From Butte

Charles A. McLain left Butte, Mont., several weeks ago. He left after dinner with Mayor William H. Horgan and Judge Joseph R. Jackson of the Supreme Court of the state of Montana, many city officials and other prominent citizens. For many months, perhaps for years, he will not see the tin sardine and preserved fruit cans collecting their films of copper in the gullies around his home town. He will be in Manhattan studying "for a debut in the New York music world."

Singer McLain has a vocal range of three full octaves, developed in exercises to overcome tuberculosis.

Butte despatches report that he "can take a perfect F above high C, which feat is adjudged remarkable."

In Butte the singing teachers taught him all they knew. Therefore the local Chamber of Commerce is financing his Manhattan studies. Hope was expressed: "The largest mining camp in the world is not to be outdone by Kansas City [a large meat packing centre and railway terminal] and Marion Talley [Metropolitan debutante; TIME, March 1]. ... It plans sending a real delegation when Mr. McLain makes his debut [next winter]."