Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-22
Convention
PlannedFOr
Musicians

HlauS lOI tnc daihddi SVh WI
ton of the Oregon Music Teach
ers association are now underway
and definite plans have been
made for the program Of the con-
vention. The local chapter here
at their last meeting elected Mrs.
Bertha Junk Darby, president OF
the organization, as their dele
gate. However a number Of the
members are planning to motor to
Corvallis for at least part Of the
meeting which starts Friday
morning December !, and closes
Saturday afternoon.
Registration will be made FRI
day morning at the chamber of
commerce in Corvallis. AT 1918
luncheon win be given at one of
the dining rooms at which the
mayor of Corvallis, N. R. Moore,
and other prominent business
men will speak.
At 2 D. m. talks on pedagogy,
bringing out the most important
things in teaching. Representa-
tives of several branches Of the
teaching fraternity will set forth
their views in short, constructive
form, with the idea OF inter
changing ways and means of OBJ
tanning desired results.
At 7 p. m. a banquet will be
held at Masonic hall The speak
ers will be President w. J. Kerr
of Oregon Agricultural college,
Mrs. Ida Callahan, president Of
Federated clubs Of Oregon; Mrs.
Lillian Jeffries Petri, secretary os
the same organization, and W. F.
Gaskins, president of the o. M
t. A. The banquet will be fol
lowed by a program by Corvallis
musicians.
Saturday, December 2, at $3.50
a. M, at the First Presbyterian
church, a session will be devoted
to the pedagogy of fundamental
music training, with talks and
demonstrations by Mrs. Laura
Jones Rawlinson and Mrs. Mary
Cahill Moore and others to be an
nounced later
At the Saturday noon luncheon
Or. Landsbury of the University
of Oregon will discuss Music in
Europe" Mrs. Evelyn MacFar-
land McClusky will speak on
community music, and Mrs. Chas.
Henline of Roseburg, will talk on
the problems Of the teacher in
moderate sized cities.
Saturday 2:15. 3:30 will be
program of music by representa-
tive musicians of Oregon: Mrs.
Jane Thatcher, piano, University
OF Oregon; John B. Siefert. ten
or; John Claire Monteith.
The annual Harvest Home fes-
tival which is always an event OF
Thanksgiving time, and planned
for the benefit of the Old Peoples
home will take place this Friday
at the First Methodist church.
The reception committee is com
prised Of the members of the
hoard OF the Old Peoples home,
and this year especially just as
the new home nears completion.
there is an opportunity for people
to attend the festival and con-
tribute fruit, vegetables, or any
sort of foodstuffs or money to in
sure the comfort of the old peo-
pie for the coming winter. With
the coming of Thanksgiving the
holiday times there is always an
extra thought for the other fell
low, and this is one of the oppor-
tunities in which everyone can
share.
Thursday November 23d the
Catholic daughters of America
viii be hostesses for a 800" card
party and dance in Mccormack
hall, S72 Court street. This is the
third of series of card parties
and dances given by this organ!-
cation. The motif for these par
ties is to promote sociability and
Judging from the splendid pat
ronage afforded these social af-
fairs this motif is appreciated by
the friends of the organization.
Guests are expected from Port
land, Albany, Silverton. Mt. An
gel, Woodburn and Shaw.
Mr., and Mrs. ]. NJ. Lamb had
as their guests last Sunday, Mr.,
and Mrs. ], Il. Mccall OF Portland.
Mrs. ], f, Mcdowell of st, Paul
is the house guesf of Mrs Harry