Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-25


to the music and the acting.
The Woman S club of Salem is plan
ming to prolong the gala spirit attend
ing the mnay activities, social and eth
erwise, of the state fair, by tea to be
given the following week. A more
definite announcement of the time and
place will be made later when the ar
rangements are completed.
The educational program to be given
by the schools Wednesday evening at
tae old pavilion at the fair grounds
will include oratorical numbers, folk
dances, and selections by the high
school girls glee of forty voices, under
the direction of Miss Minnetta Magers.
Flower lovers in general who have
anticipated seeing Mrs. Purvine's an
nual exhibit of dahlias at the State
Fair this year will not have that pleas
ure, owing to recent ruling, whereby
flower growers who have sold even a
few blossoms or bulbs are debarred from
entering the amateur class. This pro-
hibits Mrs. Purvine and large number
of other dahlia growers from exhibit
ing as no semi-professional class has
been created such as exists in the dah-
liza show at Portland. Despite the fact
that Mrs. Purvine will not enter at
the fair, her brilliant dahlia bed at her
home, 1909 Rose Avenue, is an exhibit
in itself. Some of the blossoms are so
large that they merit the term, NAM
moth, while others, delicately shaded,
affirm that they are the last word in
the art of the specialist. In fact, Mrs.
Purvine has kept her stock replenshed
from such specialists as Gill Brothers
and the Willamette Dahlia Company
in Portland and George L. Stillman
Rhode Island. She has now at least a
hundred and thirty-five varieties, many
of which are noveltieu. Among the va.
rieties which have found a place in
her garden, some of which are well
known favOrites, are: lie Grand Mon.
itou, Hortulanus Felt, Southern Belle
Geisha, Tenor Alvarvs, Or. Peery, Mo,
dell, Jupiter and Beloit. 1t is hoped
that by another year the restricting
clause may be so amended that Mrs
Purvine will be able to exhibit
A number of local society people WAC
are also accomplished musicians, are
much interested in the announcement
that John Clair Monteith one of the
best known musicians and vocal teach
ers in the northwest, will begin his
weekly trips-to Salem on next Saturday
September 25th. Mr.. Monteith came
to Salem once each week last season
and had as MS pupils number of the
local church soloists and singers, who
will again take up their work with him
During tie ten years that Mr.. Mon,
teith has been established in Portland
ne has tr!'; up a splendid reput atiol MS
4 voice builder and coach and a mum
ber of young singers VINO are most act
i've in Portland Musical affairs anC
l church choir work nave had all theii
complete training, under Mr.. Monteiti
according to the principles of the ltal
ian bel canto school of music. Mr.
Monteith is well known locally as 9
soloist and he has sung in concert il
more cities in Oregon. Washington and
idaho tnan any other singer in the
u loi thNVol' ~ 10 IuSSllht thul MT, MOH
teith may be heard in series of sub
scrirtior concerts in Salem this win
ter, md the announcement that he viii
spcld every Saturday here is received
with considerable enthusiasm by those
WHO wis., TO study with him.
The fair neld at the Lincoln school
today displaying the exhibits of the
children Of the Lincoln school attracted
much attention, as the exhibits were Of
a high grade and showed unusual ex
cellence of quality. The basket work
was especially interesting, and the ex
hibit of art work, canning, baking and
needle work most creditable. The dis
play of garden stuffs was also very
good, though it was rather limited as
to quantity. An entertaining program
was given in the afternoon The ex
hibit was held in the new domestic
science room and was most attraetively
displayed on new white tables. The
awards follow:
Bread-First prize, Cecil Thompson
10 years. 80 cents; second prive, Vivian
Bartges, II years, 25 cents.
Cake-First prize, Helen Marcus,
years, 80 cents; second prize, Annabel
Golden, l3 years, 25 cents.
Canning-First prize, Ida vogt, IL
years, 80 cents; second prize, Elaine
Chaplin, 10 years, % cents.
Best general exhibit in sewing-First
prize, Dorothea Tucker, IA years, 81
cents; second prize, Amelia Babcock
IL years, IS cents.
Girls general exhibit--First prize
Elain Chaplin, 10 years, $l.00; second
prize, Ida Vogt, l3 years, so cents.
Boys general exnibit-First prize
Rawson Chaplin, IL years, $l.00; second
prize, Daryl Chaplin, 8 years, 80 cents
Three best vegetables-First prize
Eulena Alfrance, II years, $l.00; see
ond price, Rawson Chaplin, 10 yeais, &c
cents.
onions- iirst Prize, Mn. Vogt. 81
cents; second prize, Daryl Chapi1, 81
cents.
Sweet coin-First prize, George Rho
ten, 80 cents; second, Rawson Chaplin
25 cents.
exhibit at the state Roseburp
Review.
Walter billiard, Of the Lane county