The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-13

secretary, and j. @. Walter, superin-
tendent OF Sunday school.
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The white and gold ballroom OF the
Hotel Pontchartrain was filed with
very fashionable audience for all
the Lenten season. Tuesday evening,
when Alliance Franchise presented
Nine. Beatrice La Paine, the French
prima donna. in song recital. Nine.
La Paine on this occasion made her
initial appearance in the United
States although she Is prominent
and popular opera singer in Europe
and a favorite In Canada, where she
has been singing the past few months
as q member of the French Opera
company OF Montreal. Nine. la Paine
realized all the extravagant praise
OF her voice and art that had proceed
ed her visit. Her voice IL a rich and
pure soprano and her vocalization the
result OF the best training and stand
ards. She Is an attractive and pleas.
ing young woman and won her audi
ence at the outset. Her program was
one well-calculated TO please and to
display every phase OF her art. The
numbers included operate arias,
anu EuSllSu bOuBb,
In all OF which Nine. La Paine was
perfectly at home in style and diction
The audience was enthusiasts and
demanded many encores. The ball
room had been charmingly decorated
with flowers and greenery and with
the American and French flags prom
ineptly displayed. Nine. La Paine
was showered with floral tributes.
and before the program had more
than begun was singing in the midst |
OF xeritable garden OF posies, on
the platform. Nine. B. f. de Montig-
ny Gingras, OF Detroit, girlhood |
friend OF Nine. La Paine. played the |
piano Accomplishments In most |
artistic and sympathetic manner. |
Nine. La Paine left Detroit, Wednes-
day, for New York and will sail |
shortly for Europe. TO return to Amer
lea In the fall as member OF the !
Metropolitan and Boston Grand Opera
companies. She will sing this spring |
in Paris in the Opera Comique and In |
London in Covent Garden.
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Under the auspices OF the Detroit |
Federation OF Woman's clubs, a free !
stereopticon entertainment will be !
g.
byterian institute. in Delray. Mrs. |
Rodda will give several readings and |
Miss Myrtle Evarts Babcock will sing. |
o.
One OF the famous citizens OF Chi |
cago, Very Rev. Dean Walter SUN. !
ner. will give a talk Thursday even I
ing In the Church of Our Father. OIL
The Social Problem" under the aus.
pices OF the Detroit Society OF Social |
Hygiene. Dean Sumner is one OF the |
brilliant men OF the Episcopal church |
and a wellknown figure in Chicsgo's
civic life.
The lecture is free to the public
The Society OF Arts and Crafts will |
present Joseph Linden Smith, the |
artist-explorer. Wednesday evening. I'm |
the Church OF Our Father in an illus. |
trated lecture on his recent visit 70 |
Cambodia and Siam. where he pene- |
trated the jungle to the wonderful |
Hindu temple and tomb, Ankor Wat. |
Mr.. Smith used his skill as an artist |
to great advantage while on this per |
ilous trip, and the pictures used in |
the stereopticon during his lecture |
are from his own palette. When Mr.. |
Smith visited Detroit last year, un.
der similar auspices, to give a talk |
on Egyptian tombs and mummies he |
proved most entertaining lecturer
and attracted notable audience. |
Tickets for Wednesday evenings lee.
ture may be procured at the door OF |
the church.