The Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1984 Page: 4 of 20
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Museum Assoc.
elects musician
By Karl Uoerner III
Belial re art student Diane O’Keefe, center left, receives a $1,000 scholarship from Gene Baggot of the
Houston Civic Arts Association. At left Is Bellalre art teacher Bette Geren; Bellaire High Principal Myrtle
Nelson is at right. The HCAA is a non-profit, benevolent organization established to promote public
interest and awareness in the fine arts. Texan photo by Nick Herrera.
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Museum Area’s civic
association.
Betty Tonges, a
pianist and composer,
has been nominated to
serve as president of the
Museum Area Munici-
pal Association, the civic
group that represents
the 900 residents of the
small residential area
just northwest of
Houston’s Museum of
Fine Arts.
A native of Houston,
Miss., Tonges moved to
Houston, Texas, four
years ago and has lived
in the Museum Area for
VA years.
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aged.
She recently wrote
the music for an album
done by the Houston
Symphony entitled
“Symphonic Country,”
which is due to be
released in about ou
days.
Tonges was chosen
for the association's
presidency by a nomina-
ting committee of the
association.
Her nomination is due
to be approved by the
association’s general
membership at the
group’s monthly meet-
ing at 7:30 p.m. tonight
at Bell Park Restaurant.
1010 Banks St.
Tonges, who is cur-
rently corresponding
secretary for the group,
will serve a one-year
term beginning this
month. She replaces Dr.
John E. Christ, a Hou-
ston plastic surgeon, as
president.
Tonges says that
under her administra-
tion the organization will
"plant trees all through
the neighborhood”
under an agreement
with Rcleaf Houston,
which provides trees
tree ot charge it the
association agrees to
plant them and maintain
them for a year.
"We will be planting
them between the curb
and sidewalk when there
is room,” Tonges says.
“We want to try to make
this the garden area of
Houston, where people
can come and walk
around and enjoy it.”
In addition to Tonges.
the membership is
expected to elect
Temple Ligon and
Robert Liner as vice
presidents, Ginnv
Campfield as recording
secretary, Joanne
Sommers as correspond-
ing secretary and Chris
Clark as treasurer at
tonight’s meeting.
The Museum Area is
bounded by Main Street
on the east, Southwest
Freeway on the north,
Graustark on the v. c\t
and Shadow Lawn on the
south.
Interested youth can
pick up an application at
any Houston public
library, TEC office,
HISD high school or
YMCA branch, or can
call 627-9600 for regis-
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Herrera, Nick. The Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1984, newspaper, May 16, 1984; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth638239/m1/4/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.