The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-11
Music Clubs
to Meet at
Contention

tine room of the Lincoln. Junior
day viii be held Saturday, April 10,
ct the Y. w. C. A.
The convention will open at $50
Thursday morning with registration
of delegates, followed by the hrst
session, at 10. Mrs. Edward Bailey
Birge, president Of the Indiana
Federation Of Music Clubs, will pre-
side. Mrs. Frank Bum, Muncie, will
lead singing, accompanied by Mrs.
Luther Shirley, indianapolis, ac-
conpanist for the convention.
Visiting Clubs to BE Greeted
Mrs. Robert Brakeman. president
of the Indianapolis Matinee musi-
Gale, hostess club, will bring greet
ings followed by responses for the
visiting clubs by Mrs. Robert
Brakeman, Muncie. Reports will be
made by the state officers, Mrs.
Joseph Shirk, Peru, secretary; Mrs.
Louis Becovitz, Bloomington, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Grace
Watson Duckwall indianapolis.
treasurer, and the various club, and
standing committees. The nomin-
ating. credentials and resolutions
committees will be appointed The
session will close with music by
1891 junior, student and young art
lists contest winners.
Luncheon will be served at 1890
at the Lincoln, with Mrs. Hamet v.
Hinkle, second vice president of the
Hocsier Program Bureau presiding.
Grace Before Meat" will be sung
by quartet from the Clyde A. Ben
nett Music Club, Terre Haute,
directed by Mrs. Crosby Adams.
Stetson to Speak
Mrs Edgar Stillman Kelley will
give the principal address of the
afternoon session, on THE National
Federation of Music Clubs" Sing
ing will be led by Mr.. Charles Mat
theWs, Bloomington and Paul G.
Stetson, superintendent of Indian
apolis schools will give an address
of welcome. The committee on
constitutional revisions will report.
The music will be by the Misha-
waka chorus, directed by Mrs. Hazel
Dell Neff Smelser; Girls Glee Club
of Indiana Central college, directed
by Mrs. Jane Johnson Burroughs,
and Ladies chorus, Arthur Jordan
Conservatory Of Music( directed by
Franklin Taylor.
There will be a meeting of the
district presidents after the after
noon session, followed by dinner
at 6 at the Broadway Methodist
church, and rehearsal for the massed
chorus at T. At there will be a
choral festival concert at the Broad
way Methodist church. The closing
event of the day will be the past
presidents frolic at 1890 at the
Lincoln, with Miss Anna Walch
presiding.
Delegates to Be Feted
Friday morning the session will
open with singing led by Miss Ida
Edenburn, Columbus Publicity
will be the theme of the morning
meeting, and the luncheon for pub
liclty chairmen, in charge of Mrs
Verna Palmer Sterling. Mrs Henry
Schurmann, national chairman of
publicity, will preside, and the adj
dress will be, "A Yardstock of Pub
hcity" by Frank Elliott, director Of
publicity, Indiana university. Chair
men Of publicity of the various clubs
will report. The program will also
include reports of the nominating
and credentials committees, district
presidents, and the state president.
The musical program will be vocal
selections by Miss Cornelia DUNCAN,
Marion, accompanied by Mrs. Ar
thur Thompson.
A luncheon for delegates and Wis
itors will be held at 1890, with
Mrs. Frank Hunter, third vice
president, presiding. Grace Before
Meat will be sung by the quartet
from the musicale of Upton, direct
ed by Mrs. Adams. There will be a
report of the 1881 young artists
contest, and music by the winners.
Professor Carter to Speak
The afternoon meeting will open
with singing led by Mrs. Clarence
E. Walden, Connersville. The subject
for the afternoon will be american
Music" Mrs. Robert Brakeman,
chairman of American music, will
speak on "Sone Aspects of Amer
lean Music" Miss Norma Mueller
will give a report of Indiana COM
poser and Mrs Mrs. Ruby Rose
miller will report on manuscripts.
Musical numbers will be given by
William l. Pelz. Evansville, pianist.
A second address will be by Pro-
fsssor H. H. Carter, head of the
English department of Indiana uni
versity, on American Music for the
Amateur" Mrs. Glenora Morris
Hunter, Terre Haute, soprano, will
sing, accompanied by Miss Julia
Wilson, Lafayette.
New clubs will be installed, in
charge of Mrs. Louise Billman
chairman of extension, followed by
music by the Mu Phi Epsilon chorus
of indianapolis.
Choir Directors to Confer
A senli-tormal dinner will be
served at $50 followed by a choir
directors conference, with Mrs
Burroughs presiding.
The closing session of the conven-
ton, Friday night, will include an
address, Technique and Psychology
of a Chorus" by Mack Evans, di-
rector of the University Of Chicago
choir. There will be piano numbers
by Miss Marie Zorn. and the con-
vention will close with program
by the De Paw university choir
with Dean Robert G. McCutchan
as director. The choir will sing q
variety Of sacred and secular num-
bers.
Junior Meeting Saturday
The junior meeting will be held
Saturday at the Y. w. c. A. The
morning session will open with reg
fstrati0n and a hand eon1eS+ IN,