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1ST
OW that the Paullst Choristers,
of Chicago, have come and gone
and conquered, we have time to
take breath and sum up the many mu
sical advantages we Portland people
received from the two concerts these
Chicago singers eave recently In the
Public Auditorium and the sacred mu
sic service In which they took part In
St. Mary's Cathedral.
These Faulist Choristers' concerts
have stimulated undoubtedly the move
ment to continue male-voice church
choirs in this city. In which the so
prano and contralto parts are sung by
boys.
Up to now there has been a lack of
Interest shown In Portland's church
boy choirs. It has been difficult to
keep the boys who sing interested
enough In their choir work to- continue
It and difficult also to obtain 'boy re
cruits for membership in these boy
choirs. i '
Many boys, when asked to join these
choirs, are frankly Indifferent, and
others ask what pay they are to. re
ceive. The voices of many boy appli
cants for choir work are raspy and
metallic and unsuited for choir uses.
Again, it is a difficult matter to keep
sucn boys in a proper state of disci
pline at rehearsals and church worship.
Other critics say: - "Oh. what's the use?
It costs too much, money."
Is that bo?
A ' peculiar condition exists : among
the BO - boy sopranos . of the Paulist
Choristers. They practically do not re
ceive money for their services. They
sing for the love of It and because
they are taught at home that It is a
part -o the highest service to serve
the church in public worship. ' In other
words: "It Is more blessed to give than
to receive."
Master Billy HalliBsey. the '6aUl
Curei" of the Paulist Choristers, when
interviewed said: "We are not paid
any salaries in this choir. We do not
sing, for pay. We belong to i volun
teer choir. The men soloists on our
tours are paid salaries, but we are- not.
We attend choir rehearsals In Chicago
nearly every weekday after studies in
our day schools are completed. ,Many
of the boys live in the outskirts of
Chicago, 20 miles or so distant from
old St. Mary's Catholic Church Hall,
where our rehearsals take place, and
to pay our railroad expenses, etc.. each
boy singer is paid ?o per month, also
50 cents per week pocket money.
"Our boys are not all Catholic boys.
We have some Protestant church boys.
Has a boy a good voice? That Is the
principal question. .Is he willing to
obey choir regulations? ' Is he a 'good
fellow?' Each boy applicant who joins
our choir is a probationer." lot five
months to see if he makes good. . If
so, he is kept and becomes a regu
lar member. It not, we don t want him
"We have enjoyable social times to
gether on these continental trips, and
this is also a reason why boys join
our choir. Our traveling expenses are
paid from ticket sales at our concerts.1
Miss Mary Finn, sister of Father
Finn, leader of the choir, was listen
ing to this conversation, and said:
"Boys, what is the motto of the boys of
the Paulist Choristers?"
The four solo boys smiled and said,
slowly in unison: "No swelled heads
and no sissies."
. "That's just it," said Miss Finn,
lauKhincr.
MiSs Finn is a writer of short stories
for the magazines, and at the present
time is traveling ahead and with the
choir, principally as advance agent.
June 1 the writer saw -her scrub the
boys' heads with iot and cold water
and soap. "The boys have been in
the railroad cars two nights, coming
from our California concerts, and the
coal dust, etc., has got into their hair,"
she explained.
"It's just like home," grinned Master
FOUR MUSIC PEOPLE ACTIVE
IN CURRENT EVENTS.
Miss Wilma P. Waggenor, di
rector music conservatory of Pa
cific University, Forest Grove,
Or., presents Miss Eleanor Peter
son In piano recital, commence
ment week exercises.
Miss Ella Connell Jesse will
appear In piano recital Tuesday
night at 8:15 o'clock in the Little
Theater.
Mrs. Alice Brown Marshall will
present her piano students In re
cital Friday night at 8:15 o'clock.
Mrs. Jessie Orton Steckle gives
a students' recital recently in
Pilgrim Congregational Church.
his wife. Kathryn Crysler Street, for
the benefit of an extra war fund to be
used in cases of emergency not pro
vided for by the Government or the
V. M. C. A. funds. The date and place
will be announced later. The hearty
co-operation of the musicians of Fort
land has been pledged and the affair
no doubt will add materially to this
worthy cause.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK LAUDED.
One of the most pleasant musical
events of the year at Pacific University
was the programme given by Eleanor
Petersen and Beth Crandall, Monday of
commencement week. The pianist.
Mis Petersen, is an advanced student
of the director of the conservatory
Miss Wilma Waggener, while Mls
Crandall, mezzo-soprano, has been
studying the past two years with Mrs.
Virginia Spencer Hutchinson. Miss
Crandall Is the'possessor of a full and
resonant voice of much sweetness.
which she uses without straining. She
has also a rather unusual dramatic
quality for so young a voice and It
will be interesting to follow her devel
opment. She eang aongs by Brown,
Massenet, Ware, Thomas and Hartman.
This last number, "Somewhere In
France," Is a peculiarly dramatic song
which Miss Crandall handled with great
effect. The "Boat Song," by Ware, and
"Wind In the Trees," by Thomas, are
deserving of special mention for purity
of tone and Intelligent Interpretation.
Miss Eleanor Petersen is a young
pianist of great promise. In addition
to 'a firm, eweet tone and clear tech
nique, she has, already developed a
style, brilliant and somewhat Individu
alistic Her numbers included a Bach
"Prelude and Fugue In B flat," the Mo
zart "C minor concerto," the Chopin "A
flat Ballade,"' numbers by Mendelsso"hn,
Liszt, Cyril Scott, MacDowell, and end
ed with the Brahms "Rhapsody In G
minor," an ambitious programme.
Miss Petersen's charming stage pres
ence won her audience from the first.
The Mozart concerto was played with
appreciation and liquid technique and
was accompanied by Russell Beals on
the second piano. The modern group.
Including "The Danse Negre" (Cyril
Scott), and MacDowell's "To the Sea."
"Alia Tarantelle" and "March Wind"
showed special finish and maturity of
Interpretation.
The crowning musical event of the
commencement week was Tuesday
night, when the Graham-Chrlstensen
String Quartet, of Portland, and mem
bers of the Portland Amateur Orches
tra, appeared in a concert of merit and
finish. The community chorus in the
cantata "Fair Ellen" achieved a mark
ed success and much enthusiasm was
shown by the audience over the entire
programme. William Wallace Graham.
as conductor of orchestra and chorus.
iniriomo mi zorcea witn great skill.
Miss Goldie Peterson as soloist com
mand not only the admiration but also
the friendship of Forest Grove audi
ences and her singing on this occasion
proved especially delightful. John
Claire Monteith, as baritone soloist,
displayed skill and finish.
MRS. JESSE'S RECITAL TUESDAY.
Mrs. Ella Connell Jesse will rnintir
In piano recital in the Little Theater
Tuesday night at 8:15 o'clock in a nro-
gramme that she has been preparing
ior some lime past. Her selections
cnosen are: "French Suite No. 6
(Bach); "Cappricclo No. 5" (Brahms);
-j-a kouoi a- urapnalo - (Saint Saens)
"Prelude. Aria, and Finale" (Caesar
jrrancK); "Jardins Sous C Fluie" (Ds
bressy); "Pavaune pour use eufant
Defuncte" (Ravel); "Octave Etude"
(Campbell-Tiptor); and "Fantasle F
minor" (Chopin). Mrs. Jesse Is Quite
an accomplished pianist, and her re
cital promises to be well worth at
tending. There will be a silver offer
lng- for the benefit of the comforts for
warding committee.
ASTORIA FOLKS SING, JULY 1.
Mrs. Rose Coureen-Reed has chosen
the date of her Astoria students' con
cert for July 1, to take place in the
Astoria Theater. On this occasion Mrs
Reed will present the Treble Clef Club,
of Astoria, a fine chorus of 40 young
women, numbering among them As
toria's best singers. Assisting the club
will oe the following students: Mrs.
Maude Roas-ardam, Mrs. W. R. Savart,
M-iB. xkuuiaun, aims margarei nen
neay, Miss jviyrtle Olsen, Chinook, and
Miss Helen Gordon, also a quartet sung
by Mrs. Sardam. Mrs. Mildred Smith
lirirntns, Mrs. E. B. Hughes and Mrs
Charles Houston. Accompanists will
be Mrs. J. S. Delllnger. Mrs. Sardum
ana Mrs. Griffiths.
Halllssey, snuggling under the bed
clothes. He and the other boy soloists
are always ordered to sleep In bed
two hours every afternoon before sing
ing - at a concert In the evening. A
professional nurse travels with them.
The - fountalnhead of the Paulist
Choristers is the leader, -Rev.' William
J. Finn. He Is a native of Boston,
Mass., and his ancesters fougfet In the
American Revolution. . He was taught
pipe organ playing by S. B. Whitney,
of Boston, was a composer of music
when he. was 15 years old and was
taught music also in the New England
Conservatory of Music. Boston. He
studied music In London, England, par
ticularly church music at Westminster
Cathedral, London. Father Finn is 85
years old and is a charming man to
meet.
The Paulist Choristers, called by the
New York critics "the choir incom
parable," sang in the international
choir competition In Paris, in which
497 choral organizations from all over
Europe took part. The first prize was
awarded to the Paullst Choristers, the
judges being Puccini, Mascagni, Salnt-
Saens and other foremost composers
and musicians of the day. The French
Academy conferred upon Father Finn
the order of the palms, and a recep
tion was tendered the choir by Presi
dent Fallieres. They were also the
recipients from the French government
of two precious Sevres vases, which
they brought back to America a In
ternational trophies. While in Paris
they sang at the famous cathedral of
Notre Dame, and in Rome at the Vati
can for the late Pope Pious X. ' 4The
Holy Father bestowed upon Father
Finn the titie .of Maglster Cantorum
(Master of Singers).
Early next season the Paullst Chor
ister move permanently from Chicago
to New York City, where Father Finn
Is to organize a choir school, which
Is planned to be the principal school
of its kind to teach ecclesiastical mu
sic in this country. The choir's head
quarters will be the Church of St. Paul
the Apostle, New York City.
In mid-December the choir sings with
the New York Symphony Orchestra,
and later with the Boston Symphony
Orchestra. The choir is also engaged
to sing three days next Spring at the
Indianapolis, Ind., Music Festival.
It Is probable that the choir will
not again visit the Pacific Northwest
for several years to come.
There Is no reason why boy choirs
of 40 or 45 voices should not be or
ganized in this section of the country,
where the climate is favorable to the
growth of the singing voice.
Falling church choirs on a purely
masculine basis, it has been found prac
tlcable In this city to organize vested
ohoirs in which the sopranos and con
traltos are boys, girls and women, with
men as tenors and bassos.
G. II. STREET'S GOOD-BYE SOON,
Plans are nearing completion for a
farewell concert to be given soon by
George Hotchklss Street, assisted by
MTJSIO TEACHERS CONFER.
With representatives present from
various parts ' of Oregon an informal
convention of the State Music Teachers'
Association was held last Friday morn
ing in the Nortonla Hotel, with Dr.
John J. Landsbury in the chair. Dr.
Landsbury addressed the convention
stating his policies and telling of the
success which Is being met with by
him In his travels. .His work of, or
ganization is progressing with telling
effect, many new members having been
added to the already large number. He
asked for the co-operation of music
teachers throughout the state by send
ing in their -ideas as to what students
finishing ' the grammar schools and
high schools should be able to accom
plish,' musically.
The asoclatlon library of records
which Is housed at the University of
Oregon Is beginning to be sought after
by different communities about the
state. Dr. Landsbury stated officially
tnat he was opposed to any movement
which Intended to subsidize music by
allowing excessive credits. He also
stated that children in the grammar
ana nign school grades should be urn
hlblted from specializing in music on
the ground that it was detrimental to
tneir ruture success as musicians.
After an Informal discussion on
various subjects relative to the music
profession, the members enjoyed lunch
The annual convention of the associa
tion will take place at Eugene, during
ine xnanxsgiving noiiaays.
ORATORIO SOCIETY TOMORROW.
The Portland Oratorio Society will
give its last concert of the season to
morrow (Monday) night at 8:15 o'clock
In the auditorium of the -Lincoln High
School. An interesting and entertaining
miscellaneous programme will consti
tute the first part of the concert, and
several choruses from "Alda," with solos
oy airs, jane Burns Albert, . soprano,
will be the final part. The soloists in
the miscellaneous programme will be
Airs. Aioert, soprano; Miss Inez Cham,
bers, violinist; Gordon Soule, pianist,
and Clare Milo Godfrey, tenor. The or
chestra of Union High School No. 2,
Gresham, will play several selections.
It numbers nine players and has been
under the direction of Joseph A. Fin-
ley, conductor of the Portland Oratorio
Society, for the past two months. Mrs.
Ethel Meade will be Mrs. Albert's ac
companist, and the chorus will number
about 40 voices. The personnel of the
orchestra Is: Miss Gladys NeaL piano
Miss Leila Ruby. Miss Ruth Inglls,
Harold Lyman and William Metzger,
violins; Frank Greenman, cornet; Ho
mer Go sett, drums and bells; Lloyd
bchriner, alto, and Ulenn Rusher, cello,
The programme: "A Wonderful
Thing" (Kummer), orchestra ;"And the
Glory" (Handel s Messiah ) chorus
"Creole Lover's Song" (Buck), C. M.
Godfrey; "First Concert" (De Berlot),
Miss Inez Chambers; Moonbeams'
(Huff), orchestra; "Cowboy Song'
(Kotte), chorus; songs. Mrs. Albert
"Mazzlnl" (Huff), orchestra; "Pilgrim's
Chorus (Tannhauser), chorus; "Sixth
Concerto (Liszt). Gordon Soule; "Amer
ica Triumphant (Demarest), chorus
"Guard the Nile" (Verdi's "Alda")
chorus; "Rltorna Vlneitor," Mrs. Albert.
Priestess, and women's and male cho
ruses, Mrs. Albert and chorus; "Come
Bind Thy Flowing Tresses," Mrs. Al
bert and chorus; "Glory to Egypt.'
chorus; balled, "A Dreamer" (Jones)
orchestra; "My Country 'Tis of Thee,'
chorus, orchestra and audience.
No admission will be charged but a
MCSIC SOCIETY, TOMORROW.
, The next meeting of Portland district.
jregon -music xeachers' Association
will take place tomorrow nieht at 8:15
o'clock in LIpman, Wolfe & Company's
store, music department. Alder-street
entrance. Dent Mowrey, recently of
Paris, trance, will play five groups of
his own composition and Mrs. Edward
Ballantlne. cellist, of Boston. Mass.. as
sisted by Miss Abbey AVhiteslde at the
piano, will play two cello sonatas.
MUSIC BRIEFS.
Mrs. William Beede. lyric soprano
sang at the closing exercises of the
Molalla High School. Molalla. Mrs.
Beede is coaching vocally with J. Adrl
an Kpping.
Miss Noaml Lee Armstrong was the
soloist at a Red Cross entertainment
given under the auspices of the Re
beKahs' I. O. O. F. Lodge, Oregon City.
Miss Armstrong sung several groups
oi patriotio songs.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hotchklss
Street, assisted by May Van Dvke
narawicK. gave a successful concert
Camas, W ash last Tuesday. Mrs.
Street 3s meeting with marked sue
cess in organizing vocal classes in
Camas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Adrian EDnlnsr. Miss
Anne Hansen and Dr. Emil Enna mo
tored to St. Helens last Friday night
to lane part in the high school com
mencement exercises there. Miss Han
sen was the vocalist of the occasion.
Dr. Enna was in charge of the pro
gramme.
A large and appreciative audience
attended a piano recital by the student
of Miss Sadie Hornbrook last Friday
night in RIdgefleld. Wash. The par
ttcipants were La Vera Littler. Dorl
Gankel, Marjorie Cook. Erma McCon
nell. Katherine Harris, Maude Malkson,
Dorothy Weber and Mrs. Martha
Woods.
Dr. Emil Enna will present a class
of piano students in recital In the Lin
coin High School auditorium Tuesday
night. The Enna juniors will give
their programme at 7:15 P. M. and the
Enna amateurs at 8:30 P. M. Some 30
students will participate in the pro
gramme, which will consist of work
of modern classic and American com
posers.
A piano recital was given recently by
the students of Miss Laura Hatter, a
the home of Mrs. Henry W. Scherr, 110
East Morrison street. The names of
those who took part are: Misses Char
lotte Rice, Mildred and Hot-tense Ka
Usher, Helen and Marjorie Went. Delia
and Eleanor Day, Daisy Garber, Stella
Flsbborn, Genevieve and Mildred
Thomas, Twyla Mooney, Katherln
Klnsel and Alice Kahlln and Masters
Ted Becker, Melton Rice and Robert
Thomas. These gave an interesting
programme, which was much enjoyed.
Sirs. Alice Brown Marshall will glv
a piano recital, assisted by Mrs. Kre
L. Olson, Friday night, June 14. Thes
following awards for credits taken 1
Mrs. Marshall's Piano School will be
given: Miss Martha Chase, Alnsworth
School, one university credit; Miss Ger
trude A. Speer, credit for six years'
work; Miss Theresa Wedek, credit for
three years' work; Elizabeth Titus,
credit for two years' work; Mrs. Mabel
M. Napier, credit for one year's work;
Mrs. Nancy I. Davis, credit for one
year's work; Miss Marie Prus, credit for
one year's work; Rose Elizabeth Rob
erts, credit for one year's work; A.lic
Ilantak. credit for one year's work;
o-dward Hantak, credit for one year's
work. The following will take part
in the programme: Mrs. Fred L. Olson,
Mrs. Alice Brown Marshall and her stu
dents. Miss Gertrude A. Speer, Mrs.
Mabel M. Napier, Miss Marie Prue.
Elizabeth Titus and Rose Elizabeth
Roberts.
Franck and Beatrice Elchenlaub will
present a number of their students In
the last of a series of five recitals In
the Lincoln High School auditorium
Wednesday night, June 19.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson presented her
piano students In recital last Tuesday
night in the white and gold parlor of
the Hotel Portland. The -children ac
quitted themsplves with credit to all
concerned. There were about 60 rela
tives and friends of the buddirfg young
musicians present.
Twenty junior and advanced piano
tudents were presented in recital Fri
day night in the assembly room of the
Hotel Portland by Mrs. W. Beler. She
was assisted by Miss Helen Brandorff,
pianist, and Miss Irene Elliott, vocalist.
There were about 75 relatives and
friends of the young musicians present.
Master : Alfred Manning was piano
soloist at the ,meetlng of the Minne
sota Society in the assembly room.
Portland Hotel. Master Alfred received
many compliments on his musical
equipment and expression. Mrs. Min
nie T. Carty sang a patriotic solo en
titled, "God Be iVith Our Boys To
night."
Andrew B. Cain, a baritone singer
and well known in church choir circles.
was press agent during the recent visit
to this city of the Paullst Choristers.
Chicago, and did good work to help the
good cause raising funds for the re
lief of French and Belgian war refu
gees. Mr. Cain is an experienced ste
nographer and typewriter.
Between acts at performances of
Brewster s Millions." given by the Al
cazar Players last Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, for the benefit of
the Portland Aviation Auxiliary, Mrs.
Fred L. Olson, soprano, added much
pleasure by her delightful singing and
personal charm. A goodly sum was
realized for a worthy cause. The funds
will be used for disabled aviators re
turning home.
e
Invitations for the annual concert to
be held In Lincoln High auditorium,
June 18, are being Issued by Marie A.
S. Soule. Sixteen pianists will be fea
tured and will be assisted by elngers
and the Portland Etude Club orches
tra. Various grades, from beginners
to advanced, will be presented and
this, added to the ensemble work
should be of Interest to music stu
dents.
At a special meeting of the Schubert
Club held with J. William Belcher In
the Columbia building last Monday
night, an attractive musical programme
was rendered. Vocal numbers were
sung by Mrs. J. T. Noel. Mrs. J. A.
Ganong and Miss Mabelle Holmes. Re
freshments were served by the
hostesses, Mrs. A. G. Harbaugh, Mrs.
Maude Belcher Prltchard and Miss
Sadie Smith.
The closing concert of the. series of
monthly public sacred concerts of the
season in Sunnyslde Methodist Eplsco
pal Church will take place next Sun
day night under the direction of Jas
per Dean. MacFall, choirmaster. On
this occasion the special attractions
will be the rendition of the beautiful
cantata. "The Christ Child." with the
following In the solo parts: Marie
Keller Fisher. Daisy M. MacFall. Vlr
glnla Miller. Irene Beltz, Alfred S.
Brown, Oren Harrlman and Mr. Mac
Fall.
The music entertainment In Forbes
Presbyterian Church last Monday night
by the Junior students of Ethel Barks
dale-Warner was a great success, and
the programme was warmly applauded.
Miss Metta Brown and Herman Hafner
assisted. The students' names are
Walter Danzlger, Lois New, Jan
Bo Dine, Nona Peterson, Gladys Foster
Clarence Foster, Anna Stewart, Rwth
Green. Louise Church, Mildred W har
ton. Ruth Peterson. Maude Mueller,
Elizabeth Tonneson. Sarah Louis
Roake, Frances Stewart, Verna Crowell
and Lorraine John.
Mrs. Jesse Orton Steckle presented
recently In recital her students Clara
A. Stoneman. soprano; Mrs. Carl G. An
derson, contralto; Mrs. William L. Paul,
soprano; Arthur B. Chapin. bass; Mrs
Viola Fassett Johnson, soprano; Mable
T. Stoneman, "mezzo-contralto; Harry
M. Fassett, baritone, and William L.
Paul, tenor, in Pilgrim Congregational
Church, assisted by Mrs. C. . Hoag
lund, pianist. The programme wa
given In English. French and Italian
with admirable diction and good tonal
quality throughout. The two accom
panlsts were, Mrs. Hoaglund and Mrs,
Steckle.
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Little Miss Lorls Gratke. vlo
llnlst, of Astoria, has made great prog
ress lately in the violin line. She ap
peared in recital in Miss Catlln'a school
recently, the proceeds being donated to
the Red Cross funds. It was Mis
Gratke'a first violin recital In this city
and she played with charm and under
standing worthy of the occasion. Her
programme consisted of selections
from the works of Handel, Mozart.
Wlenlawski, Kreisler, Tschalkowsky,
Musin, etc, and her lovely violin tone
and mastery over technical difficulties
in performance were deservedly ad
mired. Miss Gratke was assisted by
Miss Evelyn Paddock, pianist, and Miss
Dorothy Bliss, soprano, who added
much to the pleasure of the occasion.
The vocal recital given recently by
Miss Wilma Young, soprano, assisted
by A14ert Gillette, baritone, in the
Little Theater, was much enjoyed by an
enthusiastic audience. Miss Young is
a serious student and has a clear, pure
soprano. She shows much Improvement
and growth in her use of voice and in
terpretative work. Her Interpretation
of "Kyprlc" (Holmes), "Springtide"
(Becker), as well as the dainty encore
song. "June Morning." were especially
admired. Mr. Gillette, former Univer
sity of Oregon man. has a strong, re
sonant voice, which he uses splendidly.
Miss Young was presented by Mrs.
Pauline Miller-Chapman and Mr. Gil
lette by John Claire Monteith.
The community sings held each Sun
day night in Trinity Episcopal Church
are pleasant and profitable occasions,
and the congregations are always in
terested. Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector
and music director of the church. Is
In charge of these "sings" and he han
dles the Informal programmes with tact
and perfect understanding of the op
portunities afforded. One Sunday night
recently Dr. Morrison sang, with splen
did devotional effect, a solo from Men
delssohn's "Elijah," and it was a great
and unexpected pleasure to hear again
his fine baritone voice In a sacred solo.
During the course of the hymn singing
by vested choir and congregation, peo
ple In the pews often call out the num
bers of the hymn they wish to have
sung and the requests are complied
with.
Incidental to Its 15th annual 'trans
continental tour just concluded, the
Ernest Gamble Concert Party gave 60
programmes at 20 war camps and
Navy-yards, extending from League
Island Navy-yard on the Atlantic to
Mare Island Navy-yard on the Pacific
These concerts have been entirely
free to the men, no admission or smile
age coupons being charged. Mr. Gamble
was gratified to note that the better
the class of music offered the better
It was appreciated. The satisfaction
given was so great Uit the Gamble
Party has been Invited to make a three
months' visit to France at the con
clusion of Its Summer Chautauqua
tour next Autumn. This company Is
well known In this city. Ernest Gamble
Is an ardent devotee of the thrift stamp
Idea. He puts the stamps to many
and varied uses. When he settles his
hotel bill he includes a few stamps
In payment, while the waiter or Pull
man porter receives largess in the form
of Uncle gam's green engravings.
Hattle M. Haynes will give a recital
of her students, Tuesday night. In
Forbes Presbyterian Church. Ganten
beln and Graham avenues.
"The trouble is that you Americans
don't understand grand opera."
"That's what I have been telling my
wife." agreed Mr. Cumrox. "If we un
derstood the proposition better we
wouldn't be paying $10 or 115 a seat
for It." Washington (D. C.) Star.
The many friends of Mrs. Helen
Howarth Lemmel. the music composer,
will be glad to know that she plans
to visit this city, late In the Summer.
She has had a busy music season In the
East and her new song. "Honey Mine."
is proving to be an Immense success,
particularly among the men of the Na
tional Army camps.
He Most girls. I have found, don't
appreciate real music
Second He Why do you say that?
He Well, you may pick beautiful
strains on a mandolin for an hour and
she won't even look out of the window,
but Just one honk of a horn and out
she comes! Pathfinder.
Miss Eva Richmond, formerly of
Hubbard. Or., and now of this city, was
engaged to sing for the commencement
exercises. Estacada, last Tuesday night.
The large attendance manifested its
appreciation by generous applause.
Miss Richmond was presented in reci
tal at the Valalr Conservatoire, last
Winter, by Madame Lucie Valalr, with
whom she is preparing for a profes
sional stage career. Miss Julia Pratt
was Miss Richmond's accompanist.
"
Miss Theodora Bushnell, contralto,
who Is spending the week end in Che
tialis. will sing there this morning in
tho First Presbyterian Church. To
right she wl!J be the soloist in the
baccalaureate service at the James
John High School, where she Is one of
the faculty and the director of the
glee clubs. Wednesday night she will
bo assisting soloist in a piano recital
by the students of Miss Elna Anderson.
Miss Bushnell Is assistant to John
Claire Monteith, by whom she has been
piepared for her recital work.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, associate in
structor of the Northwest normal
school of music and art. presented
Catherine Anderson and Esther Sic-
Dougall In a piano recital In the Port
land Hotel last Tuesday night. Both
students played with exceptional
strength and expression, showing skill
ful training and study. They played
selections from Mendelssohn. Grieg.
Chopin, Liszt. Rubensteln and Lesche
tlzky. Clarke Schouboe, baritone, who
assisted with several vocal selections,
was enthusiastically received and re
sponded to recall numbers. His accom
panist was Miss Ruth Helnrich.
Quite an interesting concert will take
place in the Multnomah Hotel ball
room June 20 by Miss Arline Smith,
pianist, assisted by Miss Beatrice
Palmer, who has been engaged as con
tralto soloist at the First Congrega
tional Church for next season. Miss
Smith is being presented by Miss Laura
L. Fox. and Is playing an exceedingly
difficult programme, including several
MacDowell numbers, the tremendous
"Toccata and Fugue" of Bach-Tausig
and selections by Brahms. Sgambatl
Chopin, Arensky and Korngold an
ambitious task for a 15-year-old girl.
In St. Helen's Hall a music recital
by students took place recently, where
music work of a superior order was
manifested. It was the result largely
of five different instructors. All the
students, who made quite creditable
appearances, are: Pauline Genereaux.
Caroline Everdlng, Leta Kopittke,
Thelma Aaland. Phyll's ' Clark. Edna
Burton, Helen Ballard, Inez Chambers.
Beatrice Olson. Edna Burton, Olga
Olson and Thelma Baling. The chorus
sang. with excellent effect, two
choruses: "Welcome. Pretty Primrose"
iPinsuli) ana "Twelve by ta Clock"
(Lloyd). Miss L. Thompson was direc
tor of the chorus and Miss Irene
Reynolds accompanist.
The Carrie Jacobs Bond Musical
Club, Mrs. Carrie R. Beaumont, direct
or, will appear in recital in the Little
Theater tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock.
Tho participants in the programme
are: Dorothy Turney. Jack Kline. Lu
cille Dixon. Laura Lu Glllls. John H.
Bagley, Elizabeth Reynolds, Helen
Smith, Grace A. Stuerhoff. Margaret
Reynolds. Elizabeth Ferris, Delight
Ingold, Imboden Parrtsh, Loltta Lynch.
Marlon Oillis. Etelka Parrlsh. Louise
Udell.
"
The choir of Calvary Presbyterian
Church, composed of George Hotchklss,
baritone, and director. Miss Ruth Ag
new, soprano. Miss Bertha Serr, con
tralto, and Richard Robertson, tenor,
arsisted by Kathryn Crysler Street,
contralto, and Miss Emilie Spalth. so
prano, and reader, will give a concert
Tuesday night in the nature of a fare
well to the Calvary church members
and their friends. A rilver offering
will be taken, to be added to Mr.
Stieet's Y. M. C. A. fund.
DEFENSE COUNCIL FORMS
Polk County Community TTnlt Selects
V. R. Gerth Chairman.
DALLAS. Or., June 8. (Special.)
A Community Council of Defense n
organized In West Salem Friday nisht
by members of the Polk County Coun
cil of Defense. This Is the last com
munity In the county to organize, but
a most enthusiastic response was given
and every one present at the meeting
signed the pledge of the council. The
following officers were elected: Com
munity Chairman, W. B. Gerth; Secre
tary. Miss Beth Bedford: Vice-chairman.
Clay Heise: Executive Committee.
R. w. Hogg. Mrs. Ella Huge. James
Wood. J. R. Bedford ar.d Mrs. Edd
Brock.
An outline of the work of the Coun
cil of Defense was given by Oscar Har
ler, a member of the executive com
mittee of the County Council. Mrs.
Winnie Braden. County Food Admin
istrator, spoke briefly on the need of
conserving white flour.
SHERWOOD SCHOOL ELECTS
XIne Elglith-Grado Pupils Graduat
ed at Closing Exercises.
FHERWOOD. Or, June 8. (Special.)
At the meeting of the School Board
Wednesday night the following teach
ers were elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. F. A. Keith, superintendent: Mrs.
Mary A. Wood, assistant, and teacher of
the fourth, fifth and sixth grades: Misa
Laura Cowman, primary,- which in
cludes the first, second and third
grades.
The school closed today with nine
graduated from the eighth grade, as
follows: Marjorie Hoy, Esther Haugen.
Fay Snyder. Harold Roellick. Gustav
Hanke. Arthur Krebs, Grace Murdock,
Luv Colfeit and Edmund Meinecke. A
picnic was held st the Langer Grove
yesterday, to which air the patrons of
the school were Invited.
Miss Winifred Forbes
Violinist
Late instructor at the University of
Oregon, available for private in
struction, commencing June 12.
ELLISON-WHITE
COXSKKVATORY OF MCSIC.
William Kobluei Bone, Director.
Broadway Bldg. Mar. 4300.
THEODORA BUSILNELL
Teacher of Staging;.
Assistant to John Claire Monteith.
K07 Columbia Bide. Main 3319