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0 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND. SUNDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1913. ....,,,;...;., ......... ....... . ,u '..;; ALBANY MUSICIANS' FINISH . TOUR OF EASTERN OREGON SHAKESPEARE STUDY CLUB WILL MEET AT LUNCHEON SIvto 1 I'nnni inmf tft iinhrn ,' JKsVVft... Wliri5 UKlitU j J FOR CLUB PROBLEMS w C ' fDCIAL service and the . Christmas I spine v , There Is much that Is synony , i Ly oaous in tnese term, ; Both bring visions of the Joy or doing for other; of the forgetting one s own troubles In bringing sunshine and r cheer to those who are alone and heip- less. ' Both mean understanding and sympathy; not mere cow pnua-niuvj r charity or the exchange of gifts, but , w the actual exchange of personality, of lieart Interest . When the angela aang of ' Peace on . earth, good will to man." perhapa they L knew something of the coming day when a some one said recently, There la no longer pride in wealtbtbut In the stewardship of wealtn" anrwhen hu s inanity really means brotherhood. Mingled with all the joy of the , Christmas season, with Its numerous festivities, there has been in the last . week, many great notes struck here for octal 'service and the genuine Christ titaut aplrlt and In these the Portland r club woman has played a onsptcioua 4 part Cultural persulte have given way aii ha. afternoons devoted to -'packing, boxes and baskets for the sick and poor and the seeking out of those Who need the helping nana. Practically all club work will be sus- v peoded this week while women devote i tnemseivee w cneir iim, :iul th noor and needy "within our . gates." .,:;; st st tt Monday Musical CJassea. The class of concerted piano work of is the Monday Musicawsiuo win meet ai 10 o'clock Monday with Miss Abby whituidk. E15 Weldler street The French class will meet Monday t,10 o'clock with Aaron H. Currier, Eilers ball. , Tha class of musical history will meet ' " at XI o'clock with Miss corotnea nasn, ,v"' Ttir hail. Monday. Miss Martha a Reynolds will receive the musical appreciation ciass monaay at 1 o'clock Instead of Wednesday morn Ing, Eilers hall. .' Tha choral class will meet Monday afternoon at S o'clock with Mrs. Rose Coursea Reed, Meeglejr-Tlchner build tng. r Tha harmony class will meet Friday at 1 o'clock with Luclen Becker, 868 Multnomah street .. k wt Christmas In Other Land. "Christmas Customs In Other Lands," Pwas the topio at last week's session of S the Roseburg 'B5 Mental culture ciud. t The officers of the club were the host 5 esses and" appeared In the costume of Z the country represented, and each gave InteresUng talks on the Christmas cus Z toms and fesUvlUes of the country rep- Z resented. About 78 memners or me Z club were present and each drew a gift. Z A recess will be taken by the club un- S til tha first Tuesday in January. S KK R H Forest Grove lias Good Saleswomen 2 Tha Woman's club of Forest Grove Z Is covering the town thoroughly In the Z sale of Red Cross seals. On the streets, E In the stores, In the library, members S are armed with the seals. Miss Flor- ence Avery, who attended Pacific TJnl S verslty here a few years ago. broke the S record In stamp sales at the University T. of Oregoa laat-week,aUlng Jl20 In ..sr one day, :' Portland Club Notes. The east and west aide divisions of the Portland Shakespeare Study club ' will meet Monday at II o'clock at the Hotel Portland. The dramatic department of the club win meet Tuesday afternoon at I o'clock "at Grace Memorial parish house, east Seventeenth street, between Weldler and Halsey streets, Broadway car, for re hearsal of "Othello," under direction of Adeline Alvord. At the last meeting of the Women's Political Science club it was decided to adjourn for the holidays, to meet the first Tuesday In January. - The third lecture of Madame Henri etta IHullller took place on December Uat the Public Library. The subject --ohosea-wasr "LeJVoyage a laJLuna." by . Alexandre Dumas, Sr. The next read ing will be given December 26, at 8 p. m. Tha public is weloome. - Chapter A, of the P. E. O. Sisterhood, will not meet tomorrow, but will 'bold ' its next session Monday, December 29. . On that occasion Miss Marjorle Lewis will be hostess, and the affair will be - In the nature of a Christmas party. The regular business session of the ' Woman's club will be held Friday after- - noon of this week. Current topics will be discussed by Mra H. J. Jackson. It Is expected that there will be some orig inal Christmas stories given by mem- V bars. ' st tt st Oregon Club News. The parents and teachers of Hermts ton bald an enthuslastlo meeting In the nigh school room of the school bulld i Ing December 11. at which time sub ' jects of vital Interest were discussed. : There were EO In attendance. Tha regular meeting of the Clvlo Im- provement club of Corvallls was held December I In the rest room. The at tendance was large and five new mem bers were received. Committees were ap pointed to see that tne cemetery was put In good condition, also to attend to the beautifying of the path and grounds about the Southern Pacific depot. Some ' ehadetrees will be planted along the -downtown streets. The women are now engaged In selling Red Cross stamps. The Parent-Teacher association of Baker Is planning for skating rinks for the school children as noon as winter " arrives in real earnest. Heretofore only , Indoor amusements have been provided for the children for winter and the new plan is meeting with hearty approval . both from pupils and teachers. Tha Home and School association of Hood River held an enthusiastic meeting December 17. Professor N. E. Kertlg, j : teacher of manual training, gave a line address, In the course of which hu dwelt ' upon the advantages of the present day ' educational system as compared to that of 100 years ago. An inspection of the manual ' training department followed ' the lecture. At ' the business session it was decided to cooperate with the mov ing plcturelthow managers In securing . a series of films on masterpieces in lit erature. - Tha College Women's club of Medford gave a luncheon December 13. at which time t was decided to maintain a flOO scholarship at the state university. The annual election followed the luncheon and resulted as follows: President, Mrs. W. G. Davidson; vice president Mrs. 3. A. Torney; secretary and treasurer, MIhs Santee,' Tha civics department of the Greater Medford club has just finished distrib uting 8000 dahlia bulbs. Bulbs were sent to Talent Phoenix, Central Point and Rogue River; Violet plants were also distributed and In February chrysanthe mums and quantltlea of rose slips will be sent broadcast In ths Medford dis trict The literary department' of the Great er Medford club, of which. Mrs. B. W. Streeter Is chairman, met December IS. Washington Irving was the subject for the afternoon and there was a varied program Including a sketch of bis life and papers on some of his greatest works, interspersed with musical num bers. The woman's tea room of Salem, con ducted by the Woman's club. Is proving a great boon to shoppers and business women as well as school girls, as It of fers an opportunity to secure at nominal cost an appetising hot lunch. Mrs. P. L. Blackerby is in charre of the room. The Astoria Woman's Clvlo club met December IS. Hon. Herman Wise gave the principal address, his toplo being "Essential Values of Commission Form of Government" Miss Wasserman of Portland, who is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Isaac Bergman, gave a compre hensive address on what Portland is do ing to fight tuberculosis. Following her address a special committee was .ap pointed to aot In conjunction with the Astoria Reading club and tha Astoria Humane society In the furthering of the aid Astoria Is to render In this humanitarian movement The Seaside Woman's elub met De cember 10. Longfellow Is being studied by the literary department of the club and at this meeting "Evangeline" was studied, papers being given by Mrs. O. F. Godfrey, Mrs. A. 8. Foster. Mrs. T. H. White and Mra E. N. Hurd. The Washington school Parent-Teacher association met December 12. "Disci pline In the Home and School" "was the toplo of the afternoon. Mrs. Mears gave a talk on nome discipline ana miss Ferguson spoke on school discipline. Miss Canode discussed discipline In the primary grades. More than 100 parents were present at the entertainment given at the Lin coln school In Salem December 8. Mra Penn gave a talk on 'The Parents." Mrs. E. T. Moore spoke on "The Parent Viewpoint" Mrs. Charies H. Jones spoke from toe child a point of view. Delightful songs and exercises were given by the children. K R R General Clnb News. San Francisco clubs last week cele brated Christmas with a number of de lightful festivals of different klnda The Channlng Auxiliary gave an entertain ment Monday evening, when a vaude ville tea was the prthclpal event The Kalon club entertained Tuesday with a program entitled "Cradle Land." Music, national dancea and tableaux were the order of the evening. Mrs. Georgia Shaw Trowbridge, for many years an active clubwoman of San Francisco, has given up her varied activities along soolal and clvlo lines and has entered the State University at Berkeley, where she will fit herself for teaching defective children, com bining modern American methods with the now popular Montesson methods. Mrs. Trowbridge's husband is a prom inent real estate dealer of 6an Francis co and is quite In sympathy with his wife's plan. The Good Cltlienshlp club of Boise la doing an excellent, practical work this season by means of lectures on top ics of live and general interest These topics are Interspersed with literature, muslo and art. Professor C. J. Brosnan recently gave a lecture on "Printed Pafes," when he divided literature Into three sections. Infection, Information and Inspiration. The women's clubs of Houston, Texas, have a very large and active federation and their special interest just now Is raising funds for a clubhouse, which they feel the need of very much. Each of the clubs has Its own plan for rais ing money, one sold pencils and an other Is having a public Christmas tree. Omaha club women have declared a boycott on eggs and have also declared themselves as opposed to tha use of cold storage eggs. Several of the clubs of the city have gone on record In the matter of the boycott and there is a probability that a local circle of the Housewives' league will be organised. At the last meeting of the Chicago Woman's club, the toplo for discussion was "Colored People In Chicago." A review of the recerit report of the Juv enile Protective association, compiled 7 Mrs. Louise DeKoven Bowen, was com mented on by a number of prominent men and women. MEMBERS OF THE CORRIENTE CLUB AT LUNCHEON - '" 1 " - 1 - - s5!!T!MBga!ea7ili-1 Mi i:.T--f up-" i '" JKjiiiiniiMy'pil jtyft' 4 v SJ2lY y f t , , : w sto- y . . ' t - ; s y y ; y ,f. SV Ays - . i" . u ? . . l jjy - 7 rJr y ($9 ivF w A 1 I - - J yw i h hi '.'N Miss Wllma Weggener and Mrs. Ada Conservatory of Music, who eastern Oregon. Mrs. Adna Smith Flo and Miss Wllma Weggener, members of the faculty of the Albany Conservatory of Music, have returned to Albany after a successful concert tour of eastern Oregon.' Mrs. lo, soprano, . Is vocal Instructor and SCHOLARS SEARCH FOR SCIENTIFIC By V. W. Sir Oliver Lodge's recent statement of bis belief that the continuance of life after the death of the physical body Is scientifically demonstrated only Illustrates the general trend of thought of many leaders in the sclentlflo world, according to L. W. Rogers of Boston, the scholar and lecturer on psychologic al and philosophical topics, who lectured before the Psychology club on Thurs day, and who Is giving a series of lec tures before the Portland TbeoBophlo al society. "The latest scientific vlewa of matter are steadily confirming the hypothesis first enunciated In the western world by Mme. Blavatsky, that matter as such does not exist but subdivided. Is found to be only one manifestation of the universal life. Scientists have got to the point where they say that matter Is a composite body of millions of elec trons, each of which Is a center of force, eternally . tn motion. Therefore, matter practically disappears and be comes merely an Illusion. "The experiments In psychlq re search of such Slcentlsts as Sir Wil liam Crookes, Lodge, Wallace, Zellner. RIchet Barraluc and many others of equal repute establishes the fact that the human being survives bodily death beyond any question of doubt. Most, of these scientists were originally skep tics. They have been convinced In spite of bias. They expected to find a com pletely different set of facts than what they did discover. Their work has been thorough. It extended over many years and was often repeated and so thorough ly tested at every point that no weak point remains. "They found that the so-called dead man is quite as much alive as before h lost his physical body; that be ex ists in the immediate vicinity of tha physical world in a body composed of Imponderable and Invisible matter which under certain favorable condi tions can be sufficiently condensed to become visible; that he can thus and In other ways communicate with us. "Sir Walter Crookes devised a method whereby he photographed materlallza- Smith Flo of the Albany (Or.) have completed a concert tour or MIbs Weggener, pianist and organist is the Instrumental teacher. They were accompanied on a portion of the tour by J. C. Irvin, flutist, of this city. They gave concerts in La Grande, Baker, Enterprise and Wallowa. PROOF OF THE LIFE HEREAFTER ' il in ihhhmim Ml I mi i, ii iin miiij " L. W. Rogers, who lectured before the Psychology club Thursday. tlons. So also did Professor Charles Rich e t of France; - We nave reeen tly learned through the scientific men that radium breaks down helium, and there we have the transmutation of metals, once believed to be a fancy of the al chemists. "While there are many investigators In the world who have been familiar with all the facts enunciated by Sir Oliver Lodge, his statement la bound to have a tremendous effect .throughout the thinking world. It shows that there Is a large and Important wing of the scientific body that is ready to follow TUESDAY AT THE HOME OF T Wider' Dissemination of Ideas Suggested by M rsv olista ' M. Dowling. ' Mra Colista M. Dowling, president of the Oregon Press club, was the principal speaker at the meeting of the Coterie held Wednesday, her toplo being, "The Press and Club Work," ; and she said in part: '.... "Publloity is the need of today. It la true of club work. Publicity Is im peratlve If we wish to do the greatest good. Many fine themes are presented before clubs and only a handful of women are benefited. 'A lecture on tem perance, for example, which is enjoyed oy me good temperance people, fails to reacn the poor fellow who needs It. Through the press all ths world's activ ities are spread before us from which we may gather strength and inspiration: Perhaps only a paragraph starts a train of thought the crystallises Into a splen did work, We do not realise with what ease we can make our Influence felt. It Is the personal, human touch that appeals. One's interest Is aroused -Immediately if one reads a letter In the paper written by a friend. . "By watching the. trend of thought In our local papers we may be of great value to . them In stirring people to action, at least to thinking along the desired line of reform. When we aee the newspapers are putting up a fight for a worthy cause let us support them by discussions and comments.' No one can prophesy just when a good revolu tion of thought may occur, which will with one sweep carry away some con dition that Is shaming our civilization." Blooded Stock Received. (Special to Tbl Journal.! Independence, Or., Dec. 20 Chase brothers, prominent farmers and breed ers of high grade- stock, north of this city, recently received a consignment of 12 bead of choice Guernseys from Wis consin. Included In the herd was a cow related to "Dolly Dimple," which held the championship in the United States for a number of years. such men as Lodge. Crookes, Thompson and others of their kind. "Not long ago & British physician wrote a book in which he announced that he had discovered the human aura. It was a discovery to him. The subject was taken up In the United States and in several large cities phy sicians were able, by means of an ap paratus, to see radiations from the body of a living person. This was a discov ery to all those who saw the aura in this way. But thousands of people in the world knew all about this long before the British physician. In fact the exist ence of tha human aura has been known to many for ages. Charles Leadbeater wrote a book, 'Man Visible and Invis ible,' years before the British physician announced his 'discovery,' in which the human -aura is illustrated in colors. "But the British physician's 'dlscov ery Is of the greatest Importance, as It Is a confirmation by scientific methods of a fact long known occultly. Sir Oliver Lodge merely sounds the call for scientific men to enlarge the sphere of their research and not be tied down to mere laboratory methods. Huxley warned hla scientific brethren against the fallacy of assuming that the universe was limited by that only grasped by the physical senses. Lodge Is doing practically the same thing." CALLING ON A GIRL By Homer Croy In Collier's. 'In Missouri there is an agitation among the farmers' wives to send the young men Who come to call on their daughters home at half-past ten. The mental prodigy who Is penning these lines wishes it to be known that he is in favor of the movement If this plan had been adopted a few years ear lier, it would have saved him a great deal of suffering. A few years ago, before my hair be gan to slide down my collar, there was nothing .that I loved to do more than sit Id a girl's parlor and discuss the great questions of the day. These great questions of the day usually consisted THE CLUB'S PRESIDENT, MRS. SARAH CLARK lvi'k li-' f 'IK .'issi i V ' y v " J'-i-Y p V Yv J I Discussion of "Othello" to Be Feature of Monday Luncheon. Monday at 13 o'clock the parlors of the Hotel Portland will be the ecene of an Interesting Shakespearean luncheon to be given by the Portland Shakespeare Study dub, as a fitting close to their careful analytical study of Othello, which has been pursued under the direc tion of Mrs. Julia C. La Barre. Upon this occasion, Mrs. T. S. Town- send, a charter member of the club, will act as toaatmlstress and responses will be given by the president, Mra Allen Todd, and the guest of honor. Miss Anne Shannon Monroe. . Quotations of the play will be given bythe members. During the- afternoon the following program consisting of five minute pa pers will be given: 'Historical setting or me nay," Mrs- Allen Tedd; "Dramatic Construction," Mrs. Herbert Qarr Reed; "The Moors -as People, Mra. J. C Elder; "Shakes peare's Genius as Demonstrated In Othello," Mrs. u. J. vranaei; "ine Storms of Shakespeare's Plays and their Significance," Mra J..O. Calllson; 'The Duke," Mrs. Anton Oieblsch; "Roderl go," Mrs. E. Preble; "Emilia," Mrs. H. L. Chapln; "Casslo," Mrs. Mary Fowler; "Desdemona," Mra T. S. Townsend; "Comparison of the Characters of Dsm demona and Juliet" Mrs. Harvey 'OBry an; "Comparison of Desdemona With Other Heroines of Shakespeare," Mr of how pretty her dimple looked in a low light and what marvelous express-. Ion lay In the limpid depths of her great brown eyes. I have often discussed this matter with her until midnight and then felt that I had Just barely opened up the subject. To discuss this I had to sit on the same sofa with her, and I found that I could think better In a low light. It seems that my mind works best when the light la low and when she Is close enough for me to do my thinking In a whisper. I have noticed that this is especially true when her father is sleeping In the next room. There is nothing that I would rather do than discuss the great questions ef the day with a girl. Especially if she Is a pretty girl I love to take her by the hand and try to explain the tariff, the Mexican situation, and other deep questions that I have beard about I have discussed many great questions of the day with girls on the old hair sofa back In Missouri. One queer thing about ths great questions that I have noticed Is that no difference what quea-tlon-we-atart off -e 4t usually ends by my telling her how glosay her hair looks In the sunlight. I can start out talking about "Our Duty to the Philippines" and the first thing I know I am telling her what a picture she made yesterday under the apple blossoms with the great red sun shimmering through the tumb ling branches and lighting up her gold ea tresses. As with thinking, I have noticed that I can dlsouss great ques tlons better If the light Is turned low. I can figure out better plans for the government to follow If the light Is lit, v - . II Left Mrs. Mabel Wallace Putter worth, -who will read a paper at the Monday lunebeon of the Shakespeare club. Right, top Miss Anne Shannon Monroe, who wll be honor guest at the luncheon. Bottom Mrs. Julia C. LaBarre', analytical chair man, Shakespeare club. . ' Mabel .Wallace Butterworth; Othello," Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens: "Comparative Study of Othello and Henry V," Mrs. R. E. Jones; "Iago, a Study In Intellect," Miss Alleen Brong; "Comparison of Iago and Falstaff." Mrs. W. W. Downard; "Comparison of Iago and Richard III." Mrs. A. B. Combs; "How Were Love and Marriage Regarded by Iago, Othello, Desdemona and Emilia," Mrs Robert Silknltter; "Great Actors Who Have In terpreted the Play of Othello," Mra Emtle Struplere; "Comparison of the Tragedies of Othello and Hamlet," Mra. Waldemar Seton; "Comparative Study of the Drama and Opera of Othello," Mrs, P. L. Thompson. just barely a glimmer. My best govern ment work is done just as the light Is about to go out One evening I went to call on a girl to discuss the Mexican situation. I started In by sitting clear across the room from , her. but the first thing I knew I found myself on the same sofa with her. So deeply was I interested in the subject that the first thing I knew It was after midnight Still I did not wish to go home aa I had not yet thought up a good plan for the gov ernment to follow. I did not wish to desert the government in Its hour of trouble, I was sitting there turning the plan over and over in my mind when I heard a deep, guttural cough just on the other side of the partition. I gave this only passing heed as I had not yet settled the Mexican trouble to my entire satisfaction. ' Again I heard the same cough, but still I did not wish to drop the sub ject although one of my feet was fast asleep. Again came the same disagree able cough followed by a step, but still I thought nothing of this and contin ued -my plans ra better, greater United States where we could all go to the .theatre every night and have Ice cream twice a day and that I was expecting a raise In salary. Just as I had finished telling her that she was the only woman who had ever under stood roe, I heard a door creak on Its hinge and In a moment I felt a strange hand on my coat collar. There were hands that I did not mind having around my coat collar, but I felt an Immediate distaste for this one. The feeling was mutual, for In a moment X noticed that my feet were not touch ing the floor, and In another second I found myself In the yard sitting on my elbow. At the same time I felt a tightening at the seat of my trousers and turned to observe that Napoleon, ' their dog, was there. I arose to my feet as best I could with Napoleon hanging on and atarted home. A school house was two miles out; it seemed no time until we had reached It There I left Napoleon behind, panting and dis couraged, but he had put up a good exhibition of running. I had never be fore been thrown with a dog who was so good on his feet. In a few minutes I was home, although it was usually considered a good morning's drive. I am with the Missouri women- heart and soul in their efforta to make It at! established custom that young men call ers leave at half-past ten. If this had been the custom a few years earlier, it would have saved much suffering on the part of a brilliant young student of tne great questions of ths day. A federation of clubs for airls be tween the ages of 12 and . IS years, known as the Federation of Althon Clubs for Girls, is to be established in various groups of the Ban Francisco churches under the auspices of the Voung Woman's Christian Association. JLS Xmas Gifts Terra Vases Beautiful Xmw GifU F. Si. TAYLOR COMPANY 130 Tenth St We do picture framing y ;, , .,?.:. y -.y. ;. ;,.,,;,,: y; yt y y yt'Tyji-y-y 'yy-).y;yyyy -yi; yy. yyxyy
