TIIE SUXDAT OliEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 10, 1918. "
11
Lincoln Methodist Episcopal Church,
corner East Lincoln and East Fifty
second streets, this evening, speaking
under the topic. "Did the President Do
Right in Declaring- War Upon Ger
many? Members of patriotic organi
SIX MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S
CABINET GIVE SONS TO NATION'S DEFENSE
sations are invited and music 'appro-
priate for the occasion will be heard.
The service is at 7:S0 o'clock. At Clin
Blair Thaw, Vincent Astor, Kermit, Archibald and Theodore Roosevelt Are Otl.r Prominent Young Men Who
Hare Answered the Country's Call in War for World Democracy.
ton Kelly Church at 11 o'clock Mr.
Lockhart speaka on the third topic of
Macoueen.
a aerlea he is now preaching at that
place, entitled "Back to Christ"
e a .
A junior rallv was held In Portland.
Or., at the Sunnyslde Congregational
TmW la tit TrmMk TTtw-trat. II.
Church by the Junior societies of I
Multnomah County Christian Endeavor!
"RECONST&UCT yOUR LIFE, BV COEASUWNG
AMD COMPARING'!! WITH ft HIGHER LIFE."
8urtr R- Irbjr Holme. Amr(rti
Lnion. In spite of the fact that the
weather was stormy about 200 Juniors
snd their superintendents turned out.
The Sunnyside Friends Society won the
banner for the highest percentage of
JorpArl In tb 224 London Battalion of
'h Q'ln'i Royal Wont Surrey Ri-
mnt. Brttth army. aa4 who wu o
rty wnundfd In Franc that h
attendance, which was 100 per cent.
lb a Lattjr honorably dl-fear4
A splendid programme was held first.
lirom further arvtr in tha army, la a
In which stereopticon views illustrating I
Irnan without fear. II mast hart
the Junior's mission study work, "Af
rican Adventures." were given, with an
Interesting talk explaining the picturea
by Miss Violet Johnson, missionary
A Tank ir thm Trncha la tba
l-torjr of a natural f:ahtr. yl a mod
rt. ItkaM on. Thro a no hint of
superintendent of Multnomah County
lmatinc In Cnrportl MolinrV r-rttjtl of
Lnion.
;t firry trtai In bttl. Ha Jut pra
After the programme games were
lanta faithful account of what rntmli
played and an exciting Bible verse-
-oldivra do many f them aunarstt
hunting contest waa held by representa
'log whfB farmr th lirmani tn
tives from each society. Edward
oattl lin. day after day. Ko now,
I 1 I f
'
By cJbsr ph
1 n -ra&JtcSnto. " '
III ;v 7f '-3y$feft
when n M bark horn In hts own
lilted Stalest, iha crippled corporal
-aya bravely that ha wihea h could
fc. "over there' one a rain but thta
Itima with A me r Iran aoldier to aid In
a sreat and Ju.t rtuiw.
Shortly after the btc war broke out
1 Kurop. Ilo&mea aeured a touch Job
i a cattle atamr bound for CmUnd.
I-nd then ttouffht a recruittnaT office In
ixndon for the purp"e of enliatinc In
th British army, t'oor boy! Ha lm
reined ho would be received with open
lrma. On the contrary, he was a reeled
litn fho nution. "Yank, ayen t
pvhen he iniwfrrd n tho affirmattvo
heard tha further remark: V
IM.ven t takln' no nootrata. Better o
baric to llamerlka and lp Wllaon
I writ ht bhnkln' note." Ha diare
I u anted the advice, and with the help of
another and mor friendly aerceant. he
nt bark next day and save hi btrth-
ll'lac in a wild region of Canada.
Ufter belnr, aubjected to a phyalcal ex-
fHminatlon. he waa enrolled aa a mem-
r of the Royal Kustlera. A tranafer to
ha in Itovat WeM Surrey Keici-
jneni followed without objection on his
liart but when he waa later aaairnd
Highland continrent and rum
re tied to wear kilt, ha protested so
loudly that at the end of 1 days he
ii hack la pants, etc.. on hts way to
i ha front.
Holmes found, to hts astonishment.
hat many lirtttah soldiers ha met. de
sired above " alt el a chano to be
pvounHed. so that they, would reach
' BIta;hty hospital atmosphcra In Eng-
3nd.
"Ill ark yer."" thus Holmes reports
"h trumhlinc of on old-timer who
ad been at It evr amre (he hattl
lone. "Vo are we fichttn fr? Wot'd
h Kooehiana haver do fer uh? Wot'
n ajood of th f'renrhrjT Wot' th
tod of hany body but th llensjllah
4d lumme! 1 m fed up." But this
nan had tn out at the herinntna
:nler no rom puhion. and would flcht
Ithont the ahahteat ncn of fear or
oar.ue when th o-caton warranted
t. ahoutd say offhand that there
va rot on man In a hundred who was
cn tine conjM-iouly fr any s;rat
rin.'tpie. And yet. with all their
routine and crtlirtam. and all their
verwhelmlnc deelr to have It over
Ith. everyone of them waa loyal and
ruv and a hard ftrhter.
Th British aoMter as a rula spends
Treat dal of his time thinkinaT of
t.ome. "I nualljr h n't 'out there be-
a ua he want to be. but beraua he
aa to be. (e in a. patriot all njrht.
ia love of Hlithtr hov that. U
til f'Kht Itk a baa of wildcat when
e seta siber th ftrhttns; but he
n't aoins; around okinK for trouble.
r know that hi officers will find
prtat for him a-plntr. U h-n he reta
Altera from home and know that th
Krtf or th nippr (children), or th
Md mother ta r k, he want to a(
lorn. And ao he puts In hi time
noptna for a wonnH that will bo cu
nous a not to dlMommodt hina much
i.nd that wtH b bad nus;h to awinc
iiliKhiy on. jomf iimi when h want
ery mo-b to c't b-k h atret-bea hia
. nn-inr to tre limit and It la pretty
Int. anyhow and he fakea all aorta
f illneaa. Th M I. a uaually a bit
m clever fr Tmny. however, and
lut-andwut fakes aeMm STet by. Some-
me they do, and In moat unci petted
k4w.
.lmea lhereop'n tett th tat af a
per fevt ly ah le bdted aoldier h oa
u-rnmpani ina a oundd man to th
u r e n. . k d what waa th mat
ter with him. He hesitated, stuttered.
nd aadden I V heard the aurfffon say '
Ah. I aee. hll p-hittk." H wa hr d
kaouah. U Mr. Hoimea ord. !o play
t up and waa teased fr THhchty. lie
ad It thrut upon htm. And you can
I he j rapped it and thanked his lucky
alar,"
Th advent of th ftahtlnrr tanks uur-
prted Holme and hta comrade o
well had the tar K secret been kept.
lilme and hta chum fallowed tho.e
unwkl'lr mntera tn thetr first aur-
jrio attatk ork th tiermana
T tanh ww Jet ana ef oa aad ttm
ftnf if in an liwfwmi r. ThT
rv hl tke crtrr ad
nm 4 lB(b their ml
Ut. at Ily rrr ea h lim and WnI
Uv ae a Aal mimm iNer e--w
me ... There w a laak
mt re. I n Sohintf it.
Ar kM th d. he I
it k-pl mft the na.atn ii but-
-la. i"t the hrpl It wee beeatnc
r W In rlv., fan the etnenlnc -
r mt Ibe frimnt m wnf t t ki. rrrt
fvidr It aai w ..i-r. 41t thv It dtit t
ate la- la tf h Xrt a aer
Mn . . It f f f there d'ar-
nl'e the riaht and feweM I aMmpeed
bU.llna har-vff. and mwrh aa a
ftiatrwM rfnww. A rmn a mt aer
ArvrMt ail the lm ma t anew.
Imrfnc this batM "the Germans at-
mnted to etnn the tank and hundreda
of them ewarmed out of shelters and
tout, purrendrin with th hin-
na word . Men-v. aamerad. In th
end th tank proved therr aetve pot
only effective f'chtmr ma'hlnea. but
Va;o deatrivers of the Term an rnorate."
f Then ram a wounded arm and
F I lathty fr Holme. I , Impression
of th rest of hi t-t mcht a a sot
d r are v'je. He rem m her It InC
on a atrett-her and that when the dres
!n atat'on wa reached It dtd nt take
the medical officer t"ntf to say Hliahty
f r you, mr aon." Il.'lmea had a piece
of ah rapne or anmrthiltf tk It
throuch hie rtarht upper arm. and hi
left ahoutder is a full of shrapnel fra
Bnent a.
f re tea. tnor mm. mor fas;, an
other faint. ben I woate up th hevt
tme. avmebody wa at w kin a a b y po
derrnU needle Into mv cheat with a
ehot of anttHkaw serum, and shortly
,fter I wa torked away in a whit n-
imi4 i t row train with a prtty
nan. h bohed aort of cool aad
-oly. . . . Never shall 1 for-t that
wonderful mornlns; when I looked out
nd saw aaain th coast of KnaLaad.
najy under tho mtt of dawn. It
liokd hk th promtad land, ana It
w a. It meant f r eed- m a a a t a f rorn
battle, murder and sudden death, from
trenche and atenche. rata, cootie and
U the rest that eoes to ana a up th
yort rf man-mad invntitna war."
t;rateful teatimony ts as to th
sttlity of th T. M. C. A. war huta.
Now llolmea prMkee a aitvr bad a.
which he prje 4vkrly. and It bears
th is Inecri ptiop erv cea Rendered
f r Kmc and Kmp.re': also ha baa a
panatoa of J Ta per week-
bt storr wrlltn hy an American, de
pict ! n c our Civil War. Mr. Crane died
June t. 1900. in Baden. Germany, only
aged 23 years.
Henry Fleming, of the 304th New
York Regiment, la the human and
rank hero of thla war novel, which
now fumoui wherever the English lan.
gunce la spoken.
Thia new edition of "The Red Badird
of t'ourase" otirht to achl ve Inrr. aned
popularity, now that we are In the big
war against Uermany.
t'mmr 9mmhm mt fwiry. Sherman. Franc 4k
"Songs of the Heart and Soul." by
Joseph Rowland Piatt. tl.ZS. 43 poems
of the good, old-fashioned, wholesome
art. echoea of "Auld Lng 8yne.
"Oreen Krult." by John l eale liishop.
Svc. the author being a. First-Lteuten-ant
of Infantry. Otfirera Reserve Corps.
Twenty-eight poems, excellent, cul
tured verse, some of them depleting
colFege atmosphere.
-The Hill Trails." by Arthur Wallace
Teach. II: T poems, quiet polished
verse: many of them VUlonlng with re
markable clarity the beauties) of na
ture. "A Voice From the fllenco." by Anna
R. liensel. II. ii; splendid, serious poems.
A sustained note of triumph la the first
Impression of theee poems- Tet few
even of the readers who have found
satisfaction In them upon their appear
ance In current tnagaxlnea. have been
awaro of the peculiar circumstances
surrounding their writing. Since early
youth, the author has been shut out
from human eorirty by absolute deaf
ness and by a dimness of sight ao great
that she is uaahle to move abroad
alone. That In Itself does not make
her work poetry: It atmply tncreaaea
the wonder of her singing.
rishnp Hrent. speaking of this In bis
delightful introduction to the volume.
rites: "I have such reverence for
verse that It la a marvel to me, when
ever I listen to a new poet, how U can
be done thla saying thlnga with com
mon words in aurh m combination aa
to reveal the unseen and to Impart to
the tntnd the Ineffable. Hut when It la
done by one whose experience of life
has been nearly all In the minor key.
it ia Incomprehensible. I-.ven the sky-
lark demands his dome of blue Into
which to pour hia song. It Is only the
human ainger that ran make the clouds
re-echo with praise."
"Jot Outside." and a book of short
stories entitled "The Friends: And Two
Other Stories." Mr. Aumonier la the au
thor of a striking flrat novel, "Olga
Bardel." which won for him the warm
est praise of discriminating, critics In
both this country and England in lslft.
The book has a colored frontispiece by
Ueorge W. Cage.
"LET THERE BE LIGHT."
Now the light Is bursting through
the vast expanse of cloud:
Into shining vesture Is transmut
ed earth's dark shroud.
Now forma for her a diadem th
dawn's first golden ray;
Enraptured, she Is clasping1 the
Jewels of the day.
Though her new glory wanes Ilka
a gently fading dream.
Enchantment streama upon her
from the friendly stars that
gleam.
Eager for the duty that com
manded by the Voice,
How they sing together, and th
sons of Uod rejoice.
Each new year claims a birth
right from all the agea past:
It covets all the treasures of the
first unto the last.
Greatest for us is the blessing
that puts soul gloom to flight.
Heaven's outpoured largess, the
glorious gift of light.
The purest light, the softest glow.
. from the Father's throne a
ray.
Enter the soul of humankind and
charm Its woe away.
Enlighten every vision, mak
manifest the right,
Kew blessings for the weary
world; U God, let there be
light!
John Doherty Rice, In Oregon
Churchman.
Comrades, by Vsry Dillon, tl.40. The Csa
tury Ce.. New Tork City.
This splendidly written novel of th
war In France was reviewed In The
Oregonlan of January 27. lta char
acters are International different
lied soldiers, who are brothers In all
but that of blood.
In "Comrades" Mrs. Dillon has writ'
ten something that will endure. She
ia progressing steadily as an American
story-teller.
Two Boohs ef Peenma.
"Hardens Overseas and Other Poems,
by Thomas Walsh, 11.16. contains near
ly TO poems, reflecting quit a variety
of subjects. Latin - America. Europe,
Ancient Greece and Rome, the presen
war days. etc. High - class, seriou
verse. John Lane Company. New Tork.
Songs of the Celtic Past, by Nor
reys Jephson O'Conor. 11.25, it poems.
of real lyrical beauty, depicting Iris
scenes, Irish fairy stories, modern Ire
nd. the war in France, etc. Th
quality of Mr. O Conor s verse Is so
splendid that It ought to make Irish
readers especially proud. John Lane
Company. iew York,
W. Carey.
PruwIpWa ml Oreaa Tree ipartayiesi. by Em
K. Johnson. I'h. I. ana, 4ir.vr t.
lla-bR.r. I'h. !. Iiluatratt. D.
Aeeetea s Ce.. Nam T.ra City.
Illustrated with half-tones, maps and
diagrams, this Instructive book tells
all about the principal changes that
have recently occurred concerning
o-an-gotng vessels: ocean routes: ves
sel anil cargo meaeurement : port and
terminal administration and control:
the freight, naseenger. malL interna-
A"J'nonal express and marine services: or-
ganisatioa or ocean camera: noola.
conferences and agreements: the rela
tionship between rail and ocean car
riers, ocean rates. Government aid and
regulation: shipping legislation, ter
minal charges: development of the mer
chant marine and ahip-bollding Indus
tries: ship subaldies and other forms
of Government aid In Great Britain.
Germany. France. Japan and other for
eign countrlee and the merchant ma
rine policy of the United States.
Ir. Johnson Is professor of trans
portation and commerce In the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania and Dr. Muebner
la hia assistant professor In the same
university. Five hundred and thirteen
paxes, with Index.
The Tree ef I.lfe, by Dr. Geerre
L Dr. Carey, Loe- Angeles. CaL
A little book that Is somem'hat dif
ficult to understand, unless on reads
It quite exhaustively. The book In
terprets physical regeneration as
taught In Hebrew and Greek records,
"verified by the human organiam and
physiologically demonstrated at the
present time." The kernel of th book
la that "th kingdom of heaven ia
within you." Definitions are made as
to the exact meanings of various
portions of scripture, points on which
many ecclesiastical students differ,
WsrNsfisr, by Minnie Goodnow. ft. N.
war nursa tn Prance, fl.&o. W. B. Saun
d.r Co.. i'hlladeipbJa.
With 120 illustrations and ITS pares,
this textbook for the auxiliary nurse
ts emphatically one for the stirring
times In which we live, and Is authori
tative In all respects. It la thoroughly
a,4 -nf.H I n wae rnnHIMnn. anil In mar
hoepitala. It Is suitable, also, as af
text for teaching Red Cross work and
In other training classes.
The Itasxaa Mde ef Bled, br Royal Dlxaa.
II so. Iilu.ir.li... e'redertck A. etokrs
Ce.. New Vara City.
With four Illustrations In colors and
22 from photographs thia book, from a
new angle, la both astonishing and In
tereatmg. Mr. iMxon la sure that many
uaalltiea and occupatloas In the human
world, have equal parallel la the bird
world. Mr. IMxon trlls also of birds
vrtio are policemen, athletea, divers.
bakers: birds who maintain covrte of
Justice aad military organisations. He
deeenbee the extraordinary social life
of birds their extensive entertaining
and their many convivial gatherings.
aad atrlpee. by Porter Emervan
tirewne. $1. Ueorfa IL Poraa Co.. New
lor. City.
Seven short sketches, well written.
eloquent, all tending to atir our love
of ease and Indifference In National
and International mattera and to make
ua ready and willing to exert ourselves
more and more In the big war to de
feat Prussian militarism.
The H. P. Trial, by Zie Grev. $10. Harper
t Brothsra, New tork City.
An entertaining romance of adven
ture In th Wild West opening about
the year 13. before the days of rall
roada. Gold seekers. American troopa.
Sioux Indians, settlers and others keep
up plenty of stirring action.
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
Cntlna-w1 From Pr 10.)
t "1. .
C.tr.
Mre we have
Baitge ef f aarage. be StSa
II. D. a CSk. Yark
a sew edition, with a
1LU.
Jwal Oat Mao, by Vary Aemanler.
Tsa fantasy Co. York Cut.
With scene set In England aad
Prance, this new story of onr author
depicts love and marriage tn which
that magic atmosphere Is depicted with
bolrfness and freedom.
The novel, written evidently for ma
ture readers, la a atory of a man of
moods hie boyhood, his youth in
s out. his young manhood, his love af
fairs, bis desperate efforts te adjust
himself to his environment and hia en
vironment to himself. All people not
motivated vegetable ar mor or less
persons of temperament, of moods: and
many a reader will find himself, or
part of himself mirrored In some para
graph or chapter of th book.
Mr. Aumonier will perhaps be remem
bered as the author of that remark
able short story. "Th a Friends, whtch.
I ke Kret Harte's "The Luck of I. oar-
Camp. Immediately won 1fr lta
Ing
rortra'l or tn. aithor and preface. cf'-athor a position of promise In con
"r11 att-siiud aa the shortest and j unyotaxy literature, ia addition to
Monday at 12 o'clock. February 11, so the
reservations may be made. The mass
meeting, to which Raptist men and
women are both invited, will be held
In the White Temple auditorium at t
o'clock. A distinguished array of
speakers have been secured for each
one of the three sessions, among the
number being Dr. W. B. Hlnson and
Dr. Wm. A. Waldo, the new pastor of
the White Temple. Baptist workers
from Idaho and Washington will also
be In attendance.
It ia expected the women's mission
ary organisations of the city and sur
rounding towns will also have a con
ference Tuesday afternoon, and loin
with the laymen In the great rally at
the white temple Tuesday night.
The following Is the programme which
the executive committee haa prepared
lor tne tnree conferences:
Larmea's and Workers Conference :0.
"Preparation ey Prayar snd Caneecrattna."
f. 1 Traeln. D. l.; :30. Objectives
Stated. C. A. Wenddr. D. D.i i:o. ''Why
ewer the Top.' " W. M. Hoarier: :. "How
to Ut 0r the Top. - A. H. Mailer: a.
We Can aad tne VVUl.- short adAoawi by
O. P. Ceaow. H. C Garaett. C. K. Cop
lev. W. w. liarrah. J. C. tiarllne: 4:4. open
parliament: a. banquet ia the A'hlte Temp:e
t'hurea. taastmaoter, H. K. Croea: T:IU, ad
arvesee by Thomas Ktphneon. Jelf Irish
I W. K. Hlneoa. l. L ; T io. adjourn
to mass meeting la Auditorium: a. prayer
and stsainr. P R. Olmstesd: S 10. sddresses
by O. . Wright. D. D. ; P. C. Ijlcnireua,
W. H. Bowler aad A. D. Waldo, I). D.
o a a
The question of the motives and
hopes bark of the United States tak
ing op arms In the world-wide strug
gle will be the theme of discussion
by Rev. E. B. Lockhart, pastor, at the
Joseph B. Wilson, candidate for offi
Ptaub. of the Sunnyslde Congregational I cers' reserve corps, are sons of Will
Church, won. The rally was closed I lam B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor.
after refreshments were served, and I Franklin K. Lane. Secretatry of the In-
was enjoyed by all who participated, terior. has a son. Franklin' K., Jr., in
Miss Helen Chandler, junior superin- the Army as an aviator: JoscDhus Dan-
ittri C'CTr
- ' - ii II IT CS .
&&hsu ;s : - j m ytVv. -l" '
- ' -W.
s If v-v
A MONO the young men who an
swered the country's call Is Da
vid F. Houston. Jr.. son of the
Secretary of Agriculture. Toung
Houston shows great aptitude In
naval and marine work.
Six Secretaries In President Wilson's
Cabinet have contributed nine of their
sons to the various branches of the
Nation's service. They are David F.
Houston, Jr., shown above, son of Sec
retary of Agriculture David F. Hous
ton: William B. Wilson. Jr., Field Ar
tillery of the regular Army; James A.
Wilson, Tnpop A, First Cavalry, and
lels, son of the Secretary of the Navy,
is in the Marine Corps; William C. Red-
field, Secretary of Commerce, has a
tendent of Multnomah County Union,
presided.
The services at the St. James Eng
lish Lutheran Church thia morning will
be of a patriotic nature. The service
flag, containing 22 stars, the gift of
the Toung Ladies' Guild Society of St.
James Church in honor of the 22 young
men who are In the United States Army
and Navy, will be dedicated formally
and permanently placed In the church.
Rev. W. K. Brinkman. the pastor, will
make a patriotic address at the service
and the senior and junior robed choirs
will giv special music
Sunday night the two junior choirs
of St. Mark's Episcopal and St. James
Church will unite for a special song
servlc to be held In St. James
Church at 8 P. M.
o
This morning at 11 o'clock Bishop
W. H. Washinger will preach at the
church is making this a membership f arrar nas. However, enough personal-
rally day. when It Is hoped that every "icirauy oeauiuui voice ana
member of the church will be present, 'noiviauanty !:o make her way under
Aa the membership haa been Increased. I"y cnamon. This was the impression
new members as well as the old are ot many who heard the young soprano
ure.ri1 i. h. nr..rnt anri tmrilrln.i. in m a recital on i-Tiday night in Aeolian
the services. In the evening the pas- "ait. witn Kicnard Tlageman at the
tor will give his third sermon on "The I Piano, she eang a charming programme
Prod gal Son" All are we come. i miuc up oi soncs in r rencn. .-panisti
Two etudv classes have been started ana ngiisn, witn a group of Russian
In the Wood lawn Christian Church. One wn's aone ln' Lngllsh and two num-
tralning class Is Intended primarily
for the Bible school teachers. "The
New Standard Teacher Training
Course." by Professor L, A. Welgle, of
Yale University, Is the textbook used.
This clasa will have an enrollment
of about 29. The other training
William G. McAdoo has two sons serv
ing Uncle Sam, William G., Jr.. and
Robert.
Blair Thaw, a cousin of
Wili;
lam
son, Humphrey Redfield, in the Naval Thaw, aviator with the Frencn army.
Reserve. Secretary "of the Treasury was one of the best of the young
aviators trained by the United States
to go to France. He was one of the
most successful aviators at Governor's
Island.
see
Kermit Roosevelt, t"je last of Colonel
Roosevelt's sons to remain at the Offi
cers' Reserve Corps training camp at
Plattsburg. received a commission in
the British array and joined the Brit
ish forces.
Three of Colonel Roosevelt's sons
haae now entered active serviq in the
war1 xone. Major Theodore and Lieu
tenant Archibald, both members of the
training camp, were appointed some
weeks ago to General Pershing's staff
and are now in France with the Amer
ican Army commander. Quentin, the
youngest of the boys, tried to enter
the trainine; camp, but failed to pass
the physical examination, defective
eyesight keeping him back.
t
Vincent Astor was among the promi
nent men who gave up the comforts of
wealth and home and went into the
service. He was sent last Summer for
active duty In France.
AMPARITA FARRAR, PORTLAND GIRL, LAUDED
BY MUSICAL CRITICS OF NEW YORK CITY
Talented Singer Is Daughter of Lulu Bevan, Once Prominent in the Social Affairs of Portland "Heatless" Days
Cost New York Playhouses Thousands of Dollars During Past Few Weeks.
BT EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
EW YORK, Feb. . (Special.)
name which is already famous
ot the happiest asset with
which a young singer can make her
start on a professional road. Amparita
NEW 1
A nai
is no
suns in
bers by Liszt, delightfully
t rench.
Her voice, thoroughly pleasing In
quality, is heightened by the gilt of
interpretation and a sense of atmos
phere, and well explained the reason
for her success in each number of the
class will be conducted primarily programme. She was particularly hap-
for the Toung People's Society of Chris-
tan Endeavor. '"Training for Soul-
Winning" Is an excellent textbook be
cause of its simplici'y and adaptability
to the average Christian atudent. Ref
erences, charts snd Illustrations will be
used to make the classes interesting
and Instructive.
Father and Son week will be cele
brated beginning tomorrow and on the
next Sunday there will be special serv-
:es In all churches. Leading up to
hia week Rev. J. J. Staub will preach
his morning in Sunnyslde Congress
ional Church on "Ideal Relations Be-
wcen Father and Son.'
Bishop Washinger to Talk to
Ministerial Union.
New Prelate of Pacific Coast
trlet Has Message.
Dla-
BISHOP
D. D..
ISHOP W. II. WASHINGER. A. XI.
the new bishop of the Pa-
ific Coast district of United Brethren
Churches, comprising Montana. Co
lumbia River. Oregon and California
conferences, will address the meeting
of the inited Ministerial Lnlon when
it convenes in regular monthly session
ext Monday morning at the hour of
0:30 in the small parlor of the V. M.
A. building.
Bishop Washinger was formerly su
perintendent of the Pennsylvania Con
ference, holding that position for 15
ears and until he was made 'bishop
this Western coast. He has had a
Ide experience, both In an official ca
pacity and pastoral work of his church.
is an excellent speaker, and has a mes
sage that grips th heart.
A full attendance of th union is de-
Ired. . -
Christian Endeavor week was full
for the Endeavorera of the Vernon
Presbyterian Church. On Christian En
deavor day the young people had charge
of the evening service, whtch waa led
by J. Everett Dotson, the president.
Miss Frances Rldenour. the chair
man of the lookout committee, appoint
ed several committees on visitation,
and Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings were spent in visiting those
that had lost Interest In Christian En
deavor or wer good material for new
membership.
Thursday evening the mid-week
prayer meeting was led by Mrs. Floy
A. Cox. chairman of tn prayer meet
ing committee.
Friday evening a social wss planned
and held at the home of Miss Sadie
Pratt, who has charge of the social
work. A number of boys from the
Medical Corps at Vancouver were
present and an enjoyable evening was
spent.
py in fcpanish songs. "La Partida," by
Aivarez, and Clavelitos," by Valver-
uea. one was cnarming. too. in a
I
I 'i lie Mtj'ls of the hard week's work
was shown at the decision service held
on the following Sunday. The meeting
was led by Mrs. Dorothy Dotson. An
appeal for forward steps in Christian
lite was made by the pastor. Ker. J. R.
Landsborough. and a number of young
people responded.
Rota junior and senior societies are
now excellent under the ratings of the
Oregon challenge campaign, and both
societies are working hard for superior
honor.
group of Irish country songs and it
easy to predict a glowing success for
the later Mis Farrar, who will un
doubtedly do credit to her country.
Miss Farrar was born ln Portland. Or-
her mother having been well known
socially and musically as Lulu Bevan,
It will be remembered that her mother
la of Spanish descent and was an ex
cellent musician.
There have been several excellent
pianists in the family, but Amparit
is the only singer and the only one to
enter the professional field. The inev
itable question arises is Amparit
Farrar related to Geraldine Farrar
he is not. although her famous name
sake has taken a marked interest in
her career, and even if they were re
lated, Amparita's talent is not inherited
from the Farrar side of the family.
Her father, she says, could not carry
tune, could not sing on key and did1 not
care for music
Mies Farrar has been singing for
the soldiers on many occasions. &h
recently appeared at the Hippodrome
in the big benefit for the New York
Sun tobacco fund, and this week she i
singing for the Children's Bazaar at
the Grand Central Palace. Six sweat
ers and six mufflers have already gone
'over there" as a result of her knit
ting, and she is just starting on anoth
er half dozen.
As alreadv asserted. Miss Farrar was
born ln Portland, Or., but as she spent
all her early days in California, she
calls that her native state, fcne oegan
theX study of the piano at an early
age, but as Mrs. Farrar wanted her
daughter to sing, voice lessons were
begun. Discovering that she had great
talent, the young girl was taken to
Paris to study. Her leading teacher
was Jean Perier. of the opera comlque.
Later Miss Farrar studied in London
and Berlin, acquiring a repertory of
15 roles and a command of five lan
guages.
The young singer made a splendid
concert record, abroad and waa about
to make her flebut in opera, when tne
war changed all plans, and she came
back to America.
vw York first heard her in "The
Lilac Domino." The leading role fell
to her on brief notice and ehe was en
thusiastically received during the run
of the dainty light opera. "High
Jinks" also afforded her an interesting
role, but Miss Farrar had other ambi
tions And. turning deaf ears to the
eratifving offers of managers of light
opera, she went back to the concert
stage. Her success has justified her
decasion.
There was an echo of an older day
on Wednesday evening when the great
est attractions possible to assemble in
the entire world of music and song ap
neared In rival opera-houses. Confu
sion was worse confounded during the
week and no one seemed to Know mucn
about when any concerts would take
place.- The fuel edict went out Just in
time to disrupt the plans of the visiting
Chicago Opera Association, and it was
decided immedately after the first dis-j
arrangement of arrangements of those
who had Monday night concerts to hold
Tuesdays free from entertainments
theatrical or musical.
This cost the Chicago company's first
performance and shifted the opening
night to Wednesday, but left the Metro
politan with its usual Monday night
performances, which was comforting to
those who had not only paid for their
tickets but the war taxes as well.
While there is no desire to criticize th
Government for the decision, it may be
indicated that the Government is th
loser in almost every case when
theatrical performances or concerts are
suspended because the war tax incomes
are huge. One performance of a sue
cessful opera, a recital like Elman's or
some other popular star would each
give a war tax of not less than 12uu,
while the heating of these building is
small.
Many musical events have Buffered
this week on account of the uncertainty
which caused a change in date and
then, perhaps, a return to the original
choice. Such was the case with tn
Carnegie Hall concert of the young vio
liniat, Rosen, who had attracted sucn
attention upon his debut with the Phil
harmonic orchestra, that the vast con
cert auditorium was filled almost to
the last seat after changing the date
and then back again. More serious
harm was wrought to the concert given
by Arnold Volpe with his orchestra
and three soloists, inasmuch as th
house would have been filled on Mon
day night as scheduled. But by Fri
day evening, when the concert wa
given, the counter-attractions were
too great for those who had planned
otherwise.
The coming of the Chicago Opera
Association to the Lexington Opera
house is a crowning moment in the life
of Cleofante Campanini, who estab
lished himself a co-idol with Oscar
Hammerstein, the man who brought
him to this country and gave him every
power to demonstrate what a great
man could do with the finest resource
possible to place at his disposal. Cam
panini endeared himself, not only to
New York, but to the music lovers o
the United States. His powers reached
further and further from a central
point until now he has become a Na
tional an international figure. His
return to New York in the capacity of
impressarlo as well as conductor
(when he sees fit to take the baton)
has been met with an enthusiasm that
amounted well nigh to frensy.
The old - time superb performances
are again his pride, the French reper
tory, which he made dear to New York
again reflect all their subtle charm,
enhanced aa they are by the perenial,
the ever-lovely artist, Mary Garden,
who, with Muratore, a splendid com
panion of French art, fairly swept every
thing and everybody before them in the
opening performance when "Monna
Vanna" was brought forward. Need
less to dwell upon the charm of the
great American actress whose singing
upon this occasion seemed more lus
clous, golden and beautiful than ever
and seemed to be a mockery at those
who still love to say: "A great actress.
but not a singer."
Another sensation was effected by
Rosa Balsa who was heard for the first
time in New York after lucving 'made
great name for herself in Chicago.
No on was disappointed. People ex
pected a great artist and they heard a
greater one. Mme. Raisa is by all
means one of the most brllliairt, most
uperbly equipped singers that ha ever
faced an American audience. She is,
in a way, an idealized Oestinn, wh'h a
personality which is as gripping asijer
voice is full of the warmth and sparkje
of a dramatic fire. Her "Malliela" vfj
th Wolf-Ferrari "Jewels of the Ma
donna" is something which will never
be forgotten by those to whom she
was a stranger. The absence of Crimi
from this and other casts of the first
two weeks was the cause of the keen
est disappointment to those who have
waited long and patiently for this
young Italian tenor whose sensational
successes in Chicago have been the
talk of New York and other musical
centers of this country.
It is reported with authority that three year.s. the appropriation for the
Crunl is iu tn a Chicago hospital and fiscal year .1918-1 being iuu.vuu yen.
few people give credence to the report
that he disappointed Campanini at the
crucial moment to join the forces of
the Metropolitan Opera Company. Other
singing artists of the cast in support
of Mme. Raisa were Mmes. Berat
superb as the mother; Pelucchi Swartz,
Pruzan, Peterson, Maxwell, Messrs.
Gaudenzi, Rimini.--Daddi, Paltrinieri,
Dua, Fornari, Defrere and Trevisan,
with Charlier conducting. "Thais"
brought forward, in addition to the
glorious impersonator of the title role,
Mary Garden, the old-time favorite Dal
mores Dufranne, who had also been
heard in the role of Athanael, made
memorable by Maurice Renaud, now as
great a credit to the French army as
he was to its opera-house; Huberdau,
Nicolay and Mmes. Berat, Peterson and
Swartz.
Saturday brought forward two per
formances, the afternoon having been
selected for Gounod's "Romeo and
Juliet," in French, and the evening
Henry Hadley's "Azora," with the com
poser at the baton. The former intro
duced Mme. Vix, heard for the first
time in New York, the later Anna
Fitziu, who has made sensational suc
cesses wherever she has been heard
since her Metropolitan debut in the
late Granados "Goyescas." The Gou
nod opera had much to recommend it
to those who still are able to find
charm in music.
GOTHAM REALTY IS ACTIVE
Transfers in New York Aggregate
$785,000,000 In 10 Months.
NEW YORK, Dec 27. Realty tran
sactions in the Greater City have in
volved $785,000,000 for tbe past ten
months.
This compares with $860,000,000 for
the corresponding period last year, the
figures embracing sales, mortgages and
construction. In the entire metropoli
tan district, covering the Jersey, West
chester, Nassau and Suffolk suburbs,
the amount reached aa even $1,000,-000,000.
Notable fcav been th. mortgage
operations, which show that there ia
an abundance of money for financing1
realty projects. The total, $191,000,000,
loaned in the Greater City, is only
$2,000,000 below the record of last year.
In Manhattan the aggregate is $107,
000,000, against $92,0011,000 a year ago.
Banks and insurance companies ad
vanced $62,000,000, their lotal last year
having been $41,000,000.
That borrowers on mortgages ar
ot passing throuhg the squeeze which
advocates of a war moratorium have
tried to find in statistics and other
market records, is revealed through
the many extensions granted by all
classes of lenders. Close to $100,000,000
has been continued on old mortgages
which fell due and were payable, the
amount thus advanced by banks and
insurance companies having been over
75,000,000. The totals for the corre
sponding period last year were $82,-
000,000 and $61,000,000.
Brooklyn follows Manhattan In the
volume of mortgage loans, $48,000,000,
comparison with $62,000,000 last
year, banks and Insurance companies
advancing: $17,000,000, while their total
for the first ten months of 1916 was
$25,500,000. Bronx borrowers on mort
gage obtained $16,000,000 and nearly
15,000,000 in extensions. . This com
pares with $30,000,000 and $18,000,000
in extensions a year ago. Queens haa
recorded more than $22,000,000 in mort
gage loans, Richmond passing $4,500,-000.
Japan to Train Foreign Traders.
' TOKIO, Dec. 20. Lessons on trade
will be inaugurated' in the Tokio School
fov Foreign Languages, the name of
wh.'ch will be changed into the High
Traa'e Language School, beginning with
the fiscal year 1918-19. The idea of this
change is to train foreign traders as
well as linguists at the school. This
change is to be carried out at the total
cost of 5.12.000 yen, to be finished in