The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 15, 1921, Page 4

PORT MEN | “TO CLOSE Benjamin Thompson Re- led President at Clos- ing Session Benjamin Thompson, of Tampa, was re-elected president of the Aoclation of Port Au Which adjourned its tenth convention at the New Wash hotel Friday night. nto Nosed out Portland, Ore., Atlantic City in the race to se- pext year's convention officers elected were: J Smith, New York, first vice it; John H. McCallum, San C second vice president, and G. H. Kirkpatricr, Vancouver, G., third vice president. M. P. i, jr, Montreal, remains seo treasurer. CHRISTENSEN MADE TOR OF ASSOCIATION Dr. W. T. Christensen, chairman | Of the Seattle port commission, was da director of the association. | directors chosen were: Maj.) Lansing H. Beach, chief of en U. 8. A; T. 8 McChesney, 7B. L. Cousins, Toron: G. L. King, Norfolk, Va. | The new executive committee ts of Brig, Gen. A. BE. La Montreal; M. H. Brondson, R. 1; M. F. Steinberger, Ex.officio members are ¥. G. Rosa, Montreal, and John N. Boston. afternoon the delegates to convention visited the navy yard i rton, where they were re by Capt C. B. Stearn and the day’s session at the jon, John N. Cole, of public works for , told of the plans the port of Boston for t WHEN SEATTLE HAD A MAIN STREET ’ This is a view of Second ave. It looks familiar only to oldtimers, for the photograph was taken July, 1889, a month after the big fire. You are looking up the avenue from just north of Spring st.—Photo copyright by McManus. SEATTLE “HOME” RIVALS GHETTO days ago.” So another “grocery order” was left at this house to provide bread and milk for the five youngsters whone funny Uttle faces needed soap |and water as much as thelr tummies needed food. Outside, after we had broken boardwalk and had reached the street again, the visitor declared i [Fs Tle didn’t get there before three Wanda Finds Nine People Living: in)iice't“tin home "aie. were cw Two Dirty, Reeking Rooms problems to be found. “The first,” she sald, ployment. The second, The father of that family,” she con “ia une ‘housing.’ dirty bare boards of the floor be /tinued, “has had only od@ jobs for By Wanda von Kettler $0), "fe grocery boxes, sooty |severai_montha. They. decided Two crowded, dusty, reeking/an@ wobbly with age, served as/month or two ago to take in ‘room. rooms, hairs, The two dingy windows \ers'—another poverty-stricken fam Nine people to live in them. were far from clean, while grease | \ly—to cut down expenses, And now Sounds like a story of the “East|and dust corroded the ledges and/the whole group needs assistance. Side” slums, doesn't it? But it im't—it's the story of a “home” tn @eattle. And I visited that home one day last week when working with the Social Welfare league. The league “visitor” proached those two rooms, and I ap which center for Pacific Coast This center will be a dis point for the whole of New , he said, There is a keen shortage in the Northeast: Cole declared. its have been made for of the West Coast Lum- en's . which js com- of Western Washington and ¥ men, to investigate project at Boston and appl of the plans an- punce 1 by Bo _ asserting that the a of such a distributing F will GOifar toward stabilizing Goast lumber industry. » careful to low the advice of ur older friends \ qa ut FE Fz iby yopped the paper-covered walls. ‘Thie was the living room for the nine people and the bedroom for t «ix. The second room was the sleep ing quarters for the remaining three| that dirty hole.” and the kitchen for the entire group. “Has your husband been able to find work?" the visitor asked, after | formed a rickety hut in a crowded| we had adjusted ourselves on two! settlement not so far from the Yes | of the grocery boxes, “and isn't Mra. ler way district, by way of a broken | B— with you any more?” wooden walk that led from the stredt “Oh, yes,” the woman replied, as she languidly acquired a previously used plece of gum from the wall and| where her only possible enjoyment) inte her mouth. “Oh, yes, both she and her man WOMAN APPEARED WITH FIVE CHILDREN inserted tt A woman with unkempt hair and riba wh dressed in a shabby dark apron ap |" peared at the doorway to be joined immediately by five very dirtytaced children. Only four of the five, I arned later, belonged to this wom- . » The remaining 3-yearold wa: the offspring of the OTHER ftimily who shared the two-room house, “I see,” eaid the visitor to the ‘woman as we reached the door, “that you haven't moved.from your crowd ed rs.” “Ko mam,” was the reply, “we can't pay more than we do, and we can't get nothing bigger for this price, Will you come in?* rooms. That one was enough. folding bedding’ took up one corner of the ten-by-twelve epace, A gray, black, rusty heater oecupied: a second cor- Uctous.—Advertivement. most No, Interesting Plays at Little Theatre repertory company achieves | what I consider the highest artistic | BY GLENN HUGHES. * Inside we saw one ef the t®O rhe most interesting production made this season at the Cornish Lit- Three dilapidated mattresses and a! tie theatre was given its first public gt. heaped with dark-colored | snowing ‘Thursday night before @ audience, Four one-act. plays of varied style and made the bill, which ner, {ts dead ashes scattered on the pane A by the prob commeny ‘Dada: rat’ horns of Manrice Browne and Efien ven bi hy-nepe eon sey are de! Vomenburg, in collaboration with the School of the Theatre, which is appreciative under their direction. It Is difficult to say which of the plays was the most striking. “Neigh- bors.” by Zona Gale, and Owners in Spain,” by Alice Brown, first and last respectively on the program, are both well-known and always successful folk comedies of “Aira da Capo,” a ot. Bj roetic satire by Edna st. Vincent Millay, afforded American life. lant and so beautiful, #0 powerful, that one is tempted to say that Miss Millay has written a one-act play which ranks the IN CONCERT Assisted by ENRIQUE ROS CUBAN PIANIST —PRICES— $2.00—$1.50—$1.00—T7c Plus Tax Boat Schedules =-SAVE MONEY= Travel by steamer TACOMA soon that ning backache Seniesa clea pine wana iy put matters right. Neglect iscriminat. It may result in an tion, Now is the time to help the Pitts retleve pain and congestion dealer magic. Your denaeiah ag os it a box Guardalee, “Send for free sample. DAILY AT MIDNIGUT {Does not go to Victoria on trip lehving Seattle Sat. Night) SAN JUAN ISLAND POINTS BELLINGHAM-ANACORTE T TOWNSEND RAIL CONN AND MILL PORTS HOOD CANAL PoINTs toma lonally appealing. tragic beauty of the play is given a visual representation which i» al- above criticism, and the act- though not inspired, is sincere 4 intelligent. But it ts in “Aria da Capo” that most in, sas high as BEAUTY GIVEN GOOD PRESENTATION “Riders to the Sea,” by J. M. needs no culogy. It Theatre-gocrs who keep in need to be reminded of the extraordinary demand for seats whic! took place in New York when “Aphrodite” was first poethe roes Tickets were eagerly bought up by speculators who sold them for $200 each for the opening night. The newspapers declared the play a sensation. The theatre was packed to the doors for the - entire season and thousands of people extraordinary New York engagement. Now Messrs, Comstock and Gest are presenting “Aphrodite” on tour with this enormous company of 300 people, with 10 big scenes, “Aphrodite” when done in Paris was halled as the world’s greatest and most sensational play. It has since duplicated that success in New York, Chicaga, Philadelphia and Boston. It will be presented here in all of its resplendent glory. Owing to intense Interest in the engagement, mall orders for this important theatrical event will now be recelved. Send remittance with self-addressed ans nag gett d for return of tickets, and as there will unquestionably name choice of two performances to insure getting seats. Nights, $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3. Wednesday matinee, turday matinee, $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50. Add 10 per 1 believe the engagement of “Aphrodite” will be the sensa- tionally successful event in the history of this aura GEORGE T, HOOD, Mgr,, Metropolitan Theatre, Seattle, Prices: $1, $1.50 and $2. Sa‘ cent for war tax. But | we toll them how t Mine? “Joint Most novelty and revered wherever mod. ern drama ig studied or seen. Mr. ne's production of it is excep The wild and A CARD OF GREAT IMPORTA Sometimes a theatrical event happens of such great importance that it stands out above everything else during the current season like @ beacon light in the history of human progress. Such an event ts now about to occur in this city. Every once in a while I have the pleasure and the honor of presenting some ex- traordinary attraction of great magnitude, Owing to my previous to ataeaie of opport rg eb sieould, ro np my an unity not be ni so that they may secure seats well in advance, — The attraction which I am now about to present to my patrons is the big spectacular and sensational offering, “Aphro- dite,” which created such @ furore in New York a season ago at the Century theatre in that city, and which was the sensation of when originally presented there prior ta its New York production. I have just completed arrangements with Messrs, F. Ray Com- stock and Morris Gest whereby this gigantic offering in ujj of its polita; cheer ed - Sack Pins dine, Oust i eg nm week commencing evei » Oct . 3 inees Wednesday and Saturday, m sslhees PUBLIO SEAT SALE AT BOX OFFICK NEXT TUESDAY “We're going to get them out of there,” the visitor declared, “It's @ strug but we're going to take them out of “You'd almost suppone, tho,” suggtsted, “that the woman could least try to keep the place clean—" “Would you?" the visitor asked, thoughtfully. “Would you expect her to have a great deal of ambition in people }comes from a worn-out live.” Monday: We find » family of six “keeping house” in a gar age.” he the level reached in thelr Seattle ex perience. The ingenious and won: dertully lovely lighting; the decora- tive, imaginative stage settings; the conscious style of acting; all these qualities which characterize the Cornish productions, are admirably adapted to this particular play. I would quarrel over the costuming of Thyrsi® and Corydon, but that ie not major point Ellen Van Volkenburg proved con- clusively that her forte ts folk com- edy approaching the grotesque. As Mrs. Blair in “Joint Owners in Spain.” she made the hit of the evening. As Maurya in the Synge tragedy, she was interesting, but below the standard of the part. EVAN GOLDSMITH CARRIES OFF MASCULINE HONORS Evan Goldsmith carried away the honors among the men. He is pos sensed of a fine voice, a rapidly do veloping technique, and @ versatility which promises much for his cna reer. Both as Peter in “Neighbors,” and Corydon tn the Millay piece, he registered tnstantancously and man aged to sustain hig favorable im Pression. Young, as Kathleen tn “Riders to the Sea,” gave a very fine performance. And later, as Miss Dyer itn the Brown comedy she did some first class character work, There ts @ definite ‘smoothness evident in all four plays, and a kind of sureness of effect which has beeo lacking in some previous produc- tions by, this company. Altogether, is ris touch with theatrical events do not were turned away during the an avalanche of mail orders, please left the) to find @ house these days— | those two bleak rooms, where nine! eat, and sleep, and live—| piece of | gum? We've got to get those people | and the baby—only she's got work | q little more breathing space before doing a little cleaming today. her man can't find work, He's got a couple of wecks’ apple picking down at Yakima. ain't been able to wend me nothing it is @ performance which should draw full bouses as many times as it is repeated. night; o' ba: Biteman. Pete P. 2905 Dearborn st. odsan, Robert J_ 2634 38rd ave 8. qeuvsl, Kakich 941 Hiawatha pl. | ‘| Okada, Yuzo, 706% Spruc Oikada, Bungore uitts rh. Ovadalii Kazvo, 669 Dearborn st, Cameron, RB. A., Curtis, Campbell, Peanon, (i THE SEATTLE STAR ‘s There were performances Friday) «£ were to follow Satur- |_ Rer BIRTHS Takoji, 721 Yesler way,|, A Fargher, T. W. 4627 Orchard st, | So! Néitor, J. Emmett, 2233 13th ave. Ne | Sm et. irk Milgizeon, Charles William, 643° W 7 it » om ee Washington, Jr, 22 iret eo. No fig , Kohichi, 224 Cedar at., girl |? o, Hyokichl, 2414 First ave, isl 1 wartrield, Arnett, 2275 N. 59th +... Louis J. 17) 19th ave. N.. Charles I”, 1143 Federal Ichimatzu, 127 14th ave., boy Kametoro, §15 18th ave. 8., Kirkland, girl. ‘ir irl, irk ave, ® th 7th ay John, 1916 Nob Hi iu iiier, George H., Seattle, girl. Marvia, Victor A, 140) ia” 63rd at, DEATHS boy. oT Bz: Howard Thomad, 2766 Betvi- | CSVEM, Samuel! W.: 06, S756 16th bo Kopstab, Jacob, 79, 920 12th ave. . 509 Mais st. girl, nry Te, Duluth, Minn., gird Raymond F. 6815 46th irk, ium warey, 6208 44th 17 Main st. Riddell, 1912 12 12th ave., ave. 8. W. and Maynard ave., Boudoin st, girl Bannerman, Ale: rth ave. fr, Ralph ch, Fred W., 40 Norfolk st. girl. Ano, Hidetaro, 417 irl, Higgins, Oscar, 104m, i) girl, Louis, Bert, 670! yton ave. girl. ith ave. SW. 30 10th ave. S, 4B, Lynn at. girl. Rumble, Thomas, Ww. rl, A uy On| rh Mi eta Apts, ell, 6816 Beacon in, 6018 sithanye, | Keogh, Embury, Bark Hawley, 8chm Jensen, Ja Brewster, Harris, Adam, Se: Starig, Mary, Por orrell, hip OUR NINTH NOTICE SALE COMING _ We Have Prepared for record for low prices ANNIVEIRSAIRY Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday October 17th, 18th amd 19th The Greatest Sale im the blistory of Seattle : Our Anniversary Sales are generally conceded to be the greatest selling events of the year. For the past nine years these sales have set the —And the values which are in store for the Auniversary Sale of 1921 are by far the greatest we have ever known in our entire merchandising experience % ik ha 8, gir Creighton-Graham, J. A, 4207 Ev- ansion ave. 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