1941-05-02-sc-p12-harl-aldrich-piano-meet-seattle

May 02, 1941 Spokane Daily Chronicle Page 12:

SEATTLE MUSIC MEETING DRAWS

Nearly a score of Spokaneites motored to Seattle today to attend the 20th annual convention of the Washington State Federation of Music Clubs, opening tomorrow.

Among them were: Miss Ruth Sampson, first vice president of| the state organization; Mrs. Jesse W. Burgan, past president and national board member of the National Federation of Music Clubs; Mrs. W. F. Freeman, new chairman of the northeast district; Mrs. William Lucht, Mrs. Harrison Porter, Miss Lila Sayre, Miss Eleanor Skok, Miss Elizabeth Sampson, Mr, and Mrs. Robert A, Choate; Mrs. W. V. McElhaney, Pandean club counselor, and Pandeans Ruth) Woolsey, Harl Aldrich, Gus Hempstead, Marion Swanson, June Berkey, Lorilla Johnson, Rosaleen Jackman, Phyliss Cowell and Maxine Reiniger.

Will Play Solo.

Tomorrow is junior and student day. Miss Woolsey, Pandean club president, will give a cello solo, “Hungarian Rhapsody” (Popper), accompanied by young Hempstead at the piano. Harl Aldrich will be toastmaster at luncheon at the Woman's Century club, Miss Elizabeth Sampson and Miss Skok will participate in the district student musicians and young artists’ contest in the evening.

These two young ladies, both sopranos, placed first in state contests sponsored by the federation, and will be heard in the “winners” contest Monday. On Tuesday Mr. Choate, president, Washington Music Educators’ conference, will participate in an education forum.

Miss Sampson will preside at the Wednesday luncheon, and Mrs, Lucht and Mrs. McElhaney, representing the Monday Musicale club, will be on the program. Mrs. Lucht will give several vocal selections, accompanied by Mrs. McElhaney.