Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-27
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division of the YOman's committee,
State Ckuneil of Defense.
Each county is well organized and
at the suggestion of the state council
of defense, Director KOllOek, the
county chairman of the woman com
mittee have been made members of the
executive committee of each county
council and thus the woman s work Is
being recognized.
The war savings societies are pro
crossing well and the following eoun-
ties have reported the work being or
ganized: Marion, Mrs. William Hamll'
ton, Salem, chairman; Washington,
Mrs. L. w. Hyde, chairman; Yamhilb
Mrs. William Houek, chairman, Me-
Minnville; Douglas, Mrs. A. c. Mars
tiers, chairman; Desehutes, Mrs. W. A.
Ellis, chairman.
Mis-. Castner of Portland, will 60
from the biennial meeting of the Gen
eral Federation of Women clubs IN
Hot Springs direct to Washington,
where she has been called for a con-
ference of the state chaiImen of the
women S committee, and upon her re-
turn early in June will call meeting
in Portland of all county and local
ehairmen, chairman of committees and
the executive committee of the state
council of defense woman S division.
She then will present the plans re-
eeived at the national meeting and
further promote the state activities
DIR. Frank Wilbur Chace, director Of
music, Willamette university, presents
a number of the music students in re-
eital Monday evening, at the chapel,
Waller hall, campus.
The program is mixed one of pi-
ano, vocal and violin numbers. Those
taking part are the Misses Faye Boil
in, Helen Moore, Muriel Sleeves, Mel
lie Beaver and Misses Ailene Dunbar
and Marie Largent in two piano
duet. The vocal students are pupils
of Mrs. Chaee, excepting Miss Goulder
who is doing work under both DR.. and
Mrs. Chace. Those singing are the
Misses Vesta Mulligan, messo sopranoi
Gladys Hansel, alto; Alma Nelson,
mezzo soprano; Alberta Goulder, So
prano; Gladys Grocer, alto, and Ray
mond H. Rarey baritone. Mr.. Moore,
studying with Mr.. South, will appear
for the first time in a. violin solo.
The music lovers are most cordially
invited to attend these rccitals. The
recitals are unusually good for stu
dents as they are making rapid pro-
gress i'm their art.
Mrs. Katherine Glen Kerry, singer
and composer, gave a concert at the
First Methodist church, Monday even
ing, for the benefit of the willamette
chapter A7asrican Red Cross.
Mrs. Kerry is prominent soclesy
woman of Seattle, who is devoting her
rare talents to- helping the Red Cross
during the war. She pays all her own
expenses, giving concerts in the towns
and cities of Oregon and Washington,
and not only all proceeds are given
the Red Cross, but all royalties from
her songs published under the name
of Catherine Glen) are also given TO
Red Cross for the period of the war
Mrs. Kerry chapnaf her audience
not only with her lovely voice, but her
winning personality. The latter part
of the program included a group OF
Mrs. Kerry's own compositions, which
proved exceedingly interesting The
music so well fits the words, that II
almost seemed to recreate the poems.
Their rendition was delightful and the
hearers were most enthusiastic in their
applause.
DR.. Frank Wilbur Chaee assisted
Mrs. Kerry in his inimitable manner,
and accompanied her with perfect sym
pathy.
The program ended with the Star
Spangled Banner, sung by Mrs. Kerry
and the audience joining in the Choir
us
Salem theater goers who have taken
especial pleasure in the highly artistic
piano playing of Mrs. Warren Hunt at
the Ye Liberty theater, which has
been characterized by sympathetic and
exceptional interpretative power, will
be interested to learn that she has Civ
en- up her position as pianist to de;
vote her time and talent to the study
of tn epipe organ. Mrs. Hunt was a
well known pipe organist in Portland
some years ago, and win resume her
studies in that direction to the graft
fication of her friends, who feel she
is eminently gifted as an organist.
She will remain in Salem for the pres
ont