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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1911)
LA GRANDS EVENING OBSERVER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1911. PAGE 3 Society ,,, and; Clubs , Out-of-town guests have been the centers of an accelerated series of so cial functions , this week and among those for whonv have been held sev eral very pleasant social function dur ing the week ars Portland. Michigan and Idaho citizens. Social clubs and organizat'crs lyin? dormant through the summer are coming to life and within , the present month fall and winter card clubs and afternoon clubs of various kinds will be well launch ed for another delightful season. Several exceedingly pleasant enter tainments have this week been ten dered General and Mrs. Fred B. Wood of Michigan, and Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ellsworth of Portland, all of whom are guests of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Birnie and Mrs. H. R. MacDonald. Mrs. J. A. Kussell gave a coaching party to the. Cove, where the former I homes or tne Kusseus ana uuswortn family : was, and other points of In terest were visited, followed , by a . luncheon In a picturesque spo by the waters of a mountain stream The party In returning made a partial de tour of the vallev.- tnnntr Hot Lake Sanatorium; , " " Mr; and Mrs. Jasper H. Stevens were also the hosts of a, thoroughly enjoyable trip by carriage and horse- Ual H IU IUQ uiatn x iai, vii 'Li7 u a lino of the Grande Ronde river. Th day was quietly spent but most keenly enjoyed, In this, one of nature's fav orite resting places, , Mrs. Stevens, true to reputation, spread a most om ple and delectable repast before her euests. The party consisted of Mr. "and Mrs. Stevens, General and Mrs. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Birnie, Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth, Mrs. H. R. MacDonald, Read Ells worth and Joyce Ellsworth. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Birnie have given their guests the pleasure of a number of horseback rides to places of note In the vicinity of La Grande, particu larly the ride Including the Glass Hill view point, which affords a won derful panorama of a wonderful val- : ley. , ' -' '. :- ,i : An interesting evening of music at the Rlrnle home wag another feature of the week. The. singing! of Mr. Birnie, Mrs. Birnie, Mr. and Mrs. Jas- i per Stevens, the playing of Mrs. Dood and Mrs. Birnie In solo and duet, and the character singing by "Uncle Jap" 'gave genuine pleasure' to triose pres ent. . r. . Mrs. J. A. Russell gaVe an. informal "At Home" .on ' Wednesday for the double purpose of giving her friends an opportunity of renewligvacquain-' tance with Mrs.- Fred F. Wood, nee Lou Ellsworth,' and of meeting Mrs. Allan Ellsworth, of Portland. Mrs. Russell's charming home .was throng ed during the afternoon. Mrs. Jean MacDonald-Birnle presided daintily at the ounch table. . '. A ' pleasan qulndecennial function was "pulled off" last Tuesday even ing, when Mr. and Mrs. Horace G. Vinacke celebrated the fifteenth anni versary of connubial bliss. There were gathered at the first landing of :he flying machine a much smaller but quieter lot of folks than assem bled on" the-day of that exciting aero plane failure; these later folks vwere quite welcome. The celebrators were LeRoy Orton and wife, Ed. Cla'- mil t wife, Joseph Palmer and wife, E. Yv Kammerer, F. H. Green, W. H. Sfnr h field and their wives, and Mrs. WaV.ir Spencer. Mr. 8.- N. Rnitnn J. D. Gillilan "It was "a pUnVant evening, and ths presents were so many and so nice that Mr. Vankke declares they are going to have their silver wedding next week and their golden wedding one week following. They surely will not soon forget their crystal anniversary. ' , ; Wednesday evening of , this week Miss Lena Jones and Miss' Irene Mur phy w9re hostesses to a very delight ful little theatre party, after which the guests were served to a dainty two-course luncheon at the home of Miss Jones. Those In the party were Mesdames H. M. Bay, H. T. Shelley, Oscar Jackson, Lloyd Scrlber, A. W. Nelson, Charles Clark, R. E. Wills. Mlsse3 Etta Foley, Irene Murphy, Lena Jones and Miss Booth of Waseo. " At the home of Grandma Glass a birthday party was held on August 26, the event beln in honor of the 70th birthday. All of her' children wens present, and other guests. Including Chas. F. Glass, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bartmesa, Mr. and Mrs Andrew Sund man, Mr and Mrs. W. W. Glass, Mrs. I Minnie Glass and her mother Mrs. J. M, Hagey. In addition there are nine grandchildren and two graucl chiidren of Mrs. Glass, who reside in Portland and Seattle. Grandma Glass was one of the first to come to the Grande Ronde valley, by ox team, landing in this city, or what was then a hamlet, In 1860. , Mrs". Frank Bay and Mrs. Nate Zwelfol were hostesses Thursday af ternoon to the 'Newly-Wed' sewing club. The club has again taken up Its semi-monthly meetings for the coming year, after a vacation during the hot summer months.- Mrs. Hugh Shelley, of Portland, was the guest of honor. Those present were, Mes dames Shelley, Ben Noyes, Chas. Mur chison, Chas. Bull, J. Y. Walnum, J3ss Paul, A. W. Nelson and Nate Zweifel. Preparations for a year's work that will undoubtedly be keenly followed j aim greatly eujoyea nave Deen ianen by 8evieral committees of the Neigh borhood club. Year books will soon be out, assigning the leaders and their topics, all of which hinge on life about London and kindred subjects. The course - of. study ,. Is exceptionally unlqua. . - . . ' Mrs. A. W. Nelson entertained on Call M lit ain:;Eig Retail Department " L umber, Lath,; Shingles, Ruberoid Roofing, Sash Doors, etc. George Palmer Lumber Co. At The Steward Theater Saturday and Sunday September 2& 3' : MoviM Pictures S3S9E 1 WOLGAST MORftN Goatest!f''::-rr';i; Commences at 2:30 P. M. Continues to 11:00 P; M 5 ADMISSION Any Seat 35 Cents Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. H. T. Shelley, of Portland. , TlW afternoon ' was spent with the thlnble and need le and recalled happy days gone by. Those present were, ..Mesdames H. T. Sheltey. H. M. Bay, Lltrja Scrlber, Colon R. Ebeihard, Frank Bay, C, B. Clark, R. E. Wills, Oscar Jackson, Miss Irene Murphy and Miss Lena Jones. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Orton cele brated their twenty-Jifth wedding an niversary Monday evening with a chosen lot of friends and neighbors. The day of youth pasa swiftly by. And we are growing old; When we look back we sadly sigh "How fast the years have rolled." ' Mrs. M. K. Hall and Mrs. E. E. Bragg, entertaining at the home of the former, were hostesses to the Five Hundred club this wleek. Mrs. C. F. Newlin won the favors. Mrs. Chester P, Newlin was hostess to the Bridge club on Wednesday af ternoon. Mrs. Jay Van Bunen wou the honors. - . , Mrs. Grant Lincoln, Mrs. John Dor dan and Mrs. Bert Hughes were hos tesses last Thursday 10 the Busy Bee club of the Ladies Maccabees. The afternoon was spent at the Lincoln hoin on Pennsylvania aveniM with (Continued on P. Etznii NOTICE. Notice i8 hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the undersigned for the construction of cement walks on Second street frorn Jefferson to Main avenue; on Third street from Jefferson to Malu avenue, and on Fourth street from Jefferson to O avenue, same to be constructed in accordance 'with the plans and specifications on file in this office. The amount to be laid on the stretts abov mentioned can be had by applying this office. Certlfled check for 5 per cent of ths amount of the bid must ae eotnparty all proposals- which m;st ba f.Sed with the recorder before 5 o'clock p. m., September 6th, 1911. The coun cil reserves the right to reject any and all bids. CM. HUMPHREYS, City Recorder. 8-31-5C . PAY ion WATETS RENT tomorrow. 10 - (dim hV0i J -,i-yyt -:.hvi. AND YET' AflAIN DQCO'ir. THE WESTERN UNION. TELEGRAPH COMPANV 25 000 OFFICES IN AMERSCA CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD CLVIBCMC BAOOKS OKNKIML HANilCCtf' DETROIT, MICH. t AUGUST 21st, 1911 ISLAND CITY MERC. MILLING CO.,' LA GRANDE, ORE. Flanders 20 wins the 800 mile St Louis to Kansas Ciiy re liability run Score 993 two points penalty only for looss nut on fenier ' Tour days of heavy, dr lvlns sand and mud . . f landera worked perfectly throughout run defeating Liarzion cidlllac hudson. International Ohio .: tulcl: parry Mitchell and ford ::very. car ' defeated "by Flanders 20 except ford was much higher priced car than, f lander s and the ford was completely disqualified. , Dealers and observers all along the line" enthusiast io over the cars wonderful performance Following three perfect road scores in lowaa little Olidden Flanders 20 has won every event in which she .has "been entered the gruelling 10 nlleo Minneapolis to helena rellaDllity run the Worcester hill- clicto where she cut f ortyseven seconds of f , the former record and now the St. Louis to Kansas City reliability run. In every event x8he has defeated many cars of far greater size and -price THE STUDEBAKER CORPORATION E-M-F Factories 10.57 P. M. Flanders "20" as vcll as E-M-F "30" cars are sold by sssMnk city Me & ri c. Plwne