Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31

You Calling ng"-Chsrles Marshall, Civ.
en- with splendid effect and in fine
voice. And no less acceptable was
Walther's Prieslied, Miss Mary
Schultz s violin number. This favorite
young musician is an artist, whose
beauty and warmth of tone appeals to
all lovers of music. The church was
deliberately decorated in a motif of
green and white. Garlands of these
cOlors fell in festoons from banking
of sweet briar outlining the choir loft,
where great clusters of snow-baIls were
placed on the piano and in jars. A tall
white rose tree in full bloom graced
the pulpit, with snow-balls and ferns,
and surrounded with garlands of green
and white, high on the background,
were the letters W. G. NJ. in green,
representing "Western Conservatory
of Music" branch of which Mr..
Churchill directs in Salem.
The intermediate and primary pupils
were presented in recital on Wednes.
day evening.
In the higher class were: Lola Mil.
lard, Grace Davis, Marjorie Kay, Helen
Heiser, Thelma Young, Charlotte Rob.
ertson, Veva Smith, Grace Hunt, Ruth
Barnes, Valarie Briggs, Ralph Barnes
and Edna Hall, These young pianists
are advancing rapidly into the higher
branches of music, and all gave entec-
tanning selections, and their work was
received with generous applause. spo-
cial mention might be made of Helen
Heiser, who played without her notes
and gave an excellent rendition of
Johanning's "Forget- -Me-Not. "
Reita Reid, Dorothy Kappalm aud
Beryl Cooper gave their little nun.
bers surprisingly well.' Ruth Barnes,
a pupil of Mrs. Grace Wheelock, sang
" Rockin' in de Win " very prettily
and received hearty applause. Ralph
Barnes's reading Of elbow Tom Saw
yer Got His Fence Whitewashed !"
showed fine drilling He is a pupil of
the Sara Brown Savage School of Ex.
preston.
Reita Reds song, "We Have No
One to Care for Us Now" demanded
an encore, and the response was
"smarty,'' - sung and acted with spirit,
and dramatic ability.
These rtcitals filled the church with
relatives and friends of the pupils and
were pronounced the most successful
of Mr.. Churchill's many fine entertain
ments.
The choir of First Congregational
church has been invited to sing at the
dedication of Masonic hall tonight.
Miss Beatrice Shelton is accompanist
and the singers are; Mrs. Percy Cup
per, sopranoj Mrs. William P. Babcock,
alto; Mr.. William McGilchrist, sr.,
tenor, and Mr.. Albert Gille, bass.
The choir has prepared fine pro.
gram for Sunday morning, when the
baccalaureate sermon will be preached
for high school,
Mrs. Viola Vercler Holman and Miss
Pearl Vercler will assist the choir
Mrs. W. A, Denton is giving her
closing recitals on the twelfth and thir
teenth of June.
Miss Minnetta Mayors will give a
recital for her vocal pupils on the ev.
ening of June twenty.third.
Miss Elma Weller has been obliged
to change one Of her recital dates. The
children 3 work Will be given on the
nineteenth instead Of the seventeenth
as was first intended, These studio
recitals will be invitational.
Mr.. Frank +. Churchill, Interstate
Faculty Teacher of the Salem branch
Of Western Conservatory of Music Of
Chicago, is leaving Salem on the tenth
Of June for Chicago, Illinois, where ho
intends to study during the three
months vacation.
Under direction Of Miss Minnetta
Mayors, the "Soldiers' Chorus" from
''Tannhauser," was given by large
number Of men Is voices yesterday af.
teruoon in armory hall, at the decora.
tion day exercises. The rousing mn.
sic was presented in splendid form.
Miss Beatrice Shelton presided at the
uinuo Migu Unllip parrigh Itingps.