The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-08-10
PARTIES GIVEN FOR
PORTLAND VISITORS

The many social affairs in honor of
the recent visit of Tom Dobson, Mrs.
Thomas Burke. Mrs. Warren E. Thom-
as, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Logan. Miss
Constance Piper and Mrs. Donald Spen-
Ger came to q successful conclusion
Monday, when the entire party of hosts
and guests motored to Mount Hood
Lodge for a farewell dinner.
The Portland party arrived at noon
Saturday and were entertained at
luncheon at the Oregon hotel, followed
by motor trips round the valley. In
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Root
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Coffin enter
tanned in their honor at the home of
the latter in the Pine Grove district.
Forty-five guests partook of an elabor.
ate buffet supper which was followed
by an eveing of muisc. embracing piano
selections by Mrs. Thomas Burke, Miss
Constance Piper and Mrs. 6. M. Upte-
grove. songs by Mrs. Ralph Root and
Otto Wedemeyer, original poems and
stories by Anthony Euwer and con-
cluded by an hour of Tom Dobson, who
held his hearers spellbound with his
delightful singing.
Sunday noon the visitors were dined
at the homes of DR.. and Mrs. J. N.
Waugh, DR.. and Mrs. +. n. Kanaga
and MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Root.
Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Wedemeyer and MIR. and Mrs. c. N.
Ravlin were hosts at the Ravlin home
in the Oak Grove district. Fifteen ta-
bles were arranged on the spacious
lawn, where supper was served ell fres-
CO. Adrienne Epping added bright
bit of color as charming Chinese
maiden, serving hot rolls to the various
tables, and Clarence Coffin was very
attractive cigar boy.
The program which followed was
given from the porch. which afforded
an excellent stage setting. Mrs. Root
and MIR. Wedemeyer never appeared to
better advantage than in this outdoor
and Anthony Euwer was in
his happiest vein, concluding with bis
poem, "1he Blood in the Apple"
Il. Harrison Bartlett. the writer,
gave ludicorus dissertation of his own
on "Old Mother Hubbard"
and then came Tom D0bson for another
hour of enchantment.
''Tom Dobson is in class all by
himself. remarked C. N. Ravlin, when
asked his opinion of the New York
celebrity. 81 have never seen anyone
who so thoroughly fascinates and holds
The close attention of all of his audi
ence, music lovers and otherwise. as
does Tom Dobson. After studying him
ut close range, can readily understand
why lie has made such tremendous
success in New York. New Workers
are so surfeited with good things that
it takes something extremely good and
out of the ordinary to attract more
than passing notice.
1.-THE musical world has never pro.
1uced anyone just like him. He com.
bines- all the attributes of fine singer,
a fine pianist. composer and humorist.
He composes most of his own songs,
plays his own accompaniments and pos
sesses voice of unusual richness. Not
a little of his success IL due to his real
ly remarkable acc0mpaniments and his
rare fund of humor and good nature. |
his recent visit here the great
est musical feast have ever enjoyed
in nearly a lifetime of theatrical ex-
perience. -"
Mrs. Thomas Burke is Portland's
musical leader and is
considered one of the Pacific coasts
best pianists. She studied under the
same instructor in Europe as did Mrs.
Coffin.
Miss Constance Piper. who will be
we'll remembered by her recital here
last winter. is the daughter of Edgar
B. Piper, editor of the Oregonian.
Mrs. Doanld Spencer is secretary of
the Mcdowell club, of Portland. Both
she and Mrs. Warren Thomas are among
the leaders in the musical colony of
the metropolis.
Among the guests at the Ravlin
home were Miss Mabel Withycombe,
daughter of Governor Withycombe.
Mrs. Charles E. Gray and Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore, of Salem. Mrs. Gray was Ore
CONS official hostess at the Oregon
building at the San Francicso exposi.
tion. The Salem party motored up
over the highway in Miss Witty
combe's car.