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Show j MUSIC Call Is Urgent for "Slacker" Records "Draft your slacker records" Is the slogan of the national phonograph records rec-ords recruiting corps, a branch of which is being organized in Salt Lake by the music section of the Ladles' Literary club, to conduct the local end of a big campaign for phonographs and records for the men in camp and overseas. Musicians, Musi-cians, music dealers and patriotic persons in all walks of life are being enlisted in the work. The week of October 26 to November 6 will be "Slacker Records week" throughout through-out the country. Under the national chairmanship of Vivian Burnett, the author au-thor and composer, with headquarters at 21 East Fortieth street, New York City, more than 500 local committees are being; formed in all parts of the United States to push the drive. The national committee commit-tee Is headed by Major General J. Franklin Frank-lin Bell. U. S. A., commandant of the department de-partment of the east, as honorary chairman, chair-man, nd includes nearly 200 men and women of nation-wide prominence. Among them are Mme. Frances Alda. Mrs. Newton D. Baker, David Bispham. Enrico Caruso, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Robert W. Chambers, Walter Damrosch, James Montgomerv Flagg, Mrs. John H. Flagler. Daniel Frohman, Mme. Amelita Galli-Curci, Samuel Gom-pers, Gom-pers, Victor Herbert, Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, John MeCormack, Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Mrs. Ethelbert Nevin, Francis Rogers, Mme. Sehumann-Hemk. Lieutenant John Philip Sousa, Miss Ida M. Tarbell and others. Announcing the new movement, Mr. Burnett has sent the following message: "Music makes morale, and the phonograph phono-graph is the soldier's favorite musical instrument. in-strument. In the training camps, on the transports and battleships, and Jn the dugouts and hospitals, phonographs are making the men happy 4"d cheerful, and helping to keep them fit. But in hundreds' hun-dreds' of places records have been played till they are worn out. and In ethers machines and disks are entirely lacking. "The need of supplying in an organized way the tremendous demand for phonographs phono-graphs and records has become impossible impossi-ble to ignore. The national phonograph cords recruiting corps has for its purpose pur-pose a co-ordinated, nation-wide collection collec-tion and distribution of records and instruments. in-struments. Major General J. Franklin Bell, our honorary chairman, urges us to drum up every idle record in the country- Other military leaders and welfare workers have heartily indorsed the movement move-ment and promised active co-operation. "Thousands of appeals for records and machines have been received. One man writes from a Texas camp where there are practically no outside entertainments; another asks for machines for a naval training camp; another pleads for the aviation service and another for a training train-ing station. From men on the water we receive the most urgent requests. "Every big transport needs a number of machines for officers, crew and troop?, and dozens of records. The smaller coast patrols, submarine chasers, merchant marine vessels, etc.. also want phonographs. phono-graphs. From overseas, demands come from men in camp, from recreation huts, from hospitals and convalescent homes. A million records will only begin to satisfy sat-isfy the demand, and, as the first donations dona-tions wear out or get broken, others must follow after. "In every home where there Is a phonograph phono-graph a number of records are idle. These are the 'slacker records' that our boys need at the front. Every loyal American is asked to do his share toward furnishing furnish-ing 'the fourth essentia!,' as music has been culled, toward helping to win the war. 'Slacker Records week' will start the ball rolling, and it is hoped that a million will be collected then, to go Immediately Im-mediately Into service at the front, on shipboard and in the camps. New records rec-ords will be welcomed, and machines and needles with them." The phonograph records recruiting corps will co-operate with the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A.. Jewish welfare board, Knlchts of ColumbuH, war camp community com-munity service and other patriotic and welfare societies. The problems of assorting, as-sorting, shipping and distributing are being be-ing worked Out Dy an advisory board representing rep-resenting the official organizations in charge of the welfare and recreational work for soldiers and sailors. Anyone who wishes to help In the work, or who can contribute machines, needles or records during the week of the drive, should communicate with the local committee, of which Mrs. Ernest A-Smith A-Smith is chairman. t!'.c tabernacle organ of an tJfi v. of standard works, :3 from Paris. Efforts to secure ttfcl Ims never before beeo Salt have been made for nnl :i year. Manv of the compost tv b-1 used at the tabernacle cliais next summer. under the leadership of A. H. Peabody. who has consented to take charge of the chprus In the absence of Director Squire Coop, now engaged in war work in the east. Charles R. Pike Is president of the chorus and Is taking a lively Interest In-terest In the work, as are all the members mem-bers remaining In the city. The society now numi'crs approximately 200 slngcra, and It Is planned to add to this to a considerable degree during the winter season. It Is also expected that Director Coop will, within a few weeks, return to the city for n brief stay at least, perhaps per-haps long enough to take charge during the midwinter presentation of an oratorio. ora-torio. Henri Scott Coming for Musical Arts The first concert of the season under the auspices of the Musical Arts society will tako place the latter part of Novem ber. Henri Scott of the Metropolitan Opera company will be the artlsL The society Is considered fortunate to secure the services of this American artist at this time. There Is probably no more popular American singer on the concert stage Just now. and this singer has just had phenomenal success with the Soclsty of American Artists in New York. The American artists "presented opera In English and brought forth more than favorable fa-vorable comment from the New York music critics. Mr. Scott's program will please the most discriminating and is composed of French, Italian and Knglish songs, both Old arid modern. Scott has been a notable nota-ble figure in American BAualo for almost ten years and has succeeded In making a name for himself as well as for his own United States by a season with the Italian opera in Rome. Here In America he has been a member of the Manhattan Opera company, the Chicago Opera company, com-pany, and for the last three reasons has been witli the Metropolitan. The Musical Arts society has further treats in store for its members and the Salt Lake public, as, besides Mr. Scott, the society has engaged Pablo Casals, a great Spanish cellist; Kathleen Parlow. an exceptional violinist; May Peterson oi the Metropolitan, Lucy Gates and the Trio de Lutece in Joint recital. Eddy Brown, Noted Violinist, Is Coming Manager E. P. Kimball of the Salt Lake tabernacle choir announces the signing of a contract for the appearance here of Eddy Brown, one of the well-known and highly gifted American violinists, at the tabernacle, December 11. This recital will be given under the auspices of the choir. Mr. Brown has achieved an enviable reputation In the cities where he has appeared, and It seems eert.un thnt music lovt-rs of the city and state will enjoy any program that he mav present. pre-sent. Mr. Kimball also reports the receipt for Six Utah Girls Are in Big Boston School Half a doz'-n Rlrls of 8aJ1 Tako and Ogden form a pBrt of the Utah colony now studying music In the famous New England Conservatory of Music, Hoston. They are domiciled at 47 Galnshorough street, under the mothershlp of Mih. R. P. Hunter of Ogden. TMh group of Stli-dents Stli-dents includes Mlas Helen Hunter, Miss Mary Fisher, Miss Cora Gale, Miss Lucille Lu-cille Grlflln, Miss Beth Walton and Miss Myra Grant, the latter helng the th.trte.en-vear-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. K. Grant of Salt Lake. According to word received from Boston, Bos-ton, trn-ee of the young women. Miss Hunter, Miss Walton and Miss Gnint. are taking up the violoncello course, having for thelf teacher Josef Adamowski, one of the world - famed virtuosi, who has been a resident of Boston for twenty years. Mlaa Fisher Is a violin pupil Of 1 Felix Wlntornltz, Miss Gule Is In the piano department under Stuart Mason, while Miss Griffin Is studying singing with Charles Bennett, baritone, who has gained f attic as a soloist. Give Good Programme at the Y. M. C. A. Hut Miss Genevieve Malono, violinist; Miss Loretta Malone, pianist and reader, assisted as-sisted by I lan y Wolff. CftllUt, gavu un excellent and much appreciated BlUlloaJ program lust Tuesday evening on the veranda of the Y. M. C. A. hut at Fort Douglas. The selections played Included both popular and classic composition! every number being heartily applauded. Utah Musicians to Help Cheer Soldiers The music committee of the war camp community service, of which Edward P. Kimball i clmlnnsn, Lt making a survey of available talent in T'lab for Lh recreation recrea-tion of the goldjari t Fort Douglas, par-I par-I Iriilarly In the hospitals. Mr. Kimball ays that the questionnaires sent out to obtain the Information nscassary to plan the work arc being answered In a gratifying gratify-ing manner, proving the wIlllngnvM- on the part of the state's musicians to d their part hi demon, t ml In,; thai "mush' will help win the war." The rhnlrmftn of the directorate of this organization, with KsadQuartsrs in NTsw York, tins asked Mr. Kimball to accept in appointment As community song Isad- i-r, and Iwih also lniil n-d regarding his ability tti go to otnor parti oi ths country coun-try in case be mlghl be needed elsewhere. Oratorio Society Is Busy Vilh Plans i? gpita of hnii litvi s causA' hy ths provalsnos ff tnt InfluMiMi and ths n" r e. ce of a OOnsldVw I. S fl umber of Hi' nam bars who a rs rvrv.lni under t ho oinrs or ot'iarwtw angttged In work, v'ji Ma.lt jftjci Ofun'io ddOty h.is by I'.u in. tm pass. id out of i istencu A fOW i-m i ks prior In .lie r. Vr .f the hi i ' (J.,, of hei'rh pi.onldlln- all '.t:i' fathering! svaral msstlngs wars hW, it which plans for Mils sean'jn's worlt ... i,. mi niton!, and this work has sines H ii ' arfled forward by telephone and orrssponUsnca. As s rssult. - I J of tin rnportanl committees Imva bnn appoint- i and as soon as t'.e ban i llftsd prap- .i i i us and rehears ils will o nluudlly .i ward. k thi I'Idi of thi SOClStV tQ "'' 1 |
