THE STJ!SrDAT OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 4, 1923
If
MRS. COQLIDGE THINKS THAT
WOMEN SHOULD BE USEFUL
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Performance of Tska Which Come to Hand Daily Believed Duty by
Wife of Vice-President.
"Thou shait not talk politics. "
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge says that i th
first commandment for the wife of the
vice-president of the United States to ob
erve. Difficult position to know o many in
teresting political secrets and be unable
to tell even one to a friend at tea time.
And then the clothes!
Her official position makes It necessary
to change so often.
An intimate pen picture of th charm
ing Mrs. Coolidge, giving in her own
words some of the joya and trouble that
beset her busy days in Washington.
ARTICLE NO. 3.
BY VYLA.A E. POB.
r OMEN1 -should make them-
"Wl
elves useful in the world."
rs. Coolidse, the busy
little wife of the vice-president, told
me as she stopped for a short chat be
tween her daily round of duties.
"A woman should do the tasks
which come to her Hand daily as effi
ciently as she can and always cheer
fully." Mrs, Coolidge certainly
beamed cheerfulness, and her whole
energetic wide-awake appearance cer
tainly radiated efficiency.
A career as home-maker and as
helpmate to an achieving man has
been the work mapped out for Mrs.
Coolidge since she put aside htr call
to pedagogy for matrimony nearly a
score of years ago.
In her belief that a real helpmate
sends her husband away each morn
ing in a happy frame of mind to meet
the harassmenta and problems dur
ing the day, and meets him on the
threshold of the home at night with
cheerful tidings, Mrs. Coolidge has
contributed to the success of her hus
band. Service Considered Patriotic.
She holds that in this way it it
possible to perform much of her pub
lic and patriotic service for the na
tion as the wife Of a publio and na
tional official.
While in Washington Mrs. Coolidge's
duties in "upholding the hands of her
husband" are more or less entirely
of a social nature. She is naturally
a real home-maker, as the Coolidge
menage of Northampton demonstrate.
She believes in the feminine touch
In the arrangement' of a home to
create that atmosphere- of comfort
which satisfies the tired mind and
gives repose of body. In this way she
holds Is encouraged the calm delib
eration necessary for a state or na
tional Official who is confronted with
the duty of looking at a question
from all sides in the interest of the
people and the nation.
She knows me only the Wives of
publio officials can know, that great
decisions are made, not at desks sur
rounded by the stirring events of th
day, but in the hours spent at home.
If these deliberations are inter
spersed with petty -nagging, house
hold of family troubles, the. Interests
of the people will certainly Buffer.
Food Values Studied.
A woman could not carry on liter
ary work if she were constantly In
terrupted by a husband who took the
, very time she wanted for rest and the
assembling of her fancies to talk
about the buttons missing from his
coat.
The value of health and strength
for the man of affairs and the grow
ing boy is fully realized by Mrs.
Coolidge. and she has made a careful
study of proper food values. At
Northampton she goes to market.
personally, with the needs of a man
who uses his brain , all day and two
sturdy young American boys who
work and play to the utmost Of tMeir
capacity during the long vacation
days In her mind.
She knows just how much she
should pay for everything and has
her housekeeping worked out on a
systematic basis. .
The wife of the vice-president is
proud of being an American. She
believes in American institutions. -In
fact, she is 100 per cent American
and is bringing up two 100 per cent
American boys as part of her duty as
an American mother. -American
Clothe Liked.
She believes that it Is the para
mount duty of all American women
to Inform themselves on the workings
of the nation - and to have a real
knowledge of "our history and tradi
tlons.
I'erhaps that is the reason that Mrs.
voondge is very seldom tempted to
purchase gowns and other clothing
not made in the United States of
America. She frankly states, how
ever, that this virtue is not a hard
ship, as he really prefers American
made clothes. Certainly whenever
she appears Mrs. Colidge le always
tastefully, smartly and appropriately
costumed.
"Some of the loveliest fabrics and
materials possible are American prod
ucts," Mrs, Coolidge said as she dis
played with pride her American-made
-wardrobe. "Could anything be love
lier than this?" she said as she
draped a gown of silky chiffon bro
caded in velvet In a rich Pompellan
Md-ever her Arm. "Then eur tai-
fetas are wonderful,'
she said, "and
the crepes. -
In the question of Clothes, Mrs.
Coolidge believes that rank imposes
obligation, and that she must dress
in a manner which conforms with her
position aa the wife of te second of
ficer of the nation.
She does not believe In too ex
pensive clothes, but likes to change
them often, as she is apt to meet the
same people over and over again in
the social whirl of which it is her
duty to be a part. Very expensive
clothes cannot be discarded by any
but the very wealthy, because they
need a little constant cleaning which
would be necessary to renew their
freshness. . .
She prefers dark colors, such as
bladk or dark blue, although many of
her admirers believe that she is at
her best in the cheerful rfeds that are
so becoming to her brunette color
ing. For her formal "at 'homes" Mrs.
Coolidge frequently weas- - white
gowns, which lend grace and charm
to he entertaining. Mrs. Cooliftfe
looks like a little girl In sport clothes,
Continued From Page -6.)
international, constructive and eman
cipatory. For seven centuries the
Letts suffered subjection from the
German barons; who formed - a
haughty and firmly entrenched caste
of nobility, but despite this oppression
the ' vitality of the Letts was such
that they survived. Since the aboli
tion of serfdom in Russia in I860 they
have advanced in education and eco
nomics and there has beeh & growth1
6f wealthy and cultured middle-class
people. ' S i -;7-
Singers who are to form members
of the Chorus to sing at the conven
tion of the Episcopal church of the
United States, to be held in the public
auditorium in September, are asked
to meet for the first massed choir
rehearsal tomorrow night at 8:30
o'clock in St. David's Episcopal
church. Twelfth and Belmont streets.
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Miss Frances Yount presented her
Rainier students In recital last Thurs
day night in the high school auditor
ium of that city. Their work showed
careful attention to detail, together
with fine piano tone. She is one of
Dent Mowrey's professional students.
The following students were Present
ed; Alvhlid Erickson, Berijean Allen.
AUadean Nelson, Lucille Perry, Mary
Schunesen, Ruth Gauntt, Dorothy Lin
deman, Clara Zwemer, Hazel Reese.
Lola Richardson, Leonora Dart and
Helen gammons.
Abby Whiteside announces a public
recital by Junior and intermediate
students In Lincoln high school audi
torium i P. M. Saturday. Those tak
ing part afe: Virginia George, Elea
nor and Marion Look, Katheryn Mans
field, Anne Kistner, Norma Sears,
Mary Elizabeth Wheelef, Phyllis Nest,
THREE TALENTED MUSICIANS WHO WILL PLAY IN CONCERT, BAKER THEATER, JUNE 9.
:
Hamilton.
Francis Ricfcter.
The concert of American music to be given by Francis Richter and Frank E. Sanderss pianists, and
Miss Marguerite Carney, soprano, three blind musicians, in the Baker theater June is arousing much
interest and sympathy In musical circles. Mr. Sanders is one of the star students Of Mr. Richter, and
wI! play second piano for Mr. Richter Ift the MacDowell "A Minor Concerto." Miss Margaret Carney,
blind soprano, will sing a group of American songs. Mr. Sanders plans soon to leave for New York city
to cooh in advanced piano study. A reserved section in the balcony of the theater will be thrown open to
musio students at reduced rate. .
The programme: "Sonata in A Major" (Cadman); "Romance" (Frank La Forge): "Birds at Dawn" (Fan
nie Dillon): "American Polonaise" (Carpenter), Mr. Richter; "Little. Grey Dove" (Saar), "Land of the Sky
Blue Water" (Cadman), "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Raleigh), Margaret Carney ; "Sea. Pieces" (MacDow
ell). "Schersino for four Flutes," "Theme and Variations, Op. 25," "IdyTle," "Dance Espagnole" (Richter).
"Fountain of Paolo," from "Roman Sketches" (Griffes), 'Concerto in A Minor, Op. 15" (MacDowell), Frank
Sanders, the second piano. ,
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IBSBW
and she has a collections of sweaters
running the whole. -gamut-of . color,
from white to brilliant reds and
green... Aa an aid td solving 'the
clothes problem for the busy woman,
Mrs. Coolidge advocates ready-made
clothes. She thinks, however, that a
stereotyped system of clothes buying
and planning is not always advisable,
as the needs of the- wearer are not
always the same. J ?
" '- Study Is Ursed. . . '
Every question concerning the
safety and happiness of the home, Ahe
natural citadel of women, Mrs.
Coolidge Relieves should -be the spe
cial concern of women. She believes
that they . should InfoVm themselves
on the personnel and the Workings
(of the "board of educitibn of their
cities, ihe- conditions -of the buildings
and any lack of equipment considered
necessary . in up-to-date educational
circles.
. Kven in Washington, although her
own- boys have never been in public
schools of the capital city,' and will
doubtless -'be in Mercersburg for Some
years to come,. Mrs. Coolidge takes an
interest in the condition of the school
buildings and has visited one or two
of them. .
Since the. responsibility of the vote
belongs to -all .women now, whether
they' campaigned for tt or not, Mrs.
Coolidge, in common with many other
thinking women of the nation, .in
forms herself as to the characteris
tics, personal character and ability of
the men who will be elected to posi
tions which will place' thenr in au
thority over American institutions.
Political lasses Studied.
While she carries in her mind and
obeys the . first commandment for a
politician's wlte, "thou shalt iiot talk
politics Mrs. Coolidge listens -With
Interest to ail sides of public issues,
reads, and informs herself generally
aTbout them on the point at Issue.
When she may speak, which happens
sometimes in the interest of welfare
questions and so forth, she knows
what she is going to say and says It
concisely, - Indicating careful consid
eration of the question.
The human side of Mrs., Calvin
Coolidge is probably the most inter-,
estlng-side Of her character.
. Next to her husband and boys she.
like to b With .her friends, of whom
she has many, independent of those
She meets as the wife of an official.
Often, of course, her real friends and
official friends are one and the same
people. - ' - '
People take a fancy to the vivacious
little wife of the vice-president and
like her for herself.
One of the things Mrs. Coolidge
misses most, when she is in Washing
ton, is the informal dropping in of
her friends for little ch.its to tell her
their god fortunes- or to confide their
troubles 'and perplexities to her.
Coterie Is Developed. -
The first winter she came down,
Mrs. Coolidge met so many strangers
that she had title chance to single out
her intimates. Recently, however,
there has developed a little Coterie of
people, many of them in the hotel
with her, who drop in to see her quite
unceremoniously to ask . the latest
news of the boys, or some of the
Northampton friends she has had
visiting her in Washington.
Mrs. Coolidge Is interested in the
everday problems of heir friends,
and will join consultations over the
planning of- their daughters' clothes
for college or debuts with avidity.
Sometimes Mrs. Coolidge is the cen
ter of a little group of women trying
on hats, or inspecting gowns in the
shops, commenting with glee On
"freak styles" or praising conserva
tive and smart lines. Not always do
the saleswomen know that the tittle
woman so eager for her friends to be
suited is the wife of the vice-president
of the United States.
Phyllis Coplan and Katherine Graef.
Students of assistant instructors ap
pearing on the programme are:
Chastaln and Robert Thomas, Evelyn
Wilkes, Gwendolyn Metzger and
Margaret St. Clair.
:
J. William Belcher istpreparing a
programme to be given or the home
cdmlng .meeting of Eureka council,
No, 204, Security Benefit association,
to be held in Woodmen of the World
hall,. East Sixth and Alder streets, at
i O'clock tomorrow night. Mr. Belcher
will have the' Schubert club sing a
group of numbers, also the Central
Presbyterian church choir. The fol
lowing soloists wilf sing: Mrs. Arthur
I. Moulton, contralto;- Mrs. Besse
Young, contralto; Mrs. Maude Belcher
Pritchard, soprano; Miss Hasel Hardie,
soprano; Mrs. L. W. Waldorf, violinist;
Arthur Harbaugh and L, M. Peters,
tenors. Accompanists will be: Mra
Maude Belcher-Pritchard, Mies Amelia
Ullman and Frank A. Douglas.
" .. - -Announcement
is made by the man
agement pt , racmo city, the new
amusement park at San Mateo, Cal.
that Herman Heller, recently conduc
tor of the California theater orches
tra, San Francisco, has been engaged
to direct a band of 40 pieces during
June, July and August. In September
Heller goes to the Palace hotel as
conductor of the Palm Court orches
tra, writes a San Fr-ancuco corre
spondent.
Heller is a graduate Of the Prague
and Agram conservatories. When he
first came to America he played under
Fritz .Scheel in the Philadelphia sym
phony orchestra. After a season as
soloist with Cfeatore s band at Atlan
tic City, he became concert master fori
ine jonn J. Jisner proauctions, ana
Grove.
Marguerite Caraey.
-S:ifcSs
l'- h i . t v-f , X !
came to San Francisco with the "Sil
ver Slippers" company in 1905. Since
that date he has made his home in this
city, filling many important positions,
including the two years' directorship
of the California theater orchestra
and orchestra leader in the Multno
mah hotel, this city.
Miss Gertrude- Hoeber, one of this
City's most talented and versatile mu
sicians, has been much in demand
lately, having appeared as soloist eev-y
eral times during the last two weeks.
Miss Hoeber played violin solos for
Sunnyside Masonic lodge, the Shake
speare Study club, Grace Lutheran
Church society, the Arion Philhar
monic, also singing with the "Women's
Ad club octet Miss Hoeber will be
one of the okists at the St. Paul's
Lutheran chtirch concert tonight. She
has a large repertoire to choose from,
plays her owo vioJtn obbligato to her
songs, and expects to Join the Wom
en's Ad club ootat On its trip to San
Diego, the latter part of this month.
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"Putting -Young; America In Tune"
is Henriette Weber's, reply to the
question- often asked by distracted
parents, "How can I make my child
like musi6?" The book is a read
able, practical one full of valuable
Suggestions such as: "The tim to
begin -your child's musical training
is in the nursery"; "a child sur
rounded by good music from Its in
fancy learns to like it as naturally
as it' learns to speak"; "The child
dislikes to practice because he is not
being taught in the right way"; "Mu
sic study, makes for alertness."
Mothers anxious to develop the music
sense in their children will find many
helpful ideas and plns In this little
book of Miss Weber's, which has re
cently been- received in . the public
library. . t, . . , .
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The musical and bright performance
of the operetta, "A Chinese Tea. Gar
den," rendered by St. David's Episco
pal Church Musical and Dramatic so
ciety in the parish house last Wednes
day night was well attended and pro
nounced a pleasant social success.
The proceedings are to be devoted to
the funds of the young people's so
ciety and the choir. The attractive
secenery was painted by Captain H.
G. Simmons and was much admired.
All the characters wore Chinese and
Japanese costumes. Tom G. Taylor
was director and musical accompan,.
ist. Those who sang and otherwise
took part id the operetta were: D. B.
Mackie, Miss Ida Shortley, Miss Louise
Backus. John A. Gibson, Captain H.
G. Simmons, Mrs. Doerfler, Misees
Hallam, West, Susan, Dorothea and
Margaret Taylor, Edward - A. Miller
and Wilfred Simmons. It was one of
i" most attractive and pleasant so
cial events that has no ta.r taken
place in St. David's parish. --
Frederick L. Boynton, tenor, will
be presented in reoltal by Miss Min
netta Magers Wednesday night, June
7, in the Washington hotel. Mr.
Boynton is a son of B. F. Boynton,
claim agent of the P. R. L. p. Co.
F. Li,Boynton, who had been a med
ical student' in San Francisco at the
beginning of the late war, enlisted
in the medical department of the
Unites States army, buj the great
need of musical entertainers caused
Kis transfer to the original music
rovue' under-thp auspices of the Red
Cross, where he was soloist and first
tenor in a -male quartet, touring for
22 weeks all- the southern and most
of the largest eastern cities. At
Rockford, 111., a selected number of
women from the Mendelssohn club
and the music revue staged the
jhimes of Normandy," Mr. Boynton
Demg selected as the leadine- tenor.
Later, during his services in France.
Mr. Boynton spent six months in the
music revue. He returned to Port
land two years ago and has been
studying during .that time wjth Miss
Magers. Mr. Boy-nton is employed at
St. Vincent's hospital and'eeldom has
time to appear on a public pro
gramme. He has successfully Bung
for a number of clubs, social affairs
and churches, lately singing with
much success at the Klwanis club,
With the exception of one aria, Mr.
Boynton will sing, June 7, an entire
English ' programme, some old-time
ballads and the more modern songs,
of . which will be "Tears of God," by
a Portland composer, Deht Mowrey,
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The Emil Enna 24th annual Stu
dents' recital will take place in the
Portland hotel, June 10, 12 and 13.
The advanced class will give their re
cital June 10, the participants being
Mrs. Mabel Ryder Williams. Bernice
Simmons and Ruby Carlson. Miss
Elizabeth Bruere, soprano, will as
sist and the programme will. .consist
of numbers from the works of Chami
nade, MacDowell, Chopin, Liszt, Bee
thoven, Arthur Foote, . Emil Enna,
Binding and Salnt-Saens. June 12 the
following juniors will take part: Har
riett Chase, Richard Jackson, Retha
Lewis. Edith Hjorten, Amy Margulies,
Elizabeth Moll, Hial Green, George
Gorden, Teddy Davis, Maurice Sugar-;
man and Elisabeth Hendershott. On
the Enna amateurs programme the
same evening wiil be: Marie White
side, Anna Baxter, Vista Barrett,
Thelma Nelson, Mary Baxter, George
Cruikshank, Virgina Nelson, Evelyn
Merritt, Esther Sundquist, Dorothy
Johnsrude, Myron Champion, Mary
Alder. Katherine Edwards, Bernice
Benson, Claire Black, Dorothy Hage
man, Elizabeth Shively and Gladys
Strickland. Tuesjday evening follow
ing these juniors will play, Dorothy
and Ruth Swenson, Belle Ungelus,
Molly Turteltaub, Milton Nudelman,
Charles, Green, Ruth Champion, Ru
dolnh Hjorten, Ljoyd Jorgensen, Dor
othy ManBon, Doris Maoe, Charles
Mace, Babe Kelt And Kenneth Meis-
ner. On the same programme these
students of Mabel Ryder Williams
wll appear: Ardath NeWby, Juanita
I Hallaher, Betty Jenkins, Wilma Petri
Estherleen Riggs, Vesper Brown, Isa-
1 belie Petri, Dorothy Kiggs. Marjory
Aune.
Frank E. Sanders.
Ryder. Frances Ryder, Edna Roley
and Velma Hendy.
Mrs. Mischa Pelz, soprano-soloist
next season in the choirs of the First
Congregational church and Temple
Beth Israel,' plans to leave this city,
June 11, for a visit to San Francisco,
where she will coach in operatic
study with Minkowski and study vo
cal wbrk with Miss Wynne.- Mrs.
Pels will return home September L
.
Piano students of Bernice Simmons
and Ruby Carlson gave a piano recital
at 594 East Sixty-first Street North,
last Friday night and those who took
part in the programme are: . Joy
Rolph, Eva Selvein. Moanrine . Jevde,
Alice Newman, Sidner Woodbery,
Presoott Woodbery, Emmogene Hunt
ley, Kenneth Huntley, : Bernadien
Eastman-, Richard Bauman,vElsie Jean
Olsen, Marjorle Oleson, Sarah Callam,
Frances Drake, Frank Robinson, Ar-
die Ulrich, Calvin Hess, Hazel Vor-
pahl, Helen VorpahL William Grigsby.
Quite a number of musical people
in Portland are interested in the
piano recital to be given by Miss
Dorothea Schoop in the ballroom of
the Multnomah hotel Saturday nignt,
June 17. Miss Schoop is a young girl
of It years whose musical talent is
unusual. .- It is inherited talent,' for
she oomes of a family of artists and
musicians. Her grandfather was a
violinist who continued to play when
more than 80 years of age. - Of -six
uncles on her mother's side, all were
musical and three are professional
musicians. Mi6s Schoop. herself' be
gan to play the piano at 4 years of
age. At 6 she won a prize for sight
reading In competition with students
14 and 15 years of age. At 14 She
began to make use of her musio pro
fessionally. At 16 she was director of
an orchestra of 18 men. At 18 ehe
plays easily and musically piano num
bers which are featured on the pro
grammes of world famous artists.
Those who have heard - this young
girl, as sollst and accompanist dur
ing the winter at Reed college,1 during
the sale of season tickets for the
Portland Symphony orchestra, at the
central library during music week,
for Lincoln- high school, and at -the
Sunday afternoon concerts at the
publio auditorium, predict for her a
brilliant future, as her ..talent devel
ops. Miss choop two weeks ago re
fused a flattering offer -which was
wired to her from the east and-which
asked her to accept an orchestral po
sition. She wlsheft to. continue with
her plans for her recital here. Otto
Wedemeyer will assist Miss Schoop
with a group of songs, and a number
of prominent women connected with
organizations for which Bhe- has
played during the winter are acIng
a patronesses. Miss Schoop. will be
presented June 17 under direction .of
Miss Frances A. Sheehy. -
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The programme by violin students
of Ted Bacon, in Lincoln high school
auditorium last Wednesday night,
was a revelation to those who are
Interested in what is being dene to
educate young people to appreciate
orchestral music and to prepare them
to take part in the making of it.
For ten years Mr. Bacon has been
presenting a string orchestra in an
nual recital and this year the per
formance of his young people was
quite remarkable. They played three
numbers, "Evening Reverie" (Saint-
Baens), "Gavotte from "Mignon"
(Thomas), and the "Huldigungs-
marsch" from Grieg's "Sigurd Jor-
salfur." Other concerted numbers
were Dvorak's "American Quartet,1
rendered by the Thalia girls' string
quartet, a permanent organization
which has become a favorite in the
city during the winter; and the "In
termezzo" from "Cavalleria Rusti
cana," beautifully played by a choir
of eight violins and harp. Solo num.
bers were played by Gustave Stein
berg, Marion Mustee, Clara Stafford
and Patsy Neilan. Pleasing accom
paniments were furnished by Helen
E. Bauer, Virginia Troutinau, Doro
thea Schoop and Mrs. J. D. Neilan.
The Ted Bacon string orchestra num
bers six players. The 62 violins and
six violas are played by Mr. Bacon s
students. John R. Britz, ' Charles
Bourner, Emil Jayer . and Prospera
Pozzi assisted with cellos, W. J. El
liott with the harp, while Ralph Mor
ris and Helen E. Bauer have played
bass and piano with the orchestra for
10 years. Mr. Bacon is a first violin
In the Portland Symphony orchestra.
and Inherits fine musical traditions,
his father having been for years con
Cert master of the old Detroit Sym
phony orohestra.- It is Ted Bacon's
belief, founded upon experience, that
students Cannot begin too young to
learn orchestral routine, so he makes
places 'in hiB - orchestra for the less
experienced' as 'well as the more ma
ture players.
Tirana Replaces Cettinje.
as "Toy Capital."
Kew Government of Albania Is Set
tins; Up Establishment.
TIRANA, Albania, June 3. The dis
tinction of being the "toy cap
ital of Europe" so long- enjoyed by
Cettinje, the Old site of the palace
and court of King Nicholas of Monte
negro, falls now to Tirana, the cap
ital of Albania, where regents, chiefs,
beys, ministers and diplomats are
beginning to Congregate to set up the
governmental magnificence of the
new state, the last to be admitted into
the league of nations.
Tirana still burns oil for light. She
has no Communication with the out
side, world except a. Wagon road lead
ing to "her seaport," Durasxo. : She
boasts a market ' place and five
mosques and has lately adapted an
old building into a hotel called "The
International Hotel." -- Government
-palaces are scattered throughout her
winding, narrow Streets; which are
lined with merchants displaying tfieir
wares, Sitting with crossed legs in
the Arab fashion. '
The stores nd houses, roofed with
a red tile, are all of one story. Dis
tinction is given the government
buildings in the fact that they have
two. stories. All are old buildings
adapted to the use of the govern
ment by the introduction of a few
Chairs and desks. Each building has
no more than six or eight rooms. The
ministers enter their offices witn
great solemnity and ceremony. Order
lies and ushers stand at attention
while the heads pass. Inside his of
fice, the minister calls his ushers
by an old-fashioned table bell, electric
bells being wholly unknown in this
primitive land. With stern severity,
everyone - addresses the - minister as
"your excellency."
Diplomats have only a legal res
idence in Tirana. Minister Ayers, the
British plenipotentiary, who has the
unique distinction of being the rep
resentative of the only country to
recognise Albania formally, lives in
"Durazzo, making the trip to Tirana
when state functions demand it. Italy
arise maintains a diplomatic residence
in Durazzo.
Farms Free 3 0 Years Ago.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Thirty years
ago this month thousands of Rbomers
thronged to .quiet little towns in, the
vloinity of the Cheyenne1 and Arapa
hoe Indian reservations in Oklahoma
to take advantage of the govern
ment's opening of -4,000,000 acres of
land for settlement. One town of
8000 population increased to 15,000 4n
two days. Prices soared, rooms were
at a premium. Gamblers were taking
in money by the peck in tents along
th village streets.-- Robberies and
swindles were numerous. Teams to
dIow the claims of the settlers ad
vfcncea 13 a day. Now the country
looks as It it haa always been settled.
New of Portland Bou Scouts
w
ITH the tremendous snbw and
ice storms of this last win
ter we - were not able to
fceV in to Wahtum lake for the
several . trips planned. and the
first trip possible - to make '. oc
curred last Saturday, when a good-
sized group of scouts, under the lead
ership of Assistant Scout-Executive
Oalfes and Janin. left bv railrnaa
to Eagle. Creek. The trip along the
tagie Creek trail was unusually at
tractive. Where -there are about 25
or 30 falls along the trail In normal
times, there are now about a hundred
of them, on account of water from
melting snow running down every
canon and emptying over the cliffs
in attractive falls.
Snow was reached just bevond the
40-mile post, and from there the go
ing was neavy, particularly as many
trees had been blown down across
the traiL Camp was reached about 4
o'clock. 'While there was only about
live leet or snow on the level at the
lake,--It was piled about the lodge as
nign as tne Duiiaingr, and It looked as
if we would have enow at the lodge
all. summer. Mr. Dyer, the caretaker,
who has been at the lodge all winter,
was sure glad to see us, for the deep
show and storms have kept people
from going in all through the winter.
Quite a number of other hikers Came
in during the evening, so we had 35
In the party over night, and others
came in the following day, making a
party of nearly 60 who camped at the
lake the following night, Mr,- Janin
stayed until - Tuesday, to help look
after the lodge, and most of the party
remained . with him, but a party of
four, led by Mr. Oakes, returned on
Monday by way of Herman Creek
trail. We got out of the snow shortly
below the ridge, but found dozens of
trees across the trail, and the party
was pretty well fagged when we got
to the highway, and we were glad of
an opportunity to be-carried to Cas
cade Locks to catch the train. "(
Field Rally to Be Held,
The annual field rally of the Port
land council. Boy Scouts of -America,
will be held at Multnomah field next
Saturday. Detailed rules controlling
the contests have been sent out, and
these will be rigidly adhered to. AH
entries will be expected to be in scout
headauarters not later than Tuesday,
June 6. If yow are still delinquent In
this regard, please note the short time
left for you to enter.- We expect that
this will be the finest rally that we
consisting of C. E. Grelle, f. M. Dunne,
E.- C. Sammons and W. M. Mackay,
have their part of tne work in fine
shape, and the trophy committee,
headed by J. A. Cranston, has secured
the finest troDhies yet put up at any
of our events. It only remains for
the scouts to make sure that the rally
will be the finest ever and one that
will advertise, the movement favor
ably. Do not forget that you will
need a tent for troop headquarters.
Also that there will be a trophy for
the troop showing tne finest scouting
spirit during the entire day. The
troop that gets this trophy will get
the-finest one of an. - .
' Exams. Last Call.
It looks now as If we would have
about 100 second class scouts to re
solve their certificates on the field
on rally day. About 15 first-class
scouts will come forward at the same
time. We "will have one or more
Eagie scouts, and a few Life and Star
scouts. All of the regular examina
tions have passed, but if there is still
tu moH sp.outwho has been trying.
and we find has attended the regular
examination periods, we will give him
Opportunity to fraisn up this week at
SCO-it headquarters, provided he has
only .three or four questions yei.
xjrr want to helo every fellow
laKo, ' - - ,
possible over the line, but want to
help only those .who will do some
thing to help themselves.
. Radio Will Be at Camp. . j
.Registration carda ate coming in
every day, and it looks as if we would
have a record-breaking crowd. Scouts
are, registering for longer Periods
this 'year, as they have found that
that is the only way to have the best
time and also to get the greatest good"
from the camp. If vou haven t sent
in your registration card, please see
that you do so at once, as it will help
m firderinir our equipment and
supplies, to know how many we will
have to care tor. jnr. bmi, .
built the wonderful Columbia hlgn
j trt hwve snlendid camps for
adults -at Lost Lake and Bonneville
this summer, and will run an uv.
night camp at Wahtum Lake for those
passing from one of his camps to the
other. Lost Lake is one of our hik
ing objectives this summer, anu
f-im., tn visit Mr. Lancaster's camp.
We also expect to have a good many
ot the noted people wno win os
Kn, come over and entertain and in
struct the scouts ai wani.um ii.
iu rv,if and our executive committee
say we will have a fine radio wim
good strong magnavox for the camp
this summer, so we win bl .n x..
latest music and doings from Port
land every day.
' Scouts -Clean Cenieteries.
We "were all immensely proud of
the large -number of scouts who as
sisted the Grand Army of the Repub
lic and other pattjotie organizations
in the observance of Memorial day. It
was a fine, sight; to see the scouts
cleaning up the different cemeteries
and decorating the graves with flags
and flowers. . The fife, drum and
bugle band-were out for duty, and
these musicians were distributed for
the ceremonies at the different ceme-
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- WHAT'S DOIIfG.
June 7, 4:15 P. M. Band prac
tice, - Atkinson school.
June 10, XI A. M. Fife, drum
and bugle contest at Multnomah
athletic field.
June 10, 1 P. M. Annual field
" rally. Multnomah field.
June 10, 7 P. M. Swimming,
Couch school tank.
July 5, T;1B Start for summer
, camp, Wahtum 'lake. "
teries, at the river, on the bridges,
etc. A gOod many of the scouts car
ried flowers to the courthouse, from
where they were taken to the ceme
teries and placed on the graves. A
few scouts were on duty along the
line Of march of the parade to: pass
out water and help in every way pos
sible to make the march as easy as
they could. t I .
; - Appreciation Is Expressed.
In appreciation for what th scouts
have done In -Portland, the state or
ganization of the American Legion
has started to put at .least a troop of
scouts in every city and town In the
state wnere they are organized. Hav
ing given their wonderful service
during war . times, they are anxious
to give as great service as possible In
peace times, and have decided to de
vote their time and energy to the
pushing of this great character-making
and citizenship-building move
ment. The naval reserves have also
decided to do what they can to assist
in the organization of Sea Scouts, the
water department of the Boy Scouts.
They have appointed a strong, ag
gressive committee, and this commit
tee has in process of arrangement a
water programme and camp for the
Sea Scouts for June 17, as well aa the
encouraging of other Sea Scout ac
tivities. , - - ,
. Safety First Guards Installed.
The safety first council of Portland
has installed a group of safety first
guards -in ' every school of -the city,
and these guards are made up of
scouts. The council has discovered
that the scouts, with their education
in first aid, with their motto to "Be
Prepared" and their pledge to keep
themselves "mentally awake" have a
running start on safety work, and so
they have turned this splendid work
over to them. In addition to this,
many principals are using the scouts
for emergency work along all lines.
They say they find them absolutely
dependable, and when given a task
always put It across. A good many
schools featured them in their Memo
rial day programme. For instance.
Mr. Wiley, of the Couch school, had
full line of uniformed scouts across
the back of the stage, carrying and
guarding their line big new silk flag,
which was dedicated on that day In
the attendance of veterans of all
wars, who grasped the flag while all
the students repeated the pledge of
allegiance to the flag.
Good Deeds Done.
We are beginning to get in some
hard licks for the rally. Just recently
our able scoutmaster, Mr. Lefferta,
appointed the teams for the events
we are going: to enter except the par
ticipants in the games, and they will
be given out later.
Last Sunday we went to Calvary
cemetery, which is straight out the
Barnes road, to clean the cemetery
for Memorial day. As we are forming
a bicycle patrol, all the aspirants for
the same took their wheels; the re
mainder of the troop went in an au
tomobile going and hiked back. ,
On Memorial day we went to Cal
vary cemetery again in the morning,
and until about 10:30 o'clock all
Scouts did as many eood deeds
possible around the cemetery. In the
afternoon some of the boys in the
troop were in the parade and the rest
of the fellows did police duty along
the different streets, a
Troop No. 48 Active.
The boys of troop 46 were on the
job at Lone Fir cemetery doing theii
bit Memorial day. Equipped with
cycles, trowels and grass shears and
loaded with such flowers as they could
procure, thev arrived at the gates at
about i A. M. and began cleaning up
the graves of soldiers. Shortly after
they were called upon by the veterans
to act as traffic directors and wer
highly complimented on their work of
keeping the large crowd of machines
in order. They first distributed flow
ers on the graves of several hundred
veterans, overlooking none.
After the ceremonies they ad
journed to Laurelhurst park, where
they ate their lunch, and after a few
games returned home feeling that
they had done their duty Well and
Don't Afflict Your Body
With a Makeshift Truss
Here's Good-Bye tt
V Pesky Le
Good-Bye to Cutting
Good-Bye to Bindiut
Old-fashioned truMos and "appliances"
like those ahown here are nearly always
nothing but a nuisance and discourage-
ment nat a real help.
It IB almost impossible te make them
stay in place or hpld properly even when
buckled up so tight that they are simply
a punishment to wear.
The place tor all such burdensome make-
shifts Is on tha scrapheep not on the
humae tear. - . . ,
In these modern days you don t have to
plague and fetter yourself with leg-straps.
You don't ; have to put up with constant
torment from a tight elastic band or belt.
You don't have to saf "A0?,"
yourself all day long in old-fahioned viae-
like springs. - - .
At last way has ten discovered to
hold rapture and to keep It held with-
out any such annoyances or aggravations.
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was to be free from worry and diacourasre
niir Tt has taken all the risk and hard
ship ut ot their day's work makes It
s&.fe to unt their strength without the
slightest fear of bad effects. -
It etayssecurely in place from morning
till night. It keeps the ruptured pa its
where they belong even when nothing fclse
vlll gives extra support and protection
every time there is any strain. And in
case after case including many that had
seemed almost hopelesa-ifc has brought
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had enjoyed every moment of the day.-;
Mr. Wallace, Scout master, airecioa
them In their activities at the ceme
tery and seemed well pleased. About
80 per cent of the troop turned out,
and aside from a scattered Scout or
two from other troops, they were- the .
only ones on duty at Lone Fir. . .
- J Tip tot Fathers Given.', . ' t
What are the most worth-while
things in life? Surely, among them
must be classed one's children. Neglect
of their growing children by tre
mendously busy men is notorious. -r
While talking the other day with a
man who has come to the front ex-.
traordinarily In the financial world
during recent years, he remarked to
me: "I always take my holidays
when my boy gets his school holi
days. I take off a week or ten days
around Christmas and also at Easter.
xnen I always take my summer vaca- .
tlon when he is having his holidays
and spend most of the time In hi
company. I enjoy it, and I rather think
he enjoys It. We're the very best of
pals." ,
Now. there are few men in America
who do more business or do it more .
successfully than this man. He actively
directs one of the very largest or
ganizations of its kind In the United
States. Starting at the bottom, he
has built up a remarkable reputation. '
If he has found It possible to spend
so much time with his family, why
would it not be possible for other
busy men- to. arranse . to' spend at
least a reasonable amount of time
with their children, particularly their
growing sons?
After alL Is there any better form
of Investment than Investing time
and thought and consideration in
bringing up one'a own flesh and
blood? That it can be done without,
interfering in any way with one's ;
success in business, this man has con-.,
vlnclngly demonstrated. Forbes.
Civic Opinion, February 4, 1923.
A Smile la Valuable.
If I were to be born' In this world
again, and had the choice of my en
dowments. I should arrange very oare-;-fully
about my smile. There Is noth-;
ing so irresistible as the right sort of
smile. It is better than the silver
spoon in the month. It will carry you
anywhere and win you anything, in
cluding the silver spoon. It disarms
your enemies ana maKes tnem iorgec
that they have-a grudge against you.
I have a great many reasons lor
disliking you," said one publio man
to another, "but when I am with you
I
can never remember what they
are. It was the paten or sunsnme
that did that for him. He could not
preserve his hostility In the presence
of the other's disarming smile and
gay good humor. He Just yielded up
his sword and sunned himself in the
pleasant weather that .the other car- :
ried with him like an atmosphere.
Really flrstHrata smiles are sing-'
ularly rare. Only rarely do we light
upon the smile that Is a revelation. .
Civic Opinion, February 4, 192a. -
En gland-India-Australia
Air Service Planned.
Six Kew Passenger Planes Are to
Ba Constructed.
SYDNEY, N. 8. W., June 3. Details
of the plan for the establishment:
of an empire airship service be-.
f nrsat TlHtAfn Tndia. and AUSr
tralia have been received) by the
prime minister from Sir Joseph COo'k.
high commissioner In London.
Six new airships, witn a capacity
of 100 passwngers each, will be built
under the scheme.
"Commandr Burney and) the Shell
oil Interests have madia the govern
ment an offer to take over airships
and sheds, build new ships and pro
vide a weekly service to Australia
at fares less than present mail steam
er rates," Sir Joseph said. "Tha syn
dicate requires the British, Indian and
Australian governments to guarantee
the interest on Its capital of 3,000,000
for 10 years, but It is estimated that
the guaranty will operate only for
the first few years. The French gov
ernment is willing to erect complete
air stations at Paris, Marseilles and
in Tunis .and Algiers. The sugges-
flcatlon."
Study of the tipper air on. lines
never before atempted in Australia
will ibe undertaken soon by the
commonwealth meteorological depart
ment, it was announced coincident-,
ally with the receipt of Sir Joseph's
message. Aerial forecasts will be a.
regular feature and maps will be
compiled! for the guidance of aviators.
Pilot balloons and! sounding bal
loons will be utilized in the survey.
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