The Ladies Musical Club (LMC) of Seattle was organized officially on March 2, 1891, during the heyday of the national women's club movement from the 1890s through the 1920s. The LMC was designed for the purpose of "developing the musical talent of its members, and stimulating musical interest in Seattle." In addition to providing funds to the Seattle Symphony, the Cornish School, and promising music students, the club was responsible for bringing some of the most internationally famous singers and instrumentalists of the day to Seattle. The LMC continues its long tradition of generosity by providing free concerts for the public at several venues in Seattle, including an annual concert series at Meany Hall, and through its Music in Schools program, an outreach to bring music education to Seattle Public Schools.
This program for the March 1891 members' meeting of the Ladies Musical Club lists the eight musical pieces to be performed by club members at the event, held at the home of Mrs. G.W. Bacon at Eighth and James Street, presumably the building pictured at the top of the program. The program is part of the first scrapbook created by the Club, covering the years 1891 through 1943.
Caption information source: "Women's Club Movement in Washington," by Karen J. Blair, historylink.org Essay 9170.
Physical Description: 1 program (1 p.) ; 5.5 x 8.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, Ladies Musical Club Records, 1981.7337.288.1
