Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-05
FEDERATION OF
MUSIC LOVERS
HEAR CONCERTS
Talks by Leading Artists
Interesting Feature of
Program.

Program.
An enthusiastic audience of music
lovers attended the concert last night in
the Travertine room of the Hotel Lin
coin under the auspices of the Fedora
ton of Music Clubs. At the beginning OF
the program the foyer was filed to over
flowing.
The opening number of the concert was
America" sung by the audience with the
organ accompaniment. Several numbers
b through the evening were accompanied
by the organ, something that has been
almost impossible at conventions here
tofOre.
Mrs. Van Denman Thompson of Green
castle, fave a number on the organ The
Brook" by Dethier. The Frankfort
Matinee Musicale Chorus with Mrs. Carl
Sims as soloist, Miss Caroline Sims as
director and Miss Mary Voorhees, as ac-
companist rendered several numbers, in
GLIDING The Awakening" Spring Bios
sons" The West Wind and the May"
and Springs Herald AS a closing num-
Der the Frankfort chorus gave three num-
bers The Loney Pine The Willow,
and Trees" Other members on the pro-
gram were Mrs. Hull Osborne of KOkOmO.
organ, with Mrs. Harry Bruner. accom-
PIANIST on piano; q Charlottesville trio of
Mr.. Paul Garrett, violin, Miss Helen Nc
Carthy. harp. and Miss Inez Kelsey. piano
gave several numbers; Mrs. Louis A.
dollhouse of Decatur, sang. accompanied
by Mrs. Carrie Thomas Hanbold; ana
Mrs. Rosetta Samuel French of Evansville
gave the only piano solo of the evening.
Miss Virginia Jarvis of EIkhart, who is
a member of the junior organization
there. gave the initial number for the
juniors. Miss Jarvis has a beautiful,
clear, airy Soprano voice and sang sew
eral numbers from the music memory
contest. From the Land OF the Sky Blue
Water" by Cadman. and Wake Up. by
Phillips. She was accompanied by Mrs.
S. Z. Kiser.
Reports from the standing committees
were given in the afternoon. Most Of
these committees are only a few months
old and the reports were on What We
Hope to Do This Year" The following
committees reported: Publicity. Miss
Grace Hutchins. reciprocitvSn Fife
" Harvey; young artists contests, Mrs
Reid Steele: public school music. Miss
Caroline Hobson; junior and Juvenile
clubs. Mrs. ". A. Nackay; library extern
sion, Mrs. T. II Cowles Charlottesville,
and ways and means, Mrs. 3. +. Batty.
ERNEST HEsSER
on SCHOOL MUSIC.
The principal speaker Of the afternoon
was Ernest Hesser, director of music Of
the Indianapolis public schools. Mr..
Hesser sang three beautiful numbers be-
fore his talk. Honor and Arms" Fairy
Pipersr and Sylvia" In his talk be
laid great tress on the new movement Of
education called the project plan" He
NJ that IL this plan the object OF teach
inS. is to coordinate and cooperate the
different subjects. He explained that
music is one Of the easiest subjects to
use n this way. He spoke Of a dis
play that had been made up by the
children in an art class. TO show the
thought that they had from the songs
used in the memory contest. He said
that older people as well as young
needed music and that old customs are
coming back under new names, such as
community singing. which was started
I'm the Army, and is now being used
In most every meeting OF a large body
- people. This custom Is a revival
from our grandfathers' time, he said
He emphasized the need for music sp-
probation 10 be taught In the schools
and said that he hopes that the time is
pass a music examination before being
qualified to teach. so that in the rural
schools. especially. the music would not
drop out in the daily routine Of study.
Great thought and work is being given
n the junior and Juvenile clubs. Mrs.
William J. Hall Of st. Louis, national
chairman of the Junior and Juvenile
Clubs spoke to the club this morning
about the work which is Just in its in
fancy. She asked that each senior club
try 10 organize q junior club and put II
On the same working basis as the senior
club, but to be sure that IL has two
directors and a sponsor.
The concert this afternoon was given
'"nder the auspices Of the junior clubs Of
he state. The following program was
presented.
Mother Goose" Juvenile Fortnightly
Assisted by the Nevin Music study and
nuthie .Fortnightly Juvenile Club, In
dianapols
Mother Goose. Helen Louise Yarmouth
queen or Hearts --..-...- Leonore Brandt
EoE Blue -.---.-..---...-.-..Ira Hopper
Old Woman -..... Catherine L. Roacbe
King Cole and Fiddlers Three.
John Lasher, Harriet Payne. Charles
Shields. Robert Kissler.
Musical Maid ----....Frances Champion
Polly Flinders .......... Elizsbet Burke
Simple Simon ........... Robert Winston
Mss Mss MQnit 49,. Betty Lou Fulton
Susan Gray Shedd, Christine LETTERS
Mary and Edith Fulton.
Polly and Sukey Observation-Disclosures
Alice J. Evans, Marcelia c. Taylor
Jenny -...:..-.........-. Mildred Miner
Chinese Girl ....... Helen Louise Titus
Mary and Her Lamb .........
...-..............Et Ethel Mary Ostrom
Tom the Piper ............ Harold Con1in
And Chorus
PROGRAM BY JUNIOR CLUBS
OF STATE
=, Greenneld: Piano. Dorothy VIM;
Voice, Bessie Shirley; Violin. Helen
Service
.Elkhart: Voice, Virginia Jarvis. GeraI-
dine Guild.
LoeanSpOrt: Violin, Naude Custer
Marion: Violin. Audrey call. piano
SSara Louise ,Sturgis, Margaret Snyder,