Show Ate Arc Tuneful I State Stale ASked to Join Song Week I Burst of Melody to Accompany Accompany Accompany I pany Keeping Birthday of pf Washington T y rv- rv rhe o og ai The national week eek e of song g an celebration covering the ther r week in February ry in which Washington's Wash Wash- ington's ns n's birthday occurs I is fast fut becoming an event of national Interest in interest interest In- In terest according to the Western secretary John Henry Lyons Lyons' of ot Tacoma In a letter ietter to Governor Simon Bamberger he sas sa's says diat the festival has the indorsement of state superintendents of ot public Instruction in instruction In- In throughout the country and of ot the United d States commissioner commissioner commis commis- of ot education and s suggests that the governor Issue a proclamation proclamation proclamation procla procla- mation calling attention to the week The purposes of ot the the national week pf song sa says s 's Mr Ly Lyons ns inay may maybe maybo be bo set forth briefly as follows First to awaken the singing spirit and set all America sing sing- ing To cultivate a taste for songs song of ot the better sort eort To bring people together in their various communities and develop and strengthen the great American spirit and uphold Its high Ideals b by the singing of such songs as uplift and inspire To amalgamate and give spectacular spectacular spectacular ular expression once a year ear to all the various efforts put forward to- to e establish community singing by bythe bythe the Various organizations throughout through through- I out the country I |