The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-07-25
PLANS BEING MADE FOR
ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Will Be Held at Mountain Lake
Park Saturday Evening And
Sunday, August 10 and IL
RADIO STARS TO ASSIST

Plans Tor the program OF tne
Fifth Annual Tableland Music
Festival are being made by Iva
lee Newell Holden and Frank
Edward Holden, directors.
The festival will be held at
Mountain Lake Park for the sec
ond consecutive year, on Satur-
day evening and Sunday, August
10th and 18th. Other festivals
have been held at Kingwood, w.
Va, and Somerset, Pa.
Saturday evenings program is again
being furnished through the Cham
Der of Commerce of Pittsburgh. Ar
rangements have been made to have
a number of radio stars of KDKA to
appear in specially prepared pro-
gram, similar to the one presented
last season. Last years entertainment
attracted several thousand people.
On Sunday there will be an all-day
program of band concerts, mountain
music, choral music, quartets and in
strumental selections from talented
musicians of the area. There will also
be few guest artists, according to
Mr.. and Mrs. Holden.
Mrs. Holden announced this morn
ing that one of the features of Sunday
afternoon would be selections by the
Boys Choir of Christ Episcopal church
of Fairmont, under the direction of
Rev. G.. w. Brickman. The choir will
render both sacred and secular num-
bers. The boys are now encamped at
Brookside Inn for period of six
weeks. Last year, enroute to their
homes from Charles-Town, w. Va,
they stopped at Mountain Lake Park
and participated in the festival pro-
gram.
The Tableland area comprises coun-
ties of three states-Garrett county,
Maryland; Somerset and Fayette, in
Pennsylvania, and Mineral, Mononga-
liza, Preston, Tucker and Grant, in
West Virginia. The Tableland organ
ization is also closely linked with the
Allegheny Tableland Council of the
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.
The purposes of the association are
cooperation in buying and selling, in
exchange of ideas which would create
better understanding between rural
and urban people, the fostering of
community spirit within the entire
Tableland area, and the proper ex-
preston of that spirit through gath
erings such as the Tableland Music
Festival.
The music festival offers opportuni-
ties for communities and groups
throughout the area to display talent
and for them to realize what others in
the area are doing. Mr.. and Mrs. Hob
den, directors, have had experience
in directing the concerts of the Fed
GRAFTON of Music Clubs in Washington,
D. c., and since coming to the Oak
land community have identified them
selves with the musical life of it's cit
liens.
The Tableland Music Festival annu-
ally attracts from 10000 to 10000
people. Rev. c. A. Shilke, business
manager, and Mr.. Holden, are scour-
ing the area this week in search of I'M
usual talent to add to the Sunday pro-
gram, and definite announcements of
the features will be made next week.
Anyone desiring to participate and
cooperate are urged to communicate
either with the directors or the bust
ness manager Immediately.
The festival is being held in Au-
gust this year instead of in Septem-
Der, as in previous years, in order to
strike more favorable weather condi-
tons. All programs are to be presented
in the huge Bashford amphitheatre at
the Park where more than five thous-
and people can be comfortably ac-
commodated.