r"" r-r r , t-vv--- a v --- --v " rT"" V 4--r-- T T V-j- : 1 -
OBT of th clubs, societies ind
organisations of vaiidua aorta
hav devoted th past iwt to
viewing their labors ana a at
1 tln In .Una for naw work. Pteus sr
being laid lor renewed effort in social.
'. literary and charitable linea. in
variably tha flrat meeting of the new
- "year-is full of renewed vigor., enlarged
; hope and freshened! enthusiasm; there
Ma always better program than usual,
. . mora1 appyeulatlv audlenoea .. and a
. larger attendance. It la all in tha line
with New Year resolutions. How long
4 It will last depanda upon to staying
' power of tha individual a.
-. Tha snow the past few daya pas
', .been the occasion of much merry-mak-1
. .Ing among the "grown-ups" aa well aa
'.' their rounder brothers and aletere.
Coasting ' parties : followed" .. by ayatar
- .suppers -hav -been la vogue and were
no thoroughly enjoyed that if thla ware
not .Oregon they might dlsplse dances
-and -card part lea entirely. Tha few
'who owned sleighs were never ' more
... popular, even though, eome onlooksrs
. , atood in green-eyedyenvy and failed to
" aea any pleasure in euch thln snowed.
' . bumpy sleighing." The alaigh rider si
' .': way a. had to pay for their lofty poeltlea
by becoming the target for the eoaatera
. saewbslls. . -.'...' ' . . ' v-
- . T The oold weather, far frftm discour
aging Le society matrons, seems to Im
part nesvlife.- and entertaining remains
at It height. The dance .given by Mr.
and Mrs. Burns. - Thursday night, and
Mrs., Hopkins' afternoon led the octal
vent of tha week,--- -r-r:
Interest ' la keen among gblfers eon
earning tha second qualifying round for
the Miss- Flanders'.' cup nest Thursday:
Invitations are. out, for a, number of
Important social 'functions thla week,
Tba wedding of Miss Laura Jordan nest
week Is-of general Interest. Miss Olbba'
wedding last week. attracted attention. ,
EVENTS OF THE YVEEK.1
-A brilliant picture of tight and beauty 1
was displayed at the homo of Mr: . and
Mr. H. W. Wilson. 7 Hoyt street,
Thursday evening, when Mr. and Mrs.
r--W. J. Burns gave a danc for their two
. daughters. It was one of lh brightest
- affair of th city, calling out fash-
lonabl and beautifully gowned throng,
who enjoyed the evening to the utmost
j.'; Josm guests ware received by Mn
and Mr. Burna in tbajwepUon room,
. , where handsome vases of white oama
- tlons gavei a pretty effect.- under -tha
aoft llghU. Mrs. Burns., who - is the
.daughter of Mr. and- Mrs. "Wilson., was
r gowned In spangled black Laos over tafy
. fats. . Tha- two-young hostesses' wera
barmlng. Mlaa Burna In t Aimhomi
gown of white satin sod Miss Kathleen
In 'dainty fljrured chiffon, and carrying
; pink roses. There wars pink roses' In,
- the drawing ' room and pink carnations
' r In tha library; - Oregon grape lb all the
cS" rooms gave tha , heavier ' deooratlona.
rParsons'- orohsstrti played t latent
- - danoa . music to- 'tempting style. - Re
w. freshm'ents ''wars., served In the dining
room lata In tbaevenTng -and, frucl was
aiwaya at tha disposal of tba guests.
A. .""AnoUier- of tha novefeard parties,
for which tha Oregon Graps Whist- club
, . is known. took place - Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Frank Mr
'. gan, il4 Bast Twanty-llrst strotC . The
- whiat score markers carried out the
- color 'Of the pink' afternoon unlovely
-wiUr plnlbt, atreet car transfers, data
-- marks and time nurrk receiving punch as
with shocking Indiacrlmlnatlom Mrs. T.
W. Marshall, received ther moat, holes
v and won first prisa. . Miss M. B. Zellet
, won second prise and Mrs. N. O. MaUilot
' i: isa -consoiatwM. -i no uimng Toont was
, dainty with pink decorations and Ore-
lZMn grape, j- A oat glass vase -of pink
carnationa on(a linen pleos embroidered
. . with the asm e flower made a' poetty
-. table decoration. Table service and re
frashmenta sustained tha color scheme.
'.The place cards presented tha prevail
. tng Idea in the entertainment given by
, each, woman to the club this season, ln
' eluding a violet card. a chrysanthemum
. '' . card, a Chinese card, a Xratch card and
various other. Mrs. It. Wise will re-
eelve the club next time jtt her horns on
Market i(rt ., ;
' ; - A very delightful event of Friday ave
. , ring. January I, was ths-rs-snlon ' of
. the Neighborhood Whlat club, held at
, the residence of Mr. and Mrs.- EMward
- - R. Root. l JSaat Eleventh street.' North.
The . nous was beautifully decorated
with evergreens arranged IS- exquisite
taate. Prises at cards were won by
--Mr. and Mrs. EL H. Carleton and Mr.
4 and Mrs. A. H. Averlll. Dainty rafrah
ments wera served In th dining room.
; ' The.- table . was pretty . with r rod ; csrna-
- "llons and red shaded candles, la -cut
. ' glass -holders. Those present were Dr.
end Mrs. E. B. Cable. Mr. and Mrs. A.
. H. Averlll. Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Malarkey, Mr.
, and Mrs. J. C. Olds,, Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
- ward B, Root. Mr. and Mrs.- Charles
. Rlchton, Mr.' end Mrs. Jt EVWerleln and
- , .Miss Edna. Church - The - next meeting
will be with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Beach.
, 1 East Ankeny street, on Saturday. .
, . The regular monthly meeting of th
'.-John Ivey Water-color -club was held
" at th residence of Mrs. O. W. Noth
r7rngier Baturdsy.. January T.T.Belnr the
annual election there was s large at
tendance and great. Interest' was man!-
fested.
The resul
t was i
ss follows: President,
4 . Mrs. A. M. WiUstt; nrat vic-prealdent.
Arthur Jf. DVore, Organist and Di
; rector. Who Hat Recently Coma to
; Portland.' '.
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V '
X.:-'
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,
'" ,v"'
7" Mr. and Mrs. Gay Halferty, Who
preeldent.MrSi'E a'.Brtbakerr.record
Ing secretary, Mr. Nothnegl '-(re
elected); eorreepOBdlng -secretary,- Mia
Fltsslmmons; -r-treesnrer, ' Mrs.. A.. H.
Averlll: euatoulan. Miss a." trickier: as
sistant custodian, Mrs. T. M- Melnard.
, . . A rising vote of tbanka waa given -to
th retiring offlcers. after-wnictmiang
war discussed for the coming year, all
pledging themselves to renewed effort
to make it on of great progree. An
Invitation from Mias M.' Meussdorffer for
th jiaxt meeting waa accepted. , -
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Mrs. Ralph' Trager gavs charming
luncheon at the . Portland '. grill 'last
Wednesday.- Covers were laid fo nine;
Th table deooratlona of delicate Brides
maid roses and dainty green traceries
sf fern -were beautiful. - The .guest" of
honor i was Mrs. Reba Ueyman of Ta
coraa. The other guests wryMrs. Ed
ward Khrman, Mr. Mx - Fleiaehnar,
Mrs. . Fred .RothchUd. Mrs. Ban Neu-
atadter. : Miss Florence Koshland.' Mias
Oertrude white and Mtss Ray sPrger
... V . v : i T. J -i.
Last ' evening Dr. and Mrs. -Man
Welch-Smith entertained g. few-friend
at.' dinner. Th color : plan was -pink;
roses and pink candles in 'Silver cande
labra war th decorations. - Those at
table wr Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bennett,
Dr. and Mrs. F. Burgette Short. Rev.
Ralph Olllara. Dr. Elwin Houae, Dr. and
Mrs. Alan Welch-Smith. ,-- .
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Mrs. P. K. 'Brigbsun gav another o
bar series of card parties last . WrdneaU
day at ner noma, 71 Norm Eighteenth
street.- There were eight, table of
whiat.-th score card presenting prints
or ramoua men. The first oris waa se
cured by Mrs. Schuyler, the second by
Mrs. Cardwell. third by-Mrs. Plttock
and th consolation by Mrs. Lewis. The
hostess was assisted In entertaining by
Mrs. Lytle. Dainty refreshments war
served at the card tables. . -
- Mrs. Felix Frledlander entertained
delightruliy at cards, laat Saturday af
ternoon at ber homo, zOt . Thirteenth
street. Beautiful chrysanthemums - and
roses war seen In th different rooms.
There were lx tablea.of tOO and hand
some prises were awarded to Mrs. Fred
Beller and Miss , Oertrude Whlte.: Art
elaborate- menu wa served at th card
tables.-' .r'.',T7"rT'.'.ir:i':u.:
The New Tear's party of the Portasla
club at Parsons' hall last-Wednesday
evening was very successful, about, IIS
couples being present. . Complimentary
to ths Japanese victory and suggestive
of tha wave of feeling. at the new. year
tide the programa.wer printed entirely
in Japanese, with the parenthetical, re
mark below tha. head lines: "When read
through a amoked glass means Portasla
club. Parsons' hall, January 11. itos."
Punch . was , aerved downstairs. - Th
next danc will be the valentine party,
February, t, ;, . .. ; v .i '. , .
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Th Browning Ireaditigiby Mis J"or.
yth of SO lldeili Hall, lately of New
York city, given at th home of Judge
Williams Wednesday afternoon under
ths auspices of Trinity guild, was large
ly attended., Th readings were cleverly
rendered and th audience was delighted.
A short social session followed.. . i.
Portland lodge. No. HOI, Modern For
esters, received IS applications and Ini
tiated a claaa of It at th regular meet
ing Monday, evening. . Three - vacancies
among ,th - trustees were- filled. The
substitutes . were , Installed and entered
upon their duties at once. ' They were
Mrs. B. E. Van Alstlae. for three' years;
James 'McKlnley. fer-two years, and U
Belom ror one year, p r- ; -
t-a w w-'
Ths Kensington club had a delight
ful social meeting Thursday afternoon
at th home of Mrs. Aldea, 117 North
Twcntyeeond street. . gome plana were
mads for th year, and It was decided
to give more time to -social -work. ' Re
freshments were served by th hostess.
w ' ' ...
Friends surprised P. Grant Veldln last!
Sunday evening on hla Jeth - birthday.
Th hour war spent wry pleasantly
with social chat and refrashsneata wars
served la taw dUaiat rooas, Th flgares
Wr Married Durinftht Wek.-
- i il-J-f05'; war ' placed ln,,VJ SmU
circle , about ths hoot's - plate, V at the
bead of the table. ThoM present wire
Mr. and Mrs. William Law son, Mr. and
Mrs. Georg Burk. Mr. And Mrs. Gsorg
Forqubar, Mr. and. Mra; C W. Baldln.
Mr. and Mrs.' F. Grant Baldln and little
wClBrk,-X F,-CJkin and - UoydJ
tAwson. ,
. One of th delightful informal event
of th week was - ths meeting' of -the
Girls Cinch club of laat year Tuaaday
afternoon when they ' war entertained
by Mra. Louis Gerllngsr of Th Dallas
and Miss 'Maud Hahn. at the latter'
home, -14 - North Twenty-fourth street.
Th afternoon was , a. pink one. ' the
color being . sustained . ial deooratidna.
score cards ' and th , .luncheon: Five
hundred- was played and prises wer
swarded Miss Lillian Caratene,, and M.las
Delta, wataon. ; . - - . - -
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Ta Monday HUtory club held th
first meeting sftsr th holiday at th
home of Mrs. Frank 8. Grant, t74 Eaat
Salmon ' street. ' This V "Oregon" year
for -ths club.: Mrs. C. O. Tipton gavs
a short talk on "Coos and Curry Coun
ties" .Mrs.- Lane read a carefully -prepared
paper on "Newport by .the Sea."
Mrs. Amedee, Smith, In a deorlptlv p
per took th club from Toklo to Kyota.
Japan.' All th meqabera an) on visitor
wcrs pressnt. .. i . '. ... .. .
";- '" -.it it '. ' ' '.-
' .' Th' TIHlcum- club was "entertained
last week by Mr. and Mrs, B. L. Lucas,
at 10 East Fourteenth treet. North. Th
program Included paper by Mr. C W.
Pallett and Mr. John Scott on Ttte'l
States General,'' and 4 reading Journey
through Belgium and Holland byPAf.
R. R. Steel.. Refreshments wer
served during th social hour following.
Tba next meeting will be with Mr. and
Mrs. G W. Pallett, fA (51, East Aider
.' H- '. '" w ;" - ; -,
VA' very pleasant surprisd party was
given to Mlaa Duella Segur by aom
of her many friend, on Monday evening,
at her residence, l v.Mallory- avenue.
Games war played and dancing enjoyed
until a late hour, after which light re
freshments wer served. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Shae, Mlases DuelU
Segur, May Stlmson, Lena and . Nina
Wentwortn, Nellie and Margaret Mann,
Valley and Eather Collins. Lsvigns Mad
den, Genette Has sard and Mabel Oulov
on, and H. Hlngley, C. Haines, J. Haas,
H. H. Keck. Georg F. Keck; F. Buck, Mr.
Abandroth, H? Hsgedorn, Mr. Lan and
Mr. Krumbeln. , ' ' '''..':: ' .' "
. V . .,'.- P . '.
One of th aocisl event at ..Oregon
City was 'a danc . Thursday evening,
given by. tb Com us club. with L. H.
Druby as - host. About 14ft dancers at
tended. ' Ths new thr-tp danc fig
ured prominently on th program, "Roa-
dale" being the favorite melody. - Ever
est's orchestra played., and eipecially
popular wer tha wgltgWy Lady of
bls"and Bn Roaa," , '. "
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A pleasant eurpris party was g1vn
to Louis Luecke) at th residence of his
sunt, . Mrs. F. t. Schuldt, 8) Kearney
street. January a. In honor of his 17th
blrthdsy. . Th evening was delightfully
spent in playing games, a guessing
contest giving much amusement Th
prises were awarded-to Miss Ma Rogers
and Mlaa Ellen Johnson, after which
dainty rttreshments wer served. Those
present wer: Mr. sna Mrs. w.
Sohsldt, Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Wlnfleld,
Mr. and Mra. I. R. Crlgar, Mrs. W. J.
Rogers, the Misses Ms Roger, Llsxl
Cone. Edna Worton. Lilly Swanson. Lulu
Swanann.'Ada Kampe. Julia Crlger, Orac
wmtUxeT. Ellen Johhotr.Ciaralcka.
Grac avinfleld. Dora Crlger. ' Stella
Daniel, - Heltn"- Crlger, - and Loul
Lusck. Adam Clark, Will Ackelaon.
Arthur Johnson,' Glen , Magwne. -Harry
Johnson, Elmer Krus. Fay Crlger, El
mer x-Worten, . John Bollok, William
Schuldt. ;: . ' . . ,
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Th Ladle Aid society sf first
Prekbyterian. church gav 'Its - monthly
ts Wednesday aftarnooa at th horn
of Mrs. J. E. Cameron, tit Ftrartnth
tiwsc . A- differeeit f-smrsltt gtva
ths tea each mhnth and thla time it
was th turn of the cutting committee,
Mrs. Beach received th guests in - the
ball. Th rooms were decorated with
Ivy, ferns tuft cut flower. . Mrs. W.
H. Fear presided at the candy table and
kiss a race Bennett served fruit punch.
In the dining-room Mr. James Wilson
and Mrs. Reed - presided. . Excellent
program numbers wr given through
tha afternoon.. Miss Names, Miss Brad
ley and Mlaa PUc gav readings. Miss
Gilbert, Mr. Miller and Mlaa ProUmaa
sang, and Mr. Jeffrey. Miss Hagner,
Mra. Slmontoa and Mla Canteroa gav
plans number. . .
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Tba annual bualneas meeting and par
iah tea of the First' Unitarian church,
Tuesday evening, waa largely attended
by friends as well ss member. Th
social hour, waa much enjoyed, promi
nent women of the church acting a
boat eases. In th supper-room Mr. Alls,
Tyler and Mrs. H. 8. Oil poured coffee,
and Mrs. Chsrles Know lea and Mr. J.
D. Hart served tc -cream and wafers.
.,.'.'. . . i ;
' Tha danc glva Veday' evening at
Parsons hall by the Cathedral Ladies'
Aid society waa vary well attended and
was a thoroughly enjoyable affair. It
waa' given for the benefit of tha Old
Folks' home and a large sum was netted.
The society officers ' received at the
door Mrs. D. W. Burke, Mrs. J. R. Wy-
lie, Mrs. John Hallimaa and Miss Mc
Kay, and the members acted as floor
hostesses '.About ISO people wer pres
ent. ,'. - . . "-.' .vT.
Royal circle. I: t. . of W gavs It
regular monthly whlst party In the hail
In th Arlington building, Thursday eve
ning. The frrst prls for ladle, a beau,
tlful sofa pillow, was won by Miss E.
Roberts; th second, m decorated vase,
by Mrs. F. F Baumgartnsr. Th first
prise for men fell to Melvla Touasr,
th second to J. E. Klly. At th. con
clusion of th gam rf reshments wr
served by th committee, .4 ;- .
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The Fraternity, club gav another f
its delightful dance laat nlgkt at Parr
sons' balV ; . .
BEDDINGS.
Mr. Alaxsnder Muir and Miss KaU A.
Olbba , wer married by th ' Rev. Dr.
C C . Strattaa on Wednesday awning
st th borne of the bride mother, Mrs.
M. W. Glbbv Stt Taylor streeU Th
brld I ths youngest daughter of th
lata ex -Governor A. C Glbbs, sad 'ths
date was the golden anniversary of his
marriage to her mother.- - ; .
! Th ceremony-was performed In to
bay window of ths back parlor, where
ths . curtain, . wer draped -with
amilax, true lover's! knot forming th
central piece. During th " ceremony
Cart Bohm's. "Calm aa ths Night" was
softly played OH the! violin-by -Miss
Cordelia Barker, accompanied, by Ralpl
W. Hoyt.- Congratulations - war ' ex
pressed by, relatives and ' friends' and
th meeting' of many 'old-time aequaln-tanoas-
.was a featur of the funotlon.
Which wi delightfully Informal- -.
Tha bride gowned In white silk with
long--roll waa escorted by Tieif" 'brother,
Charles. W. Olbba. of. Wallace. Idaho.
and aocompanin, or hr sirteiv Mrs, P
L' Packard, whw wor cream and pink
net over cream sllla Tha groom waa
' accompanied by p. I. Packard. The
hous-wss beautifully decorated' with
long garland of . evergreens and big
bunches of Oregon grape. -The dlnfhg
room was in dainty pink, the evergreens
using t used tnere ateo. Th - brlde'i
mother was assisted tit receiving by Mrs.
Charles W. Glbbs of Wallace. Idaho,
Mias Kate Cusio and Mrs. J. ft Meek
also Mrs. Georg A: Cooper, Miss Ann
Farrell. Miss Anns7 Samuel, Mrs. I. Foga
snd Miss Charlotte -Reed. 1 Punch wss
served during the evening by Miss Sam
uel land Miss Flnley-. In th -dining
room Mrs-Amede M. Smith graciously
presided, assisted by Mrs. Ralph Davis,
Mias Taylor. Mlaa Fay and Miss Lewis.
Mr. snd Mrs. Muir will be at horns aft
March 1 at ML Tabor. ;., -
f ' .- -. av J-Tf --r-r
The marriage of Miss Grac Shaw to
Guy Haiferty of Aberdeen. Wash., was
solemnised Wednesday at tha horns, ofl
ths bride aunt. Mrs. M. Wilson, 421
Third" street; Th bride 1 a singer ef
soms promt nenc, th dsughter of W. A
Shaw and th nleca of Mrs, Albert C.
Sheldon, th popular soprano) how study.
Ing In Paris. .. .
The bride erftered on th arm, of her
father' and stood with the groom under
a Urge whit wedding bell of roses.
Pev. John C. Hugh of. St Lawrence
church read the1 ceremony, Th bride
waa beautifully gowned In 1 whits satin
elaborately trimmed with handsoms I act
and pearl passementerie. - Sh carried s
shower bouquet of Bride roses and lilies
of th valley. , Her only ornament waa a
sunburst of diamonds and pearls, a gift
of Iter father. - Miss Mss Shsw, her
only sister,' wss ths ons attendant and
looked winom In. a gown of nils green
silk, carrying a ahower of violet and
ferns. Arthur J- ImhoK was th groom's
attendant. .. ,t . - ' .
' Dainty refreshments- wer served In
th dining room by th girl friend of
th bride. Congratulatory' telegrams
from -British Columbia- snd-Washington
ana a cablegram from Paris wer read
After a visit to Biitlah Columbia and
th sound Mr. and Mrs. Haiferty .will
b at hem in Aberdeen. Wash. '
r ' it it '
' Miss Lela Alexander and R. H. Cat
wer -married In Corvallis Isst Wednes
day.1 Rev. T, T. Vincent performing th
ceremony - in . th preaenc 'Of - a f '
friend. Mr. and Mrs. Cat ar at horn
in Portland., - - '.-'.". rr : -
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-Miss ,Jeaephln Msttson and H. W.
Jones were married laat Sunday at tha
noma or Mrs. m. A. paulua. It Taylor
street. The ceremony was read by Dr.
J. Whftcomb Brougher In th presenc
'w-'ry few frlemla .Mr. -and Mrs.
Jones wlll reald In PortUnd,
. Ww s
Miss I Jennie Peterson and CharJIea H.
Moeller, both of Portland, wer marrWd
at St. Johns 1 hotel last -Thursday by
Re. E. I House, D. D.
": Miss Dorothy Keeney of Portland wss
married to J. H. Charles of San Francisco-
at the Christian church In Eugene
last Saturday-evening, -Rev. J.- 81 Mo
Callunv? officiating. - Mr,' and MTC
Charlea win mak their home in Cali
fornia. 1.; '-1 r - v.- .
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Ons of ths pretty, quiet weddings of
the . week. wa. that of- Ml -B-rtU
Ja b ana Loul Fi led wlihh toorflrr-thi tn-rtanc sh. appeSTed id Ophellal
pise at th horns of th brlde'e unde,
N. Wagner, St4 Thurraaa street. Wd
V' "VST H. B. LTTT k v r
Fourth and Waahinfton Strcaia.
1 W hav greatly reduced th price
f vry garment, sad hav special line
f sacriflos value for ih Janaary pur
chaser. - Our advertised fls.1 ladles
and ilssss rolls hare distlw ttiaiiasa
snd originality that cajHlval whsnsver
Mm. Melba, Who ill Appear in Concert at Armory Hall Monday Erea
' ' Ing. January 30. ' , .y''X1
day evening. Dr, Btephen 8. WIe per
formed the ceremony. Th decorathma
In- ths "rooms were simple, . combining
Oregon grape prettily with ' whit rib
bon and roses... Ths bridal party, unat
tended, stood beneath festooned garlands
Of green In tho hay window. The bride
waa pretty., In a simple traveling. u It
.df brown.- Light - refreshments , er
JorvfttU. .J,.:: 1Wtng Wft, WtJde
with a few wfil-ci)oen words and Im
mediately after Mr. and Mra.: Fried toft
for- a- trip-through. lfornl, Xby
will b a horns In Portland 1ft. about
thr weeks.' . ... '. -
- Ths horn of Mrs. B. E Hoyt. I Eat
Ash street was th scons of a pretty Home
wedding-on Thursday avenlng. the occa
sion being th marriage of her daughter
Myrt)Lto JWUs M. .Law rnceTh
bouse waa beautifully decorated, th
color schema being green , and white.
Mis Fleets Msgers' presided -at - th
piano, and to tho ,' stralnr iof . Men
delssohn's wedding march th .bridal
party entered tb front parlor and took
their position- beneath a canopy of trail
ing Ivy and Or son grac. intermingled
with whit flowers. - The- ring ceremony
wss read by Rev. Mr. Hepp of Centen
ary Mathodlat church.' and Immediately
after Jeta Dunbar sang "Oh. Promlss
Me. ""Ths brld carried a bouquet of
bride's roses tied with whits tulle, and
wore whits rolls, Mr. and Mr. Law
rence ar at' home at Twenty-fourth and
Weldlpr streets, ... -' -r... .
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. MUSICAL NOTES.
' Madam Melba- was Helen Porter
Mitchell.- daughter of Davtd Mitchell,
a successful Victorian contractor and
squatter. - who hailed from Forfarshire,
Bh Is consequently a Scotch Australian.
Sh was bom In 1841 at Burnley, on th
Ysrra brass -close to -ths Qity of Mel
bourne, but she waa reared In th bush,
oa a station than owned by bar fsther,
named KUlara, near Warburton, which
la one of th most plcturasqu spots la
Gippsland. .... , v.
Miss Mitchell cam of a musical fam
ily. v Her father had a rich, baas vole;
her mother, Isabel A, Dow. 'wss an ac
complished musician,, and her tw sis
ters had On voice. Her flrat lessons
In muslo wer the lullabies . of her
mother. It wss her mother, too, who
was- her rst Instructor on ,th plsno.
Speaklntr -r: rvcantly on thla aubject.
Madam Melba ssid: . . - -
, "It 'seem that I waa fond of music
when i a mere baby. I learned to play
th piano by ear, after listening to my
motlter, and later on I took a course
on the organ, snd alo In harmony and
composition. Those lessons have stno
been of Immense value to me. I think
it waa first discovered thst I possessed
a voice a real voice when ' I . was It
years' old.- After a few- lesions.: with
Msdam Lucy Chambers, th Australian
Marches!, I went to Paris, 'and there
tudld under Marohael, to whom X owl
a nig oeot r graiuuae. - .
I In 114 Madam Melba went to Lon
don, and ' made one or two --essays st
nell says, - "no very marked .success."
Shs ; wss not, however, discouraged,
even though her parent were per lat
ently opposed to her entering on a
musical oa rear, but-commenced a eourss
of training under th great Parisian
teacher, Madame Marcheal. i who - con
sidered her voles so good that sh pre
dicted is stags success for her within
II months. This promise, say Men.
nell. wss more than fulfilled. Twelve
months sftsr her first lesson Madame
Melba appeared. vs Ollda, In Tllgolet-
to." at ths Bruassls opera. Later she
was engaged for th grand opera .at
Paris and appeared ther with M. tjm
sails., thai famous baritone. In "Hamlet."
and waa very warmly praised by tb
pre.. While studying with Madam
Marchl h learned tha lesdlng roles
of ten operas In ten months, which her
teacher said waa an unprecedented
record, - Under Plaque sh studied op
eratic deportment, and Increased In art
and fame. , , .
Th Willamette Valley Choral union.
which ooaduots a targe musical festlvil
ev-ary year la May In me t t v "
towns, win meet la PortiaaJ t ) j
it ih n n i
belng mad fdr It On account of th fair.
Th representatlv choruses from sach
city will probably bo much larger than
heretofore Requests -hav . been sent
but t the' towns included fn th choral
union asking that each on send about
71 or 100 local . singers. Th manage
ment hopes to get a:- chorus of about
1,000 voices snd it will probably, -b
th opening dy. BIdes this it will
hav ita usuaLJtsat .day or a week of J
festival work, presenting om bf'Th
greatest oratorioJ Th' leader of ths
Eugsn force Is Prof. Irving M. Olen.
director of th University of Orgon
School of Music; of ths, Albany forces
Is Pres. W. H. Lee of Albany ooller: of
Oorvalll. Prof. Wallls Nh. a regent
of .the .Oregon ' AgricttlturaX'.Collegeii'oX.
; MONDAY- MORNIJTO,
irinouhcefhen
, L S i i i ii ii ' a a F .
At 10 o'clock,- Lobby Msrquam Crrand Theatre,' : ' r t
ths Advance Sale of Seats Will Open fc f 7 , ';
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U - : THE WORLD'S GREATEST SOPRANO
CONCEI
Monday Evening, Januar0rl905
::-:JSU.Kt- 8:30 '.O'CLOCK.:-'. -S.:-.-,:.
' rUADKUK MELBA Will Be Assisted by'y'-
ELLISON VAN HOOSK.-Ttner V 8IONORINA SASSOLL Harpist
M. Ch. QILIBERT, Baritoo CMAHLBS K. NORTH Flutist
' f ". -hraa DAVISS, Pianbt
PBirrt; i Balcony $4, $3, $2
t Lower noor-$4, $3. $2
K. B.
-The balldlos will be theraaftly wwsm.
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FIRST BAPTIST! CHURCH
, :T"'-'rT"Tw'u,la snd Taylor &Jr1a . '. . , - ": ' ".'
Wednesday Evcnrr-, ;
S)em, Prof. Fraaceaeo Sealer, dean
th musical department -of WlUarr
antveraity. The data of tho festival w
b later thla year because of the flr.
It has slways been th leading muttcel
vent f th state and this year it w' 1
h-on a much larger scalar Prof W. 1 1.
Boxer. leader of . tb Portland choru j,
will probabfy "b asked to. direct, a
compliment customary given th ' t -rector
of th entertaining rho-Aie. Th
union waa started with th organlua
tkm ander tb leadership of Mr. and
Mra. Raymond C. Brooks of th Or,
torio woclety of Eugene la lt7. Two
years later Albany. Corvallis and .
lem assisted " In th festival, and. tha
Willamette Valley Choral union was-formed.-
In 10S. whaa they met sgatn
la Eugsn. th Boxer chorus of Port
land -waa -admitted.- Tha organisation
has during this- tlms given many of th
leading oratorio. Including Handel's
-Messiah." ' Hadyn's 'Creatine.." Men-,'
delssoha'S St Paul" and "Elljah.7. Ro
atnl e "Stabat Mater" . and Gounod's
"Redemptlos, 1 ;
One of the recent acquisition to mu
aical Portland, who give brilliant prom
ts, to Arthur N. D Vore, organist st '
Taylor, street Methodist church, II
Cam to Portland early In the winter
from, Indiana po!ita. wher he had been
rganlst In -the large Meridian street.
Methodist church, famous aa the ene
President Harrison snd Vica-Preeldent,
Fairbanka attended. At Christmas time,
when the Taylor street church wax hav- .
ing difficulty with a large mired ehorjua,
th authorities hearing noma Of bis
work, salted - f or- hfs -assisianc and -ht
a "ahort'tlm h" had' th'-rMru' undr -v -nerf
ecjueontrol. .1HI work waa ao sat-.: .
Isfaotory that they engaged him aa reg
ular organist- He la . now training a
ohlldren chotr of some Tt vokwa, de
voting pert of th tlma tov singing and",
part , sight readings HI work, with. ...
theos children shows a ; thorough com- 4
prehension .of hi Held and their re-
markabls progress leads to ths - belief
that hs will soo rum out s chorus any
on would w lab to hear. Th saaterial -la
raw and very few. know anything .
about reading music,- so It ts not a
smsll undertaking, if- . T " r.
- Mr.- D Vore towspeclally good as an "
accompanist, being both keen and sym
pathetic. He ha don a great deal of, ' ,
work- with Mrs. Roa Bloch-Bauer and
WlUlam Wallace Graham. For the" lat
ter, h will Jb acoaenpanlat at th violin
recital soon to be given. Mr. D Vor t '
I a composer sad arranger of music : -of
no llttl merit. He -has written a . '
number-of -composition -entirely his
own, but he Is especially foad of snak
ing new arrangement of old music, a '
number of which hav been recognised,
by ;the best publishers. . Mr. De Vor1
reoalved his early training from his
mother, herself a pianist and 'teacher of
recognised ability. He began th serloua
study of aiusto- tn Pennsylvania at ths .
BucknSll Unlveralty Conservatory - f
Music HI work was. later continued
nnder'sueh -teachers as Jallet - Aiken,
ptanlate of New Tork. th Ute FJyee
Avlrsgnet, Mu. D, of Psrls oonserva
tory, in piano, orchestration and orches
tral instruments, conducting- eompoel
tlon and alTangenMnt; Charles Hansen,
th Ibrat)ed blind orgatklat, and Max ::
Leckner, for,,, many year president or., . .
UOSU.;
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TBaker'Ctty will, miss" tha hospitality
of Mrs. "Etta Krebs for aom tlm. sh.
having closl her horn th past w -
(Continued on Pag Eighteen.)
" Prof." Beggs ' children's das vry
Saturday. Audlfbrium halL
JANUARY 23, 1905
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Out-of-town orders must be ao--com
pan led by aoy erdar and an
drssa stsaaped savloo. 8end
orders. to Calvin Heliig, Marquasa'
Orand Theatre. v -.-.
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