The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-15

bership campaign OF the Commu-
nity Concert association was open
ed yesterday with a luncheon meet
ing for active workers in the
drive which will be conducted this
week. The meeting was held in
St. James Great Hall with Will
liam c.. Robertson, secretary
treasurer, presiding.
Harold HendricH, New York rep
resentative of the Columbia Con-
cert office, who is here to direct
the drive, was introduced by Mr..
Robertson and spike to the work
ers of the concert season. He list
ed a number of outstanding artlsts
available for this year and an
nounced that the first concert OF
the season would be on Friday
evening, November l, with the ap-
pearance of the Columbia Grand
Opera quartet, composed o. Helen
Olheim, c~ontralto: Arthus Kent.
baritone metropolitan opera; Will
liam Hahn, tenor; and Frances
Yeen, soprano. This group was
selected last April by the concert
artist committee in order to OBJ
tain q hold date. Also signed
tentatively vas William Kepell'
23-year old pianist, who was been
.'sold OUT for the past two sea
sons.
The luncheon meeting was closed
with an announcement by MI.
Robertson of the death OF E. H.
Munson, which occurred yesterday
ar 1870 a. m. Mr.. Munson for a
number of years had been presl-
dent of the Wilmington Concert
association.
Concert headquarters In St.
James parish house, was opened
following luncheon and many new
memberships we're being signed
during the afternoon FOR this years
series. The drive continued through
cut the week closing at g p. m.
Friday. Special telephones have
already been installed at head
quarters and all persons interested
in obtaining information on the
coming years program are in
vited to call headquarters, tele-
phones 1901 or 21067, between the
ho,,rs If O a m and 6 D. m, daily
through Friday.
Officers Of the association are
Mrs. E. K. Bryan, vice-presldent;
Miss Emma Gaoe Hutaf, vice
president; Frederick Willetts, vice
president; and William G. Robert
son, secretary-treasufes.
On duty at headquarters this
week will be Mrs. Miriam Burns,
campaign chairman; Mrs. Lewis
F. Ormond, assistant chairman;
Mrs. William G. Robertson, head
quarters secretary; Mrs. A. V. B.
Gilbert, Mrs. william Fenley, Mrs.
Andrew Harriss, Jr., and Joe
Glover, Office assistants.
The following campaign workers
will be busy during the next four
days in signing up all old and new
members: Mrs. Cecil Appleberry,
telephone 22sS3; Mrs. Vernon
Avery, SIPS; Miss Agnes Chasten,
6242; Mrs. j. D. Edwards, 1894;
MIR. and Mrs. j. B. Fenley, 1924;
Miss Katie Foari; Miss Bernadine
Foyles, 4131; Mrs. A. R. Hard
wicke, 23440; Miss Claire Hughes;
Mrs. Thomas Hunter, 1892; Miss
Catherine Maddux, 6112; Mrs.
Robert c. Merritt, 4156: Mrs. H.
l.. Mcpherson, $500; Mrs. Eric
Norden, 1876; Miss Ruth E. Patter'
son of Burgaw;' Miss Julia Post,
233O3; Mrs. Horace Pearsall,
Wrightsville S648; Mr.. and Mrs. W.
w. Peck, $685.; j. c. Parker,
23335; Mrs. Cameron Sinclair;
Mrs. Leo Sykes, 1921; Mrs. E,
Van Toomer, 9471; Mrs. Glen
Tucker, Carolina Beach; Mrs. Sam
Troy, Jr., 7246; Mrs. Sam War
shauer, 1888; Mrs. Conrad Yves.
sell, 5797; Mrs. Elizabeth P. Will
liams. 1868.
New campaign workers include:
Miss Louise While, Mrs. James
Murdoch, Mrs. Rudolph Mintz,