San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-18
Elk CHOIR To
Join BAND IN
GIFT CONCERT
Proceeds VIII Go Toward
Fund to Purchase Att
water Collection.
MAY RAISE $1,000
First Public Appearance Of
Choir Promised to Be
Musical Treat.

The Elks' Choir will make its first
public appearance jointly with the
Elks Band at a concert Thursday
evening, March l in Main Avenue
High School auditorium, for the bene-
fit of the museum of San Antonio.
All funds from the concert will go
towards the purchase of the famous
Attwater collection Of Texas products.
The Museum of San Antonio As
ISOLATION has been organized to pur-
chase the collection, held at $4,000 as
the NUCLEUS of a natural history
museum here.
The concert March 1 will be the
Elks contribution as an organization,
to the collection fund. Proffer of
benefit concert was eagerly accepted.
Miss Emma Gutzeit, acting for the
Museum of San Antonio Association
declared:
"The association deeply appreciates
the very generous offer of help from
the Elks. The fame of the Elks mu-
sicians is broadspread. It is like the
lodge to come forward when help is
needed in furthering a project destin-
ed TO help the entire city. We IRE
taking it as a good omen. for the Elks
have never been associated with q
failure"
Promises Musical Treat.
The Elks are confident Of netting
$1,000 from the concert. TO be applied
on the purchase price of the collection.
Tickets for the concert will be placed
on sale downtown Monday. The
choir has not had its first birthday
yet. but is already Justify building a
reputation. The band has a national
reputation, having won prizes at more
than one Elks international conyen-
ton. Preparations for the concert
are under way. The plans include
four numbers from the band, in two,
two-part numbers. to be arranged BY
Director Clarence Magee and Manager
Newton C. Bassett. Band numbers
are being worked out by Director
Otto Zoeller and lido Haarman, man
ager Of the band.
Solos by Mrs. G. f. Gvinn.
Charles NJ. Lee and Newton C. Bias.
Sett will supplement the band and
choir numbers. The concert promises
TO be one of the musical treats of
the winter.
Most Complete Of Texas.
Members of ,the two musical or
CARNATIONS and the lodge membership
as n whole have taken a keen interest
in the efforts to establish the Att
water collection in San Antonio. as
a very considerable nucleus for
museum Of natural history. The col
lection is recognized as possibly the
most complete assemblage of Texas
products in existence. DR.. H. p
Attwater spent many years gather
ing the exhibit which includes all
edible nuts grown in the state, speci-
mems of all the wool, cotton, silks
and minerals produced in Texas. as
well as interesting examples of the
states bird life and other valuable
examples of flora and fauna within
Texas.
Promise Of other natural history
exhibits totalling a value Of approx
mating $4,000 has been made the
Museum Of San Antonio Association
II the Attwater collection is given a
permanent home here. This has given
added impetus TO the work of collect
ing funds for the purchase of the
collection, which will be housed tenn
porarily in two rooms at the Main
Avenue High School If the associa-
tion meets with success in raising
funds for its purchase.