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TITE MORSIXG OREfiOXIAX. FRIDAT, ArRIL 28, 1911.
A
TENSE INTEREST
GREETS KIHMESS
Splendor Dazzles, Then Peo
ple Awake to Real Tafent
of Performers.
AIR OF JOY CONTAGIOUS
Pierrot and Plerettes wert Mrs.
snerman O Oorman. Mrs. George Ed
Uleklnson. Mn. Walter M. Cook.
's Kelt M. wataon. Miss May Heus
ner. Mrs. Prank Ransom. Miss Mildred
Fuller. Mlsa Lessle Leadbetter. Miss
wrace A. O .el!l. Miss Mary Howard,
Joseph A. Ferguson. J. Harold Miner.
- running, ueorge M. Stedman
Barron w. Dunning. J. Krnest Latiilaw,
:iries H. Arthur. Bruce Irving He.ee
u.-xeiu ana Thomas Toung.
Dane of .Seasons Popular.
xr.is was followed by the dance of
tr.e seasons, one of the prettiest and
mom popular or all the evening's
tertainment. Sixteen members of the
very youna; set in beautiful garments,
symbolical of the four seasons, danced
like so many fairies, as light as thistle
flown. Spring waa represented by
Elisabeth Brandon Jones. Katherlne
MfK" Oraham. Elisabeth May Ja
cubs and Jean Isabella Macleay.
These four pretty maids wore soft
flurry green gowns, each dainty bead
bedecked with a huge chou or green
chiffon. Their dance, a series of beau
tlfnl steps, was enhanced further by
tne waring or green scarfs as the lit
tie maids tripped about. Summer waa
Intrusted to Martha Bi se Barnes,
Nancy Zan. Ruth May Marvin and Mar.
garet Malarkey. all frocked in pink,
with b!g French bonnets or chirfon In
the same color and adorned with clus
ters of pink rosea Cerise petticoats
g:eamel from under their short skirts,
and big flat Japanese parasols were
used erfectlvely In their dance. Au
tumn was depicted by Katherlne J.
Laldlaw. Oenevleve Haley. Charlotte
Laidlaw and Nan RusselL These four
were gowned in golden yellow, with
v in magn ftcent pasean- I lavender petticoats and frills. and
t-heralde4 Klr.ness opened I wearing b!onm of pale lavender
their hair. Each carried a huge gold
wand which was used in the dance.
Y Inter was particularly lovely aa pic
tured by Helen Lndd. Esther Fox
TurkT. Mary Adele Browr.lie and Jean
Morrison. These dainty malda wore
toilettes or white from the snowy,
capped tops" of their dainty heads to
the tips of their twinkling toes. Whit
silvered bodices, fur trimmed. sug
gested King Krost. aid the effect was
furtner heightened by the huge flat
pillow muffs each carried.
KINO AND THREE GROUPS OF DANCERS IN SOCIETY KIRMESS THAT HAD ITS INITIAL PERFORM-
S Aflbli liAiJi mum.
Every Scat Taken When Carlain at
Helllg Rolls VpI!kh Variety
of Xnmbcrs Follows Quickly
t'poo Each Other.
T LrOVC CASS BAETt.
Ushered ia with splendor ' and
sumptuous gorgeousness that would
hare met high favor la the critical
sight of a far-famed Oriental potentate
and connotes
try. the long-heralde-1 Klr.ness ope
last nlsbt at the Theater. For
boars prior to the mailt set fur tie
raising of the curtain, patrons had be
lt u n to arrive. On all sides rlesmeJ the
s ft brilliancy of mi. or and carriage
l.KDts. t-e cars softly purring as they
stretched in solid rowi for many block
In, every vicinity of the theater. About
trie entrance a huge crowd, numbering
several hundred, had congregated, and
blae-frocked guarlians cf the law were
busy keeplrg the strei and walk
clear for the steady a:.' continuous
stream of cars that roll. I up aa I dis
charged their passeccers. Iving to this
part of the. event a delightful metro
polltan air and acting as a stimulant
to the anticipation of the entertainment
waiting behind the charmed dxjrs.
Pall Care Stajs Away.
Within the theater the air of fe.tl
vlty was contagious. Joy Incarnate
reigned, and that laggard dull care
was not "among those present." Every
where was the ripple of suppressed ex
citement and the very atmosphere vn
surcharged with tho trnx interest that
precedes expected enjoyment.
The smoking-roont and t: e wistaria
tea. garden at the end of the rtfcht in
cline had been transformed into a gar
den, where refreshments were served.
tn:a:i tab!- scattered about were
handsome in their appointments snd
during the half hour Intermission gay
little parties formed here. Attractive
maids in dainty summery gowns, wear
ing wreaths and carrying baskets or
nosegavs and boutnnnteres flitted
through the aisle and the foyer, crying
their wares, others sold programmes
and seeral girls In green Jural noes and
masks sold randy.
A max of color and sound and ex
quisite scents: the gleam of Jewels, the
sheen of lovely gowns, the perfume of
flowers, the soft lauKhter and animated
sparkle of conversation, the gentle calls
of the flower and candy vender, and
tne undisguised and frankly - uncon
cealed ejaculations of delight and ap
preciation were abroad In tne land.
For rlexance and line distinction
Portland surpassed any other similar
gathering of years, not excepting that
other successful Kirmess of two sea
sons ago. held at the Armory.
Klnuess' Origin Told.
The programmes would have us know
that the Kirmess originally wu a
religious act by which a new church
waa consecrated. The lr.for-.n:tlon suz
gest that either the churches of those
days invited or permitted a more gen
erous display of frivolity than is cm
si iered in good taste today, or else the
religion of those ancients oaa r?aUy
attractive and a much less serious
affAlr than it has slr.ee become.
Out of the chrysalis of many dull
weeks of rehearsals, the Kirmess. un
doubtedly the most remarkable amatejr
performance ever given In Portlan 1.
burst in all its beauty for the beiic.1t
of the Portland Open-Air Sanatorium
and the People's Institute. Not a seat
In the auditorium was vacant w'oei the
curtain rolled up on a darkened stage,
to the delicious melody of Hosebrook's
orchestra. A sudden blase of lights
disclosed the entire assembly of dancers
tilling the ta,e from footlights to back
drop, grouped artistically and 'n their
or-eous raiment predentin? the aspect
of fairyland folk. InstanMy. with the
first big crash of mutc. Thomas Scott
Brooke. King of the Kirms. leaped to
the front of the stage. made h's
obslsance to audience and subjects, and
t:. Kirmess as opened.
Talrut Aniaacs Beholders.
Dance Is Like liallrt.
All the seasons danced separately,
then In groups, and finally. like a
beautifully trained French ballet, all
together. They emanated youth and
lni.oren.-e. and the real beauty of very
young girlhood, dancing with the ex
uberance of the childhood not so long
passed. Elisabeth Jones and Kath
arine Graham gave a particularly
graceful dance-duet railed "If You
l-ove But ale." and Helen I -add was
sweet and girlish In her solo danco.
Til B" Your Honey." singing In a
clear high soprano that bespeaks a
f ut ure.
Next came the "Tyrolean" dance,
bringing a complete change of scene.
Music, costumes, pleasing specialties
and above all the talent displayed by
the performers, combined to make this
number effective. Alpine songs with
yodeiing choruses were sung by groups
of Tyrolears. w! lie the others lounged
picturesquely about In front of tlie Inn.
With Mrs. Rose Coursrn llansrome as
sola yod.ler. "The Waterfall" and
"My Alpine Rose" were beautifully
sung by a bevy of vocalists. Mrs. Helen
I.ytie Ellis. Miss Jane Irene Burns.
Miss Zeta Ilolllster. Miss Irene Flynn.
Miss Clara Howell. Mrs. Virginia
Hutchinson. Miss Madeline Stone, Mrs.
It. W. Scr.meer. Louis P. Bruce. H. D.
l.ettow. Raymond McKalion. Alfred
Stone. W. A. Walter. Kenneth lice be,
Dr. R. SI. Emerson. Dr. W. M. Campbell.
Dancing Is Vnique.
The dancers In this number were es
pecially versatile, and the wild sway
ing, leaping and whirling of the steps
waa further enlivened by the calls ana
shrill cries of the participants. As in
the former Kirmess. Miss Mildred Mey
er distinguished herself by her graceful
solo-dance, with an original finale in
which she waa assisted by Casslmer
Campbell and Joseph Cronln. A pleas
ing number Introducing steps with vo
cal Interruptions was given by Nona
Lawler. Mary Cronan. F. Leston-SroltU
and Victor CuIIen. The costuming in
this dance was effective. The girls
wore short red satin gowns, with snug
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IHIL SOCIETY THERE
Brilliant Assemblage Is Fea
' ture of Kirmess.
MANY BOX PARTIES GIVEN
Akeve, at left Thomas Scott Brooke, Klag of Klrnieaa oa right Polo Dance
(left ta right) Mrs. Frank ii. Ones, Mrs. Jamea Dougherty, Mlsa Colly
Cook, Mlaa Margaret Root and Silas Angela Kinney. Below, at left -Pirrroa
and Plerretee left to light) Mra. J. ahernian O'Garman, Jo
Veph Fergwsoa. Mrs. Walter Cook, Carroll Dnanlngf on right Mrs. Delphiae
Marks and Mrs. May Dearbora-Sehnab la doable sestet.
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Fargo and R. L. Hughes was distinctive
bodice, over .hr..l...H ' bin,...- .f 'or praceful dancing. The participants
As one feature aucceeded another in
the continuous programme It is a safe
assertion to say that 4 per cent of
tne big aud'rnce that witnessed the
entertainment was amazed at the pro.
riclency and actual talent displayed by
these amateurs. The tone of the pro
duction was so colorful that Its mu.Mc
held the distinctive quality of pictures,
and the beauty of color and dance were
so skilfully blended that their living
portrait assumed the barniouy of
ica'lrr which was the dance, by
virtue of Its living kaleidoscope and
the ever-varying color thrown upon the
taco. there was almays a fitting
setting to the action. And the dash
and spirit and enthusiastic glow of It
all! The physical Joy that underlies
the "every little movement" of the
graceful dancer was freely demon
strated, while the radiance that Is the
expression of the dancers mentality
was evidenced by the participants who
ul aside all self conciousnea and
romped happily through the merry
miles with perfect realism.
Klnurss Kins Is Crowned.
As the Kin advanced before Ms
whjects a round of cheers reverber
atrd above the muelc. Two pages.
Stanley Bacon and Hubert Hill, clad In
white satin doublets and plnmed bon
nets, rushed out. dancing gayly. while
(rota another part of the group came
the train bearers. Fid ward Shevlln and
James (iambel. garbed also in gleam
ing satin with plume. flying. This
luartet escorted the King not as yet
a King to the throne, where the for
vnatlon ceremony took place. Then
followed the dance of the King, a
beautifully graceful one. ending with
the Intricate maaes or the grand
march. This was followed by the
dance of the Pierrot and Pierrettes, the
movement of which was gay. blithe and
distinctly lively. The maids, quaint In
pink and satin, with yellow bodice,
wore fascinating head-dresses with
high-peaked crowns, while the men
were garbed In the voluminous folds
of pink satin, clown-like raiment; huge
-flat black buttons, fluffy nevk ruffs
and gay bonnets completing the effect.
Specialties Are Given.
In this dance Miss Grace O'Neill gave
a pretty specialty called "La Parisi
ent.e." Mra Waiter Cook and Karl R.
Irtjnr.Ing appeared In a "Temptation
Rag" number, dancing with ail the fin- j
ish and nlmbleness of a professional
"team." As a finale, a quartet of gay i
dancers, comprising Miss Mildred Ful
ler. Miss May Heuaner. Charles B Ar
thur and Krl Dunning gave a Colum
bine and Harlequin specialty.
Tte dancer participating In the
In this dnnce were: Mrs. Walter M. Cook,
Mra J. Krnest Laldlaw, Mrs. Delphtne
Marx. Mrs. J. Sherman O'Gormsn. Mrs.
May Dearborn Schwab. Mls Grace J.
Hrown. Harvey Briggs, J. Roes Fargo,
Richard L. Hughes. Joseph II. Ferguson.
Uuy Howell. Max Mayer.
Mirror Dance Delights.
A delightful number was the Carnival
or Mirror Dance. An Interior of a big
room Is shown, with Julie, a pretty
maid throwing roses to a band of sing
ers serenading ' her at the casement.
mirror to
practice her dance for the carnival.
Miss Doris Clark and Louise Bradley
were the two graceful dancers who
performed this highly difficult bit of
team work, one a Julie, the other
as Julie's mirrored reflection. At this
Juncture the King again Joined In the
proceedings, dancing merrily with the
gay assemblage. All wore carnival
costumes. In. effective colorings of
green and rose and yellow. The
ilancers were Misses Doris Clark,
Ioulse Bradley. Kate Rrasll. Gretchen
Klosterman. Mildred Josselyn. Ruth
Small. Louise Small. Gladys Ross. Kem
klnL,.. . j LH.i,,n. . . . rea niosierman. aiargarei rv. tveooer
edges. The men were dapper In even- '. Du?.,ev. c",r- I-tlmer Whitney
white, gay green aprons and elaborate
head dresses with flying streamers
completing the array. The men were
In green velvet, with bared knees,
white blouses, and saucy Alpine hats
with red feathers shot through at a
rakish angle. The participants In this
number were Misses Mildred Meyer.
Lillian O'Brien, Lucile Wiley, Jose
pMne Cronan. May ITeusner, Delia
Hahn. Mabel Shea. A. A. McDonell. Eve.
lene Cal breath. Nona Lawler, Mary
Cronan. Kthel Chamberlain. Frederick
De Neffe. George McKenna. Charles Ar-
t , i - Vl.tn. L" . . . 1 1 ..
Knight. Kenneth McAlpln. Frederick A. ! .e" 'h J.UnP" ?ef"?
Martin. Joseph Cronln. William
Schmltt. F. Leston-Ssnlth, Cassimlr A.
Campbell. Waller Gearln.
I'orty In Gayety Dance.
Twenty maids snd o men appeared in
the "London Gayety Girls and English
Chappies" dance and Illustrated to per
fection the accepted Interpretation of
the term. The girls wore modish cos
tumes with gold bodices fitting snugly,
billowy cerise skirts of ankle length and
topped off the artistic trtumnhs with
snug little bonnets of b Licit. Kach car
ried a parasol with miniature electric i
lng dres. The specialty numbers added
greatly to the popularity of this dance.
Mr. snd Mrs. Harry LIU. both of
whom are unusually graceful dancers,
mere seen In a specialty called "Panaa
L'Kplnette." an edition of the "Merry
Widow Walts."
A loudly applauded number was the
tet composed of Misses Caroline Wil
son. Marguerite Poschke and Shanna
Cummins, three particularly handsome
t vpe i
Hod son
McDonell Meyers. Benjamin B. Cham
bers. Henry Wcsslnger, Forsyth Bacon.
John Latourette, Frank Glover, Stanley
Bacon. Herbert W. Hill.
Misses Clarke and Bradley and
Messrs: Dudley Clarke and Latimer
Whitney, with Mr. Brooke, the car
nival King, gave a very charming
dance- number, and a quartet comprls
lng Miss Kemrea Klosterman. Miss Mar.
garet Webber. Herbert Hill and . For-
the sprightly car-
osselyn and
nd Archibald Gardner. Lester , Pco fv ?! "p?
and J. B. Alexander. The vocal ' nval ?,nr- Miss Mildred J
Kvery Little Move
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dience with their
ment" adaptation
Polo Danco 1 Feature.
The Polo dsnce brought ' 1( capable
dancers together on the stage. The wo
men wore ultra-smart gowns of white
group of six would put to utter shame
the average high-class musical comedy
offering of a similar nature.
Miss Cornelia Cook and Richard Wilder
contributed one of the exceptional dance
specialties of the programme. In what
they were pleased to style the "aerODlane
dance." a huge air-car descending from , satin veiled In black marquisette and
the wings with Misa Cook seated In It
lending color to the pretty conception.
As a finale Miss Dorothy Morrison snd
James A. Beckett gave a catchy selec
tion. "Charming Weather." both singing
pleasingly and dancing delightfully with
the other dancers accompanying.
The members of this dance Included
the Misses Dorothy Morrison. Caroline
Wilson. Margtret Bosehke, Kllsahetu
Stewart. Mrs. Richard Wilder. Miss Myr
tle Lewis. Miss Cornelia Cook. Mrs.
Harry Lltt. Miss Shanna Cummlng. Miss
Josephine Smith and Messrs. James A.
Beckett. Archibald Gardner, Barton
Brooke. Frank H. MeCormlck. Richard
Wilder. Maxwell Wood. J. B. Alexander.
Harry Utt, Lester Hodson. and Irving
Webster.
The Introduction of the cext dance was
novel. Two electric barouches rolled
lU-htly onto the stage and live pretty
matrons and one maid stepped out. As
many men came marching in and the
entire group fell a dancing merrily. All
of this number, especially the musical
bits, was noteworthy. The women were
gowned In coral-colored frocks, with lace
and sliver scarfs about their shoulders
and caught with huge bunches of flow
ers at the corsage. Beautiful big black
picture hats completed an artistic tout
ensemble. The men wore light trousers,
ahite shoes, dsrk coats und straw hat.
l-Upecially fine was tho solo. "My
Hero." as sung by Mrs. Delphlne Marx,
and the ensemble chorus was powerful
anil m clod Ions.
A quartette composed of Mrs. R. W.
Schmeer, Mrs. Krnest Laldlaw, Rosa
big black plumed hats. They also car
rled rose-bordered parasols. The men
wore riding togs and carried polo clubs,
which they used effectively in .an en
semble number.
A specialty dance that was especially
charming was given by Miss Lillfhn
O'Brien. Mrs. Frank Gilchrist Owen and
Mrs. A. A. McDonell. In which the trio
danced their Imaginary steeds "over the
lawn." "Half-Past Two.", a keen little
song, was well presented by Miss Mar
garet Boot and Lieutenant J. A. Uiio.
I'. S. A. Mrs. James A. Daugherty and
Chester O. Murphy displayed originality
nd talent In a natty little dance, enti
tled "The Kidlng Lesson."
The list of participants In the polo
dance Includes: Miss Cully Cook. Mra
Frank Gilchrist Owen. Mrs. Alexander
Angus McDonell. Miss Lillian O'Brien.
Mrs. James A. Dougherty, Miss Margaret
Boot. Miss Lucile Wiley, Miss Angela
Kinney and Hawthorne Dent, William
Walter, H. R. Shroyer. John Bunke,
Chester G. Murphy, Kdmond T. Ames. C.
H. Norrlln, Lieutenant Selh W. Scolield,
V. 8. A.
Costumes Are Striking.
The "Hungarian dance" came next, a
riot of color and martial music, with a
spirited, animated dnnce that became
fast and furious at Times. The women
were strikingly garbed in nailve Hun
garian dresses of black and red and sil
ver, each wearing Kusslsn boots and a
snug-fitting bonnet of fur. touched with
red velvet. The men's apparel was par
ticularly effective In pale blue, gold and
sliver, with belts of red, fur caps and
boots also.
The dancers were Mrs. Elliott R.
Corbett, Miss Anita Burns. Miss Evelyn
Wilson, Miss Frances Wilson. Mrs.
John R. Thomas. Jr., Miss Lesley Smith,
Klllott R. Corbett, Jordan V. Zan, Kurt
H. Koehler. Frederick A. Forester,
Captain J. R. Thomas, Jr., LT. S. A.; B.
Kirkham Smith. Of these Miss Lesley
Smith. Miss Wilson, Mr. Forester and
Mr. Koehler contributed a semi-barbaric
bit of terplschore called "Czar
das." Mrs. Thomas and Mr. Smith won
plaudits from ail with their clever in
terpretation of the Russian dance. .
The last number on the programme
was one of the loveliest and most thor
oughly artistic conceptions imaginable.
"The Gondoliers." In title, it repre
sented a street In Venice, with many
flower venders wandering about, street
singers and peasants holidaying, all set
In a picturesque Venetian atmosphere.
The flower girls, attractively attired,
and each carrying baskets of blos
soms, were delineated charmingly by
Mr. Delphlne Marx. Mra Carl Fried
man, Mrs. J. K. Wolff and Misses
Maude Burggraf. Mary Davidson, Al
berta Emerson, Frances Emerson, Zeila
Knox. Irene Strowbrldge. Leah Cohen
ami IX) la Price.
urs. t.irreoa Heller-Welnsteln sang
in excellent voice the Venetian boat-
song from Blumenthal. With Mrs.
itose Bauer stationed in the wings
leadlnsr the singing, the chorus rend
ered "Ctrl Clri Bin." "Zarama" and an
Italian - waits-song.
One of the really big numbers of the
entire programme and a particularly
neaumui uancing speciality, was given
by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ladd Corbett.
"Les Roses." Its title. Not onlv were
inese dancers graceful and finished In
tneir artistry, but they Imbued their
audience with the spell of their danc
mg and the applause was sincere and
prolonged. The dancera Included in
this number were Mrs. Henry Ladd
Corbett and the Misses Elizabeth Hoyt,
Isabel Ray McGunnegle. Jean McKen.
sie. Margarita Hume. Barbara Crocker.
.iirnri tieweit. jsaDene Gauld, Meta
nuenuer. Aiargarna Bustiner. Mrs. An
tolne Labbe, Mra Hawlev Hoffman n
Henry Ladd Corbett. Philln CL W v-
mrence ii. uiarKe. e. Blake Robins,
Curtis P. Bailey. Harold S. Wells. An
to'ne C. Labbe. Carl c. Wernicke Ti.r
ley Hoffman. George B. Sailor. Robert
. isooie, r rank M. Phllbrick.
TAB ON EVERY 1?IECE SEXT OR
RECEIVED ORDERED.
AMERICANS - GIVEN INNING
Seattle Fishermen Accused of Pljlug
Trade In Canada Testify.
VANCOUVER. B. C. April 27 The
defense was given a hearing today In
the case or the American Ashing
schooner Edrie, of Seattle, seized by
the Canadian cruiser Rainbow on n
charge or fishing In Canadian waters.
Captain Daniels or the Edrie said that
he had spent the night before the sei
zure In shelter at Lnnz Island. In the
morning ne ran tne Kdrle out to a spot
about three and three quarter miles
from Cox Island where he started.
Owing the the tidal currents he had
decided to try another spot and bad
given orders to pick up the dories when
he sighted the Rainbow and immedi
ately took his cross bearings. He pro
duced the log showing the Edrie to be
well outside the three mile limit.
A sailor of the Edrie testified that he
waa in a dory Ashing before the seizure
and his boat was well outside the limit.
He says other dories were in line with
bis. The bearing will probably, b
closed tomorrow'
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Local Postofflce to Devote All of
May to Cost System Tardy
Delivery May Result.
Uncle Sam will Introduce a cost sys
tem in the Postofflce Department May 1
to be maintained until May 31. Every
piece of mail handled by the large Post
offices of the country and in the rail
way mallcars will be counted. Although
some of the stamp-cancelling machines
are equipped with counters, not all are
so provided, and much of the counting
must be done by hand.
Not only must every piece of mall be
counted, but the mail must be segregated
and tabulated according to classes. Every
person who handles mall will set down
on a slip the number of pieces handled.
the number of minutes consumed in
handling them, whether they were let
ters, newspapers, registered letters or
packages. The report will also say
whether the newspapers handled were
sent by publishers at the podiid rate, or
whether they were sent by individuals
with stamps affixed. The report will also
say whether Incoming or outgoing mail
was handled. Collectors will report the
amount collected and the time con
sumed in collecting, and carriers will also
report the time consumed in delivering
and the number of pieces delivered, also
whether they were letters, papers or
psckages snd how many of each. The
average number of handlings each piece
in each class received will also be given
As there is a law requiring that car
riers shall work only eight hours a day
the counting and tabulating may retard
delivery. Postmaster Merrick said yes
terday he will not ask the Postmaster.
General for additional help, however, un
til he has tried the counting to find
whether the men can keep up with the
work.
The count Is believed to have been or
dered at the request of the Senate com
mlttee appointed to inquire into the cost
or handling second-class matter. Postmaster-General
Hitchcock declares second-class
matter Is being carried at a
losa Being some controversy on this
point, a committee was appointed to in
vestigate and the count is the result.
BACHELORS' PLIGHT GROWS
Wood burn Clubmen Xow Accused of
Running Disorderly House.
WOODBURN. Or.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) Considering that they were
within the pale of the law, officers of
the Bachelors' Club, continued to keep
the club open after their arrests and
conviction In the Recorder's Court.
The city authorities yesterday caused
the arrest of the president, J. P. Mee
han, and the secretary, J. C. Moore, on
the charge of maintaining a disorderly
house. They will plead in Recorder
Stangel's court next Saturday morning
at lo o'clock. -
Members leaving the club last night
were searched for evidence of liquor,
but none was found In their possession.
The City Attorney says he has evidence
to show that 300 drinks were given in
the club in exchange for coupons.
A few members of the club are In fa
vor of closing the club until the cases
appealed from the Recorder's Court are
decided In the Circuit Court.
Rhone-Street Home Burns.
The residence of Casper Huber, at
668 Rhone street, burned to the ground
ast night, causing a loss of 11000 to
building and furniture. The origin of
the fire is unknown
Performers Cross Footlights In In
termission Period and, 'Min
gling With Throng, Add to
Gayety of Scene.
Portland society's deep interest In
charity was evidenced by the full at
tendance it gave the Kirmess last
night. A more largely attended so
cial event has not been recorded since
the Kirmess of two seasons ago, when
voting on the dance3 ran into thou
sands of votes and excitement waxed
keen to the point almost of ' hysteria.
People prominent In business and so
cial circles gathered early in the
promenades and tearooms of the Heilig
Theater and when the 30-minute in
termission was reached, throngs of
richly-gowned women and jraily cos
tumed lads and lassies sought diversion
at the lemonade and candy booths. Tlie
spirit of carnival was over all.
Tearooms above stairs, in the gal
lery and in the lower smoking-room of
the playhouse were thronged. Here so
ciety matrons, aided by pretty young
girls, sold delightful beverages.
Visits Enjoyed by All.
An interesting feature of the affair
was the camaraderie of the dancers as
they came from the stage after their
dances and mixed with the folk in the
stalls and boxes. Several boxes were
reserved particularly for them, among
which were tho boxes of Mrs. Helen
Ladd Cdrbett, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Ladd Corbett and Mr. and Mrs. Elliott
R. Corbett. Mr. and Mrs. Gay Lom
bard also' threw open their box for
the Hungarians. though they them
selves were unable to be present. The
dainty young girls who created so
much enthusiasm in their dance of the
seasons gathered in picturesque
groups about the theater to watch the
performances of their co-workers in
the Kirmess and the sympathy of
friendship spread its Influence across
the footlights. Further evidence of
this came with the abundance of flow
ers which overworked ushers carried
to the stage for the girls who earned
them.
In the tearooms Miss Elizabeth Pat
terson Sawyers. Mrs. H. C. Campbell.
Mrs. F. D. Chanberlain, Mrs. James F.
Ewing. Mrs. James R. Elliott, Mrs. For
rest Fisher. Mrs. John F. Forbis. Mrs.
M. H. Houser, Mrs. W. B. Mersereau,
Mrs. Fletcher Linn, Miss Gladys Weid
ler, Mrs. Morris Whitehouse and Mrs.
H. C. Wortman were hostesses. They
were assisted by the following young
girls and men: Miss Vlda Nichols, Miss
Mildred Nichols, Miss Ethel Thompson,
Miss Marion Briggs, Miss Frances Ful
ler, Miss Grace MacKenzie, Miss Mar
garet MacKenzie, Miss Louise Williams,
Miss Harret Cummlng, Miss Laura
Cumming. Miss Rhoda Rumelin, Miss
Mildred Moulton, Miss Mary Stuart
Smith, Miss Maurene Campbell, Iiss
Beatrice Lilly, Miss Elsa Gill, Miss
Graeta Butterfleld, Miss jjoroiny
Sanford, Miss Helen Moore, Miss Lucile
Bronaugh, Miss Ellen Smith. Miss
Helen rekum. Miss Frances Dekum,
Miss Nonearle Bolton. Miss Ruth Stei
wer. Miss Aline Johnson, Miss Helen
Cake, Miss Beulah Hayes, Miss Helen
Krausse, Miss Florence Kendall, Miss
Cornelia Stanley, Miss Sarah McCully,
Miss Hildreth Humason, Miss Helen
Wortman, Miss Florence Clary, Miss
Kathleen Furnish, Miss Katherlne
Whttmer. Miss Helen Whitney. Miss
Julie Whitmer, Miss Clara Fenton, Miss
Jean Martin. Wayne Coe, Earl Coe,
George Coulton, Roland Geary, Harry
Wright, Archie Kingsley, Harold San
ford, Lambert Wood.
Girls Sell Flowers.
Hostesses for the flower booth and
the girls who assisted in selling were:
Mrs C. J. Reed, chairman; Mrs. James
Canby. Mrs. Edmond Devereaux, Mrs.
Isador Lang, Mrs. E. C. Mears, Mrs
John A. Shepard, Mrs. Thomas Rob
ertson. Mrs. Charles Scadding. Mrs.
John Eben Young, Mrs. B. Neustadter.
Miss Priscilla Ellicott, Miss Margaret
Ayer, Miss Elizabeth Bruere. Miss -Virginia
Burns, Miss Louise Efflnger, Miss
Helen Honeyman, Miss Martha Hoyt,
Miss Ctrolyn Simon. Miss Alice Tucker,
Miss Antoinette Mears. Miss Irma Mar
shall, Miss Elsie Overdorfer, Miss Dor
othy Goldsmith, Miss Dorothy Huber,
Miss Elsie Seldman. Miss lone Stewart,
Miss Helen Wood.
In W. D. Wheelwright's box the guests
were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Hart, Mr. and
Mrs. G. Walter Gates. Miss Martha! Hoyt.
In Thomas Scott Brooke's box were:
Mr. and Mrs. Brooke, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Robertson. Mr. anl Mrs. William
Warrens. Mise Georgian Burns and An
drew Kerr.
Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Fleischner and Mr.
and Mrs. Marcus Fleischner had as
guests In their box, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Metschner and Miss Minnie r leisauiei.
In Julius L. Meier and A he Meiers nra
were: Mr. and Mrs. I. N. t leiscnner, ir.
and Mrs. "Max Fleischner. Mr. and Mrs.
lnn Hlrsch. Mrs. F. Steinhart, Leon
Kteinhsrt. .
In Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Josselyn's box
were: Mr. and Mrs. Josselyn, -uss uarh,
of Philadelnhia. Miss Hall, of Boston,
Miss O'Neil, of Boston, and Miss Dorothy
Josselyn.
In Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie's box were:
Dr. and Mrs. Mackenzie. Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCall,
Miss Jean Mackenzie.
Roderick Macleay and C. H. Davis en
tertained In their box Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Kerr. Miss Isabel McGunnegle,
Miss Evelyn Wilson.
In Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lewis' box were:
Mise Mary L. Couch, Miss Stella B.
Meade, Miss Sallie Lewis, W. C. Alvord
and George Good.
Mr. atid Mrs. L. Allen Lewis enter
tained in their box Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
S. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ed
wards and Richard Koehler.
Boxes Reserved for Dancers.
Several of the boxes were reserved for
Kirmess dancers. Mrs. Helen Ladd L.or-
bett's box and the adjoining box be
longing to the Elliot Corbette and the
Henry Ladd Corbetts were a rendezvous
for the "Hungarians" and "Gondoliers."
Mr. and Mrs. Gay Lombard, who were
not present because of the death re
cently of Mrs. Rebecca Tongue, also
turned their box over to the Hungarian
dancers, for whom Mrs. Lombard Is a
ehanerone. The "Hungarians" and "Gon
dolier" dancers entertained between I
dances. In these three boxee were: Miss
Anita Burns, Miss Evelyn Wilson, Miss
Frances Wilson, Mrs. John R. Thomas,
Jr., Miss Lesley Smith, Jordan Zan, Kurt
Koehler, Frederick A. Forester, Captain
John R. Thomas, Jr., U. S. A.; G. Kirk
ham Smith. Misses Elizabeth Hoyt, Isa
bel Ray McGuunegle. Jean Mackenzie,
Marguerite Hume, Barbara Crocker, Mar
garet Hewitt, Isabelle Gauld. Meta Bueh
ner. Margarita Buehner, Mrs. Hawley
Hoffman, Mrs. Antoine Labbe, Mrs.
Henry Ladd Corbett, Henry Ladd
Corbett, Philip C. Fry. - Clarence
H. Clarke. E. Blake Rohhios, Cur
tis P. Bailey, Harold S. AVells, Antoine
Labbe. Carl C. Wernicke, Hawley Hoff
man, George B. Sailor, Robert P. Noble,
Frank H. Philbrick, Miss Maude Bur
graff, Mary Davidson, Alberta Emerson,
Zella Knox, Irene Strowbridge,' Leah
Cohen, Mrs. Carl Friedman, Mrs. J. E.
Wolff, Mrs. Delphlne Marx.
The two boxes purchased by Miss May
Failing, who left for a tour abroad Sun
day night, were presented to friends.
In one of these boxes were Colonel and
Mrs. Gardner, of Vancouver Barracks;
Mr. and Mrs. Greenleaf, Colonel Mc
Gunnegle, Miss Isael McGunnegle, Cap
tain John R. Thomas, Jr., U. S. A., and
Mrs. Thomas.
C. E. Grossbeck and Edward Greele's
guests were Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Ball.
In Alexander Kerr's box were: Bert
Whiting, Dick Jones, Oscar Kerrigan.
Anson Fulman, Frank Higgins and
Thomas Kerr.
In Miss Jean Kerr's box were: Mrs.
Amanda Kerr, Mrs. J. V. Beach, Mrs. Ed
ward Penson, of Washinston, D. C, and
Mrs. J. J. Colter, of Chicago.
Among those who gathered in the
pit of the playhouse were: Mr. and Mrs.
J. Wesley Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. Zera
Snow, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Rockey, Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs.
David Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. David
Honeyman, Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Nich
ols, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Friedlander,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gadsby, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Cookingham, Walter Bur
rell, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney L. Bois'e, Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Rowen, Mr. and Mrs.
S. M. Bhimauer, Charles Holbrook, Den
nis Pillsbury, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rus
sell, C. Henri Labbe, Mr. and Mrs.
F. J. A. Mayer, Mr. and Mrs. Lydell
Baker. Dr. Holt C. Wilson, Rodney Gli
san, Mrs. R. L. Glisan, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Gauld, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gordon,
Miss Ethel Gordon. Lieutenant Robert
Sears, Lieutenant Manton C. Mitchcl,
Mr. and Mrs. R. Lea Barnes, Mrs. C.
E. Smith, Alfred F. Smith, Stanley
Smith, Dr. John H. Besson. Miss Helen
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bowles, Dr.
and Mrs. Rupertf J. chipman, Mr. and
Mrs. John Claire Monteitli, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Wessineger, Morris White
house, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Strong,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Skene, Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Shevlln, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.
Riley, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Riley, Robin
Nelson, Mrs. H. D. Green, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Honeyman, Dr. and Mrs. Henry
E. Jones, Mrs. Frank Vincent Du Mond,
Mr. and Mrs. William Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. H'. H. Newhall, Mr. and Mrs. John
Latta, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Livingston.
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Muir, Mr. and
Mrs. Brandt Wickersham, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Wickersham, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
McCracken, Mrs. James McCracken. Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Rus
sell Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith,
Walter Cook, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Mears.
Mr. and Mrs. James Laidlaw, Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Teal, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
A. Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. 10. H. Ehrman,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Selling, Mr. and Mrs.
Hunt Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Kol
lock, Mrs. Cyrus A. Dolph, Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. McCord, Dr. and Mrs. George
Whiteside, Mr. and Mrs. Charles It.
Carey, Mr. and Mrs. David Shindler.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Adams. Commander
and Mrs. J. M. Ellicott, Mr. and Mrs.
F. O. Downing. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.
Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Failing.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Beebe, Mr. and
Mrs. John Eben Young. Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Robertson and many others.
LENTS BANKER IS SEIZED
Portland Deputy Sheriff Claims P.
M. Myers.
BIG TIMBER. Mont., April 27. (Spe
cial.) A. J. Salisbury, a Deputy Sher
iff, of Multnomah County, Oregon, ar
rived here this morning with requisi
tion for F. N. Myers, alias Frank Nev-
lns, who Is accused of conducting
fraudulent banking business. Myers
was arrested several days ago .by
Sheriff Fallang on description received
from the Portland police.
Before It was known that Myers,
known here as Nevlns, was wanted, he
had left town, although he had been
about the city for some days and was
known by eight by the Sheriff and
others.
Sheriff Fallang ascertained that the
stranger had gone to the Keeler ranch
on American Fork In the northern part
of the county. There he found him and
broupht him back and placed him in
jail here. The prisoner offered no re
sistance and said he was prepared to
return to Oregon and face his accus
ers, saying he had done nothing for
which he could be punished. He also
said he would wafve his rights and go
without requisition. Deputy Sheriff
Salisbury and his prisoner will leave
for Portland tomorrow morning.
F. N. Myers is under indictment in
Multnomah County for accepting de
posits at the Mount Scott Bank of
Lents, of which he was president, after
he is alleged to have known the insti
tution to be insolvent. He is also
wanted for alleged acceptance of hun
dreds of dollars in deposits in the name
of the Italian-American Bank before
tHht institution had been licensed to
transact business by the state authori
ties. State Bank Examiner Wright is still
Investigating the affairs of the Italian-American
Bank and District At
torney Cameron has refrained from
seeking an indictment against Myers
on this score until Mr. Wright is ready
to have the case presented before a
grand jury.
A new company, to be called the Brazil
Norte Industrial, is bPlnfr formed at Beleni
for the exploitation of the timbers of the
Amazon Valley and the fruits of the north
ern states. A delegate of the company
charged with a mission of propaganda will
proceed shortly to the United States.
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