MMPViPWHIimn immj2jakfatijm&a m. ViSW ww crrr x I I" s , ,f 'WsSp- 'v EVENING 1'UBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1919 lm x rer ftr k mrl v In S i 'sY I'll fty&rm S! - I P l! JinfflWffiHlTiTrl ml i ItiTiiTi Tl I ) f ln 'lilt I 'B r,i I R tfi 191 iB Iff' H V' IHU Bll WL IBSm PWK gatssapsgssalr1 !VVy fc .MPlPOvOOtfJciOV.''C .JktTPIhIH H ill il H i'!l 11 rr 'R !! 1 1 Be w WnBiwffflf '-ri-i)Mj55?vyo 13 1 rfeSr I Si f hi W -1 I Wiytffifi5I i kSr? i i flfi ,$&! t((8KL Ji iFh ill "iHI it 1 An il I HfinllftllnH j FT I ' I y2i wfflffflj $P II I i Hi I i 1 1 RBJ'ii i jpMiiiLmJ hIIWLhl - 8 1 r .( s At vt I I 1 rfti Philadelphia's Superb Symphony Orchestra is one of her greatest Commercial assets . Another "first" for Philadelphia Cii HI Boston Business men built Symphony Hall at a cost of over $1,000,000 that the Boston Symphony Orchestra . might have a permanent home. ChicagO Business men subscribed over $700,000 to build a liall for its Symphony Orchestra so that it would be , tree of rental expenses. Detroit Business men subscribed $250,000 a year, and then a $600,000 auditorium now they are starting a $2,000,000 structure, all for their Symphony Orchestra. ' New York Business men have guaranteed their two Sym phony Orchestras against deficit. It costs them as, much as $100,000 a year. Rochester Mr. Eastman has just given $2,500,000 to establish, an orchestra and school of music in Rochester. Cleveland has just raised $100,000 a year for its orchestra. St. Louis The combjned business clubs have bought the entire season's tickets of its orchestra. Can Philadelphia, with the Greatest Orchestra of all, afford to do less? These are the men behind this big movement in , Philadelphia the kind of 'men whose business judgment-you can well afford to support: Mm X.SSv 1 J 1 ''Kg LV sat- And one that is keenly appre ciated by Philadelphia's musioving populace. It has fostered the "music-in-the-home" idea. It is another of those subtle influences that make the bright, cheery home life that con tributes so generously to Philadel phia's industrial supremacy. Wherever it travels it plays to packed houses to the people who direct and handle the business of America's other great cities. Supreme itself it . creates and leaves the impression of Philadel phia's supremacy, for the word Phila delphia is a part of its title. It constitutes a living advertise ment for Philadelphia of an indirect and therefore powerful character that " 44 4 ,.1 is ot inestimah e value to the nropress v4 and development of the city. That the supremacy of this great orchestra has been attained under the discouraging handicap of inade quate funds is rather typical of the Philadelphia habit of doing things in spite of obstacles. It is certainly in dicative of the splendid spirit, con fidence and patriotism of the small group that- has made the supremacy possible and It is typical of Philadelphia's commercial foresight that her busi ness men should rise, as they have, to support an endowment fund that will guarantee sufficient funds to insure the supremacy of the Philadelphia Orchestra forever. ' s : .' -t , . 'J, Crew Levick Comply ox jjmiiaGipniSw One of the Gbuntrs largest producers amtwimoxsofoil k Subsidioxy Cuaes SexviceG. Chicago Boston NowV&rk .Syracuse -',$ M St"'; 3S7 c tlUUllUIUIIUUUUII IIMIHMUUIMIIIIIIIUf Samuel Rea .Effingham B. Morris John Gribbel Samuel T. Bodine " Samuel M. Vauclain W. W. Atterbury ErPusey Passmore John H. Mason James Crosby Brown Samuel S. Fels X'.:, H?-' .-'" Fill out this coupon ndw and mail it to the Philadelphia Orchestra campaign headquar ters, Ritz-Carlton. hereby pledge to the Endowment Fund of the Philadelphia OrcheS' trd the amount as noted. I inclose' .... -.m.- ...dollars i . or I agree to pay ......j...:.xx.:..x..ollar9 50 on Jan. 1st, 1920 and 50 on May 1st, 1920. Name .......,......;.-Artatij3k!-y-..i!.A.ae. Address ..... .'.';'acx,'h.'.";v,((cw nf' I .. ,. iV r V .lnmuimiiwfciiiSHutSiiiXM Jt'tf-tf-l.i '4 , ., J '; W '! 'it . ... .. -. - Jti j . 1 .fcufc.at, im ? ' .i u.(. ,.i.."v: " r . temii IT. mm Jl ig" "'-'-''J K7L.i3mia Pirwia Wl IC I.l1Q Ellis ft A. pimbel
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