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HIE OIirGON: SUM)AY; ) JOURNAL, ; . POriTLANIV; SUXDAXi i:6llNING,V DUCZiniZn. CI, 1C22. V I Oswego r When school begins Tuesday, hot ranches, which mr served to the ehil- j Area before lb holiday vacation, will b resumed tor a commutes., of mem ber of the Parent-Teacher council of Oswego. The next meeting of the as- ' sociation 'wilt be held In , th school P build ins: at S0 o'clock on th-second f TuotUr' of January ri'AU interested : par cordially Invited to attend. Mat--i teri of Importance la jhs tourest of -h children will be discussed. Come and Si brine a friend with you. I' Mr. and Mrs. Letter Cttnefelter, who '-have recently com, to Oswego from ft Sandy, are living in tha Van Fatten cottage In South Oswego. I " MI Nellie Jefferson of Salem baa ',' been the guest of Mrs, Proaser during the- week., ; - - K Tbe Oswego Women's club will meet at. Mrs. Walter Wesalings on Wedaes day. -v" i,:,:vi? Mrs.. Dora K. Wllaon was an Oswego visitor on Saturday-of last week. . Mia Haxeldean Fulton was hostess at ; the borne oft her parents for a Christmas party and tree, entertain ing tna Camp Fire Oirls and their guardian. Mrs. -Leslie Savage, on Wednesday afternoon. w.'.- - Mr. and Mrs. George Montgomery and son, George, spent Christmas with Mr. Montgomery's parents at Aloha, Or. . - ' - - , ' - Mr. and Mrs. B. Koley and children wentv to Waaboagal for Christmas to spend tha holidays with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. - Sherman H. Easter brooavJ nee Anns Meyers, who were recently married ' to Vanoouver. are making their home In Portland. . They were i visitor in Oswego Wednesday evening. - " - , Mr. and Mrs. X - B. Smith war dinner hosts on Christmas day. V- - Mr. and Mrs. Dave ralell f enter tained friends at their home Christ mas Bight - . -: ' " Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steffens bad tn a .' few : friende for a Christmas tree party at their homo Tuesday. Card were played during, the evening by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Borghorst Mr. and Mrs. Don Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roeentreter and the hosts. . ?Mr. and Mrs. Don Bichards" Christ mas day guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ward Dean. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brown and C M. Gregory of Portland. : The boys of the baseball club, gave i a dance and basket dinner at the hall ' Saturday night. Most of Oswego's young folks attended and the affair -was a nag maw - urn - yiwvwus will be used by the club toward buying aulpment v - Llttl Naomi Dressier celebrated her third birthday at the home - of her - mother. Mr. -L- E. Dressier, . on Wednesday afternoon. Games and i muslo and a Christmas tree party wer enjoyed by a number of tha little tot's nlavmates. and friends. , 'xbere was a family gathering Chrtst ! mas day at the home of Mr. and Mra u William Blckner. Mfss Shannon ' and Mis Lois Fet ' v Unger and Miss Frances Cochrun are home from college for over the ho 11- . . days. $ j v'-Mr. and Mrs. George Bullock bad a ! ' large - family dinner . on Christmas. Their guests were Mr. Bullock" sis- l ters and families. Mr. and Mrs. Harry : Baxter and son. . Melville., of Oregon : City ; Mr. and Mr. Howard Eccles of t i Canbv. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Campbell, ."; daughter Leola, - and son. Lyle. of i Kerry, W. -t ! It t: Mr; and, Mr.Gy lord C. Worthing;, t ton entertained witn a unrwtmas oin !ner Mr. and Mxa J. K. Worthlngton. ' Mr. and 'Mr. Raleigh Worthlngton. V Miss Eileen -end Mason Worthlngton and Mr., and Mr. John Gardner of ' Portland. k ' f ' Mr. and . Mrs. George ; Griffey were hosts Saturday evening and had as ; their guests the member of the 'i -H. EL club and their husband. j A. W. Bartletfe and family of Port it land were dinner guest Tuesday of ' Mr. and Mra -Robert Fulton. , Mr. and -Mr. Peter Emmett and family spent Christmas day at Lake f , Grove as the guests of the Oliver Worthlngtona Mr- and; Mra A. Waldorf. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Larsen and children went U to Mullno for Christmas as the guests V Of Mr. and Mra Walter Waldorf. '' Mr. and Mrs. John Davis were hosts ' ever the holidays, edtertalning a large I party of friends and relatives. i . Mra Frank Childs. who has been In "poor health for some time, is ' in St. g Vincents hospital,.- where aha will un-v-f, dergo an operation, y Mrs. Cart Bethke win have a Christ mas party Thursday aiternoon ior vie tfialea of tha-"N. E." ciubN The hus md of th members will b enter tained jkt dinner - and an evening of a - card.' s - " ; . A. - - Mia Martha Pulley of North Bend. ..' who ' la tha guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ar George Clin, gad Miss-Audrey Cline, pent Sunday , in Sherwood visttlng f relative. ,. ' ; -. - - : , Mr. Kate Hantnaa; spent the holi days with her daughter, Mra. John -Davis, - ' Mr. and Mra. Charles Blckner gave l a Christmas party Saturday evening jV. for relatives and friends. -j.'. Mr. and Mr,' Henry Tates and Mr. and Mrs. George Eraerich wer hosts ''Christinas day and had as dinner 'f guests Mr. and Mra, Fred Riley, Mr. -land Mrs. Martin Scott and Jack La V iBode.of Portland. w:: Arleta ; ...... ;- tl ' Mr. C C Hessemer of Now TOOS-Ud V street visiud with relatives tn CorvaW ; - tis, returning home Christmas morn- ug. . , George Metzger and Miss Kathryn Ball wer married Saturday evening -. at the horn of the bride' parent. Mr, ' and Mr, a F. Ball, No. 47S6 Tth ,.treC--..;f- , Miss Lots fHandsaker of No. 6830 44th avenue entertained with a dinner i: party Wednesday evening. December 27. ; Her guest were: Miss Kathryn Miller, 'Alta Brash and Ruby Roach, 'i , Mra J. Edgar Wells of No. S222 40th " "v avnne entertained friends and rela- . T tives at dinner , on Christmas day. - Petry and Ludwig, the popular dairy men of the lower Mount Scott district. 1 v extended holiday greetings' to all their c customers by . having all their bottle t" L; tops, printed with the words "Merry .Christmas In holiday color, with the y nsual holly embelllshmenta- - atreet spent Christmas with relative T- in Moataviila. --si a-----, 1 Mr. and Mra C W. Walker of No. ; 40S eth street entertained at dinner " on Chrietmaa. ' Their guests wer Mr. '-. snd . Mrs, Robert Walker and - family, Mr. and Mra. Daily and family 'and . y Mr. and Mr. Holt and family. i 'A ft turkey dinner waa enjoyed. ? CCv5 Hessemer. . and family took Christmas dinner with his mother, ". sara. jr. Msssen of No. ' ITU .44UU . avenue, v , ; i: .-- :;s; t -A larg avdtoao enjoyed th Christ . mas exereisM at th Kern Park Chris- tlaa ahurch last Sunday evening and mnch appreciation waa expressed for vthe excellent program, especially th tableaux representing the NaUviry. v BiUyDouthitt was the guest .r Clark Walsh this week-and. t Tha RMmbm of the Kern Park - Christian efc-crch wia hold a watch party after tha avenlng services this rvenlnfft tha senior and intermediate Christian Endeavorer will partici pate. ... . ... - t Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morris and T. Hendricks spent. Christmas day with Mr. Moiri parents. Mr. and Mrs. JL EL Morris of CQ slst street.' Wednesday? evening f, slides ot the etory of tn Hat pere shown and the story of en Hur was toia at tn ana-; bel Presbyterian church. While in pursuit of a town-bound Houiit Scott car early Tuesday morn- isa. J- nanoiaxsr u-i yycQ ovw txic ties m the middle of the read at Myr tle Park station and suffered a badly cut nose. .. Rev. J. F. Ghormley and family and Mr. S. J. Knnls and family will take Kev . year's dinner with Everest Ghormley. station agent at Sllverton. Rev. and Mra y. J.. flandsaker had as their guest on Christmas day Mra S. C. KnodeU. Mr. and Mra William I vie, H. P. Lee. and Lester and Clark Davis.t- 4 ,i Isabel Anderson of Creston Is vUlt ing. her sister in South Bend during the holidays. Clyde Becklehelmar im horn from the Eugene Buile university, for the holidaya ' t : Clarence Varley of Creston returned home Tuesday evening from the Cali fornia , ell fields, . where ha has been' working. ft ; , Mr. and Mra John Graves celebrated their wedding anniversary on Satur day, December SO, with neighbors and Lfriends as guesta 4 . Carson Heights . The Community Christmas tree, held at Knox hall under the auspices of the Southwest Portland Improvement league,, proved ' a huge success, more than one hundred children with-their parents and visitors, filling the hall. The pantomime of the -Wise and Fool ish Virgins" was beautifully portrayed. Games, singing, marching and a Jolly social time filled the afternoon hours. A mammoth tree with a Jolly Santa Clause and candy galore mad glad the hearts of the chUdren. ' Friends and s relatives of Mr? and M. L. McGraw were Invited to their home as guests to Christmas dinner. Besides the members of the Immediate family covers were placed for Mr. and Mra Price and daughter, Mrs. Patter eon, and Mr. and Mrs. ingsley and family. .- ' ' Mrs. Dully, sister-in-law of Mra A. Dully, was In town from Centralla, Wash- as a week end guest to partake of the Christmas festivities, at the home of Mr. and Mra A. Dully. : ' Araonr the numerous enjoyable Chrlsmas dinner parties held, was that at which Mr. and Mr. DeVaul enter tained. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Cosad and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Nephew, and family. When Mrs. Blanford, principal of the CamtolHill school, took her pupils to visit ' the telephone exchange,,, the manager : offered a prise to the boy and girl who sent him the best writ up of his visit, . During the unrtstmas entertainment 4 at tha scnooi. aara Blandford announced. Evelyn Everett and Billy Hard wick as 'winners, and each received a large box of candy. A. Dully, who has been confined to his home through a sever attack of quinsy, is able ts return to his em ployment. Mr. i and Mrs. " D. " Frane and their son are spending the holidays visiting relatives , in - Seattle. The entertainment held at the Carson Heights church last week, was well at tended, and more than $150 raised from tickets and ale of candy, which will be donated to Christmas work for the Near East relief. . The many little playmate Of Mary Sim regret to, hear that Mary during the Christmas veetivitlos, was yet con fined in the hospital, and they are keeping her candy and gifts awaiting her return home. -r" -' " ! Mr. and Mrs. Finch of Portland" were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Finke. Sunday, where they enjoyed a Christ mas dinner. Mr. and Mra Finch are enthusiastic over a very fine radio, re cently installed in. their horn. Trevor Price entertained his play mates with a party last ' Wednesday afternoon. . . - v V, . - ' The Good Shepard church held their Christmas tree entertainment Thurs day evening. -. There was a beautiful tree, with stockings for all. .-. Among the many holiday parties waa that held by Mra Kirker. for her daughter. Elinor, which was a "doll party given for her schoolmates, last Wednesday afternoon. Jennings Lodge ; The members of Grace guild met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Edwin Pearson, with Mrs. Jerry Madden as sisting. : .. i . -.- y The Christmas exercises of the Sun day school of Grace church wer held Friday evening. . A program appropri ate tor the occasion was , given. Mr. -Lucy : Allen of Corvalll ts spending the holidays with her daugh ter. Mrs. W I. Blinstone. ' Mr. and Mra R. K. Hendry tand daughter, spent Christmas with rela tives in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Abel cMlbert Of Glenn Echo will go ; to Eugene the first of th year, where Mr. Gilbert has been appointed to :- superintend I th road work of Lane county. . They will re tain their property Interests at Glenn Echo. . ' Miss Elva Eads. a student at Q. -A. C is spending the holidays with her another, Mra Ellen Eads of Meldrum. -; The Community club rave a SO0 party at the , schoolhoua Wedneeday night. - ' - v , ---,-, Rev.- and Mrs. - H. G. : Crocker are occupying the residence of Mra How land on th river road until their new home la - completed. - ,. i The minstrel show, given" Saturday evening by the young men of the church at the schoolhous. was a suc cess. A ; substantial sum was turned ever toward th purchase of a church Plato. ' : ; : ..- Mr. and Mr. Hugh Roberts anjj children spent Christmas in Woodburn. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Roberts gave a dinner Sunday for Georro Morse. Mr. and Mr. Painton of Tillamook - and Mr. and Mra Haylea of Air He. University Park . Jerry Glass, who has been in poor health for th last two year, and has been spending the winter with his son Roy Glass and his wife at Raymond. WaaK, was reoently struck with' pa ralysis ana ni wue waa sent for th first of th wk. . - Mr. and Mra Ray Sooflel and son Burr! and daughter. Norma: Mr. and Mra John Schaff er and son Jack; Mrs. iseJle Lent and daughter Louise; Mr. and. Mra. Claud B. Gorln and eon Carl ; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Evert and daugh ter Pearl, were tha- guests of Mr. and Mra George t .W-J" Walker; No. 135? Havens street, . f or s Christinas dinner. Th home waa appropriately decorated. Cart Gorixr was dressed aa. Santa-and handed out thev gifts. B. Walker, a brother of Mr. Walker, was also a guest, making la. In number who sat down together t a sumptuous dinner. TP n fTr fiS rf " -H Parkrosc . XlCThrlstmag tree and entartatrurnent was . given by tha1 Greater Fmrkroee elnb to its members and their friends on Tnesday evening. ' i ; Mr. and Mrs. Gorge Ixng and chil dren spent Christmas with her grand mother, Mra Phelps, on Hawthorne m. A. -large number of relatives were present. . Mr. and Mra William er receiving congratulations on the birth - of a baby girl. ' ' . Water meter are now neina In stalled 1 and other preliminary - work dona In connection with the Parkroee water district It 1st anticipated Bull Run water will b available la 90 day. - - Mr. land ' Mra ' Tom PuHen spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrav Hud son tn Portland. Now that Bun Run water Is an as sured fact, there la quite aa activity in real estate. The : tract of land owned by Andrew, Pollen on Sandy boulevard has recently been platted and put on th market. A number of tract have already been sold, v; :- At the annual election of Parkroee lodge. A. T. St A. M, last Monday night th following: officer were elected : R. A. Bremner, worshipful master ; E. C Grant, senior warden ; T. A. Wood, Junior warden ; E. C : Prper. secretary ; E. i A. Veatch, treasurer ; Andrew Larsen, deacon ; E. - A. Snod- graas, deacon T. H. Harpk and H. Boyle, stewards; S. Slaughterback, marshal : G. D. Xnglls, tyler. A Ma sonic ring was presented to J. W. van Horn, the retiring worshipful master, by the men of th lodge, as a token of appreciation of his efforts in con nection with th formation of the lodge. ' Mr. and Mrs. E. C Plpr and family were entertained . at Christmas dinner by Mr. and Mra E. C Grant-- . - -The . annual .Christmas tree of the Parkroee church Sunday . school took place last Thursday. Th part of San ta. . Claus was ably ' taken by E. C. Piper to .the satisfaction, of all. . Mr. and. Mra La Mont are making an Indefinite stay with Mr. La Mont's ; mother, Mrs. Peterson, at Coundil Crest' " ' " - - - v Along the Moorages - Moorage dwellers ar becoming : ac customed to th ops and downs of river Ufa After a long period of ex tremely low water, th river is rapidly rising and flood stage I .expected. River steamers ar : now .using . the moorage ' channel. - v " . v .Mra Mathes of Sellwood Ferry drove to Seattl to spend th holidays with relatlvea - , :-, Newe of Miss Evelyn Ross formerly of Willamette ha been i received by Mrs. J. Bunnett Miss Ross, who Is interested fin library work, fa living tn a girls community club tn the famous Greenwich Village in New York. Mrs. Ross is still in Canada : and expects to Join her daughter soon. . - t .' : Ben C Lauterbach of San Francisco is visiting his brother, A. Lauterbach at O. T. C ; i . . Mr. and Mrs-. N. . Q. Lindhohn . and daughter of Holgate spent- Christmas In Astoria as guests of Mr. and Mra J. C Butt, parents of Mra Lindholm. Mr. and Mra R. W. Nelson of Sell wood Ferry spent the .holiday with Mra Nelson's parents at Carlton. Earl Shaffer, son of Mra George Larkltt of Holgate. Is spending hi va cation with relatives at - Harmony, WaSh.'- '- -ftPH1' Mr. and Mrs. S. A, Smoot of O. -T. C are holiday visiting with relatives in San Francisco, i' . Mr. and Mra Carl Stover, P. R. C Intertained 10 relatives from Tacoma and Seattle at Christmas dinner. v Mra - J. Hartman has returned to her P. R. C home after two months visit with relatives in Seattle. Mr. and Mra A. F. Clanss enter tained with an informal dancing party at their home on' the Harriet moorage. A dainty buffet luncheon, appropriate to th season, was served, W. B. Robertson, who ha been en gaged In business at Bend during the past year. Is now ' permanently located at a I. C " t : -., Mr. and Mra N. Paulsen of Willam ette spent Christmas la Salem with their son and his, family.-' The Willamette 600 club wer enter tained last week by Mra G. A. Wood. Mra Leroy Huntley won first, prise and H. W. Lyman carried away the plum pudding as a prise, j Mr. and Mra Charles R, Spackman or Willamette are visiting relatives tn different parts of California. " '" , Mrs. Josephine Evans of the TJnlver slty of Oregon is a house guest at the G. Evert Baker home, at O. Y. C. Mra Edwin Tobin of Gresham ts visiting Mra Bertha Wood. Elaine, tiny daughter of Mr. and Mra Carl Straus, who, has been very ill, is rapidly improving. Wilibridge f At th last meeting of th Com munity club it waa decided to hold over . all important matter until th next meetmg, . on January 5, as a great number of th members . wer out of town for the holidays or on the sick list. ' j r . ' v ' ' Guy Hoyt waa able to leave Good Samaritan hospital In time for Christ mas at- home, his hand which .was injured while splitting wood. Is now almost welL 1 R.. A.-' Moor, superintendent - of the Shell Oil oompany at Wilibridge. has returned from a business trip to Mar tines. CaL V. D. Hinsdale, who As sumed the duties of Moor during his absence, is on tha sick list at his home.- .-ss iv;,..-.-:'', - Mrs. Georgs Houk ntertalned with a larg dinner Christmas, Among the guests wer Mr, and Mra J, L. Houk and daughter of Redmond and Mr. and Mra V. C Skinner of Aberdeen. Skinner and Houk ar both councilman jot their respective cities, s" - v " ' Th Christmas entertainment ' given by th Community church 8unday school 1 Friday . evening waa voted a decided success. ' C. Bradford superintended- the program, .and i George Houk acted as Santa Claus, r - Blanch Win terburn has been quit m witn an abscess, but is Improving. A landslide opposite ' the TJnlon Oil company covered a - portion of th Linnton road, but was Immediately cleared " off. No other damage ro sulted ' - , - - Street work In th hew Empire In vestment company tract ha been re sumed after operations - had - been halted by bad weather. - - II. . Weatherford Is confined to his home by illnesa ' Fred Kerr and . famQy spent th holiday with relatives at Aurora, Or. - The -Bud" Walker family visited relatives of Mrs. Walker at Woodburn. Gladstone v; Mia Fayne Burden, who ts attending eolleg at Corvallis. is spending, the holiday with her- parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. JL, Burdon of West Gladston. S- M. Eby of Portland has bees a attest at the home of her son, Ed ward - W; Eby- and family. -.. : : ; Mr. and Mra B. P.. Carter have re turned to thetr home in Gladstone after spending the summer and fall at Bar View, where they have' erected several "ottags. - Mrs. IT. C. Parker has returned to her home, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Rose Ames of Albany. Miss Marjori Raadwwho Is a stu dent at Eugene, is spending tha holi days with her ' parents. Professor and Mrs. L. A. Read of West Galdstoh. v Charles Rankin of corvallis has been a : guesl at th home of hi brother and alster-ln-law. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Wanfc in. n ' Clackamas boulevard. s-. 3.' C Dallas of Carver baa been the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Iva Dun mtr?of Fern Ridge. - - ' ' Mr. and Mra Thomas 'Gault enter tained : at ' their home In - Gladstone Christmas day with a family reunion. Those present were : Mr. and Mra V. C Gault of West Linn, Mr. - and Mrs. L. R. Gault and Mr. and Mra Samuel Duckas of Portland. Mr. and Mra Thomas Jfi. Gault and Mra, A. F, Parkrof Gladstone. ; v ' " Robert ' the 8-year-Old son 'jot . Mr. and Mra Guy Dwigglns, has recovered from an attack of tonsilltia,,x : Mr. and Mra T. D, Bishop have as' a holiday guest their son Ivan of Kelso, Wash,. . . . . - Ernest Schmidt and son. Otta, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mra Ernest Schmidt Jr. of Forest Grove. . . Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Rankta attended a family reunion Sunday at th horn of the latter' sister, Mra H. C Heath. Mr. and Mra Deffenbaugh enter tained at dinner Christmas day at theif horn near Edgewood. . . Mr., and Mra S. H.. Rankin "enter tained at' dinner Christmas day. Cov er, were laid for Mr. and Mrs. A. C Dallas of - Portland, Mra Mattie Wil liams and Charles Harvey of Carver, J. R. ' Rankin of Eugene, Charles Ran kin of Corvallis, Mr. and Mra Frank St Th James onn high" school alumni gave a dinner dance in the Portland Woolen mills clubhouse on Friday eve ning. ' . .' . v ; Minerva chapter No. 105; O.' E. &, entertained members of DofS lodge No. 112, A. F and A. M, at an informal reception In Masonic hall on- Tuesday evening. ' -tv Among the young teachers 'who- ar horn for th Christmas hoUdaye ar Bee Basle, who ' is teaching ' near Salem; Marion Dunsmor. to Tumaib; Carrie' Skells, in Irrigon; Jessie M Nivenr to: Government Island ; Verda McNiven, In Fall Creek; Elisa Vin son, in "Antelope, and Wllma Wagner, In Kings Valley. . ( ; Mrs. Sarah Fones spent Christmas with relative to Corvallia - Mr. and Mra ' Fred Thompson, No. 1110 south Leonard street received a bouncing baby boy as . a Christmas present on Christmas day. The young gentleman has beri named Joseph Fredick. . -McClur Adams of Aberdeen Is the guest of ' P.. J. Tormey Jr, No. 160 Laura ' street during th ' Christmas holidays. '.'"VS.veL - 'Miss Katherins Hall spent Christmas with her father, E. S. Hall, .at Cor bett , - ': : - . -' . ' ' . Dee Turner of Airlle, Or., was th guest of Ben Holmes. No. S02 Fessen- den street a few days last week. '; Mr. and Mra P. A Emerlck, ' Tfo. 906 Newton street, spent Christmas In Monroe, Wash. Among' the University of Washing ton students who ar at home for the Christmas holidays ar : : Louis Duns more, - ; Oscar McKlnney, Romeyn Brand. Jennie "McNiven,,? Ruth Mao Gregor, Margaret Nelson and: Dorothy Abbott From O. A C are:5 Delbert Day. Max Stearns. Solan Bugbee George Skells, Harland Hiatt, and from Willamette : university. ; Raul Sandlfer and Jack Vinson. Among th enjoyable. Chrietmaa parties la this district was on given on Christmas night at the horn of Mr. and Mrs. L. Holbrook, No. 1302 Feesenden street. .-Christmas decora tions were used profusely : around th rooma The guest - included . Misses Margaret and Helen MacGregor. Flor ence and Janice Gould; Bemlce Jacob son. Leonard : Harrington, Denby and Roger Colfax, Alllater - MacGregor, Ferris .Reed, Arnold Muck and Ran dolph Howard. ' Arbour Lodge - Georg Felmaa, . superintendent of the Vance Lumber company at Malone. Wash., cam Ifl to spend Christmas week-end with his family at No. 123 9 Bur rage street Mrs. T, W. Hammond and daughter Edith May, No. 200 Ainsworth avenue, left Saturday morning. December 23. for Tacoma to spend the Christmas holidays with, relatlvea ' Mra Laura Dunklebergef and chiU dren. Lois and Richard, spent : Christ' ma holidays ' with i relatives in Dal- t las. or. - . -. Mrs. Clara Kirkpatricktv. teacher la Pendleton school, - Is - spending the Christmas holidays with her sister. Mra Hattie V. Amend. No. 255 Wil lamette boulevard. She is a delegate to the state, teachers' Institute, which met to Portland last week. - Th trunris prayer and praise meet ing, held in- the Evangelical church Christmas morning at T :30 o'clock, was well attended - and . enjoyed. ' Miss Florence Rodgere wa th leader. The meeting was of aa inspirational char acter, and bore th Christmas spirit in tne true .sense. On? Wednesday - evenln g, December 27, the Christian Endeavorers of Ockley Green Evangelical church. Gay street and Willamette boulevard. Joined th other Christian Endeavorers of the city in a Joint skating party at tha Mis Paulin Clement recently from the East residing at- th Wigwam apartments on Williams - avenue, en tertalned a company of young people Tuesday evening, jjecembar . ' Mr. and Mr. Joe - Green and chil dren of No. 212 .Willamette boulevard spent Christmas , holidays with-. his parents In Washington. Miss : Ethel Aderquist - assisted Miss Muriel Alderson In her Christmas pro gram at-her rural school near Gardes Home, . - , . tv- Th regular :! monthly- -missionary meeting of the - Arbour Lodge Com munity church , was held : Wednesday afternoon at the- home of Mra G, Hofstrand, No. 1382 - Greely street There wa an Interesting program -with special music, and Mrs. , J. Stanton King of No. 412 East 14th street west was the principal speaker of the after noon, the subject being "Stewardship." Miss Vera Bait . No. 1209 Greely street- spent ennstmas holidays with relatives to tha country. - Th annual election of Sunday school officers of the Ockley Green Evangel teal' church was held , following the banquet at f:S0 in the h arch parlors Saturday evening. Jecember JiQ. - Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wentworxh and children. No. lSS'Wygant street spent Christmas holidays with relatives at McMinnvm. ; , - - : , Mr. and Mrs. C L. Moore. Not. 1453 Curtis avenue, entertained delightfully th fouowing guests at their heme at a Christmas eve party and also Christ mas dinner: Mr. and Mra J. T. Mon teith. Mr. and Mra J. R. Ban. Mr. and Mra Guy Smith, Morris Taylor of Etnmett'. Idaho. Donald Davenport or Tacoma and -Mra hlj E. Moore, mower or nr. u. iioora ' Tigard.. Walter West, who hai bees la Chi cago in the aooounting ervioa of the u. ii. raurearr admin Uttrati on, la spend ing a month' vacation with his family. The Olde Tyme-Danciiig club gave another popular dance at Bonasteele's hall Saturday evening. ,J ; . r The - M. - E-. Sunday- school save ,a Christmas : program at tha Methodist church Sunday evening. - - . Miss Hildreth Holm is spenfllng the holiday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Neat- Holm. Miss Holm " la ' em ployed to the U. SL civil aervioe at San graneisoo. - . ' ; - ' ' : The schools are closed for tha Christ mas holidays, and will open on Tues day. A splendid program was given by the pupil of Mis MiUiken's Miss Poulaen's and Miss Schmokel'a rooms In th. school auditorium Friday after noon. , . i i Edna Sand bloom. , soohomor "at LIndfield '. college, is spending ' th Christmas vacation with her parents. Mr. and Mra A. G. Sandblom. - Th- JKvangeuoal church gave Christ- mas exercises at Christmas eve. The eighth rrade of the - nubile schools bad a Christmas party Friday evening at the horn of Principal and Mra E, B.. Nedry. - r - , t The Grange held their regular month ly meeting Thursday. - Several candi dates were Initiated, and election of officers held.- .Th officers ot-the past year wer retained, being Mra Hannah Christensen. master ; B. G. Leedy, lec turer, and Mra Elisabeth Vincent sec retary. The ladles served their usual sumptuous dinner. The children of the Catholic chuurch save a Christmas program at St An thonys hall Sunday morninrc. Mrs. Emu A. Johnson and Miss Elsie Jan hav been sick with la grippe th last two weeks. Th Ladles Aid of the M. XL church met at the horn of Mra J. A Rankin Thursday afternoon. Edgar Fred Pfaffl. asred 20 years. died ..suddenly Christmas eve at the bom of his cousin, C E. Suarr. "Port land. He is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mra Fred C PfaXtJe. and two .brothers aad t slstera - Funeral services were held r. Friday afternoon at- tn Evangelical church. Rev. W. A Gueffroy Officiating. Burial waa . at crescent Grove ' cemetery- ... Th two act fareo comedy, A Box of Monkeys," was given at the school auditorium December 15. The. cast of characters was: Mrs. Ondego Jones. Eleanor Caldwell ; Lady . Guinevere Land poors, Stella Milllken ; ' Slerra- Bengaline, Irene Schmokel; Edward Ralston. Lawrence Memlchael : Ounn. cey : ogiethofp, George Anderson. A big banquet and program is being piannea oy ; tne community - club for the next meeting January 10. Mat ters of community Interest and de velopment will be considered. A com mitte 1 workinr to get better R. F. D, postal service from Tigard, as the people of this vicinity - now (pet their mail through four postoff lcea : Fred Holm. C F. Tigard and BC Rue ar on th . committee who will present th problem to Congressman W. C uawisy and the postal authoriUsst Mil waukie Tha sacred cantata, The Sign In th Sky. wa givn by th choir Of the Evangelical church, Thursday , ning. - - - t- . J. rF. Hood, farmer of Mtlwankia and his mother-in-law, Mra Betty Ftsher. wer seriously Injured Tuesday afternoon when their automobile col lided t with ia Sellwood : car at East 12th street and Spokane avenue.' Th automobile wa demolished. - The political economy department of tne uak wove-Muwaukle Social Serv ice' club met-with Mra Ray Kellogg Thursday, Luncheon was served at noon. -- . - - Th pext regular meeting of tha MI1- wsukle grange wiu be held January t xne following oxxicers will be installed Master, Harry Cook ; overseer. ; Fre donia Glover ; lecturer. Minnie Sbrock; steward, W. C. Kissel; assistant stew ard, Trank Glover; treasurer,' -Alice Wakefield ; secretary, Kate Casto ; chaplain,! R. A. Sell wood 1 1 gatekeeper, J. Wilson t Cerea Clara Wilson ; Po mona, Mark Cook Felora, Florence Robblns 1 IadyUV esstsUst ' Phoebe Plimpton x ." exaotmvs;rcnrottea, ; Va leria BeneuSa. ' .; c ii J amesGaUahah has-, returned "from a visit with friends at Th Dalles. Mr. and- Mra F. C. Atweli of San Francisco :ve gastrat -th horn -of tn latter'g.parsniA. My. and Mrav C, A Lakitf- c . v ' - - - ana- ura jeo erunay ana Mr. and Mrsv Vincent Reldl hav returnf d to Mllwaukie from, a wedding tour' of the- two coupieg to vaiifornia, They were married . November; 22 -at St John Catholic church. . Mra O, N Sether la spending the winter In -San Francisco, . with - a daughter. ' , Arthur Johnson. Arthur Smith, Er nest Fisher, Gilbert Morgan,Carl Wilson- and John' Baumgartner are home from O. A- C f or the holidaya . Mr. and Mra Samuel Tllden of Van oouver. Wash, have been house guests at the horn ' of Mr. and Mra Mo- w; Paikrose ?- Mra Malo and daughter Grace ar spending the holidays with relatives In ftAi-vaia Or . x Mr. and Mrs. " Robert Kruger and family of Clackamas spent Christmas cay witn tneir parents, xr. ana -sara Herman Kruger. ' - ' v. - Mr and Mra Carl Prio of Oregon City. pent Sunday with 'friends in Park. Plae. ' ; ::-'. '-. v.,-. Mr. 'and Mra -Bert Good past or and daughter Marion were Christmas guests of relatives in Portland. --.- Mr. and Mrs. Charles'-Gray and fam ily spent Christmas with - th latter s mother. Mra M. Haurtlw. and sister. Mrs. -Woodward, - - . , c Mr.- and Mrs. Paul Burns and family, were entertained -Christmas day at the horn, of Mr. and Mrs. Fhillipa - Mr. :and Mra -Jeseup and -children hav bean visiting th former parents. Mr. and Mra Jessup of Porter; Wash, Mr. - B. w, Hanseu or : Lewtston, Idaho, arrived Friday morning to spend ennetma witn ais wiz ana iamiiy, who - had previously : arrived to spend th holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mra W, A. Holmes. .. - Adaughtar was bdrn December 21 to Mr. and Mrs. R. San tell of Clackamas Heights. ' - -- s - Mra Mabel ; Sarnett,' a student at Monmouth Normal, spent the holidays at the home of her parenta - , Mr. and - Mra Fred Murray and son Robert Lee of Dallas, and Mr. and Mra. Mark C. Woods of Vscouve,. Wash, spent Christmas wua thslr parents. Mr. and Mra Joseph Brunner. Dan Purcell is spending th holidays with his daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Hansel! and Laura Purceil of Athens- Or. ." Mr. and Mra W. D. Ream and children, with Mr. and Mrs. J. Ritter and on ClTde, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mra Ream ox Oregon City. The . Chrietmaa program, to charge of Mrs. Effle Smith, , given at the church by th' Sunday school children Saturday vening, wa greatly enjoyed. Each child was presented with a box of candy. - -. ' Mr. and Mra Bill Smith-em tertalned Christina day, Mra- Smith's brothers. Kenneth and Earl Mors of Nehama. Or. . - Mr, and lira. PhUIls hav fc--aied radio receiving set at their - bom oa Clackamas heights. - - - - . Mra Abbie Creen of Clackamas has been appointed executrix of th estate of i her late husband, - Georg Groan; who died tn October, leaving aa astate Of 35160. Tvv v - WTllard Insermansoa aad wife spent th Qiristmas holidays at th bom of bis folks Mr. snd Mrs. Inger-mansoa of Independence), and also visited hi brotbar. who liva in Monmouth. Mr. and Mra George Schlegel sod Olive Schlegel spent their Christmas at the horn of Mra Schlegel' paraata, Mr. and Mr. PagH of Portland. . . Mr. William Kimble wa a Tuesday Visitor, at W. Ingermaasoa, ' -4 ... Mr. and- Mra EL D. Allan wer Christmas guests of Mr. sad Mrs. Georg Schlegel. Mra ; Alien's parents, Veima.. Wood ward has been sick for some time With the chicken pox. Dolf Allen from Bentoa City. Wash. was a Tuesday visitor at Mr. Gors f-ov.isq . iivuie. -. ..v..-,-. 1 Georg Schlegel Jr. motored . from - . . . - . Mohler,aOr to spend th Christmas holiday, with his parents, Mr- and Mxa George -Schlegel. - . 'i. Olive Schlea-el has been sick with a cold for the past two weeks v Mra W. InKermanaon was. a Port land, visitor Tuesday, ' - - Lake Lrove v - Th past week has been filled with th , customary Christmas fetlvitiea The Calvary church held a festival lor children lasts Saturday evenin- which was largely attended. A splendid pro gram was presented and a Christmas tree laden with' ornaments aad candy held the attention of th children white Santa Clans mad his appearanc. . - Mr. and Mra Irving Stanton hav been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Stanton of Seattle. The guests re mained for .a week and than left for a Visit with relative la Lincoln, Neb. s -John Baird and his ntec. Miss Mor ris, Who ar - pndina ,tha winter to th MacFarland cottage, have been ea tertaining Mrs, Mass of Sedro Woouey, wasn. : . They all spent the Christmas holidays with friends in Beavarton.- Kenneth W.. Hewitt-: of Saa Fran cisco ha been th house sruest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Soul for th past week. M left yesterday Cor his horn .and Mr. and, Mra Soul- teft for Gear hart tor th week-end. Mra H. --..EL Garpenter was host Thursday afternoon . to avral little children of her Sunday school clasa Miss ; Elisabeth Luc assisted - Mra Carpenter. , The youn truest - were. Mary Ellen and Donald Runkl. Vir ginia Runkle, Eugenia Luce. Robert and Mel via Ellis, Janios k Shrev :- aad uartoei Rooertsoa. Dr. La Frange. a recent arrival to the -lakeside, colony, met with aa un pleasant V accident ; Christmas ' dav. While chopping om wood he cut off the tip" dl the Index finger of his right hand. ; Fortunately he was able to ap ply the proper remedies and is now dUlte Weil. . - Vs;;.: ,-:.;,; ;-:X-a Mra M F. Faulkner and her grand daughter, Alleea Kennedy, ar visiting at the aom of Mr. and Mra R. K. Kennedy. , Mr. Faulkner Is a resident of San Jose, CaL, and Aileen'a horn is to the Tosamite -valley. Formerly Tosemit was purely a summer resort but it now has Its winter colony, th nuiei x: entertaining . guests. ' th year rouna. Mrs. Kennedy's guests will re main nere inderinltely. Cbarle Survough of Ban Francisoo has been visiting at th home of his sisteri: Mrs. Martha F. Whit.' He mad a flying trip that he might spend the Christmas week-end with his fam ily. He left Tuesday ' . . Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Nock were hosts at a Christmas dinner, their nests be ing Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnes and Mr, and Mra S. B. Vincent' The i bi-weekly danc at th - com munity house. - held last night under th maagmnt of Mr. and Mra B Lindsay and Mr. and Mra R. K. Ken nedy, was on of th most successful dances held this year. A good slsed crowd attended aad svsrybody had a good tuna . v .- . - - j , Mr-, and Mrs.' Irving Stanton atW tainea with an informal five hundred party Thursday evening,- their guests oeing air. ana Mra M. &v Ellis. Mr. and Mra o, P. Nock and Mr. an4 sars at, tt. vaont - " - . Oak Grove -V - Th Oak Grove Community club gave a masquerade ball tn Green's halL Saturday night,, to which tha public was. invited. - - Mrs. George- XL Cavey and ' soa. - of Roseburg. ar gusts at the homo of u. J. specjs aunn- tn hoUdays. .. Mra F. N.' Little is ropvrlnr from a sprained ankj. which sh received in a fail on an Icy -walk at her home. Rosenblatt of 'Risley Station- Is osnflned to hi room, with a nervous breakdown. fc-.K.jS vv, fc--v . Tha Sunday school af the Matnadiat churchgav a pageant "Adoration of we Aings ? ana , Jephrds," at th church, Sunday venlng. Recitations and song by th primary and begto ners department, were also rendered. - Charles P. Kennedy of , Courtney ruaa uioa in in Oregon City hospital Tuesday, .December 19. . The funeral services wer neid at the Mount Soott crematorium. . . A Jamault'U driving a new auto mobile. . . . . N. F, Nelson, . an aged resident st Oak Grove,, ha gone to Portland to lv with a niece, who will car 'for nun ounng. in remainder of his Ufa bellwood H Miss Gladys Plerrott: who h&s been teaching school to - Eastern Oregon near Herpner, .returned home to spend th Christmas holidays with , her parents at 873 Maiden avenua Sh wui return in ttm to tak charge of her iwhool at th close of th hoU daya. ' ; . ": ' . . . . Helen and Harlan Pearl of No. ! dw avenue, . returned - home to spen th Christmas - holidays with their - naranta. - TUp - x- r. v FearL, Harlan baa been attending tha uiuvermiy ox jregon and Mia Helen has been teaching school near Eu- geno, - Mrs. Susan E. Horforv aged 7, died at the home of her son, Gilbert IL Hor ton of No. 1252 East 17th street D Mrober 23. : Th.uneral aervices wr held this wek. - - .-.-.--; r . - ; 1 The Sellwood Masons - Installed: th following fflcera . last Wednesday evening 1 , . W. Estet ' worshipful mas ter ; Harry W. Morgan, serdor warden ; Walter PsrrfJumor"rardevC. A Murbe, treasurer; J. H. Butler, sec retary, and Gilbert Charters, trustee to ucced H W. Morgan, retiring, - s At test tha municipal links' at East moreland hav ben taken over by the city of Portland. . Commissioner Pier was empowered to aoaulr a lea from the Ladd estate. The links it is thought .wUl pay for Itself in a short time from receipts, froro playing fee. - Charles Massoa and family of No, 1501 Mllwauki , street, -v motored te Sprlngwater aad spent th Christmas holiday with th Still family. ; Mr. and Mrs. EL T. Hlnchman of No. 45 Maiden avenue,- entertained , a number of their friends last ewalng with a Christmas party.- It was in the form of a children's party with all th grownup In school do thea They played --srame -and received presents around a Christmas tree. Delightful refreshments . wer served.' j . n. "Mr. and Mra Charles Clemmons and babe of Eardls, B. C. were in Port land last week, th guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Schwarts of No. 170 East 15th street Mrs. Clemmons is a niece of Mr. Eihvrarta A V j er e f , - Legioii 'ork in: PastYearTold Iri Staff JFlepDrt NATION .wideuwtlvity of the AmsrV . can Legion during 1921 has re- truTted- to vmanyanlngSv.baficiai not only, to learionnatrea Wit to au . e servlo. men. according . ter a report from national beadauartera ' Tha r- Dort was received her y Harry r. Nelson, stats adjutant of , the Oresoa departpaent ' T. f , :..t '. The reDort-Jell of th. niaior. ac- compUshraents of tha- legion and la part-reads, as follow; "-v" Faaaag or th jroraney-MCVimoer adjusted oampeneatlon bill In tha- sen ate and house, and betterment amend ments to proposed and existing- meas ures dealing with the cars Of atsaoiea former service rnn and women, ra tna military and naval protection of th United States ar saHent legiala- tiv aeoompllshmanta which ta inurlnii Tvtrlnn lent ' its aid and ln- fioena to th last yeaj.Th adjusted cosopansatloa bill waa passed' by th senate by a vote ox more- waa w ia. white : tha conference report- was adopted by both houses by a ,vot mor than 2 to-L Tha houser-passed th bill ovar the pesidenfs veto by vote of S to L and. It was defeated ta the senate only by lack of four votes from th neoessary two thirds majority.-. " -'., .- ' rTb regular -resafoa of the slxty seventh consresa ; appropriated 3i, 221.954 for hospital - facilities , aad nroDsr ear for disabled veterans. -- "AuthorisaUoa to -civil -rvios. com mission to add flv points to ratings of former service men. applicants for nosfansatershtpa.. and - providing ior uniform efficiency rattogsi. - .-: r-: "DtetribuOon of abandoned - or for-' felted tobaooo; snuff, cigars- and cigar ette to hospitals wher disabled servr loe men ar 'pattentst .-vv f-provislonfor pay not xceedlrtg 230 a nth to diKtioa of director of United States veterans', bureau lor at tendants for helpless disabled x-erv loe men. , Kf ;'-V''-'-"'::;' Extenslba of laad rights to thos discharged from nillltary or naval serv io of the United 6tates. and subs- QuenUy awarded, compeneation or treatment for. disabilities incurred ta lto of duty. - "Allowanc " of credit for doad husband's military servic to the widow la case of homestead entries mad by such widow. ' V' v '. - "Granting- of authority to th secre tary of th interior to Chang nir- for publto lands and tranater payments to other surveyed public laada. where such lands hav been or hereafter may be cancelled if they ; hav been di posed of to, r appropriated by. a claimant under public laad rules, pro viding . the entrymaa shall file a- re- liaqulshment of title to th land rlg-toaliy- ntered. - --'- . - : .. "Providing a " to day , preferantlal rjght to veterans for 10 years to fil upon any puouc . lanos or oesart lanos opened for aettlement. t : " - "Erection without expenee . to ' the goveruroent of a memorial In Wash- lagtoato th dcsased of th First di vision. : MTh national America niam commis sion of the Legion functions to carry ing out the T will of th national con vention, and th national commander, in advancement of th Americau Le gion ideal of good etuseaship aad peace-time service to America, aad it is made up of representative from all sections -- - of th nation. -: Following losly the imes laid down by th com- mUsion. eacft state department of the American Legion has Americanism of Coers. as do -most f the 11.000 post. "On of the graat movements. of th Americaa Legioa through it natioaal Americanism commlssloa was contlnu anc and fulfillment of a gigantic drive to relieve unemployment which reached its most tragic peak inr March or 1923. Xa virtually all th departments of the Americaa Legion bureaus were organ ised to work to th unemployed veter ans of the nation, and these bureaus war established as permanent organi sations for this work, in nearly every department the American Legion ' un dertook ta feed, lodge, clothe had sup ply the absolute necessitie to eases of dir distress. With the hearty cooper ation of business aad. dvio organisa tions, the American Legion obtained more than 600,000 permanent Jobs tor veteran of th World war, and 200, 600 were found relief jobs of tempo rary asturs. : . "American Education week held De cember 3 to 2, to cooperation with th United States bureau of ducation aad to; National Education - association. proved to be on of th most signifi cant aauoa-wid observance aad f forts for v a better - Cltiaenahlp - and greater America ever held to title eowa-J. try. Educational authoritias. religious and commercial organisations sad th great mas of - individuals wars brought together la a unity of purpose that ahould result In ihcalcnlabl bewetlta "The Amrlcan Legion indorsed aad pledged its support to th Boy Scout movement in 4 th United , States, aad to th ' last year many, posts hav adopted Boy Scout troop, and ' to other ways nave wonted to increase th Boy Scout membership and ssefui nes In every community Some posts have opened schools for their members to Uarn the Scout work -and- qualify for: scout masters. '.- .. .v:- ;' ' - -- "A naUoaai assay contest was con ducted for children throughout the na tion between th age of 12 aad 13. Th cooperation of state ; and county and city 4ueatorv .superintendent f schsols sad teachar. was given to this contest Hsadsome prisos wer award ed winners, and the contest awakened the interest of many, thousands of school children in ' the principles - of Amricanism- Pteygrounds -and. com munity servic also hav occupied the commission' attention, ' . - The national servfc' division is the oentral Institution of th country-wide system within th Amertcari Legion which assists- former ervlce ma to obtain an adjustmant of claims 'for govarnment benefit and to -procurs aad disseminate ialormstioa eoncarn Ing the same. Servic sections ar maintained to all department by the Legion and to the majority of - th poets.. Too "work include the prepara tion and - forwarding of medical evl dene and affidavits, assistaac la ob taining compensation, adjustment of insurance claims and allotments. I December tS Fossil post of th Amer ican Legion held an old-fashioned haa ket social and canoe. The affair was well attended and the tegioa officials wsr wall pleased -with, th patronage th event received. . -1 : -. - i. e - .. -ir..: The Bandon post ef th legla wants to see. th appointment of: a "boxing commtaaion and hs secured petitions for. that purpoae.- The post desires to furnish th -city- with sotn good enter tainment and sport and if tr. commis sion idea is srrroved. It has assured the citizens, tat -the entertainments iroviitd wiU be c'; n tci vis!-cm8, Executive Meet ToJBeHeldat SalemrJan 12 TEU2 stats executive committee of the American Legion will meet in Sal emptor its next meeting on January 11. Jl call has gone out from depart- ent - headquarters to the xollowtng members : George Rv - Wilbur, r- Hood River, commander ; , Fred ' EL Kiddle, La - Grande, .vice commander ; Harry N. ' Nelson, adjutant ; P. -W. Cooking hanv flnano officer, -Portland; Rev. Frank Jame, Dallas ; ;. Lane . Good ell aad Claud Bristol,- executive commit . teemea Portland ; executive men, Mair - Dano Marshfield). Tracy Savery . (Dallas), and C-W. Woodruff (Prine- ville) A call has also been -Issued for a meeting of th legion's' stat legisla- - tin board la conjunction with th ses slona Ba F. Dorr Is of Springfield Is chairman of the legion legialation oon Report on the recent adjutant eon- ferapoe held at' Indianapolis. lnd seat Of" National Legion headquarter. which was attended by Adjutant Nel son will A given by him. Definite plans will be outlined for the district meet- togs throughout th state to be held during January aad February. . It Is posalbl -that the first district confer ence . will b held to on of th far Eastern cities, either -Pendleton. La Grande or Baker. Each of the five district caucuses will be attended by representatives from 20 legion posts. . The foDowtng were ' mustered into Scout -- Young camp of th United Spanish War Veterans Tuesday 1 Carl LUlenthal. private, Co. E, 2d Oregon ; Oils Gray, aergeant Bat X.' 4 th U. S. artillery ; Jaoob F. Zook. corporal. Co. B 8 th Pennsylvania : Robert J. Dolaa. . corporal, Co. F. 14th U. S. Infantry j W, L. Marshall,' private, Co. A. 29th UL 8. Infantry ; Albert -W. Chandler, private, coast artillery; Fred Houser, Private. Co.- C, - 28th -U. S. , Infantry ; Charles V, - Raihburn, private, Co. G, ' . 2d Oregon. F. H, Smith, JJ. R, Lund burg and Nicholas Plarangal were ap- -pointed . a committee of tare to pur chase colors for th camp at Astoria and present them, as that camp lost all Its equipment during th fire. Th camp will Join with Soout Young aux- Illary , in having installation of off 1- . cere for th' ensuing year Tuesday, January 2.- Special Invitation extend ed to all Spanish War Veterans aad their wives and daughters. . ; Th Portland poet American Legion ' auxUlary . unit held a regular meeting -. Monday, at which the following oKi-. cars for th coming year were elected : President Mrs. Paul Bartholemy ; vie president Mra Maggie A. Johnson ; second vie president Mra Charles Sigl ; scrtary, Mra Rose Swanson; treasurer, Mrs. F. B. Ley ; executive . committee. Mesdames W. A Elvers, A Sorenaon and M. N. Rogers ; chap- . lato. Mra I J. Beattlef historian. Mra . Florence Kallea. Mrs. W. A Elvers was appointed AmerlcanUation chairman.- Other committees will be ap-, pointed a4 -; th next - meetmg. when work for th aw year will be outlined, : '- .- e '; e.,J. .r- ;r.y- ; Robert Harris, finance officer for th past two years for the Grants Pass legion, dropped to at stat headquar ters last week or a chat with Depart ment Adjutant Nelson,- Harris stated that th post ha lined op a heavy pro gram of atrtalamat for th winter aad spring months.- Th post is con templating building a horn, and Har ris, white to, Portland, secured figure aad information for as of th post building committee. Hs left wednea ' day for Greats Pasa . - '--vs . According to information received from Band, legion poets at Redmond and Prtnevffle and Bend ar forming basketball .teams, and ar weklng games with other legion aggregation. At th rcnt lcUoa hld by Ump- -qua post. No. ll.of Reburg th fol lowing wer sleeted to head the legion post for th ensuing terra ; EL B. Stew art, commander: E. 0. Post first vie commander s Leon McCUatock, adju- tant ; Hani Booth, treasurer, and Guy Cordon, historian. With th new club . rooms aad equipment la shape, th post sxpacts to lucre as - its- member ship materially. . . - Word has baea received by Oregon department headquarters -that at tha request of th chairman of th legion's national rehabilitation - eommitte, Joseph Sparks of South Carolina, Col onel Charles R. Forbes, director of th United States veterans-- bureao, ha -iasued orders to the managers f th 14 districts of th bureau, to inaugurate aa intensive - campaign la hospitals earing for disabUd soldiers of the World war So that each claimant en titled to compensation received a gov fujnmental check, if not by Christmas by th Nw Tear.. --. ' ' '.' Heppnr post, Americaa Legloh. ex pete to be. in its own home shortly after th first of th new year, an nounced Forty Oreamba, newly elected commander. John Mia-iw ... -v. vtoe . commander at the recent post .omwu, auia uw outer orneere elected r. ,oIJ2w? , Spencer Crawford, ad fu tant and ,wtJu, officer. ' '.. .: -;- -' . v Elinon A Adams, adjutant ef th ! John Sloss Post No. 1y American f Legi9n of Madras, spent the Christ- ma holiday, accompanied by Mrs. A1m,, " home of - Department Adjutant, Harry N. Nelson, in Port land. Adams Is a veteran of both th Spanish war and th World war and ii ea active to legion affairs . in Central Oregon sine wis, Mr. and us.. Adams left Thursday for Saa Francisco for a tour of California. He dlrtxictnCher from, th MetoUu river A L. Keener wa elected commander of Independent poet, Americaa Legion, at th annual meeting held last Friday evening. .-Other officers elected: Vic coinmander. A, L. Miller; adjutant A . J?krit wrgeant-atrarms. Chris Burrtght; finance -officer, G. c Smith, and bictoTtaa. J. C Henderson. On th Mcond Friday ia January the newly . elected officer will be duly installed. Th post has a membership of go. and th report of th finance officer showed finance ia good condition. post of the legion and its auxiliary . was held December 22. f Th affair proved ablgr suocee. aad was well attended by those invited gusts. who toelnded members of th post and aux Ulary. member 1 th Spanish war veterans aad their auxiliary, and Civil war veterans aad their auxiliary. Th legion minstrel show . hag been post- ' poned until thejmlddle- of January. . Th annual Installation of the Grand Army post and Gordon Granger Relief corps 2 will b held at th courthouse, room No. 525, Thursday at 2 p. m. -.--; . - - - . , t Lake County post No. 23 of Laksview met with good srucceas In the mas'x ball given last Friday. Over one bun dred persons attended th veat