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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 10, 1923 Bi C. HILTON-TURVET. THE large and appreciative audi- j ence which assembled to the j lure of Toscha Seidel and the ! symphony orchestra was significant i of the increasing importance of , these concerts in the musical life of Portland and the outlying dis tricts. That Portland was eagerly looking forward to hearing the con cert was revealed by the requests for the educational leaflet, designed for the use of the school children in connection with the orchestral re hearsal. These leaflets contain" the main themes and subjects of the symphony to be given, and any in teresting facts connected with its composition or its programme. Many music lovers who had heard the symphony before, yet desired to re fresh their memory by a glance over tHe leaflet. And there is no doubt that more and more people will avail themselves of this interesting service of the symphony society be fore the concerts. The young Russian violinist, Toscha .Seidei, and his accompanist, Francesco Longo, appear to have made a very pleasing impression on the musical public. The unusual personality of the virtuoso as well as his musical genius, made the event delightful. Those who met Mme. Seidel enjoyed the evident af fection and pride with which she re gards her illustrious son. The writer commented upon this fact, and was interested to receive in reply the identical remark which the mother of George Washington made when someone praised the stately "Father of his Country"': "He is a good bey," said Mme. Seidel, with a small sigh of satisfaction. And now the next star to visit Portland as the soloist with the or chestra is Mme. Marguerite d'Alva rez, one of the greatest contraltos of her time, who is touring' the northwest under the direction of Steers & Coman. Mme. d' Alvarez comes to the west fresh from extra ordinary triumps in Australia and New Zealand. Such was the enthus iasm this contralto aroused there that her management was compelled to extend her tour a full month to satisfy the insistent demand to hear her ging. At one place I think it was Sydney thousands gathered outside the theater after the con cert to do homage to the great sing er and Mme. d'Alvarez was unable to get through to her car until the police cleared a way. Her opening concert at Melbourne was an affair that glittered with the representa tives of royalty, foreign legations and society leaders. It is not gen erally known that Mine. d'Alvarez was the first woman to sing in Westminster Abbey, and that she was court musician to the late king of the Belgians. Mme. d'Alvarez must be a woman of astounding vitality, for in the winter of 1921-'22 she opened the opera both in Chicago and in New York with one of her most exact ing role?." Pr-liiah," and in addition gave more than 60 song recitals in the United States and Canada. Once she gave six concerts within ten days, being fairly on the wing all the time between! She has a record of having given more than 100 con certs within a year in four differ ent countries. Whether with foundation iri f . r,, any infers more physical power and vitality In a contralto than in a possessor of the higher voice. Our own Schu-man-Heink, for instance, is char acteristically vital and magnetic, and so is Mme. Matzenauer. So rare a voice is the true contralto that it seems as H nature takes special pains to house the voice in a fitting ly robust body. Mme. d'Alvarez will sing with the orchestra on December 20. near enough to Chirstmas to make the concert part of the season's festiv ities. Of Peruvian and French ancestry. Marguerite d'Alvarez was born in England, where her father, the Mar ques Alvarez venero de Lobaton. was in the diplomatic service of Pru. She began her musical education at the Brussels Conservatoire and after winning first prizes for singing and tragic declamation and also the Prix de la Reine, being the first foreigner to receive this award, she was ap pointed court singer to the king of the Belgians. Later she continued her studies of Italian operatic roles fn Milan. Following her debut at the The ater National in Rouen, Mme. d'Al varez appeared In every great opera house in Europe, singing the title role In "Carmen" clone 15 times in a single season at La Scala, Milan. While still in her 'teens, she made her American debut in Oscar Ham merstein's Manhattan opera company in New York, during the season of 3 909-10. She returned to America in the fall of 1913 to become the leading contralto of the Boston opera company, where her excep tionally fine singing was the out standing feature of the season. She sang at the Royal Opera. Covent Garden, London, the succeeding sum mer and also made several "guest" appearances with the Chicago opera company in Chicago and New York During the season of 1921-22 Mme. d'Alvarez was engaged as leading contralto of the Chicago opera com pany for both the New York and Chicago seasons. Her other engage ments included five solo appear ances with the New York symphony orchestra and others with the Phil adelphia, Minneapolis and Cleveland symphony orchestras, while in re cital she was heard in Chicago, New York, Boston, Pittsburg. Washing ton, Baltimore and other cities of the United States and Canada. Last spring Mme. d'Alvarez undertook a tour of Australia which was so suc cessful that she has only just suc ceeded in bringing it to a conclu sion. Wherever she goes she rouses the most extraordinary enthusiasm. In Australia they called her the "Span ish contralto." And. indeed, with her appearance and her voice. warm and rich, Mme. d'Alvarez might well be a native of that race. The programme for the December 20 concert is a very brilliant one in cluding Beethoven's Fifth Symphony artdt Was ner's "Tannhauser" over ture and orchestral numbers and arias from Gluck's "Alceste" and Bizet's "Carmen," by Mme. d'Alvarez. The symphony society bulletin of educational notes is ready and is being distributed. Copies may be ob tained from the business office of the orchestra in the Sherman, Clay, building, or from the music librarian at the central library. LAST RECITAL TODAY. Miss Henriette Michaelson will give the last of her series of piano recitals this afternoon at 3:30 at the Portland Art museum. She will give a Chopin-Franck programme. RECITAL IS TOMORROW. Miss Eda Trotter and Miss Mar Jorie Trotter will present advanced and professional students in recital tomorrow night at the Lincoln high school auditorium. Numbers from Chopin, Sa&r, Faderewski, Schar- FIGIHES PROMISTBNT I3C CURRENT, MUSIC EVENTS. Marguerite D'Alvarez, con tralto, will appear as soloist with the Portland Symphony trchestra on December 20. Miss Elizabeth Gore, director of the Reed college chorus, has charge of the annual Christmas concert to be given Thursday night in the Reed college chapel. wenka, Grieg, Leschetizky, Mosz kowsk', Liszt and Schubert-Liszt will be included In the programme. Students who will be presented are Katharine Hart, Genevieve Atofsky, France Louise Wardner, Elizabeth O'Brien, Tillie Schnitzer, Helen Har ris llarjorie McDougall, Nancy Johnson, Helen Trogen Foster, Louise M. Jacobsen, Dorothy Sha-f piro, Helen Hale and Stelphen Whlt ford. All those playing have quali fied y giving individual recitals. The public is invited to attend the musicale. TRIO PLAYS TOMORROW The Chamber Music Trio ap V,3;r final cert of the pear m "Xi.rrow night at the Port land Woman's Club auditorium. The programme for this concert is con sidered the most beautiful and ap pealing of the three, and includes a trio in C Minor by Brahms, the two middle movements of which are per fect examples of trio form, and maintain a perpetual colloquy be tween the strings and piano. The second number is by'Smetana in G Minor. It abounds in beauty of melody, and the freedom of treat ment is in marked contrast to the classic form of the Brahms work. The third trio is by Chaminade in A Minor and reveals the gifted Parisian- composer in a peculiar-ily ori ental mood. This work calls for brilliant technique on the violin, al though displaying many, parts for the piano, the composer being one of the most brilliant pianists of her time. SALEM "HAS MUSICALE. Lena Belle Tartar, contralto so loist at the First Church of Christ (Scientist) at Salem, gave a delight ful musicale last week at the First Congregational church in that city. She was assisted by Mrs. Alice Thompson, pianist; Professor T. S. Roberts, organist, and Delbert Moore, violinist, all of whom accom panied the vocal numbers. Miss Tartar is engaged to sing the in cidental solos in one of the numbers to be given by the Salem Woman's duff chorus, and she has also been invited to present the subject, "Music in Junior High Schools," at the State Teachers' association the latter part of December. Miss Tartar has charge of the music in the Sa lem high school and teaches a large number of vocal pupils. RECITAL SCHEDULED. Mrs. Fred L. Olson and Miss Nettie Leona Foy have been engaged as director and accompanist of the chorus organized by the employes of Olds, Wortman & King during the recent music week. The chorus has been meeting regularly, Mon day, Wednesday and Friday morn ings each week. Mr. Bloomquist is president. Dr. Ella Welch will sing "Knowest Thou 'the Land?" from "Mignon." with violin obligato by Miss Sylvia Weinstein, at the ad vanced students recital to be given by Mrs Fred L. Olson Tuesday eve ning, December 12, in the Pythian Temple auditoriumf CLUB GIVES PROGRAMME. The MacDowell club presented its chorus and Miss Helen Harper, vio linist, and Miss Jean Harper, pian ist, on Tuesday afternoon at the Multnomah hotel. The chorus gave Fink Photo. MiM Helen Harper. Portland vio linist, -who In appearing in sev eral important musical programmes. 3 ? . ltv f J If & I v N M " J .... " -r "1 I; Y - the second half of the programme and the assisting artists played the entire first half. Several interest- Ling numbers were given. CONCERT ON THURSDAY. Yuletide will be ushered in at Reed college Thursday night at 8 o'clock with the annual Christmas concert of the Reed chorus. Under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Gore 50 men and women choristers, at tired in robes and grouped in the apse of the Reed chapel, will carol the Yule spirit in the quaint strains of old English ballads, in the chords of the "Sanctus" and in the minors of Russian Christmastide compositions. In keeping with tradition, the chorus will file into the chapel bear ing lighted candles and singing "Adeste Fideles'' to take its place under the apse, to which arrays of burning tapers and holly twigs will lend a happy air. The recessional will be equally impressive when the choristers retreat from the chapel singing Mendelssohn's "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," the last strains of which will echo softly from the distant choir. Half red Young, prominent Port land soloist, will carry the tenor solo of the "Sanctus," from "St. Ce celia Mass," whose impressive chords will bring the concert to a climax. Mr. Young also will present two in dividual solos, recitative and aria, "Soft Southern Freeze," from the oratoria "Rebecca," by J." Barnby, and Jesu Bambino," by Pietro A. Yon. Miss Isabella Blake, soprano, will give the solo, accompanying the "Old French Christmas Song," which will be sung by the men s chorus. The concert will be begun in an impressive manner with the singing of "Holy Night ' by a mixed quartet consisting of Miss Josephine Rice, Miss Jessie Smith, Tom Malarkey and William Miller. A special male quartet, whose members are Tom Malarkey, Donsrtd. Ramsdell, Aubrey Davis and William Brewster, will assist in the men's chorus. Two stirring Yule selections from the Russian steppes give body and character to the programme. These are "Legends," by Tschaikowsky, and "Our Father," by Gretchaninoff. A pleasing blending 'of female voices is found in "The Sleep of the Child Jesus," which will be sung by the women's -chorus. Selections on the Olds memorial organ by Miss Alice Johnson will contribute to the full ness of the recital. Miss Elizabeth Gore, who directs- the Reed chorus, has been success ful in moulding its many voices into effectual and beautiful presenta tions for the past two years. The programme, which will be repeated at the auditorium next Sunday as one of the series of popular concerts, follows: "Holy Night"' Traditional Frelude, Christmas offertoire. .. .Orison Procesfilonal, ""Adeste Fideles Portuguese .folk song "O Little Town of Bethlehem"'. J. Barnby "Sing, Noel" Besancon melody "Golden Carol' Old English "Coventry Carol" Old English Men's chorus with soprano colo, old French Christmas song, Arr. F. Damr French Christmas song arranged by F. Damrosch "The First Noel" Traditional "God Rest You. Merry Gentlemen"... '. Old English Men's chorus, Christmas hymn, from the 17th century Arr. by Jungst Women's chorus, "The Sleep of the Child Jesus" - Geviert Tenor solo, "Rebecca." recitative and aria, "Soft Southern Breeze". J. Barnby "Jesu Bambino" Pietro A. Yon "Legende" ....Tschaikowsky "Our Father" Gretchaninoff Organ solos. "Christmas Carol". .Lorenz "Cradle Song" Spinney "Sanctus" (from "St. Celelia. Mass") . . Gounod Recessional, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" Mendelasohn Postlude (organ) Lemmens Members of the Reed chorus are: Sopranos. Miss Evelyn Capell, Miss Louise ciaru. Miss Florence Craven, Miss Rosamond Hart, Miss Gwen dolyn Kohns, Miss Anna Landau, Miss Alice Lathrop, Miss Lucile Mor gan, Miss Beatrice Olsen, Miss Jo sephine Rice. Miss Inez Robinson, Miss Kathleen Scott, Miss Dana Small, Miss Barbara Trumbull, Miss Jeane Wheeler, Miss Frances White,, Miss Margaret Williams; altos. Miss I Hortense Binderup, Miss Nancy Gav-I in. Miss Wilma McAyeal, Miss Caro- line McEwen, Miss Margaret Mc-i Gowan, Miss Elizabeth McKinley. Miss Elva Mervey, Miss Margaret i Richardson. Mrs. Otis Richardson.! Miss Miriam Reinhart, Mrs; Richard F. Scholz, Miss Bessie Steelsmith, Miss Gertrude Stenstrom. Miss Jes- Smith, Miss Anna Lee Smyth, Miss Cecelia Tenney; tenors, Roscoe Altman, F. L. Griffin, I E. Griffin, Kipling Larsen, Tom Malarkey, Da vid Piper; bassos, TJonald Abbott, William Brewster, Glen Gurch, Au brey Davis, William Graham, Fred Faiser, Anton Lindstrom, William Miller, Alden Millsr Marion Myers, Robert Pilpel, Donald Ramsdell, Louis Stix, James Stone, Samuel White, Winfield Woodlngs. ; NEW BOOK RECEIVED. Carl Emil Seashore, the eminent psychologist, is the author of the recently published "Psychology of Musical Talent," which is now in the music room of the public library. The book is a textbook designed for music teachers and students of ap- plied psychology. It is the result of many experiments and continuous investigation by the author and his stuaents in ur. seasnore a own iao oratory. "The author," as the editor explains in his preface "has as-, signed to himself during the last several years the scientific study of the psychology .of musical abilities. He has seen, as we all have felt, that music may use science for its own benefit in' the understanding and mastery of technique. By defi nite tests scientifically determined it is possible to determine which children possess musical ability of a high order-and may therefore be given the - opportunity to become artists, and which possess it in less degree and should be given an op portunity to develop themselves along other musical lines. This is difficult task, to be sure, because of the complexity of the factors J which constitute ability in music, but, as the volume demonstrates, a task by no means impossible of ac complishment." PORTLAND MAX ORGANIST. Portland friends of Harold Vin cent Milligan will be interested to know of his work as organist and director of the new Park-avenue Baptist church in New York. Mr. Milligan is well known in this city, having spent most of his life here. The following article "appeared in a recent issue of a music exchange: "Formal dedication of the great new Park-avenue Baptist church completed some months ago in New York took place November 19 with elaborate services and Harold Vin cent Milligan, the organist and di rector, took a prominent part in the ceremonies, as did ttie fine four- manual organ built by Hook & Hast ings for this church. The Park-avenue was formerly the Fifth-avenue church and is known partly through the fact that it is the place where John D. Rockefeller worships. Its new home is a skyscraper edifice, in keeping with the needs of New York, and is equipped for every branch of church activity. The dedication of the organ took place in the evening. Mr. Milligan did not play an exten sive programme, but the music was of such high quality that it served greatly to enhance the already ex cellent reputation of Mr. Milligan as an organist." - - ' : " -mmoiUi IS PLANNED. An elaborate musical programme has been arranged by the Portland Women's Research club, which will hold a luncheon for its members Monday, December 18, in the grand ballroom of the Multnomah hotel. The Orpheus male chorus of this city will sing a group of three songs, including "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" by James Bland, "The Passing Regiment" by Mason, and "Absent" by John W. Metcalf. The Orpheus chorus, which was organized in 1906 under the leader ship of Professor William Mansell Wilder and incorporated in 1911, is the oldest strictly cappella maie chorus in America and is the only male chorus on the Pacific coast that sings every number at au times entirely unaccompanied. As sisting the chorus will be Miss Nina Dressel, contralto, who will sing "The Morning Wind," by Brans combe, and "The Lilac Tree," i.y Cartland. She will be assisted at the piano by Harold Graham. Speakers of the day will represent the various clubs of th.e city. The entire programme has been ar ranged by Mrs. E. G. Leihy, chair man, who will make a preliminary address. COMPANY WILL RETURN. Much interest has been manifest in the announcement of the pro posed return engagement at the public auditorium of the American Light Opera company, which played a short repertoire of the old, famil iar operas during the last five days of November. The company will re turn for a full week of perform ances commencing December 31. During the return engagement the company will add to its repertoire of operas and, in addition to playing comic and light operas, such as "Bohemian Girl," "Mikado," "Pina fore," "Chimes of Normandy" and "Mascot," will play two of the errand operas, "Cavaliera" and "II Trova tore' Before returning to Portland en route east the company expects to add several new stars to Its cast, still retaining those who appeared in Portland, including Theo Pen nington, Paula Ayres, Edward An drews, George Olson and others. MISS EASTON PRAISED. New York is still talking of the brilliant production of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly," which was giv en at the Metropolitan on the eve ning of November 25, with Florence Eaton singing the title role. All of the old scenery,, so long associated with this opera, had ,been discarded, and entirely new stage sets designed by the famous Urban. These were in warm grays and lacquer reds, and the dawn scene in the last act showed the dim branches of the peach trees silhouetted against the paper shogi in silver gray tracery, Fink Photo. Misn Jean Harper, pianist, who has attained considerable prom inence in recent musical pro aVrammesa - it g Jy 33 giving the illusion of a Japanese (they may be given. However, withm -shado v print. Miss Easton's work asia decade, opera houses in all English the tragic Cio Cio San was enthusi-Upeaking countries will. I believe, be astically received by the various New York critics. Deems Taylor in the World spoke' of her work as performance - that for- exquisite detail and heart-breaking pathos harkened back to the days of Blanche Bates. It was a subtle and genuinely creative union of beauti ful singing and acting.' i H. E. Krehbiel, the dean of New York critics, in the Tribune, said. "Miss Easton's performance yester day was the most beautiful we have ever seen or heard." Frank H. War ren, in the Evening World, wrote: "Miss Easton gave one of the most complete performances we have ever heard, replete with dramatic detail and intelligent vocalism." - Miss Easton will be heard in con cert in Portland in February. This will be her first appearance here in several seasons, she having been heard with the Scotti Grand Opera company in the title role of "La Tosca" in the fall of 1920, when she won enthusiastic comment for the excellence of her singing and her acting. CHALIAPIN IS AMERICA. Feodor Chaliapin, the most fa mous of living bassos, the outstand ing figure In the musical world of today, is again in America and will sing important roles at the Metro politan Opera this season. Chalia pin was born in the historic city of Kazan. His life reads like that of some hero - of adventure. In his youth he knew poverty, failure and privation, hard work, jealousy and misunderstanding. It seems he was apprenticed to a cobbler; he broke down and was sent to school. Later he worked In turn as a wood-carver, a bookbinder, a clerk in the admin istration office of his native city, a novice in a Russian monastery and a longshoreman on the Volga at 1? cents a day. All this was accom plished before he reached the age of 1 ' Later tie tramped through Rub- sla trying to earn a living as .an itinerant singer, for his musical gifts had asserted themselves in his earliest youth when he sang in church choirs. Having finally attained recogni-! tion on the operatic stage of Rus sia, he was engaged at the Mary- lnsKy theater, Fetrograd. There h was heard- by the millionaire Ma-J montev, who made music his hobby. Mamontev was so impressed by the possiouities of the young singer that he Invited him to head his pri vate apera company at Moscow. This engagement afforded Chaliapin an opportunity to enlarge his re pertoire and he electrified Russian audiences with the beauty of his voice ana the art and individuality of his impersonations. His fame was soon established and he became the idol of the Russian people. Outside of Russia, Chaliapin sang with equal success, notably at Milan and in Monte Carlo. He was ac claimed in Paris and thrilled Lon don with his "Boris Godounoff." In the season of 1913-14 he headed a company of Russian artists at Drury Lane theater, London, a memorable engagement still talked of in the British capital. Having sung at the Metropolitan Opera house in 1907, he returned to that house last sea son to be the sensation of the year iq, his portrayal of Moussorgsky's unhappy czar. - -- Chaliapin. is-ag-arn in America and wiii sinsr a the Metropolitan Opera. HAMPSON IS SOLOIST. Gordon Hampson, the talented young pianist who accompanied Charles Hackett so artistically at the recent Apollo club concert, is making his first tour of the coast, and in all of their other engage ments appears as soloist as well as accompanist. Mr. Hampson, young as he is, has studied with eminent masters Paris, Vienna and elsewhere, and is himself a coach aor many fine pi anists in New York, where he lives in a cozy apartment with his sister, who is also a fine . pianist and teacher. Mr. Hampson has a perfect genius for hard work and has made every inch of his way from the somewhat unenviable position of child prod igy in a cultured little city of Illi nois to that of artist and chosen ac, companist for Charles Hackett. Mr. Hackett spoke in unstinted terms of praise of the Portland Apollo club and its director, W. H Boyer, and was surprised to find such a magnificent organization of men s voices on the coast. Mr. Hampson said,. New York has noth ing like it. RECITAL IS SCHEDULED. . Lucien E. Becker will give his an nual Christmas lecture-organ re cital on the Olds memorial organ in the Reed college chapel Tuesday night at 8:15 o'clock. His pro gramme will be featured with the 'Grand Sonata in E Flat by Dud ley Buck, one of the greatest com positions of American genius. Mr. Becker will play the sonata in all its varied movements, allegro ton brio, andante expressivo, scherzo- vivace non troppo, allegro maestoso and fuga. In the fuga of the sonata Dudley Buck has seized upon the national air, "Hail Columbia,' and expanded it to elaborate and im pressive proportions. Two selections by Pietro A. Yon, whose compositions Mr. Becker has favored in many of his monthly lecture-organ recitals, will appear on the programme. These are "Hymn of Glory" and "Christmas in Sicily." Additional numbers are "Cantabile," by Joseph Jongen, and "Concert Caprice," by Edward Kreisler. VISITING ORGANIST PLAYS. The pipe organ in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lucien E. Becker gave Warren D. Allen an opportunity to show hs artistry to "an audience of Portland music lovers last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Allen is the organ ist of Stanford university and proved by his fine playing that his repu tation of being one of America's representative organists is well earned. - He gave several numbers and at request played Lemare's "Andantino." The conservatory 'organ proved ample for the demands of the pro gramme and the organist compli mented the instrument highly. It is hoped, however, that on a future visit Mr. Allen may be heard on one of the large organs of the city. STUDENTS GIVE RECITAL. Several young students of Mame Helen Flynn appeared in concert last night at the Men's Resort. Miss Bo nita Tichenor, pianist, played se lections from Sinding, Rachmanin off and Tschaikowsky. Doris Leigh Gordon, 11 years of age, gave a group from Nevin and Chopin. A number of soprano solos, contributed by Miss Caroline Schott, were en joyed. Mrs. Thomas Bailey- (Bernice Mathisen), violinist, was assistant artist. Miss Irene Daley supplied accompaniments. ' The performers were asked to return for another concert during the holidays. AMERICAN OPERA ADVANCING. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. An opera in one act, "Legend of the Piper," has just been published, written by Eleanor Everest (Mrs. . Archibald Freer), a Chicago society woman, who, with Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, is prominent arSong the national of ficers of the Opera in Our Language Foundation "America has more than 75 native operas," states Mrs. Freer, "all wait ing to be heard and no place where Singing t&eir own vwimcuwr many of them Chicago's (or Ameri ca's) translations and operas. "I am a subscriber to grand opera and am hostile .to nothing in music. but merely to the injustice in the United States, where we find a re striction in the development of our musical art. Competition stimulates trade,' and never did opera so flour ish as when, several months ago, foreign opera and English opera were being produced by competing companies here to full houses. The art of a country is one of its largest business assets and nowhere can a great center better be founded than in Chicago. It Is a habit of mine to be very fond of my own country, not In- the 'my country, rigkt or -wrong" tfense, but insisting on a place for it In the international ar tistic horizon which we worsnip ana for which we spend millions. In the field of art my country-excels." Mrs. Freer has written music for approximately 159 American and English lyrics, including "Sonnets from the Portugese," besides part songs and pieces for the piano. She is chairman' of the committee on American music of the Illinois Federation of Music clubs. MUSIC CLUB'S ROSTER GROWING. PEORIA, 111.. Dec. 9. The National Federation of Music clubs, which be gan the year with an affiliated mem bership of 101)7 clubs, has added 330 clubs to Its roster in the first nine months of 1922, according to report compiled by Mrs. Helen Harrison Mills, director and editor of the fed eration's publicity bureau. Affiliations were notably large in many of the southern states, Texas topping the list with 29, Georgia with 22 and North Carolina with 20, the report shows. "Local music clubs have been pioneers in constructive work for the appreciation of good music," de clares Mrs. Mills, quoting a report of Mrs. W. A. Fisher of Boston, first vice-president of the National Fed eration of Music clubs. "We have undertaken a survey of the activi ties of the various musical clubs. Questionnaires have been sent the various clubs covering their activi ties during a ten-year period, the in formation received to be used as a basis for future work. "Not only have the local music clubs established nearly three- fourths of the concert courses in communities outside the great music centers but they have taken artists to the undeveloped localities and have been the dominant force in educating audiences to listen to recital offerings," said Mrs. Fisher. In attempting the survey the na tional federation has as its out standing object the co-ordination of all the forces in whatever tends to tho making of a musical nation, said Mrs. Mills. MUSIC BRIEFS. Bernice Mathlsen-Bailey, violinist, played several numbers in fine style for the radio programme of last Wednesday, She has made nu merous recital appearances. The Gypsy trio ha made several appearance recently in musical programmes. Included in the group are Marguerite Moore Bourne, so prano; Leilah Fitzloff, accompanist, and Carl Fricke, violinist. The Portland women's Quartet gave a concert last Tuesday night at the Patton home. Members of the quartet are Ella Hober Tripp, soprano and director; Josephine Knutson, mezzo soprano; Gladys. Noel, alto, and Jessie Hammond, contralto. Lucien E. Becker gave an organ recital last Sunday night at the First Presbyterian church of Van couver, Wash. The programme in cluded classic and modern compo sitions and was well received. Air. Becker will play a recital at the Blind institute the first Sunday in January. ' Aleda May Ten Haaf entertained last Saturday week at a musical tea for her younger pupils, whom she presented in recital. Those who ap peared were Sara Tompkins and Benjamin Tompkins, from Metzger; Lucille Beall, Hazel Currie, Mar garet Nielsen and Mary Louise Ten Haaf. Miss Margaret Maxwell as sisted with several selections. Miss Elizabeth Coleman Tomlin son of Fayetteville, N. C, arrived in Portland last week to spend the winter with her brothers, G. W. Tomlinsbn and Robert Tomlinson, at Laurelhurst apartments. Miss Tom linson is an accomplished musician, having studied at Meredith college, N. C., and in New York, and Port land is glad to welcome her.- Miss Elizabeth Hoben will pre sent several of her vocal and piano students in recital on Thursday night at the Lincoln high school auditorium. The Choristers, a vocal organization composed of young girls, under the direction of Miss Hoben, will give three selections This chorus is reported to be doing excellent work, although it has been' organized but a short time. A programme of music was given as entertainment for the Eureka council at its meeting on Monday night at the east side Woodmen, of the World hall. Selections were given by the Collins family orches tra Miss Effie Pennick, soprano; Robert Sischo, : baritone; Quentin Davis, violinist, and A. L. Clifford. Lucile Dunlap gave readings and Mrs. Nita B. Clifford and Mrs. Mary Gordon Forbes accompanied. ' . ' A male chorus of excellent voices has been organized at the Sunny side Methodist Episcopal church under the direction of P. A. Ten Haaf. The group made its first appearance last Sunday night. In cluded are J. B. Long and William Goleeke, first tenors; O. R. Jonasen and F. N. Haroun, second tenors; W. H. Moore, E. H. Craven and Mr. Douglass, first bass; O. B. Harri- man Jr.. R. E. King, Mr. Steinmetz" and R. F. Hanke, low bass. Miss Margaret Jones, a student of Madame Valair for several years, departed last week for California to continue her studies and engage in professional work. Miss Jones was presented in operatic recital by Madame Valair a year ago when she acted and sang the role of Marie from the "Daughter of the Regi ment'' by Donizetti. Miss Jones was soloist for the Seventh Cijurch of Christ, Scientist, of Portland for the last twoyars- Miss Eda Trotter presented two of her music students i recital re cently, Helen Harris and Marjorle McDougall, both appearing with credit. Miss Harris played Sunday afternoon and gave her numbers from memory. Her programme in cluded numbers from Beethoven. Chopin, Scharwenka. ' Moszkowski and Grieg. Miss McDougall, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A, McDougall, shows promise mu sically. Her programme included numbers by Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Godard and Poldini. Mrs. Mischa Pelz presented sev eral pupils and the Melodians in two concerts last week. Soloists were Mildred McMullen, Louise Hoffman, Lucy Giovenetti and Hannah Davis. Members' of the chorus who appeared were Mrs. U. G. Venator, Mrs. Cappell, Mrs. D. R. STHE INSTRUMENT-OP QUALITY &, CLEAR AS A BELL " The Highest Class Talking Machine in the World The Mar ctuette A Magnificent Period for the Price of an Ordinary Upright! THE Sonora Marquette is a period model embodying all the quality in tone and cabinetry for which Sonora is famous at the price of $125. The Marquette is indeed a symbol of Sonora leadership for, not only is it a wonderful achievement in beauty of tone and design; it is an unexampled triumph of workmanship over obstacles , of cost of quality over economy. The Marquette is without an equal for the small apartment or home, where space is an important factor. $50 to $3000 Dealers Everywhere SONORA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, Inc. GEO ROB B. BRIGHT30K. FroUot 279 Broadway New York Wholesale Distributors: The Magnavox Co., 616 Mission St, San Francisco ' c"Mercliancli's3 Bell, Margaret Magnini, Ida M. Kannin, Mrs. Omar Mills, Mrs. M. S. Conn, Stella Giovenetti, Alice Metz ler, Helen Amacher. Bess Davis, Gertrude Nemerovsky, Louise Hoff man, Ruth Johnson, . Constance Bottom, Mrs. D. E. Lbfegrin and Myrtle Dagmar Mortenson. a a The Carrie Jacobs-Bond Music club held its regular meeting "Satur day, December 9, at 11 A. M., at the home of the director, Mrs. Carrie R. Beaumont, 675 East Eighteenth street North. The following mem bers presented a programme after the business session and luncheon: Dorothy and Mildred Gruber, Flor ence Weinstein, Margaret and Eliz abeth Reynolds, Helen McCraney, June Frampton, Margaret Hume, Nora Leopold, William Ornduff, Lawrence and Sylvia Overbrack, Edessa and Phillip Nudelman, Mar garet Tobey and Mary Elizabeth Ewing. a The chorus of the Sunnyside chap ter. Order of the Eastern Star, sup plied the music last night at the regular Saturday night programme at the men's resort The personnel of the chorus Is Miss Edith Alderson, Miss Lora Carlton, Miss Alberta Davies, Mrs. Frampton, Mrs. Ger relson, Mrs. Frank Gardner, Mrs. Fergason, Miss Jane Gregory, Mrs. A. B. Holderman and Mrs. Kamrar. Dr. Ella Welch is director of the chorus. Miss Jennie Perkins gave dramatic readings. Miss Lolo Ker man and other musicians will pro vide the music for next Saturday's concert. The programme wjll be given under the direction of Mary Ellen Mullan. "Some Folks Hard to Please. Soldier (Kan.) Clipper. The rural mail carriers just can not please them all, says the Soldier Clipper. One day recently a rural mail carrier was making his route about on schedule when a woman met him at the box with "Where have you been all morning? I've been waiting for you for an hour? Miss E. Brown Teacher of Ilnno. Theory, Harmony- Euro pean Training Experience. 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