Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-17
MARGARITA FISCHER
TO LEAD GRANDN March
Salem Girl To Be HOnOred by
Motion Picture Exhibitors
League m Portland

With Margarita Fischer, Salem girl
who gained fame in motion pictures, TO
lead the grand march and a number Of
other stars of the silent drama. includ-
ing Wallace Read, Vivian Martin, j.
Warren Kerrigan, William S. Hart and
possibly Virginia Pearson and George
Walsh in attendance, the Motion Pie
ture Exhibitors League Of Oregon win
stage mammouth "movie' ball at
the Multnomah Hotel on the night Of
May 80.
The ball will be held in conjunction
with the state convention of motion
picture men in Portland May 20 and 80.
Chicago, New York Los Angeles,
Philadelphia, Denver and other large
cities have had their "movie balls !"
and they have come to be regarded as
among the most popular events in the
community, but the Oregon exhibitors
declare that they have a few stunts
and surprises that will teach their east
ern brethren a thing or two.
Stars Promised to Attend
The Lasky company has telegraphed
that the exhibitors may expect Vivian
Martin and Wallace Reid for the ball
in Portland on Memorial day, and
Thomas Inee has telegraphed that he
will make every effort to send William
IS. Hart. 1t is also planned to have j.
Warren Kerrigan, famous matinee idol
of filmdom, present in all his glory, and
a telegram received yesterday from
Harry Pollard, of the Pollard Pictures
company, of San Diego, guarantees the
presence at the ball as the guest of
honor of the exhibitors of Miss Mar
garita Fischer, the lovely Oregon girl
who has been scoring tremendous sue
cess before the camera and is already
rated among the top notchers of the
motion picture world.
Miss Fischer was born in Oregon and
has recorded many triumphs on the
speaking stage, but it was the motion
picture that brought to her internation-
al popularity, and since the Pollard
company was organized to make pro-
ductions featuring only Miss Fischer,
the Oregon girl has attained wonder
full following throughout the country.
Unusual Stunts Promised
Besides the stars who will meet and
mingle with the dancers, the exhibit
ors are planning a number Of stunts
and surprises that are out of the ordl-
nary. Motion pictures to be exhibited
in all the leading downtown theaters
will be taken and there will be other
events out of the ordinary. All the
ballroom space at the Multnomah hotel
will be taken and the lobby will also be
utilized with three or four orchestras.
The event is to be made a popular one
and the motion picture men expect to
entertain between 2500 and 5000 per-
sons.
The Multnomah hotel also has been
designated as convention headquarters
for the moving picture men, who will
come from all over the state to attend
this first annual convention of the Ore
gon league. Matters of vital interest to
the motion picture showmen are to
come up for consideration at the con,
vention. The method of meeting the
war tax on theaters, which it is expect
ed will amount to more than l6 23
per cent of the total box office receipts
of all theaters, will be discussed
The organization at its meeting yes
terday voted to leave the arrangements
for the convention and ball to the of
ficers of the ociation-Chafles W.
Meighan, president; E. J. Myriclt, chair
man of the executive committee, and
j. j. Parker treasurer. With Abraham