Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-04
S55,O)O PLEDGED
FOR ORCHESTRA
Chairman Howe of Commit
tee Sees Symphony Project
Now Assured.

with more than $55,0O0 already
pledged toward the project this city IS
| assured Of having its own symphony or
chastra, to be known as the National
Symphony Orchestra of Washington, 1t
was announced today by Walter Bruce
Howe, chairman of the Organization
Committee handling the details OF
financing for the establishment OF the
orchestra here.
Other members OF the committee with
| Mr.. Howe are Corcoran Thorn, George
Hewitt Myers and Myron w. Whitney.
The late Nicholas Longworth, Speaker
of the HOSE, was member of the COM
mittee up to the time of his death.
Although an exact sum OF S55, $50 has
been pledged, q total Of approximately
$50 600 will be required for the orches-
traS expenses the first season. The re-
naming sum necessary, it is STAYED. Is
expected TO be realized through the sale
OF tickets TO the "a concerts the or
chestra Is to give. A number OF other
pledges from prominent Washing
tonians, however, are expected ne1ore
June /, the time set for the completion
Of the drive.
Kinder to Be Conductor.
Hans Kinder, internationally famed
cellist and conductor, has been om-
cially designated as conductor OF the
orchestra, which is to be under the Of
fetal business management OF Mrs. VIII
Son-Greene, widely known washington
concert manager. An orchestra OF 10
men Is contemplated at the outset. the
season 10 expected to cover period OF
10 weeks, with the f1rst concert IN NO
vember and the last one in March.
The concerts will be divided into
three groups Of eight concerts each.
Eight of these will be symphony affairs,
to be given on afternoons at 4:30 o'clock.
1t Is planned to give the symphony
concerts on alternate weeks. The in
between weeks will be devoted to pop
ular concert and a children's concert,
eight each of the children's and pop
ular concerts being scheduled. The
popular concerts all will be given on
| Sunday afternoons. The plans for the
children'S concerts have not been COM
pleted.
Care has been taken to avoid con-
fiict with the dates Of other concerts,
both orchestral and artists, it is stated.
and it is expected that Mrs. Wilson
Greene will announce the dates OF the
whole "a concerts just as soon as these
have been definitely fixed. Mr.. Kind
Ter, prior to his sailing for Europe last
week, closed arrangements with va
riouS outstanding musicians both OF
Washington and elsewhere for key posi-
tons in the new orchestra and the
personnel will be finally selected on Mr..
Kindler's return to the United States
in September.
Aid Of Philadelphia.
| OF the total amount pledged, ap-
proximately SIS, 900 was received as a
result Of the offer Of William j. Turner.
Philadelphia capitalist and music lover
and former vice president OF the Phila-
delphla Orchestra, who offered dona-
ton OF $1,000 II four other guarantors
would contribute q like amount. Mr..
Turner'S offer was quickly met by four
other guarantors, only three Of whom
would permit their names to be made
! public. Those three are Mrs Eleanor
Patterson, Mrs. Anne Archbold and the
Friday Morning Club.
The Organization Committee empha-
sized, in making public its list of guar
antorS, that no less than five substantial
contributions had been made by out-of-
town guarantorS. These included, in
addition to Mr.. Turned of Philadelphia,
Mrs. Norman James of Baltimore, Miss
Anne Hull Of New York. Frederick AL
exander OF Ypsilanti, Mich, and Mrs.
B. G. Huntington OF Columbus, Ohio.
The complete list of guarantors made
public to date follows:
Frederick Alexander, Ypsilanti, Mich /;
Mrs. H.. T. Allen, District of Columbia
Chapter, American Guild OF Organists;
Mrs. Anne Archbold, P. L. Atherton.
Mrs. William H. Baldwin. Mrs. Lammot
Belin, Mrs. Truxton Beale, Mrs. Hiram
Bingham, Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
Mrs. Kate willard Boyd, Princess Mar
gaFet Boncompagni, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
! D. Butler. Mrs. william Butterworth,
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, E. N. Carpen-
ter, Mrs. Dwight Chester, Miss Alice
J. Clapp, Friday Morning Music Club,
w. L. Crounse.
Others Of List.
z. F. Droop g. Sons Co., Mrs. Carl A.
Drop, Mrs. H. Mckee Dunn, Carl
Enge), Mrs. w. c. Eustis, Mrs. Marshall
Field, Maj. Reginald L. Foster, Frank
J. Frost, julius Garfinckel, Mr. and
Mrs. Leander Mccormick Goodhart,
Mrs. C. C. Glover. jr.; Mrs. u. s. Grant,
Sd: Mrs. O. d. Go1. Miss @. d. Guest,
Mrs. Mary Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
Harrison, Mrs. Frederick Hicks, Mrs. J.
w. Holcolm, Mrs. 3. @. Huntington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Heurich. Frank
r Jelleff. Mrs. Norman James Mrs.
Karl Klemm MrN Henry I anna III k6Pa