Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-14

4 INCE the announcement was mads
- some time ago that John McCor-
- mack, noted Irish and American
tenor, was contemplating a tour Of the
west numerous Salem lovers Of the
great singer have been waiting eager
~ for the date of his arrival. They
will be interested therefore, to know,
that he viii appear in the public audi
forum in Portland, May 81 under the
direction Of Steers and Comon. Every
one who has heard Mr.. Mccormack
sing will agree with the New York
musci authority who writes: "John
Mccormack song are as birds song,
spontaneous Outpouring, without trace
of self consciousness or effort, express
ing art in the simple terms Of pure,
pleasure. He is uaquestiOnably the
chosen favorite Of the great music
loving public Of America. AS a singer
he is a perfect artist. As an artist he
is an inspiration and an uplift. He
deserves the wealth and fame his art
has brought him, because it is such as
he who make the world a better place
in which to live. "
Miss Rosa Grice and Miss Mabel
Porter entertained Saturday afternoon
in honor Of Miss Mabel Wilson at the
Grice country home on the Oak Grove
road. Miss Wilson youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Wilson is 10
become the bride Of Elmer Smith, of
the Brush college district, in the near
future. The house was beautifully dee
GRATED with festoons Of fragrant spring
flowers in honor Of the occasion. An
unique feature of the afternoon : en-
-tertainment was a mock wedding, elev-
erly presented, while games, together
with instrumental and vocal solos by
Mrs. 7. 7. Boufsleur and Mrs. Jack
White were enjoyed during the bal
.anee of the afternoon. The principal
event, however, was a miscellaneous
shower OF beautiful and useful gifts
presented to Miss Wilson in an orig
inal and amusing manner Later in the
day dainty refreshments were served
by the hostesses.
Those present were Mesdames
Blanche Morgan. +. w. Wilson, b.
Southwick, A. Southwick, G.. W. Por-
ter, J. A. Webster, William Boufsleur
G. II. Smith, Harvey Stanton, j..
Smith, Il. A. Summers j. r. Chap.
man, r. W. Clarke, r.. l.. Hart, L.
Grice, r. SCHNEIDER, s. A.. Aoehn, p.
p. Boufsleur. Edna White, Airy Ne
Dowell, j. Il. Smart, l.. Connoy, 7.
Swartz, j. Best and the Misses Mabel
b. Wilson, Rosa M. Grice, Mable Por-
ter, Sophia Aoehn. Catherine Doron,
Irene Aoehn, Mary SCHNEIDER, Alta
Connoy, Velma White, Vera Southwiek
and Mildred Clarke.
Miss Mildred Spong was agreeably
surprised last Friday evening at her
homo on Bellevue street when a num-
Der of her Sunday school classmates
entertained in honor Of her sixteenth
birthday. The evening was cnjoyably
spent with games and music and a de-
licious lunch was served by the girls.
Mrs. Charles II. Castner, president
of the State Federation Of Women s
clubs has been asked by the state
Chamber Of Commerce to name repre-
sentatives Of the federation in ten Sec
tons Of the state to attend the recon
struetion program and election to be
held June 3. Mrs. Cashier will an
nounce her appointees within a lew
T. A. Livesley and children were
week end guests al the Benson hotel
in Portland. Mrs. Livesley is expect.
ed home from British Columbia today.
Graduates Of Willamette university
now residing in Salem may be inter.
in the informal reception next
Wednesday afternoon at which Mr..
and Mrs, L. l.. Privett in Laurel
Hurst will entertain the Willamette
University club Of Portland. The an
nouneement states that "all alumni
and former students Of this historic
educational institution are invited to
attend the meeting on Wednesday.
j. G.. Richardson, deputy state treas
urer is a business visitor in Portland. |