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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17
announcements

Mrs. Theodore Cox has named
Tuesday, April 26, as a time In which
she3 will give a large card party In
the afternoon, entertaining arain az
cards that evening, the inspiration
being n number of out-of-town Wis
itors in the city at this time.
Mrs. Donald oak has extended in
vitations for a luncheon in the
Country club on Friday, cOmpi-
mentiug her visitor Miss Lenore
Compton, Of Independence, Kansas
who arrives Monday
Mrs. John Murray Ward will en-
tertain in the Country club on
Thursday at luncheon, her honor
guests being Mrs. Walter Ear,
Brown, who is soon TO leave for 81.
Louis to make her home. and Mrs.
e. l.. Waite Of Kansas cay, for
mer Tulsa matron who is at the
Keichum for an indefinite period
Mrs. !. Walter Boyer has issued
invitations for a luncheon which she
will give Wednesday April 20 hon
oring Miss Eva Smith Of Minueap-
oils. Mimi, who is visiting in the
homo Of her sister. Mr5. John ChIcN
and Mr.. Chick. Miss Smith expects
to leave Wednesday evening for her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence X. Cone,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley +. Hisey and
others are chaperoning n party OF
young people to Morgan's nm for
over Sunday in honor OF Miss Edna
Basten, the guest OF Mrs. Lee Kuns-
/ man.
Announcement Is made OF the quiet
marriage saturday afternoon unit
| INK Miss Corie Craig and Mr. Otis r
| Tisdale, both OF Tulsa, the nuptial
rites having been read by Or w \.
( Anderson. pastor OF the First Baptist
church, In the parsonage. Mr.. and
! Mrs Tlsdale left for oklahoma city,
| They will be at home after the 2bth
at "a South Utica street.
Mrs. Woodson r. NorYell Of Tulsa
was elected grand marshal of the
! Grand chapter Eastern Star at ~
state meeting held last week In
! Guthrie. Honors also were given
! Mrs. Frank seaman and Mrs. T.
/ Norvell. these Tuisans having been
/ placed on important state commit
/ tees.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17

Mrs. Charles T.. johnson OF the
Elwood apart mcnts entertained the
iIlgh Score Bridge club and special
quests on Thursday afternoon.
Th~rc were five tables. Spring
flowers and fern we're used for trT,
floral decorations After tho game.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17
Informal

Miss Velma Sims was hostess at a
small informal luncheon Saturday
to compliment her aunt, Mrs. w. II.
Wixon OF Taloga, Okla, who is here
as the guest OF Miss sims and also
her son, Mr.. Guy Wilson Mrs
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17

Speaking Of moving pictures. II
Is insulting an intelligent public to
spend Onhs time talking Of what
the movies do for you in the way OF
genuine pleasure. There are few
who are ayCrse to this Worldwide
and most popular form of amuse-
mont The psychology of the motion
picture from every standpoint and
rs effect on the human beins, has
been study for some years by the
scientists and II is conceded 20 he
The very finest educator In the world.
But as with other popular things,
ihe movie IS undergoing its season
ot criticism. II is interesting TO
note what the New York Times has
10 say In its favor as follows: I'm
DERIVING the problem of Censoring
movie pictures-or anything else,
Tor that mattcr-is the task of de-
terminlng standards. Opinions as
to both propriety and good taste
as TO what Is and what is not harm
III! and demorali2ing-vary widely,
honestly and lustifiably. Out-and-
out indeconcy Is reprehended by
everybody, including those who en-
Joy H. To repress that and TO pun
Nh those who would provide it al
Ieady is In the competent hands Of
me police and the courts, acting un'
der general laws, applying 10 the
movies only as they apply 10 all arts
and amusements.
To establish a board Of judges
win power 10 act arbitrarily on per-
sonal opinion, with no regard 20
ia" public sentiment or majority
NNfnaTEH yHnrnlA tA gat n dos
potlsm sure TO become in time either
ridiculous or intolerahle, and the
ultimate reaction would be defiance
OF all control There is no excuse
Ior Imposing on the movies any
restraints that are not imposed on
oooks and the stage-none for de-
,reeirs that the doings Of criminals,
'oT example, never shall be thrown
on the screen. The motive and the
manner OF presentation are what
Iouht, not the material, and. ex-
'vept where all judgments are agreed,
"oerty should not be infringed.
the governor or anybody else
believes that indecent or immoral
pctures are on exhibition, let him
~'aAe specific accusations in the
IsAl quarters, and IL the charge Is
d, '' aDuHe Will pe toTTecleu'
,ethaps the worst of all movie pic
t4Ies are not those dealing with
,""e or tho one form Of immortality
~ ''r most would-be censors is
~ ohl5 one, but those that teach a
sinsl ana ilabby sentimentality-the
mush and gush that would
n.e more than likely TO win the APP
wo,,s si o, the sort of people who
soFlal powers.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17

IN game OF bridge after luncheon
Miss Core was victorious and cap
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17

ThuradaN afternoon Tor Miss Core.
Miss Lcunn Galhroith. Mrs. -. T.
Mcmahon ana Misc Corc we're Vie
tors In the game Roscs and snap
dragon decorated the entertaining
suite ana luncheon was served after
tho game other Informal affairs
haVo marked the stay ot this visitor
who leaves sunday for Chicago
whore she will join relatives prior to
returning home
Mrs Cassie Holloway was hostess
Thursday afternoon to tho mcmh"rs
90 ia, Thursday Bridge club ana q
hnlf eDorr ~ rIdiuoutl guests Five
'1blps N,ro surrounded aud the
games wore played Boo tho Holloway
homo uu South Baltimore avenue
The hostcss was assisted 10y hcr
Woth,s Mrs g.. g. Anderson. and
Mr lulloWay's mother. Mrs W
q. Holloway Guc'ta other than
m"Wh'H present w"rc Mes
dumo4 Harry Castle j. RAY
Stobhius. Robert Lobus. Lester \.
Gillespie. Forrest 49, Dunlap. lort
l. Hrookiua. Bcrtram Rcdgravc. O.
" Maluucy lr. ana Mise Elizabeth
McJuuhlu. Miss RUN Fitzpatrick
vail entertain the club next week.
"a unique shower. miscellaneous
in churtotcr Was given by Miss Gen.
DNicVu llHuptWau, as hostess, at 1912
South quincy avenue, on Tuesday,
w. honor Of Miss Agnes Coylc, who
H. tn ho married iu the Holy Family
- uroh ON tn 2Oth OF April Fittcn
quests were invited hut due to tho
iuDlomout weather the following
we're present, Misses Mary Macliu.
Gertrude 'Nihill Lucille Mcdonald.
catherine Ep'or, Woe 81. Claif. Alb
hiu Clute, Catherine Mundcll KHth-
leon O'Brlcn Mabel Aliis, clara aud
Gcnoyicvo lInuptWan The main
feature of the rcfrcshmcnts served
was u wedding cake, containing ring,
thlmblo ana dime.
\ 500 marty and dance, with Mrs.
" S. Fisher Hs hostess. was given at
i22t South Quincy avenue on Thurs
day. hunuring Mr. aud Mrs Samuel
clarke, aud Master John CLARKE, Of
Philadelphia, Pa. aud Miw Ethel
Unttou. Of Dubois, IA. Among those
present were Messrs and Mordnmcs
NJ l., Bartlett, Graves, H. =. Fisher,
ltudgins IlnvCrstick, krchhs. 4 L.
clark. Mclntyrc, Mcsdhmcs Il. j. ~.
Gcrmaino and Fullor. Misses Mar
gucritc Bertlctt. Jane Bartlett. Ruth
Graves and Birdie II. Fisher. Master
John willard Clarke. High score was
won hy Mrs. Clarke and Fuller and
the usual guest prizcs were given,
Delicious refreshments were served.
Mrs. Charles B. johnson Of the
Elwood apartments entertained the
.l..n
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17

Ralph Hays and Miss Margaret
Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Spalding
and Mrs. Charles H. Smith enter
tained with a dinner bridge on Fri
day evening for Mrs. Samuel Rice
Bethea of Alabama. Honors IN
bridge went to Mrs. John T.. Nc
Kinney and Mr.. John Haver.
Mrs. i. II. Baldwin's informal
brdge-luncheon given Saturday in
the Tea Cup Inn, was a pretty com
pllment TO Mrs. Duane Carney OF
Seattle, Wash. who IL visiting her
sister. Mrs 9. w. McCarty. About
20 guests were present
Mr., and Mrs. j. owen Pcarrc
were hosts 10 an informal eveni>-
OF cards and dancing Thursday. their
guests being limited TO members of
their bridal party. II will he re-
membered that the PearCe-Sill
nupHal event was prominent in SO
ciety annals this spying.
Mrs. Frank II. Greer and Mrs
Joseph r.. Kirkbride's informal
afternoon party on Friday and Mrs.
Quay Maynatts theatcr party. Sat
urdav afternoon, extended gracious
hospitality TO Mrs. H. G. McKccver
and Mrs Frank Cory, both Of
Enid and visitors in the Greer
home.
Mrs. T.. L. Dix was hostess to
members Of the Ioftino club At
luncheon Friday afternoon, the aft
crnOon being spent with necdlcWork
and games. Mrs. Albert II. Rogers
was the lucky one in the contest
and received the award. Spring
flowers decorated the rooms and
special guests besides mem bers were
Mosdames w. H. Kitchen. H. j.
Toevs, j. w. Burgess. NJ. j. walsh
and John Rogers,
Or. and Mrs. l.. d. Latham were
hosts wednesday evening In their
home with dancing, honorinR their
visitor and Mrs. Latham's cousin,
Miss FlOi Core of Nj. Sterling. Ohio.
The evening was informal and en-
ioycd by a large company MNs.
.. II. Galbrcath and Mrs. Harry r..
kinsey entertained with an informal
luncheon In the Galbreath home
Wednesday for Miss Core, eight
guests enjoying the occasion, The
table gave a nObe of spring and May
time with many swcctpeas In the
different shades and In the center
a MaypOle from which radiatcd rib
bons in pastel shadings, kewpic
standing at each end. Corsage bou-
quets were presented the guests.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17
SiqnS Of the Times

Back 20 heavy winter wraps was
tAs order OF the weather man dur
fng the past week Madame and
maid donned their furs but. the
flower rrowncd hat with It's mesh
OF pristine straw -beneath, re-
mainoI Flowers and furs mingled
and wore noticeable as the smart
looking motors whizzcd by. Have
YOU over noticed that in Tulsa, So
c.ety never is seen walking even
as much as n block on the downtown
streets II milady goes from one
store .o another. she rides. Con-
trary 10 New York. Chicago. Wash
inrton Atlanta, New Orleans or
Memphis. where smart women IN
latest modelled tailleurs HE them
selves 20 the streets on fine after
Moons 10 windowshop or pass
splendid sight for others 10 admire,
ave never seen in Tulsa. Up-to- date
as Tulsa may well lay claim 60 he.
tho pedestrian clans are not OF the
smart sct In speaking Of this phase
of outdoor life, possibly Il may he
said ~ san Francisco that in
block walk, one may see moro
handsome women, wonderfully clad,
than Boo most any other city of the
new world. San Francisco women
have beautiful complcxlons due. Il
is said 90 the heavy fogs prevalent
there which arc a fine bleach And
as pretty face must first lay claim
10 this said good complexion as a
basic foundation, San Francisco
women have them.
The past week has been Sans
brides large teas aud receptions
and much In a large way TO mark
the calendar, thus naming the seven
days glory from social ncws
standpoint. The spring season II al
ready established, but the cool
weather has deferred ;niladys in
cllrHtion to do things She would
rather entertain just informally for
small groups, host1sses feels moro
inclined 70 give just small affairs for
a visitor others Just bunch together
and go 20 the movies or gather
in some ones home in the evening
and dance TO victrola music or may
be, a three piece orchestra. Some of
these are told about In social col
umns, others are heard about just
from one to another which is an
other way Of telling society news.
Tulsa Is beginning 20 bud out in her
yernal dress and the hint OF sumner
Is here only in this visional way, II
is long span from nov until the
time for going-awhy days In June.
Old fashioned almanacs that are
pushed under ones door. are pre-
dieting another cool summer with
plenty OF rains and electric storms.
The siay-at home last year enjoyed
their homes and had "A layout of
weather that rivalled any summer
resort IN America. THIS was un-
usual for Tulsa where the reputa-
tion of Yuma. Arizona which is
said 10 he the hottest to be found
anywhere, may be compared with
that served those who live in this
vicinity But time alone will tell.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Music Publishers Put Out FeeIers
For Type of Song to Fill the GaI

Not unmourned though. In the one finger
music dstrict-the West Forties-there are
music publishers who anticipate its demise
with dismay. They read the signs of the
times, but they can't see what type of song
will prove popular and take the place of
jazz. One of them said:
TITS CUFF to expect that Mother and
Mary pieces are coming back; Jazz killed
'em, and a good deed, too. I'm hesitating
about putting out two new pieces. both OF
'em 'feelers.' ones comic and the other is
a sorry song. Both may win out and
neither may. 1t costs big money to put
song over, and after we've invested in II we
don't always know what the public will sing
and whistle
Every successful song has won by a
fiuke, at least in modern times. The piece
that makes a hit In comic opera has the
best chance, because 1t Is generally well
sung, but the real winners of big money
rarely get this chance: they just start some
where and grow. No publisher can pick n
winner, and the successful publisher knows
it and let's other people choose for him.
After we have accepted and published
song we hold back the trade issue until we
have tried out a sufficient number Of work.
ing copies with singers who are more or
less on our staff There are from half a
dozen to a score of these singers around
here every day, and as many of them try 1t
out here as find il suited to their voices.
You can hear all the new songs by walking
through this block"
This publisher of popular melodies still
believes in a future for jazz. Said he:
There's an effort to bring back the sob
stuff, but / am not in the movement Jazz,
at least, is gay and II has this advantage,
that as almost any number of words can
be included in a line by reiteration of mu-
scal notes; it can tell an understandable
story. I find that songs which call for coll
laboration on the part of the listener before
he knows what the lyric writer intended sell
dom gets across. jazz lyrics never fail in
that respect
My anticipation is that old fashioned
things with some jazz interjected will stand
the best chance this summer. Old stuff with
out pep cannot win out. A few well known
chords touched up with syncopation ju-
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

Jazzng JangleI s

things ripe to his hand. We just pining
for winner like Just Tell Them That You
Saw Me- which deserved fame because It
was simple and true to life. Do you recall
the words?
While strolling down the street one eve.
Upon mere pleasure bent,
Twas after business worries of the day.
A little girl chanced to
In whom l recognized
playmate from our village far away.
"Is that you, Madge?" I says to her.
She quickly turned away.
Don't turn away Madge I am still your
friend
Next week I'm going back to see the old folks
and thought
Perhaps a message you would like TO send"
(CHoRus)
"Just tell them that you saw me-
They'll know the rest" she said.
"Just tell them 1 was looking WELL you
know
Just whisper II you get chance to mother
dear and say
love her as i did long years ago"
'One of the biggest sellers was After the
Ball. and it's composer. Charles X. Harris,
who tucked away a tidy 100000 from this
song alone. Is still at work trying to dupl-
cate his success. In fact there is going to
be an innings for the pathetic and humorous
song writer's who have their psychology
right. Interrupted for time by the inroads
of jazz, which couldn't be pathetic or natu
rally humorous IL 1t tried never so hard the
old timers who have big ones In their record
are coming back again.
There is Ernest II. Ball, author of
Mother Machree' and Love Me and the
World Is Mine, He Is still singing and
writing. There are Charles Lawlor who
wrote The Sidewalks OF New York; James
Thornton, whose My Sweetheart's the Man
in the Moon was sung everywhere; Will
lam B. Gray composer of The Fatal Wed
ding and other hits; John Bratton. of Sun
shine of Paradise Alley Maude Nugent
whose Sweet Rosie O'Grady' ranked her as
the popular woman song writer, and a half
dozen others who know by experience what's
wanted. Is II to be expected that they
won't get back to work when they realize
that the pendulum has swung back to their
kind again7 Jazz Is In It's last throes, and
now the real song writer's can be heard"
Heart" Quality Appears Strong
In Some Current Successes
The current success, There's Broken
Heart for Every Light on Broadway" which
exhibits similar heart quality to those
familiar pieces that have served for quota
tion. is a specimen straw to show whittier
the popular taste Is blowing. It will in
crease to a veritable storm Of popularity,
some music publishers on Tin Pan Alley
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Courts often Called Upon
To Settle Claims of Composers

There are not wanting court records to
prove that music publishers do not always
deal thus generously by the composer who
has made big money for them. One of these
may be found in the suit brought by the
composer of "Dardanela." which is still
a popular jazz, though not In its first youth.
This man, Felix Bernard, claimed that he
sold his rights for n paltry hundred dollars
after the publishers had condoed with him
because they said, the tune was "hzzlc."
In the same record the claim was made that
Bernard's co-composer, one Johnny Black,
having made q royalty contract, had re-
ceived $4,000 In royalties. "Dardanella" at
the time of the suit had sold a million
copies; it Is still selling.
avalon" another big seller got into
court, but for another reason. Well known
music publishers Of Milan, italy, declared it
to be an Infringement upon the copyright OF
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

diciously thrown in generally catch the pub
lic
There is big money in few songs" he
continued. "and the life of novelty hit
isn't long-six weeks or less. In that time
copies to the number varying from $4,000
to 100000 may be sod but that doesn't
mean a fortune to anybody concerned,
neither to the writer who works on royalty
nor to ourselves. 1t pays, of course. and
/ only wish that every song we grind out in
the year would do as well. More than half
of them are dead soon as they fall from
the press
"It costs about $50 900. to popularize a new
song. We have to supply orchestra leaders
throughout the country and the principal
singers in vaudeville, cafes, &C., receive free
copies. Besides which, we keep a staff OF
agents going whose duty 1t is to see that
the new song gets hearing. At the end
of a month or so we know pretty well the
fate of any song, and II II is going then
only does 1t begin to pay back our outlay.
Suppose we bought the song outright. then
when 1t makes a genuine success we are
ready to begin to write off the dead ones
which were, nevertheless, as expensive to
launch.
"There is always a 'holler raised when a
song catches on for which we paid the
writer 800 or 5000, to whom all the SYM
pathy goes, in forgetfulness of all we have
paid out to make his song CO. And you will
find, II you look the matter up, that We gen.
orally make a new arrangement to let him
i'm on a royalty as soon It's success sur
prises everybody. II he sold II to us orig
inelly on a royalty basis the song writer
can make from $4,000 to $4,000 on the
success. BY figuring on that basis we set
tie with him and attach him to us. This
kind of liberal treatment pays US I'm the
end"
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

the opera ia Tosca,' while the composer
and the orchestrator of the song denied point
blank that 1t was lift from Puccini. A
jazz outfit played in court the popular
melody and musicians from the Metropolitan
Orchestra followed with the aria from
"Tosca." Still more to impress likeness or
dissimiarity, monographs were turned loose
on both compositions. The resulting decision
fell into line with an earlier judicial decision.
This was the endeavor to prove that
Reginald de Kovens most famous air, "Oh,
Promise Me-" sung in his first success. the
operetta robin Hood" was taken bodily
from a celebrated italian song. Court pro-
ceedings or no court proceedings and on
these questions there is usually a loss of
time when once a suspicion of plagiarism
has been mooted it is difficult almost i'm
possible, to kill the suspected piece.
-Four years ago the most popular song that
was ever written, Home Sweet Home" in
q signed Photographic manuscript of the COM
poser John Howard Payne, sold in New
York city for $500, which was about 1855
more than the writer received for IL, but
when it is remembered that Milton got the
equivalent of $40 for his Paradise Lost" it
VIII be seen that Payne was comparatively
we'll paid for his short lyric.
One Publisher Pins His Faith
To Lifting Tune and Mushy Words
I'VE are coming back to these subjects
like Home. Mother First Love and Take
Me Back" said another publisher, who sees
or thinks he does the death of jazz and is
backing his choice with real money, and he
continued: "The old formua-a Tilt of tune
and an easy rhyme of mushy sentiment
will do the trick again now so sure as I'm
in the business to make money. II has had
TO wait till people were tired of 'Tipperary'
and other marching and war songs. These
are not dead yet but they have had a
lingering Illness and IL isn't humanity pos
sibe that they will ever walk abroad again.
Yes, predict the popular taste will re-
turn TO the kind Of song that Charlie Gra-
ham and Paul Dresser and Karl Gardner
put over so successfully. The last composer
made more than 100000 with his piece Lit
tie Bunch OF Lilacs,' the song that went like
this:
Little bunch OF lilacs | have plucked for you.
Tell me II you love me, IL your heart is true
Give TO me promise, answer with kiss
Little bunch of lilacs have brought you this
Graham died very rich, made it all out OF
songs like Two Little Girls in Blue and
The Picture That Is Turned Toward the
Wall Good songs too, and songs like them
are sure fire now then.
II see that they are going to honor the
memory of a real home and mother song
writer, Paul Dresser, in his own home
town, and they will do right. If another
song writer OF the kind would only strike
Tin Pan Alley right now he would find
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Jazz Owes It's Greatest Impetus
To Endorsement Given by Society

Perhaps jazz will die as suddenly as it
came to life. There were signs of it's future
greatness even in its infancy, but TO most
of the habtues of the cafe the moment when
the awful creature who used TO wander and
shrek among the tables was strangled ard
her solo screams were succeeded by noisy
group (black or white) came as a surprise.
Quickly II caught on with the multitude
who think, wardmcallister is a tooth paste,
but when society indorsed jazz II went like
a prairie fire.
That moment was simultaneous with the
opening of a tiny dancing place by
the prescient Miss Marbury in a cellar and
called "Sans Souci" the vogue of which
with the exhibition dancing of the Castles
instantly engulfed it's capacity and led to
the Castle House and hundred other CEN
tres of Jazz In those days, already forgot
ten the banker and broker, the clerk and
professor gave his business lick and
promise in order to hurry up town to de-
vote himself to what he really cared about
which was learning the one step and hesita-
ton, and If very ambitious the maxixe and
tango.
The jazz craze only repeated history, which
in the dance as in everything else presents
nothing new. Thus wildly and ir-epressibly
the waltz swept over Europe from Vienna.
thus inextricably the drum polka tangled
the feet of the world after it was born To