The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-11
Club Plans
Include New Ideas

Before a large assembly of
members Mrs. Conrad VESSEL,
president of the Thursday Morn
ing Music club, opened the Jan
uary meeting by asking Mr.. W. G.
Robertson to play The Federation
Hymn and for the members to
join in singing it. She then gave
a welcoming address to all the new
members.
The minutes of the November
and December meetings were then
read by Mrs. @. B. Snipes. Mrs.
Durant and Mrs. Head then took
over the program and presented
Mrs. E. B. Fisher who gave a
very interesting talk on French
opera. French composers at first
wrote ballets to be played and
danced between acts of Italian
opera. After Louis XIV came to
the throne an Academy of Music
eirely. The French composers see
German by birth, became SO ma
tlonallstic that he was considered
French. He was the first composer
to treat opera as an integral en-
tirely. TheFrench composers see
ing the success of Italian opera
began a new form of opera, Opera
Comique" Meyerbain was the first
composer to strive for tone color.
Robert The Devil is a character
istic romantic opera. Lyric opera,
first national representative OF
French composition, is wholly
suited to French voice, which is
small and delicate. Carmen"
which at first was coidly received
is one of the great masterpieces
Of French Lyric opera.
The musical program followed:
Gounod's Faust, arranged for
two pianos by Bonawitz, Mrs. L.
F. Ormand, Mrs. W. G. Robertso,;
Aria: Air des Bijoux'', Faust
by Gounod, Mrs. Sam Troy, Jr.;
mon Occur s'ouvre a ia voix"
Samson ct Dalila" by Saint
Saens, Emerson Head; Aria: Con
Mas tn Ia pays, "Mignon' by
Thomas, Mrs. Lynn Du Rant;
accompanies, Mrs. Sam Troy, Jr.,
Mrs. Lila Head and W. G.. Robert
son; leaders, Mrs. Lynn DuRant
and Mrs. Lila Head.
Emerson Head, young son OF
Mrs. Lila Head, gave a most en-
joyable rendition of Mon occur
s'ouvre a ia voix' on his golden
trumpet and was accompanied by
his mother.
Mrs. Roland, corresponding sec
rotary, reported her activities
She read a letter of appreciation
from Mrs. Mcdowell for birthday
greetings sent her by the club.
Mrs. VESSEL presented all the
new members to the club; after
which Mrs. Hanson gave the
treasurer's report, also read a
note of thanks from treasurer
of the Crosby Adams Memorial
building.
Mrs. VESSEL then gave a report
of Miss Carlyle Seymours recital
and spoke of the beauty OF it and
thanked all the chairmen for max
ing it a success.
Mrs. Edwards then told OF the
Christmas basket given by the
club and of the appreciation of the
recipients. A report was then
given of the activities OF the Junior
and Juvenile Music clubs.
The following new members were
elected unanimously for active
membership: Mrs. W. B. Belols.
Mrs. M. I. Porter, and Mrs. Cyril
Pfhol.
Mrs. Dan Cameron gave an ap-
peal for volunteers to register IL
the Volunteer Service Bureau
whose office is room Ala Iloe
Water building, office hours 10 a.
m. to 5 p. m.
AS the February program is TO
be on church music, tn emembers
are to take notice that the program
will be given on Tuesday night
February II. at $3.50 in Trinity
Methodist church. The program
will consist of women's chorus
oratorios and hymns.
The regular business meeting
will be held on Thursday morning,
February 10. at 10 and 1920 and
Following. this Mrs. VESSEL told
2 full attendance is requested.
of the activities of Dame Myra
Hess in interesting the people IN
rebuilding Queens Music Hall N
London. England. 1t was also de-
cided to send a contribution OF
S cents per member to the Amerl--
can Music Fund to aid the Amerl-
can Music Information Center.
The club also decided to back the
North Carolina Symphony Orches-
ira fund by asking the Legislators
to it. The resignation of Mrs.
to increase the states contribution
Arthur Diehl was accepted with
regrets.