The Connecticut labor news., 1924-06-07
New Haven LOca l !, Shocked By Presi- dents Death, Acts Promptly Neverthe- less to Ensure That His Good Works Will Be Forever Remem- bered- Some Worthy Young Artist to Get H i g h e r Instruction Every Year Forever and a Day.


 What is believed to be the first time a labor organization in the United States has established a perpetual memorial outside of granite shaft to perpetuate the memory of one of its members was noted this week when the New Haven local of the Music ians' Union established scholarship at Yale to keep alive the fine works of Louis Felsburg, for more than 30 years president of the local. MT. Fels- burg died a week ago after being stricken at the national convention of musicians at Colorado Springs. His successor has not yet been elected, the union feeling his loss so keenly that election of a successor has been post poned.
 Before the scholarship could be es- be consulted and details arranged. While Yale through many of its pro- fessors is quite friendly with Organ ized Labor in New Haven and Con- necticut yet the establishment of a scholarship in the Yaie Music School was different matter but the execu- tive board of the union and the Yale authorities speedily reached an agree ment and Louis Felsburg's works in music and for the working musician will hereafter be perpetuated forever. An agreement was made whereby the annual payment of $l00 to Yale some budding musician will be given all the advantages of Yale musical instruction.
 Yale even went out of it's way to assist the local union in keeping alive the memory of MT. Fe1sburg who was not only known all over the east through his Labor activities but was one of the best known musicians in New England. Instead of the labor or ganization making the announcement, Yale itself this week formally an- nounced the scholarship at a com mencement concert in the great Wool sey Hall where thousands were in at tendance. Dean Henry $. Graves from the platform made the announcement between concert numbers by many of MT. Felsburg's former associates and an impromptu memorial service for the former leader of the union was held, even though he was not a Yale man, never had any connection with Yale other than to at times be part of Yale concert programs, but nevertheless the aTa 4I L.. | i joined in paying him mark of respect.
 The details of the scholarship are not yet worked out but by the time college opens in the fall everything will be arranged. It is planned to give the scholarship to some young musician whose ability warrants higher instruc- ton but whose finances are such that he could not otherwise afford it. While the original sum of $100 year is now stipulated this will be only the union s part of the course payment, Yale agree ing to help endow the course and give some worthy young fellow chance.
 MT. Felsburg left an estate estimated at about $30,000 practically all of which goes to his sisters. His fellow feeling for his fellow man Is however testified in his will in which he leaves all his holdings in the Aescfoenbrodel res taurant to a long time chum and fe1- low worker, Adam Hess, who for years served the bar and since pro- hibition conducted the restaurant of which MT. Felsburg was the president. MT. Hess when the bartenders was an active organization was active Tn that organization and mutual understand ing grew up between him and MT. Felsburg. As president of the music ians and of the corporation Mir. Fe1s- burg kept the union offices at the restaurant and 1t became known as the center of musical activities in Con- necticut. His gift of his holdings to MT Hess was therefore mark not only of his friendship but evinced the desire to keep the union interest for ever in the place.