Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-02-28


and after spending an hour looking
over the exhibit heard the following
program:
Vocal solo, Mother McChree," Mr..
Loveland.
Piano duet, Mrs. Robertson and
Miss Jones.
Vocal solo, Mr.. Herbert Afford.
Vocal solo, Mrs. D. D. Norris.
Piano solo, Mrs. Purucker.
Vocal solo, Marguerite Friswod,
with violin obligato accompaniment
by Harvey Wood.
Sunday school orchestra, violins,
Harvey and Chester Wood, George
Caldwell Mrs Wood.
Tuesday Evening.
On Tuesday evening the following
musical program was given:
Piano solo, Mrs. Strickland.
Solo. Earl Rasor.
Vocal duet, Mrs. s. Provost and
Mr.. Rasor.
Vocal solo, Mrs. s. Provost.
The duet by Mrs. Provost and Mr..
Rasor was extra fine, as their voices
blended beautifully 1t was when
We Two We're a Maying."
Then came the Crater Lake lecture
by Mr.. Steel This was talk which
held the audience interested intense
ly for an hour. Mr.. Steel told Of
how he first became interested in the
lake when many years ago in the east
he picked up a scrap of newspaper
with story concerning it. He came
to Portland several years later, but
despite many inquiries it was months
before he even found a man who
knew of the lake. Then two years
later he came to southern Oregon
and met G. B. Watson of Ashland the
first man whom he had met who had
seen the lake. Mr., Steel visited the
lake for the first time in 1885, be-
came enamored of 1t and has made it
his chief aim in life ever since to ac-
quaint the world with its beauties
and get government aid in opening
it up so that nature lovers could get
to it easily. He interested govern
ment officials and finally secured the
government survey which was the be-
ginning of the formation of Crater
Lake national park. He was with
Captain buttons party, who made
Ashland their headquarters and
camped in our park before visiting
the lake. He ordered two boats from
Portland, which we're brought here
on the railroad and taken to the lake
by the Klamath road and safely
launched. Mr.. Steel also planted the
| first fish in the lake. He offered the
Gordon boys ten cents apiece for all
the minnows which they brought him
and received a tubfull. The lake is
now one of the best fishing places in
the west. The first fish were carried
in buckets from Prospect He then
told of his fight to get the Crater
Lake bills through congress, the
| final success and the realization of
many of his dreams. He then turned
to a description of the lake, the ho-
tel, roads and finally his hopes for
paved highway to Crater Lake park.
Everyone who heard Mr.. Steels
talks carried away a new impression
of the grandeur of Oregon's greatest
scenic wonder. The lecture was fol-
lowed by the showing of stereopticon
views of Crater Lake and other Ore
gon scenic wonders.
Tea and waters were served in the
afternoon, the ladies serving being
attired in colonial costumes and pre-
senting most attractive appearances.
Coffee and cookies were served in
the evening.
Wednesday Afternoon.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Lewis of
Portland presented an Edison phono-
graph demonstration and recital,
which was greatly enjoyed. The ma
chine was furnished by Rose Broth
srs, local dealers. Another recital
was given in the evening.
Wednesday Evening.
After several musical numbers an
Evening of Mirth" was staged We'd
nesday with local business men as
the participants. The unique enter
tainment was scream from begin
ming to end Each man told the fun
niest thing which had ever happened
to him, and several interpolated re-
marks which were not on the pro-
gram which turned the event into a
regular hattie of wit Messrs. Ussher