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THE SUJfDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. - APRIL. 13, 1913.
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MABEL WILBER'S GOWNS
ENVY OF ALL FAIR SEX
rudaating Sonia In "The Merry Widow," Coming to the Eeilig, Got Her
Dresses in Paris, and Greatly Admired Are They hy Audiences.
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cently from Pasadena. CU responded
In behalf of the new members. The
Kb ,rrHnt rooms of the church were
elaborately decorated In green and yellow.
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The second Question-answering ser
vice will be held at Centenary Church.
Fjut Ninth and Pine streets tonignt.
This type of service has aroused such
Interest that it is likely to De con
tinued at Intervals. Dr. Trimble says
that more questions have been depos
ited in the box than he can find time
during; one service to answer. The most
pertinent ana proxitabie 01 tnese wui
be selected. These are samples: Is
conversion lnstantaneons or gradual?
Are babies Christians? Is there a per
sonal devil? I have been engaged two
years; is it time we were married? etc
The current interest theme at the 7:45
P. M. service will be "Who should be
the next Mayor of Portland?"
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At the meeting; of the Oregon Pres
bytery of the United Presbyterian
Church In Kenton, Thursday. Rev. S.
Earl DuBois., pastor of the Grand Ave
nue United Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. Frank E. Findlay, pastor 01 tne
First United Presbyterian Church, were
elected delegates to the General As
sembly to be held at Atlanta, Ga., Ma;
li L E. Hamilton, of Albany, ana J
Brown, of the Willamette Congrega
tion, were chosen lay delegates to tne
MABEL WILBER, WHO IS OBiIA IX "THE MERRY WIDOW."
WHEN- Miss Mabel Wllber, the
fascinating Sonia, the title role
of Henry W. Savage's enormous
all-star revival of The Merry Widow,"
steps on the stage at the Heilig The
ater. Eleventh and Morrison streets,
Sunday night. April 20. a gasp of ad
miration, and even perhaps of envy
will be forced Involuntarily from every
woman in the audience, as their eyes
grasp the beauty and magnificence of
Miss Wllber's gowns.
Perhaps no play which ever visited
Portland has been costumed so mag
nificently as "The Merry Widow." Even
Mr. Savage with all his tremendous
expenditures In the past, has never be
fore paid such prices for gowns as he
did when the frocks for the present
tour of "The Merry Widow"' were or
dered. To Miss Wllber. herself, belongs the
credit of the artistic triumph, for not
only did she design and order each ot
the gowns which she, herself, wears,
but also the II which the Maxim girls
wear in the last act and which cost in
Paris from 1500 to 1800 each.
Mr. Savage did not send "The Merry
Widow" on tour last year, and as
consequence Miss Wllber passed the
Winter in Paris, cultivating her voice.
Shortly before she was ready to sail
for America, Mr. Savage asked her to
go to the four leading dressmakers of
the K"y French capital, and from each
order four of the Maxim girls dresses,
and from whom she pleased, those that
h. herself, was to wear. "Never
mind the expense,"" protested Savage.
"it them coraDetlng against each
other." And with the stimulus of the
producer's letter behind them, some
reallv wonderful gowns were evolved.
On Sunday night. Miss Wllber will
not only sing in the 6000th perform
ance of "The Merry Widow- in jvmer
lea. to celebrate which, incidentally.
every woman in the audience will be
given an appropriate souvenir, but she
will have sung her own part consider
ably more than 2000 times. The en
gagement is for four nights, with
matinee on Wednesday.
PRESBYTERIANS HAVE
BIG MEETING AND DINNER
Gala Event Held at First Church Returned Indian Missionary to Speak
at First United Presbyterian Church.
THE First Presbyterian Church held
its annual business meeting and
dinner for the congregation
Thursday night, over 400 people being
present.
The following officers were elected:
Elders F. E. Cooper. John S. Bradley.
Fletcher Linn. II. C. Ewlng and Dr.
George M. Wells. Deacons C. F.
Wright, R. I. Ringer. Andrew Chrys
tU, W. B. Wells. T. L. Thomas and
Dr. A. 8. Nichols. Trustees W. W.
' Cotton. H. C Campbell. F. L Fuller. W.
1 R. MacXensie. D. A. Pattullo. Frank
Robertson and Dr. S. A. Brown. Sun
day school superintendent James F.
Ewlng.
The treasurer's report showed expen
ditures as follows: Church house
building fund. I45.S00: Congregational
expenses. 121.300: benevolences. Includ
.Jng the salaries of seven home and for
eign missionaries of the church. 1.100.
The session reported an increase oi
44t members during the year, a loss by
removal of 10. leaving a net gain ot
t$. The total membership Is 1S71.
. The Board of Deacons reported, after
All disbursements for relief fund, a bal
ance on hand of .
No department of the church has
shown a greater growth than the Sun
day school, which has an enrollment of
l&e. Attendance for the last three
months has averaged 770. High water
mark was reached last Sunday with S4S.
This is an increase in attendance over
last year of SO per cent.
The Woman's Missionary Society re
ported great advance in all lines of Its
work. Besides sustaining the seven
Home and Foreign Missionaries, two
special gifts of 11000 each have been
made, bringing their total disburse
ments for all missionary canses up to
14400. This society Is busily engaged
Jn getting ready to do Its part in the
entertainment of the Woman's North
Paciflo Board, which will hold its silver
anniversary In the First Presbyterian
Church house this month.
The Gloria and Fidelity Chapters of
the Westminster Guild, each reported a
substantial Increase in membership and
attendance, as well as an interesting
an instructive course of study in mis-
h .slons. . . ' . ..
The Women s Association nas neia
regular monthly meetings, consisting
of all-day sewing for the needy, with a
luncheon at noon followed by a brief
musical programme and social hoar.
This organization occupies a large place
in the social life ot the women of the
chare h.
The San Grael Christian Endeavor
Society held a meeting every Sunday
nlrht during the past year, wun
average attendance of S4. In addition
to its own prayer meetings, socials and
entertainments, work has been cameo
on at the county farm and the Men's
Resort, where the young people assist
the pastor in charge, as ushers, and
i furnish the mustc
The Toung People's Circle, composed
jxusmhexs ol high school age, report-.
ed. through its president. George Mac
kenzie, an attendance of from 40 to
60 each Sunday at the regular prayer
meeting. Several social gatherings and
entertainments for young people were
held. This organization nas met witn
an enthusiastic response among those
for whom it is Intended.
The Men's Resort, a mission for men
at the corner of Fourth and Burnside
streets, has done a helpful work this
year. One hundred and seventy-three
gospel meetings have been held with
an average attendance of $4. Beds for
2645 and baths tor 825 have been fur
nlshed. Men have been given meals,
work has been supplied and a helpful
service done generally for men who
have become stranded.
Miss Valentine Prichard reported on
the work ot the People's Institute,
which is conducting a social work here.
The Dastors assistant read his report
t the Church House activities for the
four months nast. in which time 205
meetings, aside from religious serv
ices, have been held. Including lectures.
banquets and entertainments with
total attendance of 12,400. In the same
oertod the various religious services
showed an attendance of 46,600, mak
ins a total of 59.000 for the four
months. Future plans were discussed
Reports were heard from the finance
and nominating committees after which
the pastor. Rev. John H. Boyd, spoke
briefly of the successes of the year
just closed, and of his vision tor the
future of the church.
Mrs. Alice Reed McClure will deliver
a missionary address in the First United
Presbyterian Church, Sixth and Moot
s-omcrv streets, tomorrow night at
o'clock. Mrs. McClure accompanied her
rusband to India in 189f under the aus
Dices of the United Presbyterian
Church, and began a missionary career
full of promise. Her husband did in
the field, but she was able to contlnu
the work with success. She is deliver
Ing addresses on her Western itinerary
and everywhere receives a coraiai woi.
come.
There will be a musical programme
by the choir of Mount Tabor Methodist
KMsconal Church. Sixty-first and East
Stark streets, under the subject ot
-Heaven." tonight. As this is a pro
cramme ot special Interest, all elder!
persons who will communicate with the
pastor. Rev. C 1 Hmllton. Tabor SSS1.
will be taken by automobile to and
from the service.
The Brotherhood and tne Aid Soci
tv of St. James LAitheran Church gav
a reception to the new members of the
Church last Wednesday night. About
200 were in attendance. Miss Uneha
and Miss Myrtle Hansen gave some
vocal numbers and Mr. Bullock recited
some original verses. The preslden
of the Brotherhood. A. P. Gram, pre
sided and called upon representative
of the various societies or the enure
J for words of welcoxna, illiaJDlcrclta re-4
Assembly. Mr. DuBois was re-elected
clerk for the ensuing year, and was
selected to attend the committee on
missions, which will meet May 7. In
Washington, D. C. Rev. J. A. Schmeer
was chosen moderator for the ensuing
year.
r-ommenrine: tonight. Rev. James
Hardy Bennett, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
will deliver sermons for ten successive
Sundays on "The Passion of Jesus."
All are cordially invited to visit the
Rescue Home of the Salvation Army,
which is In charge of Adjutant Line
man. The Peninsula Avenue Lutheran
Church, after having been thoroughly
repaired, renovated and neatly refur
nished will be reopened and dediciated
today. The dedicatory services will
begin at 10:45 A. M. in German. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. E.
Berthold. of Cornelius. The address
will be delivered by the first pastor of
the church. Rev. C. Buechler. of Port
land. The afternoon services will be
held at 2:30 with a sermon In German,
by Rev. A. Kra'use, of St. Paul's
Church, city. The evening services will
be at 7:30 In English, with a sermon by
the pastor.
CHARLES T. M'PHERSON
KNOWS NOT BIRTHPLACE
Pastor of Trinity Methodist Born En Eoute From Tennessee to Texas in
1870 How He First Learned to Bead Is Mystery.
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MONO the ministers of the gospel
ot whom Portland may be proud
the Rev. Charles T. McPherson,
pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, 368 Hemlock street, who has
lived in Oregon tor 13 years and who
has built or reorganized as many
churches In that time, and in addition
assisted the Toung Men's Christian As
sociation to raise funds for the build
ing it now occupies.
Mr. McPherson came to Oregon from
Walla Walla, where he had been pastor
of the First Methodist Church. South,
and changed to Methodist Episcopal,
Joining the Oregon conference. His
first appointment was to Duua two
churches, one at Seaside and another at
Astoria. Thence he went to Junction
City, where he remained one year and
lifted a mortgage on the Methodist
Episcopal Church there.
His next charge was re-estaDiisning
the University Park Church on the
Peninsula, and from there he went to
Canby and transformed the Methodist
Episcopal Church in that town after
working a year. Marshneld needed his
services, and he promptly repaired the
Marshneld church, built a parsonage
and built the Methodist Episcopal
Church at North Bend, at the time the
finest church in Coos County.
Medford Call Heard.
From Coos Bay he went to Medford,
and there he straightened out the
troubles of the First Methodist Episco
pal Church in a year, and the next year
found him building a church at Esta
cada. Also he helped build two small
churches in the surrounding mountains.
He was then ready to come to Portland.
Art-Win in Portland. Mr. McPherson
straightened out the financial troubles
of the Clark M. JS. cnurcn ana or
ganised the Epworth Church, also
building a parsonage, one of the finest
in the city. At this time he was de
feated for Councilman-at-Large on the
Republican ticket.
His next work was to save a rinity
Methodist Episcopal Church, and be
ing successful, was appointed pastor,
which position he now holds. His first
achievement in this church was to en
gineer a contest which won a $2760
organ offered by 30 Portland merchants
to the Portland churches.
New Kdlflce Proposed.
Believing that the congregation would
be increased and the work or the
church enlarged if he got another loca
tion, he is now raising funds to erect
new Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church at Twenty-fifth and Ivon
streets.
Mr. McPherson's life has been un
usual and. therefore. Interesting from
the start. He does not know his birth
place, but is told that he was born
while his parents were en route from
Tennessee to Texas, In 1870. His father
was a Scotch farmer, and went to live
near Greenville, Tex., when Mr. Mc
Pherson was a child. Both parents aiea
when he was an infant, and how he
has made his way is not remembered
distinctly by Mr. McPherson, except
that he was assisted by irienas.
How he first learned to read is an
other mystery to him. He attended
Greenville school after he had learned
to read, and passed much time in reaa-
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Rev. Charles T. TdcPhersoa, Port
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Know Birthplace.
lng when not working. He took
scholarship prizes and several In school
athletics. When 18 years old he went
to Alabama and was licensed to preach.
becoming known as the "boy preacher.
Finishing high school, he went to
Blount College in Alabama, working
his way as Janitor, and taking a prise
for scholarship. He taught one year
and then went to Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tenn., where he worked his
way through and took additional
scholarship prizes. Then he continued
preaching.
In 1901 he married Miss Anna D.
Atwood. vocal instructor and president
Of the Epworth League at Willamette
University, Salem. His first act of
chivalry was to have his medals melted
into rings for his wife. The couple
have two children.
Good Things in Market
ASPARAGUS, shad and strawberries
suggest "real Spring" menus, and
all are in the market now, though as
yet they come from the South. Call
fornla asparagus sells at 8 to 10 cents
a pound and is welcomed by those who
"Just can't wait" until the super-excellent
Oregon asparagus comes in.
Other early vegetables are becoming
more olentlful and a little lower in
orice. There are mustard greens,
spinach, dandelion and field salad, for
"Spring fever"; early Oergon caun
flower. Bermuda potatoes, green peas,
Won beans, hothouse cucumbers and
tomatoes. None of them can be de
scribed as "cheap" at present, but they
are lower in price than they were, and
very attractive in appearance.
Rhubarb now costs about 7 cents a
TOUNG WOMAN IS SECRETARY TO PORTLAND'S CHIEF
EXECUTIVE.
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The first woman to serve as secretary to Mayor Rushlight during
his administration is Mrs. May E. Nelson, who has taken the Place of
George McCord. who resigned to take up work as campaign manager
fVr tho Mayor. Mrs. Nelson is well known in Portland. She has been
a stenographer in the office of Waldemar Seton for the last five years.
She lives at 406 Vs Park street .
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Julia Culp
Holland's
Greatest Artiste
To Be Heard at Heilig Theater Next Saturday Evening,
Assisted by
Coenraad V. Bos
ThaEminent Dutch Pianist
Who writes as follows of the
il5tm2miilut Piano
Mason & Hamlin Co.,
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I take this opportunity. to thank you for the
beautiful Mason & Hamlin Grand Piano which you sent me
for my use this week in accompanying Dr. Ludwig
Wullner. I have played many pianos and Dr. Wullner
agrees with me that the Mason & Hamlin Piano is the
best piano in every respect made today. The tone
quality is wonderful. I have never played a piano
with such a singing and poetical tone.
With kindest regards from Dr. Wullner, as well
as myself, I remain.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) Coenraad V. Bos.
Madame Culp uses exclusively the Mason & Hamlin Piano, because she loves
ibeauties and believes fully-that it is the very best piano the world has yet
known.
Mason & Hamlin Pianos are shown only at our stores.
The Best
Place to
Buy a
Victrola
General Western Representatives
MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY
The Best
Place to
Buy a
Piano
pound and is a useful and wholesome
"stop-gap" between the apples we are
beginning to tire of and the berries we
are beginning to hope for. Apples are
still plentiful and wonderfully good
for this season at 10 to 25 cents a
dozen. Oranges cost u to v
dozen and grapefruit 7H to
each. Red bananas are to be had tnis
week, as well as tne onuu, j
'poultry seems unchanged in price and
rather scarce as is usual at this eaaoii
few turkeys are to do
cents a pound, liens sen i v
cents according to age and quality, and
broilers and fryers cost S5 to 40 cents.
x... ..lama re nrominent In the nsn
displays at 12 cents a dosen, Colum
bia tlver smeii m ---
still to be had at IH cents a pound
Halibut Is a little higher this week at
11 to 16 cents a pourm.
In the market again at about 10 cents.
and California chlnook salmon aw
cents a pound. The fish list also in
cludes salmon trout at 85 oents. catfish
at 17V4 cents, white flsh at 15 cents,
shad, black cod. ling cod and flounder
about 10 cents a pound. Hard clams
are selling at 6 cents and mussels at 7
cents a pound. Crabs are still good at
10 to 20 cents eacn.
,-.... i. oiio-htiv lower this week.
the very best quality .selling at 80 In
stead of 30 cents a run. Jj
eggs sell at m v ...
OPERA TRAINS MAKE TIME
Trip From Pendleton to Pocatello
Averages S3 Miles an Hour.
i new record for speed between Pen
dleton and Pocatello was made Tues
day night when the O.-W. K. & . com
pany and Oregon Short Line hauled the
nhlcago Grand Opera Company's spe
cial trains between those two points
a distance of 506 miles in la nours
in mlBlltPL
This was an average rate of about
SS miles an hour and two nours
for the entire distance than the sched
ule of No. 18. the Portland-Chicago
limited train.
The trains consisted of 11 baggage
. n .tunAard sleeping cars, one
,t.t .ml two dining cars. They
were handled from Spokane into Den-
, the O.-W. R. & N.. Oregon
ev.. T.ir. and Union Pacific. The
hHiile called for a stop at
Butte, but that city was eliminated
from the itinerary when the company
arrived in Portland. F. A. Love, of the
general passenger office in Portland,
had charge oi me iram.
NEWPORT MAYOR RESIGNS
Action Taken at Meeting of Council
and Canses Snrpriee.
v-rwpftTtT Or.. April 12. (Special.)
Taking the City Council of Newport by
surprise. Mayor George Wilcox ten
dered his resignation to the body at the
i.. nnnthiv meeting held this
week. The action came at the end of
a searton at wnlcn memoers oi
s-vionfii evnreBsed different opinions re-
rardinr the grade llnev for Agnes
street. .
air xrnifnr was serving his second
term as Mayor when he tendered his
resignation. He was eieciea to m i
IS
OREGON ENGINEERS INVITE
MIRROR OF PRESS.
In
.uj-ill m tho prohibiaonOlcket,
Society's Excursion to Eugene
May Will Be Gi-wen as Compli
ment to University.
Inaugurating an effort to bring the
engineer into closer touch with politi
cal and social affairs, the Oregon So
ciety of Engineers Thursday even
ing established tne unique preccucui
of Inviting criticism of themselves by
the press. Following this meeting
President W. H. Graves says other ele
ments of the community will be urged
to come before the society and noia
up for Its gaze a mirror, that the en
gineers may see themselves as. an
others see them. These meetings may
cover a considerable period, and are
designed to reveal the means whereby
the engineer may enter upon a Droaa
er variety of public duties, such as
TEACHER BUILDS TIP MODEL
RURAL SCHOOL.
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Mrs. E. L. Stowe.
BRIDGEPORT, Or, April 12.
(Special.) With every pupil en
tered in the Polk .County spelling
contest, a teachers-parents' club
formed and a community spirit
aroused for the continual better
ment of school conditions, the
Guthrie School, near this place,
has become a typical modern
rural school.
Mrs. E. L. Stowe, the teacher, i
has introduced new methods that
are bringing results in that vi
cinity. Last Spring all the stu
dents were given unusual en
couragement in the school fair
work, and this year, after a
handsome priae was given the
school for the second best display
at the county fair, the planting
season is being met with vim and
energy.
members ot some other profession find
opening to them in civic and political
problems.
Marshall N. Dana was the principal
speaker for the press at the initial
mirror" meeting. His survey of the
field was calculated to make the en
gineer feel less aversion to wholesome.
accurate publicity. He pleaded with
the members of the profession to get
in closer touch with the press, and
recognize that proper publicity was
for community benefit nad progress.
Warning his hearers that the press
was the most powerful medium for
education to be found In the field of
modern endeavor, and that the en
gineer should study how to profit by
this agency, the speaker recited a num
ber of instances where good oppor
tunities were passed to do effective
public work.
W. D. B. Dodson followed the first
speaker with an exhortation for the
engineer to join all professional work
ers in the effort to interest the masses
of the people in constructive news. He
pointed out that the public at large
was becoming more and more the
master in great engineering enter
prises, and that the engineer should
feel It a business duty to get closer
to the public and assist in satisfying
the public of the business aspects of
the great development problems facing
the West.
Mr. Scott, of the Pacific Engineer
and Builder, was the third speaker.
H. L. Vorse, X H. Morton. President
Graves, W. H. Crawford, Henry Blood
and 'other members of the society
joined the discussion. H. L, Vorse
was named by President Graves
the society's committeeman to in
vite co-operation of all local organ
isations in a great excursion to Eu
gene on May 17, as a compliment to
the University of Oregon, and to intro
duce the people of Portland to the
workings of the institution. Chairman
Vorse estimates from his preliminary
efforts that from 500 to 1000 persons
will avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to make this trip. All local
societies wlll.be urged to join, and
also the Oregon Agricultural College.
EQUALITY LEAGUE TO MEET
Portland Body Appeals to Women to
Aid National Association.
A public meeting to be held in Ellers
hall Thursday, April 17, at 2:30 P. M.,
has been arranged by the Political
Equality League, at which an address
on "Our Public Schools" will be given
by E. L. Mills. The league has extended
an Invitation to the public to attend
the meeting.
The league has made an appeal to
the suffragists of Oregon to respond to
the call ot the National Suffrage Asso
ciation for funds to carry on Its work
in other sections of the country, point
ing out that Oregon women were as
sisted financially by the National body
In the recent campaign for the exten
sion of suffrage to women of this state.
The policy of the local league to
maintain its loyalty to the Natonal
body and to make Its meetings centers
of education, has received the indorse
ment of leading women of Portland.
The address of Mr. Mills was ar
ranged in view of the coming election
of a member df the Board of Education,
as he has made a study of educational
work.
New York has 7.10 hotels, with accommo
dations for 350.000. This l exclusive of
charitable Institutions.
It