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CLARENCE CAMERON WHITE RECITAL Ruth Seay. The appearance of Mr. Clarence Cameron White, the noted Negro vio linist, in a recital at Grove Church last Monday night, brought out the larg est and most distinguished audience that has ever assembled at a recital of this kind. In this, Mr. White’s first appearance in Omaha, he won for himself a place in the hearts of music lovers. The wonderful quality of his tone, the mastery of his playing and his intellectual conception of the work, put him in the foremost ranks of the noted violinists of the day. As his first number, Mr. White played Scenes da la Csarda, by Jeno Hubay. This was interpreted in a very masterful way. Mr. White’s second group consisted of the Cradle Song, one of his own compositions, Orientale, by Caesar Cui, and Indian Lament, by Dvorak Kreisler. The Cradle Song is full of enchanting melody and was played with exquisite sweetness and smooth ness. The Orientale with its intox icating rhythm and richness of local color, carried one into the enchanting and mystic beauties of the Orient. The passages were played with fine clearness and rare purity of tone. The Indian Lament, mingling a delicacy of tone and passage work and poetry of expression with beautifully imag inative effects, followed and was most enthusiastically received. As an en core Mr. White played Schumann’s Traumeri with muted strings. This was rendered with so much feeling that the audience demanded, by its generous applause, that he respond with another number. He then played his own arrangement of Auld Lang Syne a marvelously sweet combination if chords and harmonics, which thrill ed and pleased. He closed his program with a bril liant rendition of the Fantasie Caprice >y Henri Vieuxtemps. His every -hord and octave was absolutely true, >.nd he played with the ease and ele gance of the artist that he is. As an encore to this last number he played an arrangement of Negro Folk Songs. Mrs. J. Alice Stewart was accom panist for Mr. White and gave the artist capable support. Other numbers on the program were piano solo, L’Argentine Fantasie Ma zurka, by Miss Ozelia Dunning; Some where a Voice is Calling, vocal solo by Mr. Rufus Lung; Ladies’ Quartet, The Rosary, by Mesdames Perry, Har rold, Woodson and Johnson, and vocal solo, Awake, by Miss Irene Cochran. IOWA CLUB WOMEN’S FAIR A SUCCESS The United Colored Women’s Clubs of Iowa, of which Mrs. S. Joe Brown ■s president, had great success with j their fair in Des Moines Wednesday night. The effort was to raise five hundred dollars to buy a picture of Booker T. Washington, which is to hang in the Art Hall of the Iowa State Capitol. More than the amount need ed was raised, and the commission for the portrait has been given to Tanner, the famous Colored artist. Many white guests were present, among them Mr. and Mrs. Ingram, of the Des Moines Register and Leader, and all entered spiritedly into the bid ding contest, which closed the fair. G. C. Young, a prospective Omahan, act 'd as auctioneer ard passed the $500 mark amid cheers of the club women. Boost for The Monitor and The Monitor will boost for you. It’s the game of fifty-fifty. Burgess-Nash Company announce their splendid readiness to supply you with every winter need—either for personal use or for the home Charles Leslie District Judge Serving First Term Candidate for Re-election Look for his name on the Non-Partisan Judiciary Ballot Monitor Subscription Contest!! Your Chance to Win a Beautiful Present for Christmas The Monitor wishes to increase its subscription list and offers the following valuable prizes to winners: 1st Prize: $50.00 Grafonola 2nd Prize: $25.00 Diamond Ring or value in merchandise from our advertisers 3rd Prize: $10.00 Worth of Merchandise from our advertisers 4th Prize: $5.00 Worth of Merchandise from our advertisers Contest opens at once and closes at 9 P. M., December 20th. Standing of contestants will be published each week. i A one year subscription accompanied by $ 1.50 counts 10 points A six month subscription accompanied by 75c counts 5 points A three month subscription accompanied by 50c counts 2 points Get correct name and addresses of subscribers. ; Turn in subscriptions and money at least once every week to The Monitor, 1119 North 21st street. j The contest is free to everybody; man, woman, boy and girl. Sample copies of The Monitor will be supplied on request. Get busy at once and try for the first prize. The Monitor will not favor or assist any contestant above another. BEGIN NOW