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THE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 3, 1917. PLAYGROUND NEED SEEN EVERYWHERE MISS ELEANOR HENRY BECOMES PRIMA DONNA BY HARD STUDY Standing in Musical Circles Attained by Reason of Voice of Rare Beauty Guided by Best Instructors of New York. ffx 0 Supervised Recreation Is Best Way to Keep Children v.; Healthy and Happy. West Park Near Washington Villi'' 13 RICH AND POOR ALL AGREE Kiddies, No Matter Where They May Be, Can Find 'So Joy as Great as That of Outdoor Play. Value Recognized by All. BY EDITH KNIGHT HOLMES. The last day of school will be here Boon an the mothers who live in dis tricts where there are no playgrounds will begin to worry about what will be come of the- children all day long Rich and poor alike, the mothers rec ognize the worth of supervised play ground). They know that when the bright days- are here and the little ones are wild t get out in the open and scamper" about and frolic that there is no place To be compared with these wonderland of youth. Fancy expecting a child to stay all day in an apartment, no matter how fine, and to take a sedate walk for fresh air and exercise, accompanied by a maid or even by the fond mamma or papa. That's all very well, but the nat ural child wants to gret out and play. Imagine the poor youngster in stuffy quarters or even in his own backyard day after day. He'll get into mischief soon, sure as he's born. The real boy and the real girl needs the directed play that the playgrounds affords. Companionship Is Needed, It Isn't much fun to swing or play In a- sand box In one yard always. The wholesome companionship of other children is the only thing that will make the youngster happy and unsel fish and give him a fa4r start toward being a good citizen. The poor tired mother who takes in washing or who does all the washing, cooking, sweeping, sewing, ironing and fi. dozen other services for a large fam ily hasn't much time left in which to direct the play of her children. She hasn't much energy either and often she will be cross and nervous If the little son begs her to quit work and "play train," or run a race. But if she can send him and his little sister to a well-regulated playground, she will have no cause to worry. The super visors will see that the youngsters are wen cared for. Sonny can take a little basket of lunch, play in the swings or on the horizontal bars and little sister can make forts in the sand box and romp with the others and the day will be one grand success. Grounds Needed Everywhere. If it is left to the mothers the play ground movement will go on until every part of the city has its quota of fresh air reservations where the lads and lassies may be happy. And the fathers if they remember the days lage green and have a game of base hall with the fellows, will they for one instant deny their sons and the boys of the district the chance to have good sane outdoor games and exercise that the playgrounds will afford T And the fathers and mothers who at any time have lived in tenement dis tricts in large cities have they not known what it was to worship one poor geranium plant growing in a tin can? Would they withhold from their little ones the chance to romp in lovely gar dens where the grass is like green vel vet, where the "kids" play ball and get strong and husky breathing fresh air the. while they are exercising? Amusement Is Needed. There is going to be a wonderful chance next fall for the clubwoman and the Parent-Teacher Association members to take an Interest in play grounds. It will be one of the big chances to show them what can be done in planning games and instructive amusement. These women know well as do all others that the boys and girls of an energetic turn of mind must have something to do. They must play and play intelligently and they will as a result, work better and more cheerfully. There is one man in Portland who has felt the need of playgrounds. That man is George L. Baker, commonly called "the friend of the children." He knows the great need of playgrounds because he knows children. His heart, ever young, is in tune with the hearts of the little people. He, as City Com missioner, has given some of his best thoughts and unselfish efforts to pro moting an interest in playgrounds. "I was in Peninsula Park one day watching that happy band of about a thousand children, one day, said a well-known professional man in com menting on the worth of playgrounds, "and in all the time I watched, more than two hours, I never saw one child cry. They were all perfectly joyous in . playland paradise. Play Needs Directing. The old fashioned notion that chil dren need no directing In their play is exploded, borne of them, veritable lit tie angels, will manage all right, but the majority will get into mischief if left alone to their own devices. They will saw chairlegs, maybe; they will mark on the walls or break the win dows and do untold damage if not taught to direct their energies in right directions. The story hour, the swimming pool, the gymnasium will be found a lot cheaper than hawing the child get into the Juvenile Court, the reform school and maybe later on, the prison. Play ground advocates are believers in "an ounce of prevention." And a play ground is far safer than the street wh?re the child is in danger of being run over. The clean air in the playground Is better to breathe than the dust of the motor traveled road. The companion ship of happy, energetic fresh air chil dren is far safer than that of the urchin who knows nothing but the back alley. It's lots cheaper to keep healthy in body and mind than to get healthy when mind or body become tainted with disease. And so the mothers who think and work for their babies, the wives of la boring men, clerks and persons of wealth are all Joining in the big cam paign for more playgrounds. And the fathers who- consider the cost are say ing "What are a few dollars compared with the life of my son or my daughter?" They know playgrounds are economical. Assistant Superintendent Named. MARSH FIEUO. Or., June 2. (Special.)- C. G. Cockran, of San Francisco, is a new member of the staff of the C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Company Industries on Coos Bay and was this week installed as assistant su erintendent. Arno Mereen, superin tendent of the entire Smith operations, finds attention to the California and Coos Bay plants a larger amount of work than one man can well handle and the assistant position was estab lished to relieve him. 11 4- - mm- SLT ' tIT'. v-""f','"r"S - - i . x f r v "7 --"t : Ya ; MISS ELJ3ANOR HENRT, who is ap pearing in the vivacious part of Flora Bella in the play of the same name, has had a varied experience in playing and singing leading roles. Miss Henry was not like many prima donnas, recruited from the ranks of a choir. nor has she had the experience of ever singing and dancing in the chorus, nor was 6he accidentally discovered, because of the prima donna or come dienne being suddenly taken ill, and on a moment's notloe filling the part and creating a furore. Miss Henry has always looked upon the stage as the one career best suited to her abilities, and has prepared earnestly and zealously since child hood. At the age of 12 years her par ents noticed that she possessed a voice of rare beauty and at once placed her under the guidance of one of the best vocal instructors in New York- Her first professional engagement was with the Slnger-Askln production, "Louisi ana Lou." Then followed an engage ment in "The Spring Maid" at the New Amsterdam Theater, New York. She was next engaged for one of the principal roles in "Sweethearts" in sup port of Christie UacDonald. Follow lowing this she was in support of Donald Byron in "The Girl From Utah." She was next engaged for the prima donna role in "The Lilac Domino." Of the various roles sung by Miss Henry "Flora Bella" to her is the most lov able, and of the twenty-odd musical numbers comprising the numbers of the "Flora Bella" score. Miss Henry sings in 12 of them. GRADUATION IS NEAR Columbia University Com mencement to Be Tuesday. MANY OF CLASS IN. ARMY Exercises, However, Will Be as Elaborate as Ever and Friends as Well as Parents Are - Expected to Attend. Quarterback, has aDnlied for inrvlon and is awaiting acceptance, as is the case also with Curtiss Philips, of the 1916 junior team. MONMOUTH EXERCISES STIR Patriotic Addresses and Songs Fea ture Memorial Day Programme. MONMOUTH, Or., June 2. (Special.) The annual Memorial day exercises held at the Oregon Normal School were permeated by the finest spirit of pa triotism from the stirring address by State Senator W. T. Vinton, of McMinn vilie, to the songs by the school chil dren, i A feature of the day was the magnifi cent marching of the Honor Guards, 200 strong, who formed an escort of honor for the G. A. B and W. R. C. of Independence and Monmouth. The 'J j) i The House of Quality They All Want MARY to Stay SO WE ARE HOLDING OVER UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT MARY PICKFORD In the Most Dramatic Picture of Her Career "A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS" One Verdict Only From the Thousands Who Have Seen It: "Wonderful Mary's Best' COMING WEDNESDAY : WILLIAM RUSSELL IN "HIGH PLAY' memorable address by Mr. Vinton, the singing of patriotic songs by the as semblage and the fine talk by President Ackerman were memorable events. Fertilizer Plant Proposed. rtOSKBURG. Or.. Juno i. (Special.) Charles W. Jones, of Portland, came here today to investigate the advisabil ity of establishing a fertiliser plant on the property of the Oregon-Portland Cement Company, a few miles south of this city. Mr. Jones is one of the own ers of the quarry. The property is said to contain an almost unlimited supiy of limerock suitable for manufacture of farm products. If the plans material ize, the plant and equipment will cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. Funeral of Mrs. Van Koaghnet Held. FOREST GROVE. Or. June 2. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Mrs. John Van Koughnet, aged 76 years, was he'd here yesterday. Rev. A. B. Patten officiating. Mrs. Van Koughnet had been ill about a month. She came to this city with her husband from Sturgis, S. 13., about a year ago. She is survived by her hus band and four children: Miss Mary Van Koughnet and Charles L., of this city: W. M., of New York, and Mrs. Al bert Anderson, of Sturgis. 8. D. This is commencement week at Co lumbia University and there will be the usual round of college festivities and services with the commencement exercises, the clowning event of the week, occurring Tuesday at 3 o'clock. Although a fourth of the 1917 grad uating class will .not be present to re ceive thelt diplomas in person, owing to the response to the call to the colors, nevertheless the exercises will be as elaborate as heretofore. A large number of parents and friends are expected to attend the com mencement exercises. An elaborate programme has been arranged. Allen Casey will be the valedictorian and Milton Daly will read the class poem. Diplomas to Be Presented. The charge to the graduates will be delivered by Rev. Francis Black, pastor of the Blessed Sacrament parish and a graduate in the class of 1908. The Most Rev. Archbishop Christie will present the diplomas. The call for recruits at the first war note immediately found response in the Columbia University student body, with the result that a large per cent of the most active students rushed to the colors. Among these were six prominent members of this year's class. Full credits, however. . were granted to them as a reward of their loyalty, so that the class will in no way be diminished but will be up in numbers to former standards. The graduates In active service at present follow: Alfred Bennett, son of Judge Bennett, of The Dalles, and a star football player of the last three years, is in training with the regular Army Aviation Corps at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Aloyslus Malone, of Antelope, Or., also a star football end and first place man in basketball, track and baseball, is with the regular Navy Hospital serv ice in California. Wilfred Gravelle. prominent in bas ketball and baseball for the last two years, is with the regular Navy and at present cruising on the South Amer ican Coast. Daniel Malarkey, Jr., is with the Ore gon National Guard Federal service and is doing local duty. Lew Teyrrell, the chief literary light on tne uoiumDiaa, tne university pub licatlon, is with the Navy somewhere on the Atlantic Coast. Bernard Doherty was called home to his ranch near Pendleton, where he is looking after the third arm of the National defense. Others of the class, enlisted and awaiting the call, are Edmund Swee ney, who Is a member of the Cavalry Service of the Oregon National Guard. and Henry Kuekle, who is in the Coast Artillery. Undergraduates who responded to the call to the colors and who are now in active service are: Gerald Malarkey, Herbert Wilcox, Raymond Douglas, Conrad Roth, Know lan Stevenson, Leon McCluskey, Arthur Durbin. Otto Koll, Raymond O'Connor. Ronald O'Connor, James Standifer, Fred Ritchie, Clifford Barker, Bache Crof- ton and Fred DeLore. Those at present enlisted and await ing the call are: Myrton Moore, who has applied for a place with the con traction engineering corps, and Con' stantine Chungranes. who will be at tached to the Canadian contingent at Victoria, B. C. Others who left the university some time ago to make prep arations for service are: John Kil kenny. John French, Herbert French, John Sheridan and Lloyd Knapp. Hugh McKeiica. the 1915 all-star 112-pound BULLETIN NO. 9 Voters, Attention! The statement of Capt. J. E. Perry, that he i3 authorized by "The Oregon Federation of Patriotic Societies" to issue an election ticket is FALSE. - We have no "patriotic" issue to contend for in this . municipal election. The attempt to inject a religious "patriotic" fer ment into this campaigTi is but a Jesuitical attempt to injure our organization, whose sole purpose is to preserve the liberties of this Republic. Mr. Josselyn, who is recommended by this Capt. Perry, is the one. candidate who has brought the religious question into the campaign by publicly declaring himself NOT ANTI-CATHOLIC. (See Oregonian, May 22, 1917, page 8, coL 5.) Why should prejudices of this nature be appealed to at this time, when, irrespective of creeds, the Nation should stand united? Apart 'from sectarian grounds, and with the sole object of selecting clean and able men, on whom-we can rely, we indorse our friends, E. N. WHEELER for Mayor (No. 13 on ballot), and JOHN M. MANN for Commissioner (No. 22 on ballot). DAVIDSON BUCHANAN, PH. D.. 975 Michigan Ave., Portland, Or. fPald Advertisement.) V 4 it It's So Easy to Learn" and such sweet music . The Hawaiian Method of Playing the Guitar -VA fine outfit, in- yHfi r eluding steel, vv ll II Picks, Book and tt JiH-T Lessons We guarantee to teach anyone one solo in FOUR LESSONS A beautiful Lei (Flower Wreath) free with each Ukulele or Guitar Outfit. Eilers Music House 131 Fonrta St., 143 Broadway. Hundreds ef Delighted. Pvplls Have Iinrwa Steel Guitar la Pertlaad During; the Past Year. . Mr. Chas. Kamlna Dlmond. Steel Guitar and Ukulele Solo ist and Teacher. Allen Go Rushlight Safety First ' " y ' - .7 - - y X A - IWllTll1VlWl.alaWnalaaa P" MB I aafllMi1lssrssTl'l l.itu Safety First FOR MAYOR BRINGS EXPERIENCE AS Release Portland from Commission Form of Government WHY? fMAYOR TAXPAYER EMPLOYER OF LABOR TOO MANY LAWS , TOO MANY MAYORS TOO MA!V INSPECTORS TOO MANY BONO ISSl'KS TOO MLCll EXTR.AVAGAXCE GIVE TO PORTLAND SEXTATIVB GOVERNMENT FROM EACH WARD KEEDOM KOH HOBBLED INOl STHIKS SE FROM HOME CON SI' MING BOND ISSfKI ''REE PEOPLE, LABORING IN A FREE FIELD (Paid Adv.) Trade Conspiracy Ordinance i Will stop picketing. There is no such thing as peaceful picketing. Picketing is an instrument of violence. Uses the streets for private strife. Picketing is un-American. Hurts a city by bad advertisement. Picketing does labor no good. Help correct this condition how? X HO YES Paid Adrertlaemeat. A. C Callaa. 698 NoHkras St. Portlaad. Or. HBBBBB.inH alHMBBKHBBBBaBHHHBBslBBI it H a a B IBBI 1
