THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 28, M920
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HAUSER HOST
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Party at Multnomah Hotel Is
. Great Success.
NOVEL PROGRAMME GIVEN
Dancing and Supper Enjoyed and
Music by Orchestra and Voice
Rendered for Guest.
Some columnist in a theatrical pa
per sins this Jingle, with doe- apolo
gias to the late "W. S. Gilbert:
When the rest of mankind' bent oa the
enjoyment '
Of a great bis turkey teed on Christmaa
day.
The actor la en (rased In his employment.
For he has to do an extra matinee.
Hie feelings be with difficulty smothers,
But duty as per contract must be aone.
Ah, take one consideration with another,
An actor's lot is not a happy one.
When he's through, and to bis hotel he's
returning.
He thinks, "They'll surely have some
'turk today." .
He's night they have but It's been long
a-burnlng
And tastes. Just like a vulture stuffed
with hay.
And then he thinks of distant home and
mother.
And wishes he could loin their Christmas
fun.
Ah, take one consideration with another.
An actor's lot is not a happy one.
Possibly Eric V. Hauser, president
of the Multnomah Hotel company,
read the plaint, possibly he did not.
At any rate he made it possible for
over 200 actor-folk who found them
selves in Portland at Christmastide
to enter a general denial of the
sweeping statement that an actor's
life is never a happy one at the Yule
tide. Mr. Hauser was host at a success
ful and interesting party on Christ
mas eve at his hotel. Personal friends
and guests of the Multnomah acted as
a big reception committee, wearing
red badges and acting as introducing
mediums.
Guests included the actors from the
"Three Wise Fools" company at the
Hetilig, the members of the Baker
Stock company, performers from Pan
tage9 vaudeville house for the cur
rent week, the principals and chorus
members from the Lyric, the per
formers from the Hippodrome and the
company from the Casino. . The or
fice attaches of the various theaters
were present with members of their
families and many of the actors
brought members of their families or
friend. Mr. Hauser greeted bis
guests on the mezzanine floor at the
entrance to the grand ballroom.
A buffet supper was served first,
consisting of both hot and cold dishes
and-coffee. This was followed by a
.brief but pertinent and interesting
talk by Mr. Hauser, - in which he
welcomed his guests, after which the
guests danced. The supper room re
mained open during the evening, and
gay little parties were served at small
tables or served themselves at long
well-filled tables.
A fine orchestra provided dance
music and the ball room was particu
larly attractive. In the center of
the room stood a huge and brilliantly
lighted Christmas tree. At 12 o'clock
a quartet, selected from the chorus
which sang yesterday at the . audi
torium, gave two beautiful selections.
"Silent Night" and "The Magic
Kings." The sirigers were May Dear
born Schwab, Mittlelyn Fraker Stites,
J. Ross Fargo and Walter Hardwick.
At the piano was May Van Dyke
Hardwick. While the quartet sang
a group of young boys in white
blouses with scarlet ties walked in
' procession, bearing huge candles,
which they placed in sconces on the
four sides of the tree. Thse boys,
15 in number, later sang Christmas
carols.
Following this came the personal
appearance of Santa Claus. Big bas
kets stationed around the tree were
labeled one for each theater and held,
rifts for every one present. The
ladies were given packages of candy
and vanity boxes, while the men re
ceived cigarette cases, tied in Christ
mas stockings Walter Jenkins led
the guests In spirited "singing, and
dancing was resumed, the party
breaking up at an early hour in the
morning.
At the end of the programme three
long lasting cheers were given for
Mr. Houser, and for Charles B. Hervey
and A. B. Campbell, who helped in
the enterprise.
meeting to be held at noon Tuesday
In the Portland hotel. The meeting
was called by the Columbia Hydro
Electric league, of which F. E. Beach
is president. -This
league a the father of the
' exposition idea, ana nas maae an
plans and arrangements thus far. The
entire management of the exposition,
however, will be turned over to the
corporation as soon as it is formed.
One hundred of the leading business
jnen of Portland .have been asked to
attend the organization meeting.
No set programme has been ar
ranged for the meeting, which will
be devoted largely to a free discus
sion of plans for the exposition. Mr.
Beach said yesterday that the pro
Posal for a worlds fair in .roruana
in 1925 Is meeting with unanimous
and enthusiastic response. '
ACTOR ISO CARTOONIST
CO-PLAYER IS DRAWS' BY LEO
IilXDHABD AT BAKER
Occasional Sketches Are JIade of
Friends So as to Keep His
, Hand in Sbape.
Before Leo- Llndhard of the Baker
Players decided to follow the lure of
the footlights he had given several oi
his young years to following tne
pursuit of art. He was a cartoonist
of ability, and his pen-and-ink- draw
ings were attracting wide attention
in the newspaper worldr . He was for
a while in the art department of The
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Selmer Jackson, Baker leading
man, drawn by Leo Llndhard,
another member of tha com-
FAIR PLANS CRYSTALLIZE
International Electrical Exposition
Soon to Be Incorporated.
Definite plans for the holding of an
international electrical exposition in
1925 are expected to be made and ar
ticles of incorporation signed at a
Oregonian and later was identified
with eastern publications.
Then he received a flattering the
atrical offer and for a while juggled
his longings to follow both pursuits.
Finally he decided to sro in seri
ously for the stage. ' He keeps his"
hand, however, in his drawing by
making occasional sketches of triends
and posters or designs for charitable
enterprises.
Recently he made an excellent pen-
and-ink drawing of Selmer Jackson,
the leading man with the Baker
Players, which is not only a splendid
likeness but a fine piece of drawing
as well. ..
DUPLICATION IS CUT DOWN
Confidential
Value in
Exchange Proves!
Christmas Work.
Less duplication in the making oSl
gifts through charities this year
marked the Christmas season, owing I
to the work of the. confidential ex
change, which, for' three weeks.had
headquarters at the Press club. Over'
1000 families were cleared through
the agency, it Is estimated by Miss I
Margaret Creech, who directed the
work.
All of the larger charitable organ
izations sent In lists showing the I
families -feeing cared for, and these
were checked in order that none
might be Jn the care of several agen
cies. All work was done by volun
teer help and typists were-f urnished
by the Underwood Typewriter com
pany and Holmes Business college.
Miss Creech's assistants were Mrs.
Godfrey Blohm, Mi's. C. P.' Mathiot,
Mrs. Kenneth Tomlinson. Mrs. George
uiarkand Mrs. Roland Prentys.
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LITTLE THEATER WTLL HAVE
BUSY SESSIOX.
Amatenr Actors ' Will , Stage Show
Each Xlght From December 2 7
x to Jannarr J..
Productions in tune with the spirit
of carnival will be given at the Little
theater during six days from Decem
ber 27 to January
Portland Drama leacue olav'sra will
offer three chosen plays Monday and
T1 11 sail av W rrYi a rianam K as 7 J at
They will be "Where, but in America,"
an amusing farce comedy by Percival
Wilde, with Eunice Parker, Wilberta
Babbldge and Paul Hutchinson in the
cast: Trifles,'' by Susan GlasDelL
which contains a striking: , human
problem compellingly solved, with
Mrs. E: S. Parsons, Louise Manning,
Walter Leve, Maurice Madson and
George Natanson assuming the roles.
ana "Kosanno-." by J. M. Darrie. a
whimsical and delightful comedy
with Mrs. John Leader, Gladys Bowen
and George O'Neil in the roles.
Fun and folic will hold the stage
from Decenfber 19 to January 1, with
Saturday matinee, in "Cinderella" a
oomio opera, -Children will compose
the ballet and chorus. Principal parts
will bs taken by Ruth Taylor, Gwen
dolyn Ritchaw, Isabel McGowan,
Muriel Thomas, Nanoy Lee, James
Beard and George Natanson.
CANNING INDUSTRY VAST
California's Pack Eqaala That of
All Other States.'
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Deo. 25.
Last year's pack of dried fruit end
vegetables in California was 480,000,-
000 cans, valued at 1108.008,575, the
pack equaling that of all other states
In the Union combined, according to
reports filed with the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce. In 1863 the
paijk was only 7000 cases, compared
with 20,000,000Iast year.
The reportsishow California to be
the main source of supply for the en
tire world of canned asparagus, ripe
olives and canned apricots.
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CHRISTMAS EVE ' ROBBERIES
DESTROY COXFLDEXCE.
Pendleton Farmer Held tTp at Cor
ner oi Park and Taylor Streets
and Robbed of iS0.
The Christmas, spirit found no an
swering chord in the hearts of the
lurking footpads who haunt tha dark
streets and alleys of the city, for on
Christmas eve holdups took heavy toll
from oitlieos and destroyed in the
hearts of many the renewed confi
dence in mankind which" the day had
brought
William Gillette, Pendleton farmer,
was held up at the corner of Park and
Taylor streets at I P. M. by two men.
On man thrust the muzzle of a heavy
revolver under Gillette's chin and
while the vlotfm gaasd helplessly at
the fleeting clouds in the moonlit sky
the other holdup extraoted a wallet
from his pocket. ' Five 50 bills were
torn from a pocket of the wallet sad
the men fled.
Gillette did not report his loss
till Christmas morning. He told de
tectives that he had no clear descrip
tion Of the two men for they held
his head back with, the muzsle of the
pistol, then turned and fled. He picked
the wallet from the sidewalk after
-they left. It still contained a i
Canadian bin. in a vest pocket ni
carried a $5 bill which the had
overlooked and a dollar or so, In silver
in another pocket. Gillette has been
registered at the St. Charles hotel.
The robbery - hot only spoiled his
Christmas, but his birthday tot he
was St years old yesterday.
About 9 o'clock Christmas eve two
men answering the general descrip
tion of the pair who- robbed Gillette
held up Eugene H. Clark, 192H East
Broadway, bn the east end of the
Broadway bridge. They, took $42,
mostly In bills and a 17-Jewel Hamil
ton watch. One of the men was tall.
weighing about 180 pounds and wore
a light overcoat ' The other was short
nd heavy set and apparently about
30 years old. He wore a cap. Both
men were wearing dark glasses, ac
cording to Clark.
Four suits of clothing were taken
from the home of L. G. Richardson.
!SS Imperial avenue, While the family1
were spending Christina- eve down
town. The prowler entered the house
through a basement window.
YULETIDE BRINGS SON
Eugene Young Couple Rejoice Over
Advent of Heir.
EUGENE, Or., Dee, 15. (Special.
JMr. and Mrs. George Edward
Stewart of this city made the formal
Christmas announcement today of the
birth to them of a 104-pound son
last Wednesday. The baby has been
christened Genrce Edward Jr in
honor of hti father.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart ere well
known in Portland and are the recipi
ents of many congratulatory messages
on the advent into their horns of s
ton and heir.
Callamette Grange lcts.
ALBANY, Or., Deo. . (Special)
Miss Bertha Beck, secretary of the
Oregon State grange, has been re
elected master of Callamette grange,
which is composed of people residing
south and east of Albany in the vi
cinity of the Riverside schoolhouse.
Other officers are Frank Brynnt.
overseer: Bthel Caldwell, lctnrr;
Louise Bond, chsplaln; Ulens least
man, steward; Wallers Truss, as
sistant steward; W. C. Sulltnscher.
treasurer; James Caldwell, iecrttry;
Henry Bryant, gatekeeper; Vera
Bond, Ceres; Sylvia Straus, rontons;
Florence Ksstmatl, Flora; Maud Tru
ax, lady assistant steward.
THEATER MANAGER HOST
Hippodrome Actors and Employes
Make Merry at Tarty.
The annual Chrlstmea eve pertv
given by Manager Ely to Uses folk
and employ of the Hltiatodrome
theater was held Friday night In tns
peacock room at the Multnomah,
hen nearly TS guesla feseted and
danced. As Is the custom, the affair
took place at 11 o'clock and lasted
Into the morning, many of the artnrt
later participating In the eela-bratlon
given by r:no v. nusr.
In addition to the lg feast and
music furnished for dancing, Im
promptu numbers were given by
member of the hOvrseas Revue"
company.
Read The Oresonlas clalf!e4 .
JENNINGS Manual Phone Main 474. Store Open From 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. Automatic Phone 512-30 JENNING'S
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An
Important
Announcement
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H
enry Jfenning and Sons
For ma.ny months we have been planning to hold for the people of Portland and the Northwest a furniture sale that should stand
as a milepost in the annals of this house. For months we have been in closest touch with every source of supply with leading fac
tories, both local and eastern, taking quick advantage of favorable price quotations, and buyipg many lots that were offered to us
by the manufacturers at concessions most unusual. - -
"We nave succeeded in concentrating shipments so that now we have actually on hand the largest, finest stock ever owned by us
during our forty-six years in Portland. Therefore,
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,- J Beginning Tomorrou ? (Monday) Morning
We Invite the Furniture Buying Public of Oregon, Washington and Idaho
to Paticipate in This Good Fortune
Prices Lowered 10, 20, 25, 33y3 and 40
on Our Entire Magnificent Stock of Furniture
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You will find upon every one of pur.many furniture floors and in every, department, values that will mean
to you the saving of many dollars! The variety is compelling tremendous! You will find furniture for every
possible home requirement furniture of a quality which you wiU appreciate.
This sale will be, in manyrespects, the most "extraordinary ever held by us, by reason of the return to old-time values and by, the
abundance of our offerings, being in volume more than that carried by any other two furniture stores in the city.
Furniture for Living Rooms; Halls, Libraries, Breakfast Rooms,
Dining Rooms, Kitchens, Pprches and for Other Uses
Many Mattresses and Metal Beds
Special Values in Bedding
Kitchen Ware, Glass Wares, Etc.
, Many Styles in Gas Ranges
Extraordinary Offerings of Special Values in Draperies
A Magnificent Offering of Reed Furniture
Notable Offerings of Phonographs
A Wide Variety of ' Table,
Floor and Davenport Lamps
A Wonderful Exhibit of Overstuffed
and Cane-and-Mahogany Davenports
Splendid Examples in Spinet Desks
The values we shall offer are all the more remarkable from the fact that we propose that our liberal credit shall apply in all cases
where the customer so desires! : '
Our Advke tojM'Pullic Is io Take Advantage NOW!
"THIS - IS THE OaORTUNITY TO BETTER YOUR HOME
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Successful Homes
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