'A Good Start Made: Assistance from: Defunct Bodies 'At the: special. meeting of the ional Shanghai Art Club, held at the club's premises, 65 Hart Road, on November 13,' it was proposed by Mr. B. Kann and seconded by Professor B, Zakharoff that musical society should be formed is a section of the club. About thirty members: were enrolled immediately, while promises regarding additions to the list of mem+ bership were made.
The chairman pointed out that the success of the new venture depended partly on organization and leadership; principally, however, the amount of enthusiasm displayed by the members. He mentioned the fact that all the amateur musi-al societies which, at one time or other, were functioning in Shanghai, became extinct and suggested that one of the main contributory causes might be found in the fact that these defunct 5 had n9 home of their own, but had to meet in hired halls. 'The Shanghai Art Club had its own club house, where 65 contented painters were' in the habit of meeting.
Mr. L. de Luca kindly attended the meeting and gave the gathering his views regarding the libra: and the cash funds at present in the possession of the remaining members of the committee of the now defunct Shanghai Musical Society. Mr, de Luca, as Chairman of the late Society, declared his readiness to hand over the library and the available cash fund to th newly-formed club, provided thi could be done with the consent of the chairman of the also defunct Monday Club, from which the library and funds were originally obtained. the proposal of Mr. Kann, following preparatory com:
mittee for the musical section of the Shanghai Art Club was forned:—Professor B. Zakharoff (chairman), Mrs.Z. Pribitkova and Messrs. Eh, Grobois, Flynn, Franz, Konppr, and A. Yaron, represent= ing six different national
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