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Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925

Chapter 50: Appendix A
By Frances Anne Wister
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The narrative traces the orchestra's emergence from earlier civic musical traditions through its establishment, early concerts, and formal association, documenting leadership transitions and artistic development. It details financial strains and fundraising strategies, highlighting the role of women's committees and guarantors in securing support and organizing endowment campaigns. Coverage includes wartime performances and civic engagements, programming milestones under successive conductors, and anniversary celebrations marking institutional growth. An appendix compiles administrative records, concert lists, and personnel rosters that supplement the chronological account.

APPENDIX

Appendix A

Charter
of
The Philadelphia Orchestra Association

(Adopted November 1, 1902)

The subscribers hereto, all of whom are citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, have associated themselves together for the purpose herein below set forth and being desirous of becoming incorporated agreeably to the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled, “An Act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations,” approved the twenty-ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and the supplements thereto, do hereby declare, set forth and certify that the following are the purposes, objects, articles and conditions of their said Association for and upon which they desire to be incorporated.

Article 1.—The name of the corporation shall be The Philadelphia Orchestra Association.

Article 2.—Its object is to encourage the performance of first-class orchestral music in the City of Philadelphia and for that purpose to establish and maintain The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Article 3.—The place in which the business of the said corporation is to be transacted is the City of Philadelphia.

Article 4.—The said corporation is to exist perpetually.

Article 5.—The said corporation shall have no capital stock.

Article 6.—The number of Directors of the said corporation shall be twenty-four, and the names and residences of those who are chosen for the first year are as follows:

Name Residence
George Burnham, Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.
A. J. Cassatt Philadelphia, Pa.
John H. Converse Philadelphia, Pa.
Eckley B. Coxe, Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.
William L. Elkins Elkins, Pa.
Miss Mary K. Gibson Philadelphia, Pa.
Clement A. Griscom Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison Philadelphia, Pa.
John H. Ingham Philadelphia, Pa.
Oliver B. Judson Philadelphia, Pa.
Edward I. Keffer Philadelphia, Pa.
C. Hartman Kuhn Philadelphia, Pa.
Edward G. McCollin Philadelphia, Pa.
Thomas McKean Philadelphia, Pa.
Clement B. Newbold Philadelphia, Pa.
James W. Paul, Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Frank H. Rosengarten   Philadelphia, Pa.
Richard Rossmässler Philadelphia, Pa.
Edgar Scott Philadelphia, Pa.
Simon A. Stern Philadelphia, Pa.
Miss Anne Thomson Merion, Pa.
Alexander van Rensselaer Philadelphia, Pa.
Henry Whelen, Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.
P. A. B. Widener Ashbourne, Pa.

Witness the hands and seals of the subscribers this first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two (1902):

  • A. Van Rensselaer (L.S.)
  • A. J. Cassatt (L.S.)
  • Geo. F. Baer (L.S.)
  • Henry Whelen, Jr. (L.S.)
  • John H. Converse (L.S.)
  • C. Hartman Kuhn (L.S.)
  • Geo. Burnham, Jr. (L.S.)
  • Edwd. G. McCollin (L.S.)
  • Clement B. Newbold (L.S.)
  • Jas. W. Paul, Jr. (L.S.)
  • John H. Ingham (L.S.)
  • E. I. Keffer (L.S.)
  • State of Pennsylvania
  • City and County of Philadelphia

Before me, the Recorder of Deeds for the County of Philadelphia, on this twenty-first day of November A. D. 1902, personally appeared Henry Whelen, Jr., John H. Ingham and Edward I. Keffer, three of the subscribers to the foregoing certificate of incorporation and duly acknowledged the same to be their act and deed, and desired that the same might be recorded as such,

Witness my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid.

Jos. K. Flescher, Deputy Recorder of Deeds (L.S.)

Decree

In the Court of Common Pleas No. 4, of the County of Philadelphia of December Term 1902, N. 845.

And now this fifth day of January, A. D. 1903, the within Charter and Certificate of Incorporation having been presented to me, a Law Judge of said County, accompanied by due proof of publication of the notice of this application as required by the Act of Assembly and rule of this Court in such case made and provided, I certify that I have examined and perused the said writing, and have found the same to be in proper form and within the purposes named in the first class specified in Section Second of the Act of General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled “An Act to provide for the Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Corporations,” approved April 29th, 1874, and the supplements thereto, and the same appearing to be lawful and not injurious to the community, I do hereby on motion of Edward G. McCollin and John G. Johnson, Esquires, on behalf of the petitioners, order and direct that the said Charter of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, aforesaid be and is the same hereby approved, and that upon the recording of the same and of this order, the subscribers thereto and their associates shall be a corporation by the name of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, for the purposes and upon the terms therein stated.

Robert N. Willson, Judge.

Filed in the office of the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas No. 4 as of December Term 1902 No. 845, on the Fourth day of December A. D. 1902.

C. B. Roberts, Deputy Prothonotary.

Recorded in the office for recording Deeds etc. in and for the County of Philadelphia in Charter Book No. 28, page 53 etc.

Witness my hand and seal of office this seventh day of January A. D. 1903.

Wm. S. Vare, Recorder of Deeds (L.S.).