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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND. SUNDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1913.
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ALBANY MUSICIANS' FINISH
. TOUR OF EASTERN OREGON
SHAKESPEARE STUDY CLUB
WILL MEET AT LUNCHEON
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' 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."
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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