Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 19, 27 November 1911 — Page 5

TirR RICH3IOND PAI.LADnj3I AND SUX "TELEGRAM, MONDAY NOVEMBER 27, 1911.

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Social Side of Life Edited by ELIZABETH R. THOMAS Phone 1121 before 11:30 In order to Insure publication In the Evening Edition

I look Into the quaintly pictured face My mother's face when she was but a child . So pale, so sad, so delicately styled, Tie smitten poet of a stricken race. Her eyes, like two deep pools of sapphire light. Reflecting naught or sunshine or of day No childish Joyousness, but all the gray Mysterious shadows of the dusk of night. O, little child, with eyes of tear dimmed blue. Have you walked down the road that leads to Now In loneliness, and did you not know how That other child thafs me stood waiting you? Have we not chimed the bells of joy to mark Our meeting on the path 'twixt dark and dark? Marjorie Benton Cook. FROM SONNETS. The above la from a series of sonnets entitled "To Mother" which find publication by Forbes and Company of Chicago. The poems are written by Marjorie Benton Cook, a former Richmond girl. They are spontaneous, tender, sometimes subtle, and always full of fine feeling. Sometimes the note struck is sorrowful, but the greater number are delicately whimsical and fond. NOT QUITE FOUR WEEK8. Just think of it not quit four weeks until Christmas and already the shops are thronged with eager visitors anxious to get choice articles for dear ones. However, there are many who will see their resolutions to shop early vanishing Into thin air before the announcement that only a limited number of days remain until Santa Claus will swoop down the chimney, cram the socks with good gifts. They will have iu lite nine ujr me luibiuh 11 an mo messages of cheer they have planned in their hearts are to materialize. In the old days we remembered only the folk in our Immediate family circles, with the lapse of the rule in honor of some specially loved friend, but today all that is different and the woman who finds her list running into large numbers is a fortunate being if she will but stop to realize the width of her horizon, and her rich possession of many points of contact with life. Christmas is such a beautiful season with Its message of good will that we can't bear to leave one friend ungreeted. 4 visiting card with a message" of cheer of friendship to the distant one and takes little thought and less effort. There are Christmas letters for those very near our hearts and these need not be long drawn out to bear what we would have them say for us. The gifts that mean expenditure or personal effort, or for those who live very close to our hearts for wide as our affections and interests are in their compass the poor, weak pocketbook can't be made to stretch about them all! TO NEW YORK. Mr. Dudley Cates, who has been visiting In this city for a few days, has gone to New York. He will return to this city again before going to San Francisco, California. PARTY AT GENNETT. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oennett, Mrs. Fred Oennett, Mr. Henry Oennett, Mrs. A. D. Gayle, Miss Rose Oennett and Mr. George Bayer formed a box party at the Oennett theater Saturday evening to see "Madam Sherry." The other box was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oennett and Mr. and Mrs. John Haaecoster. AID SOCIETY. The Woman's Aid society of the West Richmond Friend's church will meet Tuesday afternoon at 223 College avenue. All member of the society are requested to be present. PARTY WEDNESDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wessel will entertain a large party of friends Wednesday evening in celebration of their eighteenth wedding anniversary. PARTY AT CLUB. Miss Mary Gaar will be hostess for a card party to be given Wednesday afternoon of this week at the Country club. All members are invited to attend. TO ENTERTAIN CLUB. Mrs. W. R. Pound stone will be hostess Tuesday afternoon for a meeting of the Tuesday Bridge club at her home In South Thirteenth street. 8ANG SOLO. Mrs. Meyer, nee Miss Florence Lacey, sang a beautiful solo last evening at the Grace Methodist church service. SPECIAL MUSIC. The choir of the First Presbyterian church presented its monthly concert last evening at the five o'clock vesper services. A number of persons enjoyed the program. RECITAL TUESDAY. Miss Bertha Garver, assisted by Mr. Sisson, of Cleveland, Ohio, will give a recital Tuesday evening at the First Iresbyterian church parlors. THANKSGIVING SOON HERE. With Thanksgiving so near at hand the young people who have been attending school at the different colleges and universities will come flocking home. However, not as many students come home for Thanksgiving as they do at Christmas time. 1 This is

probably due to the fact that the ; Thanksgiving vacation is much short-! er than the holiday vacation. There i will be several dances given and no ; doubt many dinner parties will feature i the day. Most of the parties will be amI1 offnloa n n H4. A 1 Xt fa tiafiollv '

given over to family reunions. WILL MEET TUESDAY. The Lady Maccabees will meet j Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Thomas j at her home, 407 North Twenty-first street. SKATING POPULAR. Skating at the Coliseum has become very popular this season. Saturday morning many of the Earlham students enjoyed a skating party. It is expected that several parties will be given this week at the Coliseum. During the week-days piano and drums furnish the music for the skating. This is quite an improvement over the music furnished by the automatic musical instrument. CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitman celebrated their twelfth wedding anniversary with a dinner given at their home, 1116 Ridge street. Dinner in several courses was served at six o'clock. The table was beautifully decorated with chrysanthemums. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Silas Fitzgibbons, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilklns, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ubanks, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hook, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barton and Mr. Roy Robinson. After dinner the evening was spent playing euchre. Mrs. Silas Fitzgibbons and Mr. Charles Ubank. OF INTEREST. The following from a New York Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer is of interest here, as Mrs. Elder formerly resided here: The Daughters of Indiana in New York, of which Mary Garrett Hay is president, entertained themselves in a cheerful and enterprising way yesterday afternoon in the college room of the Hotel Astor. They showed that in their monthly gatherings they do not need to employ talent outside of their own state to make an afternoon pass pleasantly. The program was arranged by Mrs. J. F. Elder, Chairman of the day, for the entertainment of the president of the club. Miss Hay, in a speech at the end of it, emphasized the fact that every one of the persons on the program was born in Indiana. More than 75 persons were assembled by 3 o'clock. Lois Peirce-Hughes began from various sources the interesting events of the month in Indiana. She has culled from various sources the interesting events oT interest, to members of the club. Mildred Dilling, who is studying music in this city, played several solos on the harp. Teresa Maxwell-Conover, an actress, who was born in Indiana, gave several readings. Ethel M. Peterson, who soon will go to Europe to study for grand opera, sang a soprano solo. KERSEY-POWERS. Mr. Fred Kersey and Miss Minnie Powers, of this city, were married Saturday evening at the Fifth Street M. E. parsonage, Rev. Hardingham performing the ceremony. A wedding supper was served afterward at their home at Fourth and Main streets. MEETS TUESDAY. A meeting of the East End Aid society of the First Christian church will be held Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. James Gloin at her home, 101 North Sixteenth street. A GUEST HERE. Mrs. Frank E. Naylor of Mingo Junction, Ohio, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie II. Tucker, of South Eighth street VISITING HERE. Mrs. Lizzie Scott of Muncie, Indiana, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Karch of North Thirteenth. ENTERTAINED FRIENDS. Miss Louise Brown entertained a number of her schoolmates at her home on 520 North Twenty-second street, Sunday afternoon, November 26. Those present were: Misses Irene Painter, Grace Wilson, Edna and Hazel Albin, Isabell Ayers, Florence McMahan and Marguerite Tucker. Games, music and conversation were Old People's Home Fails Inmates Thrown on Charity A "home for old people' recently became' bankrupt in Detroit, and many inmates who had paid into it every dollar they had in the world, expect ing to be assured of a comfortable old age. were thrown on charity. We say that every institution of thi3 nature ought to be under supervision of the state so such things could not happen. It is the duty of the young and strong to safeguard the welfare of the old and feeble. Their health and vigor, for example should be kept up as much as possible. Nothing is so good for this purpose as Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron preparation without oil. Miss A. H. Ralston of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., says: "As a tonic. I think Vinol is excellent and especially for an old person. A condition of general debility which had lasted for months yielded promptly to Vinol and this gives me the fullest confidence in it." Vinol is not only pleasant to take, but always agrees with the stomach and we guarantee it absolutely. Leo H. Fihe. Druggist, Richmond, Ind. MARCELLA P. RICHARDSON The famous trained nurse of Boer War says: "l have used and recommended Mrs. Mason's Old English Shampoo for years to make the hair grow and strengthen it." Nothing like it. Leo H. Fihe and other druggists. 25c a tube.'

the feature of the afternoon, after which a luncheon in four courses was served.

A SURPRISE. Mr. Ed Hollarn, superintendent of parks, and his wife were delightfully surprised at their home Sunday evening in honor of their twentieth wedding anniversary. They received many beautiful pieces of china. Harris and Steinkamp, with piano and drums, furnished the music for the occasion. A luncheon was served in the late evening. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hoover, Mr. , and Mrs. Frank Rohe, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Herold, Miss Elsie Miller. Miss Rosa mond Herold, Miss Marie Thourman, Miss Edna Sittloh, Miss Marcella Herold, Miss Estella Hollarn, Mr. Law rence Hoover, Mr. Clarence Hoover, Mr. James Townsend of Fort Wayne, Mr. Charlie Mattey of New Castle, Mr. Paul Harris, Mr. Howard Steinkamp, Mr. Clarence Herold. Mr. Edward Hollarn and Mr. Ferdinand Herold. Music INTERESTING ARTICLE. The following is an interesting article written by W. S. B. Mathews for the Musical Observer of New York: The musical situation at Richmond, Indiana, is one of the most unusual and interesting that I have ever met; especially interesting in ways which will appeal to every lover of symphony music and real culture in music, because here in Richmond the advance front of the list of music lovers and workers is the line of orchestral players a list most unusual in numbers, very highly dispersed as to ages and experience, and thoroughly native to the town itself. The following few statistics will show what I mean, and in reading them, please remember that Richmond is not a city of a hundred thousand people, but one of the total number of twenty-three thousand, according to the last census. Let us begin at the front of the advancing music wedge: Richmond has a symphony orchestra numbering 65 players, organized co-operatively, rehearsing through the season, furnishing accompaniments to the last two May festivals, playing symphony programs and the like, right along as an

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incident in the day's work. They are said to have outdone themselves at the last festival, in accompanying the Verdi "Requiem," imparting to that highly dramatic and sonorous work an impetus and beauty which carried everything before it. No doubt this was highly creditable, as our great and enthusiastic friend, Sir Edward Elgar, would say; but it is not half so remarkable as this particular, which I have saved until now.

Namely, out of these 65 players, all of whom live in Richmond, less than ten were orchestral players before coming here. All the rest, the 55, have been educated or have educated themselves right here in Richmond. Almost every one has graduated from the Richmond high school, after three or four years experience in a student orchestra. The beautiful normality of this orchestral development shows again in the fact that it has proceeded from centers. For instance, at the very center of the whole, should be placed the name of F. K. Hicks, the concert master, who is a violin teacher and has taught all the violins; both those who, as St. Paul 6ays, "have already attained," and thefse who are expected to "attain" as years pass on. Another of these blessed ones who have had salt in themselves, is Mr. J. R. Watson, first oboe. Watson was crazy to learn oboe, which appealed to him for the beautiful tone-color it has; accordingly, he got himself an oboe, learned it himself, with such lessons as ! he could get now atid then from playj ers passing through ; a month now and j then in Cincinnati, and he has become a lovely player with a beautiful tone, distinctively oboe in character, and he has educated the other oboe players. Among the other admirable musicians, each of whom has become the inspirer and teacher of his own instrument are the following: Mr. Jesse Woods, a leading piano teacher, and an admirable player on the double bass. His department is still short one or two instruments, but he has done an excellent work. Mr. Chas. H. Groce, a German horn player, has proven himself a missionary; Mr. Hubert Smith, a fine 'cellist, pupil of Mr. Unger of the Thomas orchestra, and Mr. Smith has here some most promising pupils: Mr. Henry Runge, head of the clarinet department; Mr. L. C. King, a printer and thus concerned in preserving the arts, is master of the trombone.

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It is through the work of these men, that the different departments of a full orchestra are manned in the symphony body, also represented in the

lower departments of the high school ' question farther, as to how it haporchestra and the orchestra of the j pens that in a city so small there are Eighth grade. t so many orchestral players (someNor is this so-called symphony or- i where about 150 in alii and how it chestra a mere body of miscellaneous happens that the instruments are there Dlavers who asnir to nUv svmDhonies. for lhem to Play why then we strike

Within the last three years they have played in concerts here such symphonies as Beethoven's Eroica, Schubert's Unfinished, Schuman's in B flat, a hicb.lv resDectable srouD of concert

overtures, such nferches as the Wag- themselves, for there has been student ner Kaisermarch and Meyerbeer's Cor- money added to these funds, onation March; the Grieg Jorsalfar I At the present moment the followand Peer Gvnt, I suites; also such ex-1 in instruments are publicly owned, acting overtures as Beethoven's "Eg- and assigned to the students who play

mont," Mozart's "Don Juan," Wag ner's "Rienzi," Weber's "Freyscheutz," etc. But most of all. they have shown in accompanying Mendelssohn's "St. Paul" and "Elijah," the Verdi "Requiem," and many arias. Thus we arrive at the point where the road forks and the question naturally arises, "By which road came this orchestra, so unusual and so large, iu a place where (it being preter-natural-ly American and Quaker, and thus a priori impossible for an orchestra to grow in) not one would expect to find it, Here we strike that center of Americanism, the High School, which has a four years' course, in which for ten years musical studies have been electives with due credit towards graduation, and where for eleven years there has been a high school orchestra, which numbered last term 50 players, including the unusual ones, such as Trombones, French horns, bassoons and wood wind generally. The high school orchestra rehearses regularly, plays choice pieces for opening exercises, and acquires in this way four years' orchestral experience, with a background of two years' special study in music from the side of harmony and structure, as well as that subject so commonly ignored, the study of music from the standpoint of its aesthetics. They are intelligent musicians, these high school boys and girls, and they know what they are playing. But about seven years ago yet another preparatory school of orchestral work was opened, in the Eighth grade orchestra, which numbered last year 23 players also with practically the appointment of the full instrumental colors. So the eighth grade people I demonstrate tendencies and begin J technic; they advance into the high VERY SPECIAL Roaoter

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And if you crowd me and insist upon knowing how It happens that a club of business men, largely American, but a few Germans among them, an Irishman or two, for all I know, came to expand in this wholly unusual fashion why there I have to give it up. It is merely another incident of the influence of the supervisor of music in Richmond. Mr. Will Earhart, who has been in this post twelve years. Mr. Karhart, although born in Ohio, chose to go into music rather than into politics. From the earliest boyhood he played the violin and hankered after orchestral music He did not, that I know of, actually hire a hall and pay his boy friends to play under his ba

ton, but he always had a kind of orchestra. Thus he grew up with orchestral ideas, and with the habit of the director's arm. And when he put over this fundamental tendency of his, the technical training incident to the work and honor of a music supervisor, he retained under it this fascination for music in its purest and least hampered form, namely for Symphony and every thing which thereunto appertains. Now Earhart is a man who does not (Continued on Page Eight) Hot Biscuit Are Easily Digested when raised with Rumford. Its superior quality and purity makes them light, flaky snowy-white and more wholesome. Everyone will praise your biscuit if you use i-No Sets, $2.25 to $60.00 Children's Seta, 0c to $9.00. DOMESTICS Best Prints 5c Good Apron Ginghams 5c Best Apron Ginghams 7'c Good Percales 15c Percales 11c "He Standard Brown Muslin 6'4c 10c brands of Bleached Muslin 71fcc Good quality of Lonsdale Cambric 8'c 25c 9-4 Bleached or Brown Sheeting (76 inch) 18c 27 He 9-4 bleached or brown, (full measure) sheeting, 20c 80x90 inch Bleached Sheets, seamed 49c Good Comfort Cotton, 1C oz. rolls ..i.... 12c Good quilt cotton, 1$ oz. rolls at 15c MEN'S SHIRTS 50c Black Satine or bine Chambray, attached collar, sires 14 to 17 ...... ...ate Garner's percale negligee Shirts, attached cuffs, good laundry work ............89c