Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925Wister, Frances Anne
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Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925
Wister, Frances Anne
Philadelphia Orchestra
In addition to these women, able assistance was given by Mrs A. J.
Dallas Dixon, Mrs. L. Chandler Williams, and six women who had not up
to this time been connected with the Philadelphia Orchestra, except as
enthusiastic patrons. These were Mrs. Frederic W. Abbott, in charge
of the Matinee Musicale Club Committee, Mrs. Frank T. Griswold, Mrs.
Joseph N. Snellenburg, Mrs. John B. Thayer, Mrs. J. William White, and
the Motor Messenger Service under Mrs. Thomas L. Elwyn.
The Germantown and Chestnut Hill and the Media, Chester and West
Chester Committees acted under their own presidents. The work of this
committee under Mrs. Cryer and that of Mrs. Wm. A. Slaughter in West
Jersey deserve special mention on account of the distances covered.
SYNOPSIS OF THE RESULTS:
Twenty members of the four Women’s Committees,
as individual chairmen $396,292.36
Women Chairmen outside of Women’s Committees 191,832.55
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Total for 28 Women Chairmen $588,124.91
This was 53% of the Fund, but the women Chairmen were two to one
against the men.
Besides the collections made by the Committee of Fifty, amounts came
in from other sources, such as, members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Chorus, the Van Rensselaer Tribute, the two Wister Tributes, the Van
Rensselaer-Bok Telegram to business firms, the Telephone Circular, the
Main Line Bonds, other Liberty Bonds, contributions received at the
office, etc.
A unique feature of the campaign was the memorials and tributes which
gave people an opportunity to place the names of family or friends on
special tablets to be placed in the Academy of Music. No less than
$1000 was accepted for each memorial.
MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES
in
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT FUND
1919
MEMORIALS TO THE FALLEN IN THE WORLD WAR
MAJOR ALFRED REGINALD ALLEN, U. S. A.
THE AMERICAN HEROES IN THE GREAT WAR, UNKNOWN AND UNSUNG
LIEUTENANT MORTIMER P. CRANE, B. A.
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM BOULTON DIXON, U. S. A.
ENSIGN GEORGE B. EVANS, JR., U. S. N. Air Service
LIEUTENANT ROBERT H. GAMBLE, U. S. A.
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM B. KUEHN, U. S. A.
LIEUTENANT PAUL BORDA KURTZ, U. S. A.
RALPH LESLIE MELVILLE, B. A.
MAJOR TALBOT MERCER PAPINEAU, M. C.
CORPORAL ABRAM K. STREET, U. S. A.
LIEUTENANT ARTHUR RICHMOND TABER, U. S. A.
MEMBERS OF STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER CHORUS
ARTHUR HOWELL WILSON, U. S. A.
TWELVE PHILADELPHIA BOY SCOUT HEROES
TRIBUTES OF THANKSGIVING
for the safe return of
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