Portland Soloists Will Sing in Concert at thzililllj Theatre
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N ACTIVE campaign for grand
; opera, in English la being Started
br the National Society for the
Promotion of Grand Opera In Eng
lish, with , headquarters In New
York and branches in Boston. Philadel
phia and Chicago. At- recent meeting
it was decided to make the association
national In actuality, as well as in name,
and to Spread US work over1 the entire
country. The moire has the support of
number of leading1 musicians, directors
and composers, according to reports Just
received here, i :.
. Reginald De Koven. president of the
society', presided over the meeting, and
jthey were present from the board of
' management Walter Damrosch, Charles
Henry Meltser, Walter Bogert. Arthur
Farwell and Anna E. Ziegler. There
'was a large attendance and the audience
f The first speaker was Mr. De. Koven,
4 who explained the origin and nature
J of the society, and read its constitution,
. 'as well as the list of its officers com-
prising the board of management and
.advisory council. Mr. De Koven told
,'ot the extension of the scope of the
society through affiliation with the Na
j tlonal . Federation of Musical - clubs,
iwhieh declared" strongly for opera in
English- at Its- last- biennial in- Phlla-
delphtu, " , : ....' . , ' '
j , He referred to the need ' which had
arisen for centers In other localities, and
'told of the branches of the society which
(are now, being', formed as follows: In
'. Boston by William JI. Gardner, in Phila
delphia by Harvey Watts, and in Chl
cngo - by Maurice - Rosenfeld.- - Letters
! from the organisers were read. Mr. De
i Koven gave experiences and opinions
going to show the desirability of opera
iin the vernacular, and called for sup
. port of I he organization, asking all
prospective members to send t their
names to Anna Ziegler, 1425 Broadway.
r Mr. De Koven then called upon Mr.
Damrosch. who expressed his. emphatic
approval of the movement, which he
; now considered to have become irreslsti
1 ble. and destined for certain success. He
t spoke of the fact that European coun-
f tries reaulre opera In their own ian
guage. and made special reference to the
.encouragement or the American com
lotr in - the operative field. While he
himself had left the operatic field as a
conductor, lie said that he wbuld be glad
to take up the baton again if he could
conduct the. "Walkure" in English. Mr.
Damrosch said that American compos
ers should go in for better light opera,
. that,w hava the- best choruseand-iir-
rhestras for such , productions that we,
to be . found, and that they should De
availed of by the cojnposer in America.
Mr. Farwell referred to Otto Kahn's
l!laration pt belief that opera Is to.be
' the tsaeptialiy .American art form. Mr.
Farwell jsaia mat any ta.wni iucim
bklma the aurface of the national con
sciousness, as opera does at present, can
; he regarded only as an exotic, and not
yot as a rooted and thriving national
art. v He explained the need of practical
organization for ideal movements like
the present, and suld that every Ideal
enterprise was a war: the present one
not, it was to -be understood, with the
government Ot opera, but with a condl
tlon of confused individual opinion, dis
order and chaos. T " " ' -
. Mr. Meltzer adduced such high author
ities as. Addison and St. Paul, the latter
in respect particularly t sacred song
in tho vernacular, as bearing direct tes.
tlmdny In favor of such a movement as
the present, 1 He spoke of what the Sav
age and ; Aborn companies had already
accomplished, ana wisnea mat i'
ropolltan opera house would progress
mora rapidly in tha matter. A; ;
Mr. Witherspoon said that the diffi
culty of slnginp In English had been
greatly exaggerated, that pnly a certain
- number of sounds could ba emitted from
the human throat,. and that after Italian,
. tlie other languages were about equal In
availability for son?.- "ii a singer wm
studv," he said, "there Is no reason why
he should not sing in English."
Arthur-Nevln expressed his full sym
pathy witb the movement.
Msdame Ziegler spoke on tha Bubject
- of enunciation, and said that English
words were easier than French, but that
the American student was unfortunately
nolirequlred to utudy the English lan
guage with a view to singing It.
Harold Bayley, who will conduct the
Tortland Symphony orchestra next Sun
day, has prepared an excellent program
for this concert, the tig number being
BrahnVS fourth symphony, never before
played' In this city. This symphony is
". one of the most difficult but it has
been rehearsed so carefully that a splen
did . rendition may ba looked for. An
other very interesting number wlll be
Edward ' German's Gypsy suite, with
which the program will be concluded,
The suite portrays tha various phases
of gypsy life and ends 'with a tarantella
dance of the whirlwind oraer. -a auu
ntnmer Nlarhfs Dream." by Mendel
onn Will De mo opening nurauer. wmor
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" selections will be walta ''Damroschen"
hv Tschalkowsky. "The Watch 1 of the
Angel Guardian'.' by Pierne. lot string
orchestra, and "Ronae Amour- oy went
erhout. Tha concert will begin at 3:45
o'clock. . r . - . -
!-.. Miss Evelyn Paddocx will be heard
S the following progjram before " the
Jlonday Musical club. Monday, Febru
ary 26; KreUleriana Op. 16 (three first
numbers) (Schumann); Fantasia Pieces,
On IS (Schumann): Two Preludes, Op.
28. No. 7 and 20 (Chopin): "Romance
(Van Flellts); "Two Episodes," Op. 115,
No.;l and 7 (Max Reger); prelude and
fugut. Op. 85. . No. I (Mendelssohn).
. Miss Emma Perley Lincoln will read
"Pauline Pavloona," by T. Bailey Aid-
The Rose Musical Festival chorus at
Its second rehearsal last Monday added
50 new members. Frederick E. Chap
. man, the director, Is highly pleased with
the' quality of the chorus. The con
ceita will be given June 1, and 9, at
the Auditorium, ushering 'In ' the Rose
Festival. ;Hayden's "Creation" and sev
, eral other great selections will be ren
dered- Those Who are over If yeata old
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC
EMMA B. CARROLL
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Residence Studio (37 Flanders St,
-T h e or yr H a rmonyr-Sight
Readins and Piano
Beginners taken, .Pupils prepared. for
concert playing, etc.
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Miss Evelyn Paddock, who will be
the piano soloist at the meeting
tomorrow afternoon of the Hon
day Musical club. .. . - "
and who can read and sing music may
still , apply, for . membership In tha
chorus at the next rehearsal Monday, at
People's hall, 7:45 p. m., East Seventh
and Ankeny streets. - v - ; : -:,
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" Miss nehrietta Holum and II.' M.
Pickering were the soloists last week
for tha Monday Night Male chorus, d
William Belcher, director. Miss Hplum
sang -f "The Rosary" (Nevln), and "
LArlse From Dreams of Thee" (Blsch
off). 'Mr. Pickering sang "Love's Prom.
iso" (De Koven),. and, "Love in the
Southland" (Canfleld).
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At the last meeting of the "Wednea
day Afternoon Woman's club, Wll
Hum Belcher, director,' Miss VlviaiVt Mar
shall sang "A Love Song" (Elliott), and
"Caro mloben" (Glordann, - and j JAisu
Irene Wents sang "Counsels to Nina"
(Wekerlln), and "I ilear You Calling
Me" (Marshall). -
' The White Templa Choral club, under
the direction of J. William Belcher, will
sing "O-Thau Whose - Power" "from
.'Moses in Egypt." by RoaslnLat, the
6J5 p. m." meeting tonight.
. Music ciritlcifim. as it Is practised In
South AfricS, at least in the town' there
named after lovely Old Heidelberg, Is
lllU8trated"irithefoltowing( pari graph
Inspired by a well known visiting vio
linist's treatment of his instrument As
a masterpiece of Its kind it waa dis
covered by the London Observer:
"He whacks It and whips It and wipes
It and thumps it and -snaices it and
squeezes it and tickles it and lifts It
and lowers it and swings It and plucks
it and raps it and pats It and strokes
it, and all the while the music goes on
It sings and it whistles; it moans and
it groans. It screams and it screeches,
U laughs and giggles and chuckles and
sniggers. It shivers and shakes, it shud
ders and trembles, it roars and it
acold. Jt hurries and scurries. " Jumps,
runs . and tumbles, gets up and runs
again. ' It produces melodies and har
monies, trills, shakes, scales,, cadenzas,
twins, triplets, sharps, flats, naturals
and unnaturala." . . , -
Having cancelled his contract at the
Metropolitan Opera House, which still
had another year, to run, plmltrl Smir
noff, the Russian tenor, . sailed from
New York the other day for his native
country, uttering many complaints
anent bis experiences at that instltu
tlon. -" Mr. Smirnoff declared that he
was leaving because he could ho longer
endure the persecution which he al
leges was conducted against him as
Russian by the Italian influences at
the Metropolitan. When informed of
Mr, Smirnoff's remarks, General Man
ager Gatti-Casazza, of the Metropoll
tan, taid merely that Mr. Smirnoffs
contract was, cancelled because he did
not know a large part of tha repertoire
which he had voluntarily Included In
his contract, and that, as Mr. Smirnoff
had himself admitted this fact, the con
tract had been cancelled by mutual
consent. But it Is a fact that Mr,
Smirnoff is not tha first artist. . tQ leave
me Metropolitan voicing tna Bama com
plaint. . : ,
Mare Lagen..the New York mnnager,
announces . thMt - Gulseppa Campanarl,
me lamous oariione, now wiin tne Met
ronolltan Onera comDanv. will mo It)
concert tour under his direction during
tha season of 1912-13. - -
San Francisco is preparing to build
a municipal opera house to cost ap
proximately $760,000. It will also shel
ter a conservatory of musl. It is to
ba ready in time for the 15 exposl
tlDn. ' 4 -i -rr
A A 1 I,
Joseph Hollman. tha Duteb, feelllst, re
cently introduced his new concerto for
cello at an Albert Hall Bunday concert
In London. '
It is reported that Paderewskl Is dl
recttng his energies this year mainly
to hU new opera, i ji -
New York Is talking of reducing. the
fancy salaries heretofore paid theblg
singers at tha Metropolitan.
. Paderewskl Is said to be planning
tour of South America, and it Is rum
ored that he haa spent most of the
fortune he harvested in America.
Mrs. Delphirie Marx sang at the Frl
day afternoon meeting of the Mothers'.
and Teachers, ciud or tJrooitiyp.
Adolfo Jimenez, tenor, who arrived In
Portland about a month ago from New
York and Saw Francisco, 1 organising
a quartet, (the members of which, be
sides Mr. Jlmlnes, will be Wallace A
Fisher, baritone: Rose Evelyn Miller,
ioprano, and Kathryn. Crysler..Reardon,
contralto. The quarttjiill sing class!
cal music and folk songs and will ap
pear in concert, in tne near, future.
W. A. Walters, tenor, will elng th
aria --"Uaa Furtlva Lagrlma" from "El
isir d'Amour," for one -of his numbers
.atthj3xompliaintarx-co:iccrLlo43a
given by Koae coursen-ueeu at th
Helllff thatre Thursday evening. "Rt
torno Vlncitor," from VeH's Alda will
be sung by Miss Zeta Hoiitster, soprano,
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Miss Clata Howell will sing Frani' "Iro
Herbst" (Autumn). "All! Rendlmi,"
ontralto arla-from-Xltrana" by Rossi, -
will be given by Mrs. R. W. Bchmeer.
Tho Treble Clef club. Miss Geraldlne
Coursen. accompanying, will give a com-
position new to Portland, Chatninade I
Evening Prayer in Brittany.", also a
brilliant waltz song,- "Nymphs and
Fauns." by Bemhf rg. The program will
be -closed ;by a group "of songs, sung
by Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed, one being
Tchaiskousky'e "War Ich Nicht eln
Halrri." Edgar E. Coursen will be al
the piano. "'"','"". .:" ''; '
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Tuesday afternoon was one of "Ger
man Lleder " at Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer s
class meet. Miss Zella Knox sang "Du
Blst Wle Elne B'ume,' by Schumann;
Miss Carvel '"Hoffnuny," by Relchart;
Grace Joaephlne Brown sang "Still Wis
Die Nacht," by Bohm: Miss Wax sang,
"Aus Metnem Grossem Schmcrzen," by
Franz: Mrs. Detphlne Marx gave the
beautiful aria from "Samson and Deli
lah" for contralto by Ralnt-Saens, and
'Die Lotus Blums, " by Schumann.
The following program was given at
the last-meeting of the Tuesday- After
noon jclub, under the direction of Mrs.
Rose Coursen-Reed. ."Only in Dreams."
(De Koven) t "My Task," (Ashford):
"Love Is a Rose." (Sans Soucl), Ray
mond . MrKalson; "Du Blst -Wle Elne
Blume," (Schumann) : "Where My Car
avan Has Rested," (Loehr); "Sing Ma
a Song of a Lad That Is Gone," (Hom
er), H. G. Lettow; "The Face of My
Love, (Forster);-"Rose of My Heart,'!
(Loehr), Mr, McKalson. " r
A large audience was present to greet
Mrs. Rpse.Coursen-Reed at her vocal re
cital given under the auspices of the
Monday Musical club at Eilers hall last
Monday atternoon. An Interesting pro-
f ram was given of four groups of songs,
tallan, German, French and English.
Mrs. Reed was recalled many times and
wa the recipient of beautiful flowers.
Edgar E. Coursen made a most excel
lent accompanist.
Mrs. , J. E. Bonbrfght sang Dudley
Buck's "My, Redeemer and My. Lord,"
ast wiinaay morning at tne Mount
Tabor Presbyterian church.
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John Claire Montelth' was one of the
soloists ; at the annual Washington's
.Birtnaay tea given at the First Pres
byterian church on Thursday. He sang
aa his first number, "Mother O Mine,"
by Tours. For encore he used. "Im
Kahne," by Grieg, Mr. Mordaunt A.
Goodnough as accompanist, ably adapted
nm wora to tne interpretation of the
singer.. - . , .-. ,
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Jasper Dean Mac Fall, director of
music at the Sunnyslde Methodist Epls
copai enurch, has, on account of the
many- requeeta that bare come to him,
decided to repeat the solendld nroe-mm
that was rendered at the February "Song
Dervjce- ny tne choir of the church.
next Sunday evening., . The preliminary
program will be changed somewhat, but
the cantata "The Prince of Peace" will
be rendered with the same soloists. A
particularly attractive number will be
jL,ora. x Believe." which will b mn
uy jisBa juane seller, soprano...
At the Grace Methodist Enl annnfi 1
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Eiiuwn mo evening musical program will
oe as ioiiows: organ and vocal num-
Dera irom . uaul's "The Holv ntv .
Orgaa - Contemplation (Introduction).
miss -Fisher; quartet, "No Shadows
Yonder;" aria, "These Are They Which
Came," Miss Ferguson; quartet, "The
rinmg rot it ior Silver;" aria, "My
Soul Is Athirst for God." Mr. MnlrtRiv
offertory, Organ, Adoration (Intermez-
to) miss Fisher aria. "Eva Hath
inoi teen," Mrs. Stowersi rin
"A New Heaven
r.artn, Mr. Montgomery: auartet.
They That Sow in Tears:" nrin
"Great and Marvelous," (Finale); Mies
i-isner. une quartet is composed of
L.aura Ferguson, soprano; Elizabeth
Hamilton btowers, contralto; Joseph P.
Mulder, tenor and W. A. , Montgomery,
baritone. Leonora Fisher, -organist and
cnuir airocior. v
A aawed concert will be riven at Ml.
pah Presbyterian church this evening at
7:so o clock by a chorus choir of 25
voices, assisted by Mrs. Clara.Rrook
Urdahl, soprano, Mrs. Nellie Peterson,
ursnnmi na Btaniey a. HUrr, director.
me program will be: Ormn nrAi,.H
"Prelude." (Offenbach Arr. bv Rhnw
anthem. "Christian, the Morn Breaks
oweeuy oer xnee," (Shelley); soprano
solo, "Hear Ye Israel" from "Elijah."
'Mendelssohn). Mrs. Clara-Rrooit TTr.
dahl; ladies' quartet, "O, Shepherd of
jsraei, , lornson); cornet solo. "Flee
as a Bird." (Dana). W. n. nn- an
them, "The King of Love My Shepherd
Is," (Shelley); trio, "Praise Ye." from
"Attlla." (G. Verdi.) i. soprano solo. "Like
a xieart jjesires," (Allltsen), Mrs.
Clara-Brooks Urdahl; organ offertory,
voluntary, (uessei; male auartet.
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Advance vocal students, who will He
; the Jleillg theatra, Thursday evening, February 29. The Tretle Clerr club will assist: l Miss Clara
Howell. 2 Mrs. E. W, Schmeer, 3- Wv A. Walters. 4 Mrs. Irene Burns-Albert. 5--Mlss Zeta
Holllster, 6 H. G. Lettow. 7 -Mrs. Virginia. Hutchinson. 8 Mhs Madeline Stone.
"Send Out Thy Light," (Gounod); an
them. "Hark! Hark, My Soul," (Shel-
ley)i Organ postlude, "March from Ath
alla," (Mendelssohn). ; !
John Claire Mouteith and Miss Mur
iel Williams were the soloists at the
big reception given by the Daughters
of the American Revolution at the Mult.
nomah hotel on Thursday.; Mr. Mon
telth sang by request "My Own United
States." . I - ' ...
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Following inusical program will be
given this afternoon by Webber's' Ju
venile orchestra at the St. Vincent's
hospital, from 2 to 4 p. m.; March,
"Skipper Susie Green,"". (Ramsay-Jacob);
waits, "Lame Des Fleurs," (Sagallarl);
sextette from "Lucia dl Lammermoor,"
(Donxetti-Webber); song, "Sleepy Head,"
(Shermap-Webber), Franclsca Biles and
chorustserenade, "Coquette," (Barthel-emy-Webber);
grand selection, "La
Boehme," (Puccini); "Big Chief Bat-
tle-Axe," (Allen-Jacobs); intermexso.
"Cavallerla Rustlcana," - Mascagnl.
Jacobs)? song, "AH Aboard for Blanket
Bay," (Stevens-Nape), Hazel Van Av
ery and chorus; ldylle. "The Mill In the
Forest," (Eilenberg-Odell); violin solo,
"Reverie," (Gruenwald-Webber). Fran
cises Bliss, (orchestra accompaniment);
medley overture, (J. Bodewalt Lampe).
' Mrs. F. C. Chapman,, John Claire
Montelth and D." W. Clipp. violinist,
gave the musical numbers at the an
nual banquet held Under the auspices of
the Congregational churches at the Has
salo street church on Tuesday evening.
Mr, Montelth gave a fine .rendition of
"The Bedouin- Love Song" (Schnecker),
and Mrs. Chapman' sang "King Me to
Sleep," (Green) with violin obllgato by
D. W. Clapp, who also gave a solo num
ber. The accompanists were Miss
Thomas and Miss Abby Whiteside.
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Miss Elma Gilbert, who has been sub
stituting as soloist at the Hassalo Con
gregational church, has been engaged
for the remainder of the season. At this
morning's service she will sing In the
duet, "Springtime of the 8oul," (Mart).
Miss Gilbert . was the soloist at this
week's meeting of the Montichoral club.
In the morning at Grace Methodist
Episcopal church. Miss Laura Ferguson
will sing, I Wilt Lay Me Down in
Peace," (Buck).
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' Invitations have been issued for the
recital of Mrs. Emma F. Carroll's Feb
ruary class. It is to be given at Mrs.
Carroll's , residence '.studio, Thursday
mnnth thtk WArlr ft .Tn anrl TathrlnA!
Sntler has been attracting especial at
tention and they are both to appear on
the program. .
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Mis ' Jessie Iewls 'lll accompany
Henry Van Praag at the meeting of the
Woman's club In W. O. W. hall the aft
ernoon of March R. -. ,.'.
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Miss Frances Batchelor has accepted
a commission to play In April for the
musical department of Oregon Agricul
tural college. . v ;
Oregon Conservatory of Muslo. All
branches taught by staff of teachers.
Historian Macaujay Prodigy.
From the London Chronicle.
Macaulay must not be omitted when
there Is tSllt of infant prodigies. From
the age of 3 he read incessantly, and
by the time he was 7 he had begun a
compendium of universal history. At
g he wrote a treatise designed to oon
vert the natives ot Malabar to Chris
tianity, while one visit at an early age
to Strawberry Hill was enough to en
able him to carry the catalogue bf the
Oxford coiiectlons In We memory ever
flttnrwai-rl, A( rA lnlor ilatn Mar.iilny
expressed the opinion that ha could re
produce "Paradise Lost". and "The PU-
1 grim a Progress", if every existing copy
wci'e debtro"-,'
preeenta'd by Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed
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ChlcagotFeb. 24. The city haa opened
a new public playground, extending from
Blue Island avenue to Waller street
along Thirteenth place. The street will
be closed for traffto except during school
hours. This move was accomplished by
the Chicago Woman's Aid.
Tha John Smyth school is In the play
ground block, which lies in one of the
most congested districts of the city.
Mrs. Charles Reubens, vice president of
the Chicago Woman's Aid, told yester
day of the work tho organization has
done at the Smyth school. She spoke
at a meeting of. the first district, Illi
nois Federation of Woman's clubs, at
the Chicago Woman's club.
"There are about 2000 children in the
school,' she said, "and the street is the
only playground they have. There have
been many accidents because of the chil
dren playing In the streets. The city
has ordered that there shall be no traf
fic In that block before school, during
the noon hour, after school, and all day
Saturday and Sunday."
& S. Johnson, member W the Demo
cratic national committee, has made
formal announcement of his candidacy
for the Democratio nomination in South
Dakota. " " '"
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1 5359 TOSCA (Puccini) "Blucevan le Stelle" (Then shone forth
the stars.) In Italian, with orchestra.
. . , OTELLO (Verdi) "Morte d' Otello." ; (Death Of Othello.)
In Italian, with orchestra. ... j ,
' CAXOXiXHA WHITE, Soprano. , 4'
A 6354 MMK. BUTTERFLY. (Puccini.) "I'n bel dl vedromo"
(One fine day.) In Italiar, with orchestra. '
j NOZZK Dl FIUARO. (MoKart.) "Dove Sono.". (Oh happy
moments ended.) In Italian, with orchestra.
A 5353 ROBERT LE DIABLE. (Meyerbeer.) Cavattna "Roberto,
tu die adoro." (Oh. Robert, beloved.), In Italian, (with
orchestra. . ;K.
, I'PAGLJACCI. (Leoncavallo.) "Stridono lassu." (Oh birds
. In. freedom flying.) In Italian, ..with orchestra..
SOUT CONNOLLY.
. A 1116 MY COUNTERFEIT BILL. (Harry Von TlUer.) Dolly
Connolly (Mrs. Percy Wenrlch), contralto. Orchestra
accompaniment, . ;
IF YOU TALK IN. "POUR 8LEKP, DON'T MENTION MY
NAME. (Nat Ayer.) Dolly Connolly (Mr. Percy Wen-
rich), contralto. Orchestra accompaniment.
X&EJtB rBS.NXZ.I3T.
A 11051 WANT TO UK A JANITOR'S CHILD. - (Green.) Irene
FrHnklln, soprano. Orchentrn accompaniment.
j "".'.-' DON'T NEVKU TRUST A TRAVELING MAN. (Green.)
' ., Irene Franklin, soprano. - Orchestra accompaniment.
AT TOTO SEAZJSS8 AND . ; : '
Columbia Phonograph Co.
Crabbed Old Neighbor Is
bukedbyHearty Smithy
Whom Kids Call Best Pard
in World.
(fBiled Frew Ld Wire.)
New York. Feb. 24. If you go out ti
Sheepshead bay and ask any youngnter
to tell you the name of the greatest man
of this or any other time, he will reply
without hesitation "August Friend-
there never was another guy like him."
And If you ask August Friend what wm
thet greatest Investment he ever made
in his life, he will Jell you It was when
he dug down into his hardeamed sav
ings and paid $250 to lease until 4he
first bf May the only available coasting .
hill in Sheepshead bay.
August Friend was until recently a
blacksmith, For many years his llttl
shop was a favorite resort of the chil
dren. They crowded about his furane? .
and held out their hands' to catch' the
sparks that showered from the white
hot iron, and If they got in bis way
he went rushing to the slack-tub with a
newly fashioned horshoe . and they
frightened him almost to piece when
It Beemed certain they would be tramp
led to death under the heels of some
fractious colt But still the "smtthy"
liked to have the children with him.
Satires from forge.
'" There wasn't much In pounding. Iron,
he ta'd, except the fun he got out of his
Juvenile visitors, and for years the lit- ,
tie folks of Sheepshead bay were his
constant companions. ; A, few months
ago, August, who was. past 70, sold
his little shpp and retired. He saw very
little bf his young friends until a heavy '
snow came. . August went to the one big
hill in the neighborhood and found all
of Sheepshead's youngsters there. They
had just succeeded In getting a good
"road" made through the drifts and were
laughing and shouting. Then William
Thompson, who lived nearby and who,
It seems, had forgotten years ago that
he was once a small boy, appeared and
told the youngsters they were making
too much noise. ' .
It is reported that the remarks August
Friend made to William Thompson on
that occasion dealt In detail with the
latter's ancestry and his probable abid
ing place in the next world, But Thomp-
son called the police and the boys and
girls were told that they could not
coast there any more. ' August went to
William Johns who owned the hill and
leased it for $250. - The next day when
the heavy-hearted children of Sheeps
head bay started out to find "some dinky
hill, where they could coast without be
ing arrested," they saw a little red-faced,-
gray-haired man, looking very
much like a real Santa Claus, gesticulat
ing wildly to them and pointing to a
sign he had Just nailed on a tree, which
read: "Coasters wanted." ,
Bill CoTered With Kids.
It didn't take very long for every
kid in Sheepshead bay to hear the good '
news. They came to the hill from all
quarters and tliey voted August Friend
the greatest man of this or any other
age. - And the old man entered Into the
spirit of the sport with so much seal
that when his aged spouse went to call
him for dinner, she could hardly be
lieve her eyesthere was August him
self, gliding dpwn that hill "belly bus
ter." Journal Want Ads bring results.
SIXTH AND BTBWSIDB.
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