That was one of the things Maude had been working on -- making the Square Concert the thing to be, among people of her set. Let others organise in the back -- she was out among the chairs, greeting people, making introductions.
The student helpers were a bright lot, and she tried to match them up with the right people, too, so some internships might come out of this, too.
You wanted to look towards the future. With grandchildren, that suddenly felt important to Maude Temminck.