Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1911)
4nnfinr nrX!JLxWi,12Vt,J-irCKUlJ.5ii:rrvji.Ui-"-" MO.NDAi:, DECEMBER 4, 1911. ,n i..r gK,ii- nrir-itir n TA O Tl 7 ! W i i li V W Til eamiiice Sale t" iviienis (pa n inies ami ns ungs COMM EfCING TUE DEC S If a Real Money-Saving Event is of Interest to You, Read this Page. A Great Chance to Buy M ens Cloth ing $12.50 Men's Suits . 15.00 Men's Suits. 18.00 Men's Suits . 20.00 Men's Suits . 22.50 Hen'; Butt? 25.66 Men's Suits 27.50 Men's Suits 30.00 Men's Suits ..$ 9.85 11.85 14.25 15.85 -19.85 - 21.85 23.75 MEN'S SHIRTS-Winter Weights in Wool and Cotton. $1.00 values .. 1.25 values . 1.50 values 2.00 values 2.50 values 3.00 values .... 3.50 values .... . $ .85 1.05 :-.:.;...;....;..::....:;......;::io. i.6c 2.0V 2.75 Tremendous Price Reductions on Men's Underwear, Sweater Coats, Caps, Hats, Etc, - In fact EVERYTHING IN THE STORE REDUCED ! Our Suits have a reputation for themselves, as the Long Wearing, Best Fitting Suits ever sold in La Grande. Ask the Man Who Wears One. MEN'S OVERCOATS, 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT FUR COATS, 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT es 3 : THE STORE THAT SATISFIES 1 UAL HONORS PA1DT0 ELKS I'. V. Fl'LTOX VJUSCIPAL SPEAK Elil YESTERDAY. Musical uiiilcrg Exceptionally Fine and Services Well Attended. The nunuar memorial services of iio Klks lodge occurred yesterday auu the home of that organization was fil led with La Grande people to hear the Impressive service which has grown to be recoguized as one of the chief memorial occasions of the year. The ball's interior wag decorated properly and cut flowers were plentiful: The members of the order gathered In the club rooms and at the appointed hour marched double file down the stairway to the auditorium, taking. their plates at the sides of the hall Exalted Ruler H. J. Hitter opened the services with ritualistic form, assisted by the subordinate officials. Then fol lowed special music. H. E. Cool Id ge delivered the eulogy to the dead brother calling their names, the date of birth and the date of death. "After the list of departed ones had been read the speaker dwelt for several minutes on their virtues, calling at tention to the Elks fraternity which never forgets a member be he living or dead. ' ' Hon. Charles W. Fulton, ex-senator of Oregon, was present from Portland and delivered the memorial address. With hla splendid delivery, his care fully worded sentences, his convinc ing argument he took his audience through the early history of the Elks order, telling how it had been misun derstood until recent years In that cany good citizens bad formed an opinion that the, order was really an Influence for evil rather than good. He attributed this in a measure to some of the members who, by their methods had caused such an opinion to crystal lize In the public mind. "But," continued the speaker, "I am proud to tell you today that throughout the entire union no lodge has higher standing tor patriotism, tor loyalty to country, tor brotherly lore. tor Us unbounded charity than has the n. p.o. h." He cautioned every member to kp In mind the obligation taken at the al tar, to be mindful of the lodge's teach ings thereby living the clean, upright moral tife which means so much not only to the individual but to the com munity as well. Dwelling upon the nouument one builds to his own mem ory the senator made It plain how nec essary it is for the Individual to stand on his own merits, how essential It is for the young man to realize this early In life bo that he may take advantage of the knowledge. "Shafts of granite may rise to mark the resting places of men," said the speaker. "They may stand for ages but finally time will obliterate them. No physical monu ment erected can withstand the battle, ments of nature, but such monuments, no matter how large and how massive, count for little as compared with the Individual record left by the man who sleeps beneath the sod. Ldye 80 that you will have that lasting monument that monument which endures as long as man walks the earth." . . Every member of the audience was deeply impressed by the speaker. It was considered a sermon of eloquence a lecture filled with the best advice and through it all reflected back and forth was the teaching, the solemn and firm admonition which every Elk re ceives upon his Initiation to the order The, program as carried out, Is ap pended: Prelude Nocturne ....... Schumann Recessional March de Funebre.... ' .Beethoven Mrs. Erla Carlock Quartette "Nearer, My God, to Theo" Selected Messrs. Ferrln, Davis, Bridges, Bramwell. Opening Ceremonies. . ..Exalted Ruler H. J. Ritter. Ode..,. ..Air, "Auld Lang Syne"' Lodge and Audience. Invocation i ... ; Chaplain R. L. Dulgnan. Solo ', Select A Mrs. Van Buren. Eulogy II. E. Coolldge Solo "When the Roses Bloom"... ................ Reich ardt Mrs. T. J. Scroggln. . Memorial Address Hon. C. W. Fulton. Portland, Ore. Duet -"Come Unto Me ana Rest. . Parks Messrs. Ferrla and Davis. Quartette "Lead. Kindly Light". Dudley Buck Messrs. Ferrln, Davis, Bridges and Bramwell. Closing Ceremoates ..La Grande Lodge No. 433 Doxology...... Lodge and Audlenc "Praise God, from whom all bles- , slugs Cow, Praise Him, all creatures here be low, ' ''",''':'". Praise Him above, ye Heavenly host. Praise Father, Son and Holy . Holy Ghost." Benediction.. Pastor Episcopal church Rev. Upton H, Glbbs. Recessional Mrs. Erla Carlock, Accompanist. (Continued from Page One.) humorous incidents connected with one of the first moves by Mayor Blan- t ... f . i 1 . . 1, 1. . I ......I . 1 us ioage in us eariy career iierw. acuumg. n ig uouaiou uy exyenu uiai A banquet followed and more nearly $1,000,000 a year can be saved Mu.. in 1842 and he learned the tin sai to trade and engaged In that busl-i not 8, In 1805 he came to Cegon. 33t tiln g in Union county, removing. to rer.dleton In 1875, where he went into buslnece. He was treasurer of I'ma r lla couuty in 1876 to 1880; was al J derman for the city of Pendleton' for several terms. . In 1886 he became the nominee on the democratic ticket for the office of state treasurer nnd wat. elected. He was Initiated Into Shelby lodge No. 16, Shelby, Mo., in 1855. In the organization of the La Grande lofle. No. 16, he was charter member aad the first noble grand. . At that time the lodge home was in the small budding now standing on C street in Soi.tn La Grande. The lodge was housed there for a number of years. Later he took his membership card to the Kurettt lodge. No. 32, at Pendleton where life is still a member. Mr. Webb has been an Odd Fellow of good standing for 56 years. Last year Mr. Webb was pre sented with a 55-year veteran jewel by the members of his own lodge at Pendleton. Roll call night In Odd Fellowship means that every member Is due to send a word of greeting or be- present In person 100 were there In person and from remote corners of the world came letters of greeting from absent members. The La Grande lodge has members scattered over the entire world, and on roll call night all these are heard from. Over 20 such letters were read at the rol call. Ben Grandy, a pioneer member of the lodge was one of the many Import ant speakers beard. In an animated address he related many touching and MASY HORSES BOWED. In It cd States Express Office Is De stroyed antf Records Gone. Ex-state treasurer who has been 56 year's' an Odd Fellow and last Sat urday night attended roll call ser- ; vices here where he was the first noble grand of the La Grande lodge In 1867. , : . speeches were heard. All in all it was a night long to be remembered, his torically, socially and fraternally. Jersey City, Dec. 4.-Several hun dred horses suffocated In a fire which destroyed the United States Express company's main building here today The company's records since the or ganization are believed to be lost The property loss Is approximately a mil lion. Fred Ockey, the night wltchman, is missing. . Gompers Is Explicit. , New York, Dec. ( 14. "if necessary we can get along without the public's support." said Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of Tjlhnr In orimttHnor that tha u.u. aras' confessions hurt the unions wita the people. Asked what the union heads would do to exonerate labor, ha said: ' , "We know what we shall do; we are going to do It now. ; Those who should know about it do know. To those whose business it doesn't affect, they haven't a word to say.", ' ',' Birth Record. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sargent December , 2, an 8-pound son. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fer guson, at Portland, a 10 pound son Ho 1 - , - Reform Mayor Takes Office. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 4 Rudolph Blankenburg, "the war horse of re form," was installed as mayor of Philadelphia today. The - ceremony took . place in the tommon council chamber and was witnessed by a throng as large as the chamber would hold, Colncidently the other city of ficials elected last month . resumea their duties. With the outgoing of John E. Rey burn and the assumption of office by Mayor Blankenburg, a new regime lu city governmental affairs in the Quak er city was Inaugurated. The election month was tho culmination of years of persistent effort on the part of the fu sion reform forces to overthrow the republican organization that has con trolled all the city offices and managed municipal affairs In a manner to invite not only adverse criticism but open charges ot Inefficiency and graft. Curtailment of the city's expenses by saving In salaries and the abolition of certain bureaus Is expected to be rowiwe FOR CHRISTMAS THAT WILL JUST SUIT THE BOY FOIHE WILL MAKE IT HIS CHUM-A . FRIEND FOR EVERY GOOD TIME, INDOORS OR OUT. AND THIS FRIEND WILL MAKE FOR HIM A STORY OF BOYHOOD DAYS WHICH HE WILL PRIZE. HERE IS THE NO. 3 FOLDING BROWNIE CAMERA. For Postcard Pictures price only $10.00. Works just like a kodak 'and makes wonderfully good pictures. Other Brownie $1.00 to $12.00. Come ir and let us talk that gift list over with you in our Ko dak way. ' Wright Dru g Company