Evening star., 1936-04-17
SYMPHONY FUNDS
ASSURE CONCERTS
Directors, However, Report
Deadlock With Union
Over Musicians.

The National Symphony Orchestra
Association has the financial backing
to go ahead with a season Of concerts
next Winter, but no agreement has
yet been reached with the Musicians
Union for the employment of players,
it was revealed at the annual meeting
of the symphony group yesterday.
While the association is prepared to
give the Winter concerts with the sup
port of a sustaining fund approxi-
mately the size of that raised last
year, failure of the recent financial
campaign to achieve the 100000 goal
makes it impossible to assure outdoor
concerts this Summer.
$6O,S75 Is Reported.
These developments were disclosed
by Corcoran Thorn, president of the
association, who stated this years
Campaign Committee, headed by Mrs.
Walter Bruce Howe and Harold N.
Marsh, had reported the collection in
cash and pledges for the 1867 season
of $60.875, some $500 less than that
raised at this time last year. 1t was
pointed out, however, that campaign
workers expect TO receive sufficient
further contributions TO bring the
final total to 68,543 which was raised
IN 1885.
In informing the members that the
association is still at a deadlock with
the Musicians Union in negotiations
for a contract for the employment of
orchestra players, Thorn declared the
symphony association board of d.
rectors would make every effort to
continue the National Symphony.
Beginning last November" he said.
your board Of directors has been in
negotiation with the authorities Of the
Musicians Protective Union for a con-
tract for the employment of the
orchestra musicians for the 1861
season, but agreement has not been
reached on matters which your board
OF directors regards as essential to the
maintenance CT the artistic standards
of the orchestra, the normal future
development OF those standards and
the necessary authority and control
OF the conductor and the manager in
their respective spheres.
"On March 80 the musicians union
wrote that it would not further
discuss the open questions above re-
ferred to. Then the board of directors
OF the Orchestra Association was and
remains unanimous in the opinion
that these questions are vital and
that no contract should be made
which does not fairly assure these
essentials.
There is an apparent deadlock,
but your board of directors assures
you that it will make every effort
consistent with its convictions TO con-
tinue the National Symphony Orches-
ira without interruption"
Kinder to Conduct.
In announcing that Hans Kinder
VIII continue as conductor of the
symphony for another season, Thorn
paid tribute to the leaders untiring
efforts in developing the orchestra
since it was organized five years ago.
Five years ago, when the personnel
OF the orchestra was first assembled"
he said. 1T was an orchestra un-
trained and inexperienced Today the
orchestra is recognized as one of the
finest in the country"
During a business session at the
meeting, which was held at the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing. the association elected five board
members to fill vacancies left BY mem
bers whose three-year terms have ex-
pired. The board then elected new
association officers.
Thom was reelected president and
DR.. William Mcclellan and Walter
Bruce Howe were reelected vice presi-
dent and secretary, respectively.
Mark Lansburgh was made a men,
Der Of the board, while four others,
Mrs. Howe, L. Corrin Strong, Dr.. Nc
Clellan and Thorn, were reelected.
Holdover board members include Clar-
ence A. ASpinwall Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, Mrs. Tracy
Dows, Mrs. Reeve Lewis, George
Hewitt Myers, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker.
Paul Wilstach and H. L. Rust, jr.
Rust was elected to the Administrative
Committee, which includes the three
officers.
George Gaul will again act as per-
sonnel manager and librarian Of the
orchestra and C. C. Cappel will con-
tinue as manager with the same staff,
which comprises Edward r. Norris,
box Office manager; Mrs. Willis H.
Fisk, Office manager and Mrs. r. H.
Dunlap. secretary of the Campaign
Committee.