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n? THE SUNDAY OREGOMAN. PORTLAND. APRIL 26. 190S. COMPLETE LIST OF PATRONESSES Plans of Rose Festival Com mittee for Grand Ball Take Form. . BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT Crowning Function of June Carnival Will Bo the Most rtrilliant In History of the Pacific Northwest. The grand ball, which will be the crowning social function of Portland Bom Festival, and which will be held on the night of Friday, June 5, will excel any public entertainment of Its character ever held in the Pacific Northwest. Portland's most exclusive set will be represented In the manage ment and direction of. this feature of the week's festivities. Never before has there been such a representative assembly of social dignitaries to lend sjpport and Indorsement as has come to the front In the case of the Festival grand ball. Every society matron of the city who has been requested to participate as a patroness has readily consented, and some of them have added warm expressions of encourugement to the efforts of the Festival management in their efforts to make the ball the most elaborate ever attempted in the Pa cific Northwest. The list of patron esses was completed yesterday, and shows that the social leaders of Port land will lend their indorsement 'to this function. The following is the full list of patronesses: Ijlst of Patronesses. Mrs. A. E. Rocker. Mrs. 8. O. Reed. Mrs. J. N. Teal. Mrs. Kesnth A. J. MtU'Kenzie, Mrs. J.hn E. Youwr, Mrs. Charlea F. Adams, Mi's. Julius I Mier, Mrs. J. C. Alnsworth, Mrs T. B. Wilcox. Mrs. Richard. Nixon, Mrs. Julia B. Hoffman. Mrs. F. A. Knapp, Mn. t'yrus A. IJolph, Mrs. Krnewt F. Tucker. Mm. W. M. M'hidJen, Mrs. K. C. Mears, Ml. Charles E. Wolverton, Mrs. Clenrre Tnylor, Mi-s. Thomas Kerr, Mrs. Richard Nunn. Mrs. John A. Shepard. Mrs. V. I Holee. Mrs Richard Koehler. Mrs. H. B. Rob'-rtson. Mrs. Henry C. Jones, Mrs. 1. X. I,ipman, Mrs. M. L Holbrook, Mrs. I A. Lewi. Mrs. Albert Feldenhelmer. Mrs. F. I. Fuller. Mrs. Helen L. Corbett, Mrs. W. w. Cotton. Mrs. William Jones. Mrs. C. B. Jackson. Mrs C. C. Iatdliw. Mrs. W. J. Van Schuyver, Mrs. A. L. Maxwell, Mrs. C. J. Reed. Mr Frederick H. Paso. Mrs. Jnmes Mi-I. Wood. Mrs. Sigmund Frank. Mrs. Marcus Kletachner, Mrs. Frederick Eggert, Mrs. Zera Snow. Mrs. J. A. Sladen, Mrs. B. 8. Josselyn. Mm. Walter V. Smith. Mrs. P. M. Mears. Mrs. Edward Cookingham. Mrs. Adolph Wolfe. Mrs. Isador Lang, Mrs. U W. Sllton. Mrs. Wlnslow H. Ayer. Mrs. Henry McOaken, Mrs. T. M. Anderson, Mrs. Charles K. lteebe. Mrs. Thomas N. Htrong, Mrs. Henry W. Corbett, Mr A. I Mills. It has been a matter of several weeks work to secure, the active participation of must of these' society leaders for the reason that they did not appreciate the magnitude of the Rose Festival celebra tion, but with the success of the com . mittee it is now an assured fact that the grand ball will be an event that will exceed In brilliancy any ever given in Portland, not excepting the efforts of the management of the Kxposltlon of 1905. Grand Hall Committees. The grand ball has been placed In the most capable hands that one couli pos sibly select and this committee ha been at work for some time arranging the de tails of this function. The members of the general ball committee are: Charles F. Hcebe. chairman: S. G. Reed and J. SIcI. Wood. The following are the members of the grand ball reception committee: William P. Wheelwright, I Allen Lewis, Richard Nixon, J. C. Alnsworth. Bdward Bhrman, William MacMaster. Sigmund Frank. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie, Adolph Wolfe, W. B. Ayer, Julius Meier, Zera Snow, H. C. Campbell, S. M. Mears, Charles E. Ladd, Thomas Kerr, I. N. Fleischner. H. O. Wortman, J. Frank Watson. James R. llcOaken. W. C. Alvord, Dr. George F. Wilson, Isador Lang, J. N. Teal and F. G. Sykes. The floor committee Is as follows: W. H. Warrens, chairman; R. L Qlisan, Thomas Robertson, C. E. Grelle, T. Scott Brooke, Walter B. Beebe, B. R. Honey man, Marion Dolph, Ion LeWls. H. Hoff man. T. S. McRath. Chester G. Murphy, George Warren, Robert Strong, Sidney Loewenberg. W. B. MacKay and Kurt Kochler. At a meeting of the executive com mittee the following enthusiasts were selected to take full charge of the auto mobile parade. They will have charge of the first annual luo-mile endurance con test which will be held Thursday, June 4. They are one and all what might be called in motor-car slang the real "bugs." motorcar-owners themselves and men who will overlook no chances of making the race events the leading features of the week's sports. The men selected are: R. D. Inman, John Yeon. H. Wemme, Charles Cooke, Sol 'Blumauer, and Dr. C. 11. Brown. Committee on Reception. The following citiiena will have charge of all receptions for the week: W. Wynn Johnson, chairman: W. D. Wheelwright, Mayor Harry Lane, Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. O. C. Lighter and Tom Richardson. The Information and Accommodation Bureau of the Rose Festival will be opened tomorrow morning, room 615. in the Swetland building. Fifth and Wash ington, being selected as the place for registration. All persons who expect to visit Portland during the festival week are requested to notify the festival management, to sig nify how many persons are coming In each party, how many days they will be here, whether they desire only lodgings or room and board, what prices they are willing to pay. whether they desire lodg ings In private residences or quarters In hotels or apartment-houses, whether they are willing to come and go on the street cars or not. Arrangements have been made where by visitors can be cared for anywhere between Oregon City and Vancouver. At the same time a complete list of all the accommodations of local hotels, family hotels, apartment-houses and private residences will be prepared by the fes tival management, together with prices end location. Xo Charge for Service. No charge will be made for this service, and all people of Oregon, and. In fact, the entire Northwest, who desire to come i will be taken care of and sent to their lodgings without a cent of extra cost to themselves. The Information and Accom modation Bureau Is to be a clearing j house for the convenience of out-of-town i visitors to the festival, and no less than 1 100.000 guests can be taken care of. i Visitors will be provided with quarters ,Xree of ohatga hut local hotels, and. room ing-house, as well as private residences, which can take care of visitors, will be charged a nominal fee for registration. MASS MEETING TODAY Irish-Americans Meet This After noon In V. O. Y. Temple. Th committee In ehanre of the Irtftu Amerlcan ma mMtlna to he held this afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. In hail No. 1 rrt th W. O. W. temple. K!venih and Alder streets." have completed arrana-e-menta and anticipate a larpe ajatherlnir The unseating of Wlnnton Churchill. M. P.. for North Manchester. Enftlaad. yes terday, waa much disruwed among: local Irishmen. At the election two yeara a-o, Churchill mas supported hy the home rulers of Manchester, hut sine that time Irishmen believe he has shown himself to be a twopenny home-ruler of the VIFR OF COMMFRC1AI. CI. I B FRI7.K. DAKiHTKR OF OI.U I'OHI LAM) RKMDE.MS. t - 1 t -111 ! . -'-' d r - i A $ T PROTEST BY CLUBS Loss of Army Supply Business Is Resented. DELEGATION URGED TO ACT Miss Marararet Huajbea. Miss Margaret Hughes, of Ana- conda. Mont., winner of a prize In the recent Commercial Club com petition, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hughes, former well-known residents of Port land. Mr. Hughes at one time held the office of Coroner, and was one of the first members of the lodge of Klks. Miss Hughes has a large circle of Portland friends, who will be pleasel to hear of her success in the prize contest. Rosebery brand. At the recent contest lor the Manchester seat In Parliament, Redmond, the Irish, Nationalist leader, advised the Manchester Irishmen and their sympathizers to refrain from sup porting Churchill, with the result of the loss of an Important seat on the Liberal benches and a hard jolt to the new Premier, Asquith. At the local mass meeting this after noon, brief addresses on home rule will be made by E. S. J. McAllister, Judge ijunly and Wallace McCamant. Dr. Andrew C. Smith will deliver the princi pal address and will touch on the various phases of the home-rule issue from the present viewpoint. A general discussion from the floor may follow. Miss Mae Breslln and Miss Lena Harwas will sing Irish songs during the meeting, home rule resolutions will be passed and likely resolutions appertaining to the proposed Anglo - American arbitration treaty. There will be no admission charged and ladies are especially invited. The committee of arrangements are: J. J. McCarthy. John Keating. M. J. Murnane. Patrick Breslln, James O'Con nor, R. A. Sullivan and Austin Kretman. LONG RELAY RACE MAY 2 Runners Will Carry Message From Salem to Portland. The Salem T. M. C. A. has decided to become the third participant this year In the annual relay race between the Port land Y. M. C. A. and the Chemawa In dian School. The course this year will be the same as last, from Salem to Port land. Interest is added to the race by the ac tion of Governor Chamberlain, who will Intrust a dispatch in triplicate to the starting representatives of each team and this dispatch will be delivered personally to Mayor Lane at the end of the run. Telephonic advice of the arrival of the men on their final relay will be the sig nal for Mayor Lane to hold himself In readiness at the association building to receive the communication. The start will be made from Salem Sat urday. May 2. at 8:30 A. M.. and a close contest Is expected. Each team will put ten men in the field, each of whom will run a relay of five miles. The Portland men will make arrangements, where pos sible, to be on their, marks the previous night, so as to avoid any danger from late railway trains. A committee of the contestants will meet to select judges and a starter, but it is not yet known whether there wiil be a pacemaker on a bicycle. The Portland Y. M. C. A. will intrust the start from Salem to A. Cortozine, while it is expected that John Hessemer will cross .the tape at this end of the course. The balance of the team will probably be selected from among the following: V. Wetterborg, Keys. YV. Backus, C. Vosper. A. Plo. W. Low and A. Kunkle. The Oregon School of Art. Selling Htrsch building, will occupy, after May 1, the Oregon building, Lewis & Clark Fair grounds. Evening class will continue work from life three evenings a week. Other classes will begin outdoor work May 1. with still life. etc.. when rainy. Telegram Sent Requesting Senator and Representatives to Work for Rescinding of Order Against Portland. , Rcpreentatives of the Portland com mercial bodies took prompt steps yes terday to retain the business of the De partment of the Columbia, which, advices from "Washington ay. will be transferred to San Francisco after July 1. Indignant protests against giving op the furnishing of supplies for the Army department In this district were voiced by the representatives of Port land's commercial Interests and a tele gram was sent urging the Oregon dele gation in Washington to prevent the threatened damage to Portland's busi ness Interests. Upon the receipt of advices from Senator Fulton and the Oregon Congressmen, the commercial bodies will take whatever steps seem best to avoid the transfer of Army busi ness to the Bay City. The following telegram was ad-' dresseed to Senator Fulton and Bourne and Representatives Ellis and Hawley: Reported her. that all supplle heretofore purchased through local Quartermaster's department will cea.e after July first and such bualness then for Pacific Coast require ments be supplied only through Quarter maater's Department in San Frsncisco. On behalf of combined commercial Interests of Oregon, our delegation should protest agalnet and prevent injustice of such ac tion. Portland Is as wU. and in som. re spects, better .quipped as any city on the Coast to supply ail needs. Based on re ports being authentic both public and news papers feel that our Interests are not prop erly safeguarded and Portland U being sllghteO. please Investigate and wire facta to Chamber of Commerce. CHAMBER OP COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL CU B. BOARD OF TRADE, MANUFACTURERS' ASSN. J. N. Teal, attorney for the transporta tion committee of the Chamber of Com merce, presided at yesterday's meet ing. W. B. Glafke, trustee of the same organization, represented that body and F. A. Spencer was present from the Commercial Club, while F. E. Beach represented the Board of Trade and R. J. Holmes the Manufacturers' Associ ation. There was a lively discussion of the Issue and It was agreed that to al low Portland's Army business to be diverted to San Francisco would be a calamity. The Intention of the authorities to make the change was condemned and the guardians of Portland's commercial Interests present could not find any valid excuse for the change In the. place of purchasing supplies. L. A. Lewis, a member of the trans portation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, learned last June of a move ment being on foot to combine the Portland and Seattle offices of the Quartermaster's department and word was sent to J. N. Teal, attorney for tha committee, who was then at Washing ton engaged in the trial of a case. Mr. Teal took the matter up with the au thorities at Washington, even going to Secretary Taft In the effort to head off any such movement. He was assured at that time that no change was con templated or would be made. The announcement Just received from Washington that purchases will not be made here after July 1 caused wide spread Interest In Portland yesterday and President Swigert. of the Chamber of Commerce, took action to get an ex pression from all the commercial or ganizations. He called the meeting of delegates from each body for yesterday afternoon. The men participating In yesterday's meeting will gather later when replies are received from the Ore gon delegation at Washington, and it Is expected that the commercial bodies VIU memorialize the War Department. KNIFE TO APPROPRIATIONS Tawney Allows Money for Rivers and Trnst Prosecutions. WASHINGTON, April 25. The sundry civil appropriation bill was reported to the House today by the appropriations committee. It carries J106.71o.369. In his explanatory statement Chairman Tawney says that the department esti mates prepared last September aggre gated $141,284,36(1, far exceeding those for any previous year. Since then the financial stringency has caused a shrink age of revenue, hence the drastic paring down by the committee. Included In the appropriations recom mended Is $27,627,000 for the Isthmian Canal, which amount is reimbursable to the Treasury from the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized. The bill carries for public buildings. Including marine hospitals, quarantine stations, annual repairs, heating ap paratus, vaults, safes and locks, $2,182, 375; and for the improvement of rivers and harbors under contract authori zations, $1?, 692, 645. The total of $105,715,369 Is $1,842,489 more than the total sundry civil appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908. Among the Items are the following: Life-saving service, $2,268,857. Engraving and printing. $3,354,758. Interstate Commerce Commission, $935, 000, an Increase of $106,755 over the cur rent year. 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"Expenses for the executive mansion. $78,000, including $25,000 for traveling ex penses of the President. Improvement of rivers and harbors un der contract authorizations,' $17,692,648, an increase of $11,299,915. Buildings at military posts. $800,000. Erection of barracks and quarters for the coast artillery, $1,987,260, an increase of $737,260. Military prison at San Francisco, $100, 000. Road in Mount Rainier Park, $50,000. National military parks, $295,650. Pay of bounty to volunteer soldiers, in cluding the volunteers in the war with Spain, $350,000, a reduction of $50,000. The unexpended balance of the fund for enforcing the anti-trust laws Is re- appropriated and Is Increased by $250,000. Expenses of United States Courts, $7,349,660, an increase of $837,840. Publishing and binding, $5,569,791, an Increase of $115,000. Continuing construction of the Isthmi an Canal, $27,627,000, an Increase of $465, S32. 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