irrHIS evening' at Chrlstensen's Hall il the Friday Night Dancing Club will hold full sway, calling forth .a. large and merry gathering of young jfolk. There will be several dinner parties preceding this affair, and little jgroups of congenial friends will enjoy (supper at the grills. One" of the larger (dinners this evening will be given by (Slrs. E. C. Shevlin at her home. S The patronesses who will receive the jguests at the dance will include Mrs. ;rskine Wood, Mrs. John K. Kollock. Jilrs. E. C. Shevlin, Mrs. J. Wesley (Ladd, Mrs. William Kurd Lines, Mrs. jAdrian S. Fleming, of the Army Post. (Mrs. Charles C. Hmdman and Mrs, Elliott R. Corbett, who recently re turned from the East. I ...... I Mrs. Louis H. Tarpley was hostess (for a charming bridge party yesterday janernoon, guests being asked for About eight tables of the game. At lie tea hour more than two score ad ditional guests called. The rooms were aglow with chrysanthemums and perns, and the hostess was assisted by several .prominent matrons and maids. ... I Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Banks are Jbelng felicitated upon the birth of (daughter on December 9, who has been Siamed Julia Frances Banks. Mrs. .Banks was Eleanor W. Macdonald. SUGGESTION FOB GORGEOUS ATTERNOON TEA GOWN WHICH HAS JUST COME PROM DESIGNERS. The Gilbert-Murray School of Dra ynatic Art were the guests of Brother Andrew, president of Christian Broth ers' Business College, at a banquet at line Hazelwood Tuesday evening in ap preciation of their services in "Love VY ill Find a Way," given in Alumni Hall last week. Addresses were made jty Brother Andrew, Mr. Murray, Mrs. Carty, Professor DeVin. Mr. Stevens, jMr. Hendricks and Mr. Beacham. Those present were: Miss Genevieve Gilbert, jMra. M. T. Carty, Miss A. L. Kelly, Miss tK. Duniway, Mrs. Guy McCoy, Miss fltuth Johns, Burton Stevens, C. W. Beacham, Francis Murray, Professor DeVin, C. Hendricks, W. Haskell, P. jDaniels, M. Daniels, Brother V. Andrew. ' A card party and social will be the feature of this evening's entertainment fit the Portland Heights Club. Prizes fare offered for 600 and bridge and re freshments will be served. Each month this season a different social commit tee has charge and there 13 great rivalry in providing attraction and en joyable social evenings. This month's Committee consists of Mrs. G. B. Mc leod, Mrs. C. B. Simmons and Mrs. A. jMcGill, who will be "at home" this evening at the clubhouse to all their f ellow members and friends. The hour s 8 o'clock. ' 1 H- C. Wortman, of the firm of Olds, JWortman & King, will leave tomorrow anorning for a vacation in the South, in company with his daughter. Miss Helen, who will join him at Bryn )Mawr, Pa-, where she is now attending rollege. They will pass Christmas in JIavana, Cuba, and visit the Florida yatering resorts upon their return. Miss JHelen Wortman will return to college January 5 and Mr. Wortman will go Sto New York for the buying season, Biter which he will return to Portland ry way of the Panama Canal. ... I Mrs. A. T. Charlton will preside at chain tea this afternoon for the benefit of the British Red Cross So ciety. Mrs. Clarence Veazie gave a jpimiler affair yesterday. The commit tee in charge of these chain teas is Jesirous of reaching the J1500 mark, sind the time for all indebtedness to jbe paid off expires next week. There iire still a few more affairs to be given (with the Red Cross Society as the 4eneflciaiy. i ... 1 Dr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Matson will leave Shis evening for San Francisco, where ithey will remain for a few days as Quests of the latter's brothers, sailing 4 he latter part of the week for Hono lulu. They have been extensively feted ruring the past fortnight. " . A charming affair of Wednesday evening was the dinner party given by Wr. nd Mrs. J. D. Farrell, their guests including Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Wil icox. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Edwards, Mr. Jmd Mrs. Walter F. Burrell. Mrs. J, C. Oiainos, of Seattle; Miss Failing. Hugh rume and Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie. ... ' A birthday party given at Highland (Court Wednesday evening in honor of th'rank La her was an elaborate affair. JThe color scheme of yellow and white was artistically carried out. A num ?ber of prominent guests were delight fully entertained by a musical pro gramme rendered by Mrs. F. B. Km nons. After the programme an elabo rate banquet was served. I ... 'The ex-Pacific University Club met wuesday with Mrs. Emma Chandler in Srvington. After the reading of the tninutes of the previous meeting the k-ollcall was responded to by quotations ttrom "The Taming of the Shrew." I The subject for the afternoon was the old historic city of New Orleans, presented by Mrs. S. B. Huston, Mrs. jMcCalley and Mrs. George Jacobs. Miss May Fendergrass delighted the club with recitations. 1 After refreshments the club ad journed to meet again In two weeks. EXT Tuesday will be the day allotted to the members of the Portland Woman's Club for the sale of Red Cross '.Christmas seals, and the members are anticipating the event and working to make it a success. Miss Mary Edgett jBaker has promised to assist the club fwomen. She will be stationed at the ;liotel Benson with Miss Mamie Helen ;Flynn. Mrs. Katherine Daly, Miss Moul jton and Miss Gwendolyn Smith. J Today the Woman's Club will have A special business meeting at 1:15 co'clock. and at 2 o'clock the regular (programme will commence. I Mrs. Charles J. Smith, chairman of the philanthropic committee, is at the jhead of the movement in the club to collect among the members articles suitable for distribution among poor families at Christmas time. ... I The members of the Portland Shake speare study Club will introduce an in novation In the way of women's club luncheons, when they will entertain their husbands and brothers at their Tluncheon on Monday at the Hotel Ben son, crystal dining-room. After the re Ipast the club members will assemble tin the rose parlor and will have a pro gramme of analytical papers on "Romeo I and Juliet." Members of the club de siring additional reservations may tele phone Mrs. Roy Peterson. Tabor 1504, or Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens. East 3417. J ... I The Transylvania Circle of the First Christian Church will hold Its next '.meeting at the home of Mrs. J. E. Lep ;per. 866 East Main street. Tuesday. ;when the following programme will be given: Music, Mrs. Meserve; reading, lira. Blanche Little; paper, Mrs. John mmmmmmmMik ? - 1 " r, it &t. s v v fev ? 4 w fpvammwi'- jwiiia-w W A,.. 3-" Jft 9 1 mm- iiiil mm v V tiX srK, One of the latest models for an afternoon tea crown in made nf nUnr. spangled chiffon over an underskirt of pale blue silk. A large shawl of Oriental silk forms a wide panel over the back and part of the front. Loose chiffon sleeves with lace ruffles are another distinctive feature. T. Wiley: quotations from favorite authors, Mesdames Edwards, Ford and Forrester. ... The regular meeting of the Richmond Parent-Teacher Association will be held today at 2:30 o'clock. Dramatic num bers will be given by children of Miss Bowie's room. Miss Schmalz will pre sent her class in a song and Mrs. W. C. Brandt will give an address on social service. Refreshments will be served. Business of importance will be trans acted. Snapshots .Barbara Boyd. Hc rn5 Within the Dreary Places. something this Winter for those who dwell within the dreary places? Listen to this little poem that so earnestly and clearly voices their cause: The heirs of poverty, the slaves of weakness. ine arrojrant wno will not heed commands: The spiritless who wear a coward's meek- ness. The desperate who spill life's creeping sands. of the prized and vantage Oh! holders places. Oh! sharers of the peaceful. Iibddt rlivt Oh! scions of the wise and favored races. Ob! revelers alone the sunny ways. I ber a moment's pause, with earnest faces. mat common biooa and xatnerhood demands: A prayer for those within the dreary places wno Btretco. zona pieaainE, unavailing hands. There Is plenty for us to do. Is there not? "The heirs of poverty." We know without being told that thV dwell within the dreary places. They are the ones we most commonly think of as needing cheer and help the little thinly clad, hungry newsboy, with only a shed or hallway to sleep in: the woman feverishly stitching early and late in some barely furnished, dingy room; the salesgirl eking out a dull, colorless existence on a few dollars a week. They and all likt, them dwell within the 'reary places. Life seems to hold little lor them. What can we do to make it less dreary? V nai can we do for the "slaves of weakness?" The man or Woman In bondage to some soul-destroying habit, drink or drugs or other appetites of the flesh? Their outlook is drearier, the pain o life sharper than that of the heirs of poverty. And then there is the arrogant whose pride shuts him into the dreary places, the spiritless who creep through life because of lack of energy or initiative to find Its brightness, the reckless who rashly destroy its Joy, and hence, for ward know nothing but its dreariness. And then there are others of whom the poet does not tell the one, per haps right at our side who Is without love or companionship or zest In life: the houseworker whose life Is dreary because of its monotony; the father who plods along day in and out at his tasks with little appreciation from those for whom he tolls. These are all within the dreary places and raising pleading unavailing hands. What can we do this Winter to lift this pall of dreariness? The basic way to help the heirs of poverty is to do what we can to im prove economic conditions, to patron ize those shops that treat employes fairly, to buy only those things which we know by their cost have been made by paying honest wages. But for Im mediate brightening can we not give the cheer of interest not only a meal to the little hungry newsboy but a hu man interest in himself and his work, not only some dainty to the lone wom an worker, but the sense of friendly Interest and companionship. Can we not to the arrogant say the tactful word that will show the foolishness of pride and self conceit. To the weak give the spur that will incite to en deavor, to the desperate prove the friend that will check his reckless moods. And to those right about us, those may seem to be "The scions of the wise and favored races The holders of the prized and vantage places," who nevertheless may be dwelling in spirit in as dreary places as the heirs of poverty and the slaves of weakness, can we not give some word of cheer, some gleam of brightness during the season we are now entering. There Is not one of us who cannot do something for these dwellers within the dreary places, whether they are so to the physical eyes or only to the keen mental glance of friendly inter est. And it is often not so much fi nancial aid that will most help, as it is the human interest and sympathy that cheer and encourage. BIr. Px and Mr. Wolf. ONE day Mr. Fox sat by the door of his cave thinking how good his supper of tender goose he had caught the night before would taste, when he saw Mr. Wolf coming over the hilL - "I believe I will ask him to supper tonight." he said. "I have plenty and to spare, and It will be nice to have company. "Mr. Wolf," he called.' running to the bottom of the hilL Come and have supper with me. I have & splendid fat hen and a goose." "The doctor had told me not to eat anything but young lambs,"" replied Mr. Wolf, 'but I cannot refuse your charming company, so I will be on hand." Mr. Fox was so flattered by what Mr. Wolf had said that he wished he had a nice lamb for his guest, so he stole out after dark and went to. the nearest farm to try and find a s'tray lamb. He nearly got caught, but he brought back the lamb, and when Mr. Wolf arrived he placed It before him. Mr. Wolf ate the lamb and finished the goose before he stopped to speak a word to his host. "You certainly set a fine table." he said at last, "and now If you do not mind I think I will take a nap, for I feel sleepy enough after so heavy a meal." So saying, he laid himself down In Mr. Fox's particular corner and went to sleep, leaving Mr. Fox to finish his supper alone. "He is a greedy fellow," he said, aa he looked at Mr. Wolf sleeping In his warm bed: "he ate all the goose, be sides his lamb, and I only had the hen. I wonder if he is going to stay all night?" Mr. Wolf did stay all night, and he stayed to breakfast the next morning, too, and ate the last morsel of food that Mr. Fox had in the house. "He'll surely go before dinner," thought Mr. Fox, but when dinner time came Mr. Wolf was still there. "What have you got for nay dinner?" he "You ate all I had for your break fast." replied Mr. Fox. "Well, go out and get me something, then." said Mr. Wolf, looking very hard at Mr. Fox. Of course, he was larger than Mr. Fox. and Mr. Fox did not dare dis obey. At last Mr. Wolf had been there three days and had made Mr. Fox bring him lamb and pigs at the risk of Mr. Fox's life. Mr. Fox began to uso his wits, and you know that he is a sly fellow full of ideas when he needs them. "I know where there is plenty of meat to be had." said Mr. Fox one morning. "It is stored in the cellar of the farmhouse over the hill, but 1 am so small I can carry but one piece at a time. Now, if you wish to come with me we can bring away more and then you can eat all you want while you are there." This plan suited Mr. Wolf, as he had never had all he wanted to eat at one time in his life. When they reached the cellar Mr. Wolf fell upon the meat and ate and ate, but Mr. Fox kept a sharp lookout that no one was coming and he ate very little. "You must hurry and eat all you can," said Mr. Fox. "for someone may come at any moment and we will have to run." So Mr. Wolf went on eating faster than ever. Pretty soon a noise was heard, and Mr. Fcx Jumped toward the hole through which he entered the cel lar and was soon outside, but Mr. Wolf had eaten so much that he could not Jump up to the hole and he fell, rolling ever on his back. By this time the farmer and his men had come Into the cellar, and soon Mr. Wolf was no more. "That has taught me a lesson I will not soon forget," said Mr. Fox. on the way home. "The next time I invite a guest to my home I'll be sure he is not a glutton and will appreciate a good supper without Imposing upon my generosity." 1 Copyright. 1914, by the McClnre Newspaper Syndicate, New York City. DgrisBlakeS Broke Two Knsajreineiits. ((n EAR Miss Blake: I am a girl of if 17 and have been going with a young man about the same age for three months. One evening I had an engagement with him and he called me up and Bald he could not come, but would come the next evening and again he" called and Bald he could not come. Should I feel offended at this? Please tell me if I am too young to keep com pany with a young man. D. L. V." If the. boy gave a good excuse for his failure to keep his engagement there is no reason for you being offended. You are too young to be thinking seri ously of love, but you may accept the attentions of young men if your mother is willing. Haven't Been Introduced. "Dear Miss Blake: Several business college boys go to the same church that I do and every time they see me they speak, although I did not get an intro duction to them. Is it proper for me to answer? They never saw me in church, but they know I go there. They are good-looking and seem polite. I would like to go with one of them. Is there any way I could? I do not want them to know that I would like to go with them. How could I find a true girl friend? I have -no girl friend to go with and mother won't let me go down town nights. LONESOME." If the boys were really Interested In getting better acquainted with you they could easily find some one at the church who would introduce them.. I do not think that I should talk to them if I were you. Why don't you get ac quainted with the girls in your church? You will be sure to find some con genial companions there. Of course, your mother does not want you to go down town alone at night, and down in your heart I am sure you don't want to do it yourself. I think that if you make a little effort to get acquainted with the girls at your church you will find that you will no longer be lonely. The first cararo of American coal was taken to Venice about one year ago. Since tnat time six tfntisri snips have taken into Venice altogether 4O.000 tons of American soft or steam coal, known as "Pocahontas." The latest shipment, amounting to 6067 tons, came from Norfolk. Va. FCl 1 If THE WHOLESOME BAKING POWDER Restores in part, the nutritious and health giving phosphates of which fine wheat flour has been deprived, making all home baking more nutritious, more easily digested and of better flavor and texture. Furthermore, you will realize the great saving in money and material by using Rumford. It stands for Pure Food and Household Economy MaJlad1 Fra.. Tha sww Rumford Horn. Raclpa . Boole, mcladi- a Firelsss and Casserole Contrary. RUMFORD COMPANY. ProWdeaca. R L JJf--ljj-. ft Quitting Business Prices on Furs Portland's Oldest Furriers Retire Jan. 1, Fur Coats at less than cost $25 upwards! Sacrifice prices on every fur -set, scarf, muff, robe and rug. Everything must go. Buy holiday furs now and save! $18 Black Fox Scarfs. . .$12.00 $25 Black Fox Muffs $17.50 $25 Mink Stoles, now at. .$15.00 $65 Mink Muffs reduced to $35 $8 Russian Pony Neckpiece $4.50 $15 Russian Pony Muffs. . .$7.50 All Children's Furs at half price. Fur trimmings, heads and tails, 2Sc up. G. P. Rummelin & Sons 124 Second Street, Near Washington Store for Rent Machinery and Fixtures for Sale mm '- -.- sa E mm ii Lf-iSr SCHOOL LEAGUE TOPIC CIVIC BODY WIIJL DISCUSS PRO POSED CHANGES IN LAW. Speakers From the University ot Ore g and Reed CoIIese to Dwell on Subject at Saturday Luncheon. The changes that have been eus rested In the school law -will be the subject of a discussion at the Satur day luncheon of the Oregon Civic League at the Multnomah. The speak ers will be Professor H. D. Sheldon, of the University of Oregon; Profes sor W. C. Morgon. of Reed College; R. I. Sabin and Gus C. Moser. Harry Stone, secretary of the T. M. C. A.. will preside. The annual meetine; of the league will be held In Room H, Public Library, Monday at 8 P. M.. at which time the president's report will be heard and the election of officers held. The nominating committee- of the league recommended the following: For president. John IL Stevenson; for executive board. Miss Mary Francis Isom. Mrs. A. C. NeT-vill, Miss Grace DeGratT, Professor H. 73. Torrey, George B. Guthrie. R. P. Rissling. A ruling has been made by the ex ecutive board that all are entitled to vote at the annual meeting who have paid their dues for last year. Professor Churchill, Superintendent of Public Instruction, has requested the league to appoint a committee of three to advise with him concerning school legislation. The committee ap pointed is: Dr. Joseph Schafer, Uni versity of Oregon; Professor E. D. Resslcr. Oregon Agricultural College, and Judge Gatens, Juvenile Court. The committee in charge of the lecture course on current history by Dr. Charles H. Chapman has arranged for an extra lecture to be given In Women of Woodcraft Hall. Tenth and Taylor streets. Thursday night, De cemoer 17. at 8 o'clock. Dr. Chap man's subject will be "A Reply to Pro fessor Kuhnemann's Interpretation of the German Viewpoint." WOMAN'S AIDE ARRESTED Mike Mendel Accused of Using Um brella to Collect Bill. Mike Mendel, a peddler, is in the City Jail on a charge of attacking E. Taro ker, a cobbler at 866 East Ankeny street, as a result, it is said, of Mendel's efforts to help a woman collect a bill. Mrs. Bertha Gouldstone. landlady of the property where Yaroker repairs shoes, demanded that the latter pay his rent, he says. He refused. "You agreed to let me have this place free for two months." he says he told her. "1 have been here only a few weeks and now you want J5. Nix!" Mrs. Gouldstone, according to Yaro ker"s story, returned later with Men del. One word led to another. The dispute ended, Yaroker says, when Mendel had worn out a new umbrella lashing him across the ears. Mendel was arrested yesterday by Patrolman Thompson. 10,022 GET JOBS IN 1914 Municipal Employment Bureau Re port Shows Effftlve Work. A total of 10,022 persons were fur nished employment during the fiscal year of 1914 by the Municipal Free Employment Bureau, according to -a re port of the year's operations submitted yesterday to Commissioner Brewster. It is shown that during the year's employ ment was furnished 8542 men and 1480 women. Of the total number of men 8048 were employed inside the city, while 494 were sent outside. The majority of employ ment was for common laborers, house men and concrete workers. Of the total number of women 1287 were em ployed In the city and 193 outside. The majority of positions furnished were day workers and domestics. m An Ideal Gift for Father or Mother The new Shell Frames with Torie Lenses. We will dupli cate any lens or fill any prescription. Special for Christmas Regular Price $8.00 to $10.00. You can choose your frames now and we'll give you a Gift Order for the lenses and the one 3ou give them to can f have the lenses fitted later. An ideal gift for father. 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KONDON MFC. CO-Minneapolis,, Minn. The Ringdom of Home It is in the peaceful, helpful con quest of the Kingdom of Home that the newspaper excels. The newspaper is part and parcel of this happy kingdom, a daily vis itor, a valued adviser. Each day It comes with its mes sage and its columns are eagerly scanned. The wise manufacturer follows the example of the local merchant and places his advertising in the news paper. It gives him a direct means of getting the favor of the home. Ladies! After the fatigue of Christmas shopping, try a cup of the finest flav ored coffee in Portland at the COZY DAIRY LUNCH We Never Close. 323 Washington Street, .ear Sixth. Many Svccial 5c ud 10c Dishes Dally.