The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-05-10
BY Pauline Suing Bloom

In beginning a series of personality stories oi
the women who responsible for Spokanes social
traditions-because il is National Music week, we
present Mrs Arthur J. Shaw, who last week cete
brated the 10th anniversary of her residence in
Spokane. she and Mr.. Shaw, who was associated
in the land office at Lewiston with Patrick Henry
Winston. had come out from Rochester, New YORK
three years before TO make their irst home in
the Idaho town To have lived in spokane he
fore the fire" entities tn speak authortatlNely
of its history, especially if one Is woman oi
vision with ideals and dignity which have never
made comproise with the lesser things OF earth
For number of years Mrs Shaw lived very
quietly, the of her small son and daughter
the latter having been born here-taking all of
her time Her home was mt g}lT Third avenue
and Mr.. Shaw with the Spokesman-ReNiew
Fifth avenue, its quaint old mansions now for
years a row of boarding houses that just re-
Gently are undergoing transformation a the
hands of clever architects that eniitle then a.
the more dignhed name of apartments. was Then
the social center. In lis most imposing block
lived Dr. and Mrs, y. Fred Essig, their HON" 1t
the corner of Fifth and Adams has beeE re
scene of some of Spokanes historic events.
In the same block lived the John L. Wilson's. Mr.
Wilson, was congressman from this districs ana
was later our United States Senator. The Henry
Lane Wilson'S later became outstanding political
figures Mr. Wilson Ambassador to chile and
Mexico and Mrs. Wilson charming and d
plomatic hostess. The Charles ;. VOORHEES, also
lived in this block. After Mr. voorhees, delth
about 30 years ago, Mrs. VOORHEES, returned I"
Indianapolis the home of her people, to live and
ii Just a short time ago thai her tfltnlS Htfr
were saddened to learn of her death. ON the same
street lived the Charles Pattersons their daughter
Miss Jennie Patterson now Mrs Herman Luehrs.
whose home is in Lucerne, Switzerland was Il
Fassar girl and coming home FROM college. was Il
leader in the club which had been organized by
Mrs. Voorhees, and named for the Matinee Musicale
of Indianapolis She was Its first president and
Miss Patterson followed her The Matinee MuS
Gale Club" had IL active members including
the women who have been mentioned Mrs William
Byers. Mrs. Frederick Mason and oh. when look
around il saddens me to realize how many of those
women, who worked so hard for Spokane are dead"
Mrs. Shaw said:
Later outstanding members of the club during
Mrs Shaw's presidency Were: Mrs Robert Glen,
Mrs l.. +. Williams Mrs +. W. King, Mrs. l. \.
Peyton, Mrs. Agnes Clark Ifar,igruve Mrs. j. +.
W. Richards, Mrs j. A. Schiller Mrs. Isabelle Rut-
ter, and Mrs V. IL. Brown. I'VE extended the club
until it had membership of 50 with 300 associate
members" she continued.
To-day, Spokane still feels the influence of the
Matinee Musicale"
Mrs Shaw was president of the club for years,
resgning in 1900 when she went To Europe. Be
fore this she had been sent representative Of
the matinee musicale to meeting of the general
federation of music clubs held in Cleveland Ohio
where were gathered the musicians of the country
in effort to further the influence of music
throughout the United States
The work of the women of the matinee
brought Spokane its first great artists. They
sponsored and worked making good guaran-
George and Mrs. Henschel, Mark Hambourg the
Kneizel Quartette, Ellen Beach Iaw. Ysaye. Lillian
Blauvelt and others. Other outstanding programs
musical setting of the Rubyat program of art
poetry and music in conjunction, the art work
done by Elihu Vedder who Is almost distinguish
ed as Whistler for his work. An operatta I'm
II Persian Garden sung by Miss Turner (Afrs. V.
H. Brown) Mrs. A. A. Kraft, Captain Kinzie and
f. W. King, is still remembered.
When benefit for the club needed Crea-
tore of the famous Creatore Band and some of
his artists gave a morning recital, ut the Audi
torium with the assistance of Harry Hayward
At another time before Pierre Gynt had been