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Arthur Farwell, John C. Freund and Peter W. Dykema of the University of Wisconsin are mentioned in an article of the New-York tribune., May 13, 1917, Page 2, last column about a National conference on community music, initiated by Cabot Ward chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1917-05-13/ed-... S. also Ward and Barnhart in www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/18117416294/

"Arthur Farwell (March 23, 1872 – January 20, 1952) was an American composer, conductor, educationalist, lithographer, esoteric savant, and music publisher." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Farwell

John Christian Freund (1848–1924), founder of the Musical America, the oldest American magazine on classical music en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_America S. obituary with photo in archives.chicagotribune.com/1924/06/04/page/10/article/jo...

"Peter William Dykema (25 November 1873 – 13 May 1951) was an important force in the growth of the National Association for Music Education (initially known as the Music Supervisors National Conference), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, and the music education profession. Dykema was also active in the Music Teachers National Association and the National Education Association Department of Music Education. He also served as 1924-25 chairman of the Kiwanis International Committee on Music. Through these various avenues of involvement, in addition to his work as a composer, author, and educator, he was one of the leading music advocates of his day." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_W._Dykema S. also www.public.asu.edu/~aajth/presidents/dykema.html

Walter Kirkpatrick Brice (1874 - 1926) was treasurer of the New York Community Chorus, s. 'More Lives Than One', by Claude Bragdon, p. 84 (at the bottom) books.google.com/books?id=aDGBYME9CQsC&pg=PA84#v=onep... See also www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58176924 archive.org/stream/8threportclass1895harvuoft/8threportcl...

Harry Barnhart: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/15842772217/

(George) Cabot Ward (1876 - 1936) www.geni.com/people/George-Cabot-Ward/6000000026997750256 He was Park Commissioner of Manhattan, s. photo in The sun., September 20, 1914, THIRD SECTION, Page 12 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1914-09-20/ed-... Cabot Ward was appointed Commissioner in 1914 and resigned in November 1917, s. - query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9901E4DB1F3BE6... - query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9406E6DF133FE4... S. also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/8079898863/ He welcomed Harry Barnhart on May 31, 1917 at a music conference, s. the NYT, June 1, 1917 query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C02E2DF133BEE...

Cabot Ward, an amateur musician, was the husband of Justine Ward née Bayard Cutting (Morristown, New Jersey, August 7, 1879 - Washington, D.C., November 27, 1975), a musical educator who developed a system for teaching music to children known as the Ward Method en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Ward www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142646029 S. also 'Cum Angelis Canere', edited by Robert A. Skeris, pages 146 - 164 media.musicasacra.com/books/cum_angelis_canere.pdf

New York Community Chorus dinner

These two were among the 12 original organizers of the National Conference on Community Music, held at the Hotel Astor on May 31-June 1, 1917. catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006675025

New York Community Chorus dinner Arthur Finley Nevin (April 27, 1871 – July 10, 1943) was an American composer, conductor, teacher and musicologist. Along with Charles Wakefield Cadman, Blair Fairchild, Charles Sanford Skilton, and Arthur Farwell, among others, he was one of the leading Indianist composers of the early twentieth century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Nevin Frances Isabelle (Lockwood) Brundage (1854–1937) was an American illustrator best known for her depictions of attractive and endearing children on postcards, valentines, calendars, and other ephemera published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Samuel Gabriel Company, and Saalfield Publishing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Brundage Marian MacDowell (maiden name Marian Griswold Nevins) (November 22, 1857 – August 23, 1956) was a pianist, and in 1907 the founder and developer of the MacDowell Colony, an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States. Her leadership of the Colony through two world wars, the Great Depression and other challenges created one of the foremost art institutions in the United States, which cultivated the work of generations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_MacDowell

Not the New York Community Chorus Dinner, I think, but the National Conference on Community Music, May 31-June 1, 1917, Astor Hotel, New York. Frances Brundage of Chicago and Arthur Nevin of the University of Chicago, are mentioned as speakers at the Conference in this account: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B07E2D6123AE4...

Marian MacDowell, identified as Director of the Edward MacDowell Memorial Association, was one of the 12 organizers of the National Conference on Community Music. catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006675025

Thanks to all of you for your research. We'll add some of the information to the records for this event the next time we update