The Athenaeum. (Atlanta, GA) 1898-1925, November 01, 1922, Image 9
THE ATHENAEUM
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNION ^ ^
S O great has been the work of the Neighborhood Union in the vicin
ity of the college that due, intention - mast be made of it. With
Mrs. John Hope as President, this organization is doing considerable
uplift work in various parts of the city, which is divided intoisixteen
zones, each Sub-divided and organized. The Union has investigated
the over-crowded condition of the public schools-and has made a full
report of the same to the Mayor. It is also taking.immense interest
in the Washington Park site. .
KEMPER HARRELD IN ANNUAL VIOLIN RECITAL
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I N Sale Hall Chapel.on Friday evening, Noy, 3,.at 8:00 o’clock, Prof.
Kemiper Harreld, assisted by the Morehouse College Orchestra,
entertained a large, appreciative audience^ Through, the pieces rend
ered much ability and mastery of technique were displayed;. , •
The program, opened with a fantasie on “Lucia di Launnermoor,”
played by the orchestra; after which Mr. Harreld played on his. violin
three concertos'front Mendelssohn. • Following hintf was the quartet,
which rendered “Good-Bye” and-the famous Indian melody; “By the
Waters of Minnetonka/’ in a Manner so pleasing that it was encored
with a thunder of applause. After the audience "was gratified by a
second appearance of the quartet, the orchestra rendered five selec
tions, the Most notable and popular of which were “ValSe Lentb’ ? "and
“The Rosary.” Hr. Harreld followed closing the Evening’s'enter
tainment with his violin’s interpretation of the last thrfee numbers of
the program, “Madrigale,” “Souvenir” Mid “Spanish Dance.’* ; He
receiyed a very hedvy, special applause for “Souvenir,” which was
played by him for the November records Of the Black Swan Phono
graph Company. Mr. Harreld has been cited by music critics as' one
of the leading Negro violinists.
THE Y. m C. A., AT SPELMAN
By Mattie B. Harper, ’25
rp.ODAY the: Y. W. C. A.* as we all know, is the largest and Most
thoroughly developed organization in the world which is fostered
and operated solely by young women and girls for the benefit of
young women and girls.. It is a .big movement, not only national, but
also international in its scope.
Through this organization we are enabled to keep close relation
ship with other women elsewihere; we are enabled to know what they
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