THE 8C5DAY UKJSUU.iAy, POItTLAJTD,. . OCTOBER 13, 1912. ' ' " 13
GADSKI, GREAT SOPRANO,
IS COMING TO PORTLAND
Metropolitan Opera House Star Constantly Developing New Traits of
Geniua and Is Ee cognized Now as Being at Height of Her Career.
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MADAME JOHANNA GADSKI. WHO WILL SI.XG IX PORTLAND,
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Jk-f 4.DAME JOHANNA GADSKI. the
I I -great dramatic soprano of the
Metropolitan Opera-House. New
York, to whom multitudes pay homage
as one of the most sublime Wagnerian
singers that nature and art have yet
evolved, is on her way to Portland and
will be heard at the Beilig October 30
under the management ot Lois Steers
Wynn Coman. "
No woman now living possesses
greater power of dramatic appeal. Her
' genius Is cast in heroic mold. As Brunn
hilde, primeval passion tempered by
the dignity of the knowledge of her
divine origin, splendor of contrast in
all the elemental emotions working
first through a godlike medium as in
this daughter of Thor in ancient Norse
legend, and later through the earth
fallen, humanized Valkyr, give a more
magnificent breadth to her domain in
art than falls to other stars before the
footlights. Savage grandeur of soul
In the warlike maiden. Illumined and
vitalized by divine compassion that be
comes essentially human, this is the
dominating key-note to the most won
derful portrayal of character that dra
matic or operatic art has ever given to
the world.
What thrill can equal that given by
the battlecry of the armor-clad Valkyr
standing by her steed with Thor"s roll
ing thunde clouds for a background,
ready to descend, spear in hand, to the
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battleground, to carry away to Valhalla
the spirits of slain heroes. Where in
all the range of art can we find pathos
and tragedy combined in such grandeur
of proportion as in Gadskl's Brunnhilde
when humiliated and imprisoned on the
fire-wreathed mountain top. owing to
the simple element of human pity that
sways her heart for a moment and im
pels her to disobey the thunder god's
command?
The awakening of her soul to a new
passion of love, human, yet with ele
ments of divinity In It as Siegfried
breaks through the magic circle of fire
to her rescue, is a marvelous study;
and the glorious voice that Interprets
the Wagnerian tragedy, reaches heights
and depths of passion that plunge the
hearer Into a wild turmoil of agitation.
No Brunnhilde the world has yet heard.
can compare with the' interpretation
Gadskl has given this great Wagnerian
role.
Gadskl's Isolde, her Elizabeth in
"Tannhauser," her Eva in "Meister
singer" are equally famous. The com
ing of this1 great singer is sure to be
the signal for such an ovation as Port
land has seldom witnessed,-for Gadskl
today stands on the topmost pinnacle
of art. Both as woman and artist she
receives the homage of admiring thou
sands whenever she appears before the
footlights. She has been constantly
developing new traits of genius, until
now this season, the critics place her on
heights she has never before attained.
BRISK OCTOBER DAYS
FIND CHURCHES ACTIVE
Teachers' Training Weeks Start With Mass Meeting at White Temple.
Ng Poon Chew Entertained by Chamber of Commerce.
TAKTING with a mass meeting this
afternoon at the White Tewple,
. -.!.. ct.hnn T? T Cnnlto will
nreach the address, the whole week
"will be devoted to the training of
teachers for religious work in general
and for Sunday school work In par
ticular. Educational leaders of vary
ing denominations and sects, recog
. nizlng the Importance of this work, are
co-operating. The Bishop's sermon will
have as its theme the ethical teach
ing needed in the Sunday school.
Monday evening will be given up to
a luncheon and conference of pastors
end superintendent. On Tuesday and
Wednesday three Institutes will be
open from 4 to 6 P. M. and from 7 to
9 P. M. At these there will be the
two sessions of four periods each, with
an intermission of an hour for dinner.
The list of subjects to be treated at
each of the churches is wide in its
scope, and interesting in cnaracter.
The chosen churches are the First
Methodist, the Sunnyslde Congrega
tional. East Thirty-second and Taylor
ftreets. and tne central aieinoaisi
Tvolscopal. Vancouver and Fargo
streets-
Tha following subjects have been
chosen for discussion:
"The Problem Stated." "New Points
of Emphasis in Teacher Training."
"How to Secure Teachers of Training
Classes," "The Philosophy 01 illustra
tion," "The Place of Child Study," "The
irT,nznif nf - Relieous Education In
the -Local church," "The Mechanics of
Teacher Training." "Teacher Training
and the Graded Lessons," "The Litera
ture of Teacher Training." "The Graded
Union and City Institute." "The Teach
er and His Bible;" "Practical Peda
gogy," "Round Table Conference at
Each Session."
Thursday will be devoted to teacher
training in the local church prayer
meeting, with the object of making the
snndav school a real school by drain
ing teachers for the future, so thatJ
iere may oe real leacmns "
ClH5S.
Denominational rallies will be held
Krldav. some of the churches having
fixed "their time already. Those that
are known so far are:
Baptist, Oregon City Church, 9:30
A. M. with Baptist State Convention:
Congregational. First Congregational
Church. 7:30 P. M.: Christian. First
Christian Church. 7:30 P. M.: Evan
gelical: Methodist Episcopal. First M.
F. Church. .7:30 P. M.; Presbyterian,
First Presbyterian Church. 7:30 P. M.
Dr. J. H. Boyd, of the First Presby
terian Church, left the city Wednesday
to' attend the Presbyterian synod
being held at Wallowa. He will return
Tuesday. His pulrlt win be occupied
today hy the famous Chinese littera
teur and preacher Ng Pon Chew, who
arrived yesterday from San Francisco
and who was entertained by the Cham
ber of oCmmerce and other commercial
bodies. Mr. CJiew s accent is a marvel
of accuracy, while his speech is a lea
son to many Americans in its fluency.
Another clergyman out of town is
Rev. W. F. Reagor, of the First Chris
tian Church, who left Monday for the
National conference of ' Christian
churches at Louisville, Ky. His plac
will be taken this morning by Rev.
Herbert Jones, the city evangelist,
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Bishop Scadding preaches the morn
lng sermon at the Trinity Episcopal
Church today.
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The annual meeting of the. First
Baptist Church trustees and board was
held Thursday evening in the church
The financial report showed an in
crease of SlOOO-'over that of the pre
ceding year, and -all the reports were
of a satisfactory nature.
The report of the pastor. Rev. V. B,
Hinson. was interesting in showing
the work he had carried out. Dr. Hin
son has attended over 1200 services
since his entry into the church, 29
months ago.,. He has attended 15 con
ventions and' IS associations. In add!
tion he has preached in 46 churches
other than his own. he has preached a
sermon or given an address on 70
occasions in eight colleges, has spoken
in four universities and held meetings
in three theaters. He has received
over 700 into the church.
This week the state convention is to
be held at Oregon City from Tuesday
to Friday. A synopsis of the pro
gramme is here given:
Tuesday ' forenoon the ministers at
tend their conference. After luncheon,
following the devotional service, will
come the main business of the day
and the reports of the committees. Two
addresses, one by Dr Hinson, and the
other by Rev. D. J. Dunkin, of Baker,
will close the afternoon session.
The evening sermon will be preached
by Rev. w. H. Eaton. I
ednesday morning the conference
of the workers will be held, and the
afternoon Is to be devoted to mission
ary work, the future of which will be
discussed in an address at night by
S. P. Haggard, one of the secretaries
from Boston.
Work in this state in particular is
the topic for Thursday, and special em
phasis will be placed upon the reports
of the state workers and committees.
In the afternoon the women will hold
sway with their missionary work. Then
will come the convention dinner at 6
o'clock, followed by two addresses, from
W. J. Bevan, of Portland, and Evange
list Rev. W. T. Papscott.
Friday morning will be devoted to
Sunday school work, and the- afternoon
to unfinished business, while the late
afternoon and evening will be given up
to the young people, with the closing
sermon delivered by 'Dr. Hinson.
On October 23 a dinner is to be given
to the male members of the Trinity
Episcopal Church by the vestry. It is
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WAVERLEY
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The Garden City Idea
STABLISHED by a syndicate of eleven leading members
of the Waverly Golf Club, there is open- for inspection
today, at the Links, the first Garden Suburb-to-be in Port
land, patterned after the English model.
This call is to the men of Portland, yet in their prime, who have
planned to develop larger opportunities for the "enjoyment of the lux
uries of life, and particularly for outdoor sports and recreations. It has
been decided to publish for them this preliminary information to save
the time a round of personal calls would necessitate. .
The district will bear the name of Golf Park and not more than sixty families shall be
admitted to this new colony. '
It is more than confidently expected that the 1 average cost, of the residences to be
erected shall exceed $10,000, but a nominal building restriction has been placed at $5000. ,
The general dimensions of the sites are 100 feet by 200 feet, with variations suggested
by the curves and sweeps of the driveways. , ' - , '
-Since June last the improvement work has been, proceeding and on this opening day
the district is presented with the streets and every detail completely finished.
The price of the sites, which is uniform and includes the cost of every improvement
and facility, will occasion much comment. For this and certain obvious reasons no figures
will be quoted here. ! " -
The plans and particularly the more intimate features of the Golf Park Garden
Suburb have been prepared in printed form, to tie distributed on application by phone
or mail. V "
The trolly service is by O. W. P. cars to Golf Junction or bySellwood cars to end
of line. Excepting a few blocks, there is hard surface all the way to the business center.
F. N. CLARK, Selling Agent, 818-823 SPALDING BLDG, PORTLAND, OR.
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possibla that some orllilant addresses
will be delivered.
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A unique topic is that chosen by Dr.
Benjamin To.ung for his morning" ser
mon. '"Why I Am a Methodist." This
will be delivered at the First Meth
odist .Episcopal Church on Taylor
street
A meeting of the trustees of the
combined churches will be held some
day this week to continue discussion
as to plans for the building of the
new church on the old site. . A. M.
Smith is the chairman of the board.
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Activities in the Methodist churches
will not be numerous this week, as all
the pastors are unanimous in desiring
their young members to attend the
meetings of those Interested in the
training of teachers for Sunday school
work and for religious Work iff gen
eral.
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The ladiee of the Catholic Church at
Beaverton are holding a grand basaar
In the Grange Hall on the evenings of
October IS and It. A chicken supper
will be served each evening between
the hours of and 9 o'clock. The pro
ceeds are to go to the reduction of the
debt incurred In the church building
at present in the course of erection, ,
There will be an interdenominational
rally of the various young people's so
cieties on November S and 6 This will
include the Brotherhood of St. Andrew,
tha Epworth League, Baptist Toung
People's Union and the Christian En
deavor Societies. The gathering will
he held under the auspices of the City
Christian Endeavor Society. The first
night there will be a union meeting at
the First Presbyterian Church, -while
the following evening meeting? will
be held in four other West Side
churches.
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Rev. Delmer H. Trimble will apeak
from his pulpit at Centenary Metho
dist Church. East Ninth and Pine
streets, on "Councilman Baker, the
Mayor and the Vice Commission," Sun
day, 7:30 P. M. Dr. Trimble Is a mem
ber of the vice commission and his
views will be awaited with some in
terest, because of his inside knowledge.
"The attitude of Councilman Baker
is beings watched with critical interest
in the matter of the recommendations
of the vice commission," said Mr. Trim
ble. "His motives and sympathies are
the subject of considerable suspicion
on the part of the people. In conse
quence his apparent antipathy to the
tin plate ordinance Is not surprising.
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Last Sunday was Boys' day at the
University Park Baptist Church, and it
was notable for two things.-ttiat there
was the largest attendance of visitors
at Sunday school for the year, and that
the collection was also a record one.
Today is Girls' Sunday, and next Sun
day is junior day. On that occasion
there will be a junior choir, a junior
organist, junior ushers, special music
by the Juniors, and in the evening an
illustrative Scripture reading by the
juniors on the "Ten Virgins." '
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"Cymru, Cymro, a Chymraeg," a
Welsh sermon, will be delivered at the
Hassalo-Street Congregational - Church
this afternoon at S o'clock by John
Rhys Griffith. Maldwyn Evans will
sing. . .
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During the past three days there has
been a most interesting harvest festi
val of an unusual nature at the Im
manuel Lutheran Church on Nineteenth
and Irving streets. The pastor. Rev.
J. Richard Olson, conceived the idea
of holding a series of tableaux repre
senting the various epochs of Amerl
can history. These have . met with
great approval from the members and
the many visitors who have .thronged
the church during" the festival. Actual
costumes; correct to the smallest de
tail, were worn by the participants.
The annual -congregational meeting
of St. James' Lutheran Church will be
held on Thursday evening, October 31,
at which time four deacons will be
elected. The catechetical class was or
ganized last Saturday and meets every
Saturday at 10 A. M. The "Won by
One Class, conducted by Rev. Mr.
Leas at St. James Sunday school, has
a splendid growth this Fall, and much
Interest has been manifest. JThe class
will- be entertained at the parsonage
Tuesday evening.
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The Alert Bible Club, of the White
Temple, held its sixth annual business
meeting on Tuesday evening, October 8.
Reports were read showing work ac
complished both along social and rellg.
lous lines. '
Over 1000 pieces of literature have
been distributed in local hospitals the
past six months and sufficient funds
provided -to assist In the maintenance
of two missionaries in foreign fields.
The spirit of the meeting prophesies
much for the good of the club and the
cause- It represents.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term:
President, IiaJvar E. Morgan; first ,
vice-president, John Broves; second
vice-president, J. Sloan Brennan; sec
retary, W. L. Bishop; assistant secre
tary. J. E. Masters; treasurer, Leo T.
Alexander; sergeant-at-arms, C. C. Mc
Coy; chairman membership committee,
Jno. E. McCtfy; chairman lookout com
mittee, Fred J. Taylor; historian. Mar
vin Howes; teacher. Charles A, Lewis.
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William A. Baker, lecturer for 'the
International Bible Students' Associa
tion, will deliver an address on the
measurements of the great pyramid of
Gizeh. and its relation to Bible chro
nology, in the Oddfellows' Hall, East
Sixth and Alder streets, this after
noon at 3 o'clock.
In the evening at Wall's Hall. Sell-
wood, he will speak en the scientific
and symbolical features of the great
pyramid. These two lectures will be
under the auspices of the International
Bible Students' Association and are free
to the public. .