THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 6, 1910.
GREAT CONTRALTO WILL
VISIT PORTLAND ON TOUR
Madame Schnmanii-Heiak;, Whose Fame as Singer Is Unsurpassed, Soon
to Appear in Concert.
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programme la an exacting one, calling
Into play many widely different qualities.
The Chicago Journal credited her with
most brilliant interpretation of Urat and
the most beautifully mystic reading of
Debussy heard in concert there. Miss
Elvyn plays Chopin with a subtle and
sentimental feminine touch that is de
lightful and gives full sway to her poetic
sense.
The programme in full is as follows:
1 a) Prelude and Fugue A Minor Bcb.
. (Transcribed from the organ by Liszt.)
(b) Etudes Sympbonlques op. 13....
Schumftnn
3 (a) Pastorale (Angrelus) Corelll
(Rearranged by Leopold Godowsky
(1653-1713) v -
(b) "Splninng Song" 3, . aiendelssonn
c Ballad A Plat major
(d) Nocturne op. 15, No.
(e) PolonaJjse op. 63 ....Chopin
8 Prelude (pour le piano) Debussy
(bi Etude de concert MacDowell
(c) "Hark: Hark, tne Lark"
(d) "Erlkonlg" Schubert-Iisit
i (a) Elne L4ebesnovelle (No. 1)
Erich J. Wolff
Cb) Legends "St. Prancis Walking on
the Waves"
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MADAME SCHUMANN - HEIKK.
SOCIAL NEWS
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Dr. Clarence True Wilson, of Centenary
M. B. Church, at the home of Mrs. H. J.
Clark, on January 22 A- R. Eastman and
Mrs H. J. Clark, were the witnesses of
the ceremony.
Erdman-Bailey.
Miss Carrie Bertina Bailey, daughter
of A. A. Bailey, of Portland, and Her
man H. Erdman, of Vancouver, Wash.,
were married in Corvallis, Or., on
January 27. Mr. and Mrs. Erdman
will reside in Corvallis.
SmtUi-Webb.
Miss Clara Louise Webby of the Webb
cherry farm at Troutdale, and Clarence
M. Smith, formerly of Mllford. Mich.,
were married at the White Temple, Feb
ruary 1. Rev. John Bentzien performed
the ceremony.
Meyer-Smith.
George C. Meyer and Miss Mardllla E.
Smith, both of Portland, were married
by Dr. Clarence True Wilson at the par
sonage of Centenary M. E, Church, 644
East Ankeny street, on January 29.
THE best news of the season in a
musical way is the announcement
that Madame Schumann-Helnk will
visit Portland on her present concert
tour. She will sing at the Armory on
Wednesday evening, February 23. Such
a wholesome, big-hearted, radiant per
sonality as that of Schumann-Helnk is
not to be fouttd in any other prima
donna rlow beiore the footlights. Overflowing-
with warm-hearted sincerity
and naivete, he possesses beyond all
other women of this age that "touch
of nature which makes the whole world
kin." Minting with the grandeur of
her wrmanltuod which, beyond all voli
tion o; her own. Indelibly impresses It
self by her every word, look, and act.
there is a -certain humor that carries
every heart by storm. Laughter and
tears and admiration for the heroic
qualities in human nature vie for su
premacy in, the presence of Schumann-Helnk.
As an illustration of the electric ef
fect -ehe has upon a vast audience, such
as the 15.000 assembled in New York
recently for the Saengerfest at Madl
son Square Garden, the following may
be quoted from the New York Tele
graph: "On a wave of applause that
thundered and echoed from one end of
the crowded Madison Square Garden to
the other, Mme. Schumann-Heink was
swept in full flood of popularity last
night. Fully 15,000 music-lovers were
gathered to hear the singers, full
toned renderings of two arias."
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MYRTLE ELVYN IS MUSICAL
SURPRISE OF YEAR IN EAST
Most Graceful Pianist Before Public Will Appear Here in Programme
That Contains Many Numbers Practically New.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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Spence. of North Yakima, Wash., was
home for the occasion. Mr. Thompson
has Just left to spend several months
abroad and will visit hie mother In Aber
deen, Scotland.
PASO ROBLES, Cal., Feb. B- (Special.)
The following Northwest people &re reg-
f RT di-f (1 at Pb n Kntpt T .1 it h t-T-
jHoffer, Charles Barenstecher, M. Jaob.
3a.r. suo jars. v-rv ijo . Aitriscr, j. '
Hoyt and family, George W. Kleiser, Jr.,
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. .Jesse Warren were con
gratulated by a number of intimate
friends Wednesday evening at their
home, 341 Eugene street, on the occa
sion of their thirty-fifth wedding anni
versary. Mr. Warren and family came
to this city three years ago from Nash
ville, Tenn., where they were married
February 2, 1875.
Mrs. Edward Lucas of Minneapolis
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Peters, 608 Schuyler street. Irvington.
Mrs. Tomkins. wife of Valentine W.
Tomkins, superintendent of Govern
ment work at Cascade Locks, has been
the guest of Mrs. E. Clark Hall and
Miss Louise Schoppe of Irvington. Mrs.
Tomkins has been the motif for nu
merous theater parties and luncheons
during the past fortnight. Invitations
are out for a large house party to be
given by Mr. and Mrs. Tomkins at
their beautiful home at Cascade Locks.
Mrs. Carlitos Bills, accompanied by
her nephew, Samuel M.s Fries, left
Thursday to visit her parents at Kan
sas City and later will spend time as
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Santo Oterl
at New Orleans. Mr. Bills hopes co
join them there for a trip to Honduras
and Guatemala.
- Mr. and Mrs. O. P. M. Jamison are
now registered at - the New Willard
Hotel in Washington, D. C, seeing life
at the capital in its gay season. Nt
least among the many pleasures and
surprises was the meeting of old
friends. Professor Wiley, chief chem
ist and head of the Pure Food Depart
ment, paid Mr. Jamison a friendly call
and was pleased to hear that the peo
ple of Portland appreciated his efforts
in their behalf. Mrs. Jamison enjoyed
the hospitality of Mrs. Robert M.
LaFollette. wife of Senator LaFollette.
and her old friend Mrs. I. S. Seuroot
wife of Congressman Seuroot ofWls
consln, at a reception at the home of
the former on Thursday, January 27.
On Friday as their guest she attended
a reception given by the Ladies' Con
gresslonal Club to Cabinet members'
wives. Mr. and Mrs. Jamison leave
shortly for Philadelphia and New York
on their way to Portland.
Cards are out for a reception to be
given by Dr. and Mrs. N. Mosessohn and
Mr. and Mrs. David N. Mosessohn at
their residence, 776 Johnson street, on
Sunday afternoon, February 13, to meet
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Cohen, of Lincoln,
Neb., who will make their future home
in Portland.
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The engagement of Miss Laura Mildred
Bristol to Mr. Ormond EL Fletcher has
been announced. Miss Bristol Is the sec
ond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Bris
tol, residents of this city. The wedding
is to take place Wednesday evening,
February 9.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Warren announce
the engagement of their daughter, Mil
dred, to Fred P. Gram. The wedding
will be held some time in June.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Blank announce
V.i engagement of their daughter
Bertha to A. S.. Howltz, of Belllngham,
Wash.
COMPLAINS OF NEW GRAFT
COMING EVENTS.
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Wednesday, February 9, the Port
nomahlub will meet in the Committee
Room. City Hall at 2:30 o'clock.
Next Friday will be Civic Day of the
Woman's Club. D. Soils Cohen and
Rev. Benjamin Young are the speakers
of the afternoon. Mr. Cohen's subject
is "The Child, the Parent and the
State," while Dr. Young will speak on
"Women in Civics.'
The Daughters of the Confederacy will
be entertained next Thursday at Z:30 i. m.
at the home of Mrs. Emll Wommelsdorf,
81- East Eighteenth street. All veterans
and friends are invited, as a special liter- -j
ary and musical programme in celeDra
tlon of Flag Day will be given.
The Young Men's Social Club, of St.
Lawrence Church, will give a whist
party and dance at St. Lawrence Hall,
Third and Sherman streets, Tuesday
night, February 8. This will be the
last party to be given by the club until
after the Lentan season.
The first division of-the Shakespeare
Club will meet Monday afternoon with
Mrs. Walter Durham, 445 East Fif
teenth street North. Take Irvington
car.
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Mr, and Mrs. M. J. Greenberg will
be at home to their friends today from
I to 1 o'clock, at 287 Caruthers street.
The George Wright Relief Corps will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ellis, 1193 East
Yamhill street, Wednesday afternoon.
System of Meter Reading That Makes
Bills Larger. i
PORTLAND. Feb. 5. To the Editor.)
I would like to call the. attention of
the people of Portland to a new graft
of the Portland Gas Company.
They raised the minimum rate to $1
per month. Then, to make a little more
out of the consumer, they have a fine
little graft they work on the people
by reading the meter short, sr in other
words, they do not read it every 30
days, but will read It on the first of one
month, then let it run to the middle
of the next month, then read it again
the first of the 'following month and
charge the minimum rate the last 15
days.
This is how it works out: Gas con
sumed from the first of one month to
the 15th of the following month, 2300
feet at $1 per thousand, $2.30. Gas
consumed from 15th to 1st of follow
ing month 400 feet, charged at mini
mum of fl. The tolal for the two
months gas being $3.30. Now if they
had read the meter each month there
would have been a legitimate charge of
$1.35 per month, which would have
amounted to $2.70 for 2700 feet of gas
used. By reading the meter short they
are enabled to work in a minimum
charge that brings the bill up to $3.30,
which gives them a graft of 60 cents.
They might Just as well hold a man up
and take that much out of his pocket
and it would be Just as legal, only they
would have to run the chance of get-
SPECIAL, ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Professor Rlngler's dancing classes
Monday, Friday evenings, 50c. Private
instruction dally. Grand avenue and
East Morrison. Both phones. "
THERU are few more interesting ar
tistic personalities before the public
todnl than Myrtle Elvyn, the Amer
ican planbt who will appear in recital
liere Friday evening next at the Bunga
low. Mature far beyond her years, she
has been Cie musical surprise of the sea
son. Elvyn's Eastern tour has
been a singularly successful one, not
withstanding several of the greatest
pianists have appeared in concert this
season. . j
MIss'B fjn has realised the brilliant
predlctior t made for . her by the re
nowned Odowsky, who claimed her as
tils favor te pupil. It is said she has
more gra.-es than any pianist before the
public; tl- s is true, for she is a brilliant
ly beaut -;jl and fascinatingly charming
woman, but these are the least of her
attrectU- when one hears her wonderful
art. Jli times tie Is big and powerful in
tene, then delicate and whimsical, going
from the big. authoritative Bach and
brilliant Uszt to the poetic and senti
mental Chopin, and the tender and pow
erful Schumann. The interpretation of
Chopin. Miss Elvyn produces with the
greatest Reeling, from the melancholy nd
moody lolhe most vulcan-like expression,
full of fire and passion.
There is much that is practically new to
Portland on Miss Elvyn's programme and
most of It is decidedly unhackneyed and
of intense interest to the music-lover.
Schumann's "Etudes Symphonique,"
never gti-en here before in concert, ex
acts the finest playing, if even adequate
effect Id to be made, and Miss Elvyn
is credited with an Interpretation of most
Impressive beauty-dlsplaying a thorough
musical understanding.
The Bach Prelude nd Fugue shows her
powerful tone and authority and is given
with rare musical understanding. Her
SOCIETY PERSONALS.
Mips Ruby Reese, prominent in musical
circles in McMlnnvllle, Is in the city.
Harold G. Rice left Portland on a trip
to San Francisco early in the week.
M!bs Mayme Brown left last Sunday for
Seattle on a. visit to her aunt, Mrs. W.
R. Cody.
Mr. Harry Clay Levy, of Cascade
H Locks, left for New York Monday to
be absent several weeks, visiting en
route at St. Louis and Chicago.
John Chitwood, a pioneer of 1853, for
many years a resident of Clatsop Coun
ty, has been spending several days in
the city. He will return to Astoria
some time this week.
Mrs. Frank M. Readick. known on
the stage as Millie Freemon, after an
absence of seven years In the East, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry J.
White. Miss Freeman has made quite
a reputation in the East in stock.
Mrs. C. C. Marton has opened her
cottage. Sweet Home, at Seavlew.
AVash.. for the mid-term vacation, and
has as her guests Mrs. G. W. Wilson,
and the Misses Nellie Hill, Nettie
Habekost, Florence Hand, and her
niece, Haxel Henrys. '
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Dyer will leave
this week on an extended auto tour
through California. Several months will
be spent making the trip from San Fran
cisco to Los Angeles, and then back to
Portland, where they will occupy a suite
at the Portland Hotel. -
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dodson, who left
Portland recently for a tour of the
South and East, have written to their
friends and relatives in Portland that
they have completed an enjoyable trip
into Old Mexico and are preparing to at
tend the Marda Gras in New OrleanS.
Misses Mella White and Minnie Elton,
well-known teachers in the East Side
public schools, who have been spending
a few days with Miss White's mother
in Polk County, returned to the city
last Friday. Miss White recently spent
a month in Los Angeles, CaL She re
turned on January 23.
A family gathering was held recently at
the home of Mrs. Peter Spence, 6S6 East
Stark street. In honor of Mrs. Spence'o
brother, George Thompson. wiliiam
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FIFTtlMORRISON AND ALDER STS.
TKe Meier (Z& Frank-Store
Requests the pleasure of your
presence at the
First Preliminary Opening
OF-
Spring, 1 910 Merchandise
In the entire north section of
the second floor, main building
The display will include advance models and exclusive novelties in-Millinery, Cloth
Suits, Waists, Neckwear, Gloves, Hosiery, White and Colored Wash
Goods, Draperies, Dress Accessories, Laces, Embroid
eries, Undermuslins, other Spring Apparel
The Greater Meier &. Frank Store Exhibit Opens at 1 0 o'Clock Tomorrow Morning
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SIXTH AND ALflER STS.
ting a dose of lead, as not every one
will stand to be robbed, and I for one
do not intend to stand for it if there
Is any law xr justice in Oregon.
I take my own meter readings since
the first of November. They read It
on the 15th and it called for 700 feet.
minimum charge $1. They read It
again on December 1; It called for 600
feet, minimum charge $1. Then they
skipped till the 16th of January. The'
meter called for 2100 feet charged at
$2.10. Then they read it again on the
first of February; gas used 800 feet.
minimum $1. Total gas usetl since the
first of November. 4200 feet, total 35-10.
Minlmumed out of 90 cents In three
months. People of Portland, bow about
It? Can't we do anything to stop, this
minlmumlng?
S. W. BAILEY. 7B5 Belmont Street.
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CARPE
TS AND RUGS 1
Included in Our Clean-Up Stock Sale
Our 9x12 Superior Axminster
Rug, reg. value $30, special at
$18.75
Finest'grade Savonerie Carpets,
regular $2 per yard, special at
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$1.25
All Other Grades Reduced 10 to 33V3 Per Cent
Our entire line of furniture, stoves,
ranges, iron beds, roll-top desks in fact
everything to furnish the home or office
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enry Jenning & Sons
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