Presto

H
SPLENDID WORK WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN
By
FEDERATED TEACHERS
SERVICE CORPORATION
Band group, Recital Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Making musicians of nine year olds.
SPLENDID WORK WITH CHILDREN
BY FEDERATED TEACHERS SERVICE
CORPORATION
We have received a most interesting article from Mr. Pat
Watters of the Federated Teachers Service Corporation from
Minneapolis, Minn., telling about the above picture. Mr. Watters
says:
"We are enclosing a picture of our band group which is under
the direction of Mr. Clarence Hegg, right, and Mr. Joe Cvar, left.
This picture was taken in the recital hall of our Minneapolis branch
which is under the management of Mr. W. E. Franken.
"It will be interesting for the trade to note that the boys in the
front row arc an average of about nine years of age and are good
musicians.
"Mr. Franken, manager of this branch, has a large accordion
band as well. The Federated Teachers Service Corporation has
three other branches in Minneapolis and have recently opened new
branches in St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha. Nebraska; Austin and
Rochester, Minnesota."
This corporation is doing line work.
*
*
THE WHITE HOUSE MUSIC ALES
Mr. A. \V. Greiner of Steinway & Sons has made a most in-
teresting report on this season's schedule of White Mouse Musi-
cal es.
More than two hundred artists from all over the country offered
their services for an appearance at the White House. Their names
were submitted by me for Mrs. Roosevelt's consideration. While,
of course, only a small number of these artists could appear at the
White House, it is hoped that some of the others may have an
opportunity to appear there some time in the future. There was
only one musicale after a State Dinner, which took place on Feb-
ruary 12 and was given in honor of the Grand Duchess Charlotte
of Luxembourg. Dr. Sigimnd Spaath provided the entertainment
ivhich was greatly enjoyed by the President, Mrs. Roosevelt, and
the invited guests.
The other nmsicales all took place in the afternoon of the follow-
•ng dates with the following artists:
I'AGE T\\ EMY-EIGHT
December 9. 1940
Miss Virginia Lewis, Soprano
Mieczyslaw Muns, Pianist
William L. King, accompanist for Miss Lewis
January 8. 1941
Miss Viola Wasterlain, Violinist
Miss Dorothy Pond
Miss Michael McSteen
Arthur Murray
Mr. John I-Jeers
Dancers
Mr. Frank Dixon
Mr. Robert J. Brewer, accompanist for Dancers.
January U, 1941
Fugcnc List, Pianist
William Home, Tenor
Felix Wolfcs. accompanist for Mr. Home
January 29, 1941
Marlvn Crittendon, Violinist
William Masselos, Pianist
Prescott Barrows, accompanist for Miss Crittendon
February U, 1941
Viola Morris and Victoria Anderson, Lnglish two-part
singers
The Chamber Music Guild String Quartet
Mr. Frank Gittelson, Violin
Mr. Alexander Levin, Violin
Mr. Benjamin Sosner, Viola
Mr. Marcel Ancher, Violincello
Mr. Milne Charnley, accompanist for Misses Morris
and Anderson
What a happy experience it is for any artist to appear on these
programs, but for young American artists it is an opportunity,
inspiration, and incentive of the highest degree.
Presto Music Times congratulates the House Of Steinway and
Mr. Greiner on this fine contribution to the nation through these
musicalcs.
PRESTO Ml "SIC I IMPS
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/