THE SUNDAY OREGONIAIf, POSTLAXD, DECEMBER 21, 1919.
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chln's text books are used In high '
schools and University of Washing
ton. This is the author's first visit
to the Pacific northwest to engage In
normal activity and her work was
greatly appreciated by musical educa
tors of Oregon and Washington.
PET BUCK FAWN REMEMBERS
SOLDIER RETURNED FROM WAR
Private Gustave Metzgus Greeted by Young Deer in Full Pride of
Antlers, at Curry County Home.
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GOLD BEACH, Or.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) When Private Gustave W.
Metzgus, of Pershing's own first
division, went to war, he left a little
bunk fawn in the care of his sister
down on the old homestead In Curry
county. Now Private Metzgus is
hack, after parading with General
Pershing in Washington and New
Tork. And not the least warm wel
come of the hearty greetings extend
ed him by everyone from Gold Beach
to Sixes river came from Buck, now
an adolescent rapidly coming into a
deer's young manhood of clean, strong
limbs and velvet antlers.
Private Metzgus was afraid Buck
would not remember him. When he
and his three brothers went away to
war Buck was a downy little fellow;
who loved to lick people's hands for
the kindly spirit he sensed, and some
faint salty tang he found in them.
Buck was born In the dooryard, 'lit
erally, of the Metzgus homestead. Be
fore his mother's teachings could In
fluence him, he followed the Metzgus
boys about andTearned that their pets
and pats, tidbits and the milk their
Jersey cow gave were fully as good
as anything his wild mother had to
offer. For weeks the mother circled
the clearing, bleating for her way
ward young one. But although for
long, pensive moments he listened to
her out there somewhere beyond the
black curtain of forest, he never
obeyed the Instinctive Impulse to
answer the summons.
And Buck remembered Private Ous!
"I often wondered about him." said
Private Gus. "When the night was
cold and rainy, with me and my pard
on a long beat then's when I thought
of home and mother, sister and little
brown Buck. and the other boys
strung about somewhere, I know not
whfre."
Private Metzgus was on police duty
at Coblenz and Bendorf, Germany,
prior to sailing for home. During the
Spartacan uprisings the hands of the
Americans were full, he says. Ger
mans on the streets were not per
mitted to stop and talk together. They
were kept moving. And one fellow
whom Metzgus and his partner the
Tanks always went In pairs attempt
ed to arrest drew a gun and while
they wrestled for the weapon, dis
charged it between Metzgus' legs.
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studies showed careful study and ex
cellent training and the vocal and in
strumental studies also were com
mendable. The Berkshire music colony. Incor
porated, South Mountain, Pittsfield,
Mass., offers a prize of J1000 to the
composer of the best string music
quartet, submitted to a Jury. The con
test is now open and ends August 1.
1920.
Ptoscoe Bell has resigned as tenor
tioloist in the vested choir of Trinity
Kpiscopal church, and the position
has been taken by Harvey Hudson.
Mr. Hudson has a clear, lyric voice,
which is under excellent control.
Miss Winifred Byrd, the Oregon
New York pianist. Is announced to
play In recital in Aeolian hall. New
York City. January 11. 1920. Negotia
tions also are in progress for her ap
pearance in concert as soloist with a
big symphony orchestra In the east.
The Crescendo club is preparing an
elaborate programme to be sung after
the Christmas holidays, under Mrs.
Rose Coursen Reed's direction . Among
the numbers will be Tscha'kowsky's
"Ye Who the Longing Know," Grieg's
'To the Spring" and Thullle's "Elves."
. .
A portrait and sketch of Miss Am
pari to Farrar, bom in this city and
now an eminent concert soprano in
the east, appears in a recent number
of Musical America.
When the great pianist, De Pach
mann, was asked recently what was
the secret of his peculiar touch, ease
and velvet-like finish in playing, he
replied: "My secret Is: I work like
the devil eight hours a day at prac
tice, until I get it right."
At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the
Portland Oratorio society will re
hearse Handel's "Messiah" In Library
hall, central library building. There
will be only these rehearsals De
cember 23. 8:15 P. M.; December 28.
2:30 P. M.. and December 30, 8:15
P. M. The chorus now numbers 175
voices of splendid quality. many
trained, and all under direction of
Joseph A. Flnley.
A musical pageant will be rendered
tonight at 7:30 in the Community
church. First and Glbbs streets, under
the direction of Mr. and Mrs. George
Hotchklss Street, assisted by Irene
Alleman, soprano; L. Bowlln, tenor:
Arthur Strickland, baritone, and Alice
Johnson, accompanist. Special num
bers will be "O, Babe Divine" (Ham
blen) for soprano, and "Nazareth"
(Gounod), for baritone.
Two Portland girls and sisters-
Miss Helen Harper, violinist, and Miss
Jean Harper, pianist, were presented
In recital by Franck Eichenlaub and
Mrs. Beatrice Hidder Eichenlaub, re
spectively. In the Masonic temple last
Monday night, before a large and
kindly disposed audience. These girls
have played in public for several
years, particularly at wartime con
certs and have won assured positions
as concert musical favorites. They
both show proficiency, respectively
as pianist and violinist, and are con
sistent, faithful musicians. At their
recital last Monday the Misses Har
per both played well and were cor
dially received by the audience. The
piano solos rendered included solos
from works of Mozart. Grieg, Paldini
and Korngold; the violin numbers
being composed by Mendelssohn,
Randezzer Jr.. Wagner - Wilhelmj,
Chamenade, Kreisler, Cul, Chopin,
Sarasate and Beethoven. There were
many recalls. ,
The Astoria high school glee club
pleased a large audience at the Asto
ria high school auditorium Thursday
night, when. In costume, they pre
sented the comic opera, "The Gypsy
Rover." The singing and fancy gypsy
dances were excellent, and showed the
thorough training Miss Adelaide
Damplere. their music supervisor has
given. This Is the first light opera
the club has rendered, and the 60
members displayed unsuspected tal
ent. . . i
It was decided last Friday at a
meeting of the committee In charge
of the Sunday afternoon organ con
certs In the public auditorium that
these , events shall be continued
throughout the remainder of the sea
son in the interest of the general mu
sical education movement of this city.
The four concerts of the next concert
series will take place: December 28,
January 4, 11, 18 and 25, with one in
the early part of February. 1920.
Selection of dates for future concerts
will be determined later.
...
Tickets are selling well for the
concert of Mrs. Jane Burns Albert,
soprano. In the auditorium of the
Multnomah hotel January 3. On this
occasion Mrs. Albert will be assisted
by the other members of the quartet
choir of Westminster Presbyterian
church Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller, con
tralto; Joseph P. Mulder, tenor, and
Dom J. 2an. baritone, with J. R.
Hutchison, accompanist. Among the
notable numbers to be sung by West
minster quartet at this concert are
the Brahms waltzes music that is
rarely sung.
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Miss Ethel Rand, pianist, of this
city, has returned from a two weeks'
stay in Seattle, where she attended
the special normal course in harmqjiy
given at the University of Washing
ton by Miss Carolyn A. Alchin of Los
Angeles. While in Seattle Miss Rand
was entertained at several musical
functions, and reports a delightful as
well as a profitable time. Miss Al-
An Italian soprano was singing
"Marguerite" In "Faust," and during
the Interval of the second act, she
remarked to the tenor: "I don't like
the manner in which you produce
your voice. You should place It more
forward. So!" and she gave an Il
lustration. The tenor became angry,
and replied: "I have studied voice
placing In Germany, Italy and other I
countries. One teacher tells me to
place my voice here, another tells me I
there, and a third one tells me an- j
other place. I tell you In confidence ,
where I place my voice, and it la the
foundation of all tone In my booth.
But don't tell!" London Sketch.
Mrs. Lela G. Sallng, dramatic so
prano of this city, was presented In
Informal recital before a few Invited
friends December 6 by Glo Tyler Tag
lieri. Mrs. Saling has studied singing
and advanced singing with Mr. Tag
il eri, for the last three years, and has
worked and studied consistently for
opera and concert careers in which
It is certain she will be much of a
success. She sings from memory ex
clusively, her voice is correctly
placed, and i is of sweet, even, lus
cious, dramatic quality. Its volume Is
satisfactory, also her vocal Interpre
tation. At this recital Mrs. Saling sang the
difficult aria "Sincldio" from Pon
chielli's "Giocondo"; the solo "I Will
Extol Thee" from Sir Miehaeles Cos
ta's oratario. "Eli," and "Care Selve."
Mrs. Saling has su.ig with success at
various affairs In this city, and also
Is a well-known singer In and around
her former home in Weston, Or.
...
At Kerns public school auditorium,
East Twenty-eighth and Couch
streets last Tuesday afternoon, se
lected boy and girl students of that
school rendered an enjoyable, well
rendered literary and musical pro
gramme under auspices of the Parent-Teacher
association: Song, sev
enth and eighth grade children; reci
tation, Helen Johnson and Eleanor
Poorman; piano and violin duet, Jane
and Martha Stephens; original poem,
Loumann Strong; fancy dance, Elea
nor Ringler; original poem, Kather
lne Brock; violin and piano duet, El
berta Deane and Louise Wlerzba;.
recitation, Katherine Dunlway; piano,
Geraldine Howard; recitation. Helen
Smith; cornet solo, Dewayne Regula;
piano. Louise Wierzba; recitation,
Jean Imogene Macqueen. The children
were complimented on the enjoyable
and fine programme they presented.
Miss Alice Bender, contralto, was
presented in informal recital, Decem
ber 13, by George Wilber Reed, with
whom Miss Bender has been studying
singing, for the last two months. Miss
Bender, who has a decidedly attractive
personality, has naturally a beautiful
contralto voice, which she uses to
good advantage. Her voice Is a real
Ringing one, and she has only to pro
ceed with her vocal studies to suc
ceed as a public singer. Air. Reed
asked several professional musicians
to hear Miss Bender sing, and the
meeting was a most unconventional,
enjoyable one. Such friendly recitals
at which professionalmusicians form
a kindly disposed audience, ought to
be encouraged. At this recital Miss
Bender sang two songs and an aria
from the opera, "O Dos Fatale."
Ernest Szeemlenyl, who died No
vember last, in his will directs that
his effects be disposed of at auction
for the benefit of his friends. In
cluded in. these effects are a lot at
College Park, a violin valued at 1350;
a viola worth $26; a piano and a bas
soon, says a dispatch from Washing
ton. D. C.
The testator lived a hermit's life.
Berthold L. Rich, over whose store he
lived, described the latter as an ec
centric character who refused to sub
let any of his rooms when rents were
high, on the ground that he wanted
to play his violin after coming home
from work at the patent office, and
he did not want to be disturbed by
complaints of tenants.
Webber's juvenile orchestra will
furnish music for the Elks' big
brother Christmas tree at the public
auditorium Christmas morning.
A young Portland singer who is
making good and whose voice has
been much in demand of late, is
Dwight E. Barton. His voice is a ring
ing dramatic tenor with a rich bari
tone quality which is under fine con
trol. Last week he was soloist at a
banquet given by the Mei's club of
Central Presbyterian church, also at
the election of officers of Hawthorne
Masonic lodge, where he won favor
able comment for his fine singing. He
has recently been appointed as one
of the chanters for Al Kader lodge.
William Belcher has coached Mr. Barton.
a noiseless soup spoon for
made malefactors of great
"Ah!
newly
wealth "
"Not so!" replied the inventor, who.
contrary to the usual rule, was In
tensely practical. "They would not
use such a utensil If they bad It.
This is a soup spoon with a har
monica attachment upon which almost
any tune can be played. Every diner
is his own Hungarian orchestra, you
ee. Great idea! go iiks wildfire.
Eh. what?" Satire.
A young prima donna name not
given, as it might advertise her and
her light opera company in a direc
tion she might not like recently
went Into a big department store In
Chicago to make a number of pur
chases. She says as she went from
one department to another she was
escorted by a clerk who handed her
over to another attendant, saying:
"Two-ten."
Miss Blank was struck by the pecu
liarity of the oft-repeated remark
and finally said: "What does two-ten
mean?"
"It's nothing. replied tne man.
"Just a password.
But Miss Blank was not satisfied.
So. when the boy brought her pur
chases home she said to him:
"Boy. would you like to earn 60
cents?"
"Sure," was the reply.
'Tell me what does two-ten mean
and I'll give you a half dollar."
"That's easy." replied the youngster.
"It means keep your two eyes on her
ten fingers."
The actress had been taken for a
shoplifter. Chicago Cor.
...
At the meeting of the MacDowell
club last Tuesday afternoon, In the
Multnomah hotel auditorium, the
music programme by Otto Wedemey
er, baritone, and Mrs. Blanche Wil
liams Segersten, soprano, assisted by
Miss Ida May Cook and Miss Edna
Louise Larson, piano, accompanists,
was one of satisfying excellence. Mr.
Wedemeyer's singing has the ring of
culture and his vocal style has au
thority, for he has sung in this city
for several years, always with success
WITH
C10 CLEANING OUT
Entire Stock of
Floor and Table Lamps
Sacrificed
Extreme price cuts in time to be appreciated by Christmas shoppers', for
the purpose of dosing out every Floor and Table Lamp in our stock.
J. C English Co. will now devote all en
ergy to electric appliances and fixtures.
Mostly exclusive one-of-a-kind lamps, always of the most artistic design
ing and coloring shades and stands in perfect harmony. Every home
may be beautified by one or two of these interesting lamps.
Excellent Gifts at Exceptional Prices
ONLY A FEW LISTED BELOW
SPECIAL REDUCTIONS ON
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Odds and Ends a Big Table Full Splendidly Assorted
$8.50 Silk Shades, now $5.00
$5.00 Silk Shades, now $12.85
$4.50 to $5.25 Shades $3.00
$3.00 Parchment Shades . $1.25
$1.75 Boudoir Lamp Shades 99
Silk-lined shirred silk shades, gold braid trimmed, silk fringed
a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. The parchment shades
are painted with flowers, etc
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$8.00 Parchment dfl QpT $16 and $17 Parch- J" f At
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Princess, Cinderella, Butterfly and other novelties, plain, fringed
and gold braid trimmed. YouH like the parchment shades
they mellow the light so beautifully.
Impressive Floor Lamp, finished in
mahogany; with two lights. Large,
fancy shaped shirred silk shade in
panels of alternate blue and gold,
lined with rose. Gold braid trimmed;
eilk and chenille gold fringe trim.
$35.00 is the regular price it goes at
Table Lamp Stand of mahogany, with
two-light pull-chain socket and silk
cord. This handsome stand without
a shade is valued at $9.00. Reduced
now to
$22.65
$5.35
Metal Base Table Lamps
Metal base and metal shade frames. A good assortment of
colors and beautiful decorations at these two prices, which are
representative of the great reductions in force during this
closing out sale.
$17.50 Table Lamps, re
duced to
$10.75
$22.00 Table Lamps, re- Q QC
duced to tt)10tU
Fireplace Screens
Reduced
13.75 Fireplace Screen! reduced
to S3 .ax
$5.75 Fireplace Screens reduced
to ss.s
FIREPLACE
$12.50 Fire sets in black and polished
steel. In fancy combination,
reduced to jj 8.10
114.00 Fire sets, consisting: of hearth
brush, shovel, tons and pok
er, reduced now to 8.95
St. 50 Fire Sets, consisting: of shovel,
tongs and poker, soot black finish.
reduced to S4.35
Andirons and Fire Sets may be had to match
In a variety of styles and finishes, at varying
prices. A large assortment to choose from.
FIXTURES
$ 6 50 Soot black Andirons, ball top
type with fancy stands, re
duced now to, a set $ 3.85
112.00 Black and polished steel And
irons in fancy combination,
reduced now to, a set 7.35
921.60 Colonial Brass Andirons, high
light, polished finish, grace
ful design, reduced to 13.85
All Kinds All Reduced!
Christmas Tree
Lights
A sot consists of eight
lights In four colors;
white, red. blue, green.
A limited number, priced
for cioelng.82.50 a Set
J. C. English Co.
Upstairs at 148 Fifth St., Bet. Morrison and Aider
Phone Main 143
and has established himself as a high
class concert, opera and church choir
favorite singer. He Is also an edu
cated, cultured musician. It was no
small vocal feat to master the solos
he chose last Tuesday, difficult to
sing, yet pleasant to hear solos from
the works of Haydn, Moiart, Grieg
Balakoner, Baradlne and Gretchanln
off an unusual learned list. Hs sang
these solos with superb tone and fin
ish. Mrs. Segersten is a vocal stu
dent with Mr. Wedemeyer, and a con
sistent, faithful worker. She has
mad. admirable progress In her vocal
art of lata, especially In vocal, tonal
"covering," voice delivery and decla
mation. Her voice Is clear and spar
kling, and It was a great and especial
pleasure to hear Mrs. Segersten's fine
singing of French songs In the French
language numbers from Leroux,
Rabey, etc Misses Cook and Larson
played well as accompanists.
Legion to Spread Christmas Cheer.
SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 10. Ameri
can Legion posts about San Fran
cisco bay are preparing to provide the
sick and wounded soldiers at th. Let
terman general hospital hero with
Christmas cheer. Tobacco and deli
cacies will be provided the patients
snd a Jazz band will entertain during
the day and evening.
Piano Wanted
Will exchange new Phonograph for your old piano. Liberal allowance.
Call or write, giving particulars regarding your piano.
G. F. Johnson Piano Co.
149 Sixth Street, Portland.
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Did not come to an end
So you had better have
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now.
This head may seem a little far-fetched, yet it is a fact that hun
dreds postponed surgical operations, dental operations and business
deals until the dreaded. December l'ftn naa passea.
Of course nothing unusual happened. The old world jogs along at its usual gait and teeth will
need treatment as they did' before the scare.
Sound teeth add more to the enjoyment of living than possibly any other factor.
Dont allow diseased, decaying, discolored teeth to mar your appearance and poison your system.
The fear of pain keeps many people away for a time until they are compelled to come from
necessity.
The fear of pain today is a mental attitude handed down from bygone days when the practice
of dentistry was unskilled and crude. The well-informed dentist of the present generation inflicts
bub little pain.
In all kinds of dental work you will at this office receive the best and gentlest treatment.
Service and moderate prices have made the name "Wright" a household word in Oregon.
Northwest
Corner
Sixth and
Washington
Streets,
Raleigh Bldg.
Phone Main 2119
My Fees Are Very Reasonable
Dr. B. E. Wright
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TWENTY YEARS IN ACTIVE SERVICE
Office Hours
8 A. M. to 6 P. M.
Open Evenings
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Sundays
10 to 12 A. M.