The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-09
Headquarters Located At St.
James Parish House, Special
Phones Installed

Wilnington's Community Con-
cert association opened its 18th
season on Monday with a luncheon
meeting for active workers in the
membership campaign in St.
James Great Hall at 1 o'clock at
tended by approximately fifty
workers. E. H. Munson, president
of the local organization, presid-
ed over the affair and welcomed
guests.
Following luncheon, served by
the Woman's auxiliary Of St.
Johns church, concert literature
was distributed the workers and
reports on renewals were given
showing an increase of a hundred
members over last years 800 at
the beginning of the campaign.
This leaves approximately 400
memberships available, which
must be purchased early in the
week as it is anticipated that
these few remaining memberships
will go like 'hot-cakes." All old
members who did not obtain their
renewals during the renewal cam
paign, last week, are requested to
get in touch with headquarters i'm
mediately, as this week is to be de-
voted to new memberships.
Concert headquarters is located
in the parish house of St. James
and special telephones have been
installed. All persons interested
in becoming members of the as
sociation are requested to call
either of the two phones at head
quarters, 28551 or 1852 where
members Of the staff will be, on
duty from a. m. to p. m. through
Friday evening, October u, at
8 o'clock, at which time the cam
paign will officially close in Will
mington. No single admissions are
ever sold for concerts and those
who have not purchased their
cards for the years series will not
be able to attend any of the pro-
grams to be given here during the
season. A total of three concerts
by outstanding artists is guaran-
teed the members.
Mrs. M. K. Frederick, of New
York office Of Community Con.
cert service, has arrived in the
city and will be in headquarters
every day this week and will be
glad to give any information con-
cerning the series. Mrs. Frederick
arrived yesterday afternoon from
Charlottesville, Va, where she
just completed campaign there
and stated that the Charlottes.
vile series was complete "sell-
out"
Campaign workers have been
asked to sound out' their pros
pective members as to the type OF
concerts they desire this year.
One that is tentatively under con-
sideration is that of Marina Svet.
Iowa (prima ballerina of the Met
ropolitan opera) with Alexis Dol,
inoff, leading male dancer Of the
Metropolitan, with assisting solo
dancer and two concert pianist.
This is only tentative, and any per-
sons who would like to have this
group as one of the concert pro-
grams on the series is asked to
tell his or her worker.
Officers of the local organiza-
ton are: E. H. Munson, president;
VIM. G. Robertson, secretary
treasurer; Fredrick Willetts, Mrs.
E. Kedar Bryan and Miss Emma
Gade Hutaff, vice presidents: Mrs.
Miriam Burns, campaign chair
man; Mrs. VIM. G. Robertson Sec
retary, assisted by Mrs. John
Clayton Smith, Mrs. Louis F. Or
mond, Mrs. William Fenley and
Mortimer Glover, Jr.
The active campaign workers
and their telephones numbers fol-
lows:
Mrs. Cecil Appleberry, 229S3;
Mrs. Vernon G. Avery, 5725; Miss
Agnes Chasten, 6242; Mrs. ]. D.
Edwards, 1894; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Fenley, 1924; Miss Bernardine
Foyles, 4131; Mrs. R. A. Hard
wick, 23440; Miss Clare Hughes,
9709; Mrs. Thomas Hunter, 5404:
Mrs. Katie Foard, 5556; Miss EN-
ma Gade Hutaff, 1892; Mrs. Rob-
ert c. Merritt, 4156; Mrs. Harlan
Mcpherson, $3.50; Mrs. Eric Nor
den, 1915; J. C. Parker, 23335;
Mrs Ethel Powers, 23865; Miss
Ruth Patterson, Burgaw; Mrs.
Horace Pearsall, Wrightsville,
8e4s; Mr.. and Mrs. William M.
Peck, $685.; Miss Julia Post, 233O3;
Miss Sara Robinson, New Han
over High school; Mrs. J. w. Rys-
sy, 1854; Mrs. Cameron Sinclair,
1878; Mrs. John Clayton Smith,
dial 8, ask for 1929; Mrs. Leo
Sykes, 1921; Mrs. E. J. Toomer,
9471; Mrs. Sam Warshauer,. 28388;
Mrs. Conrad VESSEL, 5797; Miss
Lucille Moore, Shipyard; and the
following new workers: Mrs. Ed
gar Williams, 23663; Mrs. Thomas
Hawkins, Wrightsville Beach: Mrs.
Harrington, Yopp Piano Co.;
John Pfeil, 5O47; Miss Catherine
Maddox, 6112; Mrs. Sam Troy,
7246; and Miss Nancy Lynch, 7425.
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