The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
Delegates Given
Luncheon By
J Music Club

Mrs. George I. Duncan presided
at the beautiful luncheon yes
terday afternoon at the Southern
club, at which the Woodlawn Music
( Study club entertained the delegates to
the Federation of Music Clubs.
For the occasion the tables, which
were placed in the ball room of the
club, were beautifully decorated with
sweet peas and other spring flowers,
the arrangement Of flowers being sim
pie and tasteful.
An address, Music Criticism. was
given BY Mr.. d. r. Gebhart Of Peabody
College for Teachers, this being the
feature of the luncheon, Covers were
laid for $50.
After the luncheon, at 2:3O, the fol-
hall.
Spring in Sicily" for soprano and
contralto solo voices.
Poem by Cecil Tanning.
Music by Irenee Bergee.
AWARDED chamber music prize by
the National Federation of Music clubs
at their eighth biennial prize competi-
ton for American composers.)
. Mrs. Mary Emma Pearson-Simmons,
soprano; Rebecca RazemOre. contralt0,
scholarship winners at +. NJ. c., 1923
1924.
State student contest in piano, violin
and voice, under direction of Mrs. G.
Guy Smith, chairman.
The members of the Birmingham
Teachers association were hostesses yes
terday afternoon at the Axis club, hon
oring the delegates to the Federation
of Music clubs at a brilliant tea.
The decorations in the club rooms
were elaborate, being a pretty arrange
ment of spring flowers and potted
plants.
In the receiving line were a number
OF the most prominent women of Ala
bama. The following will be the pro-
gram for today: T.. -
900 a. m, Gable hail., senior club
reports,
900 a. m, Cable han 10th floor),
junior club reports. Mrs. w. s. Will
son, Jr., chairman, presiding.
100 p. m. Luncheon, Southern
club. Hosts, the Rotary, Civitan and
Optimist clubs; music, ''Street Cries.
flor quartet and chorus of women's
voices), Ferdinand Dunkley.
The quartet Marion Stavrovsky, first
soprano; Mrs. Herman Rich, second So
prano; Mrs. P. q. Davidson, first alto ;
Rebecca Bazemore, second alto.
The chorus: First sopranos. Mrs.
J. ]. Strickland, Mrs. Mary Emma
Pearson-Simmons, Mrs. e. B. league.
Second sopranos: Mrs. Byrd Haley,
Mrs. j. NJ. Griffin, Elizabeth Roberts.
First altos Mrs. X. p. MCGOWAN,
Mrs. /. Morris, Mrs. J. W. Peck.
Second altos: Mrs. A. v. Janette,
Mrs. e. T. Rice, Mrs. r. L. Houston.
Address, 'Mothering Alice" Mrs.
Edgar Stillman Kelley, president, Ohio
Federation of Music Clubs.
2:30 p. m. Cable hall.
Report of resolutions committee.
Unfinished business. Il 80 -
New business fatas Ssaba=a {
Report of nominating committee.
Election of officers.
Report of board of elections.
Presentation of new officers.
Adjournment.
Music-The Choral Art club of Bir-
mingham, Ferdinand Dunkley, direc-
tor. .:s5
Keep us, o God. from pettiness. Let
us be large in thought, in word, in
deed,
Let us be done with fault-6nding and
leave off self-seeking.
May we put away all pretense and meet
each other face to face without
self-pity and without prejudice.
May we never be hasty in judgment
and always generous.
Teach us to put into action our better
impulse, straightforward and I'M
afraid.
Let us take time for, all things /;
make us grow calm, serene, and
gentle. e7y, s. - /.
Grant that we may realize that it is the
little things that create differ
ences; that in the big things of
life we are as one.
And may we ever strive to touch and
to know the great common woman's
heart of us all;
And o Lord God, let us not forget to
be kind.
Singing: America the Beautiful"