Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-09-01
Musicians Meet
Next Year In
Pittsburgh, Pa.


gro Musicians concluded a most
successful and enthusiastic meet
ing on Friday. Friday morning,
they elected officers and conclud-
ed conferences. The officers are
Mary CardWell Dawson, presi-
dent; Clarence Hayden Wilson,
vice-president; J. Wesley Jones,
executive secretary; Clara K.
Hill, recording secretary; George
Fl. Hutchinson, treasurer; Leroy
Goldman, general counselor; on
the national board Of directors,
Elizabeth Coleman, Mrs. D. A.
Holmes, Bertha x. Thomas Of
New York and .Orrin c. Suthern
II. The past presidents and adj
visory board are Henry L. Grant,
r. Nathaniel Dett, j. Wesley
Jones, Maude Roberts George,
Clarence Cameron White, Carl R.
Often, Lillian Lemon, Camille
Nickerson, Kemper, Harreld; and
the additional advisory and hon
crary members are Florence B.
Price, Eta Moten, William I.
Dawson. James Harold Brown,
Roland Hayes, Harry T. Burleigh,
Marian Anderson and w. G.
Handy.
The Junior Music Association
named its officers too. They are
Rella Verdun, president; Emerson
Kniohten, Galveston, Tex, vice
president; Victoria Wallace,
Brooklyn, secretary; Sherman
Brown, Detroit, assistant; Petty
Pierce. Pittsburgh reporter; "a
rohia Bracey, treasurer; Josephine
Inniss, state national organizer
and assistant national director Of
Juniors. Lillian Lemon, past
president Of the N. A. N. M, is
director.
The young people had their Adj
vanced Students program on |
and it was very fine
presentation. Those appearing
were Louise HUT, Evanston, plan
list playing Soaring" (Schu-
MANN: Carroll J. Upton Of
singing "My Task:
Gertrude Lucas, organist, "Pre-
luce and Fugue in E Minor"
June Skyles, pianist.
Romance" (Sibelius); trio ITO
a Wild Rose" sung by Fern, Leah
and Gwendolyn King, with Ra-
chelle King at the piano. Saxo-
ohone, "Waltz Llewellyn" Phillip |
Of Galveston, Tex, ac-
eompanied by Ruby Thomas.
Emerson Knighten Of Galveston !
played Fantasy; Roberta Brax-
ton, Chicago, pianist, played |
Sonata in D Major John Mar
tin Of the A. P. S. Club, Sonata
No. II" (Beethoven); Inez But
Ter, pianist Concerto in D Min
Or" with Josephine Inniss, her
teacher. at the second piano;
Laura Edwards of indianapolis, |
'Polonaise in A Major" (Chopin);
Sherman Brown Of Detroit,
tenor, sang without a Song";a
Iwendolyn Kelly. accompanied
oy Victoria Wallace, soprano;
Sunshine Song" Grey; Marian
accompanied by Marienne
Jeffrey, sang Cara Meme; there
vas an original composition by
Oisiree Scott Of New York; Lii
ian Johnson, Of Chicago, played
{ Allemande Gavotte and Musette"
oy D'Albert.
There were many other fine
programs during the week. Thurs
lay was honors night bringing to
he fore pioneers such as Nine.
Anita Patti Brown, w. c. Handy,
Martha B. Anderson VIM, Abbie
Florence B. Price, noted
Of today, Marian Ad-
ans who presented Chicago's first !
0ratorio at Quinn Chapel more |
han As years ago. And a spe-
cial feature was the chorus I'M
der William L. Dawson Of Tus-
kegee, singing his own compo-
sition "Out in the Fields" and
three piano number by Mamie S.
Reed, Wilhelmina Alexander and |
Grace w. Tompkins. On Sun
day night, r. Nathaniel Dett was
heard in recital at the Coliseum.
They will meet next year in