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THE SUNDAY OREGOyiAN, PORT1LAXD, JUNE 20, 1915. t?ts-mf4$ --h a. ?' . rVr .jvWr J i t iV '-w :.. x ' - " ; V?1 ' V "I 7 - i " n Smryrtntrm of the Wkltmwi Miuan of 1847. Seated (Free lf ft Ri Kktk Mrs. Ellim ' SneldlBK Warren. Hn. Gertrvde Hall Dnr Mra. Lor. Bewler Ckapmaa. 8taadla- (front Left to Bi(k()Mn. Rebecca Hall Hoykfau, Mrs. Nuct Oswald Jaco, Hi. Saua KtrnkaU Wirt and Hn. Sarak Klmeall Stiuuoa. Nlaeteeata Article. OP 63 Oregon Territory pioneers who survived toe tomahawk of the Indians In the Whitman mas sacre at the Whitman Mission, six miles west of the present City of Walla WaJO. Wash.. November 29-30. 1847, only 13 are still living, according- to the records of the Ore&-oo Historical Society. Four reside in Portland and the others In various places in this state and California and Idaho. Several years ago seven of the sur vivors met in Portland and posed for a picture. They were Mrs. Rebecca Hall Hopkins, of Butteville; Mrs. Eliza Spalding- Warren, Mrs. Nancy Osborn Jacobs, of Portland; Mrs. Gertrude Hall Denny, of Portland; Mrs. Susan Kim ball Wirt, of Astoria; Mrs. Lorlnda Bewley Chapman, of Sheridan; Mrs. Sarah Kimball Munson. of Astoria. Of these, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Wirt and Mrs. Chapman now are dead. The pioneers were assembled in the Whitman Mission and had feared an attack by Indiana for some time past. On the fatal day in November, 1847. it came. Fourteen persons were killed and 53 escaped. One who escaped was Peter B. Hall, who fled to Fort Walla Walla (Wallula of the present day! and there took a canoe and started down the Columbia River. He was never heard from afterward. In addition to the three shown in the accompanying: picture, who are still living:, the following: is said to be the complete list of others in various parts of the country: Mrs. James PL Knowles. Sebastopol, Cal.: Mrs. Helen M. Saunders Church, Fresno. Cal.; Mrs. Fhebe Saunders Mc Kay, Fresno, Cal.; Mrs. Ann Saunders Copley, Riverside, Cal.: Mrs. Nancy Saunders Hughes. Oakland, Cal.; A ecu r Canfield. Lewiston, Idaho; Mrs. Eliza beth F. Sager Helm, Portland; Mrs. Ma tilda J. Sager Pelaney, Eugrene; Mrs. Mina Kimball Megler, Astoria. GREAT OPEN AIR PERFORMANCE OF "SIEGFRIED" SHOWS POSSIBILITIES OtiLof-Door Production at Harvard Stadium With Noted Singers Appearing Brings Big Profit Stoeckel Festi val Is, as UBual, Musical Success Geraldine Farrar Traveling in Private Car to the Coast. BT EMTLIE yRAXCES BAUEJt. NEW YORK. June 19. (Special.) After a grand finale of the first week of June, it may be said definitely that music In the Eastern cities is fairly over. There waa con siderable aftermath In connection with the out-of-door performance, of ."Sieg: f ried" at Harvard and much that would lead to the belief that other institutions may undertake a similar performance or series of performances. The income was about $55,000, the outlay around 1 17,000, in consequence of which, as a financial proposition, it is a good one. The Stadium of Harvard is hardly an ideal place, owing to its immensity, and If this were to became a perma nent annual event other arrangements would of necessity have to be made for the stage and indeed for many thingrs. including dressing-room conveniences. It was rather tmualng as an experience for Madame Qadeki and Madame Schu-mann-Helnk to dress and make prepa rations in a canvas-covered tent behind the stage, but as regmlar occurrences they as also the men of the cast might object. Preceding; the Harvard "al fresco.' a festival was held in Norfolk, Conn.. which practically comes under that heading, inasmuch as the musie is held in a so-called shed, and. it is not much more than that. This festival has the distinction of being: given by one man, and in addi tion to paying: all the expenses himself, he issues the invitations without which no one has the privilege of attending. This is Carl Stoeckel, who gives these events "in memoriam" of a member xt his family. It involves the support of a chorus of nearly 700 voices and the singers begin rehearsing for the June festival early in January and keep up until the concerts are over. Last year Mr. Stoeckel brought Eibel lua to this country for the sole purpose of conducting one of his own worlts and this year Vllliers-Stanford was en. gaged to conduct the orchestral part of his piano concerto played by Harold Bauer. Owing to the war it was deemed unaafe for 6ir Charles Villiers-6 tan ford to attempt the trip and Arthur Mees conducted in his place. Frederick Stock, conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, came East to conduct the orchestra in bis own violin concerto played by Efrem Zimuaust.' A rather useless remark on the pro gramme was the line which read: "The audience is requested to arise to receive the composer, Mr. Stock, who will conduct the Initial rendition of his work." An American audience composed of SEVEN EASTERN GIRLS WHO WON TRIPS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO FAIR BY REASON OF THEIR BEAUTY. ;'H,;', t!7ir&t? : I re J f Vl -. . ' . '- ' - " 4 - - " " - ' - - . , , . , ,w- . ' .......A,., ' J wt m Klarkt seated oertmoe iteaamv EMk Lee s-attoa aad 'rea-a-y- i u. ot jvewanc a. . tnaian-nirr Korhun, Ansa SKrhradev. Margaret Uosm and Alice Matthews. Seven of the beautiful young women of the East who won trips to the ban Francisco Pana-jna-Pacifio Exposl tiea were caught by the camera, roan in one group at Newark recently. Ther are 13 ot&er girls who won In tho beauty contest conducted y AS. newspapers. On t tb .winner ruarried, Invited musical guests does not need to be told what to do when a man as distinguished as Mr. 6toelc appears as conductor, composer, or indeed, in any other capacity. Not because of the line, but "because Mr. Stock is well known and widely admired he. received an ovation upon his appearance as did Zlmballst, always a favorite. The chorus sang a work that is seldom heard, Dvorak's "Stabat Mater," with a remarkably fine quartet of soloists, Florence Ilinkle, easily one of the moat beautiful singers on the stage today, Madame Matzenauer, Paul Althouse and Clarence Whitehill. The second concert was devoted to the concert performance of the Behlioz "Damnation of Faust" sung by Eleanor Painter, the operatic soprano who has been singing the leading role in An dreas Dippers production of "The Lilac Domino," Paul Althouse- and Herbert Witherspoon, and the third concert at which Harold Bauer presented the new concerto for piano another composition heard for the first time anywhere oc cupied the attention of the audience. This was "Tarn O'Shanter," a ballade for orchestra by George W. Chadwlok conducted by himself. At this closing concert participants were Anna Case, whose lovely voice is fast making a great reputation for the young soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and Clarence White hill of the Metropolitan. One of the rumored distinctive fea tures of the Norfolk Festival is that it is supposed to be absolutely private and entirely devoid . of "advertising" features. An amusing phase of this is the fact that it usually has more pub licity than any other event .which Courts newspapers. Geraldine Farrar is traveling in a private car fully equipped with ser vants, secretaries, pianos, accompan ists, several of her favorites in' the way of animals and above all her de voted mother, who incidentally it may be said is a most charming and gracious women. Miss Farrar is on her way to Hollywood. Cal., where she will be sur. rounded with all possible luxury, prac tically the guest of the Film Company for whom she will . pose during the coming six or eight weeks. The emi nent American soprano will take this opportunity to prepare a series of pro grammes, for the extensive concert tour which 6he will make under direction of Charles A. Ellis, manager of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, before Joining the Metropolitan Opera Company. Miss Farrar will not be with the opera com pany until January which will give her the first real opportunity she will have bad to sing during the height of the concert season. Needless to say that hard times or no hard times Mis Farrar will count har wealth in the millions. The con cert tour will give her wider financial possibilities than any opera season could possibly do, no matter at what price she might set her value. One might easily reckon her concert draw. lng capacity te be not less than 10. 060 weekly and that if she only sings tlnu four times. While on the subject of revenue for art only, can any one estimate the amount that Mischa Elroan will com mand next season and - this minus paving fought in the trenches or any other sensational feature? Elman figures that he "has lost mil lions lu the investments made in Oar many and elsewhere in Europe inas much as being a Russian his Oerman possessions have prooaoiy Been con fiscated, but this does not cast a mo ment of gloom over the sunny, bril liant and altogether delightful chap. who says that notwithstanding all this he haa spent one of the happiest sea sons of his life. True to his promise not to touch hie violin In public while Zimbalist was having his season, both being under the game management, he spent his time in reading, studying, composing and la "being a boy for the first time in my Mfe." Said Elman as bo waa beginning to think of his next season: "No one knows the terrible responsi bility upon an artist who feels a duty to his public At least I feel it so. and presume that all others are similarly affected- Sometimes I awake in the night feeling particularly free and easy and with returning consciousness I think to myself 'Oh. I forgot in my suon. tb bovy care whJcii is upon me. when I know what the public, expects from ma,' and each time I play I feel for days and for weeks, am I going to give them what they want or will I disappoint them?" - ' Speaking of the large fees which Elman commands, he believes this to be one reason why be feels his responsi bility so keenly, and he says a man has to work hard,' to study all bis life and to give the best that a human being has. to give to be worth that amount of money. . There were many tiroes when Elman waa offered fabulous prices this season for one single number, but true to himself, he refused everything, even the more tempting opportunities to play for several ebarity events. It Is understood that Zimbalist also being finder the Wolfsohn Bureau will not appear in public next season al though with his wife Alma Gluck will reside in New York where they have bought a superb home. But it must -not be imagined that these seasons are dead losses to these artists. It would be a breach of confidence to give the amount of the check which Elman re ceived as hla royalties from the Victor records whloh have been sold, suffice it to state that it ran high into five figures. . The appearance of Alma Gluck. at the Harvard performance of "Siegfried" will be the last in a long time as Madame Gluck has signified her inten tion to retire from the public for a year for the purpose of devoting her self to a bit of home Ufa Madame Gluck, who under the circumstances is entitled to her name of Mrs. Zimbalist. has ideas about the duty of a mother to her child and she will attempt to carry these out during the next year. She is now located in her country home on Lake George where she and her husband have determined not to allow even the harmless tinkle of a piano. An interesting party left Boston after the performance of "Siegfried" en route to California. It included Alfred Herts and his. wife, formerly Lilly Dorn. well known in the West as In the East, who came all the way from Los Angeles to conduct this single per formance; Horatio Parker, composer of the prize opera "Fairyland" which will have its first performance on any stage in Los Angeles July 1: Mrs. Parker, William Wade Hinsbaw, Kath leen Howard, Albertina Rasch. Albert Relss and others to appear in the Parker opera to be produced under Mr. Hertz. Marcella Craft, who will sing the principal soprano part with several other members of the cast is already in California where they have been rehearsing with Mr. Hertz who went out there immediately after the close of the Metropolitan season. Mr, Parker is attending the perform ance of his work and then he will go directly to San Franclsao, or mora properly to Berkeley, where at the Uni versity . of California, he will have charge of an extension class in music study and lectures during the Summer. In speaking of "Fairyland" Mr, Hertz said: "The deeper I go Into the score of 'Fairyland' the more I am impressed with the fact that Mr. Parker's opera ought to be a lasting success. It has profited immensely by the fact that Mona' had the production it did at the Metropolitan, because that work showed many things . to the composer which he could not have learned with out seeing it produced. This work has all the elements of success. Including great tunefulness throughout, and it is well and logically built. It is a great advance in what I have seen of Amer. lean compositions and should be a great incentive to the composers of this country. It is worthy of any stage and would probably make a place for it self in the general repertory of all opera houses when peace once more shall be restored to the earth." (Contiimd From Para 1.) Elisabeth Johnson. Veroie Flanders, Ella Hoberg Tripp; bass solo, "On' the Shore".. Niedlinger), Herman J. Maulbetsch; chorus, "Soldiers' Chorus" (from Faust); sextette from "Lucia" Donizetti).' Mrs. Ell Hoberg Tripp, Mrs. Gilbert N. Beaumont, C. H. Char ters, Ernest Standley, ' Herman Maul betsch. Ernest Town, and Gladys Hol gate, accompanist; chorus, "Union and Liberty" (H. Parker). In the July Smart Set Magazine Rob ert H. Davis addresses this poem: "Upon Seeing - Geraldine Farrer Through My Ears": Thrill me again with' your golden throat; Trumpeted music to vaster worldsl In every soul you strike a note; - la every heart a song unfurls. On every cheek a tear Is bora And every breath betraye a sigh ; -And night becomes immortal morn When you sing "Butterfly." Mrs. J. Curtis Simmons, soprano, re turned laet week from Tillamook. Or., where she gave a recital and was re ceived with enthusiasm. -She was as sisted by Mrs. Lucia Barton Gilhman, violinist, and Miss Evelyn Paddock, pianist. A Tillamook correspondent writes: "Mrs. Simmons possesses a lyric voice of unusual sweetness, sing ing with grace and ease, which is en hanced by her splendid interpretation. ANOTHER GREAT VICTORY FOR EILERS MUSIC HOUSE Sweeping Awards Captured at the Panama-Pacific Ex "" position, San Francisco, Over AH Competi tion (American and Foreign). Grand Prize (Highest Possible Award), 3 Medals of Honor, 12 Gold Medals, 2 Bronze Medals and 11 Silver Medals Go to the Great Pacific Coast 3Iusic House. The jury of awards at the P. P. I. E., San Francisco, have announced that TEilers Music House has been awarded the highest possible honor (the Grand Prize) and twenty-eight separate awards for. its magnificent display of ultra modern musical instruments.' This is an unprecedented recognition of merit, and this announcement may be regarded as a high honor to Portland, the home of the great House of Eilers. , . i Eilers Music House exhibit, in the Liberal Arts Palace, is Ihe largest in this building, except the Government exhibit, and embraces all of the leading makes of pianos carried by them. These fine instruments were offered in world-wide competition (both American and all foreign makes). This un equalled triumph proves most conclusively the statements made in the past, that nowhere else in the United States can be found under one roof so many of the world's highest grade pianos and musical instruments as at Eilers music House. : , - The world-famous, time-honored CHICKERING Piano, represented ex- . - VWU V J U.S, 4-.VrMOb, V B k 1" i CXU W gold medals. ... - Eilers Music House secured the GRAND PEIZE (the very highest pb. sible award) for the extent and character of their comnlete exhibit and ex cellence of display and maintenance. ;:. . The Kimball Piano took the individual MEDAL. OF HONOR for extent ux Biuoifc, irvo goia meaaia, eignt sliver medals ana two bronze medals. The AUTOPIANO, America's foremost player-piano, was awarded the Medal of Honor and a gold and silver medaL OTHER GOLD MEDAL WINNERS Eilers Bungalow Player Piano Eilers Duotonal Piano . Peerless Electric Piano Herzog Talking Machine Cabinet and Benches Parker Piano Benches This great victory gives us keen satisfaction, for it settles positively the question of our supremacy and leadership in the Piano world on the Pacific Coast. It proves conclusively that the world's best and highest grade pianos are handled by Eilers Music House. When visiting the Fair you are cordially invited to attend our beautiful exhibit. Restrooras, large recital hall, equipped with a Kimball Pipe Organ, and free recitals daily. The Nation's Largest Broadway at Alder Her great variety of tongs gave the audience a chance to judge of her vocal abilities, especially, impressing a remarkable pure legato and phrasing." It is' pleasant to record that Miss Vera Kitcher, the Portland pianist, at a musical examination held last week at Los Angeles. Cal., utKier the aus pices of the National Federation of Musio Clubs, won first choice of all piano students competing from Pacific Coast States. This is a notable honor. Miss Kitcher Is at present a piano student wtth William R. Boone, grad uated in 1906 in piano from the North west Normal College of Music, Salem, Or., under direction of Dr, Z. M. Parvin, and she also studied piano in Salem with Mrs. Josephine harp. ' tarpe audiences attended the admira ble student recitals directed by Miss Cora M. Bloeser, assisted by Mrs, Bar tholomew and Annette Owens and Eliz abeth Johnson, of the Northwest Nor mal School of Music and Art. Fine mu sical progress was shown in all de partments. A. Musgrove Robarts,. baritone, of this city, was one of the soloists at a rendition ' of the oratorio "Elijah," given at Salem. Or., under the auspices of Willamette University. A Salem cor respondent writes: "Mr. Robarts had been secured especially for this event, because of his extensive and favorable reputation in this kind of musical pro duction. He gave a most forceful and stirring interpretation of the part of the great prophet. Much' of the work fell to him, and by his acquaintance of the nature of the part, and a perfect understanding of his vocal possibilities, he was able . to inject a certain dra matic quality into the production with out which the affair would have lacked a foremost esentlal to its success. His challenge to the priests of Baal, 'Call him louder, for he is a god! .He talk eth: or be is pursuing; or he is on a Journey; or, peradventure he sleepeth, was characterized by an exquisite sar casm, and again In the following recl tatlv; and air he was afforded an op portunity to display hia vocal ability, the scornful performance of the pre vious text changing to the humility of a servant. He could not have done better." Alice So Kitty didn't ping for you last night. Did you press her? Jack I did; that's why she didn't sing Boston Transcript. a ' "Thump-rattlety-bang!" went the pi ano. "What are you trying to ply, Jane?" called out her father from the next room. "It's an exercise from my new instruction book. 'First Steps in Music,'" she answered. "Well, I knew you were playing with your feet," he said, grimly; "but don't step eo heavily on the keys-it disturbs my thoughts." Musical Courier. CENTRALIA IS TO DECORATE Preparations Are Begun for State Conventions This Week. CENTRALIA, Wash., June 19. (Spe cial.) The work of decorating the. business section of Centra.Ha for the,' state conventions of the Grand Army of the Republic, Women's Relief Corps and live other patriotic orders, which will be held here jointly next week, will begin this week. The contract for the decorations has been let. The Auditorium, where Tuesday night the Commercial Club will hold a reception for the visitors and where the Grand Array campflre and Spanish Veterans' ball will also be held, will be decorated also. Huge posters advertising the big celebration to be staged on June 6, at the close of the convention, are be ing hung in every corner of Southwest Washington and it is expected that thousands of visitors will be drawn here on that day in addition to the regular convention delegates. ELKS DEDICATION DAY AT LA GRANDE IS JOYOUS AFFAIR FOR CITIZENS OF TWO STATES. a - ' I s - . , t t" . ' f . ' t ' eS -'if J . 1 V ' I f V . . - ff.lt l - , - v I ? , r j, t j - ? 1 : OJ t J 1 . . Photo by Rexall Stone, Baker. LA GRANDS iXKS BASEBALL TEA5C, LEADING LA GEASDE OROANIZATION. XM GRANDE, Or., June 19. (Special.) The Elks' new home Dedication day, June 16, was a gala event not only for Elks from Eastern Oregon and Washington,- but for the citizens who saw the parade. The visiting delegations brought with them much to make merry over. This was especially trua of Walla Walla and Pendleton,and Baker ' brought its city band along. The feature of the Walla Walla section of the parade was a Scotch-kilted bagpipe corps and six drummers who captivated the audiences at all points. An enormously large elk with a straw hat six feet across was another feature. The Pendleton crowd brought a human monkey led by a fcandorgan grinder.