The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-05
MUSIC CLUBS
ARE BACKING
HYMN CONTEST
Promotion of Interest in Old
Time Church Music Is
Goal Sought

Fargo, N. D., March 5-(AP)-
promotion of interest in Old-time
church music is one of the reasons
for the "hvmn contest" now being
conducted by the State Federation
of Music Clubs, Mrs. +. P. Rorvig,
New Rockford, chairman Of the
church music department of the
federation, said in an address to its
annual convention here today.
Choirs, clubs and other musical
organizations have been asked to
study a selected list Of old hymns
and to take examinations on them,
scoring to be done on a basis pre-
viOusly announced. The list of old
favorites to be studied in the con-
test follows:
/. o Come all Ye Faithful.
2. Day is Dying In the West.
3. For The Beauty Of the Earth
4. Oh Master, Let Me Walk
With Thee.
5. Lord, Speak to Me.
6. Dear Lord and Father of
Mankind.
z. Nearer, My God, to Thee.
3. God Of Our Fathers.
-. Lead On, O King Eternal.
10. would be True.
IL. Stand Up, Stand Up for
Jesus.
IL. Faith Of Our Fathers.
Certificates signed by the ma
tional and state charmen will be
given to all winners completing the
work of any years contests, Mrs,
Rorvig said.
Last Years Winners
The list of winners in last years
hymn contest follows: Margaret
Moen, Helen Young, Florence Sc
cord, Beth Morrish. Eva Sherwood,
Evelyn Montgomery, Jesse Hill,
Margaret Bratvold, and Grace
Stamner, Fargo; Evelyn Robinson
and Mary Kneeland of. jamestown;
Hazel Olson, Virginia Leedahl and
Grace LaBrant of Stanley.
In report on the federation de-
partment devoted to juniors, Mrs.
A. p. Nachtwey, Dickinson, point
ed out that a love for and apprecia-
ton Of music is invaluable in bring
ing young persons to a better
understanding of drama, literature,
drawing, the dance, and every other
art. At present, Mrs. Nachtwey
said, there are 10 junior clubs and
one juvenile music club in the state
with combined membership OF
more than 400. She urged that
every senior music club in the state
take steps to form junior club
as an auxiliary unit before the next
convention.
Valley City Has Fine Club
One of the outstanding organiza.
tons of Valley City is its music
]. club Of 148 members, Mrs. H. G.
Hudson, New Rockford, said in re.
porting on progress in the fifth dis.
trict Of which she is chairman
Under the leadership of Miss Susan
Mccoy, she said, it has brought
distinction to the Barnes county
city and has demonstrated the place
of music in community. Another
noteworthy Valley City organiza.
ton, she said, is the Valley City
Junior Congregational Choir, Led
by Miss Delphinc Van Hauten.
New Rockford has Thursday
evening Musical Club with a mem.
bership Of IS members, Mrs. Hud'
son said, and recently has organic.
J. ed junior music club which is not
yet federated with the state organi.
cation. Prospects are bright, she
said, for organizing an additional
junior club at Sheyenne.
Reporting. on musical club work
in the seventh district, Mrs. w. j
Servis, Dickinson, said that people
in most of the towns of her distric,
had not yet reached the point where
they cared to organize music club.
and federatc with the state organi
cation.