Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-29
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pany which appeared at the Grand

pany, which appeared at the Grand
a opera house last evening, the third
number of the student Is lyceum course
fulfilled in every way the promises that
the management of the course had made
for them.
The varied program, while at all
times requiring rare accomplishments,
was such as to provide something pleas
ing for every taste.
The opening number, Correcting to
SPRING" by Strauss, is always a favor
ite, and the company handled it in a
most pleasing manner Nine. Telka
Farm, Soprano and Burt Mckinney
basso, who are probably the strongest
members of the company, won the ap-
proval of the audience at once, and
maintained it throughout the evening"
round after round of applause greeting
their every appearance.
The next number, the tenor solo
"Sound an Alarm, by Mr.. Grubb,
gave better opportunity than the open
ing number for the audience to get a
conception Of the beautiful quality and
range of his voice. His rendition Of
the selection was all that could be de-
sired.
1t remained, however, fer Nine.
Heidenreich TO present the catchy num-
Der Of the program, the vehicle for her
presentation being a trio Of japanese
songs by Finden, rendered in costume.
Her winning smiles and graceful steps
added much to this number. In justice
to Nine lIeidenreicn il must be said
that although her voice possesses rare
quality, the numbers she was requested
to render last evening were not such as
to ALLOW her to demonstrate her fullest
range and tone. Her work was most
excellent and won continued applause,
For the second half Of the program
the committee decided at the last min
ute to substitute the final act Of the
opera Martha for that Of the Sleep
ing Queen The opera WAS exception
ally well rendered, the company appear
ing TO good advantage in little parts
requiring skin in acting as well as in
the song parts which were carried with
extreme case.
Mention Of the program would be in
complete without comment upon the eX'
cellcnt work of Miss Day, the accom-
Puui5t. Gh- oeve- o,si clsaotnesV with
which she handled the different mum.
bers won the appreciation e. all pres
ent. Preceding the act from the opera
" Martini she gave pleasing rendi.
tion Of Polonaise Op. 3d. by Caapan.
The first official meeting Of the p.
h. s. Il. Trolley club, was held last night
at the home Of Mrs. h. A. Hawthorn,
1343 South Commercial street. one
meeting had previously been held to
ascertain the feasibility Of starting such
a club, at which time IL was enthusias.
tically demonstrated that the organiza.
tion could be made a success. All mem.
bers with the exception Of one or two
are wives Of the night employees Of the
Portland, Eugene q Eastern Railroad
company, and they number about thirty.
AZ last night s gathering Mrs Edward
Shank was elected president; Mrs. lIaw.
thorn, vico'president and Mrs. G. j.
Beach, secretary and treasurer. The
sessions will be purely Of social ma
turo, Mrs. Beach to be the club 5 next
hostess, February eleventh.
Those present last night were; Mes
danes Snyder Sproul Meyer, Hall,
White, Seely lauser, Stanton, Caya.
naugh, Mcconnell, Shank, Hawthorn,
Berger, Taylor Snoyer, Becker, Brock,
Beach and Miss Irene Lott.
Mrs. (Dr) n. H. Fisner was hostess
for the ThWght aud Work club YES.
terday afternoon, entertaining at her
home on Market street, Outside of the
regular program, vote was taken to
join the state Federation Of Woman n
Clubs. This club had been invited to do
this some time ago, this mere advanc.
ing them in club circles, and allowing
them one delegate to the state Fedora.
lion meeting, which takes place In Sa.
lem next fall. Committees were also
named To begin some definite work in
civic Improvement One is to locate
owners OF yacapt lots in the northern
part Of the city and ret their consent
90 either use these plots for school gar.
dcng or have them improved in some
manner Another committee was ap.
pointed 10 call on the proper city au.
thoriics and enlist thoir assistance in
improving the curbings and roadways.
Mrs. Mary Newton gave q most en-.
tertaining aud delightful reading ON In.
dian music, Many hitherto unknown
facts were brought out, showing that
many Of our best known aud supposedly
original nursery rhymes were hut trans.
la,ions or rc.aTmged Indian verse.
In connection with the civic improve.
mcnt work, u ~ desired by the members
that someone familiar with yarous
phases Of civic bcttetment work be Sc.
cured TO deliver u lecture on this sub.
icct at a forthcoming meeting of the
club.
Mrs. l.. II. Clemson opened her home
10 the members Of the Ncighhorhood
club yesterday afternoon. About Fifteen
we're present The next meeting Will be
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