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THE SUNDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER O, 1917. irrEirgr Joseph Icqxte ?j . . - - -X - A v - 1 -AM-v-?j - "1 llWsIs I - 1" :,v ,1 , ----- ' 7 r -1 mE"-- i '" - r. - - r V"V, "' v c" Ai n PORTL.AXD music patrons are to b given th opportunity of hearing the Apollo Club male chorus In concert In the Public Auditorium Thursday nigrht at 8 o'clock. The greatly increased seating; ca pacity will permit a large audience. In addition to the regular list of mem bers, and the scale of sat prices has been gauged with a view to make the concert easily within, the reach of everyone who cares to attend. Some S00 desirable balcony seats will be placed on sale at a cheap rate. At this writing it is not possible to state the name of the soloist assisting In this concert. Miss Tilly Koener, the Dutch contralto, was engaged for this vent, but almost at the last moment decided that It was not possible to visit the Pacific Coast at this time. Negotiations were opened at once to engage Leon Oernstein, the noted New York pianist, to fill the vacancy, but to no purpose. Mr. Oernstein was too tusy with concerts in the East. Ne gotiations are now In progress with an other soloist. The Apollo Club's chorus numbers should prove of unusual interest. Plenty of life and color has been In eluded and these brighter numbers are ure to make a strong appeal. The conductor is William II. Boyer, who has drilled the chorus to a high state of efficiency. The chorus programme: "Hail to Our Native Land," Verdi; "Hebe." Dressier; 'Evening 6erenad," Pache: "Alex ender," Brewer; "Sunrise. Podbertsky; "Volga Boat 6ong.' Tuthill: "The Belle of Fhandon," Nevln; "The Best of All Good Company." Bullard; "Klllarnwy." Matthew 0. Light Eternal." Verdi; Dinah." Johns lnvlctua," Huhn. COMMUNITY SING IS TODAY. Here is the National community sing ftsked for by Mayor Baker in the Pub lio Auditorium this afternoon at o'clock; soloists, Mrs. Virginia S. Hutch inson, contralto, and Lucien E. Becker, i ganist. William H. Boyer is conductor. The committee in charge: Mrs. George I. Frankel, president Pacific Coast Dis trict National Federation of Music Clubs, and Mrs. Percy W. Lewis, state president for Oregon of that society and George Wilber Reed, president Portland District Oregon Music Teach ersr Association. The programme: Opening remarks. Mayor Baker; "Amer ica, 'Keep the Home Fire Burning. "Annie Laurie"; solo, "My Own United Ftates." Mrs. Virginia 3. Hutchinson Love's Old, Sweet Song," "My Old Ken tucky Home," "Battle Hymn of the Re public, organ solo, "American Fan tasy," "Speed Our Republic," "Our Homes," Benjamin R. Perkins, sung to the tune "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"; -"There Is a Long Trail." -Abide With Me." "Star-Spangled Ban. a or." TWO EUGENE SOLOISTS PLEASE. A music treat of unexpected excel lence was experienced last Tuesday afternoon in the auditorium of the Multnomah Hotel, when the MacDowell Club, Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke pres ident, presented in recital Arthur Faguy-Cote. baritone, and Miss Win! fred Forbes, violinist, two members o the faculty of the University of Ore sron. Mr. Cote, a tall, slender, scholarly looking man, has an agreeable, spar kling, well-trained voice. He is not at his best In bravura, or heavy dramalio work, seeing that his is naturally light baritone voice of lelder or ballad quality. It has been skillfully trained and he sings smoothly and nicely one of the best baritone voices In this sec tion. His diction is superb, and it Is a great pleasure to hear such carefu distinctness. Mr. Cote invests his songs with a refinement and also delicate finish, that are agreeable to the ear. Mr. Cote, who was kindly received and applauded, was trained In vocallsm principally In Paris, France, by Emlle Cacenueve. ana was taugnt aiction oy Eduard Hes. London. England. His comjpanist was his young and pretty FOUR OREGON MUSIC PEOPLE ACTIVK IN CURRENT EVENTS. Mrs. Beatrice Hidden Eichen laub presents Miss Dorothy En glehart, pianist, in recital in Ma sonic Temple auditorium tomor row night. William H. Boyer is conductor of concert of Apollo Club, Publio Auditorium, Thursday night, 8 o'clock. Arthur Faguy-Cote, baritone, and Miss Winifred Forbes, vio linist, members of faculty of the University of Oregon, presented in recital by the MacDowell Club in Multnomah Hotel auditorium last Tuesday afternoon. bride, a Kentucky girt Mrs. Cote played the accompaniments in clever and brilliant style. Mr. Cot is, a na tive of Quebec, Canada. Miss Winifred Forbes, violinist, played solos with beautiful tone and finish. She excels in mastery of string technique and easy legato style. She was successful in all her selections. choosing those with sparkling tune and easily understood. She is an ad mirable violinist. A native of Illinois. Miss Forbes studied the violin with Leopold Kramer, concert master of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, and also with Sametini, of Chicago Musical College. Mrs. Burke was piano accompanist for Miss Forbes, and played In splendid style. "MESSIAH" BJECITAI DEO, 80L Plans are progressing nicely for the coming Christmas concert, which will take place Sunday afternoon, December 30, in the public Auditorium, oy ue Music Festival Association. For this event the festival chorus of more than 200 members, with Instru mental accompaniment by SO members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, and the Auditorium pipe organ, will render a programme of the best In Christmas music Four of Portland s best-known solo ists have been engaged to participate, and they are: Mrs. Pauline Miller Chap man, soprano; Mrs. Virginia S. Hutch inson, contralto; George Wilber Reed, tenor, and George Hotchkuss Street, baritone. That the concert la to be conducted by William H. Boyer insures an Inter- j4 ..n ; i T v V ?t - w ' , t - -rt -- : f j - y 1 . ' -: L..4. 1. Grove. Silas Pataey Nellan was seated tm Flaao Reel tat. Llttl Tkeater, Last Night. pretatlon and rendition of the music which will leave nothing to be desired. The programme consists of Men delssohn's world-famous hymn. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"; a beautifu arrangement of "Adeste Fidelis. Come All Ye Faithful"; the traditional Holy Night," arranged by Gruber, which will be sung without accompani ment This will be followed by a pipe, organ solo. The remainder of the pro gramme will consist of selections from the oratorio of Handel's Messiah, in which the four soloists, chorus, orches tra and pipe organ will all combine to produce a splendid effect. Arrangements have been made for accepting mall orders for seats. These will all be filled in exact order, with priority, and will be mailed before the regular sale opens December 19. The scale of seat prices has been calculated on the lowest safe basis, to cover actual expenses of the concert. II KM PEL SINGS FOR SOLDIERS. Frieda Hempel, whose success at the Metropolitan Opera-House this season represented the most sensational events of her professional career, is now in her sixth season. In the opening week she gave a sparkling performance cf Adlna in "Klisir d'Amore," and eh fol lowed this with a most beautifully sung Violetta in "La Traviata." The so prano visited Camp Dix at Wrights. town, N. J., November 87, and gave a request programme for the 4000 boys in khaki. "Annie Laurie" was second on the request list, "The Last Rose of Bummer" having won rirst place oy unanimous acclaim. This season the opera which it has so long adorned Martha" entered its 70th year, and was duly celebrated by a gat per formance at the Metropolitan. In honor of the event Miss Hempel had some wonderful new costumes whlcn Lady Duff-Gordon designed for Lady Har riett to wear at the court of Queen Anne, and one fetching simple frock to wear as Martha in the "Servants' Fair." Miss Hempel has delighted the audi ences wherever she has appeared by singing the "Star-Spangled Banner." Miss Hempel was the guest of honor at the officers mess, preceding her con cert at Camp Dix. NO "PENNY CHANGE" AUDITORIUM. In view of the difficulty experienced in satisfactorily handling large crowds of late seat purchasers in concerts in the Publio Auditorium, arrangements have been made for a third selling booth in the lobby, and it is proposed, in an emergency, to use all three win dows in the future. At its last meet ing the board of directors of the Port land Symphony Orchestra decided defi nitely to eliminate "penny change' from all future seat prices, as it was found small change causes considerable delay in ticket selling. As already an nounced, the Apollo Cioo's scale or seat prices has eliminated the "penny change," and it Is expected no further difficulty will be had in serving promptly all future patrons of the Publio Auditorium. songs Tuesday night will be In charge of Mrs. -Owen. The programme will begin promptly at 7:30 P. M.. led by Mrs. Bartlett in Scotch and Irish songs and Mr. Morse in patriotic songs. The accompanists will be Mrs. Laura Bart lett. Mrs. Mary Heven Mastin and Roy Marlon Wheeler. All interested are invited to join in the singing. Mrs. Linus Vers Windnagle (Mabel Bernece Warren) returned recently from New York City, where she had been coaching in piano for several months with Eugene Heffley. Mr. Heffley's piano art is well known in this city, having coached several prom inent pianists from the Pacific Coast. Mrs. Windnagle will be heard frequent ly in piano solos at entertainments during the present season. Mrs. Evelyn Ewart McNary will be heard in piano recital in the Little Theater December 21. assisted by Miss Erma Ewart. in two numbers for two pianos. One of these is the concerto for two pianos of Bach, one of the most delightful works In all two-piano lit erature. The other number is the stirring "Ride of the Valkyries" (Wag ner). Mrs. McNary is one of Portland's gifted young professional pianists and this is her first appearance in solo recital. Miss Marguerite Carney, the blind so prano, will sing at a Red Cross benefit to be given soon in Vancouver, Wash., by the students of the School for the Blind. Miss Carney sang these two beautiful songs at the recent Elks' me morial services, held in Vancouver, Wash.: "Beyond the Dawn" (Sander son) and "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" (Ambrose). After the New Year s holidays Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed will 'present Miss Carney in recital in the Hotel Multnomah. The Aeolian Male Qnaret. Clare Milo Godfrey first tenor. Joseph A. Flnley second tenor and reader, Fritz de Bruin baritone and Harold Moore, bass, will sing Tuesday in the Lincoln High School auditorium, when Miss Marie Soule will present in recital Miss Michael, pianist. This will be the first publio appearance of this recently formed quartet. All of these singers are well known In Portland. Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, contralto, was soloist at the Red Cross benefit In the Heilig Theater last Tuesday morn ing. Mrs. Reed's solos were warmly applauded and she received many beau tiful iiorai trioutes. Eighteen people were present at re hearsal of the Gresham Oratorio So ciety last Wednesday night Mesdaraes Myrtle Myers. E. W. Ayslworth. S. E. Backstrand and C. O. Branson, Misses Emma B. Johnson, Esther Elford. Hen rietta Wiles, Eftie Bradley and Mildred St. Clair, L. H. Stone. W. E. Townsend, W. E. Child, Glen O. Rusher, Leslie Walrad, Lesley B. Wiles, L. R. Malli cort. Chase St. Clair and Dr. J. E. Clan ahan. An interesting programme of chorus numbers is in preparation for a concert to be given early In the new year. Mrs. Percy Cupper, of Salem, soprano soloist in the First Christian Church in that city, spent last week in Portland. Mrs. Cupper is coaching vocally with John Claire Monteith. Margaret Matzenauer, the celebrated Metropolitan Opera contralto, will have the assistance of Frank La Forge, the eminent composer-pianist at all of her concert and recital appearances after April 1. 1918. Mr. La. Forge has played exclusively for the world's most famous prima donnas, having accompanied Sembrich for years, and later Farrar and Alda. The management of the Portland Symphony Orchestra announce that Instructions have been received from Federal officials to the effect that all subscriptions for the symphony con certs, paid before November 1. are not subject to the war tax. Mrs. Minnie Thompson Carty. vocal ist, had planned giving a recital this week, introducing a few novelties, but on account pf recent illness, her re cital work has been, interrupted temporarily. a I I i a p3 MUSIC BRIEFS. Mrs. Mae V. Grumblin gave a piano recital for her younger students in her home recently and those who took part were: Harriet Klumpp. Hilda Barthol oma. Minerva Schwetserhof. Geneva SentelL Lily Miller. Margaret Yeager, Katie Schmler, Marie Weygandt, Helen Stillman. Lee Rickman. Pauline Paul ing, Emma Weygandt. Katie Spady and Lucille Pauling. Vocal numbers rendered by Mrs. F. A. Willman were greatly enjoyed. Mrs. I W. Owen, president of the Father's Day National Association, en tertained 75 guests of the Schumann Society (musical and literary) in room A. Central Library, last Tuesday night with old plantation melodies, sung in characteristic Southern style. Other soloists were: Mrs. Laura Bartlett, Roy Marlon Wheeler and Wlllard N. Morse. The leading in the singing of Southern Junior students entertained their friend In recital at the residence of Mrs. S. A. Chase. 1030 East Twenty fourth street North, last Monday night. The ensemble numbers on three pianos were especially enjoyed. Those who played were: Myra Holts, Marie Holts, Ruth Drencher. Vera Nelson, Lilly Ped erson, Elinor Pederson. Enold Cannon Mary Kafeslder, Lillian McAllister and Eugene Nelson. The older members of the class will be heard in recital soon. The Carrie Jacobs-Bond Musical Club met at the home of the director. Mrs. Carrie R. Beaumont. 843 Glenn avenue, last night. The president. Etelka Par- rish, called the meeting to order. After short business session these active members presented an enjoyable music programme: Laura Lu Gillls, Jack Kline, Katherine Rose. Helen Smith, Elizabeth Reynolds, Grace Stuerhoff Elizabeth Ferris. Loletta Lynch. Mar garet Reynolds, Mary Mllligan. Imbo- den Parrlsh, Virginia Ferris. Alice Pearson, Marion Gillis, Louise Odell, Etelka Parrlsh. Simple and inexpen sive gifts were exchanged between honorary and active members. The next meeting will be February 9. e Miss Elolse Anita Hall and Mrs. Mltylens Fraker Stites will render this programme at the "at home" of the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Con gregational Church Wednesday, De cember 12. at 8 P. M.: Solo, "Vielle Nelle" (Dell 'Acqua). Miss Hall; solos. "The Morning Wind" (Branscombe), "Could X" (Tostl) Mrs. Stites; duet, "The Maybell" (Mendelssohn). Miss Hall and Mrs. Stites. The accompanists are Mrs. M. M. Hall and Miss Axata Bartlett. The publio Is welcome. A Philadelphia correspondent writes that eight musicians, who are aliens have been dismissed, from the Philadel phia orchestra, according to statements from Arthur Judson, manager of that orchestra. The musicians dismissed were evenly divided between Germans and Austrians. Ludwig Pleler, a 'cell ist; Paul Rahmlg, a bass violinist: f It V it .1 4 - t - f V V 5 I! i t VS. .- iriiftirtiilim ri irove. Vera Horn Will Be Presented la Violin Recital, at Masonic Temple Auditorium, Tomorrow N lif lit. 8 iSO o'clock. There Will Be a Merry Christmas Where There Is a PIANOLA PIANO Christmas time does not seem complete without music in the home. The old folks, the young folks and even the children will all be able to play wonder ful piano music" With word rolls you can gather around and sing while any body plays. And for parties you will have liveliest dance music The Pianola line begins with the Aeolian Pianola at $520, and ranges upward in price according to the model Stroud, Steck, Wheelock, Weber and Steinway. Then we have the Aeolian Player Piano at $460. Convenient payment terms gladly arranged. Dealers in Steinway and Other Pianos, Pianola Pianos, Victrolas and Records, Player M usic. Music Cabinets, etc sixth and (Oddoi PORTLA Seattle T Morrison Streets Ite Poatofflce) 1RTLAXD racoms Spokaae - Sherman JMay & Go. -ri . T I - J .l.I.tUt - nl W Conrad, a bassoon, player, are the Ger mans, xi. uampowsay, a yioiinni, to gether with Bruno Einhorn, Carl T ' 1 A U T n.an, r 1 1 i at arm Austrians. AH are declarants, however. ana jar. juosoq wftaiea i u inuj un derstood that in several cases the aliens had not lived in this country a suin cient length of time to render them eilglDie lor ineir Bavuuu .4.1 nltt.anahln T1. nrffhSRlrft Will appear before long in concerts in other cities, especially in wasnington, u. and President Wilson has interdicted .i: . Ino- . V. a Tllatrir-t n f ailoua it uua iiniiiia . Columbia. It is also stated that the musicians who have tnus partea com pany with the Philadelphia orchestra t ,i.r,ittp whnR orln- cipal misfortune is that they delayed . . . too long in taxing o iumr .uui naturalization, papers. T7-1 1 m.in.n ..fat. tv mu- i i i j jr fiiinu . 1 1 ... . j slslans from Mllwaukle. Or., will give a concert in the Men's Resort Saturday lV. - fi ta.lr,rlr That f AA f 1 r A of this concert will be the array of singing taient. -DJ - an nr 'MnrAmint A. Good- nough gave a recital last Friday at 680 Eost Washington street. Those ap pearing were Misses Betty Brink. Helen Bancroft. Marjorie Lent, Grace Tobias. Gladys Blue: Master William Ellis and George Garrett. The District Music Teachers' Asso ciation met in the Little Club last Mon day night and these officers were unan- mously elected for the ensuing year: George Wilber Reed, president: Mrs. Carrie R. Beaumont, vice-president; Miss Ruth Johnson, secretary, and Mrs. Ella Connell Jesse, treasurer. The asso ciation went on record as indorsing the revised "soloists' fee agreement." by which those in the agreement promise not to sing, play or read at an enter tainment unless a recognized fee Is paid to each soloist. Miss Leon a Foy con tributed two charming piano numbers, which were greatly appreciates, and afterward a general social occasion was participated in. An event of interest to musicians Is the concert Tuesday evening, December 11, at Lincoln High auditorium, when Miss Marie A. S. Soule will present Miss Susie Michael, pianist. In a well-chosen programme, including a Beethoven sonata, also compositions by Chopin, Schumann. MacDowell. Friml and Lisst. The Aeolian Male Quartet and Mrs. Pearl Jones, in humorous readings, will assist In the entertainment. The programme for the concert in the Masonic Temple auditorium tomor row night, at which time Franck and Beatrice Eichenlaub will present Miss Dorothy Englehart, pianist, and Vern Isom, violinist, will include a concerto in D minor ( Wieniawski). and also compositions by Beethoven-Krelsler, Schubert-WllhelmJ. Krelsler, MacDow ell. Debussy. Chaminade, Schubert- Krelsler, Krelsler and Chopin. The Vancouver. Wash., Music Club Chorus will give Its first concert of the season Wednesday night In the First Presbyterian Church, that city. The three-part chorus of women's voices, under the direction of John Claire Monteith. will be heard in a number of interesting compositions, in cluding a group of old English carols. Mr. Monteith and Miss Cora Ayers. soprano, of Vancouver, will be heard in solos, with Mrs. Warren E. Thomas as accompanist. The entire proceeds of the concert will be given to the Van couver Red Cross, in which the mem bers of the chorus are active workers. Officers and members of the chorus are: Mrs. William N. Marshall, presi dent; Miss Gertrude Pierce, vice-president; Mrs. W. G. Drowley. secretary: Mrs. Clement Scott, treasurer; Mrs. M. B. Klea, accompanist; Miss Cora Ayers, Miss Laura Brown, Mrs. Fannie Crocker. Mrs. Roy Conway, Mrs. E. G. Ditlerson. Miss Alice Englesen. Mrs. Arthur Fletcher. Mrs. Edward Fletcher, Mrs. Sadie Hall. Mrs. E. O. Hoffmeister, Mrs. Foster Hidden. Mrs John Intelkofer, Miss Alice Johnson. Mrs. John Knight, Mrs. J. S. G. Langsdorf. Mrs. Victor Limber. Miss Esther Malmsten, Mrs. James J. Padden, Mrs. C. W. Ryan. Mrs. Lou C. Richardson. Mrs. George B. Simpson, Mrs. Dan Steinhoff, Mrs. J. L. Steffan, Mrs. Lawrence Wolff. Miss Lurline Williams and Mrs. Robert Wright. Advanced students of Miss Elizabeth Johnson and Miss Laura Bart ram. in the Apollo Hall, last Tuesday night, gave an enjoyable as well as a meritorious musical recital. The piano solos played were from many of the best classic authors and were skillfully given. Vocal solos were also greatly appreciated. The "Duo Belisarlo" (Gorzla-Donlxettl). played by Miss Bartram and Mrs. Kaae- burg, was meritorious, as also was the piano quartet played by Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Whltcomb. Mrs. Mackovich and Miss Hlmmelfarb. Mrs. Sarah A. Black was heard in her new song, "Over in France Somewhere," and was enthusi astically received. Those taking part in vocal numbers were Mrs. Blacknian, Mrs. Verne Brown. Mrs. Kaseberg and Mrs. Whltcomb. Piano solos were ren dered by Miss Hlmmelfarb. Mrs. Mack ovich, Mrs. Whitcomb. Esther McDougal and Evelyn Chase. Students of Mrs. Harry McQuade will sing vocal solos in Eilers building De cember 21. Mordaunt A. Goodnough will lecture on "Harmony" in the East Side Library tomorrow night. This will be the last lecture in the Music Appreciation series until after the New Year holi days. The New England Conservatory Club will be guests of Mrs John D. Cole man. Irvlngton. Wednesday afternoon. The occasion will be a pipe organ re- i cital on the residence organ, given by ! Miss Martha B. Reynolds. Miss Reynolds is a member of the club and also holds an associate degree In the American Guild of Organists. Miss Agnes Watt, another member of the Conservatory Club, will contribute vocal solos. The second of a series of meetings was held by the Schubert Club. J. William Belcher, director, last Monday night. A delightful social and musical occasion was enjoyed. Mrs. Arthur G. Harbaugh read a paper on the life of American composers." Mrs. Harbaugh, Mrs. H. L. Sumption. Miss Sadie Smith and Miss Elbertson were on the enter tainment committee. Miss Anna T. Mc Given, Mrs. Maude Belcher-Pritchard and J. William Belcher furnished the musio programme. The Orpheus Male Chorus. Incorpo rated, William Mansell Wilder, director, held its annual meeting last Monday night in the Portland Hotel, and this board of directors was elected for the ensuing year: W. W. Davis, president; H. H. Berger, vice-president; S. A. Pat terson, secretary; R. H. Bond, treasurer, and E. B. Hussey. J. B. Laber and L. C. Darland. The meeting was enthusiastic and the board of directors elected speaks well for the work of the club for the coming year. The Canadians are living surely np to the instructions given them by their Premier In a speech of quite recent date, which was to the effect that music should be encouraged more than ever to keep the country In buoyant spirits. Canada, though hard hit by the war, is bringing many big artists en tour this season, even chamber music organizations, the most noted being the Zoellner Quartet. The Zoellners have been paying annual visits to Canada since touring the United States, and this year they report more concert en gagements than ever before. . The Llpman-Wolfe Employes' Club appeared in a patriotic concert in the Elks' Club building, after the regular session, last Thursday night. There was a chorus of 75 voices, and several soloists: Mrs. M. June Slusher, Mrs. J. E. Jones, Miss L. E. Pugh. B. T. King, A. W. Muchow and D. Qulmby. Mrs. Slusher was piano accompanist on this occasion, and' the concert was a pleasant success. The programme fol lows: "Goodbye Broadway. Hello France." A. W. Muchow and the club; quartet, "My Own United States." Miss Pugh, Mrs. Jones, A. W. Muchow and B. T. King; "Keep the Home Fire Burning," club; "Joan of Arc," D. Quimby; "Amer ica. My America," B. T. King and the club; "Laddie in Khaki," B. T. King and Mrs. Slusher; "Star-Spangled Ban ner," club. Before the singing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" there was an Impressive flag-raising ceremony, while a tiny Boy Scout played the "Semper Fidelis" on his bugle. The concert was received with enthusiasm. The Lipman Wolfe Glee Club announces that it will gladly assist at any patriotic enter tainments Harold Hurlburt is director and Mrs. Harry Hyde, business man ager. Mrs. Mitylene Fraker-Stites has been engaged to sing the contralto solos in the Portland Oratorio Society presenta tion of "The Messiah," Tuesdav. De cember 18, in the Lincoln High School auditorium. Mrs. Stites, with Miss Goldie Peterson, soprano; Clare Milo Godfrey, tenor, and John Clare Mon teith. baritone, will make a splendid quartet of soloists. Mrs. Ethel Meade and Edgar E. Coursen, accompanying, assure able support to both chorus and soloists. Joseph A. Flnley will con duct. No admission will be charged, but a collection will be taken for the benefit of the Red Cross. Soloists are paid out of the treasury of the so ciety, which is supplied by yearly dues from members and smaller concerts given at outlying churches. This will be the sixth annual presentation of "The Messiah" by this well-known and musically successful society. An extra rehearsal will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at 411 Alder street. , . . . The Brotherhood of St. James' Luth eran Church gave recently a dinner, which was followed by an Interesting music programme, arranged by Miss Pauline Bohnson, organist. The pro gramme consisted of a cornet solo by Alfred Young, vocal numbers by Mrs. Lavelle Epperly-Brlstow and William Robertson. Miss Alma Scharf gave sev eral readings and Miss Klna Anderson a piano solo, followed by violin num bers by Waiter Bacon. Dent Mowrey was engaged recently by the Seattle Musical Society to give a lecture on "Modern Piano Teaching Methods," and to il lustrate the modern ways of hand de velopment and acquiring finger strangth. He gave illustrations on the piano of the results of this training, and also In explanation of the modern trend of music There was a "capacity house. Miss Abby Whiteside presented In piano recital in the Little Theater last night Miss Patsy Neilan. Miss Nellan played with much success selections from Scarlatti-Tauslg, Bach. Beethoven. Schubert. Schumann, Chopin. MacDow ell, Schmidt, Nicole, Karganoff, Aren sky and Rachmaninoff. Miss Neilan, who has studied violin playing one year and a halt with Mrs. H. M. Lull. rendered one violin number when her mother. Mrs. Joyce BrowneU Neilan, was the piano accompanist. Despite the storm last Monday night eight people were present at the first meeting of the new oratorio society be ing formed in Astoria, under the aus pices of and for the benefit of the Astoria Red Cross Society: Misses Nel lie Flavel and Stella Willams, Men dames F. H. Haradon. M. J. Kanary and C. H. Callender, Charles R. Bell knapp, H. W. Brooks and Professor J. T. Elton. It was decided that during the organization of the society a pro gramme of miscellaneous concert num bers will be studied, the ultimate end of the society being the study of ora torio. Others who have signified their Intention of Joining are: Mrs. J. E. Harley, Mrs. J. T. Allen, Mrs. J. A. Duff, Gustav Zlegler, H. E. Everett and Rev. R. F. Jamison. Meetings will be held Mondays at the V. M. C. A. Joseph A. i inley will be conductor. A violin recital will be given by the students of Walter A. Bacon in Lincoln High School Audltorlum Friday at 8 P. M., assisted by Miss Genevieve Gil bert, soprano soloist. Students to be presented are: Grace Aarls, Richard Bacon. Claude Baymard, Lepha Beach, orr1u1rl on Page 12. MfSIC DIRECTORY. Rose Coursen-Reed VOCAL TEACHER 308 Eilers Building Phone Main Ella Van Leuwen-Beard VOCAL IS8TRICTOR. Fundamentals Carefully Taught. 600 Columbia BIdg. Phone Srllwood 327 for Appointment ART OF SINGING Studio 104-5 Sherman Clay Bldg. Phone Main 3145. 1 ITe STRING 5UFRJJMS QUALITY-1 CREATION lllSKI I 45 6EAy 3 AN FRANCISCO. 1
