| Show M TEST IS PLANNED FOR OR COMPOSERS I OF SONGS ce ceres Polk Dece Deto De De- r to I res to Encourage a e American Ameri Ameri- can Musicians I k ut advance heralding ands and ane s of oC Can fanfare tare out In the quaint t town wn of ot Greenwood Ind Grace Grac el ld Polk has set to work o or on n et Back of the American Song poser movement which may maj prove to be an institution Significance Is at star added to the firma firma- of ot the Hoosier sta state e had madr made mad e r ICe ife work vork to bring a long needed to the worthy yet unknown rII can n song gong composer Fortunate Fortunate- w ate te has endowed Mme Polk not w th musical talent and a great but also with the worldly IJ a which make it possible for tor her this noble work worl tully fully appreciate the motive has hall prompted this talented loser oser to devote her life lite to this work one has to meet Polk oik face to face out in the Indiana town where In her herand lc Ic and happy home this dream earns cams came to her and where It ity Y took a cr crystallized form BONE OF MUSICAL LIFE words from Mme Polk herbest her- her wm will best interpret her high and splendid plans t here in this peaceful little where one finds time to muse muse dream I had an opportunity to the musical development of lea and It has occurred to me since we have no cult of ot folk foU upon which we can build our as is and has been the with the continental musical becomes so much more vital for tor us to do all we can our worthy song com- com that their works may win arly recognition It Is evident the pie American music loving pub- pub the song above all other othern In n musical art This fact tact has proven through the corny com com- y sings through the tho wonderful of our son song publishing also the tremendous number ng records sold by all the companies has hils occurred to me that since o iong ong g is the backbone of ot our Wife at present we must do all into n no to make it possible for tor our Composers com composers with high Ideals toa to toa toa a position to work out those thoe ISE CONTEST FUND my y plan to cooperate with with the the clubs and educational all all' over the land one state he other he-other e other and systematically lay lu for Cor such funds as will liable Il ble for the tho holding of song sers contest contests composers still sUIl I who through fair tall 11 have ha an opportunity to have havo songs published and proper properly S d. d This fund will become Jhent ant so that life good work ma may M t hued year ear after year SERS BERS' CONVENTIONS TiIs his charming charmin little town of ot rood d I will endeavor to arrange ong og composers' composers conventions Jill all the Interests of the song er er and of our gre great growing 1 lI musical life may be he disi dis- dis from i every angle and where ung composer may meet his I In In fa the art so that thata a mutually dal il al l exchange of ot views may take between the song composers of ot I dat least once a n year i tilt disagree with those who hat American song compo composers ers tier V r add to musical literature I Ir r pat eat t son songs s as the composers of ot o O On the contrary let I o tithe he American can song sonA composer 11 hance and in time he willand will I I and nd perhaps outdo Europe for tor here all tho the people of ot the world ere will be born the greatest I Wall the peoples il |
