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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1918)
Jo, 1918 CHILDREN TO STUDY GOATS miunirni-uTOimtuiuunumn THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAN. PORTIiAXD. DECE3IBEK I, irXiwipoo m iwifniyinotiMnnioowniMMHMniiiniiiMiiiiiiMUMi u mum i nun in ormonn'i A i M" RS. C. H. CASTXEK, president of the State Federation of Women's CI aha. has Issued a Christmas mete to all club women of the state, urilns; a fit tins; observance of the hoii- dar season and asklns that the women observe the old custom of placlnr HChted candle In their windows on Christmas eve as a token of food cheer. The letter follows: My tar Clab Workrm Oreettnss: The Tnankscivlfic parted has puawd. any club women. tosattir with every other Amerteaa. have had sreat caaae for giving thanks. The Chrlatmaa time la at hand may we all make thla eaaaon one of tladneas and sood cheer. Let the club women of tbi state follow the timehonored custom of ttio cat and aarh place In the window of hr home on Christmas Eve the lighted candle as a token of good cheer to all who shall pss by. My greetlnss to each In dividual club member, and a wish for the beet that the Cbawtmas season caa bring to each one. UK1 c. R.) THERESA M. CASTN'ER. FreetdenL see The Come-TVhen-Too-Can Club will Bold its next meeting Monday evening; at the home of Mrs. Helen Ekln Star rett- The programme will include read ings from Dr. Samuel Crothers essay. "The Honorable Points of Ignorance, and from some of the modern poet a Miss Alleen Krone will present her little farce. "The Fly In the Flu." which wss sjlTen with such a success at a recent meetlnc of the Collegiate Alumnae. Music will be given by Mrs. Fred Olsen. Miss Nettle Foy. Mlsa Wini fred Forbes. Miss Blanche iiellier. e e e The Orade Teachers" Association will meet Monday afternoon at 4:10 In Library Hall. The salary question will be discussed and other business mattersi will coma before the meeting;. flag; with a wreath of laurel about it. Madamoiselle asked if we each might take a leaf to send to our parents and the girl eagerly consented. Many people crowded around us to shake our hands and say 'Vive Lea Amerlcaines.' We said. 'Viva la France.' After a while Madamoiselle said to me. 'Lo. look at Mr. Sparks with all those ribbons pinned on him. From the way ha is blushing; I think some ona must have kissed him! "Later we met one of our cleanest and most attractive refugees, a woman past (0. She waved her hands and cried To Lille, to Lille. I shall return again to Lille.' We kissed her on both cheeks. "Tonight my right hand aches from so much shaking. T"hla evening Mme. Moulet and 1 DR. MORROW PJjACES AXIMALS AT CLUB'S DISPOSAL.. Agricultural College leaders Offer Services In Slaking Experi ment a Success. e .,- i.W . The Mayflower Club will meet Mon day evening at 1:15 in the blue room of the Portland Hotel. J. D. Mlckle, State Ialrv and Food Commissioner, will speak on "Food and Sanitation." o The current literature department of the Portland Woman's Club will meet Thursday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. J. C Hare. 274 Caruthers street. Christmas programme will bo given wblcb will Include a group of stories by Mlsa Eileen Brown and several solos by Mrs. Nettie O. Taylor. The Christ mas tree will be In charge of Mrs. H. N. Co and Mrs. M. C. Banfleld. The assisting hostesses will bo Mrs. Cora Tuffer. Mrs. G. W. Combs. Mrs. A. O. Iayton. Mrs. Charles Rlchtoa and Mrs. H. L. Torrence. e e e Tnw women of the First Congrega tlonal Church and their friends will en tertaln uniformed men in the church parlor after the evening service to day. A special Invitation is extended to the soldiers who have been on duty at the Emergency Hospital at the Aud torlum. The church Is located at Park and Madison streets. o o e . The Tuesday Afternoon Club will meet at the home of Mrs. W. A- Dick son. 43 East Thirty-sixth street, De cember IT. e e ' e The Grange Woman's Club will not hold Its December meeting on account of the epidemic The next meeting will be held on the third Friday In Janu ary. e e Chapter E.. P. E. O.. will meet Thurs day afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. F. J. Kinder. 11K Belmont street. French Villager! Rejoice Over War's Ending. Perl lead Waaaaa Write of Celebra tions la La Hoche. DESCRIPTION of the Joy the XI signing of the armistice brought to the little French community of La Roche sur Yon is contained in the let ter of a Portland girl. Miss Jessie Not tingham, who (a an assistant delegate for the Red Cross In the department of Vendee, near Nantes. Mlsa Notting ham's letter, under the data of Novem ber It, follows? "Mr. Sparks (Red Cross delegate) and I were in the storeroom getting clothes for some especially needy cases which could not wait for the regular day for distribution when he told me that the armistice had been signed. Presently Mile. Uallond came In with tears In ber eyes, crying 'It Is finished ; 1 am so happy; no more soldiers shall be killed thla night, but oh. how sad It Is. for so many cannot return. "At 2:30 all the bells began to ring. They rang for half an hour, then stopped for a few minutes and began again. The boys of the military class of 13."8 came by singing and carrying the flags of the allies. Madamoiselle and I were at the window wiping our eyes. The boys saw me. waved the Stars and Stripes and cried. "Vive lea Amerlcaines.' At 4 oclock wo went to th market place, where the peasants had gathered for market day. The IS.- Inhabitants all seemed to be In the streets and at the Place. Our refugeea with many babies were there, wearing the clothes made by American women. "The Prefect was on the steps of the Hotel do Vllle. We went over and I was presented to him. He spoke of the significance of the armistice coming at the time, when the American soldiers had entered Sedan. The music began. The orchestra and chorus were composed of women with an old man for conductor. They sang the British. French and American national airs and I was glad that 1 knew some of the words of the 'Marseillaise.' "One yourr girl had an American v . - v.. . - Portland Is the first city In the West to promote the milk-goat project among boys and girls. Thro hundred milk goats owned by Dr. J. W. Morrow, of Portland, are available for the work through the efforts of H. C. Seymour, state club leader. The Portland Clear ins: House Is loaning money to club members for the purchase of the goats. They range In value from 120 to 140 each and are of the Saanan and Toggen- burg breeds.- L. J. Allen, state pig ciuo leader, ana O. M. Nelson, associate professor of ani mal husbandry at the Oregon Agri cultural College, have Just returned from Dr. Morrow's farm on Cyprus Island, near Bellingham, Wash., where they inspected and graded the goats according to value. Dr. H. D. Parker, of Bellingham. nas charge of the goat farm and has made an extensive study of milk goats for' 25 years. Government inspectors have never found milk goats to be tubercu lar. For this reason he advocates the use of goat milk especially for children. Dr. Parker has offered his services to aid boys and girls in giving them in structions in the care of the goats. Milk goats are sensitive animals and if not treated kindly will not give normal results, says Dr. Parker. ROAD EXTENSION PLANNED it? Ulas) J real Itottfaghaaa. Who Is Stationed lm Frances. Automobile Tourists May Drive to Cloud Cap Inn HOOD RIVER. Or, Dec 14. (Spe- .1.1 In.t hf1r fpnm Wahtlim T . Ir e '' i where he had charge of constructing a Jvb i went oat for an hoar to see the Illumi nation. Tha prefecture and Hotel de till and the windows of many of the homes had tiny gas Jets burning In them or little lights of red. white and blue. Many people are still singing In th streets. Processions go by car rying Chinese lanterns and ' singing. From all directions come th strains of th "Marseillaise and as I writ th cannon Is firing salutes." Boy Scout lodge, W. A. Langille. Mount Hood rancher, is promoting plans lor the construction of a new extension of the Cloud Cap Inn road that will make possible automobile traffic all the way to th hostelry. At present, unless equipped with unusual power, automo bile have to stop more than a mil be low th Inn. Mr. Langille says a route has been surveyed to eliminate the heavy grades. Mr. Langille says the Wahtum Lake Scout Lodge Is all ready for occupancy next Summer. Equipped with running water and huge fireplaces with cosy corners, the assembly hall is more than 100 feet In length. Degree of Honor Elects. CASTLE ROCK. Waslu, Dec. 14. (Special) Th Degree of Honor elected the following officers for th ensuing year at Its regular meeting: P. C. H., Mrs. Mary K. Huntignton; C. of H.. Mrs. Blanch Loring; L. of H.. Mrs. Dolly Wolf: C of C. Mrs. Wlnnlfred Gibson; recorder. Mrs. Martha Carson: receiver. Mrs. Ella C Parker: usher. Mrs. Lena Crane; assistant usher, Mrs. Ruth Shir ley; I. W, Mrs. Sarah Dykeman; O. W.. Mrs. Florence Breneman: captain. Mrs. Ma Black: delegate to grand lodge. Mrs. Sarah Sheldon; alternate, Mrs. Ella C. Parker: trustee. Mrs. Alice Williams. Aberdeen Postal Savings Grow. ABERDEEN', Wash., Dec. 14. (Spe cial.) Aberdeen postal savings deposits total $400,000 for November, a gain of more than $14,000. This puts the city in the front rank for cities of its size in the United States. There are 860 depositors. The gain in the past three years has been about 300 per cent. Contest for Mayor Tie. VADER, Wash, Dec 14. (Special.) E. C Brous and D. W. McMurphy tied for Mayor at tha recent election in this city, and as a result another contest to settle the vote has been set for De cember 31. Th term is for two years. l-r ! Remember No Fancy Prices Here Justthose plain modest prices that do not over tax your purse. That's the kind of prices you are glad to pay. Here's Two Elegant Christmas Numbers Military Boots in the popular col ors brown, gray "or black kid; 8'j inch tops; flexible soles. ?J QfT Priced, the pair Ol.J Welt Oxfords are very practical for Winter when worn with gaiters or woolen hose. Gunmetal Calf or Cordovan Ox fords in black or brown; Cuban or military heels and Good- QM QJ year welt soles, at DiD BtMnplephoeiStore 129 Fourth Street,- Between Washington and Alder ooks Convey Your Christmas M essage of good cheer, of friendship, of regard and invest your gift with the right atmosphere of dignity and consideration. Some Good Xmas Fiction "The Amazing Interlude" $1.50 By Mary Roberta Rlnehart. One of the most interesting- novels ever written by tlnehart and one of the best selling books of 1918. a, story of youth, romance, tenderness." 'A Reversible Santa Claus" $1.00 By Meredith Nicholson. A deliclousljr-humorous and exciting- Christmas story and an appropriate gift for the holidays. "In the Heart of a Fool" $1.60 By William Allen White. Aural n tha scene is laid in Kansas and deals with a man's growth in character; his romance, and is full of Interesting- characters. A bis, worthwhile story. "The Young Diana": $1.50 By Marie Corelll. Author of a "Romance of Two 'Worlds," "Ufa Ever lasting;," etc. A realistic story of surpassing romance and interest for those (and they are many) who like to read Corelll. "The Wonder Woman" $1.35 . By M- Van Xormjtn Long;. An outdoor book. A bis; story of love and sacrifice, of tha woods and lake of the wide spaces and towering mountains. "The Bird Woman" $1.50 By James Willard Seat-its. A story of Sacajawea, the brave and resourceful woman who guided Lewis and Clarke across the Rocky Mountains. A story of loyalty and adventure for young and old alike. "That Which Hath Wings" $1.60 By Richard Dehan. A story of the pleasure-seeking, loose-thinking and living smart set, by the author of "One Braver Thing. "The Caravan Man" $1.50 By Era eat Goodwin. A gay tale of love and laughter, delicious romance and sparkling humor In which a London artist goes adventuring In a gypsy caravan. . "Joan and Peter" $1.75 A new novel by H. O. Wells. Bald by the critics to contain much of Mr. Wells' finest, moat revealing and brilliant work and his strongest novel. "Summer" $1.50 " A most Interesting romance In the characteristic styls of the author, ' Edith Wharton. "TU n 1 -!.- l en a ua? uivacu uaiv yatwv By Emersea Honshu One of the most vigorous and powerful novels dealing with life In a small town with a rather narrow community who lack the keen under standing of life. "Elizabeth1 Campaign" $1.50 By Mrs. Hamphi-ey Ward. Another big story of life today In England, with Its ardent patriotism, ' selfish indifference, pacifism, women in khaki, etc. Other Gift Books Timely and worth while. The Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1918 S2.00 The Wonders of Instinct. Jean Henri Fabre 3.00 The Home Book of Verse, selected and arranged by Burton E. Stevenson. Price lO.OO Modern Art, by Charles Mariott 7.50 Making Life Worth While. Douglas Fairbanks, author or "Laugha, and Live" The New Revelation! Sir Co nan. Doyle . LOO Mark Twain's Letters. Albert Biglow Paine 4.00 Life and Letters of John Hay, by William Roscoe Thayer. Set... 5.00 .The Education of Henry Adams.... 5.00 Behind the Scenes in the Reichstag. Abbe E. Wetterle 2.00 The Principles of War. General Foch 2.50 Home Fires In France. Dorothy Canfleld. 1.50 The Fighting Fleets. Ralph D. Paine.. 2)50 Some of the Leading Humorous Books To cheer the dull hours. Half Hours With the Idiot. John Kendrick Bangs 1.23 Biltmore Oswald, or the Diary of a Helpless Recruit, by J. T. Smith 75 Treat 'Em Rough, or Letters From Jack the Giant - Killer, hv Ring W. Lardner The Real Diary of a Real Boy. Henry A. Shute .".".".".." Dere Mable, or Letters of a Rookie. Streeter. 75 Fragments From France. Captain Bruce Barnsfather 506 Old Time and Young Tom, R6bt. J. Burdctt. 1.25 Small Leather Sets for Gifts Los Miserables, 2 vols. Victor Hugo 83. T5 The Works of Edgar Allen Poe.. 3 vols. 4.50 De Qulncy's Essays, 2 vols., leather 2.50 Plutarch's Lives, 4 vols, leather 5.50 Carlyle's French Revolution. 3 vols, leather.. 4.00 Charles Lamb, 5 vols, leather 6.25 Thackeray's Works, 14 vols., leather 21. OO Dickens' Works, 17 vols, leather 25.00 Shakespeare, 3 vol. leather 5.T5 Robert W. Service, 3 vols., leather 4.50 Stevenson, 6 vols., leather.' O.OO Lofna Doone, 2 vols., leather.. 2.75 Smollett, 6 vols., leather lO.OO O. Henry, 12 vols., red leather..... 24. OO Kipling. 26 vols., red leather 52.00 Mark Twain, 24 vols., red leather 45. 50 Oregon and the Pacific and the Pacific Northwest History, Romance and Adventure. Choose From the list: . The Bird Woman, by Schults.... 1.50 The Bridge of the Gods. Balch 1.25 Fifty Years in Oregon. T. T. Geer 3.00 From an Oregon Ranch, by Katharine . l.OO In the Oregon Country. Geo. Palmer Putnam. 1.75 Lewis & Clarke Journals 50e to 5.00 Canoe and Saddle. Theodore Winthrop.... 3.50 Some Especially Attractive Books for Children notable not only for their literary worth, but for their beautiful Illus trations as well. "The Arabian Nights," edited by Kate Douglas Wlggin, Illus trated by Maxfield Parr is h $2.50 "Poems of Childhood," Eugene Field, 111. by Maxfield Parrish....S2.50 "English Fairy Tales," ! Edited by Flora Anna Steel, 111. by Rackham 82.50 "Nights With Uncle Remus," by Joel Chandler Harris, Illustrated by Milo Winter $3.00 "The Little Days" by. Frances Gill, Illustrated by Milo Winter. Special Christmas price .81.00 "Robin Hood" Illustrated by Wyeth 82.50 "Child's Garden of Verses" Robt. Louis Stevenson, illustrated by 1 Jessie Wilcox Smith. ...... ...$2.50 .82.50 "The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain, Illustrated by Franklin Booth .... "Fables in Rhyme," from the French of La Fountains, Illustrated by Jno. Rae. ....... 81. OO The Children's Book Store (BALCONY FLOOR.) Is displaying for your selection ABO Books, Picture Linen and Rag Books, little books for the little ones, illustrated books, stories for boys and girls. Fairy Tala Books, Nature Books, in fact, the best books of all publishers for children. l.OO I 3 75t I I II I II & ! 1 The J. K. Gill Co. Booksellers, Stationers, Office Outfitters ' THIRD AND ALDER STREETS mmtm.ninuimtitmmiflinniminniiimim imiiiHHimiimminiHMnmiiMitiii.rmtmm.m 3 The GilVs Gift Certificates solve the gift problem. Issued for $1 or more redeemable in 'any department in the store. Gift That Pleases the recipient most yet answers the requirements of your pocket - book can be found in The Second Floor Gift and Art Shop Women's Tailored Coats in Newest Models Portland women will be inter ested in my third-floor exhibit of ain-tailored models in' Pi Street Coats, Motor Coats, Utility Coats, Steamer and Traveling Coats. Faultlessly tailored from weather proofed tweeds and mixtures. The colors are attractive and most becom ing. $25 to $40 DenSelliri! JIrraTiF7i!aT L.aaies Handbags in leather, velvet, in taupe, brown, purple, and black, at $4, $6, $10. Calendars Beautiful views, Oregon, and the Northwest; Book Calendars, 6maII -Motto Calendars, etc., 10c each up. Gift Dressings Seals, Cards, Tagrs, Greeting Cards, Labels, Cord, Holly Paper, Christ mas Tree Ornaments, Coin Holders, Table Decorations, Greeting Cards. Dolls Kiddie Kars Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5. . $l7of $2eli2o9 $3f $3e50 Stationery Crane's or Hurd's in Fancy Holiday Boxes, by the pound or quire, in novelty colors, $1.00 to $12. Leather Novelties Fit All Cases for travelers, tourists, motorists, Army and Navy men, sportsmen. An adjustable toilet kit made to fit everything you desire to have with you. Leather Music Bags, $1.50 to $10. Collar Bags, $3.50 to $5. Line-A-Day Books, $1.50 to $2.00. Address Books, 50c to $5. Brief Cases, $10 to $25. Card Cases, $1 to $2.50, etc., etc. Ivory Pyralin that smooth ivory-like ware for a lady's toilet table nearly every woman has started a set or would 1 like to have a set started for her. When mono- grammed the pieces become doubly individual and personal. 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