The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-18
N. c. Federated
Music Clubs To
Hold Conference
LOUISE YOUNG WORKMAN

CHARLOTTE, Sept. 1.-THE inn
mediate postwar role of the Ma
tional Federation of Music clubs
will be the chief topic Of discussion
at the second of series OF eight
regional conferences of the fedora
ton to be held at Hotel Charlotte in
Charlotte Tuesday and Wednesday.
Leading this discussion will be Mrs.
Guy Patterson Gannett of Portland,
Maine, national president, with
Mrs. A. A. Coult of Nashville,
Tenn, national treasurer, who will
present her own report and that of
Mrs. Royden J. Keith Of Chicago,
national chairman of both Finance
and Bylaws Revision, taking an
active part in the proceedings.
A number of national officers will
attend the Charlotte conference,
among them Mrs. Ada Holding Mil
Ter of Providence, r. l., national
chairman of war service; Miss Ruth
Ferry, of New Haven, Conn.,, chair
man Of the Young Artists Additions
who will be soloist at the evening
meeting, September 10; Mrs. John
H. Bateman OF Greenville, S. c.,
president of Past Presidents AS
sembly; H. Merrills Lewis, Green
vile, S, c., national student ad-
wiser; Miss Martha Gait, OF At
lanta, Ca, American music chair
man; Miss Aletha M. Bonner,
Nashville, Tenn, library research;
Miss Annie Phillips Ransom, also
of Nashville, music in philanthropy
and national and inter-American
Music Week, Clifford Bair Of Wins
ton-Salem, national chairman OF
opera.
Other national leaders expected
to attend the meeting are Mrs. ].
Frank Cheek of Chattanooga, Tenn.
|hymnology and congregational
singing; Mrs. Eugene Davis of Nor
folk, Va, student club rating; and
DR.. Sigmund Spaeth of New York
City, author, radio-caster and critic
who won nationwide fame some
years ago as the tune detective
when he pointed out the many pop
ular successes which derive their
inspiration and melody from the
classics, will be the speaker on the
evening of September 10.
Mrs. Julia F. ODER of Norfolk,
Va, immediate past national presi-
dent, will respond to the greetings
at the opening session on Septem-
Der 10.
Miss Helen Havener of New York,
national publicity director, will tell
Of the success Of the Greater Bos-
ton Federation, the first city fedora
ton to be sponsored by ;le Ma
tional Federation.
Assisting with plans for the en-
tertainment of the music leaders
are Mrs. Maurice Honigman Of
Gastonia, national board member.
Mrs. ]. Kenneth Pfohl of Winston
Salem, president of the State Fed
Grafton, and Mrs. Charles M. Has
sell of Charlotte, local chairman.
The Charlotte Music club, of which
Mrs. ]. Hugh Lowe is president;
and Treble Clef, Mrs. B. w. Barnet,
chairman, will also assist.
A musicale and reception are
scheduled for Tuesday evening at
Hotel Charlotte.
The executive board of the North
Carolina Federation will hold its
fall meeting at the Woman's Club
10 Charlotte on Thursday, Septem.
Der 20. Mrs. Pfohl, state president,
will preside over the meeting with
about so state musicians in attend
ance. Mrs. G. c. Duncan of Char
lotte, director of the Southern Dis
trict, is chairman for this meeting.
The luncheon on Septe1- Der 20
will honor Mrs. A. C. Orndorff OF
Charlotte, founder of the fedora.
ton. Mrs. Honigman will be in
charge of this phase of the
luncheon. -
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