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JO ttttc srxnAT onrcoxTAT. pot?tt.and. aphil 23, ioi6. I -g:li 1 , . V--A VX Vj j ,j & j fZyl V " ' V- S :'. 'BMnnHaMnM i -' v " f"ontlned From Pa 5.) and the Fairy." Special scenery and unique lighting eiiects are used to make the getting1 most realistic. Th&y will be under the direction of Miss Axa Genivieve PaKet. esthetic dancer, who formerly conducted classes at Reed Col lege. in addition to the above entertain ment special vocal and instrumental music will be grlven. the entire fire men's band beini; on the programme for several numbers. The Easter dansant to be given by Clabs Sixteen of Immaculate Academy Tuesday night, at Columbus Club, promises to be one of the most delight ful events of the season. Five hundred will be played in the club parlors. The committee Is composed of the Misses E. Kissel. M. Larkins. N. Will iams. F. McEntee, F. Kirby. Z. Groat and E. Kelly. The patrons and patronesses are: Messrs. and Mesdames F. w. AVascher, E. U Kissel. J. P. Kirby. J. C. Larkins. H. E Williams, F. Groat, E. Kelly. E. McEntee. B. Moritz, D. W. Ward. I'. J. tlaniey, t.. .Madden. P Employes of the firm of Roberts Bros, are anticipating a merry time at their get-together dancing party on Thurs day evening. April 27. at Murlark ball room. Friends of the employees are to be the guests at this event for which Mrs. W. E. Roberts. Mrs. N. A. Boody. Mrs. E- Smith and Mrs. XV. 1). Medlin are patronesses. Invitations soon will be issued by members of the Josephian Club for their post-Lenten dancing 'party, which is announced for Tuewda evening. May 2. Murlark ballroi-?..-. at Twenty-third and Washington streets. has been chosen as the scene of this party. The "Ia Hoa" Club has issued unique Invitations for its Easter ball, which will bw held in Hiberni Half tomorrow evening. A large attendance is ex pected and a most enjoyable time antic ipated. The club members and. committees are the Misses Mollie McCarthy. Anna iJonovan. Josephine Flyni. Ella "Sulli van. Anna Cody, Margaret Whitney. Josephine Butler and Cecelia Flynn, The patronesses will be Mrs. T. S. H gan. Sirs. P. E. Sullivan. Mrs. M. Lim erick. Mrs. J. J. Hogan. Mrs. P. J Smyth. Mrs. J. Foley. Mrs. W. A. Elvers, Mrs. J. It. George and Mrs. R. B. Day. mm Sub-Rosa Club is making arrange ments for a dance to be given the night of May S at Vincent's Hall. This Is the club's first dance after the Lenten sea son a no mey are trying to make it J noiaoie one. The committee includes: Derva Hawn, George Mullen. Howard Hutchinson, Xeil McEachren, Iola Barnett. May Na deau. Albert Dugan. Marie Vial. Ray Leonard. Edward Nadeau and Leslie Kanak. The patronesses are: Mrs. Katie A Cook. Mrs. H. V. Mullen and Mrs. E. J. Kadeau. The women's auxiliary of the German Hed Cross invite all those interested to attend the dedication of a large cross. It is to be held at the German House Saturday evening. May 6. and Sunday afternoon and evening. May 7. to raise money to aid the widows and orphans of the German and Austro Hungarian soldiers and also for the prisoners in Siberia. Each subscriber to this fund will be entitled to drive a nail into the cross in commemoration of his subscription. Cross and nalts have been donated. The following committee has issued Invitations for the April dancing party of the Blackstone. which has been an nounced for Tuesday evening at Mur lark ballroom: Karl Hebing. Ernest Magius, John L. Bozarth. Walter T. Mc Ouirk, Earl Hammond, Thomas Collins. Theodore Harmon. Alfred Shawcross. Edna Young. Regina Shea. Irene Har mon. Reta Donovan, Ruth Routled. Lydia Villeneuve. Evangeline Mcintosh and Winifred Ralston. The second annual ball of the Ar cadians will be held at the Hotel Ben son on May 5. This will be the most elaborate dancing party of the club foi the 1915-1916 season and will close their festivities until Autumn. The decorative scheme is expected to re flect the spirit of May. and several unique surprises are under consider ation by the eommitte in charge of the evening. 'Employes of Meier & Frank Company have completed arrangements for a special dancing party Saturday even ing. May 6. Invitations soon will be issued for this affair, which is to take place In Murlark ballroom. Committee and patronesses will be announced later. Tuesday Evening. April 23, is the date .of the next Swastika, Club dance. This vf. fxf1 !ifi (1) The Three Maids' nance .. .. Lee Thompson. Leading. (2) Mian Mary Abry. 3 Mlu Wilbertta Babbldge (Left and Mrs. Ray Hunt (Rlsbt). 4 Mrs. J. S. Winters. The annual women's exhibition of t he Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club gymnasium classes, under the personal supervision of J. Lee Thompson, will be held in the Winged "M" gymnasium next Thursday night. Invitations have been sent out by G. Seaton Taylor, chairman of the gymnasium com mittee, and plans have been made to make the occasion one long to be re membered. Several drills and special features have "been placed on the programme by Mr. Thompson, featuring the "Three Maids" dance and the "Russian Wed 4ing." Between 70 and SO women will appear In the drills, while 27 women will dance in special numbers. The exhibition will start promptly at 8 o'clock next Thursday night. will be tho third dance in the new quarters. The committee in charge Olive Keffer. Cora Eaton, Olga Fox, Evelyn Greenwald. Ethel Hale. Edith Wilson. Helen Ladd. Leo LeLlssier. F. M. Moore, Walter Keffer, Rex Rethlef sen and Ada Coles. Ladlep" auxiliary to Order of Railway Conductors will give a social and luncheon on Tuesday at 2 o'clock in K. of P. Hall. This affair is to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the organiza tion. Friends are cordially invited. The Officers and Guard Club of Port land Review. No. 7. Maccabees, will hold their next "500" party at the home of Mrs. Help. Tourney building. Second and Taylor streets, next Tuesday after noon, April 25. Marguerite Camp. No. 1440. Royal Neighbors of America, will entertain its friends on Tuesday night with a 500 party. Miss Marie Chambers will entertain DALLAS PUPILS PRESENT ' A ' v L f i uufe . - - rn-ir" - - ' -wmm afr.. ri Readlna; From Left to Rixbt (Kront Hon) Hollla Smith, J'rlneeaa So Trul Bayard Taylor. Top- ot ICvrlya Bennett.' Prinrena Chrvaantbrmum Glen Holman, Bmprror W hiit-f orWhl W 1111am Hamilton. Prince So Silt May JlrUoaild and I uses Itowr borough. Attendants; 4 Seated In Front 1 Janet Lanner, Donna Mae- Kentle, Guardian Angel Back Row Stella Stlunette, Mattle Morris, Anna Kraber, Claudia Plank, Fairy Moonbeam Rena Bennett. Lonora Craven, Gertrude Kills. DALLAS, Or.. April 22. (Special.) One of the most successful home talent productions ever given ' In Dallas was presented at the Woodmen Hall Monday evening, when 75 pupils of the four upper grades of the public schools of this city gave the fantastic Japanese operetta, "Princess Chrysanthemum." The en tertainment was under the supervision of Miss Gertrude Irwin, supervisor of music in the Dallas schools. The success of the thesplans was enthusiastically acclaimed by an audience that packed the large assem bly room. , - , at her home. 805 Minnesota aveiyie. on Wednesday evening for the purpose of promoting interest in the "Irish Fair." Five hundred and music will be the diversions of the evening. Peter A. Porter Circle, No. 25. Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, will give their next card party Wednes day. April 26. at 2 V. M.. in the I. O. O. F. Hall, on Williams avenue and Skid more street. The meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ahaval Sholom. which was called for tomorrow afternoon, has been postponed until next Monday, May 1. Lincoln-Garfield Relief Corps will give a 500 party Friday night In room 525 Courthouse. The G. N. C. B. Girls announce their opening shirtwaist party to be given. May 5 at Cotillion Hall. The Woodlarks of Woodard & Clarke Company announce their May day dancing party for May 13. Unique in- "PRINCESS CHRYSANTHEMUM," vltations will be issued in a few days. This party will be held in Murlark ballroom. WEDDINGS. M a vr-Wo I vert on. The marriage of Miss Lillian Eliza beth Wolverton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wolverton, to Neal Maw was solemnized on Monday at the bride's home, 540 Jackson street, Port land Heights. The house was beau tifully decorated for the ' ceremony. George Everet Baker officated. Mr. and Mrs. Maw will live in Carter, Mont. The bride Is a niece of Judge and Mrs. Wolverton, who entertained for her recently Several other social func tions were given for the popular young woman. Steln-Mullan. On Sunday evening the marriage of Miss Hazel Lucille Mullan and John Stein took place at the country home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Mullan, near Milwaukie. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoesley, of Milwaukie. played the wedding march. The cere mony was performed by Rev. Mr. Geils, of the Milwaukie Evangelical Church. The bridal couple were attended by Miss Myrtle Mullan, Bister of the bride, and Clarence Farnham. Only relatives and a few friends were in attendance. A reception, was held and a wedding supper served. Coffee and punch were served by the bride's younger sisters. Wlnfie and Leona. Mr. and Mrs. Stein will take up their residence in their bungalow near Mil waukie. , ANNOUNCEMENTS. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Calkins, of Hood River, announce the engage ment of their daughter. Gladys, to Clif ford Porter. The weddingv will take place in May." Announcement has been made by Mrs. Albert Back of the engagement of her daughter. Miss Nellie Back, of East Orange, N. J.. to Emil Ofner, formerly of Portland. The wedding will take place at East Orange in the near future. Announcement is made of the wed ding of Miss Julia Schoenfeld to H. Crawford Compton, formerly of this city, which took place at San Jose, Cal., April 6. Mr. Compton Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. t. compton, or 1002 Gladstone avenue. Portland. m m m Mr. and Mrs. Judd Lowrey announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Madge, to Leslie Crelghton Nesblt. of Ellensburg, Wash. The wedding will take place in June. The engagement of Miss Clara Till man, of Natchez, Mi3s.. and Sidney Silverstein, of San Francisco, has just been announced. Miss Tillman is well known in Portland, as she visited here last Summer with her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Hyams, 639 East Twentyecond street North, and the numerous friends she made at that time will be greatly intereste'd in the announcement. SOCIETY PEKSONALS. Mrs. John McCraken has again taken up her residence .at the Mallory, after a few weeks' sojourn in Tacoma. Miss Helen Hutchison has returned from a two months' trip to Long Beach, Cal., and oher places of inter est in Southern California Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Preston, of 530 Brazee street, have returned from Marshfield, where they have been visit ing their niece. Mrs. Frank Cohen. Mrs. Blanche Hershey Hogue, of Boston. Mass., is a visitor in the city, and is registered at the Hotel Mallory. Robert E. Scott, of New York, is a guest of his mother, Mrs. W. D. Scott, at the Mallory. Others registered at the Mallory are Mrs. J. N. Griffins and daughter, from Astoria: Mrs. T. F. Harlbert. Wenat chee. Wash.; Mr. and MrB. William E. Meek, New York, and Mr. and Mia. J. Bacharack, New York. LODGE TO CONVENE HERE Kniglits and Ladies of Security Will Meet Wednesday. The state convention of the Knights and Ladies of Security will be held Wednesday in the Moose Hall on Mor rison, near Broadway. Delegates from every council in the state will attend the meeting and election of two dele gates to the National convention to be held at Detroit, Mich., June 10. will be chosen. D. L. Povy, of Eureka Coun cil. 204, will call the meeting at 10 o'clock In the morning. Dr. Frank Loveland. a Portland pastor, will give the address of welcome. On Tuesday the delegates are ex pected to arrive and make their head quarters at the Imperial Hotel. A re ception will be held that night at the Moose Hall. L. M. Thomas, district manager, is chairman of the reception committee and the committee on ar rangements. Teachers' Home Suit Settled. WENATCHEE. Wash.. April 22. (Special.) The orchard of George W. Brown, of Monitor, with a modern dwelling, is worth $4300. it was de cided by a jury in the condemnation proceedings instituted by the Monitor School District to acquire possession of the property to be used as a home for its teachers. The district offered $3000 for the property while Brown asked $5000. JAPANESE OPERETTA. BIRD LIFE OF OREGON STUDIED AND EXPLAINED IN ITS NATURAL COLORS Laura Miller Describes Migrations and Habits of Feathered Visitors That Are Most Familiar to Portland People. Many Varieties of Songsters Mingle, but "Permanent Residents" Seem Shy, Says Observer. BT LAURA MILLER. THESE are days when "the Portland bird .lover, be he ever so hurried, should go to meander an hour in a suburban lot. He should choose the lot from a bird's standpoint rather than his own a nice, rubbishy lot with old stumps and fallen logs, plenty of wil lows and underbrush, red currant and fir trees. La"st Sunday morning I found such lot. It was further furnished with great and hideous heap of old tin cans but. as the birds did not seem to mini, it.' I soon forgot it myself. Besides, i was busy prowling about. soTt-footea as a cat, sneaking up to get a nearei view of my shy feathered friends, and. when I got it. making a perfectly mo tionless stump of myself. It must be noise and motion rather than strange color that disturbs the birds, for they didn't seem to notice that I was a blue serge stump with a blue velvet hat atop. A pair of neat, little, white-crowned sparrows hopped near by and sang their ringing song. A pair of che winks, scratching for food in the dead leaves, called to each other. A robin picked up a load of dead grass stalks in his bill and flew up into a fir tree. A ilamtng little rufous hummingbird whizzed to a currant bush and stood poised in the air for an instant, tan ning his wings. A rusty song sparrow fidgeted about in a brush heap and, perching on its topmost twig, sang his song, a softer, sweeter song than the white-crowns. Warbler Out In Force. In the willows warblers were out in force the leafgreen Summer warblers that spend the Summer with us. several lutescent warblers, similar to the others, but with red-brown crown patches, and the beautiful Audubon's warblers that will retire soon to the woods for nesting. The warblers did not sing at all; it was their breakfast time, and they darted silently from in sect to insect. But overhead there weer songs. A gray finch with a strawberry-colored head and throat warbled his hauntlng Iy sweet melody from a telephone wire. And a meadow lark on a post threw back hia head and sang as if he were trying to reach the ears of the angels at their Sunday services. He got an answer from the heavens finally, but it t'ldn't come from the celestial choir. It came from a band of geese. There must Jiave been a hun dred of them in that company that made a great, black wedge (lying due north. Their restless quacking made me want to migrate, too. I'd have given a good deal then to be a gray Canada goose flying north. Thrushes Found In Garden. As it was I walked home to find in our own Irvington garden a pair of russet-backed thrushes. Russet-backed thrushes on the 9th of April! And Lord's book says that they "arrive late, about the last of May." But these two were gone the next day. Perhaps they were a far-migrating pair giving us a brief visit on their way toward Alaska. Fsr April is as all bird lovers know ; the busy time cf the Spring migra tion. And we as all Portland bird lovers know are in the.direct track of the tourist birds that spend their Win ters in California. Mexico or even as far south as Central America, and their (nCntiPuert From Page 8.1 musicians of this city and the quartet is a fine combination. During the past Winter these singers sang extensively in Eastern Oregon. Washington, Idaho and Montana, traveling more than 7000 miles. The new trip will include con certs in 10 different states and will cover about 8000 miles. The first con cert will be at El Paso. Tex., and for several days the trip is along the Mexi can frontier, where the climate even without the- aid of Villistas is con siderably warmer than that of Port land. The many friends and acquaint ances of the quartet are looking for ward to their appearance at Gladstone, Or.; July 18. Some well-known cities included in the itinerary are Los An geles, Cal.; Sacramento,' Cal.; Reno, Nev. ; Ogden, Utah; Baker, Pendleton and Eugene, Or.; Walla Walla, Wash.; Roseburg and Salem, Or.; Bellingham, Everett and Spokane, Wash.; Missoula, Butte, Helena, Hamilton. Bozcman. Bill ings and Miles City, Mont. (In which latter place the thermometer last Win ter registered 62 below zero), and Boise and Lewiston. Idaho. Their friends wish the quartet a prosperous and happy trip, and a safe return. An enjoyable piano recital was given by the students of Mrs. Minnie D. Mapes, at Sunnyslde Methodist Episco pal Church on Monday night. The au dience' was large and showed its ap preciation in hearty applause, as the various numbers were rendered. Those who took part in the well-selected programme were: Miss Marguerite Kirsting, Dorothea Anderson, Claufle Holton, Arthur Grilley, Faith Jones, Mabel Thomas. Dorothy Koontz. Doro thy Clark, Florence Baitgate. Mildred Ohm. Faith .Jones. Dorothy Koontz and Madeline May. Mrs. Daisy E. Ross, accompanied on the piano by Frederick Ferlnger, sang pleasingly. Elliott Ben jamin gave violin numbers in a skill ful manner. Mrs. Mapes was accom panist. m m m It is announced in a Seattle news paper that after June 1 Ferdinand Dunkley. who played recently so suc cessfully on the Reed College pipe or gan, will be organist of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. The piano students and Junior Glee Club of the Christian Brothers' Busi ness College were' entertained at the residence of their instructor and di rector, Mrs. Minnie Thompson Carty. A delightful programme was rendered, consisting of solos, duets, trios vocal and instrumental and several cho ruses by the Junior Glee Club. Spe cial numbers by Miss Eva Baker, Ar thur Albertini, Miss Ruth Carty, Mrs. Julia Thompson Frost and Mrs. Minnie Thompson Carty were highly applaud ed. Masters John O'Donnell and Amos Reid received prizes for the highest credits in piano work for the months of February and March. A feature of the occasion was an original poem by Miss Ruth Carty, presented to John O'Donnell. The juniors will enter tain, their friends at the college in the near future. mm Harold Hurlbut. tenor, has been re appointed for the ensuing year as tenor soloist and music director of the First Baptist Church choir. Mr. Hurl but is that rare kind of singer a high tenor of J really excellent, ringing, sparkling quality.- I heard Mr. Hurl but sing, about three weeks ago, with piano acocmpaniment. and stood near him. So 1 can bear personal evidence m to Mr. Hurlbut's qualifications as a singer. Mr. Hurlbut shows common sense, business prudence and enter prise in proceeding recently to New York City, where he coached in tone building and tone placing wilh emi nent vocal instructors. Vocal tone building, please, not "repertoire." In consequence Mr. Hurlbut came back to Oregon with a better voice than ever Summers to the north of us in Wash ington, British Columbia and Alaska. Moreover, in April birds that come down out of the Coast and Cascade Mountains to spend the Winter with us begin to flit back to their nesting grounds. So April should be of all months in the yearthe most interest ing to the local ornithologist. Any day this month we may happen to see some of the birds that merely 'Pi(i a day with us in passing. One of .hese ia the pileolated warbler, a fas 3inating little, yellow-green fellow with a black cap. The yellow-crowned sparrows, too, fly north in flocks at this time. They are larger, handsomer oirds than the white-crowns; more .'awn-colored than grey, with a golden Stripe on the head. - Winter VlMitors Departing. Any day, too, we may see the last of our Winter visitors. The big, brown Townsend sparrows that have scratched so lustily in vacant lots are flying oft .o their nesting grounds north of 49. The Alaskan robins, which we all fed this Winter during the inhospitable "silver thaw," have nearly all left us. Of my own 14 boarders only one re mains. And he is not the one I res cued when he was half frozen and kept in the basement a week. That one had orowned coloring, and a most ungrate ful manner. He used to sit on the wood and scold with a harsh "chut, chut" whenever he saw me. Some of these birds may have returned to our lira high mountains, but most of them aro on long journeys, nesting as far aorth as the shores of the Bering Sea. Of our Winter visitors the grosbeaks are the slowest to depart; but already ome bands have left for their obscure Summer homes in the Coast and Cas cade Mountains. These birds come so often to Port land that most people are familiar with their appearance; their wonder ful coloring of olive, old-gold, yellow, black and white, the heavy beaks that :nake them look awkward just as a great hooked nose does a human be ing. Most of us have noticed how clumsy their motions are except when they are in full, undulating flight. And we have wished that they would give us, instead of incessant, complain ing chatter, some notes of their wild, woodsy. Summer song. "Permanent Heftldcwt" Shy. Our "permanent residents" have grown a little shy and retiring. It is their courting and nesting season. Nowadays we hear the flicker's strident "wick, wick," and see him in vestigating old stumps, dead trees and rotting telegraph poles. Rusty song sparrows are choosing sites on or near the ground in low bushes. Pairs of lively ciiewinks busy themselves about brush heaps and fallen logs. Meadow larks are looking over hoof-prints in the grass, and singing the rare, sweet song that they give on the wing. The common English sparrows bad luck to them have already built every where under house eaves. The friendly iittle Vigor's wrens are picking out their birdhouses or choosing nesting places about the dwellings of human beings. Yesterday I found a junco's nest. A persistent buzzing caught my ear. Looking up, I saw a male junco sitting on a limb, buzzing warnings, while down on the ground below the little female picked up a great load of dry grass. She did all of the work while a fact that was noted quicKly when he sang at banquets and recitals. He is a faithful student and says he will always be one. The Schubert Song Club, formerly known as the Wednesday Women's Chorus, and composed of students of J. XV. Belcher, held an enjoyable meet ing at the apartments of the Misses McGivern last week. Soloists were: Misses Grace Squires. Ellice Stearns, Anna McGivern, Hazel Hardie and Mrs. Sumption. A musical recital by students of Mrs. C. H. Clement, which took place at Central Presbyterian Church last Monday night, was well attended and 4uitt an enjoyable affair. All those who took part acquitted themselves with credit. The participants: Miss Ruth French, Miss Claudia Fletcher, Master Lewis Cook, Miss Evelyn lo gic. Miss Elizabeth Clement, Miss por- Al'THOH OP "TUB PROMISED LA.D" TO SPEAK AT LIT TLK TIIEATEH. r.IlxH Mary Antln. Mary Antin, who lectured in Portland last year to an audi ence of more than 2000, will be in Portland on Wednesday night and will speak in the Little The ater. Miss Antin is known as the author of "The Promised Land" and 'They Who Knock at Our Gates." "Americanism as a National Project" will be Miss Antin's subject. The Little Theater seats but 330 persons, consequently tickets will be in demand. t - & i - 4 i i I X- , X i ;? $ j t I - . "'W f A - - f"""- f I rLC 1 ' ti - - t3: i ; -!M L 1 ! ;,f IV j5r- 7 . ti . t ; tmmmmim " ; i i : t IS I'M 7; ' H 1 ; f I X i I lit j ' f ' I fit . 5 j: I - ' ' n t i f i'iIImk Mary Antln. t f he stood guard. And a poor guard he made for all he was puffed up with masculine importance. In a minute I saw the nest, not on the ground where juncoes usually build, but ten feet up on the ledge of a small cold-closet, pantry window. Crow Active These Days. The crows are very active these days. Yesterday I heard of the woes of a neighbor who had a nest of them in his backyard last year. He was driven nearly frantic with sleeplessness from their noise before he finaliy got thepi scared away. The nest was inac cessible in the top of a fir irree ; and all means of dislodging it failed until he finally hired a wiry small boy to climb the slender treetop. The young ster destroyed the nest while the dis tracted cawing of the huge, black birds rose to heaven. Our "permanent residents" are not -the only ones occupcid with home building thoughts. The robins, which have been with us a month or more, are building. J jst now for their first broods, they choose protected spots, beams under a house roof, or the thick shelter of a fir tree. Later, when the leaves are out, they will build in maples and other shade trees. The other day I saw a robin with his red breast all mudstained from the wet earth he was carrying for the masonry of his home. The violet-green swallows, too, have come bark from Central America and seem to De looking at chimneys and eaves. Surely you've seen them al ready this Spring and delighted your eyes with the wonder of their graceful, tireless flight. April Month of Sparrows. But April is especially the month of the sparrows aid the warblers. Chief of the sparrows is the white crown. The white-crowns are every where now; neat, lively little fellows in a very Springlike garb of pearl grey vaisteoat. yellow-brown coat and black and white striped cap. Early in the morning they begin to sing, they sing during most of the day. and at any hour of the night. The song, somewhat monotonous in the daytime, becomes wonderfully sweet in the silent darkness. One little chap in our neighborhood sings every night about 10 o'clock. The chipping sparrows are coming. They are the smallest sparrows and have a little grasshoppery song. The dust-colored visper sparrows are ar riving, too. They are fond of country roads and rail fences; and their sweet est song hs about sunset. Nearly all of the shapely, alert little warblers are due this month. The handsomest of all is Audubon's, all blue-grey and black and white vfth brilliant yellow trimmings. His song Is somewhat metallic, but he is a joy to watch. Soon the thrushes will be with us to stay. We, in our garden, are looking for them most of all, for, the last two years, they have! built in our vine maple; and the fuzzy, solemn little ones learned to feed themselves and to fly on our lawn. Last year's nest had among Its building materials of moss and dried leaves a piece of wrapping paper and some threads or embroidery cotton. Who says that our wild birds ire not becoming domesticated? Meantime, until the thrushes come, I intend to go often to visit my various bird friends on the tin-can-decorated vacant lot. othy Ieaman, Miss Audrey Jensen, Miss Ruth Starbuck. Miss Nt-ttie Habekost, Miss Lucile Hodges, Miss Ollie Adams, Miss Winifred Cook. Miss Helena Cook, Miss Ethel Thorn, Miss Grace Miller, Miss Gladys Chamber lain. Miss Marion Hodges and Mrs. Clement. Miss Nettie Habekost was soloist and Miss Martha McNamee ac companist. "When I sing I get tears in my eyes. What can I do for this?" "Stuff cotton in your ears." Chicago Tribune. Jessie Please, auntie, the new lady next door says, her compliments, and will you play very low. because her husband is extremely musical. Sydney Bulletin. JUNE CLASS TO GIVE PLAY "Tom Pinch" AVill Be Presented at Jefferson April 2 8-2 9. The June class of Jefferson High will present on April 28 and 29 "Tom Pinch," a dramatization of Charles Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit." Admirers of Dickens will enjoy an evening with old favorites when 11 characters of the story will steal from between the covers of the good old novel, and, clad in the picturesque costumes of Dickens time, live their lives again on the Jef ferson High stage. There will appear the handsome but selfish young cad, Martin Chuzzlewit (Jack Williams), hard but kind old Martin (Carl Applegrin), good John Westlock (Wallace Davis), jolly Mark Tapley (Mack Brown) and the hypo critical Pecksniff (Vernon ?mith). In terest will fall on Giggling Mercy Pecksniff (Madeline Brown), the severe Charity Pecksniff (Dorothy Smith), the maid, Jane (Jessie Laird), and then will center on pretty Mary Graham (Buena Margason) and. sweet Kuth Pinch (Thelma Blair) and last but- not least, on noble Tom Pinch, "God bless him." The play will be presented under tha direction of Miss Nrna Greathouse. BIBLE VERSE CONTEST ENDS Kast Side liaptist Seliool Will Jlold Supper Friday. A contest at the East Side Baptist Sunday School, of which XV. K. Hall is superintendent, recently put the mem bers to the test of writing a verse of Scriptures, each beginning with a letter of the alphabet, and running consecutively, from A to Z. About 35 members entered the contr-st and five winning the highest commendation of the judges were Mrs. R. W. -Boulette, Miss Maud Griffin, Dwight Zimmer man, Miss Anna Karlson and Lester Boyce. The two reciting the verses from memory were Miss May Griffin and Mrs. Jennie Boyce. Teachers and workers of the Sunday School will meet next Friday night at 6:30 o'clock at a "pot-luck" supper at the church, when ways and means of increasing the efficiency of the Sun day School work will be taken up. The meeting is open to old and young. Lielianon Faculty Is Fleeted. LEBANON. Or.. April 22. (Special.) The following corps of teachers has been elected for the year In the public schools of Lebanon: City superintend ent. James E. Dunton; principal of the high school, Eric Bolt; high school fac ulty, Gertrude Walker, Kathryn Kirk patrick. Laura Heist, Lottie Penn; grades, Evelyn Sutton, Isabelle Garland, Ora Keebler, Inez Kern, Jessie Wiide, Anna Denman. Hazel Hazelton. Arlene Hoerr. Susie Fry, Bertha Golden, Jessie Keed and F. J. Kidby, instructor in. manual training.