Parents: Edward Williams Thompson and Marie Louise (LeProhon) Thompson; h-Mott Dodge, son - Glen/Glenn Edward Dodge; creator of the first youth symphony in the U.S. called the "Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra" in Burns, Harney County, Oregon. She moved back to Portland in 1917 and started teaching students in the attic of her home. She then founded the Portland Junior Symphony.
Mary changed her middle name to "Violin" after she moved to Portland, Oregon.
"Little Kathleen Jordan has received her new violin and it is said to be one of the finest instruments in this section. The tone is magnificent and her teacher, Mrs. Dodge, who selected it, is much pleased. Kathleen will be heard on this new violin in connection with the picture program at Tonawama in the near future and we are sure her many friends will appreciate hearing her."
~published January 2, 1915 Burns Times-Herald
"Kathleen was a member of Mary V. Dodge's Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra in Burns, Oregon. The group, posed for this iconic photo (riding on the violin float) in the summer of 1916 at which time the orchestra gained statewide recognition following performances at the Oregon State Fair and in Portland."
The violin float that was used for many years in the annual Harney County Parade. 1916 Photo, news article, and biography: courtesy of the Western History Reading Room, Harney County Library.
Mary changed her middle name to "Violin" after she moved to Portland, Oregon.
"Little Kathleen Jordan has received her new violin and it is said to be one of the finest instruments in this section. The tone is magnificent and her teacher, Mrs. Dodge, who selected it, is much pleased. Kathleen will be heard on this new violin in connection with the picture program at Tonawama in the near future and we are sure her many friends will appreciate hearing her."
~published January 2, 1915 Burns Times-Herald
"Kathleen was a member of Mary V. Dodge's Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra in Burns, Oregon. The group, posed for this iconic photo (riding on the violin float) in the summer of 1916 at which time the orchestra gained statewide recognition following performances at the Oregon State Fair and in Portland."
The violin float that was used for many years in the annual Harney County Parade. 1916 Photo, news article, and biography: courtesy of the Western History Reading Room, Harney County Library.
Parents: Edward Williams Thompson and Marie Louise (LeProhon) Thompson; h-Mott Dodge, son - Glen/Glenn Edward Dodge; creator of the first youth symphony in the U.S. called the "Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra" in Burns, Harney County, Oregon. She moved back to Portland in 1917 and started teaching students in the attic of her home. She then founded the Portland Junior Symphony.
Mary changed her middle name to "Violin" after she moved to Portland, Oregon.
"Little Kathleen Jordan has received her new violin and it is said to be one of the finest instruments in this section. The tone is magnificent and her teacher, Mrs. Dodge, who selected it, is much pleased. Kathleen will be heard on this new violin in connection with the picture program at Tonawama in the near future and we are sure her many friends will appreciate hearing her."
~published January 2, 1915 Burns Times-Herald
"Kathleen was a member of Mary V. Dodge's Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra in Burns, Oregon. The group, posed for this iconic photo (riding on the violin float) in the summer of 1916 at which time the orchestra gained statewide recognition following performances at the Oregon State Fair and in Portland."
The violin float that was used for many years in the annual Harney County Parade. 1916 Photo, news article, and biography: courtesy of the Western History Reading Room, Harney County Library.
Mary changed her middle name to "Violin" after she moved to Portland, Oregon.
"Little Kathleen Jordan has received her new violin and it is said to be one of the finest instruments in this section. The tone is magnificent and her teacher, Mrs. Dodge, who selected it, is much pleased. Kathleen will be heard on this new violin in connection with the picture program at Tonawama in the near future and we are sure her many friends will appreciate hearing her."
~published January 2, 1915 Burns Times-Herald
"Kathleen was a member of Mary V. Dodge's Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra in Burns, Oregon. The group, posed for this iconic photo (riding on the violin float) in the summer of 1916 at which time the orchestra gained statewide recognition following performances at the Oregon State Fair and in Portland."
The violin float that was used for many years in the annual Harney County Parade. 1916 Photo, news article, and biography: courtesy of the Western History Reading Room, Harney County Library.
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