The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09
Matinee Musicale to Be Host
to Music Clubs Convention

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her piano pupils, known as the
Schubert Club, which will take
part in the junior program to be
given on Saturday, junior day.
Banquet to Feature
A feature of the convention this
year will be the banquet Friday
night, with its interesting program
Of music and speeches, to be held
in the Travertine room. Patrons
and patronesses Of the federation
will be special guests.
Mrs. Edwin H. Shedd is arrange
mentS chairman for the banquet,
as well as general chairman Of the
entire convention, as she has been
for several years. She will be as
sisted by Mrs. Harvey B. Martin,
vice chairman; Mrs. Frank T. Eden
harter, transportation chairman;
Mrs. Allen Johnson, chairman of
registration, assisted by Mrs. Dante
Conner; Mrs. John Hutchings,
chairman of hospitality, assisted by
the federation patronesses; Miss Ida
Belle SWeenie, chairman of Gre
dentials, assisted by Mrs. Robert
Carl Scott and Miss Martha Mill
ken, chairman of ushers.> Mrs.
Luther Shirley will be official &C
companist.
Another feature of the convention
will be an exhibition of depart
mental and club work, which will
be in charge of Mrs. John r. Craig.
Clubs are invited to send posters
representing club work in pictures
and printed material to Mrs. Craig,
Marott hotel, before April IL.
Each poster must have a clip or
cord fastened securely to the top, SO
that it can be hung in the conven-
ton room. Parts of the exhibit may
be used at the national federation
biennial convention exhibit in Bos-
ton, June 9-16.
Climax of Activities
The convention will be the culmi-
nation of many federation activities
this spring, which include the an
nual radio music memory contests
for Indiana schools, sponsored by
the federation. These will be broad
cast at 10 O'Clock the morning of
April 8 from WLW, Cincinnati,
whose station owner, Powell Cros-
ley, will give services of the station,
so all parts of Indiana may be
reached. Prizes will be three radio
sets.
All rural and grade schools from
the sixth grade up and high schools
taxing the music appreciation course
are eligible to enter. Numbers to be
broadcast will be chosen from the
state music memory contest list for
1928-1929. Numbers from one to
twenty will be chosen for the rural
schools and one to twenty-five for
the grammar schools, and the entire
list of thirty numbers for the high
schools.
Contest rules follow:
Only pupils Of the sixth. seventh. and
eighth grades and music classes OF high
sctosls In the state Of Indiana, are
eligible.
Contests shall be held in the school
and there shall be one witness besides
the teacher in charge.
Whole schools and classes Of not less
than ten members shall take the contest,
rather than teams.
al necessary arrangements for seating
aad for writing materials must be made
before the contest begins, Papers must
bear contestants name. grade and build
ing. All writing must be IN ink and no
corrections made. Spelling will not be
counted.
Answers must be numbered carefully.
using one line for name OF composition
and the line below for name Of composer.
to avoid crovding.
One number not in the contest list will
be played to allow time for tuning in.
One minute will be allowed TO the
listener and one minute to write. for each
number.
No questions shall be asked and there
shall be no communication between pupils
or between pupils and teacher. during
the contest.
All papers shall be collected immediately
and fastened together with the following
data: Number enrolled. number taking
the contest. grade and building. name Of
teacher. name Of witness
All papers must be sent Immediately.
with postage prepaid. to Mrs. Frank B
Hunter. ASA North Illinois street. Indian
apelis
Prizes. three radios viii be awarded sat-
urday. April -. at 1850. at the state con-
yention OF the Indiana Federation Of Mu-
sic Clubs u the Trsvertine room Of the
Hotel Lincoln. Winning schools will be
notified and must have representatives
present 10 receive the radios.
Schools must register with Mrs. Hunter
not later than March 20. Schools having
no radios are urged TO ask their local
radio dealers TO install them for the
contest.