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THE OREGON SUNDAY ' JOURNAL. PORTLAN D, SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 21, 1919.
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Principals for
Grand Opera
.Ae Selected
By J. A. Wallln
THE Portland Opera association has
chosen the best of principals for the
production of Flotow's "Martha." to be
given In The Auditorium on the evenings
of November 21 and 22.
As announced by Mrs. E. It. Thorn p
Hon, president of the association, It
will be:
ljuty Harrit. rnrhm, msld-of honor
to XJi'Tn Anne , Clnlie Anits Took
S'lWtl her friend. Mry Adele Vn
fiir TrlMn Mlckford, I.1y Harriett!
nounin 0. lUnriell Thomu
Plunkrtt. a wealthy Hrmer nllrd Smith
fitcmol. Iitu frorter brotht, fterwr)
Eurl of twiry J MrMilUn Mu1r
The Klierlff of Richland .' . . . . Kwd 8. O.- wthor
Of these, two, Elols Anita Oook, color
it hire soprano, and Ballard Smith, bari
tone, have been heard with the associa
tion in past seasons. Mrs. Cook having:
suns: leading roles in Mljrnon" and
'The Merry Wives of Windsor" with
tremendous success, and Mr. Smith hav
ing scored a big hit In Donizelll'a
"Kllxir of Love" last season.
t JaIa Ton Mntrnltn who re-
cently returned to Portland, has had
wide experience in operatic work in
Europe and the states. She is an Oregon
City girl, and has made many concert
tours In the East. Utr many friends
here and throughout Oregon will learn
with enthusiasm that she has been pre
vailed upon to accept the role of Nancy,
which Is an Important one.
J. MacMlllan Muir has a charming
voice, especially suited for the role as
signed to him. and Fred S. Prowder,
basso, is admirably equipped for por
traying the character of thesheriff of
Richmond". G. Radell Thomas, baritone,
was selected for the role of Sir Tristan
Mlckleford. not only because of his ex
cellent voice, but also because of his
ability to Inject real comedy into the
action.
Robert Oarructni Is the general
director and Miss Mae Van Dyke Hard
wlck is the accompanist for the re
hearsals, whfch are now well under way.
Tljo chorus will be even larger and
better than the splendid one of last
season.
The concert, master for, the orchestra
will he announced shortly.
,
Mrs. Laura Jones Rawlinson's studio.
04 Everett street, was the scene of
two very Interesting and Instructive
talks on the Dunning system of Im
proved music study for beginners, on
the afternoons of Tuesday and Wednes
day. A little tot who had had but four
lessons revealed the genuine foundation
laid by this system of music study. An
other child, having had but a few
months' training, was ready to transpose
a melody and its accompaniment into
any key, major or minor.
Thus subjects which are generally
left completely out of the child's musi
cal training or deferred till a later date,
are correlated into a thorough well
rounded musical training. j
This system Is by no means just an
entertaining kindergarten course. On
the contrary It is scientifically planned
study, made beautiful and understand
able to the child mind, or in fact to the
beginner of any age. It may sound j
like play but this in reality is an earn
est, serious, thorough study of music.
Many of the mothers present expressed
a regret inui tu?jr, mo uiiiiui cru, uiu ui'i
have the advantage of this happy way
of acquiring the thorough knowledge of
the fundamentals of music.
The Sunnyside M. E. church choir.
East Thirty-fifth and Yamhill streets,
l'tider the direction of Jasper Dean Mac
Fall, is making elaborate plans for
musical events during the coming sea
son. New voices are being enrolled who
will be heard in prominent solo and
leading parts. Today, at both the morn
ing and evening services, one of the new
voices, Mrs. M. H. Horrlcks, contralto,
late from London, England, will sing.
Director MacFall is searching for a
tenor for the quartet, and Invites applications.
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HARRY PARSONS, Portland violinist, will leave for New Zealand as member of the Zedele
quintet on the JEUlison-White circuit- Eloise Ariita Cook, coloratura soprano, will sing the
role of Lady Harriet Durham in Flotow's "Martha" to be produced by the Portland Opera
association at The Auditorium, November 21 and 22. William Aronsen, violinist, will appear in
recital in the Multnomah hotel ballroom Wednesday night, October 15.
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Baritone Is
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"VTORRIS AIL. a native of Russia,
-L"A who came to Portland two years
ago, has been engaged as soloist for
eight special services by the Congrega
tion Sharei Tahrah. Young Ail, who is
but 19 years of age. has a remarkably
fine baritone voice, which has shown
marked development under the instruc
tion of Mrs. Fred L. Olson. Two of
the occasions on which he will sing are
New Years and the Day of Atonement.
The French American Association for
Musical Art, which has done much to
sitmulate Interest in French music and
musicians, will direct tours this year for
Georges True, pianist, and Alexandre
Debruille. violinist. They may be re-
membered as having been soloists with j
tne i-rencn army band last year.
J New York's popular composer, inter
The recital givtn by Louis Kaufman ested all present with an address on
Thursday night at the Heilig 'theater I topics of vital interest to composers,
was a brilliant success musically, but! it was decided that monthly meet
ing aiie.iaance was not wnat it should
have been
Young Kaufman he is not
yet 15 showed a marked improvement
in style, technic and tone since his last
appearance in public recital, and is
steadily heading for the goal that he has
in mind, that of becoming a really big
artist. Young Kaufman was presented
by Henry L. Bettman. who has been his
teacher the past year, and the program
was a difficult one.
Miss Verl Butler has been elected or
ganist of the Sunnyside Methodist
church for the coming year. Miss But
ler has been one of Portland's church
organists for several years.
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My Little Sunshine.
Some Sunny Day.
Moonlight on the Nile.
Riveter's Rag.
All I Need to Know Is That You
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Composers of
Oregon Hold
First Meeting
THHE Oregon Society of Composers
hotel" and elected officers for the en- I
suing year, adopted rules and transact- !
ed other business which will probably
have an important part in the future
development of music in Oregon.
Dr. Emil Enna. president, briefly out
lined the purpose and plans of the or
ganization, and George Hotchkiss Street
addressed the meeting, setting forth
many facts which proved of great value
to the members present, and which held
promise of an encouraging outlook for
the future.
Lucien E. Becker. E. O. Spitzner,
Alexander Hull and George D. Ingram
each contributed earnest and helpful
talks, and Mrs. Sarah A. Blackman,
who is an aunt of Eebert Van Alstvne.
ings shall be held the first Wednesday
of each month, beginning with October
1. This meeting will take place in O. E.
Spitzner's office, in the Selling-Hirsch
building, and all Interested in composi
tion of music and kindred arts tire in
vited to be present. The meeting will
be called to order at 8 :15 p. m. sharp.
Further information can be obtained
from Daniel H. Wilson, secretary. Bush
& Lane building, or any of the officers.
Following are the officers:. Dr. Emil
Enna, president : Henry B. Murtagh,
vice president ; Daniel H. Wilson, sec
retary ; Charles Swensorr, treasurer ;
George D. Ingram, secretary of pub
licity. i In additirm trt Ihnsa namaH oK-,.,a
the following members were present :
R. Blomquist, L. W. Lewis. Mrs. N. W.
Harris, Miss Jean McKercher, Miss
Annabelle Wagstaff, Miss Daisy Be-
vans. Miss Constance Mattingly. Mrs. I
J. Harvey Johnson. Miss Lena Cham
bers.
Paul Petri and his wife. Ljllian Jef
freys Petri, have established studios
I in the 1 ilford building, where they
j will resume teaching on September 2L
i Since their arrival in Portland. Mr.
and Mrs. Petri have taken a prominent
! position in the musical life of the city.
-Mr. Petri's robust tenor voice has been
j heard to good advantage in the recitals
I given with Mrs. Petri during the last
peason. and his artistry has been highly
praised. Besides his work as a teacher.
Mr. Petri has also made a deep impres
; f-ion as a choral conductor and has es
i tablished a ladies' choral society in
j Hillsboro and a mixed chorus in The
; Dalles. In both of these towns Mr.
I Petri has also established large classes,
and will continue his activities there the
j coming year.
Seven years of study abroad, together
with his experience in opera, concert,
oratorio and church, makes him an au
thority in matters appertaining to his
art. '
Mrs. Petri spent nine years abroad
in study and concertizing, and has just
returned from Seattle, where she was
an active member of the Godowsky
master class.
Portland music lovers will have an
other opportunity of hearing Mr. and
Mrs. PetFi in recital in a short while.
In the meanwhile they are busy with
concerts and recitals out of town. On
September 25, Mr. Petri will appear as j
soloist at the Salem state fair, and on
October 4, together with his wife, will
give a recital at Roseburg. They will
also appear in joint recitals at The
Dalles, Vancouver, B. C, Salem, Albany,
Hillsboro and other cities in the North
west, and both look forward to a busy
season, both concertizing and teaching.
Miss Abby Whiteside has announced
the date and patronesses for her con
cert to be given at the Little theatre, t
On Saturday evening, October 11, she
will give a program, in which those
interested musically in Portland will
have an opportunity to hear the num
bers which won Miss Whiteside's Los
Angeles audiences in June. The pa
tronesses will be: Mrs. W. B. Aver.
I Mrs. Margaret B. Blddle, Mrs. Herman
T. Bohlman, Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett,
Mrs. C. E. Currey, Mrs. P. L. Campbell,
Mrs. Robert C. Coffey. Mrs. Walter E.
Dabson, Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, Mrs.
Leon Hirsctl.i Mrs.' Julius Louisson, Mrs.
F. P. Lockwood, Mrs. George Rubeck,
Mrs. Robert Strong, Mrs. Charles E.
Sears. Mrs. Donald Spencer, Mrs. Harry
Beal Torrey, Mrs. Gordon Voorhies, Mrs.
Ralph Wilbur, Mrs. William D. Wheel
wright, Mrs. Donald E. Wheeler. Miss
Frances Isom.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Enna have return
ed, from Newport, where they spent
about ten days.
Musicians of
Army Were on
Battle Front
TAN'KKE troubadours in France with
and highly interesting life, judged from
the recitation of the experiences of J.
w. Richardson or Astoria, recently re
turned from overseas and a Portland
visitor onriday.
Richardson, as a member of the 322d
infantry band. 81st division, saw the
colorful watering places of France and
the soggy byways of the war as well,
while he entertained doughboys and
civilians with his .saxophone and violin.
As a member of the band, Richardson's
forte was the saxophone, but the vio
lin was ever with him in his interesting
travels during the war.
It is as a violinist that Richardson
is chiefly known in his home commu
nity, and at Astoria he is successfully
teaching a number of promising pupils
while studying violin in Portland at the
same time.
"The 322d infantry band was an in
tegral part of the famous Argonne of
fensive," Richardson said. "But our
part was not that of the bands of war
fiction. Bands were not permitted to
inspire with music the charging lines
of soldiers in the present war. We were
stretcher bearers and our only music
was that of the battlefield machine
gun and cannon missiles whistling about.
"Most of the time the band was sta
tioned at rest and leave camps, where
our musical duties were many. For
two weeks we were at Nice, and again
we were stationed at Monte Carlo,
where a large leave camp was main
tained. At these places, as well as at
Paris, where I attended grand opera
several times, I had opportunity to hear
splendid music by notable musicians.
"My own part was confined to enter
taining soldiers and civilians at the
rest and leave camps with the vtolln.
with an occasional 'hut' entertainment
on the side."
The Monday Musical club, organized
as a study club, has grown to siich
proportions that there are eight differ-
ent Hnes of study under capable in-
structors. entailing a good deal of
thought and planning on the part of it.s
house committee. Mrs. W. I. Swank,
chairman of this committee, reported at
the initial meeting of the board of man
agement Monday that her committee,
having been duly authorized at the final
meeting of the board last season to
make all arrangements for the meeting
places this year, had leased the ground
floor at 148 Thirteenth street for one
year, where every department will meet,
and considered it a step in the right
direction.
Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed was retained
as director of the Monday Musical club
chorus, which will meet the first Mon
day in October.
Mme. Closset was reengaged for the
French classes, which will sirt the
first Thursday in October. There will
be a piano critical department, super
vised by Lucien E. Becker, which will
meet once a month.
Mrs. E. L. Knight will direct the
ladies' string . orchestra.
Mrs. Emma Welch Landry will have
charge of the junior department, which
will convene the first Saturday in Oc-'
tober.
There will be an adjourned meeting
of the board of management next Mon
day, September 22. at 1 :30 p. m., at
148 Thirteenth street to finish the other
appointments.
The ball room of the Multnomah hotel
has been engaged for the opening re
ception, the evening of October 6, at 8 :30
p. m.
Arrangements are in the hands of the
following committees: Social, Mrs. Fred
A. Kribs. chairman ; program,' Mrs. Wil
liam Braiger, chairman ; invitations.
Mr Flnrnp Toi-bonn v,. . a
tions. Mrs. Charles A. NorvelV
Memoers may bring one r,guest.
Hans Hoerlein, a Reed senior who
has just returned to Portland from war
service, will direct the Reed chorus to
succeed Miss Louise Huntley who plans
tp study music in the East. Miss Lucile
Murton will again act as accompanist.
The first rehearsal gave promise of a
strong organization, and the Reed com
munity is awaiting its first appearance
in the traditional Christmas concert.
Later treats are in store for the col
lege and Portland music enthusiasts in
the Easter and spring concerts.
The Washington High school band, led
by George D. Ingram, made Its first
public appearance since school opened
for this term In the fire prevention pa
rade held last Thursday and created a
favorable impression by its neat appear
ance and its good marching selections.
There is every indication that Wash
ington High's band this year will be
one of the best the school has ever had.
Orchestra of
.
Rome to Be
Heard Here
FR the first time In nearly tour
years, the historic Saint Cecilia
society of Rome will depart from Its
tradition when the "Auguateo" popu
larly called the "Saint Cecilia orchestra"
leaves Rome in October on Its mission
to America.
Few institutions except churches or
nations can reckon their existence on a
straight, unbroken line from a founda
tion in 156S. In that year "the Congre-J
gation of the Musicians of Rome under
the invocation of Saint Cecilia." as es
tablished by Pope Pius V, its charter
being confirmed in 154 by Gregory
XIII. It is the orchestra supported by
this venerable institution that is coming
to this country for a transcontinental
tour next fall.
The Academy of Saint Cecilia has
numbered all the great Italian musicians
of the past among its members, as well
as a host of foreign celebrities, includ
ing Wagner, Liszt. Gounod and many
rthers. The great composer and vio
linist CorelH was the head of the In
strumental section in 1700. The acad
emy lias always been housed in some
famous Roman building. Its first quar
ters were in a college of the Barnabites ;
now the Chlgl palace In the Piazza
Colonna, the heart of medieval Rome :'
thence it moved to the convent of Saint
Mary Magdelene, leaving that for an
other Barnablte college. Saint Carl of !
Catinari. where it remained for nearly
two centuries, finally removing in 1876
to its present home in an old Ursuline
convent. It is the professors of this
lyceum who form the body of solo play
ers of the Saint Cecilia orchestra that
is coming to America.
The king of Italy is the honorary
president of the academy ; the Count
of San Martino, Italy's foremost patron
of music. Is its active president, and
the orchestra is coming to this country
under the auspices of the Italian gov
ernment.
The tour of the 60 most important i
cities is in charge of Richard G. Hern- j
don. manager, and Frank Taylor Kint-
zing, associate, who directed the Ameri- i
can concerts of the Paris Conservatoire j
orchestra and the Royal Italian Grena- j
diers' band for their respective govern
ments last season. j
Lawrence A. Lambert, general man-
ager of the Western Musical bureau, of
Portland, has been officially invited by
the Italian-American association of i
New York to present the orchestra ;
throughout the Northwest, including j
Winnipeg, Canada ; Vancouver, Canada,
and Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and Port- I
land.
The Portland date will be November 1
26, 27 or 28.
In each city the orchestra will be pre- i
sented with the patronage and assist- I
ance of the various civic bodies, also ;
such organizations as the Chamber of
Commerce, Rotary and Ad clubs, musi- I
cal societies, etc. j
It is probable that a big luncheon or
dinner will be arranged in each city as ;
an official recognition of this famous
orchestra. The officers and executives !
of the local symphony orchestras will
also be invited to participate in pre
senting the Saint Cecilia orchestra.
Among the list of celebrated members
of the executive committee will be : Otto !
H. Kahn, Clarence H. Mackay, John D. j
Rockefeller Jr.. Charles H. Sabin, Wtl- j
liam K. Vanderbilt. Henry de Coppet, '
Henry P. Davison, Henry C. Frick. Rob- I
ert Goelet. Myron T. Herrick.
A pleasant affair of Friday. Septem
ber 12, was an afternoon of music at
the new home of Mrs Anna D. Mc-
Pherson, L'69 East Thirty-second street j
Mrs. Katharine Glen-Kerry sang seven !
songs of her own composition ; six of j
these are new ones soon ta come from !
the publisher. Mrs. Kerry's charming j
personality and truly poetic nature en- i
hanced the beauty of her rendition of
these gems. She was her own skilful
accompanist.
Mrs. Helene Hucke delighted her hear
ers with selections from Spross, Buck.
Mrs. Hucke has a clear, high soprano;
voice of much beauty and wealth of
power. She is studying with Mrs. Mc- i
Pherson at the West Coast Institute of;
Music and will appear in public recital
this fall. Miss Sadie Havely, a former I
pupil of Mrs. McPherson, contributed
much pleasure by a piano solo, artisti
cally rendered, and two contralto num
bers. Voices like hers are rare. Miss
Havely left Sunday evening for Mon
mouth, where she has been prominent in
the musical life of the town for more
than a year. The hostess and her
daughter. Miss Klois. responded to re
quests for solos, which were greatly
enjoyed.
Two American composers are renre-
sented on the programs Sir Henry Wood j
nas aranged tor the annual autumi:
series of ' Proms," now in progress at
London's, Queen's hall. Henry Hadley's
"The Culprit Fay" Rhapsody and a
"Prince Hal" overture by David Stanley
Smith are the contributions this country
makes to the 23th season of this hardy
and exceedingly popular London "in
stitution." Mme. Schumann-Heink, arrived in New
York on the Dutch liner Rotterdam on
September 8. accompanied by her
daughter-in-law and the two children
of the latter. The young grand-children
of the contralto, Eilse, aged 14. and
Hans-August, aged 10, will go directly
to California where, when they have
mastered the English language, they
will go to school. Mme. Schumann
Heink was not permitted to enter Ger
many, and the members of her son's
family had to join her in Amsterdam.
Mose Christensen returned last week
from New York, where he had opportu
nity to hear some very splendid music
for the summer season. The orchestra
under Conductor Volpe and several guest
conductors drew large audiences at the
Stadium, where programs of the lighter
order were played, although, as Mr.
Christensen said, they were not so light.
t ither, every program containing a sym
phony. Some very excellent new works
by American composers,among these be
ing a rhapsody on southern melodies by
a pianist named Powell. It is described
by Mr. Christensen as a work of great
merit. Mr. Powell was the soloist and
was warmly .received. To the Stadium
an admittance fee of from 25 cents to
SI is .charged, but to support the or
chestra, which has 80 members, a large
subscription fund is required and cheer
fully given.
During the official reception in New
York of Admiral Conz, of the Italian
navy at city hall, the band struck up
"Auld Lang Syne" and orie patriotic
citizen thinking It was "The Star
Spangled-Banner. took off his hat
Nearly everyone else In the crowd fol
lowed his example. This bit of news
from the great metropolis and cehter of
music should be consoling to the Port
land policemen Who stood at attention
when the audience sang "Columbia, the
Gem of the Ocean" In The Auditorium
Monday night.
: Flora Sims, soprano and student Of
Harold Hurlburt, left last week for Chi
cago to study, operatic roles with Senor
Francesco Daddi of the Chicago Opera
company. She sang in light opera, one
season, prior to which she was frequently
beard in solos in this cltv.
GAR I- JORN, famous
tenor, friend of Caruso,
f is to sing at the Or
y
Carl Jorn of
Metropolitan
In Vaudeville
W1
the Metropolitan, made his debut
in vaudeville at the Palace theatre. New
York, a short time ago, one of the
heartiest messages of 'congratulations
he received was from his friend, Enrico
Caruso. Mr. Jorn is the headliner of
the Orpheum show, opening at the Hei
lig today.
Mr. Jorn's entry into vaudeville is
another example of the genius of the
heads of the great vaudeville circuits,
who leave no stone unturned to secure
for their theatres the best talent the
world provides.
Mr. Jorn's success in vaudeville has
been as great as that which marked
his career in grand opera, and every
where he has appeared proved an im
mense drawing card. He sings in
French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Por
tuguese and English, and varies his
program at each performance.
Madame Signe Lund, the noted singer
composer and coach, of New York, will
be heard in concert Wednesday evening,
September 3, at the Bethlehem Norwe
gian Lutheran church. Fourteenth, be
tween Couch and Davis, the Rev. WI1
helm Petterson, pastor. The concert
will be under the auspices of Grieg lodge
of the So.is of Norway.
Madame Lund is a native of Chris
tlania, Norway, but is known in Paris,
Berlin and other European music cen
ters, and In New York, where she now
makes her home, she is regarded as one
oT the foremost coaches in Scandinavian j
music.
Madame Lund was the winner of the
oou prize for best war song, entitled
"The Road to France," and in 1914 was
decorated with the gold medal "Pour le
Mertte" by King Haakon of Norway.
Julia Heinrich.
the Metropolitan
daughter of Max
former soprano with
Opera company and
Heinrich, the com- i
poser, was killed Thursday at Ham- 1
mond, La., by a piece of wreckage from
a baggage truck, which had been struck
by an express train. Miss Heinrich
was standing at the depot waiting for
a train when the fatal accident oc
curred. News of her death was received
in a telegram from a Louisiana studio
where the singer had been engaged In
the development of a series of concert
records. She had recently returned
from Charlottstown. Prince Edward Is
land, where she had sung before the
Prince of Wales.
Harry Parsons, well known Portland
violinist, who was discharged from
navy service recently, has been selected
as a member of the Zedele Quintet,
which will leave Portland soon for New
Zealand on a concert tour on the Ellison-White
circuit. The Zedele Quintet
is a European organization that has
been doing concert work in the United
States for some time and closed the
American tour here a few weeks ago.
It happened that one of the members
left the organization here and Mr.
Zedele. the cellist and conductor, cast
about for a violinist to fill the vacancy.
The orchestra will sail from Vancouver.
B. C. October 10. Mr. Parsons expects
to remain in the Antipodes at least six
months.
Musically the Germans are frantic
ally and unceasingly active, reports the
London correspondent of miwAcal Amer
ica. Money is spent In BerlM for every
conceivable form of musical entertain
ment. The result. Is that the opera
houses (the erstwhile Royal opera, now
designated as the "state : Opera" and
the "Charlottenburg Opera House"),
are literally packed every evening.
There are no restrictions as to the
repertoire. Work3 of all countries, of
the late hostile countries as well as
others, are performed indiscriminately.
Wilhelm Aronsen, who arrived here a
few weeks ago from Chrlsttania. Nor
way, 'will appear In violin recital in the
ballroom of the Multnomah hStel on the
evening of Wednesday, October 15. Mr.
Aronsen is a pupil of Leopold Auer.
having .studied with thia master of
violin teachers both in Chrlstianla and I
Petrograd. Prior to that he-studied in I
Copenhagen and Berlin. .He has ap- j
peared in many concerts in the Euro
pean music centers and is here with
strong indorsements of critics.
One of the delightful features at the
Alcazar theatre last week was the
piano playing of Arline Smith. She won
her audience first by her youth and
charm, and then immediately by her
superb playing of the brilliant Scherzo
w altz of Moszkowski. She responded to
three recalls. Miss Smith's fine technic
and brilliant style were first brought
to public notice by Laura L. Fox in a
solo recital at the Multnomah hotel a
jear ago, and since that time she has
been accredited one of the most capable
concert soloists In the city.
Several new members were added to
the Portland Oratorio' society last Mon
day. The enthusiasm is said to be
greater this year than at any time In
the life of the society. It is planned
this year to study nearly all of the
choruses of the "MeBsIah," so that the
chorus may be familiar with the whole
work of the oratorio, solos and choruses.
Then at Christmas time a one and one
half hour program will be selected.
Miss Bernlce Barron Gelger. a well
known violinist of Lincoln, Neb., is
visiting Mrs. Perie Rilejr Owre at her
home, -421 Roselawn avenue.
Returns From
War to Teach
At University
DACK from IS months' army service
Jn France, where he was a mem
ber of the Seventh infantry, Iceland
Avery Coon will commence civilian life
again next .week, when the University !
or uregon at Eugene opens, as profes
sor of organ In the school of music.
nnder Dean J. J. Landsbury. At the !
time or his enlistment he was profes
sor of piano at the University of Okla
homa, Normal. Okla.
Mr. Coon is a graduate of Alfred uni
versity. Alfred. N. Y.. and has ap
peared with prominence In musical cir
cles in many parts of the countrv.
The best songs of the many com!
opera and vaudeville stars who sim; I
exclusively for Columbia are Iveinc
featured by the Columbia Graphophone 1
company this month. Al Jolson Is r?-p-
resented toy three selections in this col
lection Of songs by artists who sing Tor
thousands at the theatres and for hun
dreds of thousands on Columbia records.
.
News has Just been received that Mrs.
Grace Weller of Portland, a pupil of
Dent Mowrey, pianist, has been meeting
with much success in Los Angeles, Cal..
where she has been appearing often of
late in the capacity of soloist and ac
companist with varlcus musical organi
zations. The Vatican choir of 70 voices arrived
in New York Tuesday from Koine
aboard the steamer Belvedere. It Is
the first time since the choir was i r-
canlzed in the fourth century that it j
lias left the Vatican. The choir will
make a tour of the United States and j
Canada before returning to Romo i
.
Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed lias resumed i
her vocal classes in Astoria, spending
Saturday there. , ,
Mr. and Mrs. Jonn Claire Monteith
have returned from a summer vacation
at Banff and Lake Louise.
Husband Fitted to
Scandals Wife Read;
Divorce Is Granted
Chicago. Sept. 20. Whenever she read
of indiscretions of other men, she be
lieved him guilty of similar acts of mis
conduct, Frederick R. Bennett, suing '
Mrs. Nettle M. Bennett for divorce, told
Judge David M. Brothers in circuit
court here. j
"She left me May 1, 1915, while we
were living in Toronto," testified Ben- ;
nett. "Every time she read some scan- i
dal In the papers, she accused me of the '
same thing. I was faithful, but could
not convince her."
He got the divorce. '
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