THE SUNDAY OREGON IAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 12, 1920
NEXT on the list of fine musical
attractions, comes a aeries of
four Sunday afternoon popular
concerts. Inaugurated by the Port
land Symphony orchestra board of
directors, and the first of these events
takes place Sunday, 3 P. M., December
26, in the public auditorium. In addi
tion to a programme by the orchestra,
of music suited to popular compre
hension and enjoyment, a special
feature will be introduced at each
concert. On the afternoon of Decem
ber 86. old 'English. Christmas carols,
sung: by a selected group of Portland's
voices, will lend appropriate charm to
the holiday hour.
Popular concerts such as these al
ready have been given, with success.
In the neighboring cities of Se
attle. San Francisco and Los Angeles.
San Francisco people announce that
the Sunday "Pops" are among the few
entertainments in that city always
sure to draw capacity houses. The
advance sale of season tickets in
Portland aururs equally well for pub
lic Interest In the board of directors'
ev venture.
Christmas rift certificates have
been made of the season tickets, and
the latter are to be had for reason
able prices for the Kroup of four con
certs. In their attractive Christmas
envelope, these season tickets should
prove just that delightful Christmas
remembrance, for which the holiday
shopper often looks.
ATOITOlUrM, S P. M. TODAY.
Francis Richter, organist; the Mig
non chorus and the Dixie Quartet form
the feature attractions to appear at
the popular concert, public auditorium,
at 3 P. M today. Mr. Richter's ap
nearance today is In the form of a re
turn engagement, in compliance with 1 e
many requests following his recentl ii
appearance at a concert held at the
auditorium. The Mignon chorus, di
rected by Ella Hoberg Tripp, is well
known in Portland and made one ap
pearance previously at these POP"1"
concerts. The Dixie quartet will sing
a, number of pleasing selections
The programme: Organ, prelude to
"Parsifal" and overture to "Tannhau
ser" (Wagner); gavotte from Mignon-
(Thomas); adagio pathetique
(Godard); "Stars Brightly fining
(Bronte): Mignon chorus Trlv
(Weill): Delia Payne and Mignon cho
rus. "Sparkling Sunlight" (Ardite);
Mignon chorus. "Pretty kittle Rain
bow" (PlunketO; Dorothy Ellingbo
and chorus. "Down Kentucky 'Way
(Casey); chorus, organ, improvisation
on popular hymn, selected. "Now the
Night in Starlit Splendor" (Donizetti),
"Carmena" (Wilson); Dixie quartet:
Ella Hoberg Tripp, soprano: Jessie tt
Hammond; contralto; Gilbert H. Char
ter tenor: Karl R. Abbott, baritone;
T,v, Hinrlch. accompanist. A High
land Lad" and "Drink to Me
Only
With Thine Kyes ivobm
; "The
(Mett-
Mermaids" (Dvorak); -Absent
merllev. "From the
South"
(Pike); Mignon chorus: organ, over
ture to "William Tell" (Rossini);
"Serenade" (Till); "On the Bridge of
Sighs" and grand march from "The
Queen of Sheba ' luounooj
Spangled Banner."
"The Star-
TrOMEVS DAY, TOMORROW XOOX.
The next meeting of the Musicians'
club, tomorrow noon, at the Hotel
Benson, will be devoted to a woman's
day music programme.
Arrangements are being made by a
committee consisting of George
Hotchkiss Street and George E. Jef
fery. May Dearborne Schwab, so
prano; Kathryn Crysler Street, con
tralto, and Lillian Jeffreys Petri,
pianist, will ass-ist In the music pro
gramme. irs. v arren r.. 1 nomas auu
Mrs. May Van Dyke Hardwick be ac
companists. In addition to solos by
these soloists, one or two extra sur
prise features will be "sprung." This
is the eighth year of this club, the
main purpose of which is to promote
good feeling among male musicians of
Portland. Under a succession of ef
ficient officers, the club membership
jas grown from the initial four to 100.
The first president 01 me ciuo w
the late Gifford Nash and several
other prominent musicians succeeded
him. Joseph A. Finley. president for
the year 1920-1921, is trying, by coun
cils with past presidents, suggestions
from present active members and by
having Interesting speakers for the
regular meetings, to continue the
work so well started and carried on
by his predecessors. A campaign for
regular attendance by a greater num
ber and for new, desirable members.
will Inaugurated early In the new
year. Any men or women musicians
wiil be welcomed at tomorrow's
luncheon. Reservation may be made
with "JC.rs. Warren E. Thomas. Mrs
Fred F. Olson. Miss Galbreath, Mr.
Street or Mr. Jeffery, or through any
ether member of the club.
LIKDIICEST CONCERT, DEC. 13.
Albert Lindquest. who appears in
recital at the public auditorium to
morrow night under Ellison-White
direction, recived his inspiration for
a musical career in the criticism of
Allesandro Bonci, the great Italian
tenor with the Chicago Operatic com
pany. Several years ago, while Lindquest
was a student at the Chicago Univers
ity, Bonci gave a song recital there.
Lindquest was singing with a group
of college boys when the great ope
ratic tenor noticed the beautiful, rich
quality of the student's voice. Mr.
TWO MUSIC PKOPI.R ACTIVE
1SI 11 RRKM EVEWS.
John Claire Monteith. bari- J
tone, sings In concert at Hood J
River. Or., early next month. 4
Miss Alice Juston, contralto, i
now of New York city, while
home on a vlait sang in concert
at the recent appearance of the
Monday Musical club. Baker
theater.
Bonci asked Linquest to come to his
hotel, where he heard him sing two
operatic arias which Lindquest had
learned from a phonograph. The
great tenor was astonished at the
lad's ability and at his voice. He
said: "There is much gold la your
throat, young man."
The inspiring comment led Mr.
Lindquest to forsake the calling of
law, in which he was completing his
course. He devoted all his time to
perfecting his studies and his mu
sicianship. The result of this earnest
study was a long list of engagements
in the concert field, an enviable rec
ord of achievement. During the past
three years Mr. Limtquest has ap
peared as the tenor soloist with. 12
of the largest symphony orchestras
nnd oratorio societies in the United
States, notably the New York Phil
harmonic, the New York Symphony,
the Philadelphia Symphony and the
Minneapolis Symphony. Mr. Land-
quest has a wonderful voice. He
can sing around high C with either
the velvety, soft, sweet, lyric qual
ity, or the heavy dramatic tone, which
one never expects from a lyric tenor.
CHRISTMAS AT REED, DEC. 18.
The tenth annual concert given by
the Reed college chorus will be an
vent for Thursday night, 8 o'clock, 1
n the college chapel, which will be I
decorated with- holly wreaths and
lighted candles, giving an inimitable
Christmas atmosphere.
Many old and beautiful Christmas
traditions will be observed. Familiar
carols, such as "The First Noel,"
"Christmas Moon," and "Silent Night"
being featured. In the opening num
ber, "Silent Night," an invisible mixed
quartet whose members are Miss
Marjorie Silverthoi n, Miss Nancy
Gavin, F. L. Griffin and George Clark
will sing through an organ pipe,
giving a charming introduction to the
evening's entertainment. The soloist
In "Messiah," several numbers ot
which are sung by the chorus, will b
Miss Goldle Peterson, soprano. J. Er
win Mutch, baritone, of the Ellison
White conservatory of music? has
been secured to sing the obllgato In
'Three Kings Have Journeyed."
One number on the programme will
be by a men's chorus. The numb'er
calls for an eoho, which Is effected
by concealing a quartet behind the
pipe organ. The members of this quar
Charles Gray and George Clark. The
programme Is:
Part i.
Carol, "Holy Night" (Traditional):
organ, "The Holy Night" (Dudley
Buck); processional, "Adeste Fidelis";
Normandy carol, "Joseph and Mary"
(arranged by Gaul); German carol,
"Three Kings Have Journeyed" (Cor
nelius); Russian carols., "Legend"
(Tschaikowsky) and "Carol of the
Russian Children" (arranged by
Gaul); "Christmas Morn" (Adams);
"Sleep. Holy Babe," "First Noel" (tra
ditional) and "Christmas Hymn" 17th
century (arranged by Jungst); chorus
of men's voices: organ, "March of the
Magic Kings" (Dubois); chorus from
"The Creation," "The Heavens are
Telling" (Haydn).
PH II. ,
Numbers from "The Messiah" (Han
del): organ, "Pastoral Symphony"
(Handel); recitatives for soprano
"There were shepherds abiding in the
field," and "Lo! the angel of the Lord
came upon them," "And the angel said
unto them," and "Suddenly there was
with the angel"; chorus. "Glory to
North up.
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prfnts the Mieoen rhoroa of
wom-nrs 'vole1- la onert fata
ftrrnoon, public auditorium.
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God" and "Hallelujah"; recessional.
"Hark. the Herald Angels Sing"
(Mendelssohn) ; postlude, ' "Hosannah"
(GauL)
MID DL, ETON CONCERT, DEC. SO.
Arthur Middleton, the well-known
bass-baritone soloist from the Met
ropolitan Grand Opera company, who
will be heard in concert December 29,
at the Heilig theater, arrived! in the
west the first of the week to com
mence his Pacific northwestern tour
under Elwvti Concert bureau direc
tion. Dr. John Ijindobury, oan of
music at the University of Oregon,
an'i anold room-mate. of the artist,
is acting as his piano accompanist.
"Middleton Is just the same fine,
genial fellow as of old." writes Dr.
Landsbury. His voice was never in
better condition, and at the concert
last night (at Pocatello, Idaho) the
audience was so enthusiastic they
would hardly let Middleton off the
platform, demanding encore after en
core. His one grievance is that it is
winter and ho can't fish."
Middleton is an ardent disciple of
Izaak Walton, and triumphs of the
footlights and the concert stage all
fade into oblivion before the consum
ing joy of landing a bouncing six
pounder on the end of h(s line. The
small hours around the dawn of a
bright summer morning will see Ar
thur Middleton, fish pole in hand,
making his way to some favorite
haunt of the finny tribe. In this re
spect this genial American artist
s-hatters all trad'itiona of the leis
urely stay-a-ed habits' usually attri
buted to some operatic artists. But
then, the popular baritone is far from
a typical operatic artist, in any sense.
Modest almost to the point of Bhy
ness, he always Is considerate of the
"other fellow" and possesses a keen
senae of humor. Arthur Middileton
will be the first artist of the Elwyn
Artist series- concerts this season.
CHRISTMAS CAROLS PLANNED.
In the hope that weather conditions
may be dry and otherwise favorable
for outdoor singing in the streets of
this city, Christmas eve, December 24.
Walter Jenkins. Y. M. C. A. specialist
n community sinaing, is planning for
such a pre-Ohristmas outdoor singing
of carols and other Christmas music.
Mr. Jenkins has issued a friendly
call that all interested in such a
project meet him in room A, Cen
tral library, tomorrow night at 8
o'clock.
"One of the most beautiful and im
pressive way of presenting the
Christmas spirit is through the slng-
ng of carols on Christmas eve. In
Detroit, Mich., 5000 singers were or
ganized one Christmas. We had more
than 2000 Portland people take part
n our carol project last year," con
lnuos Mr. Jenkins' letter. "We sug
gest that each school district or
neighborhood organization plan to
have at least four groups of carolers
sing in the residential districts at
hospitals and other places. Special
musical talent is not required:- each
group should have an appointed leader
ana a responsible chaperon. The
churches in your vicinity could co
operate in providing the leader. The
leader of each group shall be respon
sible for the group, for Its training in
the carols. The chaperon shall ac
company the group Christmas eve,
charged with special responsibility in
looking after the girls. The best time.
experience has shown, is between' fi
and 7 o'clock Christmas eve. At that
hour, families are at home and other
engagements less likely to Interfere.
About one hour's singing in the open
is enough."
ORATORIO SOCIETY, JANUARY 3.
The next concert of the Portland
Oratorio society is announced for
Monday, January 3. It Is a question
which of the double features of the
programme will attract more. The first
part will consist of an hour's pro
gramme of "Messiah" music, with or
chestra, piano, pipe organ accompani
ment and Goldie Peterson, soprano:
Mltylene Fraker Stites, contralto. J.
Macllilleti Mulr, tenor. and John
Claire Monteith. baritone, as soloists.
The second part will consist of
three-quarter hour recital programme
by Cecil Fanning, world-renowned
baritone. Mr. Fanning sang in con
cert in this city lately, making at that
time a splendid impression on large
audiences. Since then, his voice has
Increased in size and beauty. His
recent reception by the conservative
music lovers of England Is proof that
he is well worth hearing. A special
chorus rehearsal will be held this
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the vestry
of the First Oongrektional church.
Park and Madison streets. There is
now room in the chorus for only a
limited number of singers in the
contralto, bass and tenor sections.
Only those knowing the "Messiah." are
desired. Further Information may be
obtained by, phoning Broadway 2777.
EXCELLENT WORK DONE.
Eulah Mitchell Carroll, pianist, . a
recent arrival in this city from the
south, and who studied piano with
the world-famous pianist Ueschetiiky
of Vienna, appeared In her first pub
lic recital in this city at the Masonic
temple auditorium last Monday night.
She was assisted by Madame Lucie
Valair, mezzo soprano, and Elizabeth
Eugenia Woodbury, dramatic reader.
The audience was large.
As might be expected. Mrs. Carroll
is a mature, finished pianist, whose
work radiates cultured excellence.
Her piano tone is silvery and colorful
and has also that elusive feminine
quality that defies cold analysis. She
played classical selections from such I
composers as Chopin. Wagner, Raff,
Mozart. Rachmaninoff and Ruben
stein with such brilliancy that she
won fairly a place among the best
concert pianists in this city.
It has 'been quite a long time too
long since Madame Valair last sang j
in public tn Portland. On' this occa- I
sion again did she show fine tonak
placing and other excellences of vo- J
calism that cast a charm over her
arias and songs, the chief and most
admired being the aria "Pleurez mes
yeux," from the Massenet opera "Le
Cid."
Miss Woodbury Is an all-star read
er whose dramatic work and fine
voice have such power that her itv-
terpretations convince audiences with
out needing aid from theater foot
lights, costumes or scenery. Yet the
theater dramatic effect is there. Miss
Woodbury read only one number. Van
Dyke's "The Lost Word," depicting
the adventures of a Greek noble many
years ago, who was made to forget
the sacred name of the dlety. The
reading had magnificent realism and
the diction was. beautifully distinct.
MRS. STITES PAYS COMPLIMENTS.
Mltylene Fraker Stites, contralto,
who recently returned from New York
city from vocal Btudy with Oscar
Slegel, one of the really great au
thorities in tone-placing in America,
paid her many Portland friends a
graceful compliment last Thursday
night at the' First Unitarian church
in her recital.
Too many young buds of both
sexes and old ones, too-on their
return to the west from periods of
vocal study elsewhere announce to
their surprised friends a recital at
so much a ticket. The friends, being
loyal Ones, often respond with dol
lars some grumbltngly. but will part
with the said dollars just the same.
Now here Is where Mrs. Stites was
different, kind and neighborly. She
did not charge any admittance at this,
her first big recital for some time it
was given as a free, cordial compli
ment to her many friends, who com
fortably filled the church and re
warded her with warm applause.
Mrs. Stites voice shows to a marked
degree the "benefits of Mr. Siegel's
Careful supervision, and it is of love
ly, resonant, colorful quality. She
sings calmly and naturally, without
strain or effort, as if she were speak
ing. This is as it should be and is
the reward of a patient student who
sacrifices and wrks and at last ap
proaches the ideal. Mrs. Stites sans
with success, whether she Interpreted
quiet, reposeful or dramatic vocal
roles. Her piano accompanist was
Mrs. May Van Dyke Hardwick, who
was much of a success in helping to
add to the music value of the event
Mrs. Stites' programme: "Aria dl
Gtsmonda' (Handel-Bibb): "Come
ratrgio dl sol" (Caldara); "II mio bel
foco" (Marcello); "Thj .Lord Will
Corrfort Zion." from thl oratorio "Tsa
iah" (Willard. Patton); "Five Minia
ture Balads" (a song cycle '"Bells."
"Blossoms," "Dreams," "Darkness,'
"Morning" (Hnrlstone); "In the Si
lence of Night" (Rachmaninoff); "The
Isle" (Rachmaninoff); "The Floods of
Spring" (Rachmaninoff); "Homeward
Bound" and "Love Can Die" (Kath
erlne A. Glen); "Joy" (Kramer); "By
the Sea" (Rose Trumbull); "At the
Well" (Hageman); "The Velvet Dark
nws" (Reddick).
Mrs. Stites' choice of songs and
arias was the subject Of admiring
comment.
MTSS JTJSTON IS HOME AGAIN.
Miss Alice Juston. contralto, daugh
ter of a well-known and esteemed
Portland family and who recently
came home from New York City to
visit her Portland relatives and other
friends, was a soloist lately at the
appearance of the Monday Musical
club In the Baker theater. Miss
Juston's choice of a song for pre
sentation was "Chcrie" (Edward) and
In answer to a rousing recall she
sang "You Don't Know What You're
Missing" (Veke). Miss Juston, who
is an experienced and finely trained
singer, soon showed' that her lovely
voice was in splendid condition. It
is a real joy to hear such a fine con
tralto voice, of delicious excellence.
The piano accompanist was Mischa
Pels, who played most acceptably.
Miss Juston, who has appeared pro
fessionally for several .years past in
New York theaters, including espe
cially the New York Hippodrome
plans to continue to reside in this
city until the early summer of 1921.
After that period her plans have not
yet been determined.
Miss Juston's vocal training In this
city was directed by Mrs. Rose Cour
se B-Reed.
MtSIC BRIEF!!,
Mrs. Ada Pauline Howatt, lyric so
prano, sang. I Am Thine, U L.ord
(Crosby), at Sunnyside Congrega
tional church last Sunday night.
Mary Stevens Martin will render
piano numbers at the meeting of
Lavender club, branch No. 2, room A.
Central library, Tuesday afternoon.
The Crescendo club is planning an
afternoon reception .to bo held at
I.aurelhurst club house after the
Christmas holidays. A musical pro
gramme will be rendered under the
direction of Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed.
.Roy Marion Wheeler and Virgil
Edwin Isham appeared In renditions
of piano solos and duets, assisted by
Mrs. San-Juel Crawford, mezzo-contralto,
last Tuesday night, in 302
Goodnough building. Piano solos in
cluded numbers by Wollenhaupt,
Verdi - Gottachalk, Rachmaninoff,
Weber-Kullak and others. Mr. Wheel
er is known as a pianist and musician
of sterling attainments.
In line with a suggestion made re
cently by John Philip Sousa, a league
of music has been proposed for west
ern Ontario, and the idea is being
taken up enthusiastically by music
lovers. Sousa said that he looked for
ward to the day when leagues of band
music would become as popular as
present-day baseball leagues, remarks
the Christian Science Monitor. The
city parks commission in London, On
tarlo, has started off by laying plans
for a new bandstand of elass-lc de
sign for Victoria park. Permanent
seats will be installed and these will
be sold for performances as is done in
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Minn Gertrnde Horner, vocalist
and Tloltniat, pinna aoon to
Bins; In concert In New Zen-land.
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HELEN MENKEN WINS FAME
AT 19 YEARS ON BROADWAY
Charming Actress Who Created Furore in New York a Leading
Woman Soon Will Appear in Portland.
rpHE youngest
leading: lady on
I Broadway!
That was the title bestowed'
upon Helen Menken, the charming
heroine of "Three Wise Fools," during
the long roil of this comedy-drama at
the Criterion theater in New York a
year ago. Miss Menken at the time
was just 19 years old, yet she was
praised In one of the most difficult
roles imaginable, as those who see
the play when it comes to the Heilig
theater December 23 to 25 will agree.
ine story or my life Is too short
and varied to bore anyone," says Miss
Menken. . "At the age of 6 I played
ith Annie Russell in 'Midsummer
Night's Dream," having gone on the
stage because we needed the money.
nut the first part 1 really remember
was in 'Humpty-Dumpty.' I played an
oyster even if you don't believe it. I
remember how furloue everyone was
with me when I left my shell and
bowed, thinking the applause was
meant for nie. Next I was with lie
Wolf Hopper in 'The Piod Piper,' Ed
die Foy in 'Hamlet on Broadway and
Adeline Genee.
"About this time my family thought
needed a little schooling. 1 didn't
agree with them, for at 12 one is eel
tain one has nothing left to learn.
Anyway I was sent to school in Brigh
ton, Bngland, for two years. Emerg
ing somewhat chastened. I went into
vaudeville with my brother-in-law.
playing a woman of 40. Next came
etoek with Percy Haswell. Then. I
played the. lead in 'Too Many Crooks,'
nice part in Sinners' and Blanche
Amory in 'Pendennis' with John Drew.
Hyde park in old London and other
places. Several cities in western On-
rlo are interested in .the "music
league" plan, according to the mana
ger of the city utilities, who is back
ing the scheme.
The Mignon chorus of 35 voices,
and Dixie quartet, under the direc
tion of Klla Hoberg Tripp, will give
a concert at the men's resort at 8
P. M. Saturday. Monday night, De
cember 20, at 8 o'clock, Minnetta Ma
gers and her musical company will
fjlvo a concert at this place. About
400 men attend these concerts each
Saturday night.
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The Hillsboro women's chorus, Paul
Petri, conductor, will appear in con
cert Thursday night with Mitylene
Fraker Stites, contralto, as soloist.
The Chehalis, Wash., choral society.
with Mr. Petri as conductor, made a
fine appearance in concert In tha'.
City last Wednesday night. Soloists,
chorus and conductor were showered
with praise.
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Miss Margaret Kennedy, who passed
the summer in Seaside. Or., has re
turneol to San Diego. Cal., to resume
her adva.nced vocal work with F. X.
Arens, the noted vocal coach of New
York city. While in Astoria Miss Ken
nedy sang for several friends. A
marked vocal improvement was no
ticeable in her work. Her many
friend.s are following her music ca
reer with great In tercet.
Miss Gertrude Hoeher, vocalist and
violinist of this city, who possesses an
excellent, well-trained voice and also
skill as a violinist, is , home again
with her parents after' a successful
concert tour in western Canada with
the Ellison-Whltereople. She plans
soon on contractwith the Kllison-
White Chautauqua system to leave on
a concert tour in faraway New Zea
land. 44
At the meeting of the Monday Mu
sical club held lat Monday at the
home of Mrs. W. .1. Zimmerman, in
Irvington, Mrs. Ralph C. Walker
plaved several of her compositions,
assisted bv Mrs. Fred A. Kribs. -Mrs.
Kriba Bane with fine effect me
Song of the Moon." Mrs. Wal ker then
played with splendid music interpre-
tlon her "Prelude u Minor, -ioc-
turne D Flat" and the "Recessional.
Miss Elizabeth Levy, an esteemed
Salem. Or., violinist, who has been
abroad for the past four months, is
studyLng the violin privately with
Caesar Thompson, and also in nis
class, which is the highest or ine
Royal Conservatory of MuRic, Brux-
elles, Belgium. Mrs. Sol Levy, who
accompanied her daughter to Bel-
glum, is expected home soon, wniie
Miss Levy will continue her studies.
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William J. Gonier, tenor, with Ed
gar E. Coursen as piano accompanist,
appeared in vocal recital last Tues
day night in the Knights of Columbus
halL Mr. Gonier. wh.ose music pro
gramme rendered on this occasion
was printed in The Oregonian of last
Sunday, sang the difficult selections
with his best ability. He Is in tne
student period of his vocal career and
did all he could to reflect the good
vocal Instruction he hae received.
The Portland Whitney boys' chorus
will sing this programme at 7:30
o'clock tonight In Clinton Kelley
Memorial church, Powell Valley road
and Fortieth street: Chorus. "Crown
Him King of Kings"; soprano solo.
MaFter Richard Averlll; chorus, "We
Shall See the King Some Day"; barl
trne solo, Eugene Vadler; quintet,
"Shine On"; address, H. E. K. Whit
ney; chorus, "The W. B. C. Motto
Song."
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Miss Jocelyn Foulkes presented stu
dents in an informal piano recital at
her home December 4. The paper for
the afternoon, "Ludwig von Beetho
ven." was carefully prepared by Eliz
abeth Woodward. Duets were played
bv Irene Brlx and Hazel Fairservice.
with Miss Foulkes: also movements
from the "Eroica" symphony. The se
lections of the other students were
by Bach, Chopin, Francke, Dvorak,
Beethoven, Seeboeck. Huerter, Cyril
Scott, Grainger and Palmgren.
Vlrjril Edwin leham. pianist, an
nounces that the following piano stu
dents will be presented in recital
after New Year's: Verna May Morjran,
Kvelyn Erickson, Mrs. A. J. Zerbeck,
Margaret Earl, Maxine Kathryn
Isham, Josephine Vetter, Marguerite
Irene Lee. Mary Emma Earl. SolvlR
Borghild Erickson, Lydia Sophia Sin
bad, Dorothy Matilda Sinbad, Alice
Hoover. Mabel Morsran. bylvia Head,
Glenrose Woolworth. Harold Martin
Erickson, Richard Joseph Francis and
Allen Rusaell Evert.
Rebecca Brown presented some of
her students in piano recital last Sun
day night at the B'nal B'rith hall, and
all played with marked accomplish
ment and grace. The hall was filled
to a standing capacity. Those who
appeared were: Sarah Roaenfeld.
Anna Bornstein, Miriam Labby, Rose
Director. Anna Moder, Rose Backman,
Sam Tonitzky, Gertrude Rosen, Goldie
Rosenfeld. Bernard Berenson, Molly
Blumenthal, Mamie Tonitzky. Fannie
Rogoway, Lena. Katz and Rose Brown.
Abe Bercovitz played a violin solo.
The women's chorus of the Monday
Musical club, Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed
director, and the string quartet from
the Columbia Symphony orcnestra,
Mrs. E. L. Knight, director, will ap
pear in concert, public auditorium,
next Sunday afternoon. December 19,
with Mrs. Mitylene Fraker Sttteel as
soloist and Lucien E. Becker as ae
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companist.
man of the
chorus, requests members
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cept for an engagement with 'Parlor,
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to meet at club headquarters at 1
P. M. tomorrow for rehearsal. Flor
ence Jackson Young Is the chorus ac
companist. .
At the Monday meeting of the in
termediate department of the Monday
Musical club Miss Martha B. Rey
nold-s gave a lecture on the two and
three-part song form. These lectures
on analysis and form give the stu
dents real insight into the construc
tion of music. Miss Reynolds made
her lecture doubly interesting by
playing folk songs and selections
from Mendelssohn's "Songs Without
Words." The intermediates are now
studying the life and works Of Men
delssohn. Questions were given out
by the programme chairman, and
these will be answered at the next
meeting.
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Instrumental music of a high order
was demonstrated at the violin and
piano recital by students of Frank
and Beatrice Eichenlaub in Lincoln
high school auditorium last Monday
night. All the numbers were given
from memory and the stage presence
of each performer was quite satisfac
tory. Both piano and violin students
exhibited understanding of tonal val
ues and careful attention to rhythm,
Participants were: Lionel Brown
William Johnson. Richard Graef. Mar
garet McLennan, Dorothy Vllliger,
Sylvan Halperin, nmil Leitz, Kath
erlne Graef, Hazel Matthews, .Almeda
Keiser, Jean Harper, Beulah Black-
well, Lora Putman and Helen Harper.
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The Idaho State Music Teachers'
association held a recent interesting
session In Boise and there were pres
ent delegates from nearly all parts J
oi ine state- inese oiricers were
nominated and are now being bal
lotted upon by mail, each member of
the association having been issued a
ballot: President, E. O. Hangs, Mos
cow; Eugene Farner, Boise; vlce-president-at-large,
Oliver O. Jones,
Boise: vice-president of Boise district.
Miss Rita Kmrich, Welser, and T. R.
Neilson, Nampa; vice-president of
the Coeur d'Alene district, Mrs. Rob
ert Hall; vice-president of the- Poc
tello district, the supervisor of music
at the Idaho Falls'' schools; vice-president
of the Lewiston district, Mrs.
Myrtle Tread well; secretary-treasurers,
Mrs. Leslie Long and Maude
Lowry Cleary, both of Boise.
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Mary Elizabeth Ewing will be
hestess to the Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Mu.-lcal club Saturday afternoon. De
cember IS, at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Carrie R Beaumont, 343 Glenn
avenue. There will be a music pro
gramme and Christmas party.
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The concert announced to take plac
In the east side Baptist church Decem
ber 17. at which Miss Esther Wood
ford and other soloists were to par
ticipate, has been indefinitely post
poned because of the death, Decembel
6, of Rev. H. F. Cash, associate paatot
of that churcn.
A successful recital was sriven by
i piano students of Miss Louise Hoh-
berger at her home, 477 East Forty
fifth street North. December 7. The
students showed careful training- and
the entire programme was played
from memory. These students took
part; Martha Schafaeler, Frank Brott-
lei-, Edith Black, Charles Black,
Fi-edie Bridensteln, Alice Collins.
Charlotte Martin, Elvin Tarlow, Eu
nice Coomes, Dorothy Coomes, Caro
line Bauer and Innie Coomes.
The choir of Trinity Episcopal
church, under direction of Dr. A. A.
Morrison, will sing Sir John Stainer's
sacred cantata, "The Daughter of
Jairos," at 8 o'clock tonight. The
composition is thought to be the best
of Stainers' works. . The text de
scribes the raising from the dead by
Jesus of a little Jewish maiden, who
Is the "Daughter of Jairus." The
soloists are: Miss Genevieve Gilbert,
soprano: Mrs. Katherine Corruccinl
contralto: Harvey Hudson, tenor; J.
Irwin Mutch, baritone. Fred Brain
ard, organist, and Miss De Lorry,
violinist.
John Claire Monteith; Portland bar
itone, will appear in concert in Hood
River, Or., January 16, as assisting
soloist with Lucien E. Becker, pianist.
Mr. Monteith sang In Oregon City last
Sunday afternoon at the Elks' me
morial services and was assisted by
Mrs. Paulinje Miller Chapman, Mrs.
Mitylene Fraker Stites. Miss Ida May
Cook and J. Ross Fargo. The pro
cessional was played by W. E.
Graham. Mr. Monteith i one of the
best-known singers in the Pacific
northwest and for his concert appear
ances this season he will feature
"Songs of the Sea," of which he has
been making an interesting collection
for some time.
Joseph A. Finley is doing good
work as director of the choir at the
First Congregational church. Begin
ning as choirmaster of this church
last September, where formerly a
quartet "has furnished the music, he
has assembled a choir of- 40 voices,
the capacity of the present choir loft,
and hopes soon to increase the mem
bership to 75 or 100. This choir, with
its quartet, will give a "Messiah"
programme Sunday, December 26.
The male quartet which is becoming
a feature of the evening service, and
which will sing at each service for
the next monJ:h, consists of A. Johns,
first tenor; J. A. Finley, second tenor;
W. E. Robinson, baritone and Harold
Moore, bass.
Lucien E. Becker will give the
third of his concerts on the Olds me-
rlal pipe organ. Reed college.
I Tuesday night, December 14. at 8:15
o'clock. This programme u consld'
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Valair Conservatoire de
Musique et Art Dramatique
PIANO INSTRUCTION
Mrs. Eulah M. Carroll, Pianist and Teacher and former
private pupil of the great Maatt-r Iveschetiisky, in excep
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dents the "Art of True Piano Playing." She is known for
producing In her pupils
Hfauiy f Tone
KMoltlewa Tr'hnle
Individual Interpretation
Mme. Valair
Director. Vocal
Teacher.
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234 Tenth Street.
PAUL PETRI,
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CHRISTIAN POOL
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MARIE B. VAX VK.I.SOK.
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fqulrlne vocubulnry nnd extempcraneoUB Bpcaking.
Both Lane Building, Broadway and Alder. Main 2239.
ered by many as one of the beet of
the series: "Concerto T Major" (Cho
pin): "Toccata, op. 80, No. 2" (Max
Rcper); "Solitude on the Mountain"
(Oie Bull); "Iareo." from "New
World Symphony" (Ivork) ; "Mueette
e- aoi" (Jean F. Danirteu), ano
"Christmas" (Gaaton M. Dethler). Mr.
Becker Rives these concerts on the
second Tuesdays of each month from
October to May. His next concert
will be January 11, and the public is
Invited to attend all the events.
YULE TREES IfJ
MILLIONS WlldJ BC KEliLKD TO
BIUGHTEN CHRISTMAS.
Forest Service Officials Opposed to
Any Movement That Would
Interfere With Custom.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Between
four and five million Christmas trees
will be felled this year to brighten
American homes, churches and com
munity centers and delight the hearts
of the children. This in the estimate
of the forest service, which says that
the total trees used In this country
each yuletide equals approximately
the combined consumption of Eng
land, Scotland and "Wales and is
about 25 per cent greater than that
of Germany.
Forest service officials are opposed
to any movement to discourage the
use of these trees for Christmas pur
poses. To the argument that the cut
ting and use of the trees is a great
waste, they say that the custom is
so old, so well grounded and so ven
erated that even if it were econom
ically somewhat indefensible, these
aspects will and should continue to
outweigh economic considerations.
Placed all together, the four or rive
millions of trees used annually would
make a mighty forest, but forest
service officers point out mat many
of them come from fields which are
being cleared for farming purposes
or from forests which need thinning
to protect the more Bturdy trees. They
also argue that trees are for use, and
that there is no other use to which
they could be put , that would con
tribute so much to the Joy or man
kind aa their use by children on this
one great holiday.
Of the total of Christmas trees con
sumed in this country, 1.50n,000 are
used in New York state and New Eng
land, the forest service says. Black
and red spruce are very commonly
seen In New England Christmas cele
brations and In New York and Phil
adelphia. In Illinois and Ohio the
local demand is supplied partly with
nursery-grown Norway spruce. Pines
are In great demand for Christmas
trees when fir and spruce are not
available. Throughout Maryland, Vir
ginia and in Washington, D. C, the
scrub pine finds a way Into many
homes. while in Southern Wyoming
the lodge pole ptne Is almost the only
species available.
Hemlock is often used, but only in
the absence of other varieties. Red
cedar, says the forest service, is not
despised where better trees cannot
be had, as In the treeless states and
often In Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
In California red cedar and incense
cedar are not uncommon. The swamps
of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minne
sota furnish the markets of Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis and the cities
of the plains states, while Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, the Berkshire
hills of Massachusetts and the Adiron
dacks and Catskills in New York aro
the sources of supply for New York,
Philadelphia and Boston and even
Baltimore and Washington.
Christmas trees, the forest service
Bays, vary h size from 5 to 35 feet
and prices run from 25 cents to $35
or $50. Where the 25-cent trees are
available is not stated.
TEN-HOUR DAY FORECAST
Mill and Logging Operators Ac
cused ot Planning Longer Hours.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec. 11. (Spe
cial.) Charges that mill and logging
camp operators of the Grays Harbor
district are attempting to restore the
ten-hour day in mills and camps with
a heavy wage reduction were made
at a mam meeting called by a com
mittee of Finnish residents organised
to fight gambling and bootlegging in
this city.
No reference to industrial condi
tions was made orally during the
meeting, wnich was conducted alter
nately in Finnish and English, but
those who attended found on their
chairs handbilla declaring that the
ten-hour day was being sought by
timber operators and appealing to
the employes of camps and mills to
Courses Attractive
Main 7398
I.Il.I.IAN JEFFREYS PETRI, PlanUt
Artl1lr"
TENOR
Violin S
urgeon
violins and retonine old.
None too
organize industrially to defeat tha
move.
Speakers at the meeting Tore J. M.
Phillips, former mayor of Aberdeen
and farmer-labor candidate this year
for state atCorney-freneral, and Itev.
W. H. Mumper of the first Baptit
church. The speakers were intro
duced by N. A. Springer, chairman
of the Finnish residents' committee.
LODGE TO GIVE JEWELS
Od dfe I low s to Have Homecoming
on December 15.
The annual homecoming of Sama
ritan lodge No. 2. Independent Order
ot Oddfellows, will be held Wednes
day night, December 15, at the lodge
hsll on the oorner of First and Alder
streets. A musical entertainment,
speeches and presentation, of 50, 40
and 25-year Jewels are on the pro
gramme. There will also bo a. Christ
mas treat for the orphans from tha
Oddfellows' home.
The programme for the occasion
follows: Selection, by band: address
of welcome, ti. A. Johnson: vocal
solo, E. Maldyn Evans; Scotch High
land dance, Andrew Ealey; Vocal
solo, Mary Young; comic song, John
Webster; presentation of 50-year
Jewel, 1-.. u. Petterson; presentation
of 40 and 25-year jewels, Ambrose
II. Johnson; selection, by hand.
Hill to Provide City Markets.
OLTMPIA. Wash. An Initiative
measure, providing for the creation
of municipally-owned markets
throughout the state, has been fileU
with the secretary of state by Davlrl
C. Coates, a member of the executive
committee of the etate farmer-labor
party. This is the second lnltlativ
measure filed for consideration of the
1921 session of the legislature. The
other measure would repeal the stale)
s?ynrlicalism law.
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