Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-05
Concert Association To-
Open Membership Drive

The membership drive for the sec
ond season of the Henderson Coopera-
tive Concerts Association will begin
Monday, with Rev. James A. Jones
this fall as president and Mrs. A. j.
Davis. membership chairman, at the
helm.
All workers who took part in the
associations membership campaign
last year are invited to attend the
opening campaign dinner at the Vance
Hotel at Z o'clock Monday evening,
Mrs. Davis has announced, urging all
who can possibly do so to attend.
Instructions for the membership
drive will be given. at that time. Re-
newal cards will be distributed to the
workers who procured those indivi-
dual memberships last year and plans
will be gone over with view of MAX
ing this years drive the most success
full since the inception of the asso-
citation year ago.
At least three concerts will be pres
ented in the Association program this
year and only those persons who Sc
cure their memberships next week
will be permitted to attend the con-
certs. No single tickets will be sold
for an individual performance. Mem
bership entities the members to at
tend all concerts of the association
during the year.:
The membership drive is expected
to be SUCCESSFUL for two reasons, more
than go workers. many of them new
are expected completely to cover this
city, Mrs. DAY said, and she is sat
isfied that aFiarge. number of Hen
derson people egpond to the cam
paign here ne1t wee u because the con-
certs were SO very fayorably received
last year.
After the. memberships have been
turned in, the local artists commit
tee will meet on Saturday night and
make it's selection for the concerts to
be presented this season. The selec-
ton, of course, will be governed by
the amount of money available from
membership dues, she said. Every dol
lar paid into the association for MEM
berships is spent for artists, musical
attractions, and the small expense in
cident to the presentation of the con-
certs.
Mrs. Davis explained that the as
ISOLATION is organized on member
| ship basis rather than as a random,
ticket selling speculative venture, be-
cause the association is primarily in
terested in establishing in Henderson
| a permanent audience that is inter
ested and will support. not just one
attractions but a series of good mus
ical programs.
There has been an increasing de.
sire in the smaller cities for music
| of cultural and educational value. But
there was no means of gratifying this
need until the Cooperative Conceri
| idea came into being.
Since the association is a non-profit
making organization, operating pure
ly on tie efforts of it's members to
bring something of artistic and cul-
tural value to the city, it must also
insure its members and the com
nunity against deficit at the enc
of the season. For, this reason no. ar
lists are contracted for until the mem
bers pay their dues in advance and
the exact amount of money available
for artists is known.
4 Downtown headquarters will b.
Il maintained all week in the Parkel
i building, where Webb's Henderson
IShoe Store was formerly located. un
til closing of the drive Saturday, No
lvember IL. Membership is open to al