Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 15, 1916, Page 20

By HENRIETTA M. REES. RITZ KREISLER says that| the greatest need of Amer-| jca today is a larger body of musical amateurs. Every year the great spread of musical interest is more and more noticeable and concerts 4d gl kinds of musical en- ‘ertaimments increase constantly. But u great change has taken place in the musical ideal of the last twenty years. ro one studied unless he as- o become a remarkable per- now music is studied not only the sake of being played, but be- se people are beginning to realize great educational value of it, and t not only to be able to play or g, but also to know s about music, to be able to hly appreciate it and to nust one do to become 4 musical amateur? The answer is casy. Simply take music for a hobby devote some time to it every day and every week try to find out something new and interesting about it; every week try to become acquainted with a little bit more of it. > Read that delightfully entertaining hook, “The Musical Amateur,”, by Robert Haven Schanffler, in which he amusingly recounts . his advance through the different stages of musi- cal development, from the ridiculous to the sublime, and the many inter- esting experiences he subsequently enjoyed. e honest with yourself about the music you like and the music you don’t like, and always give yourself a reason for each case. Above all, if you do like music and have chosen it for a hobby, stick to it, and if perhaps you find you® have learned all you can about one instrument or one sort of music try another. By all means study harmony and musical history and analysis and tead some of the musical books to i d” in the library. They are not &1l as'dry as dust; some are even highly’ entertaining, and many give & fresh’ viewpoint l'lld greater outlook bponfi’ musical subjects. it e, o Take the trouble to‘listen to a deal of music, but always, even it bores you to extinction, lis- ten 16 the best. The best is not nee- x ly the most intricate nor the hary but the most sane, well- written, inspired and the most beauti- ful. Start in whatever stage of mu- sical dtvehgfient that you find your- self. 1f you are in the drum stage, start with the drum. Learn to beat it 1y, and then when yopr inter- ‘st in it begins tg wane and you have ts lirgitations, ' sell the (or give it away and buy a cof- ulele, xylophone, or any kind iul-fn:mm which appeals alway: mbering, how- t there ome instruments ‘are more or less limited in i éone quality and means of an net, of T 1 plg- others, and that after the nt of time you have spent upon them you sometimes discover that yoqrannot do as much with thenr if you had spend your time upon greater opportunities. There are some instruments upon which one can study all through life d not be especially hampered by eir limitations. But if you like one the other kind better, go ahead. many of them, when fully ‘taught, you can learnh numerous truths “about rythm, notes, tonality, intervals, 2 values and/other fundamentals are found in music everywhere, ‘With some you can even supplement k? e of harmony, and learn to pse l:hosd. correctly, not just one or w0, as is usually the way, but all that are possible in each key; learn how ~ they ¢an \progress to make music fost agreeable, and even how they canilead you most e niously into other key 'to which you may de- re to go. This knowledge is the very and root of the art of music, d a careful study of it will do more Q‘:l’fll the development of a genuine do. one of the c lover than anything else he can ’ g +Then if you have again chosen strument with a lack of tonal variety, one of which you find you exhaupted ‘the tonal possib your attention to even another instru- ment, preferably of the sort where the greatest variety of tonal expression is {Ql'ihle. the human voice pre-emi- ,fl{; or_the piano, or any member the violin family, for instance. ere all that you have learied about music before will be of use, and there ‘will still be other fields to conquer. In these you will fave your great- est opportunity to learn something “about dynamics and tone color, an the privilege of most freely trying your hand at them. But at first the chances are that u won't begin to see the possibili- §: You will be too busy learning ‘manner of Pl,lxifll the instrument, with singing ‘the notes and tones, undeg the guidance of careful gh instruction, and with carnest jort and a genuine liking upon your Rn;lhere will soop come a result. ‘hen the scales will your eyes, and you will gradually see the whole vista of interpretative pos- sibilities opening up before yow You will realize more than ever before how much there is to music more than merely t and tune. You will go to coneerts by great artists to hear what wonderful command of dynamics and “tone color they may have and how they use it for the power of their in- terpretations. You will notice how the differences in their uses make * theie, musical individuality. You will lgok for these points in each composi- tion that you hear. You will strive with ever-growing care and thought- Jinlness to make them effective in your own musi¢, bending technic and musi- cal knowledge always to this end. You spend many & sparc moment fig- _uring just how you want to play or stg a number and many others, mak- yourself do it just the way you it. Then you will be upon the b in to fall from |RETURNS TO OMAHA AFTER STUDY ABROAD. | | | | | | Iflorenc M. Rhoades s St commorcial peoplo, like ourselves, good music {8 necessary not only for enfoyment and recreation, but also for fnspiration and for salvation from death in the din and dust of trade; and this music should be demo- eratic in the truest ang best sense, This it can never be until It becomes an integral part of the education given in the schools of all grades, us it fs In the schools of some other countries. It i« through an Increas- Ingly clear understanding of this fact that shusle, not recognized fn the course of study of our earlivat public schools, has, within the last twenty-five years, been Introduced to sgrme antatl into the schools of most pro- opslye citles and of many towns, villages, and country communities, though by many 1t s still considered uneswential and a fad. Booner or. later we shall not only. recognize the culturs value of music, we shall also be- gin to understand that, after the beginnings of reading, writing, srithmetic, and geom- etry, muslc has groator practical value than apy other subject taught In the schools. . During the summer I read a most interesting article along the lines of this letter, in Awhich the writer spoke of the great amount of concentration demanded of the student' of music. Whgle other subjects compel concen- tration along one: line of activity, music compels him to use his memory, observation powers, physical effort, listening powers, sense of rhythm, and understanding, and to mentally focus all these and even others upon fhe rgproducllon of a musical composi- tion, - Perhaps it is because of their musical training that one finds the person well educated musically among the most keen-witted of all” his ac- quaintances. . Mausieal The Luella Allen vi hool will, give its opening recital urday afternoon, Oc- tober 14, at Miss Allen’ n the Ar- lington block, Orehostrs will he mandolin Ensemble any Saturday aft- i beld every Friday evening club meets Tuesday evenin eritolsm classes will Be hel ernoons, “lflltl Lue| reot an orohestra .at Hanscom Methodiat Eplscopal church, A pesson of -foncerts throughout the winter has been planned. Owing to the tremendous success of transcontinental tour of the New ’l’\::‘l: Bymphony woclety, Walter Damrosch, con- ductor, 1t has been decided to take ahother one (hig season, etarting March 18, and con- cluding May 22 The entire orchestra, af companied by Efrem Zimbalist, will: make) P, A neat booklet, containing the announce- monts of the Boston National Grand Opera company, Max Rabinoff, managing director, has hoen recelved. This contains the pic- tures and brief sketchen of (he prineipals, the repertoire, pictures-of some of the wet: tings, and their creators, and a brief out- ling of the lans for the coming season, Miss Florence M. Rhoades, who will ap- pear In recital at the First Baptist church Tuenday ovening, Octobes 17, s an Omahn Birl who has recently returned after sev- oral weasons speht in New York City In study, Bhe will be ably asslstgd by Mr, Wil J. 8tone of New York City, who has re- contly completed a comcort four I the mig- @le east, After a short stay in Omaha as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. D, Rhoades, season, Besldes belng a tenor of note, Mr. Stons Is well known as & planist and no- companist, and his appearance will be a de- Iighttul addition to the forthcoming reciial. Tickets are on sale at the' Schmoller & Mueller Plano company. X he organ recttal of Kenneth D. Widenor, publl of Mr. J. M. Smms, wil take place next Tuosday evening, October 17, Westminster Presbyterlan church, Twenty- ninth and Mason sreots, at §:80 o'clock, There will be no admisslon fee, wnd nll muslc lovers are cordially Invited, Mr. Widenor will play & well-arranged program of rvepresentative plpe organ numbers. dl | chosen from the works of Hach, Wolsten- holme McFarlane, Borowski, CGuilmant, Brewer and others, Mr. Wlidenor is re- membered a8 the young Omaha man who had the privilege of playing the great organ at San Blego while on h vieit there last . year, He Wil be assisted Tuesday {evening by Mr. George Compton, who wiil contribute two voeal numbers. The opening wusical program of the Omaha Woman's. Club Music department wan glven Thursdey afterncon by Miny Loratta Delone, harpist, furnishing an wr- tistie and varled program. The program proper was preceded by a brief lecture on the developmont of the classical fnstru- ment from 1260 B, C. to the present day Beauntitul charts were shown displaying harps usod in different\countries in the past (hreo thousand yoars. Miss Dolone by her playing and leciure held u lurge audience Interested for nearly two hours and g halt. Sho played tho “Humoresks™ by, retuest at the closs, before the audipnce arose to glve her u stending vote of thanks and appreciation. The cupabilities of the harp were: brought out both ss solo in- strument and in. acgompaniment, to vielin, cello and volce numbers, and concertod nymberg With the pfano. The Irish barp was used aH AN accompaniment to several Irish songs. Those useisting were Missex von Mansfelde and Hartsuch, and Mrs Steolo and ¥rs. J. Haa man, aud a talented young pupil of Miss Delone. Miss Delone will leaye early this weel in the east, returning Navember §, when studio teeltals this winter, The pupllp of Mra. E. R. Zabriskie, will wiye a recital at Theasophical hall, 701 Bee Bullding, Friday evening, October ‘30th, at 8 o'clock, Lawrence Prall, Betty Za- briskie, Iage! Belt, Loulse Schnauber, Charlie Ortman, Marlon Poticolas, Reed, Marlon Miller, Helon Néwmye, g road to being a musical amateur, fl‘“ there, you will find untold plenty. mm is yet young, let 'e&an{:w paragraph of & r by P. P. Claxton, United States of education, to the sec- terior in relation to i in education. import; part in the fore have of the the m of edu- “oF nation has been un- eduentors for 3,000 industrial, and Myrtle Cloud, and Louls Schnauber will play. lcome. Miss Deming of Chicago will eonduct classes in Dancing. Classes for ladies, chinidren, High School students, business women, teachers &nd men, Priyate lessons by appointment. hone Douglas 4419 he will return to New York for the winter | at the | el for 4 concert tour she will open her wpew wtudio, 307 Lyrie | butlding, where she will give a serfes ol | Helen Murgaret Ortman, Gertruda Koeper, Flora Shukert, Grace Leidy-Burger The public THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 15, 1916 {NEW HEAD OF WOMEN'S CLUB'OF BENSON. PHOTO BY RODSTROM Mrs F B Ouvi is Going On in Society Circles (Continued from Page Two) day or two with the former’s sister, Mrs. Robert Forgan, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly are spending the week-end at the Fonte- nelle. Mg, ‘Kelly will sing this morning at St. Mary's Avenue Con- gregational church. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kohn re- turned Wednesday from their sum- r spent off the coast of Maine and later in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs, Fred Hubbell of Des Moines are spending the week-end with Miss Eugenic Patterson. Miss Mildred Patterson will leave Monday for Kansas City after a visit at the D. C. Patterson home. ' Mrs. Isaac Miller Raymond, jr., of Lincoln arrived Saturday to spend a week or ten days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Connell. . Mrs. Charles O'Neill Rich left-Fri- day evening for a three weeks' visit in Kentucky, Notes at Random. Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick have re- torned to their ranch in Wyéming after visiting Mrs. J. J. Brown during | Ak-Sar-Ben. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick | are building a new home on their ranch, which will not be finished until ring. ers. Charles C. Allen and son, Charles, jr., came back last week from three weeks at Excelsior Springs and left Saturday evening for Philadel- phia, Colonel Allen havin~ been or- dered from the border with the Penn- lmred yet, so he will be there aga | for a time. Mrs. Allen was here with her niother, Mrs. H. W. Yates, Mrs. George Voss left Sunday for | St. Louis, where she and her mother, | Mrs. H. W. Yates, will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sipple, jr., { ten days or so. Mrs. Sipple is a of Mrs. Yates. The latter has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edward Smith, in St. Jogeph for the last two weeks since leaving Excelsior Springs. Mrs tes and Mrs. Vi the Episcopal church co 1 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ribbel and family will leave in a few days to | spend the winter in San Diego, Cal | Myrtle Moses, former ©maha gir | who sang with the Chicago Grand Opera company last year and was re- | engaged this year, will, in addition, make a concert tour, opening with 4 | recital November 2 at the Cort thea- New York. Miss Moses was ed in Chicago last year to Sam- uel Altschuler. Herman G. Kopald, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Kopaldfs now connected with the big law firm of Stroock & pald js a graduate of the University of Chicago and the Columbia law school | i Changes in Residence, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph family have taken a suite at t | stone for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Stapleton are at the Blackstone until they go to Washington to live. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forgan of | Chicago have recently taken an apart- | ment at 3542 Jackson boulevard. Mrs. Forgan was Miss Congdon of this city, Mrs. Fitch and her daughter, Miss Mary Fitch, will give up their apart- ment at the New Hamilton and go to the Colonial November 1. ~ Mrs. Herman Kountze and Mrs. arker and he Black- New York, where they will be at 14 find an apartment that suits them for the winter. Mrs. S. D. Bgrkalow and Miss Bar- kalow gave their home last week and were at the Fontengfle until Mon- day, when they went o St. Louis to attend the triennial convention of the Episcopal church. Mr: and Mrs, E. F. Folda, who bought the Barkalow home, arrived Sunday from Ephraim, Wis, and moved into it immediately. | San Diego, Cal., for the winter with Mr, and Mrs. Franklin Boulter at 3365 Front street. Personal Mention, Mr. and Mrs. Doane Keller have returned from their wedding trip and are at home at 2023 Cass street, Cecilia June Feiler left Tuesday night for New York, where she will resume her vocal studies for the en- suing year. returned Sunday to Chicago, but his father, Lewis g Reed, will remain here with Mr. and Mrs, James Chad- wick for awhile. Mrs. M. Fregger and children of Fort Dodge, 1a., who have been vis- iting with Mr. Fregger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Solomon of Council Bluffs, Ia., for the past three weeks, leave today for home. Dr. J. H. Irvin and his party of| friends who are fishing among the Minnesota lakes are having excellent success, They expect to’ return by sylvania Guard, Colonel Allen's tour of duty at Philadelphia has not ex- len has been engaged to " Do you know in day at our store the last of the week. * [ relatives s Stroock in New York City. Mr. Ko-| Ella Magee left Tuesday evening for | East Sixty-second street until they | Mrs. Richard Carrier~s settled at| Lewis B. Reed, who came here last | week for the funeral of his mothers ed fr-':m week for cruitin Sioux | Stargess, S. D Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kohn have returned from a three month’s stay in the east. They spent the summek! on the Maine coast and then visited Philadelphia for a few 1 leav weeks. Mrs. J. Fawcett of Lincoln and her daughter, Mrs. Tri of Creighton, spent the k in Omaha with rela- tives, and They returned to Lincoln Fr | Luncheon at Rosemere Lodge. Monday Mrs. €. C. Allison gave a farm” luncheon at her country place, Rosemere Lodge, when Mrs. John Patrick was the guest of honor. | | A “farm” luncheon in this case meant |a'luncheon at which all the viands were products of the Allison farm, fand Mrs, I i m of her n how to appr it. The o the luncheon were Mrs. Mrs. John McShane, Mrs. man, Mrs. Joseph Barker, Charles Kountze, Mrs. Remipgton | Mrs. D. C, Stapleton and Mrs: Os- i gopd Eastman. g, kne thers | First Debutante Affairs. | Miss Carita O'Brien, daughter of | Mr. O'Brien and one | of th St the coronation 1= | ball, will be the [irst debutante of the |= | season. She will be presented by|Z: Mrs. E. W. Dixon at a tea on the (= | afternoon of Thursday, November 9, | from 4 until 6. "Miss O'Brien went to | schoél at /St. Mary's at Notre Dame, | Ind., and ‘then had a year at the Sa- |cred Heart convent in New York, coming home last June. Miss O'Brien is a stunning looking girl, athletic i her tastes, The second debutante of the season will be IMiss Regina Connell, the beautiful and only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Connell, who will in- troduce her to sogiety formally at the Fontenelle on the evening of Thurs- day, November 16. Miss Connell graduated a year ago from Dana Hall, but decided to have another year east rand went to Miss Guild’s ahd Miss | Evans’ school in Boston last winter, She is a Juno-like blonde whose beauty makes her noticeable wherever ishe goes. She was also one of the | special maids to the queen. e {Morehead Issues Proclamation for G id LV TP PRV DILTH TR T DL PR joint resolution passed by congress. Governor proclamation to the same effect as follows | people have been stricken by war, | fanr dren are dying of hunger, and thestoi ernor recomm = L4 the president's proclamation—viz., October 21 and 22—be the joint days upon which the people of the state may make such contributions as they feel disposed to aid the war-stricken Armenian and Syrian people. . “JOHN H. MOREHEAD, “Governor.” Ed Agamian is leading in the prep- arations forthe days in Omaha, e e s is to help in accordance with a Morehead has issued a “Whercasthe Armenian and Syrian 1¢ and disease, mothers and chil- “Wher: joint’ resolution of ), 1916, asking d States to a direct ap- the American On to Victory. It was the war of 1980, and the Amazons were ranged In battle The lady colonel wan rallying her troops, ‘om panic eeemed iikely to spread. and‘an oppor- '“m"w'fin:-:." i . waving her parasol, e to the fufid | «winn you give to mannish fears?” | ““For ‘a-moment they pulled themselves to- | gother, yet hesitated to adavfice. Then their {fonder made_one last effort Woren, lsten! Ara you going to. show the white feather in & season when feathers | are not being worn?" 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