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with music which was composed around legends or has since had a story associated with it. Wagner’s operas were a large feature of the program and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata also came in for notice. The splendidly planned programs printed the charming legend of the Nixy’s Strain, which was read by Mrs. George H. Brown.	B.
Long Beach, Cal.—(See Music on the Pacific Slope).
Missoula, Mont., June 2.—On May 28, the Women’s Glee Club of the State University gave a concert at the University auditorium. Miss Harriet Gardner proved herself an excellent director. The club was assisted on the program by Irene McPherson and Gladys Price, pianists, and Sarah Hoight and Mary Fleming, sopranos.
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Anne Roselle, soloist, appeared at the Wilma Theater recently. E. A. A.
Norwich, N. Y., June 6.—Senior piano pupils of Sadie M. Quinn, numbering some two dozen players, gave a recital here May 16, followed- next evening by thirty-five junior pupils, both affairs in the K. of C. Hall. In the list of performers at the first recital were many family names notable in the civic history of this city, such as Margaret Prindle, Nellie Normile, Eletha Cummings, Ruth Fern, Mary Baldwin (postmaster’s daughter), Cornelia Ireland, Margaret Griffin, Jane Sullivan (daughter of Judge Sullivan, district attorney), and Margaret Ivory, the latter contributing a violin solo. The junior pupils’ program likewise showed an interesting collection of piano solos and duets, played by young people of various ages, and including such well known names as Blanche Hubbard, Genevieve Ryan, Jane Babcock (daughter of Mayor Linn Babcock), Mildred Breed and Helen O’Hara, Miss Ivory again playing a violin solo. Miss Quinn has become one of the most important teachers in Chenango county, and last winter acted as substitute organist at the Roman Catholic Church. Her two brothers are important personalities.	R.
Oakland, Cal.—(See Music on the Pacific Slope).
Oklahoma City, Okla., May 18.—The Central High School Orchestra will continue practice after school closes. Alumni of the school and musicians of the city have been asked to join the organization for the summer.
Mrs. Gene Pryor was. elected president of the Schubert Choral Club at a recent meeting, with Mrs. William Quil-lan, vice-president; Mary Bieber, recording secretary; Mrs. Alexander Rimmer, corresponding secretary; Mrs. D. L. Poliak, treasurer; Mrs. C. R. Smith, historian; Mrs. R. H. McNeese, parliamentarian; Mrs. F. H. Austin, reporter; Mrs. E. W. Baker, Mrs. Francis A. De Maud and Mrs. Willis Rowcliff, delegates to the Oklahoma City Federation. Clark Snell was re-elected director.
The second of a series of student recitals was offered by Martha Gilmer. The program was presented by Ruth Jenkins and Gladys Spangler, assisted by Marianne Bays, violinist. Among Miss Jenkins’ numbers were the first movement of Beethoven’s sonata Pathetique, Spring Breeze, by Boyle; Humoresque, by Rachmaninoff, and Lavaliee’s Butterfly. Miss Spangler played Scarlatti’s Pastorale, Mozart’s Rondo, MacDowell’s Shadow Dance, Rachmaninoff’s Polichinelle and Paderewski’s Minuet.
A pleasing program was presented by Mrs. G. O McGregor, Mrs. Alberta, Frank Metcalf and Helen Lord in Cushing, under the auspices of the Philharmonic Club.
The May Bell, by Edwin Vaile McIntyre, a local composer, was presented in Ponca City last week by the Girls’ and Boys’ Glee Clubs of Ponca City. These organizations won first honors at the interscholastic contest held recently at Stillwater. Frances Catron is director of both clubs.
Bernice Mann, Marjorie Corn and La Rue Pack were presented in recital by their teacher, Frederick Libke. Chopin, Liszt, Weber, Beethoven and Moszkowski were among the composers represented on the program.
A delightful affair was the concert given by the Norfleet Trio in the auditorium of the Oklahoma College for
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were given under the direction of Rebecca Ellison Johnston, voice pedagogue of Jackson, Miss. The first was given at the Yazoo County Agricultural High School and presented an interesting list of compositions for voice and piano by her capable students. Certificate recitals were given by Susie Lee Ewing, soprano, assisted by Hattie Bell Jackson, contralto, and Thelma Thomason, reader, and George S. Stanley, Jr., reader, assisted by Susie Lee Ewing, soprano, and Hattie Bell Jackson, contralto.	E. M. C.
Boston, Mass.—(See letter on another page).
Buffalo, N. Y.—(See letter on another page).
Chester, Pa., June 2.—A concert under the management of Charles M. Hopkins and Karl Nocka, choral director and vocal teacher, was given at Masonic Temple, May 10, and proved to be a rare treat. The artists presented were Marie Wilkins, soprano; Edmund Jahn, baritone, and Frederick Schlieder, pianist. These artists rendered a program that was interesting both in content and execution. It is hoped that Chester can support a regular concert series of famous artists. This season has brought Henry Scott, Michel Penha and Claire Lillian Peteler, who have stimulated the interests of local organizations to a point of promising support to a more extensive course.	G. E. M.
Chicago, 111.—(See letter on another page).
Cincinnati, Ohio—(See letter on another page).
Dallas, Tex.—(See letter on another page).
Fort Smith, Ark., May 21.—Local music lovers have been enjoying a season of interesting musical events this spring, the most noteworthy of which was the concert by Erika Morini, at the New Theater, as the last of the Fort Smith Concert Club series for this season. She gave a splendid program. Her youth, evident seriousness of purpose, brilliant technic and faithful interpretations and her generosity^ with extra numbers (even though fatigued from a late arrival in the city) combined to make a thoroughly enjoyable concert. The Concert Club is to be complimented on bringing such artistic performances to Fort Smith.
The convention of the State Federation of Music Clubs was held in Fort Smith. The Young Artists’ Contest at the First Methodist Episcopal Church opened the convention. The following day there were business sessions at the Carnegie Library, and an afternoon reception at the home of Mrs. August Krone tendered by the Varina Jefferson Davis Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The Delegates’ Concert at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in the evening was followed by a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Murphy, Sr., for the visiting delegates and officers and members of the musical coterie and Harmony Clubs (local music clubs). The next morning business session at the Carnegie Library was followed by a luncheon at the Goldman Hotel. At the afternoon session officers were elected, and Little Rock was chosen as the next meeting place of the convention. The vice-president, Mrs._ William Hemninger, of Little Rock, who, owing to the ill health and resignation of the president, had presided at the meetings, was unanimously elected president. Mrs. A. F. Triplett, of Pine Bluff, was made vice-president; Rebecca Eichbaum, of Fort Smith, State treasurer; Mrs. A. James, of Texarkana, auditor; Mrs. B. L. Lyford, of Helena, chairman of literary extension. Other officers are continuing. The delegates were taken on a drive over the city and later to an informal reception at the old Commissary Building, as guests of the City Federation of Women. The Morini concert completed a very successful convention.
The Kansas City Little Symphony Orchestra, under direction of N. DeRubertis, appeared in three concerts at the Joie Theater. The morning concert was thoroughly enjoyed by an audience composed of colored school children. At the matinee performance more than 1,200 grade school children, besides a large number of high school students, attended. Miss Wallace, music supervisor, had prepared the children for several weeks to properly appreciate the program and apparently they understood the “story the music told” as well or better than their elders. The two daytime performances included the Wheelwright, a special numliet chosen with the juvenile audiences in view. The night program included a varied list, and many encores generously given.
Charles M. Courboin, organist, appeared in recital under the auspices of Circle Four at the First Methodist Episcopal Church South on April 23.
The Harmony Music Club presented the comic operetta, The Crimson Eyebrows, at the Elks’ Club, to secure funds for entertaining the State Federation of Music Clubs. Leading parts were taken by Beulah Smith, Jess Reece, Ethel Shipley, A. M. Forby, Ouida Newman, Fred Limberg, Claud Spracklen and Carl Wortz, with Mrs. H. J. Dorner as musical director.
A successful concert was given at the New Theater, under auspices of the Musical Coterie. The program, including solo and ensemble work by local musicians, was unusually good and enjoyed by a capacity audience.
Mrs._ Henry Godt recently presented six of her piano pupils in recital, assisted by Vivian Corrington, violin pupil of Mr. Derdeyn, and Evelyn Meister, vocal pupil of Mrs. Hoffman.
Punils of J. Ben Brocchus gave a series of three piano recitals last month.
Mrs. Vaughn presented her piano pupils, Billie Schulte, Yvonne Frambers and Bernice Vaughn, in recital, assisted by Mrs. Logue, vocalist.
A group of pupils of the Southwestern Studios of Musical Art gave_ a recital at the Carnegie Library recently. The program included four numbers by the Junior String Choir and several violin and piano solos by pupils in the different grades.
Chap Webber, former Fort Smith boy, now tenor soloist in the Paulist Choir at Chicago, was recently heard here, over the radio.	f, k. F.
Grangeville, Idaho, June 4.—A recital program was given by the pupils of Mrs. M. Reese Hattabaugh on May 29. A varied and interesting program was much enjoyed by a large audience and the pupils showed the benefit of excellent instruction.	2, (j.
Highland, N. Y., June 5.—The Highland Music Study Club held its last meeting at the home of Mrs. J. Westervelt Clarke, with Ernest L. Haight as chairman. The program of musical legends was arranged in four groups and dealt
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