Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-11-13 | Page 2 | Singers Meet and Elect Directors

SINGERS MEET AIO ElECjJIIECTOBS Choral Society Plans to Give City Some Recitals and Operas. 1 An enthusiastic, meeting was held at Christcnscn 's hall Friday evening by tho members of the Salt Lako Choral society. There was a splendid attendance. attend-ance. John Giles, chairman, outlined tho plan which the society will folloHv throughout, the winter. Mr. Giles said that from now on thero will bo a. Salt Lalco Musical association as-sociation in tho field.' This uew organization, or-ganization, which will bo composed, of mum born of the. choral society, will look . after tho interests of both bodios, and, in fact, dovoto its time to tho advancement, advance-ment, of musicnl festivals for Iho music-loving music-loving public, of iSnlf. Lake. it is the intention, when tho now organization is well under way, to give a number of recitals aud render a number of oporns. In this connection it was poiutod out that. ,Schumau lloink is coming West, and is desirous of get- j ling u booking in Salt Lake. A board of directors, who will look after tho affairs of tho choral society, and also lo conuccto'd in various capacities ca-pacities with the musical ajsocial.ion. was named Friday night, as follows: ICli Peirce, Mrs. S. N. S.'Nelden. Mrs. Thomas Wise, .1. L. Dunbar and George Midgley. Prof. J. J. MeClollnn was elect od a permanent member of tho comiuitteo. I'ho genenil officers of the organization organiza-tion aro: M. if. Walker, president; Mrs. Martha TJoylo King, vice-president; ITo-ber ITo-ber K. AJdous, socrctary and treasurer. Work pertaining- to weekly practice will begin immediately. Tuesday of each week being. sot aside as the night for rehearsals. It 1 is possible that Ihe opera "lilijah" will be prcsculed Lore again this winter.