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Newspaper Page Text10 I1TE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, POBTLAXD, JUXE 23, 1919. " I jS EPlTEP"Bvtl3SEPH TlAegUEEV' r; f-. .- . f ; . i 1 '1 5 Itl "k. be rendered In ' a programme devoted exclusively to his 'works Saturday night in the Goodnoug-h building under the auspices of the Schumann society. and the- following persons will sing: Mrs. Lena Thoreson. Miss Lillian Hoi- the typical French type. -One of his "star" solo numbers is the difficult "Cujus Animan." from the "Stabat Mater." in which he sings r flat above high C. Another French tenor student of Mr. Hurlbut who is singing success- man, Theodore Hanson and Roy Marion fully is William Cherrier. soloist of the wneeier. a selection my oioszkowski i cathedral. Lewiston. Idaho. wr kwu planus, eiKUL lianas, &nu a number entitled "The Dying Poet,' played by ten-year-old Harlow Mills, will complete; the programme. Miss Frances Sheeny is arranging a programme of piano musio to be given by her students in the assembly-room of the Portland hotel Saturday night. . m.. . ir...i- Jesse gave a good account of them- Russelr building. Fourth and Morrison selves at a recital last Monday night. graduation song recital by Miss Edith senKd, w?,r,e: im,T HTTt 211' Beyer, vocalist,. Wednesday night with a ,u '-"i,"'-""- ri-v.i r-v, I rad. Helen Cantine. Florence Jacobs, Little Miss Lois Gratke, violinist, of Astoria, Or., has returned from the east, where she has been doing ad vance study work in violin playing. She is an unusually talented violin student. Piano students of Mrs. Ella Connell companist. Miss Helen Calbreath will present a number of piano students in recital in Lincoln High school aduitorium Fri Virginia Morrison, Mary Cogswill, Dorothy Rice, Wesleyia Bressler. Vyda Stage, Katherine Glunt, Dorothy Rice. Piano students of Helen C. Hansen were successfully presented in recital day night, when she will be assisfed by ,fi t rrt,rtfn,vvs- halL Lents, as her sister. Miss Evelene Calbreath. sisted by. ETouisa Griffin and L. H. messo-soprano and composer, who is Htinsen aoioists. . Those participating expected, to return from a successful were Herbert and Clara Jasper, Oliver season in J.ew York city early in the Woodwortlh Elisabeth Sanders. Hattie Bittner, Wendell Hilus, Hortense and Flora Burkhardt, Clara Bergner. Homer Pierce, Helen and Russel Woodward, Gladys Fimmel, Berniece Brown, Ve hela Lehman, Ethel and Alice Hansen. rn tils is the bright, ambitious season I of the year in music when stu dents recitals are at high tide. Public school sessions are Just con cluded, and it is then that the busy nrusio instructor gets youthful students to play and sing in publlo recitals, where the audiences are always kind . and Indulgent, seeintr that they are composed principally of doting moth er, fathers and other relatives. Students are keyed up to concert pitch, and there is much juvenile, sup pressed liveliness. Sometimes entire . households are discouraged and moth ers and big eisters are on the verge of nervous prostration. But what of it? Little Tommy. Bob. bie. Mary and Susie are to appear in publio recital, and who knows what future Paderewskis. Pattis and Geral- dine Farrars may again be evolved? So the home folks plan in recital time. Then, he! for the Oregon beaches. with sandals, clams, bare feet, sunburn. lively fun. new friendships and wading in the cool surf. OLIVER O. YOtrXG KfTOODUCETD. In presenting Oliver O. Toung as tneir new musical bureau manager, the Kllison-Whlte people have a new Port land man who is destined to become a strong, working, constructive person ality in the cause of Pacific northwest music, and this city In particular. Mr. Young made his Initial bow to Portland when he was the guest of honor at a banquet given in his pleas ure by the Ellison-'White music bureau In the rose room of the Benson hotel last Wednesday night. There were present J. R. Ellison, who was toastmaster; C. H. White. G. F. Johnson, w. R. Boone. Otto Wedemeyer. Thomas Burke. A. K. Gearnart, O. Young. Carl Denton, Frederick W Goodrich. J. D. Coutts. Dr. O. B. Hen ton. A- E. Davidson. J. L. Wallln. Dr. Km.il Enna, Roberto Corruclnl. Frank ase. Henry J. Eilcr, John F. Scott and W alter Ricka. Addresses were made by G. F. John son. who spoke on the prosperous achievements of the Ellison-White sys tern, and the musical outlook in this eectlon of the Pacific northwest: John M. Scott. A. E. Gearhart, H. G. Eilers. C H. White. Otto Wedemeyer, Thomas ' A. Burke. Walter Rirks and others. Songs were sung by J. D. Coutts, tenor, and A. E. Davidson, basso. Mr. Coutts. who was recently honorably discharged from the United States navy, appeared in naval uniform, and is about to sing en tour along the Ellison-White Chautauqua system. He has a pleasant, powerful tenor voice of good quality, and is a native of Scotland, but he has passed much of his time in England and also in Itew York city. Mr. Young made a pleasant, cheerful impression on his fellow guests and he made a happy, optimistic speech. He was born in Kansas and was recently principal of the high school. Boise, Idaho. Mr. Young is a graduate of the Bethany college of Lindsborg. Kan. In ISM they organized their own commu nity festival in Lindsborg. and Mr. Young was always a prime mover, not only in the original work of organiza tion. but all throughout the years until he later removed to Boise. Lindsborg. a small town of 2rtO0 people, has become one of the busy musical centers of the United States. For years Mr. Toung was a musical figure in Chicago where he con ducted several choral organizations. and was a worker in the great musical efforts of the metropolis, where he had opportunity to study the big artists or the country. At Fierre. s. L, he also conducted choral societies: also at Huron. S. D., he was successful in this same work. In all of these cities, as well as Boise and Lindsborg. he was also active In church choir and music festival work. Mr. Young hss already started hi office work at the Ellison-White music TWO PORTLAVD MUSIC FOLKS ACTIVE 1ST CURRENT EVENTS. Mrs. W. H. Chatten. contralto in the quartet of the First Meth odist Episcopal church, is one of the soloists to sing at Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed's students' recital. Multnomah hotel auditorium, Tuesday night. Mrs. Beatrice Hidden Elchen laub, pianist, presented her stu dents in recital last Thursday night in Lincoln high, school auditorium. tralto, which will be heard to ad vantage in the aria "O Don Fatale' from "Don Carlos" (Verdi). Miss Gor don will sing also two groups of songs. A large chorus of women will sing new composition by Mary Helen Brown "Nocturne" and Palicot's "The Moths.' Other' soloists will be Miss Myrtle Oisen of Chinook, Miss Clara Glass and Mrs. W. H. Chatten, contralto, of the First Methodist church choir. Edgar E. Coursen will accompany the aploists and Mrs. Florence Jackson Youney will play for the chorus. bureau and looks for a busy season dur ing llS-:o. The Ellison-White coming concert attractions in this city Include the San Carlo grand opera company, Sousa's band, Theo Karle, Reopolu bodowsky, Frances Ingram, Henri Scott, Cecil Fanning, and, in all probability, Tetrazzini. J ROSARUXS WILL WIJT TAC03IJL The Rosarian band of this citv. an organization of 38 pieces. J. B. Ettin ger. conductor, has accepted an en gagement to play, July 1-4 or more, at the Pacific northwest peace-Jubilee, to be held at Tacoma. Wash.. June 30- July S. There is onlT one "Rose show" in all the world, and It is the Portland one. It calls up a vision of a wilderness of nodding, fragrant roses, glorious in June sunshine, parades, cheering crowds, riot of color, rose-decked pro cession folk, and one band of music that only appears in rose-time in the Rose City by the stately river Willam ette. In a perfectly modest sort of way, one may bint that the one band, clad in spotless white that only angels are popularly supposed to wear, is the famous and only Rosarian band. It is a trained band of real musicians who play because they like to do so. They axe both concert and marching bandsmen, and- can be trusted to give concerts that will leave lovely fra grances in their wake. They are equal. y at home in marching pieces and in classical and popular airs. Their leader, Mr. Ettinger. la a veteran band conductor from the east, a man who nas been associated musically with the best artists in the country, and his repertoire is large and extensive and new. His programmes will be sure to pleare all tastes. This is the first big trip the Ro sarian band ever made out of town, rot counting the trip to Marshfield. It Is reported that they are pretty nerv ous, but that they are concealing it. with the determination that they will conquer soon in the city of destiny. One factor may help the Rosarian band to win in- that Tacoma visit One of the two days that the band will play the Royal Rosarian a dressed in spot less white, so emblematic of them, will also Journey to Tacoma. tea. decidedly. Tacoma, is in luck. Sister, howdy? A ROSE FOR THE SONG-CROWD, The singing programme of the recent rose festival was planned and directed by the War Camp Community Service with the co-operation of the Portland Community Singing association and the musiciana and musical organizations of this city in honor of the men who so gallantly served with the army and navy of the United States. Represent- ng the Portland War Camp Community Service were: H. W. Arbury. community organizer; Walter Hardwick. song or ganizer: Mrs. Ethel Chase Christie, girls' organizer, and T. T. Strain, di rector of information activities. Co operating with Roy D. McCarthy. War Camp Community Service song organ zer. Tacoma. were: Alexander Stewart, district representative community sing ing War Camp Community Service, western division, and Portland Singing association, consisting of these mem bers: J. P. Jaeger, president: Mrs. Her man A. Heppner. vice-president: W. R. Jenkins, secretary: Howard Arbury, John C Boyer, William H. Boyer. R. W. Child. M. Christenson, J. R. Ellison, Warren Erwin. Maldwyn A. Evans, Miss M. H. Flynn. Mrs. Anton Giebisch, Frederick W. Goodrich. A. M. Grilley. Walter Hardwick. Frank Hilton. Harold Hurlbut. George E. Ingram. Mrs. Percy W. Lewis. John Claire Monteith. Mrs. Fred A. Olson. Paul Petrle. George Wil bur Reed. Ronald Reed. Mrs. Ada Rose, Mrs. C H. Simmons. Mrs. Ei L. Thomp son. S. E. Vincent. Otto Wedemeyer and Daniel H. Wilson. PORTLAND VIOLINIST WINS, Miss Claire Casten. violinist, lately of this city and now of New York City, has appeared lately in a most success ful violin recital in the latter city. She was assisted by Abraham Brad, pianist. A New York newspaper says: Miss Casten is only 15 years old, was born in New York and is a stu dent of Franz Kneisel of the Kneisel quartet. The impression of her work t the recital was so wonderful that arrangements already are being made for her reappearance this coming fall at Kiemet temple. - In the meantime she will join her tutor. Mr. Kneisel. in passing the summer and working hard musically. This young artist was dis covered by Louis Germain and it was through his interest in her that the concert was arranged." Mrs. Warren E. Thomas and Mrs. Harry W. Metzger are two women friends of this city who have materially interested themselves in Miss Casten s musical advancement. RENE L. BECKER MAKES DEBUT Rene L. Becker, concert pianist and organist, gave a soiree musicale at the home of Miss Louise Hohberger, Rose City Park, last Monday night. Forty friends greatly enjoyed the musical numbers. Mr. Becker showed himself to be a star pianist. The music programme: Two Preludes. E minor. O major: Nee. turne, F sharp; Impromptu In A flat; Valse In IS minor (Chaplin); Prelude from Wolberg Suite, end rirst Movement form bonata op. 7 Grier); Study in F eharp (Arenskl): Im promplu in G flat CWurmer); Prelude In C sharp, minor (Rachmaninoff); Two Studies (Stephen-Heller); "The Trout' (Schubert-Heller); Prelude in F; "NlBhtln sale in the Branches"; "Valse Caprice," and "Air da Ballet" (Rene L. Becker). week. The quartet of the First Unitarian church will sing Cadman's "Morning of the Year" in that church Thursday night These singers are: Mrs. Edith Densmore, soprano; ' Mrs. Mitylene Fraker Stites, contralto: John Ross Fargo, tenor, and Otto Wedemeyer, baritone. Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed has set the date of her Astoria' concert for June 30. The Treble Clef club of Astoria will be presented in a new and inter esting repertoire. A newly organized I Georgia Johnson, Miss Arlouine Robin chorus of mixed voices will sing $wo son Miss . Bertha Schumacher, Miss numbers and these students will sing: Gladys Terwilliger, Marcus Leupold. Mrs. W. R, Swart. Mrs. Enoch Mathison, I m Mrs. J. J. Kennedy, Miss Myrtle Olsen, I The work of the choir at Central Mrs. Sigurd Kundtsen, Miss Nelle Lewis I Presbyterian church during the past E. J. De Vin presented several of his students in piano recital last Thurs day night in Oddfellows' hall, Monta- villa, assisted by Mrs. Pauline E. De Vin, vocalist and an orchestra of eight pieces. Students, who all did credit able work, were: Miss Martha Billiter, Miss Ethel Dickinson, Miss Gretchen Dickinson, Miss Helen Huber, Miss and Mrs. J. H. Shaver. An important meeting of the Portland Opera association, Mrs. Edward L. Thompson, president, to choose an ooefa for presentation this fall will season, under the direction of William Belcher, is deserving of special men tion. The chorus numbers 28 . voices. all students with Mr. Belcher and each a soloist. Mr. Belcher uses no partic ular soloist but gives each singer an be held in the blue room of the Port- equal chance and in this way the con land hotel Tuesday night at 8:15 1 gregation hears a different voice each o'clock. Advocates of both light opera I Sunday. The parts are well balanced. and grand opera will De neara ana ix an(i several heavy numbers have been possible a choice ol an opera maae. sung this past season. Rumor says that the friends of grand ooera in this association now have the I Mrs. O. H. Clarke of Myrtle Point Or., most votes. Friends of light opera I ani formerly of this city, presented 30 threaten to spring a surprise on that I 0f her piano students in recital in the occasion. It ought to De a lively meei- Unique theater, assisted by Mrs. Owen ing. Knowlton and Rev. F. G. Drake, solo- . ists, and Dr. O. H. Clarke, reader. Geraldine Farrar fs coming to San The theater was crowded and many Francisco as the first artist on Man- were turned away. Most of the partic- ager Frank W. Healy's list of attrac- i pants played from memory and showed tinnn for the coming season, ana win the results or careiui music training. give one recital Sunday afternoon, Oc- I The stage was beautifully decorated tober S, in the Curran theater, that city. I with rhododendrons, calla lilies and Before leaving the east to resume I peonies. cinema actina- in southern calitornia i with her husband. Lou Tellegen, Miss Mlss HeUm Calbreath's students ap- Farrar promoted a Denein concert m peared ln an interesting programme thA MPTrODOUian ODW llisuac . J . . . wnnna in T.in New York working Giris vkuu .jn hj h gcnool auditorium last sociation. Sergei KaKnmanmov, i Wednegday niEht. Those participating Russian composer-pianist, ana l" were: In piano, Misses Carolyn Holman, aaeipnia oympuuiiy Helen Pittelkau, Mildred Perry, stnirnwski u conductor, assisted tier. I ,, , T wnu.... Orchestra seats soia ii -"- '"; Margaret West Charlotte Dabney, Miss Farrar. wnom J" "'""J;"" Katherine Dabney. Virginia Dabney, would be wearied from her longseason, p fe Bondurant, Evelyn Martin and sang magnificently, and Pff Mra, Daiton; in vocal. Misses Cinlta Nu- to respoaa io so maiur . ; I nan, Wilms. Rinehart Mrs. Chappell, played her own accompaniments lor r.,.,,,,,.. Mrs. Gretchan Kraus. some of them. ,1 MrS- Myrtle Cole. J. F. Bischoff and nnTE-va I Walter Williamson. xj'h tt t n.pmitiz nresencea . ic. , . , , , iub ol i ii c yuuu&3r EtiuKerv aiiraui. nf her students in piano reciiai J uno i. i , n.,..nt , rinr9 Mvrcn assisted by Miss Beatrice Palmer, con- formeriy o Marshfield. In addition to tralto. rne ioiiowiub --- having a splendid soprano voice. Miss ferson Conway, uaroi mmiu.i.. Myren is a gifted pianist as well, hav Hne Shaner, Helen White, Ruth ilea ly . done good work witlj Mri Wnlianl Elaine Horn, opencer mi. Horsfall of Marshfield and Mrs. Thorn White and Audrey Jensen. i a Carrick Burke, formerly of this city. . . M(.. Owing: to Miss Myren s skill as a mu Ari csertruae rorter ui naioc, i i , -v.. u Florence Devany of Roseburg, Misses substitute, where one is needed sue and Adelaide Eggman ot BKamoa- ...j, w.o .i . . MM DIRECTORY , - EILERS MUSIC BUILDING Entrance and Elevators 287 Washington Street Below Fifth INSTRTJCnOJrt PIAJfO Room E. S. Jones 504 Alice Brown Marshall 305-6 DentMowry 505 West Coast Institute of Music 609-10-11-18-13 Parker School of Ragtime 410-12 INSTRUCTION! VOCAL Theodore M. Kratt 503 Mildred Warden -.507 West Coast Institute of Music. . . 509-10-11-12-13 INSTRUCTION! VIOLIN C. A. Haulenbeck 517 Parker School of Music 410-12 Marie Wandra 614 West Coast Institute of Music . . . 609-10-11-12-13 Violin Salesrooms Main Floor INSTRUCTION! SAXOPHONE. Marie Wandra 614 Saxophone Salesrooms . . .Main Floor INSTRUCTION! STEEL GUITAR, Steel Guitar Salesrooms and Les sons Main Floor INSTRUCTION! UKULELE. Ukulele Salesrooms and Lessons Main Floor INSTRUCTION! BANJO, MANDOLIN, GUITAR, ETC. Parker School of Music 410-12 String Instruments Salesrooms. . Main Floor INSTRUCTION! PIPE ORGAN Rene L. Becker ..( 407 INSTRUCTION! ORCHESTRA C. A. Haulenbeck 617 PIANOS, PLAYER-PIANOS AND ORGANS Room Chickerlng and Other Pianos. . . . . 4 th Floor Pianos for Kent 4th Floor Piano Tuning 4th Floor Player-Pianos and Music Rolls. . . 2d Floor PHONOGRAPHS Phonographs. Graphophonee. Talk ing Machines 3d Floor Phonographs. Graphophones, Talk ing Machines. Records. . ..3d Floor Phonographs. Graphophones. Talk ing Machines, Repairing. .3d Floor SHEET MUSIC AND PUBLICATIONS Classical and Popular Sheet Music 2d Floor DANCING Babbidge School of Art and Dan cing S09-U Rown School of Ballroom Dan cing 602-T - DENTIST Dr. A. F. Ih ringer 30S- LADIES' GOWNS Mrs. M. I. Foster 618 STUDIOS FOR RENT Three very desirable offices, sin gle or en euite, for rent at reduced summer rate: particularly desirable for high-class teachers, artists, etc. See bldg. supt, or phone Main 1123. OFFICES FOR RENT Excellent office for high-class business or professional man; loca tion unexcelled, being in very heart of the city. See bldg. supt, or phone Main 1123. awn Miss vera ia Scappoose and Miss Maude Turlay of Woodburn are some oi tne oui-ui-i" students studying with Mrs. nose wur sen Reed. COMING MUSIC EVENTS. A musicale under the directorship of Marie A. S. Soule. will be given Wednes day night. June 2a, in Lincoln high school auditorium and it ought to be attractive to those interested in the development of music, as performers have been chosen to represent the various grades from second and third to the most difficult of pianoforte com positions. Harold Moore, baritone, who within the past year has had many thrilling experiences on the battle fields of France, will assist at this concert as will also the Portland Etude club orchestra. Mr. Moore is a veteran of the Argonlne and other battles and was seriously wounded in one of the late drives. He possesses a rare and highly trained voice and Portlanders who have heard him sing since his return agree that army life has served to add to his voice both volume and dramatic warmth. These annual musical events are arranged by Miss Soule not as graduation but are given In order that the student-pianists may become accustomed to public appearance and also that the relatives and friends'may watch the musical progress from year to year. Miss Ruth Craig is a young piano student who with others is to be pre sented In recital by Mra ' T. J. Lalla ment Dorgan in recital in Lincoln high school auditorium Tuesday night Students of Sadye Evelyn Ford will appear in piano recital Wednesday night In the First Methodist church. Oregon City, assisted by the Aeolian male quartet composed of Garland Hollowell, Harold A. Swafford, James Chim and J. D. MacFall. Arthur A. Penn's song ballads will sible. She recently supplied for Mrs Herman A. Politz at the White temple, and - for Mrs, Mountain at Centenary Methodist Episcopal church. -Miss My ren is now coaching with Otto Wede meyer, who has discovered that she has soprano voice of rare beauty. Miss The Carrie Jacobs Bond Musical club met.-last Thursday at 1360 Alameda MyreIV formerly was a contralto, drive, the hostesses being Louise Odell I , and Eleanor Boyles. The president I During the past week Mrs. Jean War Marian Gollinger, presided at the busi- I ren Carrick's students of piano gave ness meeting, and these members pre-- three recitals in.Sunnyside Congrega sented a musical programme under di- tional church. One recital was devoted rection of Mrs. Carrie R. Beaumont: to a special demonstration of a selected Virginia Hale, Eleanor Boyles. Frances music system. Little tots who haye and Lewis Jordan, Maroiel Wells. Leone I studied music less than a year demon Swengal. Helen Smith, Lucille Dixon, strated with- ease and- accuracy a thor- Horn. Svlvia and Sydney Wein stein, Margaret and Elizabeth Rey nolds, Florence. Weinstein. Marguerite Swett. Virginia Burdick. . Jonn i. Bagley, Marian Tobey, Marian Gol linger and Louise OdelL a gran-nag luncheon followed; also games and so. ough knowledge of transposition, mod ulation, key signatures and ear train ing. The following took part: Eva French, Barbara Averill, Helen Ren nie, Esther MacHenry, Dorothy Hel gren, Doris Veit, Louise Nicholls, In gerid Breckey, Margaret Wood, Mary cial hour, with presentation of medals. I Malarkey, Mabel Eastman, Georgine .- I Koss, aaran Starr, ttODert uormacK, E. Georly Stahr Swanson, violinist Edna Jesseph, Sinclair Hammond, Ruth and pianist presented her students in I pick, Florence Pick, Gerald Labbe recital last Wednesday night in Sunny- I Turner, Cordines Halseth, Eleanor side Congregational church, assisted I Eastman, Jrene Brix, May Herbers, : BushneU. Mtaa Ratk Crml will a preaeateel la attBa rreltal. Llaeeit. kick eke) oft smdltwrlsusm, Toesdey algkt OREGON COMPOSERS ORGANIZE. The Society of Oregon Music Com posers was organized during the past week and the officers elected were: Dr. Emll Enna. president: Henry Murtagh, vice-president; Daniel H. Wilson, sec retary: Charles Swenson. treasurer; George D. Ingram, publicity manager. All of the composers of the state of Oregon have been invited to become charter members of this society and it is stated If the names of some were not available a postal addressed to the secretary. Daniel H. Wilson, will bring to any desirous of joining this society full Information. MUSIC DEBUT TUESDAY. Miss Helen Gordon, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. Gordon, will make her Portland debut Tuesday night ln the Multnomah hotel ball room under Mra Rose Coursen Reed's direction. Miss ocdoa baa. .wiUUAluo4- eiilS4-1 j , : : - V . i ' j f, v -A : : ,-s. , .': X : f X '... v.. f : :-., ' 11 XN ilrWi tWlrillll ftnitl' Grove. HIM Clara Glass, contralto, will ko preseatea tm redtaU Malta xaak kotel aadltoriaaa, Tuesday .Bigkt, II by Mrs. Miles Delwin Warren, lyric so nrano. and Carroll L. Day, baritone. The auditorium was crowded and the students made most successful appear ances, each doing good work. The par ticipants: Lowas Dunkelberger", Rich ard Dunkelberger. Howard and Marion Beckendorf, Erick Johnson. William Swett Geneva Delury, Verna Brooks, Leonard Alley. Anna Earsley, Erick Johnson, Beatrice Smith. Walter Lur sen, EIizabeth''Humphreys, Floyd Dod der. Nellie Cunningham, Edith Farn- ham, Adolphina Pearson. Beatrice Smith. Anna Earsley, Ruth Earsley, Robert Lursen. Kathleen Price, Lowell Bekendorf and Orpha Parker m m m It was an Inspiring, almost moving, spectacle to be one of the audience at the annual commencement of St Mary's academy and college, held June 13 in Lincoln High school auditorium. The reason why the event stirred one's bet ter feelings was the processional sing ing of the sweetly tuned chorus of white-eowned academy school girls, about 100 in number. They marched in two lines from the west auditorium doors to the platform, singing a song to "St Mary's." It was the einceritx in the sweet, girlish voices that made the sinsrinsr a personal message one of loyalty to 60-year-old St Mary's acad emy and a song of youth, gladness and life. When the 100 girl singers stopped singing as if directed by one head they all made graceful courtesies, at the same instant It was a privilege to be one of that audience. At the Chase School of Music. 1037 East Twenty-fourth street recently, junior and intermediate students gave a delightful programme to their friends, selections consisting of readings, musi cal poems, musical story and other fundamental work, solos, ensemble playing on one, two and three pianos, organs and violins. Those who played were Felicia Thompson, Pauline Ander son, Juanita Vinson, Helen Dockery, Myra and Marie Holts, Caroline Wag ner. Maxine Nudleman, Astrid Bergdahl, Eleanor and. Lilly Pederson. Sara Solo mon. Ruth Doescher, Elsie Hamilton. Elsie Long. Elsie Biers. Mrs. Wagner, Thelman Vroman, Stella Kolra, Mar garet Frits, Catherine and Vernon Ca louri. Dick and Tom Wagner, Hammond Thorn. Morris and Hollis Little, Russell Dosscher. . Rodney Robinson. Melvin Long. Leonard Bjorkman. Paul Nudle man. Donald Campbell, Esther Green, Harriet Ferguson, M. Wagner and Will iam Brauer. A recent visitor to this city was Eu gene Molitor. director of Pendleton. Or, cathedral choir. Mr. Molitor attended the Knights of Columbus convention while in the city. He is a native of Verdun. France, and became an Ameri can citizen some time ago. Mr. Mol! has studied singing with Harold HJ- Carolyn Moore, Gladys MacHenry, Sybil Oidstem, Dons Niebusch, Bertha Kiss ner and Orpha Phelps. At the only recital to be given by students of Franck and .Beatrice Elchenlaub this season, a group of per formers presented an interesting pro gramme of violin and piano numbers in the Lincoln high school auditorium last Thursday night Each number showed careful training in regard to tone and technique. The stage presence of all students was commendable, and assur ance shown Was a noticeable charac teristic. Those taking - part were: Haughton Bickerton, Percy Duffy, Har less Ely. Richard Graef, Katherine Graef. Helen Harper, Jean Harper, Viv ian Julian, John Oliver, Helena Oates, Grace Oliver. Willetha Ritter, Glenn Shelley, Elizabeth Tafflinger, Dorothy Villiger, Phyllis Coplan and Helen Coplan. The members of the Ensemble club, - which assisted in one number, were: Beulah Blackwell, Haughton Bickerton, Gertrude Couillarde, Harless Ely, Louise Hohberger, Helen Harper, Vivian Julian, Almeda Keiser, Peter Larin, Bernice Mathisen. John Oliver, Elsie Otterstedt, Elva Peterson, Doro thy Perkins, Willetha Ritter, Elmer SneedV Astor Smith, Lester . Thompson, Robert Worden, Flavius West Mrs. Thomas E. Zieber presented a number of her piano students in re- s s.sfctge-at h ui, knLx0sesaes a high, tenor, - i : ; - !; 4liilliliSll cital June 7, at her home in Alameda Park. Those taking p.irt were: Helen Armstrong, Lucile Shaw, Bessie Holtz. Marcena Libbies, Laura Saunders. Helen Mouser and Grace Emmeric. Miss Jessie Merrls appeared in a number of beau tiful dances. Before-an interested and discriminat ing audience of music lovers, Miss Beatrice Klapper was presented ln pi ano recital ' by Miss Dorothea Nash in the Little theater lately, and won many compliments for the skill and finish with which she invested her solos. She is only 12 years old and was so deter mined to make this, her second piano recital, a success that she began last October to prepare for it by practicing one hour per day. She played- from memory at her recital and played so well that it was soon demonstrated that she has a music future. Her selec tions were from the works of Bach, MacDowell, Grieg, Schutt, Rubinstein, Chaminade, etc Miss Cora Blosser, member of the as sociated faculty of the Northwestern Normal School of Music and Art, pre sented her students in three piano re citals at Sellwood community house. Last Monday night the students were Edward Crumley, Albert Dixon, Pauline Inman, . Henrietta Schomus, Dorothy Campbell, Ormo-Lemmon, DarreL. Rob inson, Evelyn Blosser. Ellen Standley, Geraldine Inman, Norma Campbell, Carl Crane, Ruth Neild, Mabel Grabeel, Lelta Mills, Gladys Watson and Helen Taylor. Last Tuesday .night's recital: Rena Scott Orma Lemmon, Evelyn Paxton, Nancy Kremers, Richard Hacking, Don aid Stryker, Mildred Howard, Beth He Glasson, Lillian Reichen - and Mabel Rickson. A girls' chorus consisting of the following girls sang: Misses Mil dred Howard, Gladys Watson, Beth Mc Glasson, Florence Manny, .Claribelle Siegnor, ' Mildred Marcy and Lillian Reichen. At Wednesday night's recital the Misses Gladys Coppenhafer, Audrey Miller and Vera Frakes were presented. and the programme was splendidly ren dered. Miss Helen Gordon assisted with several vocal selections and Miss Vesta Anderson with violin numbers. Misses Eda and Marjorle Trotter pre sented a number of students ln piano recital June 17, in the Lincoln high school auditorium, and the programme was interesting on account oi tne va riety and piano numbers. The ensemble work on two pianos was notably good and these numbers, as well as the solos, were enthusiastically received. All the numbers were rendered without a elip of memory and were all complimented for relaxation, tone work and brilliant technic. Those presented were: Dean Goodsell Virginia Pittock, Margaret Dickey, Harriet Adams, Esther Cohon, June Ethel Maddux. Elizabeth Jane O'Brien, Ruth Dundore, Dorothy Dundore, Dorothy P. Rogers, Rene Montrezza, Frances Goodwin, Marcella Grenfell, William Thompson, Robert Rogers, Roberta Pittock, Emery Miller, Ruth Felter. William Crum Thompson, Sylvia Glick. Anna Schwartz, Rebecca Glick, David Friedman, Marjorie Anne Pittock, Dorothea Shapiro, Herbert Merle Hol man, Jerome Shapiro, Mary Ringer. Robert Ringer, Katharine Hart Vir ginia Crum Thompson, Laura Ganopole, Joseph Brill, Dorothy Eleanor Watson, Lena Weinstein. - v Miss Beatrice Klapper. lately pre sented la plane recital ky Misa ' . ,Doretke A ash. Miss - Abby Whiteside presented a umber of piano students in recital at the Little Theater recently. Margaret Miller opened the programme with Waltz Serenade (Poidlni), and Kutn Cain, Virginia Fox, Helen Manary, June Reid and Bessie Fitch gave num bers during the first part of the event Marie Miller, though but 12 years old. has won recognition before as a capable little musician with much technical bility, which was best demonstrated by the difficult "Capriccio" (Ganz) for the left hand alone. Others who played with much success are Flora Snider, Pauline Alderman. Patsy Neilan and Miss Helen Caples. The latter"s stn dents. Mignon Johnston and Charlotte Pfeuffer, also played. Miss Helen Caples is already well known ln Port land, and has appeared with musical success in a number of previous recitals. Her group consisted of the two sketches "Prelude", and "Nocturne," from the modern French group. "Trois Esquises, by Aubert and the "Prelude" in G minor (Rachmaninoff. Miss Mignon Is not yet tall enough to reach the floor from a piano bench, but that does not hinder her one bit and when it is necessary she stands up. In every one of her three pieces, "March" and "Musette" (Bach- Leefson) and "Slumber Song" (Gurlitt) she played big tones with- sufficient legato, and careful phrasing". A musicale took place June 14 in the ballroom of Mra Adolph Eilers' resi dence when Mrs. Edith M. Smythe pre sented Miss Thelma Balch, who played from these composers: Chopin Les chetiszky, Schubert MacDowell, Heller and Chaminade. Miss-Balch is yet in her teens and shows unusual musical talent. Mrs. Herbert Garr Reed charmed the audience with her delight ful readings. . , Sadye Evelyn Ford har. been chosen as accompanist for the Willamette Valley Chautauqua. Real Musical Criticism The Girl I admire that pianist's finish. Don't you? The Man Yes; but I always dread his beginning. Boston Transcript s Mrs. Lena WTieeler Chambers pre sented selected piano students from this city and out-of-town in a meritori ous piano recital, last Friday night, in (he assembly room of the Portland hotel, and all the young folks ac quitted themselves with infinite credit to themselves and Mrs. Chambers. The student participants: Lauretta and Lena Wheelsr, Marion Oehme. Kenneth Ryan. Rebecca Robinson, Ruth Robin- ron, Jean Imogen Macqueen, Elizabeth Edwards, Vivian Werschkul. Katherine Roseman. Genevieve Reed, Ruth Cle land. Jack Holt, Mary Edna Rice. Mar cella Ruth Catto. John Claire Monteith returned last Wednesday from one of the most suc cessful concert appearances of his busy season. He was soloist at the alumni banquet and programme at Monmouth, at the Oregon State Normal school and sang an interesting programme in French and English. Mr. Monteith has appeared in Monmouth on former oc casions, this being his second engage ment there this spring, and each time he brings a new message by the versa tility and continued growth of his work. Mr. Monteith has been engaged as one of the soloists at the commencement exercises of the North Pacific dental college, which will be held in this city tomorrow night. Careful piano training shown, with special attention to tone production and elementary interpretation, these were features noted in the meritorious clay ing- of students of Miss Marcella Ruth Catto, held recently at her home. 6S0 East Alder street Students participat ing were: Clarissa Campbell, Anna Pauline Rea, Isabella Eccles, Clifford Williams, Sadie May Hill. Harold Wey. Grace Vath, Mancybelle Peterson, Dorothy Ramsey Martha Woodruff. Erma Eller. Doris Woodruff, Carol Schoene and Harriet Catto. Some of the numbers played are from the ex- IConcluded on Paire J2.) ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY . F, X. ARENS of the ARENS VOCAL STUDIO NEW YORK CITY Will" Conduct His FOURTH ANNUAL VOCAL COURSE In Portland, Oregon at The Calbreath Studio 860 Belmont St. FROM SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 1, including- TOICE CCITIBK AND BEFERTOrRK for CONCERT, ORATORIO AND OPERA. For particulars apply to F. X. ARENS, HOOD RIVER, OR Route No. 2, Until Aufrust 20. thereafter to MISS HELEN CALBREATH, a0 BELMONT STREET. PORTLAND. Owing; "to overcrowded condition at forms courses, early reservations seem indicated. Send 25 cents for booklet. "MY VOCAL METHOD." John Claire Monteith The foundation work of beginners' voices developed oy tne genuine oia . XUliaa Bel Canto jdctaocL . Evelene Calbreath, B.M. MEZZO-SOPRANO. European Study 1A07-8-9. Student V. X. Arm, New York City, 1914-lOlt. ASSISTANT TO F. X. ARENS, 1918- 17-1019. New York City. Returns to Portland June 23d, and will receive pupils at the Calbreath Studios, SAO Belmont St., preparatory to the F. X. ARENS COVRSE. WHICH BEGINS SEPT. 1st. Valair Conservatory MVSIC DRAMATIC ART. . LANGUAGES DANCING. Madame Valair, Director Offers a special 6 weeks' course of voice culture In class form at reduced ratsa Voice Diagnosis Free. 34 10th St. Main 7398, MARIE A. S. SOULE, MUS. BAC. Teaeber of PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY Studios open all summer. Extra time to serious students starting: during; vacation. Special class in harmony July 2d to September 1st. Limited number. 252 Thirteenth St. Mar. MO.