Evening star., 1950-05-09
Symphony
Committee


Mrs. Hans. A. Klagsbrunn is
the new president Of the Women's
Committee for the National Sym
phony Orchestra. She, with other
officers and five members Of the
Council were unanimously elected
yesterday at the annual luncheon
of the committee. Mrs. Theodore
w. Dominick. the retiring chair
man, presided and luncheon was
served in the Chinese room of
the Mayflower Hotel.
The election was the last busi-
ness on the calendar as reports
from officers and chairmen of
standing committees and the
adoption of a constitution and by
laws came first. Reports started
when dessert was served so that
the business would not keep men,
bers too long on a sunshiny spring
afternoon.
Mrs. David S. Barry was chair
man Of the Nominating Commit
tee and had serving with her Mrs.
John JOSS, Mrs. Frank Carter
Adams, Mrs. G. j. Rowclife and
Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.
Other officers on their slate who
were unanimously elected were
Mrs. Sidney Sherwood. Mrs. War
rem Ege and Mrs. Bourbon S.
Dawes, vice presidents; Mrs. Car
son G. Frailey, corresponding sec
retary; Mrs. George McGhee. re-
cording secretary and Mrs. Cor
don Young again IS treasurer.
Following the new constitution
and bylaws five members-at-
large of the Council were elected.
They are Mrs. Peter Belin, Mrs.
H. Russell Bishop, Mrs. Robert H.
Dunlap. Mrs. Clinton S. Raynor
and Mrs. A. Lloyd Symington.
Mrs. Young was the first to read
her report and announced a bal
ance on hand May l of $539.62.
This Is the first year since the
raise Of dues which netted the
committee $1,700. Others to re-
port were Mrs. w. T. Bennett, jr.,
chairman of the Membership Com
mittee who gave the total men,
bership as 866, an increase of 313
new members: Mrs. Richard Burke,
chairman of the Newcomers Com
mittee. who gave credit for aid in
her work by the Welcome Wagon,
an organization which visits vari-
GUS communities of the Capital
each month: Mrs. William Bry-
den reported 1,400 letters written
by the members of her Clerical
Committee and Mrs. Symington,
chairman of the Telephone Com
mittee, reported that 609 tele-
phone calls had been made
by her 50 assistants from which
additional tickets were sold for
the winter concerts.
Mrs. Frank Carter Adams re-
ported for the Luncheon Commit
tee; Mrs. Harold Jones, who, with
Mrs. Robert Hale. has charge of
the Speakers Bureau. reported
also for Mrs. Philip G. Strong,
chairman of publicity and Mrs. L.
Corrin Strong. chairman of en-
tertainment, told of the 19 parties
arranged for soloists and guest
conductors and gave thanks to Or
ganizations mentioning the Amer
lean Newspaper Women's Club,
which have entertained during the
season.
Mrs. Barry, chairman of the
Social Committee. and Mrs.
Ege. chairman of the Children's S
Concerts Committee, gave reports
as did the chairman for schools,
Mrs. H. Russell Bishop, Catholic
schools; Miss Cecilia P. Dulin,
public schools, and Mrs. W. Dab
ney Jarman, private schools, all
of whom stressed the need for
more children's concerts.
Other chairmen called on in
cluded Mrs. Emil Hurja who dis
posed of all the boxes for the
Sunday and evening concerts and
Mrs. William H. Arnold, Ticket
Committee. Thanks were offered