THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAIf. PORTLAND. JUNE 1, 1919.
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streets. Invitations may be secured positions of Rachmaninoff. Debussy,
from Mrs. Jones. 1 etc.. and did admirable work. Mrs.
I Seiu's rendition of her original com-
- positions of her recent songs, already I o
have been favorably reviewed in une
Oregronlan. They have strong, beauti
ful. tuneful appeal, although they could
be improved by variation in musical
subject. Both Mrs. Albert
Mulder sang most acceptably,
added much to the worth of the
prepation and message of the pro
gramme. Mrs. Albert has sung with
brilliant success at many recent con
certs and recitals, and is a public con-
' cert favorite. It has been some months
, since Mr. Mulder sang in recital, and
in the Interval he has studied and
coached in vocalism. His improvement
as a tenor singer is most marked, and
he sings always in excellent taste. Mrs.
Seitz was again an admirable accoru-
! panist.
Mrs. I. E. Staples. Miss Pearl and
Carpenter Staples will give a musical
programme for the Minnesota society
meeting June 5 at Turnverein hall.
MUSIC BRIEFS.
Robert Lovell Wilson, baritone, for-
. merly of this city, is now located in
1 Seattle.
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The Schumann society last Friday
night presented Miss Lillian Holmaa in
a group of American ballad songs, with
Mrs. Edith Barber as accompanist.
Both musicians were well received by
a large audience.
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Friti De Bruin, baritone, and student
of Harold Hurlbut, is continuing his
successes over the Ellison-White Chau
tauqua circuit. During his concert sea
son recently closed Mr. Do Bruin Bang
on 70 occasions and on this present tour
is booked to sing in 130 concerts.
Glee Club Leader Why don't you
come in when I tell you to? Tenor 1
can't; I've lost the key. Awgwan.
An Informal piano recital took place,
directed by Mrs. Edith M. Smythe, at
the Ellsworth apartments last Wednes
day night. Students presented all did
good work and their names,r: Mrs.
Jack Gibson. Alfred and Freda Goldeen,
Mary Kirby, Mildred Gibson, Thelma
Balch and Margaret Haines.
Miss Georgia Wassam. pianist, and
student of Miss Dorothy Cox, soon
leaves for New York city to pass the
summer. She will resume her piano
studies with Miss Cox this falL Piano
students of Miss Cox who have been
appearing on programmes last week
are: Helen and Jack Kerr, Billy Mar
tin, Dorothy Greene and Geraldine
Hunt. Each little pianist showed
The excellent musical programme at j marked talent and the benefits of care-
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the recent banquet of the Multnomah
Bar association for their returned sol
dier members was given by Madame
Lucie Valair, Mrs. J. Curtis Simmons.
Mrs. Raymond A Sullivan. Mrs. Leonard
Wood and Miss Winnifred Forbes.
Mrs. Warren E. Thomas and Miss Gei
ger were the accompanists.
Miss Daisy Gibson, who was pre
sented recently in recital by Madame
Lucie Valair. has been engaged as solo
ist and precentor at Third Church of
Christ Scientist. East Twelfth and Sal
mon streets. Miss Gibson is the pos-
beautiful big contralto
ehe has learned ' to use
sessor of &
voice which
skillfully.
mHB musicals to be given at the resl-
I dence of Mr. and Mrs. John H. I i
Haak. 126 East Fiftv-eitrlitTi sti-eet. I t
Thursday night at ?:30 o'clock, prom
ises to be one of rare treat to music
lovers; It is for the reconstruction
fund of the Progressive Woman's
league. Mrs. Alice M. McNaught, chair
man, will be assisted, on the reception
committee and at the punch bowl by
Mrs. J. Coulson Hare, Mrs. Henry Wal
do Coe, Mrs. Harry E. Chipman, Mrs.
W. B. Hare, Miss Paulino Bondurant
nd Mrs. F. M. Graham.
The rrmsio programme will be con
tributed by: Miss Lucie Adele Becker,
violinist; Mrs. Dudley Clarke, soprano;
Rene L. Becker, pianist; Lucien E.
3ecker, organist.
The music to be rendered:
Organ solo, "The PUsrtm's Song of Hope"
Batiste); "Minuet a 1' Antico" 'Seeboek) ;
soprano solos. "Amarello" (Wynne): "Charm
ing Bird" (David) ; violin solo, "Ballade and
Polonaise" (Vieuxtempa) ; piano solos, "Two
Studies" (Heller); "Valse E Minor" (Cho
pin); "Etude F Sharp" (Axensky); organ
solo, "Venetian Love Song" (Kevin); "Meau
ctto A Major" (Boccherinn.
MUSICIANS' CLUB GOAT FRANCES.
The annual meeting of the Musicians'
club was held at the Oregon hotel last
Tuesday and Dr. Emll Enna, the retir
ing president, reported a most success
ful year. The club has now a member
ship of nearly 100 with the dues "100
per cent" paid. During the past year
the club has enetrtained Leopold
Godowsky, Josef Rosenblatt and Theo
ICarle and has also welcomed the
women musicians of the city at its an
nual women's day recently held at the
Benson hotel. The club has made heroic
efforts to clean up the music festival
deficit and by its efforts a sum of $430
has been handed to the treasurer of the
Music Festival association. The an
nual election of officers for the year
1919-20 resulted as follows: President,
George E. Jeffery; vice-president, H.
A. Webber; secretary, Frederick W.
Goodrich; treasurer, Emil Enna; mem
bers of board of directors, John Claire
Monteith, M. Christensen. Charles
Swenson; auditors. Harry G. Knight
and George Wilber Reed. The close of
the meeting was marked by the pres
entation to Dr. Enna of a cartoon,
"His Goat," which Hy Eilers had some
how or other become possessed, of. The
final meeting of the season and an
nual "low jinks" of the club will take
place at the Oregon hotel, Tuesday at
noon, when Max Figman will be the
guest of honor.
SOXG WRITER SETTLES HERE.
Mrs. Marian D. Merry, the author of
the song "When the Flag Goes By," to
appear in the Rose Festival victory
eons book, is now a resident of this
city. The verses were first published
In a Philadelphia paper, attracting the
attention of Professor George Balch
Kavin, an eminent composer of much
eacred and religious music Permis
eion was granted for the use of the
words in a musical setting, with the
Uroviso that every penny of financial
return should be used for patriotic pur
poses. This has been sufficient to In
clude the adoption of a goodly number
cf Belgian orphans.
The song sprang Into Instant favor
rn army and navy circles, musical festi
Vals and communal sings in the east,
end was adonted as a marchine sonz
4y one of the first Pennsylvania units
that "went across." When it came west
It became the "boosting" song in east
ern Washington for the fourth liberty
loan and was used In the public schools
and colleges and in community singing.
Mrs. Merry is well known in literary
circles of Boston and Philadelphia as a
newspaper editor, essayist and verse
writer. She plans to make Portland
Ixer permanent home.
CLUB CONCERT A SUCCESS.
The Vancouver, Wash., Music club
chorus gave its spring concert in that
city on Wednesday night, under the
direction of John Claire Monteith.
This club, which continues to im
prove steadily in finish and style,
reached new heights of musical ex
cellence in this concert. One of the
most effective numbers on the pro
gramme was the "Swing Low Sweet
Chariot" in a group of the now popular
"Negro Spirituals" pianissimo effects,
shading and new tonal beauty and gave
this number rare charm. Several
bitious numbers were sung by the
chorus with a fine dignity of feeling.
The audience was large. Miss Alice
Genevieve Smith, harpist, played a de-
lightful programme and was quite
feature of the programme. She is
harpist of professional skill, and he
choice of numbers and the exquisite
effects with which the melodies were
triven, proved to be a joy to her hearers.
The harp was a pleasing complement
to the programme of choruses by th
women's voices. The club will hold its
annual business meeting Friday and
plans already now being made for next
seasons concerts.
TWO PORTLAND MUSIC FOLKS
BUSY IN CURRENT EVENTS.
Mrs. Warren E. Thomas is re
elected president for another year
of the MacDowell club.
Mrs. Dudley Clark, soprano,
sings at musicale of the Pro
gressive Women's league Thurs
day night, 8:30 o'clock, at the
home of Mr. &nd Mrs. John H.
Haak, 126 East Fifty-eighth
street.
pioneer family or Oregon ana rrora
her early girlhood has interested her
self in the cause of music especially in
help-a-hand work In helping others.
Mrs. Thomas used to be a. church or
ganist and was organist at the old
Taylor - 6treet Methodist Episcopal
church, once located and flourishing at
the southeast corner of Third and Tay
lor streets. But of late years she has
been busy as piano accompanist at con
certs and recitals, where her musicianly
pianism has won warm admiration and
many friends. Mrs. Thomas has been
one of the principal workers In the
success of the Portland opera associ
ation, the MacDowell club, the Portland
Musio Festival association and the
cause of music at large.
Situated socially where she could
have lived a life of ease had she eo
desired, Mrs. Thomas has not existed
for dinners, teas and dances, but has
willingly taken her part as a worker
in the world of doing things that axe
worth while.
MRS. THOMAS MUSIC WORKER.
The MacDowell club has honore
Itself and the cause of high-class, bet
ter music in Portland by again elect
xng lor anuuicr j jus. tu j
Thomae as president.
iirs. Thomas coined from an. honored
STUDENTS PLAY IN DARK.
The Emil Enna 21st annual students'
recital took place last Tuesday night
at Lincoln high school auditorium. At
the Enna junior programme the louow-
ng students participated: Doris Mace.
Edith Soderwall. Jack Bader, Esmond
Harris. Eugene Gettleman. Paul Bech.-
told, Magdalene Lindborg. Ruth Lewis,
Esther Bruell. Doris Garside, Elizabeth
Shively. Esther Levin, Mary Adler, Hel-
Colgan, Ruth Wonnacot, Henrietta
Simmons, Hial Green, Emma Bader,
Ruth Gurley, Sylvan Halperin, Ger-
ldine Dye, Leone Fike, Lewis Walltn.
Arthur Kenton. Helen Louise Crosby,
Katheryn Edwards, Frida Israel, Lillian
Shutter, Leona Hepp.
In the rendition of the Enna ama
teur programme a remarkable part of
the affair occurred when electric light
trouble caused the lights to go out for
minutes. Harry Richards was Just
playing a mazurka and he finished his
number in the dark. Little Miss uer-
trude Lakefish then played her polka
in the dark. The audience rather en-.
oyed the novelty of the affair. Stu
dents who played are: Walter and Alice
Soderwall, Tessie Dlllaine, Inez rair-
child. Luclle Pfaff, Helen Pfaff, Boris
Rosenberg, Jennibelle Link of Goble,
Or, Helene Russell of Rainier, Or., Ber
nice Simmons, Harry Richards, Hilda
Beyer and Gertrude Lakefish.
Following are the otricers or the
Enna Amateurs: Inez Fairchild. presi
dent; Helen Pfaff. vice-president, and
Harry Richards, secretary. Following
are officers of the Enna Juniors: Kath
eryn Edwards, president; Helen Louise
Crosby, vice-president, and Helen Col-
gan. secretary.
A large audience tinea me auditori
um at both performances.
MRS. SPENCER COMPLIMENTED.
During a brief interval in the ren
dition of the programme at last Wed
nesday night's concert of the Portland
Symphony orchestra. President i.icnen-
laub suddenly called beiore the audi
ence Mrs. Donald Spencer, who has
managed the orchestra this season, and
presented her with a handsome dia-
mond brooch, as a mark of esteem from
the orchestra ami the tribute was weU
deserved.
If it had not been for Mrs.- Spencer's
willingness to become business man
ager of the orchestra early last fall-:
as her voluntary contribution to war
work these splendid symphony con
certs we have enjoyed this season
Just concluded, probably would not
have taken-place. Mrs. Spencer has
performed a duty for the cause of
high class music in this city that al
ways will be pleasantly and gratefuUy
remembered.
COMING MUSICAL EVENTS.
Mrs. T. J. Lallement Dorgan will pre
sent her students in a piano recital
June 24 at 8 o'clock at Lincoln high
school auditorium.
, Miss Marguerite Carney, soprano, has
been engaged as soloist for the com
mencement exercises of the state school
for the blind, Vancouver, Wash.
it Is possible that Lemalne recog
nized as possibly the greatest living
organist, will be heard in a pipe-organ
recital in the publio auditorium, this
city, this summer. Mr. Lemaine Is lo
cated in San Francisco.
Violin students of Walter A. Bacon
will be heard in recital June 9 at 8:15
P. M. in Lincoln high school audito
rium, and Mrs. La Vada Cohn, soprano,
a student of Charles Swenson, vlll
assist.
The Chaminade trio Mrs. Miles Del-
win Warren, Mrs. Edgar Allen Dens
more and Mrs. Mitylene Fraker Stites
will sing in concert for McMinnville
college, McMinnville. Or. Friday night.
Mrs. Gladys Morgan Farmer will be the
assisting pianist.
Mrs. Laura. Jones Rawlinson, who has
charge of the children's classes of the
Ellison-White Conservatory of Music
is preparing to present the results of a
season's study under her direction in a
programme to be rendered in the Little
theater June 10 at 3 o'clock P. M.
Georgia Rich presents a number of
students in two piano recitals, assisted
by Elmer Sneed, violinist. The first
recital will be given Tuesday night at
8:30 o'clock at Piedmont Presbyterian
church, Jarrett and Cleveland avenue.
The second recital Is Thursday night
at 8:30 o'clock In James John high
school auditorium, Philadelphia and
Syracuse streets.
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John Claire Monteith. who appeared
In concert in Montriouth, Or., last
month, will sing a return engagement
there June 17, when he will appear as
soloist at the banquet and programme
given by the Alumni association. His
accompanist will be Miss Anderson of
Monmouth, who played a delightful ac
companiment for his songs at hsl for
mer appearance there.
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Mrs. T. J. Lallrmest Daren will
present her piano atnilcnU lm
recital soon.
Miss Clara Glass, contralto, will sing
two groups of three songs each at her
presentation recital to be given by Mrs.
Rose Coursen Reed at the Multnomah
hotel ballroom In the latter . part of
June. Among Miss Glass' numbers will
be "La Cieca" ("The Blind Woman's
Song") from Ponehielli's "La Giaconda."
On this occasion a large chorus of
women's voices will sing two groups of
songs, among them Mary Helen Brown's
new composition, "Isocturne." Mrs.
Florence Jackson Touney will play for
the chorus and Edgar E. Coursen wiU
accompany the soloists on the piano.
Invitations have been Issued by stu
dents of Jessie Elizabeth Elliott for a
piano recital at the Little theater Sat
urday night. These students will be
presented: Susan Miller, Louise Web
ber, Marjory Whetsel, Blanch Fraley,
Ruth fetersen, Carol Mack. Ruth San
nis, Helen Sherman, Rose Parker. Helen
Webber, Nettie Locke Frank. Walter
Malcolm, Ray Sherman. John Deifell,
Henry Temple, Robley Dalton. James
Temple and Glenn Leltzen. Assisting
will be the Misses Vivian Beck. Ruth
PlckthalL Hedwig Brandt. Darrel Tor
res', Iona Harriman, Inez Covey and
Emma Straube.
The Monday Musical club will hold Its
installation of officers tomorrow at 2
P. M. in the home of Mrs. Ora C. Baker.
1140 East Thirtieth street North (Al
berta trolley car). After the business
meeting the French class, under the di
rection of Madame Closset, will enter
tain the members with two short plays,
"Blanche-Neige" and "Rose-Rouge."
The leading parts will be taken by
Mrs. William Braeger .and Mrs. Harvey
Johnson. The chairman of the depart
ment is Mrs. E. C. Reed.
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There is a music treat in store for
the members of the Laurelhurst club
and their friends tomorrow night. Alice
Genevieve Smith, harpist, will give a
recital, assisted by her sister, Eunice
L. Smith, soprano: Hazel Atherton. pi
anist, and Jean Stock well, a brilliant
violinist. Selections from great music
masters will be followed by a short
sketch, showing not only the great
change In dress during the past cen
tury, but also the change In music
The annual piano recital by the stu
dents of Mrs. Ella B. Jones will be
given June 10 at the Lincoln high
school - auditorium. Park, and Market
Mrs. Edith Barber played a group of
seven piano compositions by living
American composers last night In the
Goodnough building under the auspices
of the Schumann society. Among other
selections an effective rendering of
"Habenera" (Maykaper), a slow Span
ish dance, was played. She also took
part in the four-hand selections
"Spanish Dances" (Moszkowski). The
society will present. Saturday night.
Theodore Hanson In a group of ten art
songs by an American composer, f red
erick W. Vanderpool.
Students of Miss Winifred Forbes,
head of the violin department of the
Ellison-White conservatory of music,
were presented in recital May 24, when
the students played with beauty of tone
and finish. The trios and duets were
strikingly played with the excellence
of finish eo difficult to obtain in en
semble. The students who appeared
were: Laurie Rice, Grace Astrup, Helen
Schuppell. William Sedgwick, Mary Tal-
madge, Maxine Telford and Margaret
Notz.
Miss Avis Benton presented Helen
Watt in piano recital in the Multnomah
hotel ballroom May 24. Miss Watt, a
young girl, displayed a repose and mas
tery of her pianism far beyond hey
Tears. She played a heavy programme,
including numbers by Bach, Grieg,
Strauss. Weber, Debussy, Rachmani
noff, Chopin, Arensky and Schutt, and
kept her audience quite interested. She
was assisted by Elma Rueppell. dan
seuse, a student of Alys May Brown,
and won cordial appreciation.
The new officers for the season of
1919-20 of the Portland Opera associa
tion are: Mrs. Edward L. Thompson,
president; H. E. liummtr, first vice
president; Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, sec
ond vice-president: Walter Hard wick,
secretary, and Warren E. Erwin, treas
urer. . These appointees are also direc
tors, the remaining directors being:
Thomas E. C. Peets. Paul Petri. Walter
Jenkins, J. C. Boyer, John Ross Largo
and Otto T. Wedemeyer. There is yet
one vacancy to fill to complete the
membership of the board of directors.
John Claire Monteith, who returned
last week from Chehalls, Wash., where
he was featured as soloist at three of
the four concerts given in the Chehalis
May music festival, has added ne
laurels to his reputation as a concert
singer. Both in his work in his pro
gramme and as assisting soloist in the
two concerted numbers given by the
Chehalis Choral club Mr. Monteith sang
with authority and finished style. He
is thoroughly at home on the concert
stage and brings to his songs not only
the beauty of a resonant baritone voice
of velvet-like quality, but a message in
interpretation that holds the Interest of
the audience. Mr. Monteith was ably
accompanied on the piano by Miss 'Ida
May Cook, who is rapidly becoming
favorably known for her skiU in this
field.
A class exhibition by piano students
of Mrs. Clifford Moore and Mrs. Ethel
McConnell , Hicks, of the Fundamental
Music Training school, took place in
the Little theater last Thursday night.
when an admirable. Interesting pro
gramme was heard In illustration of
these music studies illustrating the
theory of music sight reading, rhythm.
scale building, ear training, keyboard
harmony, history and musical terms.
Students of the May '19 class who then
were presented are: Ada Allmen, Kath
erine Keho, Stuart Ball, Marie Kocher,
Marian Florence, Helen Osburn, Mar
jorie Hamilton. Florence Katherine
Paige, Jack Hart, Lera May Payne,
Anna May Holman, Grace Poppleton,
Janet Husted, Louise Proctor, Louise
Ireland, Gertrude Richards, Harry
Keats and Katherine Short.
Advanced vocal and piano students
of Madame Elsa Von Tette gave a re
cital last Thursday night in the Good
nough building. In honor of Miss Ruth
Brady, soprano, who is leaving for
travel in the east and Europe. Among
those who contributed to the fintly
rendered programme are: Miss Ruth
Brady, Miss Ijola Murphy, Miss Sara
Drew, Lester Wilson and Wolford Long,
who all did creditable work. Madame
Von Yette says that these monthly re
citals are designed purely for educa
tional purposes, to enable the growing
musicians to hear and appreciate the
best in art. The next recital will be
for the intermediate grade, assisted by
the advanced students.
Mrs. Eloise Hall Cook, soprano, re
cently of Seattle, and who has now lo
cated permanently In this city, sang an
enjoyable and splendid programme of
songs before the Daughters of the
Covenant, at B'nai B'rith hall, last Tues
day, for the benefit of the flower fund.
Mrs. Cook was in fine, sparkling voice
and was most cordially received. Her
piano accompanist was Mrs. Mischa
Pelz, who played with cultured skill.
Both Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Pelz are two
vocal stars of the Portland Opera as
sociation. Mrs. Cook was the prima
donna in the opera "Merry Wives of
Windsor," and Mrs. Pelz was the prima
donna in the opera "The Elixir of Love."
The Cadman Musical club, organized
for the advancement and pleasure of
its members, at a recent election chose
these officers: Mrs. R. Mulholland,
president: Mrs. R. E. Doty, vice-presi,
dent; Mrs. C. S. Campbell, secretary;
Mrs. C A. Proudfoot. chairman of the
programme committee, and Mrs. H. M.
Lake, chairman of the publicity com
mittee. The club gave an enjoyable
music programme last Wednesday night
at the home of Mrs. Charles S. Camp
bell, and this event marked the close
of this season's work. Those who took
part in this programme are: Mrs.
Harold C. Bayley. Mrs. Richard Mul
holland, Mrs. C. A. Proudfoot. Mrs". R.
E. Doty, Mrs. Charles S. Campbell. Mrs.
P. L. Fales. Mrs. T. Hunt. Mrs. W. Gib
son. Mrs. Charles W. Yeilding and Mrs.
Melvin H. Lake. W ith the arrival of
the fall season the Cadman club prom
ises both interesting and instructive
programmes.
Jones Is a genius."
I never thought much of his songs."
They are not the reason. He suc
ceeds in selling them." Buffalo tN. T.)
express.
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Several violin and piano students of
the Chase School of Music 1037 East
Twenty-fourth street north, entertained
their friends last Monday night with a
finely prepared programme of solos
and ensemble numbers on three nlanoa
and violins. Assisting was Mr. Doescher,
w no sang i ne btorm or Lire, accom
panied on the piano by his nine-year-old
daughter. Ruth. Students who
played are: Catherine and Vernon
Calourt. Ruth and Russell Doescher.
Hollls and Morris Little. Mary Cameron.
Gladys and Roaney Robinson. Astrid
Bergdahl. James Endicott. Elsie Long.
Juanita Vinson. Helen Dockery, Pauline
Anderson. Thelma Webb, Lilly and
Elenqr Pederson. Bernard Brauer, My
ron Champion, Donald CamobelL Alma
Johnson, Louise Engols, Zelma Ward,
aiartna iveim, Margaret Fritz. Marion
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Note the straight lines this instrument is beautiful "in its
simplicity of design. The tone and action are paramount
features in all Knabe pianos. No carved legs, no decorated
panels, but plain satin finished cases that attract the discrim
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Claims for Knabe supremacy are indorsed by the world
great musicians.
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Anderson. Hammond Thorns, William
Brauer. Harriet Ferguson, Ruth Cham
pion and Esther Green. A dialogue by
forur-year-old Caroline Wagner and six-year-old
Dick Wagner and Paul Nudle
man received hearty applause.
Mrs. Edgar Allen Densmore, soprano,
who has been reappointed solo soprano
in the choir of the First Unitarian
church, was presented in recital by
Mrs. Mitylene Fraker Stites In the Lit
tle theater last Wednesday night. Mrs.
Densmore sang songs from the works
In the spring, while some prefer the
summer and fall. Sometimes she forces
them and has two sets of blooms in a
single year.
Some are so small they would scarce
ly fill a thimble; they never grow any
larrer. yet yield blooms and fruit. She
baa specimens which would grow to the
size of trees if allowed to do so. but
her limited space prevents this. She
has some spineless varieties which are
found in Africa, and others produced on
the Burbank farms in various stages
of Cadman, Zimbalist, Muerter. from spineless to those beginning again
erin A. Glen, Flske, Spass, Haydn. Puc- J to row snlnes
cini. Sinding and Patfon. many of them
arias of difficulty and calling for vo
calism of a high order. Mrs. Densmore
sang to a crowded audience of musical
people- who became more enthusiastic
with every number. This is the Ilrst
programme she has ever given, but she
sang with the poise and finish of one
long used to recital work. She sang
from dainty love songs to opera and
oratorio. Mrs. Densmore's coloratura
work was beautifully done, making
"With Verdure Clad" and "Welcome,
Sweet Spring." exceptionally fine.
Among her little songs "Little Moon"
and "Jeanette" seemed to be the fa
vorites. The Chaminade trio, consist
ing of Mrs. Miles Delwin Warren, Mrs.
Densmore. Mrs. Stites, and Miss Lela
Slater, pianist, assisted and contributed
much to the music success of the re
cital. The vocal trio was also well re
ceived, the members making their ini
tial bow as an organization. Their
voices blend beautifully. The diction
of Mrs. Densmore and the trio was
especially lauded. Miss Slater and Mrs.
Farmer, accompanists, played with fine
musicianly ability.
ALLY, DI, SONNY, JOHNNY AND
WILLIAM OF OUR GARDEN FAMILY
Kindergarten Helps for Parents Prepared for the Bureau of Education by
the National Kindergarten Association.
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The recent music recital by Mrs.
Maurice William Seitz. pianist. In which
she presented piano solos and songs
principally suggested after hearing
Oregon birds sing around her Mount
Tabor home was such a popular suc
cess that it was repeated in the shape
of an additional programme last Tues
day afternoon In the Little theater un
der the auspices of the MacDowell club.
On this occasion Mrs. Seitz was assisted
in her interpretations by Mrs. Jane
Bums Albert, soprano, and Joseph P.
Mulder, tenor. Mrs. Seitz played with
fine piano skill several selections from
modern piano classics, notably the com-
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Griaaen.
BY ELLEN EDDY SHAW.
Curator. Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
LLY, Di, Sonny, Johnny and Will
iam. It Is lovely to have a big
family. Isn't It? The euramer
flower family Is a great big family, oh,
so much larger than Just the few chil
dren of the other seasons. I think any
boy or girl can see why it is easier
to have a big family in summer. It is
because then you can keeo them all
outdoors and in other seasons of the
year you have to have the children In
the house. You know how it is.
Now, who are these children called
Ally, Dl. Sonny, Johnny and William.
I will tell you all about them. Ally Is
the nicest little girl you ever saw and
never causes any trouble. Mother buys
you a small package of dwarf sweet
alyssum seeds, as sweet alyssum Is our
little Ally, and you place the seeds one
by one about an inch apart and one
half an inch deep in your garden bed.
By and by up will come little plants,
and they will grow about six or eight
inches high. In five or six weeks Ally
will have a white blossom just like a
little white head. .
When it gets toward the middle of
the summer give Ally a hair cut. Cut
little Ally down within two Inches of
the ground and what do you suppose
will happen? She will come up again i
and will have her same little white
head all through the fall!
Who is Di? Ii is also a girl, but she
Is larger than Ally. Her long name is
dianthus. and sometimes we call her
pink. Dl in an old-fashioned child.
You plant the seeds of dianthus just
as you did those of sweet alyssum. but
dianthus grows much taller and has a
pink blossom, or a white one, and
smells as sweet as can be.
Sonny sometimes called sunflower,
has great big seeds. You pick one up
very carefully and you plant it an inch
deep In the ground, and you plant an
other one a foot away. By and by up
grows this big. strong boy, and later
on in the summer Sonny has a yellow
head a huge yellow head with a
Dutch hair cut. Now just you watch
and see!
Johnny is a different kind of boy
frfem Sonny. He is a quick little chap.
sometimes called little "Johnny-Jump-Up,"
and by some people called pansy.
But I like the name of "Johnny-Jump
Up" best, don't you? Ask mother to
buy you some pansy plants and as they
blossom pick the blossoms as fast as
you can, because then you will have
more and more. I think ""Johnny
Jump Up" la one of the smartest of our
children.
We have one child left in our summer
family. William. Sweet William is a
slow boy. He Is so slow that he gen
erally refuses to have any- blossom at
all until the second summer, and so
you have to wait a whole year before
you see his face. Plant sweet William
seeds just as you did the sweet alyssum
and the plants will come up In the
spring, but very slowly. By fall sweet
William may have one blossom, but he
probably will not have any.
Before Jack Frost arrives gather
lots of dry leaves and cover your sweet
William and pansy plants all over, lay
ing a few sticks on top. Next spring
up will come pansy and sweet William,
and lo and behold, sweet William will
have a blossom, sweet in ordor and as
soft as a velvet cushion.
Do you not like these children? I
do. Then do not forget to have one or
more children this summer. You can
choose Ally, Dl, Sonny, Johnny or alow
little William. Which one are you go
ing to have?
If you are a little city boy or girl
and have no outdoor garden you may
plant all of these summer children ex
cept sweet William and sunflower In
a box. Sunflower is too tall and sweet
William too slow, but Ally. Dl and
Johnny will blossom just as well in
a window box as in a garden.
to grow spines.
A rare specimen is the euphorbia
from Palestine, from which was made
the original crown of thorns. Next to
it is an unclassified variety from Ari
zona, very similar to the Palestine
plant. There is the trailing, rat-tail,
cereus. hanging down like long rat
tails and covered with blooms. The .
whip-cord cereus is another with many .
shides of colored flowers. The cross
between the orange sprig and cereus
has waxy orange leaves and spiny
branches. It Is not yet known whether
the crosses and mixtures will bloom.
The silvery pink blossoms of the
echinopsis, the deep purple echlnopsis
cereus. and the grandest of all, the
phylo. with the rich white night-blooming
flowers, which may be seen open
ing each night, and 26 other varieties
of the same plant, arouse admiration.
The little dwarf cactus with deep
cardinal blooms, mistletoe varieties, or
rhipsalis, coral and white berries with
blooms attached to them, and the purple-leafed
century plant, are followed
by a number of dwarf mamtllarias
which never grow large and require
the smallest vessels for their cultiva
tion. Several baby phylo dwarfs in
cocoanut shells may be seen offering
their bright colors to cheer tired people.
The nigger-head echino cactis, with
curved, sharp spines, used by Indians
for fish hooks, and prickly pear with
the greatest number of varieties, from
the dwarf to the broad-leafed plant
with leaves three feet wide and - five
long, some with spines, others without.
some with long hair of fibre are present.
The aloe varieties are equally Inter
esting. Including the tall, succulent
pineapple-like plant, the partridge-
breast species. Then the common old
hen and chickens, or cotyledon, and the
gasteria - with starfish-shaped fronds.
The baby hiawathaa. like miniature
century plants, scarcely three Inches
high yet very old, which would rest in
the palm of a hand, may be seen. The
cactus rubber plant Mrs. Roper haa
had hers 35 years and the stapelias.
screw-shaped little plants, come next.
The setting of Mrs. Roper's green
house Is rustic with agate background
nd little pools of water and rustic
miniature houses, very artistic but un
like the deserts where the cacti orig
inate and thrive.
Suggest any shade and almost any
size and Mrs. Roper will show you a
sample, six or seven yellows, anything.
in tact, rsone ot the plants is for sale
aa Mrs. Roper devotes her time to rais
ing them for her own amusement and -
the enjoyment of her friends and ex
cept for a few gifta haa never parted
with any.
Newport Woman Has Rare
Cacti Collection.
Mra. diaries Rnper Haa 1ST Varie
ties From All Parts of World.
N
EWPORT, Or, May 31. (Special.)
ne of the rarest collections of
cacti on the Pacific coast is owned by
Mra Charles Roper of Newport. For
35 years Mrs. Roper has studied and
gathered cacti, until she now has 1S7
varieties, nearly all of which bloom and
a few are fracrant.
Ordinarily a person thinks only of a
spiny weed when cacti are referred to,
but one visit to Mrs. Roper's green
house dispels tnat idea. No flower
plants offer a greater variety of shades
and colors, not unllae orchids and very
much hardier. Some have been grafted
onto other varieties, some have been
crossed by pollenising, and some have
been grafted onto orange sprigs.
Cultivated . cacti bloom profusely.
Mrs. Roper waters her plants during
the blooming season. The Christmas
varieties begin blooming about Thanks
giving and continue until the first o
the year. Others commence blooming
Golden Wedding Celebrated.
MEDFORD. Or.. May 31. The golden
wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. B.
N. Bunch was celebrated Sunday, May
S. 1919. all their children being pres
ent except a son, R. G. Bunch, and his
wife of San Francisco. The children
present were: O. B. Bunch, wife and two
children of Fort Klamath; R. A. Bunch.
wife and " two children of Dunsmuir.
Cal.; J. S. Bunch and Mrs. L. EL SmiUi
of Portland. The house was prettily
decorated with roses and ferns with a
wedding bell of white roses. Mr. arwl
Mrs. Bunch were remarried with the
four grandchildren as attendants, by
Rev. John W. Sharp, who. with his wife,
had recently celebrated their owu
golden wedding.
Albert Gillette
Soloist, First Church of Christ.
Scientist.
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