The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-21
BY LOUISE YOUNG WORKMAN
Publicity Chairman

The oath annual convention of the
North Carolina Federation of Music
clubs to be held in Elizabeth City
April 24-27 will attract members of
federated clubs from various parts
of the state. Mrs. w. H. Davis, of
Asheville, state president, will pre-
side over the convention. Mrs. Vim
cent Hilles Ober, of Norfolk, Va,
the national president, and Mrs.
John H. Bateman, of Greenville, S.
c., president of the South Atlantic
district will be honor guests of the
convention. They will be special
guests at a reception on Wednesday
evening, April "a.
Outstanding soloists and organiz&-
tons of the state will appear on the
convention program. The list an
nounced by Mrs. Davis includes
| Mrs. Carl McMurray. soprano, of
Marion; William Zimmerman, plan
list, of Asheville; and Donald Peery,
pianist of Raleigh, who will appear
at the luncheon of the executive
board to be held at the home of
Judge and Mrs. I. NJ. Meekins on
Wednesday, April "A.
On Wednesday evening Grace Pot
ter Carroll and Mary Halsey, Ct
Asheville, will be heard in a two
piano concerto of MacDowell. John
Eversman violinist of Asheville will
also play on Wednesday evening.
The st. Andrews choir of 81 voices
of Wilmington will sing at this pro
gram.
Featured on the Thursday morn
ing session will be the Gullford o
lege A Capella choir; Mrs. Charles
| Abernethy, pianist of New Bern;
Mrs. William Ray Griffin, soprano,
Asheville; Mrs. L. E. Bradsher,
co%ntralto, Goldsboro; Mrs. Eric Nor
den, violinist, Wilmington; and the
Jacksonville Women's chorus. DIR.
Glen Hayden, head of the music de-
partment of the University OF North
Carolina. will mabe a brief talk at
this session.
The luncheon on Thursday honor
ing Mrs. J. S. Correll, of Raleigh,
national board member, will present
Mrs. J. K. Pfohl, Of Winston-Salem
in a 1O-minute talk on Church
Music, Why and What? The musl-
cal program will be given by Dr.
BENJAMIN Swain, violinist of the
University music faculty, and Ken
meth B, Lee, pianist of Lenoir-Rhyne
college.
At 2 o'clock on Thursday Dean II.
Hugh Altvater, of Woman's college
of the University, will preside over
the Composers Hour, when cups
and certificates will be awarded to
winners in the Composers contests,
and winning compositions will he
presented. Featured on Thursday af-
t~ernoon's program will be Paul On
c1ev baritone of Greensboro; Ste
wart Pratt and Fletcher Moore OF
F1on college in two-piano numbers,
and the Williamson chorus.
A tea will be given in honor OF
tho delegates on Thursday afternoon
hv the Woman's club and the Gar
don c111b of Elizabeth City. The con-
cert on Thursday evening will be
given by Lillian Robson, soprano OF
Asbeville. a string quartet, assist
cd nv Alma Oncley, pianist. Mem
hers of the quartet, all from Wom-
.n,s college in Greensboro will be
Hugh Aitvater, violin, George
Henry, Paul Oncley, and George
Dickson.
On the Friday morning program
will he Mrs. w. H. White, soprano
of Asheville, and Miss Mary Cole
man violinist also of Asheville. At
11.15 on Friday morning, cars will
leave for Fort Raleigh on Roanoke
leland where delegates i ge
o,,ests of the Manteo Music club.
Mrs Herbert Coble will present a
nroaram on 'Music in the Home"
At the annual banquet on Friday
evening Harold Dickensheets, tenor
If catawba college will be %soloist,
and DR.. James Francis Cooke will
be the speaker.
The Friday evening concert, eli
MAKING the convention will feature
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