East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-05

An exceptionally large crowd was
! present last evening at the federal
square to hear the weekly open-air
band concert, the prominent feature
OF which were the vocal solos of Miss
Doris Reber. Miss Reber fully sus-
| tained the reputation advance notices
gave her. the hundreds in the audi
ence last evening manifesting an un-
usual enthusiasm over her beautiful
voice. 1t is doubtful whether PEN
dleton has ever heard a voice that
combines more power. clearness and
! sweetness, and in her singing there
| is a notable absence of any apparent
effort, Her selections last evening,
My Hero" from The Chocolate
Soldier and sympathy We're paid
tribute by the audience that was
most deserved The band numbers,
too. proved exceptionally good from
first to last and the majority of the
crowd remained until the close.
Following the band concert last
evening about thirty young couples
went to Moose Hall and enjoyed an
informal dancing party until mid
night II was the first dancing party
of the fall, being given for the young
people who leave next week for col
lege.
Mrs. Jap II. stephens of La Grande
who was here yesterday to be with
her father, Hon. George w. Webb, on
his ninetieth birthday. returned this
morning to her home. Mr.. Webb ac-
companied her for a visit.
Miss Minnielena Cameron and Miss
Helen Jones of Portland. sister and
niece of Mrs. Robin W. Fletcher. ar
rived this morning to visit here.
The O.-W. r. & y. engineers who
have been experimenting the work
on the Coyote cutoff will be hosts at
a dancing party at Stanfield this ev-
ening
Miss Nellie Whiting. walla Walla
vocalist who had pupils here last win
ter, arrived from Portland this morn
ing and is spending the day here.
Misses Mabel Hampton and Rae
McCulley of this city are guests of
Miss Myrtle Westgate in Pilot Rock.
Mrs. James Jones and Miss Ada
Brown have returned from a vacation
spent in the mountains of the south
end of the county.
Mrs. A. B. McEwen of Athena and
her sister, Mrs. j. s. Norvell of He
lix, arrived home the first OF the
week from an extended visit at their
old home in Tennessee Enroute
home they stopped at Ingomar, Mon
tana, to visit their brother, ]. w.
Smith.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Alex Breeding return
ed yesterday from their honeymoon
trip to Portland, Sound points and
British Columbia.
Mrs. l. S. Bentley is enjoying a Wis
it from her sister. Mrs. Ruby Hen
shaw Of Oakland, California.
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to the number of thirty will be en-
tertained in an unusual way over the
week end. In autos they will leave
this afternoon for the summer homes
of Frank Curl and Marion Jack near
Meacham where John Crow will be
host to them through Sunday and
Monday. A barbecued veal will form
the piece de resistance at their feasts.
Quite a number of Pendleton peo-
pie will leave next week to enter va
rious colleges over the northwest.
Miss Helen Johns, Miss Mary Johns
and Miss Leura Jerard will enter the
University of Oregon, the last two as
, freshmen and Miss Helen Johns as
a sophomore. Miss Zella Thompson
will enter the University of Wash
ington and will be accompanied to
Seattle by her sister, Miss Edna
Thompson.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Cohen will move
e into rooms in the new Hotel Pendle-
I ton next week. Their apartments in
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