WABASH, Ind. – This Sunday morning on Wabash Talks Monte Sieberns sits down with Susie Jones and Caroline Eppley with Wabash Musicale.
Wabash Musicale is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Mayor Scott Long signed a proclamation that dedicated April 25th to the musical group at the Wabash City Council meeting on Monday, April 10.
The group was formed in 1966. Here’s Susie Jones with more:
The group got its start in October 1966 when Mrs. Phil Magner, Mrs. Robert Jensen, and Mrs. William Warshauer gathered at the home of Mrs. Magner to get plans formulated to organize a club similar to Marion’s Lyric Club, according to the organization.
A meeting took place at the Presbyterian Church in November 1966 with 20 interested women. The first officers elected were Evelyn Magner as president, Jan Jensen as vice president, and June Brady as secretary/treasurer.
On Tuesday, Jan. 25, 1967, the group’s first organized meeting and program took place.
The purpose for the organization was to give area musicians a stimulus to keep up their music skills and to provide opportunities not otherwise available to perform different types of music, according to a Wabash Musicale press release.
The group’s charter members include Eppley, Marilyn Ford, Jensen, Susie Jones, and Jo Wade.