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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
lille pleasant Lake Residents Participate Parties Over Deeh
Fish FryHighlites
Thomas Party

A perfect day in the country.
marked with plenty excitement
and good food was the experience
of the Dinner Club" which was
entertained by Or All f. Thomas
at Midwest on Little Pleasant
Lake in honor OF his wlfe's birth
day. last Sunday.
The guests began to arrive by
noon. and found the pleasantly
cool grounds a refreshing treat
after the sweltering heat OF the
city. Dr. |. H. Martin. the fish
erman in the group. made haste
10 get out on the lake. where he
spent much OF the day and. when
he finally came in. there was
large catch with him. Others nre-
ferred TO chat with their 'al
hosts on the lawns and watch the
exciting motor boat races N
which the "Edyth X" manned by
Sam Thomas. raced with another
motor boat from across the lake,
The guests later rode around the
lake themselves in the victorious
"Edyth X"
Dinner was served at mid-aft-
ernoon on the long veranda OF the
Thomas cottage. Plenty OF out
door atmosphere was captured by
the hostess for her table setting
when she covered the long table
with a cloth sprinkled with gayly
colored wild flowers. Huge vases
OF wild mountain phlox. brown
eyed susans. blue bells. and sal
via. which grow in abundance on
the grounds. ornamented the ia
Bile.
In keeping with the fish fry
idea. several varieties OF deli
ciouslv prepared baked and fried
fsh were served along with vege-
table salad string beans. beets
and mashed potatoes The green
vegetables were grown In the
Thomas garden The dinner was
finished OF with lemon pie.
Before dinner was over a wild
storm arose. and from the porch
the guests watched the lake
transform itself into mass OF
mad pounding white-capped waves
To add 10 their excitement they
watched lone sailboat on the
lake battle with the wind. rain.
and waves and finally reach a
haven on the opposite shore
Among the guests were: DR..
and Mrs ]. A. Moore and daueh-
ter Agnes. Isabel Jackson. Mr..
and Mrs. j. E Mccall. Victoria
Mccall. Mary Penick. Margaret
and Samuel Thomas. nr. and
Mrs E.rnes, johnson. Mrs. Al
bert Grcenlaw. Or. and Mrs ].
". Martin. and DR. and Mrs
F f. Dawson.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
Founders Of
Frances Harper Inn
Serve For 38 Years

The Christian Industrial club
on July 81 observes its 3Sth an
niversary. IL sponsors the Frances
Harper Inn for women. 307 Hor-
ton avenue, and was organized at
Second Baptist church in 1904.
The club functioned ten years be-
fore the establishment OF The
House by Mrs. Eta Foster Taylor
who visualized the plight OF new
corners in Detroit looking for a
suitable abode and the great
housing need for colored work
ing girls in Detroit. there being
no YWCA here at that time.
So with faithful band OF
Christian women as members. the
club was organized with this
thought in mind and worked I'M
ceasingly until the dream OF the
home became reality Mrs. c..
Page was president when the
mortgage was burned In 1927. The
present officers are; Mrs. Eta
F. Taylor. president; Mrs. Lizzie
Evans. secretary, Mrs. Jones,
chairman Of trustees; and Mrs.
Josephine Vincent. treasurer. Mrs.
Page is honorary president.
A partial financial report OF
the club from December 1910 10
December l941 shows receipts Of
S6979S and expenses amounting
II s5e5.79. leaving a balance OF
s131.59.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
Baker Cottage
Pleasing Retreat

The ease and charm with whicn
Erma Baker entertains was eu-
denced Sunday when several car
loads OF Detroiters drove out 10 The
Bakers inviting cottage on Little
Pleasant L le TO escape the ravaS-
ing heat o. the city ana to en'oy
the Baker hospitality.
A beautiful NiadIng tircuitous
and tree shaded road leads u2 TO
the Baker cottage ai.c one leaves
the main road and wcc be unto hiai
who doss not have IN Indian sense
OF direction when it comes To Iol-
lowing the trail Theresa and Ben
Henderson were two OF the guests
without said sixth sense. and tdey
drove around in the woods for TWO
hours before they hit upon the right
by-paih After they had arrived.
Ben straip ht-way found come paint
pots and boards and fell TO work.
when h, mniShed there we're some
signs embellished in green with the
Baker name and bearing arrows
pointing in the r.eh direction.
These Ben put up Tor lhc benen Of
future visitors who might have 9TH
erwise wandered around lost like
he did
The afternoons entertainment
included swimming in the AXE.
chatting on the cool screened-in
porch, and engaging in some excit-
ing rounds OF bingo in which the
victors were rewarded with sub
stantial sums.
Among the guests were the afCre-
mentioned Hendersons. Hank ia
son. Pete Whitaker. Don Bryant.
Mrs. John Loomis. Mrs. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Loomis. Bar
bara. Louise and John Loomis. Mr.
and Mrs. Lowell Cuzzens Helen
Cuzzens. Johnnie Mae McConnico.
NJ Kelly Fritz. James Fritz anC
Margaret Cook
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
Cause Biz
Splash

There's heen an awful lot OF
spashrg about in The YWC.A pool
ever since school closed. and
part of the commotion among
the waves has becn caused by
the splash parties sponsored by
those youthful heartbreakers. the
Sub Debs The girls hold their
aquatic antics every Wednesday
evening at the WV and invite all
of their friends in for the fun.
Last Wednesday. the pool prac-
tically overlooked with mer-
maids and mermen won't the
fellows just love being referred
&c as mem. Among the Debs
themselves were Gerry Blodsoe
president: Coriiss Hunter. Janice
Whltby. Gerry Carter, Rose
Campbell. Peggy Jean BuiriS
Louise LOOMS. and velma May
Others frolicking on the diving
board and in the water were Ar
dys Tyler Viola DeLoney. Leon
Kennedy. Prince Walker. Lawrence
Gibson. Dorothy Ann Hicks.
Gladys Pollack. Joandell Russell.
Lenore Davis. Elmer Russell.
Carl Steeer. Alvin Boyd. David
Heard. Wesley Mason. Sarah Cas-
ssy. Herbert McFadden Eddie
Williams. Harriet McF'adden. Joan
Kennedy. Steve Mitchell. Leroy
Rockquemore, Harvey Mitchell,
Andrew Henry. Fred Taylor. Ar
thur Jemerson. Garfield Fisher.
Lloyd Watson. Mildred and Bella
Clemon. and Roy Howell
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25

The guess were received oy Mrs
nellie Mio and reg isfesel Pr Mss
Bsrrice pmsA M tiaaetrc
Sm.ta a-a Mrs - - Cofrre 9ok-
Cd ate ine Wsfage of the slf s.s
Ate arr rtci- atrI aao4 Two
hundred r4o~'> ea oysi program
OF some q; ,ne rfy- best talent
and ne zee OK a''vfs % TIE orr
ganizatol.
Win shining silver tea service
and table laden 1lfa danny IA
goodies ae ainir- room Va, fhe
center ~ a'tl aen afffr ne rfo-
gram The p.ece was a BOWL
Of tea roses aud hahf hsafa nt'A
the tca-fS argc1f.4t4e hy te
SOFT Ugh, .tom pax apcr
Mrs. Anna Den7se' AID >irs tlr-
gina watson presided AZ lae 'oa
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
Chicagoans Visit
Detroit Kin

Mr. and Mrs. ]. a wnEfsi|
OF Columbia. Tenn. spent sevu.|
al days in Chicago. visiting he'd
children. From CHICAGO thg|
came on TO Detroit where hq|
visited Mrs. Wingfeld's sisst|
Mrs. Ira Hudsfuth OF 1911 z. ven
nor highway. Here they Vss|
royalty entertained and had I'D
pleasure OF viewing a great p0r|
ton Of the city. After an enlct|
able stay they left for the winr|
City. Thursday morning
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
Roseville News
BY HARRY FILLMORE

Mrs. Goosby and her grsrs|
daughter. Catherine Hamilton in|
visitors in South Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs John Jackson al
mother are visitors Of his vlii|
mother and father. They are iFra|
Pittsburgh. Pa.
Mr.. Cough has just retarnk|
from Indiana. He had gram
time with his mother
Joe Jones has been sick. but NJ
are glad 10 see him out again
Mrs. Young and her slsm'
Mrs. Jones were at church sur
day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
McCoys Visit
Tennessee

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Mccoy M
Benton. accompanied by NM
Lener Mccoy and Mr.. James N.
Coy. 295 Hendrie. motored 10 Betbs
Springs. Tenn. TO attend fan.
lily reunion and visit friend,
They also visited relatives 4
Jackson. Tenn. Mrs I.cner ".
Coy will not return until Aufl
10. the others returned after On
week. They report a mos n
ioyable vacation
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25

lnUth Coast Guard Artillery. AA,
4 ON Saulte Ste Marie. and The
American Legion Post No. III Nil
iary hand. The public is nyi'ed
from 10 I O'Clock.
Honor guests will he Captain
Henry Mize. morale officer Chap
lain Jesse F. Moses and 80 se:v.
ice men from Fort Brady. re2rc
sentine the 10 day rooms TO be
furnished and serviccd with funds
raised at the tea.
Hostesses include members OF
the Lucy Thurman Branch hoard,
Mrs. George T. shank OF Fort Gus
ter Mrs. Frank Fitt, Mrs. Leroy W
Hull, Miss Edith NJ. kimball, Mrs
Stewart W. Munroe Mrs. Fred T.
Murphy. Mrs. James l.. Dixon, Mrs.
Jesse 6. Vincent and Miss Hope
Written.
on their third trip TO entertain
members OF the Tooth Coast Guard
Artillery. the Weekend or July ~
members OF the Trinity and Park
side Gray Ladies OF the American
Red Cross went over into Canada
to visit the men stationed on The
Canadian side OF the 500. New
books and magazines. 20 checker
boards and 20 decks OF cards were
distributed at the two Post hospi-
tails at Fort Brady. The Gray La
dies travelled up and back in a
station wagon furnished by the Red
Cross and driven by three member.
OF the Motor Mechanics group
trained at the YWCA under Charles
i. stephens. The drivers were Mrs
Gonzella Bailey. Mrs. Eddie Rob
inson and Mrs. Bessie Morton.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
Mrs. Cato
Takes Trip

Mrs. Minnie Cato Of 635 Kenil-
worth street. and her grandson
Benny Barnes. returned from a
two weeks vacation In Nashville.
Tenn. They visited her brother
and sister. Edward Cato and Mrs.
Armon Summons OF Nashville.
Tenn.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25

Among the many overcome by
'hc intense heat last Friday was
Mrs O.ean Harris OF g. Alfred
street The prompt service Of her
DOCTOR and few days rest con-
tribuied 10 her quick recovery.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
DINA Officers Installed
At Musicale

very enjoyable evening spent by the many who
attended the twenysecond anniversary celebration of the
Detroit Musicians association Monday evening July 20
at the club house of the Detroit Association of Color
Women The members all look lovely in their evening
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25

Mrs. Frances Owens has re-
turned from visit with Helen
and Fred Clement in West Va.
Mrs Clement is the former Helen
Bryant OF Detroit.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25

table
Mrs Ella Ayers was mistress Of
ceremonies and general chairman
~ 'ae tea.
Raphe Daniels is county chair
nlen aal N.fe.n.a Watson. reporter.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
The Day of Military Tea
Draws Near for YWCA

Special attractions be included at the big military
tea at Lucy Thurman Branch YWCA Sunday July 26,
have been announced by Mrs Charles f. Stephens today
They include talk by Lieut. COL George 7. Shank Of
Fort Custer "Morae in the ARMY and music by the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25
Women Voters Are
Charming Hostesses

The Womens Federated club house The setting Of
very beautiful tea sunday given by the ladies of the
Wayne County Voters District association The social
rooms artscay decorated win gladio for the oc-
casion.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25

mon seem 10 he ION some time
for each other"
Corporal Rice. and Sergeant
Green OF Selfridge Field. have a
lot OF girls interested In them.
Roosevelt Yancy. now Pvt.
says distance makes no differ
ence In his hear as far as love-
ly Helen Phillips Is concerned.
Nacirema Week will be some
what earlier this year and more
interesting
VIM. winston is seen playing
II hard lately.
Earl Evans has all the Conant
Garden girls dreaming about
Kim.
Jimmy Simms OF Theodore. Is
slated 10 be one OF the best dress
I'd young men among the younger
set
John Simmons has quite a per-
sonality. I'd say.
Nlmrod Carney recently turned
down an offer 10 display his tai
erts as an actor.
Cali "Yours Truly" at To.
1874. -
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Harvey Hill
of s05s s0th street, spent last
sunday with friends In Ohio
Mrs. Lucille Lee IL visiting
friends IN Chicago.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25

Mr. and Mrs. W. Harvey Hill
of s05s s0th street. spent last
sunday with friends In Ohio
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-25

Mrs. Lucille Lee is visiting
friends in Chicago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09
0rpheus Men, at the Beginning Of
Fortieih Year, TO Play a Little

Robert Haddow is chairman Of
the dinner committee. The follow
ing program has been arranged
by ]. Vern Mollett. Leinsrd J.
Brown and Allan B. Grain:
Keith j. Middleton, cello: Eunios
Grain. violin: Rose Schlarb. piano
Miserere Scene from III Trovatore"
.................. Giuseppe Verdi
Orpheus Club
Mrs. Harry F Wade. soprano
Mr.. Harry r. Wade. tenor
London Air ............. Kreisler
Rose Karasek. Eunice Prossor
The Adopted Daughters)
Drowsy Babe ... Geo. A. Nichols
Omar A. Berry
Larboard Watch orchestral arrange
ment by Congdon)
John W. Jones tenor; Robert Had
dow bass: Patty Lou Finch. flute:
N. Congdon, piano
J. Amos Morgan's World Famous
Minstrelets: Personally Super
vised by Mr.. Morgan
Five Minutes OF Minstrelys
Roy Elstrom. Dave Somerville. Ivor
Belevig. Arthur Hanson, Shelby
Coates. interlocutor: Helen Congdon.
piano
Piano Selection 80. Patti Ruffski
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09
Hospital Day Concert to Benefit
Inmates Of Army Hospitals

proceeds will be used especially
for the wounded soldiers brought
to the hospitals at Fort Lewis.
Miss Wright's program will in
clude such favorite classics as
Fantasia in c Major" (Mozart) /;
Sonata Opus &c No. IL" (Beetho-
ven) Chopin group-"Etude in
f Major" Nocturne in F Sharp
Major" Prelude in d Flat Major, !"
and "Etude in c Minor; two De-
busy compositions" Arabesques
/ and 2" and The Little Shep-
herd" concluding with Night
Winds" Charles Critics..
The assisting artist will be A.
r. Prospect. baritone, Seattle. One
of his numbers will be the pro-
logue from the opera "Pagliacci. A"
the charming touch with which
Tonic" dramatically introduces
the opera
Before coming to Tacoma Miss
Wright was prominent in music
circles in San Francisco and for
several seasons was piano soloist
at Palm Springs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09

Three Tacoma artists. Miss Co
rslie FIaskett pianist. Mrs. Harry
Wade. soprano. and Miss Rather
inc wersen. nutist. Will be pre-
serted on the final matinee pro-
gram Of the Ladies Musical club
for the season. Tuesday afternoon.
in weyerhaeuser hall. The pro-
gram will begin at 2:15-
Miss Flaskett. one Of the fore
most pisnists and teachers IN the
city. has appeared with the Ia
coma symphony. playing the Bee
thoven concerto. and has recently
been soloist for the Seattle Music
Teachers convention. and for the
Fine Arts club of Tacoma. She rs
past president Of the Music Teach
ers association.
For her first group, she will play
the Theme and Variations
tFaure). Her second group will
include three short numbers, Pre-
Jude from the Suite pour ls
Piano" (Debussy). 'Pequens
DANA Espanols" GturbD, and
"Viennese Dance" friedman
Gartner).
Mrs. Wade. soloist for the First
Presbyterian church, will sing 10,
Hear the Gentle Lark Bishop
and Summer" fChaminade). Hell
appearance Tuesday will be wei
coined by friends who were dis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09

Looks Up to Thee" (Mason-Mal-
mini. with Rudy johnson and Ger
hart svare singing the solo parts;
GLORIA Patria" Schultz: Ado
ramus TIE" (Palestrina): "Alleulia,
We Sing With Joy" CHandD
Break Forth" from the Christ
mas oratorio BACH; The Vision
of Christ" (arr. Christiansen) ;
Wake, Awake" (Nicolai-Chris-
tiansen); 'fNunc Dimittis" CLut-
kim.
Choir Personnel
Members of the choir, as they
appear in the photograph. reading
from left to right and beginning
with front row are Ruth Pruitt,
Irene Schillios, Avis Rowland, Wv
ian Pearson. Lois LentZ, Martha
Jane Gallagher. Betty Hanson.
Second row Barbara Xavier,
Rhoda Lee. Anne Stenerson. Mrs.
Gerald Johnson. Priscilla Preus,
Florence Hopp. Shirley Henrick-
sen. Viola Safer. Alice Ford, Nancy
Glenn.
Third row Mary Peterson,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09
Organ Recital
By CPS Student

Richard Giltner, junior in the
College of Puget Sound, will he
presented in his third annual organ
recital at Sis ?. m. Wednesday in
Jones hall, on the campus.
He will play ''Pastorale In r
Major" (Franck), prelude in D
Minor" fClerambaulD. "Cantilena"
mckinley, and symphony in
C Major" (Sowerby).
Highlighting the program will
be the Sowerby Symphony. Lee
Sowerby is organist and choir
master of st. James Episcopal
church, Chicago. His work is OF
a dissonant nature. and so has re-
ceived varied criticism, but prob
ably no other work Of major pro-
portions written for the organ In
the last ten years has received SO
much attention rs his symphony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09
Find a Way
In Memphis

The Memphis CTenn) Symphony
Orchestra, which has Just ended
its fourth season, is one Of the
few self-financed orchestras in the
country. operating without a def
cit or appeal for funds.
Its revenue comes from program
advertising. ticket sales and the
SIS which patron members pay
into a general fund. Of the "a
musicians in the orchestra. rs are
amateurs. "a members Of the local
musicians union, Is college stu
dents and eight still in high school.
The union cooperates by making
special rates within the orchestra's
ability to pay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09

Gudrun Ness Roning, soprano and
instructor of voice at the college.
Mrs. Roning Ia well-known here as
a soloist. having appeared several
times with the Ladies' Musical
club and other organizations. She
will be accompanied by Mrs. Doro-
thy Brann Malmin. Mrs. Roning
will sing 20 Lord Most Holy
Cesar Franck); Mother" fHval-
bye); Hear Ye. Israel" Men
delssohn) from the oratorio Eli
jah."
OF special interest will be songs
chosen by Prof. Malmin from the
sixteenth century masters. includ-
ing EFT 1ncranatus Est" by JOS
quin des Pres, and THE Bells at
Speyer," Ludwig Senfl.
Other numbers on the program
include TT Is a Good Thing TO
Give Thanks" fSchvedov): "Open
Our Eyes (MacFarlane): "Exal-
tation," from Celestial Spring, "
tChristiansen); I'm Heaven
Above" Norwegian folk song ar
ranged by Christiansen; My Faith
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09
Choir Of the West Ends Season With Tacoma Concert

Helen Blomelie, Joan johnson,
Sylvia johnson, Isabelle Harstad,
Dorothy Herstine, Gunnar J. NAL
min. Patricia Iverson. Nancy Lund.
Lillian Blomelie, Marjery Went
worth, Thelma Canes, and Lois
Ludwig. =
Fourth Row Albert Wording,
Vern Hopp. Gustaf Anderson, Nor
man Holmes, Raymond Pflueger,
Arvid Odden, Rudolph Johnson,
Harold Carlson, Harvey Tollfeldt,
Gerhart svare, Jerry Lider, AL
bert Kuhn.
Fifth row Leslie Whitehead,
George Nicholson, Luther Bengt-
son, Byron Stevenson, Armin
Reitz, Harold Falkenberg, Dave
Wright, Lloyd Nelson. Julien Mat
tern, Harry Soloos. Martin Gull
Haugen. Luther Livingston, John
Larsgaard. Robert Reitz, Merle
Palmer, Ben DAZZLE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09

After having spent many hours
during the year In arduous re-
hesrsal and in concert under the
stern baton of Conductor Fred
erick Wallis. members of the
Orpheus club will let down with
dinner and a bit of high jinks
Monday night, May Il. 1t will
happen in the roof garden of the
Masonic temple, beginning with
the dinner at $50. There will be
a number of special guests, in
GLIDING newspaper people.
The night also will mark a major
milestone in the history of this
notable mems singing group, start
ing the organization on its fortieth
year. Assisting in the birthday
observance will he Keith Middle
ton, founder of Orpheus. and for
many years the conductor; Mrs.
w. W. Seymour, honorary men,
Der; Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Spar
CUR, and Francis Armstrong, all
of Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09

One of the most successful sea-
sons for the Choir Of the West
will close with the annual Tacoma
concert at Central Lutheran church
next Sunday evening at s O'Clock.
AS the official singing group of
Pacific Lutheran college. Park
land, the choir has carried the
gospel of good music into the high
ways and byways.
In the concert Sunday night the
choir will have had the benefit of
a seasoning on the road and in
several performances at Falkland.
Prof. G. J. Malmin, head of the
college music department. will
direct. Though the program will
include classics and favorite sacred
numbers, II will have a Mothers
day motif.
Assisting the chorus will be Mrs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09

ary dresses. an unhesrd of inno-
walton in serious opera.
Cigarettes. strangely enough.
played an important part in the
first failure of Bizet's Carmen"
Back in 1878 young ladies of Paris,
even young ladies in the chorus,
did not smoke cigarettes. publicly
or privately. AS result. their
handling OF cigarettes (required by
the horetto. since they are sup
posed TO be workers in Seville to-
bacco factory lacked tina. accus-
toned ease we naturally expect in
a veteran smoker.
What in more significant. n
number of the chorus ladies
actually became nauseated,
which proved distressing both
"a them and tn the audience.
already made indignant by the
coarse, immoral spectacle pre-
scented.
Carmen" had its first perform
ance at the Opera Comique. This.
at the time. was sort of fam
ily theater." and its audiences
measured all productions BY a
high and unyielding standard.
One thing II always demanded,
and that was happy ending. The
finale OF Carmen" flew full in
the face Of this convention; and
that was another reason that the
audience land later ones, tool,
were so outspoken in objections TO
the opera.
Critics, too. were very severe.
According 10 Monitor Univer-
selle," ''Bizet belongs to this new
set whose doctrine consists Of al
lowing the musical idea 10 evsp-
crate, instead OF expressing IL in
definite contours. For this school.
Of which Richard Wagner is the
oracle. a theme is out OF fashion.
melody superannuated; the voice.
suppressed and dominated by the
orchestra, becomes only q feeble
echo. Such ideas must necessarily
produce confused works"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09
Three Tacoma Musicians on Program
For Ladies Musical Club Matinee

appointed when she could not az
near As scheduled at the last Or
pheus club concert. She was 70
have sung the duet from n Trovs-
tore" with her husband.
Miss wersen. who PLAYS in a trio
which recently won a superior
rating in a high school district
contest. will play an obbhgato for
Mrs. Wade. and will also give
"Nocturne" Georges Barrere).
and Pan" (Donion.l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-09

John Carter. honor student at
the College of Puget Sound, will
be presented by Leonard Jacobsen
in a complimentary piano recital
at Jones hall. Monday, May IL, at
Sis p. m He will play compost
tons of Mcdowell, Bach, Chopin
and LisZt.
Mr.. Carter is choirmaster at
Oakland Presbyterian church, ac-
companies for the Eidelweiss
chorus and accompanied the Adel-
phian choral society last season.
Several of his compositions have
been presented in concert and over
the radio.