Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Story of the People's Choral Union of Boston: February, 1898 to January 1, 1914; Founded A. D. 1898
The preliminary work of organization, in which Mr. Johnson Morton was particularly active, proved no small task; but on Sunday, February 6, 1898, a class was opened to the public in Bumstead Hall, in the old Music Hall Building in Hamilton Place, and about three hundred applications were received.
This was not considered a sufficient response, so it was decided to more fully advertise the move ment, and hold a public meeting in its interest.
Mass meeting. On Sunday, February 13, 1898, a mass meeting was held in Music Hall, and at the invitation of Mrs. Higginson, Dr. Damrosch came from New York to address the meeting. Mr. Benjamin J. Lang andintroduced Dr. Damrosch as One of the happiest persons in the world, because he has let the sun shine of music into the hearts and lives of so many.
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