1916.
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1 , ii i ip. mi i im mw - i- iii,, ii mil "" t al
.v ; Y -- I
.. ' - ' , I tampa all dUcuaatons with hli own
-u-.i i ati-iinigaiia i iini ' 111 mi I courtear. common arnaa and sood 'e'-
rf lowahlp. Mr. UiU la alao a pleaslns
Tor.r:i irTnvs Tarwti ym
gihvct ro4-rrd naxt Sua-
" dar at tr.a JUiUe 'r rerlland
frmrhonr (rvhflr. aa It w ton
ductr by t cmnpwr at Ha flrat
(itrfornjiKa bfor rrlnra Eaterhaar
cJ hit frircii. bow mora ttan IjO
jcira hi
Itaro'.d O. Par!)r. conduftor. haa cob
cl Jtl to rpro4u tfia wora; iaril)r
aa tf hmon rltr rtnd4. aod th
a'vir th'rcfor promlxi to b an avrnl
cf unuaual lntrr(.
Mr. PitUr aiptalna tial tha objact
f taa "Fifi!r a?mphonj' waai to
prijjda rria'- ratrbai3r. bir whom
llUn rr.pIo !. to ahortrn Ma
tit at E.trnj and allow Ma nu
autaaa t ralola Ihalr fmitl. Tba
vJon pritiu from tharai b om
m h-46:p t ta man. and at Uat.
dnoa ta rroll. tbajr avpalad to
ICatdn to flrd a of trahlna; ttr
coa-plalnc known auh.'al rusainc tha
Ti of lm.-urrfn tha ItIbc a arloua
dtr ;aaur. Hadn pocdra4 omr t!i
mtt't tn. tea rau:t thl ona
niac t'i marr5ra of U oix?itra
' MniMi4 to perform for tha ftat lima
ai avmhony tf m'llff llajrda.
I ? to tfc laat mamnt all want
wall, but in'.-.a mijdt- cf tha finale
ct.T.n a r'i.a. Two of 19 parfortrvr
lJ.t.r ( kd tip tnlr In atrumrnia.
blrar oit t.l cn!la ua1 on t;' mu
atc rak and alk4 out of tha r
ctr fi;. A fw hr fartiar. thmr
wara f 'Uowad by anotnvr coupla of
Tnui'in and o It writ antll roni
but too of t tr oiipl toUo flar
tal litldl rrrtm4.
. t mui.? anJd. tha Trlnraw who
. bart r. bil!rd at l ur-0nm.--il
t-irn of aata. atarp'd for
ward, anil muu llda baod.
-:irr..l. -I aa what yo't man.' Thajr
want t y ( h"ni. Vary wll tbrn.
torr..rr" will all bo off"
An t t'.l a t.a minntf la tablch tba
amrSoBr ba rtaya! Aa tha mu-
al-i-in !aaa t.K.ir aaaia. tho raadlaa
an I tbry ba raal caadia. too
will b t:rcjj1d to at a lima.
; avmp.iunr itl bo tha fourth
imml'f on t. p-fsrammo. abuli otna
Wi'.: ta rr'ud to Unealfrt Humpr--Ar
t -konlkindor." Tula l umbar
br tR irodrn (itrmtn opa'a compoar
will b followad br what la axpactad
to proa to m tat' lana an letn!)r In
tarstin work, tha pral jd A I'AprtJ
Ni:i Iun Kiunr." bjr tba u:tra-modra
!.' '-lay.
Tho orar-walroma im"!itir pom.
F:rlndi'" by tha Fmnin rnmpwr.
Fibrlti: P. Iromoa -H'.tanilia'" aulta
nd Tcn mowky'a aon.lrrlul erturt.
-Mil all roBil'iJ. tha proaramrra.
wi--k U rr1d a an x-cpiionaHjr
w;i-b.o.a4 ena and aura to plaaaa.
iinw oin M Ui:Ttl 9
." amr w tit h ?pMrJ at tt
Nw York Vtrorol.tn I j-r-Hru In
I v . pa,t dni baa ni't with ar:r
u'-v than Madama llriirn l-atinn.
who dppr-ara Ii cur.'rrt al tha
"Ifi-tr. rtruar S.
Th rrltlca of Naw To-tt haya acbr4
lt ttr.nir'a of ha of Umtlon. liarlFn.
iw& al vUcf UUca wLara U-t
rot R roltTt.M WiatC PTKO
rLt: AtTI K l ( IBRK.XT
John Oil la placad In nomina
tion aa prtd-ni of tba nawly
orcanisad f'orlland OPra Aaao
rlatlon. Thia racommandatlon. If
Mr. tilll accapta. will bo ratified
at tba meatlna: of tha aaaoclatlon
Turadar niskU Publlo Library
kalU
aliaa Porotbaa Naah. planlat,
bKina a loctura roaraa on -Mod-am
opraa" at tha Hotol I'ort
lnd. Thuraday. with tha praaan- .
tation of tha vpar "Madama
bana Cn"
iue Nona TUawtar. aoprano. and
VI r C. B Abarcrombia. aecom
panlat. In a concart rendition, dl
rartad by Kradarlrk V. Ooodrlch.
of Haifa opera. "Tha Bahamian
OlrL" by tha choir of tha Church,
of tha Mkdalain. at Madalalnaaa
aambly ball. Kaat Twrnry-fuurth
and fci.kiyou atraata. rabroary XI.
rtoua art of thla prima donna wara
loudly acclalmad bforo aha waa an-K.-.d
aa Icadinc dramatlo aopraoo at
tba Matrupolitan.
i:nmy I'otmn waa bora In rracaa.
i.hrii.ia. la . ao aha la la tha ary
prim, of bar Ufa and caraar. Una firat
atuOird tha violin with tha Intention of
brcomiif vlrtaoao on that loalro
mrnt. but af tar aoraa yaara har yolra
waa diarorarvd to ba of aucn unuaual
baauty that tha violin waa put aalda
and vocal leaaona ban.
At tha aca of 1 aha mada liar dabut
In I'.rrlin aa Haotuaaa ,1a -Caallarl
Umtic ana."' and. a!thout but a allp
of a Kirt. bar brautlful yolra and rara
dramatic arniua Immrdlatr-Iy won tha
public. Kyar alnra that time aha ha
ba-en a niembar of tho Itojal Opera.
F)!n- orraalcnal lalta to London. VI
aana. t'raadan. Patroarad and Naw
York. At Covent Cardan and tha Met
ropolitan aha baa uaually appaarad In
conjunction wlto Caruao.
After ill aiotii at tha f "tropolltao
Madame Deatlnn ha decided to devott
a araaoa or two to concart work, al
though aha will probably mako aoma
iwcial -rueai' appearancea la opara.
Madam lvatlnn baa never been heard
outaule of Naw York and a tow other
targa citlca.
Pt.t roR OPKRA PrTOSREaf.
Memoara of tha Portland Opera A
anriatlun ara hopln that John OU1.
who haa been itominatad by tha aelee
tton committee to the office of preal
dent of thla aaaociatlon. will accept
that oSoa when he. la formally turned
to do ao at a bualneaa meetlnc called
for tomorrow ntsv: at tha Punlie
Library.
Mr. UUI la a trained bualneaa man
and an educated a-"tr.ir muaic atu-d-nt
and Blotter, lor many ea- ha
a- mmong the tai:ir of the Tatn
Varein. and haa bean, and la. a mm: r
of tha ae-ond tenor Be 'lion of tho
Apollo Club, mala rhorui, nearly am
tta organisation. H baa been rrai
dent of the Apollo l!uh. and at tl
buauicaa Bcausia of, Uial club ba
atamped all dlecuaalona with hi own
courtaay, common aenaa and food fel
lowship. Mr. UiU la alio a pleaslns
public (praker. and ta a member of
the present Oreffon Leklalature. If ha
accroli tha nomination, all members
..iDubllc acrakcr. and la a member of
I the proaant Orelon Lnlalature. If n
of tha Tortland Opera Association will
ba In luck.
Tha proposal to present as tba first
public venturaa of the new aaaociatlon
aura ambitious operas as "ri'asllarrl"
and "Cavallerla Ituatlcuna" ta being;
criticised. Tbia decision may be re-coneld-red.
Before very Ions; about the and of
April or early In May the boaton
Opera Company will probably pay this
city a visit, and may present on that
ocraalon "I Paf llaccl" and "Cavallerla"
wltb a superb cast. Contrasted with
these profeaalonal productions, ama
teur production of tha same operaa by
memoara of toe Portland Opera Asso
ciation mlzht suffer by comparison,
and thla fact may Influence the asso
ciation to chanm Ita plana
I asked last Friday lor auKcesllona
aa to the future policy of the ajutocla
tlon from a professional musician of
this city, a man of professional opera
experience, and on receiving a promise
that his Identity would not b re
vealed, this musical etpert aald: "The
Portland Opera Association Is a most
laudable enterprise, but reat care
must ba exercised at the outact In order
that tha venture may be made aticcesa
fuL It will be a irreat mistake to
r'.art out with operaa of pagliaccl.'
Cavallerla' and Varmen types, TI.ese
opera are costly to mount and dress,
and It la a question aa to whether
Portland people deaira opera In Lan
guage other than the "-rnaru'.nr. tin-
leaa It la preeented by flral-claas pro
feaalonal companlaa. Fvo last year'e
venture of the Lombard! company at
popular prlcee waa not an unqualified
eucceae. Then, again, the cost of or
chestra la a serious Item, for If a proper
interpretation la to ba given of the
operaa selected the reault can only ba
attained by aeveral ensemble rehear
sals, and the pre expensive with an
orcheatra of several pieces.
"If an attempt Is made to cut down
the number of orchestral rehearsal
the result will not be an artistic one.
and the public will soon cease to give
support If the performance are not up
to the expected standard.
"It would be wlaa for the opera
aaaociatlon to start with an English
llrht opera, aa. for Instance. Sullivan's
'Mikado,' a work full of understandable
humor, beautiful muslo and parts
enough to go almost round the com
pany. Thl work could be costumed
eajally and at a minimum of cost in
thla ctty In Oriental stores. It re
ijiilrrs little scenery, and the accom
panlmenta can be played effectively
npon a errand piano and a llrst-cMsa
reed organ. It would be wiae to glv
ti.a first opera performances In such a
place aa the auditorium of the Lincoln
Utah School, and thua eliminate the
heavy eiper.se of hiring a downtown
theater.
PATRIOTIC Mt MC LAI DEI).
Miss Marguerite Namara. In the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, makes a plea
that Americans should develop patriot
ism In music She think that Ameri
can women who have children should
otsaaiao a autiuly. Xur tao promulga
tion of patriotic music In every home.
"As an example of what effect a cer
tain kind of music may have upon a
people, once when I went to one of the
public concerts in the Central Park
J Mall, thero wa a diverse programme.
Including Tachalkowsky a -isis. says
Ml!s Namara, "The tumultuous jet
hearty and appreciative applause that
greeted the leader and his orchestra
tranact-nded the enthuttam of anything
e!e. Yet this outburst of appreciation
was not due to the quality of the music
as much as the meaning it had for
those who had lived in the land where
Its scene had later Inspired a composer
mho through his music prepetuatea
the memory of a victory and a world
conqueror's defeat. But thla fact Is not
all that waa algnificent of '1812.' To
tho hundred of Russian-American
who were, nresent the thematic repeu
Hon of the Russian anthem, at first
executed and heard plaintively, then
becoming- stronger, until the louder
tones subdued the faint notes or me
'Marseillaise.' it meaning was ome
thine? more than the mere preservation
of Itussln, For them, Kusslan music
meant tender memories, past devotions,
scenes happy and endearing that had
taken nlace in their lives.
Curiously enough. I overheard the
conversation of two person distinct-.
Iv un-American from their conversa
t'lon I gathered they were from Russia.
Nicholas." one said to the other. Ms it
not glorious? If 1 shut my eye I can
ee father with his big pipe smoking on
the veranda and giving orders
to the half sober moujlks. Across
tha field is the cloister with
Its tall steeple standing out clear
aicainst the sky. Do you remember the
trios we made to Kiev? hat dcngnt
ful days we spent there! How we en
tered the Gymnasia together. And
what merry daya wa spent on the
Inkea alniMne? such bad aw r monies with
the ncasanta as the current gently
pushed the boat along it course.
Those daya are over, unfortunately! If
they who invade our land do not de
stroy It, who knows but I may see it
all again with my own eyes?
"'Valodl.' the other responded, 'and
whv shouldn't we aee the land where
we first aw the light of day again?
Thl la a wonderful country. But it is
not Russia. No. there Is no-country
like Russia. There never will be." And
both shook their beada In silent agree
ment. "Here, then, wera two men who were
thousands of mile from the land of
their birth, whom music written by one
of their countrymen about their own
countrv had so Inspired that It put
Russia above the land they were living
In. and In which they were perhaps
enjoying tho liberty seldom experienced
in the land of their birth. It was the
natural feeling, one might say. that
come from a continuing relationship
beginning with Infancy and growing
more tender as the yeiirs go on. And
that Is Just what I desire to bring
about. If we bcqln to sing the baby to
slep with a certain patriotic song it
will not only begin hi musical educa
tion, but aa he grow up the essence
of it will be reflected In his attitude
toward his own country.
"It is in this way that the woman
can begin to contribute her share of
th elaborate preparednes programme
now being so enthusiastically pushed
forward."
TOWS MIMC CENTRALIZED.
A. B. Cain, well known in Portland
church ,cholr and concert actlvltiea as
a pleasing baritone singer, la now
visiting friends at Wichita, Kan., and
writes that he plana to return to thia
city next tfumiier.
"I find quite an active and 'ntr
prlslng musical community at Wichita."
proceeds Mr. Culn. "Through the
Kansaa Society of Oregon. I found there
were a great many people from Kan
sas living In Portland, and especially
from Wichita. I understand there Is
a Kansas-Nebraska Society at New
berg, which has a good membership.
Wichita has 5.000 population. While
Limlsborg. Kan., has attracted wide at
tention musically because of the annual
presentation of "The Messiah.' by
Bethany College of that city. Wichita
ha In recent years come to be recog
nised s the musical center of the
state of Kansas.
"Wichita ta fortunate In having a
first-class symphony orchestra of 65
pieces. Theodore Lindberg. of the
Wichita College of Music. Is conductor,
and the orchestra give monthly con
cert during the season, assisted at
each by a prominent artist, the fol
lowing being the artists for the 1915
11 season: Miss Marguerite Dun lap.
contralto; Slgnor Raoul 8. Bonnano.
baritone: Charles W. Harrison, tenor;
Madame Marie Sundellua. soprano;
Arthur Bhattuck. pianist and the Man
hattan Ladies' Quartet. The artlats
are booked under the management of
Iris Pendleton. The Wichita symphony
Orchestra la now In its third season.
In addition to the artists appearing
with the Symphony Orchestra, the fol
lowing were booked by the Wichita
chorus. under the management oi
Luclua Adea. for the 1K1&-1S16 sesson:
Louise Homer, contralto; Keinaiti er
renrath, baritone; Charlea Wakefield
Cad man and Prlnceas Tsianina Red
feather the Brick Church Quartet.
Zo-llno'r Etring Quartet. Frit. Krelaler.
violinist; Anna Case, aoprano: Ada
Sa.oll. harpist, and John McCor
mack. tn all hi concert toura to
the Wfnt, haa alwaya included Wichita.
"Wichita has five conservatories of
mtnin and Mount Carmcl Academy,
which, like tU. Mary's Academy, of
Portland, tenches music In all Its
branches. Fairmount College and
Friends University both maintain
vocal and Instrumental departments.
The Wichita College of Music has Its
ow-n three-tory building, with an ex
cellent recital hall and tudy room.
Harrv Kvana I the head of the vocal
department of the Wichita College of
Music, and is the leading vocalist of
the city. Mr. Kvana ha a baritone
voice of great range and power, and
la a finished vocalist. For eight years
h waa principal soloist and master of
the choristers. Uouthwark Catfiedral.
London. Knaland. and . haa appeared
with several of tho principal choral
aociettes of Knaland and Scotland aa
eololst In Messiah 'Elijah.' 'St Paul.'
Creation" and other standard oratorios.
A Dortinn of his time Is devoted to
concert toura. In which" he Is assisted
by Otto L Fisher, pianist, . of the
Wichita College of Music
"February 4 and 6. the fan Carlo
Grand Opera Company- gave perform
ance- of 'Alda,' Tales or Hoffman' ana
Kaus In the Forum. Wichita' conven
tion h"l. which ha a seating capacity
of COCO vnd Is the best bulldinc; of It
kind In the Hate. Rafael NavtJ, a
Spanish pianist and composer, who haa
made Wichita hie home for the past
eight year, la an artist well known
throughout the United Statea as a con
cert pianist, and ranks as one of the
best in his line In America.
"Once a month. Mr. Evans give a
historical recital at the reclt.il hall In
the Wichita College of Music building.
The last one he featured the 'Folk'
songs of Lngland, Scotland. Ireland
and Wales, with a little explanatory
talk preceding each one. He Is uc
cessful In hla delineation of English
character songs."
COMING MCMC EVENTS.
Sfr. Sanderson Reed and Miss Alice
Juston are to be soloists at the enter
tainment to be given by the It. An
drew'a Society of Oregon Wednesday
night at Masonio. Temple auditorium.
Mrs. Reed was presented by Mrs. Rose
Cursen Reed last season, and Mis Jus
ton 1 to make her formal debut next
month at an advanced students' con
cert given by Mrs. Reed at the Heillg
Theater. Ml?s Juston Is contralto of
the First Methodist Church choir,
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Mis Dorothea Nash ha arranged an
Interesting course of eight week In
"Modern Operas." beginning Thursday,
to be held In the parlor of the Hotel
Portland. Owing to the Injury of one
of her wrlata. Mia Nash has the co
operation of Miss Abbey Whiteside, who
wiU glvo tho piano Uluetratlouo, and
Mrs. Henry MeWger and' Mrs. Charles
Sears w ill both sins- .
The first opera will be 'Madame
San Gene." one t Geraldlne Farrar a
real ucceses. with Mrs. Metzger sing
ing beautiful ariaa. ' Mis Nash has
been giving these music courses for
four seasons past, and many women are
expecting- to take advaniage of the
class. " li
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Charles Swcnson presents Miss Inez
Peterson in a nlano recital at the Lin
coln High School auditorium Tuesday
night, asoisted by Miss Lillian Swan
on, soprano; Herbert Pippy. tenor, and
Cyril Crockett, violinist.
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The Monday Musical Club plans a
large party for . Thursday afternoon at
S o'clock at the Arcanum Hall, Thir
teenth street, near Washington. Cards
will be played and after the games Mr.
and Mrs. Montrose M. Kingler will pre
sent several of the new dances. Mrs.
Rodney I. Herrick, assieted by Mrs. Lee
Arnett, Mrs. P. Blumauer arid Mrs. An
ton Gieblsch, and further assisted by
a committee, have the event in charge.
Madame Jeanne Jomelll, assisted by
several of. her students, will jrive a
concert Saturday at the Men's Resort.
Fourth and Burnslde streets. The
manager of the Men' Resort says that
he will use all available space to take
care at all that come to this musical
treat a a
The date for the first Elchenlaub re
cital haa been eet for Friday, Febru
ary 15. at the Lincoln High School
auditorium, with the Ensemble Club as
sisting. a a a
The choir of the Church of the Made
line, assisted by Frederick W. Good-eir-h
will nresent In concert form Bal-
fe'a' opera. "Bohemian Girl." at the
Madeline assembly hall. East Twenty-
rii,ih and Slakvnu streets, l-eoruary
m Mt Nona Lawler. soprano, will
sing the part of Airline. Mrs. C. B.
Abercrombie will be accompanUL
a a a
iihn r-iaire Montelth haa been en
gaged as one of the aololsts who will
sing at the benefit concert of the Brit
ish Red Cross. Mr. Montelth has also
been engaged to sing in concert In
Dallas. Or, in March, under the aus
pice of the Dallas Women's Club.
Ml'SIC XOTES.
The order of sacred music for the 5
o'clock vesper service at tho Church of
Our Father (Unitarian). Broadway and
Yamhill, this afternoon is: Voluntary,
"Elegle" (Lebeau): anthem, "Break
Forth Into Joy" (Rogers); offertory,
soprano solo. "My God" and Father"
KMarston): postlude. "March Dea Fan
tomes" (Scotaon Clay).
a ' '
Emil Knna. pianist, and Charle
Sout.i. violinist, gave a Joint pro
gramme at Oswego and were ably as
sisted by Miss Ruth Agnew, soprano.
Miss Agnew sang several pleasing
numbers, which were well received.
Mrs. Mablo Ryder Williams was ac
companist, a a a
Mrs. Beatrice A. Robinson, nee itar
donald. formerly of Portland and well
known in musical circles, died sudden
ly at her home in Lo Angeles January
25. She Is survived by her husband.
William W. Robinson: a son. AMlllam
Robinson. Jr.: a son. Stuart Macdonald.
and a brother. Carlos M. Barreto. of
this city.
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Mrs. Eva Wells-Abbett recently re
signed aa soprano in the White Tem
ple quartet choir.
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Mrs. Susan E. Robinson, aged 85. the
last surviving member of the first fa
mous Stephen G. Foster quartet, died
January 21 at her home, 408 Codar
avenue. Pittsburg. ,Pa. She waa taken
III with grip three weeks ago and this,
combined with her advanced age, re
suted fatally. It was to her, as Miss
Sue Fentland, famous more than half
a century ago aa a beauty and a so
prano, that Foster dedicated hi tlrst
success. "Open Thy Lattice. Love."
It was In her mother's home tn Union
avenue that Foster found inspiration
for many of his love ballads, playing
the melodies at Mrs. Pentland"s piano
while Miss Pentland sang the words.
Pianos were scarce in the '40s and
"BOs. Foster at that time lived next
door, in Union avenue, to the Pent
lands. There was no piano in his
homo, but a splendid one in the Pent
land house. Later, when the original
Stephen G. Foster quartet was organ
ized. Miss Pentland was honored with
the soprano part.
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Should the rendition of a symphany
be applauded or not? This point is
being discusssed at present at Phila
delphia and a correspondent In the
Philadelphia Ledger writes: "The com
munication In the Public Ledger In re
gard to lack of applause at the Phila
delphia Orcheatra concerts la almost
aa much of a shock as the applause
Itself to a truly appreciative listener.
After hearing a divine symphony, the
final movement of which has transport
ed mind and soul, the noise which fol
lows Is essentially brutal and unre
fined and the louder It is and the more
continued the more brutal. If there is
a "crying need' for cacaphony, give
those who need It slats and let them
hammmer the backs of the benches or
tin whistles to blow an afterpiece to
Dvorak. Stokowskl and the orchestra
know when they have done well and
do not need that we should beat the
epldermla from our palms to assure
tbem of It. After some movements
alienee is tho greatest compliment.
The artists down to the last man In
the orchestra would breathe a little
prayer of thanksgiving' if the silence
would always prevail throughout the
movement. The appreciative listener
1 always silent. Especially after some
movements the racket is absurd and
better flitted for a vaudeville perform
ance." a a
Mr. Ella Connoll Jesse presented
Joyle and Carl Da hi In piano recital
yesterday at 606 Eilers building and
Mia Bertha Serr, contralto student of
Hartridge Whlpp. eang. All three young
people acquitted themselves well,
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The concert of the Apollo Club, male
rhoru. at tha Heillg Theater, last
Tuesday night, was reviewed In The
Orcgonlan of last Wednesday. The
chorus rehearsals for the next con
cert will be continued without interrup
tion, and the first rehearsal occurs to
morrow night at Apollo Hall, Tenth
and Morrison streets.
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The January meeting of the New
England Conservatory Club was held
at -the home of , Mrs. E. B. Piper, 770
Marshall street, and the afternoon was
devoted chiefly to music of the Rus
sian school and was in charge of Miss
Agnes Love. The programme was
opened by the Tschalkowsky "Variation
In F Minor." played by Miss Helen
Wegman.. Mis Love read a brief paper
on "The Rise of Russian Music." Mrs.
Fay M. Huntington, accompanied by
Miss Maud Gesner, rendered several
vocal solos. Miss Gesner and Miss
Love played an arrangement of the sec
ond and third movements of the Tschal
kowsky "Fifth Symphony." The pro
gramme wa closed jy two piano solos
by Misa Isabel Wadsworth Clark. A
short business meeting was heid and
during tea hour which followed. Miss
Constance Piper favored the club with
two piano solos. The February meet
ing will be held Wednesday with Mrs.
Fay Huntington In the Stearns build
ing. The programme will be tn charge
of Miss Gesner.
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A programme of sacred music will
be rendered by the chorus choir of
Sunnyside Congregational Church to
night, and the programme is: Prelude,
"Triumphal March" I Buck); anthem,
"Gloria" (Mozart): trio. "To Thee, O
Father" (Verdi). Mrs. J. B. Adam. R. C.
Hodge and O. Smith: solo. "The Lost
Chord" (Sullivan). Eugene P. Steln
uieti; violin solo, "Nocturne, Op, , No.
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COAST CITIES. '
2" (Chopin). Albert Creltz: offer
tory. "Evensong'' (Johnston): an
them, "Conies at Times a Stillness"
(Galbraith) ; solo, "Jesus Only" (Ro
toU), Mrs. -J. B. Adam: quartet
"Lead. Kindly Light" (Parks), Misses
Varner, Rose. Huff and- Mrs. Phelps;
violin solo. "Meditation" from "Thais"
(Massenet). Albert Creitz; anthem,
'Still, Still With Thee"- (Lansing) :
Dostlude "Festival March In l Major"
(Shelley). J. H. Cowcn is director, and
Miss Elsie Smith, organist.
The meetings of the women's chorus
of the. Northwestern College- of Music,
which have been interfered with the
past month by recent stormy weathor
and much sickness, will be resumed
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
Tla Elizabeth Hoben sang "O Salu-
tnris." "Ave Maria" and the "Wedding
Hymn" and also played an effective
rntrrommo of orcran music at the wed
ding of Miss Katharine Southard and
Josenh W. Kehoe, which took place
last Wednesday morning at the Church
of the Holy Rosary.
. . .
"You persuaded you) husband to
join a. glee club?"
"Yes." answered Mrs. Biggins: "when
he starts to sing at home I can now
advlne blm not to tire his voice, and
when he sings in the club I can't hear
him." Washington (D. CI) Star,
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Miss Pagmar Infz Kelly, contralto,
was soloist at the annual praise service
held by the women of the First Presby
terian Church last Tuesday. She gave
charming renditions of "The Lord Is
My Light" (Allitsen) and "But the
Lord Is Mindful of His Own." from the
oratorio of "St. Paul" (Mendelssohn).
Mr. and Mrs. John Claire Monteith
have as their guest today John L
Landsbury. Mus. B., Mus. Pr who Is
head of the piano department of the
University of Oregon at Eugene. They
have asked a number of Portland musi
cians to meet Dr. Landsbury this after
noon. Miss Dagmar Inez Kelly will
sing a short programme of sonss. with
Miss Sue Kenney as accompanist. Dr.
Landsbury is giving an extension
course of lectures on music at the Cen
tral Library.
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At the MacDowell Club meeting last
Tuesday at the Hotel Benso, Harry
Wembrids. tenor, and. Mrs. Walter
Kendall, soprano, assisted by Miss Con
stance Piper and Miss Eleanor Row
land, accompanists, appeared in aaplen
didly rendered programme. Mr. Wera
bridge on this occasion made his last
recital apearance before his dfparture
for San Francisco, where he is to conch
in singing with Mackenzie Gordon.
Both soloists were cordially received
and recall numbers were insisted upon,
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The Women's Club Shakespeare song
recital last Friday,wfls reviewed In The
Oregonlan of yestcday and was a first-r-u,
musical and social success. The
finely rendered programme was: "Blow.
Blow. Thou Winter Wind" (Sargent);
"As Tou Like It" Act II. Scene VII,
"Hark, Hark, the Lark." (Schubert)
"Cymbellne" Act II. Scene III. Dom
J. Zan, "Take. Oh Tak Those Lips
Away," (Wilson) "Measure for Meas
ure" Act IV, Scene 1; "Where the Bee
Sucks," (Arne) "The. Tempest" Act V,
Scene 1; "Fairy Lullaby," (Mrs. Beach)
"Midsummer Night's Dream" Act II.
Scene II. Mrs. Jane Burns Albert,
"Since Brass Nor Stone." (Wassal)
"Sonnet LXV"; "Under the Greenwood
Tree" (Coates): "As You Like it" Act
II, Scene V; "It Was a Lover and His
Lass." (Coates) "As Y'ou Like It" Act
V. Scene III; Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller.
"Orpheus With His Lute." (Coates)
"Henry VIII" Act III, Scene 1; "O
Mistress Mine." (S. Coleridge-Taylor)
"Twelfth Night" Act II, Scene III;
"Who Is Sylvia?" (Schubert) "Two
Gentlemen of Verona" Act IV, Scene
II. Joseph P. Mulder. "Over Hill. Over
Dale," Morgan); "Midsummer Night's
Dream" Act II. Scene I. Mrs. Albert
Mrs. Miller, Mr. Mulder. Mr. Zan. Mrs.
Warren C. Thomas was the admirable
piano accompanist.
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CreSitable to all concerned was the
fine music programme rendered at the
concert of the Portland Amateur Or
chestral Society, William Wallace Gra
ham, conductor, last Thursday evening,
at the Masonic Temple Auditorium. It
is a difficult musical feat to present,
by the aid of amateurs, a programme
of difficult orchestral music selected
from such high-class masters as
Tschaikowsky. Hayda, Mozart, and
Beethoven. Yet, this was what was
done ut this concert and all who took
part are entitled to much credit. There
wero several long, weary re
hearsals before the ensemble was
worked into concert form, but all re
hearsals were faithfully attended and
all concerned worked assiduously. Tho
ensemble, and generally the whole or
chestray effect, were first class Tho
participants ought to be much en
couraged. Miss Mary Scliuitz, violin soloist, won
honors when she played, from memory,
and to orchestral accompaniment, the
Mozart "Sonata in A Major." She
played with good technique and tone,
and made a most favorable impression.
Ciarence M. Heath, tenor, and Miss
Ruth Agnew, soprano, students with
Georpe Hotchklss Street, sang solos in
fine style, to orchestral accompaniment
directed by Mr. Street. Mr. Graham di
rected the orchestral renditions and
wa quite successful. He was the pic
ture of musical Inspiration.
The membership of this society Is:
First violin. Miss Molly Pierce, J. G.
Meybrunn, Mrs. Helen S. T.reed, Miss
Roxanna Wommelsdorf, Miss Laura
McNeil. Mis Agnes Duffy. R. E. Krem
ers. Miss Ruth I'lummer. H. J. Nielson,
Mrs. C. R. Krepple. Miss Elizabeth
Levey and Miss Mary Schultz; .econd
violin. Miss Mildred Nichols, Miss Dor
othy Crook, Miss Myrtle Hall, Miss
Frances Case. Carl Goetz, Mrs. Nancy
C. Beach, Miss Mai-y achoettle. Miss
Gertrude Estabrook, S. Larson and
George Gillard; viola. Otto Kleeinan
and Arnold Smith; cello. William A.
Sieberts, E. Jaeger, A. J. Lehwaldt and
O D. Jameson; bass. Miss Irma Ewart;
flute, Miss Beulah Clark. C. S. Aitchl
son and C. W. Lewis; clarinets, J. C.
Garman, Oscar Spahn and George Fete;
trumpets. Kenneth Goetz, H. A. Young,
and J. Hargraves; French horn, H. F.
Griffith; trombone. Martin Broberg,
Gastin LaMotte and Jack Dundore;
piano, Mtss Marjorie Volhelm; side
drum and accessories, E. E. Swanson;
tympani. George Henkel. K. E. Krera
ers Is president"; J. G. Meybrunn, secre
tary, and Mrs. Helen iS. Breed. Miss
Dorothy Crook, William A. Sieberts
members of the board of managers.
All numbers rendered were well re
ceived, by an audience'that comfortably
filled the entire auditorium.
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lllscipllnr.
A talent for tho violin
Must be a long tlrna nursed:
And so you murt, wiien you begin,
play second fiddle first.
Puck.
"FRATS" TOPIC FQR DEBATE
Defenders of College Association
Win at McMinnville.
M'MINNVILLE. Or., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Fraternities and sororities of
McMinnville College met last week tn
ai intersoclety parliament, the purpose
of which was to promote interfraternal
relations.
A debate was held on the question of
whether or not "frats" have Justified
their existence in McMinnville College.
In support of the "frats" the afirmatlve
contended that "frats" provide a def
inite organized social activity. They
train students to fulfill social obliga
tions ii life and build up character
through the intimate contact of per
sonality. The decision was given to
the advocates of the fraternity.
After the debate an hour of enter
tainment followed, each society provid
ing some "stunt."
Dallas After Y. M. C. A. Building.
DALLAS, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.)
The Dallas Coiftmercial Club will soon
take up the project of obtaining a Y.
M. C. A. building for Dallas. It is re
ported that George Gerlinger, manager
of the Willamette Valley Lumber Com
pany, has offered to donate $5000 for
the purpose, provided the cftlzns of
Dallas raise an additional J20.OOO. Mr.
Gerlinger is a Y. M. C. A. booster and
has been agitating this for some time.
The campaign w'ill be carried on
through the Commercial Club, if at alL
Toronto has a str'et-naming committee
la ,-alrtnir th ritv man with a flne-
,othi c.imh for the uurnnse of destroying
all German street
have been found
out.
Ma.nv such names
nil ruthlessly etampud
CAROLINE SHINDLER RULAND
VOICE AND PIANO.
Pupil of Trabadelo Bourgeois, Carelll
and Charlea Leo Sparks.
614 Eilera Bids.