, does
al her own mendinR and plain sew
Ing, and stlll finds time for her be-
loved music--a very great deal of
time for It. She is wrapped nm in
her music. and she not only practices
but teaches as we'll All her music
manuscript Is IN raised type.
Aside from all this, she has her
Work In composition. She has done
great deal along this line; she has
written a number OF other COMPOST
lions for the piano and is ambitious
Tor even greater success than she
has already attained. Winning OF
does not give her her first laurels;
she won the state prize in the same
line OF work in Arkansas, her former
home.
The daughter OF n Little Rock
physician. Mrs. ludlow. who Is a
young woman "a years old, came to
McAlester TO live three months ago.
n that short time she has affiliated
herself with the musical life OF the
q N Vtaa he - a.g4,
clubs. Her husband Is a piano tun-
er. Mrs. Hudlow will not be here
for the Tulsa conference.
Big Day OF Festival.
Today is the big day in the fedora
ton program. With the Junior and
young artists contests that will be
held this morning and this afternoon
and the artists concert tonight at
convention hall. to which the gem
eIal public is invited, the third day
or the conference offers three
crowded sessions. Twenty-three con-
testants have been entered in the
junior contest, and entrants in this
and the young artists contest are
rom Sapulpa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
City Muskogee, McAlester. Nowata,
Miami, Pawhusda. Okmulgee, Cleve-
land ana Bartlesville. There are
twice as many competing for honors
IN this contest as she had expected,
Mrs. w. II. Crowder, state Junior
contest chairman. who has Il In
charge, said last night. This is the
first Junior contest that the state
has ever had. and Mrs Crowder
stated that II Is without doubt rais-
ing the standard OF music through
out the state with it's requirements,
and that II will be splendid thing
for teachers and pupils as we'll
There are three contestants. one each
in piano, voice and violin, who are
entering the contest from Tulsa.
Mrs. Crowder has secured as a
feature OF the morning program
Miss Margaret De Forest, IN charge
OF the educational department OF
the Jenkins Music company for this
district, who win speak on "musi-
cal appreciation" Miss De Forest
gave this talk here several months
ago.
Young Artists Contest.
Music students from 1s 20 90
years OF age, will compete in the
Young artists contest OF which Mrs
Ned R!gsbee Is state chairman and
that Will be held in the afternoon
both contests are TO be held I'm this
auditorium OF the Central Christian
church. Miss Lillian Deckman. one
or the foremost organlsts OF Okla
homa city and subdean OF the West,
ern Oklahoma chapter OF the Amer
lean Guild OF Organists Will play a
The concert Wednesday night and
artists who are filling concert en-
bagements Will also appear. There
VIII be piano. organ and voice mum
hers presented at this concert, opeI
10 the general public.
state officers OF the federation
and their friends were delighted
tuesday afternoon when tiny Mis-
Mary Ellen Grimes, daughter o
Mrs. r. II. Grimes Of Miami. graveh
lltted her violin TO her small chii
ana played for them during tho re
oepton rendered them by the stat
president, Mrs. Acoaa In her home
sharing honors with small Mis-
M0lN Ellen was MlEa CharlnlL