Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-12-07
PRIZES BE GIVEN
OUT NEXT WEEK
Test Program Given at Central M. E.
Church Tuesday Night

application on the part of the Music
Memory Contest Committee no less
than on the part of the remaining 81
contestants at the preliminary and
final contests, the test program was de-
1ightfully given at the Central M. E.
Church on Tuesday night at o'clock
with large audience of interested
friends and music lovers. The contest
onts had the lower centre of the audi
torium reserved for them with wide
spaces between to allow no suspicion
of communication. Each was provided
with pencils and lap-board and the
score blanks were passed to them with
serial numbers that was the only meth
cd of designating them when in the
hands of the judges.
The performers Occupied the large
choir platform and included instru-
mental soloists of the evening togeth-
'er with the splendid church orchestra
of the Central Christian Church.
The Victrola also had a place and
was in charge of Mrs. O. L. Bradshaw
who with Mrs. U. J. Bennett, made
the announcements of each selection
by number on large placards vaude-
vile style.
Preceding the program Mr. Sam
KaSsewltz made an Introductory
speech in which he highly commended
the enterprise which was sponsored
by the Woman's Club and So eff
ciently carried out by the Jealous COM
nlittee composed of Mesdames U. J.
Bennett, o. L. Bradshaw and J. B.
Norman.
He explained the plan of the contest
and named the contest judges. Mrs.
Bennett then announced the winners
of the preliminary contest, there being
five perfect scores made and for which
Mr.. G. E. Kicker with great liberality.
presented not the one promised months
pass to the picture show but five to
the following winners: Dessa Searcy,
Helen Williams, Katherine Stovall,
Viola Lovett and Dorothy Thurmond.
The aggregate of successful entrants
in the preliminary contest also determ-
ined the award of the silk banner from
the National Bureau for the Advance
ment of Music with headquarters in
New York City to the First Ward
School.
Mrs. Bennett further expressed the
great appreciation by their committee
of the splendid cooperation they had
been given by those who had given
so much of their time to help.
Miss Julia Prentiss in the First ward
Miss Marian Van Gorder in the sec
ond Ward, Mrs. ]. T. Pittman in the
Third Ward, Mrs. A. J. Williams at
her home had been So helpful in drill
ing the children. The solo singers and
instrumental soloists had been espe-
.cially kind with their services and the
Christian Church orchestra had done
every thing they could to make the
joyable. The church congregations
in allowing use of their churches for
the recitals and contest and the news
papers for their liberality of space and
editorial work all received grateful
mention. Something not mentioned
by the modesty of the committee but
for which credit should be given was
the liberal loan of records by Bradshaw
Music Company to the schools for
daily use and amounting to a gift in
reality for they are no longer salable.
At the close of the program Mrs. L.
A. Turner as president of the Woman's
Club had something to say in the
way of appreciation of the successful
accomplishment of one of her long
cherished hopes for the Club and for
the city, that some such definite work
should be done in promoting the knowl
edge and the love of really good music
in our community and especially
among the children and what the ben
eficial effect of this work might be
permanent
The contest program included 20 of
the 48 masterpieces studied and was
as follows
Stars and Stripes Forever, by
Sousa-Victrola
2 In the Hall of the Mountain King
by Greig, Piano-Miss Rosalie Patti
erson.
3 Barcaro1le, from the Tales of
Hoffman, Observation-Disclosures.
4 Souvenir, by Drdla, violin by
Miss Helen Patterson.
5 Celeste Aida, by Verdi-Victrola,
Caruso.
6 Rhapsodie Hongroise No. 2 by
List, Piano-Miss Biles.
7 Marche Militaire by Schubert II
Orchestra.
8 To a Wild Rose by Mcdowell
Piano-Miss Rosa1ie Patterson.
9 Largo by Handel, violin by-Miss
Helen Patterson.
10 Melody in F, by Rubenstein, pi-
ano, by-Miss Van Gorder.
II Badinage, by Victor Herbert II
Orchestra.
II Berceuse by Jocelyn.
10 Traumerei, by Schumann, violin,
Miss Helen Patterson.
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